Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-03-06
FROM WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.

New York, March, 2.
The Herald's Washington dispatch says.
dispatches received from Gen. Grant give
much announcement to the President and
Secretary OF War. They express the utmost
confidence Of favorable results at Vicksburg.
1t seems Gen. Grant only asked four or five
days good weather to complete his arrange
ments, which military authorities were all
convinced would result not merely in the
capture of Vicksburg, but also the rebel army
concentrated there.
The reports Of the Mcdowell Court OF In
curry censures Gen. Mcdowell for leaving
his command, on the evening OF the 9th OF
of Augsst, to meet Gen. Pope at Manassas
function, without orders, and during which
absence Cen. Kings division was attacked by
the rebels. The finding Of Court is approved
by the President.
WASHINGTON, March 2.
This is fine warm moonlight evening"
The Capitol galleries are crowded. The Pres
ident has been in his room at the Capitol
most Of the day signing bills. Among 9TH
ers who had interviews with him there were
Gen. and Mrs. Burnside.
The Star Of this evening denounces repre-
sentatives Morrill, of VI. and Horton of Ohio
as having thus far prevented action in the
Ways and Means Committee, on the reduce
ton OF the paper duty.
Those who should know speak very en-
couragingly Of military and naval prospects.
Capt. Benz. f. Hutchins Of Concord, N.
H., has been appointed on the staff Of Gen.
Roseeau.
:,ssTdnigh.-The Senate and House are still
4. .ession, each having passed many bills.
The reception at the White House was
crowded, from eight till eleven o'clock. There
was steady stream Of officers, civilians and
ladies pressing before the President and Mrs.
Lincoln.
Ben. Wood, being unable to get the floor
in the House to deliver speech, obtained
permission to print it. In his view the war
nominally for the Union has actually been
waged against it With that belief, rather than
prolong it, he would concede separation as
the only means of an ultimate reunion, upon
such principles as a true republican shall en-
terrain.
The session is remarkably orderly and the
tables are nearly cleared Of business. The
President is at the capitol signing bills Sem
stor Summers mediation resolutions passed
with a cordial appreciation of the President
and Secretary Seward. The committee on
the conduct of the war will not report for a
month. Gen. Mcclellan concluded his testi-
mony last night.
The report current last week of severe
engagement and repulse at Vicksburg, have
since then been revived in distant cities. The
government is not even aware that there has
been general engagement in that quarter.
The provision for organizing African troops
appear to have been stricken out of the engin-
eer bill, before it passed the Senate.
The Herald's money article says it is be-
lieved that the effect of the new tax deal
ings in gold, and the policy pursued by the
Secretary of the Treasury, will tend, at least
for the present, to check speculasions in the
metal.
Another paragraph says: both Houses
have passed the amendment to the tax bill
rendering absolutely void all loans of ovel
par on gold. This is the severest blow that
has yet been dealt to the spectators in gold
and if we mistake not will cause a stampede
among the spectators.
1t is stated that the President will imme
diately call out 100000 men under the con
scription bill.
Special dispatches from Washington stat,
that the President has received news an
nouncing the capture Of Fort McAllister, a
the mouth of the Ogeeche river, near Ssyan
nah, by our iron olads.