New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-17

aacted as to battle inquiry into the ends sought TO be
attained Beside this we have here two prominent OBJ
iects positions against which our squadrons must
sooner OF later be hurled The redoubtabe Magrudor
in Texas must BIO met and vanquishod. Mobile must
meet the fate OF other seaport towns throughout Seces
sa. Which job is to be undertaken first IL is hardly
possible that both win be attempted at the same time
large army during the present week Where is he go,
ing 1t easier TO ask than TO answer At present
can only say that think he is turning his face west
ward.
have spent several days in West Louisiana recently.
Preparations for active campaign are going on
brsky at oil points, but especially at Brashear City and
Franklin Details contraband, but few days will
bring about a state of affairs when it viii not be i'm
proper 20 write Oh account of what have seen.
Along the line OF the Opelousas Railroad. was quite
new and old, are working for crops. The new labor
regulations which croakers predicted would have
paralyzing effect upon all agricultural enterprise,
seem TO be producing Just the contrary result All Is
life and activity on the plantations. The freedmen are
working at least as well for wages as they did ever
under the stimulus Of the oyerseer's lash.
Officers in this Department who have been promoted
since they came ont here arc having special little
trouble of their own just now. The most of them as
sumed rank and did duty from the date o their seVerh
appointments without waiting for their commissions 70
arrive In doing SO they were acting under superior
orders, which have since turned out 70 DC wrong
consequence is that their pay is stopped IL Is pretty
hard ruling. Take the case Of . second lieutenant IN
the 18th Connecticut for example. He was promoted
from the ranks for meritOrons conduct in action anu
mounted his plain in obedience 10 Orues
and notification that a commission would be along III
due time Seven months att1rward the commission came
thand and he repaired with IL 10 the proper mastering
officer and was mustered, The muster was dated back
to the date of the commission and the actual date OF
muster also stated All went well enough until recent
w. when he was notified from Washington that there
was an error in his muster Of about seven months and
that his pay would be stopped for that length Of time TO
correct IL.
1t is held by the Department that the pay must com
mence from the actual date OF muster There are hun.
dreds Of other officers in the situation. Some Of
them lose as mech years pay by the new ruling.
One man, who promoted from First Lieutenantcy
20 Captancy thought that If there was an error IN
the mustoring ia there corresponding error In the
mastering OUT and applied for pay First Lieutenant
while his pay Captain stopped. This, however
has been refused. lie is to get pay at all for over
five months Of service in the field 1t seems to me that
something ought to be done for the relief Of these Off
GERS Their pay is barely sufficient TO support them in
this expensive country and In cases where they have
families depending upon them for remitances espe
cal hardship is worked. They perfectly innocent
than In obedience to orders, and shoald not be made
ment,
The political excitement, rife hera before the cleo
ton has died out almost entirely, The approaching
election for delegates Ia Constitutional Convention
will not probably revive II. The breach in the Free.
State party is closing up and it is 10 be hoped that
Hahn and Flanders viii act tremendously together
In the Convention. General Orders giving the details
for the composition Of this body may he looked for
The Goth NewYork, the 18th Connecticut and other
splendid reensted regiments may be expected home on
furlough soon, VocATNE.