The New York herald., 1864-12-10

bs paid one two or three hundred dollars, according 70
| ths time for which shsy may enlist
BLocKADs HUMMER DESTROYED.
Rear Admiral Porter, writing 70 the Navy Department,
from on board hh nagship. Malvern on Norfolk, Va,
der date OF December T. reports that the mesnng
the Sd instant tho United States steamer Emma
large smokes,ack steamer Shore OF the entrance
10 Care Fear river. Tne blockade Afterwards
destroyed By the guns d portion Of tho fess q that
point
PROMOTION or GENERAL xGAN.
Hsadier General Thomas Egan, wounded near Peters
burg has been appointed brevet major general for gal
liant service the nsld Of battle he Is now at the Me-
Eopolitan Hotel In this city.
DEPAR1UEE CT GOVERNOR YENroN.
Governor Fentou leaves FOR New York tomorrow.
ARRIVAL Cp GENERAL BROOKS.
General Brooks arrived here to-day.
THH TRIAL OF COLONEL NORTH.
mo OF Colonel North up to-day before the
military commission and was again postponed until sns
10Th s in consequence Of tho ncomple,sness of cor.
tain evidence.
PRISONERS SENT 70 ALBANY.
number of prisoners removed from tho Old
Capitol to-day TO tho Albany Penitentiary.
THE REPORT OF rHs SECRETARY OF WAR.
The report Of the Secretary War Is mot yet ready
fos transmission TO Congress.
/ THE HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEES.
tives sppouts at tho first session continue throughout
the Congress.
Our Washington Correspondence.
WAssSaroW, Dec. 8, 1894
rHs yusncnsHrP.
II II somewhat amusing to hear the statements made
By Of he correspondents Of press hero OF the
pressure thai has been brough. upon the Pres
dent in regard 70 tho appointments d ex-ecrelary Chase
the Of Chief Justice fancy. Wore to be
yarns, repeated here and the wires
tho public might easily make up their minds that the
radicals have been busy bullying and threatening the
President in cvsry way imaa inabe and that
appointed Mr. Chase the radicals OF tho Senate would
take Of the Executive Department themselves
and discharge Ns duties. in eset supsrsedpg Old Ate
The appearances on the surface and the hots scssp
would lead person who rciiss upeu such
his information TO believe such sho real state Il
Affairs bus reliable facts show the very Of THAI
10 be the true position oe this intescstng matter ln
stead OF Mr. Lincoln deciding Monday night that 10
would appoin, Chase, and tnaG soo after he had bse
and threatened oy certain members OF shs
Senate and Western politicians. be stated several weeks
siuos 70 one OF M Chasos frende that he Intended to
appoint him to that poeisio0.
some four weeks since Senator sumser called
on tho President 70 urge the appointment Of
Mr.. Chase. and received assurances that upon
tbs meeting of Coogrcss bis appointments would 10
that Mr. Sumner rested perfectly easy about w. and did
not consider necessary take any further stops ro
GARD 70 H. About ton days hter half dozen poatl
clans waited upon Mr. lincoln 70 the appointment Of
another person He heard them through and thso stated
that he was under implied promise TO apsOns NJ.
Chase be had yet any reason 70 change his
views.
Subsequent to that william Allen Butler, o'New York,
drew up petition, which circulated IN thaa cisy and
~. Daf CnnSA aQd 4 larc
1u@P ~na S'ouss. bore %1nSsr Of Congress from
70 tSc Prosdent mo ater took ~ sanOsd ai the hoad
ing Just enough 70 what IL about and pushed
whole action was q That careless style that led
Coorressman 70 there chance for Chase
% friend with bis impression as above, This gentle
man, although who has not boon an advocate OF Mr.
cuson the reverse Of that meant that tho nomination
Chase liked fact, and The President VAS MOI IN
one thing Is certsin sumner Chandler and. fact, all
OF she prominent friends 0 Chase who were 10 position
usSsa a. ss reports thai there was no chance x
Chases aprointmen1 II there was pressure was not
TSerc s however, no doubt Of the fact Thar Mr. Lin
coin had followed his own iuclination and made this
appointment 20 please himself only no would have pro-
Court from Illinois, 70 the position OF Chief Justce and
appointed Montgomery Bair 70 the vacant Associate JUS
10 matter and long since TO the conclusion thas
be announced 70 day. II y also understood that Judge
true that the President has been waited upon BY
large number Of persons in regard to this mntter but
Of Montgomery Blair, WIN. N. Evar.s, Of New YORK,
well as number Of other candidates have been strongly
by ths President 0d Abe has played his card we'll TO
keep the friends Of all other candidates IN bssful igno
ycry plain uot one Of tns advocates OF other
| has pretended tina. bis man would undoubtedly be ap-
pointed while friends OF Chase been
l fuOrl
the advocates Of Chase 70 The President wcrc that 10
policy, including shs emancipation proclamation,
VS. financial policy and 10 secure xs true vindica
man al the head Of ,bs Supreme Cours who believed 10
that policy and would throw tho weight OF his inuocce
that SIDE ns s Ss su
he the for tho Chief yusticsshp, and was the
10 m up that link 20 make tns chain perfsc. and s
bullying ths browbeasing, then thsre has been
pressure, browoeasng and bullying, out not without
The radicals in ecstsses over tne result party
OF them met in private room 10 one Of the hotels I'M
rel sciug over ihc result nominated Old Abs se Pre-
sdont 1868, the nird term fny are all in excel
/, M humor and at peace with all the world.
| Ruwoas AnoUT runfHm CnANGw IN Tfts cABxHf
The wsshpston gosspsr and correspondents are n
Other changes the Cabinet as tney we're n regard 70
the appointment Of Chase. All The stories about
occaaiors, stated that stanton could not be
L
thai General Butler TO be placed in charge q the
bureau originated, asfsr a. can ascertain Win buter
him en- and has foundation in fact There ouiy one
contingency that win cause Mr. stansons resnemens
that IL his health. But since that improving there
n no possibility Of that sontIngeucy happening, unless
no apcs himself closely TO business before no iay
recovers. Ths then. disposee OF thatrumor.
/ The uAvY Dy-Aprssr
| The department. 10 which change v sow the mye
ooaoIeis that q me Navy which The Cabinet massr
| I osu obtain leads tn the belief TIM Ancen
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