The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-30

We take some additional matters Of interes
from our Northsrn flies, of the 28th instant:

| We take some additional matters Of inte,es
| from our Northern hies, of the 28th instant:
THE YANKEE ENROLMENT BILL IN coyaaxss
! The refusal Of the House TO make the Enro,
| mept bill, reported from tho Military Commif,ee
Monday, the order of the day until disposed of Il
Indication that il IL not likely To be anon
| II viii be considerably altered from the shane in
which II came from the Senate, and two or three
! weeks at least, II not even more time vii, be re-
! quired to harmonze the TWO bodies and perfec,
! the bill.
he substitute reported by Representative
. Schenck, from the Military Committee, for the
senate bill amendatory Of the Enrolment act
makes the quota propoftlOnate to tt,a number sub
lect 10 the draft. with allowances for enistment-
In the naval service OF such are liable to draft
and provides for further drafts If the quo. as shall
not be hlled by the first. It allows as substitutes
pe,,ons NOT Liable to draft al the time or In the
military or naval service. Additions 10 existing
enroiments shall hr maie of those omitted before
| Young men arriving at the age Of twenty and
persons who nave been In the military service
less than two years, and all Of fOyeign birth
who have voted AT State or Territorial elecuOn
Mariners drafted may have eight days to elect
| 10 enlist in the naval service; but pilots, en-.
neers, and masters Il arms in the naval service
may not he drafted. None exempt exec pt tho Sc
physically disabled, the President Vice President
Heads ot Executive Departments, Governors OF
states, and men In the naval and military service
and those who having served two years are hon
p, orably discharged. Persons procuring substitutes
are exempt only from that draft and In no case for
more than year, when The name is again placed
upon the enrolment list. The bill prescribes the
penalty of fine of five thousand dollars and i'm
prsonment not exceeding five years for resistance
to the draft. 1t retains the three hundred dollar
communication OF physically disabled persons able 10
pay; but makes the lowest limit of income 81 200
instead Of 81 900. 1t does exempt clergymen,
nor allow Communication exemptions of able bodied
persons.
uT ST
WANT A PLACE IN The u. e. SENATE.
A Mr. G s. Smith, Treasurer of the Virgin ia
State Goverhment,' (of which 1t 10 not statad, }
has written letter TO John Minor Bolts, urging, on
behalf of 'Gov - Pierpont, his acceptance of the
position Of United States Senator from Virginia
Mr. Bolts haswritten reply declining the prcf-
fe,ed "honor" Yankee letter gives a summary
Of the letter:
lie states that he Is fully aware Of the RESPONSE
billy OF United States Senators that the position
is one which ought to satisfy the aspirations OF any
oerate man, hut that he is competed at present,
by solemn conviction Of duty, to decline acceptins
any office from either Of the numerous Govern
ments Of Virginia representing, or protesting TO
represent, that State. His unselfish motives, he
states. might be impugned, hut he nevertheless be-
lieves thai the time is no, far distant when he may
be able TO aid in healing the bitter animosities OF
the two sections He charges the leaders of the
rebellion as having, with '.miscalculation upnn
misca,cuaii0n, and under upon bundcr,'
brought ruin and destruction upon the sold Mother
of States, and closes by saying that neither war,
nor want nor suffering can last forever, and that,
when the proper time arrives, ne believes he may
be- instrumental! in the work OF union and rec0pcii
iation.
In conversation with Mr.. Bolts, he stated tha.
never for single ins .ant during this has he
doubted tee fnal result. His opinlon of George B.
Mcclellan is not at all complimentary to that gen
tieman, whom he regards, ii not positively dsioy
al at heart. At least in the light of an ambitious as
mir mt Dnsta nt.,1
that he believed that the OF the rebel army
regarded Mcclellan as ing truly devoted to
their intere 5ts rs Robert f. Lee, and that a man
who would not, when his name was used in con
naction with Davis, Vaiiandisham, Wood and
Others OF the same political complexion. come out
boldly and disclaim the association, was totally un-
fit to be commander of n Union army. Ir. Bolts
says that of all the promises made to the Southern
people by the leaders OF secession, only one may
possibly De fulfilled. The promise referred to is
b" re cmembered saIaG M ,0tdidf saN hT2 it.wU
his slaves 1T the flot OF Bunker HIN Monument.-
Mr. Bolts thinks that If President Lincoln will col
lect the slaves of Mr.. Toomhs, and permit him to
visit the North, The prophecy may be fulfilled.
THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GENERALS MCCLELLAN
AND HALLEck DURING GENERAL PoPE's CAMPAIGN.
The following portion of the interesting
dispatches which passed between Generals Haeck
and McCisilan, pursuant to the withdrawal Of The
army from the peninsula to aid General Pope and
are published from advance sheets of General Nc.
Clean's report:
General Mcclellan to General EdIl4c1:.
AUGusT 30-l0:3O P. NJ.
have sent to the front all my troops, with the
exception of COUGHS division, and have given the
orders necessary TO insure its being disposed of
you directed l hourly expect the return of one
of my aids, who will give authentic news from the
field of battle.
cannot express TO you the pain and mortifca-'
ton have experienced to day in listening to the
distant sound of the firing of my men. can be of
no further Use here. l respectfully ask that if
there il probability of the conflict being renewed
tomorrow, may go to the Gene Of battle with my
staff, merely TO be with my own men, if nothing
more. They will fight none the worse for my be-
in: with them. If i; Is not deemed best To eHtrISt
me with the command of my army, simply
ask to share their fate on the field If battle.
Please reply III this to night. >! have been en-
gagged for the last few hours in doing what l can
to make arrangements for the wounded. have
sent cut all the ambulances now loaded. As
have sen, my escort to the front would be glad to
take some Of Gregg's cavalry with NE, ii allowed
Gen. Ha'leck's Reply.
l have just seen your telegram of last night. The
substance was repeated to me when received but
did not know that you asked for reply im,hedi
atrly. cannot answer without seeing the Presi-
dent, az General Pope is In command, by his order,
OF the department.
think COaeh's division should go forward
rapidly as possible, and find the battlefield.
Gen Hauecl. to Gen. Nc C!e,lan.
AUGUST 3l-.2:4 P. NJ.
The Subsistence Department are maxim Fairfax
Station their principal depot 1t should De welt
guarded. The officer in charge should be directed
to secure the depot by abatis against cavalry, AZ
many Us possible of the new regiments should be
prepared to take the field Perhaps
should be sent to the vicinity of Chain Bridge.
Gen. McClelian's Rerly.
AUGUST 81, 1853.
Major Haer IL at Fairfax Station, with my pro-
yost and headquarters guards and other troops.
have requested ~ four more companies 10 be sent
nj once and the precautions you direct To be- tascm
Undei W ! Dop"''"-|i |i,t order OF yesterday |
have no control over enythns except nv SiafY,
some few hundred men In my camp hcIe, and the
f,w remainiag men near Fortress Monroe. Tnave
no control over the new regiments; do not know
acythipg about them, except those near here
Their commanding officers and those Of the works
are not under me.
Where have seen evils existing under my eye
have corrected them.
[ think 1t Is the business OF General Casey TO
prepare the regiments for the fled, and mat
Ter between him aud General Barnard TO order
others to Chain Bridge.
Neither of them il under my command, and by
the War Department order bave no right to give
them ORDERS G. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General.
General Hallsck
General Hallsck's Rsoindsr
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.
since receiving your dispatch relating to com
mand. have not been able to answer any not OF
absolute necessity. have not seen the order as
published. but will wiile to you In the morning.
You will retain the command of everything In
this vicinity.
bsg Of you to assist me in this crisis ,rith your
ability and erpericnce. AN entirsly tired out.
IL. ". HALLIEcK, General in Chief.
KENTUCKY coHaRsssMES AT WASHINGTON DEFINING