The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-02-04


The military aud poli.cs news IN 'se late Rich
mona papers is hig. IL interesting and important
They EXHIBIT however an evident rcrcence war
matters that ATOMS Ia, little u'ormston respe =.
ing pending operations A. Petersburg there Ia
rhsiouhl art0'cr' hrins, hUt n, Important move.
mont.
GsiSrnl TORY Is reported u b. .rnvsly at work.
On tie is,h hls batteries we-c sholng the CJnfei-
crate forces Al sugar Lost Rstcry, four miles from
Fort Fiahar. u is stated that Sherman had sent
Une NJ his Corps round by sea IN wilmington aud
II IL supposci that GENERAL Terry was delaying MS
aivRnnc uptA Il sryei. The EXANIsER deple,
IN. mont that the gArr 81 rrt Fishor
uskoai W surprsc On pie contrary a fought vol,
hut oVorwhelnied hy numbers. Gen. Bragg
having isi"d TO relieve the force %. the assault by
AT attack ~ tho f~derul rear,
NJ seidou's resignation 81 Secretsry n War IN
auts orita,iyely announced. His successor has not
yc+ teen spponted.
The news from the iouth-vest confrus ihe re-
pOrt OF General Ho d. suI~r-odcuce hy General
Dck Taylor. In, rehe army was IN iino spiri<,
and working Il. wsv to en- inth, which wN eN-
pootHd to be relehcl without opposition Tho
RN hm5ud papers hirt AZ important military move
ments IN lie south and e.ulh.wesi. vi. ch they
stae Is would he iuprudcst to d..clofc. The Salt.
vile works, injured during tho late Federal rsids
in Central N.r uA, Y, Il is said, be restored 10
The political news moro than compeusstes for
,he LACK of military information. The indefinite
p.siponement by vote Of ninety mine " two, OF =
resolution introduced n the Virginia Legislature
IN favor appointing Peace Commissioners to
meet Comm asioners from the United States " re-
garded NJ an evidence bat Virginia sound IN
tts war quest on.
Mr.. Foote'S cas-, wss the sub sci Of an animated
debate ths House oi Representatives on Thurs.
Gay. That geutomsn rose to question of prvi-
lsg,. Gpd de,Ailed the crcuus alcrb oi his arrest
by order u President DAVIS whiio oonduclnk his
wlie and chid W u : nsr on pass from the War
department, lis wife WAS on her way 10 her hOtno
IN Nashville, where she hsd Leea tho hrst to hang
on tEe Confederate Tag NJ the opening ui the re-
b, liiou. Her diEress ., his arrCst was extreme
Mr. tOots slsea that he ~ss member Of Congress
aud hLd rPLt 10 "a .beTo. He syOwed shat Il had
ueen his iuGenI,un 10 vat Washington, II safe 10 do
So and see whether prs.e could 10 Obts ned on
| t-rmh OF inceLrndouos He cODplslDed " bis
arrest a. neyg HE tLsu read letter Of res.gnA-
non, which uad bson delay vi spI sibseu ueuty re-
tuTucd ~ ts %. ,essou This letter atst,d t,.l b.
we Rbout Ia visit W ashingt,u. he gnew that be
would iuour o.Lsue ia G@se Of la.iuIe, ydt be
| would 10 npueTeI ,lOriOua 4 lie succeeded lie
was lig,ls 20 De tired criminal in
Waslinyto aud he hAnged. lie sxp aimed
| tnAt he AitoTN sTCis sarnvd that hO eOUd not
! VET Washington without taking tee oath OF al
legnanUe, ana Lhls lie would not do. lie thcn coll
! "iuued 10 VII h"l has res snatJn, pending the
| resuls OF Sue vote Of oensue Mr.. fOots then en-
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thsl induoel hin- to attenptt 70 open nel citations.
! he hsd oepome discouraged ~ ne condition sud
HnAency Of public AFFAIRS. lie d ,rgnt tie man
/ Ageusns was Lad 90 Ine pfuspcc, sIoany He
Inoughs We IlIns had come Tor Negotiation. Ho
! determined 70 Ihro" himself iutO tnu work
thoughi nc occupIed a ie,ur.Uie position ~ = ne-
| oIt~toT VI negotIatoT. ia connection vita sue
COMPTON, ~ lnes-uroa N 1850 U.s well h own u,
tue Surtn. HIS Uniform past sdyoSaey vi tito
Union, and h'a SHOWN desire ior peace, he tbou hi
would secure hl'n hearing In CsAioru!. lie vas
| inumstey known. lie bad tnsre tour children
aud eigbg grAad-ohildren. lie troughi he could
10 usstul, and 10 was willing " LuaSe the euorI
aud run Ihs hazard. He d. cit upon what he
deemed the eUuTA ana false polls OF ILe Conf Tor
ate Congress and tho disasters ami dang oTs tna
resulted Mr.. fooIe charged, peT,oLslly,
un,roudy sentiments OIL the pat uf
the President, and Mr.. Soddon, whom
he haa arranJsd boiJre comID!uee. A. this nom
| MI Foots vas interrupted, anu nls remarks . ere
| ruled ost Of order b., the Char. Mr. Foote re-.
sumed In more violent E'Tsin, but was sgaln
| called N r,lcr. Ii concluded ny asking for TWO
months loavo Of Eosence 70 20 home ana ap 4al ~
hs constituents oJ - near ihe'n a. he could gel.