The Placer herald., 1865-01-14
THE PLACER HERALD.
AUBURN, JANUARY 14th, 1865.
Eastern News.


portant military command. He is ordered
to report at Lowell. Mass. This is his place
of residence, and as it is not military post
il is understood that he is effectually shelved.
The immediate cause Of his removal, is said
to be bis failure to successfully cooperate
with Admiral Porter in The la.e attack upon
the forts at the mouth Of Cape Fear river
but correspondents surmise there were latent
reasons, which may be found in the late
talked Of movement toward peace, and that
his removal is an evidence that the Admins
tration is disposed to put aside all obstacles
to . peace with the South, and that Buffers
continuance in command would have stood
10 the way Of q perfect understanding. It's
not charged that his quarrsls with officers,
his brutality and dishonesty, actuated in the
removal.
Our own conjsc.ures are that Butler was
set aside for accumulated causes. He was
disliked by regular army Generals, with a
number Of whom he had quarreled. AS a
military man he was an upstarI and failure.
He was an obstacle in the way Of general
exchange Of prisoners, as the Confederate
authorities would not recognise him in any
negotiations to that end, and lastly he igno-
mniously failed in the late Wilmington ex>
pedition. Had the objections to him been
confined solely to his peculalions and tbetts,
We doubt that lie would have been SO sum-
mariIy disposed Of
In connection with the annual winter news
from the seat OF war, of starvation, demoral
ization and deserlion Of the rebel armies,
with the assurance that the rebellion is on
its last legs, we have news of the appoint
men. of commissioners 10 open negotiations
for peace. Horace Greeley is in Washing
ton talking peace. Francis P. Blair, ST., is
in Richmond, with the consent OF President
Lincoln, to initiate measures for restoring
peace. lie has been followed by Gen. Sin
eleton, Of Illinois, a prominent democrat,
but personal friend Of the President, TO CO.
operate in the movement. On the other
hand, the Confederate Congress, in secret
session, is reported to have appointed Peace
Commissioners to proceed 10 Washington.
The N. Y. Worlds correspondent says the
Commissioners are Vice President Stephens,
Orr, of South Carolina, and Gilmer, Of n.
Carolina. The New York Times correspon
dent, Ia paper that has excellent! facilities for
obtaining news from Administration oficials)
savs the Southern Peace Commissioners are
Vice President Stephens and Judge White,
Of Georgia; Boyce and Orr, Of South Csro
lima; Leech and Gilmer. of North Carolina;
Rives, of Virginia; and Smith ard Singleton,
Of Mississippi
1t is also said Of Blair's mission to Rich
mond, that be goes with the full knowledge
and consent of the President and is clothed
with the authority requisite to open negotia'
tons with JEFF. Davis, with view to the res
toration Of peace, and that the rebel author,
tiles will feel assured of this when be shows
bis credentials.
Congress, since the opening Of the session
has been mainly debating the proposition to
amend the Constitution SO as to prohibit
slavery in all the States. 1t is thought the
measure will not pass the present Congress.
An extra session Of Congress is contempIa.
teed after the 4lh Of March, and Senate
committee having had the matter under in
ves,igaton, report that i, is not necessary TO
give sixty days notice for an extra session.
The Senate has adopted resolution by a
large majority, giving notice of the repeal
Of The Reciprocity Treaty between the Uni
ted States and Canada. Notice has also
been given to Great Britain, that the mum.
Der Of war vessels on the northern lakes are
10 be increased.
has passed an ordinance declaring the i'm,
mediate emanci patton Of all the slaves in
that State.
James Guthrie has been elected U. S. Sen
ator, from Kentucky, to succeed Mr.. Powell.
The Abolitionists do not like the election.
Gen. Mcclellan has gone on a tour 10
Europe, and expects to be absent two years.
AS usual there is nothing to report from
the armies at Richmond. Grants opera,
,ions, or rather want Of operations, are puz-
cling the newspaper men, and they dare not
guess whether he will first assault the rebel
line or be removed from command.
Sherman is advancing against Charleston
A portion Of his forces are moving by land,
and have reached Grahamsville, S. c.. and
some have been sent by Beaufort by water
Interesting news may be soon looked for
from the defiant Palmetto city.
Hoods army is at TupsIo, Miss, and
Thomas is moving towards Eastport, Ala
Forest is at Paris, Tennessee, The rebel.
hold Uniontown, Kyr on the Ohio river
The Federal forces have been withdrawn
from all the posts from the southern bonn