We give below some additional intelligence from our latest Northern papers:
The New Secretary of the Yankee Treasury.
The Yankees are painting up their new Secretary of the Treasury. His name is Pitt, which is considered a big thing in Yankeedom, though it is suggested that if he expects to pay all the debts Lincoln has contracted, he must be the "bottomless pit." A letter to the Washington Republican describing him says:‘ William Pitt Fessenden stands at this time, without a doubt, at the head of the American Senate. I suppose him to be nearly six feet in height, possibly two inches under that measurement, and he would not, in my judgment, weigh over one hundred and fifty or sixty pounds. His face long and rather severe in expression, heavy eyebrows, dark brown hair streaked with gray, wore rather long and with a slight inclination to curl. I judge him to be about fifty five years of age. I should not think him a man of strong friendship, and yet he seems to be on familiar terms with all the Senators, occasionally enjoying a kind of dry laugh with those who come to him, or to whom he goes to chat. He pays little attention to style in dress, being behind the fashion, but there is nothing of the sloven in his appearance. His voice is clear, rather sharp in tone, and he speaks naturally and with about the proper amount of gesture. He impresses any one who hears him that he is not talking for talk's sake, but simply filling his position as a statesman by bringing the powers of his mind to the elucidation of the subject matter under discussion. There is nothing florid in the style of Mr. Fessenden, but, on the contrary, his oratory is solid, probing, and yet sufficiently graceful to secure the attention of his audience.
’ The correspondent of the Springfield, Massachusetts Republican, writes the following account of how he was appointed:
The President was very low spirited on Thursday--the day on which he sent in the nomination of Dave Todd. He seems to have been deserted of his usual good sense when he sent in this name to the Senate. The feeling was unanimous in Congress that for such a man to succeed Mr. Chase was ruinous to the finances. On Thursday night Governor Tod sent his declination, and Mr. Lincoln went to bed upon it, and, as he says, before morning he was satisfied that Pitt Fessenden was the man. Early Friday he ordered the nomination to be made out, and Major Hay took it down to the Senate. Five minutes after he had left Senator Fessenden entered the Presidential apartment and was soon discussing the "situation." Mr. Lincoln did not tell him what he had done, but discussed Mr. Chase's resignation for a short time, and then said, "Mr. Fessenden, I have made a new nomination this morning which I trust you will approve; I have sent your own name in !" Mr. Fessenden was greatly surprised and amazed. He replied, "You must recall it; you can overtake Hay with a messenger now if you will. Please send for him at once, for I cannot possibly take it. My health will not permit me to think of it for a moment." But the President was firm. "You must take it," he said, and later in the day he sent word as follows: "Tell Fessenden to stick." --Meantime telegrams from all parts of the country came pouting in upon him, congratulating him upon his admirable selection. At night Mr. Lincoln was in fine spirits, and he exclaimed to Mr. Seward who was present: "The Lord has never yet deserted me, and I did not believe he would this time !" It was Mr. Lincoln's intention to send in the name of ex-Governor Boutwell it Mr. Fessenden had positively declined.
The New York World, noticing his visit to New York, and interview with the bankers of that city, says:
‘ The bankers were evidently very much pleased with Mr. Fessenden's manner and address, which is courteous, suave, yet dignified. In this respect he presents a marveled contrast to Secretary Chase, whose oracular and dictatorial manner of stating affairs, and demanding favors, was decidedly unpleasant to our men of finance. He frankly admitted that he had at present no settled policy; and asked from the bankers a loan of fifty million dollars until September 1. He made a minute statement of the financial condition of the Government, substantially the same as that published.
’ The Secretary, it is expected, will remain in New York for several days, in order to complete the details of arrangements for a loan. The engagements of Government will require Mr. Fessenden to print $150,000,000 of legal tender paper money, besides the loan of $50,000,000 from the banks. When the money market is made easier by this new issue of paper, he will bring upon the market $200,000,000 of the six per cent gold interest bearing bonds authorized under the late $400,000,000 loan act.
Gov Seymour's conduct in Organizing the National guard.
The Washington correspondent of the Boston Traveler thinks Governor Seymour of New York is taking a rather mean advantage of Lincoln in his distress. While the "rebels" are holding his head down, it looks to the correspondent very much like Gov Seymour was quietly lying his legs. He says:‘ Gov Seymour is making the General Government trouble. He seems to think that the present moment is his opportunity, and he therefore orders his District Attorney to ex the laws of the State without reference to the orders of the President, and Gen Dix is in hot water. The President will probably give way, as he did in the case of Vallandigham, doubtless being satisfied that the seizure of the World and Journal of Commerce newspapers was a mistake. But the difficulty is to extricate Gen Dix from his dilemma. He is held by the State authorities, and if punished it will be because he obeyed the President.
’ It will be extremely hard, and even cowardly, for the Government to desert him, and it cannot afford to do it. Yet Mr. Lincoln is greatly troubled upon the subject. Everybody knows that if Gen. Grant had succeeded in capturing Richmond Gov. Seymour would not have taken such a defiant stand against the General Government. Like all cowards, he puts on airs when his opponent is in trouble. The rebels are threatening Pennsylvania. New York is called upon to furnish twelve thousand three months men. Gen. Grant needs reinforcements. A draft is impending. And of course Gov. Seymour is courageous.
The escape of Gen Franklin.
Major General Franklin arrived in Baltimore during Wednesday night, as we anticipated, and was Thursday at Barnum's Hotel, resting from his fatigue and exposure. The following is a brief account of his capture and escape:He was seated in the car, at the time of his capture, alongside of a wounded Lieutenant Colonel, when a rebel officer came in the train and addressing himself to the wounded man, said: ‘"Are you Major General Franklin?"’ He replied that he was not and gave him his name and rank.
Gen Franklin was in citizens' dress, but the rebel also put the question to him, and frankly answered that such was his name and rank.--There was no doubt in his mind, from the manner of the interrogator, that he had been pointed out by some of the passengers. The rebel said: ‘"General, I am happy to see you."’ The General replied: "I cannot say that I am pleased to see you, under the circumstances."
About ten minutes afterwards Gilmer came into the car, and addressing himself to Maj. Gen. Franklin, said--"General, you will consider yourself my prisoner." He was then put in a carriage, and with other prisoners, driven through the country, stopping awhile at Towsontown, and then across to the Reisterstown road, where they arrived about 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning, and immediately bivouacked for the night.
The General was put in custody of Capt Owens and two guards, who were charged with his safe keeping. Expressing himself as sick and weary, he immediately laid down and feigned sleep. --Soon after the captain and his guards laid down, and he listened anxiously for indications of sleep on their part. He had not to wait long before he heard the guard nearest to him commence to breathe heavily, momentarily increasing in volume and profundity, until it became sufficiently loud to wake an ordinary sleeper. The captain and his other guard had also in the meantime commenced to breathe rather heavy, and the General continued, with his ears open, also to feign sleep. He laid in this way for some time, until all three gave unmistakable signs of sleep. Fearing that they were playing possum, he got up and walked carelessly around them, moved over to the fence, and still watched them. He then enough loudly and made considerable noise, thinking that they wanted an excuse to shoot at him, each man laying with the light hand grasping the muzzles of their rifles.
The indications of profound sleep being so unmistakable on the part of all three of them, he now thought that he would test the sincerity of their slumbers by jumping the fence. This he did and on looking back could see no movement of the dusky forms of his guardians, and off he shot across several fields, jumping fences, and keeping straight ahead in the direction he though would take him towards the city. He ran for about three quarters of an hour, when he entered a thick woods, and in his weakly state, being really broken down by fatigue, he sought a place of concealment.
The burning of Gov Bradford's House.
The American says:‘ The residence of the Governor was one of the most extensive and elegant establishments in the vicinity of the city. The Governor came to town on Sunday evening, and thus saved himself from being carried off as a prisoner, as well as his carriage and two valuable houses. He has sent out this morning to bring his family to the city.
’ We learn that they treated the Governor's family with great respect, and plead the usages of war, and the destruction by Gen. Hunter of the private residence of the Governor of Virginia, as the cause of the act.
Captain Bryson states that he was coming in on the Charles street avenue this morning at eight o'clock, when he met a cavalryman and supposed him to be a Union scout. He hailed him and asked him if the rebels were about, and he replied, "yes, you damned Yankees will find out that we are, pretty soon."
The cavalryman refused to allow him to go back or forward. He sat down on the grass, and was then told that they were about burning the Governor's house. Immediately after he heard the women and children screaming at the house, and he begged the man to allow him to go up to their assistance. He assented to this, and proceeded towards the house, and was stopped by a rebel officer; but on explaining that he had been allowed by the picket on the road to come to their assistance, was allowed to pass on. He was joined by Major Lidy, Samuel Longstreet, Mr. Fisher, and Mr. Parker, from the city, and they succeeded in saving some few articles of furniture.
Mrs. Bradford informed him that they had set fire to all the beds in the house and the library simultaneously, and that though she appealed to them to allow her to save the Governor's private papers, they would not listen to her. They showed her a written order from Bradley T Johnson to burn the house and all it contained, in retaliation for the burning of the house of Governor Letcher by the troops under General Hunter.
The whole party consisted of but a Lieutenant and twelve men. They had also set fire to the barn, but it was extinguished before the flames got under headway.
