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in the regular army, resigning with the rank of captain; General Fremont, ten years continuously in the regular army, resigning with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. General Butler was commissioned under section four of an act approved July twenty-second, 1861, entitled, An act to authorize the employment of volunteers, etc. The fourth section reads, That the President shall be authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the command of the forces provided for ior can settle seniority of rank. But certainly there are many precedents which go to show that they can and do settle such questions. The Act of August sixth, 1861, made General Butler senior to brigadier-generals appointed on or after July twenty-second, 1861, and gave him his only claim to seniority upon the ground of superior rank when appointed. General Butler adds, that questions of seniority now are only useful in points of etiquette and service upon courts-martial. But these questio