Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-06-12
MILITARY GOyERNORs.-.PAC
RAILROAD.

WASHINGTON. June 4.-The New York
Tribune's Washington dispatch says
Rev. DR.. Tying. of New York. and Stephen
Caldwell. of Philadelphia. representing
the Freedmen's Association of these cities.
waited on Secretary Stanton this morning,
in company with Senator Sumner. to in
quire into the authority under which Gov.
ernor Stanly issued his order closing the
colored schools in North Carolina. These
gentlemen bad official advices that this
had been done from Vincent Colyer. who
was teaching 1.500 loyal blacks when the
order was issued. Secretary Stanton
showed them his instructions to Gov.
Stsnly, which contain not q word directing
him to enforce the local laws of North
Carolina. nor do they in any other way au-
thorize him to issue the order in question.
Secretary Stanton also said that he would
not remain one hour member of an ad.
ministration which sanctioned such pro-
ceedings as that of Gov. Stanly, and read
his visitors the letter which he had Just
written to that functionary, after consulta-
tion with the President, in which be was
directed to revoke the obnoxious order,
and to allow the schools to 60 on as here-
tofore.
The commission and instructions to
Gov. Stanley and Andy johnson were to.
day sent into the Senate. in response to
Senator Summers resolution of inquiry
The commission simply constitutes them
military governors of their respective
States to keep the peace ane maintain the
national power. Their instructions are in
very general terms and prescribe duties
such as are suggested in their commissions
is quoted above. There is not word in
either about enforcing local laws.
The Heraffs dispatch says the House
Committee on Railroads. etc., having IN
structed their chairman, Mr.. Mallory of
Kentucky to report bill to further the
construction of the Pittsburgh and Con-
nelsville Railroad to the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad at Cumberland. This is in
accordance with the memorial Of the leg
islature of Ohio. which sets forth the need
Of closer. speedier, and more direct COM
munication between the Northwest and
Washington. By this road connecting
with tie Baltimore and Ohio. seventy miles
would be saved in transit from the great
Northwest TO the seat Of Government. Il
is represented in the memorial that the
amounts that would be saved in freights
and fares by this line would soon moro
than repay any temporary outlay of the
Government expenses of transportation On
military accounts; accordingly the commit
tee report in favor of indorsing notes of
the Connelsville road to the amount Of
$4,000. 900. under proper securities. pro-
vided that troops. munitions of war and
stores shall be carried over said road ss
half the usual price.
The route of the Pacific railroad. as pro.
vided by the bill that has passed the House,
runs gradually and directly northwest from
ST. Joseph. Missouri. to the Southwest
Pass. near the forty-third parallel latitude.
. nd thence it defects southwest TO tho
Great Salt Lake. from which point il de-
scribes circular course in . northerly d.
rection, and enters California above Sacsa-
mento. The steepest grade is upon the
Sierra Nevada and is but l04 feet. At sn
other points the grades are not sxtraosdi>
nary. ~