The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-18

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Mr. cephane the Collector Of Internal Revenue for sh's
district, has, up TO the presen lae received about
twenty thousand dollars exemptions under Tho thsec
hundred dollar provision 81 ,hoaet.
THE ISSUE or oosEsNnsST BONDS.
The average daily o. 20 oonds from The Treasury
Department for the week ending Wednesday september
TO- 50 3l3 SAL To cGec, this the bonds. after
leaving the printers hands, have 70 be filed With the
names OF the subscribers signed and entered for which
nearly twenty five thousand signatures daily reauir
cd The entire amount OF subscriptions received now
ned and the bonds viii hereafter be issued within three
days after the deposit Of the subscriptions The printing
| and other preparation Of six thousand sheets
Of bonds per day the Treasury building Is without pre-
cedent in any former issue, and demonstrates the
economy prcpriety preparing these issues tho
| department instead Of relying individuals
panics whose facilities necessarily divided among DIFF.
| ferent customers
THE BUSINESS AT THE PENSION OFFICE
The following is an accurate statement In round num-
bers Of the business the Pension Ohce-Invalid ap
pcatons date, thirty thousand widows applications
thirty thous md number OF certificates Of disability
ceivod from Surgeon Generals Once, two hundred and
1fty thousand They stl coming in al the rate Of
| three hundred day.
PAYMENT or INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Governor Morton, OF Indiana. carries home with him
called during the Morgan raid State.
1t appears officially that Indiana has sixteen
hundred troops than has been required OF her.
GLIDING the number assigned her under the conscrp
ton
THE KANSAS INDIANS. ..-
Commissioner Doles negotiations 10 Kansas require, Ia
substance that the Indians several small reservations
in the part OF the state most Inhabited shall remove TO
the Osago country, tho southeastern portion OF tho
havn
force at tho point the Upper Missouri to which the
Minnesota Indians have been removed. Otherwise tho
Sioux Of the plains will allow the latter hunt
fish, &c.
RAILROAD TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON.
Representatives OF railroad interests here say that
the construction OF the bridge the SusquehAnua
river is progressing vigorously The cuire length
will DO thrtyhve hundred feet Thirteen stone piers
cased in iron, some which sunk water forty
three feet deep The great pier will BIO sunk this month";
and finished before January Both abutments
VIII be completed before spring, and probably all
the pile foundations this The piers are two hun
dred and fifty foot apart. There has boen great difficulty
in procuring labor and consequence there have been
unavoidable delays. The bridge will cost about million
OF dollars.
On the LIST OF October the Philadelphia Wilmington
and Baltimore Company will DO running double track to
Newport thirty miles from Philadelphia, and the
WORK tOWards BalttnOre Will Do continued
cessulH completed II Is expected that by the meeting
OF Congress there will be double track between Bat
more aud Washington. double track is in course Of
construction between Philadelphia and New York The
junction OF railroads Philadelphia viii be 10 condition
by the LIST OF December TO tho through from
Washington Jersey City without change OF These
facts arc OF their Importance the travel
ling community.
The stanton.Chasc Conspiracy Against
Mr.. Lincoln-secret History Of surgeon
General Hammond's RcmovaI-The
Sanitary Commission and Its Objects
Political ~ wcllSas Medical Ther9peu.
tics-The Medical Inspcctors' BILL
Abuse OF Patronage, &c., &c., Sc.
WASHINGTON, Sept 10, 1863
We growing accustomed TO strange things In these
strange times and which would have aroused appre
henson excited indignation some few months ago are
alphabetically tolerated by public opinion which
has either calous to wrong utterly hopeless Of
being able TO compel amendment.
Tho practical removal%of Surgeon General Hammond
from his position Is mir sample OF the despotic power
being usurped over the army BY Mr.. Secretary
stanton. without charges preferred, without Of
inquiry, without martial, this nigh oncer sud
denly stricken out OF existence at the within OF
preudced civilian who little OF surgery Of
soldiersbip.
The writer has never had the pleasure OF General Ham
monds acquaintance is no particular admirer OF his
course obligations OF any kind 70 his official
functions stands perfectly Indifferent far AZ tho
man is concerned, to the question OF his removal;
but against the assumption by Mr. Stanton Of absolute
POWER to remove any head Of military department, or
any officer he pcases the writer, behalf Of the
community, does most earnestly protest.
In England--a monarchy--.he whole POWER OF tho
Queens prerogative docs not suffice strike down the
humbest ensign Of infantry or cornet Of dragons No
commissioned officer in the British service can be de-
prived OF position by the verdict Of his peers,
in court martial assembled. Tho wise legislators OF
Great Britain although liberal their grants Of power
10 the Crown have dared TO trust with absolute
authority the army for 10 this the right OF dismissal
without trial amounts Every officer our service 10.
day holds his rank and place subject to the pleasure or
caprice OF that political civilian the Secretary OF War
But In the circumstances attending Surgeon General
Hammonds removal. there arc some features
peculiarly Objectionable. commission or com.
mttee Is appointed TO inquire into tho management
o. the medical department under his charge, this
mixed committee having for ts ruling spirit Governor
Reeder formerly OF Kansas, well known as the bitter
personal enemy o. General Hammond The heroic Gene
raj Lyon while serving Kansas AZ captain under
Governor Reeder adm ns,raiion actively associated
with General Hammond--then assistant surgeon
a certain land operation, involving big and valuable
slice from one Of the Indian reservations which some
very and dear friends Of Governor Recder bad con.
tingent interests. Recder became tbs enemy both OF
Lyon and Ham nood. The former has fought bis last
fight and his last battle, while Hammond y given
up, by the OF Mr Stanton, TO be dealt with as
Governor Reeder may desire.
But this removal has political aspect and significance.
10 which attention should be drawpthat Of the pres
dent In particular. II IL In aspect declaration u
part Of Secretary stanton against the Sanitary
Commisslon--sn organization q charity, guided
by the best scientific minds Of the country
which has certainly done noble service 10 tho
cause Of suffering humanity every battle ned and In
every hospital throughout the country 10 another
rect significant Indication Of stan,ons completely
with Mr. Secretary Chase In tho effort 10 defeat President
Lncolns renomipatioG--sn EFFORT 10 which Secretary
Chase devoted himself with the intensity Of his
own n~y.onal asnrat