Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-24
STEAMERS ARRIVED

LOiSneul d. NJ, STANTON,
Secretary of War
STEAMERS ARRIVED.
NEW ORLEANS I6lh, via CAIRO, Oct. %.
The steamers Noda, from New York, and
Alliance from Brszas Santiago, arrived
yesterday.
The Alliance brings intelligence Of Cor
tinas surrendering his forces &c, to the
1mperislists and accepteda a Brigadier Gen
erals commission in Maximilianis army.
Mejia commands Matalnoras.
The Alliance brought i've refugees from
Mexico. They wrote very compliment
tory letter to Colonel Day, commanding
thesEnited States forces at Brazos.
General -DrayteDsupereseds Ford in the
commaueeof therebels at Brownsville.
IRON cbApsF1Br6.UpoE.
The irons cad Lafayette vas fred upon
with mus ketfy- 10y gpsTriaas, a. Rsdelif
Point 10 miles above sMorganzfa on the
30th- No damage done.S -
They we're dispersed with few sheals.
Owing to frequent raids on tho east bank
OF the Mississippi the rebels endeavored TO
cross 1000 head Of cattle on the west side
to prevent capture One hundred and
fifty head stuck in the mud. The gun boat
Fort Hindman gObbied up half Of them.
The expedition under Colonel McEdge,
was sent TO Jackson's Point, Is miles from
Fort Adams, and brought in more stock.
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER.
ExEoUTIyEMA MANSION, WAsHINaToN,D.O. !
October 22d, 1864. !
To Messrs. H B. Campbell, Thomas N.
Nelson, James P. Carter, John Wilson,
A. Blizzard, Hy. Cooper, Balch Pryton,
John Ledget, Emerson EtherIdge, and
John D. Perryman:
GENTLEMEN: On the 18th day of this
month, as L remember, 1 was presented
with paper with few manuscript inter
lineatiOns, called q protest, with your names
appended thereto, and accompanied by
another printed paper, purporting to be a
Proclamation by Andrew johnson, Militia
~ Governor Of Tennessee; and also a
manuscript paper, purporting 10 ex-
tracts from the code of Tennessee, was laid
before me. The protest, proclamation and
extracts are respectively as follows:
The protest is here recited, and also the
Proclamation Of Governor johnson, dated
September Both, to which it refers, togeth-
or with the list Of counties in East, Middle
and West Tennessee; also an extract from
the code of Tennessee, in relation to the
electors of President and Vice President.
qualifications of voters for members of the
General Assembly, and places Of holding
elections and officers OF popular elections.
The President then says: AT the time
Newspapers Werepresented, ,as before stated,
had never seen either of them, nor heard
of the subject to which they relate, except
IN the general way. Since receiving these
papers as stated, I have given the subject
such briet consideration as / hsve been
able to do in the midst of 90 many pressing
public duties. Ny conviction is, that can
have nothing to do with the matter, either
to sustain the plan that the Covention and
Governor johnson have initiated, or re
woke or modify it as you demand By the
Constitution and laws, the President
is chsrged with no duty or con-
duct in the Presidential cleo
LiOn in any Statej nor do 1 in this case
perceive any military reason for his inter
ferance in matters set on foot by the Con-
vention.
Gov. JOhnson's order does not, as seems to
be assumed by you, eminate from the Ma
-lonal Executive. In no proper sense can
t be considered other than an independent
at least, of the loyal people of
Tennessee. L do not perceive in the plan
my violence or coercion towards any one.
Governor johnson, like any other loyal
,itizen Of Tennessee, has a right to favor
my political plan he chooses, and as a mil
tary governor, it is his duty to keep peace
smong and for the loyal people Of the State.
cannot discern in the plan he proposes
lnything which you can object TO. The plan
If leaving him alone, will be your perfect Sc
,urity against it. 1t is not proposed 10 force
you into it. Do as you please, and your
Government and Governor johnson will
lot modest you, but protectyo against vio-
enee as far as is IN his power. l presume
hat the eOnduction of the Presidential
,leotiOn in Tennessee in accordance with
be old code, is not now possible. It Is
carcely necessary to add that if any cleo
ion should be held and any votes shall be
,ast in the State of Tennessee, for Presi.
lent and Vice President OF the United
States, il will not belong to the Military
Agents nor yet to the Executive Depart
nent, but exclusively to another depart
nent of the Government, to determine
whether they are to be accounted in con-
ormity with the Constitution and laws Of
.he United States.
Except it ba to give protection against
7iolence l decline to interfere in any way
With the Presidential election.
[Signedl A LINCOLN.
COLORED PRISONERS.
Nru Yopr Oct 90