The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-29

President OF United States and through him 10 both
houses OF Congress- the condition OF people
Tennessee and asking their attention to necessity for
some action on The part OF the government for their
relief and which address presented by the Committee
OF Organization, called The East Relief
most loyal people, am unprepaTed to mako any specific
recommendation for their relief The military IS
aog and =, will continue s 10 do the ss %
the construction or o direct railroad communication
between Knoxville and Cincinnati, by way Of Central
Kentucky, would be OF great n the present
emergency. Il may be remembered that In my annual
Message OF December, 1891 railroad construction
concurrence Of Congress- would yet be pleased
struct the road both for the relief OF these people and
~ : ' '''''' ''''' ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Tho address TO the President the suerngs Of
the people Of East Tennessee since the rebellion claims
that from voting population Of thirty ,nvo thousand
way from homo and enlisted in the Union army In Ken
ucky that the rebels 1851 took sixty thousand hogs
aud other stock in proportion that Burnsids's Sher
mans and L0ngsreots armies have exhausted the
naming supplies and that perhaps not five per cent Of
the accustopred breadth OF wheat DO sown this
spring. the cnces being destroyed and the farms being
left desclatenot with supply OF seed for common
farmaproducts asks FIRST Tor prompt payment Of the
road facilities for obtaining supplies for the restitution
which single year OF industry cannot remedy and II
estimates the expenses and losses which railroad in
1851 would have saved at five millions Of dollars The
sgners Of the address TO tho President say in concu.
sion, US 70 oongrasuate wy upon TUG success
ing the power OF the rebellion and TO the hope
snal WIN inc entne o. .oe natonai
cur people may De oessea WIN Inc return
OF that peace and prosperity which can only DO enjoyed
under IT,"
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT RELATIVE TO THE STATUS on
MEssRs scBgNcK AND BLAIR.
The Speaker also laid before the House the following
message from the President
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
In obedience the resolution Of your honorable body,
copy Of which herewith returned, have the honor
70 make the following brief statement, which s believed
contain the information sought prior to and at the
meeting Of the present Congress-
Robert Scnenck OF Ohio, and Frank z Blair, Jr, OF
Missouri members elect thereto oy and with the consent
OF tho Senate held commissions from the Executive as
major generals IN sae volunteer army General scnenck
his seat in the House of Representatives. at the assem-
bling thereof upon the distinct verbal understanding
with the Secretary Of War and the Executive that he
might at any time during the session, at his own plea
sure wlthdraw said resignation and return 70 the held
a was Gy h a.
front OF Chattanooga, and IN marching TO the RELIEF OF
Knoxville, which occurred In the latter days Of Decem.
Der ana ha was Ge
socht and -oe a,owad bv tho acrarv NJ war ana tho
Eyacntive the same conditions and promse as was
| aIou,od and made ~ cena,o, schancE
snaral schsnc has not anned 10 withdraw his yes,c
a., no aS not p. % ad sntoa,
cenera nroGncinp some CHANGES Of General
Rair sa,rht to he assoned to the command Of corns
This ,yos naSa hnowS n conaral Grant and Ceneral
an - Nv ana the
@ Sr hr as d;cnaoy Th;S' xvas ali ARRANGED ana
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msnd or corr we're NOT consummated al the War De-
n"rtnen, nn, lac, woaE nsrhons On The 2ad ~ Ami,
ns,aps ASIA summary Of the Whole Il may be stated
thnr S.ra-o p,a;r Mold. M o;iorv ;eeon ~ On
;nns nhn. .han =. h.ro;n stated and thai Il Il hp
ieved he 10 now Acting a. major general anon the a.
sumed validity Of the Commission herein stated and not
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Mr. SoENcx, lrep;l on onio, explained .nas ne vas
and ne had considered for several months whether he
would take his seat here or not Az last the timc ap
~ dcsi m'n NJ SchencS them reiated b;a conversa
ton with the Secretary Of war and the President on the
subject and these gentlemen SAID that tho matter could
W ~ ,%sd he =. " ,h s,n =, nec su,
Der last ACCOMMODATING IL with request that he (Mr
Schcnck1 should be relieved from command. did not
now claim any she military service. his
resignation having been formally rendered and accepted
referred TO the Committee on Elections
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