Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-23
GEN. BLAZE.


GEN. BLAIR.
The President has finally determined to
overrule the remonstrances of Senators,
and cancel Gen. Frank BIsir's resignation
of his command. That officer has accord.
ingly already received orders and is ex.
pected to leave tomorrow night for the
southwest to take command of the 17th
army corps, under Gen. Sherman. His
friends state that there are preeedents for
thia remarkable course, and instance the
case Of bis brother, Montgomery Blair,
who resigned his position in the regular
army when young man, and some months
afterwards had it cancelled, and himselfre-
stored to his old rank. The outrage
in the present case Of trying to hold on to
two Offices at onoe, keeping the constit-
uents from having representative in
Congress, and keeping others out ofmsjor-
geDerslship, by blocking up the way ex-
cites the severest comment amosg the Ad.
ministratioD Senators and representa-
tives. Senator's declare the proceeding
utterly without warrant of law and in.
fringment Of their prerogatives.
ARMY MOVEMENTS.
The town is full of rumors to-day Of
the army movements. They sre undoubt-
edly premature SO far as any serious opera
tiOns are concerned, but the opening up of
Grants campaign is not likely to be much
longer delayed.
The bill for the postal money order sys-
TEN, similar 10 that of Great Britain,
which has passed The House, and the main
features of which we're given some months
ago in these dispatches, has received the
approval Of the Senate Committee.
1t not expected that The bill to pay the
States for Militia called out to rspel inva-
sions, such rs the John Morgan raid, will
pass this session. Men like the Ohio SPUR
rel Hunters are net anxious for pay for
what was tho labor OF love, and the treas
ury has more pressing demands upon it.
New rebls deserters have the same ideas
which have lately been gaining wise orr
denoe with us, that there is some probs
bility Of Lees anticipating Grant and
making the aggressive movement himself
Miss Anna Dickinson expected to speak
soon again in Washington on the treat
meut of negro troops by the Government
Before thep passage of the bill organizing
4 Military Court Justice which confers the
rank of Brigsdier General on the Judge
Advocate General, and rank Of colonel Of
cavalry on two assistants; it was Sc
amended, as to give $4,000 per annsm to
former, and $4,000 each Of the latter, with
out any other pay or emolument. Holt
will undoubtedly remain Judge Advocate
General, and Mckee and Dunn, former
COngressmen for Indiana, most spoken Of
for first assistants.
Che story circulated by disloyal New
York papers that General Grant and SEQ
retsry Stanton are not on good terms, is
without a shadow Of foundation
Counter reports oome via refugees that
the rebels are putting second line Of
works around Richmond, placing heavy
siege guns on them, and that Lee win moi
fight Grant on the line Of the Rspidsnt
but fall back to Richmond, where it is
intended 70 make desperate struggle
TOnr readers can take all such stories fol
what they msy think them worth.
John G. Davis of course denies that At
wrote the letter to ]. C. BTeckipridge pro
duced the other day in the House By Mr.
GARFIELD. 1t is not the first time lieing hsG
been adopted as the only means by which
to escape sn awkward complication. Some
of these days he will have sn opportunity
Of seeing, from overwhelming proof, how
little the lie has availed him.
The army appropriation bill passed the
Senate to day. Garrett Davis sought tC
retsrd it's progress by oaptiOus opposition
in the shape of amendments, Of which he
urged four, consuming time in gsrrulOui
complaints, and seeing the negro in every
item and the spectre of Henry Wilson il
its shadow, at both of which he frsnticslly