New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to The NJ Y. Tribune
- WARRINGTON, Friday, Dec &c, 1894.
REcoN.TRUoTroS IN TIIB REBEL STATES

~ Tue OHieu otueb a1C OF the stale De!OIe tho cDc'
lion are enforced. But Law or usage recognizing
Slavery shall be recognized By any officer court in
such State. 1t emanopates eli slaves in snch State and
their postery forever and provides for the discharge
habess corpus OF persons held 10 service pretenc
OF ownership.
ITprovdes for the punishment Of sttsmpt, to re5n
slave emancipated persons 1t declares that officers Of
the rank Of colonel higher in the Rebel service
not citizens OF the United Sates The seventh section
Is In these words:
1.-THE United Stetes In Congress here assembled, do
hereby recognize the Government " the State OF Lon
sana rtugurgted under and By the convention of the
people of Louisiana which assembled on the On DAY
Of Al r 1901, the City Of NewOrleans and declare
the he entitled the guarantee and ell other
rights If state government under the Constitution Oh
the United States
This important section the accomplishment Of Gen.
Baukss reconstruction policy, is said to have been
agreed to by the reconstruction committees Of both
houses. 1t il understood that Henry Winter Davis
even has promised TO support II.
The conclusion to report this seventh section Is said
to have been reached through Interview with the
President In which il inlmatod that his approval
of the bill depended its insertion. The bill further
provides for the calling of Conventions in States whose
Governments have been usurped and oyerhrown. as
soon as the military resistance to the United States
shan have been suppressed ani the people shall have
sufficiently returned to their allegiance. The COnven.
tons are required to provide that pcrsons in Rebel
civil uiitory service Of and above the grade OF
Colonel shall not vote for or boz member Of the Lcgsa
ture Governor.
Involuntary ser,tude is prohibited and tie freedom
Of all persons 20 be guaranteed in the said States No
debt, State ~ Confederate created by the usurpng
power IL to be recognized. Ifthe Convention shall re-
hso to rcsstablsh the State Government upon the
above conditions the provisional Government to de-
clare 1t dissolved aud another election Of delegates
~ be ordered.
CHANGE OP COXYiNDER.
Nal. Gen. Augur assumed command OF tho
Military District OF wa.hineton to-day relieving Col
Wlsewcu. This wIlmer2e the Department Of Washing
ton and the military district into one oiloe Col Wisewe
been relieved as chief Of the Invalid Corps Bureau
and ordered to Sauiusky tn command of john
sons Island Col Fife, President OF tho Examining
Board. viii probably succeed Wisewcll chief Of the
Invalid Bureau. The Provost. Marsaa.sbp viii be
iinued under Col Ingrahan.
GEN. CRTrTGyDBy RESIGNED.
Mai Gen Crittenden md staff have resigned.
The Government offered him command deemed in
adequate to his rank in the Army OF the Potomac. SUBJ
ord nate TO Junior officers Dis resignation has been
accepted.
NOTHING PROM SIBERIAN.
Nothing has been heard here rom sherman.
Tho fuiiou. gn,c reported as having baep blowing on
the southern during yesterday and last night Is
by The Navy department as not having
been rs severe represented, nor OF character to
excite apprehension.
WOMEN For CLERKS.
Six Senators were at the Treasury-oficc TO-
lay with applicants from women flr cleiishps Tie
Secretary stated that he had now more applications OF
women known to be worthy ard in extremely IL iuie
tlan could be given places Tor tie next
y years. without n sweeping removal of those already
employed.
RUMORS ABOUT THOMAS
There has been a rginor current tins evening
In semtofcio clrclcs to the effect tho; dispatch he'd
been received from Gen. Thomas, Announcing the con-
pieie ruut OF Hoods army
RKPEGTANT REBELS.
Another large number Of Rebel descrters came
up to-day for the purpose Of taking the cath The ciy
IS now filed With that il.
RETURNED PRISONERS.
Several Union officers reached the city to-day
rom the Charleston exchange Their details II personal
ugcrings and Rebel blrba.ies beysar ell previous
statements, and II is believed Will Induce such Official
Investigation and exposition will place the verify of
heir statements before the world in thai cav
.ot be he'd down BY Rebel sympathLers here OF il
Europe.
WASHINGTON sHARPSEss.
An officer came to the city 4 few days since 20
et'lc his accounts with the Government, his tern Of
eryicc having e1p!rcd. Having procured certificates
4 indebtedness from all bat The Third Auditors office
i. vcnt 20 lis Lotrl. A stronger placed IN the
oou with him. to whom. in progressive friendship hs
howcd I'm papers. tod him low lcng 10 had been in
he service when he was list paid, the amount due
i'm. &c. He went 70 the Qgartcimaster.Gcacral's
,l,c received his Returns. ard had those with LIN to
axe 10 the Third Auditors Office in tho morning ana
receive his certificate II indebedHcss. IL Tie morning
BE- Stranger he'd disappeared from he lote % had tho
iii esrs papers, md the officers peace ct mind That
ay nled officer presented ls papers TO the Third
lud,is Office for settlement, arl received acer-cate
hnt his accounts Lad been closed. lie iR rroa,
a,te TO be tied with. and Was so inpatient In BIS
.lste that lie vGs threatened 20 be shown down s,a.s
To-day the slow.Lecled owrero q, tho documents msle
.is appearance NJ the Auditor office with the history
4 his losses OF popers aud has ih ia human nature.
examination Of the books made manifest tie fact
hat his account lad been settled uAd certificates
obtained b. another.
C0uRT-MAnTiAL CAsr.
Capt. John ". Iiecs Of the 10Th New-Yolk
Heavy Artillery, having been courtmoitiaed on tie
'harge Of having put colored soldier belsw deck cn
Government transport, with TIE benevolent uttcrluoe
II he refuses to !eoru him through. Iwoui have
Tanned niger on the same deck with me- Was found
mot guilty" TIE proceedings having come beioS
Zen. Butler Tor revision Le tLus deals with Uees 10