The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-16
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sPsCULArI0Ns IN ADvAN0E Or the PRssIDBnr's
MESSAGE.
Az the time for the assembling Of the next Congress
spproaches discussion and speculation increase IN ~
quarters concerning the stand the President will take IN
his message on the practical question Of admitting repro
sentatves from tho Southern States He may pss-
sibly say little that 10 now tho subject Al
his words and deeds attest that he believes the Americas
people for the union Of ell the Staes that individuals
who stand in the way OF that result will have % STAINS
aside or be rodden down in ts progress that ws made
war for the Union, denying the right OF any State 70
secede procaming all socaed Of secession utterly
null and void; that the who 70 break up ~
Union have mainly given up tho atssmpt in good faith
and Offer to come back and that Of the North caA-
not stuy past action BY asserting that they
not only Of the Union during the rebsloa bus
shall remain out Of Il after making proper submissoa
These assertions have been expressed or implied ~
almost every public address OF his since hs installation.
and may taken the uneug indices Of his future
action.
INTERESTING FORTHCOMING DoCUnBNr.
Among the important reports concerning the late
that will be brought TO the notice Of tho ncxt Con-
gress In rapid OF compilation a tho
headquarters Of the Commssary Of Prisoneus Ths
weoAS,
present most and remarkable reswmS Of the
captivity Of federal and rebel soldiers and all essential
matters pertaining to thor Imprisonment In antcpa
ton OF this important document we may state the fol-
lowing Tho principal depots for the government
prisoners during the late were located OF Point Look
out Johnsons Island, Alton, Elmra, Chicago, Nashville.
ST. Louis and Fort Delaware. These prisons, during the
Summer Of 1884, contained prisoners than at any
other period Of tho rebellion, the captives numbering
between seventy i've and eighty thousand mon Tho
report question will show that the number OF prisoners
taken on both sides in the aggregate fully
up to half a million, and will give in accurate
numbers the strength Of the Southern armies at the
time of their paroloment and dsbanding last spring IL
will also indicate the number exchanged enlisted
the side OF tho enomy died. escaped and took the oath
OF allegiance, with list OF men dying in Southern
prisons The business now being transacted by this
bureau Is almost incredible Besides the vast amount
of clerical labor required perfect the records before
the report Of Its operations be entirely completed
II has also to render certificates Of the governments
indebtedness each Union soldier upon its rolls the
War Department having allowed all such Communication
of rations at the rate OF twenty five cents per day
during the period of their confinement and also three
months pay all who not released Previous
to the 30h Of May last. These certificates collect
able OF any commssary OF subsistence in the country
We authorized to state in this connection that dis
charged soldiers who intrust their claims Of this nature
to the agents OF the Sanitary Commission and State
agents will be paid in checks upon government deposit
tories Those making applications for combinations Of
ratons in person should apply directly TO the Commits
sary General Of Prisoners.
THE SPENCER RIFLES sMUGaLRD INTO CANADA.
Several days ago the government received information
Of the SEIZURE by the Canadian authorities Of Niagara
Of six hundred Spencer rifles, which being SNUG
al FAR fort
in the British Provinces has since been asceraned thas
these the purchases OF Moses in Toronto
little Jew formerly Of Atlanta Georgia. and ono Of the
heaviest hardware merchants OF the South, who, since
his retirement into Canada has been turning dishonest
pennies by blockade running and other transactions In
connection with yellow fever Blackburn, Steele. saa
ders aud others Of that class The last notable transac
ton which Moses concerned, aud which came to
the knowledge OF the War Department was the stealing
and smuggling into Canada Of patterns or Burdens
patent horseshoe machinery, with view 10 the ulu-
mate establishment Of horseshoe factory At Atlanta Ter
the beneGt Of the rebel government but Shermans
operations spoiled that game. Next, Moses went
into the Fcnan pike business, and furnished
large invoices Of that formidable weapon 10 Ireh repub
lcsu agents Lattery. through agents In the principal
cities Of the North and West he has been purchasing
seryceable firearms for the purpose The business
has really grown to DO of considerable magnitude
aud nasmuch the purchase Of firearms in this country
perfectly legitimate business the government eau do
nothing stop it, II behooves British American reve-
nue. and detective officers maintain reasonable vsi
lance.
GENERAL PALMER AND rms KENTUCKY iMBaoGLro.
The telegraph lately forwarded what purported 10 be
the substance Of tho matter dispute between General
Green Clay Smith the representative OF the Union
men OF Kentucky, and General Palmer, in command Of
the Kentucky Department The correspondence In fun,
as forwarded TO the War Department, represents the
affair in another light altogether
General smith complains that General Palmer vcry
properly ordered the State officers OF Kentucky 10 pro-
lect the freedmen Of that State In their rights but very
improperly failed TO protect such officers when indicted
sued put under bond for doing He thinks Gene
raj Pamers usefulness in Kentucky at end and asks
his remova, and the appointment OF General Gordon
Granger TO the command
General Palmer in reply, gives his for grant
ing passes 10 slaves leave Kentucky saying that he
found ON assuming command in Kentucky that slavery
was destroyed and all control Of the master the
negro lost and that the latter aocing into tho
large cities In such numbers rendered impossible 70
subsst or aid them. While this condition Of things
sled the masters instead Of ondeavorns to relieve the
community Of thom advised all parties by advertisement,
against harborng Them and thus confirmed them ~ vasa
bonds Hs had therefore, given them passes out OF tho
order to relieve the communities oppressed By
their pressure in such hordes The Kentuckans refused
10 employ Thorn or allow their neghbors 10 employ them
and now objected the removal Of the negroes 70 State
where they could nnd employment. He denied the
second allegation OF General smith 70 the cect thas no
had failed 10 protect tho officers who had carried hs
orders Into eject Hc gave orders 70 no Slate oGcers
and does not consider himself justified 10 interfering
with the courts which have taken Jurisdiction OF offences
BY civil oncen and announces himself ready 70 project
all his subordinate officers prosecuted for carrying out
his orders General Palmers letter 10 Secretary Stanton
10 very able.
To this General Smith adds . rejoIndcs throwing no
additional light the subject II apparent from The
correspondence that the seccssouss OF Kentucky are