The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-11-27

wAsuISGror, Nov. IS.
owins TO the measrcness Of the statement In the
dispatch from Mi,sifslppi published yesterday pur-
porting TO give the substance Of President Johnsons
Instruction, to Governor Humphreys the NATIONAL
REruBlicAS giyes iu copy Of the dispatch, as fol-
lows;
wAsuISeroN, Nov IL, 1858,
II. g. Humphreys, Governor elect, Jackson, Miss:
The iTope VIII he Withdrawn from hssissippi
edef aud Tie ey anho have bees ie,oseS and and
can re maintained without them. Every slsp will
b. t..en whils they ae he 10 enforce .triet disci-
pine snd buhordnatou " the civil authority. There
eau be DO other or greater assurance than has
heretofore been on the part OF the President or
tie part OF the peopie OF Mississippi or the Losiss-
turt other than loyal compliance with the laws and
Of such measures giylns protection TO all ireedmt
or ueimon IN person anu property, without regard
to cooi, - wiil eutitIe them TO resume all their
constitutional relations in the federal Inlon.
lie people Of Mississippi may feel well assured that
theIe l. no dp otition arbitrarily the part OF the
Iovefnment TO dictate what action should be bad
but, On the contrary, 10 SIMPLY and kindly advise q
poey that teieYed via resuit IN restoring all the
roiAtons which should exist between the States
Comprising the Federal MON IL Ia hoped that they
.lu app soiae and eel the suggestions herein made
lot W., are Offered in thai spirit which should per.
yate the Dosom OF all those who deslre peace and
haimonf And thorough restoration OF tue lnion.
There muu he confidence between the Government
ana tine states and while the Government conhdcs
Ia the people the people must have iaith IN the
eminent. his must le mutual and reciprocal or all
ASpREw JoHssoS,
Presideut OF the | nned states.
Among those who called at the Executive Mansion,
to-day, were speaker Collar, Lieutenant General
Grant MAJOR General Geary and senator johnson, OF
Arkansas Who was a member OF the United sta,es
Senate with President johnson, and who Ia now
seeking pardon for his participation the rebellion.
number Of ladies were also prc,cnL urging the
slsims Of friends for amnesty. One Of them r,s eI-
in bah aH 81 nT
Maryland. Mrs. Bishop, daughter of the late rebel
Secretary Of the Navy, tMr. MAllory,l is here, en-
deayoHns 10 obtain her fathers rolease on parole.
Beside the above named visitors, came seeking
Office ~ih recommendations but their own oral
statements Of and claims TO, intense 10y atty"
while Others had business Of 90 triing character,
that II could have he attended W by the humblest
servant at the White House.
Among the plrdons granted to-day by the PresI-
Gent wssa special one to Major Echols, graduate
hom West Point and an engineer officer Of the old
army. Echos Vas chief engineer Of the rebel de-
fences OF Charleston and was ptted against Gilmore
who scientifically besieged that city lie 10 tho first
Instance Of pardon 10 any Of that css, Of men
who were educated at their eountry's expense and
Who punged into the rebellion at the fret bugle call
Tie pardon was granted on the recommenda tion Of
the Attorney General, the young major having an
Invention when IL kcy 10 be OF great benefit 10 the
Government, and which he could not get patented
without a oardon. Hitherto, the President has
steadily refused W pardon any OF this class but old
army officers vouch that he Is NO, mistaken in this
case of cleinency.
The members Il the Farragut Court Martial vIritod
the rebel souewa to day for the pu rpose Of in
spoctng her and trying the sailing capacity Of that
vesel In connection with the trial Of Commodore
Craven charged With failing to engage the stonewall
In the h'TLor OF ferrol.
An order from headquarters Department Of Florida
directs that the sub districts Of hey West and West
Florida be abolished, and all the sarrpons and posts
comprising them added to the Ds'r of Mobile
Florida, which will be named and known a. the Dis
tricts Of Mobile. Western and Southern Florida as
separate brigade, under the command Of Brig Gen
John Newton. The District Of East Florida. COM
manded by Col. John 7. sprague, seventh United
Etats Infantry ceases to be asepsrate brigade The
Provost Mauhals Department in this command is
sbolished.
D. order OF the Commanding General Of the de-
partmeut OF the Mis- olr, and approved by the secre-
tsry Of War, It s directed that the military post
established Powder River, Dskotsh Territory, by
Brig. Gen T. y. Conner, shall he designated and
tnown Fort Reno in honor Of Gen. jesse Reno,
sho fell at the battle OF South Mountain.
The STAB ssys that the statement that judge Ma
,rath aud the rebel Secretary OF war, sedden have
bcen released from Fort Pulaski, and Gov, Lubbock
om Fort Delaware, on their plIole, 10 without 'oun
uaton, and that there 70 no probsbuiV that eltAeI
sM bo yey s'0a let o. uheEtvv" ~