The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-07

mined by general dc lire Of the members TO gain
time for consul alton IND agreement among themselves
than from any ssites Of legislation the public
service.
THE PETITION FOR A MANDAMUs AGAINST THE
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY DENIED.
In the Supreme Court of the District, Chief Justice
Cartier and Judges Fisher and Wyie sitting in banc
Justice Cartier delivered the decision Of the Court
denying the petition Of mandamus Of James and Richard
H Potter compel the Secretary OF the Treasury
grant his warrant for the payment of alleged award
OF nine thousand three hundred and hfty dollars, pre-
sented by the petitioners Mr. Charles Eames for the
Secretary Of the most eloquent and convincing
arguments delivered before the court
TIE CAPTURES OF REBEL PROPERTY IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
Among the captures OF rebel property in North Caro-
lima a lot Of rebel paper money, embracing denom
nations Of fes hundreds five hundreds and thou
sands, bearing the imprint Of the National Bank Note
Company Some of the bills bear the legend "Paented
April 23 1907 The engraving is well executed and the
bills printed in the green ink supposed to be peculiar
Northern artists. The company has been called for
explanation by the Secretary of the Treasury Two
commissions to Josiah f. Bell collector at Beaufort
were also captured One was issued by James Blu.
chanan in January 1851. and the other by Jefferson
Davis in June of the same year.
GENERAL OFFICERS MUSTERED OUT, RESIGNED AND
DIED SINCE MARCH.
The following number Of general officers Of volunteers
have gone out Of the service since March IL, 1866
Major generals honorably mustered out resigned
Twenty-Five; total thirytwo. Brgader generals honor
ably mustered out seventy eight resigned fifty five
died, four; total hundred and thirty Total
number major and brgader generals honoraby mustered
out, resigned and died. hundred and sixty nine.
VETERAN RESERVE RPS
The battalion composed Of hundred and fifty men
who elected to remain the military service the Vete
Reserve CORPS ordered designated
as the Veteran Reserve Provisional Company This
ndment to the Of the corps would indicate that
the Veteran Reserves lose their identity q corps
II hereafter authorized by COMPRESSION enactment
8 ppy with recruits the ranks made cant by the r
comrades lately discharged the reconsru ed organza
u m will probably be guised under the name Of Prov
sonal Corps unless made part Of the regular army
COURT MARTIAL CONVENED.
BY order OF the War Department court martial was
convened today presided over by General Dent, with
Captain MCGOWAN as Judge Advocate The commission
will try such cases as may be brought before it.
PROMOTION.
Lieutenant Geo. A. c. Barnett of New York CITY, once
Adjutant OF Hawkins Zouaves, and Of the Seventeenth
New York, has been brevetted.
wHIsKEY FOR CoMMIssARY DEPARTMENT..
The bids for supplying the Commissary Department
with eight hundred barrels Of whiskey areFor old rye
81 SO to SO so per gallon; Bourbon 81 IL So So and
rectifed, 81 OF a 81 20
Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1885.
NsPrRirnu EPYxcr OF THE MESSAGE.
The sensation to-day the Presidents Message
The effect OF that document upon the public mind has
been insprtng the action Of the House yesterday
under the whip and spur Of Thad Stevens dcpress
(Onf haa taxi tha Of
gloom. The effect has been magical and as marked as
were the brilliant victories during the upon the pub
lie mind. Last night sadness pictured upon the
countenances Of all except the extreme radicals A
number Of prominent republicans publicly manifested
their regret in having voted for Stevens reeo-
luton in the House. member Of the New
York delegation stated TO his friends that he
would give thousands Of dollars II he could recall his
vote. What is Of that member is also Of many
more. The whip Of the party caucus was held
their heads by Stevens and under the previous ques
ton without any debate the whole republican side Of
the House driven like cattle the shameless simply
atthe will OF q few scheming 1t is not 10 be won
dercd at that the sober second thought
OF the bterest kind These rejoice that the Pres
dent has remained firm, but they had not the pluck
the manlness TO remain firm themselves; but for the
sake Of receiving some petty place committees they
bartered away their country's interest and nations
honor Such is the character Of the who claim TO
be conservative republicans Such is tho consistency
OF those men Of the party who have been proclaim
ing from the stump In the Tecent their approval
Of Mr. Johnson's course. They arrive In Washington
and the radical lash raised by Stevens, and COW
fore with greater fear than the late slaves did
before the lash of tho overseer
The radicals, Of course, ubilant last night Why
should they not be9 Did not Sumner and Stevens see
the Of their party who had asserted and
again that they did not represent the views Of the party
all make haste and bow down and worship them9
Did they not see Raymond and all his pre-.
tended conservative associates wallow in their
own mire at the feet Of those they had repudsteds
Surely this triumph was worthy Of jubilee on the part
OF Stevens and Sumner But their reiocngs have sud
denly turned into ntatonsthcir Joy into wrath
their wrath into mourning Those who rejoced over
the proceedings Of the House yesterday tonight
gloomy over the Message. Those who were de-
pressed by tho proceedings yesterday are jubilant
tonight The tables have been turned. The
democrats too, join in the rejoicing There are
few men in that party-those who desired to
the President turn his back upon tho republican party
and come TO themwho profess not to be satisfied
but the bulk Of the members OF that party here all
the republicans except the extreme men, manifest
cided approval II must be admitted that In pursuing
this cautious the President has retained
hold upon the party which elected him that
WILL II wisely followed up make him master Of the stu
aton II those republicans who profess 10 approve the
Message now stand up, they promised the radicals
will be comp elled to back down there will be split
in the party The radicals have been declaring that the
party in Congress would together and be narmoni.
GUS; but II quite evident that the harmony which
they calculated upon the hearty cooperation OF oil
In their extreme views But the tables are turned,
and II IL exceedingly doubtful the republicans can DO
all whipped into any more extreme measures. Let us
whether they expect harmony now The Presidents
Message has commenced the work OF disintegrati0n.
Time alone work the result
ASTAGoSIsN ov THE RADICALS
The extreme radicals here with the determina.
ton Of treating tho Southern States OF the Union
This the theory upon which they based their action
the private Friday and Saturday both at
stevens and Pomeroy's II those private
meetings that their plans Of operation marked out
II there that they decided the passage OF
the joint resolution appointing Joint committee on
reconstruction While they pretended 10 provide that