Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-07-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
CONDITION OF Tux PRESIDENT - NE SENDS
LErrEH TO GETTYSBURG.


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strictly 10 the advice Of The BUR, con ueoerai, u
doubtedly vii, be alb e to 90 cut IN lew uals
The Pre- ident yesterday wrote letter decllhng
10 be D esent at Gettysburg, and despatGhea orc
Of his ABIDE Camps, Lieutenant A. X Long as
bearer to convey II TO the Gettysburg Commlttee
of Arrangements. Hon. D. 5. Gooding, Gnteu
States NJ -rshal of the District, accompanied Lieut.
Long.
ILLNESS OF SECRETARY sTANTON-MH. DANA
ACTING SECRETARY OF WAR.
Secretary Stanton was Lot at the war Depart
ment to-day, aud was too seriously indisposed 10
1--we bis room. Assistant Secretary Dana, who
closed up his Official duties with the Department
on Friday afternoon last, and prepared 70 leave
on Saturday morning WAS requested Ny al,
stanton 10 remain until Wednesday, Wheh no VIII
leave for New York, If the Secretary !. ahie 10
resume his duties, M. Dana Is now acting See
retaIy Of War.
MASTERING OUT TROOPS.
The Secretary of War has issued an order dl.
recting the Commanding Generals OF all armies
and departments, except the Department OF the
| Cult, Army Of the Tennessee, Provisional Corps
Army Potomac, First Army Corps and troops IN
Texas, TO Immediately reduce the srensth q
their commancs for all ms TO tho minimum
necessary " meet lHt "
/ and 10 muster out al Surplus troops. Ihe mus
ters.out vii, be b entire organizations including
all additions by recruits and nom other Sources
In selecting the organic ltions Tor dscharSe Pre-
ference will be given to veteran reSiments having
the shortest time 10 serve.
BARRACKS AND HOSPITALS.
By direction Of General Terry, all unOccupied
barracks and hospitals in the Department of Viz
gina of whstever character, and whether EJECT
ed by the United States forces or the Rebel army
or authority, aud also all hospital property Of the
late Rebel army which has not been taken up on
the papers OF any officer OF the United States
forces will be careful preserved and turned over
TO the agents Of the FIeednens Bu,eau on their
| Application
! RICHMOND DKLEGATIoN.
delegation of gentlemen from Richmond con.
sstiug OF j. Alfred Jones II. A. Lancaster, J. l..
Apperson W. H. Haxsll AMI one or two Others,
have arrived in Washington. These gentlemen
bring with them numerously signed memorial
10 the President, praying tie reconsideration oil
the clause IN his late amnest proclamation ex'
| cepting those worth s?00OO ard over
APPLICATION FOR PARDON.
Seventy app icatons for pardon, principally
! Virginians recommended By Gov. Peirpoint, were
| received yesterday by the President. These ap.
plicants are nearly all OF the $4,000 class, aud
among the number are seve al females.
GOVERNMENT WHISKY TO BIZ SOLD AT AUCTION.
The whisky ration heretofore issued to the army
has by order of the Secretary Of War been abol.
ished, and the Commissary General oIdeTed TO sell
al the whisky now on hanl.
REDUCTION OF THE ARMY.
The army will soon be reduced to one hundred
thousand men. The regular army will be
| brought up to the full standard, say forty thoa.
sand muskets, and the balance will be made up
from colored soldiers
GOVERNMENT CATTLE.
A large number of beef cattle. contracted for
by the Government before the dsbindng Of the
armies, and delivered since, will he offered at pub
lie sale 10 Washington shortly.
PRISONERS SET FREE.
The Commissary General of Prisoners received
information on Saturday that the last of tie Rebel
prisoners at Point Lookout were set at liberty
on Friday. We have now no Rebel prisoners,
under the rank Of Colonel except few hospital
cases.
Tux CONVERSION OF Stair BANKS.
The period fixed By law, during which time
State Banks applying for conversion TO the Ma.
tional systsm had preference over new organiza
tions, terminated on the 2Oth ultimo but it is sup
posed that a sufficient number of State institu-
lions have nled p,pers for conversion to this sys
ten 10 absorb the whole $500 100000 circulation
provided for in the currency act.
TUE FREEDMEN AT ARLINGTON
radical change has been inaugurated In the
! management of the freeomen's village at Airing
ton since the LIST of May Previous TO that time
its inh b tants were supplied OF government eX
pensc with wood, clothing and rstions, ana were
I allowed their house rent free. Since then they
have been furnished nothing, and have been
charged nominal rent for the tenements.
UNITED sTATEs DISTRICT ATTORNEYS TO GRANT
: PARDONs.
In order TO facilitate the despatch Of public
business aud TO relieve himself Of vsst amount
OF routine business the President, after consuta-
ton with the Attorney General, has authorized
and empowered the United States District Attjr.
neys of the several districts, in connection with
the Governments OF the several States TO aid In
granting pardons TO all persons subject 10 indict.
! ment and conviction for acts growing out OF the
recent rebellion.
The Disrict Attorney being conyersant with
the local circumstances Of each casa and with
the evidence that as b. en- laid before The Grand
Jury will, therefore, in connection with the Gov
ernor of the state, pp.ication being made, aid
t. obtain psrdous in deserving cases without
bringing the parties 10 trial. The pardOning
power rests solely, of course, with the Presd mt.
In Maryla nd alone, there are four tn usand per.
sons subject TO indictment and conviction, each
ono of who q would apply in person TO the Presi'
dent for pardon, were II no. for the above regu'
latlon. Notorious offenders, OF course, will not
be pardoned, but will be brought TO trial on reg.
ular indictments in the district courts.
TIE $4,000 CLAUSE.
A delegation representing the tweley thousand
the purpose of suggesting 10 the President some
modification OF the Amnesty Proclamation, es.
peciay as TO the property exception. The Presi.
dent being i'll, these Celee ates did not succeed in
getting an interview with him on Monday, but
they were sent to- ard were some hours In con-
sultation with, the Attorney General.
We earn ON good authority that there will be
soon issued by the President new Procamati n
modifying that of the 29th May. In this ProcIa.
nation it will be provided that in vi gnis espe.
cially and probably in all the states South, the
$40 600 exception be abolished in cases where
proceedings against the property of individuals
have been instituted, or where lands have been or
a.e now occupied by the Federal authorities, un.
der the act concerning abandoned lands II is
found that notwithstanding the several good
reasons which moved the President 10 the adop
ton Of the twenty thousand dollar exception,
there are as many equally potent why that
! clause in the proclamation should be abolished.
I One, especially convincing, is found in the fact
that II para,yses the pr, rty men 10 the matter
| of commercial credit. They can neither sell
! their property nor borrow money upon II until
! pardon has been granted. The nece sary delay
IN examining and passing upon the applications
of nearly quarter Of a million of petitioners eff.
fe,tually precludes any immediate relief TO these
suffering men, who almost universally are out OF
money, and though property holders, are abso'
| lptely in wunt of the necessaries of life.
As al illustration, not exaggerated, of the help
| lessness Of the Southern pr perty men, we may
men ion the case of one whose income before the
| war was over eighty thousand dollars per month,
and who for the past three months has been liy.
/ ing solely pom the proceeds of the sale Of his
family carrisge, the latter fund being now about
exhausted
GENERAL MAGRUDKR GONE TO FRANcE.-A
corresoot dent writes from Richmond