The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
TheAdams-Russen Correspondence
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The Sentence of General Briscoe
Pardon Seekcrsat the White House
Muster Out of General Officers.
The Execution flcaptaain Wirzz

tween Lord Russell and Mr.. Adams, are
absurd. That correspondence was in the
hands of the Government for several
I weeks before it was published, and Mr..
Seward had written reply torEarl Rus
sell, the last dispatch at least six weeks
ago. 1t is generally understood he had
informed the English government that
We shall not press suggestions for arbi-
tratiOn, nor shall we consent TO submit
any question TO the decision of commits
sion, unless all claims at issue between
the two governments are submitted also.
1t is probable that Mr.. Seward's dispatch
was mainly a request TO know what top
les were intended TO come before the
commission suggested by Lord Russell,
as necessary preliminary to I'M accept
ance or declinatiOn of it. -"
The following is the sentence i'll the
BriScoe case:
And the Conrt does, therefore, sentence
him, Brevet Brig. Gen. Briscoe, Colonel
of the l99tL Pennsylvania volunteers, TO
be cashiered and dishonorably dismissed
the United States service, and be forever
disqualified from holding any Office of
honor trust OF profit under the United
States government; that he forfeit all
pays and allowances now due, or which
may become due to him, and be con-
fined at hard labor at such place OF con-
finement as the Secretary of War may di-
rect. for and during the term of five
years The findings and sentence are
approved and confirmed, but III view OF
the high testimonials to the former good
character aud gallautry Of General Bris-
coe by Generals Mead". Hancock, Sher-
man. Gibbons Terry and SickleS so omuch
of the sentence us imposes confinement
is renitted
By order of the President Of the Uni.
ted States.
(Siyned) L. ID. TOWNSEND,
Acting A1jutant General
About noon his counsel proceeded to
the Old Capitol and presented the order
of BriscOe's release He was highly ella
ted at his escape from Imprisonment, as
he had fully expected to 90 to the Peni-
\ tentiary. An hour after his release he
was playing jovial game of billiards.
The Worlds special says there are
large numbers of pardon seekers at the
White House today, Among them were
/ Gen. Lungstreet, Albert Pike and Extra
Billy Smith. The former had private
interview with the President, after the
crowd had dispersed. 'lhe latter, whose
parole had expired, asked to have 1T eS'
tended, so that he could visit New lork'
and other States. The President grant
ed his request -r-
The order for the muster Out ol Uener-
al officers, which has been i'll the hands
of the Secretary for nearly a week has
been suspended for a few days. Its pro-
mitigation will produce a general con-
sternation among the Genera! officers, as
it makes pretty general clearance
of all officers whose services are not actu-
ally required, excepting those who were
wounded IN the service or otherwise dis
aOled
The estimates of the War Department
for the next fiscal year, lave not yet
been transmitted to the Secretary OF the
Treasury. They will not lie made for
several days Navy estimates are ready,
and have been laid GA the Secretary's S
table. The estimates for the actual eX-
penses of the Government will be consid-
erlbly over one hundred million.
The Heralds; special says the runors
in the street late this evening, that
Senor Romeo, the Mexican Minister, had
asked for his passport with the intention
of returning to his Government, can be
: traced to no creditable authority, and
are supposed to eminate from Interested
parties. Wv.
The looked for execution of Wirz is
exciting more remarks and occupying
the public mind toa much greater de-
gree than did the hanging Of the conspi-
Tators. This is probably due to the fact
of the extended notice given i'll this IN
stance beforehand while i'll the case OF
the former execution scarcely more than
ten hours OF daylight interviewed between
the public announcement and the ap-
| pearance of the condemned upon the scat
fold. Wirz is said to be i'll better con
dition to-day than any time during his
: confinement He has had considerable
sleep, a moderate appetite aud appears
TO Gain more stamina as his hours OF life
time approach the last His spiritual
: adviser. Father Boyle, was with HIM
during much of the afternoon and lett
his cell about quarter past SIX TINS even
inc, Mr.. Schade also visited him after
an interview of the former with Presl-
dent Johnson this morning. The utter
view is known to have been productive
of nothing TO Indicate that Wrz would
d lie retrieved. though on the streets and
8 in hotels the popular belief seems TO be
= settling into that conviction. MI. John'
son is known to have met the petition
. of Mr.. Schade fol a commutation OF the
8 sentence with kind and attentive regard
6 but uttered nothing to cause belief
that executive clemency will be eNercls-
y ed in Wirz' case. nor does Mr.. Schade en-
' tertain the shadow of such hope
u A special to the New York CONNER
cial says it is suggested by leading poll
ticians that an amendment Sanctlonln2
the Union debts and iguOring the debts
for the overthrow of the Union, be added
70 the constitution, and that the South
ern States be required to adopt it before
/ recognition - ..-te. E-+,
a Horace Greeley was 70 have an inter
view. with the President this morning.
= A special to the Post from Washington
II dated the 10th says Advices from the
South show the Union candidates .gener
t ally defeated,
Of