The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-24
Interview Of q Deputatien q Congregation.
alists viii President johnson.
Tho Freedmen Of Virginia and tho
Labor Question.
Great Pressure Upon tho Departments
by Applicants for Office.
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s1uspensiona the Execution Of Two
Indian Chiefs.
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sasor and sixteen members Of tho church recently
organized In this city, called upon President johnson 10.
dyin pursuance Of resolutions recently adopted By
BODY and expressed TO him the respectful wish that he
VIM appoint and set apart Thursday the S0th day Of
November next the day usually observed annually by
most OF the States Of the Union day or national
thanksgiving and prayer 10 Almighty God for mis- good
mesa unto US nation, and especially for
tho suppression Of the recent rebellion, for the
destruction Of slavery-the cause Of our civil
war-and for tho restoration Of peace within
all borders, and 70 offer devout supplications
shas He still would keep US, he has done in all
national history and trials under HIS divine guardianship
and inspire all rulers and people to deal justly
mercy, and walk humbly before Him; and rendering
President johnson their prayers that no may, In the dis
chsse Of the high and solemn duties which Providence
has devovcd upon him, be sustained by the God OF
Hthers and be guided by that wisdom which down
from above Rev. b. +. Morris, the pastor, in his ad-
dress, In with all the churches Of this
city and throughout the land is the aim Of the church
society represent, through the benign doctrines
spd Influences Of the Christian religion, TO add much
strengt to tho administration Of the government and
TO duse those Christian and patriotic principles which
constitute the true fo and moral glory Of nations we
sincerely invoke Mr.. President the God Of Washington
and the God Of Abraham Lincoln, who the nation pro-
rounlly believes aided and guided by God in their
respective works. the found and the other pre-
FREQ institutions to direct uphold and bless
you In the administration OF the government and
able you aud your ocial advisers and helpers
and establish civil institutions the foun
datsn o. righteousness and receive the browning and
perpetual blessing Of Almigh, God and precious in
heritance Of liberty and religion be transmitted TO coming
generations.
vAs President, in reply observed that whatever he
tlaiion &c what he had previously uttered Hc how
ever rendered his profound thanks for the expressions
Of the church and the society and remarked that he
should 10 guided by the principles Of right and
Justice which no had frequently publicly declared and
which lay Mt the foundation or oil good government and
Of which religion constituted vital and important part
He shod exert himself 70 the utmost 10 the poll
cal tides into such channels would be best calculated
TO preserve our honor and the national integrity.
The members OF the commission we're individually n-
1roduoed 70 tho President and after short time spent
A Conversation they retired.
THE LABOR QUESTION IN VIRGINIA.
The soiored population Of Clarke county Va.
ported lave considerably aroused excited
bv cf the injudlcous statements or Of
landowners Of that section claiming that the right totx
prcc for the labor Of the black will rest alone with
employee The colored population are apprehensve
chat their labor h to DO cxacted moely under another
form, bat less absolute and dependent than Il
sndos the slave CODE and consequently resslcssly
eager 10 learn the truth OF the matter
aELPLEss NEGRoEs IN cHARoE or rHE PREnD-
HxS's BUREAU.
Tho medical department Of the Freedmens Bureau
estimate that II about seven thousand sick and help
lees negroes under liz and treatment throughout the
Southern States the number OF such dependents averag
ing about six hundred 70 each State.
Hxrosr OF THE OPERATIONS or rHs YREEpMsS's
BUREAU.
Il Is understood that Major General Howard upon his
return nom the South, win Immediately upon the
preparation OF the report Of the operations OF the Freed
mems Bureau. good share Of the data necessary TO
tho compilation Of that document being prepared
tho bureau and his extended examination Of tho pac
sa operation Of the agents Of tho Bureau In the South
will furnish the material requisite for Its completion
APPLICATIONS PROM DISABLED soLrIERs AND
OTHERS FOR cLRREsHfps.
The pressure upon the Treasury Department for sp-
poinimonts for clerkshps is alarmingly upon tho
crease, Notwithstanding repeated notifications ~ the
public that vacancies existed Every mail brings an
addition to the pio already accumulated Most OF the
sppisants discharged officers priva,es and very
cy In every way deserving the appointments bat the
place. exist The Secretary the Treasury
not create them He already has moro employees than
the diminishing business Of his department. will warrant
him IN keeping Many must inevitably b. discharged.
Coapcssmen and other public functonarics should,
thercfo Instead Of urging the appointment Of others,
unite in demanding tho discharge Of half the present
nsmbcr, aud thereby lessen the expenditures Of the
gssersi government The Treasury Department
nov employs sixteen hundred and three clerks,
ffvtArec messenger eighty four laborcrs and
.sbirty-sIne watchemsn, besides Mr. Carkes bureau,
which has hundred and eighty males and two
hundred aud thirty females. Tho total force d
two thousand and sixty males and hundred
end fourteen fsmaiss two thousand seven hundred
and eighty one In sli Tho number Is frghtfui, and
must b. reduced instead Of increased
Al Inc Interior Department, common With the
oths~s the applications for clerical employment
mainly from disabled soldiers Of the federal army ana
n far o. practicable they Afforded placea There
cannot vacancies In the departments for many
appointments from either civil military life that
win NOT BE- wise 70 risk the chances OF failure
~ seeking Warrington from distance in the almost
,vaia hops Of getting . living In the departmental
tARD0Ns.
Anoag ths pardoncd today Dr.. Mcdowell, Of g.
Ion pcstcnt secession newspaper contributor - she
esgiuning Of the war; the rebel Major Genssai J. l.
Ksmper and Beadisr General Frost Of Fort jackson,
Missouri, so4ovissy q the commencsmens Of the rebel
don, end or Congressman }. n Curry, Of Alabama
notice wss posted giving uss Of eighty o. ninsty
perssss wc-s pardcns were ready TO- delivery - ne
sssls Dcpastmsul Among them we're William 9. r. and
Robcvt J. Bfcckiuridge and w. 9. Bullock, Of Kentucky
sourHxxrnHs Ar rHn PREFERENTIAL MANSION.
rhsrs was large crowd Of Souahsrnes ~ ths Kxe
.ousivs mansion today.
Ex-senator Pierre soue had private inssrvisw with
the President this morning continuing for about an
shour.
General Dick Taylor was 10 the ante waiting to