, 1865-12-25

Gen. Grants Report on Gen, &Axlon-
Col. fAo1nnn-TAc Freednel,,s Aid
Cun11ais*1on-Tle Great Iectin:: al
tlae CapltoI-E1ceehcr crsn Sl,cech-EAc
CnIon Of OrEantzaaton1-Thc Kataou
Question.
Correspondence Of The Chicago Ttshanr.]
WARRINGTON, Dec. 10. l5G5.
It is known that the report Of Lieutenant
General Grant npon the administration Of
Btigadier General saxton, a. recently per-
sonal'y inspected, confirms the suspicious for
some time entertained By the President, but
disbelicved by the Secretary Of War. General
Grant goes 50 far a. 10 declare that General
SaSton is carrying out Lis orders neither In
letter nor In spirit; but is pleasing himself
with experiments upon original theories not
known at headquarters.
At last advices Gen. Sa1ton's early removal
seemed probable. His good intentions scam
not to be doubled; but be leans toward an
indcpemdency quite unenited to his subordin-
ate position, and has 50 bluff and brusque u
bearing, that It Is as hard 10 be pleased with
him al tome TINES as to please him at others.
lie has been very faithful to his trust at heart,
and las, apparently, departed from the patti
marked for him chiefly because he thought It
would not lead In the direction Of tic In.
1crrsts he was bound to promote.
COLONEL THOMAS.
General George Il. Thomas has attained a
most en'iable reputation at headquarters
for sound and impartial Judgment. Tic Lieu
tenant General, the Secretary Of War, and tie
President agree in tcferring with unusual r.
spcct TO any representations which Gcneral
1homas may make.
or Wien ta he sf s3s, bis aee x;s r. there
eve the administration Of Freed-
mems affairs IN Mississippi, A1abama
aid Georgia, there was no little uutterinr in
tnle, ested circles; for his report was sure to
Le the decree Of fate vi tue administration
Of Gen. Fisk, In Tennessee and Kentucky, 1e
had already fully satisfied himself, and re-
ported In terms Of unqualified coc1mcu-
dntion.
Stopping at Vlcksbnrg, he bcgnu IN inspcc-
tion Of Col. Thomas affairs with stronr
bias toward criticism, received through the
representations Of interested parties. This
palpable facts, and after awhile he
semi for the Colonel to lis Headquarters.
Close Questfonines followed, and afterwasd a
complete inspection Of books and accounts. a
cToes-e1alnination Of subordiuates, IN cxpio.
ration Of the entire district, md farewell in
terrlew: Next he went to Alabama, aud
thence to Georgia, and his o1icial report de-
clares that Colonel Thomas has the best oc
flcial record Of amy officer In Ills depatt1n
and that Of Generals Fisk, Swaync and ITIlson
he has only words Of warm commcndation to
utter.
This report is exceedingly e1atityine tn
General Howard, who is more tliau ordinarfiy
sensitive 10 the record Of lis assistants, re-
eaFding their reputation as substantially his
own, and being determined to keep it good at
amy cost.
THE INDEPENDENTS pLuSprR.
The New York Independent In lis issue of
December I, publishes NJ editorial criticIsinr
General Howard's administration in caustis
Terms. The criticisms put forth are based
upsn assumptions and assertions entirely rra-
tuitous llom beginning to end. It is matter
Of great surprise to the officers of the Freed
mems Aid Commissions, and to. others ac-
uniformly consistent in Its devotion TO tho
interests Of the freed people, and 50 recently
the champion Of the Bureau In a series Of able
editorials, should suddenly become 60 crazlly
critical. Tie slightest enquiries ut author
led sources ofiniormation, if the editor had
not alrcady learned such facts as a New York
editor can hardly he excused for not knowing.
would have snycd him blunder about as
gross as 1t was possible to make. If the
1rorld, the .}tetA or the bril- had assailcd the
truth thus recklessly, it would have been
matter Of course.
THE GREAT MEETING.
The pnblic meeting Of the American Freed
mems Aid Commission, in the hall Of the
House. On the evening Of the 13&h, Was re-
The tickets were announced In the Satur-
day papers for Tuesday morning at ten
O'Clock. On Sunday and Mouday the office
WIS SO besicged that several hundred were
conceded. At 1--WE minutes before ten on
Tuesday, the issue was recommended,
and over eight hundred were disposed
Of in twenty minutes, not more
than two to each applicant; hundreds
who had sent byy friends being refused. At
half past ten, the doors were closed, and the
hungry crowd who would not 20 away stood
muttesin. in the pouring raiu, and planning
an enlargement OF the Capitol with yeor
unknown to Committees Of Ways and Means.
All through Tuesday and Wednesday came
me ,senecfs Il ON Hcads Of Departments,
ciiefs OF bureaus, general officers, distin-
gNfsht citizens, mcmbers OF Congress, and
1he Ike, will autograph notes Of the most
toncl Ing character, asking for "one more''
or "twn more" or 1.-TWO foi myself and
wifc." Twenty six hundred tickets were is
bu. and moro than three thousand refused.
Mr. antsou, Bishop Simpson, and Mr.
RcccLcr had been announced. but
MIR. Garrison and the Bishop
lailed, and left the evening to Mr.. Beecher.
Glicf Justice Chase presided. Rev. Dr.. Gar,
nett, pastor OF the Flint Colored Presbyterian
Church, offered prayer The General Secre-
tury read statement showing that the Com
mission bus now six hundred teachers in the
field, and Is disbursing fifty thousand dollars
monthly; aud Ar. Deecl,er was then iat.o-