The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-27
THE NEWS.

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! General Howard, Commissioner Of
Freedmen's Affairs, on the 18th inst.
i'm an address at Charleston, s. c., ex.
planatory of the objects of the Freed.
mems Bureau and his present visit tC
the South, delivered in the presence O
Mayor Macbeth, the Common Council
and prominent citizens of Charleston
made some announcements of import
ance. The General spoke of the hostile
feelings toward the Bureau in. Charles
| ton, and the Mayor acknowledged 1t
| and said that he had no hope for thu
country until civil law was completely
restored. That, the General said, wa'
the clamor of the politicians; but hi
had generally found the planters favor
BILE to the continuance of the Bureaus
superintendence of affairs. He himself
as well as the President, was anxious
that civil law should be again untram-
mslled by the military; but the negroes,
having lost the protection of their mas
ters, need some guarantee for the safety
of their interests, and until the State
allowed the freedmen to testify in its
courts he was free to say that the Blu
reau would continue The President,
he stated, would be very chary of sur
rendering the State to civil law until a
stop was put to the outrages on the
blacks. The General gave encouraging
replies to those planters who are seek
ing restoration of their property, and
he hoped soon to see wholesome laws,
guaranteeing the rights of the freed
men, passed by the Legislature, and the
present difficulties between the two
races settled. He announced his pur-
pose of establishing courts, to consist of
an army officer and two citizens, to take
cognizance for the present of complaints
by or against the colored people. Gen.
Howard subsequently addressed the
negroes along the coast, and then took
his departure for the State capital, to
confer with Governor Perry. ''
Themembers of the provincial govern
ment, and their supporters in Canada,
| are in state of great agitation in regard
| to the Fenian movement, as described
| by our Toronto correspondence. The
| Fenian order has been known to exist
| there for years, but has. .occasioned little
| concern until the occurrence of recent
events. Owing to what has TRANSFERRED
in this country, England and ireland
the Canadian government has, it is said
organized and distributed throughout
the province force of spies; great &C.
| tivity is reported to prevail in military
| affairs, changes in the disposition OF
troops being made, garrisOns being
strengthened in regions where the Irish
predominant, Investigations regarding
| the loyalty of officers and soldiers being
instituted, and arms being distributed
| for the use of citizens known to be OPP
posed to Fenian designs. The custom
authorities are nervous over the recent
large importations of war munitions,
which it is believed ultimately find
their way into the hands of Fenians, and
it is rumored that the present move
ments in Ireland are merely ruse, ant
that the grand design is, when England
has thrown her troops into that country
that the armed forces of the order or
this side of the Atlantic shall seize Can
ada, declare it an independent State, ant
place it under the protection of the Uni
ted States. g.. Ban.
Sometime ago Hon, Mr.. Graham, ont
of the Senators from North Carolina In
the late rebel Congress, made application
to the President, through Governor
Holden, for pardon. The petition, it APP
pears, was forwarded to Washington by
the governor, with the endorsement on
it that be not granted. Graham urged
as reason for the granting of his petit
ton that he had always been an Apo
nent of jeff. Davis's policy, and that he
while acting in his capacity as Senator
materially assisted in the overthrow Of
the rebellion. The action of Holden in
this matter is creating considerable of g
stir in North Carolina, and will assume
the shape of an issue in the gubernatO
rial contest now going on. Graham's
| friends claim that between him anG
Holden the balance of loyalty-whicl
| neither have, as yet, exhibited in any
| eminent degree--is decidedly in favor OF
| the first named gentlemen. W
General Bennett, commanding the
District of Charleston, S. c., has issued
an order directing the military to sur
render to the civil tribunals, where the
officers of the latter are duly qualified,
the adjudication of legal matters, ex-
cepting such as relate to property in pos
session of the national government and
cases in which negroes are interested
General Bennett hasalso countermanded
q previous order authorizing the organi-
cation of colored militia. There have
recently been extensive RESERVATIONS to
citizens of Charleston of property seized
by government. Nearly all the wharf
owners and several of the largest proper
ty holders of the city have again unre-
stricted control of their former posses
sions.
A divorce suit is now going on in
Albany, between prominent railroad
gentleman of that city and his wife.
His wife claims that all her husbands
time away from home has not been de-
voted to railway matters, but that he
has given more attention to certain
blue-eyed damsels than to his liege lady.
| The testimony is said to be very TO.
mantle on both sides, and will doubtless
bring to light some rather strange do
ings on the part of the gentleman. be
Lieutenant, General Grants officia
report for the years 1864 and 1865, GOV
ering the active and stirring operations
in the campaign which ended with the
complete suppression of the rebellion
has been completed, and will soon b,
sent to the War Department.; but it il
not expected to be given to the public
till after the meeting of Congress.
Though concise in its statements, it i
said to be necessarily of considerable
length. q ...=..,.....,'' .,-..,..i :. Role.
Colonel Edward w. Smith, United
States army, has been promoted to be ,
Brigadier General General Smith, who
| is native of st. Adams, Vermont, en-,
| tered the war at its commencement, and
| is now Adjutant General to Major Gen.
eral Terry; commanding Department o,
| Virginia. He has been brave anu
| faithful officer. and for this reason mas