The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
South Carolina Delegation
Return of Sanford Conover
Reduction ofthe Armies-Gen. Grants
Report-Delay i'm the Appointment
of n Provisional GovernOr-Dr.
Mackey Exposing the South Carolina
DeIegation-Appoin for Ala
anmn-Case of Henry G. Burnett.
Press Dispatch.

NEW YORK, June %. A special to the
Herald from Washington 22d says
Preparations have commenced for mus
tering out between 10000 and 5O,OOO
troops from the armies of Generals Meade,
Hancock and Logan. About $4,000 OF
those effective, whose time OF service
first expires, will be mustered out from
the Army of the Potomac by reglmental
organizations. All absentees belonging
to such regiments will be in addition to
this number, and may swell it to $4,000.
Hapcock's veteran command will be re-
duced seven thousand. The Army of the
Tennessee will loose fully $1,000.
General Grant and part of his staff
left here this evening by special car for
Philadelphia and expect to be absent two
or three days. The Generals report will
not be completed as early as stated, and
is not likely to be delivered to the War
Department until near the commence
ment of the next Congressional session,
unless specially called for by some emer
gency.
There will probably be some considera-
hle DELAY in the appointment OF a Pro
yisional Governor for South Carolina -
The DELEGATION here do not all represent
tbe JTnionists of the State, the few there
are TO represent One who aims to be the
oiyer of advice to President Johnson,
has declared in Charleston that he wished
the Yankees had but one throat, that he
might cut it, Another declared that he
would burn his house rather than ID
Yankee should pollute it with his pres
ence, and so on through the entire list
1t is likely, therefore, that South Caro-
lima will be suffered to be out i'll the cold
for the present.
Dr. A. G. Mackey, the newly appointed
Collector at Charleston, has returned to
the city after his visit to West Point, and
is showing up the preudo South Carolina
delegation in vivid colOrs. He charges
that the men composing the delegation
now here were original secessienists -
They admit it to be true and attempt no
concealment. Colonel Yates, of the dele
cation, entered Fort Sumter Immediately
after its evacuation by Major Anderson,
and remained in the rebel military ser
vice until the surrender of Joe Johnston.
Others of the delegation voted and acted
nc consistent secesSonists Throughout
They are now here acknowledging them
selves defeated and subjugated They
ask nothing but pardon and early action
in appointing civil officers The state is
at present without law. Its citizens are
completely humbled A fearful proper
ton of them are literally destitute OF all
means of support and are starving, All
manner of lawlessneSs and crime is
alarmingly on the increase, and the only
hope for public or private virtue Is adj
mitted to lie in the protection OF the
Fedora! law. The names of eX-COngress-
man Vim. w. Boyce aud Mr. W. llliby
are among those submitted by the dele
cation as certain to give entire satisfac-
tion to the State, although they disclalm
all desire to influence the Presidents ap-
uointment. 1t can be said IN Mr.. Boyceh
favor that lie disagreed with majority
of South Carolians and declared for peace
a wear ago Mr.. w. Illiby voted against
secession in the outset, and like Governor
Aiken held aloof throughout the war
There is evidently very little sympathy
between these delegates and Mr. Mackey,
whose loyalty is accepted Ivy the North
without question They are 10 have
another hearing on Saturday.
James A. Smith, of Selma, Alabama,
mas betn appollteu Chl''u states D,'
tnct Attorney for that State. Hon. Rlch-
ard Bustred, Of New York, was appoint
ed Judge of the United States District
Court of Alabama by Mr.. Lincoln nearly
year ago, and is expected to assume the
duties of his Office at once.
The case of Henry c. Burnett, of Ken
uckv has been under consideration, but
no conclusion is arrived at. He will
probably br sent to his own State and he
tried for treason.