Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-24
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.

THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGREGATIONAL
deputation Of CongregationaIsts headed by the
Rev. b. Ill. Morris, of Cincinnati, consisting of men,
bers OF the new church recently organized in Wash
mgton called upon President johnson ut the cxec,,-
tive mansion yesterday morning, in obedience to
series of resolutions passed by their body for the pu
pose OF presenting him with Il copy of the same.
ResotCc6 That Il committee of sixteen members of
tne C9ngregatl0nal Church and Society be appointed
to wait on the President of the United States and cx
press to him their respectful wish that he would ap-
point and set apart Thursday the 50th day of Noven
per next thc day usually observed, annually, by
most Of the States in the Union as day of National
Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for ali his goodness
to us as nation-espccally for the suppression of
the rebellion and destruction of slavery the cause of
orr civil war and for the restoration Of peace within
Him. that he would inspire ali our rulers and people
to deal justly, We may walk humbly before Him. and
ana the same time of presenting in His earthly tenn
pies its greattul offerings of pray er and praise.
H. hesptUe4 mat this Church and Society tender to
PRESIDENT Johnson their prayers that he may be ee
yated, upheld and blessed in the high and solemn
duties which Providence has devolved upon him. and
guided by wisdom which cometh from above.
The resolutions presented to the President by
the Rev. Dr. Morris in brief but appropriate and
effective speech, which was listened to with tho
greatest attention by all present
President johnson, in accepting the resolutions
rendered his profound thanks for the expressions OF
the church and society, and remarked that he should
be guided by the same principles of right and justice
which he had frequently publicly declared and which
laid at the foundation of all good governments and
OF which religion constituted Il vital and important
part.
Upon the conclusion of the Presidents remarks
the members of the committee personally into
duced TO him, and after few spent in social
intercourse, the committee retired.
DEATH SENTENCE RENTED.
The cases Of Augustus Peabody. Thomas Cusick
and Michael Flynn, of the 18th New \ ork Engineers
who have been confined i'll the Old CAPITOL prison
since April 1861 under death sentence for dcscron
to the enemy. having been brought to the attention
to the President he has remitted the sentence and
ordered that they be released from confinement and
be dishOnoraby dismissed the service with the loss of
all pay and allowances now due OF to become due.
RESIGNED.
Major Gen W. B. Franklin. who was Il commander
OF one grand division of the Army of the Potomac
under General Burnside, has rendered his resignation
10 the War Department. to accept the presidency of
the Colt manufacturing company at Hartford Conn.
COTTON IN ILLINOIS.
The returns of the of the thirteenth dis
trct OF Illinois, in reply to the Union Manufacturing
Circular of the Commissioner of Agriculture show
that several thousand bales of cotton, grown in the
district will be shipped from that district the present
season.
REDUCTION OF THE EXPENDITURES OF TIE NAVY DE-
PARTMENT.
The expenditures of the Navy DEPARTMENT for the
year end ing 3Qth Of June last amounted to one hun
dred and twelve millions of dollars. The Secretary
OF the Navy estimates the expenses for the current
year at twenty-threc millions only,