The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-21
The Jacob,ns Controlling the
Government.
More About the MisapplicStion Of Con-
gressional Appropriations.
Loyal Expressions from Eastern
Virginia.

'tHH MILITARY COMMISSION FOR THE TRIAL OF
wIRz AND OTHERS.
The Wrz Military Commission has undergone several
Changes Of late and by special order of the War Depart
ment Reconstructed follows careful reading Of the
order confirms the probability Of other and import
ant personagss than wirz being ultimately brought to s
bar for trial.
SPECIAL oRDERs-No 440-(rxrRAcrl
war DsrAsrhEsr, ADJUrAsr Generals OFFICE,
Thi,teen-The special Military Commission convened
By special orders No 49, August 49, 1885, from this
States Volunteers is President is hereby dissolved
Fburesn-A special Military Commission Is hereby ap-
Ss s 9 ns Or % a
practicable for the trial Of such prisoners as may be
DeaiI for he Observation-Disclosures General L. Wallace,
United States Volunteers; Brevet Major General G. Mott
United States Volunteers; Brevet Major General j. W.
Geary, United States Volunteers Breve Major General
L. Thomas Adjutant General United States Army Brig
adler General Francis Fessenden United States volun
teers Brgadier General E. Bragg, United States Vol
unteers Breve Brgadier General John f. Baler Colonel
Ninety eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers; Brevet Colonel
Colonel j. H. Stibbs Twelfth Iowa Volunteers; Colonel
N P. Chapman additional AiddeCamp Judge Advocate
OF the Commission with such assistants as the Judge Ad
v0cate General may approve.
By order Of the President Of the United States.
(oncial) E. D. TOWNSEND, Asst Adj Gen.
THE CHARGES AGAINST wIRz.
Although the charges and specifications will not
be made known until the arraignment of the
charge Of conspirng with certain leading rebels cause
by starvation and other means the death of Union SOL
diers in Southern prisons.
LOYAL EXPRESSIONS FROM EASTERN VIRGINIA.
Public meetings have been held recently in Bucking
ham county, Eastern Virginia. and Montgomery county,
beyond the Blue Ridge, wherein the people have given
expression to their fidelity the Union President John
son and Governor Perpoint The citizens of Bucking
ham county resolved, honorable men, to abide in
good faith by all the results Of their defeat in the late
rebellion, while the Montgomery meeting resolved that
they disposed accept the issue OF the late srug
gle a. final settlement of the question of the main.
Of the Union and Of the authority Of the federal
government over the States of the South.
THE ANTICIPATED PRESIDENTIAL TRIP TO RICH.
MOND.
The Presidents expected visit TO Richmond is exciting
lively interest in that city, and have been engaged
for the accommodation Of the party A meeting was
called for yesterday to prepare for his reception
THE CONTEST FOR THE ST. LOUIS POST OFFICE.
The contest for the st. Louis post Office still goes on
between the radical and conservative wings of the re-
publican party. B. Crate Brown, Henry 7. Blow and
The st. Louis Democrat unto In demanding the removal
OF Mr. Foy the present Incumbent and the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Mckee. They all profess to be actuated
by sincere desire promote the interests Of the party
and of them challenge the fitness Of the present In
oumben The statement Of few facts will lessen their
claims 10 dsinterestedness United States Senator is
soon 10 BIO elected from Missouri. Brown Blow h Co.
are all individually candidates for the Office. They sus
poet General Blair Of having Senatorial aspirations,
and Of being stronger than either Of themselves.
They adopt the old strategy Of uniting to kill him of
Arst by prescribing his friends and Of taking their
own chances aIterward. The Mr.. Mckee whose
claims they urge is the editor and proprietor Of the
Democrat They each hope to subsidize tho paper by
securing Mckee the appointment and all fear to oppose
1t lest its support should be withdrawn in the approach
ing contest Gratz Brown has . toerably consistent
political record He always opposed to Mr. Lincoln's
administration advocated Fremonts interests last year
until he withdrew from the contest and did not support
Mr.. Lincoln afterward Henry T. Blow has been on
every side Of every question that has divided Missouri
politicians since his advent public lfe Mr. Foy was
here weeks ago. and told the consideration OF
his oaso postponed for fifteen days. by request Of
Brown and Blow, whe were to armed with rea
sons for his removal The time expired last week, and
Mr. Foy was informed by the Postmaster General that 1t
was again postponed until some time in septcmbr The
Blar the conservatives and the Irish Catholic influence
favor his retention The appointment is spirtedly con-
tested by all.
TREATMENT OF NEGROES IN ALABAMA.
Chicago papers have been announcing great abuses Of
colorcd people in Alabama and have alleged that there
was combination Of State ohcals against them Gen.
telcgraphs the Frcedmen's Bureau, in contro-
version Of those statements, that the judicial
officers under the provisional government have
been made his legally constituted agents to aid In
the management of the coored population under the
system OF the bureau II is also asserted In the same
telegram that Governor Parsons sont his Adutan Gen.
era 10 Mobile 10 secure the cooperation OF the new
Mayor Of that city, who was known TO be willing to
accept agency in the service OF the Freedmen
Bureau is said that judicial officers and magistrates
are materially aiding In educating the negroes to right
appreciation Of their ability help themselves and tht
government, by circular orders them so to do.
WILLIAM L. aoG0IN sUBDUEs HIS POLITICAL AsPI
RATI0Ns.
william L. Goggin, former contestant for the Cover
porship OF Virginia with John Letcher, has in view
the fact that placing himself before the people for Con
gress or any other national Office would result In hi
ultimate rejection concluded not to announce himself
candidate In Q recent card Goggin talks about tn
objects contemplated In tho recent elections which
well understood TO be those thoroughly squelched GU
in Richmond by the military authorities.
eEsroRArIoN OF SOUTHERN ESTATES TO PARDoNE
OWNERS
During last week upwards Of dozen citizenso tn
South who had obtained their pardons, made persons
application at tho Freedmens Bureau FOR the rcstorao
of lands which had been taken into the custody OF Oh
bureau On production Of the certificates Of pardon
tho applicants were furnished with orders upon IN
local agents Of the bureau In the South for the rcstt,
lion OF the property claimed, with the provision thu
the owners be mado TO compensate tho blacks for N
crops they may DO cultivstng thereon or leave them
undisturbed possession until tho same harvested
che CASE OF Mr.. rosrEs-so MORE PARDoNs
BE GRANTED THROUGH AGENTS.
Il has been stated in Of the papers that Nj
Foster procured the other day pardon under the an
nesty proclamation by giving claim agent of washiu
ION foo Of Eve hundred dollars The facts In the coz
are substantially as follows:-Mr Foster applied TO
gentleman I'm Richmond to prepare the papers for b
pardon and urge It's passage That gen telnan did $
and the made out and forwarded TO the Pr
sdent. II lay his table with hundreds OF others q
A. taoo Mr. Eoat