The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-04
DELIBERATIONS rN Wls1HInnrnr-
yesterday Evenings EdItien.
FROM NEW YORs .

- t...,, NEW YORK, July g.,
The Hersld's Athens, Georgia CORE
spondent some light is thrown upon the
hitheIto secret history ofthe initial mo.
ceedings of JEFF. Davis southern ooufader-
aey BY General Wilson's recent capture in
Georgia of documents and archives contain
ing record of the proceedings of the rebel
Provisionsl Government st Montgomery.
Alabama. They show that the rebels lost
no time when once they got fairly at work
organizing their provisional Government
which they had in operation in less than
i've weeks from the assemblsge oF their
National Congress, or conVentlon, In the
work Of framing their constitution the doc.
uments show that they had considerable
tinkefing. There was strong feeling in
favor Of naming their Southern establish
ment the Republic of Washington, which
was only defeated by majority of one
vote ih favor of the title of the Confeder-
ate States Of America There were long
debates over propositions to insert in the
preamble of the Constitution arecoenition
of the divinity Of both the old and new
testa1nents Of the bible, and in the body
theIeqf provision enforcing the ohserT-
is Understood to have been voted down
cut Of the report TO Judah r Benjamin,
and the latter in Difference TO the wishes OF
the people Of Louisiana and Texas. MANY
other curious disclosures besides those no.
ticsd, ARE made by these documents. slna
81 The Times Washington. special saves
Genetal Pope, has arrived here on the.or,i
ders Of the President and GeneraT Grant
to consult concerning the treatment Of IN.
dians in MS department. Il is believed
that the Government will prohibit traders
from coming in contact with the Indiana.
and that the whole management, including
trading, will be taken in hand BY the Gov
eminent, IS the best and probably the only
means of preventing continual hostiiities
with the various tribes of ssvsges in the
northwest
pa. The Commissafy General of the prison.
ers received information yesterday thsttkA
last Of the rebel prisoners at Point Look
out were set at liberty on Friday last.
Th4 Hersld's Washington special saws
The Health of the President was generally
understood to be improving, but INQUIRIES
in the White House this evening elected
the fact that he is now worse than st anv
former period Of his present illness. The
preseAAt unfayers9le sYmplom9 aYsksp
informed of his real condition. This was
further increased By the report tonight
that Surgeon General Barnes had been
called in to consult with DR.. Burroughs,
who has thus far been his medical atten-
dsnt l..i 81 4..' Hi". aa
The Tribune's Washington special, dated
the I'd, says the Treasury Department yes
terdaJ paid in gold the July interest on
its bonds amounting to 1915, O,225.
. Another protest against the appoint
ment of Judge Parsons as Provisional
Governor of Alabama has been sent to
the President and the members of his cab
met In the meanwhile its signers Cap
D. II. Bingham and J. H. LArcombe re-
main in town in the hope that the Presi-
dent, on perusal of their protest. viii be
induced to remove Governor Parsons and
appoint in his stead some nnA- 1ne=O aeoop-
ta6I- so uIOr5sald gentlemen
About fifty applications day are receiy.
ed appointments IS clerks and messen-
gers in the Treasury Department, from SOL
diers who have been disabled during the
war. ! .,t.r ...Ey.t Ir5E l-f
The Department desires the announce
ment to be made that no application from
whatever source can at present be favora-
bly, responded TO- owing 10 the fact that
no vacancies exist. l .'-i-i' fi'