Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April 16.

1862 and resolved to hoist the United States flag
the following Saturday. The President of the Asso-
citation authorized to appoint committee of 81
to perform the duty, but after appointing several
who declined, was resolved to call for volunteer
committee, which was done, and thirty-fOur came
forward and registered their names willing to I'M
dertake the hazardous task. Under the influences of
anonymous and threatening letters which were re-
ceived by nearly every member Of the committee.
six or seven intlmidaed and did not serve but
the cqnded to the the SP Of h City
committee authorized Dr.. James Ready to carry the
Gen Butler and to request him to deposit it in some
suitable place the archives OF the Government
General Butler. in reply to the letter of Dr. Ready.
said AS the first sacriligious hand was laid upon
the flag in the revenue service OF the United
States, at the opening of the rebellion in Louisiana,
| recommend that your association deliver to the
Revenue Department of the Treasury the custody of
this flag the first fruits of returning tealty to the
Union in Louisiana.
The Secretary Of the Treasury in acknowledging
the receipt of the flag says it is supposed to be the
first Union flag raised by the citizens of any of
m me f' Of hostites. He adds le- ''
TO ali true citizens of the United States the Stars
and Stripes always an object of afectonate inter
est and PRIDE They are associated with much that
is dear and honorable to them as people, and al
now douby-prized as they y, have become again the
mag % nf The s raised
in the Crescent city. another flag had been substu
ted for the old in eleven States of the Republic,
except where it hOated at the few points held by the
Government forces, at the head of the Union col
umn. No man dared openly to acknowledge fealty
to it throughout large portion OF the national do
main.
of returning loyalty in the State of Louisiana, When
it was for the first time publicly unfelded, the Coy
eminent engaged with a gigantic rebellion, the
first effective blow against which was given in the
capture Of New Orleans. following the most brilliant
naval achievements upon record. The great rebel
lion has now been crushed. The national banner has
been replaced again throughout the length and
breadth of the land. May not indulge the hope
that it will be hOnGred and loved of yore even
by those who madly attempted to dishonOr it, and
float over people united IN sympathy and good TEL
luwship as they must be in Government and destiny
Return, my dear Sir, to the association you repre-
sent, my sincere thanks for presenting this flag to
served as memento of the great trial through which
the nation has safely and honorably passed. and of
the loyalty of the gallant little band who Ts gave
hinder of the triumph Of one section of the country
over another. but of the Union over those who at
tempted to dismember it. Not of a victory of the
North over the South, but OF Constitutional liberty
and Republican Institutions IN the great struggle OF
the Government for the maintenance of both.
[signed. ! A--'' '''' il. MoCuLLocH.
Secretary OF the Treasury.
To DR.. JAMES READY, Washington, D. c.
TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE.
The following official order has Just been issued in
relation to pay, and transportation allowances to
officers mustered out ofthe volunteer service:
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJ'T GEMS OFFICE,
Washington. April 10. 1865. J
LIST. Officers of the regul ar army, when mustered
out of service under commissions as volunteers. will
be allowed full pay and allowances of their grade in
the regular army, during the time they are author
lied in Joining their regiments subsequent to
their muster out of the volunteer service except in
cases where they receive leave OF absence in Ordi
nary form, on their own application, when the usual
amces of officers on leave.
"a. Such officers. when not furnished transporta-
ton in kind will be allowed mileage from the place
where they are mustered out of the volunteer SER
vice to the station Of their regiments company or
places where first assigned to duty after muster out
I'D Officers of the volunteer SerVIne including the
vice or relieved from duty or ordered to their homes
to await further orders, are entitled to ransporta
ton allowance from the place where they are thus
relieved from duty to the place they were first mus
tered into the United States service.
4th. The officers in the volunteer who service are
ordered to their homes preparatory to being mustered
out of service to he considered changing sta
ton, and entitled to allowances provided for
in paragraph ILL., United States Army Regulations.
By order Secretary of War,
REMANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has issued
circular pertaining to the remanutacture OF tobac
co as follows
By direction of the Secretary of the Treasury the
privilege of re-working or re-manuacturipg Of old
and damaged tobacco, with the payments of duties,
only upon the increased weight which, by late Cir
cuar of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, was
limited to the 18th of April 1866, is hereby extended
to all parties now engaged in the business and having
old stock on hand purchased with special reference
to reworking the same, until the first day Of May,
rroximo. But tobacco, purchased on or after tho
18th of April inst, will be allowed to be re-worked
without the payment of the same rates of duty as
like descriptions of tobacco made from new material.
TEMPORARY LOANS.
The assistant treasurer of the United States at New
York, Philadelphia and Boston, and the designated
repositories at Baltimore have to-day been instructed
by tho Secretary of the Treasury to discontinue
ceving deposits account of temporary loans for
clearing house purposes at cent, per annum,
and after May lst 1866, from which date all cerf-
Gates outstanding and unpaid will carry per cent.
interest per annum. On said 1st day of May and
until further notice. said assistant treasurers and
designated deDoSltOrieS will receive deposits in lawful
money, and issue therefor Clearing House certificates
pay able on demand in legal tender notes with interest
at per cent. cer annum.
TRIAL OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE SALISBURY PRISON.
1t is already known that Major Gee, the command
ant Of the Salisbury a. Co prison is on trial before
a ilitary court at Raleigh Last week motion was
made on the part of the accused to quash the pro-
ceedings. The Judge Advocate read an order from
the War Department to suspend the mastering out of
the Ulcers detailed to sit on the Commission, which
order being dated subsequently to the Presidents
proclamation was held to be tantamount to an order
to continue the trial.
The court decided against the motion, when the
accused sued out n writ of habeas corpus before a
judge of the Superior Court of that State which was
served on General Kruger. commanding the Military
before him Saturday last. Intelligence received
from Raleigh tonight. states that the. writ was
granted, but General Kruger refused compliance. Ii
was argued by the prisoners counsel on Saturday
that the United States was not represented. A de-
csion is reserved until the 18th instant.
NOMINATIONS
The President this afternoon nominated to the
Senate Cor confirmation, Henry +. Stansberry, Of
Ohio, as Assistant Justice Of the United States Su
This and the nominations Of Henry A. Snyth. as Col
lector of the port of New York. and Samuel u
Gcurny as United States Attorney for the Southern
District of lew ork were referred to appropriate
committees as usual on such occasions.
RECONSTRUCTION.
1t i: stated that the Joint Committee, on Recon
struction will meet on Saturday to make up theil
final report.
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