Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-23
FROM WARRINGTON.
The Proceeds Arising from the Sale of
the acknowledgements Reports
from Indian Reconsideration Of IA
Prominent LOuisiasian.


Department has received a draft on BARRING
Bros, of England, for the amount of gIl,-
S44 los sterling, as the proceeds of the sale
of the surrendered Confederate vessel, the
Shenandoah. The Captain has been sent to
New York, with directions to deposit the
amount to the credit of the United States,
as proceeding from the sale Of surrendered
and abandoned property.
The attention of the Treasury authorities
was attracted about the year 1863 to the pro.
priety Of appointing custom agents at the
different ports of the United States, to ex
anime the effects of passengers arriving
from foreign ports, as sufficient evidence had
been received to show that large quantities
of dutiable goods were introduced in a man
ner contraband of law. A statement of the
amount of duties thus collected has been
made for the port of New York, which ex-
hibits the following as the sums collected
since 1862: In the year 1862, SS0l, $40 were
collected on the docks; in 1868, 1913, $50; in
1864, S87S,2l2 in 1865, S2,S25,6l6; and up
to the end Of July, of the present year,
81 ,165,475. Making a total of S6,649,776
collected on the docks from passengers of
steamers.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has
recently received many highly satisfactory
reports from Indian Agents on the frontier.
They report generally that those tribes who
have effected treaties with the Government
are anxious to perpetuate them, and mini
fest the deepest hatred toward those who
have broken their pledges by attacking emf
grants and soldiers.
The Pay Department are daily receiving
from five hundred to one thousand applI-
cations for the extra bounty allowed by the
equalization bill; but as the military board
having in charge the preparation of rules
| and regulations affecting the disbursement
of the S60,000,000 appropriation have not
yet reported, it is probable that these claims
will lie over for some months 1t is stated
that Paymaster- General BRUCE will official
" notify those interested as soon as their
claims shall be ready for adjustment.
The President has directed that pardon
be made out for CHAs. NJ. CONRAD. Of Lou
| isville, a member of the Rebel Congress.
Mr.. CONRAD was Secretary of War Of the
| United States under the administration Of
| President FILLMORE.
WASHINGTON, August 21.-The following
is the correspondence relative to the trans
| fer of the State of Texas to the authorities
chosen by the people thereof;
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, d.
| c., August 1I.-T6 HIS ErcelIency, ANDREW
! J. HAMILTON, Provisional Governor of the
| State Of T6rds, at AustiR-SIR: The time has
arrived when, in the Judgment of the Presi-
| dent of the United States, the care and con-
| dnct of the proper affairs of the State of
| Texas may be RENTED to the constitutional
authorities chosen by the people thereof,
without danger to the peace Of the United
/ States.
By direction of the President, therefore,
you are relieved from the trust which was
| heretofore reposed in you, as Provisional
Governor of the State of Texas: Whenever
! the Governor elect shall have accepted and
become qualified to discharge the duties Of
the executive Office, you will transfer the
papers and property of the State, now in
/ your custody, to His Excellency the Gov
ernor elect. You will give me a reply,
| specifying the day on which this communi-
| cation is received.
/ have the honor to be your Excellency's
most obedient servant,
HENRY STANsBERRY,
Acting Secretary of State.
DEPARTMENT. OF STATE, WASHINGTON,
August II, lS66.-IO His Ercelleney GOrer-
nor OF Teras: SIR-By direction of the
President, | have the honor herewith to
| transmit a copy of communication which
has been addressed to His Excellency AN
DREW J. HAMILTON, Provisional Governor
| of Texas, whereby he has been relieved of
the trust heretofore reposed in him, and di-
recting him to deliver into your Excellency's
possession the papers and property relating
to that trust | have the honor to tender
you the cooperation of the Government of
the United States whenever it may be found
necessary in effecting the early restoration
and the permanent prosperity and welfare
of the State over which you have been call
ed to preside.
have the honor to be your Excelleney's
most obedient servant,
HENRY STANsBERRY,
Acting Secretary of State.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, Aug. a.
To Hon. II, StansbeTy, Acting Secretary Of
State:
SIR: Your dispatch of the 1lth inst. was
received yesterday. The Provisional Gov
eminent was turned over to the officers elect.
beg to assure the President of the appre-
citation entertained by the people of Texas
of his Just policy, and hope to convince the
most skeptieal Of the fidelity of the people
to the General Government.
Respectfully,
J. w. THRoCKMoRToN.
Major General p II. SHERIDAN, in gem
eral orders, No. l, assumes the command Of
the new Department of the Gulf comprised
of the States of Louisiana, Texas, and
Florida
Maj. Gen. II. g. WRIGHr will command
the District of Texas, and Maj Gen. J.
q. FOSTER will command the District of
Florida. The records of the Department
e i l.. 6. al,
Gulf
A call has been Issued for a meeting Of the
National Union Executive Committee, ap-
pointed at the Baltimore Convention Of June
Z, 1864, to be held at Philadelphia on the
Sd OF September next.
A call has been issued for convention Of
soldiers, which will be held at Cleveland,
Ohio September 18th, instead of at Chicago,
as heretofore announced:
To he Soldiers and Sailors trho scrued IN The
Army and Nary Of the United States during
the late rebellion:
In pursuance of a resolution Of a meeting
of soldiers now or lately in the Union army.
held in this city last evening, we invite
those Of you who approve the restoration
policy Of the President, and the principles
announced by the National Convention at
Philadelphia, to assemble at Cleveland on
the 18th day Of September, for consultation
on the mOmentOus issues now cOnvulsing our
country. We heed not argue 10 you at
length the importance Of these issues, nor
your duty TO take part in their settlement
After FIVE years Of fierce and destructive
war, in which oar arms were gloriOusly tri-
umphant The Union for which we fought
is still practically unrestored. WHY is this?
We struggled 70 maintain the rightf1l su-
prenacy Of the General Government. 10
conquer all who, in arms, disputed It's au-
tIority, and to make every rebellious citi-
zen yield 10 its laws. We held throughout
the wa<, the Union Is indissoluble. and its
powers as expounded BY its courts supreme;
that no State can Of It's own motion withdraw.
or at the viii Of its sister States be excluded.
and that the duty Of each State to maintain
the Union, and It's right 10 take part in the
Government are alike absolute
livery object of the war ever recognized
BY or known TO the army and navy, has been
thoroughly achieved The Southern people.
deeimated, Empowered and subdued, have for
more than year past, abandoned the rebel
lion, and now only ask that the Union for
which We fought may be recognized as ex-
listing, and that they may be dealt with as the
Constitution and laws prescribe. The call
continues to discuss at great length the polit-
icai oondiiaon Of the country, and 10 urge
upon their companions in arms the support
Ct the principles and policy laid down BY the
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