The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-06

property qualification and the petty civil officer clause
of the first exception
President Johnson has signed the pardons OF Harry
HAYS of Louisiana, a Confederate General, and J. B.
LATTE, of Charleston, s. c., formerly rebel agent in
Europe.
MASS MEETING OF THE NATIONAL UNION PARTY.
Tuesday May is, has been appointed for the grand
mass meeting or the national Union party. Arrange
ments being made 70 secure the presence Of
number of the most prominent conservative in the
country.
THE LATE BREvET CONTRIBUTIONS OF ARMY
t1ar OFFICERS.
The brevet combinations made by the Senate in
tive session yesterday have called forth quite extensive
comment the part of persons interested in army
tiers, and, by those who have served with honor and
bravery in the field, meet naturally with evident dsap
probation By the list Of II will DO that the
writing generals appointed the recommendation OF
Secretary Stanton have secured the preference against
the officers who commanded army corps and divisions in
battle and in campaigns, and upon these merits were
recommended by tho Military Board which sat
some time since at st. Louis The result
Is men who have earned their right promotion and
indeed have to claim such distinction from the
government have been put on the register outranked
by officers whose highest duties but clerical far
removed from danger and priyaton Among this latter
class there who has been brcvetted on mere tenn
porary rank, and another who out rs quartermas-
ters clerk and has never seen an enemy In the field
and many Others none Of whom show q single scar
or point 10 single battle In the late These the
men who take the precedence Of officers who belong
10 history, such Generals Hancock, Horatio G.
Wright, Terry Ord, A. j. Smith and others among
the brigadien by brevet such Gordon Granger,
Stoneman, Steele, Hazens Gilmore Warren Carroll and
Others But aside from the matter Of JUSTICE the ec-
ency Of the army s thus impaired as the officers who
have the highest In ustrous deeds SUPER
seeded by who literally know nothing Of field opera
tons 1t easily be imagined what will be the effect
Of this in event Of war; BY some who wish apologize
for this unaocounabe action Of the Senate is said that
the question not thoroughly understood by that
body, and by others It considered effort to entcc
Secretary Stanton from his lato change Of 70 the
side of the President
GENERAL GRANTS STAFF.
Brcvct Colonel Frederick + Dent Mayor Fourth United
States infantry, is announced Abide Camp the
staff Of Lieutenant General Grant, with the rank Of lieu
tenant colonel In place Of Captain Peter T. Hudson 70
leved At his own request
The following officers are announced as military score
taries 10 General Grant, with the rank Of lieutenant
colonel Second Lieutenant Ely g. Parker, Second
United States cavalry; Second Lieutenant Adam Badeau
Fourth United States infantry.
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE OPERATIONS or THE
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL.
Tho report that the investigation Of the workings Of
the Provost Marshals Office be dropped by mutual
consent Of Congressman Conkling and Provost Marshal
General Fry Is rdicuously incorrect In the nrstlpacs
General Fry has in the matter which already
in the hands OF Congressional committee who have
disposition 10 shrk investigation and report, not
wthstandng the statements 70 the contrary secondly,
Mr.. Conklng operates exclusively the floor Of the
House. and compromises with nobody in regard 70 in
vestiesstons which no scts on foot in that body.
SOLDIERS AS CLERKS IN rHB rREAsURY DEFIANT
~~rruf MINT.
wo learn that Secretary NcCaoch has instructed the
heads Of buroans his department 70 discharge all in
competent and inefficient clerks and supply their places
with competent honorably discharged soldiers.
LAND OFFICE Az MONTGOMERY, ALA.
The United states Land Once at Montgomery, Ala is
now open fol the transaction Of public business
PAvORk ABLE REPDRrs PROM THE INDIAN TEKRIToRy.
The Commissioner Of the Indian Bureau has received
information 70 the effect that there havc been but few
acts Of Indian unfriendnsss and thai immigrants
fr, ae