The Portland daily press., 1866-05-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Communication from Lieut..
tEE6 General Grant. 90
Official Dispatches from Mexico
Deposit OF PUBLIC FUNDS.

ONlcial DiSpaCcilcS from EleAlCO'
DEPOSIT OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
ORGANIZATION or THE NATIONAL
ASYLUM FOR SOLDIERS.
Z WASHINGTON, May II.
The President sent a message to the House
to-day, enclosing the following comrnunica-
ton from Lieut.. Gen. Grant:
HEAD Q'Rs. ARMIES OF TIE U. S.
5E WASHINGTON, May 16, 1856
3 To Hon b. NJ. Stanton, Sec, etdry of Var:
SIR:-In view of the long delay in the lower
House Of Congress, in agreeing upon o plan
for recognizing the army suitable to our re-
quirements and the, urgent necessity fer early
action, am induced to present the matter to
you officially, and, to ask the attention of
Congress to it, believing that when they have
the matter fairly before them they will do
what should be done, speedily, and at the
present time. NFF&
Settlements are springing up with unusual
rapidity in the district of country between
the Missouri river and Pacific ocean, where
heretofore the Indian was left III undisputed
possession. Enigrants are pushing to these
settlements and to the gold fields OF the
Rocky mountains, by every available highway.
The people flocEing to those regions are citi-
zens of the United States, and are entitled to
the protection of the Government. They are
developing the resources of the country to Its
great advantage, thus making it the Interest
as well as duty OF the Government to give
them military protection. This makes a
a much greater force west of the Mississippi
necessary than ever heretofore required. A
small military force IS required in all the
States lately in rebellion, and it cannot be
foreseen that this force will not be necessary
to enforce the laws, either State or National,
but the differences of sentiments engendered
by the great war which has ragged for four
years will make the presence Of military
force necessary to give feeling of security to
the people. All classes disposed to obey the
laws OF the country will feel thus alike to
maintain order. The Government has been
compelled to retain volunteers. All white
volunteers have become dissatisfied, and claim
that the contract with them has been vieat-
ed by retaining them after the war was over.
BY reason of dissatisfaction they are no long
er of use, and every one now remaining in
the service, might as well be discharged at
once. The colored volunteer has equal right
to claim his discharge, but as yet he has not
done so. Hoy long will the existing laws all-
thorize the retention of this force even if they
are content to remain? The United States
senate passed prOmDt'V q Dill for the rHOrfran-
ization OF the army, which in my opinion is
as free from objection as any great measure
could possibIy he. and il wond sunnlv tbe
minimum requisite force. It gives but a few
thousand additional men over the present or
ganization, but gives a LARGER number of ad.
ditional batteries and companies. The public
service guarding routes over the plains. and
giving protection in the Southern States, de-
mand the occupation of a great number of
posts For many of them small company is
lust as efficient as one with more men wonld
be.
The bill before Congress. or the one that has
passed the Senate, gives an increased number
of companies bv diminishing the number of
the rank and file of each company. III is an
exceedingly appropriate measure in this mar
ticular, for it provides for an Increase when
an occasion requires more men. The c,unonv
is the smallest unite of ORGANIZATION that can
be used without materialIy iniurino its Jisci-
pIine and efficiency. The belief that Cnngress
would act promptiy ON tbis matter If tbeir at-
tention was called 10 II. has induced me to re-
spectfllly ask vour attention tn n Tf uo1,
arree with me in this matter 7 woplJ .lco .ot
if Won deem if proper that this. with snch on
dorsement as vn,, nav he nleased to mai-o ho
laid before CONGRESS tbrongh the Snealxe, Of
the House. y, : = -
Very resnectfully your oh,t serv,t
IT s CpANr
Lieutenant General
The NTexican Minister recn;vad +o..sou &c
fc;aI decno+chos fro1n Co, I,1a,, D ,',t;.a' ~,
cantal of the State of Tohas.o conta;aT', az,
official acconnf of CoI NfenJaz,s yotor 1u5,ic
he obtained over tha Ercncb at tho tow1n VIZ, of
Ionnta IN tba 7th of A1,r;i a tffar @ .o"h "b.t ~
battle the garrison of Ionpta surrendered to
Col MendeZ. with tbair cannon arns SO
The French lost in that wau tba oniu I,ont INT
thew had in the state. NN'l' ' '' PO'--'
Toward The close of tbe Senate nroceednos
TODAY as tn the order of hns;nacs which
should be nursned Senator SHERMAN said tbe
onestion as 70 tha Ioor 10 h NJ 80 o
kat. is awaiting the action of the Senate on
the hill to fnnd the nnblic securities hu which
the Government wond save con ofo 900
wear. There was no decision as to when This
measure shall be considered. Senator Fessen-
len declared himself. .onnoced fn tI;s lin
Brevet Major Gen. Charles Thomas has re-
ceived general order in relation to the de-
posts of public finds pertaining to the Omar
termasters' Departments for fhe government
of disbursing officers. It is in the nature of a
letter to him from the Inspector General las
Hardee, stating that the Secretary of War di
rects all deposits of public funds belonging to
the Ouartermasters' Department. fo,. which
officers of that department are resnonsibIe
shall be made only with the Treasurer or AS
sstant Treasurer of the United states.
In connection with this. however tbe Sec
rotary of the Treasury has written to the Sec
retary of War, advising that no change be
made of deposits now resting in other niaces
than those mentioned. The propriety Of such
action is plainly seen, when it is considered
that immediate and summary withdrawal of
all deposits placed in various National deposi-
tories miOht lead tn combinations ond oauso
great Inconvenience, not only to the banks but
also to the officers making denosits. TInon
these, and other reasons Of minor character
the letter from the Secretary relative to the
matter is based
The Post Office Department has issued Or
ders to discontinue the delivery of mails at
an early day at all offices in Sontb Ca~oI;na
no regularlyiappointe and commissioned Post
masters.
The organization of the National Asylum
for disabled volunteer soldiers has been COM
pleted by the election of Gen. B. +. Butler,
fnrIN NA1rc nv,I