, 1866-09-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Despatch TO the Chicago Ttibune.1
WARRINGTON. September rs.

Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Ttfbuue1
WASHINGTON. septemher IS.
1m BoUnyT cLAIK nt0uLA11on4
The regulations OF the Wsr Department requi.
ring claims for additional bounty to be made BY
The claimant direct, or through the suthorfxed
agepis OF the states has been referred TO tho At
to1ncy Gene1al Tor his opinion on is consttutton-
alitT. Its coutended BY tho officers Of tho Gov
e:nment that these bountes are gEatnitous, not
Indebtedness, and hence the right OF tho Gorern-
1ncnt 10 say in what manner 1t shall be dlstsi6.
nted.
Dr. E1der the well known stahstcIan OF tho
Tfearusv Department, has resigned his position,
which be has held for tho past four Jcarp. He
VIII rptpIn 10 his home In Philadelphia On The LIST
of October.
Aes,srAST eKcuE1AHT or TEE TnKABunT.
John Wilson, now Third Auditor Of the Treas.
ury, Is strongly pushed for AsMstant Secretary Of
The Treasury, vice Mr.. Chandler, to be removed
for RadtcalIsm. Mr. Wilson has the Presidents
own support, and ahe effort to oust Chandler has
been renewed and Is now strongly urged by indu-
cutial soulhe1ners.
THE cIEvk1AxD coGnrzzE,
TIE Committee Of the Cleveland Soldiers Con-
vcntlon waited upor the President, BY srec!nt-
ment to-day. General Gordon Granger, in q
short speech, presented the proceedings and reso-
luiions Of the Convention. to which Iii. johnson
responded as follows:
THE FntErpKHr'a REsrossE.
'.M.. Chairman and gentlemen Of tho Committee:
~ have no formal reply to make, tthe present
sna ons mi pepssy to e
preston Of confidence In me. Of gentle
creased @ conhaenee to prog1sss % IN lie discharge C
maintaining thr Constitution Of ihe country. Yoa a
bcceme part Of the country's history ; but after
eanesa, y esasliy important psrf to perform s Is
that yon nlc performing nov ia equally Important,
tnot Of superior momsnt to that which Jon DIS
RsEs ss soldiers and sses Ct The uao9
Of course, with intellect aud intelligence so far
as the science Of war was concerned, The struggle
Establishment d a basis npon Whieh our tasuiu M
lions are to rest hereafter, The query which now
ari*es te, whether the character Of genius Of the
settled upon sheprincipIes Of the Constitution.
To each and all Of Jou IS known The part that
hase borne since this civil var commenced, both
you 10 that as evidenec Of what ny conduct viii
be In the future have been cooperating with
y ssap3 IT, ~hsn hare been
crisis Of onr couusry's history. where We are to
ihe. Constitutions Of The country arc 70
,est. We are TO return to the Constitutional
limits. establishing the great fact that thla is a
| government OF flimitntions-thati it hns a written
Constitution. and that its boundaries are to be
observed and strictly guarded II free government
| is to exist; and coming out Of a rebellion we
ought to demonstrate 70 msnkind that free
! Government cannot exist upon hatred and
distrust and iliwi1 and that With us The time has
CONC for re-stahl!slmcnt ot ali the relations o.
look upon Us being at equal importance with any
part Of the war, II not the most Important part.
~ Lave eaId more than intended, but repeat
that the encouragement the countenauce, and the
confidence given me. coming ftum the source y
does, ia Peculiarly acceptable to me, md, God
being wi!fn=,.l will, wilh your help prrssse dc
course have been persufng iu The cnort 10 save
| our Government 30
know II has been enid that tho founders OF 8
| government arc entitled 10 the most conspicuous
place in history but my opinion Is, TINT the pre-
servers Of a government should occupy
reform o1,r pr1i according 10 The theory
A,tl Gcnfns Of tic Government and tle result vii
IL. The Preservation Of our Institutions, AMI vi
will take the place to which history will assig1
| U.s.
The members Of The committee were then sew
1 ctaI1y introduced to tic President