The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-09-06
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at District Headquarters and formally
relieved Gen. Sickles. He was re-
ceived with o salute of thirteen guns.
Sickles, in farewell order, commends
the zeal and fidelity of his subordi-
nate officers and men. Canby's first
order simply announces that he has
assumed command, names his staff,
and continues in force for the present
all existing orders.
Gen. Sickles sails for New York, on
Saturday, on the steamer Manhattan.
He publishes in the papers tomorrow
long letter to Gen. Grant, in justifi-
cation of his course.
Arrived to-day-Bark Sacramento,
New York. Sailed-Steamers None
ka, New York, and Sea Gull, Balti-
more.
WASHINGTON, September 5.-The
Grand Encampment of the National
Union johnson men meets tonight.
The call is by advertisement. Seve-
raj prominent men from abroad will
be in attendance.
A four column letter from Gen.
Sickles to Gen. Grant will be pub
ished tomorrow. August II, Sickles
communicated to Grant the Whining
ton difficulty, and says: 81 caused the
commanding officer to be informed,
that on the receipt of the report he
has been ordered to make in relation
to the pending cases, he will receive
further instructions, and that mean
while, he will not permit the order or
decree of any court to be enforced,
in violation of existing military Or
ders." Gen. Grant replies: "Your
despatch of this date has been receiv-
ed; follow the course of action as in
dicated by you as right, and consider
my despatch of the 18th as entirely
withdrawn. The document gives no
hintof thepurport of Grants despatch
of the 18th.
Maj. Kenney, of the Fort Phil.
kearney massacre commission, has
arrived, after six months stay. His
opinion Is, that the Indians must be
whipped, before we can ave peace.
Internal revenue receipts, to-day.
$64O,OOO.
Gen. Denver received San Fran
cisco despatch to- day, dated yester-
day, saying, all right in San Francis
co. On the 4th, Democratic mayor
and q majority of the Legislative ticket
were elected in this city. Returns
from the interior show reduced Union
majorities.
SAN Francisco, September s.
The election is progressing quietly.
The Democratic vote will be larger
than for some years.
New ORLEANS, September 5.-Gen.
Sheridan issued an order to- day, turn
ing over the command of the Fifth
District to Gen. Griffin. Sheridan
leaves this evening.
There were A deaths in this city
from yellow fever for the twenty-four
hours ending at o'clock this morn
ing.
AUGUSTA, September Been. Hill
is writing a series of letters to Grant,
in reply to Pope, in which he asserts
that no respectable white man in the
South approves the military bills, as
constitutional, right, just or desirable.
The uncandid accept, the candid re-
Ject--none approve-all despise. The
first article will appear tomorrow, to
be followed by others.
RALEIGH, N. c., September s.
The Republican Convention re-assem-
bled this morning, and a permanent
organization through out the State was
effected. Many speeches were made,
chiefly of an infammatory kind, fa-
voring prescription of rebels and con-
tiscatlon of property. Marshal Good
loe defended the Southern whites
manfully; deprecated confiscation and
warned the freedmen of the dangers
surrounding them. No platform as
yet adopted, but resolutions referring
favorably to the action of Congress,
were carried by tremendous maiori-
ty, amid vociferous cheering. They
meet again tonight
AIabama Constitutional Convention.
MONTGOMERY, September 5.-The
Conservative Convention adjourned
to-day, after adopting the following
resolutions:
The conservative men of the State
Of Alabama, in convention assembled
IN the city Of Montgomery, adopt, as
an expression of their views, the fol-
lowing resolutions of the State of
Pennsylvania, adopted at a recent
convention in that State:
l. The Constitution of tho United
States being that form of civil 60
vernment established by the founders
Of tho Union with o,,nI, ol,o-,xo. .