New-York tribune., 1867-06-14
WASHINGTON.


THE POWER OF REMOVAL WITH TTg MILITARY COMMAND
BRs- ATTORHBY-GEN. SrAgBERY'S FORTHCOMING
OPINIoN-RUMORs or ASBXTRA SESSION or CoSGREss
TO BE CALLED by THE PRESIDENT
9 rELxGKaPH
WASHINGTON. Thursday, June 49, 1857
The statement in several of the New-Yorl panec,
that tho Attorney General holds that civil officer,
cannot be removed except Oh trial by Military COM
mission, &C., is erroneous Mr. Stanbcry docs not
admit the power in the military commander in anv
case TO remove Governors of States. On the con-
trary he holds that commanders have no authority
to remove and appoint State officers and the pre.i
dent and Cabinet concur in this opinion. They read
the law itself plainly providing for tho mode Of
filling vacancy, viz by an election by the people
THE National IRielligmcp of this morning SAYS.
1--WE have authority for the statement that. at a
very recent consultation of the Cabinet, it was de-
cded that the military officers in command of the
five districts into which the ten unrepresented
Southern States are divided have no power IN
remove civil officers deriving their authority from
the State Governments, now organized
The question we understand, had more immediate
reference to the removal of the Governor and other
civil officers of the State ofLousiana by Gen Sheri
dan but of course will apply to the action Of the
four other commanders. No doubt the forthcoming
Opinion of tho Attorney General in accordance with
the reasoning of which it is understood the decision
referred to was arrived at, viii fully ius-
tify the legality and propriety Of this de-
termination. 1t scarcely need be suggested
that the issuing of orders replacing the depOsed
officers which may become necessary as a conse-
ouence of this decision Of the Government, would be
no good ground for application on the part of Gen.
Sheridan to be relieved from the position he holds.
Much less would it warrant the inference that the
for his errors. We feel authorized to say that the
specuIations of sensational journals upon this point.
however they may be attempted to be supported by
imagined political maneuyers Oh the part of either
the friends or enemies of the General, are wholly
without foundation
In case Congress shall not hold session in July il
is probable the President will Issue his proclamation
calling an extra session in August, in view of the
complications, difficulties, and conflict OF opinions
existing i'm the Southern States in carrying ont the
Reconstruction acts
Instructions from the State Department have been
forwarded to Minister Campbell 10 proceed at once
TO Mexico and seek and take up his residence near
the Juarez Government.
Mr.. A. r. Raugalie Minister of Greece his sou
Cleon Raugale Secretary of Legation ID. \. Botass,
and j. NJ Rodocawachi. Consuls of Greece IN New
York and Boston, respectively, were received to-day
at the State Department, by Secretary Seward. The
reception was u mutually agreeable one. The Greek
Minister will be received by the President at an
eorlv day. Secretary Seward introduced the
gentlemen TO Assistant Secretaries Seward and
Hunter. and cl.ief clerk Chew. The distinguished
foreigners in the course of the day visited tile Gen
eyal Land Office. and were agreeaby cntertanedby
Commissioner Wilson, who gave them some idea OF
the public land system Of the United States.
Judge Lander to-day, in the Criminal Court, filed
amotion TO set aside aud vacate the judgment and
for new trial in the case Of Sanford C0noyer, con-
victed of perjury and sentenced to the Albany Pen
tentary for ten years. Argument on the motion will
be heard in about ten days-hence order has been
issued to detan Conoyer in this city to be present on
! that occasion.
The Post-Ofice Department has no information
whatever of interruption of the mails IN the districts
of country in or near the of the alleged Indian
bostties or i'm the localities where disturbances
said to have actually taken place However, the
mails if there be any disturbances at all, are con-
veyed under the management of the military auhon
ties and consist of expresses from and to the several
military posts only No complaints from that quarter
even of irregularities in the mail service have been
received at the Department.
There has been compiled at the Bureau of Stails-
tics an abstract of the reports of the examnatonof
NcSstlS nav lllB Oh pdSSclbtlS ONhNA 'i''
passengers. which have arrived at the port of New
York during the month of May. 1861, from which it
appears that the total number of vessels examined
was -. of which - were steamships and 30 sailing
vessels The total number of passengers brought by
them was $685. of which 2l,jl4 were males and
H. iS4 were females. Several of the vessels examined
brought more passengers than the law allows
and were reported to the Collector of the Port for
prosecution. The largest number of passengers
brought in any one vessel was in the American
steamship Atlantic, which brought 1,03I.