The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-31

WAsHrsoros, Dec. so, 1867,
1l:3O O'Clock p. II.

L
manderss
The action Of the President In removing Generals
Pope Ord and swayne is nov the sensation Of the day
and the proceeding condemned commended accord.
ing - IL ia viewed by radical or conservative The
radicals seem to feel that difficulties settling around
their pat scheme of reconstruction and that the Pres
dent while he does nothing but what may be properly
construed into executing the Reconstruction acts, Is
gradually but surely working their final and complete
failure. Tho removal Of Pope and Swayne Is regarded
by the leading republicans the unkindest cut Of ALL
by removing those officers At tho present juncture
Of Affairs the work Of reconstruction will be materially
retarded In the Third District and all probability the
new constitution will be defeated in Georgia Tho dis
placement Of General Ord viewed favorably.
That officer was not making the progress In the Fourth
District that heEepubcans appeared 70 expect and the
General assigned to relieve him, they think, will admin
lister the laws in that district much more to their liking
It Is said the presence here Of h. 8 Fitch United
States Attorney for Georgia. ia closely connected with
General Pope's removal Certain It IL he has had
several proacted interviews with the President the
subject
Departure OF General Giilem for mississippi.
Brevet Major General A. G. Glllem, recently appointed
Commander Of the Fourth Military District until the
arrival OF General Mcdowell from California left the
city this afternoon to relieve General Ord and assume
commander tho Fourth District headquarters Jack
son, Mis.
Lecture Of Senator Morton ON 'sThe Issues Of
tho Hour.0
This evening the hall Of the Union League filled
70 hear Senator Morton deliver his lecture the Issues
Of the Hourp Tho Senator commenced his remarks by
saying that the democrats Of the North and tho rebels
Of the South were the main cause Of perpesuating
tho present trouble and disturbance the country Re-
ferring TO the national debt, he said IL was no
wonder II the people OF tho North were FESTIVE
uuder the exhausting system OF internal
nue., but the South should have been made
to bear proportonate share Of the governmental
burdens The proposition for the payment Of tho
tional debt by exhaustng money from impoverished
people he considered ruinous and extravaganza He
in favor Of retrenchmsnt not in a picayune, but In
broad and comprehensive, manner-the reduction for
instance, or the army BY one-ha the reduction Of the
navy to the extent OF mionA Tho purchase OF Alaska
be thought would be In the future great commercial
profit but the purchase OF st. Thomas birthplace Of
yellow fever, he considered was too much Of an
unconsdered speculation. He considered the plan
which the democrats advocated for the liquidation
Of the public debt in keeping with their conduct
during the In reference to reconstruction he said
that Congress merely DISTINGUISHED those who having
taken oath to the general government into the
rebellion and he believed their number did exceed
fifty thousand The democrats talked good deal about
the oppressed people Of the South but he wanted them
to bear in mind that these oppressed people cost tho
country half million OF lives The claim put forth in
their favor that they had right TO run back from the
battle fields and take share In the management OF tho
government was just OF piece with the general demo-
cratic sentiment The constitutions beng formed
In the Southern States carry much moro force and
power with them than the constitutions set up
after the close OF the by Andrew johnson. The
struggle then, the part Of the democratic party,
hnndg foyt viii ha Tn 0vor
the government into the hands OF rebels. If they
should into power these results would be to
follow the first place. the payment OF slaves.
Maryland has already up her claims to achieve this
object and the Georgia constitution, formed in 1865,
has q clause looking TO the general government for
compensation for slaves kentucky convention passed
resolution aiming at a similar object He Senator Nor
toni believed that If the democratic party OF the North
into power cooperating with the democracy Of
the South they would call upon the people OF the
try to pay for the emancpated slaves the rebels
got back their places in Congress he satisfied
they would pay debt unless their
consolidated with It, Coming TO another qucs-
onthat Of pensionng the widows and orphans OF Con.
ederate soldiers reverted to the condition OF things
IN Maryland and Kentucky, where Union pro-
scribed business and in every social relation and
joyment; and II this democratic party comes into
power he believed they would consent pay the
rebel soldiers widows placed the footing
Abiding General Hancock's order he said IL like
the apples OF the Dead fair tho eye turning
to ashes on the lips. He Hancock) had omitted how
ever to make solitary aliusion to the acts Of
Congress under which he sent down South and his
order fragrant defiance OF the Reconstruction
OF Congress. The present State governments in the
South are wholly Illegal and he (sena.or Morton be-
eved Congress made the military power paramount Quot
ing from General Harcocks order the Senator said that
the General had entirely overlooked the that these
States not situated the loyal States. and that
their governments not in unison with the federal
government These rebel governments had failed to
give protection TO Union citizens; but General Hancock
comes in and proclaIms himself the champion OF such
organizations, and when on the very spot whore Gen.
era Hancock wrote this order tho very spot whore
the blood OF Union men soaked the soil, he could only
say that the General, gallant though be might have
proved himself In tho OF his country, suffered his
reputation 70 sink lower the estimation OF loyal
than his worst enemies could have desired.
Seizure of smugslod Goods.
The detective agents OF tho Treasury have unearhed
another mode OF smuggling goods into the country from
foreign porta gentleman living in France notified
the department that large quantity Of silks about
being smuggied into the United States, and stated tho
name Of the vessel carrying tho cargo When the nor-
nation received the vessel had discharged her cargo,
and inspection was found that the labels had been
removed from . great portion Of the six goods but
ninety pieces discovered that not manifested
which were accordingly seized. Investigation has
proved that the firm question had been conducting
this oon.raband business for the last year.
A DimcuIt Question to Solve.
question which TO be difcult 70 solvs 10 now
exercising the Law officers OF the government The
friends Of prisoner confined at Sing sing, N. ",
dcrgong sentence FOR offence agains. the United
States have made request have him transferred 10
the Ludlow jail In New York city, for the
that he very III and in danger Of death, ana they
hope 10 secure pardon for him in January mort The
grave part OF the question To- where the authority TO
order tho transient The President 10 10 said, has no
power but 10 pardon; the having pronounced the
sentence has NO further Jurisdiction and other ocsr