The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-27
Removal Of General Sickles from
the Command Of The Second
Military District
General Candy Assigned 20
the Position.
General Hancock Ordered to tho Com
maud Of the Fifth Military District.
-5hs Rssignations Of tho Entire Cabinet
1t the Disposal Of the President.
WAsms0Fos, August %. 1897, I
1850 O'clock. =. VI.

wAsmssros. August 60 1857, !
Rencvai ~ 0eseral Sicklss.
Some weeks ego t,isgraphsd you that the Executive
e6iosins would claim victim General sioklss
Today the Prssideut issued the following order relieving
hsassai ssckies from command Of sAs Second Mil
Sy District and appointing General Csnby In hs place.
EXECUTIVE MAxMoS,
Srsv.. Major G. a Edward < 8. Csses, !: hereby
nlssAsd y the command OF the sscona Military DIS.
1857, .''I and ' tn: Military 'rsn,rsn.ns Of
Ne South. embracing the States Of Carolina
so1 Tsos s. Dante. st: "a
HE command to which hs 10 hereby aasgled siii when
6scsssary 70 i.hfal execution o. ne isw.. exercise
t6slcs commander. aud any and oil authority pertain
% ofae.rs in command # military dsP..s%sn.;;
HON the co1nnand OF the Second Military District
rhe Secretary Of War al interim will eve the secss.
ANDREW JOHN3oN.
The Of he removal of General siekiea bis in
obordna,on In dsobeving the positive commands Of the
rssdeu The order No. 10, resisting the execution OF
mandates OF the Unitei States Supreme Court IN North
Aro'ins rss;iudsd by the President weeks ago.
Ind 0snsral Grant instructed General sckes accord.
tngly; but the latter. instead Of promptly submitting.
ordered his eubordnass not TO obey the Instructions
forwarded BY the Attorney General At the command Of
Ahs President and very offensive letter Gene.
~ Grant, in which alluded in dsrespsctful
directly to the President and asked FOR auspe nson Of
tbe order until time he (5icklss) could write
defence OF his The Presdent, however, rou
10 wait whom a plain positive command 10 rscklessly
Sregar6ed, aai Sickles with unusual promptness
= The next victim will undoubtedly be Goaeral Pope,
Who In a slort tina will be removed TO mako way for
General Wager swsyus
General Huncoc6 Appointed TO the Coma ma ud
OG tho E'nh Military District.
Az regards Sherldau's successor, order aso
Issued til. morning, assigning General Hancock to tie
post Of Commander OF the Fifth Military District This
h exactly predicted the day tho order appointing
General Thomas was s ued, having then the hes,
10 bseve that tho latter would work himself cut Of Che
undesirable post bg means or other The following
% the row order
EXECUTIVE MISsroy |
wAFHIycToS, D. c., August 40, 1867.
Sn--Ia consequence " the unfavorsbc 1di.iou OF
lhs bsa'.h OF Major neral Co. II. Tho'nas as re.
ported to you IN surgeon Hsssou's despatch Of tho
msasa 80 Is to ass %s General Wuod Es
sock 70 The command of the Fif,h Military District,
preated by the act Congress passed March q 1897,
md Of tho Ain;sIy Deparment comprising thu sIatss
I On berT reiisted from the command OF tn. Depart
ben. o. the Mis- 20 n by Msjcr General sheridan.
Orleans, Louisiana aud assuming the COMMAND TO
Ehich he Is he eby ss.gned, will, whom necessary TO
faithful execution Of the laws exercise sny ard all
kommaudorO, aud any and all authority pertaining to
6ficNrs In command OF mil tary deyartmen,a.
Major General r. n. Sheridan will At orcs turn over
hiy prssSLt communal 10 oncer rank 70 him.
sslf and proceedins vi no delay to Fort Lawrence.
Kansas will relieve Major General Hancock Of the
pand Of the Dsps rtrnent OF toe Ais,ouri
7 Major General Gsrss h Thomas will until further
orders, remain In Command OK the Department Of tie
Very respss,fai,y. your.
70 Gsners, U. g GnAnr secretary Of War I'd v,teS,.
Thu Cmbines Crisis.
More than ordinary excitement has prevailed a. the
capital to-day 10 consequence Of the renewal OF the Oft
repeated report that the Cabinet portfolios exclusive OF
Mat hold b. General Grant, had been condonsiiy
rendered TO the President Ia giving attention TO this
bsttsy prevalent rmor have given the exact state Of
bhs case. Previous the displacement OF Stanton the
phsr members of the Csbine, sisnaed their willingness
10 relieve tho prssdent OF all embarrassment BY pseg
shslr rcsisraops a. his disposal. This prce. hss rnce
- consequence of persislont outside pressure for
changes tscn renewed, and at this lime there u viii
yingness the part of the Cabinet 10 place the Prcsi
Gent In Possession Of their Tes!gnssions Whenever
De cove,s them for tho FAKE or political advantage
pr for the good OF tho departments Of which thoS
Ahs heads No resisnatons, however, have thus far
ossa tsrcered Formally, nor viii there 10 uElsss .he
President f 10 avail himself OF the courteous pref
ksr above referred TO. there have beoa coll Ions
Between rhs Executive aai his constitutional eaylsars
Their persona, 70 atons are perfectly sacabo, and poI
biby, with the exception OF secretary Seward, thes
willing TO rssn taeir placs ercspt In the ever, Of
sxigcncy that might place the President In position 10
snake a reconstruction OF the Cablns, desirable.
THIS 10 the exact understanding Of tho matter ss
Informed b. two Of lie members to-day. Thus r Mr..
hohn.on has Indicated whether thor rssgns,ious
would 10 acceptable Otherwise Tue fact ha. be has
pot awaited himself the proposal is signIncsn, that
lhere 10 no demand requr ne immediate cha &c. II
may be Questioned whether would be agreeable for tho
president TO part indiscrimnsey with ell the members
" his Cabinet especially those appointed by himself
Dit In the event OF necessity for change he asured
shai even they Will fall upon ths Tenure OF
ples bill, or for any reason claim exemption from
Stsston's fate.
fgve yos the above statement OF the case In jus,ic,
70 two members Of tho Cabinet who profess To know the
eKac. state OF Affairs proper however TO add tha,
10 other Influential quarters the opinion Is sxpre s,d
shst the President will 10 a very shor, tmo take
nj their words members Of his Cabinet ard
allow them 10 retire 10 the shades OF private 70
once ore 10 tho case OF iicCuoch, though probably
mis- resignation will be the last accepted from tho fear
or Danger 70 the pubic credit snl / am pretty
certain that no win DO permitted 10 withdraw
eftsr some unc, ana = better man appointed 10 bis
s,esd The idea probably, Is 70 fsnilisnIs the public
mind 70 The proposed 10 The Treasury mansge.
tsat by degrees. sna make too sudden a change
Among the .rmoFs sHoai is to tbs eject that
escrsissy MeClnosh has accepted an offer from jay
Cooke Co to manage the nsv banking house they
about TO open IN London. II this be true would
certainly boar out she PROBABILITY OF McCJlloehs prcoa
pie rctiromcnt
Chnuges IN she War Department,
Among the recent changes Nn bavs ooen made a.
ths War Department. Ia that ia ,ns Inspector Generals
Department. General Edmund schrlvsr has been 70.
tsyod OF ToriIon o. the duties that have hshoro
Pressed heavily upon him by the creation Of smother
1viaiou, unaor the charge Of conss James A. UsFde,
f's'hn' Inspector General General Hsrdls viii take
tsh cosnisancs OF oil matters pertaining 70 claims on
ihe War pspermsp. and rscsivs 70. spsl saus,nep,
isab asiis Is como from the 1sr Dsparsen. COMMITTEES
o. Claims. conIrsl Horace Porter hss boon tenpass.
ry assigned 70 Other duties, aud General frederick T
Der, hss been appointed succeed hlm In the os 81
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