Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-08-24
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
To the President.
Washington. Aug. IL, 1867.

SIR-Tho Hon. Edwin M. Stanton
having been this day suspended as
Secretary of War, you + hereby
authorized and empowered to act as
Secretary of War, al iaterim, and
will at once enter upon the discharge
of the duties of that Office.
The Secretary of War has been
instructed to transfer to you all re
cords, books, papers and other pub
lie property now in his custody and
charge. ANDREW JOHNSON.
To General Ulysses s.. Grant, Wash
ington, d. G.
Grant has assumed charge of the
War Department and appeared at a
Cabinet meeting to day for the pur-
pose Of considering certain qucs-
tons connected with the territory
recently acquired from Russia.
The first communication from the
Executive Department to General
Grant, as Secretary of War, adj inte-
rim, was issued to-day at 2 o'clock,
and referred to Louisiana matters.
The order, it is said, on good au-
thority, is in harmony with the
views of Cutler.
In confirmation of previous dis
patches regarding the War Depart
ment it may be stated that the de-
tails of the commission requiring
action on the part of the Secretary
of War, were transacted by Gene
raj Grant. The commission leaves
OH the 21st inst, for California,
whence they will proceed to their
destination in a man ,of-war. After
concluding tho labors of commits
%sioncr, Rousseau will return to
Portland, Fregon, the headquarters
of his department, which includes
the new territory.
1t would seem from the indica-
tions that the President will now
push his views through. 1t is i'm
possible tonight to predict the
next step. The excitement in poll
teal circles is intense.
1t is confidently stated that Holt
will be suspended in a day or two
from his functions as Chief of the
Bureau of Military Justice.
Rousseau has had an interview
with the Russian Minister, to-day,
and has received his commission
and instructions, as sole Commits
sioner, to receive the territory.
The papers presented by Dun
ham alias Conover, as grounds for
pardon, contain no word impugn-
ing Ashley, Butler, or other per
sons. Those which profess to dis
close a plot, were filed subsequently
and apparently in despair of pro-
curing a pardon without them.
They are altogether distinct from
the original pardon papers. There
is the highest authority for saying
that when these disclosures came
officially before the President, he
decided to submit them to the pub
lie without further investigation, or
any attempt to gather the addition
al evidence which was said TO exist.
No further changes in the Cabi-
net r probable.
MOBILE, Aug. l2.-The case Of Mayor
Horton, arrested Saturday for violation Of
the civil rights bill was tried Il today before
Commissioner Turner. Horton was held 10
bail in $1,000 70 appear before the United
States Court. =
WHNISGToS, aug. l2.-Great apathy e.
lists among the whites in regard TO registra-
ton, which is 20 commence on the 18th inst.
The number disfranehissd in this section
will be larger than vas at first supposed.
RICHMOND, aug. l2.-Gen. Sehofsld is
sued an order to-day, from which the fol-
is an extract:
military Commissioners are reminded
that ihey are to be governed in the discharge
of+heir duties by the LAWS Of Virginia as
far as the same are act m eossiet with tie
laws Of the United States, or orders issued
from these head quarters, an1fhat they are
n1t b. suporce1e the civil authorities except
in eases Of necessity. IN snrh cases The
or failure 10 aci Of civil officers
shoad be fully reported. in order hat Gle
Commanding General may bold Them g. o
proper accountability Tor any neglect q
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