Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-08-28
ALEXANDRIA,.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST %.


the command of the Second Military District
in the place OF Gen. Sickles, removed, have
been issued. La the one concerning General
Hancock, it Is directed that uon being relieved
from the command of the Department OF the
Missouri by Gen. Sheridan, General Hancock
will proceed directly to New Orleans, Lousi-
ana, and, assuming the command to which he
is assigned, will, when necessary to a faithful
execution Of the laws, exercise any and all
powers conferred by acts Of Congress upon
District Commanders, and any and all authorl-
ty pertaining to officers in command 0! military
departments Gen. Sheridan will at once turn
over his present command to the officer in
rank next to himself, and pre- ceeding, without
delay, to For. Lawrence, Kansas, will relieve
Gen Hancock of the command Of the Depart
ment of Missouri, Gen. Thomas will, until
further orders, remain in command of the De
partment of the Cumberland" The Wash
ington Chronicle states that sit is underSo ii
that Gen. Grant is hourly expecting an order
from the President relieving him from his nd
interim administration CT the War Office, and
that he has repeated his protest against the
removal of Sheridan La referring to the
reports that all the Cabinet has resigned, that
Gen, Grant and the President had an unpleas
ant discussion at Cabinet meeting yesterday,
and that Gen. Grant is to leave tho Cabinet
to-day, the Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore SIM says: Upon the authority OF
the President aod a member OF the Cabinet, /
am enabled to say that there is no foundation
in fact for these rumors 1t is fact, how
ever, that there is an understanding among
members of the Cabinent that they will tender
their designations should Mr. johnson indicate
that he desires them to dos,, aud this il about
the only authoritative, definite matter known
as 10 probable changes In the Cabinet
The Richmond Wing says our own opinion
is that there should be mutual beraty be-
tween dealers and farmers The farmer should
be content with fair price, and be willing 10
leave reasonable margin Of profit to The mil.
Ter, and the latter should be content with such
margin This is correct opinion, 10 doubt.
But then step in, 1.-THE immntable laws of
trade" and spoil all Utopian ideas. The far
mer will get the most that he possibly can for
his produce, and the buyer will purchase at
the lowest possible rates he can procure the
articles wanted. Away, then, goes mutual
hberality." The supply and the demand can
alone regulate these matters We wish ''mu-
tual liberality' could prevail in trade, in bust
ness, in politics, in religion, and 10 all the rela
tons and associations Of te over self interest,
and combinations for gain or power.
One of the resolutions adopted at the recent
National Labor Congress was tue lo,iowns :
.''That the speedy restoration of the Southern
States to their proper practical relations in the
Union is indispensable to the restoration Of
their agricultural prosperity We hope,
therefore, that the members of the National
Labor Congress, will so to work, and instruct
the members of the Congress of the q. s., to
allow this restoration to take place, without
further let or hndrance, or additional exac-
tons, or new impositions, or any further op.
pressioHs.
Another talk With President Johnsou," by
Northern newspaper letter writer, is going
the rounds. 1t is followed Immediately by 4
letter from ''Washington correspondent
which says that President johnson is 80 much
annoyed with these reported talks, that he
intends to decline interviews with persons who
visit him, for the purpose of sending to the
public Journals incorrect accounts of what he
says
ia, II /
the President has ordered the bureau Of rebel
archives" Of which Dir. Francis Lieber was
Chief to be closed. This bureau was organized
by Secretary Stanton, and contains all the
captured records of the civil and military ad-
illustrations OF the defuuct Coufederacy. 1t
is presumed they can be kept without :; learned
professor in charge of them at high salary. s"
The Richmond Wing says: I'VE are in
formed that Gen Sehofeld has eoncurred with
the City Council in their suggestion that the
city Of Richmond should bear the expense of
supporting only those colored people who were
here at the time of the evacuation, and who
have since then become paupers, and not those
who have rambled here, and made this their
abiding place since that time
Rev. Mr.. Whittle Of Louisville assistant
bishop elect of the Protestant Episcopal Church
IN Virginia, is now in Richmond. We leara
that the question has not reached him Jet in
such shape as to call for definite answer
whether he will accept or not the position to
which he has been called.
Loud calls are made in the Radical papers
tor Gen. Grants Letter, marked private, I"
referred to in the published correspondence
between President Johnsoa and Gen. Grant
We hope it may be given to the public It is
ennnocad IN ral.t, :. ~ n Ar