The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-27
WASHINGTON conussroNDENcE.

| AffMRs or TIE WAR ofrIcE--ESoDUs OF yoIuS
rEER oFFrcERs-TuE REGULARS REJoIcED THERE
| r--GESEnAI GRANT ENERGETIC AND pusY-TIrl
| PRESIDENTIAL MISREPRESENTATION SLOW ON TIL
roric-oRANT THE ONLY SURE MAN IF NOMINATED
FREEDMESs BUnEAU-wHo IL TO SECRETARY oI
| WAR? kTc ETC.
WAsHINGroN, August 22.-Tho administration o
tic affairs of tho War Department, by tho Gencrnl
in-Chof, in lis ncwly croatnd Office of Secretar,
Of War, ad interim, has been characterized by q
very remarkable activity i'll thing, ut lea /
even If no other could be noted, and that is the
| summary disposal Of volunteer officers many OF
| whom had become settled very comfortably in
their various positions; somo under the FrcedInen's
| Bureau; some i'll the Surgeon and Adjutant-
| Generals Office, and others in other spheres
OF military existence. AS q general thing, tho
'RcBunrs, those OF the old army, nre rather glad
to SEQ this, as FOR reason or other tho esprit
da corps, among tho West Pointers, keeps them
nloof in their focIngs aud social dealings with tho
| Hardy volunteers" General CHANT, however is
working on tho scoro Of economy, and intoutls To
Keep on reducing tho expenses Of tho War Depart
mcht; and with Il, of courHc, tho expenses of tho
Government, in stylo which elicits praises from
| many, and solid denuncintionB coupled with dole
full mlagirings NJ to his political complexion from
under buslel, For ovory morning brings out now
orders of special importance, which Indicate
tho manner of work-that Of clearing out tho vol
nntecr ny-in which ho is engagol, and tho on
ergetic GenGral, with his constant segar, mny DO
seen frequently during the day en- route 10 his
headquarters, tho War Department, or 10 the
White House, blaly intent upon tho performance
OF his duties whether il consists either in frnm-
ing orders or in obcyin3 tllon md thon at three
O'Clock ho goes homo and takcs, first his dinner,
anu then his drive, and no who, not knowing
the General, who would zee him Oh tho Fourteenth
street road behind fast horse, md sometimes
behind two. always holding tho rcns himself,
wonld imagine thnt no was tho man 80 very much
talked about and who docs 30 little talking.
licar OF very htlo talk now on tho Presidential
topic. The numerous martyrs iii tho field COM
bncd with tho multitude who have claims i'll that
direction, anil who press them, has, for tho noncc,
pnt an ond TO TINT kind Of speculation and conso-
qucntly nn atmosphere Of silence prevails. Thcro
is also wclLdctned anxiety among tho leading
politicians oftho oxtrcino radical school to know
more of the spirit which shall ruio the fall clcc-
tions befor, proceeding to compromise themselves
in favor Of any particular candidate. 1t is overy.
where conceded that there must bo military mun
on the ticket but whether tho shoulder straps arc
to 70 into tho Whito House or preside over the
United States Senate il another question not yet
agreed upon. Not e. few OF tho Republican poll
tcians particularly tho Now England members,
Of the Parly) want General Howard, OF tho Freed
mems Bureau on tho tickot as tho candidate for
Vicc-Presdeni. and woull not object to it in COM
pnlIy with Chiof Justice CHASE, who is from Ohio
SnERIDAS's hackers nro still strong, but STANTON,
since his removal, l,ns mntorially lcssencd thu
prospects of that officer, although the late War
Minister is known Ia havo cmphaticaIly nsscrtod
that he would, upon no condition, be candidate.
However, thcrc il ample time 10 discuss this M
the wire-pul!ers themselves are now entirely at
sca AMI ut tho mercy of tho wavos. or tho whole
affair, there seems but thing that il absolutely
certain-Gcn. GRANT cnn be President If ho wants
to, and tho only singular thing i'll connection will,
this is, that some Of his friends. who only short
time ago were proud to hoist his uanIo upon their
standards with loud expressions OF applause, in
discussing the matter now cannot Aco how u sol-
dier with life long career Of greatness before him
could be prevailed upon TO rolinquish il for the
precarious fonr years position of President. Well,
nobody knows to certainty but possibly that il
what GRANT thinks himself,-alld possibly not
II Inns been question of no little interest to
know who would succeed Major General HowAnD
Commissioner Of tho Bureau Of Frcedmen's
Affairs. Several officers OF prominence in the
sorricc have been mentioned, among them Con-
SIcKLEs, who was said yesterday would be trans
ftrred to duty i'll charge of the Frcedmen's
Bureau now i'll charge of General HowAnD,
while the latter would be assigned to duty in tho
place thus mado vacant. To-day, however, new
rmors in that connection arc on tho tdpts, md
two or three others havo boon brought forward.
General HowARD's friends think that although
ho may be divostcd Of his volunteer rank OF
Major-General, which leaves him n BrIgadier-
General in the regular army, nevertheless ho will
remain in charge of tho Bureau. Certainly for tho
purposes for which TINT department was institut-
ed, General HowARD is very proper man.
There have boon some spcGulations as to the
length Of timu General GRANT will remain in charge
of the War Department, and SUCCESSORS to the ad-
ministration or,ts nfars almost daily brought
before the public. know, from very positive
authority, that 30 far no thought laa entered the
mind Of tho President as to when ho {GeD. GRANr)
will be reiicvol of its cares, and now incumbent
appointed. Tho matter il ono Of the greatest un-
ccrtainty-it might be in the course OF q week.
and possibly not until tho meeting Of Congross
III tho meantime tho Gencrnlin-C Chief, by a syste-
matte devotion Of time to tho requisite Duties of
the position at tho head Of TINT Department. is
earning for hnsolf praises for executive md AL
mintratire abilities, and the President ia very well
satisfied to hayo him there. HAL.