Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-08
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The Tribune publishes Buffers report as
Commissioner Of Exchange during poF-
ton OF the rebellion, from which il appears
that in December, 1868, he found conieler-
ate Generals anxious TO exchange men for
men, but the confederate government re
fused TO do il with Butler on the ground
shat he COMMANDED negro troops Our gov
eminent refused to admit the right Of the
confederate authorities to outlaw our Off
cels. Exchanges continued To he male IN
- Na'cb, 1864, when Euler had an inter
view with odid which convinced ham that
rtl4ill'i0n would compel tie rebels - aban-
don ih"lr refusal 70 exchange e1lOred sol
etels. The Government referred the ma,
1tF tn Gen Gsaa', who, ic hprl, directed
Butler - decline. Until otherwise order. q,
st. luther negotiations, and shortly after
Instructed him 10 consider the determination
of the rebels 10 make distinction between
he white and colored prisoners az a refusal
on 'hcir Part 70 agree 70 a further exchange
I Bullcr WAS also instructed To receive the
i, < ANA wound d tue rebels would give IN
but send no more in exchange. In August
the rebels offered to renew the exchange,
man for man. Grant then telegraphed the
following important order
. II is hard ON cur men held in southern
prisons not to exchange them, but it is hu
name To those left in the ranks 10 fight out
our battles. Every man released on parole
/ or otherwise, becomes an active soldier
/ again at once. directly or indirectly. Ii we
/ commence the system OF exchange which
libcrates all prisoners taken, we will have
/ to fight on until the South is extermnated
! Ii we hold those caught they amount tO
more than dead men AT this particular
/ time to release rebel prisoners would insure
SAermans defeat, and would compromise
/ our safety here
New YORK, Aug. s,--A lIerald's special
says: Ii is stated in Washington that 7
] Radical official recently called upon the
4 President and proposed that he should joir
1 III a plot for the destruction Of Grants
chance, for the Presidency : and it is be-
/ liev.d that the proposition 10 place Grant
III Stsntons stead as Secretary Of War, and
/ thus apparently committing him TO tn,
Johnsonian policy is par. Of the plot.
4 Iimes' special says 1t was mad,
known 70 the President from an apparently
reliable source, that Mr.. Stanton would va
cate should the President demand premp'
torily Sbat he give up tn" Office. IL is III,
purpose Of Mr.. johnson 10 allow tue Who'll,
lew days. giving time for reelection
on the part 0. Mr, Stanton and friends. VIII,
advise him as to the course be should pur
sue; If h then persists III refusal TO re
IN, The President will suspend him b]
giving HIM notice that he - thereby sus
pended from further execution OF The func
;0ns o( the cilice of Secretary II War, an
that reasons for tins suspension will b
submitted to tie Senate a. the next session
Il Congress. Tie subject was lully dis
cus.ed IN the Cabinet yesterday, and" I'll
course above indicated was unanimously up
proved, rs being within The 81 section of tn
tenure OF office Law The Cabinet wa
neatly ananlmous in the opinion that tn
FIRST section Of the law gives Mr.. johnson
power to remove Stanton. who was ncve
regularly appointed by Mr.. Johnson an
confirmed as his appointee 10y the Senate. -
This point will bc discussed again in th
Cabinet on Friday mex.
The Presiien, to dnv ordcrci that n
communication he held wi.h Mr. Stanton q
Secretary Of War.
The President still denies that q recon
IN ndaton If mercy was among tie paper
presented to him ty Judge liol
on the 5,h Of July, 1865, when the execu
live approved Of the sentence Of the assas
, siaation consprators was written out >
Judge Holt AID signed Ivy the President.
A worlds special says Raleigh paper
received here contain letter from Govern
Worth. Of North Carolina, urging the pee
Recou,lrnction act in order that they ma
ave ~ spportunliy to vote on a star
institution to be submitted hy the CONVEX
, ten.
Tie Attorney q neral has as vet receive
nerelly from ten Sick,es in relation to h
order No II, under which he has interfere
with the process issued by the Unite
q States C;rcnjt Court Of Nar,h Carolina,
which Chief Justice Chase presided.