The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
surratt-Tbe Attorney General-Im
pertant Cabinet Meeting-General
sheridan-Invesug cation.

Aurratt-Tbe Attorney Generai-Am-
psrtant Cabinet Meeting-General
misunderstanding
NEW YORK, June l2.-The Times
Washington special says: lthas trans
pired that of the present petit jury,
over two-thirds are, like Surratt, Cath
olics. Taking them as whole, judging
from their appearance, Surratt would
fare better by relying upon their igno-
rance and prejudice than upon the ln-
tellipence Of another party selected from
leading citizens by the Marshal.
Il is understood that the Attorney
General holds that district commanders
have no right to remove civil officers
without o trial by military commits
sion, and then only when they have
been found guilty of impeding the en-
forcement Of the reconstruction act. Ii
this opinion is adopted by the Presl.
dent, Governor Wells and the city Of
ficers of New Orleans and Mobile will be
ordered to be tried. Prominent South
erners here entertain a hope that this
view of the matter will be officially pro-
mulgated, but express the fear that the
President viii do nothing in the
premises until after time shall have
passed for July session of Congress.
General Pope, i'll a recent letter to
General Grant on affairs in Mobile, says
from what he can learn he doubts if the
removal of the mayor and chief of police
has been most satisfactory to the Union
men OF to the respectable rebels in
Mobile.
The Tribune's Washington special
says: As long ago as April ID last.
General Sheridan Notified General Grant
that he feared he would have to remove
Governors ThockmortOn, of Texas, and
Wells, of Louisiana, but General Grant
advised him to wait for the Attorney
Generals opinion on the power to re-
move.
The Worlds Washington special says:
session on the question Of the power
claimed by certain commanders of mil
itary districts in the South to. remove
State and local officers. All the mem
bers were present, except Browning.
1t was maintained by all of them, it is
believed, but Secretary Stanton, that
the opinions of the Attorney General
were correct, aud that no such removals
could be made under the military re-
construction acts until the officials had
been arrested and tried by military
commission for hindering the enfOrcs-
ment of those acts.
1t was further maintained that these
offices would not be made until the &C.
cupant's side had been heard. If the
charges defined and provided by the
law and the same as against other per-
sons, and that even in case of convic-
ton and sentence, the vacancies created
under the State or municipal govern
ment could not be filled by the mere
military order of the General command
ing the district. 1t was held that there
was nothing in the law that conld be
construed to the contrary Of the power
to remove State officers and to appoint
other civilians to take their place. 1t
was declared that it would be just as
legal for the commanding officers to
suppl vacancy on the bench caused
by the death of a judge holding his
office under State law.
There is no reason to doubt that the
President holds these views, and that
he will reinstate all of those officers
who have not been deposed according to
law. This may not take place for some
days, as Governor Wells, of Louisiana,
is expected here shortly.
The Herald's Washington special says:
In the case of the outrage alleged to
have been committed by the Tennessee
State militia, instruction has been Civ
en- General Thomas, commanding the
department of the Cumberland, to in
vestigate the acts of violence said to
have been perPetrated. General Whip
pie has already commenced the inyesti-
CATION.
The possibility is that Governor Wells
will not be Immediately reinstated, al
though there is some reports that the
course of General Sheridan in the mat
ter is not approved.