Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-07-18
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aECONsTRUCTION.
response of the Secretary OF War 20 the
House Resolution OF Jnquiry--The
kherLdan.Carant Correspondence.

resolution of the 3d inst, calling for
copies of all instructions, orders, and cor
respondence relating to, or connected
with, the execution and administration
of the act entitled "An act to provide for
the more efficient Government of the
Rebel States, ,"andthe act supplementary
thereto, the Secretary of War to-day sent
to the House mass of papers containing
the information required.
The papers embrace large amount of
correspondence, orders, etc., most of
which have already been published. We
give such of them as have not yet met
the public eye.
Gen. Grant to Gen. Sheridan, J,tne7
.ri GENERAL: Isee dispatch from WASH
ington announcing that the Secretary of
War and myself favored a reprimand for
your action in removing the Governor of
Louisiana. / was not even in the city at
the time. There Is not one word of truth
in the story.
.a. Z. 80 U. S. GRANT, General.
Gen. Sheridan to Gen. Grant, JuneS.
Gov. Flanders assumed duties of Office
to-day. He is a man of integrity and
ability, and now feel as though / were
relieved of half my labors. As it has
been heretofore, there was no security,
and I feel, as the people of the whole
LDtdlt lttl- biiub VIC IhNC GOb iii vi All VII
principled Governor, and a set of disre-
putable tricksters which he had about
him. Nothing will answer here but
bold and strong course, and in taking it
] am supported unanimously by every
class and party.
p. II. SHERIDAN, Major General.
Gen. Sheridan to Gen. Grant, July 7.
The result of Mr.. Stanbery's opinion
is now beginning to show itself by a de-
fiant opposition to all acts of the military
commanders by impedinga and rendering
helpless the civil officers acting under
his appointment. For instance, the
Mayor of the city notifies the Common
Council that 81 ,250,0 900 of Illegal bonds
has been issued by the Controller of the
City Treasury. The Common Council
refuse to investigate to ascertain the facts.
The City Attorney refuses to sue out an
injunction to stop the issue. l fear the
chaos which the opinion will make, If
carried out, is but little understood
Every civil officer in this State will ad
minister justice according to his own
view. Many of them, denouncing the
Military bill as unconstitutional, will
throw every impeachment in the way of
its execution, and bad will go to worse,
unless this embarrassing condition of af-
fairs is settled by permitting me togo on
in my just course, which was indOrsed
! by all the people, except those disfran-
chised, most of whom are of1ice-hOlders,
or desire to be such.
p. III. SHERIDAN, Major-General.
Gen. Sheridan to Gen. Grant, June %.
| l am in receipt of a communication
from the Adjutant-General's Depart
ment, dated Goth of June, in reference
to registration. | am at u loss to know
! IL Ia ap prupr or npt The form
and phraseology is not that of an order,
| but may be mistaken, and ask for in
| formation, whether am to regard it as
an order.
p. II. SHERIDAN, MajorGeneral.
Gen. Grantto Gen. s sheridan, June 2S.
Your dispatch of yesterday received.
Enforce your construction ofthe Military
Bill until ordered otherwise. The opin-
ion of the Attorney-General has not been
distributed tODistrictCOmmander in Ian
guage or manner emitting it to the force
of an order, nor can | suppose that.the
President intended it to have such force.
| u. 5. GRANT, General.
Gen. Grant to Gen. Sheridan, Jane 20.
l think it advisable for you to extend
! the time for registration in Louisiana
until the 10th of July throughout the
State. The President will have return
cd before that, and decide as to the fur
ther extension.
......r U. S. GRANT, General.
Gen. Sheridan to Gen. Grant, J4ne 20.
The registration in the State of Louis-
ana will becontinued in obedience to the
orders of the President, unless receive
further orders from him to the contrary.
p. II. SHERIDAN, Major-General.
Gen. Sheridan to Gen. Grant, July2.
did not get your dispatch of June 20
until to-day. 1t was mislaid In the
Washington Office. l had already or
dered the extension in the State, except
the parish of Orleans, until the 18th of
July, and after receipt of your letter of
the 24th, the extension was made indefi-
mite. The Boards now have nothing to
shes. =. III. SHERIDAN, Maj. Gen.
| Gen. Grant to Gen. Ord, June %.
GENERAL: Copy your final instruc-
tions tothe Board dofRcgstration, of June
| 10, 1867, Is Just received. l entirely dis
sent from the views contained In para
graph 4. Your views as to the duties of
Registrars to register every man who will
take the required oath, though they may
know the applicant peIjures himself, is
| sustained by the views OF the Attorney
General. My opinion is that 1t Is the
duty of the Board of Registration to see,
as far as it lays in their power, that no
unauthorized person is allowed to regis
ter. 10 secure this end Registers should
be allowed to administer Oaths,' and ex-
anime witnesses. The law, however,
makes District Commanders their own
Interpreters of their powers and duty un-
der it, and, in my opinion, the Attorney
General, or myself, can no more than
give our opinion as to the meaning of the
law; neither can enforce their views
against the judgment of those made re-
sponsible for the faithful execution of the
law-the District Commanders. Very
respectfully, your obedient servant.
u. s. GRANT, General"
Good Ola Fashioned Doctrine.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, July H.