Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-01
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NOON DISPATCHES
NEW YORK DISPATCHES.

An Important Proclamation Antici
pated-ReeOrd OF SiekIes i'm North
Carolina, etc.
New YORK, August 3l.-The Worlds
special says there is reason to believe in a
few days the President will issue an inn
portant proclamation of amnesty supple
mental to that Issued on the 29th of MAY,
1865. 1t will not proclaim universal am
nesty, but will enlarge the fourteen classes
named in that proclamation. Among the
classes excepted by the latter, but which L
am assured will be included in the coming
proclamation, will be all persons who shall
have been military or naval officers of the
pretended Confederate government who are
below the rank of Brigadier General in
the army or Capatin in the navy also all
persons who are or shall have been pre-
tended civil or diplomatic officers, orother-
wise domestic or foreign agents Of the
Rebel government; also all who have been
engaged in any way in treating otherwise
than lawfully as prisoners of war, persons
found in the United States service as
officers, soldiers, seamen, or in any other
capacity. Other details are yet to be ar
ranged which may delay the issuance of
the proclamation for at least week vet,
but it is probable that it will be decided
to pardon all persons except high officials
who may be on trial before or after con-
viction.
The Cabinet, to-day had before them
complete record of the proceedings between
Generals Grant and SickIes, relative to the
latter's course in North Carolina, in inter
fering with the process isquing from
United States Court, and which eventually
led to Sickles' removal by the President.
This record it was decided to publish, and
it will be given out in MONDAYS papers.
The correspondence, however, with Gen.
Grant, which is spicy and interesting, will
not be made public at the same time,
though it was read at to-day's meeting.
1t appears from this that both, when Sick.
les military officers prohibited the execu-
tion of a process from the United States
Court, the United States District Attorney
reported the fact to the Attorney General,
and Grant was informed of it, believing at
that time he had power to annul or mod
ify the orders from military commanders
Grant telegraphed to Siekles to modify his
order No. 10, under which his subordinates
obstructed the United States Courts, so as
to obviate said distractions in future. Gen.
Sickles replied to Grant, asking the latter's
orders of supervision might be held in
allegiance until he could explain by mail
When this explanation arrived, it appeared
to be plausible statement, showing that
order No. 10 protected the people from
summary execution for debt, and that
it gave great satisfaction to the
States of North and South Carolina. Gen.
Grant thereupon telegraphed Gen. Sickles
the important fact that he withdraws his
order to him to modify order No. 10, thus
leaving the latter in force at this remark
able stage of affairs. The United States
Marshal of North Carolina steps in, and
again attempts to serve the civil process
but is resisted by Gen. Sickles, by virtue of
the continuance in full effect Of his order
These facts we're reported here, when the
Executive directed the United States Dis,
trict Attorney to procure an indictment
against one Dan'l E. Sickles, for viola
tion of the criminal laws of the United
States, in obstructing a United States
Court Gen. Sickles hearing of this, at
once telegraphed to Gen. Grant, in spirit
Vi uElNC ACuunLldtiDA vi lhC SIC hCNldi
ing that he, as commander of military
district, created by. an act of Congress, was
not amenable to any grand jury or United
States Marshal, or United States District
Attorney, and intimating he would answer
no indictment founded on that charge. 1t
does not appear, believe that Gen. Grant
answered this, but it does appear that the
President of the United States gave an
order last Monday, which removed Gen.
Sickles, and this vindicated the Judiciary
of the government and secured the execution
of a process issued by the highest judicial
officer in the land.
The full correspondence of which the
above is an abstract, will probably be made
public in due time.
The Times special says: Efforts are be-
ing made to reinstate ex-Goy. Wells, of
La, but Gen. Grant has the power to pro-
hibit ii.
The government is informed of swindlers
going about the country representing them
selves as officers of the government, sent
out to enable discharged soldiers to obtain
their back pay and bounty.