Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-11-01
Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.
From WASHINGTON.

Revenue Appoint ment-Tri rial OF Jefferson
Davis-Cnses of FenIans in Great Britain
Action OF the Unitei states Go.ernmen;
-Petitio4. from GEN. P0pe's Military Dis
trict-Future Policy Of the President
The Cabinet, &c.
WASHINGTON, Oct 22.-Secretary McCuI-
loch to-day appointed j. Il. Risley, Esq,
DENNY Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Mr.. Risley has recently resided i'll New
York city, but came from Indiana, and is
selected as Western man and in defer
ence to the demand OF influential men of
the West, who asked that that region be
represented in the Revenue Department.
Mr. Risley goes on duty IN the Bureau in
Washington
Mr.. Chandler, United States District At
torpey at Richmond, and Hon. VIM. L.
Fyarts. counsel for the government, in the
case of the government vs. Jefferson Davis.
had an interview with Attorney General
Stanberry to- day, and it was arranged that
the trial of Mr. Davis should positively
take place at the appointed time, no mat
ter what Judge presided.
Complaint is made to the administration
that Minister Adams has neglected to urge
the British ,'overnment for the release Of
John Nagle and John Warren, held as Fe-
mans, without charge or trial, IN prison in
ireland.
From official sources it is learned that
Sir Frederick Bruce, just prior to his death,
upon suggestion from the President and
| Secretary McCulloch, had recommended
the release of these two men, and 1t IS
| learned from the same source that our gov
eminent has appealed to the British an
! thorities for immediate consideration oil
all the cases of arrests OF tenlanS who
| claim to be citizens Of this country, and
| IF oil OF wi
no valid charge of violations OF law can be
substantlated.
Prominent citizens Of Georgia, OF rebel
antecedents, have been here, calling the nj
tention OF General Grant and the President
to what they term the convention scheme
of General Pope, which, they claim, dis
eliminates injuriously against white clI-
zens. Upon the presentation OF their pcu.
ton to the President and General Grant,
both replied that as they construed the re-
construction acts, they had no power TO
control General Pope's action IL thc prem
ises. General Grant remarked that nc bad
mo control over district commanders, save
III the matter Of removals from Office.
Attention being directed in the ncwala
pers to the report of the views and pm
poses of the President as set forth III tu
Washington correspondence Of the Do>t".
, Post, wherein Mr. Johnson is represented
Will s, resist Congress, should an attempt 1s
made to depose him, and that he propose.
to make changes in the Cabinet when tn.
{ November elections are over, the ProsidCu
was applied to to-day to ascertain whctb,.
he had given authority for such announce
ment.
The reply was, that he had not given m
thority or permission for such statements
that what he will DO hereafter depends alto
Gather upon contingencies that may a1'".
and that Congress viii have to take the ni
tiativo in any extreme, doubtful, or .H'.a
measures, before he would determine w!M
shall be his course. AS to Cabinet I,.rE
ganzatiou, he lad not made known to ANY
one that he proposed TO make changes.
DV.N.