The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
An Inpertant Order-Generni Grant
i'm MS New Position-AuotherC Con.
a.eatiou BiII-A New Polio, for Re

WASHINGTON, August BIT Is GER
tain that to-day an order was issued by
direction of the President, through Gen.
eral Grant, addressed To Major General
Sickles; instructing him that no order
can DO properly issued and enforced III
conflict with courts in the United States.
This revOkes Sickles' order No. 10.
NEW YORK, August 1.-THE Times
Washington special says: All impor-
tant questions relative to the army Will
be referred to General Grant, who looks
upon his assignment Ia the War Depart
ment ~ military order which he had
no right even To protcS against or de-
cline obeying. A full understanding
existed between him and Stanton and
the President. The position of General
Grant cannot he accepted as an indica-
ton that he has changed his views re-
garding reconstruction.
1t ia asserted that the attempt to
have Holt removed is prompted by the
desire of certain parties in New York To
obtain possession of records in his office,
embracing affidavits inculpating poll
ticians with ex-rebels. Some of these
affidavits, associating a member of Con-
rress with Sanford COnOver. are soon to
be made public.
A bill is being prepared by prominent
loyal men in the South &c enforce the
present confiscatiOu laws, and so mod
ify them as to resurvey all of the seeded
States in the same manner as public
lands are surveyed, and to grant pre-
emptisn rights 10 the freedmen and
Il 4 q /.
of dollars of the proceeds realized from
sales are to be used in Teimbursing loyal
men for property destroyed and cOniis-
Gated by the Confederate Government.
and the balance will be set aside for
paying pensions to disabled Union SOL
tiers. The bill provides that after the
survey is made the land shall be offered
for sale Ia freedmen and discharged
Union soldiers at the rate of SIPS per
acre, payable in twenty years at an
interest of six per cent. per anuum.
Other parties To be allowed To purchase
mt % per cent. cash and equal annual
installments for three years at six per
cent. interest.
The last section provides that dislOy-
III persons he allowed 10 retain proper
~ 10 the amount of live Thousand dol
lars, provided the limits of such prop
erty do not exceed one of the legal sub
divisions Of one hundred and sixty
acres.
The Hcrald's Washington special says:
The first step toward development of the
new liberal policy for Southern recon-
struction was brought forward in the
Cabinet yesterday, and Grant promptly
favored it. This was the adoption of
IN order to General SickleS commanding
him to rescind his orders suspendng
payment of debts, and also his other
order by which the execution of tho
process of the United States Court in
Wilmington, North Carolina, was i'm
peded. 1t was AZ eed in the Cabinet
meeting to instruct General Sickles that
he was in no case Ia interfere with the
mandates OF the Federal Courts.
II is believed by the President that
reconstruction can go on without abol-
ishing every trace of civil government.
in ma tiers of local legislation, not oppos-
ing the theory of reconstruction. 1t is
considered that the State Legislatures
should be allowed To have their own
way. This new order therefore is the
result of these views aud may be regard
cd as the first check 10 despOtic admin
istrdtion in the Sonth. Since the sus-
pension of Stanton, it is believed that
Sickles will resign, but Others assert he
won't. No doubt Judge Holt will he
removed ut the proper time. The policy
toward military commanders will he
Que of gradual decapitation. Sheridan
will probably he the first victim and
Pope next.
Should the other commanders profit
by the fate of these two, and fall grace
fully into the JohnsOnian policy, they
will be allowed IL remain in office Tor n
long time, and may not lie stirred at all,
il their support is given heartily and in
reality. But If, when Sheridan is re-
moved, the rest tender their rcsigna-
tiuDs, no obstacle will he thrown in the
way of their retirement. 1t has been
stated that the General does not con-
template making any changes in the
officers NJ the War office, hut some few
changes my be looked for among the off.
GERS in the different bureaus of the De.
partment.