New-York tribune., 1867-09-13
WASHINGTON.
ANoTHEE, orUcE TENURE LAW DlFrlcuLtYX ,t,,x
SIC. STANTON, AND "E"' "hAN' "'
giTz JOHN rORTER'S CAsR.


E.a,r H. viii be put in the Oace unti Cen MOI ei-
Ian is beard from.
II Is asserted here by the friends Of MI stanton
that that gentleman said, at dinner gwen h'," )"
Boston some days ago, that there never eAiS'ou "e
tween him and Gen. Grant any UNDERSTANDING lH 'e
lation TO hs tStanton's) going ont "f the Wr DepS1
ment: and further, that the i'!st iphmaton h@V MI
Stanton had Of Grants becoming his Successor "''
Grants letter to him informing him that be Ia" ac
cepted the Office. In this connection 1t VIII DC
mcmbeyed that at the time MIR. stanton i'it '"o
Dcnartment it was given out in the newspapers sna'
4hcre WAS n perfect understanding between "en'
Gran. and Mr. Stanton on the subject, long before te
latter retired .,.
Attorney General StanbeTy arrived mere 10 might
Another difficulty arising ont OtS the operations Vi
the Tenure of Office law has Iust been deFciop'" ~
the Middle District of Tennessee INaShVne DS''ic''
The District Attorney resigned, the r'slsn"u"'
10 take effect certain day. Inc Sci''''' :"
tbe mean hme met, and the President h"oc
haste 10 nominate successor; ana III 'u'"
several Int none were confirmed. The nomination
of the first successor OF conrse, operated to remove
tbe incumbent andtho vacancy therefore hdppenou
durinq the recess and the Senate adJOuiheu "I'io"
filling it, Under these circumstances the leh'io "
Office act declares that snch Office snail Teha'h III
allowance ETC. and the duties shall deVOlNe upon te
person who by law performs them III case Vi
vacancy Bnt the Office OF Dst4lct-At'oihey - oho
whose dnties do not devolve by law upon any per
sop in case of vacancy. The Secretary OF the
Treasury informs the AttOney-General that
gross and extensive frauds and crimes against
the Rcyennc laws are being committed III
the Middle District of Tennessee, and from
other sources evidence comes up that the cflDhhaI
laws of the United States are being extensively No
lated The courts can do nothing without a prose-
cutting officer and nobody can prosecute but a DIS
trct Attorney Cen Grant also informs the Attoi-
ney General that the Government officers are FeNeo
by suits in the State courts for acts done III e Inc
Of their duty who are entitled to have their acts car
ried into the United States Courts, but there IS DO
District Attorney TO act for them. tThe question
"a now what shall the President dof
For civil suits he might make contracts
with lawyers, perhaps, to act for the United States
as corporation but the United States is sovereign
in the opinion of legal men, and can prosecute oiehd
.rs against their laws only in the manner pointed ON
by law The manner pointed out by law ls through
the District Attorneys and their deputies Oh the
other hand the Office Tenure act positively declares
that anybody who appoints or accepts an appoint
ment makes ont, signs. seals, or accepts
n commission, or, In a word, mas any
thae whatever to do with executing the laws Of the
limited States under the circumstances of thls ease
shall be guilty of high misdemeaDOr and liable
to fine and imprisonment In snort, II the President
don't execute the laws he is liable TO grave charges
and if he does. 10y appointing the proper agents 10
execute them. the OAioe Tenure act reaches him in
common with his appointee, the Secretary OF state
and everybody connected with the transaction beng
liable to the penitentiary.
POI, 1t is asserted here by men prominent m pOilucs'
that the recent letter of Thaddeus Stevens, relative
10 the removal of the District Commanders was the
real great cause Of JobnsOn's issuing his pIoclama-
ton of civil supremacy, which in itself IS looked
upon as only q bungling preamble to his amnesty
proclaInation aud would not have been issued had
not Mr. Stevens's letter been written.
The Government Printing Office is now engaged IN
pinting many thousands of the Presidents civil
supremacy proclamation for distribution among all
the officers and employees OF the Government. No
heads of the Departments have ssusd circulars eI-
Joining an observance of its requirements,
The Hon. W. ID. Kelley after his return from the
West where he is now engaged in delivering series
OF speeches in favor Of protective tariff, Will make
another tour through the South under the auspices
Of the Union Republican Congressional Committee.
Judge Kelley will devote most of his time To the
soaboard States of the South beginning with Nn-
ginia
Gen Fitz John Porter left here this morning for
New. York, after having had an interview with the
President and Gen. Grant The latter called on Por
ter at the hotel, and accompanied him 10 the Pres-
dents POrieT's request for new trial will surely
be granted the President having stated So Gen.
Grant it is said favOrs such a course, and has int
mated TO Gen. Porter that he will give him court
composed of the first men of the army.
A circular was issued this morning from the WaI
Department stating that orders will be sent to re-
cruiting and other disbursng officers to make weekly
reports of the amount of public funds in their cuso
,ly and where such funds deposited. The reports
are 70 be made by mail, and not by telegraph. The
use of the telegraph will be reduced, and orders
sent by mail instead of dispatches by telegraph, as
much as possible.
The members oflthe Diplomatic Corps appear to
take interest in the ceremonies TO take place next
week at Antetam. 1t is said there will be general
attendance on their part The prospect is that sew
eral of the Cabinet officers will accompany the Presi
dent on the same occasion
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has
ceived letter from the Collector of Washington
Territory suggesting for reasons stated. the econ
omy Of attaching Alaska, the recently acquired Rus
sian American Possession, TO the Collection District
of Washington Territory.
The last claim OF the soldiers under tue EQualiza-
tion Bountes act has been concluded III the Pay
masters Bureau to-day, aud the numerous clerks
hitherto employed in that examination are now
about to receive their dismissal.
The only instance during our five years'war in
which a private was breveted for meritorious
duet was in the case of Adolphus Leibschutz pri-
yate of the 9th Kansas Cavalry Mr.. Leibschutz is
Pole who came TO this country to help us III our
struggle and received his brevet for mertorioas
vices at the battle of Prairie Grove, in Arkansas
The President has telegTaphed Gen. Hancock 10
come to Westinghouse rOHie, to assume command of
the Fifth District.
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