Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-24
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SpeeuIatiOns On the Removal OF Gen
HOWard-Ssen. Grant PrOteSts-Sec
refary Seward Probably 90. be Re
mOVed-GeneraI Thomas and Recon
struetiOn.
New YORK, Aug. 23.-The Tribune spe
cial says: 1t is now settled fact that Gen
Howard will be relieved from his position
as Commissioner Of the sFreedmen's Blu
reau, The President has contemplated
making the change for a long time, but
not until MIR. Stanton and Gen. Sheridan
we're removed, did he definitely decide t
act 10 Gen. Towards case. The order fol
the removal may be looked for this week
indeed, is expected every day at the head
quarters of the Freedmen's Bureau.
Gen, Grant is opposing thin step OF the
President, and Will enter protest similar
to those on the removal of Stanton and
Sheridan. a.
The course Of the Tribune towards Gen
Grant has determined those OF his friends
who manage his Presidential canvass 10
make him pronounce his adhesion to Con-
gress. The General, himself, Thursday
announced that he would hold no commu-
nlcatIon with newspaper correspondents.
The friends of Grant steadily assert that
his letters to Mr.. johnson about the re-
moVal OF Stanton and Sheridan are Radi-
cal, and decided the friends of the Presi-
dent, on the contrary, to assert that Gen.
Grant made merely cold and formal OBJ
lection to the removal of Stanton and Sher.
idan.
The National Intelligencer of Friday
will urge the removal of Mr.. Seward. as an
editor OF that paper was in consultation
with the President last night. This is sig
nlhcant. The President is understood to
have said that he would accept the resig.
nation of Mr.. Welles, Mr. MeCulloeh, and
Mr.. Randall. He wants to make a new
deal and have fresh cards for the remain
der OF the term. You may regard this as
semi-oficial. Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Bigham.
Gov. Andrews, and Senators Sherman,
Dixon, Anthony and Fessenden are all
mentioned in connection with Cabinet APP
pointments. laa.4 a.#
The work of changing the Southern Gen
erals and all Generals not in harmony with
the President, will continue. Terry and
Sheridan have been sent out to fight the
Indians and guard wagon trains; Howard
will soon follow; Sickles' head is in danger
he will probably be sent to New Mexico
while Pope will be returned TO the Sioux
country Meade will probably take Siekles'
place, and Halleck that of Pope. a,aa
The Times special says the Medical
Director of the Department states that
General Thomas health has been quite
poor, and that the transfer to New Orleans
al tho mr. ant I'll l.,
With regard to Gen. Thomas view of
the reconstruction acts, it is known that
the President has at different times during
the past six months urged upon him the
propriety of his taking command of the
9Th military district. He had previously
declined the command of the Sd district,
and he met the Presidents proposition in
this case with an equally earnest declara-
ton that he felt himself untitled for the
administration of such a military and
political trust, at the same time expressing
the hope that Gen. Sheridan would be al
lowed TO continue the work he had begun
with SO much vigor. He said: So far as
the Interpretation of the acts of Congress
are concerned, there is really little differ
ence between General Sheridan and myself.
NJ tAiC tALiO VI us last VEIL 10 THIS CITY lie
was again approached by the President,
but urged the necessity of his presence in
Tennessee as a reason why he should not
be transferred. In private conversation
Gen. Thomas expressed the hope that he
had prevailed upon the President not to
transfer him from his present command,
and also the hope that General Sheridan,
whose line of policy he should certainly
follow il the responsibility was his, would
not be removed in the midst of his work.