The Baltimore County union., 1867-08-31


Important events are iranspiring so rapidly
al Washington that il Ia hard for weekly "a.
per 10 keep up with them. or To give in is col.
umns more than an ePiiome of the ioinas Of
johnson and his friends.
Il will be remembered that johnson told Gen.
Grant to issue an order relieving Gen. Sheridan
from the command of the Filth Military Dis.
trict. To this Grant demurred. in the pungcnt
aud patriotic letter given in another column.
The President, however, insisted. aud Grant
issuDt the order, assigning General Georgc II.
Thomas 10 Sheridan place. directing him /,
continue ia force ali orders promulgated By
Sheridan, Rnd ordering the latter g. report in
Person to the commanding General. Il was
found that Gen. Thomas waston III togo io New
Orleans. bu, the President. in his great anxiety
To please hi. copperhcad friend. by removing
Sheridan, wouldn't wsii until Thoma. had &c..
covered, but. IN Tuesday last. issnc,i inoihcr
order. assigning General lIanr,ck ,o New Or.
leans. with power To annul any 81 all "g Sheri
dams orders. and directing the lsn"r Ia repair
i,. n'ofaisiy tn the Indian country ,ran,again
protested, but It was "i no use. ~ rour.r. I,,.
litical cxcitcmcn, ia Washington i. great The
lr-si,lrn, aud General Grant are at open ans.
in"siiy ind the latter may br expected 10 retire
from 'hc cnbine, q, AZ early day. H. very
indignant that Inhnsnn should annul his order.
." sheridan.
On Tuesday. "n order was also s.urd ~ .he
Prrs,dcnt. removing General Daniel 3. Sickle.
frum the command oi the Second Military DIS
trict. embracing the Carolina, Strklcs had
incurred the Presidential lispl. ss,irc ,y ,ia.,aq
IT, obey the laws oi his country aud To- enforce
the reconstruction act uf Congress ia accord
anrc with she letter and spirit "i - provi.i.n.
Another order ). aourly lo"k,.l ;.,r. s-,nn, ims
,'"ncral Pope from ia" c"inmhnd oi ia Th,r,.
M.li,ary Distsrt. amt !, i, ,.cr,ain that ,,.n.rsI
Howard wall -,on bc relieved from h,s i,... it,nn
- hcai "i ,hc Freedmen hufcau. I, B.. nir
thrr cxprctcd that the Cabinet will .onp l,llt,
pieces N"ithrr'irant. seward Mr,'nllnh. Ran
dall "r wcll"s 'upp"h the President 10 hi.
high handed aud outrageous ati"nl;. - nuliify
the laws ~ the country. and u =. Thought they
vii. ."un have -t"k"i..oi !,as.'' To- r,t.r- into
p.,va,rilir. It seems almost certain ,h., ,hs,
| internal ''li dough iac. and traitor i.rr,nigh
:. Bak. will succeed Mr.. seward. AMI tina, our
own apustatr. Blair. viii be- gwen q nigh sea-,
in III" Presidential synagrsu"
Meanwhile the whole counu, painfully
excited ave; th,, state &c: aLsir aui man.
inan who q month -" WAS iri.rily ,o IA. Pre-.
idem, and hi- policy. n,v hu.Ii... ..t,.,.
Z" L nd ani deep At pdi ~. brav. a.a
pointed wvFis ui Grant. ~ b. pr..,.t ,.tin..
ia" ffesid'nt'' action. j. t.usins "y.i ,h- iaid,
"lcmin: eyes that were hcr"tui"i, ,i.,,,i ,nd
arou.ing {" thought aud actini. s.i.... ihat w.r.
stepped ia apathy ani Indifference. Th. ,.il.
try hclirVes with uFa"t that sheridan t.-
formed his iuiir' faithfully u.i m,rlli..n,
'ly." and that hi. i"muval will hr regarded
by the uHfcroH-tfuc'"i element 90, ,i.. >uuih
&c those VIII" dl' .ii hoy c"ni.i to h,-aA 10.
this government %, aims. Ar,. now wi,h q. Do.
= th' 'niy element consulted o. "a. Ia. method
""l scst"rins "rdri "a . triumph They
,hmk. t"". with LIN. that ,hi- action ui ,h.
I'r..-idcn, will "nly -inb"ll"n 'h. -cb,i -i.nc,t
''i" ''Gcwed "ppos''i"n &" ~" y ID! 81 ;lr loyal
na-.cs. b-l"vin. they ha,, tn ,Nr-u,ivo
with th-m."
How lois will ;h', last f"r Wisi lru.ii, 1t
thine will johnson b, allowed t." haunt hi. 90 3.
san 10 the iscr oi ia" lrynl nsii"n ii"w much
loner will traitor. find an alv.~..t. .nI ifieni
aud ain"gis' IA iA' rir..i.ul . ii.. lrr.l
STATE, I.'i 'rgt,-- rn-w" - ..yiI ,..r-
! demand It,
i''.. on M,'iu' -,.uy. ,',i... ..4. 1i.i- .ot,
Hnoth" .,r"ng li,..i b. t- Persistent .,,...i.i
To- direct the let .'.i"' ih. l.., ,i...t o., .,,
i-su" aHd gavin: Zee ..4.on. g.. a,. ...,.
Nriy -tr"n: tenn. .''tuIi, .i"u, .- -. ..tt
"i the President :" interior, . lny .u,. 3D.. the
~" military li.ir,"t- ..t.i,t o., ga. .,.... =.
s.rting that the 'ut ., .,,l.i,, h.. .,...,...
n'"n'. r"-is. rN 'h" -nrrrn,. ,...,..ti ,.ai
n''. IA 'h. Genera .,i IA" ,trni~- 80 'h- tit'.I
States. and ihat therefor, .o wa o.. .. l.,,..i.
Ia. and Would not ''.n.lr. ih4t. :li d. su.ih.s
An interview -wari. i"'' ,la,. h-r',.rn
Grant and the l'r~.i'ieni. 'nd .'r': ri',-i Wa.
made 10 induce ia" tugnc- t.A .fa.Irt,s u.- .,.
ter. but lac Vo.itv"lv l"tu.rt i".n So b.
representation. we've. n"wvNrr. u,g. ir rv ~.
resident e. :IGc. '.fiu; q" ...r,. 'i. .i,ier
removing ten. SicSi.-. auja!-. i.r-,'il. Han
cock To assume sheridan Iir'i,. until G"ner,l
Thomas wa, suiiricm,ly recovered g. =, O., N.w
Orlean-. Gen. Grant insisted "u th,. and ear.
ricd his point. 1t i'-iI. al" unicr.'ri tina. ~"
order issued by sheridan D.. To- h. altered or an
nulled until the sanction "i the ,"iniuai lin.
General shall bc obtained