New-York tribune., 1867-08-24
WASHINGTON.
THE pRFsIDENTyS REMOVALS.

Since the recent transactions of the President III IT,
moving Stanton and Sheridan and getting up the
celebrated Bincllley correspondence and 0ther Hko
matters, letters have been received here by prour
nent Republican politicians from members oil Con
gross which state that the only remedy left to in
ure Reconstruction, is the impeachment 0t the
President. These letters are significant from the
fact that several of them are from members who, at
the last session of Congress- were known as COnsefv
atiyes and opponents of impeachment Ihey iufther
state that the prominent movers in impeachment are
busy at work. and are already canvasslng among the
members to test the feeling on the subject.
Your correspondent, who has for some days known
the character of the correspondence between the
President and Gen Grant relative to the suspension
of Secretary Stanton and the removal Of Gen. Sher-
idan, but enoined nevertheless to make no mention
of the matter because Mr. johnson regarded 1t as
not intended by Gen Grant for publication, is now
permitted to say simply that the Generals letters are
marked private. and therefore only does the Presi-
dent withhold the matter from the press In the first
instance it was not expected that the subject would
assume the form of official correspondence just be-
fore the suspension Of Stanton, Mr.. Johnson had a
conversation on the subject with Gen Grant, and the
latter shortly after leaving sent letter to the Presl-
dent giving why he thought the contemplated
action had better be abandoned. To this no reply
was made by Mr. Johnson. When the order for the
removal of Sheridan was sent TO Grant, note ac-
companied it, informing the latter that If he had
any suggestions to make Mr. johnson would be glad
to hear them. The purpose of this note was to know
whether probably some other successor for Sheridan
might be named. Gen. Grant replied by an argument
against any removal at all. To this the President
answered somewhat at length. The character of the
correspondence on both sides energetic and firm,
but courteous withal
Official notice has been received by the President
that Cen Thomas is too i'll to admit Of his transfer
to New Orleans without great risk. If IN few days
there shall be no improvement in the health OF Gen
Thomas the order recently issued will be altered by
continuing HIM in command of the Department OF
the Cumberland, and assigning Hancock to the COM
mand of the Fifth District, and Sheridan to the De-
partment of the Missouri The President has no in
| tcnton of making wholesale removals Of the other
district commanders as suggested in some quarters.
So far as Schofeld and Ord concerned, there Is
positively no such purpose is it at all likely that
Pope will be disturbed unless he shall hereafter COM
NIT some act which Mr.. Johnson deems ilagrantly
wrong AS TO Sickles there is "a strong probability OF
his being relieved.
The following statement, in response TO an inquiry,
has been obtained from gentleman who Is IN po-
siton to speak with knowledge of all the facts upon
the subject: On the ith instant the instructions sent
TO Gen Sickes excepting United States Courts from
the operation of Military Orders were suspended un-
til his report and views upon the matter could be
received On the 18th, the commanding officer of
Wilmington reported that the Attorney General had
instructed the Marshal for North Carolina to pro-
ceed TO enforce executions of the United States Court
threatening prosecution against persons preventing
him. Instructions were issued to Col. Frank by Gen
Sckles not to permit the order of any Court to be
enforced in violation of existing Military Orders and
10 report fully upon cases pending. These occur
ronccs having been reported to the War Department
the instructions originally sent to Gen. Sickes have
been withdrawn.
The recent newspaper reports about great meet
ing of Conservative politicians in this city who put
mp Slr. johnson and Gen. Sherman rs their candi-
dates for the Presidency is all stuff The other even
ng three politicians of Louisiana of the smallest
calibcr met III room and nominated the gentlemen
named above One of the three, named Frisbee, is a
candidate for Collector of New-Orleans. The other
two like Frisbee are adheTents of King Cutters dis
appointed crowd of politicians who are constantly
constructing Cabinets and concocng stories
about Secretary McCulloch, whom they can
not use They Tesorted TO all KINDS
of tricks to have this officer removed, but
without success They a last resort hit upon the
dodge of renomnatng Mr.. Johnson, thinking the
President will bite at that, and favor their pet
scheme committee Of two was appointed, one
member 10 go to Mr.. Johnson with instructions to
get from him letter accepting the nomination. and
the other member 10 go to New-lork and endeavor
to raise Johnson Clubs throughout the State Sunset
Cox has been selected as the Democrat having the
largest influence and TO him letter of introduction
has been given This crowd composed in all of about
a dozen men, the sole authors of this nomination,
which is made so much of by Mr. JohnSons organ and
other newspapers.
Gen. J. H. Syphcr a member of the Louisiana Re-
publican State Central Committee, arrived here this
evening direct from New Orleans. He is on tour
North By appointment of the Committee, 10 obtain
aid for carrying on the coming campaign in LouiSi-
ana Tho General represents that the Union party is
in great need of aid to insure at the coming
elections There is very little organization among
the people. Ont of As parishes in the State, only q
have been visited by the Committees agents.
The books of the Treasury Department show that
about all of the $99O 500 of seven threetenh notes,
due August 5 1861 have already been converted into
fve-twenty bonds. OF the $,3l 100000 coming due
from June l5 1865 $5OOOOOOO have already been re-
deemed OF the sl99OOO.OOO coming due July 10, 1863
$4,000 600 have been redeemed that the Treasury
Department stands to-day nearly 500 100000 ahead of
its promises of redemption.
The investigation of the Congress Committee, of
which Mr.. w S. Lincoln is Chairman to investigate
alleged frauds in the Pay Department, were in ses
sion here to-day Major Theophilus Gaines, late
Judge Advocate in the army, was examined relative
10 the Loewenthal Court Martial in the Shenandoah
Valley. of which he was the Judge Advocate. The
Committee will be in session here four days and will
then adjourn TO New-Yorll. A gentleman from New
Orleans Mr. Darling will be examined tomorrow.
Secretary Seward in company with the French and
Spanish Ministers, left tonight on revenue cutter