New-York tribune., 1867-08-29
WASHINGTON.
GRANT PROMULGATEs THE PRESIDENTS
ORDER

| GRANT PROMULGATEs THE PRESIDENTS
ORDER.
GEN. sICKLEs REMovED-A DISAGREEMENT IN
REGARD TO HANCoCK's INSTRUCTIONS
GRANT DOUBTS THE PRESIDENTS AUTHORITY
INTERESTING STATEMENT CONCERNING
GEN. SICKLES-THE STORM IN THE CABINET
SEWARD TO GO WITHIN A wEEK-sECRETARY
M'CULLOCH.
EGRAPH
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Aug. 2s, 1857.
In the course Of the afternoon the following order
was issued:
HDQRs, or THE ARMY, ADJUTAST GENERALS OFFICE,
WAsnSGToN, ID. c. Ang. "a, 1867.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 70.
FIRST The following orders have been received from
the President
EXECUTIVE MANSION WASHINGTON Aug 49, 1867
Brevet MajorGen. Edward r. &. Candy is hereby
signed 70 the command Of the Second Military District
the Military Department OF the South embracing the
states Of North Carolina and South Carolina.
ns T d Daniel sGOn seGe and on eGs assuming
the command to which he is hereby assigned w when
and all powers conferred by Acts Of Congress upon Dis
trct Commanders and any and all authority pertaining
Cen Daniel r. sickles ia hereby relieved from the
mand Of the Second Military District The Secretary Of
War dd ierim VIII give the necessary lnstrucuohs 10
carry this order into effect ANDREW JOHNSON
Second In pursuance Of the foregoing order OF the
President Of the United States Brevet MajorGe Candy
w receipt Of the order, turn over his present com
mani 10 tDe OlHCef next
to Charleston, South Carolina, TO relieve Major Gen.
sckes OF the command Of the Second Military District.
TLird: Major sckes, being relieved, will report
TO NewYork City, and report by letter the Adjutan
General
by command Of Gen. Grant
T. d. TOWNSEND, Assistant AdjutantGeneral.
There is unquestionable authority for stating that
Gen Sckles has not received any Executive order
revoking or modifying his General Order No. TO- nor
has he requested the reservation suspension of any
Executive order or any other order in the premises
neither has Gen. Sickles asked to be relieved since
the passage Of the act of Congress of July 49, 1861
The only Executive order that Is known to have been
addressed TO Gen. Sckles concerning his relations
with the Courts of the United States in his military
district was sent to him when one of the Courts in
an attempt to constrain hs action, ordered his ar
rest whereupon Gen. SCkles was instructed to take
into his custody any and all persons undertaking to
arrest him. No OCCASION however, has arisen for
compliance with these instructions.
Gen Grant has written another letter to the Presl-
dent in which he makes direct ssuse with the Ex-
ecntive in regard to the assignment of Gen. Hancock
10 the Fifth Military District He states III hs let
ter that the Reconstruction act vests in him the
power 10 see that the District Commanders under
him faithfully execute tho law. and subject to his
approval or disapproval all orders that they may
issue Consequently he claims that the President
has no right to annu paragraph five Of his order re
Iieving Sheridan and assigning Thomas to the Fifth
Military District, which directed Thomas TO continue
in force all orders that had been promulgated by his
predecessor Gen Sheridan. Gen. Grant saw the
President to-day, and had long interview with him
ON the subject. He talked TO the President very
plainly. telling him that the correct interpreta-
ton of the Reconstruction law gave the President no
ipst ions In Cen
Thomas in respect TO carrying out the orders of
Sheridan He further intimated that he did not see
how he could issue the order assigning Hancock 10
succeed Sheridan unless he could issue to him the
same instructions that he did 20 Gen. Thomas. The
Associated Press dispatch Of last evening the sub
ject was Incorrect No far as it intimated that Gen.
Grant had refused 10 issue any of the Presidents
orders removing District Commanders. lie refused
simply Oh the grounds have stated above.
Dispatches sent hence last night indicating an
irrcconcable difficulty between the President and
Gen Grant are calculated 10 misead The variance
in the views of the Executive and the General OF tile
Army relate only the details Of the orders relev-
ing Sheridan aud the assignment OF Cen Hancock 10
succeed him Grant in understood to he opposed 10
relieving Hancock from the command OF the De
paTtment Of the Missouri. and objects to directing
Sheridan without delay 10 go to Leavenworth.
Grant also raises "A legal question upon the para
graph of the Presidents order, which directs
Hancock to exercise any and all powers con
felIed by acts of Congress- This authorization
is construed as annulhng section OF Grants
order of the 18th inst and the General regards
il encroaching upon his functions Us
fixed by the Reconstruction acts. which give him
supervising control the acts Of the District Com
mandors. The President holds that the law gives
a.. tgit nbsolute
cretou, and that although the General of the Army
may annul or disapproye the acts of the District
Commander, he cannot, in the first instance,
direct that officer as To the course he shall
pursue as Grant directed Thomas in section ), above
referred to. In other words that Hancock, as sue
cessOr OF Sheridan, has power to revoke any ordei
heretofore made by the latter such ~ the removal OF
State officers but Grant may aierward dlsappio'e
such action. aud thus anpul 1t; ana, further'
that the section OF the Army Appropriation DILL
fixing the headquarters Of the army at washington
and preventing Grants removal without the consent
Of the Senate does not vest the General OF the armies
with any power over the orders OF the PRESIDENT as
Commander in Chief hut SIMPLY requires that any
such orders shall pass through the General OF the
armies Though this variance OF views exists oe-
tween the President aud Gen. Grant there is no irrl-
tation of feeling felt or exhibited by either of them,
ana Grant does not as lcpoitoui iCi"oO =" '''N NV
Presidents order
The National Infeligrnce of to-day says:
ave have high authority for saying that me loose anu
sensational ruIuors which were circulated, anu "nvh
reflected degree In the papers OF nss sven
ing about troubles in the Cabinet Yesterday are un'
founded The fact Of member OF the CaDhet RETURN
Ing before the others must be OF frequent
That Gen Grant came out OF the White House some lle
before gentlemen 20 be asclDed 10 MS business
habit than To ans frfetched and imaginary cause
when the session proracted TIL tOwaru the cose VI
the bus ness hours OF the day
Financial men in Northern cities were 80 much
interested in the announcement IN the morning.
nnnnra thnt nnmer.s telepInmS Were sent hlther by