The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-15

defiance and opposition to all acts of
the military commanders, by impe-
ding and rendering helpless the civil
officers acting under his appointment.
For instance, the Mayor of the city
notifies the Common Council that one
and a quarter millions of illegal
money has been issued by the
Comptroller of the Treasury The
Common Council refuse to investi-
gate to ascertain the facts, and the
City Attorney refuses to- sue out an
injunction to stop the issue. [ fear
the chaos, which the opinion will
make if carried out, is but little un-
derstood Every civil officer In this
State will administer justice accord
ing to his own views. Many of them,
denouncing the military bill as un-
constitutional, will throw every impe-
diment in the way of its executioB,
and bad men will go to worse extremi-
ties unless this embarrassing condi-
ton of affairs is settled by permitting
me to go on in my just course, which
was indorsed by all the people except
those disfranchised, most of whom
are Office holders, or desire to be
such.
[Signed.1 P II. SHERIDAN, ga
.th7fE - = Major General.
GEN. SHERIDAN To GEN. GRANT, JUNE
il7 80 18th
I am in receipt of a communication
from the Adjutant Generals Depart
ment, dated June 20, In reference to
registration. am at loss to know
whether it is an order or not. The
form and phraseology is not that of
an order, but / may be mistaken, and
ask for information, whether [ am to
regard it as an order.
! [Signed.] p. I'll. SHERIDAN, n>-
Major General.
GEN. GRANT TO GEN. SHERIDAN, JUNE
28TH.
Your dispatch of yesterday is re-
ceived. Enforce your own construc-
ton of the military bill unless ordered
to do otherwise. The opinion of the
Attorney General has not been dis
tributed to district commanders In
language emitting it to the force of
an order, nor can | suppose that the
President intended it to have such
force. GSigned] U. S. GRANT, Gen.
GENERAL GRANT TO GENERAL sHERI-
DAN, JUNE 29TH.
[ think it would be advisable for
you to extend the time for registra-
ton in Louisiana until the 10th of
July throughout the State. The
President will have returned before
that, and will decide as to the further
extension.
[Signed.l U. s. GRANT, Gen1.
GENERAL SHERIDAN TO GENERAL
GRANT, JUNE 18th.
The registration Ia the State of
Louisiana will be continued in obedi-
ence to the orders of the President,
unless [ receive further orders from
him to the contrary.
[Signed ] z. Ell. SHERIDAN, Gen'l.
GEN. SHERIDAN TO GENERAL GRANT,
JULY I'd.
Your dispatch of June 29th, was
not received until day, 1t was mis-
laid in the Washington office. [ had
already ordered the extension In the
State, except in the Parish of Orleans.
until the 18th of July. and after the
receipt of your letter of the 24th, the
extension was made indefinite. The
Boards of Registration have nothing
to do in this city and in most of the
parishes.
CSigned.l P. H. SHERIDAN,
Major General.
GEN. GRANT TO GEN. ORD, JUNE 23D.
TO Breret Major General E. o.. C.
Ord, Commanding Fourth District.
GENERAL: A copy of your final in
TO the Board of Registra-
ton of June 10Th, 1867, is just re-
oeived. | entirely dissent from the
views contained IL paragraph four
Y our views as &c the duties
Of registrars, to register every man
who will take the required oath
though they may know the appli-
can't perjures himself, is sustained
by the views of the Attorney Gen
eral. My opinion is that it IS the
duty of the Board of Registration to
see as far as it lies in their power that
no unauthorized person is allowed to
register. To secure this end registrars
should be allowed to administer oaths
and examine witnesses. The law,
however, makes District Commanders
heir own interpreters of the power
and duty under it, and In my opinion
the Attorney General or myself can
no more than give our opinion as to
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