New-York tribune., 1867-06-10
WASHINGTON.
GOV. wEIIs's PROTEST AGAINST HIS REaovAI-RE-
TURN or THE PRESIDENT AND PARTY.

GOV. WEIISS PROTEST AGAINST HIS REMOvATr-RE-
TURN or THE PRESIDENT AND PARTY.
sr rELEskAPH rH
WASHINGTON, June ., 1897
Gov Wellss kilograms and his letter to the Presi
dent protesting against his removal received
tonight by Mr. johnson. He says that Sheridan,s
reason for removing him, that he (WelsD was
impeding the laws of Congress was a mere
pretext. the real cause being personal mal,e.
of iSheridan, because he (the Governor dared
TO appeal from the unauthorized and arbi
trary exercise of power by the General in an
ponting Levee Board. Gov Wells says it NAV sur
prise the President to know that the General vent.
his personal malice through official channels but Il
does not astOnish him, for he knows his reckless
habits too we'll He does not ask the President 10 re,
instate him. but merely that he will take his casr
into consideration when the opinion of the Attorney
General upon the powers and duties of military
commanders is receiyed. Gov. Wells's answer 10
Sherdan's letter notifying him of his removal from
the Governorship has also been received. He say.
that the letter was received at 81 p. on the 4th
but it had not even the effect of driving sleep from
his eyelids On the contrary he had feeling of ne
lief that his fate worse. He thinks the General
must have been in one of his wrathy moods when hn
penned the telegram to the Secretary of War. and hs
therefore feels indebted to Divine Providence that hs
was not hanged ,shot or banished. Governor Wells
denies that ho impeded the laws Of Congress ana
says that he did everything in his power to concats
tho friendship Of Gen. Sheridan. He nevor noticed
the personal attacks of the latter and il was only
when tho General nullifed his appointment of =
Leyee Board, and substituted one of bis own, that
he made official protest. In regard to the charge
of his appointing rebels to Office Gov Wells says:
GAS to your charge OF appointing rebels Office II K
q crime would like TO ask, General, IL you are free
from the same accusation. Out Of a Leyee Board
Inf A.S. .nprQ of
was member Of tho Secession Convention and signed the
ordinance OF Secession: another is not citizen Of tho
flag tho arrival OF Commodore Farragut and his heet
and third was blockade-runner, who was arrested
maxim. General. in this connection, which 1t would be
well you to remember in your future personal contre
versies."
He concludes thus: "And now call on You to make
good your assertion of dishonesty charged against
me- if you expect to avoid the verdict of the people
which il always meted out to the calumniatOr and
slanderer"
President Johnson and party reached here about
o'clock yesterday afternoon Their reception, like
their departure, was Of the quetest character,
demonstration whatever being made One of the or
gans tried TO apologize by saying the President de-
Cned formal reception, but the truth is no one
proposed to give him one.
Col Shepherd, commanding at Mobile, has with
drawn the guard he had stationed the office OF
The Nationalist. This is in accordance with Gen.
Popes order that no newspaper in his district shall
be nterfered with except by direct orders from head
quarters
An official proclamation is made Of convention
between the United States and Venezuela for
mixed commission in order to settle the American
claims
Col Pennybacier, the Kentucky State Agent, has
recently called the attention of the Commissioner Of
Pensions to an advertisement which represents that
soldiers of the war of 1912. or their widows, can now
obtain Government pension of $S a month. The
Commissioner states that such representations are
wholly unwarranted, no law ever having been en-
acted by which pensions granted to the soldiers
of the war Of 1919 their widows except as provided
more than 80 years since to inyalds and to the wild
ows of those dying of wounds disease incident to
the service.
The controversy over the $4,000 reward offered by
the Washington City authorities for the assassins OF
President Lincoln is still pending in the Equity
Court of this District. Gen. l.. c. Baker has nearly
fifty competitors for the prize. The commander OF
the detail of troops which secured the country for
Booth and Harold, testifes that his orders were
TO report to Gen. Baker. and that he not under
command of Conger who accompanied the com-
mand
The Rev. Mr.. Bagey. who has been circulating q
petition for the pardon of jeff Davis, having APP
Piled to Gov Pierpoint for his signature, received
the following answer:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, ExECUIyEt
DEPARTMENT, June L. 1857.
ask for the pardon OF who will not ask for his
pardon God cannot pardon unless the transgresscr
first for his pardon. Reason-Contrary 20 tho
established law OF God. F. IL. PIERPoINr
The Rev. Paul Bagley.
The trial of Surratt commences at 10 o'clock to
morrow. 1t is supposed it will take three or four
days to get a jury.
Gen. Grant and wife. and Gen. Dent and wife leave
here tomorrow for Little Washington, Pa to attend
the marriage of relative
There was registered in New Orleans up to juno
ist, II, OF. Whites, and Il. .SS3 Blacks.
PERSONAL