Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-06-25
"COnfuSiOn Worse COnfOunded."

Registrars, their reversal "spread
eagle" Interpretation by Attorney
General Stanbery and the approval
by the President of said interpreta
ton; the chatting of the military
commanders under such interpreta
ton, and their inability to see re
construction Through the same
lamps" as the President and the At.
torney and the hubbub which Con.
gress will be apt to create at its
forthcoming session with reference to
the aforesaid interpretation-all tend
to make very "pretty kettle Of
fish" of the matter as it stands.
President johnson having sane,
toned the Interpretation of the At
torney General, directs an order from
the War Department dated the goth
inst, as follows:
Whereas, the several commanders
Of military districts created by the
acts of Congress, known as the re-.
construction acts, have expressed
doubts as to the proper construction
thereof, and in respect to some Of
their powers and duties under said
acts, and have applied to the Execu-
tive for information in relation
thereto; and
Whereas, the said acts of Con-
gress have been referred to the At
torney General for his opinion
thereon, and the said acts and the
opinion Of the Attorney General
have been fully and carefully con-
sidered by the President in confer
ence with the heads Of the respective
departments, the President accepts
the following as a practical interpre-
tation of the aforesaid acts of Con-
gress on the points therein presented,
and directs the same to be transmit
ted to the respective military COM
manders for their information, in or
der that there may be uniformity
in the execution of said acts
Here follow the nineteen points
Of the Attorney Generals summary,
as adopted by the Cabinet and tele
graphed on the goth inst
The documents that follow 60 to
show that neither Gen. Sickles nor
Gen. Sheridan is in accord with
President Johnson or Attorney Gen,
eral Stanbery in the opinion and in.
depreciation given by those civil
functionaries with regard to the
modus operandi Of registration, re-
construction, &c:
Gen. sickIes to the A djutant General.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-The following
is Sickle's letter addressed to the Adjutant
General:
81 have the honor to request that may
be relieved from command in this district,
and respectfully demand court OF in
quiry upon my official action that l may
vindlcate myself from the accusations Of
the Attorney General, published, it is pre-
sumed, with the approval o. the President
Congress having declared the so-called
State governments illegal, the declaration
Of the Attorney General that the military
authorities had not superseded them, pre-
vents the execution Of the reconstruction
act ; disarms me of means to protect ife
property Of the rights of citizens, and
menaces all interest in these States with |
ruin.'
Gen. Sheridan to Gen. Grant.
HEADQUARTERS FIyrH MILITARY DISTRICT, |
New Orleans, La, June %, 1867. ( |
Gen. u. 8. Grant, Commanding Armies United |
States, Washington, D. c..
General-I am in receipt Of telegram
from the President, through Brevet Major
General E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. g. U. s,
Army, directing me to extend the regis
tration in this city and State until August
lat, unless have some good reasons to the |
and ordering me to report such
for his Information. Also, stating
that in his Judgment this extension 10
necessary to full and falf registration,
and that the time should be thus extended |
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