The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-24
FROM 7 WASHINGTON

A settled Fset--General Grant o-
I test-General Grants
iEnatisns wanted-6enern
and the Finh Military District
rNrw YORK. August 23.-The Trieune's
80, says. IL is now a settled fact
,bo, General Howard will be relieved
from his position as Commissioners of
the Freedmens Bureau. The President
has contemplated the change for n long
time, but not until Mr.. Stanton and
General Sheridan were removed did ne
definitely decide to act in General
Towards case. The order for the re-
moval may be looked for this week in
deed, it is expected every day at the
headquarters Of the Freedmens Bureau.
General Grant is also opposing this step
of the President, and has written and
will have a protest similar to those on
the removal of Mr.. Stanton and General
Sheridan.
The course Of the Tribune toward
Grant has determined those OF his friends
who manage his Presidential canvass to
make him announce his adhesion to
Congress. The General himself to-day
announced that he would hold no COM
munication with newspaper correspond
ents. The friends of the General stead
ily assert that Grants letter to johnson
about the removal of Stanton and Sher.
idan is radical and decided.
The friends of the President, Oh the
contrary, say that General Grant made
merely a cold aud formal objection TO
the removal Of Stanton and Sheridan.
The Intelligencer Tomorrow will urge
theremoval of Mr.. Seward. As an ed
itor Of that paper was in consultation
with him last night this is significant.
The President is understood to have
said that he would accept the resigna-
ton of Mr.. McCulloch, Mr.. Wells and
Mr.. Ra ndall. He wants to make new
deal and have fresh cards for the re-
mainder of the term. You may regard
this as semi-official. Mr.. Adams, Mr..
Bingham, Governor Andrew, Senators
Sherman, Dixon, Anthony and Fessen-
den are all mentioned in connection
with Cabinet appointments. The work
of changing Southern Generals and all
Generals not in harmony with the Pres
ident will continue.
Terry and Sheridan have been sent
out to fight the Indians and guard the
wagon trains. Seward will soon fol-
low. Sickles' head is i'll danger. He
will probably be sent to New Mexico,
while Pope will be returned to the
Sioux country. Meade will probably
take Sickles' place and Halleck the
place of Pope. .,
The Times special says, The dis
patch from Louisville, stating that Gen
eral Thomas had started for New Or
leans, must he incorrect, as that Officer
has been absent some time. The Medi
cal Director of the Department states
that General Thomas health has beer
quite poor, and that the transfer at thu
present time will be AZ great peril
With regard TO General Thomas view
of the reconstruction acts, it is known
that the President has at different tiInet
during the past six months urged upor
him the prOpriety of his taking com
mand of the Fifth Military District
He had previously declined the com
Inand of the Third District, and he me
the Presidents propositions in this cas'
with an equally earnest declaration
that he felt himself untitled for the ad
ministration of such "A military AID 20
litical trust, and at the same time eX
pressing the hope that General Sheri
/ dan would be allowed to confirm,
the work he had begun with so much
yigOr. He said: $50 far as the inter
probation of the acts of Congress art
concerned. there is really little differ
ence between General Sheridan and my
self" At the time of his last visit to this
city, he was again approached by the
President, but urged the necessity OF
his presence in Tennessee as reason
he should not be transferred. In pr.
vate conversation at this time, General
Thomas expressed the hope that he had
prevailed upon the President not to
transfer him from his present command
and that General Sheridan, whose line
of policy he should certainly follow il
the responsibilities were his, would moi
be removed in the midst of his work.