New-York tribune., 1867-10-02
WASHINGTON.

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WASHINGTON Tuesday, Oct l. 1867.
she Col Noah l. Jeflries of Maryland, who
o. Yesterday appointed Register of the Treasury,
io Colby by the President, was an active sup
.o,,or Of Mcclellan and Pendleton against Lincoln,
md il is fair to presume now supports Pendietons $
,hcv of repudation. His military record, briefly
,o,,1 consists of having been Provost-Marshal
dnriuc the draft in Maryland and Delaware for u
.bor fine and aftervaTd Chief Clerk to Provost
uarhalGcn Fry, who was removed from HIS
a';,;on bv Congress JefTries is now Inspector
cor.ral of Swamn's Militia, and has distinguished
noolf in that position by prosecuting Unionists IN
western Maryland His appointment rs considered
.s made at the solicitation of Montgomery bia'f,
So,n and Bradford JeflriCs has been party to All
- co,n;s efforts against Congress. Loyal men
u,rland. who know him, say that they can
noys against him record that will insure his relec-
an nv the Senate when his name is presented 10
that body for confirmation
In The Cabinet to-day the Philadelphia habeas
..or,,s matter wherein the Secretary OF the Navy
1;rc,ed Commodore Sefridge TO resist the process,
s~oseal,ed up. but Mr. Stanbery hal not furnished
on;,;on On the subject and it passed over till
newt Friday. Meantime there is authority for the
.atement that the Administration does not hold that
ooess of habeas corpus when wTits shall be issued
NV con,petent tribunal. For the present the order
Of ofS,cretarv Welles viii remain in full force to await
an investigation as to legal points by the Attorney
coner which is TO be submitted TO the Cabinet
for final determination. Mr.. Stanbery is mn
derstood TO he of the opinion that State
conrt is not competent TO hear and dispose OF case
arising under the Federal laws, nor IS United
States Court probably in eases of enlistment com
petcnt to determine absolutely upon the merits OF
sach cases though Federal Judges may Issue the VIII
and hear the facts in order TO determine the question
Of Jurisdiction The questions involved IN this dis
,usson embrace some very delicate law points and
ZONE nice propositions as to the rights of State and
Federal governments, which are expected 10 De
presented in Mr.. StanbeTy's opinion.
It's learned from official sources that Gov Swami
made application to Mr.. Stanton, prior TO his with
drawal from the War Department, for artillery
equivalent to the amount in value of arms that
Maryland was entitled to, and Mr.. Stanton promised
that the request should he granted He retired from
Office before the thing was cODsummated, and when
the subject was renewed 10 Gen. Grant, Gov. Swanns
application was refused, the ground, ii is said,
that the law does not authorize the kind OF subst-
lion Of arms proposed This statement explains the
report that Gen Grant had refused arms TO the State
Of Maryland.
tsue three per cent temporary loan certificates, to
the amount of $30OO00O0 for redeeming and retiring
outstanding compound interest notes dul1ng the pres
ent month and December next This is In pursuance
of the act of the 2d Of March last which authorizes
nd directs the Secretary 10 issue such certificates to
any extent not exceeding $JOOCOOCO outstanding at
any time 1t will be observed that the act is direct
ory and il is understood that Secretary McCullOch
would have preferred to withhold these certificates
L. I,,,tf fl,a
in the matter.
1t is stated positively tonight that Secretary Nc
Culloch to-day issued an order removing MessmOre
from his position in the Internal Revenue Depart
1nent Those working for and against MessmOTe
have been very active to-day, WisewelIs friends es
peciay. Gen Steadman reached here this morning,
direct from New York When me first arrived he was
saimed as friend and worker for Wisewell but this
evening things are mixed up that it is not known
exactly where he stands. His influence with the
President and other officials who have power IN the
matter is considered Of vast importance, and conse-
guenty each side has been anxious 10 secure his ser
vices. That he has been secured to interest himself
in behalf of Wisewell there Is no donbt. The state
Inent that MessmOre removed to-day ~ denied
10y his friends, who assert that he was merely re-
quested to hurry up his resignation There is great
interest manifested in the matter here so much in
deed that the dispatch the subject in to-days
TRIBUNE was telegraphed back here this morning to
the parties Interested for the purpose Of keeping
them advised of official information.
The statement Of the public debt will probably not
be issued before next Saturday The Secretary holds
st back 80 enable returns TO come in up 10, and in
elusive Of, the last day Of September. It's general
character will not vary materially from what was
indicated by your correspondent eight days ago. The
statement will show a slight increase of the debt,
reduction Of the currency and some increase of gold
sn the vaults.
Some days ago, Mr. Defries the Public Printer. be
van the printing of the impeachment evidence, but
to-day he stopped and no Of the evidence will
be put into print until Congress meets. This
course was taken for the that it
was considered lunsafe to put the matter in
print There were too many leaks by which
il was feared il would De made public. The
Newspaper correspondents here have been watching
thls matter closely, and have been iDdefatigabe in
their efforts to obtain copies of the evidence for their
Japen. SO vgant have they been that lately IT has
been suspected that soon as the evidence was all
an print il would Immediately be published in the
New-York papers In order to be safe i'll the matter,
Mr. Defrics has concluded TO put the manuscript and
what little is in print in such keeping that it will be
impossible 10 make il public until the proper tiire
number OF the members Of the bar held "A meet
1ng to-day for the purpose OF receiving report of the
committee appointed in August last TO inquire into
the circumstances attending the difficulty between
Mr.. Bradley and Judge Fisher the conclusion OF
the Surratt trial, when the formers was by
the latter stricken from the rolls of the Court The
report quotes from Backstone's Commentaries ~ TO
what constitutes a contempt of court, and declares
that an opportunity should have been given Mr.
Bradley for explanation. It took three judges
10 admit an attorney, and certainly could