Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-30
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
- q. WASHINGTON. AUGUST 26

J
SIR, In consequence of tue yunfavorable
condition of the health of Major General
G.. 81. Thomas, as reported to you in Sur
geon HassOn's dispatch of August 81, my
order, dated August IL. is hereby modified
50 as to- assign Major General Winfield 5!
Hancock to the command of the Fifth Mil
itary District, created by act of Congress.
passed March 2. 1867 and of the Military
Department comprising the States of Lou
isiana and Texas. i5L
On being relieved from command OF the
Department of Missouri by Major General
Sheridan. Major General Hancock will
proceed directly to New Orleans and as
sumo command to which he Is. hereby as
signed. He will, when necessary. to the,
faithful execution oflaw, exercise any and
all powers conferred by the acts of Con-
gress upon District Commanders, and anv
and all authority pertaining to officers in
command of military departments,
Mai. Gen. Sheridan will at once turn over
his present command to the officer next
in rank to himself, and proceeding with
out delay to Fort Lawrence, Kansas, will
relieve Maj. Gen. Hancock otthe command
of the Department of Missouri.
Maj. Gen. Thomas will, until further or
ders, remain in'command of the Depart
ment of the Cumberland.
Very respectfully, yours.
p go -..-..--. -... ANDREW JOHNSON.
To General u. S. Grant, Secretary of War,
dd interizn. %, ,iss--;s, ~ 27s '21sl52- 'HF 11t
Second,-ln compliance with the forego-
ing instructions of the President of the
United States. Maj. Gen. p. FL. Sheridan
will on the receipt of this order, turn oyer
his present command to Brevet Maj. Gen.
Charles Griffin, the officer neXtin rank to
himself, and proceed without delay to Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, and will relieve
Maj Gen. Hancock in command of the De-
partment of Missouri. ss AB lp s4f
: Third ,-On being relieved by Major Cen
eral Sheridan, Major General Hancock
will proceed without delay to New Orleans
and assume command of the fifth military
district, and of the department composed
OF the States of Louisiana and Texas.
Fourth,-Major General Geo. H. Thomas
will continue in command of the Depart
ment OF the Cumberland.
BY command of General Grant. ma
-TSigned] E. d. TOWNSEND, A. A. G.
The InteIIigencer, Denies Personal
Diffe rences betWeen the President
and Grant.
The Intelligencer OF to-day feels author
lied to state that the reports of any per-
sonal differences between the President
and General Grant are unfounded; but that
paper is not correct in announcing in the
same connection that whatever may be
their respective views as to matters of de-
tail there is no conflict between them
as to the prerogatiyes of each. Contrary
to this it is known there is a very decided
diffe. enee of views on legal questions af-
fecting their respective powers and duties
under the reconstruction acts. 50
Deparim mt of Agriculture. ''-
J.R. Dodge, statistician of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, left last night upon
a tour of observation to the Northwest, to
revise and complete a list of statistical OBJ
servations in that region, perfecting the
present system of collecting agricultural
statistics, and to represent the Department
in the autumn fairs of the Northwestern
States. se- .--y.ti,f..g et.sfg. 4 r-..;s.f.4
The supplemental Reconstruction
Act.
- "A special from Washington to the Post
saws: After careful Investigation it is gem
orally agreed amongthe friendsof General
Grant that the supplemental reconstruc-
tion act confines his authority over district
commanders, solely to approval, or disap-
prova1 of their acts in removing rebel Off
eials, and does not extend to ali acts of said
commanders, such as postpoDing elections,
changing registration, &c. This is regard
ed as a great omission by Congress, and
was not SO understood by General Grant