The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-29

New YoRK, August 28. - The
Times Washington special says the
President gave out to his private
journals last night the full text of his
order transferring Gen. Hancock to
the Fifth Military District. The order
itself has not been promulgated by
FGen. Grant, and has, therefore, not
taken effect. There ARE numerous
reports ahoat tonight. to the effect
that Gen. Grant has refused to pro-
timulgate it, but they are incorrect.
There are. however, both grave and
important reasons why the order is
lsheld in allegiance, as l stated yes
terday. On receipt of the order Gen.
Grant wrote another letter to the
President. This letter not being
ready .foi, transmission until to-day, it
did not reach the President until
after the Cabinet meeting this after
noon, and he has not yet replied.
Gen Grant regards the last order of
the President as entirely superceding
General Order No. II, including his
instructions to Gen. Thomas, and
there is little doubt that serious diff
| ference, not to say conflict of views,
has occurred between the President
and General Grant, regarding the
power of the latter under the recon
struction acts, and the purpose of the
letter. to the President to-day is be-
lieved to be to present to him certain
suggestions and points for his consid-
Grafton, not touching the propriety of
Sheridan's $. removal, on which argu-
ment has ceased , but the more i'm
portant question: as to whether the
order of the President is not so form
ed as to conflict directly with the
powers granted to the Generalin-
Chief by the acts of Congress. There
is alse good ground for the belief
that the order. when issued, which
may possibly be tomorrow, will be
accompanied by instructions similar
Ito those which accompanied the first
| order 1U8 -sry.4a.A ,IAEs,ste9
The situation of matters before the
Executive. Mansion and, the War De
partmentLto- night is exceedingly deh-
cate, and expectations are rife as to
the result. Predictions are made
that Gen. Grant will refuse to- issue
the order unless modified or accom-
panied by instructions of his own,
and that as consequence he will be
relieved from duty in the War De-
partment, by the President. Should
this occur, and the latter undertake
to transmit orders through any new
Secretary of War. this issue is then
direct and unavoidable, for General
Grant is actint under the following
| timely law of Congress: ef2 brs {
Section 2 of the Army Appropria-
49, Ma,.I DI 2 SlS
under protest, is as follows:
SEC. 2 And be 1t further enacted,
That the headquarters of the General
shall be at the City of Washington,
and all orders and instructions rela-
tive to military operations issued by
the President or Secretary of War
shall be issued through the General
of the Army, and in case of his in
ability, through the next in rank.
The General of the Army shall not
be removed, suspended, or relieved
from command, or assigned to duty
elsewhere than at said headquarters,
except at his own request, without
the previous approval of the Sem
ate, and any orders or Instructions
relating to military operations, issued
contrary to the requirements, of this
section, shall be null and void, and
any officer who shall issue orders or
instructions contrary to the provisions
of this section, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor in office, and any
officer of the army who shall trans
nit, convey or obey any orders or in
structions so issued, contrary to the
provisions of this section, knowing
that such orders were so issued, shall
be liable to imprisonmet for not less
than two nor more than twenty years,
upon conviction thereof in any Court
Of competent jurisdiction.
The President last Saturday sent
for John NJ. Longston, a colored ora
tor of Ohio, to inquire, regarding the
views of the colored people regarding
the Freedmen's Bureau. Longston
told the President that. he thought
the interests of the blacks demand
the retention of Gen. Howard. The
President spoke In very severe terms
of Gen. Howard. and intimated very
clearly that he must relieve him and
put in some tried friend of the coll
ored race, and if the colOred men
here would agree upon one.Of their
number he would surely appoint him.
He asked Longston to ia ke this under
consideration till the close of the
week. Longston and his friends
seem wholly averse to the PROPOSE
ton.
The 7ribuae's special says that
General Grant and johnson have
quarreled. There is not the slightest
doubt about the matter, as it is well
] known that the President has made
several orders which Grant as Secre-
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