Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-28
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Cabinet Rumors-The samann Purchase
General Rousseau Defends His Con-
duct nj New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, August 26.-lt is not
true that there has been.sanyz formal
resignation of the Cabinet. The Intelii-
oeneer's statement was evidently founded
on the fact that several members q v
repeatedly intimated that they are ready
to retire at any time, if the President
should desire them to dose.
F. H. Seward, Assistant Secretary,
will arrive here tonight.
1t is probable that the dominican
Republic has sent o messenger to Wash
lngton to treat for the sale Of SANTANA
to the United States, but he has not yet
arrived. q gvEa EsDlI EaIrrCg
General Rousseau, in q letter to Cen
eral Grant, says: $50 much of Sher-
idan's charges as alleges that l visited
his command and interfered with his
duties, is false. AS to suggesting his
removal, 1 did. say, in answer to a tele-
gram from Washington inquiring how
things looked in Louisiana, that the
state of affairs was gloomy, that the
people were much depressed, and any
change would be almost universally ac-
cepted. This telegram referred to mat
tiers and things in general, aud wal In
tended as such, including General Sher-
idan but his name was not mentioned.
Whilst I claim the right, in common
| with other citizens, to criticise so much
| of Sheridan's administration as is not
purely military and which solely con-
| cerna the civil policy Of the country, on
my late visit to New Orleans | refrained
from doing so, and, so far as know
and remember, expressed no opinion for
or against his policy. had no purpose
or motive to do so, and my recollection,
think, is as distinct about this as usual,
or as it can be about anything
Ravages of the Cholera Among our
Troops ON the Plains.
WASHINGTON, August ga private
letter dated Fort Hays, Kansas, August
20, says the cholera has been the scourge
Of the Plains this summer. One COM
pauy of cavalry at that post lost 81 men.
Correspondence Between General r
and the President Concerning the Re-
movnl of sheridan.
WASHINGTON, August 26th.-The re-
ply of Grant to the President in regard
| the removal Of Sheridan earnestly urges,
in the name Of the patriotic people who
have sacrificed hundreds Of millions Of
treasure to preserve the integrity and
union of this country, that the order be
not insisted upon. 1t is Enthusiastically
the wish Of the country that Sheridan
shall not be removed from his present
command. This 10 u republic where the
will Of the people is the law Of the land.
I beg that their voice nay DO heard.
General Sheridan has performed his
civil duties faithfully and intelligently.
His removal will only be regarded rs an
effort to defeat the laws Of Congress.
It will be interpreted by the unrecon-
structed element Of the South-those
who did all they could to break up the
Government by arms and now wish to
be the only element consulted rs to the
method of restoring ordsr-ss their tri-
umph. It will %embolden them to new
opposition to the will Of the loyal mass
es. He also objects TO the change or
dered in Thomas and Hancock's dis
tricts, because the former has repeat
edly protested against being assigned
to other military districts, and his SER
vices entitle him to some consideration.
Hancock's Department is a complicated
one, and it will take q new commander
time to become acquainted with it.
The President replies at length. He
says: In the Fifth Military District af-
fairs appear to be in q disturbed condi-
ton. A better spirit of antagonism
seems to have resulted from Sheridan's
management. He has rendered himself
exceedingly obnoxious by the manner
in which he has exercised even the pow
ers conferred by Congress, and still
more SO by resort to authority not grant
ed by law nor necessary to the efficient
execution of his duties. His rule has,
in fact, been one Of absolute tyranny,
without reference to the principles OF
our Government or the nature our free
institutions. The state Of affairs which
has resulted from the course he has pur-
sued has seriously interfered with the
harmonious, satisfactory and speedy
execution of tho Acts Of Congress, and
is alone sufficient to justify a change.
His removal, therefore, cannot be re-
marked rs an effort to defeat the laws
of Congress, for tho object is to facili-
tate their execution through an officer
who has never yet failed to obey the
law and exact within his jurisdiction
t:I.. xh.d;ne. fror othara
New Army Regulation Order-Congres-
sIoual I~nvestisating Committee.
WASHINGTON, August ga regula.
ton order has been issued from the
War Department that no officer in tho
regular army will be officially addressed
by any other than the title attached to
his lineal or brevet rank in the regular
army, or wear any other than the uni
form prescribed for his line or brevet
grade. Tho Congressional Committee
n--.L-nat will NJ an M rlu duy