The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-29
FROM WASHINGTON.

General Grant and the President
Grants Removal Looked fcr-A Col
ered Head for the Frccdmen's ID"
reau-Regisirntion.
New YORK, August 2S.-The Times
Washington special says: The Presl-
dent gave out to his private journals
last night the full text of his order,
transferring General Hancock to the
Fifth Military District. The order itself
has not yet been promulgated by Cen
eral Grant, and has, therefore, not taken
effect. There are numerous reports
afioat tonight to the effect that General
Grant has refused TO prOmnlgate 1T, but |
these are incorrect. There are however |
both grave and important reasons why |
the order is held in allegiance, rs ! stated |
Yesterday. On receipt of the order
General Grant wrote another letter to
the President. This letter, not being
ready for transmission until today, did
not reach the President until after the
Cabinet meeting this afternoon and he
has not yet replied. General Grant re-
cards the las: order of the President as
entirely superceding General Order, No.
a, including his instructions To General
Thomas and there is little doubt that a
serious differe' ce, not TO say conflict of
views, has occurred between the Presi-
dent and General Grant regarding the
power of the latter under the
reconstruction acts and the pur-
pose of his letter To the President
to-day is believed TO have been
to present to him certain further sug- !
gestions and points for his cOnsidera- |
ton, not touching the propriety of
Sheridan's removal, on which argument !
has ceased, but the more important
questions rs to whether the order of the
President is not SO framed as to con-
flict directly with the power granted to
the General-in-C Chief by the acts of
Congress. There is also ground for the
belief that the order, when issued,
which may possibly be tomorrow, will
be accompanied by instructions similar
to those which accompanied the first
order. The situation of matters before
the Executive mansion and the War
Department tonight is exceedingly
delicate and speculation is rife as TO the
result. Pr, dictiOns are made that Cen
eral Grant will refuse to issue the order
unless modified or accompanied by in
struction of his order, and that as a
consequence he will be relieved frem
duty in the War Department by the
President. Should this occur, and the
latter undertake to transmit orders
through any new Secretary Of War, the
issue is then direct and unavoidable, for
General Grant is acting under the fol-
lowing timely law of Congress:
Section 2 of the army appropriation !
act, approved larch ID, 1865, under |
protest, is as follows:
Section 2.--4Rd BE- IL further enacted, |
That the headquarters of The General
of the army of the United States shall
be at the city of Washington, and all
orders and instructions relating to mil
itary operations issued by the Presi-
dent or Secretary of War shalt be issued
through the General of the army; and
in case of his inability, through the
next in rank. The General of the army
shall not be removed, suspended or re-
lieved from command or assigned to
duty elsewhere than ut said headquar-
tiers except at his own request, without
the approval Of the Senate; and any or
ders or instructions relating to military |
operations issued contrary to the re- |
quirementS of this section shall be null |
and void and any officer who shall is |
sue orders. or instructions contrary to
the provisions of this section shall he !
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor i'll !
office; and any officer of the army who
shall transmit, convey or order any or
ders or instructions SO issued contrary
to the provisions of this section, know
ing that such orders were SD issued,
shall be liable to Imprisonment 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. Langston, cOlOred orator, of
Ohio, to inquire regarding the views of
the colored people regarding the Freed
mems Bureau. LangstOn told the Pres
ident he thought the interest of the
blacks demanded the retention of Gen
eral Howard. The President spoke in
very severe terms of General Howard,
and intimated very clearly that he must
relieve him and pu in some true friend
of the cOlOred race, and if the colOrcd
men there would agree upon one of
their number, he would surely appoint
him. He asked Lang,tOn to take this
under consideration till the close of the !
week. Langston and his friends seem
wholly averse to the proposition.
The TribuHe special says: Grant and |
johnson have quarreled, there is not the |
slightest doubt. 1t is well known that
the President has made several orders
which Grant rs Secretary of War has
refused to issue or cOuntenance, which,
it is stated, he does for the purpose of
being relieved from the War Depart
ment folio. An order relieving him is
looked for hourly.
The Times special says: the Cabinet
session yesterday lasted till two o'clock,
but no results were reached. The Pres
ident has not yet intimated to the men,
bers which of their designations he will
accept.
Jerry Black had an interview with
Mr.. Seward yesterday.
The President still refuses Ia give to
the press his correspondence with Grant
on the removal of Stanton. He regards
his reply to Grant on Sherilau's TemOv-
al a reply 10 both.
Registration in Georgia has been com
pleted, and contrary to expectation, the /.
blacks are some 1000 in the majority. |
Ii was expected the whites would have
a majority of 1000.
James Duncan, CommiSsary To the
rebel Wirz at AndersOnville, escaped
from Fort Pulaski last week. He was !
sentenced for fifteen years. lie has |.
gone to France.
Desfracfivc Fire
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