The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-24

General Grant Opposing his RemOy-
ala Refuses 10 Hold Communication
with Newspaper Correspondence
RumorA OF mr.. Stewards Removal
"A. ]. Would Accept the ReSiEna.
lions of measrH. McCulIOoh, WelIes
and RandaII-- y essrs. Adams, BinR.
ham, GOV. Andrew, Senators sheT-
man. Dixon, Anthony and Fessen-
den Mentioned for Cabinet APpOiut'
ments--GeneraI SiekIes' Head In
DanKer--.GensraI Thomas VIeWs on
General Sheridan's Administration.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-The Tribune's
special says: 1t is now settled tact
that Gen, Howard will be relieved from
his position as Commissioner OF the
Freedmeu's Bureau. The President
has contemplated making the change
for a long time, but not until Mr.. stan
ton and Gen. Sheridan were removed
did he definitely decide to act in Gen.
Howard's case. The order for the re-
moval may be looked for this week.
Indeed it is expected every day at the
headquarters OF the Freedmen's Blu
reau. Gen, Grant is also opposing this
step of the President, and has written
and will have protest similar to those
on the removal of Mr.. Stanton and Gen.
Sheridan.
The course of the Tribune towards
Grant has determined those OF his
friends who manage his Presidential
canvass to make him pronounce his
adhesion to Congress. The General
himself to-day announced that he
would hold no communication with
newspaper correspondents. The friends
of the General steadily assert that
Grants letter to Johnson about the re-
moval of Stanton and Sheridan is radi-
cal and decided. The friends of the
President on the contrary say that Gen.
Grant made merely cold and formal
objection to the removal of Stanton and
Sheridan.
The Intelligencer TO morrow will urge
the removal of MIR. Seward. AS an ed
| itor of that paper was in consultation
with him last night, this is significant.
The President is understood to have
sa id that he would accept the resigna-
tions of Mr.. McCulloch, Mr.. Welles and
Mr.. Randall. He wants to make new
deal and have fresh cards for the re-
mainder OF the term. You may regard
this as semi official.
Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Bingham, Governor
| Andrew, Senator Sherman, and Sena-
tors Dixon, Anthony and Fessenden
are all mentioned in connection with
Cabinet appointments.
The work of changing the Southern
generals, and all generals not In har-
moDy with the President, will continue.
Terry and Sheridan have been sent
out to fight the Indians and guard
wagon trains.
Sickles' head Is in danger. He will
probably be sent TO New Mexico, while
Pope will be returned to the Sioux
country. Meade will probably take
Sickles' place, and Halleck the place oil
Pope.
The Times special says the dispatch
from Louisville stating that General
Thomas had started for New Orleans,
must be incorrect, as that officer ha 3
been absent some time. The medical
director of the department states that
Gen. Thomas health has been quite
poor, and that the transfer to New Or
leans at the present time will be at a
great peril with regard to General
Thomas, In view OF the Reconstruction
acts IL is known that the President has,
at different times during the past SIX
months, urged upon him the ProPriety
of his taking command of the Fifth
Military District. He had previously
declined the command of the Third
| District, and he met the Presidenpa
proposition in this case with an equally
earnest declaration that he felt hlmseli
untitled for the administration OF such
military political trust; at the same
time expressing hope that Gen. Sherl'
| dan would be allowed to continue
the work he had begun with so much
| vIgor. Said he: $50 far as the inter-
probation of the acts of Congress are
| concerned, there is really little diner
ence between Gen. Sheridan and my
self" AT the time of his last visit to
this city he WAS again approached by
the President, but urged the necessity
| of his presence in Tennessee Us reason
why he should not be transferred. III
private conversation at the time, Gen
| Thomas expressed the nope that he
had prevailed upon the President moi
! to transfer him from his present COM
mand: also the hope that Gen. Sheri,
dan, whose line OF policy he should
certainly follow, il the responsibility
were his, would not be removed in the
| midst of his work.