New-York tribune., 1867-08-01
WASHINGTON.

NOT TO BE REMOVED DURING THE RSCEsS.
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WAsHEGTos, Wednesday, July 81 1as1
Gen. Thomas has been named in newspapens al
the probable successor of Gen. Sheridan in the Fifth
District. Gen. Thomas has not been considered in
that connection by the President, and 1t is knowu
that he prefers TO retain his present command in Ten
nessee. lie was originally selected under the first
reconstruction act to take command Of the Third Ds
trict but advised the President TO give it 10 Gen.
Pope.
II has been stated in fIthe newspapers that
Gen. Grant was heretofore Democrat. A Member
Of Congress informs me that in conversation with
him last week, the General said he had been Whig
while that party was in existence and that the only
Democrat he ever voted for as President was
Buchanan but that he never politician. and
rarely voted at all.
Two delegations of politicians called on President
Johnson to-day. The first a delegation OF
Alabama Rebels who are here fresh from the State
and who called on the President to give him soma
advice in relation to affairs in their State
Gen Pope. as Military Commander of Alabama
does not suit these men, In their interview
TODAY they told the President that Gen
Pope is as bad as Gen. Sheridan il
not worse They accuse him Of being tyrannicaj
obnoxious, and an antiJOhnson man-whch inter-
preted, means that Gen. Pope is aiding the Uniou
men of Alabama in preference TO the Rebels, and
he is carrying out the Reconstruction act
according to the meaning Congress put upon
it. and not in the Johnsonian sense. After
they had told long story, the Aabsmians
entreated the President TO remove Gen Pope after he
removes Sheridan. The President heard their story
and replied that he would make note of their
grievances He thanked them for their kind wishes
in regard TO continuance of his present good health,
Ia 4I,o nd ha nat in fha
end the Constitution and Alabama would be vindi-
Gated.
When Alabama had been disposed of delegation OF
Conservative Republicans from Pennsy lyana, headed
by the notorious political trickster, Jo. Flanagan,
waited on his Exclency The delegation, in add-
ton to Mr.. Flanagan, consisted of John Welsh and
Mr. Cosshall of Philadelphia n Sawyer
of Pittsburgh, and Dr. Beyans of Union
County They related TO the President
long story which translated is as follows
These men are old politicians During the war they
acted with the Republican party, held Office and
were fed. When Mr. Johnson left the Republican
party these men also left, and formed new party
called the Conservative Republican. This party. all
told in the State consisted of about oneeighth of all
the Federal ofice-hoders in Pennsylvania, who sup
ported Mr. johnson for the purpose Of holding Office
For their supposed influence, Flanagan & Co. were
last Fall appointed to Office in Pennsylvania
When the Senate met in the Winter, they
were all rejected and thrown out. Finding that they
were defeated their little plans in making john
son Republican party, they began to get back into
the party they deserted. Failing to got Federal
offices they have become exceedingly hungry, and
expected to control some OF the nominations of the
Democratic party in Pennsylvania their election
this FALL They have been snubbed by the Democracy
and kicked by true Republicans, and hence they seek
President Johnson TO tell him that the great Con-
servatve Republican party of Pennsy lyania will not
support the Democratic ticket in Pennsylvania at
the coming election. The President replied to the del
egaion that he could not how he could settle the
little difficulty between his auditors and the Demoe-
racy of Pennsylvania. His platform is the Constilu
ton, the flag with 81 stars and the eagle. lilo
also informed them that, inasmuch as he had
declared that the people must bs trusted "ifA
their own Government and that ms lhlh
in the people had not yet been shaken, he
could only say that he left the issue of the hour In
their hands, and 10 the mode of the practical
organization of the people of great State he must
leave il 10 the friends of both wings OF his support
ers but he trusted that the true men of Pennsylvania
would bury past political differences for the promo
ton of the common end to wit the early restoration
of the Union, and the preservation of the ConStta'
tion.
the applicants for the Idaho appointments that the
Attorney General had decided that Mr.. Ballard the
present Governor, and the other territorial officials
cannot be removed during the recess of Congress.
Various parties availing themselves Of former
tice of the Treasury Department. have forwarded TO
the Secretary the required proofs that they legt-
mately acquired possession of some of the $4,000
worth of Missouri State bonds which were abstracted
seven OF eight years ago from the Interior Depart
ment
The Secretary has accordingly removed the eaveat
from the Of these bona fde holders and the IN
terest of the bonds held by them will therefore be
paid in New York. where the State of Missouri has
deposited funds for that purpose. The Treasury De-
partment acts separately upon all suck cases.
In the Surratt trial to-day Mr.. Merrick of the
counsel for the defense began his argument on behalf
of the prisoner. lie spoke during the whole session
to-day and expects to finish tomorrow at noon
His speech created good deal of outside comment
from its Rebel utterances, and may be summed up
as follows Mrs. Surratt was innocent ana
Holt got the witnesses in this case TO pejure them
selves so us to screen his guilt The jury aud not
the Court are Judges of the law and the conSplraM
is responsible only for what he personally does a
is not implicated by the acts of his associates
Chief Justice Chase arrived here to-day, and er
poets to remain week or two.
Mr.. Rollins, Commissioner of Internal Revenue
proposes TO 20 to New-IIampshire next Saturday"
be gone about two weeks.
Gen Grant is still IN the city. lie will not go"
Tennessee.
Col. Tappan of the Indian Commission left iote
Louis tonight.
Mr.. Sargent, Commissioner Of Customs started W
day on tour of inspection along the CANADIAN O0'.
der He will go from here along the sea border
far Eastnort Me and thence d Detroit, Mich
IA The receipts from Internal Revenue, to-day anou"'
L. ~ llh 10.