Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-13
LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
FROM wAsHINGTON.

Secretary Stanton Suspended - Gen.
Grant Assumes Charge Of the War
Departments, etc.. etc.
WASHINGTON, August 12.-The Presi-
dent, at 10 o'clock this morning, sent a
communication to Hon. Edwin NJ. Stan
ton, suspending him from the office of
Secretary of War, and instructing him to
transfer all records, books, etc, in his Gus
tody.to Gen. u. S. Grant. The Secretary
was at the same time informed that Gen.
Grant had been empowered as Secretary of
| War I'D interim. A communication was at
the same time sent to Gen. Grant, authoriz-
ing him to act as Secretary ad interim, and
| directing him to at once enter upon the
discharge of the duties ofthat Office. Shortly
after noon Mr.. Stanton sent reply to the
President. in which he denied that with
out the consent Of the Senate, and without
legal cause. the Executive had any right
under the constitution and laws TO sus-
pend him from Office. Inasmuch, how
ever, as the General commanding the ar
mics of the United State, had notified
him that he had accepted an APP
poiptment as Secretary of War, I'D
interim, the Secretary concluded by
saving that he had no alternative but to
submit. under protest, to superior force,
and General Grant therefore assumed
charge of the department of war, and APP
neared at the Cabinet to-day for the pur-
nose Of considering certain questions con-
nected yitk the territory recently acquired
from Russia. With regard to the recent
disclosures of Sanford Conoyer, there Is the
highest authority for saying that when the
disclosures came before the President with
an official detail of their contents. he de-
cided. after due deliberation, neither to or
der an investigation and collection of other
evidence rumored to exist, nor on the
other hand to let them lie secretly on his
files. but 10 commit them forthwith TO the
public. and rid himself of the whole matter
as it stands.
Applications for an increase of pensions
under the acts of June 9th and July 18th,
are receiving special attention at the pen
sion Office, and it is confdentially expect
ed that those filed prior to the lst lust
will be disposed of on the LIST of September
Gen. Rousseau was in conference with the
Russian Commissioner to-day in reference
to the transfer of the new territory In the
northwest. There is no authentic founda-
ton for the report that Postmaster General
Randall intends TO resign.
Glen. Steedman emphatically contradicts
the statement that he has discovered frauds
in the internal revenue Office at New Or
leans.
a Mexican just arrived here brings in
telligence that the body Of Macmillan
had been delivered to the Russian Embas-
sador, to be conveyed to Austria.
A report is in circulation here to- night
hat Judge Holt is to be shortly suspe nded
rom the functions of Chief of Bureau and
Military Chief.
General Rousseau has received the com
mission and instructions as sole commits
sioner on the part of the United States to
receive the Russian possessions. The
commissioners expect to sail from New
York on the Dist inst. for San Francisco
where they will take man-of-war for their
destination, taking with them about two
companies of soldiers. After transacting
their functions as commissioners, General
Rosseau will return to Portland, Oregon,
the headquarters of his department, which
includes the new tarritory.