The Portland daily press., 1868-08-11
WASHINGTON.
GRANTS MOVEMENTS.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Information has
been received at the Army Headquarters in
this city, from the General in Chic, to the eft
feet that he will leave Galena, Illinois, on the
10th, and come East
EvARTs' FORTHCOMING OPINION.
Evarts' forthcoming opinion on the Rollins
matter, IS presumed to be adverse to the sum-
mary oustlng OF that gentleman.
PROGRESS OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Commissioners of the Union Pacific
Railroad, have examined the Mth section oil
twenty Jules of that road. commencing at the
six-hundred and eghtieth and terminating at
the the seven-hundredth mile, to post West
from Initial point, on the Missouri river near
Omaha Nebraska, and have forwarded their
report to the Interior Department.
The President OF the United States has an
proved the report, and directed the issue to the
company OF bonds and patents for the land
due on completion of said section.
INSTRUCTIONS TO GEN. BUCHANAN.
The following is copy of the letter of In
structiohs sent from Army Headqurters to
Maj. Gen. Buchanan, Commanding the De-
partment of Louis ana:
Headquarters Of the army, Adjutant Gen
erdfs office, Washington, ID. C. Aug. 10, 1868.
Department of Louisiana, New Orleans
General: The following instructions from the
Secretary of War are furnished for your gov
eminent to the end that the necessary aid
A
as promptly as possible in any case of insur-
Iection or domestic violence in the States en-
braced in your military department; you will
keep yourself Informed of the condition OF
affairs in the said States, and communicate
promptly by telegraph to the War Department
through the Headquarters of the Army any
facts which may make it the duty of the
President, under the Constitution and laws
to employ the military force of the United
States. You will also maintain such dispo-
sition of the troops under your command, that
they may he ready without delay on receipt of
the Presidents order, stationiLg them at or
from time to time moving them to, points
where you may have reason to apprehend
necessity for their use. The following extracts
from the laws ard Constitution of the United
States, indicate the conditions under which
the military force of the United States may be
employed to suppress instructions against the
Government of any State.
Constitution, article four, section four. The
United States shall guarantee to every State
In this Union, a Republican form of Govern
ment, and sha protect each of them against
invasion, and on application of the Legislature
or OF the Executive, when the Legisla-
ture cannot be convened, against domestic VIC
lence. |
Act of Congress approved February 2Sth.
1895. Section first And in any case OF an in |
surrection in any State against the Govern |
ment thereof, it shall be lawful for the Presi- |
dent of the United States, on an application OF |
the Legis AZURE of such State, or of the Exec |
ed, to call for such number of the militia OF |
any other States or State as may be applied |
for, as he may deem sufficient to |
suppress such instruction, and section three
provided always and be it further enacted that
whenever it may be necessary in the judgment
OF the President to use the military force
hereby directed to be called FORTH the Presi-
dent shall forthwith by proclamation command
such insurgents TO dispense and retire peacea-
bly, to their respective abodes within limited |
time.
The act of Congress approved March Sd, |
1907: Be it further enacted, &C., that in all ca
SEES of instruction obstruction of the laws, /
either OF the United States or any individual |
State or territory where it is lawful for the |
President of the United States to call for abe /
militia for the purpose Of suppressing such in /
surrectlon or of causing the laws to be duly |
executed, it shall be lawful for him to employ |
for said purposes such part of the land and ma |
val forces of the United States as shall be |
judged necessary, having first observed all the |
prerequisites of the law in that respect. |
By command of General Grant.
(Signed) E. d. TOWNSEND, |
Assistant Adjutant General.
INTERNATIONAL TAILoRs' CONVENTION.
A committee from the journeymen tailors of
the International Union Convention, which is
now in session in this city, waited on the Pres
ident and arrangements were made for-the re-
ception of the entire Convention at the Exec |
utive mansion ON Wednesday.