Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-02-29

htnffal NEiefs Nu. IN,
Tho following orders arc publish
el for the information aud guilanr
Of all concerned;
ENEVUyr MANsiuN, ,
Wssh'ngt.R u, a., F,h ~, lSiS, I
/ GUNERAL-You will please i.su
an order crentiuga military division
10 bo called tho Military Division
of tho Atlantic, 10 Ice composed q
the Department al the Lakes, th
Department of tho East, and th
Department of Washington aud I,
be commanded by l.ioul, Cen, "
I, sherman, with his headquarters
at Washington.
Until further orders from I h
President, you will assign no Officer
to the permanent command OF III,
Military District OF Missouri.
Respectfully Yours,
ANnREw JousSOS.
To Zen, U, 5, Grant, Commanding Arm,
les Of the United States, Washington, Il. g
JOHNSON on THE OFFENSIVE.
Developments seem To indicate
that Johnson has assumed the oi.
fnnsivc, with the determination "a
carry the war into Africa, but ap-
pearances are deceptive and things
tcariully mixed in the national cal,i
tai. Within the past twenty.ihur
hours the President has made three
important moves, al calculated TO
alarm the Radicals and produce an
impression in the country that We
have had rapid succession. The
nominations of Licut. Gen. Sherman
as Brcvet General, the creation Of Il
new military department, styled the
Military Division Of the Atlantic,
headquarters at Washington, and
third, the ordering of Gen. Thomas,
Adjutant General of the Army, To
his post, which has been filled the
last six years by Asst Adj't Gen.
Townsend. The latter order is sig
nilicant in view Of those which pre-
cede it. Matters Of II private and
personal character caused Gen.
Thomas to be detailed for duty else
where. His sudden restoration has
been anticipated.
TIE RADICALS WANT AN NEXPLANATioN
The second order has been follow
cd by II resolution Of inquiry from
Senator Wilson, calling upon the
President for his authority for Great
ing now military division, while
his authority, denied in the Senate,
will be found, on examination, full
and complete; and on this point the
President is perfectly secure.
As to his purpose for thus cstab-
n new military division, re-
fixing headquarters at Washington,
he may or not choose to explain,
We have now Gen. Grant COM
manding United Sta' es, headquar-
ters at Washington; Brcvet Brig.
Gen. Emory commanding depart
ment of Washington, headquarters
h ere; and Lieut.. Col. Wallace,
commanding garrison Of Washing
ton, with headquarters here.
The radical inquiry now is, why
have we not a new military division,
and another general, with hoadquar-
tcrs at the Federal capital but still
more important is the movement in
regard to it.
GEN. SHERMAN's PosITIoN.-Gen.
oherman's movements will likely |
prove embarrassing to the Prcsi-
lent and create considerable excite
nent when the facts are known.
The President has evidently been
striking in the dark in this matter,
Is a telegram received to day from
len. Sherman, now in st. Louis, by |
lis brother, the Senator, shows any
hing olse than an appreciation of
he high compliment paid him.
The General condemns the nomina
ion as one which should never have
,een made, and, being made, should
lot be confirmed.
lie does not stop there. His in
|ignation reaches such pitch that
le telegraphs his brother his deter
nination to resign at once. Senator
sherman replied to the General,
'egging him not to resign, and sent
note to the military commander,
in the name of The Gen,
raj, that the nomination be not
onfirmed.
Sherman, in dispatch, ventures
o protest against being called to
Washington to make it his head
uarters.
Sherman dispatches relieved the
adicals of much of their apprehen-
ion, and they are jubilant to night
vcr the turn things are likely to
axe. They claim that Grant and
herman are sworn friends. and
hat it is the purpose of the Presi-
ent, if possible, to ALLEVIATE them.