New-York tribune., 1868-01-03

TI0N DIsCREDIrED-PROBABLE REMOVAL OF
TIE VIRGINIA STATE OFFICERs-TiiE PREsl-
EENT TO URGE THE ADMISSION OF SOUTH
ERN DELEGATES TO THE DEMOCRATIC CON
VENTION.
IEIEsRAPH
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Jan. ?, 1863
The Cable dispatch announcing that Mr.. Bnrlin-
game, our Minister to China, has accepted the APP
pointment of Special Ambassador to revise treaties
between the Great Powers of Europe and the Celes-
tia Empire is not credited in official circles
here. No information Oh the subject has been
received by the Executive and 1t is not believed that
Mr.. Burlingame would accept such commission
without consulting the Department OF State. III Is
barely possible that Mr.. Burlingame intends to re-
sign his position as Minister to China to accept the
celestial ambassadorshp, but if such be his purpose
he has not advised the President of it.
report is current that Gen. Schofeld will di-
rccy remove the State officers of Virginia, and ap
point others in their places and that he has been in
correspondence with the President and Gen. Grant
on the subject. The latter part of this report is in
correct. No such correspondence has probably taken
place under the law. The President has no authority
in the matter and Gen. Grants power is revisory.
1t IS stated here on good authority that the Pres
dent intends soon to issue proclamation to the
white people in the Southern States advising them to
send delegates to the approaching National Conven
ton. A number of prominent Democratic
politicians have been urging this matter
for some time past. They are the same
persons who supported and helped him in the famous
Hancock message. 1t has not yet been decided in
what form TO make the contemplated proclamation
II is likely that the President will il in with
of his communications to Congress. This matter is
creating quite a stir among Democratic politicians
Many of them are opposed to it, and say it is dodge
of Johnson to aid the movement TO make Hancock his
successor. Those who are pushing this scheme say
that if the Southern States send delegates TO the
Democratic Convention they will be compelled to
admit them abandon the platform that these
States are now in the Union. 1t is the chief topic of
:alk among the Democratic politicians who seem to
think that the South will have the balance Of power
in the Convention, and that their votes worthy
being looked after
Senator Ioyard, of the Military Committee of the
Senate. TO whom was referred the Johnson Stanton
Cabinet imbroglo. h2s nearly completed his report
on the subject. Secretafy stanton is still busy III
preparing his reply to President Johnson's charges
When completed, this, with Senator howards re-
port viii be submitted to the Military committee
and if adopted by it, will then go to the senate III
Executive session 1t is understood that the report
will call for the reinstatement of Stanton. ~
Secretary Seward seems very sanguine about the
ratification of the Danish treaty by the Senate.
The cry of retrenchment evidently annoyed him.
In conversation to-day ne said that if necessary to
have the treaty ratified he would give one years
salary toward paying the Government for the ex-
pense. leading member of the House Com
mittee on Appropriations has prepared an ex-
haustive article on the purchase of Warus-
sa He has compiled vast amount of
fivalxr
worthless and that the s7,2O0OOO in god the price
Mr. Seward agreed to pay for the territory, is but
mill in comparison to the amount it will cost the
Government to maintain the country after getting
possession. He will show that it was once offered to
the Government for million dollars and that in all
the negotiations for its purchase the House Of Repre-
sentatives has been ignored and their authority to
refuse 10 appropriate the money questioned.
Capt. G. V. Fox late Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy. was examined to-day before the Ordnance
Committee, in relation to his knowledge of a con-
tract for fuse stocks awarded TO Geo. II. Fox & Co.
of Boston. by the Ordnance Bureau of the Navy. 1t
appears that this contract ran through couple of
years of the war. and made by the Ordnance Bu-
reau in the regular of business. according to
law, with affirm whose special manufacture had been
for these articles. The total amount paid to
this firm was sl51,CCO, from which they
paid for labor, materials, and expenses, $4,000.
The whole amount of machinery purchased from the
same firm during the war was $1O05. The late AS
sstant Secretary Of the Navy did not solicit this con-
tract nor was he that il made; nor did he
hold any conversation with that firm, or with the
Ordnance Bureau on the subject. The Committee in
formed Capt. Fox that the newspaper reports pub
lished several weeks since, rejecting upon him in
connection with the natter had no foundation in
any evidence before them.
There is another hitch in the payment of the coll
ored school appropriation Of the District of Column
ba. The municipal authorities have made COM
promise among themselves. and agreed TO give the
colored schools a certain amount far short of the
amount originally voted them by Congress, and
wanted them to accept this final settlement of
the whole matter. This the trustees of the colored
schools refused to do They claim the full appropr-
alton made for them, which they evidently have a
right to do. Ii seems that the Mayor will not pay
them anything unless they agree that the amount
paid shall be final settlement. In the meantime
the schools will have TO suffer until Congress settles
the matter
Not only the colored schools but the white schools
also here, are troubled in getting any money from
the city authorities. For some reason, which no one
seems 10 clearly understand the City Register has
refused to pay the city school teachers. These peo
pie have been waiting long while for their money
and are beginning to despair of ever getting it, They
have determined to seek redress in the courts.
Yesterday the Government and municipal offices
were all closed, and the holiday was generally OBJ
served through the city. The President at II o'clock
received all the foreign ministers in this city,
and attaches of their respective legations. They
were in full court dress. There also present the
Cabinet Ministers and ChiefJustice Chase and the
Judges of the Court of Claims, and o large
numher of members of Congress After the officers