The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-11

Secretary Of War.
The following is a copy of letter OF instructions
sent from the army headquarters to Major General
Buchanan, commanding the Department Of Louisi-
ana
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, \
WASHINGTON, d. c., August TO- 1868.
Brevet Major General b. G. BUCHANAN, commanding
Department Of Louisiana, New Orleans:-
GENERAL--The following instructions from the
Secretary Of War furnished for your government
TO the end that the necessary aid may be rendered
by the United States as promptly as possible In
lence in the States embraced in your mill
tary department. You will keep yourself in
formed 90 Of the condition Of affairs in SAID
the War Department, through the headquarters Of
the army, any facts which may make 1t the duty of
employ the military force Of the United States. You
will also maintain such disposition Of the troops
Without delay on the Of the order
stationing them at, or from time to time moving
them TO points where you may have reason to appre-
The following extracts from the laws and consti-
tuition OF the United States indicates the conditions
under which the military force OF the United States
may be employed to suppress instructions against
the government Of any State. The constitution,
article A. section 4, says
The States shall guarantee to every State in this
Union republican form Of and shall protect
he an e OF s
be convened, against domestic violence.
The act Of Congress, approved February %, 1885,
SAYS
sEooN And case of an insurrection in any State
against the thereof lawful for Presi
mot be to call for such number Of the militia Of
sufficient s.a to S. suppress: such insurrseion;
{, may b
forth the President shall forthwith by proclamation com.
hs Soas. TO nd s psacO
The act OF Congress- approved March 8, 1907, is as
follows
Be further enacted &C., That in all Of nsurrecton
Individual State Territory lawful for the Presi
dent Of the United States call for the militia for the pur
70 Be duly Executed shall be- lawful for him to employ for
m
observed all the prerequisites of the law in that respect
E. d. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General.
General Meade's Order Assuming Command
Of the Department Of the South.
General Meade, recently appointed Commander OF
the Department Of the South, in his order assuming
command Of the department states:-
The post and disposition Of troops in the States OF
the present as now ordered and the commanding
officers OF posts will report direct to these headquar
ters The departmental staff will for the present be
the same as the Stan for the late Third Military Dis
trict. All general STAFF Officers and others on staff
duties not especially assigned by the War Depart
ment will report by letter to these headquarters
through their chief OF stan.
General Buchanan's Order Assuming Com.
mand Of the Department of Louisiana.
General orders No. II, from the Department OF
Louisiana, dated New Orleans the 4th inst, have
been issued by General Buchanan, announcing that
the command Of the Fifth Military District to con-
sist Of the State Of Texas is transferred to Brevet
Major General J. ]. Reynolds, commanding the Dis
trict Of Texas. The records pertaining to the Dis
trct Of Texas will be transferred to the Headquarters
Of the new Fifth Military District. The States OF
n rntcio and ArEn In Nf
from army headquarters, are organized into
the Department Of Louisiana, headquarters at
New Orleans. The sub-district Of Arkansas
until further orders will be known as the District OF
Arkansas, and will be commanded by the senior
ocer serving therein, headquarters at Little Rock.
The Commanding General serving therein will I'M
mediately make the necessary return OF troops
serving In his district to the headquarters Of the De-
partment Of Louisiana.
The Coming Circular of Instructions to the
Southern Commanders.
From the frequent visits made by Secretary Scho-
field to the White House within the last two or three
days it is inferred that he has something gravitating
upon his mind OF a more serious and perpexing
character than any Of the knotty points of recon-
struction he had to deal with in the Old Dominion.
Every day since the Cabinet session OF Friday last,
Sunday not excepted the Secretary OF War has been
clOseted with the President. This unusual display
Of restessness and anxiety the part Of the General
IL explained by those who are In positions that
enable them to learn something OF his official occu-
patons arising from the delicate nature OF the in
structions he is preparing for the guidance OF de-
partment commanders. These instructions, 1t IL
said, are TO be given to each commander, and
are to cover all future cases Of applications
by Governors for military aid The Secretary win
have the order prepared in season to submit it to the
met As the instructions in question, according
TO report are intended to conlde to the Keeping of
military officers the authority hitherto exercised in
time Of peace by the Executive only, and as com
mander will probably show greater willingness to
grant military assistance on the slightest inmation
from a gubernatoral carpet-bagger than another,
owing to the difference OF political opinions existing
among our present department commanders,
rule that will restrain from too prompt compli
ance and obge another to respond when necessity
demands 1t, is very difficult to hit upon. Depart
ment commanders, it is understood, will be
directed TO come to the aid OF Governors OF
States when called upon, under certain conditions,
which to be specified in the circular. These con-
ditions designed to prevent the cooperation OF
Governor and military commander in enforcing upon
the people any unjust or unlawful measure, and one
of them is said to be that the support Of the United
States army shall only be accorded to Governors Of
States, with the approval Of the Secretary of War;
Your correspondent has 1t on reasonably good au-
thorty that the foregoing are the main features Of
the circular in its present nchoate form, and they
will doubtless be found in the instructions when
issued, although r'any notifications OF the details
may be made in consequence Of the deliberations Of
the Cabinet upon the question on Tuesday.
IL Is understood that Colonel Deane, OF Governor
warmoths stan, was assured by both the President
III.
erai Buchanan, copy Of which was furnished to
him. were intended and expected TO cover the
grounds presented by his chief and the Legislature
OF Louisiana.
visit Of Tailors to the President.
committee from the journeymen taors OF the
International Union Convention, which is now In
session in This city, waited on the President and an