The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-28

Major Gen. Hancock arrived in Washington
fndsy evening, accompanied only BY the senior
member Of his staf. Gen. Mitchell. and took quar-
tiers at the Metropolitan Hotel. where he was soon
surrounded BY hest Of his old friends. congrzfu-
latiDg HIM upon his fine appearance after tour
OF service In Southern climate and welcoming
him back 70 Washington Perhaps no officer Of
the army who has served in fhs military depart
menf has so many warm personal friends here ss
Gen. Hancock, and his fattsring reception BY
them this evening must have been peculiarly
gratifying to him. His delay at Grand Junction
was owing to the last storm which had swept over
of travel.
Although much fatgued by bis trip the general
was In fine flow Of spirits, and conversed freely
upon the condition of affairs In the South west.
he reports everything quiet there, and political
affairs moving smoothly. The inquiry was made
If he had yet been assigned to a new command
He answered that be had not; that his request
had been 70 be allowed to proceed to his home at
bt Louis, and there remain until the public service
required him elsewhere. In reply 70 this request
he was ordered to Washington, for the purpose.
ne presumed, Of consultation in relation TO mat
ters In the fifth military district. The general
briefly sketched affairs as he found them, and as
he left them. The policy Of his administration
had been plain and straightforward; and as IL was
easily understood by the people, he had had CON-
paratively little trouble. but a great amount of
labor TO perform In all Of his appointments TO
ofhce he bad selected white men. where good men
Notio pc fvuno. but ~ Tue b1uc Lmc ne nt1 re-
moved but one negro from Office, except the
changes be bad made in the city council-chsnges
which he claimed the public welfare demanded,
and which were necessary TO prevent rninous
condition Of the city finances. He placed 10 the
councils the most substantial and Influential citi-
zens, without regard to politics. with view to re-
store confidence In the city currency. His action
was disapproved Of, and the currency declined
until II was forced out of circulation. Before
leaving the command. General Hancock appointed
the new registrars, whose duty it will be to revise
the registry sts fourteen days prior to the vote on
the Constitution.
In making these appointments he selected from
the old registrars appointed by his predecessor
all those whose record stood fair az headquarters
A great number had been found guilty of inn
proper conduct in various ways, and their names
stituted. The general expresses the greatest con-
fdence that the registry lists will be properly re-
vised and the election fairly conducted. The re-
ent be thinks doubtful. In alludng to the late
dispatches published in the New York Tribune,
the general said he never saw Jefferson Davis but
once in his life, and that in the United States
Senate many years ago. he was sstonished to
learn that any one could be found bold enough to
telegraph falsehood so brazen and unmitigated.
In speaking Of Texas the general alluded with
evident pleasure to bis visit among her people,
and expressed the opinion that the convention had
possibly been carried. He thinks proper revision
and correction Of the registration will give the
white population the control of the State govern
ment. and be has no doubt that under Gen. Rsy-
noldss administration impartial registrars will be
appointed, and that the election will be fairly
conducted. Gen. Hsncock evidently Regards mat
ters in the Fifth Military District as ia compara-
lively healthy condition. and liable only to be
disturbed by the misconduct Of subordinates.
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