The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-18
The JuriSdietiOn OF United States Courts in
Political Questions Defined.
Provisions for the Restoration
Of Alabama.
Passage Of the Consular and DipIo-
matte Bill in the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb, II, 1898. !,
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Laws Without tho Presidents Approval.
M. Edmunds, from the Senate Committee on The
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Inevitably OCCASION If it does not cause sdch ruin by
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The earliest possible aboishmenI OF tae Presidency
smperasvey necessary TO secure the republic from The
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that Congress propose an amendment TO the consttu
toa aboshng tho Presidency and transferring the OK
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their own body
General sherman and the Brevet General.
shsp-How the General Stands.
The Telegram states that Washington s in the enjoy
mont OF fresh sensation The tendency Of certain
anairs now pending IS towards forming breach IN the
hitherto confidential relations between tho President
and Lieutenant General sherman. number of
statements have gone into print this morning in
mo1affA thu h.
70 being assigned to the command Of the Military
Division Of the Atlantic, which IN the main mis-.
represent the facts Tho report that General shermans
written refusal accept the command In question has
reached the hands of the President is wholly untrue
for up to noon to-day not word ntimatng such
refusal on the part OF General Sherman had been
ceved by the President Nor is it true that during
General Shsrman's stay in this city he sgned to the
President his willingness to be the recipient OF the
hen0rs which the President proposed TO confer upon
him.
know state what Is strictly truo whom say that in
she conversations held between the President and Gen.
sral Sherman in regard the brevst promotion, well
~ the command Of the new military DIVISION the latter
expressed reluctance TO accept either proposition. He
placed his objections chiefly the ground that he
avsrss TO being implicated in political matters in any
FORM which he believed he certainly would be il he
held important command the projected with
his headquarters in Warrington. In the last confer.
saces had with the President, however, General
Sherman urged his objection the measure
under consideration with less oarnss.ness than
in the preceding Interviews, and seemed
DESTROYS that the new command TO be given hi should
be commensurate with his rank His opposition to Tho
Presidents plans these respects was such, in fact,
- 10 lead to the impression that 10 was made moro from
modes,y than any other cause II is nevertheless true
sherman in orminR HIM that the dtstincto. sought to
- conferred upon him bv promotino him 20 brsyat
xencra was altoee unsolicited by him and ths, he
has tsezrsphed TO General Grant stating ths, II the
President insists upon his assuming the command Of
abe Military Division Of the Atlantic he will certainly
Sender his resena adding tho information thai he
has mailed le,ter 70 tho Presdeo setting forth in d.
San b,s objections 10 thar effect
Tho foregoing fac,e are ali that have val tYanspred
An ,his new case Of resistance BY . subord,.
,osss a. the authority Of the COMMANDMENT Chjs, OF
she Armv and Navy. al, vumors 10 the contrary not
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sneral tia, n. Regards the ordsr .s,yn,pc him 20 ii,
new command as illegal. and ON tina, ground viii "a
fuse obed enca n a 10 be presumed ,bougs Aha, tb
assertion 10 NO, authorized BY Geusr,, sherman. a i
n impossible TO conceive sny reason vhy The presaen,
NAV not assign an officer 20 The command of any most
whore the duties REQUIRED are strictly military and
sAere 10 no, the srhss, evidence thus far OF any &C.
knowedaed intention or desire on tho par. oil the pres
dent 70 make use Of General sherman for tho further
snce Of his own plans as is assumed by The friends o,
s.enerai Gran,
TIL. Mcars,e Gaze In m. Suor.w. Co,~,
In tho case or erpars McArde the supreme Cour, OF
the United States to-day o,errulsd tho nation "a dis
miss the appeal for wan, OF Jurisdiction IN. Chic,
Justice In tho delivery Of the opinion held ha, under
the act or February s. 1861 an appeal hos from tho
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upon tho o,hsr nop, made IN ar,rmen, ,.., ucA,di.
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