The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-03
WASHINGTON, Nov. Q, 1869.

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WASHINGTON, Nov .. 1869.
Report Of the War Department.
The report OF the War Department will 90 to the
printer within the next few days. 1t is understood
that General Sherman. who during the past year
was more intimately associated with the depart.
ment than any one else, has prepared the general
report and also for the time he acting as Secre
tary OF War. General Beknap Will close up the re.
port before being submitted to the President.
General Sherman has about finished his own report
as General-n- Chief OF the army showing the cond-
ton OF that arm OF the service and what has been
accomplished by 1t during the past year.
Visit OF Iowans to the New Secretary Of War.
large number OF citizens are congregated to.
night at the residence OF Colonel Dayton. whore
General Bclknap Is temporarily located. when Asso.
ciate Justice Miller Of Iowa, delivered the following
address,
GENERAL BELKNAP-Your fellow citizens OF the
here this o the @ Ssr
qualification at your appointment and acceptance
OF the office OF Secretary OF War and give you cor.
dial welcome to washington. TO US, sir, who have
been familiar with your history. the action OF the
President In calling you to this more enlarged
tering State at an age hardly amounting to man.
hood, ~ the member Of the legal profession your
soon pointed you out as eminenty at to serve che
public in the Legislature, and your services In that
capacity in the state Of Iowa was bI the commence
adviser q the Chief Magistrate or the nation.
IN the field OF danger in the war Of
the rebellion you served TO the end, and have left
on the minds OF those who best know tho value Of
those services conviction OF the proprlety Of
employing you IN higher sphere OF usefulness, and
on the public mind Just ad1ratlon ior the coIr'
these remarks in behalf Of my friends here assembled
may be supposed to DO colored BY partially and
personal regard, must admit the superstition a. Q
relation Of nearly twenty years. standing:
less reliable because the witness knows Wen the
matter OF which he speaks MIR. secretary, we wei.
new po WIEN % No ng a the
honor Of the place or tho government Of the c0un-
Try will suffer In your hands, tAppause.)
General Belknap replied as folows:-
OF Iowa. that receive this compliment from you
tonight, for take 1t as compliment that the sons
OF our noble State resident here, gathered from all
points within her borders should make this call on
one who esteems your friendship and regards 1t az
his highest honor. Your hearts must beat with
the Mississippi, state whose population has
increased from one hundred and ninety,ave thou
pnas as they from r away 1
are rich enough In soil to Ill with theft productions
the granarss Of world , whose scHSo!
to ali the benincent blessings OF free
education; whose people, increasing from year to
inc feeble commencement OF few colonies Of
pioneers, increased to the extent and measure Of
sSe Of ss psops
A state too, my friends whose record In war Is a9
bright as the brightest; whose eighty thousand
toward toward tne peops Of the South. but actaased
purely BY love Of their country and OF Its union.
whose regiments gave Kinsman and Mills and
BAKER and Redneld and wentY and Worthingson
ana host o. private so @hrS 70 me ca aus.
Dy M mCsy for me
and but three short weeks ago reendorss the great
principles Of s p o. p neoa Or S
President with position conferred upon me with.
out solicitation, II Will be my endeAvor, with the
snrs ~ 20 the Of the Country
relying on that patriotism which has ever guided
the American people. with the great examples OF 9
should indicate that your kind congratulations have
not been misplaced shall be fully satisfied. ZAP
plause.)
The company were then severally introduced to
General Belknap and oil seemed 70 be much gratt
fed with the proceedings.
General Harney's Dinner to the President.
General Harvey gave dinner ct wormleys this
evening, at which the President General Sherman,
tue Secretary Of War; the Secretary OF the Interior.
Surgeon General Barnes, Generals Dyer Shirras,
Marcy shrfver, Dent Ramsay. Judge Advocate
General Holt and Colonies Parker Lee and Sprague
were present.
United States Supreme Court-Cnse Of tho
Grapesh0t.
The Supreme Court OF the United States had oeiors
it to-day the case OF the bark Grapeshot, george
Law claimant, w. waltersten Massets, e. ai.s
appeal from the Circuit Court for the District OF Lou
isana This case involves the question OF the power
Of the President to establish provisional courts IN
case Of subjugaton OF territory In cvil wars. - u
insisted that the Provisional oour' VI Los.s'ues
.s,an,sned nv president Lincoln october. 1884, wsA
-,,nor, constitutional authority to make valid
S.crss ana that after decree 10 made BY tnas
court |, being invalid, Congress- cannot BY enact