, 1869-04-14
GENERAL sToEEMAN

/ GENERAL sToEEmAE.
His RepoEt Of 1Fia Ad1u1nik41atao.
\ OF AfIatFs In virginia.
HElpQrlRTHns Fist MILITARY DISTINCTLY
| STt11 or FtBGEIL
| tncuAu'p, ~, March u, ~
r n. 4e'lsa"s Gt'eya' r lie As'#y, n q '',.. ;.
1ES1sAL: hare the honor to transmit here
| WIN report OF the board OF Officers cnnycnes
pursuant to ottets from the4e headquHrters-cons
neIeria @ enesosed-@and to make, tof the Informs.
n just'ce to myself, the following orlclal state
When aasuned command Of Ibis district on thu
sd q June last found ~ ofler On nle possponinS
~ e3eet!ona untu such tine ~ might te deter.
Iinea npon hy the Coag1rss Of the Cutted stltca
was designated Tor hoIiIn6 An election. Th!s a,
WIS Postponed from time 70 time, but no lnai de-
sis!oa waa erer determined upon- II. December
| last began 10 institute measures A1I to deyise
nlaus for tcptaetnG those civil officers who were
daaquaa!ned, by pezsons who could take tue tea,
July iss and tne ioilo.ins inst,ue,,ons M ase9 Ten'
issued 70 tho Military Commissioners Throughout
lHere follow copies Of the or.iers Issued for
THIS purpose. General Schoneld Incidentally sags
mt n o1der 70 exredite things and 70 arrive At
efST q u ihs nsa5es esss1 sonsiusens -
thofouRh acquaantsnce with the people, to heaT ali
e o.ae9 dass hpSa apaG @ Il Ta:
Unable properly TO perform In aeeoraance win
this de,ersnfnaon be lasue1i an orIer des;sns,ine
harE, Fs1nylllc, DansilIe, Norfolk, Aiexandrta,
Manchester. Stauuton aud charlottesville, with the
s,sT ne 81 ,sxss,snE s every faculty. 70 the people,
| area Or would accept of1ce. or who might have
Recommendations 70 tuake and wishes to cxpsesa1
oaeS nesoa,ss ,s Tas H. prssous y
results Is shown by the following exhibit: or the
thirty nine comnonnealths Attorneys recon-
s eoa aRaoas aSt
take Tie cath Of otnce, and eleven accepted md
Ms.e = Hsppo,nted IL resald to the clerfs 81 County
SQUIRE The results we're about tue sa1ne.
WI be seen from the foregoing what means
v'rg.nla made vacant BY Joint resolutions Of Con.
g1ess passed February s, 1867. and tue following
~ ths results % shoxn BY the record: Number q
sehofeld. :ss; number nNesi b General Sione-
nan, +s1zi number able to Hke the oath, s29;
nGnost qnx os Taeansses e. get 70 b ted, 2,als:
nish the regulate bonds. rfmaiis 10 bo seea. and
a - ~ aqmpsr should be added to the vacancies Jet
In accounting for he vesJ sraa,l number ot per-
s1ns n N ne STATE Who csa take the test oath Of
Virginia WIS one great ha,tIe-1ed during the wur:
mat there was sfnan chance for escape fruEu The
aaqr aa1 nsay
Confederate Governments md thai some lime <., nr
oshes nearly eFeEy Que gave '*atl, countenance,
armed losrilIy' u ths Goyer1imsrt of tIs 1JansI
STATES; and. besides, once having engaged u the
M MaF, probably no portion Ct the Southern people,
nest N it prosecution. -.
The eonclusion vii force ttself upon every intel
been made and The latitude that has been njlowetl
sas osissss u tas sta,s haze not hcea uued IL
e%a competent persons: M they certainly cannot b
to es Observed and complied With, ~ viii be ihe
case upon the adupfton Of the propoeed e<nstitu-
people ot St1glcla shall be forced to Iye, snd to
he requirements Of which they ars expected 70
A, to lhe character and qualifications OF those
arposnteA, though they are nos in vi casrs what
seuld b. te.sed TT tug! a1e il the ma.n rue bess
into consideration that they In must cascs came
from that claas af persons who had aeree befote
been trusted b., and IN many cases are eonpata~
I'VE etrhngtEa to, the people. Many were
found Hho were willing 10 take Tho test
Rsu i to e. e. 9a ss aaoa a. S; ia ts tes
slmost any OATH whsch would securs thesn recos- cog
hary IN masking selections !roru this ctass VerJ
many who weF@ known 70 hare been linton Me1
seso5s, SH,ns ~ ssnss the Ha1 hare not found
se1tcea 81 snch have been lost u the ssase-
q &c q s. y;
by nome political photographers, who wpuii
restrict IT. application To those aud 10 those only,
thh Of that canddais for some hisn otce ice ihe u
humber Of tht loyal thereby being ilFexaely pro-
poruonate 70 the number nl candidates. Th4t
beer made, cannnt he denied; this under I'll tho
circumstances and restrictions, Vas 70 % az
Rseted, and u time can be partially reme.ied-
competent and thelr friends. SHOULD be d!sappro-
nattye, disappointed and dissatisfied, Is natural
Ise hostility Of such . 70 be anticipated but not
The State Executive oI1cers who went oct under
ne requirements OF the lotnt resolution os Congress
The omeeEa bare been BY me considered as the
cfFll st'u Of the District Commander. through I
Ehonn, and br ~hese adrice aaa assistance, fse |
acted. and opoa Hhose Judgment sad inteGrtty he
nrBt scly- hare therefore, considered it due 70
MT kuseessor fNhose arrival has been daily e.
pecsed} to gfEe him the Opportunity to make h14
oNn selections, md not hamper him with aeIec-
tons OF PERSONS made by myself- have In doing |
ierests Of The State and Of ind!ridnas would not
NJ .annd expense. Of the s.ass ,.4ss, during |
duced and h2d # been considered polite, would |
have been reduced still more The monthly ex- !
"a r s1 ses,oa ~
q. .sa = ler month. and OF the amount apptoprt
sssd, tso,ooo, after paving outstanding ,ndeosed-
tcut expenses since, there remains On hand at
present t1s,24aa9. The authority In tho District
az oe1 t5
oI cof10rations anu thereby adding to the taxes |
Of au a1rcAdy oserturdened people
The nnauc1aI condition OF the Scose t. III ta!ues
being considered, ~ good q could be c1nec1eI:
tb material interests are not prospeFnusr and III
political stusuen speaes ior i!sen Tue only cla.m
been ordered TO be paid one for reporting the
ptuete.itnss Of the constitutional convention.
Of ordering It's p&Jmenf, but ,nasmoch as il inst
Meas and correctness were certified 70 BY the chair
Enan Of the Comu,tt1ee on Public Printing the
Tic katne1 ana - a4 payment WA arged BY no
Register "a Bankruptcy, and tie Cenrnoawessth s
the ctairn, asnnuntng 70 r CO. VIA t1naiiy ordered
i hzs been 1nttu1atsd In some Of the Journals thas
toe money otta!nsd was used for improper pur~
OF NOT such be the Case cannot saJ and those |
nost interested are the most able to decide.
.. Ins gsnetal au'et I'D Gpoa order th.s has e1-
s0a eEeu now exsass, t, andef "a the chcum-
tances, worthy OF rpectal nonoe and PARTICULAR
thy of menoo, saa Which % 1ted ii niIss Gssr TI s-
Ietference. Gr the one u Lee County. In the
so.a sext*n 9s, Is. q s ssf Pet saa
kentncky, and the other neaE Norfolk The nrst
Nas caused oy the conduct Of . set Of fugttys
aers wexe izsaed to secure thelr ATTEST They lel1
the STATE, and quiet rxs restored The other WIS
cAHss1 by mt4concept3oR On the part q The ne- |
f1oes living On soue farms abandoned dprtn2 the
war ty the ownesA The negroes we're made ae-
quainted With sheir dutieA md no further trouble
With them IL anticipated
. several questions connected With the internal |
improvements n the State hare presented them
+ sexa Us !, 1or e9nseraa9n md hase been ssted
cerncd, 1t Is to be hoped the results Win he for
S9 sae sest interest Of the companies, snd q the
locking toward ths sale OF any Of the Ssates inter
e1& In either Of the railroads haye been dscon- I
ttnutd, and the principles Of consolidation or ca.
operation established BY the last LeXislature OF
Firx.no pbsevea AID continued
n the administration Of clsll aal1s the fsct has
not been loN sight Of that civil way still existed In
The S1ats and that the courts Of Justice were open
vtEtnla were st0 citizens Of the Cnised States,
9na Is Such were Ea.cuahle to the lxFs and en-
titled to their Projection
In the Performance Of the delicate, Responsible
served. and hare endeaEored 70 follow sud carry |
out. the principle thst Ill governments are, or |
ought to be- instituted far the best interest Of the
governed 70 enHendeF ~ few Anta Runtsms as . ]
INC Law Of CcnRFeSs required, to h3fu0ntze con- !
1Fta1& eiemensA, And 10 do Justice to al How
tqtS cadcarns has been accomplished
K remains laf results and history to determine,
couHcf to decide.
VERY respectfully, Jour ohed!ent servant,
i-axnta> GEoHGI SsoAExIx,
The ntli TO Amend tho Federal Judl-
cfnl SYstena<
The following is the au1 to amend the tad!c!sl
Jstem Of The United ata1es as 1t goes 10 the Prcsl
lent: !
"Et !: oaars<d Dc, Tint tho Supreme cou.t Of !
.htet Jsssiee Of the Cnted stases and elsht Asso-
.ate Justices, Any eiL Of whom sh4ll constttute