The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-29
THEBOYS NIB .UE,
WHO IS INK GENERAL COMMANDING
TIL 4 ADAMS SIDE
RESIGN ALTON OF A GENERAL.

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General ], Bell Adams, WIN. nv virtuo as
the authority vested In him bv the execntiy.
hoard Of the Bows In Blue. promuJe tss Nv
| General Orders No, Q, Issued on Fsidsv ~
| the Officers of the Organization, In which he
recItes tbat under Inc direction Of the erecn.
tim hoard he assumes command of tbe Ros.
| Ia Bluc, and Announces that Inc orranlra.
lion Ia a military one. and ina ofI,cess hoid.
inc commIsslon In In same vii, be beid ami.
ieet 10 lbe rulcs "a lald down in tbe Revised
limited States Army Repulatlons. Tho order
| furtber Announced Tho susnenslon Of U(,en.
A. Grant. - and suspends 81 lent. Joycc,' ana
UCapt. Tucker, from their Commando. ana
| orders them Ia onnea, hofor. a co,r, ~. -
| tIai- and reiieyes Hhssis,sn, Aai,,ont Gene.
raj FIstcherO from dnty a. haaSnnar,a,. I.
ouartermnstcr. N' ~ A'"'s'"''''' "'
In tbis connection w.. bove ,oco,voa =.
eommunjcation from den' Adam. in Shich 10
ana st.,es ,ha, IL 80 t.sn.S ~ mi, y,
Observation-Disclosures "a NO. tho n,.as,nn ,n,S ~ ",
which Il was presented, WV "'''''s n''' ~
In ren,v n Ina All circ,ior IA, Adam.
states. 'fyrt- that cbo rges ware nrer.rroS
against Dan. A. Granf hv The arecn,iva
hoard. a copv an which "a immedio,e,v
seryed mon ibe .ecnsed. who was nns,ssd
10 anpear beforc tho boarI mon = S.y shsrc.
In named, and that he (Adams1 was ordered
to assume commnnd os senior of,cer nsnd.
Ing the trlnl, secondly bc ho,d. tha, W.,
p, Mott. presldent Of the hoard mayer be,d .
Commission. and even m hc had III e,ec,ion
70 the board wouid have vacated H. as il ala
missions, third. that last Juiv tbe erecutiyo
board va. reo,gani,.S n, l,ass..ins ~
nnmber from seycn 10 ssys,tasn n, .s,n ,Io
ance with an amendment 10 artIcio .wsive "
tho consiitution' All the of,ioer. os ,ha "a
boa ri md either res,onaJ y, daai,n "a ~ ~
with Inc erception oSyym PAM III ~ ~
M. RIackford' NJ f,Ia,t has ~, -,
nre.ent AZ 4 mao,Inn a. ~. ~ ~ D S..a
month"; nreriopa ami No. Ina 49,. H., ~ W
lea va tba nIst,lc, To- raxas 49,. "
rcsides. w. .sA"''' ""''' "' "o"
Tbs nrcso,t onroor. =, a.. ,, $780,.
elected Al a meeting Of Tho ofr,ccrs Of VII" tbe
organI,ation iast III, ,.iioa ~ r., .no
nose h1 Ca, n ."1' ,M snas pur-
Icneroi A. Grant was AL no,iaaa ~ ~
resnlt of mi. election ana hos nv " III.
lima ham in dsily afaaIa, aa,s,, ~ " III
Vim Tho hos "A ,hr,rrh ~. oWa.s. .Ls.o.i
a, ,h,s o,sc,ion "a So s,S,n,,,.s I ~
connt in yesnonsc ~ an oa,c,oi orSar ~ ~.
hoars co,i;nr nnon Nj, 40 Az ~ '.,t ~ 'so
won,d haas han. 'd n 70 ~ 81, wien NJ
N N iln1aI k,Av 49, "A n. 4
ceived nntIcs oS;bs al a 90 n.ar..saS 80. ~
bImNcha ryes .yis,na nnon Nj accarn, as
snbr,tteae dId ha ,sisa anv nno.,,e, y. u.s.
the legality ortb, hoJv bsfo,. iShon, H. 49, ~
OF characterization shown BY General A,
Grant In resistlng the action of a board whose
legality he himself has ackpo cledped. can
only cause regret among the friends OF The
Boysin Blue, while Ii must be condemned by
all the law-abdlng officers aud members In
the command.
We have also received a communication
from Mr.. Charles v. Moseby, who explains
his connection with the executive board, he
states that Sin June last an order was issued
by A. Grant, Major General Commanding.
converting the officers Of the Organization.
for the purpose OF clectIne msmbers Of tho
executive board. The election was duly
held, aud tho board thus chosen elected me
secretary. II Is only since the action OF the
board suspcnding HIN from command that
learn for the first time that General A.
Of my election"
General Charles D. Fischer, commanding
the first brigade OF the Boys In Blue, on
Friday morning sent letter to General A.
Grant resIgnlng his position as an officer Of
the organization. We have not vet heard
whether the resignation has been accepted.
We are credbly Informed that Thos. Botson
and William Smallwood, officers Of the 9th
regiment, Boys In Blue, were on Friday
msrning dismissed from the corporation
work by Commissioner Atkinson, Of the
Fifth ward, for attending the officers meet
ing OF the Boys In Blue, held at Union
League Hall, on the previous evening.
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THE CoLoRHp SCHooI, IN PoroNAc CIrY
A small village across the Eastern branch.
known as Potomac City, d. c., and mum,
beripg some three hundred and afty fam.
lilies, almost entirely colored, have recently
requested Of the school commissioner. M,
A. b. johnson, who has the sole manage.
ment & the coiored school in that district,
that aS6lored teacher be appointed to take
the place Of one Of the three whites now
employed by said commisslo6er. In reply
to the reQuest the com mlsslOu atated that
he would make no changes, aud that he
doubted the competency Of colored persons
to teach. Tho Inhabitants, who are taxed
to keep the schools up, are therefore en-
tlrely ignored and have no voice In the
management Of tho school. One of the
teachers, from the brutal manner In which