The New York herald., 1870-02-15
NEW HERALD FEBRUARY l5 s7o-TRPLE SHEET

NUV II Va
CT Congress- ne has turned over an those letters 70
General tNocum, chairman OF the sub ueo
charged with INVESTIGATING the subject. Among the
letters ~ one from man named Patterson o' Phil'
dephia, who details the case OF the son Of Mr..
Eemack, prominent lawyer ot the City Of Erothcry
Love- who obtained a rade;silip through paying
81 600. Thc lctscr runs Ihus:-
SIR notice there has been an inquiry started 10
Congress about the sale Of caletship.. Flve or mS
years ago Iloncsl J-- g. sold an appointment
Tor his dislr,cI for $1,000. MIR. G,stavns ciiacx
oi tlia Guy, was the purchaser, lha son, - Hc
mack, who WAS appointed ana Is now In The army.
The letter gOes ON 10 state. also, about slsiar
case r. which . dead Congressman was parltceas
cs''a1aus. l was requested not " mention his
name, It could not hep present mvcslaatlo
The committee are very close IN their proceedings.
refusing To give particle Of information tearing
that It night spoil their work by putting the guilty
parties on their guard. The committee acknowledao
that the testimony thus Tar adduced Is tremendously
damaging, and COng essmen In general declare thut
II any OF the present mcmbers arc f0una 10 ~ nph
Gated their expulsion must follow.
Correspondence Of tho Military Authoritics
COGccrDinx Georgia AAaiIs-<sencral Tcrry,s
Instructions.
The President soni tn the Senate oil tho papers IN
possession OF inc Secretary Of War IN rearlon TO
Of Congress TO promote the reconstruction of said
S;ate and in rel.uon to the organization Of the
Legislature since the passage Of the described.
Among the papers ~ q telegram from General Terry.
dated January g informing General sherman mat
he had assumed command OF thc3 District OF Georgia.
ana saying be thinks he should bc clothed with pow
ers conferred by tte reconstruction acts. General
Sherman teicgraphs to General Terry, January 49,
Your desnalcnes have been shown TO the Prcsi-
dent and secretary uf War; a,id the result In these
words-"EXefclSe yonr OWn 0iscl etlon II aagraut
case arises. When diSquhi,ned person proposes 10
take toe oatn investigate the question OF eng biiy,
ana determine, Tor tle tnc being. ms rixhIn
January IL General Sherman tclegrapned to Cen.
erai Terry
viii MAINTAIN yOu In oil exercise OF any authority
that viii maintain substantially good order until
the StaUe OF Georgia Is by the Exccaltve
and COugrcss under the Cong ssonai ACT some
lawiui means WA be iOul0 probably. We can
defend Our Niends against the ku kiux or bands vi
tSSst,3nS.
General Terry informs General Sherman from time
to time OF what he has done, anu says
The trouble arises from the union OF few rcpub.
cans WIN tAe ocraSs Ire.r prctext ~ thut tAe
1ovSrnof Is dishonest AMI mas stolen inc iunds VI
The STATE bc!iosc thc cnarges arc uufouudeJ, ana
think they nre governed by Other motives.
January IA General sherman tells General Terry
II nave shown your dispatches TO the President
To says you are acting all right.n General Sherman
acqnaints General Terry, January 49, that the Al.
torney General says u Legislature or STATE govern
ment organized under aa ordinance OF secession Is
not a legislature Of State IN the Union with the
meaning OF tho act 0i December e. 1869. General
Sherman telegraphs to General Terry, January 2I:-
think tho Legislature should be organized next
Monday, lnclu lilx all Memoer3 duly elected, SUP
ect 10 the 0ats prescribed and the questions O Tie
cases TO oc deterIuined by yourself under the order
vi the President.
Adjutant General Townsend tclczraphs January
22:-"You Will receive dispatches, &c. You are ex.
pecled TO use Jour own discretion on The points
mentioned
General Sherman seIegrsphs Csaess Terry, Janu-
arr 22:--
Decide nil questions a. they arisa and do not do.
pend Oh MS. lou are 10 determiue absolutely the
questions Of doubt Tor The Attorney Geleral tnln1s
YOU arc The Ouy power there other than That re-
served 10 itseif by Congress-.
January 20 General Terry tecgraphs the organ.-
zat'on Ut the House ana the particulars concerning
the same. The documents are voluInnoua, anord-
Ing . iul history OF tho transactions
Secretary or New Mexico.
Henry Wcties WAS TO-DAY confirmed by the Senate
~ Secretary Of the Territory OF New Mexico.
Nominations Reported FavUrub.y Upou.
The Senate Judiciary CommAtee. by y majority u
one, reported favoraDly on the nominations OF MIR.
Bradley aud Mr.. Strong to he Associate Justices OF
the supreme Court or tho United States. No action
the part or Senators 10 await the nna action on
tho pending bill requiring Jusnccs OF That court 10
resile N the districts to wnica they appointed.
Tnnncl Under the Nnr.h River.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Dawes to-day and re.
ferrcd 70 the Committee on Post once and Post
Roads, provides additional commercial anu postal
facilities IN the port OF New YORK. Marshal o.
Roberts. william G. Ogden, Or2on ynnderburgh
John !. Biar, Dudley Field and joan d. Sher.
wood together with such persons as may
become associated with them, ore created
body polItic. in cced and in law, by the name OF
the New YORK Port Submerged Railroad Company.
Tney empowered to survey, locate and construct
q submarine tunnel tuDc covered way IN or
beneath the beds OF the bay New YORK and OF the
Hudson river, from some point in New Jersey oppo-
site tho city OF New York some point in the city
Of New York. with one or more tracks
therein, to transport by rail- otherwise freight
and passengers with the privilege OF charging aud
collecting toll. They are not however, to Interrupt
the free navigation OF the waters The penalties for
obstructing or inlurln2 such marine tunnel
fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not less
than sixty days, nor more than one year, or both.
besides paying the amour. OF damage.
New Sensation i'm the Senate-A State
Rights Republican.
Senator Carpenter to-day made an oratorical
uOurSu VI niS neeiS, WHICH ucW COUSlueTaDiy OUTSIDE
the traces The usual windy harangucs were being
INDUCED In In regard to Mississippi when the coura-
geous Senator from Wisconsin spoke his mind
freely on the republican doctrine OF central
legislative supremacy, and boldly declared that
the assumptions OF Congress tended to subvcrson
OF republican liberty. Dick Yates, who has been In
. foggy condition for some weeks got up and
shouted In sort OF maudlin tone that the Senator
from Wisconsia had gone over TO the enemy Yates'
mudded invectlve ola not materially disconcers hts
antagonist thou eh the Senate was not little sur
prsed At the heretical IDEAS propoundcd ny Carpen-
Ger.
Annual Meeting Of the Trustees Of the Pca.
body Educn tioual Fund.
The trustees OF the Peabody Educational Fund
consisting OF Robert q. In throp, the President Of
the United States, Admiral Faragut Governor ].
NJ Clifford, George re abody Russell, OF Massachu.
sets; Secretary Hamilton Fish. William Evarts and
Gam whntl oF a v0rl rn,