The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-06
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whatever decision you may make. | also
feel certain that General Belknap thinks
he is simply executing the law as it now
stands, lut | am convinced that he does
not interpret the law reyiving the grade of
General, and not fixing the peace estab-
lishment, Of 1868, as | construe them
For instance, | am supposed to control the
discipline Of the Military Academy as Il
part Of the army, whereas General Bel
knap ordered court of inquiry in the
case If the colored cadet, made detail
reviewed the proceedings, and made his
order, without my knowing a word Of it.,
eXp,pt through the newspapers. and more
recently, when | went to Chicago to attend
some division business, | found the lnspec-
tor General, Hardie, under orders from
the Secretary Of War to 90 to Montana on
some claim business. All | ask Is, that
such orders should 90 to the parties
through me- If all staff officers are sub
ect to receive orders direct from the Sec
rotary of War it will surely clash with the
orders which they may be in the act OF ex-
ecuting from me or from their immediate
commander.
| ask that General Belknaa draw up
some
CLEAR, WELL DEFINED RULES
for my action, that he show them to me
before publication, that make on them
my remarks, and then that you make a f.
nal decision promise faithfully to abide
by it or give up my commission.
Please show this to General Belknap,
and | will be back early in October.
With great respect, your obedient ser
want ". I. SHERMAN, General
No action having been taken on this sub
ject, and the question still being matter
OF unpleasant controversy General Sher-
man decided to act upon desire he had
long ago expressed to the President, and
remove his family to St Louis, where he
has a home, and where, in his judgment,
he could more satisfactorily arrange his
private affairs. He accordingly was in
formed by the President that no objection
would now be made to bis removal, and he
therefore addressed
THE SECRETARY OF WAR THE FOLLOWING
OFFICIAL REQUEST:
HEADQUARTERS oE TUE ARMY,
WAsnlNGToN y. C., May :, lS1Li
General W. W. Belknap, Secretary of War;
GENERAL: | now have the honor most
respectfully to request that | may be per
mitted to remove my headquarters 20 St
Louis, Mo-, in the month Of October next
in the same manner aud to the same eX-
tent granted to my predecessor, General
Scott, shortly after the Mexican war.
Strong reasons, official and personal, impcl
me to this step, and make this request at
this early date because six months notice
is required Of me in certain necessary pre-
iminaries in st. Louis.
With great respect, your obedient ser
want w L. SHERMAN, General.
To which the Secretary OF War replied
as follows
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON CITY May II, 1874,
General W. I sherman, I. :. A, Washington D c.
GENERAL | have the honor to ac.
knowledge the receipt of your communica-
ton of the Sth inst, asking permission to
remove your headquarters TO st, Louis,
Mo, in the month Of October next, and to
| inform you that it has been submitted to
the President of the United States. With
the assent Of the President, consent is Civ
en- to you moving your headquarters to st.
lnpis as you desire.
a copy Oh INC se"~s~. @~I"r which it is
proposed to issue upon the subject, "
| ltT5WltIl luClb5tu, bu VIII ptlttINC tndt
| it does not change the present order of
business with this department, 1t is only
deemed best here to add to its provisions
the suggestion which was made and car
ried out in the case Of General Scott that
no material change shall be made in the
stations Of troops or commanders without
previous approval by this department.
am, General, very respectfully, your ODE
dent servant, W. W. BETKNAp,
Secretary OF War.
lie OFFERS TO RETURN HIS HOUSE.
| General Sherman is now living III the
residence purchased for General Grant,
and repurchased by some Of his personal
friends for him on President Grants hav-
ing decided to leave the city, and the
house having been presented to him as IA
home, he at once wrote letter to Secre-
tary Fish, who was one of the donors, ten
dering a return of the house through him
to the friends who had presented it to him,
giving very frankly his reasons for taking
this course.
SECRETARY FISH REPLIED
that they could not receive it; that it was
rrosoutoI to Liu. 10, che bcucnL Of fIlfIIScif
and family, and that if he did not occupy
| it as a residence that the proceeds OF it be
longed to his family. General Sherman
will therefore sell his present residence il
an opportunity offers before he leaves the
! citv. If nnt il will he rented