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C Desportes Williams & Co., Propriotors, ]A Family Paper, Devoted to Science, Art, Inquiry, Industry and Literature, Ters---$ 00 VOL. I.] WINNSBORO, S. C., WEIDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2 ( FAIRFIELD HERALD IS i'uniit.isin:Jj w.:.:KLY nY DESPORTES, WiL1JAMS & (0. Ternam.--Tui IlinAymm is pulIisiel Veek ly In time Town of Wimboro, tit *0.00 in Vowcably in advance. jjy- All tramsient, advertisemnents to be paid in ndvance. Obituary Notices am.i Tributes $1.00 per squire. Selected Poetry. COMING. Winds he still-flowers ileep Cease your carols, birds of air; As time sun mnajestic ereeps, 'ienth time caves, Ireel-1y fail, Witi time imiori she's coming. Quiet keep, 0 fields of graiu ! And yo moss-embroitiored delhm, Lest. youmr rustle nilm[ refrain Fright lemi, as (he zephyr Iells With tie imori she's coming. What. a in1alm loas (allen, lo! And a day enshrotdel lies, Magnilfleoitly-soft and slow Comes the watcl-star, forth, and cries Wit It the morn she's cominig. But a sweeter token, far, ' Flutters in my heart to say, Ere Celeste's gli Ite-iig Car Sh11all have re'io fa. oim its way With time muorn she's comning. All hlie ciarins of air and flower - Melt away-miy w(.r.11 I htold Next miy ieart, nor wait hli houir That. the pleatsant, starligh t told- - With tmie morn sho's coming. (From tli National Iutelligencer.] Imp19ortanlt C'r'respondenice InETWEEN TREil)E\Tl JOHNSON ANI GENERAL GRANT, RELATIVE TO GRANT'S BREAGR,0 JF YAI. Tie Speaker laid before the House -a conmmunication from time Var De partment, enclosing time folloivimg (oc unmnts: WAR DEPARTIMENT, Feb. 4, 1868. Sint : it answor to time resolution of the House of Representatives of the M, .iltimn. I trmianmit ierowith couies furished ime by G1enerat U ramit of the corres pondence between hmim and tie Preidlont, relating to the Secretary of War, and which lie repirts to be ill emhe correspondence lie has haid with. the President on the subject. I have had no correspondense with time President sinee the 12th of August last. After the notion of the Senate on his alleged reason for my .Aus>epmson from the oflice of Secretary -df ar, I rcs'uimed the duties of that office, as required by time act of Con gress, amd have continued to dischargo ,themm1 without inty personal or written oommunieation with time Prsident. No orders have been issued from this dppartment imn time name of the Presi dent withi m'y knowledge, and I have received no orders from him. The correspondence sent herewith embiraeos all the correspondence knmowmn to mae oi time subject referred toit the resoliution of the House of ep resemntative.. ( have the hmonour to ben sir, with great respect, yourii obedient servanit, .h'hDWIN M. STA NTON, Secretary of War Ufon. Submuyler Colfax, Speaker of time Uouse of' epresentamtives. IIEAhnQUARTEnls, ARMhiY OF .TIlE IINiIF E) Sr TUS, W..slu!Na.TON, Jfan. 21, 1868. H/is Iaxceley A. JohJnson, President of the United States: rniii Thavo thme .honour, very :cs !pectfulhly, to reqnest to hazve ini wri timig the order wimich time President save me xorbally omiSunday, the 19th matammyto d.isregard time orders of time Hon. E. ?M. Stanton, as Secretary of War, uintil 'J knmew, from time Presi dent himself, that thmey were -his or ders. th:ave time honor 'to be, very res pectfully, your obedient servamnt, U. S. GntANT, General. The following is time endorseoomt on thme above niote: As requested hn this COiflnimiiea tion, General Uramnt is imnstructed ini writhug, not to obey any order from the Wamr Depatment, assmed to be .isued by tim' direcction of tihe Pre'si :idebt islphs oh order is. knownm by the Gonem:mlCom imamnding thei armieis of the Unirted:Stamtes to .have beemn .a Ar4 DrteW.JoiNsoN. Ja.uary 29, :1868. IIE ADQU A RTEiRs, A~trity .oF TII FE UNITED ST ATEs, is ,ce? T~sn rdn o f .li th in ied S'1tte Sin : Olif te "24th instant, I re-' '1u9ted you to ivo-me in writing thme bu~tttitiA io shyu had pretviouisly Ivoingerrblg.hot to obey any or dlo.errm .the joo, E. M. Staintonm, See retary: of:War', unless I knmew that it catne from. yourself. In this writtenm request I received a message thmat lhas loft doubt ins my mind4 of vamnr intcm. tionls. To prevent iny possible mis understanding, therefer'e, I renew t he request that you will give the writt en instructions, and till they are receiv ed will suspend action on your verbal Ol (S. I am compelled to ask these in structions inl writing, in consequence of the maniy gross misrepreseita iotis, affecting iy persoaitl honour, circula. ted through the press for the last fort.. Iight, purporinig to come from the Prcidelnt, of coin versat ions whitcho oc currcd either with the President pri.. vat.- inl his oflico, or in Cabinet mecet ig What is written admits of no Ill isind erstand ilg, In view of the muisrepresentation re ferred to, it, will be well to state the fats in the cPSOL Some time after I assuimed the du ties of Secretary of War wd interim, the Presidont asked my views as to the course Mr. Stanton would have to pursue, in case the Senate should not concur in his suspension, to obtain possession of his office. My reply was, im substanco, that Mr. Stanton would have to appeal to the courts to reinstate him, illistrating my position by citing the ground [ had taken in the ease of the Baltimore Police Coin nissioners. In that case I did not doubt the techiical right of (lovornor Swan to remove the old coin nissioners and to appoint their suce ssors. As the old coiiissioners refused to give up, however, I contended that no re ?ource was left but. to appeal to the courts. Finditng that the President was de sirous of keeping Mr. Stanton out of office, whether sustained in suspension or not, I stat2d that I had not looked particularly into the "tenure of office hill," but that what I had statel was a general principle ; and if 1. should chalnge my mind in this particular case I would inform him of the fact. Subsequently, on reading the ten ure of office bill closely, I found that I could not, without violation of the law, refuse to vacate tie oflice of Sceretary of War the moment Mr. Stanton was reinstated by that Senate, even though the PresI dent should order me to retain it, which lie never did. Taking this view of the subject, and learning on Saturday, the 7th instant, that:0 1,.,, - 1-4->t ln I Iaken 1un lte snh ject of Mr. Stanton's suspension, alter some conversation with Licut. Gener al Sherman and some members of my stA, inl which I stated that the law left. me no discretion as to my action, should MIr.Stanton be reinstated, and that I intended to inforIn the Presi. deiit. I went to the ['resident for the sole purpose of mnaking this decision known, and did so miakc it ktnowi. lin doing this I fulfilled the promise made in our last preceding conversa tion oi the subject. The Presideni, however, instcad cf aceeptiig tmy view of the regnlire iments of the tenure of time offie hill, contended that lie had suspended Mr. Stantoni under the aut hority given by the constitution, and that. the same authority did inot prechule limli from reporting, as an act of courtesy, his reasons for the suspent~ioi to the Sen ate. That. having appointed me un der the authority given by the consti tution, anad not under ainy act of Con gress, T could not be governed by the act. I stated that the law was bind ing on me, cns itutional or not, until set aside by the proper tribunal. An .bour or miore was consumed, each rei iterating his views on thi' subjet, uin 4i,getting late, the President said lie nyould see mne again. I. dlid not agree to cnll again on Monday, tier at any other (debinite thua .nr wvas I sent foir by the Presi dent atil the following Tuesday. Fr o. the l11th to the Cabinet meet ing on the I dth:instant, a doubt never' entered my nindt about the Presi dent's fully und erstanding my position --namely, that if' the Senate refnsed .to concur in the suspension of Mr. Stanton, my p~owers its Sooretar y of Wair ad iterim would cease, and I r. Stantoii's iright to asusumue at once the functions of his office would, under the la w, be lnd isputable-and I acted aie cerdingly. WVithi Mr. Stanton I laud nio, communica tion, d irect or indirect, on the subject of his reinstatement uduring 10s suspensison. I kntow it had been recommended to the President to send~ in the name of Gover'nor Clox, of Ohio, for Scecretar'y of War, and thus save all emnbarrass tmcnt, a proposition that I sincerely hoped lie would entetain favourably, Gener'al Shiormtan seeing the Prosidont, at my paticular reqluest, to urge this, on the 13:th instant. Gn Tui'sdiay (the day Mr. Stanton re entered the omeie of thte BSeeretary of War), (Gen. (comstock, who had carried nmy offcial letter anno'imeing that with Mmr. Stantotn's re-instatemient by thte Senato I hiad ceased to be Secretary of MWar ad inteurm, and who saw thte P res filent openi and read the gomnmunication, lVromdght back tp me from the President, a message, that he wanted to see mue that, day at the Cabinet meeting, after I had made known the fact that I was nio longer Secretary of -War ad intorm. At this meeting, after opening it as though 1 were a member of his sbinot, wthien reminded of the notification al ready given him. the 1 was no 1on.e. Secretarv of Wiar e'l interan, the Presi dent gave it ver iro the oneslionl allided to alreadv. In ithii statemieinit it was asserted, that in boti conversa tions I had agreed to hold oi tv the oflice of -e-;crvtary of War uintil <tispie ed by the courts :or rso'in so as to place tle Presidheit wheri lie woild have been had I never accented the office. A (ter liearing the l'resident through, I stated onr conversation sub, stailially a.9 givel inl tins le.ter, I will Add 11hat. my con versa Lion beforo .hw Cabinet emnbraced other niater not petiineLt here, aid is therefore left olit. I in no wise adimiited the correctiess of' the 'reshlentit's bt at eiaeits of ouil coll versations, though to sollen tlie evident. Coll nt iction of mi y statement give, I* said (alluling to , ;ir first, coive'rsation on the siihjeetI) 1.111. Pr sidel t iight have uiniderstood m11e the w i e sai'l, namir-lv, that I had promiNW I. resign, if I did not resist the reinstaten:ent. I made n1o sneh promise. I havle the honor 10 be, very res peert Ililly, your obedient servan , U. H. On.'N.-, General. 11-A :. iVAnIu.-its, A ut o Tui i.: x:ri: U IE SAi.:, WVA9sPuwrox, Janl. 30, 18468. IIs / iel1lency . 1J.,/i 0)n, J'I~d f li1 1 'itd Staes : Sin: I. luve th lionor to acknowl (lge the reunlim of Illy liole ofthe 2.1 It .mst., witl )ol i111dotsellv e n oI el el 1I11w l Ithat. I am n1 ilot to obey any orlr from the War Departmiiielt, 3ssiiumed to be issued by tlhe direction of Ole President, uiless such order is kinoi by ie to have )e(I anthorizeil I)v thle Fieeit yie and, in reply thereto, to sav flimt I ai, imformed by the Secretary of War that he has Iot rec -iv(.d from I le I'4xecu tive :1ny1 onder or instrctions 'imiting, or im pairing his anhority to isne orders to the army, as has heretoinre been his practice uider ihe law, anid the east omiis Of I e Deparimen t.. While iiis anuthor. ity to the War Dlitartinii1t is not colli tIr malliied, it will in e sidact.orv evi dence to ne that aiy orders issild from the War Deparmient by direLio(lof tOhe President are authorized by the Mxeci. tuve. I have the honor to be, very respect. hilly, youri obedient servanii., U. S. GRNT-, G'enera-l. N -C!UVtiv: E .I A NSox, uo niI. J19 I m3 G .:xI:nu l. : . have reeived your communication of tle 28th inst , I, new ing your riiwst ofi 21 h, that I repeaiIn a writ wn im y Verbal ill. structiolns of the 19th ins?., viz - Thiat you obey i, nto orders f oil tile Hon. N.I. win M. Stnillon, as S-cretarv of War, uiless von have informationi that. it was issued by the President's direc. tionl. In asibmitt-inig tls reqiest (witi which T comtiiliel on the 2t h mst.,) yon take occasion to alluide to recent pbilications ili reference to the circinstancs ci nected mill thie vaeation by vourself of the ollice of Secretary of \n ar el inte.. im, and with the view of correciling statements Which you term "gross mis representations," give at lIengti your owii recollection of the facts tnder which without ihe sanetioln of 010 President, from whom you had receivod tnld ac (!ptld Ihe alilloint.ment., you yieldld the Deopartmenut of Wr.. to the present, ini enmbenit.. As~ staited ini your 'i~l~li c cm niti someC timea aft er you had assoned 1he dnltlies of Secretary of War 'ed mitron, we interchanged viewVs respietog the( course thatt should be pursniedin IIhe1( event, of n10n concli*iiei hv thle Senaute iln the suspenlsionl froim oflice of Mr*. Stanitoii. I sought. that interviewv, call ill, mlyself, at the' WaVr depiartmen~t.-. .\dy sole object iniIhi then bingmgi thle siu. ye't to yo'ar attenition wals to asCertain defmiitely, whlat would be* your own ae tion, shiouldl such an1 alt tmpt bo, iiiade for his reitloratimn to the WVar depart muent. T1hiat bject, was aIccomp 1lishied, for the intervie w t orminiatedl with tile dis tinct understaindiing ihat if, np~on rellec tionl, you should prfrnot to become a party to the controveri:s, or shiold con cliude that it would be your dty to sur. renidez the deopartment to Mr. Stanton uploni actioni ill his favor by the Seniato, you wore to retuiri the aflice to me prior to ia ec~tiin by the Senate, in order that, if I desired to do so, T might dlesigante sonme one to SneeC".d volt. ft must ha1ve beeni apparent to you that, had not this understanding been reach ed, it was moy puirposo to rehiove you from the further ditschairge of the du'ties of Secretary of War aid initerrna, and to appoint some other personi in thaut capaci. Ly. Other conversation itpon the stub ject ensued, all of t hem hiavir; t, on my part tho same object, -ling to the same conc~hlision as the first. It is not- neces sary, however, to1 refer (.o anly of them, excepting that of Saturday, the l ith inst., mentioned in your conimumcation. As it was then known that the Senate had proceeded to conisider the case of Mr. Stanton, I wasy -auxiouis -Lo lern your determination. After a protracted iIterview, during which the provisions of tile tenure of offico bfl were. freely discussed, you said, that ua lhad been agreed upon in your firaf, cotferendie, you would either return the ch~ce in my poseesstont in limo to eiiablo me to ap point a successor before final action by7 tho Senate upon Mr. Stanton's suspen. uion. or would remain A 118 heat nwnaliing a 4l-Wsono thleq..inb jithcial Jiroce'edIligs. It wv-is if e litl derstood that, theli wou. l iaid b a in'h.. coifirence on Monday, by whiJh tiie I Suipposed you wouild be i4repare'l to ill l'orml inle of' Your finial decujonm. Yoil failed, however. it) faltlil tiie , 1.1gr11. luent, and on Tule.Sday nota1iql e i writing of tle receipt by you 4f allic:al notiflIation or the ntion of Oiw Scngu in the Caso Wil' .r. SIntoii, and, at tit salne tilie, inforted me, 0h:a1 accordinug to tiht, aet it'giilittilig ti'tet(. : c[ (:11 twill civil offilces, youir fr~.n sSe retatry of W ar Aw y rma mrN'l 'r, lbie Am10 1e11 nf I he rece i do :hie ,,li im.. You 11111 , ill disregard . lit fiidfr. standinig buate'll Ill,) vtin~t"'ial e of.icee without liamillill v.i e 0 111 Ii i 3-O it iiteitioil to do so. It isj.lo j i, il e. -vor, it) 'ay that inl lo om n in n You clailit that, you did ilitort me of yo tr purpose, aid t lii "fulliled tlt. rOnliells iade ill our lit irectinmg con versalcl oi liis TI ." fa' th t mll a pro0115i 0e.\~t' s i ., 4Vev lic , o. nn arraigement of the a!il I Imv. f1liit ioll i'l. V ot ha II mlt (I a I ::I oil". f irst confer-vien "t Pttelre-si..ut was (I. sir o f, f' keepifg Mr. Slaniim (1111,ti, tIllice, wliether sum:taiined in t he sugsp..i "ion or isot." Yoti kilae what reason, had induced the 'resihlnit to ask from youl .1 promnise. Yout also lim-w that.i inl ClIst yo rli' views ol'iUty (li ot, aucord with Ik owl conivietfones, it, 2 was his Jugr}1owe to ill oiot pacini' nl1i''t ler up. sell 'iiillilL,. I ' eti ign'Iillx tilt . i i-jit. ol'a positive ueriis' tai0 l between I)-., theise co clusionl s Were plinly <h4-'-ibii fro t i o i' elv los CollVerst ioll-. I i, is e -rtain. howeverit , that, en umler ihise cirellinsttien S, you did l i e o ' to reiti it 11 tlie place (4o my pos;sessionl, h!u1 avc01. i')ttoyot. u or own sutatne phmtd I oIir isll i ait posit.ln whl ere, e d I i lhave a11n icip- ated yoIur. ailction, I woild have been coinpelled to awk -f y., as I n-ms compelh-d to ank of orv ''oum1..,eslo in t W ar Deplarii .It ;( a letter of rezig latiotl, or else to re ort t o llt. m1ore bis. agreeable exptid'ie, of siuleniii ig you A s So ated in Yotur letter, t1he ni omin' itioll of' (overnlor C ox, of 0bi). 10theI the e 4Weuo SMci ntyo Wal', Was tisggo le ItI it) Me. Iflit' agodomtent a .\l.' iatn ai succ.sor was tirge 1 in yot n1a1111 me, a;ndi it v,;s sw i.I that hli's Selection would saive furtherviembau 118:11a1C1en . I did o t think 11: u il tihe sit mection "r a U Whinut, ailicer 1 should be tranonitelled by tiuch conside-tionls. I was prepared to inko tthe meponsibility of' deal. .ithe . urtli ota I a .i t i t'irti h m y ideas of constitutiional di t?, .Il tu 4, ;oi' vi derlitlned .upon1if ia courI elAM, wit ti and proper, was anxious to learn the stepil ylm ollid like should tihe poieisson of' th War Department he dlelmanded by .\r. 81ank " I t I ad youo r etlol been ill onfll i )3 y to the ude rsbe t'u, ligi; he ween us, I doit) nott be. Hieve I ha, Ithe embarrasment wouldh have "I ieda its presin ppio, iofir Mat the orbobablity of its ilepetition toldhave been so greant. I Know hallIt with ia View to i lan early (at. mination of a taeof affairs so deirimental to the publ ic Interests, o tlu lintarily of fli'd, hith on Wednesdlay, thl e la l ista t l and on the succeeding Sundathy, ito call 11p,1n l. Stanton and rgit- upon him that thle good oft the service reuiired his resignt io. I coofess Iltt I col side.d om- your 0 p p1,1k as a sort of relaration for the Wahire on your pai, do act in cucortlacit with i at un -. tanding e111.t than Once lepeated, Which I thought. had received Your fill iisti, and Under which you cutild hive returned to e the Ofiice Thich I hol oin'ife.re'i upon' You, thus sainlug youirself frloma embarrassmlent, and leaving fhe responsibility where it Pro. prly nelongi, with fhe Pre siden., who is iaccoutabtlei for the fa' ih f ' execu'fti'i'if tio have not0 yet been0 tinformed by youask we hr a wyopu:edbforel~o h-rd~t called upo Mrl.'tntlon almad loo ee or tt' tuc h'li~ ii vo lntri. tof reire frmV h ar I 1)a'tepatmnt. i any conluet y~~~our or commnictIoio wih anreferenecomo involhoed in uesay olther4th intnut liIna inourt account of1 wlm t i occurre ou saye olio a of yorip prio conver'sation' you stafi ditthem sbstaiilntinlly as giv'11n iu n o eTerhi you hin o adite h coecness f is~ nsttement i. atoi chem, ntog to ot'ten iltheevlt~ientln conaio my01 statmet ghaveo iafai(aloin to ournd firtcon,-sa in oflyIi thubt.) qtheil'resi. dInt miht edt urormer invetway he loi, vaian: that t'oI hprm I iselto esi ift podid n it terintaourna . I matde boly rt~eolct ani If that uten itrinspwired ed oo:o~hd Firdt. If in ako %,tte convestinwittok ntrearyif War Hd inerim, you did not, agree iher toa ei wer the hvea Aothe War Dweparmen, Mad abefony judial rence by to Senat Iin t@Oo Mr. Stan u. penin ;, buld ytonuwish not Atppo em inoe inouch ao controvy,; tto pundae yon the4 aee pongaion witha epect. t t .QeliceasI loccupiead ereu toourl ap.h Secnd.tl milten t, asked if Gu one frth Se,'ifn lty ito thalet onquir ty. you What revehtiy (eeral Sher man'. visit I le Mt N dlltlalty tn w I he ptrp1-,e o which yotn were thenl It have calle.. I nil at a"loss to perceive. am ha crtAinly did oni intorti tie whether von)t h-it'I dterined I retai pos sion of -the tllice, or to nin-ot IIe an1 opIoI rltilitly to :tppoiit I SUlccs-Sor it tivance of nity :mitempiel reinsutement o .Nir. Stantionl. This accnunt of what paeme it.weiin in at the Cabiinel. anecting flit hhil 1 1, h1 inlstan widely ditlers frotn Iha ceoitini di n voi commniention, for it showti tht instei;l to I having "s ated lit Conlvesaltionis as givet, in Ith lete." which han saude this repl niecesary, you aditilled thatl my recital i l leni was entirely neCiIt o. Minicerely t ixiouls. however, to bel torret int i yr m ents, I have ot day reCai d his ntIt o alld rtin te what oleentired on l the t ith instanet' to il IOweitns of, tho 'ainel who eire te,11 ii is only Inelessry t: t , i tha t n raIl . ly t11 itn0tg. th ie t. you Called (' ti Mn colilpanly with Liue -n.ee- 8 her. mant. After some preli i I y cInversa ioll. yedu remarked that :n art I len inle XNl.tui. injust i te I repli d that 1 l n t ot readt ihle Intel//genleer of thiit inofrning. Y"In I henl first to l tile itit it. w its y li oti itentio Ito Irge .\Mr. nntiiili' Ill I egn tI offie. .\iter yol u h d witiit awn, I cerioIlly read the artnie t of which you had pk. And found to ittlastemuntils ofthe ItIT -inig hetweeln It-' wa silbstautially 4-or. rect. o i tihe 1 1ith It ted it to ice revatl ito lifu ' tilof thle iv emeillers ''.the er.hi tet who wvere presen-M to l t-r conferenlet. onl tile 1-111, :tiiit they cliirredI in the glee2rail ac 1cracy Of its - - ,met t tl rem pel ig l out t o overslat ion iplion ihat occas iol. in 1itOply to yout c!ol ity IdeaI in it I have d1eeed it proper., in order 1 0 pl evein tilr. Ihre liun estilig to make 1hw. silile reccital of1 fni-ts. Yery re!'pecitilly, your1s, I contevil U S. ti';risC. n t li t lii '- ill riene~tt-al ic.ete. liA.T (tl ltil aong dilyg 2!i:lep. States .\rnies. Ar'ltil th 01't ill: Ngt1 R0111 ii.v tidt \%4 \ Sl irg ). C., Febl., :t, 1i8i.utt //i.< /-:.re.,-n/ ... ,/ /Co, J e e ta to air e Stiees : Sin : i iave the honsr to nehnowledge thie receipt o you ilc u i of the 3l41 ultimo, i linswer l ot. l t ii of e '.Hi I u-letno. .\fter a c erlul rett o liny anlid Scomtparison of t it. A th thie arlielo in the N1111ona1 /ut.-//'ly--e- (1f the 1:41h kiltimo, lit aticle ove e ini els ''.I. It. il, i lv New York ltrt i oil' Ithe i .71t tit biano, 111u r porting 11t lite based uipon yor i nelieit and that of membeihes ofr the 4'abini 1herinl named 1find it only to be at reiefrain-ll -- only somewhat mitore in i- thonit hand11 gross Iniste pr eiationlis contlLaIn m it theme arittele . atl( w iict ity ltatolent ofl the facts, net torth in miy lelle - of the 2S:h ultiio. was intended it Correct, ind here i reassert fihe Correctnless or mny statemlentis ithe Ic tiary noltwist h Aulini.g. I Cgnf s In my ur110 prise that the 'abiin.e oliers referre it si hoi I so greatly Imisat prt e-i the i ai ls inl te ma wtter of at Filins nOleg to ive benlit aoine tiy mil Il the 'Nhinc tleetingo thlie Iit i 1t bim1 . n <1 to suffer their nam11es it) bv t-adle the ha it, hei charge in the newspaper art l iTr redi t o, or rugree Ia t he accuracy.. as ymit lt Irm they do, of your account of what o. cU1ed it tha loii t g. Y'til know that wve parted onl S-alurlay, fit i I tc o , i tlieit 0 lIChout. ally Pronlie oi Illy partI, "it her explre-Ssed Or imp11iled, 14o thel it 'llet that I would hohd oil n to tI he oIlice of Secrotary of WarIt iv/ interim, aginst the action of ile Senat o : t r declaintIltg it to so my elf wouid sune r it to y tu before snelv',uc a 11io wot ha114 : Ior that ' Iwould see you again, at any tix l im e on te s ub ject. The pormlt anice ofI ltie promie.s alleged by you Itl have ben imide by mie wluld have invoh ed a rezistalnce of helaitIw, anid an inonlicd nsistency wibh the wholo his ory of iiyo connection rTahtil the tispensio to lmte writtnpotes fAgstit 87 muti havie 1nown Itat my1 greatebectono (ltehis r eol or 1n ren111 was') ~ tht Iea thatiomeiI Ir.S one woild npointed init is osay whott woubb adpise iiti to the $aw. reing to the i resrt ii oof rt Sorn tto to gohoir propie relatio to ho g'ov.ts iiitdanc of Ith at Ie hun peonintlye i oet with it. bythe ati, ant~td ate t Ia Ito pro venuit suc ant oit m l13 tvuento iht i necepIIiisktd wthe h apoitmoeut, if liecre t'yCof War~i w/ in/rin t, andt ott to tet purpos oil enabi,.o hlin in t omtt himtin o poiti on It toij the tlw.l ir, no t oin sot myself, u rrendori ilii it ta one whoIli w bl, as thiiie s~ottmentandli -a n epet'i iyou citommunitinloint linly inden la f s was sti i oce ntnt Anhhtd ifa myaoi hisi ang'ier, oa wll ato refite lau lerom a persnla litmbr-' amn nwhich M u r.I Stnto'seintai. e-i' mengthul cphe, youd ihot no rged t hiy pmetmnt of, te->rnor Coxe bievingI tapte Thwou e rbe yoto you, Ils undr.o I- anion, tise aIwas lt-vofhat iof wash good ofthe country, androt thel wle tihe eat' I did -urse .tdwtel e don the 1yoh fullimy unertood presne* Gene wihrm an, I nd to yon ikadie not nny othar I oubtm ndr. hi o d1so. witMr. 'tdanto, which e t me ho o She don nwl inl I he resistance or, hw. rlir whit'li - I heslitated to ass ile flte re-ponisibiliy' jll ortlers. atint tiols Io 4114-,l in , in m a heore he coutriiv y. I ..i, inl a .. coniiri nee in Ibi- c - y you eieI t Ii-til's lirtltte l l ,IlIit o liiei, I; ii.,ii Ile Sverei :1-y ol ' Wai-, ly iit . p-i- r. :I i you suorinaa. Wulon havingt conn.l W ith asslli'ce, .\l r. i le ntil vi , h: 1 L noi . ing les thaita vind liin nilly- per 'ormi h1onor fil. [ eiraet cou1.1 h:1ve h el I o rpo.i e nc f 111)1 ity ,t. I i I - l iI iihtor t e i -lp-t ' ile y yll. lt j. etill .sel alt, S . e t A Thief Thrict H'lI and ROsled t ltract at Co feion. nt Thu rs.A1 y (lithe poe u.1'thoi t is of this city receivd at dWi~ptchi from in' il 1k r, hliniana, i t i for h th fal t ti t nill the previo'ls day a g n torv ile ilha hv:se hali heen I., loeutly I vetorvuvtall,[ rI b lid of Sor. eral valuaek t i wlit' l ii Wit- . Thl 41'a;1 n 1 w e kre! mlii t.elv des.cribld anld 'ile mti (er wIt. g v\ l v i 1. [he liha '. iifi 1)t vcti vo Kelot. This tv o ifitt r t linlediatby I \ pwio -t eod , i- ,, ny1itel tiatter. haring his parae h it n. littliollis allnong the( pa%%i1 shli liv e..w pied olle g4 le ti s q i ieril-ci, thich hard i ie so( d (iS hiit aii U mn at-tl b 1eore Tli gui l toIf I If 1 ith <lill, l r , i thi ef, and111 ibe l re ight til- iatt r ' w: .:ntfAe*v vellmtoni m-l in 1he anlrv. 'piw to it.' lle iita lloli\i'lilu is Sei r y ~tl I tie i elo iig -ly plit .,l( tr e. frm f kar11t1 vo (Yo. l I I ,,p o r uinIl I& his depref.dationls. Th'll Niilntpv re tirrid t4o is oll o tt lt 1e of t and beinee nlit, p lre aration luti bol i n aade fr Ithe relcit ptif n of'di th.ei rimin al. ( ortis want of at jail, v was alhltedt roloi'n ill aii ht , at the door of which a ontale was Ilanced i it the apaity f Ill'irenitinfl. During tile itigit, tie Iired sentry fi11 int o a1 peac ie l slii lier. W hile ill this ItaIe f I i fu',,4I'l inon to list n ISS, gwo u'1u (<Inetul iy nte t h al partm i ent alid took the pr ir in charge I t, appears that, (lfi of* th pi a nIvg n nIll d W illiakIn Co l in , had som', fro im previolis lost a vala i btegm, and iat thle tiile of,1flit I hef I1C111 pected t it %lepurlil. was gnilty of thI 8 I et. The other ilividual w'as a drien d of Collins. The two mieln proc ded to to woon., ,,we/ 1.hine, aM 4c liberately placing hiO rpe ablou i0v. nrur'S n k 1 itold hiom thii: it 1 h1 e mo h eaiev oh wh ere hi hall pot1ited tl gul, whioh they imbered het ha stolen, Or dill. It!le answered IlhemIl with bl asphiclnly and!k vo ir ithets. Thereuponl theI rope wsdra s~l. nmi Seymour111 danl"ed het wveni heavenl anld ea rthI. Whenl he inmgII bit a fevw mII iments (he -rope broke. Butl he had Sea3rcely timei to retcover frvomlIl th , s. vere ChockIing wh~enl h1wa av:.. in~il drawni ill, )lmlt withi no beter. sne!4S.S. Thle Clrd ag-lin gave waly. N-x the menWi dig at pit inl the1 gr'omfd benleath the tree,:ankd theI'rein imilt aL ro11ar'my fi re. Then hydohi the rIpe, plaoued it agaun ahonlt 8eymlour's neck, : igavc him thle last. op otntyt Make a, confCe!sion. Ilfe still refu'sed, atld a momen1("It aifter het hunlg from011 a W Tho Land Wo Lovo, We cIerfully transfier to our col. unnlis Lith f 'llowing compihtemary alin, -6,i on lthe "L"1n14 11": LIe,'" a'nd ita vditor, \lair (ieneral 1). II. Itill. (eoi, I li' exposiure of l'ollard'd wickvil attelopt to i.ljre aite defami hnim waa hi- :alid ixcluiive. Tho articie e v c ap ia rid in t.hIIe Sn tin-oin that L"D ii t a mI )ci ocra ticjournal pIIIshicil inl I1-- vetry hrr W es-,t - Hlcigh ('arof& Inrl 1). 11. ii, editor if "T/e ,.- l, / I , ",v , ha IIn 1 t1he P'ebrua rv iiower of' 1ab. and itterisig pert. worald, very. sulcce.;Aiy vniai h I'IIkindl ho assoner to I, the Soithern hsistori iote war. i expogon th1o ioindacity, unfairness i and,! unreliabiijy ot !i erbose and wordy writer. Ifit. tic itvy that. Geiwiral Hill assumdI for hi iil Iwas scaree-l iweessary. Tho oe'uI)!V N01111 anid SmcIitlh haveo'alrIealy ineii to recoigmzi7e l 'illr as ava, pr.-judiwed, unproe-ipled andl illiberal WrIv 'er. I n ever n v a fIlId of b)a it Ie, :11;. .vo pretends to oriticize) the leadinir i *n.r.ds who wvre actively engage2l Ibrou'hoit ithle st ruglio. 1i1 Was IL SeCOnd1i rate commiiioni scold In thie coh1ann of thev iichoitiond Ecoinr during ti writ . Then het lgngagid himself In gro.4 ani violent abutso of'Peidn Davia :idl the Iaviiis of thiet Confedercy. tllgnliZ-di by "0 0111 as worthy Of n'thention, he imlaginedI himsieh at slight. cI indiividial, andi. hi as anemrlnpted 14o 16e:ik--n t It- fam it- of devad, mod hivin-g h-r. 1. i in pistih-ntial newspaper virago, aum ith miaiuifjct rvr of falso book1. Th.. de'fl;nice. of (4i'cneral Hill against de i4raik s Of uchll a man1 is fnot, ii-0i d1l. The whole Sotith prized theo great anditi goo.1 North Carilina soldior ast on of its chief jewels. *J The entiro imaion rnlgri him with ioor and es. tIemill. I'rom Ili# vietory of the war at. Wi lbg t li, in \May, 181, ti its. elosi in ploom aid sorrow. (en 11 If. Hill, was evir a lirtutosi siblbr in fi Rre fronit of ba't t. H is churacter has Ling benm oesiahb2sied, alnI his mom ry will Ii. rlherished by posterity aftor (lie nan of 'ollard ani simiil r' fi'llows is con. .-igin-d4 to aI just obhivion. The Story of tile "Lost )ispatch'," to Which r'pecial referience $ i,; ioe, and froim Ithe inlinlations an1d atlacks con. ciirning which thec General so secesi. CUl 01plialtes himAlf NI corP, i lnt :a iew ono to 13, It was foria tito (reile~ii reported, but ieviry true mai Ct)mih'd it, n wlhully unworthy (i crc. denc. Ilii evviry manl at thu South condjiuct ed hins1.-It' With thep wisl ,ml and theilt n ry if Ilill, aini not skullked COw'I'ardly, as did Pl'.i:trd and his t rihi, tiwlr woulit v l:tye beni Io) "ILost Causa," atwl I li would would never hiave .iifhered the inflition of Sur-b hitooik Is Pollard4 ling givi. ill ('ncivsiOnl, we woull cahl lle spe ib alt ii m of our reiilirs to an nielb in tit 1ebruiarv munber of Te Lon. Wie / 0,' enefral Hlill'a abh- mlapa, Z;n1e, eltitled, "The box1 !)isnatch." which i- :1 complet reii'ifutaii 'of Pol. lrd's slandoer. A N1 II.1111, Amn SCVs8I0s t ar. -Theo New York correrwimlont of tho P'hila te 30th th,: iiThere i.,< ts ati i ni2.~iI pofi t41icad~l ci rcleia e r a leter~ '' ichi Commonidoiru Vai Ih-rhil lhas just athilressed to Mr. A, TP. Stewart, giv'iing notice that he (V~anider hilb) had withldrawnt friom thei Cooper matiitu iii mooveient wihich had for its obljict the( niinat021 iln of(J ineral G raut, tio tichI Prisidency. Thei reasioni aisign.. iti fori thi s 11 iunxneted defittion ic. the ciiurse thle I -nero al 'aw fu to Li doipt in regar d ti lite ri- m insttemnt of MI r Sta an t.' n i 'hi Wa24r Jia ritmet. Theli let. tir is very shartnp. andi there is a louid cail uponil Mr. !'.'uwaft toi imake it. parlic. - uCommnodo~re Vaiindlerbil f's frerinds inta. m12ae thait the comoffumnihicationh was in. itendid foir prfintid - that if the g..n. 't-ui itio w' hionm it wiars a idromed'r ,4oi..4 iiio trmtit ift io be4 mado(1 publi',. lht miay' scnd a 'opy'. of it to Lhe newsp$12. The ) mporta'nce of' this withld rawaV cnit in~ the fac'ii~ It a t t Comrmnor 1 ifioni of ther weai-lthiest men Now York, andilthatn, ho piliely decl,.nrd, riot long smeie, ihatho was prepared to spirod half' of hiis fortuno14 to) help to miaki. G'ene ral Granft P'roside'nt. Ri'ww)'i'A MO?4Ayon GIA f.. 0 We lenri'i frumind;u~iutuable .authoritv~i that art order from Gien. Ognby is now in print, and4( will be1 promigated toi day, remnoving Col. P. (1. Qtaillard fromn his offiee asm Mayor of the city of Chair. lenton,, and ~ppoitinig Gens. W. WV. Burns, of the Commiesary Department, ro t he inicipaul (chair, We iire fiurthier info)rmedi t hat. (Gni. Unirus is 'nut in clined3( to~ fill the vacanii rehinpd bny t~he removal of Col. (daillrd. Marner (Jnillard iP, howV4V4r, to bw (iilmOed.a'nd, if (jen. Hurnm s o t accept. theQ ap. poinmnt ras his suc~ceaed, somE other personi caun easily be' found. The au's of thbo sumniary remotral. is, to ius, at hireenit iunknown.- Ch/ar/culon -AIordurny 20th. A man in Staunton ha itai tpd barh k, Turning hek ~ t1w, har behinal the door.