Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-20
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Gov. HamiItOn's Account of AfEaII
--,- in Texas.

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| --,- in Texas.
/ New YORK, March 19.-The Herald's spe-
cial says: President johnson yesterday re-
| ceived dispatch from A. j. Hamilton,
| Provisional Governor OF Texas. giving a
more hopeful account of the doings of the
State Convention than any that have found
their way into print. Gov. Hamilton sums
upby saying that although the Convention
had been In session month without ap-
parently accomplishing anything measures
| similar to those adopted by Alabama were
likely to prevail; that there will be no
| trouble whatever concerning the repudia-
| ton of the rebel war debt, and that the
freedmen will be treated more salts actorily
than by most of the other States. The
principal difference Of opinion was, wheth-
er the ordinance of secession sh ould be
merely repealed or declared absolutely null
from the beginning. E
Treaty with Ar0pahOe and Chey.
eune Indians.
The report OF Il. w. Wynkoop, Major in
United States Army. and special Indian
Agent, dated Fort Larned, Kansas, March
9Th 1866, and inclOsing the treaty with the
ArapahOe and Cheyenne Indians. has been
received at the Indian Bureau. The treaty
is dated on Buff creek, Little Arkansas
river, Kansas, March lst. 1866, and bears the
signatures of twelve chiefs. Among the
number Is the notorious George Bent Ha-
NAH Ha-Kct. This chief has long been a
terror to the frontier, and the fact of his
signing the treaty is an assurance of the
future peace and safety of the outer settle
ments.
Major Wynkoop complains of the system
of free trade carried on by irresponsible
parties, and attributes all the difficulties to
the introduction OF contraband articles
and the admission of unprincipled men.
The expedition brought in young white
girl fifteen years of age, named Amanda
Fletcher, captured in August last, near Fort
Halleck.
The Ten Cadets nOt yet Appointed.
The publication In several papers that
the ten appointments at large for Cadetships
at West Point had been made by the Presi-
dent or Secretary of War, was premature.
The question is still open and selections un-
decided. About 800 applications have been
made tor the ten appointments.
The Presidents Interference I'm the
New Orleans Election.
The Herald's Washington special gives
the following as facts regarding the report
ed Presidential interference in the municip-
al election of New Orleans;
MIR. Kennedy, the Mayor of the city, tele-
graphed to the President on the 10th inst,
expressing doubts as to the fitness of his
successor elect, Mr.. Monroe, aud inquiriny
whether or not he should yield the success
sion. The President replied as follows by
telegraph:
81 have no information to give in regard
to not surrenderlng the Mayoralty of New
Orleans to the person elected to fill the po-
sitiOn. have 10 information showing that
the election was not regular, or that the
individual who has been elected cannot
qualify. In the absence of such proof the
supposition is, that the election has been
according to law, and that the person elect
ed can take the oath of allegiance and loyal
ty required"
Mr.. Monroe seems to have known that
efforts were being made to keep him out of
office, and also telegraphed the President
yesterday that he had been regularly elect
ed Mayor of New Orleans, and that he is as
| loyal to the Union and as enthusiastically Y
in favor of the reconstruction policy of the
President as any man living, and can quail
| ty according to law. The President replied
TO him, repeating the telegram sent to Mr..
| Kennedy, thus leaving the matter where ii
belongs-to the people of New Orleans and
the civil and military laws that govern such
| cases.
Northern Route of the Pacific II. R.
The Tribune's special says: A large num-
ber of the citizens of the Northern Terri
tories met in Washington on Saturday, for
the purpose of expressing their views as to
the practicability of the proposed North
ern route of the Pacific railroad. A COM
mittee. OF five was appointed to prepare an
address urging Congress to grant the aid
asked for, after which the meeting was adj
dressed by several gentlemen present.
Fractional Currency.
The shipments of fractional currency last
week by the Treasury Department, amount
cd to $33S,000, of which 100000 was for
| Warden To the sub Treasury In New York