Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-26
BY TELEGRAPH.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
LATEST FROM ALL QUARTERS

NEW ORR ccp~ 50 A
Jerome Park to-day we're attended D,
10000 people, including General Gran
and Madame Ristori. General Gran
accepted an invitation to see mary
Stuart tomorrow night. The trst race
Of one mile and quarter was won b,
Bavwa,er Time 2:l7. The second race
Of four mile heats was won by Kentucky
in 7.35 and IA. Four horses started
Onward was second in the first heat
and Fleet Wing was in the second. Idle
wild was distanced in the first heat
Moses Cummins, messenger OF the
National Broadway Bank, was robbed IN
Wall street to-day of over $4,000, by a
vounc man named Joseph A. Clinton.
The thief was pursued and captured ana
the money recovered.
WASHINGTON, September 20. = The
President to-day made the following APP
nointments: General John A. Dix, OF
New York, as Minister Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary to France General
Hugh Ewing, of Kansas, as Resident
Minister at Hague; W. j. Valentine
Moss. 10 be a Commissioner TO the Paris
Exposition. .
Hon. Henry May, an ex'member OF
Congress, died in Baltimore today
The committee appointed to present
the proceedings of the Cleveland Con-
yention. waited on the President to-day.
General Granger, in the course OF his
remarks, referred to the congratnlaiory
dispatch sent by General Forrest and
other OK. Confederates, and said the true
snirit of the Southern men was there
exhibited, and no one had the right to
doubt the honesty and sincerity OF their
declarations.
The President, in responding, SAID;
While the war was physical contest, IL
was connected of course with intellect
and intelligence as far as the science OF
war was concerned; the struggle rs
now of purely civil character, for the
establishment Of a basis upon which our
institutions are to rest hereafter. The
query which now arises is, whether the
character and genius Of the nation is to
be subyerted? or, whether it is to be set
tied upon the principles of the Constr
tuition. think we are now at the last
important crisis Of our country history,
when we are to fix a substantial and en-
during basis upon which the institutions
of the country are to rest We are TO
return to the Constitutional limits, that
this is a Government of restrictions, and
that il has written Constitution. That
its boundaries are to be observed and
strictly guarded if free government is
to exist, and coming ont ola rebellion we
ought to demonstrate to mankind that a
free government can not exist upon
hatred, mistrust and ill-will, and that
for us the time has come for re estab-
lishment of all the relations of all the
States to the Federal Government. This
/ look upon as being Of equal Importance
with any part of the war, Il not the most
important part. have said more than
| intended, but ! repeat, that the en-
couragement, the countenance and the
confidence given me, coming from the
source it does, is peculiarly acceptable
to me, aud God being willing / will with
your help, pursue the course | have been
pursuing in the effort to save our Gov
eminent. know it has been said, that
the founders Of the Government are en-
titled TO the most conspicuous place IN
history, but my opinion is, that the pre-
servers ofthe Government should occ1py
the most important page.
WAsHEGToN, September pa dele
cation Of the prominent Southern busi-
ness men, mostly cotton factors and
planters, is in the city, asking a modif-
cation of the existing rules and regula-
tons under which cotton is transported
to market, the revenue tax paid, and
the FINAL shipment Of it to domestic ports.
The delegation consists of Mayor With
ers. of Mobile, Col Fellowes and Judge
Pinkard of New Orleans, and Mr.. Gun
ningham, Of Cincinnati, representing the
interests of that city and others. They
present the memorials of the Chambers
Of Commerce of Mobile and New Or
leans, which set forth the very serious
drawbacks attending the marketing and
shipment Of cotton. under the present ne
gouations. The payment of the three
per cent revenue tax before the cotton
leaves the plantation, they assert, works
great injury to the planter, compelling
him to make serious sacrifices IN order
to comply with the law The regulation
attending its shipment to domestic ports,
also operates in such manner, il
is asserted, as TO very materially
favor direct shipment to foreign
ports, which they think is to the interests
Of Northern merchants 10 prevent Tn,
delegation have had an interview will
the Secretary Of the Treasury on th'
subject, and he expresses his willingness
TO modify the present regulation so ia
as the existing law gives him any disere
ton in the matter. but be has doubts a
to whether the law warrants any change
The delegation, therefore, waited on tn
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