Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-03-27

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THE CONNECTICUT CAMPAIGN
General hawley and Acting Vice Prasr.
! dent FOSTER called on the President this of.
/ ternoOn, aud informed him that there w.s =
/ general impression in Connecticnt thot
was anxious for his defeat. The President
denied this assertion, and said that he baJ
I not turned against the Republican marty and
did rot intend to, that If any Office hoIder3
were opposing him, it was without his orders
General Hawiey left tB-Right in companv
with Senator Morrill,, for Connecticut. Sec.
rotary Wclies gave General Hawley a letter.
STATING that he desired his election, and
| would vote for him if he was at home.
1.-The above is telegraphed by the Radical
correspondent of the Philadel phia Inquirer,
aud is doubtless incorrect Another Snec;,i
says the President 'old Haw:ey he desired
the election of those who favored his policy,
which HawIey does not
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
No conclusion has been arrived at bv tho
| Mays and Meaus Committee on the Einnnct
bill The Committee will take vote on thu
matter to morrow, with a probability Of re-
Ject:nS Hcnpers bill, and again reporting the
bill which came so near passing on Monday;
| Secretary McCulloch contends that he mus.
have complete control over all the securi.
ties.
SENATE COMBINATIONS
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomiua.
ticns for lieutenantces 10 the regular army.
THE SEAT CT REPRESENTATIVE BROOKS.
The House Election Committee. to. dav,
voted, six to three. that jams Brooks. Of
New York; is not entitled to seat in Con.
Sress, and that William f. Dodge is
GOLD TRANSACTIONS IN NEW YORK.
=, Secretary McCulloch has carried on all his
transactions in New York by issuing orders
to Assistant Treasurer Nandyke, to paw or
sell gold or bonds us he desired, and Mr..
Nandyke chooses his own time and agents.
sERIoUs ILLNESS OF SENATORS.
Senator Dixon is very sick tonight and
the chances are against his recovery Sena.
tor Footc is rather easier to- day, but eau
hardly get we'll.
THE REWARD FOR THE ASsASsINs.
The President has finally approved of the
distribution made by the official board OF tho
rewards offered by the Government for the
arrest Of Booth, harold and Atzcroth. The
papers are now in the hands of the Secretary
OF War, anil the commencement of payment
will probably be made SOON.
ANOTHER VETO THREATEHEb.
The last runIOr Is that the President haa
decided to veto the iviI-rights bill. This
comes from a leading friend Of his in the
House, and is believed TO be correct.
PROPOSED MASS MEETING.
The people of this District are making ar
engagements for mass meeting for the uur-
pose of exhibiting their ''unwaverin., and nm
alterab!e determination to support the policy
Of the Executive"
BEING RELIEVED.
The Secretary of War is relieving all civ
lllans acting rs agents of the FreedmeA's Blu
reau, and substituting officers Of the Veteran
Reserve Corps.
PAID Up
"IkC' Cook, of Chicago who was sucd bv
the Auditor of the Post Office for a balance
due the Department from him. ~ Postmaster
OF that city, in 1862, has paid nr the amount
oi S0,3JO, and the case has been dismissed
RESIGNED.
II. II. Starkwcather, Postmaster at Nor
w'ch, Connecticut, sent in his resignation to
the President to day
'POLITICAL PRINTING OFFICE.
The propretors Of the National Lnt,M-
J""ccr have just purchased the extensive lob
printing Office Of Polkinhorn & Co.. for th,,
purpose Of printing campaign documents ON
u large scale.
POLITICAL CLTB.
An Andrew johnson political clnb was or
ganized i'll this city last night
ADMIRALTY CASE.
The admiralty case now before the United
States Supreme Court, Oh appeal from u de-
cree Of the Circuit Court for the Eastern bis
trict Of Louisiana. is one OF four from the
Southern States now ready for argument, and
the determination Of which WAS interrupted
by the war. There are sixty odd cases pend
ing from the me section, but they cannot
be reached during the present term OF the
Court.
by The Hon. Eli Thnyer, in his speech at
New Haven said
The people are not such simpIetons