Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. March ia large number OF the
citizens of the Northern Territories met in this
city. on Saturday, for the purpose of expressing
their views as to the practicabity Of the proposed
Northern route of the Pacific railroad. CONF
mittee of five was appointed to prepare an adj
dress. urging Congress to grant the aid asked for
after which the meeting was addressed by several
gentlemen present.
The shipment of fractional currency last week
by the Treasury Department, amounted to SSSS,OOO,
of which 100000 was forwarded to the Sub
Treasury in New York.
President johnson yesterday received dis
match from A. ]. Hamilton. Provisional Governor
of Texas, giving a more hopeful account oil
the doings of the State Convention than any
that have yet found their way into print.
Gov. Hamilton sums up by saying; Although
the Convention had been in session one month";
without apparently accomplishing anything, there
will be no trouble whatever concerning the repu-
dation of the rebel war debt. and that the freed
men will be treated more satisfactorily than IN
most of the other States. The principal diner
erence of opinion was whether tho Ordinance OF
Secession should be merely repealed, or declared
absolutely null from the beginning.
The Department of the Southwest, Major Wyn-
koop, UsS A. special agent. dated at Fort La
mel, Kansas, March 5, 1866, and enclosing the
treaty with the Arrapahoe and Cheyenne Indians
has been received at the Indian Bureau. The
treaty is dated on Bluff Creek, Little Arkansas
river, Kansas, March l. 1866 and bears the signs
CT twelve chiefs. Among the number is the noto-
rious George Bent, lHoe-nadh-hd-ket. This ehiei
has long been terror to the frontier and the TACT
of his signing the treaty is an assurance OF
the future peace and safety of the outer
settlements Major Wynkoop complains OF the
system of free trade carried on by irresponsi-
BILE persons and attributes all their difficulties on
the borders to contraband articles and the admis-
sion of unprineipled men.
The following are the facts regarding the re-
ported Presidents interference in the municipal
election of New Orleans. Mr.. Kennedy, the
present Mayor telegraphed to the President on
the 10th inst, expressing doubts as to the fitness
of his successor; elect Mr.. Monroe, and inquiring
whether or not he should yield the succession.
The President replied by telegraph as follows:
ct have no information to give in regard to
surrendering the mayoralty of New Orleans to
persons elected to fill the position. L have no
information showing the election was not regular
or the individual who has been elected cannot
qualify. In the absence of such proof, the pre-
sumption is that the election has been according
to law and the person elected can take the oath o.
allegiance and loyalty 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 elected Mayor of New Orleans,
and that he was loyal to the Union, and enthuSi-
sstically in favor of tho reconstruction policy o.
the President as any living man, and can qualify
according to law. The President replied to thin
by repeating the telegram sent to Kennedy thus
leaving the matter where it begins, VIE: the PEG
pie of New Orleans and the civil and military
| laws that govern such cases.