The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-04-29

Deh.ocia1s ~ hiSn spirits. Radicals DIES
lpondent. News from this district hiphl,
/ favorable.
| ATLANTA, April 23.-Election orderl,
Throughout. Gordon and the county tick
ct OF Fulton are ahead Votes will be
counted tomorrow.
! WILMINGTON, N. G.. April 23-Electior
returns not yet sufficient to indicate gene
raj result. Halifax has an estimated Radi
cal majority of 1000. Registered neor,
majority in the county about 1000. Fol
lowing majorities against the constitution
are, estimated from Incomplete returns
wilson large majority; Nash 300, Colum
bus 800, Duplin, 800 Sampson 400, Meek
!enburg 500; Rowan, Catayba, Cleveland
CASTOR Union, heavy! maiorities; Edge
combe, with a registered negro majority q
about 1900, will vote for the constitution
by a reduced majority; Brunswick donbt
iui' the reported vote in one precinct being
about 300 against and LOO for the consti
tuition. The Radicals are claiming FORSYTH
Randolph and Chatham by large major
tiles. Conservatives claim Chatham. Par
tial returns from Cumberland indicate con
sentative majority. Ahead at Fayetteville
and one precinct on Cape Fear river gives
majority of 70, being Il gain of LOG over
last election.
| WASHINGTON, April "a Just before the
Senate adjourned the PRESIDENTS secretary
arrived with number OF messages. I'm
mediately after adjournment an excited
crowd gathered around. The messages
were opened amid apparent anxiety. show.
ing that the Presidents action is still re.
garded OF some moment, President with,
drew the nomination of Ewing and no,nil
mated j. Ii. Sohofield Secretary of War,
! vice Stanton, to be removed.
Grant has issued an order instructins
commanding generals in the military dis
trlcts comprising the States of Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana,
to detain all vessels.at ports within their
commands from ports infected with the vel
low fever, cholera, Or other epidemic tdiisea-
ses, but having had no case during their
passage, to be qlarantined for fifteen days
and thoroughly fumigated 9
Short cabinet meeting to-day. All
present. F 4r y
RALEIGH, N, G., April 24.-The follow
ing majorities are reported against the CON
stitution Catawba 500, Iredcll 1000,
Orange 900, Aiamace 800 Cleveland 700,
Cumberland 200, Rowan (oficiaD All, Lin
colf 200, CASTOR 200, Davis 200, Duplin
400, Simpson 600. Newhaven, Craven,
iadgecomb and Halifax largely Radical by
decreased majorities. Cattra gave con-
serratiFe majority, but no figures Frank
lin,lonbtfuLF Chatham represented against
the constitution.
WAsnISeToN April 24-Nelson contin-
ued quoting Boutwell,, that " the advice Of
Cabinet officers was chat of servants to
their lords" Nelson reminded the mana
gers they had putin evidence message
which showed their friend Stanton had
prohered the advice thus characterized.
Nelson proceeded to consider the charges
separately. He maintained three PROPOSE
tons, that the tenure of Office bill was
void than Stanton was not covered ly
that, aud even if valid and covers Stanton,
President is not guilty of crime, because
he acted from laudable motives. Nelson
sustained the Presidents power to make
removals by great number of quotations
from laws, debatess opinions Of judges and
the. sacts of Johnsen's predecessors. lie
maintained the peculiar relations between
the President and the Attorney General
must have the weight of judicial decision
in guiding the President, who was often
unskilled in law aud without aid to exam
inc the bearings of the acts of Congress
Nelson quoted Jefferson and jackson,
both of whom went beyond Johnson in
claiming the right to disregard laws which
they deemed unconstitutional.
Nelson's defense of the Presidents free
dom Of speech is regarded as very happy
Ills speech occupied seven hours.
The Arkansas Congressional delegation
has arrived. Nothing has transpired indi-
eating how Congress will dispose of their
credentials.
AUGUSTA, GA, April "a The counting
of votes is progressing slowly. II will be
several days before the result is officially
known. 1t is believed the Radicals have
carried this district, electing Prince to
Congress and giving majority for the con-
stitntion and Bullock Democrats claim
five out of seven elected to Congress and a
majority of the legislature. Republicans
are confident Of Bullock's- election. DEM
ocrats ditto of Gordon, but all this is con-
lecture. The official count will show
close vote.
A negro man, bayonetted by soldiers in
a row yesterday, and buried this afternoon,
was followed to the grave by q large pro-
cession of men and women. All serene.
RICHMOND, April 24.-schofeld issued
an order this morning that Congress hav-
ing made no appropriation to defray the
expense of the election in Virginia for rat
ication or rejection Of the constitution,
the election will not take place June 22d,
unless Congress should make an appropr-
alton by that time. IL the election does
not take place on that day, Congress will
doubtless substitute a later day, of which
due notice will be given. ,i
WASHINGTON, April "a The balance
sheet of the Treasury Department will,
at the end of this month, present a
much more cheerful aspect than it did
at the close Of the month Of March.
The drafts upon the treasury from the
Navy and War Departments, for the
twenty-th1 ee days of the present NORTH
amount to but four million seven hun
dred thousand dollars, and it is esti-
mated that the aggregate Of all drafts
for April upon the treasury, to supply
the demands of the Navy and War De-
partments; will not exceed seven mil
lion dollars.
The public debt statement for this
will show a reduction of the La
bilities of the Government of about ten
millions. The receipts from customs
still come in eneouragingly, and have
reached eleven million four hundred
thousand dollars for the twenty three
DAVIS endin1 Yesterday. Durinr the