The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-10
OREsCENT's DISPATCHES.
FRoN WASHINGTON.

De not to Remove Pepe's Appointees-
Eighth OF january Ceiebratioa-Toast
he Pre-idenI-HIs Reply-Nominatioas
ected = Cost OF the surratt Pro,eeu
-InteB m al Revenue Keeeipts-Coiieetor
fTexas Proeeedings Of Congr - Tae
AbrOgatiBg State Governments.
snMGToN, Jan. 9.-It is stated that Grant
legraphed Meade TO remove none OF Pope's
ntees, except on charges and investigations.
u nights celebration of the anniversary OF
attic of New Orleans was unprecedentedly
bnt. BOyer's speech was most mastery,
h Stanbery's announcement that this was
fst appearance in a Democratic meeting, and
ormal affiliation with that party, and his
cable remarks, were received with rapturous
use. The proceedings cover fifteen columns
lie lntelligencer. The following is the part
president took in the festivities: Toast
are honOred by the presence of one
e devotion TO principle and whose cour.
in the most terrible of conflicts re-
I'D in the executive history OF our country
Elf. propose the health Of Andrew John
president of the United States" (Great
bring. The audience rising from their seats
manfesting great enthusiasm.) The presi.
rose and was greeted with prolonged
enthusiastic cheering. He said: I" In re-
bse 70 the allusion Just made, | have no
hrks 10 make, other than to repeat the sent-
u 10 which utterance was given this night one
ago, that is: No State OF its own will has
ght under the Consultation to renoInce its
e in OF TO withdraw from the Union.
has the Congress Of the United States the
l. Ter, under the Constitution, ID exclude or de-
De the people of any State by reducing them
here territorial dependencies upon the federal
%. The one is disruption and dissolution of
government; the other is consolidation
the exercise of despOtc power The adyo-
fs Of either are alike the enemies of the fed
a Union and Of our republican form Of govern
bt." (Great applause.)
he senate rejected Edmund Cooper, assistant
n 5retary Of the treasury, and l.. ID. Evans col
Tor OF the fourth district of Texas.
he government psid Pierpont 5000 and Rid
$4,000 for prosecuting Surratt.
Internal revenue receipts to-day Sl3i,0OO.
Oscar Minor was confirmed as collector for the
ItTict of Texas.
endte-A memorial was presented. asking FOR
appropriation for the relief of the freedmen OF
J District Of Columbia, also asking for female
Irsge In the District.
Also, one from five thousand haud-loom oper.
ves, asking exemption from taxation.
The House bill to prevent fraud in the whisky
Eenue, with an amendment striking out the
brds in the bond making provisions apply to all
bisky.
Ia petition from he Alabama constitutional con-
IntiOn praying FOR the removal of Gov. Patton
j political disabilities.
Morton called up his resolution i1sructing the
betting State governments in the rebel States,
ID providing proper governments in lieu thereof
<Freliugt w sen moved to amend so as TO make
Iporting OF the bill discretionary with the judi
by committee.
Morton desired to test the sense Of the Senate
|hectly upon the question. II was high time that
bngress should define its position in terms no. to
b misunderstood on this subject. To his mind
De state of affairs now existing in these rebel
bmmunilies had never been more alarming. Con.
Fess had on the "a Of last March declared the ex-
|tiug governments in these States a9 illegal and
Dot afordiDg proper security for life and Operty,
BAD at that time Congress lad provided military
bpervision until such time as legal governments
ould be established. To-day the military author
" which they bad set up was obstructing the
roper operation of the law In some of these
tates and upholding the existing illegal and un
uthorized governments. Mr.. Morton here sent
0 the desk of the secretary the acts OF
iarch and July, 10 be read, and also
be order No. l OF General w. 5. Hancock. in
hich the civil authority is declared supreme.
! would be seen that General Hancock, in this
rider, not only defed the power of Congress. bat
ctually nulliied aud refused to execute its laws.
Is General Hancock has confronted directly the
congress of the United States, it becomes ques
ion as to which side will submit. He recognizes
be authority Of the civil tribunals organized by
he very State governments which Congress has
Iscartd 10 be illegal. There was danger that the
ork of reconstruction would fail by the very
Military power which they had raised up to for
yard il. At this crisis it was incumbent on Con
ress 10 be true and consistent 10 itself, aud to
,roceed to abrogate these governments. 1t be-
sme Congress to say at once what they intended
o do. Although declaring in the acts referred
o that those State governments were lille gal,
Congress bad not desired in the exercise of its
,ower TO do away with them abruptly; but in the
,resent juncture there should not be a moments
If the amendment Of Mr.. Freling-
uysen was adopted, 1t would mean nothing. He
Mr. NJ. } wanted a peremptory order to this CON.
nittee TO bring in bill Immediately, and he de.
iTed this Senate TO see the order obeyed.
Mr.. FTeliDghuysen did not intend to oppose
ny of the experiments which had been advanced
y the senator, but thought il but right that some
oDfdenoe should be reposed in the judgment Of
he committee.
Expiration Of the morning hour cut of further
ebate on the resolutions, aud the House bill to
uspend further contraction of the currency was
aiken up aId discussed until executive session.
vbeD the Senate adjourned.
HOuse.-Resolutions asking the release OF
'aiher McMahon and several other FeuiaDs
,assed.
The bill preventing whisky frauds as amended
" the Senate came up, aud was discussed 10 ad.