Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-18


as ascendant, judging by our exchanges. The
Missouri Resseaaer of the 5th raises the Grant
flag; the La Grange (Mo) Anlericdn of the same
date puts MP the names OF Grant and Coltax
for President and Vice President; the Louis
vile (Il.) Voice Of the People comes out for
Grant for President and Morton for Vice Pres
ident; and new county in New Mexico has
Just been named Grant county.
- The Ohio Senate has passed resolutions
eiecting Thomas O. Jones, Senator from the
81 ghth District, on the ground that he was
elected by negro votes The seat was awarded
TO Henry NJ. Onderdonk, his Democratic COM
petitor, who was Immediately sworn in.
The Minnesota Democrats adopted the Ohio
platform entire, though one member de-
nounced ii as ga timid, lockjaw, scary, policy"
- The Atlanta (Ga.) InteHigencer says: 1.-THE
rejoicings over the rupture tso-called) in the
reconstruction ranks, were destined to continue
but short time. All the elements of the party
are now in perfect unity Colonel Farrow has
cordially yielded to the action of the nominat-
ing convention, and will stump the State for
Colonel Bullock. He is good speaker, and
will do good work for reconstruction. The
party now is peace 1t is united in solid pha-
lanx for one purpose-the reconstruction of
Georgia.
- The following are the opposing tickets in
Connecticut:
Republican. Democratic.
Governor. Marshall Jewell. J. E. English
Lieut.. Gov Francis Wayland Eph'm HYDE
Sec. State Hiram Appleman. Leyeret Pease
Treas..... L. w. Vessels E. S. Mosely
Comp. james w. Manning. Jesse Onley.
Last Spring the Democrats elected their Gov.
ernor by 9s7 majority, while in 1866 the Repub-
licans were successful by 53l majority
= The Illinois (Dem.) Register, in allusion
to the contest between Congress and the Presi-
dent says: "An the Democracy need do is to
stand by and laugh at the rough and tumble
scufiie We are only SO far concerned the
good housewife was in the fight between her
husband and the bear. II is, 60 il, husband;
and go il, bearo'
- The New York correspondent of the Buf-
tdto Courier and RspU6lic says that there is some
disposition among Democrats to blame Mr.
Belmont, the chairman of the Democratic Ma
nonal Committee, for the failure of the party to
carry the New Hampshire election.
= The Wheeling (Va.) Register, Democratic,
serts that he "spoke for shoddy at Albany on
Wednesday,"
"A number of leading citizens Of New
Haven, CT. have united to put a check upon
the outrage of illegal voting at the coming cleo
ton. They give notice that all frauds will be
dealt with in future according TO law.
- At the request of a number of influential
Conservative citizens of the Second Congress
sional District OF South Carolina, the Charleston
NeWs nominates Ex-Governor William Aiken
as candidate for Representative in Congress
Mr.. Aiken, it says, is qualified for election un-
der the reconstruction laws.
The COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY to-day
reported to the Senate an amendment to the
House dill relieving Hon Mr.. Butler member
of Congress elect from Tennessee from all DO
Itlcal disabilities incurred by participation in
the rebellion. The bill permits Mr.. Butler, in
stead of the oath prescribed by the act of July
2d, 1862, to take modified oath, the form of
which is given.
NEW MILITARY DEPARTNENr-TheP Pres
ident has directed that the Territory of Alaska.
heretofore under General Halleck in the De.
partment of the Pacific, be made a separate
military department, TO be known as the De-
partment of Alaska, and Brevet MAJOR General
JEFF. {. Davis has been assigned TO the com.
mand of the same.
REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DIsABILITIEs.-The
Senate Judiciary Committee, at their meeting
to-day, agreed upon the following substitute
for the House bill relieving r. X. Butler. men,
ber elect from the First Congressional District
OF Tennessee, from political disabilities incurred
by participation in the rebellion:
BE 1t enacted, DC, That any disabilities i'm
posed by the Constitution, or acts of Congress
known as the reconstruction acts, upon Rode
rick X. Butler, OF Tennessee, in consequence
OF participation in the recent rebellion, be, and
the same are hereby, removed; and the said But
Ter, on entering upon the discharge of the duties
elected, or appointed, instead OF the oath pre-
scribed by the act of July 3D. 1867 shall taxe
and subscribe the folio wing oath 81, Roderick
r. Butler, do solemnly swear Tor affirm) that
l Will support and defend the Constitution of
the United States against all enemies foreign
and domestic; that l will bear true faith and
allegiance to the same; that take this obliga-
ton freely without mental reservation or pur-
pose Of evosion, and that / will faithfully dis
charge the duties of the Office on which / am
about to enser. So help me God"
Mr. Sumner presented a petition in the Senate
to-day, signed by a large number of the most
influential citizens of Culpeper county. Va,
praying removal OF the civil disabilities inn
posed on Henry Shackelford, of Virginia, by
acts OF Congress. Mr.. Shackelford is at this
time Conmonwealth's attorney in Culpeper
county. and was for seven years prior to the
rebpllicn member OF the Virginia Senate The
petition was referred TO the Committee on the
Judiciary.
THE TEST OATH IN GEORGIA-The Presi-
dent pro tempore Of the Senate, laid before the
Senate to-day communication from General
Grant, dated January 18th, 1865, including a
copy OF telegram received by him from Gene
raj Meade, dated Atlanta, Ga, January l4th,
1865, rs follows: "Unless the pending bill in
Congress, directing the Military Commanders
TO NIL all the Offices IN the State under their
command, rescinds the test oath and provides
for selection from the qualified voters, am in.
formed Its execution in this District, will be
impracticable."
THE PRESIDENT AND THE WAR DEPART-
MENT.-" Data" writes
/" All attempts by the President to get the
War department controversy before the Su-
preme Court for adjudication have been aban-
doned for the present, inasmuch no decision
could be had for months upon either of the
modes OF procedure that would be necessary.
Ihe only quick process by which the matter
could reach the Supreme Court at once was
defeated by the release of Gen. Thomas and the
abandonment by Mr.. Stanton of the criminal
prosecution that was commenced before Judge
Cartier II is understood, however, that when
the pressure upon the time OF Mr.. Johnsons
counsel shall be relieved by the completion of
The impeachment defense, an effort will be then
made to take the tenure of office act before the
modes heretofore pointed out, viz: quo ,odr-
fanto, etc.
NOMINATIoNs.-The President yesterday sent
to the Senate the following nominations, viz:
l.. M. Newton, collector customs Geresee,
New York; Henry H. Green, assessor internal
revenue, Territory New Mexico; John Han
cock, (brother Of Major General Hancock,)
collector internal revenue, first district LOuisi-
ana, vice Gen. Steadman, resigned; julius
Newberg, collector internal revenue, Territory
Idaho; w. w. Willis, collector internal reye.
nue., second district, Mississippi; MahlOn Will
kinson, Indian agent, upper Missouri. Frank
lin Haven, Jr., to be assistant treasurer Of the
United States at Boston.
THR NEW CARDINAL.-The Most Rev. Prince
Lucien Louis Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte,
priest and prothonotary apostolic, whose ele-
vation TO the Cardinalate has been announced