Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-28
Washington News and Gossip.

IHE ALABAMA DELEGATION WAIT ON rHE
fREsIDENT.-The committee appointed by the
Alabama Legislature to present the resolutions
adopted by that body requesting the President
10 send troops to the State to aid in keeping the
pesce, he'd an interview with the President at
noon to-day. The delegation is composed OF
the following named persons: Governor w
H. Smith, State Senators ]. j. Kinds aad Chas
Hays, Delegates Z. F. Jennings, c. T. Thweatt
and T. ID. Fester.
The delegation was headed by Senator Fow.
Ter, of Tenn. who introduced them to the Pres
ident, and Mr.. Hays read the following pream
BILE and resolutions:
Whereas, ii las come 10 the knowledpe n .
~ oss 1snsIa! Assembly that in many portions
OF the state the civil authorities have not vet
assumed the discharge of the duties of their
respective Offices under the present State Gov
enmeht, IN consequence Of resignation in some
cases ana want OF time TO qualify in others
And whereas in cons seq uence of the want of
such civil organization in many of the counties
IN & inns state the laws are neither respected nor
ooeyed, and violence has been committed
IN many cases upon human life, num-
bers OF peaceable men have been forced
10 leave their homes, others have been
compelled to emigrate from the State,
society is fast vergIng TO state of anarchy:
omcers have been intimidated from a di scnarge
OF their duty, and others have been forced TO
many other acts of violence have been commit.
ted, growing out Of the delay in perfecting the
civii organizations as aforesaid. We are salts
ned that the people, and society generally
and the best interests of the whole eountry'
and the cause of peace, law and order IN
this state require the immediate protection of
OF the United Stltes under the authority of the
constitution in such portions Of the State as
may be hereafter designated.
In view Of the approaching exciting election
and the absence of the usual legal restraints
thrown around the people on such occasion,
and the Eece sity for such protection as afore,
said 1t is therefore hereby
Resotred by he General Assembly, of Alabama
Ist. That his Excellency, the President of the
United states be- and he is hereby respectfully
memoralized to detail a sufficient force for this
state, TO secure such protection as is indicated
above. I'd. That Joint committee of two
members Of the Senate and three from the
House, to be appointed by the presiding of.
ficers, proceed to Washington city to Law this
appeal before the President.
Gov. smith was also authorized to become a
member of the delegation. =
The President, in reply, expressed hIs pleas
ure at receiving the committee, and promised
them to consider their application, and, If pos
sible, act favorably thereon.
Tomorrow morning was appointed for an
other interview, when the Secretary Of War
will be present, and the President will give his
answer
The interview lasted over an hour during
which pleasant conversation between the
several members Of the delegation and the
President was held. The delegation expressed
themselves as highly gratified at their recep-
ton, and the reply Of the President to their re-
quest as being very satisfactory. Before the
Committee retired the President requested
them not to divulge anything which trans
pired during the interview.
LAwLEssEEss IN TRxAs-ARNED BODIES OF
FREEBooTERs ORGAyIZED.-Advi ices through
<@fFioa ehan
Texas, say that the country in his neighbor-
hood and that Of Shreveport is overrun by
robbers; that all the reads are entirely unsafe,
except for considerable armed bodies. Also,
that freebooter roams the country with over
one hundred and fifty men, well mounted and
armed. About the 1st instant they captured a
train OF forty Government wagons, loaded with
supplies, openly. The commanding officer at
Sulphur Springs, Texas, post garrisoned by
a small company Of the 26th Infantry, had sent
express tC Gen. Hayden, commanding at Mar
shall, stsdng that If not reinforced, his garri-
son, " hich was surrounded, would be slaugh-
tered A company of the 18th and fifty picked
men beside, had Just started to reinforce him.
The REPUBLIcAN Congressional Committee
are now sending out documents at the rate Of
10000 per day, and by the end of the campaign
they will have distributed about six millions.
Many OF these are original documents com.
piled Iby Colonel r. j. Hinton and Joseph
Warren.
ATTORNEY GENERAL EvARTs is expected to
return to this city tonight
PoLITICAL.-The Nebraska election will be
held on the 18th, instead OF the 9th, OF October,
stated.
The Democrats Of Philadelphia have natu-
ralized over 900 within the past week.
This evening James Brooks and John T
Hoffman speak in Philadelphia. They have
other engagements in the State.
Hon. Charles A. Eldridge, OF Wisconsin,
lett here for Pennsylvania last evening. He
will make several speeches in that State on his
way home.
The municipal election IN Nashville re.
suited in the re.election of Mr.. Alden, the pres.