The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-15

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pri.s ssc /, Flsar, Arn. s4srass,
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usshaussl.
Pork steady and firm at e25 2S@
% SO. Lard Arm tierce ~ Aeg
i6a bacon tending Upward 'hoal-
Sterling s3ta55s. n. Y. sigh, Ac.
discount. Gold 4lA0A2.
Liverpool, Feb. 1o.-p. m.-Sot-
too bsoysss, uplasds ~ sFrivs ~.
Atlanta, Ca, Feb. lo.-A motion
to reconsider, 70 much Of the jour
nal as relates 70 the second section
Of the finance committee, the report
vas lost, yeas 81, nays 20. This is
test vote on the negro suffrage sec
ton, third Of the same report which
aisausli6es rsbels from holding oaoe,
vas discussed. Bryant and othsrs
IL the Affirmative; Miller and Parost,
the president, in the negative,
Richmond, Va, Feb. lN.-ln con
vention--the judiciary committee
reported adversely to two resolutions
one for settling debts contracted prior
to April, 1865, at % csnts on the
dollar aud another declaring that
all dcbts contracted prior 70 that date,
null and void
Charleston, Feb. l0.--ln CONVEX
ton three more sections Of the coz
stitution we're adopted. Sec. 20, do
fines crimes as recognizable BY Grad
Juries. Sec. 90, abolishs1 imprison.
ment for debt except in case Of fraud
and exempts homestead.
Montgomery, Feb. 1.-THE vote
Of one husdrcd and thirty -four coan-
ties have been heard from. The vote
| for the convention stands 81, 733.
The registration in the same coun.
ties is lll,l69. This includes all
the negro counties bu. Hale SD Ma
range. The 20 remaining counties
have white majori,ics and will not
vote At all. To carry the constits-
ton $4,000 votes will have to be
polled. :,
Washington, Feb. ll.-McCsrdle
is still held by the court, but the ma
jority Of the bar conclude in the
opinion that il will be dismissed.
Liverpool, Feb, ll.-Noon.-Cot-
ton opens frmer and advanced.
Sales $1,000 bales. Uplauds st;
Orleans SID others steadier.
/ Burlingame arrived at Shanghai,
en- route westward.
A shocking earthquake at shang-
hia, causing great CONSERVATION.
The Tmperialists claim is gaining
ground rapidly,
Cork, Feb. Ia mob Of fenians
drove the police through the streets
with firearms; but no ono hurt
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Presi'
dents letter opens as follows:
The extraordinary character OF your
letter Of the third would seem to pre-
ciade reply, but the manner in which
publicity il given to the correspondence
whereof that letter forms part, and the
grave questions which are involved, in
duces this mode Of giving the proper se
qucl 10 the communication which have
passed between us. Aitsr quoting from
Grants letter the Presidentssys Whsr
n controversy upon = matter OF fact
reaches the point to which this hal
been brought, further assertion or deni
u between the immediate parties should
cease, especially whore the other side
Of il loses that charter OF respectful
discussion which il required BY the re
lntions In which tho parties stand IL
each other. AMER quoting from Grant
letter again, tho President says; Thu
point Is, that before you changed yous
views you had secretly determined, 4
do the very thing which you At last did
surrender tho oiRcs 10 Mr., Stanton
You may have changed your vievs ~ Il
the law, but did certainly change you
views M to the course you had market
out for Yourself from the beginning
The President argues at come length
upon the legality Of his order 10 Gran
to disregard any ordor coming fron
government will not obey his direct OF
ders, but will obey his orders Thu
President concludes Without further
comment upon the insubordinate atti
tude which you have assumed, ! am a
io~a 10 know how you can reliev,
Yourself from obedience to the order o
the Preside.,:, who ia made by the Con
situation tho commander IN chief Of tn,
army and tho navy, and 10 therefore III,
oficial superior n we'll Of tho genera
Of tho army A. Of the secretary Of War
The following is the Presidents lettsI
to the secretary present ut the conver.
sation on the 18th OF January Thii
mornings Chronical contains CORES
pondsnce between The President and
Grant, ~ reported from the War De
pArtnsnt in answer 10 call from tbs
House, il calls attention TO the CORES
pondsnce, especially that part relating
70 the conversation between Grant and
the President, and requests statement
Of what was said on that occasion.
Soc, Wells sAys, my recollection Of the
conversation, corresponds with your
statement u il in your letter Of the
3lst OF january. The thres points
s,ecifed in that letter, giving your REQ
election Of the conversation arc cor.
rectly stated. Secretary McCulloch
says, | cannot undertake u stats the
precise language used, but l have no
hesitation in saying that your account
Of that conversation is given in yonr
letter Of the 3lst 70 Grant, substantially
and in all important particular accords
with my recollection Of il. Secretary
Randall says, have read carefully the
correspondence in question sd pAss;c-
ularly the letter Of the President to
General Grant Of the 3lst The follow.
Ing extract frosa that letter 10, according
TO my recollection, . correct statement
Of the Conversation that took place b.
tween the President and Gee Grant
At Tia cabinet meeting on the in Of
January Stewards letter 10 quite losx,
giving = detailed acsount Of his in.
preston Of what occurred, quoting tho
substance Of what the President said.
Seward says, l did not understand Grant
~ dsaying, nor ~ explicitly admitting
this statement in the lorna and full
extent 10 which you made them. His
admission Of them was rather indirect
and circumsiantial, though ! did not
understand it " bs an svmsiye one