Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-27

The Public Debt-HOW the DecreaS
not to be Made known tiII After tn
INSTRUMENTATION Assessments &
Carry ON the Canvass-Representa
lives Of the whisky interest In the
Capital
Special to the Louisville Courier.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.It was stated
in this correspondence some time since
that the public debt was largely increased
notwithstanding the exhibit OF Secretary
McCullOch, which showed q decrease
The EUening Express to-day says on this
subject that last week ten millions were
paid at the Treasury in one day. This
looked like large sum, but we learn that
nearly ten million dollars in warrants
were given at the Treasury in one day
Of this week These heavy payments
since the statement of the Secretary OF
the amount Of public debt on the Both of
September must show an immense in
crease when the statement for October
appears. The exhibit for September, inN
stead of showing q considerable increase
of the public debt as was anticipated
both here and in New York, showed a
decrease. This may be explained when
the fact is stated that all payments known
as quarterages, due and payable on the
| 30th of September, were settled in this
month. The increase CT the public debt,
| which will astonish every one, will not be
officially made known till the Presidential
election is passed, and we give informa-
| ton now for the benefit ofthe bond holde
ers, taxpayers and others whose votes are
to exert a future influence one way or
the other upon the finances of the country,
which are involved in the election of a
President for the next four years.
Radical officials carry on their elections
eering assessment with a high hand, and
threaten the employees in the departments
with dismissal unless these demands are
complied with.
1t is reported that the Quartermaster
General has issued circular of ihstruc~
tons to officers in charge Of cemeterial
operations, in which he censures the ex-
traVagant outlay Of money in decorating
the cemeteries The facts are as follows
On examining the reports of officers sus
perintending the work at certain cemete>
ries, Gen Meigs found that many things
were being done which involved great
expense and which appeared entirely
unnecessary, such as constructing macad-
amized roads III cemeteries that from
their location will be very little visited,
and of making paved cutters where grav-
eled would have answered quite as well.
Re therefore cautioned the officers to
practice great economy in such portions
of their work.
Special Dispatch to the Louisville Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct 2j.-Itis said in
Radical quarters that the application of
Gov. Clayton, of Arkansas, for additional
troops to aid in preserving the peace of
the State, is to be responded to by the
President who will direct General Thomas
10 supply the requirite force.
The large numbers here in the interest
of distilled spirits are growing quite for
midable in their attacks on the Treasury
Department They have a variety of
schemes on hand and are bringing some
influence to bear looking to a cOmprO-
mise in the matter of the appointment
and confirmation of supervisors, and the
appointments recently made are to a GER
tain degree attributable to these arguments
and representations There are at present
in the city influential representatives of
large distilling interests in all the Vests
ern States, who, while labOring for cef-
tain immediate results, are also already
agitating and discussing questions to be
considered at the next session of Con-
gress. Many Of them are in favor of leav-
ing the law Just as it is, arguing that it
has not yet had fair chance to be fully
tested, while others, and probably a more
powerful element in both numbers and
wealth, will make an effort to secure other
certain notifications or a return to the law
as it formerly stood This interest will
bring q pressure to bear to have Congress
commence business in November, being
fearful that otherwise the time will be too
short to accomplish the legislation they
desire In his forthcoming annual report
Secretary McCulloch will recommend
some notifications of the law passed in
July, in which it has been found to be de-
fectiye, as some sections will bear half
dozen different Constructions charac~
teristic of Radical legislation
Gen. Towards annual report of the
Freedmen's Bureau was made to the
Secretary of War to-day as required
by law He does not think the Bu-
reau ought to be abandoned on January
lst Of course not An army of Radical
officials would be thrown out of employ
ment
at a Democratic meeting held in Alex~
andria, Virginia, last night, it was deter,
mined to vote for Presidential electors in
the face of Congressional enactment
which declared that the vote of the State
should not be counted in the Electoral
College
Secretary Seward and the President
were yesterday in conference on a dis
patch relative to the Alabama claims. 1t
does not yet appear to be true that any
negotiations have been perfected, cable
telegrans to the contrary notwith-
staining.
Mrs. Ann Stephens is said to be writing
life Of Andrew johnson.
AIr. H. A. Buckley, brother of Solicie
tor Buckley, who has for some time past
been pardon clerk in the Attorney Gem
erals Office, rendered his resignation
last week, which was accepted. 1t is un-
derstOOd that Mr. Frank u Stitt, who
formerly held that position, will be reapr
pointed.