The New York herald., 1869-04-13
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY 49, lse9-QUADRUPLE

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| ion and was then numbered among the radi-
GALS Subsequently however, ne departed from the
faith and went over to the enemy In the last
days of the war he was regarded little less than
rebel, and when his term expired in the Senate the
radicals of West Virginia promptly supplied his
place with another man. Last fall he wrote a letter
IN favor OF Grant and afterwards took the stump for
him. The letter was published in most OF the re-
publican papers as an extraordinary case of conver-
| sion from the democratic party. These facts make
| Carlile rather unpalatabe 10 the party.
| Col0red Ministers Appointed for the Haytien
and Liberian Missions.
Among the nominations sent TO the senate to-day
| were two coored men-John r. Clay of Louisiana,
! to De Minister Resident at Liberia, and Ebenezer d.
Bassett to be Minister Resident at Hayt Mr. Clay
resident of New Orleans, and belongs to the upper
ten OF negro society there His income is said to be
about $4,000 per annum. lie was educated abroad
and speaks several languages with great nuency.
| II is said that the position has been ten
| dered him without his request. and those
| who know him here have some doubts OF
| his acceptance. EbeneZer ID. Bassett is Connect-
| cut Yankee and scholar Of some eminence. He is
! at present the principal of the Philadelphia high
school for cOlored youths He too, is inguist ana
| speaks German and French as nuently as he does
| English Bassett's nomination was secured through
the efforts OF George T. Downing Frederick Douglass
and others Of that class OF colored men. Downing,
who keeps the House restaurant in the Capitol was
very jubilant to-day when he heard tnat Bassett's
name had come in, and dealt wine and refresh
meats to his friends.
The New York Appointmegts-BaiIey to be
''f~ RenOminated. t4'-,- a..
More New York appointments have to be made
before the Empire State and city are disposed OF.
Bailey is said to be good for the Thlrty-second dis
trict still; Barlow for United States Marshal Gridley
for Collector Of Eighth district Miller for Tenth
Parsons for Pension Agent at Albany. The Sixth
district will, 1t is thought, be left undisturbed the
present incumbent being considered good enough
ior that locality. ,-fs. srvs-,y:s.. .,-.
Internal Revenue Detectives to be Disn,issed.
Commissioner Delano has issued the following
order, viz:-That all commissions Of internal reve-
nue. detectives appointed prior to March 10, 1869,
which do not by their terms expire previous to the
30th day Of April 1869, shall terminate on the said
3Oth Of April.
Scenes at the Opening Of the Extra Session
Of the Senate-A Horde of Anxious Expect.
ants Awaiting their Fnte-A Neat RepOrtO.
rial sell.
The Senate wing Of the Capitol the chief point
OF attraction to-day. Thher the multitude Of anx-
expectant as themselves, wended their way at an
early hour. The House having adjourned there
was nothing distract the attention Of this army OF
patriots eager to save their country, from the
Mecca of their political hopes and fears They all
seemed sangune that their names would be "sent
in.' On this point there was apparently as little
doubt among them as If every one had not only made
''assurauce doubly sure" with the President, but
had also taken the preeautiOn to "take a bond OF
fate ITSELF" Even where there were dozen appli-
cations for the same place and It was morally cer
tain that only one OF the applicants could get il
there diminutiOn OF this strange
sanguine enthusiasm IN the other eleven.
AS general thing the Senators wisely alb
sented themselves from the Senate Chamber
until the arrival of the wnen the Senate was to
convene. 1t was lucky for them that they did, for
they thereby escaped the everlasting buZZing
and boring process to which they would inevitably
have been subjected by their anxious constituents
had they made their appearance while the Chamber
was crowded by the indiscriminate mass AS soon as
the Senate called to order and the floor cleared
OF intruders rush was m1de for the galleries and
In few seconds they were toerably well filed. The
PRAYER was sooner over and the Presidents pro-
clamation read than the galleries cleared and
the army Of eXpectants forced to retreat to the
lobby and corridors down stairs 1t was after one
O'Clock when the Presidents private secretary made
his appearance with the nominations. The previous
hour had been one OF dreadful suspense to
the majority OF the crowd, who were un-
questionably onlce-seekers. Many glance was
cast at the fine old clock which stands In
the corridor near the main entrance to the
Senate Chamber and numerous were the inquiries
OF newspaper correspondents and others supposed
to know thing or two about when General Porter
would arrve-what. he would bring in-would all
hac tint hpva fho
masters assessors, collectors &C.. ~ The Senators
had shut the doors between themselves and the
crowd, but 1t must not be supposed that this was
hint sufficiently strong keep them at distance.
The jam OF people at the door Of the main entrance TO
the Senate Chamber resembled the crowd that
gathers around a dog fight in the street or at a
point where there is supposed to be something the
matter.n II Senator happened to show his face,
coming out for any purpose whatever, he was imme-
diatev besieged by the crowd. Sometimes two or
three persons more familiar with HIM than the re-
mainder, possibly because they had voted for him
for Senator, would seize and drag him per-
force over TO q recess by one Of the win
dows Two or three OF them would keep
watch on the outside TO see that no other
person came near, while the others would proceed
with the work OF trying convince the unfortunate
Senator that this man should have the place, and
| that the other man was scoundrel ana copper
| head into the bargain. Cards sent in to
Senators in profusion. Very few OF them, however,
| met with favorable responses, for those who had
| been out and had been caught In the trap, ltx e
| wise rats. doubt reported the danger TO their
| comrades when they went back. The crowd surged
| up and down the corridors smoked, chewed and
discussed the prospects and hopes Of themselves
and others similarly situated. AT length the hour
| approached when 1t was expected the Presidents
secretary would make his appearance The news
| paper men set about to select place where they
| could read the list without standing chance OF
| getting themselves crushed by the oficeseekers.
Heretofore they have met up stairs, just behind the