Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-12
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON.


Illinois, as Minister to France; Fran
Moon as Assistant Secretary of the II
CATION Of France, and A. g. Curtin, I
Pennsylvania, as Minister to St. Peters
burg.
A report prevails that Mejor- Genera
Scho6eld will be assigned to the com
mand of the Pacific coast, vice Genera
Haleck.
Mr.. Buckley attempted ON assault OF
Mr. Rollins tc Day 10 the street.
Secretary Washburne resigned by req
son of continued i'll health.
A delegation of The Radical member
of the Legislature, headed by Foste
Blodgett, Chairman of the Republican
State Comnittee, and accompanied b.
]. NJ. Cliff, member of Congress, Colone
Hopkins Colonel Prince, and Messrs. d
M. Turner, ]. NJ. Sims, two Of the lately
expelled members of the Georgia Legis-
lature, waited on the President about
three o'clock this afternoon, to present
the resolutions of the Republican State
Convention, held on the 9th inst, setting
forth their grievances and sufferings, and
asking that the Reconstruction laws and
the act of admission of June 25th, 1868
be literally complied with.
The delegation was received in the
ante-room by General Dent, and after
waiting short time were presented to
the President in his private Office, and
Blodgett addressed him on the subject of
their VISIT The points presented for the
consideration of the President are
First. The truthfulness of their grievan-
ces and the reasons therefor. Second.
They point out the remedies therefor.
Third. They earnestly, Urgently and
most respectfully ask Congress and the
President to apply the remedies.
After shaking hands with the delega-
ton individually, Grant listened to the
address of Blodgett, and, on its conclu-
sion, said he could not make any reply
to what had been said ct present, as it
was matter which he would have to
think about and talk over. He wanted
to say one thing very much; that was,
all classes Of citizens would be protected
in their opinions everywhere, and he de-
sired to see the speedy establishment Of
law and order in the South. He had
seen in the papers that the Legislature
of Georgia was to-day going to vote on
the l4th amendment, and inquired how
they would dispose of it. Mr.. Blodgett
replied that they would pass it, as the
Democrats in the Legislature had in
formed him that this would be the case.
As Congress had inflicted negro suffrage
on them, they were now going TO try to
inAict it Oh the id Yankees The
President smiled, and said that was more
than be had expected, and he seemed
pleased at the prospect of so easy q So
luton of the vexed question. The inter-
view then terminated.
The crowd of visitors at the Executive
mansion to-day was greater than any
day since the President entered upon the
duties of his Office. Private interviews
we're granted to a great many Of the
callers, including Senators Cole, Cragiu,
Kellogg, Sumner, Drake, Schurz, Will
liams, Stewart Fowler of Tennessee,
Reid Of Florida; and, also, Representa-
tives Banks, Hawley, Parin, Darling,
and others. Besides these, vas: num-
Der of persons were admitted to the
Presidents Office before twelve o'clock,
the hour for closing the doors to yis-
tors.
Secretary Cox received large num-
Der of visitors at the Interior Depart
ment this morning
Commissioner Delano was completely
oyerrun with callers.
The Senate this morRing, having been
in executive session few minutes, con-
6rmed Washburne as Minister TO France,
in place of Dix, resigned; also Boutwell,,
as Secretary of the Treasury; Rawlings,
as Secretary Of War; and Fish, as Secre-
tary Of State. The following names we're
also sent in to-day by the President:
James Longstreet as Surveyor of the
Port Of New Orleans; and James F.
Carey as Collecte Of Customs for the
Port of New Orleans. Governor Curiin's
name was not sent in as Minister to Rus
STA.
No change has been made in the Navy
Department by Secretary Borie, he
was engaged the greater portion Of the
day with Admiral Porter in acquainting
himself with the duties pertaining to the
Department aud the necessary changes
to be made.
Among the applicants for Postmaster
of Washington is Mrs Josephine Grifipg,
prominent advocate Of female suffrage.
The removal of the Internal Revenue
Bureau to the north end Of the Treasury
Department was commenced this even
ing, but it will probably be a week or
ten days before the entire clerical force
are in their new quarters.
The diplomatic corps called upon the
President at two o'clock, and were re-
ceived in the Blue Room. The cere-