The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-07-17
Washington News.

Washington News.
WASHINGTON, July l2.- Grant has gone
to the Baltimore Saengerfesl.
Gov. Pease, of Texas, is here i, the in
terest Of the Conservative Republicans.
Gov. Geary, of Pennsylvania, President
of the Grand Council of the Union League,
promises material aid to the Texas Radical
Republicans. Several speakers will ,anvass
the State after the sickly season in the in
terest of the Davis ticket. q
Gov. Walker, of Virginia, had a long and
satisfactory Interview with the President
this morning.
Nothing pointed has transpired regard,
ing Gov. Walkers interview with Grant,
beyond non, committal cordially.
zBabens Corpus i'm the Yergcr
Case.
Judge Chase has ordered a hearing of
the application for habeas corpus in the
Ycrger case, now under trial in Mississippi
by Military Commission for the killing OF
Col. Crane, at II o'clock on Wednesday
Chase has ordered notice of the hearing to
be served upon the Attorney General.
Judge Chase, it appears, has no di~cre
ton in The matter. The first point ar ued
will be jurisdiction. That decided afirma,
lively, the merits Of the Military Commits
sion will lie argued, because the Judge will
not giant habeas corpus unless tho facts al
legged in the p tition would enable Nm to
discharge the prisoner. In other words,
Judge Chase will. not have the prisoner
brought from Missississippi only t. recon-
NIT him to the custody of the Commission
In this branch of The hearing the recent
opinion of IIoar in the Wsa' Ell case, comes
up for review and adjudication, and a decis
ion on. the constitutionllity Of hat part Of
the reconstruction acts authorizing military
trials in the present condition Of the coun-
try, will lie given.
: Judge Dent Accepts. 81
Judge Louis Dent writes a letter, ad-
dressed 10 J.. L. Hofford and 4. /. LenkS,
responding to q letter rendering Dent the
nomination of the Conservative Republican
party of Mississippi for Governo. wherein
Dent says:
If can in the least be instrumental in
restoring the State Of my ad ption 10 her
normal place in the Union, aud securing to
her a good local administration, You have
my permiSsi' n to use my name for any pc
sition within the gift of the National Union
Republican party ofyour State. The plat
form adopted by your convention at Jack
son on the 23d of June last ! most hear lily
approve and endorse"
Texas and Missis ,ippi Out a
Whi.e Longer.
The Conservatives Of Texas and MISS.
sippi have little hope this evening of secnr'
ing an election earlier than the last Of No
yember.
Administration Must BE Judged
by lis Frasiss.
Robson, responding to New Jersey,
said, regarding Grants administration:
GAS the policy by which the rebellion
was finally subdued was tho pa!icy of action
rather than profession, 50 the policy Of the
present administration, under Grant, must
be Judged by its fruits. With no startling
announcements, with no professions OIL
splendid policy, the administration of Gen.
Grant rndeavors quietly, persistently, and
honestly to perform each day the duties
which each day finds befqfe it" I'D o.
Chinese BIlR EM1grata0n sOnVem~
ton. .- $3.50. -.t ,
The hotels are rapidly filing witt, dele
gates to the Chinese Immigration Conyep-
lion tomorrow. Large. numbers Of plan
tiers from various parts of=the Southwest
are here, and from present indications the
Convention will be successful. Koopnan-
chup, the Chinese Importer, will be here
tomorrow morning. TT T.
Virginia ElectiO lao MCial.
:, RICHMOND, July l2:-Th official election
returns, SO far, show that H. blacks voted
closer to their registered Strength than the
whites. The les intelligent blacks had
been under the belief during the canvass
that if the Walker ticket was elected Their
rights would be taken away from them, and
who were assured by Wells in speech the
day before election that a vicsory7f for Walk
er weuld he no victory, as the election would
have to be held over again, are not disposed
to accept the situation. Yesterday a Walk
.er negro was set upon by a colored mob on
one Of the public promenades and had to be
rescued by the whites.