The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-12

waited on the President about three
o'clock this afternoon, to present the
resolutions of the Republican State
Convention, held on the 9Th inst, set
ting forth their grievances and suffer
ings, and asking that the reconstruc-
ton acts and the acts of admission Of
June %, 1868, be literally compiled
with.
The delegation was received in the
ante-room by General Dent, and after
waiting a short time were presented
to the President In his private office.
BlOdgett addressed him on the sub
iect Of their visit The points pre-
sented for the consideration of the
4 President are-frst. the truthf1lness
of their grievance, and the reasons
therefor; secondly, they point out
remedies; thirdly, they earnestly and
urgently but most respectfully ask
Congress and the President to apply
the remedy. After shaking hands
with the delegation individually. the
President listened to the address OF
BlOdgett. and on its conclusion said
he could not make any reply to what
had been said at present. It was a
matter he would have to think about
and talk over. He wanted to see one
thing very much that was, all classes
of the people protected In their opin-
ions everywhere. He desired to see
a speedy es sablishment of law and
order in the South. He had seen in
the papers that the Legislature of
Georgia were to-day going to vote on
the Fifteenth Amendment, and in
quired how they would dispose OF il.
j. Mr.Blodgett replied that they would
pass it. The Democrats in the Legis
lature had informed him that this
would be the case. Congress having
inflicted negro suffrage on them, they
we're now going to try to infict 1t, In
turn, on the d-d Yankees.
The President smiled, and said that
was more than he expected, and seem
ed pleased at the prospect of so easy
a solution Of the vexed question. The
interview then terminated.
The Diplomatic Corps called on the
| President at o'clock this afternoon,
and were received in the Blue Room.
| The ceremonies were entirely private.
Secretary Washburne presented the
visitors to the President The attend
auce was general and the interview
very agreeable.
Baron Geralt said: Mr.. President:
The representatives of foreign nations
accredited to the Government of the
United States, have the honor, on this
occasion, to renew the assurance of
their sincere wishes for the welfare
of your Excellcncy, and of the nation
which has entrusted to you the exec
utive power Of the Government of the
United States. In the name of my
colleagues, | express the most sincere
hopes that the friendly relations now
existing between the United States
and other nations will be maintained
under your administration. Such,
Mr.. President will be the aim of our
most earnest and constant endeav-
ors."
The President. in reply said: Ba-
ron Geralt and Gentlemen of the Di-
plomatic Corps: | heartily thank you
for the kind expression of your good
wishes for my welfare, and that Of the
nation which has chosen me as its
Chief Magistrate. You may be as
sured that 1t shall be my constant en-
deavor to maintain those relations of
peace and friendship which now exist
between the United States and the
countries which you respectively rep
resent, purpose, which L am happy
to learn from you will be fully recip-
rocated."
The diplomatic corps then with
drew.
The crowd of visitors at the Execa
tive Mansion was greater than at any
day since the President entered upon
the duties of his office. Private in
terviews were granted to a great many
of the callers, including Senators Cole,
Cragin, kellogg, Sumner. Drake,
Schurz, Williams, Stewart, Fowler, of
Tennessee, Gov. Reed, of Florida,
and also many Representatives among
them Banks, Hawley, Paine, Darling
and others; besides these, a vast num-
ber of persons were admitted to the
Presidents office before II O'Clock,
the hour OF closing doors to- visitors.
Secretary Cox received a large num-
ber of visitors at the Interior Depart
ment this morning.
By direction of the President, Bvt.
Brig Gen. George p. Thrie, Paymas-
ter, is relieved from duty in the pay
District of New York, and assigned
to duty in the District of San Fran
cisco, and ordered to report without
delay to the Deputy Paymaster, Gen.
Leonard, in charge of that district.
Holmes L. Offley was to-day form.
ally appointed Chief Clerk of the
Navy Department.
. The Custom receipts from March
1st to the 9th inclusive, is 1899, $50.
Commissioner Delano was complete.
e " overrun with visitors this morning.
f The Senate having been in execu-
! tive session a few minutes, confirmed
) Washburne, Minister to France, IN
: place of DIX resigned; also Boutwell,,
J.. Secretary of the Treasury; Rawlings
/ for War, and Fish for State.
" The following names were also SEN
D in to-day by the President: James
Longstreet, Surveyor of Customs for
/ the port of New Orleans; James +
V Casey, Collector of Customs at New
n Orleans; Sidney Stockdale, Collector
: Of Internal Revenue of the FRS
G District of Louisiana; Edmund V
:, Kingsley, of New York, Secretary oi
: Legation at Madrid; Alex. Sharp
Il Marshal of the United States for the
IF District of Columbia. Chief Eog; n
eer-Jas. w. King to be Chief o
the Steam Engineering Bureau, in
place of e. Sherwood, whom | de
sire removed. Governor Curtin:
a name was not sent in as Minister tC
:. Russia.
i. WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE fol
" lowing correspondence has taker
= place between the President of The
United States and Mr.. Washburne:
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March IL.
a To the President:
e When you did me the honor tt
) confer upon me the appointment O
J. Secretary of State, | felt constrained
(, to state to you that my health would