The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-10
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from Gen. Gresham, declining the of
fer. Gen. Gresham Is an old and init
mate friend of Gen. Grant.
o. Cable. kilograms from Havana report
that Gen. Steedman has been arrested
there, charged with completely in rev
olution schemes. ~ auEf} -rsfa1
President johnson has written t.
Gen. Cram, proposing to join in tn,
inauguration ceremonies. Gen. Gran
refuses to reply to the letter.
Gen. Grant said to-day that he ia.
vored Senator Shernan's resolution
proposing the recognition of the indie.
pendence of Cuba.
Secretary Browning to-day, had the
statue OF Washington belonging to til,
State of Louisiana, boxed up to return
to that State. y sss - -
Some fifty .Lonisianians arrived to-
day, most OF whom are officeseekers.-
The strife for internal revenue places
and for the Collectorshlp of the port OF
New Orleans promises to be very close
and exciting. ~ ,','. - - .'' 2
Warmoth's Adjutant General is here
negotiating for arms for the Louisiana
militia. lea a II fH
Gen. Grant, in reply to Southern
delegation of Congressman to-day, said
that he should retain Gen. Thomas in
Tennessee.
An increased number of visitors ap-
peared at Gen. Grants Headquarters
to-day.
Among the visitors was delegation
of representatives for the Southern
States, who had determined a few DAYS
ago, to represent the condition of the
South to Gen. Grant, as heretofore
mentioned in these dispatches. Among
the delegates to-day were Whittemore,
of South Carolina Mckee, of Ken
lucky; Kellogg, Of Alabama; Kitchen,
of West Virginia; Blackburn, of Lou,
isiana !, Boyden, of North Carolina {;
Hamilton, of Florida; Bowles, of Ar
kansas; and Arnell, Of Tennessee.
They said they had called to inform
Gen. Grant of the confidence of the
loyal people of the South in his admin
listration, aid to make known the sta
tils of the South, etc, and expressed
the desire that the South would be rep
resented in the Cabinet. iEfbgEF
Some of the delegates suggested
Maynard, of Tennessee, others Cress-
we'll, of Maryland, as proper persons to
represent the South in the Ci.bluet. s+t
General Grant gave no indication of
his purpose as to the selection of his
Cabinet, but said, that during his adj
ministration, affairs would, he, hoped,
be conducted in. such q manner as to
satisfy his friends. i'll the Southern
States; and that changes of military
commanders wOuid directly be made,
the selections for command being made
from those in sympathy with the in
coming administrations
He intimated that Sheridan would,
for tile present, remain in his command
in the West. , ..,xts. .,l 800 -
Other delegations, among them some
Alabamians, headed by Senator Farmer
and citizens of Missouri, accompanied
by Representative Van Horn, called,
but nothing of importance was trans
acted at these interviews 4 "a
General Grant stated to-day that he had
concluded that he would not make known
the names of those who are to compose Ills
cabinet to anybody, not even the nominees
themselves, until their names are sent to
the Senate, and that the nominees would |
be as much surprised as anybody else when
they read the announcement OF their nomi- |
nation. .si5tllEs1s .s5E .f.,-lsa = So !
General Grant sent to the State Depart |
ment to learn what had been the custom |
among Presidents heretofore, as to the
date Of appointment Of Cabinet officers
1t was found that as general thing the
nominations have been made within very
few days after the inauguration of Presi-
dent, two days being about the average
time. .HFl7i - ,7|ssof'',' 2" .sJ -si5 y
1t is expected that, in view of the fact
that the present members of the Cabinet
will resign on the Sd Of March, thus leav-
ing the heads of departments vacated, that |
General Grant will nominate his Cabinet |
On the day after his imagination. s.ssra.,
Great exertons have been made to se-
cure seats in the Senate and entrance to
the front'0f the Capitol, to witness the in
ansuration commence.
Such is the strife to obtain eligible posi-
tons on the avenue to witness the process
sion accompanying the President to and |
from the Capitol to the White House, that
large sums are offered for the use of win
lows in the houses on the avenues, the
prices varying from ten to fifty dollars, -
A Southern delegation, consisting Of
Senator's and members Of the House, had
an interview with General Grant to-day at
noon, and suggested Maynard, of Tonnes
see. for cabinet POSITION General Grans
sad nothing in reply to the proposition.
In the course of the conversation which
ensued, General Grant remarked that Gen.
eral Sheridan would not 60 to New Or
leans for the present.
WAsHINGToN, March 1.-THE Presi-
dent has directed pardons to be grant
ed to Arnold and Spangler, who were
convicted of completely in tho assassin
alton of Lincoln He has also direct
ed pardon to be issued to G. B. Lamar
of Georgia, convicted by military, COM
mission of appropriating to his own
use, the alleged property of the United
States, but which Lamar claimed as
bis own private property, t..s.a:f
Gen. Grant says positively he will
not make known to any one, not even
the parties to be appointed, who is to
go into his cabinet until the. nomina-
hsns are sent to the Senate =. s5,5E.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The contest for
the New Orleans Collectorship has com
menced Various candidates for the posi-
tion are announced, but Casey intimates
that be win be appointed. IA II
Congress will be in session all night, en-
gased mostly on the appropriation bills,
which will be barely saved. sf,i,3H 90