The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-05-26
Prophetic Application ofthe IRE
jectedS Stone" Text to the Col
ored Ouss from Africa.
Grant Overruled by his Cabinet on
the Virginia Question.

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WASHINGTON, May 81, 1869.
BOUTWELL, AND THE GoLD-GAMBLERs
The Secretary of the Treasury has
accepted the wal which the New York
gold-gamblers have made upon his new
policy, and is determined to fight il
out on that line. The order telegraph.
ed over last night to the Assistant
Treasurer, to sell two millions pei
week, had its intended effect in the
decline to-day in gold of d per cent
Among others who are represented
as opposing the bond-purchase policy
in New York is A. T. Stewart, and ii
is telegraphed here that he viii head a
protest now being drawn for presen-
tation to the Secretary.
GENERAL BUTLER
General Butler had an interview
with the President to-day. He de
MES the story hat he is urging the
Administration to interfere with the
civil and military authorities in Geor-
gia, on the punishment of criminal of
tenders, alleged to be so fearfully on
the rampage in that State.
THE FIRST coLoRED DIPLOMAT
The first colored representative of
the Government abroad appeared here
to day in the person of E. Z. Bassett,
the Minister to Hayti He had an
int: view with the Secretary of State
to-day, and received the commission,
and will await such instructions, if
any, as the Government may decide
to give him.
MACHINE RESIGNATION.
1t is understood that the Attorney
general will decide on a question re-
ferred to him, that officers who were
confirmed by the Senate, and who de-
cline office before they receive their
commission, make, in effect, a full res.
ignation, which the President may fill
during the recess of the Senate, under
the Civil Tenure law.
REMOVAL OF woRKMEN ON POLITICAL
GROUNDS.
The Secretary of the Navy decided
to-day to make removals of workmen
in the Washington Navy-yard, on po-
litical grounds. He was appealed to
do this by the Mayor of Washington
and a delegation of local Republican
politicians.
A HEBREW APPLICATION OF THE GRE
JECTED STONE" TEXT.
The colored printer Douglass to-day
applied to the Register of Deeds here
for a clerkship in that office, and stat
ed that he was by trade a printer, but
that owing to the combination en-
tered into by Printers Unions through
out the country he was unable to OBJ
tain employment at it. The Register,
who is a Hebrew, replied that he was
happy to do something for Douglas, as
he, like Douglas, was the descendant
of a race equally maligned and preju-
diced, and adds, 81 have a feeling of
common cause, and who can foresee
but what the stone the builders reject
may become the maidstone of our So
.cial and political structure"
CABINET MEETINGS.
There was an extraordinary session
of the Cabinet to-day, all of the mem
bers being present, lasting four hours.
At the first part OF the meeting q draft
of the eight-hour proclamation was
considered, accepted and promulgated.
The next question was the draft of in.
structions to Minister Motley, the ten
or and details of which + unknown.
CUSTOMS OFFICERS APPOINTED.
The President to-day, contrary to
the general understanding, suddenly
made a change in the Customs officers
at Chicago and st. Louis, by appoint
ing James E. LcLean Collector of the
former city. vice General Corse, sus-
pended, and Felix Coste Surveyor of
Customs at st. Louis, rice Judge
Breckenridge, resigned. The Presi-
dent decided to retain both Corse and
Breckenridge on grounds. of personal
friendship, but the political pressure
was too strong, and he yielded. Sen
ators Drake and Trumbull secured
both changes.
GRANT ovERRULED BY HIS CABINET
ON THE VIRGINIA QUESTION.
1t turns, out from trust worthy quar-
tiers that in the Cabinet meeting at
which the Virginia question was set
tied the President vas outvoted by his
Cabinet. Grant, Fish and Rawlins
the Conservative side, and de-
sired the important township feature
to a separate vote, but
Hoar, Cox, Creswell and Borie voted
it down, and the Virginia proclama-
ton was issued as the latter members
dictated it.
MORE NEGRO CLERKS.
Additional negro clerks were APP
pointedinthe Departments here to-day.