The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-09-15
WASHINGTON NEWS.
(From Exchanpes.1

sept. 10, 1908.
PENNSYLVANIA WANTS THE sECRETA'
RYsHIP OF WAR.
The Pennsylvania Republicans arc
making an earnest political movement
to secure the vacancy in the Cabinet
They say that the State is entitled to
a Cabinet member, and that when Bo.
RE retired and Robson vas appointed
it was well understood among leading
Republicans that in any future Cabi-
net changes Pennsylvania should be
represented. They 10Y say thatthere
is peculiar fitness in Pennsylvaniaman
being appointed to the War Office as
! Stanton and Cameron have filled it.
Ex-Speaker Grow, General Kenyon,
of Pittsburg, and others are mention
ed. The Connecticut Republicans are
in hope that Governor Hawley will be
appointed.
DENTS ELECTION SURE.
Private dispatches from Jackson,
MISS, received here, say that Judge
Dent will be elected Governor with al
most as much unanimity as he was
nominated. They add that fhe Con-
sentative feeling is such that the oppo-
sition candidate stands no chance of an
election.
REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISABILITIES
e.. FAVORED.
Governor Wells; of Virginia, who
Is here, expressed himself to-day I'M
qualified in favor of the removal of all
political disabilities from the citizens
of Virginia. This important conclu-
sion, in view of his extreme views, adj
verse to any such step heretofore, shows
the liberal progress made by the late
election. Wells has resigned, and
Candy accepts his resignation, to take
effect on September 81.
THE VIRGINIA QUESTION SETTLED.
The Attorney General to whom the
President referred the question of adj
ministering the test oath to the mem
bers elect of the Virginia Legislature,
has submitted his opinion. He holds
that there is no authority of law for
such proceeding, hence those members
will be sworn in without reference to
such oath, and General Candy, COM
handing the District, has been so in
structed. Virginia is now supposed to
be reconstructed upon the platform OF
liberal Republicanism, and the Walk
er men claim that a better feeling will
prevail among all classes interested.
The decision will be welcome to the
Judge Dent party in Mississippi and
Texas, and will be received by him as
a triumph over Secretary Boutwell,.
THE PRESIDENT INTERvIEwED-HIs
VIEWS ON GOVERNOR HAMILTON OF
TEXAS.
General w. P. Clarke, of Texas,
Radical candidate for Congress, had
an interview with the President this
evening, and reports that Grant said
that the declaration of Governor Ham
ilton, ofTexas, that the latter had the
support of the Administration, is un-
true; and the President added that he
did not support Hamilton or any of
the so-called Conservative Republi-
cans !; that, as a choice, he preferred
Throckmortion to Hamilton or any
other Democrat in that State and, fur
Their, hat he sustained Davis for Gov
ernor as the true Radical candidate.
AMERICAN MEDIATION IN CUBAN AT
FAIRS.
A private letter, dated at Madrid,
from an entirely responsible source,
repeats that Minister Sickles has offer
ed the United States as a mediator be-
tween Spain AID the Cubans, the pro-
psoition being, as stated in the Amer
lean newspapers, that slavery be abol-
ished in the Island, the Cubans to
pay Spain for the public buildings,
Notifications, &c, and it is equally
true that while Spain does not reject
mediation, there are serious obstacles
in the way of accommodation. The
impression among the Spanish states
men is that the Island will event
ually pass from the possession and con-
troll of that authority. 1t is stated
that a preliminary demand by Spain
is, hat the Cubans shall lay down their
arms.
ARMS FoR.cUBAN INSURGENTS.
1t is understood here that a large
amount of arms and ammunition, orr
ginally purchased Tor the use of the
Fenians, have lately been purchased
by the agents of the Cuban Insurgents,
and will soon be shipped by them to
Cuba, for the benefit of the revolution
airy forces.
RESULT OF THE SCARCITY OF CURRENCY.
The Currency Bureau has informa-
tion from the West to the effect that
the merchants and other commercial
men of that section are now compel
led, owing to the scarcity of currency,
to take any thing offered to them
which represents Fractional values of
greenbacks, and consequently r
forced to receive and pass counterfeit
stamps. One gentleman writing to
him privately, says: "We are COM
PEELED to take what we can get, or go
without the necessary change for our
small sales, and consequently, we are
daily guilty of receiving and passing
counterfeit money. In fact, we never
look at bills ofless than one dollars
denomination"
SECRETARY OF WAR.
1t is stated that Gen. Sherman will
act as Secretary of War ad interim.
The name of Major General Greenville
VI. Dodge, late of the army of the
Tennessee, and at present chief en-
of the Union Pacific Railroad,