The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-03

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and PrOcesston-The Negro Question
r. Tho President and President Eleet-
General Grants Cabimet-The Geor-
| gians and General Grant.
Washington Telegram Of Sunday evening,
to the Baltimore Sun, says:
| The preparations for the unofficial ceremo-
| MES OF inauguration day are nearly perfected,
and the procession and ball are likely to prove
the grandest and largest ever witnessed on a
| like occasion III this country. Everything per-
tanning to these have gone Oh harmonlcusly
thus far, save as to the admission of or refusal
| to admit colored persons to the ball, and as to
the immensely important questions of prece-
dence Of position In the procession and Of con-
troll thereof. The little mea who want to be
great, and who pant for distinction on this oc-
caslon, and to como under the special and ap .
proving observation OF tho President elect, are,
to use the catalogue phrase, too numerous to
mention.
The rival claims for consideration end fox,
this Or that position In the line have given the
managing committee more trouble than all
other matters combined, and the momentous
question is yet undecided.
The committee, however, have disposed Of
the negro admission difficulty, and authorize
the announcement that colored persons will
not be present, the hlgh-toned colored popula-
ton having too much sef-respeot to force
themselves into society where they are not
welcome, and those who have not any self-rcs.
The committee not desiring to act on mere
rumor that General Grant will not ride with
President johnson to the capitol, and that Mr..
Johnson don't care muo oh about the ride any-
how, have made sort of compromise of tie
dlthculty by providing places in the procession
tor both these distinguished persons Two
rows OF carriages are to move along abreast,
the one on the right set apart for the Presidents
and members Of his Cabinet, the other on the
left for the President elect and his staff, the
procession to start from General Grants head
quarters.
Great interest is taken in all these details
but the all-absorbing matter is found in the
formation of new Cabinet, and there are hun
dreds here eager to relieve General Grant of
that important labor. But the President elect
will have none OF the proffered aid and to-
night we stand, so far as reliable information
on the Cabinet subject is concerned lust about
where we did when General Grant concluded
his acceptance response, wherein he frigidly
blasted the hopes OF the Cabinet makers alrea-
dy assembled here to periodically assist in
forming u new administration.
There is absolutely nothing positively known
about the matter save to General Grant, who,
it is said tonight, will announce the names of
the new Cabinet on Tuesday next. Even this
ls mere rumor.
A Congressman called yesterday upon Gene
raj Grant to say that III case Admiral Porter
should not resign his position in the navy to
take the Office Of Secretary Of the Navy, he
wished to urge the selection OF Governor Haw-
ley, OF Come 'ticut, for that position. This
was assuming, of COURSE that Admiral Porter
had the refusal or the Office, which Is not by
any means certainty.
General Grant is reported as replying that
New England cannot have more than one mem
Der Of the Cabinet, and that one must come
from Massachusetts. Then who is the Massa.
ehusetts man. was asked; but General Grant
was mum, and tonight there is as much specu-
lation about the Massachusetts member as
there has been about the Pennsylvania fortn-
nate individual. The knowing ones say posi-
lively it won't be Boutwell, nor sumner and
the Pennsylvania man is in as much doubt as
ever.
General Grant visited the House yesterday.
Boutwell,, and directly sent also for Mr. Riesa
ham. Ihe quidnuncs were Aimo6t crazed with
CURIOSITY 70 hnd OUT what y All meant, and va
rioGs IeposstssSAre sS IN clrculauon Ieiauve 10 the
KIT that osriain Somthernays Georpians ~. as. ,ss
pecially, had begged General Grant to advise
t tne nemDeIs OF Sne ~ Commlttee
members Who had aiready been reemlar1v nj 'ao al.
mitted to their seats. and that General Grant.
and others aa to the stairs Of affairs IN Gaor1
gia- which made II advisable that thsra shonid
he no further Retaliation at this tma relative To
Georgia. - -, ! - '-','0 s''''- y y
Genaral Grant alao onnoaas armv reductions
at present. The proposition before CONGRESS,
wonld disarranee his plans for reoroaniz;n~
and for nromot,ens that wonid follow bI Z n reaaon
Of tho promotion or Sherman.
ineton County. Pa. arrived here vesterdav and
INN meil,ateIv 'calle3 to saa HaneraI Erant,s
famiiv to whom % he ia reIstad % S;stant,v Ths
town was fali Of it, and Of "ourse McCannnn
was the comins man from Pennsylvania' IA
had been sent for specially by General Grant
whose carriaye was in waitino at the danot ~.
the coming man into whieb the latter ipmsad
and rode hastiIv of to Grants reaidencs.
- I Give This as q snecimen Of the triviai tb;noa
on which runaors are started about the forma
tion OF the new Cabinet. The fact appears
to be that Mr. McCannon did not r,1e IN
General Granite carriage: that it was not in
waitinU for hina. and General Grant did not
1e% Moat a az the Cabinet ynmors and sooornts 80
alleged Intarviews with tha President elect ara
gathered mn by persons who seek nntor;atv
and wish r. have themsoives advart;saS
The New Cabinet.
Another correspondent of the same paper
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