The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-06
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
a Cabinet Meeting and What was
Donc-The Hornet not TO be Relcns-
cd-Thc Policy OF President Grant
Cheering News from, Ohio, &c., &c.
lsrEcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE SEws.l

Cheering News from Ohio, &C., &c.
tsrECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE EEws.l
WASHINGTON; October S.
There was q full and important Cabinet
meeting to-day, to consider the subject of the
seizure of the Cuban privatcer Hornet. Some
Of the Secretaries favored her release, but II
was finally decided that her cGse came clearly
within the scope OF the neutrality laws, and
that she must be detained The Spanish
Minister is highly elated tonight at the re
suit Of the conference.
1t has been ascertained from authentic
sources, and may be definitely stated, that the
following are the views, in substance, enter
tained by the President, and sure to be car
ried out by the administration, with reference
to the questions involved. The shipment OF
arms and munitions Of war to either party en-
gagged In the Cuban struggle is not prohibited.
The revolutionists have an equal right to buy
and ship arms with the Spaniarls. 1t is upon
the fitting out Of naval or military expeditions
that the neutrality laws operate. It is an en-
tire mistake to suppose that the United States
officers have ever been instructed to stop the
shipment of merchandise, even though it be in
the form of articles contraband of war; The
owners and masters of vessels mn It in all cases
take their own risk. But If any expedition,
whether Of armed men or Of armed vessels, or
If any vessel fitted out and intended for naval
warfare, is started from our ports, then the
question of our duty as neutrals, or as friendly
power arises; and even If we had acknowledged
the independence Of Cuba, our duty and our
rule could be no different until we had directly
and publicly espouscd one side of the quarrel
by making war upon the other
special dispatch from the office of the Cin-I
cinnau Enquirer says that the returns from the
Ohio canvass show that the election of the
Hon. George H. Pendleton as Governor is now
certain, by larger majority than the most
sanguine of his friends had Anticipated.
The Recent Panic I'm Gold--statcments
OF the ePresfdent-Audacity OF Fisk, Jr,
tFRoM THE, ASSOCIATED pREssl
WASHINGTON, October @.
AS comments have been made in the ncws
papers affecting the administration in connec-
tion with the recent gold panic, and much in
terest ih expressed on the subject, the Wash
ington agent of the Associated Press called
upon the President to ascertain whether there
was any foundation for the insinuatlon or d.
rect charges against the administration. The
President convorsed with tho utmost franklIess
on the subject, and said he had not thought
proper to publicly contradict the statements
concerning himself, as he had done moth
ing whatever to influence the money market
or to afford any advantages to private parties.
While in New York he had many voluntary ad-
visers, but he repeatedly said to them that the
administration always held itself in q position
TO act as 1t seemed best, and free to make any
change Of policy for The public interest III
the course Of conversation he stated that,
while on the eve of going to Newport; James
Fisk, Jr., came on board the steamer at New
York and said to the President that Gould had
sent him down to ask that he would privately
give them a little intimation as to what the
administration was going to do on the financial
question. The President replied that the giving
ofsuch information would not be fair, and asked
Fisk whether lie did not think so himself. Fisk
admitted It would not be fair. The President
then informed him that, whenever the admins
tration was going to change Its action or policy,
the Secretary ofthe Treasury would give notice
through the newspapers as usual, SO that
everybody might, at the same time, know
what 1t was, thus excluding any possible
charge OF favorltism. On the morning Of the
panic, Friday week, Secretary Boutwell, com.
municated to tho President the situation of
arars In New York, when the President said,
'scil 100000 of gold" The Secretary said
that ne hsd come for the purpose of sugges-
ung sale # $4,000, 600, the idea Of selling
goid thus appearing to be in the mind Of each
at the same time. few minutes thereafter
the order was teleesaphed to New York to
sell four millions of gola. It may be repeated
that the President had info. j. cd mn mo ,uhom.
soever of the purposes fthe aanInIstration on
financial subjects, and the same reuark Ia
equally true as to the Secretary of the Trea-
sury. y J.. ctt't - t ~
There was fun Cabinet meeting TO-DAY. but
no developments have leaked out.
The Supreme Court met, but there was no
quorum. The court will probably hear the
Yerger habeas corpus on Friday. The case in
volving the consHtuti tionality Of the cotton tax
will soon be argued. ~
Benz. B. Elroy has been appointed collector
Of the Third Mississippi District
Hoar decides sherman's recent order ex-
Guiding claims against and attorneys sfrom
prosecuting claims before the War Depart
ment, to be Illegal.
Supervisor Presbury reports forty stills
seized, a thousand gallons captured, and thir-
ty-fve men arrested In the Virginia mountains,
by squad Of Federal cavalry.
Samuel Bortue, negro member Of the Forth
Carolina Legislature, on trial here for larceny,
has been acquitted. L
VIRGINIA.. IA.