Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-03-13

ANNNt ~ " faAAaNatN"fif aNA U.s.
wOald iLas b. restored 10 the uni0n
Gen. Graht expressed his gFAilhea
ton. lie said ihs, Geh, Cahby wa'
IN excellent ofseeT, bat hs fsll thai
il MAS das Gen, Reynolds 10 TesiOT'
him 10 his eOmmahd,
These Texans are well please
with their interview, They are al
opposed to division Of ine State
Al a caucus all the old House OF
GERS were all TenOlainated except
King, House Postmaster.
Democratic caucus nominated
Kerr for speaker,
Blaine nominated Speaker by Re
pnblieaRs,
The Senate appropriated SIS, DOC
for the Investigation Of tho Texas
cattle disease,
An attempt was made TO force
through us a rider 10 tho apPropFi
alton bill, tho bill repeating the TO-
nure Of Office bill, which failed,
Nevada has ratified tho It'll
amendment,
In tho House Colfx delivered his
yaledic,ory, pomeroy, OF New
York, was elected Speaker for the
balance Of the session,
Amer tho yalediel0ry and saluta,
ton, tho printing OF certain doeu'
menis was ordered, when the Com
mittee on Accounts had n conflict
with the House over tho payment
of the Louisiana contestants, The
Committee on Accounts moved IA
rccind the resolution allowing them
$4,000, and TO allow them 1880,
ThGrcsolulion wRs tabled by large
majority, and appropriations CON
sidored TO recess.
Both Houses are In session, and
will probably remain in session till
noon tomorrow.
Tho debt statement shows do.
crease OF nearly sll,000,000; coin
in the treasury, nearly 500, 900, 900
currency, nearly sl7,O00,000.
Grants Cabinet nominations will
go to tho Senate on Friday.
A crowd OF visitors compelled Mr..
Johnson to hold a regular lcvec to.
day.
Tho President issued a large mum.
Der Of pardons to-day.
A letter signed by many citizens
of Lynchburg, rendering the hospi.
talitics of that city, was presented
to the President; replied, not hay
ing determined upon his route home
ward, nor when leaving could not
answer definitely, but would in n
few days.
Summers bill erasing tho word
"whito" from tho District charter
and ordinances, passed the Senate.
Tho militia bill passed last night,
and has Como to the President. 1t
provides that so much of tho act,
entitled IN Act making appropria.
tons for the support of tho army
for the year ending June 80, 1868,
and for other purposes, approved
March I'd, 1867, as prohibits the
organization, arming or calling into
service, the militia forces in the
States lately in rebellion, DO and
the same is hereby repealed.
The West Virginia Legislature
ratified the 18th article.
A committee, headed by A. 7.
Stewart, Of New York, visited tho
Office jointly occupied by Grant and
Sherman, and after handing Grant
q check for $4,000, they handed
Sherman q deed for Grants house
and furniture and check for q
balance ofs100,00O subscription.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Mr John
son publishes q two column address
to tho people of tho United States in
defence of his course as President.
He invokcs the consideration of the
people in behalf of his successor.
Mr.. johnson would have achieved
much more present popularity had
he consented to cooperate with
parties who desired to carry on the
Government and side with the con-
stitution. He does not regret any
of his actions; all having in view
restraint of Congress within the
limits of the constitution.
Tho following are the closing
paragraphs of the address:
"Calmly reviewing my admins
tration of the Government, | feel,
that with sense of accountability
to God, having conscientiously en-
deavored to discharge my whole
duty, Ihave nothing to regret;
events have proved the correctness
of the policy set forth in my first
and subsequent messages, the woes
which have followed the rejection of
forbearance, magnanimity and con-
stitutional rule, are known and de
plored by the nation. 1t is n mat
ter of pride and qualification in re-
firing from the most exalted posi-
ton in tho gift of free people, to
feel and know, that in q long, ardu-
GUS and eventful public life, my &C.
ton has never been influenced by
desire for gain, and that L can, in all
sincerity, enquire whom have l
oppressed, or Of whose hand have
L received any bride to blind my
eyes Herewith? No responsibility for
wars that have been waged, or
blood that has been shed, rests upon
me. Ny thoughts have been those
of peace, and my efforts have ever
been to allay contentious among my
countrymcn, forgetting the past.
Let us return to tho first principles
of the Government and unfnrl the
banner of our country. Inscribe
upon it in ineffaceable characters
the constitution and the Union, one
and inseparable."