The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-03-18
Vol. 20, No. 80.
Petersburg, March 10

AOSOAOUuAS3 MutCu Az.
In he afternoon session of th
CONVEX ton to day, there was muc
excitement. A colcred sergeant q
arms was appointed, against whom
member levelcd his pistol while at
tempting to make an arrest. TIL
latter has been taken charge of b,
the police.
A motion made to ask tn,
mayor to withdraw the police wa,
defeated. but that officer shortly
withdrew the police force from thu
hall.
The nominations were thcn gone
into and resulted as follows: Fol
Governor H H Wells, for Lieut. Gov
ernor, J D Harris, negro, for Atty
Gen Thomas r Bowden, for Congress
man at Large, A NJ Crane.
Resolutions were adopted favorine g
the early restoration of Virginia un.
der the new constitution wi.hou,
change or amendment; an carly elec-
tion without which there is danger
Of final disaster, and that the election
of Grant has awakened confiden 70,
and thanking him for declaring that
until there is universal suffrage there
cannot be peace; expressing the hope
that hereafter no State can deny the
right to citizens to vote or be voted
for; thanking the President for re-
storing Gems Sheridan and Reynolds
to the commands from which they
bad been removed for tho faithful dis
charged Of their duties, and pIedging
the President the support of Virgin :
la.
Chicago, March IL.
Washington specials says Wash
burne will certainly not retain the
SecIetaryship Of State.
The Tribune says his resignation
is prepared, while the Republican,
asserts that it is in the hands of the
President. 1t is generally conceded
that he will receive the French Mis-
sion.
Judge Hoare having been qualified
as Atty General, Bontwell's appoint
ment as Secretary of the Treasury is
doubtful, though it is asserted that
Speaker Blaine said Grant informed
him he intended to send in Boutwells
nomination to-day.
The Senate Republican caucus have
determiney to confine the legislation
of the presen. session TO public bus
mess, which includes only the tenure
of Office bill, and appropriation bill,
Schenck's bill to siren gthen the pub
lie credit, bill prohibiting the sale of
gold by the Treasury Department,
the omnibus railroad bill, bill to es-
tablish bureau to examine the claims
OF loyal Southernor's losses, bill to
punish holders of Office disfranchised
by the 14th amendment, and the
J Judiciary and Ge ,rgia bills.
Mr. RisIey, Deputy Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, has resigned.
A Washington special says:
AT Stewart will be appointed Sur
veyor of the port OF New York.
Washington, March IL.
Mr.. Burckley attempted an assault
on Mr.. Rollins on the street this a..
m, but the latter got out of his way.
Burekley shortly after met Mr..
Harlan, knocked him down and
proceeded to beat him when the
crowd interposed and took Burckley
off.
Washington, March IL.
A delegation of the members of the
Georgia Legislature, headed by Fos-
ter Blodgett, chairman Of the kepub-
lican State Committee, and accompa-
MED by J. M. Cliff, member of Con-
gress, and other gentlemen, waited
or the President this morning, to
present the resolutions of the con-
ventlon held on the 5th, setting forth
their grievances and sutferings, and
asking that the reconstruction acts
and act of admission passed June %,
1868, be complied with.
Mr.. Blodgett addressed the Presi.
dent on the subject Of their visit.
The points presented for the con-
sideration of the President are:-
First, the truthfnlness of their griev-
ances and reasons therefor; second,
they point out remedies and earnest
ly argue them, but most respectfully
ask Congress and the President to
apply some remedy.
Gen. Grant listened attentively to
the address of Blodgett, and on its
conclusion, said Re couldn't make any
reply to what had been said at pres.
ent; it was matter he would have
to think about and talk over; he
wanted tn see one thing very much,
and that was all classes o. people
protected in their opinions every.
where; he desired to see the speedy
establishment of law and order in
the South; he had seen in the papers
that the legislature of Georgia were
to-day going to vote on the 18th
amendment; he inquired low they
would dispose of it? Mr.. Blodgett
replied that they would pass it, for
democrats in the legislature having
informed him that this would be the
case. Congress having inflicted ne
gro suffrage on them, they were now
going to try and infiict in turn on
the demured Yankees. The Presi
dent smiled and said that was more
than he expected, and seemed pleas
cd at the prospect of so easy solution
of the vexed question.
The interview then ended.
Washington, March IL.
The Presidents letter accepting
Washb1rne's resignation, is as fol
lows:
Executive Mansion,
Washington, D. c., March II.
To Hon. 4. B. Washburne,
Sec'y of State:
Your. resignation of the office O
Secretary of State, with reasons fo1
same, is received. In accepting it
do so with regret that your health
will not permit you to continue il
the Office or cabinet position. Gu
personal relations have been sucl
since the breaking out of the rebel
lion to the present day, and you
support of me individually in tn
army md its cause, was such that n
other .dea presented itself SO strong
or to my mind on the first news Q
my election to the Presidency, thai
that | should continue to have you