The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-04-23

General Badeau has pcen eppontou AsHstan
Secretary Of Legation at Louion Al the reques
OF Minister Motley. Bsdeau is the author %
the excellent Military Histovof GcncraiGrans
Col. Grove Of Alabama. once rebel officer
who has been nominated for the Govcrnorshil
ofNew Mexico, was Grant elcctor in 1868
and canvascd the State at the risk Of his life.
1 lis said Mr.. Brcckinridge win go into Ken
lucky Legislaturc-that he rs worth not les
than 100000, and that his health was never p
god Is 4 isaa present, NH ,llnI
Clay Of New Orleans and Basset Of Philadel
phia, both colored men, have declined their ap
pointmenu as ministers to IIayti and Liberia
The Republicans Of Connecticut propose L
celebrate their restoration TO power with appro
pirate ceremonies At the Inauguration Of Gov.
ernor Jewell the famous New York Seventh
Regiment viii be present, and II Is proposed L
invite all the New England Governors. oH 90
The President Tuesday made tho first removal
Of one Of his appointoes. Mr.. Cox Of Philadel
phia, one Of the leading men in the Union
League, was nominated last week and confirmed
on Friday as consul at Lcghorn. The President
learned on Tuesday, that he had been caught In
what the newspaper dispatches from Philadel.
phia called "klcptomania." and at once rcmov.
ed him, and appointed Mr.. Howard, another
Pennsylvania, in his place. '.'' q. 'A ~
The Senate committee reported adversely tc
Pile as Minister to Bar,il, on The ground Of un-
fitness, and TO Garlic, Of West Virginia, on
account Of his bad political record. 60.
The Democratic Legislature Of Ohio, at q
former session, disfranchised students, Recently,
o member Of the House introduced bill to 10
peal the odious and unjust act, which was TO
fsrrod to the Judiciary COMMITTEES. The Demo
cratic majority Of that Committee reported
the bill back, recommending indefinite
postponement. It takes Democratic Legisla-
turc to make the laudablc pursuit Of Education
q badge Of Acknowledgement and disgrace.
The Baltimore Gazette, democratic paper Of
great influence in Maryland, turns It's gun,
heavily on Mr.. Reverdy johnson, and this moi
for what he has done but for the manner In
which he has done II. The language In which
the friendless minister is spoken ofseeus almost
too severe, considering the source from which
1t comes. m 'uuEf.f errf. r.H mul yrT.
Secretary Rawlins is carefully examining the
papers Of the officers who were 'lcft In the cold
by General Sherman's order. consolidating The
infantry regiments, and he has already assigned
several Of them to duty. Gen. Sherman wa
not 30 successful as Vice Admiral Porter In con-
trolling department and making the Secretary
at its head mere ornamental appendagc.
The decision Of the Supreme Court dismissne
tho MoArdlc case for want Of Jurisdiction, !,
derived from the Constitution and not from the
acts of Congress, 1t is conferred with such cx-
ceptions and under such regulations as Congress
may make. It is hardly possible to imagine q
palmer instance Of positive exception. u'.rv
Mr.. Sanford. the new minister to Spain. new
or cast a Republican vote, not even for Lincoln
in 1860. He was q good Mcclellan man In
1864, and II Lincoln had been defeated for
his second term, sanford's politics would have
secured his place for him under McClellan's ID
ministration. nN VI" '.-.'.. ".t '''.i
IfGov. Hartman accepts his appointment al
Naval Officer in Boston prior to June LIST, hi
must resign his Govcrnorship, in which even,
II will be filed during the remainder Of the
term by Hon. +. A. Stevens. Of Portsmouth
President Of the New Hampshire Senate.