Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-15
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BY TELEGRAPH.
rFROM oUR SUNDAYS EDITrON.l
WASHINGTON.

/ Grant OF his election to the Office OF
/ Presidency, performed that duty this
l morning, Senator Morton making tie
/ address. On receiving the certificats Of
/ election Gen. Giant said that "in &C.
cepting the Office OF President of the
I United States he assured them Of his de-
/ termination to carry out faithfully the
| obligations Of that office, and referred
particularly to the necessities for an hon.
| est and faithful execution Of the revenue
I laws, and said that be would call around
I him men who would earnestly carry out
the principles Of economy, retrenchment
and honesty, which we're desired by the
/ people Of the country, and should the Of
! deers Of the different branches of the
! Government service not satisfy him in
! the discharge Of their official duties, he
would not hesitate q moment about re-
moving them, and would do so Just IS
quickly with his own appointments as
with those Of his predecessor"
Gen. Grant stated that he had not an
nounced his Cabinet up to the time Of
the official declaration OF the result OF
The election, but had intended at that
pericd to make known the names Of
these whom he would invite to be-
come members Of it, but in the
interval, however, he had concluded not
to make known the names Of the gen
Iemen whose services he would be glsd
TO have in this respect, even TO the gen
tlemeu themselves, till he had sent then
into the Senate for confirmation. The
reason for this, he said, was because OF
the fact, that should he do SO, a measure
would Immediately commence, from
various parties to endeavor to induce
him to change his determination, not SO
much probably from the fact Of the Op-
position which would be made from per-
sonsI motives, but en- account Of the in
tersst which the gentlemen may have
for their own friends, and for these and
other reasons he had concluded TO make
no public announcement OF his Cabinet,
till the tine mentioned. At the couclu-
sion Of the interview, the Committee
waited ou Mr.. CoIfsZ and presented him
his certificate Of election as Vice Pgesi-
dent, after which serysraI speeches were
made.
The following is Mr.. Colfaz's reply to
the Congressional committee:
1" Gentlemen. Please con-ey to the
Houses Of Congress my accep tancs of
the Office to which I have been elected
by the people Of the United States and
assure them that I shall endesvor to
prove worthy Of their confidence by fiGeI-
ity to principles sad duty"
F.. .a.-ur k1.z -,
Deut to be Minister 10 Chins, and John
Nagle to be Secretary Of Legation.
The President to day sent the follow
Ing msessge to the Senate:
To tins Eenate Of the United stste7:
" The bill entitled an act to transfer
the duties Of the Trustees of tbs colOred
schools Of Washington and Georgetown,
is herewith returned to the Senate, in
which it originated, without nay sppro-
va. The accompanying paper exhibits
the fsc5 that this legislation, which the
bill proposes, is contrary to tGe wishes
of the cOlored residents OF Washing
ton and Georgetown, and that they
prefer that the scEOols for their
children should be under the manage
ment Of the Trustees selected by the Sec
retsry Of the Interior, whose term OF Of
ice Is for four years, rather than be sGt-
jeet to the control Of bodies whose term
Of Office depend merely upon political
considerations, and may be annually ei
fscted by the elections which take place
in the two cities. The colOred people OF
Washington and Georgetown are ct pres
ent not represented by G person Of their
own race in either Of the Boards Of Frus-
tees Of Public Schools appointed by the
municipal authorities; and Of the trus-
tees Of the schools for c0lOred children,
two are persons OF color, and
the resolutions transmitted here
with show that they have per-
formed their trust IN manner en-
tirely satisfactory TO the cOlored people
Of the two cities, and no good reason is
known why the duties which now de-
volve upon them shall be transferred as
proposed in the bill. With these brief
suggestions the bill Is respectfully re-
turnsd, and the consideration OF Con-
Rress invited to the accompanying pre-
amble and resolutions.
signed ANDREW JUHNsONp
WAsHIN GroN, February I2.-BoUt-
Wells Mississippi bill enacis that the
Constitutional Convention heretofore
elected shall assemble forthwith, 20 ap-
point 8 Provisional Governor, and to
make removals snd appointments OF 81
State, county, township snd other Off
GERS Of the Provisional Government, and
b authOriZs the ProvisiOnsl Governor
to remove and appoint r gtstrars OF
Elections, and to submit to the people
the Constitution heretofore framed by
said Convention, either With Or without
amendments TO provide ordinances for
holding all elections, and for ascertsin-
ing and declaring the result Of said cleo
tions, and especially of any election
which may Ee held for the ratification or
rejection Of any Constitution which said
Convention may submit to the people.
Said Convention shall Lot continue in
session more than thirty days, or allow
the mem bers thereof more than Eve dol
lsrs per day IS compensation, or more
taan ten cents per mills for travelling to
and from tie place o. meeting.
James Lyons, Of Virginia, to-day, in
the Supreme Court, argued 10 behalf OF
that commonwealth to show that it was
an inherent right 10 the court under
common law 10 Issue writ of prohibi
ton for which application has been made,
setting aside the decisions OF Judge UD-
derwood, he having discharged three
eonvicts, two Of whom were sentenced
10 death, on the grouAd that the State
Judges were disqualified from the exer-
else of judicial functions under the four
teeuth amendment to the Constitution
Of the United Sistee. Judge Underwood
did not appear in court. Chief Justice
Chase announced that the application
would be considered.
ST. LOUIS,