New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-19
WASHINGTON.


TUE POLITICAL SITUATION IN MIssIssIPPI-PRoB-
ABLE RESULT OF THE CAMPAIGN-THE FIRST
NATIONAL BANK AT NEW -oRLEANS-sUIT
AGAINST GEN. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BY
INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICERS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNBI
WASHINGTON, July IS, 1869.
Prominent Republicans from Mississippi now hete'
,ripo encouraging accounts OF tie pohca si'uS'ion
1bere There is no issue in that state other 'nS u
question OF who shall control the new organization
state Republican Convention, which assemoleu AZ
con on the 1st inst declared for Universal Suffrage anu
rrol Amnesty They however urged that the irlenus
:, en-, government and not its enemies, should DC PuV III
nosssssion Of the Office 1t is stated as iact "' ~
This Radical Convention placed Inc hePupnoau - tN'
there on the basis Of general acknowledgements 'no
cratic papers ledby The Jackson Car'on are loio
.,a hitter than ever IN Remuneration OF Northern
,,t,s The Convention had accredited Delegates iiO
cverv county OF the State. Its represen'a,i'
declare that the Administration sustaihs 'n0 ,rV V
and policy recently presented al 'noAeo"
I,r, a Republican cOored majority OF l1OOV' ana a"u
eto about 1900 white votes. The northern COUNTIES
h tre whites are in the majority were fully repre-
od II has been stated that the Radical Republicans
nave recently started new organ at Jackson. ins -
denied The Pilot being the official organ OF Inat parry
There 1t has IN existence over IL months. tHcie
. manor called The National Republican, printed at me
clarion Office which has the name OF Judge Dent az s
,,d for Governor The Clarion, the leading Democratic
.r and The Meridian Mercury said to be the most VIZ
lent nj so support the same name. Our lnIoIin@H
clare that no such Issue exists in Mississippi q" 80
was I'm virginia or is in dispute IN tennessee
Ioc,ro themselves as strongly opposed TO DehV' anu 40
sert that no "a sustained by the Democratic press
They assert that the Judge Is not oN@on y
the State not having been IN Ioi ~, -
than three days since the Fall OF 1865 he S no'
for Office under the Constitution Inc OeIooiS'o
claim that because he is the Presidents ne
o,rose,ts tho Administration. This is denied by our
ipformans who the President and Cabinet as IN
sympathy with the Republican movement 1hero mas
been no Republican nominations made, and VIII not DO
for two months to come IL Is claimed Dy the
Democracy that the previous Republican defeat
foreshadows another Democratic victory. The
defeat 1t is said, owing to Gen. Gilems
IIndoubted sympathy with Johnsons policy, IN
support OF which he failed TO protect the voters and
the Rebels kept than 10000 away from the polls
Gen Adabert Ames commanding in Mississippi, Is also
in the city He summoned here by the President
hut having to remain until tho evidence closed in the
Yorgcr case he has missed seeing him. Gen. Ames says
that there really but issue in Mississippi and that
is whether the loyal Rebols will control the
state Gen Ames is openly in favor Of the Republican
policy He is strongly opposed to the movement for
making Judge Dent Governor its chief support must
come from the Rebel Democracy.
1t will be remembered that 1866 the First National
Bank OF Orleans suspended involving large loss to
the United States Government The business OF the bank
Dassed into the hands Of receiver and given out
at the time that the suretes Of the bank good that
the amount owing the bank very large and would
fully cover the loss to the United States Treasury.
Among those indebted to the bank was Gen. Beauregard
as President Of the New Orleans and CarroltOn Railroad
and Messrs. Graham, May and Hernandez directors in
said railroad company. Tho amount due the bank
from these people was supposed to DO sufficient to
secure the Government and 1t was understood that
the Company would be coed for the amount
but the Company has never paid back its debt
20 the bank and Beauregard is about to sell the
0lv fha /
Bank was some time ago directed to bring suit against
s3eauregard and other persons named above IN the
United States Court in NewOreans TO restrain the de-
Pendants from dispOsng Of the stock and effects Of the
ROAD and that the road be sold to indemnify the United
States. An injunction granted preventing SALE
The Treasury officials IN Neworeans report continued
discoveries OF frauds on the Collector Stock
dale last week seized distery, valued at S2OOO and
store wen stocked with cigars and tobacco, valued at
from Sl $4,000 The appraised value Of the recent
seizures OF sugar is $4,000.
Special Agent Randall Of the Treasury Department,
has arrived here from an extended tour Of investigation
In the Western cities He reports large seizures OF sugar
IN Cincinnati Chicago and st. Louis which had passed
The New Orleans Custom House without paying the Gov.
srnment import tax. |
Internal Revenue Jouber has been ordered to
turn his attention to the cotton brokers Of Eeworeans
HON he will invite to comply with the recent internal
reyenue decisions and pay their just proportion OF the
Indebtedness and expenses Of the Government Jouber
1t Will be remembered is a cOlOred man.
Several politicians from Lowell Mass are here for the
Of having the Postmaster OF that place removed
will be impossible for them to do anything at present
as the President and both absent
THE PRINTERS AND YOUNG DOUGLAss-A COL
ORED MAN ADMITTED TO THE BAR-REUN-
ION OF THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.
GENERAL PRESS pJsPATCHl
At meeting Of tho Typographical Union o. this CITY,
last evening it resolved that the Constitution th9
OF
The Government Office be increased TO twenty IN ac
ordance with the desire Of the Congressional Printer