Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-21
WAsHISGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-Charlss Ly-
man, OF Vermont, who hes occupied 2
desk ia the dead letter Office since 1851,
hes been appointed its superintendent.
The National Executive Committee Of
the Union League, which usually met
in Warrington, viii convene at the st.
Nicholas Hotel, New York, or the 30-h
Of June.
The reorganization Of the Internal
Rsyenue Bureau, which has been under
consideration by the Commissioner and
his assistants, went into effect to-
day. Various branches OF the ofiee sre
divided into three promiaent divisions.
There vas q very large crowd Of visit
ors sc the Executive mansion this morn
ing. The doors If the Presidents Office
being open until y O'Clock, those present
awaited themselves Of the opportunity Of
obtaining an interview. Among those
who had e personal interview were
Senators Csttell, Hamlin, Drake, Nor
ton, Thsyer, Schurz, Crsgin, Wilson,
Fenton, Nye and Beremsn. Capt Lin
coin also paid a visit Of respect to the
President.
The cabinet met st noon. All present
except B)rie.
About q hundred clerks so far have
been discharged from the Third Audi
tors Office, snd forty new appointments
made, two Of whom are colored. One Is
Robert Dougjsss, son Of Fred Douglass
the other Jsmes E. O'Hsre, VINO wss 8
clerk in the North Carolina Constitu-
tiOuRl Convention.
TIE rush OF visitors at the appointment
ofice Of the Treasury was intoierabls to-
day.
Nominations-D. A. Thorn, OF Ten
nessee, Minister to Ecuador; G. n
Riote, OF Texas, Minister TO Nicaragua
G. W. HoughtoD Supervising inspector
for steamboats, FOR the sixth distric /; Jas
Nicely postmaster Of New York city; F.
5. Richards, Of Tennessee, Consul at
Leeds Thos. MeElrath was resppointed
Appraiser of Merchandise for the port of
New York.
Mr.. Ross, 10 his speech in the Senate
to-day, said the statements Of his inter-
view with the President were grossly in-
correct aud slsnGerous, and had been
promulgated by parties interested ia
manufacturing public opinion against
him, who were witnesses to the inter-
view. la simple justice to the President
be felt it his duty 10 say hat on the oc.
casion referred to no word inconsistent
with the s~trictest rules Of propriety ard
deeorum wss uttered by either party.
The interview sought by him wss not
for the purpose Of impOrtuning the Presi-
dent to appoint this or that man. BE
had never approached him for
that purpose, and be had no de-
sign at present Of doing SO. his
object was to protest against the sweep
ing removal o! Radicals in his State.
During the interview ne was astonished
and panied to hear from the President
the assertion that where any man had
held office during the last year and bali,
it was presumptive evidences that be was
q johnson man. He proceeded at length
10 eriticizs the removals and appoint
ments that had been inside in his
State. A portion Of the delegation
had demanded, and the President
conceded the summary dismissal Of Re-
publican o~ffics-holders on mere charges
o. want OF fealty TO Republicans, which
charges the men making them, knew in
many cases to be false and slanderous.
He charged that Of the new appoint
ments scarcely one had been taken from
the soldiers who fought against the re-
bellion, but in their stead skulkers IN
time Of danger, and VIGOROUSLY unfit
for any public charge.
Pomeroy briefly replied to his COL