New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE NEW HAYTIEN
MINIsTER-THE BATON ROUGE ARSENAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SHIPPING INTERESTS.

IGENERAL PRESS DISPATCHl
introduced to the President by the secretary Of STATE
and upon presenting his credentials, delivered snors
NM PEEsDkST have the hoS9r 20 h5d to oe, EIesnss, @
Eiorioary oths The great tu1pl. for
manly sss ns s. os e. me .soS, ard r,as soT. A.
pbsHihOpT the intelligence add udonee eaerD "ih stsh yos
have the iAte Of this great people Of the United
STATE; and m PS rs1S o S1 a % a s @s sSS
larry gratifying 70 be spIe,eAe near TIE SG,a" t9' o.
race fOss oppressed led tS s e SSS.,r. doe
select q .ha race to r.PysssSt 81; grs.' .9i
Ssienei in he hearts all syteBs eagerly desire
aod i'ssI race it, S S 1' s, .
bear witness TO EIeeen bo. highly bs
Ne entsrtsius in highest hopes sI,snos Of
the ma.u good feeling and mphy which na,t Sshs
0 coz ast: %y.sS feel proud ..s.
ss feeling. Which s.1s' @ ios.5. .hs people q q.
ma" rest sssaei Mr. President. my srors ia ns
position shi5h sss se Sd eoSsohd.. tie S.rsS
which already happily exists between TIE Government Of Tie IEss
The President replied as follows:
sS E SSS I sess sa' Sss @ p Of
country against The race from vsi,s {oa . ,p,s S Ss e.
Thai however Ike all similar Preaa' no matter hoy deeply -
When he new birth here 'Sd
scarcely over Pro,eo sia'esnss l'ss,
i lass hS es. ~ FOR yoDT Sh AID
"a o T1ae abroad as veil as Al bone IN the public
tic formerly prescribed represent The Uae STATE. h.,
congratulate myself for this occasion 20 render bo'g
adyed by receiving az iay do 80 hs
6.t EnToy Extraordinary and Minister Peoisntay ron teA he
public
The Secretary OF War has ordered that the United
states Arsenal AT Baton Rouge be discontinued All the
movable ordnance property viii be transferred 10 such
polnts as the chef Of Ordnance may designate. Ahrr
The buildings are vacated by the Ordnance departments
they will Do transferred 20 the custody OF the Quarter
masters Department for the use OF the troops.
The secretary OF state has informed the Hon John
lynch Chairman OF the Special Committee Naviga-
non Interests that lie has instructed all our Consns Ia
cIndng those IN the Canadian Dominion 10 collect and
finnish the Committee with tho Information desired ~
theG relative TO shpbuding IN the countries where thy
are located. -, - -. -
the Investigation OF the Subcommittee on f0regr
Affairs into the Paraguay matters has IL is sa deNel
oped the fact of long standing difference between Oui
Dponatlc and Naval corps abroad involving the ques
lion OF ultimate authority. The COMMITTEE nave Accord
iugy ed TO summon before them gce-AdIDra For
ter and Second Assistant Secretary OF state Hunter
give testimony each branch OF the question as 70 tho
theory and practice of diplomatic representatives
and naval officers the discharge OF their official con
duct while foreign ports The examination coneernf
the charge that naval officers have acted independently
Of or have not consulted the views OF our diplomatic
representatives in important public matters which should
SECURE cooperation unity Of action The investigators
will n Is thought lead TO such dehpitlye regulations
Will insure this desirable.Oblect.
Tie President has promoted Robert 81 D0usas. son ~
the late Senator Douglas, be his Private secrts
tary; James T. Ely Of Illinois takes Douglass former p
sitO Assistant Private Secretary. These changes as
affect Cen POrters position or official rolauons AZ hs
Executive Mansion.