The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-29
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4 letter hun General SchenrE 70 The
e!l.or Of The Jp.-asi gives Authentic IN
formation 10 regard 90 the powers With
which he Is entrusted IS M.alsieT % Eng
lanI Explicit igi0rusztioa On this point
u4s re1utsiel, and the General has
frankly lurni,heiit lie Is entrusted with
the discussion %, the Alabama claims, and
Al. other questions which have been With
drawn ifom lhe London Etissinn They
AL ~ back thrrr now We had never
supposed that General Schenck would
cu:gseut to appear 81 the English court as
mere figure Lsad, W b. satisfied with
the empty dignity ui the PU,iuoa. lis
letter confirms our opinion that all qic,-
lions al issue between tine Governments
OF the United SA;es and Great Britain
are 10 be placed 10 his bands for discus
sion and negotiation, and that such an rs
surancc was given with the tender OF The
mission
The General states ,ha, be viii present
his resignation IS the Representative OF
the Third District, on the Resembling o!
Congress nitrr the holidays, and expects
u SSH for England on the 18Th or l9lh OF
January, though this has no! been ~
definitely settled ~ 10 justify him IN en-
gaging his passage Tor either OF those
days
In regard to the contest, General But.
Ter will take charge Of that IN the absence
Of General SChrRCk, This Is q good ar.
rangcmcni. General Butler. rs one 81
the managers OF the Soldiers Home, Will
give faithful attention 10 the rights Of the
veterans there. and will see 10 Il that the
laundering and unjust decisions OF Tue
Courts shall be thoroughly sired. The
veterans may safely trust the advocacy OF
their right To vote to the care Of General
Butler.
In speaking OF the English mission,
General Schenck says that the present
Secretary OF Legation, Mr.. Moran, has
been connected with the mission for some
twelve or fourteen Year, is perfectly Ia
milinr with all its details, and is a gentle
man with whom he is well acquainted
Mr. Moran will continue TO occupy the
position. This will serve As an answer TO
The applications which have been made
for this important place. The General
speaks OF these applications AS being
"without number.
The statement made by Gen, SChcnck
in this letter, while they embrace some
matters winch have already been pub
lished, especially in regard 10 the desire
Of the Administration, that he should
take charge Of all unsettled questions be-
tween the two Governments, afford rclla-
bic information in regard to the time OF
his resignation, the day on which hccN
poets TO sail. and the course 10 he taken
hy General Butler in the contest 10 cstab.
lish the right of the soldiers Ia vote at all
elections. There can be no doubt, as we
believe, that the House will decide the
question OF suffrage in favor Of the vctc-
rams, and that Mr.. Campbell will not long
occupy n seat in the next Congress.
1t is expected that Congress will
definitely settle the voting question by
the passage Of a joint resolution declaring
that the United States claims no jurisdic-
ton over the grounds occupied by the
Home, which intcrlercs in any way with
the exercise Of the right OF suffrage by
the inmates of that institution. When 1t
is considered that the Legislature OF Ohio,
in making qualified CcssiOn OF jnrisdic-
ton to the United States, expressly IT.
served the right Of voting To the veterans,
such u Joint resolution would hardly |
seem TO hc required. But the Supreme |
Court of Ohio jumped this exercise OF
State authority, and thus denied the right
Of the State to make such reservation.
II was Just rs much contract MS that OF
agreeing to pay the principal and interest
Of our State bonds. The Legislature
made the reservation, and the United
States accepted the grant on the condi-
ton specified. The conclusion is that the
soldiers will not be denied the right to
vote,
1t should be stated that this letter of
General SchCncks was private, but rs it
was an answer to one addressed to him,
there is no violation of confidence in
stating his declaration in regard TO mat
tiers in which the public are interested,
and the publication of which he, if con.
suited rs We believe, would intcrposc no
objection.