Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-25
Our FiShy Cuban Policy.
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WASHINGTON.
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WASHINGTON.
0ffIcsai Hast against the Fenians
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The Presiden
has issued the following proclamation:
BY the President Of the United States o
America-A Observation-Disclosures, 1t hal
come TO my knowledge that sundry illegal
military enterprises and expeditions ar
being set on foot within the territory and
jurisdiction of the United States, with 0
view to carry on the same from such ter
ritory and jurisdiction against the people
and district of the dominion of Canada,
within the dominion of Her Majesty, the
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, with whom the United
States are at peace. Now, therefore,
/, Ulysses S. Grant, President of tbs
United States, do hereby admOnish al
good citizens OF the United States, and al
persons within the military jurisdiction Of
the United States, against aiding, counte-
nancing, abetting, or taking part in such
unlawful proceedings and / do hereby
warn all persons, that by committing such
acts they will forfeit all right 10 protection
of this Government, or to its interference
in their behalf to rescue them from the
consequences Of their own acts and dc
hereby enjoin all officers in the service OF
the United States to employ all their law
fil authority and power TO prevent and de-
feat the aforesaid unlawful proceeding,
and 70 arrest and bring TO justice al per.
sons who may be engaged therein.
In testimony whereof 1 have hereuDto
set my hand and caused tn e seal If the
United States to be affixed. Doue at the
city Of Washington this oath day Of May,
in the wear of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy, aad of the indie
pendnnee of the United States Of America,
the 94th. Z. 5. GRANT.
By the President
HAMILTON FIsH, Secretary Of State.
SOuthcrn TranscOntinentaI...
The House Committee on the Pacific
Railroad authorized its chairman to report
the Southern transcontinental bill 1t pro
vides for connection with other roads,
placing all on an equal footing and requiring
uniform charges for freight and passengers,
making them all practically one road.
UncIe sam Helping TO Wipe out the
WinnePeggers.
Secretary Fish has consented TO the
removal of the arms and munitions be
longing TO tine Canadian government from
ADerCfOllDlc- up DSu ItNGls MAGASNtA eAO
Canadian government desires 1t.
Grove.
The President has nominated Charles G.
Grove. Of Alabama, Secretary of Utah
DifTicuIty Between Robson and
Porter.
1t is understood that Secretary Robson
and Admiral Porter have had a serious diff
Guilty, which promised to end in one or the
odher of them leaving the department, but
which has been temporarily patched up.
Admiral Porter, it is said, went to the
President and asked to be relieved from
duty at the Navy Department. President
Grant went over to Admiral Porter's room
an the department and had protracted in
terview with him, urging him TO remain,
and afterward took Robson out to FIX II
up with him. 1t is expected that matters
viii remain as they are.
The Georgia business.
Gov. Bullocks reply to the Sen ate
Judiciary Committed report is reprinted
here in the papers, as an advertisement.
The most important portion is where he
expresses the opinion that Georgia ought
now TO be admitted the same as Texas and
Virginia. thus leaving the Georgia regime
10 continue the Legislature for two years
more. 1t is believed the House will in
dorse no such programme.
Decoration Day.
The Senate Committee on Military At
fairs has decided to report against the
House resolution fixing upon he 3Dth OF
Nav TO be observed as public holiday,
and to he known as decoration day. The
committee think that Legislation would not
tend to its observance, while there were
many reasons why Congress should not
select il.
The Fifteenth Amendments.
The bill OF the Senate sent to the House
ne a substitute for the lstter's bill to en-
force the Fifteenth Amendment was non
conquered in by the House by large ma
ioritv. and sent to a conference committee.
The Senate bill is very generally denounced
ms one of the most radical measures which
has ever been considered in Congress. and
ut least three-fourths ofthe members OF the
House are opposed to it. The conference
committee is composed Of Messrs Stewart,
F.Smuuds aud Stockton, on the part of the
Senate. and MeSsrs. Bingham, Noat DAVIS
and Kerr. of the House. The committee
held meeting yesterday and again last
might. There is little prospect OF unanl'
NOUS report. as Bingham is understood tc
he opposed to many features which the
Senate added to the bill
Governor of idaho.
The President has appointed Gen. Mar
ston. ex member of Congress from New
Hampshire. Governor of Idaho, vice Sam
mel Bard, resigned.
The Texas Revenue Robbery.
The report of Collector Kearney, who
was robbed in Texas some two weeks since
inv his military escort, has been received
al the Treasury to-day, and presented suct
an extraordinary condition Of things thai
II was sent to the War Department FOL
proper action.
Dismissed.
The Secretary of the Treasury has dis
,..;sced Fred. Meyers, a clerk in the Treas
nv in charge of printing. MIR. Meyers
Owns a weekly paper called the Ctct SCI,
- .TovrHdL and has recently published
a,ticles denunciatory of Hon. Henry l.
na,res of Massachusetts, and of Tullock
CaTIactor of Internal Revenue for this dis
,r;ct The latter he denOunces for no
Gaming out in favor of Bowen $ re -elecuol
as Mayor. -.-,,,,
The registration OF voters TINS year 10
Washington shows a very decided illilh
"a l,,m former years. Last year 1t wa
over 81. 600; the year before near =, CIV
but tiriS wear it is only l5,444, OF who
q o7c are white. and :, 76S are colored.
Imprisoned Fenians.
The administration has recently had som
,,orrespondence with the British authorize
--eoarding the release Of certain lmprlsone
American citizens, most OF whom are VI
sorcoinp sentence for words spoken o
A,,erican soil in support Of the Fenian o.
7-unization: but there Is yet little or n
sDcouraeement that the prisoners VIII I
relaased notwithstanding the advance
.,osition which Great Britain has Just take
IN The naturalization question. Inc on
rial correspondence shows that there al
S..0,,,e seventeen in prison, the pnncip
cbarpe AGAINST them being that OF acts doi
and words spoken in this country al
when citizens of the United States.
The Cuban Privateers
The State Department furnishes co
t,,6iction TO the published statement IN
che government has placed two s'eaihe
"a the disposal of the Spanish Minister
-.-otcb tha so-called Cuban steamer Ge
linton. The department has reason 70
Iieve this vessel left on legitimate NosAs
Consuls.
An officer Of the navy, having ae'al L,
nan named Phillips 10 act as OonsuI
kingston. in place OF Capt. wheeler, 70
ri deceased, the State Department q
-e',,Ttlv repudiated the appointment
- .,rornd that it was made wholly IN Vi
-, Of law. Within short time once