The New York herald., 1870-04-12
4 Magnanimous Darky-He is Willing to
Y Fraternize with White Folks.
Hearing of the Legal Tender Cases
Postponed.
Attorney General Hoar's Resigna-
ton Determined Upon.

the Cabinet have excellent authority Tor reiterat-
Ing t Ny information is tnat Mr. Hoar Will return
70 the shades OF private life about the middle Of next
September, and that q prominent Pennsylvanian
win succeed to the direction OF the Law once Of the
government. The thing mas been arranged between
the President and Senator Cameron, 90 that 1t may
help the party IN the Keystone State in the october
election. The Pennsylvanians have oil along been
complaining OF executive neglect IN not recognizing
the claims OF their State to Cabinet position Sena-
tor Cameron mas been Of the oudest in contend
weary Of the incessant opportunities has finally
yielded. Cameron thus gets the power
In his own hands once more though what
particular good the Attorney Generalship VIII be to
mis- State In turning election s not patent unless
Old Simon proposes to clean out all the little district
attorneys and marshals appointed under the ever
amiable Hoar. Let 1t be understood that Hoar re-
tires entirely at his own request and not through
any dissatisfaction entertained by the President.
Mr. Hoar has been In full accord with the Presi-
dent from the moment OF his appointment until
Dow ana only quits the field because, as some say,
he prefers private to political life, or, others say
because OF the bitter disappointment he experienced
when rejected by the Senate as fitting candidate
for the supreme bench.
A Rich Comedy in the House--DIuddle Over
Negro Celebration Quarrel Among the
Rival Amendments.
The House to-day passed resolution under sus-
pension or the rules, Just after the morning hour
giving the OF the hall Of the house the negroes
Tor celebration Of the ratification OF the Fifteenth
amendment next Wednesday evening. The reso-
luton was offered by q carpet-bagger from
North Carolina, named Dockery, and was carried
through as party measure Afterwards resolu.
ton was passed authorizing the appointment OF a
committee OF the House to make arrangements for
participating in the celebration. Among those
appointed on the committee was Sunset Cox and
Eidridge, Of Wisconsin, both democrats The
announcement Of their names such q
committee was the occasion OF general
merrimenr IN the House, and both demo
Gratis and republicans enjoyed hearty
laugh at their expense. Cox took the thing good
humoredly, and improved the occasion to get back
reply to Buffers famous "shoo. ny' hit Ed.
ridge bushed up the OF his hair and laughed
1t the fun. but he positively declined to
have anything to do with the AFFAIR. Late
in the afternoon, just before the adjourn
D,ent Judge Kelsey, OF New York. moved to
rescind the action OF the House, granting the
the hall and appointing committee A large num-
Der Of the radicals had gone home and Kelseys
lntion to rescind was carried.
In the meantime the special committee, consisting
of Dockery. Allison, Maynard, Cox and Ed
ridge, had been escorted down to the
room where claims are generally discussed.
Sergeant alarms Ordway, who taxes a
great interest In the Mayor Bowen branch Of the
pubcans Of this district acted as master Of cere-
mones conducting the committee in dignined
manner to the room, where they were to de.
hberate. tremendous crowd OF interested
darkies and twenty whites or so were about
ho wi far arri.
val OF the committee men. There were
Bowenites, anti-Bowenites and some few independ-
ents. When the two democratic members-Cox and
Eldridge-made their appearance the darkeys
cheered Justify taking It as great honor that So
called copperneads should condescend to particl-
pate in purely African affair. D0ckery,
the chairman, took his seat and called the
meeting to order, when half dozen darkies
immediately jumped up to speak. One o. Peters, a
colored friend Of Bowen, was the first recognized
and made aspeech IN favor OF his side OF the ques
ton. Then big buck negro with spectacles got on
his feet and commenced very amusing discourse In
regular plantation lingo He said:-"We tank you,
Senators, for given us dis great gorl6catlon. We
tank you for given MS de human rights" One OF
the republican members foreseeing that this style
OF oratory would only AFFORD Cox and Eldrldge soms
1un cut the grateful orator very Short and gave an
opportunity TO the Rev. Sea Martin to speak hi,
piece. Martin is q highly polished mnlatto, ant
acquitted himself in q style that left little
room for criticism. After explaining wh'
the Bowen party should be recognized he spoke
Of the blessed fifteenth amendment, and said some.
thing pretty IN favor Of general amnesty. Mr. Ed
riage Interrupted the speaker to know whether dem
ocrats should be included in the amnesty, to which
Martin responded-"Yes, sir; now that
see the fifteenth amendment accomplished
am ready, colored man as am, to treat all men al
my brethren. l wish bygones to De bygones, ant
charity and GOOD viii only to prevail in the future.
At this magnanimous utterance Cox and Eldridg,
smiled sarcastlcay.
Just about this time Captain Grant, Generalisslmo
OF the Boys in Blue appeared and was introduced b.
sunset Cox. Grant was against Bowen ana pitched
In IN rough style. He delared that the genuine
African republicans had made arrangements for
celebration on the 1Sth and that the Bowen faction
III order to spoil that programme, had tried to ge
up another celebration to come OF sooner In order
10 make It more e..ctive the Bowen men had sough
Conaress'eaal recognition by having . resolution
tor OF the Hall of Representatives wednes
day night passed through false representations. IL,
declared that the Bowenttcs were a parcel OF i'm
posters and political schemers, whose only obec
was TO compass the reelection OF Sayes J. Bowen u
the Mayoraty. He tGrantl belonged TO nobody; h,
WAS IIcc, luuepeuuenb man. nc nad spent MS nun
creds Of dollars to organize the Boys in Blue and ht
represented, though white man, over shree thou
sand colored voters Of the district. The Bowenite.
only represented political hucksters.
Mr.. Maynard, OF Tennessee, interrupted Captain
Grant to say that he understood that the resolution
passed by the House was to give the hall to tn,
colored people. "Are you," said May ynard, address
ing Grant, "are you, sir, colored man !" ThI
caused general laugh at Grants expense IN th,
midst OF which he subsided.
Downing, the colored oysterman, was the mex
speaker introduced, and commenced by saying tina
he thought the great object Of celebration and
this meeting ought to be to unite the party "Oh
very well. then" said Cox, rising gravely. III thi
Ia party affair think, Eldrdge, you and had bet
ter leave the affair to the republican members W
are cosmopolitan ana ought to leave.n
This created another laugh; but II was eviden
sbout this time that the rival coored factions wer
becoming highly excited. TneJ were salking al