The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-03-30
FROM WASHINGTON.


Six Illicit stills captured in Wilkes county
North Carolina, during the month.
| WASHINGTON, March 23.-Paymaster Col Smith has
been transferred from the Department of Louisiana te
Texas.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Sumner presented memo
rial OF Cen Wm Rosecrans, setting forth that while
he was Minister to Mexico he studied the immense re
sources of that great country and he now desires that
congress Shall incorporate company with the object
OF developing those resources, to build elegraphs &c
Referred to Committee on Foreign Relations.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Revenue $4l5,O0O
Grant intends issuing general amnesty proclama
ton when Georgia and Texas restored. In an.
swerlng the Virginia delegation Grant supported nei
ther side. He said that Canby's action was simply
preservave OF peace. Candy would have been blamed
bad he neglected this precauton.
Boutwell, and Delano before the Senate Finance
Committee this morning, opposing the change in time
for bonded whisky
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Sherman has written to
Sheridan, sustaining him in his of against the
Indians, aud concludes by telling him to keep on.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The currency in the
Treasury 100000; gold certificates forty millions
Revenue to day 100000.
The next payment OF coin interest of twenty five
and a half millions, occurs lst of May.
| New Mexico has asked admission as Il State.
Col. Allen Rutherford, bureau functonary in North
Carolina, has been named as third auditor.
| Thurman, today, opposed the St. Domingo treaty.
| Its failure is regarded rs certain.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Revenue $4,000
large number Of petitions for the abolition of the
income tax.
National banks are lobbying against the pending
| funding bill
The Reconstruction Committee heard mere Teunes-
seeans
Col. Thurmon, formerly of Thomas staff, is adverse
to military reconstruction.
Now almost certain of the failure of the San Do
mingo treaty. joint resolution, like that king
Texas, which requires only majority is proposed
Truth is immortal. The sword cannot pierce it fire
cannot consume it; prisons cannot ncarcerate it fam
inc cannot starve it. j. B. Lewis, No Texas street
has the largest and best selected stock Of boots shoes
and hats ever brought to this market
THE President AND TENNEssEE.-A Washington
special to the New York World of the lth inst saws
the following is what the President said to the Ten
nessee congressional delegation which called upon him
on Thursday:
81 regret very much the condition of things in Ten
nessee, and will do my best to check these outrages
Tennessee is State in the Union, and have no right
to take possession of her territory with troops will
take the whole matter into consideration We have
troops to spare and will see if we cannot send them
through the State have moral effect at least
and also to aid the United States Marshal and his depu
ties in carrying the laws of the General Government
and the DEGREES Of the United States courts As to the
fifteenth amendment, am its provisions will be
carried out in every State as Congress is preparing
law for that purpose will certainly give this matter
due attention. will consult with the Secretary of
War and see what he can do'
The feeling among the respectable classes of North
ern men who have settled in Tennessee since the close
of the war is, irrespective of politics, unanimous
apa milf ;pta
Thurston has written to Congressman Garfield on the
subject and other prominent men of like antecedents
equally anxious to use their influence in that d.
rection.
A letter has been made public purporng to have
been written by President Grant Secretary Boutwell,
twelve days before the elimination of the September
gold panic. 1t is as follows
NEW YORK CRY, Sept. -, 1862
" Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell,, Secretary of the Treasury:
"Dear Sar-l leave here to morrow morning for
Western Pennsylvania, and will not reach Washington
before the middle of next week. Had known before
making my arrangements for starting that you would
be in this city early this week, would have remained
to meet you. | am satsfeT that your arrival you
will be met by the bulls and bears of Wall street. and
probably by merchants too, to induce you to sell gold
pay the November interest in advance on the one
side, and to hold fast the other The fact is des
perate struggle is now making, and each party want
the Government to help them out. l write you this |
letter to advise you of what think you may expect
and to put you your guard. think from the lights
before me, I would move without change until the
present struggle is over" If you want to write to me
his week, my address will be Washington Pa.
would like to hear your experience with the factions
1t all events, if they give you time to write. No
ioubt you will have better chance udge than for
have avoided general discussion of the subject
"Yours truly, U. S. GRANT"
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