Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-09
WASHINGTON.
The Radical Row over the Fat OFF,
ces i'm New York City.

The Radical Row over the Fat Off
ces i'm New York City.
New YORK, April S.-A special Wash
ington dispatch to the Tribune says the
fight in the Senate Executive session over
the New York nominations closed by
their confirmation. Twenty-nine Sena-
tors, including nearly all the Democrats,
voted in their favor. Some speeches
were made on both sides, and when the
votes were reached SO many Republicans
had either withdrawn or refused to vote
that no quorum were present. Several
Democratic Senators were then brought
in and vote taken. 1t was noticed that
Conkling spent portion of the open ses-
sion in earnest consultation with other
Senators, mostly on the Democratic side,
and the final vote is probably the result of
his diligence.
Rich Letter from One of the Ousted
He Says not a Word about His
| Donations TO Grant, but Explains
How Connections was Carried.
The statement that Moses II. Grinnell,
ex-Naval Officer, had written letter to
the President protesting against his re-
mOVal and calling the attention of the
President to the donations which he had
made from time to time, is incorrect.
Grinnell wrote respectful letter to the
President in which he simply referred to
the fact that the duties of his office had
always been discharged with satisfaction
to the Treasury Department andno intima-
tion had ever been given that his place
was wanted. In conclusion he expressed
his regrets that the President had seen fit
to make the removal in 80 summary a
manner. The only sllusion made in the
letter to money, was Grinnell's reference
to the fact, that only few days ago he
had subscribed thousand dollars toward
the expenses of the Connecticut election.
Radical COncIave.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April S.-Sena-
tors Morton and Cameron and ex-senator
Wade had conference with the Presi- |
dent to-day.
Schenck's Salary.
The Senate yesterday after Executive
session passed bill authorizing the pay
ment of the salary of Gen. Schenck as
Minister to England, during the time he |
is detained here as member of the High |
Commission, but stipulating that he shall |
draw no other salary. The House has |
to act on it. 2 " EH
Morton Respond 10 n Serenade-He
Thinks that Democrats in Power /
Would be as LawIess Ms the Ra-
dicals.
( Senator Morton, of Indiana, was sere-
mated to o-night at the National Hotel by |
the citizens of his State now residing in /
Washington. President Grant and Vice |
President Colfax with the Republican /
members of Congress, from Indiana, oc-
cuppied seats ON the balcony, and large
crowd assembled in front of the hotel
Gen Morton said, there is rapidly an
preaching great contest not inferior
importance to any through which we have
heretofore passed. The Democratic par
ty will make q desperate struggle for i
power. If it succeeds it will be only by |
carrying the Sourthern States, and it can
not do this except by reign of terror, de-
priYing the Republicans of their rights by
intimidation at the polls, or driving them
into exile. Their great means employed
is the Ku-KluX organization. He would |
not say even the majority of Democrats
are Ku-Klux, but he would cay that all |
the Ku-KluX are Democrats, laughter and |
applause and the organization is, inside
the Southern States, its great missionary
society to convert Republicans to DemOc-
racy. The Democratic party are COM
mitted to slavery, because they have de
Clared slavery was wrongfully and ille-
gally abolished. The result of their tri-
umph would be to deprive the colored
people of the right of suffrage. They
would be able to disfranchise the colored
men in sixty days. They would do it
now, were it not that the Government is
in the hands of the Republicans. They
having the military power would drive
the colored men from the polls or COM
pei them to vote their doctrines. If not,
they would reduce them TO slavery OF
serfdom. 1t was said in the Senate that
the reconstruction acts were of no more
effect than if passed bya mob or town
meeting, and that the amendments are
fraudulent. The Democrats have never
accepted these amendments. The Demo-
ocratic party, North and South, are unan-
imous against suffrage and civil rights to
colored people.
The Senate proceeded to argue that the
Democrats are lnslncere and unsettled on
financial questions. The Democrats favor
high duties where there is anything to
protect and free trade everywhere else.
OF the administration he said we have
not had better in half century if ever.
The Republicans will next session
make fur her important reductions of the
tariff. He intimated repeal of the in
come tax. The President was faithful
to the party and is greater Radical
than some who started before
him. His paths are paths of peace. The
Indians had not been so quiet in hun
dred years. His San Domingo opponents
were convicted of upreme folly. The
Republicans will triumph in 1872. Indi-
ana would go Republican tomorrow by
ten thousand. The last argument of the
Democrats, their meat and drink for forty
years, was an appeal to the white people
to raise their prejudice against color, but
that was exhausted.
COIfax's Views.
Mr.. Colfax followed. He said he be- /
lieved Grant would be honored in 1872 as
he was in 1865. Congress was lingering
in Washington to protect the life, liberty, |
rights and safety of citizens from one of
the worst conspiracies that ever disgraced
a free nation. He defended the carpet
baggers and scalawags.
After remarks from other speakers, the |
crowd dispersed.
CAIRO.