New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-06
MOTLEY AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT
Short Weight CT Grain in London
PRINTERS STRIKE ABOUT FIGURE WORK
WASHINGTON.

ua1i Comme,cici publishes letter from Or
vile Grant to the President, charging Gene
eral Bloomfield, supervisor OF Illinois, With
cOnnivance at fraud. .. ..
Drville Grant admits he was approached
In confidence with corrupt propositions.
Oryille saws. % have gained n! &nowY
edge Of the whole affair in the strictess
confidence. and to tell j: l sm betraying
,has confidence, and the only apology can
make for doing Il man SO great an act OF sn'
Justice is that my duty to you Is stronger
than nv word or confidence to one VIII" is
instrumental in sieiraudn: she govern,
mcns and running yonr reputation. Tor all
the frauds Of yonS appclnsses fall nvoA SoN
III House.ESamue' iIoopes % MassacH,..
eetts. becomes chairman of the Committee
on Ways and Means, Mr.. Hooper is said to
be more of a protectionist than General
Schenck. Mr.Oythe Os Indiana, IL Inc1lHe3
~ free tradee
A vote on tho Paeagnava9 reso'us.ons
VII be taken Tomorrow Inc U9estlon Inc
volyed is an Endorsement OF the late farA"
guayan Minister Washburne and tho So1-
Iemnation OF certain naval officers
Senote.-.A bin authorizing the issue sf
s500,00O,000 tiveVcs cent bonds vas sstSo-
Certain .cpo.>s ses.risne San Domingo.
made during President PieGce's administSa'
ton, have been called foro
4 bill toy goyeTnment telegraphs svs" ln'
troduccf. and referred 20 the C"lnmlst'"
On Road. and Canals
A bul giving Mr.. Schenck. az minister :"
England. an additional allowance Gt s.ooo
tor an amanuensisS passets
The correspondence between Mfs MOt1cS
ana Che State Departments Selat!nS to MI:
Motleycs recall. las been called aors and
amended ~ Is. >anfss - Sncsuds Se!e-
A resolution was ..pslsed ~on. n.nI.'ne n
thc cni,,iou ~ ,le attorney -t:eneral. tLa.
tie Ghoctaws are entitled TO s2s, 90" OF
bonds. sn,: authorizing she Pre.ideIs e.
issue the,r without further legislation.
The .e.e,s aslnm;ece. - consider sc.ealn
ehars.s against SENATOR >pragne tor Lloc}s'
.iius in Texas. consists of Messss. Thur
nan. 1iamin. TnrnbulS. .aowe an1 Wiley.
Sir. Jewet;. the ney Senator sroiO Mis-.
souri,. has bs eE Niacc" upon the Commltt'~
Of Naval sti...s and sNlalAis.fe Cp |acs..s
Railroads
:: bin passed. prcsi,:nc .has hereafter p"
tax shall 10 imposed ~ solicited HpoN any
undistribntaole cum, added {" the sNn'
tngens tu,.,S "I any ins1rSnce company. n'H
Hpoa ines,iS'I pssu'',use rscsa's'I i"s ':'As
Tie Iii, ,.'..:n. }. s;1os Best passed
~ I. so.s - - to l.. l; appropria'"-
81. .sC.. B.-e wa. !. e!,v..eon IN she f'sieEaI
army v;.X Ii. LU.ss ~ Ps'Iueaa Us
destroyed.
The Sena.. s.i'.srrs;:.
Williams Il. i}an:e:s vas nominated CO!.
| j. reoe ot sus,ons at Ai,ala.hcola.
Resolutions from she Sorth Casclns
Legislature .SHins .he removal OF the pClis.
.as disabilities OF GoveSnos Vance. we.'
presented ,hs Senate. and referred to tie
Iommit,ee oil Polti.ai Disabilities.
Contestants ios Senatorial eea.s from
! Georgia have been notified to appear before
! the Judiciary lN1HlI...ee OI tle SeNS:s His
| Saturday.
There arv .even .;.'msse.. Though Y. y.
Johnson anI =. II. stephens We're elected
1 before reconstruction eUaualense4l, 'a1ey VIZ
Uot push their Tisht<
" .sHlSCv"s. january S.>-11.e folY"rin.
! % an extract tyoIn Governor Gearys 1ncs
I sage 20 the Pennsylvania. Lcgi>latures
~Ihe employment .. IEited States troops
! az slscsionss without .hs ,eonsens % local
| and state gov..nms..Cs. has sscsntfs ~
I ceiye6 eoil siderable Gsr.ltiON anI AppN-
| hension. u !. regarded ~ sn intertel.n.s
! with the sovelsign asN1s OF She statcs
I; which was n"t contemplated by eao esln'A
! srs Of the general governments. sn,l ii t.s
! sisted in must haa 20 vssults sii.assroHs -
! peace and harmony. "ie pr;lSsice il Oc- az
( .cYious in ~ character and SO 'nlu,ons IL
| its tcntienc = as T., n'eis prompt s"N> >!'t"!s
! ton and decisive .ls ,isi,. NOT On!s N.s .
f! General Assembly. tat Hy Congress.
! One Ut' .te complaints O1 ;I's s"ionist'
against shs Bri'i.h Ain: was slie Orpresslol
I CROWN. ",N Of TIE assumption "s ehl'
! power. They said. 'Hc has kept among NS
! in times OF peacH. standing armie.s withou:
til, consent "t Ou. Legislatures. ana whae Il
especially ner;in.n: to the sas~ 10 l.'ins
'te has effected Sts ,enter the military il!'ie
! pendent and hyperion to the evil vowcr.'
1 The ALLEGED authority foe She use 81
! troops :s Ntr STATE elections. 70 deris.d
! Srom the tenth section o. an act of Congress
! approved May 81, 1870 entitled an act o.
! enforce the sight OF citizens OF the United
| States sas cote 10 the several States of shf
Union, and for other purposes, whicl
| authorizes United States Marshals TO call t.
| their assistance eucn portion of the lanC
! and naval forces OF the United States or o.
! the militia. rs may be necessary to the per
formance of the duty with which they art
charged. and to insure :. faithful Observance
| OF the fifteenth amendment to the constisS
ton Of the United States.
| 'But it must be a forced cOnstr9 Zion o
this law that will Justify the presence o
armed national forcefat our places of elec
| ton. when no necessity exists Therefore ant
| WnerC 1ntlf presence oS calCNldttu ~ pro
: yoke collision. With good President, tlit
exercise o. the power referred to nigh
| have no injurious results, but i'll the hand
Of a bad man governed by personal alH .
ton, it might prove exceedingly calainitons
! Unconsciouslv, q good President ni.hy b.
induced to employ it wronStullv:e bad on
would be almost certain 10 use it for hi
own advancemento Under any sircuiu
stances, i'll my opinion it's unSates and al.
ta@Onistio 10 the principles that should GOV
ern our Rcpubllcan Institutions.
AT the las. October elections. tnYte'
States troops were stationed in Philadel
phia for the :.voWed plrpOse ot entorcin
the election 'lwso This was done withost
| the consent, % eye:e the knowledge, OF III
civil authorities OF sitier the city o.. III
State, and witEoDs any expressed ~ sire o.
y the part ot the cit,zerse and as s.iy as cal
| be ascertaineS. without existing necessity
From q conscientious conviction OF its in
portancee lave called your attention t
| this subIacte n neglect to have done i
might have been construed a. au inlorst
| ment Of d measure that meets nv unequal
tied disapproval.
The civil authorities OF Pennsyivan;
have always been and still are competent I
protect its citizens IL the exercise OF the
elective franchise, and the proper and on
time for the United States to interfere W.
be when the power Of ti,e commonwealth
exhausted, and their aid is lawfully II
quired."
The Tribune comments thus: "The r