Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-24
WASHINGTON.
Horace Maynard a Rival OF Speaker
Blaine.
Boutwell, to Leave the Cabinet.

the position. Fernando Wood will be the
candidate Of the Democrats. Mr.. Ordway
win be dropped as Sergeant at Arms; also
Mt. King as Postmaster of the House.
Mr.. Boutwell, viii positively leave the
Cabinet in March, and will run for the
Senate in place of Henry Wilson.
There is considerable indignation among
Claim Agents In Washington and else
where, at the orders of Secretary Boutwell,,
prohibiting fees from being deducted from
claims when paid.
Let Us Have Peace.
- WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-One hundred
Becruits have been ordered to Fort Riley,
Kansas, for the sixth cavalry. One
hundred and fifty recruits ere ordered to
Galveston, Texas, for the tenth infantry,
and one hundred and eighty to the termi-
nus Of the Missouri, Kansas aud Texa.
Railroad, for the l1th infantry.
The Chattanooga PostmGstershfp-
Bard's Scalp i'm Danger.
Special to the st. Louis Republican.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-There was coz
siderable felicitation INDUCED in to o.day over
the fact that Sam. Bard had been accorded
an unanimous confirmation by the Senate
| for the Chattanooga postmastership, but
now comes Senator Brownlow, Represen-
tatiTes Maynard and Crutchfeld. The lat
| ter, the David Crockett of Tennessee, could
| tell 8 story thai is not SO much to the credit
Of this appointment. According to these
gentlemen, Bsrd's newspaper enterprise at
Chattanooga having proved failure, after
the campaign was over he was given letters
of recommendation from Gen. Welder, Rep
fesentative Crutchfeld and other prominent
| Republicans of that locality asking the
President to give the ex editor an appoint
ment. The understanding was first had
among sll the parties, however, that Bard
should not ask for any Office in the Third
congressional district of Tennessee, the
field then being considered thor
Oughly pre-empted. 1t is alleged
! that In violation OF this agreement
Bard came here and secured the appoint
ment to the Chattanooga postmastership;
that he then went to the chairman of the
committee on postofices an1 post-roads.
Senator Rumsey, and showed him the pa
pers of recommendation upon which the
President had made the appointment;
whereupon Ramsey moved a suspension Of
the rules in executive session, and the
nomination was unanimously confirmed as
aforesaid, Senator Brownlow not being in
bis seat at the time. Brownlow, Maynard
aud Roderick r. Butler have entered their
protest, and the former has filed a motion
to reconsider the confirmation. A protest
has been sent in here from every soldier in
the Third distriet, who served in the Union
army, against Bard's appointment, as the
last incumbent was not only satisfactory,
but was entitled as federal soldier. Crutch
field says he Is bound to have Bard's scalp.
The Arkansas ImbrOgIIO O-SenstOr
RIce's Statement OF the Radical
Frauds.
A delegation from Arkansas, accom-
panied by Senator Rice, called on the At
torney-general this morning fer the pur-
pose of ascertaining what would be the
policy of the government in its use Of
troops in case trouble should arise in the
Inauguration of the Governor there on the
9th of January next. l. will be remem-
bared that both parties claim the elect ion,
the Republicans By throwing out the votes
Of five counties claim majority Of 8 900
on the whole State ticket, while cOncediDg
the election of the Liberal Congressman at
large. Ga the other hand, the Liberals
are relying upon the votes OF the discarded
counties, which give them msjority of few
thousand on the total ticket. They claim
that particular pains were taken to have
fair election IN these disputed counties, and
that the same was conducted strictly In &C.
cordsnce with the provisions OF law. In
reply 10 the delegation the Attorney Gen. |
eral said that the President would sustain |
the majority, and that Federal troops would |
only be used to preserve peace and order, |
and if necessary to enforce the DEGREES of |
the United States courts. Ii may be stated |
that the discussion in the Senate on the |
resolution TO appoint g committee to 60 20 |
Arkansas, has had good effect upon both |
Republican Senators and the President and |
Cabinet. 1t seems TO be the impression |
that this committee will be appointed after |
the recess, as there is q strong desire here |
to get the real facts In the complication Of |
this State.
Special to the Louisville Courier journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Tbe revolu- |
tionsry acts of Judge DurTell in Louisiana |
have diverted public attention from a
similar attempt to set aside the popular |
voice in Arkansas. The facts of that cleo
ton are not so well known as those of |
Louisiana; but they constitute little more |
fAgrant outrage on popular right. Senator /
Rec states the situation as follows: "The
Liberals outDumbered the Administration |
party in Arkansas fully two to one; but |
nearly 10000 of their votes, after raviDg
been registered by the present State officials
were arbitrarily and without notice stricken
off the registration books. NCtwitbstand
ing this fact and large number OF fraud
ulent votes, the Liberals carried a clear
majority of Legislature and Their State and
Electoral ticket at the regular polls. In
order to overcome this result, the. Clayton
officials have stri~ksn off entire pre-
cincts regularly returned and pub
lished by the county election officers,
until they make up q majority for
themselves. The Liberals claim that in
Arkansas, of the districts carried by the
Powell-C.ayton party at the regular polls,
the result was accomplished by striking
Dames from the registration books. These
voters cast their ballots at separate polls
held for the purpose, and Stidavits of the
votes refused were made according TO the
provisions of the enforcement act. Counting
these ballots, the Clayton party would have
barely fourth part of the Legislature. As
the Legislature will have the canvassiDg of
the returns for Governor and other State
officers, the critical question is, who shall
control this body? The seats in dispute
viii turn the majority one way Or Nle 9TH
er. The Clayton men base their rights on
the certificate of the Secretary of State; the
Liberals say that this officer has tam m1ered
with the returns; that the two houses must
organize before he can furnish them with
list of members, and they rest the right
Of their members to the disputed seats up
on the returns as made by the county eec-
tion officers and published by them
cOnspicuously and according TO
law" All these facts were
duly set forth by Mr.. Rice In the Senate
the other day, aud were but feebly denied
by his colleague, Powell Clayton. So COZ
6dent was Mr.. Rice Of bis ability to prove
these facts, that he entreated the Senate to
send down TO Arkansas committee COM
posed Of FIVE Senators, no matter whom, to
make an iuyes igation and report the truth.
From present appearances the next I'd of
January will present . critical and exciting
occasion in Little Rock. 1t is supposed
that the beaten patty now holding the
State Government will attempt to take pos
session Of the State capitol by the State
militia, and to prevent the entrance Of
enough Of the Liberal members of the
Legislature to give their partizans ma
j0rity. This proceeding will not be sub
mitted TO, the Liberals being resolved not
tn be thus cheated out of their election.