The New York herald., 1872-07-24
A Cabinet Meeting and a
Disagreement
Sthurz's Allegations Denied by the Presii~s
but Supported by Several Senators.
More About the Confederate
Archives.
Highly -Colored Account from North Carolina
Senator Sumner Still High on the Fence
The Duty ON worsted GoodA

The Duty on worsssd GoodA
wAsHNsroN July "a, 1872.
Arrival or the Presidential Cabinet
Meeting and Discussion Concerning In
tcrnal Revenue supervisors-The Pres
fdcnt and Boutwel ~ Loggorhea(is.
The President arrived this morning. Before the
Cabinet meeting he was engaged with officials who
had business with him and saw but very few visit
ors. The session of the Cabinet was attended BY
all the members except Secretary Delano. Mere
routine business was disposed Of Secretary Bout
well and Commissioner Douglass discussed with
him the proposed list OF supervisors Of in
ternal revenue Emery, Of Tennessee was
dropped and Cobb, Of Texas. substituted. j6ecre-
tary Boutwell, earnestly recommended the reten-
tiOn of Presbrey, but the President remarked that
he was not useful enough to the politicians and
had been opposed by prominent members Of Con-
gress, which only made trouble and did not profit
the party at elections. This led to plain express
sion Of Boutwels opinion Of Of the Supervisors
which the President had resolved to RETAIN and
without continuing the discussion the further
slderation Of the subject was deferred until to-
morrow.
President Grant Denies the Truth Of
Senator Schurz's Statement.
Among other matters brought to the attention OF
Schurz's speech concerning the proposition to give
him unlimited patronage II he would support tho
st. Domingo scheme or withdraw his opposition.
The denial was authorized, and the President
marked that he hoped IL would have the widest
circulation Tomorrow Spotted Tail and his
braves will have q talk, and should the President
finish the business on hand he will leave tO-mor-
row evening. He will not visit Niagara, but may
sail down the ST. Lawrence.
Senator schurz and the President-Ex-
Senator Fowler and Senator Upton
also Approached In the st. Domingo
Matter.
1t was stated here last night that on the return
of the President to-day authorized denial OF the
declaration made by Senator schurz would be
made Among the friends Of the Senator it is well :
known that he proposed making this expose at the
last session of Congress- In answer to the insinua-
tion Of Senator Conkling that he was among the
number who were disappointed In not being able TO
control the President. The letter referred to was
also shown to personal friends. He was advised
not to use 1t unless the attack became personal
Conklings resolution having only an indirect refer
to SchurZ and for that reason 1t was not used.
Since then the civil service question has become
national matter, and Schurz thought It
a good time to speak OF the letter. He was
fully prepared In the event the President denied
the authority. 1t has transpired to-day that ex-
Senator Fowler, Of Tennessee, and Senator Upton
were also approached in the same way, while there
are other Senator's whose reputation for veracity
has never been questioned who are likewise pre-
pared to sustain the charge of Senator Schurz.
The Confederate Archives-Jake Thomp.
SON and j. p. BENJAMIN.
The letter OF Jacob Thompson to j. p. Benjamin.,
Secretary OF State of the Southern Confederacy,
found among the Confederate archives which have
To haan oldt tO hic nOv ah0w tnat
Thompson was the regularly authorized agent of
the Confederacy both for the purpose OF pro-
curing the burning Of New York. Philadelphia,
st. Louis and Cincinnati and for organizing u
counter revolution at the North. For these puI.
poses Thompson and his associates-Clay, Holcomb
and Saunders-were supplied with $1,O0O,00O
in gold, and in furtherance Of their
schemes they were in communication with
residents at the North, and met some OF
them personally at Niagara. The st. Adams
raid and the attempt to free the Confederate
prisoners at Johnsons Island were some of the re.
suits. 1t is said that this letter possesses the
greatest public interest OF all the documents which
have thus far been examined. 1t is very long, and
details with minuteness the proceedings OF Thomp.
and his associates. The papers are in the Gus.
tOdy OF the Treasury Department.
Sumner Still ON a High Fence.
Senator Sumner emphatically denies that he has
written 3 letter TO Ga 'dner Brewer respecting his
intention to support Greeley. Mr. Brewer, he says.
is an old Boston merchant entirely removed from
national or local politics, and Is the last among
a host whom he would intrude political matters
upon Equally emphatic is the Senator's denial of
Professor Langston's statement that he had ADVISED
the col0red men to support Grant. He has made
no declaration OF his Intentions and reiteratcs that
no one IL authorized to speak for HIM at all.
Nothing New from Geneva.
The State Department has not received wort
from an agent at Geneva regarding the progress
made by the tribunal. The report that an award
had been made in the case OF the Florida Is dis
credited. Neither is 1t believed that there is any
hitch in the negotiations.
Colored Straw from North Carolina
The Blacks Not All for Grant.
w. n Saunders, the cOlOred man who went
to Greeley and resigned the appointment of eector
on the Grant ticket in Maryland, writes to promi-
nent Senator now in Washington, that he and his .
party have been most Hospitality received
since their arrival in North Carolina and
he was almost convinced that Summers
Civil Rights bin was In force In the
south From what he has been able to learn he is
satisfied the negro vote will not be a unit for the
republican State ticket, and that the republicans
have made an error in their calculations about a
majority for their side.
No Colored Votes without ColOred Rep
rcsentatiOn.
The colored men OF the District OF Columbia,
tired Of white delegate in Congress- have re-
solved to nominate one Of their people for the
position for the next election.
Secretary Boutwell, and the Tariff on
WOrsted Goods.
John c. Hopper, Secretary OF the National
Revenue Reform Association of New York, had an
interview with Secretary Boutwell, to-day, when,
Mr.. Hopper states the long-debated question as to
whether worsted goods included In the
new ten per cent reduction OF the TariT
act OF June g. 1872, was finally