Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-10


dial endorsement of the ticket there nominated,
and We heartily approve the sentiments con
tanned IN your telegram to Col. Foster. MeiGel
well assured that we have a strong ticket-a
ticket which bears the names Of men whose
respective private and public characters are
approve them at the ballot box in No
vember. Before closing this interview
We cannot refrain from expressing also our high
appreciation of the honorable manner in which
you saw fit to conduct yourself during the
earnest canvass made by the Indiana delegation
at tue convention to assure your denomination.
Nhlle we cannot resist the impression that il
You had consented to make personal efforts in
your own behalf such as all candidates are per-
mtted to make without the loss of character or
manhood, success might have crowned our
efforts. We are at the same time constrained to
admit that the digniied course which you
choose TO adopt deserves greater honor than
could be conferred by any Office within the gift
Of the American people. We beg leave to reaS-
sure you of our gratitude for the patriotic SER
vices you have rendered the country and OF our
personal esteem and confidence.
REPLY OF MIR. CoLFAx.
Mr. ColfaX replied that he was proud to be
the recipient oil such warm and earnest friend
ship as that exhibited by the delegations from
Indiana and other states, and so kindly ex-
pressed in Judge Denny's cordial remarks He
bowed to the decision OF the convention without
murmur or regret, and should prove hereafter
as faithful to the republican creed in private life
as when he had been a standard bearer os the
cause. He reloiced that, after eighteen years of
public life, with all his acts like open pages of a
book before the people, the worst that was said
oil him Mt Philadelphia was that he had written
letter stating his willingness and desire to
retire from his official position, and had after
wards consented to accept Il denomination
If the party deemed it best. This charge
he could not deny; but he had never
written or said anything broader than is found
IN the expressions of that much quoted letter.
SO much has been said about it that now, the
convention is over, he felt he had right to tell
his home friends what his lips had been sealed
on heretofore, namely: that it was not written
nor intended for publication. He had expected
to submit the desire he felt, and which was eX-
pressed in it to leading republicans from his own
state and elsewhere, when congress reassembled
for their advice. But he said he must add, in
justice to the valued friend to whom he wrote,
that the letter was not marked confidential, ana
being from public man on public question,
that friend had an unquestionable right to infer
that 1t was not private; and, therefore, he JUS
tilted him fully in printing it. When he decided
last November, at the appeal of many active re-
publcans from Indiana and other sections of the
Union, that his denomination or his reiracy was
u question which the party should decide rather
than himself he felt it would be improper to
elecliOneer with any one on the subject, and he
did not.
On the contrary, he told every delegate he saw
his name ought not TO be presented if another
could insure greater unity and certainty of vic
tory to the cause he loved far better than polit-
ical honOrs. The republican organization, the
records of whose great deeds for liberty, hut
manity, justice and nationality during the past
decade are unapproached by any political par
ty i'll any age, has other advancing steps of
progress and reform to take before diSband-
ment or aiurlough from duty. While going
himself, therefore, to the retired list, without
the slightest unkind feeling towards any one
who desired change in the vice presidency,
and wishing them especially decisive victory
IN october III our closely contested state, lie
should JOIN with them in November in cor
daily supporting Ulysses S. Grant and Henry
Wilson for president and vice president Of tue
United States.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Toward evening the committee of conference
had acted on SS of 80 amendments, and thus
far everything in the committee was harmoni-
Gus. They then returned TO the seventh amend
ment supplementary to the election law, which
had been reserved for distinctive consideration
The question was then presented of making
tins the SUBJECT OF separate report.
In short, any recommendation so that the
senate might, it they thought proper, recede
from it, and thus save the bill, while concurring
in the unanimous report embodying all the other
amendments. If the senate should not recede
from the said amendment, the house might
have an opportunity of voting on it as an indie
pendent measure. The members were earnest in
an expression of their views; but minority
Stevenson of the senate, and Nback of the
house, the only Two democrats-were unable
to accomplish their purpose of obtaining
separate report, as Edmunds and Cole of the
senate and Garfield aud Palmer of the house
were inclined to embodying the election laws
amendment in the report with the the other
amendments. Stevenson and Niblack withdrew
from the committee, leaving other members to
frame the report in accordance with the
wishes OF the majority, which they have
done, with several notifications of the
original proposition. The report will be
presented TO the senate as soon as they
shall meet tomorrow morning, and having been
agreed to will be sent to the house, Some of
the democrats tonight say they will endeaYOr TO
prevent its adoption in that body by flibuster-
ing, as they were assured Saturday that they
would lose none of their rights by conscnting
That the dlsagreeing amendments 10 the bill
should go to committee Of conference. Other
democrats, however, are inclined to let the re-
port be adopted, saying that il the bill should
fail and an extra session be called, the majority
would not only pass the bill containing the OBJ
jectionable election law features, but other
measures to them equally dStasteful. Should
the democrats continue their dilatory motions
until noon, in order 10 defeat the sundry civil
expenses bill, an extra session will be called
and it is even said by some of them that they
understand message convoking the two houses
has already been prepared by the president
There is much comment and speculation every
where concerning the events of to morrow.
THE TREATY-NOTHING NEW
No information has been received from Lon
don to-day showing any change of the situation
on the treaty question. The British are taking
further time to consider
MISCELLANEOUS.
The balances in the treasury on Saturday were
as follows Currency, 50, ,557 ,722; coin, Ss7 $780,
100, including S25,0S8, 500 in coin certificates.
The conference reports on the river, harbor
ana lortlhcaton appropriation bills, have been
agreed TO by both houses.
The galleries at the capitol were filled, Satur-
day night, with spectators, many anxously
waiting for some turn in events to bring up
measures in which they are interested, but a
greater portion were attracted by the curiosity
which always attaches to night session on the |
eve Of final adjournment