Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-08
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WASHINGTON.
Minister Curtin at the white Hous

w ASHIlNGIUN.
Minister Curtin at the White House
| WASHINGTON, Dec. IA large numbel
OF visitors paid their respects to the Presi
dent to-day, among them A. G.. Curtin
Senator Wilson, and several other Senators
and Representatives.
The Right OF q ManstO His Own Prep
erty. arfHl
Judge Martin, of the Criminal Court
has reversed the decision recently given
against the keeper of restaurant for re
fusal to entertain colored men, and hold:
that the proprietor of a hotel or restaurant
was the proper judge who was to be re-
caived in his house.
Report OF Indf,sn Commissioners.
The following is a synopsis of the fourth
annual report of the Board of Indian Com
missioDers:
Nearly fve-sixths OF the Indians of the
United States are now either civilized OF
partly civilized. The various religious de-
nominations have expended large sums in
outstanding Indians and their success has
been marked. The Sioux and other tribes
on the Northern Pacific Railroad are gener-
ally well disposed. The Indian Territory
with smaller area than any of the Terri
tories, has population exceeding any with
the exception of New Mexico and Utah
1t has more acres of land under cultivation
than any other in the United States. This
efectually disposes of the statement that
there is an unreasonable amount of land
lying idle there, as compared with other
portions of the United States. The Board
deems it a matter for congratulation that
the public opinion of the country is SO -ra-
pidly crystalizing into purposes of justice
and humanity.
Senator Schurz Explains his POIIti.
cal Position. q
Special to the Louisville Courier-J ournal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-One of the OBJ
| jects for the strategy Of the Administration
Senators was to force Messrs. Trumbull
and Schurz to regularly enroll themselves
as members of the Democratic party, in
order to have the Democratic Senators as
sign them places on the committees; but
the Democrats and Liberal Republicans
met in separate caucuses, Mr.. Rice, Of Ark
ansss, being the only Republican who regu-
laIly took his place in the Democratic or
ganization. In addition to this, Mr. Schurz
has addressed the following letter TO Judge
Thurman upon the subject Of accepting the
place of Mr.. Casserly on the Foreign Re-
lations Committees: --
"Rdshington, Dec. 6, 1S72,-My Dear
Sir: am informed that the Democratic
members of the Senate have resolved to fill
the only vacancy left by the Administration
caucus on the Committee on Foreign AT
fairs with my name, Mr.. Casserly voluutari-
iy Offering to give up the position he has
hitherto held on that committee as the rep
resentative OF the Democratic Senators.
very highly appreciate the kindly spirit
which charscterizes your action with regard
to myself; but cannot p5rIDis this arrange
ment to be consummated without laying
before you my view of the circumstances
surrounding this case. 1t has so far been
the rule that the Democratic party, being
in the minority in the Senate, should have
at least one representative on each commit
tee. The withdrawal Of Mr.. Casserly and
my appointment in bis place would deprive
it of that representation. In every speech
I made during the laLe Presidential cam
paign, frankly declared that had not
passed from the Republican to the Demo
cratic party, and my attitude is the same
to-day. L cannot, therefore, beragarded as
the representative of that party on com
mittee of the Senate.
"The generous action Of your friends i'm
poses upon me the duty of stating TO you
with equal frankness what my future course
will be. The programme drafted last
winter in Missouri, upon the basis of which
the Cincinnati Convention was called, re-
presents substantially my political faith. 1t
included the recognition and maintenance
of the logical and legitimate results of the
war as embodied in tue Constitution as it
stands; a policy Of reconciliation with re-
gard TO the South; with honest and econo-
mical administration AMI genuine and
thorough reform of the civil service and of
our revenue system; opposition to central
iZation and dangerous assumption OF
power; a return to the sound constitutional
principles laid down and the measures
Of policy advocated in that platform. For
this | shall faithfully work, without per
hitting myself TO be diverte by other con-
siderations. If the Administration does
anything to promote those ends, shall
therein support it. In whatever the Ad-
ministration may do in the opposite direc-
ton, shall earnestly oppose it. shall, there
fore, not make opposition to the Admins
tration under any and all circumstances, nor
support it under any and all circumstances,
but in such support, as well as such opp0-
sition, be governed by my sense of duty,
without considering myself bound by party
interests. F.
at will therefore be clear to you that
cannot take upon myself the obligation of
serving On a committee as the representa-
tive of a party, but mean to preserve th3
:, s aud in4i
of duty which viii govern my conduct.
While [ cannot too strongly express my
sense of the generous and friendly spirit
which prompted you and your political as
sociates in acting as you did, and especially
of the magnanimity of Mr., Casserly in
showing himself ready to give up an hon
orable position to make room for me, l
should be unjust to you and your friends,
as well as to myself, did l not, under the
extraordinary circumstances In which the
administration caucus has placed us, lay
before you an entirely frank and candid ex-
preston Of my views and purposes. am,
dear sir, very truly yours, 9. SCHURz.
"To the Hon. a. 6. Thurman"
Before Judge Thurman's reply answer
inc Senator Schurz' letter, Judge Thurman
consulted his party associates, and there
upon sent the following reply: E.,.
"Wdshington, Dec. 6--My Dear Sir: In
reply to you letter of this date, am in
structed by the Democratic Senators to
say that your position and views were IN
derstood by them when they placed your
name on the list of the Committee on For
eign Relations, and that your selection was
not, and is not considered By them as a sur
render of principle or position by either you
or them. Therefore they see no reason
why you should not serve upon the COM
mittee. am, very respectfully, your ODE
dent servant, A. u. THURMAN. o.
"To Hon. Carl Schurz"