Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-10
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WASHINGTON, Nov. cit is understood
that President Grant viii be precluded from
making bis contemplated visit to Kentucky,
owing to the pressure of public business.
The Negroes Ignored.
The report that'J. NJ. Lsngston, colored,
will be appointed Solicitor General in place
of Col. Brissow, is untrue The successor
of Bistow is already elected, but his name
win not be publicly known until officially
announced.
The report that John A. Bingham will be
appointed Minister TO the R1sslAs, is also
untrue.
No Room for Patriots,
The stockholders of the Patriot; Demo
cratic, to-day resolved to suspend publica-
ton after Monday next. The material will
be sold. The Patriot was in existence
two years, and published at loss of $685.
900.
No Relief for Tax Payers.
The Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia to-day refused to grant an in
junction to restrain the Board of Public
Works from collecting special assessments
upon property for street Improvements, the
decision being based mainly upon the tech
nical ground that the plaintiffs could not
bring suit.
rs Cabinet SpecuIatiOns.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Nov. THE gossip In
regard to Gen. Grants Cabinet for his next
term has been quite free, but it does not re-
present all the facts. There will be no new
Cabinet appointed on the 4th or 9Th of
March next, according TO the best authority
at hand. Mr.. Fish will, it is true, retire
from Office at that time, and another will be
appointed to I'll his place. The subject has
been talked about among the members of
the Cabinet, and they have informally
agreed to tender their designations to the
President at the close of the present term,
leaving him free to accept or refuse them.
This las been the practice in such cases
heretofore.
1t lis known that it is the Presidents in
tention at this time to retain mis- present
advisers until after the beginning of the
new Administration. Should he see any
reason for change at any time subsequent
ly, he can take advantage of it.
Ii seems to be admitted mere that Sec
rotary Boutwell, will be elected to the Senate
in place of Vice President elect Wilson,
and this will leave vacancy in the Treas
ury Department, which will not, however,
occur until the close of the present Admin
istration. Gossip is already busy in finding
a successor. 1t is reported among other
thing that in case Senator Oonkling is re-
elected, and ex-senator Morgan makes no
effort to defeat him, the last named will be
made Secretary ofthe Treasury.
A COIOred Man Knocking at the Door
of the CabineS.
And now comes John NJ, Laugston, the
colored waiter and lawyer, and demands
that the colored race, through him, receive
recognition from this administration to the
extent of cabinet appointment. Several
weeks ago, while in conversation with some
white friends Of his, Langston took the
ground that if Gen. Grant was reelected
It would be maiuly through the instrument
tality of the coiored voters, and he for one
should insist that his people receive some
more substantial recognition than mere
clerica appointments.
Senator Harlan's Chronicle this morning
has column editorial or LSDgston, where
in the latter is credited with having first
suggested the propuety of nominating Gen.
Grant for the Presidency, and with having
powerfully contributed toward securing the
General second term. The article con-
cludes by recommending that Langston's
efforts be rewarded by the highest kind of
political preferment.
The Star, this evening, takes up this
topic, and says that movement has al
ready commenced to have John II. Lang
ston appointed Attorney-General. He is |
backed. it is understood, by Fred. Doug |
lass aud other prominent colored men |
throughout the country, and by a consider |
able number of white Republicans, parti-
eularly those from the South.
Langston has been called upon to-day by
several newspaper men, and he does not
deny that he is an aspirant Tor the position.
He simply says that such an appointment
by the President would be no more than
bis people had right TO expect.