Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-08

Inc tollOWpk shllbt0i Inc Aub=cOininlssl0nefa
Of the southern Claims COmmIsslon who are Au.
thorised, upon the direct application Of claim.
ants or Attorney, to take testimony IN support
Of claims not exceeding 5000 each 10 amount.
some additional appointments are yet TO be
made In Arkansas. In Florida and Texas, and
other States for which no subcOmmlssiOners
have been designated, Il Is the practice Of the
commission to receive testimony taken before
the commissioners Of United States local courts
n It DO taken under the same rules and regula.
tons as are prescribed for the regular special
AlGbamR-Robert =. Baker, Decatur, Nor.
gan county; George II. Patrick, Montgomery,
Montgomery county, W. T. Connolly, WedOWee,
Randolph county; Richard watkins, Russell.
Vile, Franklin county, james II. Bone, Hunts
Vile, Madison county.
Arkansas-E. Il, Harrison, Fayetteville, Wash.
ington county T. IL. Pullan, Little Rock, Pu.
GoorgIG.John l.. Conley, Atlanta, Fulton
county, Virgil Hinysr, Savannah, Chatham
county; j. Clark SEAyEe, Macon, Hibb county;
Francis A. Kirby, Rome, Floyd county
LJuisiAna-WllllAm Grant and Dominique
Urban, New Orleans Orleans parish: o. II.
Brewster, Monroe, Quachita parish; John
Osborn, Alexandra, RaplIes parish.
Misslsslppl-E II. stiles, Port Gibson, ClAl.
borne county Z. 7 jacobson, Jackson, Kinds
county; Marion Campbell, Holly Springs Mar.
North CaroIInA-JOhn Minor, Fayetteville,
FScIS Sn @
Orange county; X. r. PendIeton, Woodviile,
PerquimOns county; =. X. Hampton, Webster,
county J. N. Snelson, AshylIlo, BGncOmbe
county.
South CLroIlnA-ThoOdoro W. Parmele, 90.
lumbla, RlohlAnd county.
TonnesSse-Jesse q, Frazer and Thomas A,
Kereheyal, Nashville, Davidson county; Henry
y. Dix, Memphis, Shelby county, L.'C, Houk,
Knoxville, KNOX county, John Norman, Hunt
Market Jefferson county, WIN. Mullcnix, Brls,
VTginIG-EI. +. PleasAnts, Richmond, Hen.
rico county; WIN. q. Riley, stanton, Augusta
county, CHARLES =. Barry, Norfolk, Norfolk
county; 7. :. largest, Winchester, Frederick
county Alexandra W. Chiffon, Alexandria,
West Virginia -Alfrod Phillips, Union, Mon.
roe county, W. NJ. wclch, New Greek, Mineral
county.
Major Robert aud His "OTdeFD
For several months past the Democratic press
have been holding up for the censure Of tho
Liberal Republicans the order Of MAJOR Henry
NJ. Robert, OF tho engineer corps, who Is en-
gagged In experimenting the construction Of
lighthouses on the Pacific coast. In that order
he warned employees Of tho Government under
bis control Of tho usual penalty attached, all
over the world, to tho use VI abusive language
y suborllnntes AGAINST their gqpeliorL We
order, which has 90 inoensed our VltupoTatiye
political opponents, and which does not differ
materially from orders OF the engineer cOTpH
| engaged In this class Of work Here Ia the
order;
uFFIcE or THE LI0HTHOUsg RNoISEER,l
THinTItRrH DISTRACT,
PORTLAND, ORLuOE, Aphl 10, ls5L }
NJ Hiya"' E''ighf LghihgF~ Oorr'ssr, Ss'Po,L Or.
STA: The following instructions are given for
| your guidance
rs not the Wish Of the Onosr ia charge to
| Interfere In any way with the right Of his EN-.
ployees to vote as they deem best The ballot
w wni iassaasd % snsel0 saea slIi5sn g VIE
do not Wish this right practically intsrlsrod
With BY any tRquiSHi0R Into the political views
81 g@PloysSs; But on Tie other hand mus.
% allowed upon the work who 10 guilty OF using
dlsrespectiui language Of bis Official supeTioTs.
Any remarks derogatory to the character or the
othoial or private acts Of the Prealdent Of the
United states, Secretary q the Treasury, (uri.
der whom this WORK Is carried 90, OF any other
SRSriTT SiSsI q me ne United states Govern;
the offender. It matters not whether the disre-
what ne political views d the offender, hs must
You will please explain this 10 all employees
under your orders, aud to all applicants for
work. and require strict adherence thereto on
the part Of the foreman. Copies OF the lnolOsed
nptloe will be oonsPieuousy disPlayed around
Tho right TO vote o. each man thinks best,
which should not be lnterierod with, Is entirely
distinct from the right 10 abuse tho President,
which should notbe accorded 70 any one Ia Gov,
eminent employ.
Very respectfully, your obodient servant,
tSgnedD HENRY NJ. ROBERT,
Light House Engineer
This letter was prompted, not as the Demo.
cratic press would Wish 70 make the public be.
lleye, BY Gen, Grant bat by the complaint Of a
foreman 10 MAJ, Roberts employment, made
personally TO the Major, 20 the elect that sey
eTal o. the men on the work were In the habit
o. holding political discussions during working
hOufet and especially at dinner time on which
occasions the Vile aud abusiyo LANGUAGE Of tho
DomOeIatlg press was certainly quoted and freely
hung about. When demonstrated with the men,
can citizens interpreting the Declaration Of In
pendonoe 70 mean that ali American eitlK0nH
are endowed with certain inAllenRble FiEhtS
among which arc life, liberty and freedom %
abuse their Otiolal BupstiOrs 10 their heartsi
content and that on Government works this can
be especially INDUCED In at the dinner hour,
when thoy are "Oh duty" ATTY minutes :