New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-24
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
WAsHINGTON GOSSIP.

DOCUMENT FROM THE REBEL ARCHIVES
ENCOURAGING NEWS FROM MAINE - POST
MASTER EDMUNDS WORKING FOX TIE LOO-
IsvILLR CONVENTION.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBuHEl
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The archives OF the
government will now furnish proof that the proposed
Louisville Convention is only bantng OF the Admins
traitor and that those most prominently engaged IN
working up that political anomaly are not dong so uom
principle but receiving ample pecun-
iSry support from the party IN power
The act Of Congress passed at the close
OF the Rebellion, regulating the presentation ana pay
ment claims coming out OF the war; left the quesuohs
Of the doyaty Of the claimants matter to be settled
nv the discretion OF the After
fighting in the Confederate army until the collapse OF
the Rebellion aud being left without employment COL
Duncan brought clam Of some fifty odd thousand
dollars against Government for the use and oceupa
ton by loyal troops OF his premises The Quartermase
General up to the present tme the one issue OF the
disoyalty OF claimant resOutey refused 10 grant
this preposterous claim and IL mentioned In the
once Of this official only to be laughed at Within the
last week the fortunes OF this claim have taken sngu-
lar but not inexpeable turn. COL Duncanrom pehg
an insignificant exConfederate, has developed into the
prominent leader OF political diversion. His boast that
he could take away the votes Of 100000 Democrats from
Greeley gave his claim character and standing that
put il at the head all the muttudinous claims OF ike
and even better character with which the Quarter
master Generals Department is oyererowded'
NlOthcQ Dy an ACT OF NOnRIesS Win usNAOeA"A
in the premises the QusrtermasterGeneral Is now
satisfied of Banton Duncans loyalty, and the caim Of
the latter has made more Roadway approaching pay
ment last three days than In the previous three
years put together 1t has passed beyond the jurisdc
ton OF accounting and has been sent to the Urea
sury Department, where it only awaits requisiion
from the QuartermasterGeneral to have warrant is
sued Tor its payment In this latter Department 1t has
now stuck for about "a hours. Somebody with con-
science evidently declines TO take the responsibility OF
paying claim which has been so long In dispute ana
the motives paying which are so manifest ana pal
pable.
Simon Cameron has once more turned up in this hot
and desoate city No thing In particular brought
him here He cOnfesses his anxiety for the October cleo
ton in Pennsylvania by urging that more money be sent
into that State to help Hartranft. He tells the
Republican Campaign Committee that more
money must be forthcoming, and that without
money Hartranft win certainly be idefeated
The Senator is also somewhat worried over the eondi
ton of the Georgia State Railroad and to-day he belda
long with Delano relative to that important
speculation. Senator Chandler, whose committee mas
been bled without sut in behalf Of Camerons Guberna-
tOria candidate, thinks that Pennsylvania has had
enough money and that the interests railroad, POLITICAL
commercial and otherwise, Of which Hartranft Is the
mere gurehead should at least pay their quota 70 get
out OF bad scrape.
Ever since the outbreak Of Liberal Republicansm Gen.
Grant has been firm believer in the policy OF winning
recruits from the Democratic party supply the gaps
caused by dsafeehon IN the which elected him. The
nomination of Gen. Dix the Grant Republican can
ddate for Governor of NewYork together with the I'M
denable inference that was made to win Democratic
votes recalls similar sentiments expressed by the Presi-
dent ago. for the truth Of which Senator John A.
Logan can voueh Just before the Cincinnati Convention
the President became very much disturbed over the
saults which then falling upon him in the Senate
In conversation at that time with distinguished Balti-
morean, who has long been prominent In Maryland pol
kfof fha
Liberal Republican Senator's and said that he hoped
that they would leave the party; their theories and
actions bis Administration greatly, and he
would like nothing better than TO supply their
places with good honest Democrats and contnu-
ing the topic he said that any number Of Democrats
voted for him for reelection he should recognize that
element both his Cabinet and in the general admins
tratiOn Of affairs This said long before the cam
pagn had assumed its present shape and when Banon
Duncan was simply obscure citizen. having claim
against the Government which not worth more
than the price Of old paper II the Presidents
statement as above given is incorrectly re-
ported, Senator Logan make the proper cor
rection. An Administration of1ce-holder who has
been ont West electODeenng tour is responsible
for the statement that 1000 Kentucky negroes have been
eoonized in Indiana 10 vote at the October elections
there.
III the instructions just issued by the Treasury Depart
uent and Quartermaster General, is rule prohibiting
yubordnates from furnishing information TO outside
parties. under penalty Of dismissal. The object Of
this restriction is TO prevent all those not in
accord with the Administration from having
any TO the records the current news OF
the DEPARTMENTS 1t is notorious that any correspondent
Of an Administration newspaper have liberty to ran
uack the archives Of the Government from morning until
night IL he can only that the material he s after
win be useful to the Administration for campaign pur
poses Of others the burden OF proof lies
on them 70 show that the information desired is not
70 be used against the Administration.
The following letter, exhumedfrom the Rebel archives
win appear IN all the Administration prints tomorrow
70 help keep up the war feeling.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, RICHMOND Va, April. 1854.
10 the Hon. JHO. SLIDELLy de- DC, de-. Paris France
Dir Our military situation is very cheering, but Of
pear iii the armies shall have met in battle Northern
Georgia and Northern Virginia. We have sent Jacob
cnS%p Of Alabama to camden on seerat ser
Woe, in the hope OF aiding the disruption
ing the North, 1t Ia supposed that much good
can done by the purchase OF some OF the principal
presses especially in the Northwest Very respectfully,
w. j. p. BENJAMIN, Secretary Of state.
In Loyds Essex County, Virginia, Greeley and
Club has been organized 900 cocred men belong
ing 10 1t. This is said 20 be the effect Of summers
In this county alone In the adjoining counties
the Of things exists only some Of the
men who employed by Grant afraid TO
attend the Greeley and Brown meetings the day time
The most OF the colored political meetings are held
81 Sunday evenings.
prominent Republican writing to official
IN the Treasury Department from York
County, Maine, says that Greeley stock 10 con-
staDtly gaining ground, and that large additions
making 70 the Liberal Republican ranks. The
pect writes carrying the Ist District for
Liberal party. He thinks that Gen. Bankss tour in
tat State will be followed with much good he is well
known and admired throughout the State, Dotwith-