The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-20
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS.
Col. Pickett Unrepentant but for
Greeley.

WASHINGTON, July 19-Col. John T. Pickett,
formerly Confederate States diplomatic agent
for the Government of Mexico. publishes a
statement showing his agency in the sale of
Confederate archives to this Government, the
price obtained being S75 900. They were stored
in four trunks and duly delivered at the Execu-
tive Mansion on the Sd of this MONTH The
documents consist of the entire archives of the
State Department of the Confederate States
without the abstraction of single qpiece. Sc
cret service vouchers, by which many persons
of little note on this side of the lines might
have been compromised, did not leave Rich
mond with these public papers, but were de-
stroyed by Mr.. Benjamin the day of the evacu-
alton. There is, says Col. Pickett but one
paper, the perusal of which gave me any pain
1.-THE report of Hon. Jacob Thompson on opera
tions on the frontier, etc., the existence of
which was unknown to me till the government
officer with whom lately went to Canada for
the documents and found it. The publication
OF his report Mr. Pickett adds, will doubtless
cause him with Jefferson Davis and j. z. Ben
jamin to feel uncomfortable for little WHILE
but expect to go to neither of them when
die, my sympathy shall not be of heart
rending character especially, as they have all
treated me badly enough in my time, and here
must be suffered as one still faithful to the
lost cause to say that wholly repudiate the
policy of attempting to burn Northern cities
during the war, especially the Democratic cit
les and that always Indignantly denied the
allegation until saw Thompsons report, so let
those worthless vince and not the noble people
whose cause they butchered. 4.is
These now famous archives have no political
significance whatever. Historically apd finan-
cially they are valuable. dare say all good
citizens and tax payers are interested in them,
in the latter respect. They may save money to
the commonwealth by defeating the claims of
those who threw up their caps for jeff. Davis
and shouted death to Yankees during the
war, and now come up here with their claims
and perjure their souls by swearing they were
always "trooly lOil." tc-s
l have no sympathy with such. The con-
quOrer stripped me of every dollar, reducing my
children to the verge of want and degradation,
and consigning me to insignifcance and endless
toll, but if q mere expression of regret at the
part took could insure the return of the last
cent with compound interest l would scorn
with scorn unspeakable to receive it ON those
terms. aE--taas - su-s F=sa<e
do not pretend to have been ''trooly loil,"
but as labor under the the impression that the
war is over at last, 1 am willing to take fresh
departure and endeavor by the arts of peace to
relieve the party now in power from the care
OF administering the common government any
longer. .u Fl u. .al %
The Kcarsarge Prize Money.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-The prize money to
the officers and men of the steamer Kearsarge
will be paid as soon as the necessary clerical
labor in the Fourth Auditors office can COM
plete the list of persons entitled to the money.
The Rights of Colored People Mt Hotels.
The law of the Territorial Legislature impos-
ing penalty on keepers of hotels, restaurants,
eating houses, ETC., who make distinction on
account of race or color, goes into effect ON and
after tomorrow. The penalty for refusing
customer on account of color is fine and an
absolute forfeiture of license. II
Consul-General Butler to be Removed.
Secretary Harlan, in the Chronicle this morn
ing referring to the case of Consul General
Butler, says that the President, so far back as
1871, gave an order for his removal, but that
the immediate execution of the order was pre-
vented by circumstances. The Chronicle adds
that Butler will no longer be tolerated in ON
official capacity abroad.
20 ,iAi The New Postal Cards.
Postmaster General Cresswell and his assist
ant, Gen. Tirrell, are now engaged in getting
up a sample postal card of proper lightness, to-
nacity and smoothness, and after these points
have been determined proposals will be invited
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