Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-13
I WASHINGTON.
The poIaris puzzle.


WASHINGTON, June 12.-The Secretary
o. the Navy having completed the Polaris
examination said In reply TO inquiries, that
the testimony of Capt. Tyson and others
was not vet in shape to be given to the
press, but may be before the expiration of
the week. II is the intention Of those who
were present at the examination to unite IN
q statement giving their conclusions on the
question as aft )rded by the testimony.
Discrimination with Virginia APP
.-.r... pOintments.
y Special to the Cincinnati Com mercial.
WASHINGTON, June l0.-The leading
Republicans of Virginia are complaining
bitterly about some Of the Federal appoint
ments recently made in that State. 1t is
CHARGED that many OF the appoiutees are not
only ex-Confederates, but that they have
not since the close of the rebellion identi-
fed themselves with the Republican party.
The negroes who form the largest part of
Republican voters in the Old Dominion as.
sert that they have not been recognized in
the distribution of the Federal
patronage while their former
masters, who went into the
rebellion, have had favors sbowered upon
bLlSlAt. Az ID CdAA ECU tA4Ae GIL buAo AAeS RSNh
accomplished by john s. Mosby, of Rebel
guerrilla fame, who is known to have con-
siderable influence with the President.
self, has provided for large number of his
friends. Very recently two of Mosby's
cavalry were appointed mail agents, at &
salary of twelve hundred dollars each. a
prominent Republican of Virginia says that
on account Of the pointments made there
by the President, the party is much dis
couraged, and that it viii have a bad effect
upon The pending campaign.
How the MOdOcs are TO Escape Pun.
ishment. b..
The Administration organ here, under
the hesding of 'Wbat is TO be lone with
the Modocs?" has some suggestions which
lave been agitated here in both legal and
military circles for some time. II says that
parsons who profess to know are predicting
chat neither Captain Jack nor any of bis
followers will be hung. fhe Military Com
mission will be organized by Gen. Soho
field, aud will doubtless try them promptly,
but the findings Of thai court must be ap-
proved by the Presiden and then comes
the tug of war. The first question TO
be brought before the President by
the adheren of the peace policy
will be one denying the legality of
the military commission which is to try tn
culprits on the ground that Gen. Candy
was not killed as commander of the army
in the Department of Columbia, but was
killed while acting IS Peace Commission
er, and having been placed at the head OF
the commission by special agreement be-
tween the President and Secretary OF tbe
Interior, with full power in the premises,
he could have removed Commissioner II
be thought it necessary, and was specially
selected for this special duty. The Secrets-
~ of War, in the order announcing
Gen. Canby's death, dated April IA, says
''He was killed while he was endesvoring &c
mediate Tor the removal Of the Modocs
from their present rocky fastness on the
Northern border of California to a reserva-
ton where the tribe could be maintained
and projected by the proper civil agents OF
the Government" Peace men further de-
clare that General Candy was not surround
ed by auy troops when he was killed, but
having gone out as s Peace Commissioner,
away from his command, met his death,
aud the murderers cannot, therefore, be
punished by military tribunal, but only
by the civil authorities. III
As to the killing of Major Thomas, and
those with him at later date, the Military
Commission can take no cognizance OF that
affair, IS q state of war then existed be-
tween our troops and the Modocs. Should
the President override these objections the
peace men will then propose to bring the
whole question before the Supreme Court
of the United Ststes by writ of hGbeGs
corpus. The peace men claim that the
language Of the order from the War de-
partment announcing Gen. Canby's death,
shows conclusively that he was acting as
Peace Commissioner, and they quote there
from the portion which speaks Of Gen. Can
by as having gone with the Peace Commits
sioners, after which he seems to have &C
companied them to last conference witt
the savage chiefs in supposed friendly coun'
ell, ard there met bis death by treachery
outside OF his military lines.