Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-05
INEM YORK;


frosty aud very cold.
An the moraine pa pers cOmuleut d
. the inaugural. The Herald says, ~
the address OF the President eau not b.
criticized a. q great state paper, Il cer
taiuly makes up Ia honesty aud aaccril,
! for all Il lacks in diplou attic tact aud
| finished rhetoric. Entertaining view
he expresses Regarding ,epahneahism, Il
is not possible TO understand how be- au
refrain from adopting warmly The causs
oflhe CubRprepoblc Hsseems rather
inclined toward annexation TO our own
than TO the formation Of other republics.
lie adheres 70 biz annexation policy re,
garding San Domingo The Herald,
however, believes tho wisest policy ia To
foster the establishment OF Independent
republics in all outlying territory
where people are prepared for a change,
and had hoped thai the advocacy OF this
coOrse by the President might have
helped to establish the independents Of
Cuba, aud advanced the prospect 81 a
Canadian republic. Concerning home
affairs, il thinks we have the right 10
expect from him sneh,A change, OF pot
icy towAri De sodA a wlltesaore eoea
feeling. Il instances the case Of Lou.
isiana, aud says The address affords
hope that the South will be no longer
subjected TO oppressiOA. but we ipcnne
to the belief that the President must
have forgotten Louisiana - 80t ~
The Tribune styles the address as
brief and itrinaely chAfactefis6e OF
the President h Is Clear aud pro.
nosnced on the subjec, Of civil rights,
annexation, his difference to
the will u Ne people Is mAnif@tlNn i
The 9Smes thinks the sdatess IS q
blunt outspoken and practical docp,
menL bearing the stamp OF the Presi.
beats individuality. he IS too outspo.
ken 10 conceal the belief that the Ma.
ional 6ioversnient ought TO do saadry
Aiuks usually committed to individual
enterprise, while il IS certain he has too ,
Seen a sense o!Ais ,bilily to,argel
iech details Of policy beyond the limits ,
Il Which the people aud Their repre-.
eatatives would approve.
On Friday last was publisheda secret I
irculAr written by Fred A. Lane, giving !,
is version of a movement carried ont !,
or the perpose Of oustihe Gay Gould y
rom the Erie presidency in March, 1872. !
everal statements were indirectly de- :,
led by several implicated persons or !,
onfederates, though a general want Of !,
lemory seems to have afflicted them all, q,
n hey e0hGaaicted each other, as was !,
town in the statement polished Fri J,
". Lane, in his circular, mentions !,
srtain kilograms that passed between ii
/. Archaale, o'Doherey, james Ne. :,
enry and l., NJ Barlow. The Times !,
is morning Publishes these cable mes =,
Gee in-fulL In letter 70 the Times !,
Doherty says he thinks the dispatches an
ow: First-That on Saturday, the 10Th Il,
February. 1872. he offered the con. -
j 70 McHehsy for the fixed sum OF one =,
lion and a hSF dollars. Second 4,
lat on Friday, the 18th q February. al
Henry agrees 70 pay him this amount, no
desires that thematter Be- arranged , !
ii his agents in New York. Third NJ,
at he disclosed The matter 70 Barlow q,
'ndus morning the 10Th OF Febrbary III,
one on this side knowing anything mn
1ut The affair except his associates. VIII
urth-g'hat on the 10Th Of February an,
peremptorily refused 10 let General Az
kles know auy .hing about the affair. svr
up 70 Che last be did not ! r
close the nature Of his plans to Nc vr,
nry, on the names ol his associates. ( u
for a long time h spAs supposed
he was working in connection with =
"a. o'Doherty promises fnrthet
Citations. The Times says that the n
y Is TN 81 curious suggestions and MAJ
md Of intrigue, in reference 10 the sire
ir'and persons who had credit fof viii
ing Gould out Gould evidently had the
! little % do with il, and says that il
'lerably clear Chat the STOCKHOLDERS D
} been bataied about iron one to
her and fhat they ere rather in
fKto,day, if they onls know Il.
be directors OF the Pacific Mail
msbip Company met yesterday with Tn
view Of placing the affairs Of the IA
pauy on more favorable basis
meeting WAS private, but Il is stated
q was for The purpose OF negotiat- On,
for the purchase Of she vessels Of
New Zealand and Aus-
a Steamship Company, VIZ. the
ida, Nebraska, Dakota and Moses
on al az expense OF abom onr "
ou dollars
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