New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-07
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.

| Mr. JENKINS or VIRGINIA AND COLORADO.
| LFRoh Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT TRIBUSE.l
! RICHMOND, IVA, Jan. 30.-lt il possible that
Sresident Grant and the people Of Colorado may not
know a. much about the recently nominated Secretary
OF that Territory known Of him here. II they
possesSd OF such knowledge hardly credtaDle
that the President not recall the nomination. and
am sure tho citizens OF Colorado Will protest ind gnanty
against having such for Of their rulers John
N Jenkins the nominee, processes to hail from Virginia
but ia an avowed and unblushnR carpetbagger, whose
connection with Virginia politics has been notoriousy
discreditable. Moreover, he is professed lobby
s and before an investigating committee Of the Virginia
Legislature announced parliamentary brokerage
his own eXpression-to be his business. Before the
same committee he testified to receiving large fees for
using his influence IN obtaining the passage OF bill
obnoxious to tho people OF this Commonwealth and in
serted in his deposition flaming advertisement OF his
claims to patronage "a parliamentary broker" lie
is also known to have received large fees from power
full railroad corporation for his services lobbyist in
securing tho passage of bill which debauched the
Legislature a way before known in this State.
and the recollection of which Will bring blush to
the of every honest member Of that body
These facts which are here known by everybody
10 be 1t due to the people OF Colorado that they
should be- known to them The President eau easily
satisfy himself or their correctness and 1t will then DO for
him TO say whether Mr. Jenkinss services az Grant
Presidential Eector outweigh such damaging personal
characteristics.
rHR CHARGES AGAINST SENATOR BOOTH NOT
PROVED.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 6.-The testimony
taken before the Legislative Committee Of Investigation
concerning the charges or corruption In the United
States Senatorial election last night tends strongly to
support the assertion that money or promise OF re-
ward was given by Booth his friends to secure or
influence his election The Investigation is very search
ing covers wide range and thus lar BofhSK, %no
made. Tho investigation will be resumed next Mohuay
RESULTS OF THE CHoCTAw COUNCIL
CADDO, Indian Territory, Feb. 6.-The Choc-
taw Council has Just adjourned after session Of three
weeks The result Of their deliberations may DO
summed up az follows:
They passed resolutions protesting against territorial
Chckasaw survey aud allotment, and refused to enter
tain the proposition to adopt negroes residing among
them. They appointed commission or three persons
20 20 10 Washington TO effect settlement IN regard 10
the boundary line between Arkansas and the Chootaw
Nation and personally 10 urge Congress not W pass lne
Territorial bill They repudisod tho CoChrane contract
under which $4,000 has already been advanced
POLITICAL MOTIFS.
Kansas newspapers appear to be very much
pleased with their United States Senator, exGov
Harvey The Journal says his election ia an
event over which the good people OF the State may
we'll rejoice As man. Gov. Harvey stands above re-
proach and he will make us a SAFE wise and excellent
Senator" The LedvenU0rth Times declares that the
choice any light IL may be viewed muss DO accepted
az Republican triumph, and whal generous Repub-
oan concession the expressed wishes OF the farmer
whatever else may be said OF the new Senator as
public man. no one can call in question his steadfast
loyalty TO the party" The LeaUenvorh Commercial
says Mr. Harvey Is firm supporter OF the National Ad
manifestation aud thinks his most prominent character
| istic rs his undoubted integrity
Mr.. Joseph Dolphin, jr.. who says he has
always Republican and Union man, has Just re-
turned from Louisiana, and he writes letter TO me
Boston Herald giving the results OF his observations
After relating instances OF what the people suffer from
taxation and Of the peril society In from
the awessness OF the negroes, he concludes as follows
"The Northern people have MT the least conception OF
the bad condition OF tho Southern people, financially or
politically and the trials they daily undergoing with
the freedmen As as could ind out, the General
Government made Kellogg Governor OF the State IN
stead OF McEnery who elected by several thousand
majority. should have felt. Mr. Editor, In our
contest last year. IL the General Government had made
BENJAMIN f. Butler Governor. backed by United States
bayonets, instead OF the peoples choice Coy wash
burn The Northern people must wake up 10 the uHer
ing sister States, we shall never nave union
except an name"