The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-26
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON. June Is. - The Alabama
Claims Commission adjourned to the 10Th OF
September.
A dispatch from Port Royal, Headquarters
N orth Atlantic Squadron, announced the de-
parture of the Plymouth, at DAYLIGHT, for the
mouth of the Rio Grande. The Worcester
has been ordered from Port Royal to Norfolk
Postmasters are liable on their bond for
the loss OF Government property while in
their possession.
The Attorney General decides that the port
of final destination, and not the point first
reached, is where duties shall be liuuidated,
and ocean damages ascertained.
The Signal-office received q dispatch from
Cape May that a vessel resembling the Ian
caster was signalled off that point~all well.
WASHINGTON June 25.-The following is an
extract from Vice President Wilson's reply to
the Washington Republican:
"That little journey of mine was but o
carrying out Of the advice to take few
weeks rest before comm enced upon the task
had marked out for the summer and au-
tumn. Kindly welcomed by the people of
both races-by Democrats, Republicans and
Conservatives visited colleges, schools and
markets of various industries Being well
coined by the people and press of every shade
of opinion, said nothing, in the rieftwenty-
nine addresses I made, OF public affairs, or Of
party politics.
I.spoke OF law, order and peace, of indus
try, material development, education and
temperance; of justice to the black men, and
of a generous policy to the white men. l
visited the graves of Jackson and Clay, of
Taylor and Polk, of Crittenden. Bell and
Benton. visited too dying ex-Vice Presi-
dent, and chattcd a moment with Mrs Jeffer-
son Davis in the streets OF Memphis. Never
did I make more innocent or agreeable
journey than was crowded in six days; but
find on my return that all this is very signif-
cant. The welcome from all, without dis.
tinction of race or color; these brief speeches:
this visit to the couch Of dying man; that
little talk with the wife Of the President of
the late Confederacy. were full of meaning.
The wandering Vice President was too
unanimous. HE was the victim Of Presi-
Dental aspirations" He must be rebuked as
other gentlemen suspected of like desires had
been. To all this reply, that l indulge with
thousands OF my countrymen, the idea that
the Presidency is lofty and responsible posi-
clothed with its vast powers for good, by
forty millions, is an honor, by the side Of
which uncounted wealth must weigh as
MOI hing.
But Notwithstanding this high estimate,
assure the organ and all other alike exercised
that there is not one being in ell this broad
land to whom have ever written, spoken,
or even limited that desire, hope, expected,
or intended to be candidate. assure them
too that have been so neglectful, not to say
discourteous, as not to reply to letters written
me upon a subject these imaginative ones
deem me SO interested in. l may soothe
their anxiety further if I assure them that
have neither money nor patronage, nor an
that I ru0da a vrnpoica in
political life. of thirty five years to give an
Office or patronage to persons or presses for
votes or influence, and that never intend to
do so.