The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-03-23
POLITICAL POINTS.

Ii appears that Hon. Stanley Matthews adj
dressed letter to Gov Packard, of Louisiana,
similar to the ono sent to Gov. Chamberlain,
of South Carolina urging him to abdicate his
claim to the Governorship in favor of Nichols.
Packard has just replied TO Matthews. In the
course of his letter he says @ I received a
majority of the legal votes cast at the last
election, have been declared Governor by the
Legislature in joint session with an undisputed
quorum in both houses, and having been law
fully vested with authority as Governor can
not with due regard to my oath Of Office and
duty to the 10000 voters who have elected me
the Chief Magistracy, though L should receive
consideration and position in some appropriate
way, abandon chose faithful men to the mer-
CHESS vengeance of the White-League Democ-
racy."
A large delegation of colored men, represent
ing number of States. called on the President
the other day, and urged him to appoint Prof
John NJ. Langston, of Washington Commits
sioner of Agriculture. The President informed
them that it was his intention to appoint both
Prof. Langston and Fred Douglass to important
and responsible positions at an early day, but
he had not yet decided as to the place that
would be given the former.
Postmaster General Key, finding himself over
whelmed nearly with applications for office, has
caused the following circular to be prepared for
transmission to every applicant as the only an
swer that can possibly be given at present to any
of the constantly accommodating letters:
IrHHlol PosTorFIcE DEPARTMENr)
.t WAsHINGToS, -.
SIR Your letter of the - has been received and
placed the files of the department for considera-
ton under the rules of the civil service when vacan-
ces occur. At present none exist.
ID. NJ. KEY, Postmaster General
A delegation of Illinois Republicans called on
the President the other day to request the remoy-
al of the Postmaster at Springfield, in order TO
give place to Mr.. Phillips, the defeated Repul-
lican candidate for Congress, and editor of the
Illinois State Journal. The President asked if
they had any charges to prefer against the
present Postmaster. The reply was :" No, but he
is sort of a halfway Democrat, and Mr..
Phillips, having been defeated for Congress, is
entitled to consideration at the hands of the
party" The President declined to take the ac-
uOn requestcu, saying tllht ne WOulu not re-
move except for cause, whereupon the delega-
ton retired very much Disguised.
Hon. Stanley Matthews was nominated for
United States Senator, OH the third ballot, by
the Republican caucus of the Ohio Legislature.
His competitors were Judge Taft, ex-Congress-
man Shellabarger, Judge Lawrence and W. p.
Rowland, Gen. Garfield having withdrawn
from the contest.
A Washington telegram TO the Chicago TSib-
me says: 1.-The Presidents Southern policy,
rs nearly as it has been defined, seems to have
been thus The withdrawal of troops from the
State capitals in Louisiana and South Corolina
TO their barracks, and for the present complete
and non-recognition of either
IF the organizations pretending to be the legal
Complete returns of the New Hampshire
election show the election Of tire entire Bcpub-
lean stats ticket by majorities Of about $1,000