The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-02-28
TEtEFRAPnic NEWS.
The Silver Bill VIII be Vetoed by
ths President.
II Viii Becemea d Law Notwithstan-
ding the Veto.
Gov. Nichols 10 Expected to Pardon
the Returning Board Rascals.
The Peace Question-There 10 no
s Peace. s
England and Russia Willing and
Ready to Fight. :
Rusaia Viii Fight Rather than Aban-
don Her Professions.
Leo Kill to be Crowned on Sunday.
WASHINGTON. Feb. &c, 1878.

Va w ~ u aRoooiOtO ApA Guy obS
to say exactly what reason will he given
by the President for his veto of the
Silver Bill. He has said that there was
in it an element of dishonesty that he
could not approve of, aud that was one
reason why he objected to it. The
President has kept his own counsel with
rem .rkable fidelity as to the grounas OF
mis- Official objection to the measure.
Bnt there is no reason to believe that
his objections are founded gu the fact
that the interest on the debt and the
import duties should be paid in gold
alone, because without gold duties the
interest on the Ionds cannot be met.
Another thing the President greatly
desired is that silver should be a legal
tender only in future, aud should have
no &c post fdcto power in matters of
contract. While there are other points
that may be considered, these are the
main ones that induce the veto, and
they will be given prominence in his
message explaining his conduct.
Though there have been stories cur>
rent that , the: veto might ::be sus-
tanned. it may be accepted as {. ne that
the bill will become a law. No matter
what Efforts are made for it's defeat,
there is not the slightest chance for be-
lieving that the tide can be arrested
now. 1t has gone too far.
1t may be taken for granted that the
bills now being prepared. looking to a
national militia system in place Of the
State organizations. can not pass
The plan oil compelling every able
bodied citizen TO do q certain amount
of military duty m Ter penalties, is too
much like the system in use on the
Continent to suit the free and easy
ideas OF the average American. The
main reason for tho opposition the
measure will meet Is that the immense
power which the absolute control of all
the able bodied militia of the United
States would give the President. might
not be wisely used, aud become posi-
lively dangerous to the freedom of the
country. These views are held by
Democrats as we'll AS Republicans.
The sad fate of the Returning Board
mad an elabolate and indignant Discus
sion. The bargain, or understanding,
was discussed, and its violation de-
nounced. aud personal letter of re-
monstrance from the President to Gov
ernor Nichols is suggested. @
So far as can be learned, no commu
nications have been sent from any rep.
resentatives of the General government
to the executive Of the State of Louisi>
ana, but it was remarked to-day, by an
official holding close relations with the
administration, that in this matter
there was neither Indifference nor mac
tivity on the part of the President. 1t
seems probable that the government
awaits further proceedings in the New
Orleans courts before entering into the
subject from this point. The general
impre ssion is. that Governor Nichols
ought to and will interfere.
Members of the cabinet are unusually
reticent regarding the tenor of the dis
cnssion upon
THE SILVER BILL,
or ss to tho probable results. There is,
however. ground for believing that the
President will, in a day or two. address
II message to Congress in connection
with the bill now awaiting his &C.
ton. Whether this will be d veto mes
sage or not, is yet altogether a matter
of conjecture. There can be obtained
no official authority for any declara-
ton on the premises.
A committee of u. IL ...
MEXICAN vErRRENs m
are here !; they have assurance fro n
many senators Of favorable considera-
ton of their bill. A letter from Jeffer>
son Davis is reported favoring the bill,
and suggested that he be excluded from
its benefits, lest his name should pre-
judice its passage -ef ~ 81
AUGUSTA, Frb 26. The Globe cotton
mills, Amos r. Clark i Co pr0prie.
tors. burned Loss. 800, 900 insurance,
5000. Two boys fellin the canal dur
the fire. One was rescued and the 9TH
er drowned. riV1s It
CLEVELAND, Feb. 26. Eek Senator
Wade grows steadily weaker. Recov-
cry doubtful. S 81 ttstA
LONDON. Feb. 26,-Lords Sthrathe-
don and Campbell introducad q motion.
in substance, that in the opinion Of the
House the conditions proposed by Rms
sia to the Porte are such IS to justify
her majesty's government in taking
every precantion to discourage en-
Condiments BY which the treaties of
10 Sc and 1871 are threatened.
The Secretary Of State for war. in re.
ply to u question, said !: Transport Car.
riages. ambulance and ammunition
trains for the first army corps had been
completed, and for the second corps all
are in a fair way Of getting ready.
The British government has ordered
a number of steam cranes, at Leicester,
for loading vessels with ammunition.
The order must be completed in six
lays. Nan are working ON them
night and day. ae
The government has ordered so, 600
sand bags at Dundee to be ready in three
weeks. The Standard Paris correspong
dent says that he has been informed by
reliable authority that Russia is re-
solved to fight rather than abate her
pi etentions. A special dispatch to the
Times from Peru, OF the 25th. says
Despite the rumors Of delay IN the ne
gotiatiens, owing to the Turkish refusal
to surrender the ironclads, general
expectation prevails that peace will be
signed to morrow. 4
As indemnify Russia demands the
country between the Danube and the
Balkans, and q potion OF Roumanis,
between the Black Sea and Servia, COM
prising Sofia and Phiilipoppolis, "a
greater part of Thrace and Macedonia,
and the whole valley of Matzas. except
Adrianople. ~ j.
The conditions also require conces>
sion of Padgoritza aud Antiyar. with
other territory, to Montenegro, Rus
STA have power to cede the Dabruska to
Bessarabia cessions of terri
tory to Bosnia and Troviana Nish to
and to prohibition of passage
through the Straits to men Of war, ex>.
sept in isolated case; Absolute free
dom OF passage for merchantmen, even
10 tune Of war. Payment OF an indem-
nifty OF 400 Millions Of roubics TO cover,
which Turkey is to cede Baloum, Karss
Bayazid, Ardahan q d adjacent territu~
ries. Turkey also to pay 60, O0O. 900
poun de- sterling in bonds, the interests
ind sinking fund Of which are TO be
guaranteed by the Bulgarian and Egyp
tian tributes, the Anatolian revenue
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