Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
From WashInEaOn.

The POTTER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TER-GENERAL KEYs's LE1TER-oUR
coNGREssMAN's EFFORTS IN BEHALF
OF THE cOLoRED PEOPLE JUDGE
RAYNER's DEcI:ioS IN THE VIRGINIA
BAEK CASES.
WASHINGTON, D. e., J-nel /. 1873.
Special to the Herald,l
The Potter Investigating Electoral
Fraud Committee met this morning
aud commenced work In good earnest
Secrecy has been imposed on all mem.
bers and Clerks Of the Committee up
10 this time. They say they can get
through with the work they have be-
fore them In ten days, unless 1t iS
thought best 10 push the investigation
further than was at first anticipated.
Dennis aud Anderson are here anx.
iously awaiting their chance 10 be put
on the stand to tell what they know
about the Florida count, whilst McLin
is lAnguishing with consumption
amidst the fragrant orange groves oil
Florida. A ub.Committee will visit
him at an early date, and take his testi.
mony before he departs 10 the I'M
known land Of the dead. The open
letter Of Postmaster. General Key on
the Potter resolution has caused much
talk aud criticism both in and out oil
political circles. However, there
seems TO be o wide difference Of opin.
ion among the average statesmen, as to
the bearing Keys's letter will have
among the masses Of the Southern peo-
pie. Several prominent Southern
Democrats said to-day II was q mistake
for politicians aud others TO think that
the letter would not have due weight
on the minds and feelings of the
Southern people. They reason that
the people OF the South are poor and in
q helpless condition financially they
now desire peace and prosperity, and
want no more sectional wranglings
and anything looking to that end will
DO heartily Endorsed by the people
Representative Chalmers, of MiSsissip'
pi, introduced q bill last week which Il
OF much Importance TO the colored peo'
pie. 1t seems there lie over two hun
dred thousand dollars Of unclaimed
bounty due colored soldiers now lay
ing in the Treasury, which has never
been paid out. The bill provides tina
this amount which is due the coloret
race, shall be applied to educating col
ored children only. The bill will p'sI
unless it IL antsgonized By the Rnpub
licAns.
Itis 10 be much regretted that som'
Of The newspapers in Mississippi arr
disposed 10 tind fault Of the course o
this able representative from that State
Gen. Chalmers. He ia regarded her,
az one Of the most useful and consis.
ent Democratic members Of the House
lie looks closely after the interest o
his constituents and watches ever,
move Of legislation that effects tn
South. The Texas and Pacific Railroad
bill will COME up in the Senate mex
week and will pass by a good majority
Thurman and Voorhees, will vot
against It because they are so instruct
ed by their States. Morgan, Of ALI
bama, is the only Southern Senate
who opposes It.. Senator Merrimon, {
North Carolina, will make n able an
strong argument for the bill he ha
heretofore been opposed TO il, but fror
his own personal observation Of q
fairs he now thinks the South shout
have something from the General Coy
eminent In the way OF liberal apprC
pr%iations. lie is a very able man, an
adds much strength TO the cause. Judg
Raymer's decision in the Virginia Ban
cases has been confirmed by some {
. the ablest lawyers in the country 4
being not only just aud legal but on
of the ablest opinions that has bee
given by any of his predecessors
|, Solicitor OF the Treasury. j.. NJ. IL.