The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-02-16
HunIisgfon's Paid Lawyer Appears
Before the Railroad Committee
In Advocacy Of the Seath-
erH Pacific Scheme.
Seasation Report Concerning Louisiana
Affairs The President 10 Enter ~
0ficizI Oar Ia Behalf Of the
Returaine Board.
A Fierce AitereatIoa In the House Betweea
Seyera Promiaent Democrats, In
which a Vast Amount of
Biiiinassats is Used.
Senator Coke Delivers Mastery Arga
ment In Favor of the Silver Bill
Which Is Highly Praised for
Its Legal Aeuteness.

Which is Highly Praised for
its Legal Aeuteness.
HAZE. fmperataent illusions 10 Aa-
d-rsoa -.Ed CO. sssIeneed q
by Gfbsss- Red sessoa ih keveuae~.
WAsHiNaroS, ID c, February i2--
Tue letter addressed ny the president
e. Attorney General Deveus Ia reiatioa
to the conviction of General A Anderson
and read to that officer yesterday, was
not Intended for immediate puhijca
iian The fact that the president had
written such letter WAS made known
through senater to whom the presi-
dent in conversation communicated
the information. Although the full
text of the letter cannot be obtained at
this time, IL is safe to say IL Is com.
paratiyeiy brief and il somewhat ia
the spirit of the telegram that WAS ad-
dressed to General Anderson on the
4th Instant by Secretary Sherman,
Senator Matthews and Representatives
Garfield, Hale aud Ihite. The pr-si.
dent is OF the opiDiou that the
prosecution against General Anderson
il soseiy political; that Il Is not couD-
Ienansed t,y the beet uds n of Louisiana,
anai therefore Is contrary To ihe,- calm
jude menF; that the proceedings were
in the interest 81 those who strive to
antsgoniza the Two parties ia the state
Father ttan To harmonize them; that
so far from receiving the appreciation
OF the country the act will be; cJn-
demaed by right thinking and patriotic
men everywhere when they become
acquaibted with the circumstances at.
tending the prosecution. As grave conN
stituiional questions may be Involved,
and with which the general govern
menf msy perhaps have tbe right to
interfere. the president submits the
question TO the attorney general for his
consideration.
Col. j. +. Fourtelotte, aide de camp
on General Shermah's stall, has been
ordered to proceed 10 New Orleans
and report to Major General Hancock,
commanding military division of the
Atlantic, now engaged on tour Of In
spection.
Senstor Harris, OF Tennessee, Is not
seriously i'll.
The president appointed John A.
Spear aud Francis Fountaine honorary
com missioners to the Paris exposition
The Star says Captain Merriman, OF
the Hfe-saviog msriae service, who
was directed by the secretary OF the
treasury to investigate the loss of the
Metropolis, has returned from Curri-
hawk and submitted his report. The
life saving marine kerviee did all that
WAS possible. and has been unjastly
eensured. Some specimens of the
Metrop .iis' frame work was brought
by Cap rin Merriman to show iha,
she mn.. have been ~ avery rotten
condition.
House. feature In the house TO
day was the presentation. in joint con
yention of the senate aud house, oi
Carpenters lsrg painting OF .Readine
of the Proclamation of Emancipa ion
by President Lincoln TO his Cabinet y
fhe presentation speech was made by
Mr. Garfield, of Ohio, and was followed
by speech from Mr.. Stephens, oi
Georgia
Mr.. GARFIELD euiogized Mr. Lineolf
and the members Of his cabinet, snc
emphasized the point that Mr.. Liacolr
had for u long time resisted ali attempt,
IN ade To Induce him to issue the pr,,c
lamation, and bsd only resolved upor
II after be had become coLvinced OF Ii,
necessity rs q war measure, and e
save the union, which was his chic
oi,ject in this connection. He quote,
Mr.. Lineoln's famous dispatch Ia repl,
70: Horace Greeley's prayer from twen
| ty millions, to the effect that II b
could save the union by aboiishin
slavery be would do il, but that b
would not do 1t or refrain from doin
II through any other motive. Th
.peech was entirely free from an
sliusion that could give ofiense TO xn
section or party.
Mr.. Stephens, OF Georgia, said n
president aud speaker, there Is but Ii
tie Left for me to say in the Irogra.nn,
Assig ed me on this susu,t occasion
on the paiBtes, or The skill Of III
artist Ny friend from OHIO has dive
At length III regard to the mapificeut
OF the donor-be has left me nothiu
to say Few iostxHees az this Hin
have occurred in the history OF OF
country; j ksow Ct nome May h,
example IN the encouragement of Al
be followed by others.
Mr.. president and speaker, wi
references to the saniast Of the patti
ing, propose. u strength will pc
NIT, TO submit few remarks. first
!. TO the central figure, the man; ~,
! that - to the event commemorate
1 knsw Mr.. Lincoln well. We we
together during one congress. Iw
: Intimate With him. Hs was war;
> hearted; he wss generous; he was.
. he afterwards said, Possessed oi
! heart which had malice to none D
d charity to all In bodily form
i was shove thsaverAge and % In Int
X loot Hs was net highly caltivas,
81 but had = native genius far above
! averaee Of his fellows. Every founfs
II LOT BIZ heart waseveF oyer-fiowing "
d the milk of human kindness. 30 mu
e Tor him personally. and 70 much
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