Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-26
TELEGRAPHIC. !.
The True InWardness Of Mas3a-
chuSetts Mill Men.
The Afghan Situation not Alto,
gether Lovely.
Forecast of the Presidents FOrthcOm-
ing Message.
Recent Southern Elections to Receive
His Attention.
Late Revolutionary Intelligence from
South America.
Strike of the English Cotton Spin
ner's a. Oldham
WASHINGTON.

NASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-ln his
forthcoming message the President
will make the alleged outrages and
violations of law in the South during
the late Congressional elections a
prominent topic Of comment. These
will be condemned as forcibly de-
priying large number of citizens
in specified localities of rights con-
ferred by both National and State
authority, thus preventing results
expressive Of their will in the ad-
ministration of public affairs. The
subject will be presented to the
consideration of Congress for such
action as the circumstances de-
mand.
Owing to the decision of the
United States Supreme Court that
the enforcement act was unconstitu-
tional, it not being in specific ac-
cordance with the Fifteenth Consti-
tutional Amendment, and the failure
of the House in the 43d Congress
to pass the Senate bill designed to
meet the judgment of that tribunal,
there is no law to punish class Of
cases affecting colored men, which
the act was intended to reach.
The law relative to the election of
members of Congress, however, af-
fOrds a remedy for some of the re-
ported wrongs, inficting a fine of
$500 and Imprisonment for one
year on any person found guilty of
illegally prosecuting or obstructing
the free exercise Of voting; and
fine Of $4,000 and Imprisonment
for not more than ten years on
those engaged in conspiracy for
the same purpose.
a Committee Of Bankers, from
the BaltiT ore Clearing House Asso-
citation, called on Secretary Sher-
man this afternoon, in relation to
the resumption act, and what action
is expedient to be adopted by the
Baltimore banks in aiding and CO.
operating i'll the resumption by the
Government of specie payments on
January 1, next. After replying
to a number of questions submitted |
by the committee, the Secretary
said in conclusion; ''My general |
answer, thereto e, to you is, that the |
United States will maintain it's
no es at par in coin in all parts of
the United States, and will do so by
the redemption of such notes as are
presented to the Assistant Treasurer
at New Yoek, and by the re~
ceipts of United States notes for
both, customs duties and bonds. |
think this can be done without
change of the law. But as to this
Congress must be the judge. The
Treasury will treat United States
notes and coin as exact equivalents
in all transactions with the Govern
ment, and then all business every
where in the United States will
adapt itself to the same standard.
Having stated this much, l do not
think that 1 ought to 90 further,
and perhaps in my desire to be
frank with you, 1 may have
brOached questions that should
await the opening of Congress.
Secretary Sherman says the Bal
timore sugar case is settled, but
that these Demerara sugars were
artifcially colored to defraud the
revenue, and therefore the property
was seized, but the defendants were
not proven to have known the fraud,
therefore are not guilty under the
the anti-moity act. He said he had
not yet received the official de-
cision or the finding of the jury,
but if as reported he would direct
every cargo of similar sugars here
after arriving to be held until the
duties are paid upon the grade at
which they would be rated without
artificial coloring.