Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-14

repeating that Of February 18th, 1881 by which
the importation of American pork was prohibit
ed in France, together with copy ofthe circular
for the minister of commerce addressed to the
projects informing them of the decision taken,
and simply advis ng them to see that the p TX
offered the public was fnlly cured.
BANK AUTHORIZED.
The comptroller has authorized the Mer-
chants National bank of Muskegon Michigan,
to begin business with capitol Ct $i,OO0,0Oo.
APPOINTMENTS.
: The president sent large number of army
nominations to the senate to-day, mostly recess
appointments. Among them is Col. Holbird,
quartermaster general. The senate confirmed
Vim. Livingston, Jr., as collector of customs at
Detroit.
TIE UNION LEAGUE.
The joint meeting of the national and
executive meeting of the Union league was
held in this city to-day, to consider and
decide upon the policy of the league for
the overthrowing of Bourbonismaas soon
as possible in the southern states Gen.
James 1. Negley. Pittsburg, presided.
| There was present ten gentlemen from the
| central, southern and eastern states includ-
| ing ex Gov. Pierpont. West Virginia, Rep
| ToSSAtdslSoS DOusSilS duu hOuChS Nd1tCi
| Evans, commissioner of internal revenue,
Gems. Chas. H. Grosvenor and j. S. Robin
san, Ohio. Ia the discussion of the object
of the meeting, speeches were made by
Gov. Pierpont, Gen. Grosvenor, Prof.
Greener, colorsd, the South Carolina rep
resentative, Houck and Boutelle, Rey-
nolds, OF Alabama, Desendorff,
and Porter, of Virginia, J. E. O'Hara, col
l D I IF
sissippi, A. E. Buck, Georgia, A. M.
Clapp, Washington, and J. E. Bryant, of
Georgia. The subject to which all the
the necessity of affording protection to
the colered people of the south. Gov
Pierpoat referred with strong disapproba
ton to the timidity or Indifference of con
gross in passing the enormous crimes
which had been committed in the south
against free vote. II the colored mel
must plDtsst them.
Representative Houek said, in thu
. southern states tho white leaders of thu
Bourbon party believed in fraud
and farce there, and there never will b
l another fair election until the north con
WINGED them that they could not contro
, ! LILO AOSOKAAOAgs " AlcA os SS2OASN3 3>OtsA
Carolina. expressed the opinion that tn
. colorsd people of the south should protec
! themselves md advance themselves b.
working ia combination. Representativ
Boutells saii: I believe it to be the i'm
perativa duty of the Republican party t.
Q encourage anybody who will join hand
a With US to break down any attempt to pre-
Il vent q free ballot. The committee ap
: pointed to decide upon the line Of polio
a report as follows: We believe that t
8 overthrow Bourboaism and misrnle in ih
, south it will be necessary to secure tt
< support of southern white men who Wi
+ act in cooperation with the colored voter
o and protect them in voting, and secure
g fair count. We recon mend the appoint
L ment OF a committee Of nine, the prssider
J; and secretary to be ex-oficio chairman er
d secretary, to take into consideration til
ways and means to be adopted to oyel
=, throw Bourbonism and misrule, and as 500
d as practicable to issue On address TO III
:. condition at the present time, an
: appeal to the patriotism c
: the south to save itself fro1
: utter ruin and for the north to make liber;
q sacrifices on behalf of the offset in viev
. This committee to act in cooperate
. with ard subordinate to, the exeousiV
5 committee of the league and which rsques
g ed the assistant committee in the ad7anc;
q ment of its objects. The report ws
: adopted and the president appointed {
q members of the committee Bryant {
d Georgis, Gro.yenor of Ohio, Boutelle Q
:. Maine, Bubee of Florida, Houck of Tenl
n essee, Cannady Of North Carolina, Brue
Of Mississippi, Clapp Of the District {
Columbia and Pierpant of West Virgini
= The Committee are at once to take steE
Ie to perfect the plan Of work for the leagu