Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-05
GEN. LAWTCy'S POSITION
HIS ICEPOSE IN THE CONFER
ESCE WIN THE Pr sIDENT.


lie VIII ask That His Nomin stion Be
Perm anentls R4thdrsss Rstber than
Enlb4rrass the Ad natntstration-offc
holders and AsPiraUt- Wondering
Who're They st@ad. and ADxiously
Waiting a settlement OF the Matter.
Gen. A. r. La ton left last nigh' lvr
Washh zton, WIRE ne goes in res eEse
= a telegram from the state DEPARTMENT,
20 hold consL .tation vito the President
ana Secretary o. state reg ding his sp-
polntuent as NJ. lister to Russia. Gen.
La tou - a. ~ AGED all DAY yesterday IN
tae Trial Of a case n he Sgpe rior Court.
Precious 10 hls departure Ist night be
lid. In reply 20 = inquiry Of EEWs re-
fo~-er STAT Le EnJ, RotninZ regarding the
Pres dents aplei0u Of The leral stairs Of
his csss eXcert hat b. haa seen in the
NEWs. U00u b hg asked gnst action
h- r0po-ed % take ia stse matter b. Il
10 suU-ta1ce that his first aim would be
t. v0i4 and ret ain 7om any move int
wout enb-rrass TIE I'D ministratlcn IN
any NAV ARA that a. the be- ming ~
+uT conference G. interview be might
bave with Re Prs 'ent X would U &c
HE appointment Of some O.neT nan II
there was danger that pros ing mis-
o~r appointment would inyOlYe the adj
minisJratiou iu a c0uRaNer-r with ne
= nate. If there Is any danger 4
lis appoi- tment b-lng made The pre- Z
Jnf cf4wiag fh4ttle President has dealt
t,1 Altu.y nit1 be south iu Tue matter Of
fp4-uintt--uts. ue Will ask that his nomi-
nation He
PEEMANESTLY WITHDRAWN.
IT, wou4a ust ua tr H. ~ 1--WE any
ap9u.on legar1n. the legal effect Of tue
em Val ot OILS disabilities by President
Jnaus0n. Or to say yth ~ trat IN gnt
heYe a teLdercs d Influence the mind 0f
il9se bu- duty % j. 10 pass upon that
quts ion. Iat best lawyers DO me cOun-
tI u- -di4. aa1 given it as their opinion
nat his disabil ties mad been removed
aud t1at toe paro n Granted him by Pr, ST.
q III } n-o was ia no 81 ay af-c Ell by
fue ioulte 9TH amendment. under
-s9ta tlAi l.e subject WOO % s- fully dis
c. -sed by Tie Cabinet on Eue-day, when
ID t lDit- conc usfon would . 0ha1ly b.
reached by t4e President and cretary 4
-taf- D. gtrdln- what Is best TO be dome.
~ 3 tsked il be would 20 to Russia
immt dlately II requested 10 do 30 Dy the
Pre- ii-ut. tns General said ne WAS not
prepared To -ay, bar intimated that he
oou prefer to have the senate pass
upon his appointment before going,
especially II there WAS any danger OF IN
any way iuyriVlhl the admins ration.
WONDERING WHERE THEY STAND.
The ga stiun raised IN the senate when
considering G-n. Lawtou's nomination
has caused many government officials
d q asYirauts u Office VINO served in the
Confederate army during the war 70
wonder " here they stand il 10 is held that
d. disabilities Of Gea. La wttH were not
: moved BY President Johu,on's pardon.
Toe question he's lain dormant
posted on the subject, and the
impression euerally prevails, even if the
o JIG I1u rails ID ia ten LtNton's ease 10
his confirmation is a faHi one, that it
prly extends e. persons - 40 ere in The
Uniteu states army beiOce the war. A
giance at the fou teeuta amt ndmenJ eX.
id9ds this view Of the subject, and il IS
seen at once that tue objection. il a valid
one at all, extends % all per-ons who
held any ofic-, stare or national, before
the war ana then Went into the C0nfeder-
ate Sc vice.
The FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Section q Of the fourteenth amendment
reads rs follows:
No pc son hall he a Senator or Representa-
tive M Co gres~, or electOr Of President aud
Wee President. or hoit any Oldce, civil or
N IL ~, u der the nitef u tes, or under
any state. who. having previously taken an
oath as a uem ser Of Z ngre-s. or ~ officer
Of The United atss, or as member OF any
~tzte Legisl lure. or - an executive or Judi
clai oGcer in an State ~ support the cunsti-
tuition Of the United Stats shall have en-
&c 30 insurrection or rebellion against the
-sne, or given aid or comfort to the eneu les
thereof bu tangrtss may, by q vote Of two
Jhlrd- Of cach III IA e. remove such disability
There are many persoas now holding
of1-e who were Confederate soldiers and
heid I'll "a before the war, and " hose only
claim TO pardon rests in the general am
Resty proclamation Issued by President
Johnson.
GEN MLAWs' PARDON.
Gen. McLaws, late Postmaster here,
Ian hingly remarked to a NEws re-
porter Yesterday that soon after the
close Of the war ne received a
I pardon from Pres dent johnson similar
/ to that obtained BY n. Ltwton. he
/ was told bv persons high iu authority that
! the pardon made new man Of him. that
/ it was as though he nsd been horn again.
4 ana that the fourteenth amendment could
| in no way effect him.
Gen. McL8ws Is a graduate OF West
/ Point, a had served as Captain in the
/ United States army before the war. He
/ was told that all that had been wiped of
I the slate bv the pardon. W hen the four
/ teeut1 amendment was passed he did not
/ consider that 1t affected him and would
have accepted the P0stmasters1ip Of
say nnah when il was rendered him
by Gen. Grant without dreaming that his
political status had been in any wa>
changed. Before he went intn iii G, how
ever, an act Of Congress- was passed re-
mo ing his disability. The bill was in
PRODUCED by "A friend w thou his solicita-
ton, FOR be- did not think tbat re had any
lis Hhinty. politically, 10 ger rid OF.
Unitod st.tes Marshal Wade lso held
ili before the war, and afterward served
In the Confederate army. Upon being
arked II ho was not afraid that the Presi-
M would hold that he wac disqualified
ana SEOUL consider his di~Qus tcaton
good cause f0f removal. Cot. Wade
rrptled hat he was not Alarm Il. aud was
willing 10 allow his term az office 20 rest
upon me yaidity OF the pardon issued 10y
President johnson.