Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-15

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.1
INDIANAPOLIS, February 14.-General
Harrison's valentine was black. 1t was
presented by delegation of negroes, headed
by Prof John NJ Langston, and the burden
of it was plea on behalf of the black race
of the South that General Harrison should
choose for his Attorney-G General some man
able and willing to enforce the Federal
election laws in the South for all they were
worth; with ga mailed hand, as Senator
Matt Quay would probably have ex-
pressed it.
Prof. Langston's delegation was the only
really representative body of colored men
that has been here since election. In it
there were representatives of the States Of
Virginia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Georgia, Florida and Missouri, and
it brought also letters from Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas, Maryland, West Vir-
ginia, Alabama, Texas and North Carolina.
The delegation was understood to be op-
posed to Malone, but no open reference
was made to this fact. They held confer
ence with closed doors, and formulated the
following address, which was presented to
General Harrison:
WANT FAIR ELECTION.
The undersigned would assure you that they
are loyal members of the Republican party;
that they reside in States severally which are
overwhelmingly Republican, and upon any fair
election would give their respective electoral
votes to such party by a large majority. Such,
however, are the undue influences and frauds
brought to bear against the great body of
voters of these States that the desires Of the
Republican masses are constantly defeated.
We believe that the fifteenth amendment
should be maintained with fairness and vigor,
and that ample protection through Federal
agency should be given every citizen.
We cannot doubt that you agree with us in
such opinion, and that you desire that such OBJ
jects shall be accomplished in the interest of
the 7.0000 900 of American citizens, who to-day
in the South are practically disfranchised and
whose cause we represent and plead. In view
of our present and prospective condition under
your administration of the Government we are
profoundly interested in the construction of
your Cabinet so far certainly and specially as
concerns the Attorney Generalship thereof
We offer you the name of no man for such
position. Such course would, we apprehend,
be unbecoming We ask simply that person
be appointed to the position whose cordial ac-
ceptance of the great American doctrines as
respects citizenship and the ballot for the
huInblest of our citizens, however formerly
slaves and outcastS, would lead him to search
diligently and thoroughly for the law in their
behalf, uninhuenced in judgment against our
cause by reason of lll-founded, though strong
predictions and prejudices
A PARAGON INDEED.
The Importance and absolute necessity of the
appointment to the position which we name of
a man, who in addition to great learning in the
law is free from undue feeling and bias be-
comes apparent in single moments reflection.
This officer with his assistants and subordinate
agents, is of the first Importance. Such being
our opinion, we have ventured to bring it
formally and earnestly to your consideration.
If YOU have anticipated in such appointment,
already made, the suggestions which we here
offer. we shall ever be your grateful, delighted
fellow-citIzens.
The General had a number of callers
About noon General Dan Macauley, now of
New York, but formerly Mayor of this city,
arrived, accompanied by Senor H. f. Guz-
man, Nicaraguan Minister at Washington,
and Colonel E. D. Woodruff, of Auburn,
n. Y. They called on the General, and
spent pleasant half hour. They were not
here on any political mission, but on their
way to st. Louis and Chicago. They will
spend tomorrow in the city. General Ma
cauIev would like to be the next Marshal of
the District OF Columbia.
Among the other callers were Milton NJ.
Butler, who was president of the electoral
college of Nebraska; NJ. d. Cary, of Cleve-
land, who was captain in General Harri-
sons brigade, and John S. Walter and
Oliver T. Morton, the three sons of the late
Senator Morton. John will be an appli-
cant for his old place as surveyor Of the
port at San Francisco.