The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-08 00:00:00

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, Saturday, April 6, 5.30 p.m.
Private advices from Hayti confirm the announce-
ment of President Geffrard's resignation, consequent
upon the success of the insurrection against his
rule.

Intelligence from Mexico, dated the 27th of
March, has been received. It is stated that the
Liberal forces were augmenting hourly, and expect-
ing shortly to capture the Emperor Maximilian at
Queretaro, where his troops were in danger of
starvation.
The Germania has arrived out.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Gold, 1321. Exchange, 1081. Five-Twenty
United States' Bonds, 1091 ; Illinois Central, 114-1- ;
Erie, 55k. Cotton—middling upland, 28c. Pe-
troleum, I.7ic.

NEW YORK, April 6, 6 p.m.
Accounts have been received that the Liberals
under Escobedo have been defeated ; Miramon Was
pursuing. The Emperor ➢iaximilian was returning
to the capital.

The Royal Mail steamship Africa, from New
York on the 26th ult., arrived at Queenstown at
5 a.m. yesterday, with 62 passengers and $10,600
in specie. After landing 120 sacks of mails and
three passengers, she proceeded at 5 15 a.m. for
Liverpool ; all well.

NEW YORK, March 26 (Evening).
President Johnson in his veto upon the Supple-
mental Reconstruction B;11 declares that bill to be
based upon the wrongful assumption that the
Southern States are entitled to no constitutions
except such as may be arbitrarily dictated to
them, and framed under the restraints of military
law. President Johnson continues thus :
" The Southern State constitutions conform to
the acknowledged standard of loyalty and republi-
canism ; yet Congress exacts universal suffrage as
evidence of their loyal and republican sentiments.
This being the case, reconstruction might as well
begin in Ohio and Pennsylvania as in Virginia or
Carolina. The bill requires the registration of the
voters, who must take an oath that they have
never been disfranchised for participation in re-
bellion ; thereby imposing a fearful individual
responsibility of judging correctly what clauses
disfranchise, any mistake of judgment being
equivalent to perjury. The only qualification
required for officers of the Board of Regis-
tration is loyalty ; yet these officers have great
discretionary power, the custody of the ballot-boxes
and authority to declare the result of the elections,

and from their decision there is no appeal and no
redress for any fraud or error they may commit.
It is a scoff and a satire on liberty for the terms of
government to be prescribed by military leaders,
and for the suffrage to be exercised at the point of
the sword. During the rebellion I urged strong
measures for its suppression, but the war accom-
plished its object, and when the Southerners sought
our friendship and protection I considered it our
duty to meet them in a spirit of forgiveness, and to
conquer them more by magnanimity than by force
of arms. If Congress had adopted that policy the
States would now be in the Union. Contemplating
the alternatives left to the South, I consider its con-
dition deplorable ; but I confidently believe that an
enlightened public opinion will efface unconstitu-
tional and oppressive legislation from the statute
books, and that the people will again be united,
prosperous, and happy."
General Sickles has issued an order announcing
that civil officers may continue to exercise their pro-
per functions, but that the military authorities will
interfere when the laws are abused or not enforced.

He desires to preserve order with the least possible
use of the military power, and therefore solicits the
co-operation of the civil authorities and people
generally.
The Louisiana Legislature has repealed the act
calling the State Convention under the laws existing
previously to the passage of the Reconstruction
Bill.

The President has nominated Gen. Frank Blair
United States Minister at Vienna.

Secretary M'Culloch has officially announced that
the examination of the Currency Bureau has resulted
in the discovery of no over issues whatever.
Via HALIFAX, March 23 (Evening).
The Secretary of State has officially promulgated
the Supplementary Reconstruction Bills.

General Sheridan has announced that only those
civil officers in his district will be removed who
abuse the laws or impede reconstruction.
Gen. Sickles has assured some Charleston mer-
chants that the military will not interfere with poli-