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London, England, 1866-05-26 00:00:00

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LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1866.

The Scotia brings us news from New York to the
16th of the month, which gives us some interesting
intelligence. The PRESIDENT sent on the 15th a
message to the Senate, putting his veto upon the
bill admitting Colorado as a State. This movement
on his part, it will be remembered, was anticipated by
many. His reasons are said to be that the popula-
tion of Colorado is not sufficient to require the esta-
blishment of a State Government, and that its ad-
mission as a State is incompatible with the public
interests, while eleven States.entitled to vote in such
matters are excluded from representation. This
is a practical mode of making the Radicals
feel the effects of their own conduct towards the
South. If every great national movement is to be
arrested on the plea of partial representation, it will
be impossible to postpone much longer the conside-
ration of the questicn, and the admission of the
Southern members must inevitably follow. It is
probable that this reference to the Southern mem-
bers was anticipated, and gave offence to the Radi-
cal party. At any rate their conduct needs some
explanation, for the Senate adjourned on receipt of
the veto without reading it. The promulgation of
the message was consequently suppressed. The
Washington correspondents of the principal New
York papers pronounce the adjournment to have
been an expression of contempt and insult to the
PRESIDENT, and there is no doubt that it was in-
tended to be regarded in that light. Mr. JOHN-
SON'S assumption of his privileges and his resolute
and constitutional resistance to their extravagant
schemes have filled the Radical leaders with fury,
and they endeavour by every means in their power
to insult him and thwart his plans. Such
conduct is not likely to commend them
to moderate and sensible men, whose opinions must
eventually influence the public. Possibly the
STEVENS and SUMNER party are becoming sensible
that their time of power is short, and are irritated
by the knowledge. Certainly they are growing more
reckless than ever, and are passing their favourite
measures without any regard to the public
advantage or interest. The House of Representa-
tives have just passed a bill prohibiting the denial
of the right of suffrage in territories on account of
colour. Should this measure pass the Senate it
will certainly be the occasion of another veto, and
widen still further the breach between the Congress
and the PRESIDENT. Mr. CHANDLER, a Demo-
cratic member of the Lower House, brought for-
ward a resolution declaring the course adopted by
the PRESIDENT to be patriotic and constitutional,
in endeavouring to protect the rights of the
people against the wicked and revolutionary acts of
malignant ani malicious men. The dominant party
in the house were apparently sensible that the cap
fitted themselves, for, not satisfied with rejecting
the resolution by a majority of 60, they passed a
resolution censuring Mr. CHANDLER for attempting a
gross insult to the House ! A further motion that
House appears to be much more sensible of its own
dignity than of the respect due to the PRESIDENT,
in which respect they resemble the Senate. Hap-
pily, Mr. JOHNSON is not a man to be irritated into
abandoning his course any more than he is to be
threatened into concession. It needs a man of
unusual firmness and decision to cope with the
virulence and recklessness of his adversaries.
We regret to learn that the health of Mr. DAVIS
is rapidly failing, probably from the effects of long-
continued confinement and anxiety. He is said to
have expressed great pleasure at the prospect of a
speedy trial, and to have declared confidently that
he can make a successful defence. That it will be
successful in theory few impartial persons can
doubt, but whether it is practically so depends a
good deal on the constitution of the tribunal. It is
now said his trial will take place early in June,
and that Chief-Justice CHASE has consented to
preside, if the PRESIDENT will proclaim the abro-
gation of martial law so far as the District Court
of Virginia is concerned. As Mr. JOHNSON has
been for some time strongly in favour of the
restoration of civil law, it is not very likely that
he will allow this to be an obstacle. Mr. CHASE
is likely to be a candidate for the Presidency at
the next election ; and if he is a wise man he will
remember that by that time it is more than pro-
bable that the suffrages of the eleven States of
the South will by that time be admitted, so that
any arbitrary or unjust exercise of authority on
his part will be remembered against him. The
general public in America as in Europe will gladly
learn that Mr. DAvis is set free to retire into
private life with the dignity and fortitude which
he has shown alike in adversity and prosperity,
and such we trust will be the result of the June
trial.

Yesterday identical Notes were sent by the Eng-
lish, French, and Russian Cabinets to Berlin,
Vienna, Florence, and Frankfort for the assembling I
of a " Conference" to deliberate upon the question
of Federal Reform, -the Elbe Duchies, and the
Austro-Italian difficulties. This Conference is now
expected to assemble on the sth of June. It is said
in the Berlin part of the intelligence that in poli-
tical circles great stress has been laid upon the Paris
Congress being changed into a Conference; but,
notwithstanding this, war is considered to be
in military circles indeed else-
approaching
where also.
Prussia will not be the ag-
gressor,
however, because she seeks to pre-
serve of being the party attacked.
In the th
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of
a war
Prussia intends to " convoke"
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of inhabitants will be a
who are returned on the electoral basis
be to curry favour with
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Russia. The last proposal that is made mention of
is that the Prince of HOILENZOLLEinT should be
married to the Princess ELTGENIE ROMA..'COVSKA of
Leuchtenberg, but it appears doubtful if the propo-
sition will be agreed to. And no wonder, for what
will be the gain for Russia to complicate matters still
more by a new alliance when the Court of St. Peters-
burg has not yet decided which side to espouse
in the event of hostilities breaking out? All parties
seem to be at cross purposes,
and all are making
overtures right and left, which do not seem likelylto
be well received. The official Gazette of yesterday,
in Venice, in an article on the possibility of war,
said that if Austria had the victory, the " nation of
Italy, breaking the Abhorred yoke of the Government