American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-01-18
Highly Interesting.
NEW YoRK. january L

Ian leaves for his European tour on the
first of February lie has declined the
offer of private vessel, rendered by his
friends lie leaves in the steamer Chi
ma, and will be gone for two years.
Nearly all the papers to-day contains
editorials on the peace rumors.
The World saws Mr.. Lincoln has no
authority under the Constitution, to offer
amnesty by the abolition of slavery, and
Jeff. Davis could not, under the Coufede-
rate Constitution, accept such an offer
Individual States alone have jurisdiction
in the matter.
The Times does not look for any good
result from the movement, and thinks the
whisperings of peace only inkicate brief
lull.
The Post thinks the Rebel Commits
sioners are on the way to Washington, as
reported and says they will accomplish
nothing. 1t thinks such a movement
would be nothing less than studied in
suit to the United States Government
II the Government should receive them
it would equally insult the authorities OF
the border States.
The Post claims to have information
that Governor Brown, of Georgia, is fa-
vorably disposed, and would probably re-
ceive the agents from the United States.
The Heraid thinks the conduct Of Mis-
souri,, in passing the emancipation act,
viii soon be initiated by Arkansas, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, and Deleware.
The World says the passage of the or
dinance was wise step, resulting from
clear sighted perception of tendency of
events, and thinks if the war were to end
tomorrow, and the States to retain juris
dictiou over the subject, all would follow
the example of Missouri and Maryland
The Tribune is briefly exultant, but
makes no comment.
The Rostpoipts outthe advantages pos
sessed by laborers end manufacturers un-
der the new system.
The Commercial thinks the action OF
Missouri is an argument in favor Of the
passage of the Observation-Disclosures.
Major General Banks, in his sugges-
tions to the Committee on Judiciary, says
the condition of affairs in Louisiana was
such that he did not assume, in his proc
lamation for an election, whether slavery
was or was not an institution recognized
by law. He says the canvass was spirit
ed, and L. 140 votes were cast in parishes
formerly giving 1,l55 votes, and thinks
two-thirds Of the voting population OF
the State participated in the election
He accounts for the diminished votes on
the new Contribution, on the ground that
many failed to participate through the
fear that Congress would not ratiiy it
He.lenes all the charges of interference
with the election by military authority
He claims that the actual vote was more
than one-third as much as the average
vote of the State before the war. lie
claims that the population has been re
duced from various causes, from 1US,UUC
to 45U00J.
General Banks refers to the significant
Mexican movements of Napoleon, and
ella ms that he would upon convenient
pretext, plant the French flag upon the
western banks of the Mississippi, hence
the greater importance of supporting the
Unised States Government in Louisan;
by every possible means.
The Richmond Dispatch says the new
policy of Gen. Sherman is all mildnes,
and concilation, in order to justify harsl
measures here fter. 1t thinks some de
sign is consealed in the apparent mild
ness. 1t says Sherman formerly declared
that the rebels had no rights whatever
and refers to his responce to the appeal o
the people of Vicksburg, and to his order
at Atlanta, thinks his present conduct i
designed to deceive the people of Georgia
1t tbuses the Mayor of Savannah and TIN
people who attends the meeting when tn
resolutions were pissed The Georgian
are praised as highly patriotic and the ut
most confidence is expressed that none o
them, except the Mayor and seventeen
citizens of Savannah would prove disloy
al 70 the South.
A Mobile dispatch of the 7th says: TIL
Fort Gaines prisoners have been exchaug
ed and are now in Mobile.
The Richmond Wing learns from tn
Lynchburg Republican that large hum
ber of hands lave been employed on tn
Tennessee Railroad to repair the dana
ges caused by Stcoeman's raid. TIL
work will be pushed forward with energy
and it is hoped the repairs will be com
pleted within six weeks or two months.