, 1865-08-11

tie 9 Is OF II departments several eA'laeu
bt1s OF tie Uriied States Congress, who taEe
been prominent in the rebel service, wait.d in
tie ante.r on in order to obtain prirate lntsr-
viewg with the President atter the crowd had re-
tired.
Indian Matters.
It IL probable that Tho Society Of Friend. will
bs represented in the commission appointed to
meet the Che1okees, Ch;ck1taEs, Kaws and many
other Indian tribel IN grand council. on the first
Of September. The object Of the Government Ia
to insure peace amocR them BY improving their
sccial condition, and BY removing a. far Is posi-
bic some Of the causes which haye here tofo.e
provoked them to hostt1ittes.
Receipts from Customs.
The receipts from customs for July are repre-
sented 10 be ten millions Of dollars ard thoss for
the present month will be much 1arser. Five
eigh.he ct this rerenue Is collected at New York
Agtntleman Who was In A'exandri1 yesterday
tsys Col. John s. Mosby attracted crowd
wherever he made hts appearance, and bis pres
epce occasloDed much indignation among the sol
dless on duty in tho city. He came down to War
reIton 10 be admitted as member Of the bar, but
Gen. Wells arrested him On a charge Ct having
broken hit p1role.
From Richmond.
The Iriouae's Richmond correspondent says
very important Gaze Will shortly be bzou2ht be-
fore the United States Court to decide whether
slaves held to service after President Macpln's
Emancipation Proclamation had gone in o effect,
January 1st 1854, shall not be- er-
l1ued TO remuneration for their labor. Col.
Brown, Superintendent Of the, Freedme1'e Bureau,
is husy pr pairing Erch c-ee against John Miner
Bolts, who 1efases to p1y the wages Of negro ee1-
wants held up TO the time Of the suErenter Of Lee,
Notwithstanding thst the negro cou1d have gone
TO the Union forces, enlisted or 1Rtoted in the
Quarter En.ter'a department. and recs1ysd, least
go per month. In view Of the fact that Mr. Bots
received I'll, ,0G0 from our Government fur tIes-
pa.slug On his property, the psts'on
Of the c0loIed man presented to Gen. Terry
last Friday. has betn referred to the Provost
Marshal Of the nistrics for Investigation.
Several arrests have been made Of wttnesscs
sunpnnaed, and this important trial will reve.l
mary surprising facts
Mspy Inhabitants Q. Richmond are making open
display Of ei.lu5s1 sentiments.
AL coIoEed schools In this city hive been
closed.
Sentence C0n1mustds
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. t0.-DarId Gregory, who
*as TO DO e1ecut:d here tomorrow lor shoo ing
tavern keeper, has had Ills tine exte1SeG t.
the ID Of September.
Serennled.
E1x1nA, Aug. 1o.-Adjutant General Thomas
was sezenaded at the Hathaway House this eyen-
ing, by the band Of the 1kt VeteE1n Reserve Corps
The General came out On the balcony and "a.
turned ttsnks. He raid he had cone to Elmi.a
on busl1efs. and had hoped 10 c.eapa observation.
lie Was perfect stranger. DID not think he knew
Elpgle per+en IN the c!ty, and
was much surprised at tho compliment
lie bad been through the war. and his Whole heart
bad BEEN In the cause OF The Unfo1. He said
Maxtmf1!f.n would hsve to get out Of Mexico or
Te wcu.d hurry lin Ont. The Monroe doctrine
must be enforced. We were In condition 10
hold out onn sgaiaet the world. He hoped re
would return to the arts Of peace, populate our
tmmeIso Territories Of The West, md carry civil
Izsttoa with them. He hoped and felt sure th.t
Ii ever tbs cause Of the Union ehould Re again
Endangered, every nan Of them would rush 10
its iescue. The Genetal again thanked the aeseaa-
lily for the se1enate, bid them good night, and
retired amidst storm. ot cheers-
Opinion Of the Attorney General.
NAsH1SGroH, Aug. 10.-The Attorney General.
IN response to The inquiry Of President johnson
Whethfr persons charged with the otfense Of hay.
.19 a.:aestra1ed tie late Presitent ehould be
tried before military tribunal or c4vil court,
sase written opinion sustaining tie former
mode ct trial. This opinion has been printed.
II mslntaus that the miittsry tribunal eri4ts M
der and according to the Consultation in time of
war; tLat tie law Of nations constitutes psst Of
the 1aw Of the land, and that the laws OF Wiz con
sttuts the qu3zter part Of the Law Of nations
LRWs Of VIII authorize human life to be taken
without legal process, or that legal process con-
templeted BY those provisions In tho Constitution
that ara relied on to ehoH thst those judiciary TIL
bunals are cons tltuuo1aI. The laT Of na.,oas,
"hith Is the feealt OF tho experience
and wisdom Of ages, has decided that jsynawkese,
bznd,ttt, &C., are offenders against the Jaw Of rs
tons acd OF wa1+ snd as such amenabie to mill
tafy Law. 0ns Consultation has made these law.
part of the law Of the 1snd. Obedience 10 The Coz
etltutton sid 10 The law reantEes that heh,1flarv
eheuld CO thetr whole d1y. They nus. not only
meet and nght the enemies oil the country IN opcu
nattle, but they must klil OF taxe
the sccret enemies oI the country and try and ex
ecuie them. According to lA<, the civil ,riounals
of ,he ccnntfy csnnus signfuly interfere with the
ut.issry IN the performances Of thelr high, ar-
cuous and pefilous, bat lawful duttes. The At
iorrey General charac!ef1zes Booth md his asso-
csates as recret, ac.ive public enenie., sni he
concludes With lhe opinion that per.ans who ws.a
ehsEged with the assassination Of ths President,
committed tho deed as public enemies, as
he believes; aud whether they did or
did not Is the question to be decided
by the tribunal before which they are tried. Troy
not only csn, but ought to be tried beforo the
military tribunal 1ftho persons charged have ot-
[ended aealnst the lava Of war 1t would be- palpa-
BY ~roEg for tho military to hand them over 10
The civil courts, "a It would be wron- In civil
court to convict men Of murder who had In tiue
u WEE killed anether In battle,