Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-03
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/ WASHINGTON, NAY ZO.-I0e special
to the Tribune says the Attorney Cen
eral has just made most important de.
lcision. He. affrms that the amnes-
lty proclamation was a means only to
secure a specific purpose, which was the
suppression of the rebellion. The re-
bellion being ended, the amnesty is
void. IL does not restore citizenship.
proparty. or vested rights. The Presi-
| dent has no power TO pardon except for
what is past Yhe Executive clemency
cannot stretch to the future. Therefore
| the DEGREES oflcon1iscation must stand.
The decision viii be given to the public
in q few days.
Tribune's special says: In the election
for the House of Delegates, yesterday.
the disunionists swept Virginia as far
as known. In the Alexandria D:stric.
William DelaBy, Of Fairfax Court Houze
who has bitter hatred to the Union.
and became a cripple IN the rebel ser
vice, has been elected to the Senate.
and J. English, no less better, to the
House. English took the oath of ale
glance only the night before he ar
Inouncel himself as /: candidate.
The Herald's Raleigh correspondent
explains how the rebel archives fell into
our hands. Gen. Johnston notified
lGen. Schofield, that they were at Char
i lotte, and the latter sent lit. ANasi
burne for them Gen. Johnston It
ceived them very courteously, and told
| him where the documents were secreted
III cellar. He had already turned
Them over to to the Union commander
of the post, as he had NO troops to Put
over them as guard. They were found
in eighty three boxes of all sizes and
descriptions. A large number of CAP
tured Union flags, duly lab LED were
found. ,eTs1 sif554
i Governor Vance claims that though
arrested, he was not arrested as "a fugi-
tive, for he had previously offered to
surrender himself to Gen SchOfield, but
was refused and allowed to return to his
family.
WAsH1NGTox, May 2Gth. The special
to the Tribune says a gold medal, e9ln-
memorative of the inauguration OF the
South American international Congress,
has been sent TO the President, by the
President OF Peru. r4 r>rsl.. ga-f
| Specie Is the only currency used III
South Western Virginia. The corn and
wheat crops there hre abundant, and
well up.
Union men returning from the north
are stiH exposed to social persecution.
A black girl was inhumanly whipped
and lacerated by her late master for re-
fusing to work without pay. An order
for his arrest was issued, but he had
fed .t-ssss -. .s9Et
WASHINGTON, May 27th.-Special TO
Tribune.-F. w. Stewards condition
continues to excite apprehension.
Gov. Fenton visited the New York
troops to-day, and met with a hearty re
ception He was highly pleased with
their appearance. ssafsr9ss 81
The herald's fifth corps. correspond
| eDt says the work of mastering out. M
der the late order. regiments whose
terms of service expire prior to Oct LIST,
has been entered upon III earnest.
Muster out rolls are being put III readi-
ness as rapidly as possible. 1t is sup
posed that within ten days the whole
work will be accomplished. Thursday
might the corps which lies near WASH
ington had grand-torch light process
sion. Gen. Griffin, commanding the
corps, has been presented with corps
badge, costing 50, SEQ Thesixth corps
which has been at Manchester, on the
James, has started for Washington, TO
be mustered out of service. -
WASHINGTON, May 27th.-Alabama
has been divided into three internal rev
enue districts, but no appointment of
assessors and collectors have yet been
made. a-a- 8aw a
WASHINGTON, May ga special to
the IForld, says Gen. Sherman will
soon issue n farewell address preparato-
ry to making trip West His troops
are encamped on the North side OF the
Potomac. -a
John I. Ford, proprietor of the thea
tire has been Internationally released
from arrest.
The 9th corps is expected TO arrivein
Washington, and together with the re
serve artillery of the army of the Poto-
mac, will be reviewed on Monday.
CAIRO, May 26.-A special dispatch TO
the New York Herald contains the fol-
lowing:
Advices from Brazos, Santiago, Tex
as, states that small engagement took
place about May 18th, on the prairie on
which General Taylor fought the battle
of Palo Alto, between u portion of klr-
by Smiths command and a detachment
of United States troops, under Colonei
f. III. Barrett. Our side was victorious,
although the enemy strength was much
superior. The enemy used artillery.
A steamer from Bagdadto Matalnoras
arrived just as the artillery commenced
firing. The boat stopped and hoisted
the French flag which might not have
been observed by the rebels, for they
fired shell and round shot--ones passing
through her cabin. The last seen OF
the boat she was floating down the
stream. sefl- io 9as
Our troops were fired upon on their
retreat by some soldiers across the. Rio
Grande, and some skirmishers crept
up to the river bank and shot two OF
them dead, .s@a
Three Swiss soldiers, of Maximilian's
army, crossed the river on their way to
Brazos, being deserters. aI
MILWAUKEE, FfAl;KET.s
r. ~ I~ss sls .i MILWAUKEE, May 2.