The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-04
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Tho arsl session OF the Thirty ninth Congress com
mem es Washington to-day. No delay in tue oigan
zaton OF the House is anticipated as Mr. Colfax will no
doubt bc elected Speaker the first ballot, and the
Presidents Message may possibly be sent in this after
noon II will not be q document Of great
length, and, though treating Its subjects briefly
will be fully comprehensive in character. II Is
expected the President will adhere firmly TO his re-
construction policy. and that though he will strongly
advocate the principles OF the Monroe Doctrine, be Will
no, urge course calculated involve in compiler
lions with foreign Powers not in respect TO Mexico
Scnaor Wilson, OF Massachusetts, has prepared and IL
IA said viii to-day introduce the Senate and press
% q vote, a bill declaring null and void all
laws Of any OF the Southern States which re-.
coxaze any inequality Of civil rights on account
color The republican caucus, by its denomination on
Saturday night for the Ccrkshp OF the House OF Repre-
sentaycs Of Mr. McPherson fully endorsed hts course
In excluding from the roll the members elected by the
lately rebcllous States and II not supposed that any
lDf these gentlemen will be admitted seats for some
hme ut least
The Treasury Department sntcmcn, for the month Of
November has been issued, and shows that the entire
national debt Is little twenty hundred
millions or dollars. II reduced during the past
month over twenty six millions OF dollars reduction
of nearly seven millions and half made during the
oical ndvices received in Washington agree with the
statements heretofore published in columns regard
ing the Withdrawal Of the imperial troops In Mexico from
she Northern and other frontier States with the object
of being concentrated points in the interior lnor
nation from the city Of Mexico TO the nth Of November
contains the announcement that Langlais, haxim ans
Finance Minister has declared il impossible to carry o.
the imperial government under present arrangements a.
there are annual receipts of only fifteen millions TO mee
an expenditure OF forty millions IL is stated that TN
members Of the family OF Iturbde the former Empero
OF Mexico have rcnounccd their caims TO the throne 10
one hundred thousand dollars each.
very interesting narrative OF visit TO the camp
che investing army of Mexican republicans near hats
oros with description Of the country and incidents
She trip given in our Brownsville letters Our CORES
5ondent and his companions were cordially greeted
shown the utmost courtesy and treated with much hos
pislity by General Escobcdo, the Commanderin-CheI
and his officers who accompanied them through th
camp and It's defensive lines General Escobedo wa
some time ago appointed by President Juarez to the com
nand Of ell the national troops in the Northern Mexican
Otases and has succeeded considerable degree u
snscng unity OF action among the various liberal chiefs
who before that operated very much on their sepa
rsts responsibility, and, by their ealouses and eros
purposes prevented the accomplishment Of any grea
object requiring concert Of movement Az the time o
correspondents visit General Escobedo had In III,
vicinity Of Ms,amoros army Of between three and fou
thousand men, OF which Generals Corna and Csnaio
each commanded wing Onicnrs and men oil sreme,