The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-26

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submitted 10 the Post Master General and
Secretary of the Treasury, by which The
marks Of CANCELLATION become indelible OF
which cannot be removed without destroy
ing the face of the stamp, thus afording
perfect security against further fraud.
I'm accordance with instructions, Paymas-
ters will not disburse money to men who
have leftthe volunteer service to go into the
regular army, but when discharges from the
latter are presented, they will be invalids-
ted by Paymasters, and the men returned
to service,
GENERAL DIX IN CANADA.
The Tribune's Montreal correspondent
says of General Dix's visit 10 Canada, that
he goes to Quebec on visit to the Governor
General to inform him that the abuses of the
right of asylum 30 long practised by the
Canadian Government in behalf of rebel
agents must be reformed.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY DANA.
The HeralG's Washington specisl says
Hon. c. A. Dana, Assistant Secretary of
War, will conclude his labors in that office
one week from to-day, and take his depar-
ture for chicago. Tho now Military Com
mission with Brigadier General Prince at
its head, is ordered to convene to morrow.
TIE FORTRESS MONROE CONFERENCE.
The Augusta, Georgia, Chronicle and SEN
tinel, OF the TIN, gives a full account of the
conference at Fortress Monroe in January.
The article is a full statement and is under
stood to have been prepared at the instance
of Mr.. Stevens. The Chronicle and Senti-
mel states that Mr.. Dana did not communi-
cate to the public tho truth concerning the
conference. Stevens says Davis first sent
for him TO say that Mr.. Blair desired con-
ference between the United States and the
South on the subject of peace, and asked
Stephens advice, He replied that if Mr..
Blair spoke by authority of Mr.. Lincoln he
most earnestly advised tho conference, and
that the strictest secrecy be used, and that
the parties composing the conference be
Presidents Lincoln and Davis, and that
Generals Grant and Lee be the only
persons in the secret. Davis disregarded the
advice and Stephens was informed two
days later that himself, Hunter and Camp
bell were TO go. Stephens did not wish to
go, but did so TO avoid unfriend dly remarks.
The three Southern gentlemen met Messrs.
Lincoln and Seward, and after some re-
marks tho subject of peace was opened
Mr.. Stephens urged the claims of his sec
ton with skill and sddress-for which
Northern papers have given him credit
Mr.. Lincoln holding the vantage ground of
conscious power. was perfectly frank, and
submitted his views almost in the form of
argument. The Commission made a report
saying that Lincoln referred them to his
message of December last, and refused, in
any way to recognize the Confederacy or
acknowledge Davis's power to make peace.
Lincoln assured them they might rely on
a liberal exercise of his pardoning power.
He suggested it would be far better for the
rebellious States to return at once than to
risk the chances of continuing the war and
increasing the bitterness of Congress. Mr..
Stephens reported to Davis that nothing
had been done, but that nothing had been
determined, and if herslied on the secrecy
of the Blair conference it was but confr-
nation of desire for peace on the part of
the United States, and the way open for set
tlOment. Davis looked en- the proposal as
humiliating aud seemed 10 have the opin-
ION OF Hunter on the suDJsC5, anu WIsu1u u
statement to be laid before the people that
only insulting terms were rendered; but
the Commissioners declined to make it on
the ground that it was not true. With some
difficulty they secured the reception of a
brief and perfectly truthful but not very
clear report, which was published, and
Davis put color to it, and endeavored to se-
cure his object Of crushing the Southern
peace party by an inhammatory dispatch.
sent all over the country, followed by the
actual report, with preface which was
published at the same time.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION IN FRANCE.
The Herald has a translation of the de-
bate in the French Legislative Assembly
on the sth of June, on the Mexican ques-
ton.
Jules Favre, leader of the republican
party, said the expedition was undertaken
TO recover recognized claim of about one
million, with eventual claims which might
vary from five to twelve millions, and they
had already caused an expense of four hun
lred millions. It had been promised that
.he French troops would protect Mexieans
Of all parties in the full exercise of their
opinions, but this had not been done. Fa-
Vre cited cases whore French troops had
burned towns of 4 200 inhabitants. He de-
slared that to attain the object they had in
view would take 40, 900 men ten years, at
IN expense of six hundred millions. If it
we're the intention Of France to continue
he Mexican expedition no effort should be
spared, but if the establishment of mon
lrchy was an impossibility it should be the
,art of Franco TO withhold her blood and
roasure.
The debate was very fierce and exciting,
md tho speaker was frequently interrupted.
Is declared that Maximilian's empire
would fall to pieces as soon as the French
roops were Withdrawn, and denounced tho
cheme of new loan.
APPLICATIONS FOR AMNEsTY.
WASHINGTON, June "a.
Parties who were prominent in the rebel
ion who desire TO take the oath of alle-
,iance for the purpose of making special
application for pardon, will, in the future,
aLh in the district in which they reside,
instead of coming to this city, as some have
,een doing heretofore, to subscribe to the
,ath.
,IsCHARGEs From TIE VETERAN RESERVE CORPS. |
A large number of men are now aveiling
themselves of the benefits of the order di-
ectiug the discharge of all men of the
Ietoran Reserve Corps who are entitled to
discharge by reason of the regiments from
which they were transferred being mus
cred out.
DISCHARGES FROM THE SIGNAL CORPS.
Permission has been granted the chief
ignal officer of the army to muster out all
nen of his CORDS whose term of service ex-