Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-25

The surrender By the Mexican authorities Of
the batteries Of artillery demanded by the United
States officers on The Rio Gratis understood as
having been done BY the advice Of Napoleon,
and IL regarded here ss indicative Of more than
mere desire on the part Of Msximiiian TO avoid
a collision between the United States troops and
the Imperial forces IL IL taken 20 be a mani
festatlon of the pacific policy which Napoleon Is
anxious 10 maintain, no matter what our Gov
eminent may demand in relation 10 the enforce
ment OF the Monroe doctrine In Mexico DE
may temporize and spin out the negotiations by
the aid Of all the viles of diplomacy; bat this
little incident. straw which shows the direction
OF the Wind, is understood TO mean that Napo-
leon will comply with any demands which our
Government may make, sooner THAN pfoFoKe
actual hostilides on our part.
The orders which have recently been issued
| BY the military officers In command IN LOUIS
| ana and Texas in relation TO the labor OF ING
negroes aud which enjoined on the latter 10 re
| main on their old plantations, and work lot 'heir
former owners. excite much comment mere,
chiefly because il is understood ihey are inaorseo
and approved by the ADMINISTRATION. III sncn
| regulations had been made year ago by some
| supreme authority; If it had been understood
from the stsrt that such a course was 10 be pur-
sued with the negroes; and II the principle con-
tanned in these orders had been everywhere en-
forced MANY OF the evils that have flowed from
sudden emancipation might have been avoided.
All the starvation and suffering aud much Of the
mortality on the part of the negroes might have
been prevented, and abundance of food would
have been produced at the South. both for
whites and blacks. Bat what do these facts
prove7 And what do these orders mply7 Sim
ply that the negro does rot know what Is good
for him; that be requires and must have a master
that the military authorities in Louisiana and
Texas recognize this fact; aad that they have
constituted themselves the masters OF the ne
groes. If il is desired 10 arrest the rapid pro
gress of the extinction Of the black race in
America, the same course will have to be pur
sued all over the South Even in order to make
his labor productive. the negro mus. be con-
PEELED to work.
The argument of Hon. Daniel w. VOORHEES,
to day in defense of Miss Mary Harris. was lis
tened TO with breathless interest, by an audience
considered 10 be one Of the most intellectual
ever assembled in Washington. Ii embraced
many high officials and distinguished diplomatists
and great many young and handsome ladies,
| and entirely filed the ample Court Room
will send you full report of the speech, which
will read almost well as it was spoken. 1t
was a truly eloquent effort and made powerful
| impression on the Jury.
Your readers in Chicago will perhaps be sur
| prised at the tone and language of the counsel
for the defense. in this case, In their alluson TO
DIR. Burroughs, of Chicago, the chief witness for
the prosecution. Even after making every al
lowance for the fact that il was the duty of these
gentlemen, as lawyers, to exert themselves TO
the utmost to weaken the force OF the testimony
of DIR. Burroughs. yet own it panied me deeply
| to hear a gentleman OF SO great amability, OF
such high literary attainments and of such spot
less character, spoken of as one who had labored
diligently to deprive Miss Harris of her life; az
the brother and partner OF crime of the deceased,
and wearing the livery OF heaven to serve the
devil in. These were the words used by Mr.
Hughes, and thought as l heard them that they
were unnecessarily harsh and uncalled for, and
that Miss Harris needed no such argument to So
cure her acquttal.
The reason why they were used, however, was
as they allege, that Mr. Burroughs nsed his in
fuence, and was very active. in procuring testi-
monv TO prove that Miss Harris was not insane,
and in securing the absence of some very impor-
tant witnesses for tie defense.
A serious misapprehenson exists at the South
| in regard TO the operation of the confscaton
| act. 1t was distinctly understood, until few
days ago, that the Presidents pardon relieved
| the subject of il from the penalties of the con
| fscation act. and operated, as the President
Proclamation expressly states, as full q restor
alton of all rights Of property except the right to
| hold slaves" But il seems now that Judge
Underwood (or his son, who, il is alleged, il di
rsctly and largely interested aud benefited by
every piece of property conhscated) has instituted
proceedings right and left indiscriminately, anc
| against large number of gentlemen who have
/ been pardoned by the President Several oil
them came up from Richmond yesterday to SEE
| the President on the subject. understand that
| the matter has been referred to the Attorney
General, and that definite instructions on the
subject will be sent, in a few DAYS, to all the
| United States District Attorneys in the South
4 II t,trlr 81 Of lid. III 4 /.
son will be-disapproved
| The ladies of Washington talk of raising q
fund of $4,000, to be presented to Congress.
| next winter, with petition that Congress will
appropriate a like sum. to be used in the purchas SO
| of Ford's Theatre. The intention is to CONVEX,
| the building into magnificent public library
There seems to be general desire on the part OF
| the citizens Of Washington, that Mr.. Ford shall
| not be made 10 suffer any longer from the unjust
notion Of the War Department. His losses
already have been havy enough to ruin, fnan-
cially. much richer man.
The Congressional library is being greatly
enlarged and improved. When the new rooms
are completed the library will be nearly twice its
present dimensions, and it will present really
grand and imposing appearance
The iron war steamer Stonewali, restored TO
Us BY the Spanish Government, will be brought
to New York in short time, and afterw rds will
" otoutus ucic W tuc Atdff alu. he PUBIC
curiosity to see her will be intense A sight of
her gigantic machinery, impenetrable armor and
formidable armament will show how fortunate il
was for us that she did not go to sea three months
earlier.
The sanitary condition of Washington is dis
graceful, but the fault lies not with the munich.
pal. but with the military authorities. Dead
horses are allowed to lie until they rot, not in-
deed. on the principal avenue. but in alleys inter
secting principal streets. and in the heart of the
city. An order of the War Department makes il
the duty of the military authorities to remove
these carcasses, but the latter do not discharge
the duty.
Large excavations are now being made in
many of the streets. and. being left unlighted at
night and open, carriages aud horses are f.e.
ouently swallowed up in them, to the dismay OF
the parties riding
Railroad trains run daily now between this
city and Richmond. crossing the Long Bridge.
passing through Alexandra. and passing The
battle-6elds OF Bull Run and Manassas E.
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