The Portland daily press., 1865-09-30
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE DAILY PRESS.
From. WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.
Letters from the u. S. Consul. At Trnndizi
Italy, dated Aug. Both, says the Asiatic chol,
era has made It's appearance on the Adriatic,
west OF the Italian peninsula, and seemed
to be spreading in all directions.
The U. s. Consul at Constantinople. under
date of Aug. Both, says the rayaees of the
cholera in that city have almost entirely pass
ed. ''- - r..
The Paymaster-G General has issued circu-
lar cauuoning paymasters to guard carefully
against attempts now extensively prevalent to
pass Forged discharge papers, and he has issu-
ed such orders as viii battle any attempt at
fraud both upon the soldiers and the govern
ment ets 81 s---'7 ~ 80
The President has appointed George W.
chamberlain U. S. District Attorney for the
District oil Colorado, and Alexander Magru-
der Y. >. Marshal for the Northern District Of
The third volume of the diplomatic cores
pondence which accompanied the Presidents
message at the second session of the late Con-
gress, has just been issued from the Govern
ment printing bureau. 1t is volume of 800
pages, but its interest has been lost by the de-
lay oil publication. The correspondence with
france commences as far back as November,
1865, and is on the subject Of equipment OF
belllgerant vessels in neutral ports, the cases
OF the Rappahannock, Georgia and Florida
the iron clads at Birkenhead, the military sit
uation, rumored prospects of Intervention, &c
It seems that the Secretary of State wrote to
Mr.. Dayton that the insurgents had never
made lawful prize, and never lawfully con-
demned vessel and he hazarded little in
saying that under no circumstances was The
government of the United States likely to rec
ognize any capture or any condemnation they
might make or procure.
In another letter to Mr.. Dayton, the Secre-
tary of State said: "For all the losses and
damages which the Government and citizens
have sustained by the depredations of the YES
sells in question. The United States, as they
believe, Justly hold the governments of the
countries from which they proceeded RESPONSE
Die, whenever they have bsen duly forewarned
and omitted proper measures to prevent the
departure of said hostile expeditions"
Mr.. Dayton in letter dated ''March, 1884, .
informs Mr.. Seward that M. Drouyn de
pHuys had assured him that France wonld
not take Texas as a gift even if it were accom-.
panied with handsome dover. Besides that
he does not want it, and would not have it.
1t has been widely published that the Score.
tary of the Treasury win soon put upon the
market another loan. On the Secretary's being
asked to-day if this was true, he replied thai
such a purpose did not, at present, enter into
his calculations. sN
Rev. Fathers Whalen and Hamilton. who
were brought hither to testify in the Werz
case, have left Washington for their homes in
Georgia. 1t will be recoected that Werz re.
quested that they might be permitted to visit
him as his spiritual advisers. 1t is said thai
they failed to get permission to visit the Old
Capitol Prison for that purpose. Rev. Father
Boyle, of this city, has been likewise unsuccess.
full Father Whalen is responsible for the pay
ment of $4,000 which he had borrowed to
purchase supplies in alienation OF the prison
ers' situation at.Andersonville.
In long letter published with the heading
.'fhe rebellian where the guilt lies" the sub
ject is further considered and the answers of
Mr.. Holt for himself and of Messrs. Seward
and Stanton by Mr.. Weed and Gen. Meies to
his Clarkville speeches reviewed by Hon.
Montgomery Blair. In the course of this letter
he mentions the following circumstances =
Let me observe here that it was the fall OF
Sumpter that produced on the instant the or
dinance of secession and filed it with troops
from the Gulf States to carry it before the peo-
pie. Its effect upon ordinary men may be
conceived by the influence it excited over
Gen. Lee. My father was authorized bv the
President and Mr.. Cameron, Secretary of War,
to, converse with Gen. Lee and ascertain
whether he would accept of the command OF
our army in the field. The letter was written
and he met my father at my home, where they
conversed for an hour or more. 1t was few
days before the ordinance was passed. Gen.
Lee concluded the conversation by saving that
secession was anarchy, and that if he owned
the four million slaves at the South he would
cheerfully sacrifice them to the Union, but
he did not know how he could draw his
sword on his native State. He said he would
see Gen Scott on the subject before he decided.
A committee from the Virginia Convention.
while the General and my father conversed,
we were hunting for him through the city
They met him on his leaving the house. He
repaired with them to consult with the CON
vention, as have since learned, about some
mode Of settlement. The fall of Sumter set
tied the question for him and the convention.
Secretary NcCulloch will leave Washington
tomorrow evening for his home in Indiana.
on private business. He will be absent two
weeks.