The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-13
wAsurrcroN, Sept. ~.

WAHnITGroN Sept. IL.
The Post Once Department to-day ordered a con-
tract with Arthur Leary, OF New iork, 10 convey tho
ais br steamship IRON that city 20 Charleston, ).
C., and baes twice week; also with Edmund A.
eoudor Co., Of Philalclphis, to convey the mails
by steamboat, from Savannah, Ca, via Daren,
Brunswick. -. aary'L Fe.nandina rlA- MAyport
Mils Yellow Bluff, Jackson nile, MAnds' Ia, lIibes-
uia Magnolia Picalata, Tocoi and Orange niil., to
!atkA ss2 mlos and bach twice week from The
goth OF September, 1000 until the 3Jth Of June,
1869.
There was pfo,r.c.ed Cabinet meeting to-day,
which vu attended by Secretary Seward, Secretary
McCulou. n, and Attorney General Speed. Postrlss-
tCg General Deun Secretary Stanton and Secre-
tar weies are rDscnt from the city, but the two
les. named we've geproseGted respectively IN the
meeting by MAJOR GcAofI Assistant Secretary OF
War, tad Captain Fox, Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy.
An army officer Who hiss arrived here direct from
Georgia reports tha, while recently travelling frsn
Atlanta to savannah, he saw la all directions teams
ioldeI with cotton on their way TO points whence
the stape could 10 transported TO Amarket elthor
nv rail o. water. lie sta;cs that the people Of The
country especially tAoie who have severely suffered
bv the var, ex2Iess an appGently Lncere deslre TO
conform TO the changed coalition Of Affairs and sus-
taiu Ito GoleTL Government. while III towns which
lnaye sustaincd comparatively little damage by tho
war spt sf 3.sat faction eyi'ts, principally
fined to the young men, Who assume to belong to a
boas ed better class Of society, but few OF whom have
served In lie rebel army.
It hs heretofore been stated that Jo1. Ds-
,is viii bo tieI before a civil tribunal for
treason - probably ore the United States
Court, for the EASTERN District ofVirsiula. Nothing
.ddiuonL has traniplred Oh tha, subject since the
yaa II n IN aka
tha: Chief Jcsice Chtse las anything TO do with tbs
preliminary Arrangement. any more than he ha.
With The preparation Of case for adjudication before
the supreme Coust Of the United States. Nor has he
expressed ne has been stated, dosre to try the
efthe United states against JedenCl Dsyis but ht
will try that as no vii all others which may come
before him IN the ulual course Of ofbudneIs.
During the wiz ,g,al to-day while witness va,
pstifying to Captain Wlrs's regulations on the com
uislary Of the port at Andersonye for supplies 10
tha prisoners, and was showing that tho ration
were only one-half IN .nintity compared with thos
furnished the rebel guards, tho Captain asked tn
Commission to posmi, him, for himsef 10 make Al
,yplanatiou. The request refused. for the
that the facts in the must be obtained thToug
witnesses.
- Amo.chant Of Washington has contracted to fui
sisn one thousand tons OF coal to the Treasury De
partnent Gtsll IS AMI II 30 perton
The Secretary OF War Eas directed all orgGnz,
tious Of eo.o,ed troops Ia the Department Of Mort
Carolina which vsge eu.is,ed in the no.theEn state
~ be mustered ont OF tAe service Immediately.
Adviees f.om Mexico received heso to-day, sho
ala. 70 mer reports OF tie hopelessnssS OF tie libor
cause were greatly exaggerated.
The A!exan'Iia tEirglnial JOURNAL Gays;
In the County Court Of this county, recentlv,
vas .ded ia sccol .nuce with the eighth tectl'
Of Tho BIZ. OF IigLts, that colOed lnen are entre
In ali capital or criminal prosecutions, "a a tfia
mry. The sixth section Of this BIZ Of kirhts civ
10 colorcl men the FAt 10 vo.e IL read iOllOS
''IhA oil tctous On IA 20 be- nee HAd that aIl lu
hLy.ug sufficient evidence ot common inefet ".
au. a.tacAiuuut. 20 the C'lLmuulty have tho rirht
,utli.-c, .l4 cannot te taxed tep. Nal OF tnt
piup.lty ior public uses w.,hout heir own con ci
Of thnt of their Itp sentative ~ elected, hOl lea
by any law to Nnicn ueg have not IA IKE mann
sssented Tor the pubic goCd"