The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-24
Our Washington Correspondence.
Pardons-A tub
10 the Whale-The Fcnians-The Cd
iect Of the Mexican Loan-Becon-
.truction-GencraI Muster-o"t-The
Petit Trial SC.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 90
new detective force consisting of
enlisted men from Hancock's corps has
been organized for service in the Dis
trict. 1t is commanded by Major Rus
sell, provost marshal of this Department.
From this it is inferred that martial law
is to be maintained here while longer,
at least.
The Soldiers and Sailors National
Union League held a meeting last even
mo and resolved to have course of lee
lures during the winter, the proceeds to
be devoted to the relief of INDECENT sol
dier's and sailors families.
The pardon business is almost ut q
stand-still. About twenty thousand par
dons have already been granted, mainly
to parties in Virginia, Tennessee and
North Carolina. They were mostly of
what is known as 1.-The $50, 600 class. y
Not many more, except in very urgent
cases, will be granted soon, the time OF
the President being engrossed by public
business of pressing Importance.
There is o good deal of talk here about
Mexican affairs and the prospect OF q
war with France. Some persons who
profess to see a great way into the mill
stone, say that the appointment OF Cen
eral Logan rs Minister to the Republic
of Mexico was made with the knowledge
that he would not accept it, and that
the Secretary of State merely designed
10 throw a tub to the Monroe Doctrine
whale Tt is asserted that MI. Seward
and the French government have per-
feet understanding on the subject and
thai uO serious interference with Maxi
milian's little arrangement IS IN.
tended.
At the same time, all apprehension OF
trouble with Great Britain, on account
of Fenian affairs, has subsidized The
recent movement of troops to the Cana
dian frontier is probably for the purpose
of maintaining our neutrality and pre-
venting any hostile incursion which "the
Finnegans" may set on foot.
The Mexican loan which is being ne
gotiated in this country will probably be
expended in lining the pockets of some
high minded and incOrruptible Congress
men in order to induce them to do some
thing for the JuGrez government. A
few dollars judiciously distributed some
times have very remarkable effect in
arousing men of great moral ideas" to
sympathize with the cause of republi-
canism in Mexico, orfasten despotism up
on the United States.
The reconstruction policy continues to
be debated in political circles and some
of the leading radicals declare that the
President will compromise with them up
on a new plan to be developed soon after
the meeting of Congress. We will see
what we will see.
The various Departmental reports will
be ready for transmission to Congress at
the opening of the session, except the
report of the Secretary of War, which
will be delayed, as has been usual of
late.
1t was stated month ago that a
large list of general officers had been
prepared to be mustered out, and it is
known that General Grant gave list of
those he thought he could dispense with
to the Secretary of War several weeks
AGO. The muster out has not taken
place yet, and large number of men
who are more ornamental than useful,
are still drawing large salaries for wear
ING the stars. Generals RoSseau, of Ken
tacky, and Barlow, of New York have
both resigned, now that they have "a
sure thing of other offices; Rosseau be-
ing a member of Congress, and Barlow
Secretary Of State.
The officers of the veteran reserve
CORPS will not be disturbed until Con-
cress takes some action in their case.
The Petit trial in Alexandria has been
concluded but the decision is not yet
known. The secresy of the proceedings
aud the haste with which the thing has
been put through and the very percepti-
bic hush that has been put upon the
whole affair, show the influence of
prominent parties" who cannot afford to
stand i'll with the Austrian-I mean the
American-public.
Mrs. Clay and Miss Mallory had an in
terview with the President to procure
the release Of Messrs. Clay and Mallory,
but l have not learned how they were re-
celved. Yours &c. Quill