The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-05-02

Gen. Si;kles has been nominated by

b.
the Senate as Minister to the Hogus.
A significant rumor Of The day is, tha,
Senator Cowan, Of Pennsylvania, is 10 bs
nominated for place in the Cabinet.
A Gispatch from fortress Mon roe says,
.ha, Mr.. Clay, recently released on parole
is now on his way to his homo ir Al.ba
,na.
Tho President has filed all the appoint
msn,s in Virginia for the Internal Rev
euue Department with parties who have
taken the test oath.
President Johuson has ordered that a
writ Of habeas corpai be grated in The
case in which II WAS refused by Judge
Underwood in Virginia. a few days ago.
The receipts from customs, internal
revenue and miscellaneous sources for the
present fiscal year will be over 100000,
900. or nearly $17l, 100000 more than
those Of the previous year.
The now Senator from Vermont. Mr..
rdmunds, has given otf.ucs to the radicals
by his conservative speech on the till
relieving military officers from al pensities
:or invasion Of private rights during the
war.
rhe Judiciary Committee Of the House
Of Representatives reports against any
modification Of the test o.th, holding, Ms
principle, that men who have be- ell
openly d'sloyal should not occupy Federal
ofIicss.
l. is expected tha, the Com nir,es of
Ways and Means will this week r.por, An
amendrory in ernal revenue bill. by which
tho taxes on many articles viii; lie con
sderably reduced, with view to enr
courage manufactures. while other articles
will ne entirely relieved. The rec.ip,s
from this source Of revenue h, ave Is,sely
exceeded the estimates.
TIL. Washington Chronicles gives the
following ~ The list nf vetoss issue d since
The formation 81 the Government: By
George Washington, two; by James
Madison, SIX; by James Monroe. one by
Andrew Jackson, nine /; by ,Ln Tyler.
four b, james X. Polk. three ; hy J.me,
Buchanan, Que; by Andrew Jonnsou,
Our Government hearing th., Austria
, IS aising uo"ps to operate aga ust Msxi.
co, has iustructed our Minister n, VIENNA
| 10 inform hat Government that 10 a war
wagsd by her At tins time, under existing
circumstances the United States could
not remain silent or indifferent spectators.
Austria has come upon tho ground of
non Intervention 10 which ~ have invited
France.
! The Prssident. address to tho soldiers
and sailors is very unp.latabls 10 the Re.
publican majority in Congress. It is y
direct appeal to the people from the judg
msnt OF Congress, aud places before the
country his own policy Of res,or s,ion in a
. very striking and favorable light. The
spescb is hopeful. and will serve to inspire
the people with entire confidence in the
early solution Of all our remaining diff
cul,iss.
! The French Minister had an audience
: with the Secretary Of State. on yesterday,
! and presented the formal adhesion Of the
French Government to The principle ol
non'intsrven,ion, as explained by the
Unirsd States. The French Emperor
kindly ssd cordially replies to our Gov.
srnmsnt, and engages to Withdraw bis
troops from Mexico in three det ach hm.nt.,
one in November next. one IN May, and
one in November, 1867.
Whether the Presidents proclamation
restores the hdbeos corpus 70 us or aot is
asu'ject o" which there is much diversity '
! Of opinion. Underwood and the RadicsIs
! insist that :t does not. The Democrats
and Conservatives s~y !, does. Being a
matter OF Executive action. and not judi.
cial interpretation. I suppose il will a,
once be settled publicly Mr.. Stanton,
tue Other dsy, informed Gsnsral Ransom
and q delegation from Wilmington thu,
he wished Mem to understand that their