The Portland daily press., 1866-02-03
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From Kashingt0n,

-' w ASH1NGTON, rep. x
Dispatches to State department indicate
that emigration from Europe to the United
States, will this year exceed that of any other
previous year. All German ports. especially,
are filling up with persons DESTROYS of secur-
ing passage to this country.
Papers relative to an organization of an I'M
perial Mexican Express Company in this coun-
try, under the authority of the SO called En-
peror of Mexico, were submitted to the House
to-day by the President On Oct. 9th 1865,
Senior Romeo calls the attention of the Secre-
tary of State to this exercise of authority
by an adventurer called Don Fernando Maxi
milan of Hapsburg, and especially to point
that the company engages to carry material of
warfare. OF the invading army OF Mexico, and
that agents of the company are special agents
OF emigration under case of Nov. LIST. Mr..
Seward says that when such agents or citizens
OF the United States acting with them, shall
infringe in any way upon the laws or treaties
OF the United States, or laws Of nations at
fecting the republic of Mexico, proper meas
ures of redress will be promptly. taken. Sew
. ard replies the same day, that proper meas
ures have been adopted to prevent the viola
etion of laws of the United States and treaty
stipulation with Mexico. These measures are
indicated in note to the United States Attor-
pey Daniel S. Dickerson, in which he is di-
rected to diligently watch the operations of
| ti4C luCAlCoA 6AplCoS NOlilpdliy anu dCl III pre-
misses as his sound judgement and discretion
should dictate, - prevent any violations of OBJ
legations of this Government towards the cons
titution and recognized Government of Next
co. saasiii- ess.a3 '' or -,-r7 81
Communications during the present month
prove the pretence that President Juarez had
asserted the enterprise to be false.l "a, s.s,,
On the 31st OF January, Seward acknowl-
edges receipts Of a communication, with en-
closures from Mexican government.
The following message from the President
was received by the House to-day: 1
To the Senate and House Of Representa-
tiyes :-Believing the commercial interests of
our country would be promoted by the formal
recognition of the independence of the Dom
inican Republic, while such recognition would
be in entire conformity with the settled policy
of the United States, l have, with that view,
nominated to the Senate an officer of the same
public OF Hayti, and | recommend that an ap-
preparation be made by Congress towards pro-
wiling for his compensation. e
a. (Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON.
a Washington, Jan. 80, 1866. - 180e - C.
% Applications for pardons continue to be re-
ceived at the Office of the Attorney General,
the greater number being of the $4,000 class
The President to-day ordered warrants is
sued for the pardon of three hundred North
CarOllnldnS. --r.-rsrs .t..r. q 49, CAS- tl-s
The President to-day communicated the fol-
lowing to the Senate: 81 sist EJs
, To the Senate of the United States :--The
accompanying correspondence, with the reso-
luton OF the 10th ult., requesting the Presi-
dent to communicate to the Senate any cores
pondence which may have taken place between
himself and any of the Judges of the Supreme
Court, touching the holding of the Civil Courts
of the United States, in the insurrectionary
States for the trial of crimes against the Unit
ed States. r t.iffiu 3D.. ns5e 5iELs
ne lSigned,) ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washington, Feb. 2, 1866. XXX 54s
T. zlat 2. ~ sl' .s EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, Oct 2, 1855. 4
G.. Dear Sir:-It may become necessary that
the Government prosecute some high crimes
ana misdemeanors committed against the
United States within the District Of Virginia.
PERMIT me to inquire whether the Circuit
/ Court OF the United States for that district is
so far organized and in condition to exercise
its functions, that yourself or either of the As
sociate Justices of the Supreme Court will hold
Curcuit Court there? - v - n.y. ~
WASHINGTON, Thursday Evening. y w.
I59 - seo lAsA ~ October 18th. 13e5 { d,
Dear Sir:-Your letter of the I'd, directed TO
Cleveland and forwarded to Sandusky, reached
me there night before last Il left for Wash
tAington yesterday morning, and am just ar
| rived. IN
To yeur enquiry whether term Of the Cir
cut Court of the United States for the Dis
tict OF Virginia will be held by myself or one
q the Associate Justices of the Supreme
court, during the autumn or early winter, 1
respectfully reply in the negative. Under or
binary circumstances the regular time outhor-
ized by Congress, it would be held on the 4th
Monday in November, which this year viii be
the 9th. Only week will intervene between
that day and the commencement of the annu-
al term Of the Supreme Court, when ali the
| Judges are required to be in attendance at
Washington. That time is too short for the
Transaction etc o. any very important business
priety of holding the Circuit Courts Of the
United States in States which have been de.