Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-25
rpnn1 WASHINGTON.
n1ptouArIc Observation-Disclosures OF
FRENCH TROOPS PROM MEXICO.

FRENCH TROOPS PROM MEXICO.
WASHINGTON, April Pain the House OF heple
sentatives to-day a message was received from the
President transmitting volumin lou corresponding
| troops This correspondence dates from several
months back up to and including to-day, april %
1885, The most important part of it appears to be
contained in letter from the Secretary of State to
the Marquis de Montholon, the French minister
dated Washington, February 10, 1866 in which it is
proposed, in document Of great length that if the
French will withdraw their troops from Mexico this
government will virtually adopt the principle of non
Intervention with regard to Mexico after such with
drawal. In this connection Mr.. Seward writes as
follows:
With these explanations proceed to say, that
in the opinion of the President France need no
longer delay for moment her promised withdrawal
Of military forces from Mexico and thus hasten the
principle Of non-intervention into full and complete
practice in regard to Mexico through any appre-
henson that the United States will prove unfaithful
to the principles of the policy in that respect which
on their behalf it has been my duty to maintain in
this now very lengthy correspondence The practice
of this government from the beginning is to guaran
tee to all nations in the respect Of the claims of the
people the full sovereignty of the people of every
other State"
The French Minister of State, NJ. Drouyn de
L'Huys replies to Mr.. Seward, under date Of Paris
April g. 1856 (Which was communicated to the State
Department on Saturday, April 81, by the French
miniser) in which he discusses the attitude of the
United States Government on the Mexican question,
and in concluding says:
The policy of nOn-intervention will hasten the
withdrawal of French troops from Mexico. We
find there (Mr. Stewards letter of February l2) sui-
cient guarantee not to any longer delay the adop-
ton of measures intended to prepare for the return
of our army. The Emperor desires that the French
troops should evacuate Mexico in detachments-the
first in November, in 1866; the second in May, 1867
and the third in November 1861"
Another important letter appears from Mr.. Seward
to Mr.. Bigelow, our Minister to France informing
him that the Department Of State has information
that it is contemplated to send 10000 Austrian
troops to Mexico, and requesting him to inform NJ.
Drouyn de L'Huys of the fact. Mr.. Seward also
writes to our Minister to Vienna in effect remOnstrat
ing against such STEP The correspondence (Which
makes several hundred pages was ordered to be
printed.
THE GOLD CAPTURED BY SHERMAN.
1t will be remembered that after the surrender Of
General Lee, the military in Georgia captured $780,
900 in gold, which was claimed by the Farmers, the
Exchange, and the Bank Of Virginia, at Richmond.
Recent Investigations of the fact however show that
n few weeks before the evacuation of Richmond, the
Legislature Of Virginia passed law authorizing
said banks to loan the Confederate government up
on the faith of the State $780, in god purchase
supplies for Gen. Lees army.
| This sum was placed by the respective banks to
the credit of the rebel government and before the
surrender of Lee $50 600 was paid leaving S240 00
belonging to the rebel government with those banks
at the time of the evacuation. The government
therefore, claims not only the 100000 captured in
| Georgia, but also the s140O00 additional in the
| custody of the banks. This is the present cond
ton of the question. The notes of these banks
have been bought up with the expectation that the
government would relnqush its title to the 5000 0OC
of gold
| PROTECTING THE GRAVES OF THE SOLDIERS.
communication was sent to the House to-day
| from the War Department respecting the collection
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killed and buried on the various battle fields. The
Quartermaster General says he has reports of the in
| terment of nearly one hundred thousand, large
portion of whom it will, perhaps, be necessary to re
move to cemeteries. One million dollars will be re-
qured TO protect the same from dissertation, and il
is rec commended that general system be adopted.
| General Thomas has issued an order warning the
people against blowing under or disturbing the
graves of the Union dead at Atlanta.
PLAN TO STILL FURTHER DIsMEMBER VIRGINIA.
proposition is pending in Congress for the re-
peal of the act to retrocede the county of Alexan-
dria, in the District of Columbia to the State OF
Virginia. The preamble of the bill sets forth that
the rebellion has demonstrated the wisdom of pre-
| serving the ten miles square under the exclusive
control of Congress- both for civil and military pur-
poses and for the defence of the Capital and that
the act of retrocession to Virginia is declared null
and void, and that the Jurisdiction of Congress and
the laws provided for the District of Columbia are
again put in force private and personal property not
to be affected by this act far the rights of pri
vate parties are concerned All civil offices in the
said retroceded portion of the District in the city
and county of Alexandria are declared vacant, the
vacancies to be filled by new appointments, or cleo
tions to be held under the laws governing elections
| in the District of Columbia.
RICHMOND DINNER PARTY.
Your correspondent at Richmond states that the
Lieutenant General, his wife and wife's father, Col.
Badeau, Mrs. Grants brother-in law the city post
MASTER with several Others to the number of twenty
sat down TO dinner given in honor of the party by
| the proprietors of the Spotswood House. Senator
| Yates and Ex-Governor Wood, and Mrs. Senator
Trumbul of Illinois, there, the guests OF Colonel
| LOOMS. Governor Smith, of New Hampshire, is al
| so at Richmond
FAST DAY TO BE APPOINTED.
It is reported that the President will soon issue
proclamation setting apart the 18th proximo as a
day of fasting and prayer in view of the anticipated
visit to this country of the cholera.
DEATH OF DISTINGUISHED INDIAN.
In the city of Washington, on Sunday, the ODD
instant, Judge Thomas Pegg, one of the delegates
of the Cherokee Nation, now in this city, closed his
life.
The deceased was born in the State of Alabama.
| He was in his Goth year. He was one of the odd
settlers" to the West and has been for third of n
century a prominent citizen or public official of the
| Nation. He has been president of the upper house
of their Legislature, and Judge of the Supreme
| Court. He was prominent exhorter in the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. As acting chief he signed
the bill abOshing slavery in the Cherokee Nation.
| He was full blood Cherokee, a man of cOnsdera-
BILE attainments and of great shrewdness and 81.
gacity. At the time of his death he was one OF
! the Judges of the Supreme Court, and also one of
the legally elected representatives of the Cherokee
| Nation.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
Among the notables on the floor of the Senate to-
day the Marquis of Lorne, son of the Duke OF
Argyle; Hon. Mr. Arthur STREET., a son of Lord Bel
per, and Mr. II. Yates Thompson, who has recently
offered to establish American professOrship at one
of the European universities
THE SUPREME BENCH.
| am informed that the President is utterly op-
posed to the House bill abOlishing one of the seats
on the Supreme Bench. Such action would have
been well enough had not the States which that
particular circuit represents returned to their ale
| glance but having thus returned he contends that
| Congress has no right to abolish the circuit Hence
his appointment of Judge Stansbury to the vacant
seat and his desire for that gentlemans cOnfirma-
ton This desire may not be realized but if it is
not and the Senate pass the House BILL the chances
| are that it will be vetoed.
THE TEST OATH
The action of the Judiciary Committee Of the
| House, and the adoption by the Senate of an
amendment prohibiting payments to persons enl-
| ployed by the Treasury and Post Office Depart
ments who have not taken the test oaths settles the
fate of that measure beyond doubt, and the law
may therefore, be regarded as good until the next
Congress meets, at least Meanwhile the business OF
the Government, as represented or carried on by the
two Departments, as above named, suffers to a Sc
| rious extent
THE NEW YORK COLLECTORsHIP.
Vigorous efforts are on foot to have the nomina-
ton of Mr. Smythe defeated. These efforts come
mainly from New York, and are endorsed chiefly by
those who now have finger in the Custom Hous
pie, and who fear that a new Collector would turn
| them out with little ceremony. Some OF the more
radical Senators have received dozen or more let
ters all endeavorng to show that Mr.. Smythe's ap-
| pontment will make mischief, and that, therefore,
| he should not be confirmed.
THE PROPOSED NEW LOAN,
If agreed to, will probably have thirty years to
The bonds will be given in exchange for the shorter
ones of the Government and if the interest is paid
in specie they can hardly fail to meet ready sale.
The issue of the loan, however, is yet matter for
| decision.
TELRGRAPHING IN THE UNITED STATES
Nothing has yet been done by the Senate Com
mttee upon the subject OF teegraphing in the United
States and it would probably be as well for the COM
munty at large if it abandoned the subject alto
gether. There never was a period when the press
and public were as we'll served as at present, while
the extent and multiplicity of wires is such that de-
lays are of rare occurrence.