The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-03-14
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roNtlSN AFFAIRS. - w nSllinTtons
birthday was celebrated in London by
200 American ladies and gentlemen at a
snmrsaDus banquet, Freeman Morse pre-
.iling- Minister Adams made n speech
idll of patriotic aspirations. The Eng
liSh people approve the suspension of
habcas corpus in Irelanl. The supposed
head renter of the Fcnians in Ireland has
been arrested. The cattle plague is still
increasing the last weekly return show
ing $4,000 cases. News from South
I'm RIGA is interesting. Ecuador has
j,ined the alliance with Chill and Peru
against Spain and other States are likely
TO follow suit. The cholera is disappear
ing in. Guadalupe and has not broken
ou. in any other of the West India
Islands. From China we have news of
an'irPortant success gained by the rebel
ic'dar Ncwfclt and a successful campaign
against him subsequently,. The schools
md chapcls of the Catholic mission at
io Young have been burned down by a
mob, a foreign missionary killed, and the
people OF the mission maltrcatod. The
war steamer built ut New York for the
Japanese government arrived at Hong
Kong Dec. 10. In Mexico the Imperial
lists have been committing outragcs on
AmcsNran citizens in New Mexico, bu,
Gen. Mcdowell refuses to let our men
rci'liste. Macmillan has offered boun.
ties to all vessels sailing under tho Next
can flag. The Liberal general Mendcr is
reported to- have gained a victory with
700 men over 5000 Imper;alists.
SOUTHERN News. There has been a
stormy time in the Tennessee legislature
OH account Of an effort to crowd through
" more exclusive suffrage bill than the
ono now existing, and which would dis
franchise seven eighths Of the voting pop
uiat'on. Virginia is still cndsavoring 10
effect a union with West Virginia. The
Texas State Convention is rcpudiating
all debts contracted during the war and
otherwise showing a good>pirit. In Alex
;tniua, La the secession ticket was
triumphant at tho city election. Gen.
Terry has ordered AL Virginia publishers
to SEM copies Of their paper to him for
inspection Major Gee, late command.
ant at Salisbury On. c. prison, is on
trial for barbarities to the pri.oncrs.
STATE LEGISLATURES. Minnesota leg
''I"'nre voted to sustain Congress and
voted down a resolution approving presi-
d'm Johnson's Veto. The Wisconsin
legislature also voted to sustain Congress.
California Legislature s~ustains Congress
and recommends +. Billings for a scat in
the Cabinet. Gen. Gcary is the Union
candidate for Governor Of Pennsylvania,
and Hester Clymyra quoaddm coppcrhead
is the democratic nominee.
CONGRESS The Senate has failed to
pass the Blame Amendment 10 the con-
siiiution by the requisite two-thirds vote.
ME-. Sumner opposed it in another great
speech on Wednesday, much TO the sur.
lrlse OF many of his friends, His ground
OF objection was the recognition in the
proposed amendment of the right of lcgis-
lating by the states us TO the proper quail
ircations for voting. The democrat party
went against the amendment also, but
from different motives. Mr.. Wilson has
introduced a resolution which he wants
10 be regarded as the ultimatum for the
sdSiss! ion OF the Southern WcuberA aud
~hich proposes, amGpS other things, that
the Southern States give the freedmen
equal civil rights with the whites, the
suffrage to such as have fought for the
Union, can read md pay taxes, and slip
"lates that no payment shall ever be ask
ed on account Of the emancipation OF
slaves or any debt incurred in the rebel
lion. In tie House Il communicative