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they may be charged. And he adds: When the courts
are open, and the laws can he peacefully adminis-
tered and enforced IN these States where people re-
belled against the Government when this peace shall
have come in fact and in law the persons now held
IN military custody as prisoners Of war; and who may
not have been tried and conviceRfor offences against
the laws of war, should be transferred into tho Gus
tody of the civil authorities of the proper districts
be tired for such high crimes and misdcmeanors rs
may be alleged against them.
think that is the plain duty of the President to
cause criminal prosecutions to be instituted before
the proper tribunals and at the proper times against
some OF those who were mainly instrumental in in
augurating and most conspicuous in conducting the
late hostiles 1t will be recollected that the Presi-
dent in his annual message, said that strong obiec
tons had been urged to holding these courts in any
of the States where the rebellion has existed and it
was asceralned by inquiry that the Circuit Court of
the United States would not be held in the district of
Virginia during the autumn early winter, nor un-
til congress should have an opportunity to consider
and act on the whole subject. To the deliberation
of Congress he added the restoration of this branch
of the civil authority necessarily referred with
the hope that early provision would be made for the
resumption OF all IFS functions, in order that persons
charged with the commission of treason should have
fair and impartial trials in the highest civil tribunals
in the country. Congress has not yet, however,
passed any act in accordance with this recommended
Chase, and here the matter, for the present rests
APPLICA ATOMS FOR PARDONS.
1t has been reliably ascertained that applications
have been made al are now pending for pardon, by
eightysiX eX-memberS of the rebel Congress and one
hundred and thirty-two exgraduates of West Point,
but who served in the rebel army One hundred
and tweDty-seven rebel generals, including Bragg
LongStreet, Beauregard, and several of the Lee,
also thirtytwo prominent ex-rebe officers and one
hundred and sixteen exUnited States naval officers
who held positions in the rebel service.
THE PoST-oFFIcE DEPARTMENT..
contract has been made to run another overland
mail from the western terminus ofthe eastern end of
the Union Pacific Railroad. by way ofSmoky Hills to
daily lines the plains The service is to com
mence on the 18th instant by the Halliday Overland
Mail Company.
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR FROM THE TREASURY DEPART
MENT.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has issued the fol-
lowing circular to collectors and other officers of the
customs, and local inspectors of steamboats,
Treasury DEPARTMENT, April 7, 1866
Upon careful consideration. based upon the reports
of practca! chemists, am of the opinion that crude
petroleum, n. ptha, benzine, and benzoi should be
claSsed among the explosive burning fluids referred
to in the seventh and eighth sections of the steam
boat law Of August 80 1852. Therefore, on and after
the first day of May next, vessel propelled in
whole or IN part by steam, and carrying passengers
will be permitted to transport either of the articles
above named without having first procured special
license therefor provided by the fifth clause of the
ninth section OF the act above referred to. failure
to procure such license subjects the delinquent ths
penalty imposed by the 18th section of the same act
ii. MCCULLOCH
Secretary of the Treasury.
COMBINATIONS BY The SENATE.
The Senate in Executive session to day confirmed
Oregon, to be G1vernor Of Idaho, in the place of
Caleb Lyon, and Richard c. Mccormick of Arizona,
to be Governor of the Territory of Arizona; Moses
Halett to be Chief Justce Uriah B..HoiiOway, Mar
sinai. and Frank Hall Secretary of the Territory of
Colorado; James P + Carter, to be Secretary Of Arr
zona in the place of w. Mcconnell The following
consuls have also been confirmed: James S. Ker-
shaw, at Chin kiang; Herman Leib, at Bay Islands;
Henry soGsSy At Munich Francis C2t9n at Venice.
to be Surveyor OF steamboats,, for the 10th District
Among others, the following named to be Postmas-
tgTi Caroline s. dTgpEke G9lrk6uTg West Viz
william ian Hidrick. ,ottoma, Iowa; Mrs. Caroline
D. Bibghaus, Lebanon, Pennsylyania; William
~, Placerville, California; John Lyttle, Oroville
CALIFORNIA;; William Stowe, Springfield, Massachu-
sets; James Law, Jr., Suspension Bridge, New
20 be Marshals-A. p. Blocker, Western, and Geo.
"; Breckinridge, Eastern District of Texas. and
be Attorneys-G. B. Thruer, Western, and D. j.
Baldwin, Eastern District of Texas, and Alfred Rus
sell, Eastern District OfMichgan. Lieutenant Com
mander Homer z. Blake, to be Commander in the
Navy; Samuel d. HueStOn, of Kansas. to be Re-
ceiyer of Public Lands for Junction City, Kansas
Geo. B. Wright, of Ohio, to be gent for the Black
feet and other Indians. The Senate confirmed the
nomination of Assessors and Collectors of Internal
also Edw'd g. Webb. Assessor First District of Penn
sylvana; MansGl B. Field Collector of Sixth District
Of New York, and Allen c. Churchill, Collector Of
Collector. Tenth District Of Ohio; Thompson B. Old
ham, Collector Ninth district of Kentucky; Robert
II. Fisher, Assessor, Eighteenth District of Pennsy
vana. The Senate also confirmed z large number of
military nominations, among them the following
named Colonies to be Brgadier Generals by Brevet,
j. A. Stafford Robert l.. Kimberly, Thomas j. Nor
gan. r; W. Ratlif. G. a. NeiT, VIM. B. Lazzelle,
John f. King, Thomas Sanderson, E. A. kozlay
Aaron S. Daggett, Q; V. Dayton. 7. Z. Chiekering
G. Q. Growing Shield c. j. Bartlett, D. H. Bask. Il.
0. n. BoyntOn, J. Il. Quincy j. N. Patterson, c. W.
Tilden. Q. c. Maxwell F. E. Pearce, S. NJ. Quincy,
A NJ. Peck, NJ. S. Robinson, A. T. Dewend, S. Wag-
ner. G. F. Jones, J. l.. Croker, o. S. Woodward ..
pine c. c. Thomas, Z. Van Buren,, S. Moriiit, Byron
Latflin, W. W. Ii. Davis, n. Shannon, 0. Gooding, W.
Irwin. Il. S. Lansing Charles Fitzsmmons, and G.
Van Eigeswick. There are many others whose
names have been confirmed Brigadier Generals by
brevetted.