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, 1866-12-31

War Preparations on \ Grand Scale
Again Announced.

War Preparations on Grand Scale
Again Announced
Watzaw (Decemeer y Correspondents q! rotea
Journal.
Russia is secretly arninc to considerable
extent the fact Is uudtnfable, In fnc-edf.
Bile activity pTevnfls In her Arsenala she Is
converting the old infantry muskcts into
needle rifles aud filling up the regiments; in
short, she Is putting herself in condition TO
be prepared for any ereut next spring. Toe
superior officers believe they will be called
rron 10 enter on campaign st that period.
However, 1t Is only Stating the truth 10 say
that up to the present no change has bten
made In the cantonmeuts Of the Russian
nrmy, and that the military force has not
been Increased In tie Kingdom Of Poland.
The Austrian frontier is as pare Of Russian
troops as In ordfUary times. A considerable
number OF 5ouuC mcu, natives Of Gslicia,
who had taken part in the last Polish Insur-
rectiop, have just passed through WARSAW.
They had been sent 10 Siberia, hut the Russian
Government, At the instance OF the Cabinet
OF Vienna, has lateay set them at liberty, and
they arc returning to their homes. Scarcely
hall Of these young men. It Is perceived With
regret, have come back; the others found
their. death In Siberia, as much from the
journey aud the climate as from the painful
labor TO which thcy were subjected.
! st. Petersburg telegram Of the Sth sAys:
'tAn Imperial ukasc Issued today states that
he relations Of Russia with Rome havlns,
, 1866-12-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
WHuEaTox, December ..

WAeutsa1ox, DeceElbe, ..
t2NNA1T.
V.se.u1sdTox. peecmbrs 1y.-Thc Navy DepArt.
ment has received no Inform alton ttat sutrsrt
viii be brought u tht. eon1tEy On the e"ats'a,
1t Is not iupronaule he may BE- Transferred e-sn-
other vessel.
FAnDoNEO.
JvarFeon Wi!kc-. son oI Tho ex.coufedcfah, has
been parconed by the President.
LAND Is AUD or / sH1P CANAL
Hen. NE. llill. agent for Michigan Company,
has filed With saa General Lad Dtacc list Of
rubltc lands se}. rsea. embracing ono hundred
ihousand acrcs- aluwed By set OF Congress TO aid
the construction Of shfp canal ftpn 4>aAc supe-
7io7 to Lac Il Belle.
TA7EN1F.
The sctort isxne ni patents for JanHary viii be
made en- the Sth. One hundred and aft5 will be
fssEfd.
1AT1oxAL nASK sEcCntTt1s. -....
The T;easurx al the Cc!ted St4sea Eoids ~ he-
eusi,tes Gar the circulation Of National hanke.
EytnU.1J0: depo+ttol.es OF pabIic moneys.
81 ~. .1N; t0.si. y.6It&s25A
CCNKISCT IssCED.
The Total amount OF currency issued 70 datc,
SM, ~, ,951. DcductinG currency returned, N.
einairc worn out uotes, tie ac<Eal elscu.aaon L
f%S5lIite.
, 1866-12-31
LALECENH AND PERI E.cY.
A Specfntn OF Tsxoxouof, Sa..a1stJ-

Lizzie Wallis md Jesay AlIrr, two -! e's-
tu.es, u ho hoard with Ma77s scss!a%s c Lt~set
Of a house; Of ill-fau.r on Well rt:%'. were
brought before the police Court Ss.a. !.y 'arr-
Ing, ebar-e5w laIc-oy. The eo11rl .-:l. -'ic.
tim " WIS one John C. 3teskl. who -:!::'t s.1 .e
vas "Sw'se-lrt,~ cEa wn' oc'trr ~ IL. VIZ
eo.sd Il s2e ~ sat IL!
r. ptevea p&Ae to e er:osns,! nas: as 20: = r
flon FoE Two ana aeeks wa' re-, T. hss nes
hi. board At the wisconsin House. " ~sEa-
ring" for t. 1t the cs1s a-. securing re r7',:1:s
" were re, cetatei. asa xhs: nsrEi was res:ni7; :Ia
the Ea1ena Depot hhs coHGltf"1 appe.r 70 ha;e
been se1new hzt uose than saluhrioa=. 1Es II u
paared @ ~ spi.Iis down. & 1nstesi q -:.s:a-== %
The hotel about tonr o'c.oes yt::st:sy
EorctEs he soa:s: .4Si.sGn e. ,afa + ~; ss5,s w,s
= rallrosd eouauesNr; and that he r.: hsea Po.
lterm1u. &c r. ansed to rer1ain only t'-o =: ta1ef
sfass r. e. ssse q eas
had besn robbed of bis money, siJ II .:tcn-
paensrT paers sna d nc es'1 Wi'm = 4esa 1
acquainted With the wiles and strasaEenas Of elty
sssrpe.s. who had placed tne moEs.:: =, r.
eney uns enas sas7ese 9 n i'll lille ssnnei :ac nd
S!ed aaz u l. M fsaar /; thsse eEs be vs. r.ba-d:
AAE XII tAAA4Ity GCI1NA ny A-AtlEH2E III iis
nada atro examine his pocket aud closhe, In the
Eaoet sessehirs nannes- This he set:ne1 - Co,
tEt no money WIS found; waetcupo1 he w11td
vary WIpth. ana was gong a have The g-t4 ar
resiea md parisaed 10 the fall extent Of lie Hs.
And ID went 60 far as 10 irtina.. tEst he
cou!d use = pistol uafch he had, with m,..
SHOCKING daE:acc to asy. orss: wba iEs~
tered with his purposes. M.sa Ssrxraacc ws5
ssl,sd asd ahe At onca senr fer = policemen.
Aeski vas .esy an1.oas 70 1caEe tho ko.:ae 4.
ono: u7on TIC same GRAND, be alleged ta: try
refused 10 let him Eo-the matter SHOULD lie i1Tr'
Issted then and there. and it the si51. hat <sn'sn
II thty should be prnkncd. The oS1eers c.:ns
but found no money and tho 4huu=eiuil" :y's
arrested 3cd talca before thr P-licr @oasr. Up
On an examination Of the case there n?a"a-e"! -
he o csdepce against The girls and al we!e dl..
charged; hrt The unrsstnn1se Ecr1i va a::"4:7!
and shsEgrd Nsth 1Ecen.. THIS ''c"hr:r o.
oaseH did not sevm II s1z3.lst hIra
greatIy, but b pgesis1ed Il ..!1a:
tat he tad lost the money. lie was cn-I.ti:d
for trial 1n ball Of saO. He was tax-a down
et1lts to prisate room and thoroughly -'Tr;;s1.
Concealed below ssEo shirts upon bis lei: si':at
was found the lt:t!e Earnet ssck conta,1tI: Zig
In Government Do:ee and tie certificate =: 2oelt
for <sn. One o: tue oaiee1s who .eare@ea LIN
stateo that rocuent before BE found ,he r.o1e1
Aesai exclaimed. ~ an lost" ard s-e=.d Y
chped to fall upon his knees. He va -
taken before tbs Police Conrt charged ST. r."
lEEy and eo1nsssea to, trial in basl Ct slb.
- Such u lfa-
, 1866-12-31
YOUNG AMERICA IN PARIS.
Elegant RaIl Given by \ Thrce-JeaE.
old SisaY.

[Pa,fs Correspondence Of the New York Wo71d.l
The ball seasoa.has already been brilliantly
inauGurated By Miss Alice Morton, charnl.
Ing young 1emoikcI1e of three summers, all
counted. Upon the occasion Of her entry
upon her fourth year. Oh Monday last, this
ton, her papa and mamma, who reside At the
GRIND Hotel. gave charming ftze to all the
American chlIdreu-I beg their p3-don-
young ladies and gentlemen In Paris. 4
number Of young ladies Of moro mature years
n1so assisted Miss Norton In the reception of
H., were all assembled at little after one
O'Clock. The elegant fEst-hoof dancing sa-
loon, of the GRIND Hotel {ovcr the read
ing roon) was elegantly decorated With
United States flags Tor the happJ occ=::..sss.
deliers blazed with light, that the illusion Of
an evening ball, without Its disadvantages,
might be procured to the young guests
Miss Norton performed her part Of hostess
to perfection = the dear little child
runniry forward and receiving the
guests on their .arEiszs without the
grace. Dancing began With spirit from the
rtrS ou1set, and *as only interrupted By an
equally pleasing occupation, The partakiu5
OF IN elegant collation., set OCT rcry hand
somcly Oh tables at one end Of the hall,
screened ofI from the dancing part. At q
given sigusl from tile major-domo, Miss Nor
ton had tic pleasure Of receiving a number
Of her friends much younger than herself
The youngest -young Indy" being Mdne.
Clare de Ia REVERE, aged eight months
daughter of the Baroness de Ia REVERE,
formerly Miss Blurt, of Aobile), who seemed
to enjoy the partys quite as much asher
elders. Mdlle- Class's dress was Of white
silk. covered with Illusion aud trimmed with
cherry ribbons. But I must not omit to
give the details Of the toilette Of
tbs Queen Of the festival, Miss Sorton~
She wore blue silk 1natr-drcss, covered
with tnllc and trimmed; with garlands Of
white nlacs interspeEsedi with rosc-bnds.
There was great variety In the dresses Of the
Miss Bessie Bancroft, OF Boston, wore the
handsomest dress in the room, composed Of
Indian muslin undcr-skirts, With tunsc com-
posed Of vatencienncs iuscrtlo1; delicate lilac
ilbbops and pulled muhlin- The Misses
Gitbs wcre snitably dressed In white alpaca
with blue trimmings. The oth.r young peo-
ple present, wbose names eau recall at the
moment, were Miss Kendall, of Ecstou Miss
Christmas, Master and Miss M*caulsy, Of
Mississippi; The Misses Finch, Of Chicago !;
Miss Amy Raymond, New fork; the Misses
Potter, Miss Derby, Misses (sreeEleaf, New
York; Misses Hsegin, Miss Van Sc:senck,
The youn: Indies who aided Mrs. Norton
were the Misses Sims. !Aabama j; Miss Nc
CauIcy, Miss Hitchcock, OF California; Miss
Tate aud Miss Schsnck, New York. This
little party was SC srrat success That It's
, famc found lis WY into the French Fr;c.s.
, 1866-12-31
TIE GREAT STORM At THE EAST.

The Fail Of Snow Mt Various Poiuts-CondE-
non Of the Hailrouds-Lnr4e Accumuln-
Hons ot Pnasenxcfs and Freight
MONTREAL December GA heavy euow fell
during the last two Days. The wind blowing
huIlIc2ne. All tsains behind lime.
NrApvu1r. Pa, December a9-It h2. been
showing for The past iorlyeIght hoafs, and Is still
snoxiny. lhe sEow Is two Itut teep.
NEv YoRx, December e2-The weather Is clear
thle nLEins. Mercury II degrees s5oSe xero-
ByEsNae. Dsces1,es sa:-The Lake Store Eeaa
II sill Blocked but as tho Wind has sabsided Il
ill soon he cleared.
The Great Western Is unobssrueted.
TLe Grand Trunk - blncf:d.
the Atlantic Great Western betWscn Sa|a-
ualca and Cleveland ss reported clear,
EpIr. Pa. December e1--tn consequence fthc
SNOW blockade there II = large accutn nuiat!0n OF
Eastern bound ffeicht- here and at points west
which The Amplre Tine - forwarding as rapidly as
Dos ssib1e over the Philadelphia Ere Rossd, that
being the only route open eastward; passsnsess
u,e large nuxsbera. ...-
BUFFALO, DcreMbeT e3.-Eo malta we're recsired
1llls afternoon from The EasS or West. The mat
kets asr unchanged aad qries.
, 1866-12-31
FROM QUINCY, ILL.

Brutal nuttu0o-Thc akntinK Season-Tho
Packing Bnsln~ss-Work Commenced on
the Bridge TO CroHs tho Mtasissippfs SC.
tSPecial Despatch TO The Chicsso Ttibune1
QuNcI rI1., December 70,
A most horrible outrsgc Vas committed upon
Little child, eolored gt1l eight years old, BY 4
brp1c In human 1orrn. white man. and married
at that, and having faurly. The man has lett
the city, and 1t Ia rot probable that he will be
brought TO justice. Suppose tho child had been
OF a ssorm CT indignation. and no doubt OF the
catching and hanging OF the mtscreant.
Two skating rinks have been opened ia this
city. and 1e we'll patrouizcd, Notwithstanding
thcst Is enooth fc7 on be bsy.
Pork paet1IG does not progress very bysk!y,
but told Inst Ihere Is large quantity In the
country.
Tbs bridge orss the Mississippi has boen located,
ard work commenced.
EuoFts arc being made to have tho next State
Fair located here. Meetings to that eod have heen
held.
, 1866-12-31
FROM LONDON, C. ".

Shocking Rnttrsad Accidcpt-severAt Per.
AouE Rndiy Inlure4-Thc WeAthcTs
Especial Despatch 10 the Ch.eago Trloune-l
iosDck, c. ", DeeemberaA.
A shocking accident took place thls morning on
the Great Weatctu Railroad. near komoka. An
smi:rant traiu going rrrt rsa into the rear end Of
tie Slrnfa train, tele.enpfne The passenger aud
Baggage cars, resnnisg1n seriously tpjunng ions
w01nen and eight mcn, one OF the latter, 1t II
thcEsht, fatally. Cannot ASCERTAIN the uames.
Weather pleasant good sfctghtnc.
, 1866-12-31
FROM ST. PAUL

Auutkcr Tecasy With the Sioux Indians
Tranhle Araainr From the Now Uina TEnG-
eIy-Si1tcec Below zcTu.
lspecdal Despatch to TIE CHICAGO Iah7nc.}
ST. PAU, MIMI. Decenber 70
Benjamin Thompson. Of tats city, has Just re-
cxtved ode.e to take IN entJ Of the ieadhg Chiefs
Of the sissr :ou and Vspeson Sioux to WsAhtn4-
luctou 10 make reaty OF pesee. An extensive
and expensive commission VISITED the frontier
Eore than yesr ago and made * fIesty Tith Eli the
elte somet,ody waits 10 make feT thousand
dpilarr 1rd 20 srtup another :1cAtJ. Mr.. Ttonp-
1he rencn reaches here that two hundred eati-
ans Of Mankato have taken pitca q Artillery
and otler a1ns, and gone to SeT ulm TO Dc
wt,c hung By mob on Christmas. Great e&-
, 1866-12-31

been broken of, and the convention Of 1947
with the Holy See, and al! other nrrange-
utnts In reference to the Roman Catholic
Church having consequently lost their value,
the nfIairs relating 10 the Catholics In Rus
s1a are again to be placed uudcrth direction
Of the authorities who, In accordance with
the existing laws, arc entrusted with the
control Of public worship In Russia and Po-
L.
, 1866-12-31

4
+: Wonbwells's mcnaceric Is now at Leeds,
England, ard the l:rkss:rr Pol, In ri; Ep4
m account oft. says ~ strange and CAR
veEuus accident happier ed last week. Wien
NessEs. Cross, naturali7tt, of Liverpool, IN:
dertnok TO forward + huge b1scE-mnncd
Sahara lion to Scarhor2!fEh- On its Arrival
there the animal was taken to the uenagerie.
All went we'll TIL 1t was attcn pted to shift
this uatpmed kirg Of the forest from the cage
in which he had been forwarded Into the
den built to hold him At the exhibition.
After many unsuccessful attempts h.d been
made to more him ont Of CUE cage into the
other, IT WAS Mt last determined to telegraph
their difficulty, and request the assistance Of
Mr.. William Cross, who, at once, oa receipt
Of the telegram, took the train for Scarbo-
rough. Upon his arrival thtze anu<her trial
was made, aud after severe struggle, tnat
length SUCCESSFULLY and safely aenned. But,
ktrarSc to ssy, whilst Mr. Crces was rccelT-
inc the congratulations Of the people about
him he inadvertently laid hold Of one Of the
bars Of the den.
from his croachinx position, and, 70 the
CONSERVATION Of 81 beholders, seized the
hand Of Mr. Cross In his mouth! II Is i'm
possible accurately to describe The scene at
THIS Juuctuze-5ear seemed to pcssess every
one present. SeverM STRANGERS who had
been specially iuvited to witness TIE shifting
escnpc OF the lion ont of his cage; thus,
fllled with fear, they rushed cnt CT the me-
nager1c In great tcrp' datfou. The lion still
held Mr.. Cross fast BY his hand, no7 could he
be enticed toilet 20 his hold althou-- --htempt-
Ing junks of beef and cows hem 81, were
thrown into hia cage; but tie most
surprising part ct'all was that. du.fug the
whole Of the time each was tryins. to at
tract the attention nf the lion from him. Mr..
Cross appeared the least. pndlsturEed, rs,
with bis eyes txesi upol, Ills captor, he SEEM
cd TO be watchfng and whiting patiently for
some expected opportunity.
" Finding The lion Determined to retain
biz hold, and the pin becoming very. cerere,
Nr. Cross asked oce Of the kccpcrs to hand
him small bar Of iron he was holding ready
for use., With this Mr.. Cross succeeded IN
striking the brute terrific blow between
the eyes. The enraged animal epranG back
With snort, tearing away the fesh from the
Land, and mutilatiaE ono finger so seinus-
ly that at first 1t WIS thought amputation
wns m absolute necessity, and was 1ecoul-
mended but Mr.. Cross, with coolul5s in
him characteristic, refused all surgical aid
he thought he wes Sufficiently cut LIP al-
ready, and, wrapping up his mutilated limb In
wet cloths, walked ont Of the uenage1ie ns
II no accident had happened to him, ard re-
turned ha soon as possible to Liverpool.
, 1866-12-31
GENERAL B1UNEY*S SPEECH.

The address Of General H1ney before the
Mor1is Convention, on the subject Of the
Cost of Railway Transportation, contained
some remarkable errors In estimsting the
eIpemes Of running a train on railroad.
Take tLts-eKtract for instance:
aDtd yor notica how nnany peseens wuc EN-.
rlcycd ON lhe tram on which yon rode: Take
wonId anoi7ni to probably t:5J: Wife feel, oil
ara light for !ha zane time NAY be seeSons1 4 =.
s a ass saa T. ss
!. this woud atw less than SO ns the coet OF
ming pa.scp9,ee train ntouEh from Chicago to
Rock island"
The Idea: o!;runDluE passenger train; from
Chicago to Rock Island, 16S miles, for d
total expeu7c Of so, is perfectly absurd,
an3shows that the General has not invcsti.
gated the subject very closely. The mere
cost Of fuel to 7ropeI the train will amount
to twenty-five Of thirty dollars per trip
The 7nses. bill for engineer, fireman, cou1
ducto:-. workmerst baExage-nastcr, and tie
pro rdt1 wages Of swittarncn, atation agents,
wAtcl,scn, track rypaigxrs, telegraph opera
tors, md macline.sf,sp repuircrs, will
amount TO three or four times tie sum Geu-
erul Di1n 81 states. Tak< the whole year
together, winters srg.rs,Had springs foods,
as we'll as summer and 'aut.snu fair weather,
the Prime cost Of a trip for train from Chi
cage to Rosk 1s1and OF sack, can not be less
than $40 10 $50 and tiIfs tso exclusive OF
wear ot truck and b-ldece;; aIa the wear OF
the trims other thau oaInarF repairs- The
first ct,st Ct trains Of all kinds, on all
the Railways n England, where;suel and la
bur are cheap, are 'show1-' TO- Be slxty-f1ve
cents per mile in cold, w1teh would be ncar~
II equal to d13lar in onrs currency. The
English est innate Of cost Is Es follows:
Mainteua nee Il way and works, IT cents 10.
conoot1sc POW er. lscsn'e repnrs and .cnewal of
nhszxc-. IT uis 1ntcs and 1axes, cfuts duty.
crotk comp cnt1k0n for pcyronnl injury and
E,s. tI oode, / legal and ps.'Iau1satary e1-
i-r.e< crnf miscellaneous worksnE Expenses,
4crots; :otaf, IS csnts.'
3!airtenxnc Of say and works en- oar
slightly built road,-ls considerably greater
than In Enslan on their nicre enanrangly
constructed raj lHays. And locomotive pow.
er Queal and op eratn2 expense ere cnns'tler~
ably more costl j In the West thsnin Great
B:5tain-
We don't beIi evc It possible Ia run passcsa-
ger and freight trains on Illinois railroads,
tbs year round fo1' one dollar per mile
fur the distance travelled. But calling the
first cost doll IT mile, it caa easily b.
shown that the .tesc1a tariffs for freight and
passengers are ,uch too high, suppose Il
train of three COZ lches with seventy five pas-
senscra nt $3.50 cach, runs 10 NodE' 1slsnd
from, Chicago, th. proceeds will be *ls7-5 So
TO this sld say Il 50 io.. express matter, and
saomose for carry ing the malls; total 1851 80.
Frpua this deduct dollar mile for cost OF
raining the trip. ,slGs, which lcares $l1o-ao
esthe net profit IF the trip, which ss'nani-
, 1866-12-31

Wark al the CanRrcsst oaat Committee on
Jnteypal Revenue Fyauds-Eotsou. Md
Wvol Mauutnrkurera ~ Tor The :2ornEn-
lion ot the Five per Cs1sS tn Z on &ketr Pro.
dactp- ......
T.uAp.4rnls. pecema9r s9.-The Coogreeetou-
ii Conuittce on tfauda OF the 1ntetTAl Revenue
have pp<arthed eo1ne Astounding cnecs heru Of
ecr-upuon atn. ne CttciI..
al meeting al Ire Hard or Trade rooms to-
day tass,t number Of cotton md woul mana.
factr.e.k aEreed to m:tnosiAItze Congress to nh-
rocttn the nyc per ee.k tax on manufactures, AID
1toeswfte address II concerning their tntere.ts-
a con,nittec was s2ipintca to 20 10 Arlington.
, 1866-12-31
EUROPE. E.
Our London and Frankfort Cor
respondence.
OuR LONDON LETTER,

The Roman Quesr1on-prench OccupH.
ton Of the Eternal C1ty-Napoleon's
Programme 4 my1tery-A Cunard
About lhe Empre1a-Rome or Rfo-
renee for the Capital s-ExpedIents to
Save the PApAl Throne from Rufn-
The Pope,s Address to the French Of
heers-Words OF " lnlng and Menace.
, 1866-12-31
FROM BALTIMORE.

The Police Commissioner .lmbrnaafo-Satt
for FAatc Imprisonment Withdrawn By the
New wUeara-Eovcruor swuuu will Proba-
big be Chosen Cueted states senator.
BA11rxonE> December q. - he Bosti OF i'ollce
Conni..ion. n have Withdrawn the s1it aSAioss
1he old Board for Elsc imprisonment
The LE1tslatuFc neate on "Wednesday. Uirae
Mix n u Anne Arundel County. Will probably
he elected Spea.es, and Governor Swsnn chosen
a. IrittI Slatea SeMaloE.
, 1866-12-31

M.. john Greer. q wt1-Suovn PALMER o. Bos-
lon did IN thst city on Monday lass aged seventy
representatives OF th. master mechanics o1 the old
scnoel-Eoncst, seu1al, lntcuisrnt and pab'ic
spt:lscd-so wEom Boston is 20 mueh inachte,i III
It's character Ard progress. In the political clr15
ioes Il lo.ue: years be belonged 10 tsa snu-Fea-
eral rasty, and IN 1si5 Joined AT Organization
known - "a Republican Insti.atioa,' w.o:e
rocet.rgs le las eonetantly attended siace tsst
cate- Nr. Green w.s memba1 OF the Na.cEle
t:a,ernitt. lie took deep Interest II military AZ
falss, VIZ .n s1'coIa.neer Of the -soni Of the
So!ditr!.' and for thirty yezrs was a member Of
.fe Arcicni ard Eorora5!c A1til'csE. Fer noc
ttan hall 4 eentory h. wa meube= Of the M.s-
,aehusests Charitable ssechan1-a' Assoe..,iea.
, 1866-12-31
THE pA1:ponENs: POWER.


+, has been stated BY certain newspapers
t,,a, Senator T1umbnll, in his recent speech
on the hardening power OF the President,
.sfd down the doctrine that the Constitution
eup,rrs no power on tn. President to pardon
offences acairst the United States, before
trial aud conviction. The full report Of the
sncccn, which We published yesterday.
shows ti;at thi. Ii an entire misarprehcnslon
of the Senator's position. So far from taking
such ground, he explicitly conteuded for the
contrary doctrine. "a Iasdon," he said,
"k . rcmissiun Of the crime or offence, and
"pot Of the conviction, and may he granted
: 49, wall -lAEo-~ - -s~- ---"--.1~-" ne
this there cal hc no reasonable doubt A
The Senator remarked, it was settled by the
: Supreme Court years ago, and was the doc
trinc Ct the English common Law, explicitly
stated By Lord Coke
The Constitution couicrs upon the Fresi-
dent tho :" power to grant repr.cres and par
.dops for Offences against the United States,
/ "t,ccpt in cases Of impeachncnt-" This
clncsc las frequently been the subject Of }u-
aicIa, Interpretation, and Mr. Brightly, In his
Digest, .,,us up The construction placed
u,sa, IL a5 our tribunals as follows: "He
dc Pfesidcut} may pardon as well bcloEe
t1s1 ard conviction IS afterwards. And al.
, t,.r the expiration Of the imprisonment,
{ which forms a ra1t Of . tho sen.
/ fcrcc. he may grant a conditional
rardun. provided the condition be COM
r,tib,c with tho genius Of our Constitution
! aud laws. Where the condition is such that
). The Government has no power 10 carry 1t
into effect. the pardon will be In effect un'
conditional. The par1oning power includes
!. that Of semittinc fines, penalties and for
4 FIXTURES under the 1eyeuue laws. the
J. passenger laws, the laws prohibiting tht
!, . slave trade, nncs imposed on dcfaultin@ ju
rors, for contempt Of court, and In crinina
= cases. And the same power is pos
L scsscd ever \ Judgment after securat!
, for Its payment shall have beel
given Is before But The President has n
: ,fowcr 10 remit the forfeiture of
= bail-bond nor aee1ns, can he, by apdrdo'
~ <jtdf lfgal lnt,r<st o. ri7hs rrhich has beeoa
T. resttd IN tr{rute csti=ca, as for example, tn
? vested right Of IN officer making seiLnrt
i The grant OF the pardoninr power ncithe
:, requires nor authorizes the President TO IT
=, examine the case upon new facts. nor
q grant pardon upon the r. sumption of th
s ncw 1acts alleged. a PARTON is ravaf
though official act It must be delivered t
" and accepted By the criminal, aud cannot t
= : noticed by inc court. unless hroasht -befol
n It judicial1y by rlca, motion or oil
n c.wise. The President alone can poEdou q
i fences committed In Territory in Violate
Y. OF acts of Congress. lie has power to ord
q nole llro4c.a In any stage o! a criminal pr
e ccedinc, In the mime If the United states
~ 1t will be .ccn BY these decisions that u
II pardcniug power Of the President stsn
Ut upon the solid basis of the Constitution, e
4 a tire15 beyond the reach Or control of Co
pa eress But nclller In the Constitution n