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request the eIton not 20 permthe church to be thus
To the Associated PTes.
WAsnISGIOs Tuesday, Feb. l3. 1866.
METHODIST CALL on THE PRESIDENT.

To the Atsocittsd PItH.
WASHINGTON. Tuesday, Feb. l3. 1866.
METHODIST CALL on THE PRESIDENT.
To-day the delegation appointed by the Balti-
more branch Of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
In session at Alexandria waited upon President John
son. Ii consisted Of the Rev. Rev. Samuel Register
and the Rev. :. s. Rozzell presiding elders, and the
Rev Noryal Wilson Of Winchester and the Rev. DR..
Bond Of Baltimore The Rev. Mr.. Wilson ad-
dressed the President saying they had waited upon him
TO him Of the hearty co0peraton OF their body 10
oil matters coming within IFS legitimate sphere ofopera
tons in far as that may be necessary TO secure and
maintain the peace and 9netness OF the country He
said they represented 100 ministers and churches Of
Virginia and portion Of Maryland with membership
Of eco and double that number Of hearers. The Pre-
sdent received the delegation coureousy, each mem
Der being introduced TO him personally, and after a
pleasant interview the party withdrew ana returned to
the Conference at Alexandria.
INDIAN MATTERS.
Complaints have occasionally been made OF
petty depIedations committed by the Omaha and the
Winnebago Indians Agent Furias alludes TO them IN
his Jannary report and says the charges doubtless
true in many instances. There is however but one
remedy Let the settlers quit trading with and employ
ing the Indians and the evil far tho Indians are
concerned will cease and agents viii be able to keep
the Indians on their reservations The agent states
that many mean white men commit depredatiops that
are often wrongfnly charged TO III, Indians
RESIGNATION.
Brevet Brig.-Gen. j. ii. Bell resigned his
commission today. Gen. Bell entered the service in
ls6l as private and has worked bis way up TO bis
present position. lie was wounded severely at the
battles of Antietam and fredericksburg.
CORRECTION.
4 mispiint occurred in Representative Shell
labargers few remarks OF Saturday which II is proper
10 correct He said there had occurred state OF things
in the Rebel States by which they had lost In the Ian.
guage OF Pre- dent Lincoln their practical relations to
lie Government. When a State Government by rebel.
lion utterly swept away, there does revert TO Con
gress such amount OF local control 20 secure proec-
ton to the guarantee clause during the interim and TO
establish loyal State republican Government within
the territorial States wherein the Government was en-
tirely destroyed
COLORADO LEGISLATION.
Senator Chaffee of Colorado, received n tele-
gram today dated Denver Feb Il, saying that the
Territorial Legislature by two-thirds vote, had just
passed joint resolutions asking Congress 10 admit the
State into the Union. They set forth that II IL deemed
Of vital importance 10 the interests Of the Territory
PRED. DOUGLASS IN DR.. sUSDERLANDS CHURCH.
At DIR. Sunderands church tonight Chief
Justice Chase Introduced Frederick Douglass TO dense
auditory speaking Of him in highly complimentary
terms. The later then occupied two hours in lecture
on the Assassination and Its Lessons There were
present many members OF Congress. and number Of
The lecturers Own race. He applauded through.
out. Judge Key Of the House Of Representatives. re-
spoDded the general call and placed himself squarey
on the platform Of the brotherhood Of man.