Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-02-02

that the Monroe doctrine would be enforced,
aud on no account would the United States
permit an empire in Mexico.
WAsH1NGroE, Jan. 80
1tis reported that the Government will soon
displsce a large number Of clerks TO make
places for some OF the MANNED soldiers
soldiers applications for situations pour in
from all parts Of the country.
The Chronicle calls upon the Republicans
in Congress to stand to their guns upon the
negro suffrage question at the same time
expressing the hore that President Johnson
will not make war upon them, and thus stand
in dishonoring contrast to his brilliant exam
pie, as the heroic assailant Of the traitor
against the Republic.
The reception at Gen. Granite new house
last night was the most brilliant Of the season.
The army, navy, Cabinet, Supreme Court,
Senate, House, and diplomatic body we're
fully represented, making brilliant array,
filing the house with many Of the most dis
tinguished men Of the nation, with their
ladies'.
President Johnson in conversation last
evening, with a New Hampshire gentleman,
who is my informant, expressed a hope that
the expression Of his views, Published yes
tsrday morning, might attract the oonserva-
tive interests Of the country to the complex
condition Of national agFifs. He expressed
himself in severe language on the action OF
Congress 10 placing the question of recon
structon in the hands Of secret committee
but thought there were indications ofa release
from this thradom.
The Union party had taken him up, he said
without any solicitation on his part, and
knowing his lifelong opinions on great ma
/ tional questions, which opinions he did not
propose to abandon.
NV ORLEANS, Jan. 20.
The official correspondence between Welt
zell and Mejia, regarding affairs at Bagdad,
is published. The former states that he sent
800 men to Bagdad at the request Of Gen.
Escobado, purely as an act Of humanity, not
TO perform service for either party General
Mejia replies briefly, stating that he has motif
fed his government Of all the occurrences at
Bagdsd.
The French naval commander, before his
departure to Vera Cruz, to report the matter
officially, protested in short note against
the invasion Of Mexico by American soldiers.
Gen. Sheridan to-day refuses TO allow emf
grants to leave here TO 90 to Mexico. He il
acting under orders from Washington. He
does not prevent vessels from going.
Ex-Governor Rolan died to. day suddenly.
PoueHKEEPsIE, Jan, 81
As the Cincinnati express train on the
Hudson River Railroad, which left here this
morning, reached point near Croton, it ran
on oxen rail, throwing the two rear cars
off the track. The one next to the extreme
rear was thrown on its side and dragged a
distance OF nearly eighty rods, and on to one
Of the bridges in that vicinity, the timbers and
debris Of the bridge crushing into the cars,
iniurng several passengers One Of them,
Mr.. Nichols, Of this city, had both hands
badly cut. A lady had two fingers cut Off
man, name not ascertained had leg broken,
and others were severely injured. No one
was killed, as was reported in the afternoon
dispatch The engineer Of the train thinks
the train which passed down in advance Of
him must have broken the rail. The hind
car Of the train, which met with the accident,
did not turn over. Neither car was a sleeping
car, nor we're either Of the cars thrown off
the bridge into the road below, as was re-
ported.