The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-27
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Thursday Morning, December 81, 1865.
WASHINGTON.
The Mecic0n Question.
Important Dispatch from Napoleon.
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DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES
SUPREME COURT.
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The Constitutional Amendment iss
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Marquis d'Montholon, the retiring French
Minister, and the newly accredited Minister,
M. Bertheney, were presented to the President
by the Secretary of State, this afternoon at 4
o'clock. The leave-taking of the one, and the
speech of the other, with the Presidents re-
| plies, were of pleasant character. Both gen.
tlemen afterward dined with the Secretary OF
| State.
| GERS OF the Government, in New York, pay re-
| spects to the memory of the late Portuguese
Minister, by attending his funeral in New
| York. li lips4 'sSa sFia'3i i'.ss sis.at1 1aa4
Information has, been received here from
| such source as to induce the Government to
believe the report of the execution Of Esooba-
| do at the instance, of Canales,
The Marquis d'Montholon, the Ex-French
Minister, left here this morning for New York,
| en- route to France. paa Isl .yl1srifs3 I
Supreme Court to-day for the Government on
| the New York bank tar cases. ~
At an early hour this morning, q policeman
named Williams, while attempting to arrest
burglars on 9TH street, was shOtby one of them,
| the ball striking button on his coat before
| entering his body. The burglars then made
their escape, and up to this time have not been
apprehended. The wounded man was convey
ed to his home where he now lies in critical
condition, the ball not having yet been extract
| ed.
A cable dispatch published in New York to.
day quotes the Moniteur's statement that the
French Government never received the dis
patch of Secretary Seward, dated November
Z2d, addressed to Minister Bigelow ard pub
lished in the official correspondence recently
sent by the President to Congress. learn to-
night, from an authentic source, that the Moni-
teur's statement is incorrect. 5g6E6
The reply from Napoleon to Secretary Sew
ards dispatch above referred to, was received
by the Government on the 9th inst, which as.
sured the Government of the good faith of the
Emperor In this dispatch Napoleon specified
the time when the French army would be re-
moved from Mexico, and expressed his satis-
faction with the Sherman Campbell m:ssion
and proposed to cooperate in establishing the
restoration of the Republican Government.
but he thinks it will devolve upon the United
States to maintain the Government thus crea-
TED. me emperor also suggests that an cleo
ton in Mexico be brought about by Joint in
huence of the United States and French Gov
ernments. 1h-
s1f, ~, 50 s WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.
In q case from Mississippi, decided this
morning, the United States Supreme Court
held that when Judgment is concluded by the
Court in one State, it is equally concluded as
to every other State, and SO remains until set
aside by superior Court or Court of Chan
Gerry, on the basis of section first, article fourth
OF the Constitution, that full force and credit
should be given in each State to the public
acts, records and judicial proceeding of every
other State. 73
The Supreme Court overruled the Judgment
Of the Supreme Court of Arkansas, and de-
clared that the taxing of swamp and overflow
ed lands, within a period of ten years, was a
violation OF the contract between the United
States and the State of Arkansas Congress-
having exempted them from taxation for that
length OF time, with view to encourage the
reclamation of lands. This decision is appli-
cable to other similar cases pending before the
Supreme Court
Michael Cornor convicted of robbine the
mail in Ohio, and sentenced in October, 1866
to hve years Imprisonment, has been pardoned
by the President on the Recommendation of
the United States District Attorney, and the
special agent of the Postefice Department.
1t has been ascertained from an official
source that Minister Campbell has been in
structed by our Government to remain at New
Orleans for the present. in order to wait future
events in Mexico, or further instructions.
Letters have been received in this city from
Richmond, taking issue with Col Legar's re-
Gently published declaration that the Legisla-
tuae ct Virginia are ready at once to adopt the
Constitutional amendment. provided thev can
have assurance from Congress that this shall
be the ultimatum, and that loyal Senators from
that State shall be admitted without delay-
One OF the writes says the Legislature is near
~ II not quite unanimous on the subject, in
the negative, and the feeling is equally decided
among the people. Under no circumstances
are the people or the General Assembly ready
to ratify the amendment.
Lieut.. H. III. Wilson, of the 9th United States
cavalry, who died at Austin, Texas, on Mon
day, was the only son of Hon. Henry Wilson,
of the q. s. Senate. Lieut.. Wilson was only
twenty years of age and had been in the army
since he was seventeen, serving as Lieuten-
ant in the 31st United States Cavalry, and as
Captain and Lieutenant Colonel in the 1O4th
regiment until the close of the war, and as
Lieutenant in the 9Th cavalry from that time
until his death. No particulars respecting his
demise have as yet been received by his parents
who are both in Washington at this time, his
father having returned from Massachusetts,
this morning. .1tlf r+t 3.
The President, on the 10Th inst, through the
War Department, directed Gen. Sickles to is
sue an order suspending in his Department
until further instructions articles 8 and of
his General Order declaring that corporeal
punishment shall not be inflicted upon any
persons other than minors, and also interfer-
plance with request made in the same let
ter, copy of the order directed to be issued,
was received from Gen. Sick'es headquarters.
1t is understood that Geneaal Order is in
the course of preparation, to be directed to
Department commanders, acquainting them
with the decision of the Supreme Court
against the legality of courts martial for the
trial of civilians, and directing them to con-
fine themselves ietly to their military du-
ties, leaving Judiciary questions to the decision
of civil courts, or something to that effect.
A number of gentlemen held meeting here
tonight, with Mr.. Soyles Bowen as President,
and resolved to appeal to the charitable people
of the country to relieve the necessities of the
freedmen at Arlington, numbering about 1000,
principally women and children. As a proof
of the design, it is proposed to provide for them
a dinner on the Sd of January. f