Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-21

Gov. Walker, of Florida, has issued a
proclamation to the people announcing the
close of military rule in that State, with the
exception of military courts in certain
cases, and the resumption of civil liberties.
He expresses the warmest gratitude and
sympathy toward President johnson. He
adds: 81 know that our people are loyal
and feel under no necessity therefore, Of
impressing the duty of loyalty upon them,
but I wish to warm them particularly
against all expression of impatience which
can by any system of torturing be construed
into an expression Of disloyalty. Such ex-
pressions are all reported to the North and
magnifed and made to play an important
part in the war upen the President. You
will remember that it was general orders
No. that prohibited punishment by stripes
and the pillory. Thus Government viii per-
ceive our civil courts are left untrammelled
in the admin istration of all our laws under
existing circumstances, without Peniten-
tiary, House of Correction, or suitable jails.
These punishments may be absolutely
necessary in some cases, but under the cir
cumstanees of our present condition /
recommend that a very sparing use be made
of them and that they be restored in only
cases where no other punishment will an
swer as well. l am making application to
have transferred to this State the United
States Arsenal at Chattahoochie, TO be used
as a penitentiary and house Of correction,
and if my application shall be successful
l shall recommend to the legislature to
dispense with the stripes and the pillory
altogether.
INTERVIEW.
SAVANNAH, May 19,-Generals steedman
and Fullerton had an interview with the
African Methodist Episcopal Conference
to-day. The information elected was Of
satisfactory character, and there was
general concurrence in the opinion that the
relations between the two races are friendly
and rapidly improving in the States Of
Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South
Carolina Gen. steedman and party left
for Augusta tonight, and will make inYes-
LEGATIONS on the plantations on the river.
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
WASHINGTON, May Gen
eral Grant has received q dispatch from
Major General II. W. Halleck, in California,
in which he says that there is not a word
of truth in the report that Fort Goodwin
had been captured by the Appaches and
the garrison massacred. He denounces the
report as altogether sensational It will be
remembered that at the time the story ap-
peared it was discredited at Washington on
the authority of ]. Ross Browne, who had
lust arrived from Arizona.
PARDoxED.
The President to-day pardoned five eiti-
zens, two residing in Alabama and the
others respectively in North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia, all under the first and
thirteenth clauses of the amnesty procla-
nation.
Wm. A. Harts, who was convicted in the
United States District Court for the Western
District of Pennsylvania of the charge of
passing counterfeit money, was yesterday |
pardoned by the President
JOHNSON MEETING.
PHILADELPHIA, May 19.-The Academy of |
Music was crowded tonight to its fullest |
extent by an enthusiastic audiences Of ladies !
and gentlemen to listen to Senators Cowan !
and Doolittle in support Of President john |
son.
SANTA ANNA.
NEW YuRK, May 1s.-The Mexican Club |
of New York has passed resolutions not ss |
all complimentary 10 General Santa Anna,
styling him, among other titles, the most |
obnoxious man to Mexico, the source of her
evils and calamities, the promoter of dis
order and anarchy, the violator Of every
law, the destroyer Of freedom, the oppressor
Of freedom and the oorrupter Of society.
They claim that he instigatsd the Maxi