Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-08-20
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Of Mexico, aggravated by foreign military
; and. whereas, the United
States is neutral (; and, whereas, Prince
Macmillan, claiming to be Emperor oil
Mexico, has published a decree closing
Matamoras and other belligerent ports ;
and, whereas, this decree Is unsupported
BY a competent force, therefore the block
ade IS absolutely null and void as against
citizens of the United States, and all
claims which shall be made to enforce the
same against the Government or citizens
of the United States shall be disallowed.
At New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, August lS.-The Mill
,ary Governor has returned to his own
headquarters, leaving the city in full occu-
psncy of the city officials, but martial law
has not yet ceased.
Inlensely Interesting Mexican Ncws.
Advices from the rio Grande say the
revolution in Matamoras, August 18th,
resulted in the overthrow Of the Govern
ment Of Caravajsl without opposition or
loss Of life, and that General Lew. Wal
lace, with his party of about five hundred
American citizens, had arrived at Browns
vile preparatory to taking a hand in
affairs on behalf of the Liberals.
Adyices from the City Of Mexico reiter-
ate the former stories of an approaching
crisis in Imperial affairs, which threatens
the downfall of Macmillan.
Revolts have occurred, and martial law
has been proclaimed in many States.
Onieers of the New Regiments.
CHICAGO, August lS.-Selections are
being made for officers Of the new regi-
ments of the army, but few names have
been announced thus far.
General G. A. Gustav and General Miles
are 10 be Colonies Of colored cavalry,
| General Miles is the c~ommandant Of For.
tress Monroe.
The philadelphia Committee and the
WASHINGTON, August lS.-The Com.
mi,tee appointed by the Philadelphia Con.
vention. with such delegates as were in
the city, attended at the White House a,
noon to-day, and were received by Presi-
deEt Johnson in the east room.
The President was attended by Gen.
Grant. Secretary Welles, Secretary McCul-
loeb, Postmaster General Randall, Brown
ing and about a dozen ladies.
Reverdy Johnson addressed the Presi-
dent, on behalf Of the Committee, giving
him an official copy of the proceedings o
the Convention, congrasulating him on
his administration and the hopeful augur.
les for the future.
The President replied that Language
was inadequate to express his feelings OF
the occasion. He said:
In listening to the address which your
eloquent and distinguished Chairman ha;
just delivered, the proceedings Of the Con-
~vention as they t%ranspired required to my
mind. Seemingly I partook of the inspi'
ration that prevailed in the Convention,
when I received a dispatch from two Of i'll
distinguished members, conveying in term:
the scene which has Just been described
Of South Carolina and Massachusetts, arm
in arm walking into that vast assemolagt
and thus giving evidence that extremes
had come together and that for the future
they were united, as they had been in TIT
past, for the preservation Of the Union
When the dispatch informed me that il
that body Of men, distinguished for intel.
lect and wisdom, every eye was suffused
with tears on beholding the scene, l coulc
not finish reading the dispatch to an associ.
ate with me in my office; for my own feel
ings overcame me. think we may justly
conclude we are moving under inspiration
and that we need not be mistaken that TIT
finger Of an overriding and unerrine
Providence is in this matter. The natior
is in peril, although we have jest passed
through q mighty, bloody and momen'
tous ordeal, yet we do not find ourselves
free from the difficulties and danger tina,
at first surrounded US. While our brave
men have performed their duties, both Of
fcers and men turning to Gen. Grant,
who stood at his right, while they have
won laurels imperishable, there are still
greater and more important duties to per-
form. While we have had their co-ope-
ration in the field, we now need their sup
port in our efforts to perpesuate peace.
So far as the Executive Department Of
the Government is concerned, the effort
has been made to pour oil into the wounds
which were consequent upon the struggle.
and, TO use a common phrase, TO prepare
as the learned and wise physician would
a plaster, healing in character and
co-extensive with the wound loud
cheersl. We thought, and yet think.
that we have partially succeeded; but as
the work progressed and reconstruction
seemed to be taking place, and the country
becoming united, we found q disturbing
and worrying element opposing US. In
abiding to that element, l shall 60 no
further than did your Committee and the
distinguished gentleman who has deliver
ed TO me the report Of its proceedings, l
shall make no reference to it that I do not
believe time and events will justify. We
have witnessed in one department OF the
Government every effort, as it were. to
proven, the restoration Of peace and har-
mony. There is on the verge Of the Gov
ernment, as it were. a body which has as
sumed TO be the Congress of the United
States, but is, in fact, a Congress Of only
part Of the States. We have seen this
Congress assume and pretend to be for
the Union, when its every step and act
tended to perpetuate disunion and make
the disruption Of the States inevitable.
Instead of promoting reconstruction and
harmony, its legislation has taken the
form Of retaliation, and has been the
course of policy Of one Department Of
your Government.
Inc person who is now addressing YOU
stands the Representative of another De-
par'ment OF the Government. The man
ner IN which he was called upon to occupy
that position l shall no, ailude 10 nov
Sumee It to say, he 10 here under the
Constitution and being here by virtue of
its provisions he takes his stand upon The
charter OF our liberties as the rampay, If
civil and religious freedom. TProlonosd
cheers. Having been laugh. in INV
youth to hold il sacred, and having prac.
ticed upon it during my whole public
career. I shall ever continue to reverence