The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-12-28

1t appears that Mr.. Johnson ha.
appointed quite anumber of civilian.
to positions in the army, when thu
law provides that they shall be fillet
with regulars or volunteers. Their,
is much feeling on the subject.
An attempt is being made to In.
duce Louis Weichman to refrain
from testifying agains Surratt. Ell
forts are expected to be made also
to prevent the one who exposed Sur
ratt in Europe from telling all he
knows of the matter.
"Forefathers' Day" was celebrated
in Cincinnati on Saturday evening by
a dinner and social entertainment
Chief Justice Chase and number oi
Congressman were present.
The President is continuing the
work of pardoning JEFF. Davis cabi
net. G.. II. Memminger, Secretary
of the Rebel Treasury, has obtained
his papers. His pardon was recon.
mended by w. Ii. Seward, and 9TH
ers.
1t is said that Governor Fletcher,
of Missouri, has given up all hope
OF being elected United States Sen.
ator, and that he will use his inilu.
ence for some third party, with the
hope of defeating Drake,
A report comes from Montana that
Judge Silas Woodson, an old Border
Ruliian OF the days OF David Atchi.
son and Candlebox Calhoun, will re.
ceiye the appointment of Chief Jus
tice of that Territory.
The State Department has selected
the State Gazette, published at Aus.
tin, Texas, to publish the laws and
treaties of the United States. Itis
said that the editor of this paper was
private secretary to JEFF. Davis until
ls64, when he received q better
place at Davis hands, and that his
paper is to-day strongly rebel.
The Richmond (Indiana) Tele.
gram, having charged that an offer
of money was made to its publisher,
by Colonel John A. Bridgeland, on
that the paper should sup.
port Governor Morton tor United
States Senator-which attempt to
corrupt unsophisticated journalistic
virtue, OF course, ignominiously fail.
ed Colonel Bridgeland telegraphs a
flat and emphatic denial of the story.
b Grant, Brown, U. S. Senator
from Missouri, Is out in public letter,
in which he advocates impartial suf.
fraee and the Acknowledgement of
rebels. AS no amendment of the
State Constitution can be voted upon
before 1868, or can take effect at any
general election before 1870, the peo.
pie will have some opportunity to
learn whether the rebels are dispos.
ed to deserve any such concession by
good behavior. just at present their
conduct is not at all favorable to the
Senator's suggestion.
1t is publicly stated in Washing.
ton that Justice Wayne, of the Su.
premo Court, will render a decision
in the matter of the application for
q writ of habcas corpus to release
Dr. Mudd from confinement at Dry
rortugas, and will grant tho writ,
bringing Mudd before civil court
for trial, 1t is supposed that simi.
lar writs will be sued out in the cas-
es of Spangler, Arnold and O'Laugh.
lin. While Republicans are greatly
disappointed at the turn of affairs in
the Supreme Court. they are certain
that u new trial in these cases will
not fail to throw much additional
light upon the assassination.
Even strong johnson men declare
themselves very sorry that this ques-
tion, and that of the test oath, sho'd
have come up for decision, by the
Supreme Court, and they admit that
the setting aside OF the test oath,
would change the whole aspect of
the reconstruction question.