The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-02-07
NEWS or THE WEEK.

NEWS Os EtlN " LEX.
FoErIoN Affairs, European news
IS unimpomant. From South America
we hear o. wars and rumors Of wars but
no definite nteili.cnce of special interest
except that the cholera RACES with una
hated fury in Gualalorpe, and he deaths
now number l., 200. Small pox is quite
prevalcn; at Keseli, a small town near
Havana, The Mexican question has
oeen before the ministerial c1nncil of
France, and nearly all the ministers Yere
10 fhvor OF the speedy reca!. Of the French
troops. Napoleon, however, does not
10. think the moment has yet arrived TO
do 50 safely, at le.;>t net till the Emperor
OF A ustria has completed the necessary
foreign Contingent to keep his brother,
Naxlmlian, on The throne. Meanwhile
;ne repor: from Nc%.co is tha: the En-
poror has reached the bottom Of his purse,
and if he cannot get money us well as
men from Europe he must ablicatc. The
French troops are willing enough to leave
Macmillan to his fate, but they were
greatly enraged ii the American troops
for the Baslal aE..ir and express 4 desire
To fight. The American troops were
wit,'drawa at the request OF the French
Commander Jnare. has returned TO his
capita! at chihuahua and fears no fur
theT mo!eatation. Gen Og;ega publishes
protest agains: Jaarez declaring HIM
self president, until IN election can be
held, and II Is quite evident that Affairs
in Mexico arc considerably mixed. The
Canadians are enjoying another extensive
scare about the Fonians, and the author
tits keep up Extraordinary vigilance.
TLey are iatter;ns themselves that the
prohibition Of the cattle trade VII be re-
moved SON, and they have made propos-
itions at Washington for the continuation
OF the Reciprocity treaty, on conditions
more favorable to the United states which
nay possibly he accepted.
SouTnEHN NEws. -The Georgia Leg.
islature elected Alexander II Stephens TO
he United. States Senator, for the short
torn, on The Sr,t ballot, bn. he refused to
serve and iler'cllel v. johnson, formerly
rebel senator and previously federal scna.
tor, and cln!late for Wee President in the
Douglas campaign, WAS chosen. The
Virginia legislature has been trying 20
unseAt U. $. Senators Unierwooi and
s.Sar elected by the legislature at Alex
andria. Tho legislature of Alabama has
sent two bills for the regulation Of the
freedmen to Gov. Patton which he
promptly vetoad because they dill not
oatno up to his standard Of loyalty
LOUISIANA House voted 10 appoint spe-
cal commission - amend the Constitution
instead Of calling state convention. The
recently elected members of the con,titu
':Onal amendment convention of Texas
IRE generally conservative supporters OF
rho Presidents policy. The idea that the
negro hab any rights in common with the
white man does not appear 10 gain ground
very much in the South. Gen. Sickles
has been obliged 10 issue orders annulling
all state laws making distinction between
whites and blacks in South Carolina
Gen. Longsireet IS anxious TO be recon-
structed and talks in "A sensible way He
says IN recent letter. Il see that some
OF the public men Of the North are still
inclined &c doubt Our loyalty at the South
and to bold Us IN our present condition for
further guarantee What can we DO TO
satisfy them I We are willing and anx-
'ous To do anything that is wanted Of us,
provided we are allowed to get on some
constitutional platform. do not suppose
there are thousand men in tho South
who think differently from myself on this
subject and have some doubts whether
there aro as many who would leave the
Onion to-day if they were offered the
eboice to 20 out or return upon terms of
e'ina'iiy." But Wilde few Of the mora