The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-16

troops.
The Mexican Minister in Washington has intelligence
from Fl Paso Mexico, to the Goth January President
Juarez and his Cabinet still there and no attempt
to modest them had been made by the mperalists The
republicans were nauguratng military proceedings for
| an attack on the imperalists ut Chihuahua
In issue Of to-day will be found the correspondence
furnished by the President in response TO
resolution Of inquiry concerning the Imperial Mexican
Express Company extracts from which have already
appeared IN the HERALD. Mr. Romero, the Mexican
Minister IN washington, originally protested against the
organization OF this company, and maintained
that us OBJECT was the assistance Of the imperial
plans He protested more particularly on the
ground that the company bound itself by its
charter to transport material for Macmillan
Mr. Seward In reply, says that the United States will not
permit the relations Of friendship with the republic OF
Mexico to be endangered by any acts preudcia those
relations, and in another communication iustructs
United States District Attorney Dickinson to watch the
operations OF the company. Clarence A. Seward nephew
OF the Secretary Of State who trustee secretary and
counsellor OF the company, receives significant hint
from his uncle In Of the Documents General Grant
expresses the belief that the company forming for
the undoubed purpose Of aiding the imperial govern
ment Of Mexico.
The New Jersey Assembly on Wednesday passed tho
bill ratfying the lease Of the Morris and Essex Railroad
TO tho Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Company
The same body yesterday passed the bill providing
new railroad line between this city and Newark.
The first crossing of the Hudson river bridge Albany
by railroad engine made yesterday
bank in the little town Of Liberty, Clay County Mis-
souri, robbed last Tuesday afternoon by gang of
outlaws, who boldly entered the banking house, and
with drawn pistols forced the attendants the vaults
where they were kept imprisoned till the robbery had
been completed. The robbers being provided with
horses, succeeded in making their escape though large
force Of citizens was soon in pursuit OF them.
The Republican State Convention OF Com
Notwithstanding Close TO the Wind.
The Republican State Convention of Connecti-
cut has done its work and adjourned Its State
ticket, headed by General Joseph r. Hawley,
a popular soldier from the war; is strong one,
and its platform is carefully contrived to float
between Scylla and Charybdis-the President
and Congress-without being broken upon the
rock or engulfed in the whirlpool. In other
words, the republican party of Connecticut,
with the dash Of trained equestrian, under
takes to ride both horses, and to hold them
neatly together around the course.
The Convention in this achievement first puts
in a resolution declaring that 1--WE gladly ex-
press our confidence in the integrity, ability
and patriotism of Andrew Johnson, who braved
secession in the Senate and defied armed rebel
lion in Tennessee, who sprung from the people
and is identified in all their interests, and we
do pledge him our hearty support in his labors
for just, complete and permanent restoration
of the Union" This is Gas broad and general
as the casing air." yet 1t shrewdly avoids all
specifications. But now look at the other
borse-the resolution upon Congress-to wit !:
That in the Union majority Of the present
Congress we recognize q noble array of true
and tried defenders Of the principles Of con-
stitutional liberty and order, and that we re-
pose with confidence In their wisdom and pa
triotism for the settlement of the questions
appropriately pertaining to the legislative de-
| partment Of the government" Very neatly
done. As neat a specimen of balancing be-
tween the two horses as could be desired and
| yet 1t Is difficult to imagine that Andy johnson
and Thad Stevens are running 80 harmoniously
together.
| But this is not all. The republican party of
| Connecticut further declares its reliance "upon
all the departments OF the government to CO.
operate in securing by every necessary qua
rantce the measures that have already been
indicated by executive and Legislative action
namely, the extinction of the doctrine 0r seces-
sion, the reputation Of all pecuniary obliga-
tons incurred in support of the rebellion, the
sacred inviolability Of the national debt, the
complete destruction Of slavery in fact us well
as in name, and the enactment of appropriate
laws to assure to every class of citizens toe
full enjoyment of the rights and immunities
| accorded to all by the constitution of the
| United States" In looking into this meal tub
there is nothing visible but meal, and yet an
old rat would be apt to suspect that there was
cat concealed in it, "The, enactment Of ap-
propriate laws" may mean this thing, that
thing or the other; but as this is the universal
trick of party platforms on dangerous party is
sues We may let 1t go. In such cases Taley-
rand's secrc of diplomacy, that words are
employed 10 conceal ideas, is always followed.
In their hearty endorsement of Andrew John
son, however, the republicans of Connecticut
show that they understand the DRIFT of public
opinion. They know that his policy of South
ern restoration has taken firm hold upon the
popular mind, and that If they break with
him they go to pieces. They shrink from any
recognition OF the extreme measures of Thad-
deus Stevens; they have nothing to say of the
bill providing for unqualified negro suffrage
in the District Of Columba-nothing in sup
port of the doings of Stevens and his recon-
struction committee. They deal in glitter
ing generalities," but they "gladly express
our confidence in the integrity, ability and
| patriotism Of Andrew Johnson" The Con-
necticut republicans, in brief ignore
Stevens, and warn him that his fAnatcsl