The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-11
WIN. II SEWARD,
Secretary of State.

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Boston, Jan. 4.-Gov. Andrew in his vale
| dico'y to the Legislature to-day, ventures
the opinion that Government should require
the people OF States lately in rebellion, to
affirm in their constitutions, guaranteeing
to the people of color sheir civil rights Us
men and women on an equality with the
white population ; regulating the elective
franchise according to certain laws of uni
yersal application, annullirg ordinances of
secession, disafiirming the rebel debt and to
| ratify the anti-slavery Amendment to the
Constitution by their Legislatures.
NeW York, Jan. IA le ter from Mexico
of December Oath says that it was officially
stated few days before by the minister of
foreign affairs that 25,O 900 soldiers were ex-
pected at Vera Cruz, but now only 1000
would come because Of the strngency of the
French treasury. .s .a.4 .I. ..
NeW York, Jan. 4-Letters from Tullahas-
see say: Throughout FLORIDA increased con-
idencc is felt in the feasibility of free black
labor, and there is a growing feeling Of
friendship towards northern immigrants.
Many plantations have been rented on favor
able terms to army officers. ~
The LerGLdS telegram says: A letter from
, n.Sully, dated Sioux City, to the Indian
Bureau, states he has just arrived from Fort
Rice, on the Missouri river, and reports large
/. bands of Indians are gathered about the lat.
ter locality. They apparently desire to pre-
u seEve friendly feeling with the whites. The
Q chiefs agreed that their tribes were to make
10 immediate restitution of property stolen il
= tile recent expeditions, aud also to delive
up ceRtain Indians who were guilty of shed
" ding blood on recent thieving forays.,
N A communication from the Superintendent
of Indian Affairs of the district of Mexico
represents things in most nfav ora BILE ligb
ie. and reports that the Indian population i
that country Is determined on an outbreak
a.I aud says they, have already begun to ente
y, the smaller towns and drive off cattle in tn
ds Eday time. The cause of this mischiefis sal
N to be. the scantiness Of their supplies frol
y the Government during the last two year
u The military force has been decreased s
much that the Indians no longer tear it.
m, instance he cites that {, 900 Navajo Ii
ne dans are under the guard of 400 soldier
on The former began to show disposition
a turn the ,tables,by becoming captors.
Ia New York, Jan. 4t-'fhe Heraids telegra
- says Inas,nuchTas the marine corps h
W. officers enough for brigade, it is probab
that the regiment now constituting the cor
=, will be placed on a footing with heavy q
'Pn tillery regiment. and incorporated in the re
M ular army. Upwards of twenty clerks we
be discharged from the War Department on
,ess lst Of December, The mastering out Of oy
sixty general riliccrs it is reported, will
'As' issued before the 18th. "'ttr e@
( New York, Jan. 4-The secret orgauizati
cial among the French Canadian residents in
-, State OF New York, have commenced an
NV teiual quarrel similar to that of the Fenia
ne One faction is anxious 10, plunge headlc
diff into war with England invade Canada d
liar, re.establsh a Canadian Republic witha c
I ital and departments at Elm Caney. 7