The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-07-24
LATEST BY M ALL.
From Washington.

Application Tor Santt Annas reuef. IL
gives detailed account Of the lat er's
'nosaments. and purposes. aud 10 s,gued
b. S-watd, and concludes
Upon this rsvis- Of the facts, il seems
proper that goveththent sbosd wait for
further and more definite information be-.
tore entering upon communications relai
tive toFthe cenplsintt Of Mr. sNapihsgyJs
WIN The anysrnment Of Mexico. That
nation seems. at length 10 have ttlumphed
over All internal and foreign ensmies, and
to have reached a crisis when, if Ieft alone,
it may be expected IN restore t.aoou,lhy
and rporeanize Hsef upon ptrnianen,
foundations OF union, freedom and repub
lican government. Only soma gres, ps.
'ions injury, wrong or offence would jus.
,ifv this governmen, in suddenly assum.
ing hostile or even un!riendly attitude
towards the Republic Of Mexico"
Mr.. Seward also ssys that during a
considerable part OF the period during
which Mexico has heen the theatre Of civil
war, an armed military and naval force
has been maintained bv tho United States
on the Rio Grsnde and in the waters
around the ports Of Mexico. among other
purposes, to prevent and defeat the inva.
sion Of that Republic by anv military or
naval expeditions which might be got on
foot in the United States.
Generals Sanbon and f3nford. Of the
Commission. sent to tho Indian country,
10 examine aud report upon Indian affairs.
rapresent that the hostilities At Fort Phil.
IA L.
through an order of Gen. Pope, 10 estsh.
lish Military posts n the injury Of ,hs
hunting g'onnds. These Generals and
the CGmmiss oner OF Indian Affairs con.
denim the prosecution Of general war,
and show that for a comparatively small
snm raace can tra sacured throuphout all
the tribes. The Cnm,nissioner's recon.
mend justice 10 the Indians, and the nav.
ment Of An indemnify for the villsgesan
other pe"pertv wsntnnlv DESTROYED
The Wee Consul at Iavans, officially
reports 'hst the yellow fever exists there
with much violence.
|, ia expectel that tho Presidents veto
Of the Supplementary Reconstruction hin
will be sent in on Tuesday, when Con
gress after passing the bill over the veto,
viii adjourn.
WAsHrSeroS. Jnlv l5.-The President
'rnt to the Senate the documents called
for regarding reconstruction, and estimates
the eypansn al carving out these bills a,
Sl4 600 900, in alliton to the S2,lOO..
600 already expended This is ths ar.
yregate for governing those States before
tbs war. This expense, continuss the
President, would he considerably aug.
men'sd il State machinery should l..
operated by the Fed.r,i Government. and
would be largely increased If the Uni,ed
States, br ahohshing the State govern,
! ments. should become Responsible Tor liza
hi,i,es incurred tv them b-fnr. the rsheI.
lion in landahle efforts to d-vel,p their
own resources, and nowise connec,el with
'nsnrrect'"uarv rurnnsas These debts
wi APPROXIMATE 800 900 600. the prss..
-r part az which il due To- lov.l cl,izsps
and foreignen. it is a subject for Con
0r"ssi"naI Consideration whether the ss.
sumption OF such obligations woild no,
impair the national credit. ~. ...
The House hill ,ppropristiug over s..
100000 Tor recons'ruc,ion was rstluce.l
by amendment to 81. 900 600 and pssssI
10y the Senate. Aves-37. Nays.
A hill Tor the relief Of certain d-serters
WAS referred to the Military Conmi,,ee.
The Presidsnts message suggesting
7'a'ili'y for Southern State debts caused
an animated debate, and heated demon,
stTaiions as inopportune and calculated
to unsetts the finances The mea,ape
was ordered to be printed AID the Senate
adjourned.
resolution was introduced and passed
| ins,rnciinr the Com mittas on Public
Lands to report bill forfsitiug the swamp
lands heretofore grsnisd to th Q Southern
States TO the Unisd States. A sasointion
instructine the Judiciary Comm,ttas 10
inqn're whether Kentucky. Masyisnd and
Delaware have State onstitnt;ons Re.
publican in form. passed bv the Speaksfs
vote, the llouss standing Al to47. The
smendment reducing the reconstructioa
appropriation TO million was concurrsd
IN The hill goes 60 the President. The
b'H pssssd at the last session, prohibiting
the Executive from treating with the Iui
d'ans, vi" repealed. IApplau,e from the
Democratic s'de over the ire, step back.
ws'ds Adjourned. .HE
The Senate confirmed the appointment.
NJ Bancroft as Ministe, TO Prn..is. and
". o Herriek "a Assessor Of the Third
District Of South Carolina.
From Virginia
RrcnMosD, Va, July ls.-Regi.tra,ion
closed N 'h'' city TO day The colored ma.
j,i,y is 1,Tl9. h.0f
7 A company, with s527 ,oo r.,;,sl