Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-04
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Japanese Commits stouers TO Attend a |
Reception az secretary @Seward's.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-A special to the !
Commercial says the Japanese Comn1is- |
Secretary Seward tonight in their honor
They come here to purchase steamers.
arms, machines and books.
If Jeff. Davis is not Released ON Bail
he will be PardOned by the Presi-
dent. .,,...'.+s -
If jeff. Davis is not released on bail BY
Judge Underwood next week, the Presi /
dent will order his liberation. 91.I
Come to Urge the Impeachment of
a the President. -- sssset
Representatives Ashley and Covode have
come here to urge the Judiciary COMMITTEES
to recommend the impeachment of tht
President, in which case there will be an
extra session OF the Senate in July. s1sI
Chief Justice Chase. Refuses to Hold
rUq1 -. Courts in the SOuth.es g,'g s1gl
Chief Justice Chase sees nothing in the.
condition of Virginia under the military
bill, to warrant him insdeparting from his
former course in declining to preside at the
trial of Davis. He will hold no court In
the South until civil authOrityfis so far es-
tablished as to cease being dependent on
the military power. ..l.-t tt 1o o
The mississippi Injunction Case q
| New DIRK, May 3.-The Mississippi in.
Court to-day, Robert j. Walker made the
argument for the petitioners, denying that
| Congress had power to pass an act beyond
| the range of judicial inquiry, and in con-
eluding said that the Constitution provided
for such cases as this, and that it should be
brought before courts. In replying to
/ Attorney General Stanbery's remarks OF
last Friday, Mr.. Walker maintained that
| political questions had not beeniexcluded
from this court and in support of this po-.
sition he referred, among other more re-
cent causes, to the military commission and
test oath questions, upon both OF which
the Supreme Court had pronounced their
4 opinions. Mr.. Walker quoted various de-
cisions in further refutation of the Attor-
/ ney Generals views that this court has jur-
isdicTion in cases not involving money and
| land, and in conclusion, while speaking OF
the desperate and wholesale sweeping out
of ten States of the Union by the Recon
struction act, as directly contrary to the
7 Constitution of the United States,
said a Il 3 broader bill of attainder
in penalties had never been passed.
1t reduced ten millions of loyal and dis
loyal people to bondage, and substituted
the cleaning sword and the bristling bay
. onets for constitutional guards and the
courts of laws.
s When OMr. Walker finished it wanted
I twenty minutes to three o'clock. After
consultation the court said they would
hear Attorney General Stan bery'S reply on
, Monday, to which time the court adjourned
, The Japanese Commissioners Have
ii an Interview with Ihe PreSidG nG.
II The Japanese Commissioners, accompa.
MED by Secretary Seward, arrived at the
: Executive Mansion this forenoon, shortly
f before the hour for the Cabinet meeting
: There were twelve of them in one of the
i private, reception rooms.u Secretary. Nc
r Culloc was present. The interview wa
of that formal character with which the
i introduction of foreign commissioners OF
diplomats from foreign countries, are con
ducted,fri yfI -.,i-,'.- ,,,, y, 49,, -,....ft,,s 4
:. The Chief Commissioners, who was cIaC
> in the official costume of his rank, upoI
! being introduced by the Secretary of State
III made short address to the President, il
which he stated his happiness at meeting
, him, and conveyed to him kind expires
p sions from the Tycoon. The credential
of the Commissioners. were read in tn
J. original, and translated to the. President
n who expressed to them the pleasure b
experienced in meeting them. s.i;a - )
Il The particular object of the mission vii
be- conveyed to the Government through
the Secretary of State, to whom the Com
! missioner will communicate at an earl,
= day. At the conclusion of the, interview
! (which lasted only about twentE-five min
! l utes, the Commissioners were conducte
. through the various public rooms of tn
Mansion. The Japanese design remaining
, some time: 9kfzI"