American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-05-22
Summary.

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The Impeachment investigation is still
Attorney General Stanbery
has been examined at great length, and it
is said that vast amount of very imports
ant information has been obtained from
him. Secretary Seward has also been ex-
amined by the committee, and was to sim
liar effect, though it includes statement of
the efforts made by the Government to cap
ture Surratt. We are ALEC informed that
considerable excitement exists at the pres
ent time, in the District of Columbia, over
the Registry question. The Supreme court
of the District has. denied a mandamus on
behalf Of single individual ty whom it was
sought, and yet decided that every man qual>
ified to vote, by act of Congress, had right
to be registered at any time before the elec-
ton. The Republicans claim that, as the
mandamus was denied, the Registration
board are not compelled to open the lists,
while the Conservatives hold the reverse.
No official intelligence of the death of
Minister Wright, at Berlin, has been Ieceiv>
ed, although the appointment has been ten
dered to Bancroft who, we are informed, has
declined to accept the same,
Chief Justice Chase has appointed about
one-third of the entire number of Registers
in Bankruptcy for Eastern and Northern
States, as also for Georgia and Louisiana,
with the request to District Judges that, if
any of the nominees are known not to pos
sess the necessary qualifications, to withhold
the appointment.
General Grant, and number Of his staff,
were in Richmond on the 18th instant, where
they were to remain for several days. lie
is represented as having said "It is good
thing Davis is released" Be this as it may,
there are great many who cant gee the
point"
The unchecked mobsm and wanton cru.
city of the roughs, rowdies, and rebels OF
Mobile, has had very bad effect in other
parts of the South We are informed that
on Friday last riotous demonstrate tions were
made in the city of New Orleans. 1t ap'
pears that Firemen's parades and festivities
are very common in the South, since the re-
bellion has been squeched out and it ap-
pears that these occasions are chosen, to q
very great extent, for the pun pose of carry
ing out the pent up feeling of revenge yet
living in the breasts of the wicked and re
bellious Southern rebels. If the first symp
toms of this devilish spiriS we're promptly
met, as they have been in Charleston by
order of General Sickles- compelling Fire
mems parades to salute the Stars and Stripes
and again, as in New Orleans few day,
ago, by General Mower, in carrying out th'
instructions of General Sheridan, when hi
addressed the rioters as follows: eff yot
feel yourselves wronged you must apply Il
the proper authorities for redress, and yol
snail have it, but you take this thing int
your own hands you may lose what right
you already possess. If you go on with thi
rioting, by the eternal God, will pour Crap
and canister into you Now, disperse an,
go to your homes, or to your work. 1t l
stated that the mob Immediately dispersed
These riotous demonstrations show the ne
cessity for the military measures that Con
gress has inaugurated in connection wit
the reconstruction of the outhern States
We are of the opinion that the military arr
of the Government is quite as potent to brin
rebels to obey and respect the laws as tn
release of JEFF. Davis.