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aa.s5 WlsHISGToN June 16. 1857,
Senator Henderson, Charn,aa of the Senate Indian
Committee, stated to your correspondent tine other
day that it difficult to discrsminat about tho
reports from the Indian country. de has been out
with Gen. Hancock and other Uhited States officers in
command of the Territories and says that at least
one half the reports of Indian depretatiops are
greatly exaggerated entirely false There class
of men who get up these reports fOs the purpose Of
making money off the Government. He says that
the fact is not generally known that daring tbs year
1885, it cost the Government $29000000 to carry ON
an Indian war; and that % 600 alone were paid IN
one firm on the Kansas border for transporting Gov
eminent supplies Those Government thieves who
chroncled in newspapers as g scouts" Traders
and immigrants are now very active in creating
an Indian war; There also some of these men
who are said to be in league with Indian Chiefs
prompting them to for the purpose of compelling
the Government to grant them additional lands and
privileges Senator Henderson cOntemplates tour
of the Indian Committee through all tho Indian
country for the purpose of learning the exact state
of affairs The Committee will start about the lat Of
September and viii be absent two three months
The Hon. Thaddeus Stevens has addressed the fol-
lowing letter TO the editor of The Washington Chrox
icle: -
rf LANCASTER Penn. Juno Is, 1867
think II proper TO suggest the propriety OF having n
quorum in Congress the proximo The opinions Of
the Attorney General seem to require explanatory
supplemental acts need not point the errors in
favor OF the Rebels there many Of them easily seen
For instance, IL is provided that to entte be regis
man can see that continuous residence immed
aey before tho election The Attorney General holds that
three months now Andrew johnson by going month be-
fore the election TO North oorona where be lived thirty
and civil officers, and tho holding Of Confederate Offices
now mistake more objectionable than either, is tho
fact OF nsurpation by the Attorney IN acting az
officially The Attorney General has no more right 20
interfere than the President had 10 reconstruct, which
Judged that the Conquered States are TO be treated as sub
dued territory, and rebuilt without reference to their
is to be supposed that Congress alone Is to be appealed
to in case Of difficulty It is true that the Attorney
the Constitution as e well DECIDED that admitting
tory does not come within the provision Of the instru
ment His opinion Just as good as any other good law
cia that is Objectionable when he rules what shall be
evidence n obeyed he does great wrong He has fair
ing Generals have said this much with great reluet
but finding my colleagues indifferent 20 the CUES
lest should be thought that Obtrude my opinions too
often in public matters, but my anxiety possll, my
my excuse with great respect ySSr oeeaen, servant
Of Judge Fisher in the Surratt ease The witnesses
for the prosecution, among whom are Mcmillan st.
Marie Charles Albert Mason, Samuel Knapp Chester,
Mrs. Mary Hudspeth and Others, all here. 1t Ia
said that the Government has summoned about sixty
witnesses and that they are from all parts of the
United States. Mrs. Mary Hudspeth is the lady
who identified John Wilkes Booth as the party who
dropped the Charles Selby letter in a New-YOrk
street car in November, 1864. 1t will DO remembered
that the assassination of Lincoln spoken of in
this letter and hence the Government hope to prove.
that even in 1864 John Wilkes Booth meditated tho
assassination of President Lincoln, and not his
capture Some very interesting facts will be brought
forth to prove Surrats presence in this city and at
the theater on the day of the assassination.
Both the prosecution and the defense determined
to have the diary of Booth introduced evidence.
the prosecution to prove the completely in assassna
ton not only of Booth himself but of the other
spirators and the defense to prove that the purpose
all along was capture, and that the assassination
was sudden impulse. and was planned at the last
moment The trial will be long and tedious one.
and many facts will appear which win startle tho
people. - fH
Inquiries were made concerning the issue OF pass
ports 20 persons who have declared their intention to
become citizens of the United States, bat who have
not taken out their final papers. The Secretary OF
state replies tnot the law IN ToSatu 10 PdHPoio
expressly prohibits their being granted to any but
citizens Persons of foreign birth who have merely
declared intention are not citizens in the contepa
ton of the law, and therefore they cannot obtain
passports ..........
The different railroad express companies are pro-
testing against Postmaster Gen. Randaps order re-
quirng all snch companies to pay postage ON all let
tiers and documents carried by them. They are also
trying to have the order modified rescinded but
il is not likely Mr.. Randall will do either, as he has
the law on his side. 1t is estimated that the new
rule will increase the postal revenues at least $780,
600 year. -
The official report shows that there were registered
in New Orleans up the sth inst a. $50 persons, OK
whom H. 7S3 were whites and 1905 were blacks. In
North Western Louisiana there were S,Sl7 blacks.
and ,237 whites.
Up to Saturday Mayor Withers had no hopes OF be-
ing renstated in the Office of Mayor of Mobile Ito
did not then think Mr.. Johnson would revoke Gen.
Pope's order. .e rr-s L.. az
The President has appointed James Luppnell Re-
ceiyey of Public Moneys and Nicholas Homings Reg
fster in the Land Office at Fairplay, Colorado Terri
tory.