Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-04-25

ue DdISdInluS uuIluS thp 4aSV
month between the President and the
Republican Senators, and between the
Democrats aud Republicans, has had the
effect of weakening the passion for i'm
parchment. A politician has not been
seen in a fortnight who believes that
the President will be impeached,
President Johnson will go South
about the middle of May, to be present
at Raleigh, N, c., at the laying Of
corner stone of monument in memory
of the Presidents father, whose place of
burial has only recently been discovered.
He will be accompanied by Mr.. Seward
aud one or two Others Of his cabinet.
He will go via Richmond, and may ex-
tend his trip further South.
The President during the past few
days has received intelligence from the
Carolinas and Virginia, which shows
that the reconstruction movement is
working satisfactorily in those States.
Louisiana will probably be the first
State to hold a convention for inaugural
ing her new State government. Gen.
Sheridan has nearly completed his ap-
pointments Of the board of registration.
Chief Justice Chase has been re-
ceiYing letters by the hundred, many of
them with the postage unpaid, asking
appointment, or recommending others
for appointment as registers in bank
ruptcy. These letters have all been
handed to Marshal Parsons, who has
had six clerks at work sorting them and
making briefs of such application. Yes.
terday the New York State applications
were sent to the Chief Justice, who will
soon make the nominations for that
State.
The Senate on Saturday had dwin-
died down to less than a quorum, and
adjourned sine die, without filling all
the vacancies, which with two excep-
tions are in the West. Nine offices were
left without postmasters in Illinois, and
one, Milton, in Pennsylvania. Four or
five vacancies are also untitled in offices
of internal revenue in Indiana, Illinois
| and Wisconsin. Under the tenure of
| office act, the vacancies cannot be filed,
as they could be previous to the passage
of the law, by the President during the
recess of Congress.
The Senate has adjourned with the
understanding that there will be no
summer session. Even the Chronicle, q
strong impeachment Journal said on
Saturday when the Senate adjourned,
last night, the impression seemed to be
almost universal that there would be no
quorum In either House on the Sd OF
! july next. The feeling between the
Senators and the executive was so COM
paratively cordial, and the Intelligence
from the South promising submission
to the terms OF reconstruction. so au-
spicious, that very few doubted that the
great measures Of Congress had been
anticipated, ana toreclosed all chance OF
difficulty and dissension." Unless some
startling event occurs, Congress will not
meet till December.
Two resolutions and substitute on
the Mexican question were introduced
in the Senate on Saturday, OF which
two were ordered printed and the other
| tabled. Mr.. Sumner OF Massachusetts
submitted resolution stating in It's
preamble that disOrganized aud IN
prosperous condition Of things exists ir
Mexico, in consequence Of the continued
presence of a foreign sovereign and for
eign troops and that the United States
is bound by it's contiguous situation anc
republican sympathy, to do all in Its
power for the welfare Of this suffering
peogle. The resolution affirmed The
propriety of the United States Offering
its services in mediation between thu
contending parties, to arrest the clvi
war and promote the re-establtshment o
republican government and on foun
dations of peace and security, Mr.. Hen
derson of Missouri offered a substitute
in which It was said that in case Max
imilian shall at an early day abdicat
the Mexican throne and take himsel
and his foreign troops out of the coun
try, the Senate would be gratiaed t.
have the President tender the good OF
fees ofthe government to secure for tn
native followers Of Macmillan the hu
name treatment due prisoners OF wal
At the evening session, Mr.. johnson c
Maryland presented Il resolution on tn
same question, combining the prlncips
points of the preceding resolution an
substitute, but not differing materially i
its provisions. The President was IL
structed to tender his mediation, wit
the understanding that Maximtlian sha
abdicate his assumed authority and ths
he with his foreign troops shall leaV