The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-16
WASHING ON.
The Purchase Of Russian America
Ratified At st. Petersburg.
Tho Mississippi Injunction Bill Argued Before
tho Supreme Court.
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The treaty is ratified Bodsco carries i back mmedi-
| ately. GORTsChAKOFF
Apropos Of the new Territory Senator Sumner is said
10 DO ransackng the libraries here search or nforma
ton REGARDING Russian America He is believed 70 be
preparing grand speech for the sdlcation Of the
Senate, and intends 70 ventlae Russian America tho
roughly. n4aa
The NlissEssippi Injunctlon Cnse.s
The motion TO amend the bill the Mississippi case
70 set forth that the dsfendanlsMessrs Stanton
Grant and Ordare about to seize the Capitol treasury
and archives OF that State, to-day argued in the
Supreme Court, by Mr.. Walker In its support, and by
the Attorney General in oppostion. The decision the
case will probably follow Friday or Monday. The
arguments used on the previous motions have antici-
pated the points made on the present one.
The Attorney Generals Opiuion ON tho Re-
construction Act.
Attorney General stapbary's expected opinion ON
reconstruction has not yet been completed there
fore the that It submitted to the considera
ton Of Cabinet meeting Is erroneous. Some OF the
points Of the opinion have been discussed in Cabinet
meeting, but nothing more The opinion will be one OF
the longest and most elaborate that emanated
from the Department The Attorney Generals office
just now seems TO be overloaded with business and
It's able director has every moment OF his time occupied
MIR. Bolts ~ JEFF. Davis B0ndsmnn. u Gel
John Minor Bolts wrote letter this afternoon from
the grand jury room OF the Circuit Court Richmond.
In reply to note from friend in Washington
ing him for becoming . bondsman for JeG Davis.
Mr.. Bolts says, In answer that he will not allow
himself 10 be dictated TO In these matters He
did everything in the best interests Of the
country; and before venturing to become bailsman
for Jefferson Davis he asked Mr. Charles OConor to in
que Of his client II he had any objections that his
determined opponent his life long political foe, should
In spirit Of harmony ana concliaon attach his name
m ho t~n NJ
bu the contrary, rather well pleased with the
magnanimity Of the Offer. short interview followed,
described by Mr. Bolts as being in nowse compromising
the dignity Of either rarty. Hy
The President In the Streets without =
s.Mm Guard. M
The time has come again when President OF the
United States may walk the streets in safety Yesterday
President johnson took walk out Fourteenth street
wholly unatended-without guard policeman or any
thing ese to suggest tho thought Of possible danger He
took quiet STROLL unknown % al save those who met
him the way and respectfully aluted him The good
old times Of peace arc returning indeed. A
The ProceeaisGs or the House Jadiciary
COmmitsee.
The Judiciary COMMITTEES held meeting to-day and
examined quite . number OF witnesses Governor RAN
DALI Postmaster General was the nrst the stand and
entertained the committee for time, bat on what
point remains undevcloped Mr. speer one Of the de-
famous suit Of Cobb Baker, also INTERCEPTED at
| soms length tAt
The subject Of the pardon OF one hundred and ninety
desersrs by President johnson occupied tho attention
| Of the committee and Mr. Samuel l. Andrew son o.
the democratic candidate for Congress 10 West Virginia
made statement What he knew about the matter
Parties interested in the contest between the PaciAe
railroad companies hand 70 BE- heard. but thsis
60 was postponed III Tomorrow. M
n 4
The Republican City Convention, composed OF white
and colored delegates has nominated the following
ticket for municipal officers Il the election which II TO
take place In June-For Collector, A. G. Hall; Regis-
ter, r. A. Boswell Surveyor, G. H. Bliss. The conven-
ton adjourned at two O'Clock this morning. having been
in session seven hours The conservatives or demo-
Gratis have already selected their candidates
II m worthy OF note that the republican convention
did not pay any attention TO Senator summers request
that At least oolorsd candidate should be put In
nomination. The convention let poor Sambo severely
aore and only recognized The claims OF ordinary white
men.
The South in Favor Of Military Rulc.
Judge Marvin, Of Florida late Provisional Governor
and the present Senator elect II Of opinion that the
jori,y Of the old citizens Of the South would prefer
always live under military rule, and without repre-
in Congress- rather than 70 come back Into the
| Union with the disabilities imposed and with
universal suffrage; and he thinks the pssce Of 90
ciety there better preserved BY authority Of military
commanders than will Be- by the civil authoriss
Should tho States generally become reconstrucssd
required by Cenusa and shus get bsck into the Union
there n says the Judgs natural anagonism Of Tsess,
and prejudice stronger than the natural hostility
which cannot b overcome. especially under circum-
stances Of compasion such prescribed 70 the
South Old masters win never b able 70 bring them
selves into submission 70 civil government administered
By their former slaves Hsnos there will always b.
element Of danger = Ne vsy basis Of the ssuosurss
proposed on negro su6sgA Hs has no doubt however
that The work Of reconstructed In progress viii
result In the q al shs statea Thsrs 10 some
Question amosg Senators elect from ths epusbera states
nov here, among whom = Judge Marvin, whs,hsr. In
the event Of their Ssasss bsisg rscsivsd Into the
Union under the Military Reconstruction ct they
viii bs allowed take their ssats II b the general
opinion that they viii not without reelection. This
10 the view Of Senator Johnson But thsrs 70 b
strong reasons The contrary and In favor Of their re-
cepton The Southern statos arr certainly States,
| although Il may DO outside Of the Union. They
recognized by Congress States thus sxistss BY the
very requirement. that they shall mako their consttu-
lions conform 70 the will Of Congress before they b
admitted into received into the Usion. Hence, -
States they legally, II would seem, elect Senators
prior 70 their admission Into the Union mis- always
done by Territories which become afssr forming their
constitutions States outside Of the Union, and after
their admission their Senators and Representatives pro-
| coed 70 take their sssta
Pollard I.ectsrcs nc Lynchburg.
H. Rivss Pollard delivers his lecture In Lynchburg on
Saturday In his programme he states that the order Of
prohibition ID revoked. No order, however, was ever
Issued and instructions have boon simply given 70 allow
an such noossties indulge their fantastic and senss
| lees rhetoric
1 Postal Affairs.
uniform rate Of progression for charging postage,
having half an ounce the unit throughout has been
adopted % we'll for correspondents in transit
through the United Kingdom between the United States
and the Britain colonies and foreign countries generally
for the international correspondence between TIE United
stass and Great Britain and Ireland In future there
FORE the postage upon an letters for whatever destna-
ton exchanged in the mails with Great Britain, WIN