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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
Juarez and Macmillan.

The New Orleans Picayune is authori-
tatively assured that Juarez and his
Ministers at San Luis Potosi, write and
talk of the United States and their rep
resentatives, in the politest and blandest
manner possible. They cherish the most
respectful sentiments toward them, and
would bind closer the relations between
the two countries. They get arms from
the United States, and ammunition, and
supplies of all kinds; and when hard
pushed, as the were last winter, they can
count on what our Texan neighbors call
" armed neutrality" At times they are
perfectly eloquent on the subject of
generosity to prisoners, and all the nobler
attributes of our nature. 1t is only when
they come to speak of Macmillan and
his Generals that they show passion, and
that not hot, but cool, when they tell the
United States that they cannot consider
them simple prisoners of war in case
they fall into their hands"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
The Washington City Registry.

There has been considerable excite
ment in Washington City over the opens
ing Of the registration of voters, under
the universal suffrage act. A large
crowd Of whites and blacks have throng~
ed the City Hall daily, and the struggle
to get registered has been most animated.
A large police force has succeeded in
maintaining order, although an attempt
was made to seize the registration books
and destroy them. The prompt action
of the police prevented it, and but five
pages were torn out Of one book. Three
thousand additional voters have been
registered since the books were opened
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
COnfiscatiOn.---Letter from the
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens.

The lion. Thaddeus Stevens has written
the following letter in vindicatioh of his
proposed policy of sonGscatiun:
LANCASTER, Pa, Nav Goth.
DEAR SIR: Short as your letter is, feel +
cannot answer it without violating an inST
junction of my medical advisers not to be-
come excited. You live in section that
was two or three times invaded by the ar
mics of JEFF. Davis. I'm the counties of Bed
ford, Fulton, Franklin, Cumberland, Adams
and York, they visited almost every farmer
and other inhabitant, plundered them of
their horses, cattle, provisions and money,
when found, besides, in come detac he'd cas
ses; they laid in ashes one thriving village
oil six thousand people, and turned the in
haGitants houseless into tho streets to seek
shelter in fence corners. No provision has
ever been made or is making to reimburse
the plundered citizens. BY the law Of ma
tiOns 4 government makes 70 compensation
for damages done by an invading army, un>
less such government be victorious, when it
always provides by treaty for paynent. A
government which neglects to make provis-
ion ON behalf OF its plundered citizens is
negligent Of its duty.
quasi peace exists between the late bel>
liberent States, the terms of which are con-
troled by Congress, which is under control
of the republican party. Nothing but the
proceeds of the confscation of small por--.
,ion of the property Of the wealthy can. BIO
applied to pay the damages inflicted by the
mnrauders, unless il be paid out Of the Treas
ury of the United States. A few Repnti~
can voters, always erratic in their course,
are fitting through and exploding in the
Republican atmosphere. They attract suf
ficicnt public attention to enable them to
assure tho amiable rebels who inflicted this
injury, that they need fear no coniiscatien
that nobody OF any note in the North is in
favor of it, opposing snch punishment for
the sake Of remuneration or justice They
assure them nothing shall be taken from
Aikens and Tate, or Hampton, Davis Orr,
Faulkner, or from thousand others who
are still worth their hundreds of thousands,
to reimburse loyal men North and South
who were plundered Of their estates, and
| aid your poor neighbors to rebuild their
humble tenements
1t is scarcely to be endured ths Congress
for two sessions should sit indifferently to
these influences, and take no steps to en-,
force these righs. These remarks apply
to large portions Of Maryland, West Vir-.
| ginia, Ohio, Indiana and Missouri, as well
as the slave States He who can patiently
listen to that patent humility which is
propngated, has more command of hm~
self than have Indeed, it looks as if
we were still to add to tho burden of our
taxation to defray the expei ses of transr
portati0n Of triumphant traitors; but
must stop, or | shall commit the fault
again-t which | have been warned.
With great respect, your obed't t. servt.
TUADDpus STFvrSs
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
Thc Feellng in Riehmond.

The correspondent of the Boston Adper-
tiser, writing from Richmond, says: The
rebellion still lives in Richmond. You find
more sullenness and hostility and bitter
ness here in three days than in Charleston
in month There are five daily newspa>
pers- three OF them overflow with gall and
venom. In so far as they dare, they speak
vet of the North aud Of everything north
ern IN Just the style of the last year Of the
war, putting as many Of the barbs and stings
as possible into every paragraph. These
three papers reflect the feeling of three
fourths Of the whites, judge There is no
sort Of liberation for anything that savors
of repubioanism in politics. The old hat
red of the North is perpetuaed as m tier
of religious duty. Pictures of the confed'
crate flag are displayed and sold everywhere,
and at the shrine of this emblem the soul
of the city bows morning and evening a.
devotedly and reverently as it did in 1861
or 1862.
"lhe welcome accorded to Jefferson Da-
Wis on Sunday and Monday last showed how
the situation is accepted. The people re-
ceiyed him on Saturday evening in silence,
with barred heads and the yoiceless sympa-
thy of an adoring crowd tLey were not
quite certain what measure Of demonstra-
ton would be allowed by the military. The
cheer that went up when he was released on
Monday told the story of the city's heart (;
it was iubilant and defiant. The passage
from the court room to the hotel was like
the way of a conqueror. His parlors wore
crowded all the afternoon with men and wo,
men, who scarcely took pains to conceal in
the least their hostility to tho Union. The
ovation given Davis was, for intensity and
heartiness, such as Boston, perhaps, never
gave anybody or any cause J."
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
Manhood Suffrage.

The Executive Committee of the Rc>
publican Union party of Maryland, in-
vite the Republican Union party in Del
aware, West Virginia. Kentucky, Ten
nessee aud Missouri, to meet the dele
gates of the Republican party of Mary
land in convention on Thursday, the 18th
day of September, to advance the interest
and cause Of manhood suffrage, and to
demand of Congress the passage of the
Sumner Wilson bill.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05

SCHOOL DIREcroRs. There appears to be
general negligence on the part of School,
Directors TO publish the account Of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of their respective
Districts, as required by the act of Assem-
bly,. Tho State Superintendent of Common
Schools states that this section of the law is
as obligatory upon the Board Of Directors
as is the section requiring them to keep
open schools, and neg leet to perform this
duty according to the law will subject Di-
rectors to removal by the courts, the same
as the neglect of any other duty.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
The Mobile RiOt--Gen. POpe's
Report,

I he report Gf Major General Pope en- the
late Mobile Riot has been published. lie
says: One thing is manifest, and that is,
that the Mayor, Jones NJ. Withers, though
everybody, and no doubt himself, apprehen>
ded disturbance during Judge Keley's
speech instead of being present with the
necessary police force and arrangements TO
keep the peace, went off to his house, a mile
and n half distant, because, probably be
supposed the sentiments Of the speaker
would not be pleasant to him, and left the
peace of the city in the hands of the Chief
of Police, who either sympathized with the
rioters or was wholly inefficient 1t certain
ly is not to be attributed to the zeal or con-
duct of either of these functionaries that the
riot did not assume formidable proportions.
have, therefore, removed both, not only
because of their criminal misconduct on this
occasion, but because there is not likely to
be confidence Of any security whatever here
after whilst they retain their Offices. have
apr ointed Mr. Horton, a much respected
Union man of Mobile. Mayor, and Colonel
Dimon, formerly of the army, but for the
last year a citizen of Mobile, Chief of Po-
lice. | will remodel the entire police force
and probably change the Board Of Alder
men in few davs. Colonel Dimon know
well personally, as he served for long time
under my command, and whilst he is Chief
OF Police will guarantee that there will
not be another riot in Mobile. The instiga.
tor OF the late riot, or rather the most COM
spicuous actor in it, is in confinement at Fort
Gaines, and will be tried by Military Com,
mission. Tine civil authorities released him
on bail. Colonel Shepherd. who was pres
ent at the meeting, says that Judge Keiley's
speech was digniied and patriotic, and fully
acquits hin, of provoking the disturbance.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05

1t looks as though Maximilian had
about an even chance for being hung
If he has not been hung already.
That Juarez would gladly save him,
to propitiate this country. it for no
other reason, there is little doubt;
that he did not promise he should
not be hung, probably finds solution
in the fact, that SO strong is the feel
ing against the usurper, it would seri-
ously test the hold of juarez on his
countrymen, were he to go counter to
Mexican public opinion and act in
the interest eff humanity.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
o--~-%--S


THE BooTu DIARY is published. 1t is
simply defense of his actioh lie says,
under date of April 18Th and l4th: "Until
to day nothing was ever thought of sacri--
ticing to our coun'rys wrong. For six
months we had worked to capture, but our
cause being almost lost, something decisive
and great must be done But its failing was
owing to others, who did not strike for their
country with n heart. ! struck boldly, and
not as the papers say. | walked with firm
step through thousand of his friends, and
was stopped, but pushed on. A Colonel was
at his side. | shouted, sic ISempr, before
| fred In jumping Ibroke my leg. Ipassed
all lis pickets, and role sixty miles that
night with the bono of my leg Iaseerating
the flesh at every jump. | can never re
pent il, though we hated to kill Our
country owed all her troubles 20 him, and
God simply made me the instrument of his
punishment. This country is not, in April
1865, what it was. This forced Union is
not what have loved | have no desire t.,
outlive my country This night before the
deed, ! wrote long article and left it for
one Of the ed tors of the National Litciiigen-
Ger, in which set fully forth our reasons for
our proceeding"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
TuE IxPEAcnxrSr INVESTIGATION. Co

THE IMPEACHMENT INVESTIGATION. Col.
4. X. Long, in his testimony before the
judiciary committee, on Manday week, tes~
tilted that the notorious Mrs. Cobb was inc
terested in obtaing, in all, three pardons
ident, whom she did not meet, The petit
tions were prepared in regular form by 9th.
ers, and Mrs. Cobb assisted in obtaining the
par Ions through third parties. Col Long
was also examined about the interview be-
tween Mr. johnson and detective Baker, of
which the latter has published an account.
Tho testimony shows that there were three
PRISONS present when the President ordered
Baker out of the White House, and they
give very different account from that OF
Mr. Baker Of what transpired. Mr.. Long
says that President johnson, learning that
Baker had placed detectives in The Wine
House, sent for him Immediately. Upon the
latter coming into the Presidents Office. Mr..
johnson said. "Whu authorized you TO
place detectives in this house p Baker re-
piled he did it by order of Secretary St'n-
ton. Mr. johnson then said, Remove
your detectives and never let me see them
or yourself here again. When | require
your services III send for you" and n Ba-
ker retired the Presiden. added. Now 20
to Mr. Stanton and tell him when | want
you | will send for you" Mr.. johnson.
during this time, never moved from his 20
sitinn at his table, and Biker's story about
the Presidents violent manner and shak ing
his fist under the detectives nose, is declar
ed false
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
MaxiniIian.

The probabilities are that Maximiliau
and all his followers, above the rank of
Lieutenant, taken with him, have been
shot Although our Government has no
such advices, this is the tenor of the news
by the way of New Orleans, where it was
believed by Minister Campbell and other
we'll informed persons. The reply to the
note of our Minister IN behalf oil Maxi,
milan, prepares the public for the san
culinary finale reported.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
Decline I'm Flour.

Just at present there is panic in the lead :
ing markets among -four dealers. The arti-
Gle has declined two dollars a barrel-(wo
don't Intimate anything of the kind Of Pitts
burgh, } within the last ten days. and the
price is still going down. The speculative Q
bubble which sent -four up in the neighbor-
hood Of twenty dollars a barrel, has thor.
oughly exploded, and few regrets there will
be for the victims.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05

The Republicans of Beaver county, on
Monday, placed in nomination the f lluwing
excellent ticket: For Assembly, Thomas
Nicholson; PrJthonotary, John Caughey;
Treasurer, Capt. f. Barnes; Commissioner,
VIM. Ewing Associate Judge, Hon. NJ
Lawrence. Resolutions in favor of Gen.
w. w Irwin r State Treasurer, and in
favor oi free railroad law were passed. -
Hon. NJ. S Quay and Col j. " ayard were
electe doega es t. the State convention,
with instructions to vote for Hon. III. w.
Williams, of Pittsbursh for Supreme Judge.
and after him for Hon. Dom j Pearson.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
The Ram StOnewaII.

The Japanese Commissioners have pur>
chased the ram Stonewall fn- four hundred
dollars. She is to be overhauled
and fitted up at their expense. The Com>
missioners appealed to the Government for
the detail of naval officer to take the vessel
to Japan, and it Is understood that Com
mander Brown, lately in charge Of naval
ordnance, will be detailed.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
a movement has been initiated for abol

A movement has been initiated for aho'-
ishing privateering in time Of war. Ex~
cellent Let the plan embrace all kinds of
stealing, on sea and land IN war aud peace,
official and private. Let privateering in
war, and peculation in Office he abolished by
all means. Particular attention is solicited
to the department Of legislative priyateer-
ing.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
Gen. sherman to fight Indians.

General Sherman has gone to take
personal command of the operations
against the Indians 1t is clear that the
General experiences more difficulty with
them than be did with the re.els. He
hesitates to adopt the only effective mode
of warfare, though convinced that little
will be accomplished until it is done.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05

"A petition from the citizensof Louisiana
has resulted in the counteFmanding Of Gen.
Sheridan's order by the President removing
the State Board Of COMMISSIONERS The
old Board win therefore proceed with their
surveys and repairs
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
Jeff. Davis i'm Canada West.

Mr. Jefferson Davis intends to reside
at st. Catharines, Canada West. 1t will
strike some persons as somewhat singular
that he should make this choice, unless
some specia reason determines him. If
such reason exists, it must relate to the
rebellion and his personal fortunes, and
may be summed up by the simple decla-
ration that he deems himself better off
than he would in the United States
Such caution evinces consciousness of
danger--a knowledge of reasons for ap-
pretending something unpleasant. 1t is
scarcely to be questioned that he knows
the extent of his crime, and his move
ments indicate that he fears justice.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05

NATIoNAL BANK NoTEs AT A PREMIUM
The Treasury Department learns that the
notes of nine National Banks, which have
failed, arc at a premium, offered by such Mas
tonal Banks as have been established with
out circulation. The latter banks desire to
use these notes as circulating mediums.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05

RECORDING SOLDIERS DIscHARGEs.-We
are informed that the statement made some
time ago, that law had teen passed By the
last Legislature authorizing the recording
of soldiers discharges. is erroneous The
bill passed the House, but failed in the Sen.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05

Jefferson Davis is enjoying the compa-
ny of Mason and Slidcll in Canada. The
trio are lowering on the borders of the land
they yainly attempted to ruin, and were
seen at Prescott on Wednesday, on their
way to ST. Catharine's aud thence to Toron>
to. The Canadians lionize them tremens
dously.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
Proceedings of the Convention

The Convention of the Return Judges
of the primary election of the Republic
cans of Batter county, met june Bird,
1867, in Court House, and organized by
calling DIR. Amos Lusk to the chair, and
electing j. A. Mellinger and Austin
Pearce Secretaries. Delegates present ::
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05
FROM M E X G o i.
AN END OF THE STRUGGLE,
WASHINGTON, MAY 27, 1867.

WAsHrNGToN, MAY 27, 1867.
The following has been received at the
Department of State:
MAY 9TH, 1S67.-To Hon. ". II.
Separd: have this moment received
the following dispatch, by telegraph, ria
Galveston, dated Matamoras, May 2lst ::
" have the honor to transmit 10 you the
following official letter
"SAN Louis PoTosI, May 18Th
General BeyTiozrbal, my esteemed friend:
Viva La Patria Queretaro has fallen
BY force of arms this morning at 8 O'Clock
Maximilian, Mejia, CASTILLO and Mira
mon are prisoners
[Signed1 "BENITo JUAREz."
Yours truly,
NJ. B. MARSHALL,
t. L. PLUMB
New ORLEANS, May 27.-A dispatch
via Brozos on the 2lst, to Gen Griffin 1t
Galveston, contains the following: 81
have Just received official information
from Berriozabal, and the United States
consul at Matamoras, that Queretaro was
captured by the Liberals on the 18th
inst. Macmillan, Mejia and CASTILLO
are prisoners.
GSigned] 81. J. REYNoLDs,
"Maj. General" +"
MATMoRAs, May %, via New Or
LEANS, May 27.-The following was re
ceived from Gen. Escobedo day:
CITIZEN MINISTER OF WAR At 3
o'clock on the morning of the 18th, La
Crus was taken by our forces, who sur>
prised the enemy. Shortly after the
garrison were made prisoners, and our
troops occupied the Plaza Meanwhile
the troops retreated toward Cerro De La
Campana, where our artillery caused him
to surrender at ; o'clock, A. NJ. Max
imilian and his Generals, Mejia and Cas-
tello, surrendered Internationally. You
will please give the President my con =
gratulations on this triumph of the Ma,
tional army.
[Signedl "EscoBEDo."
General Escobedo reports from the
interior that President Juarez has ordered
Arch. Duke Maximilian and all his Gen
erals to be shot.
MATAMoRAs, May 25.-The Liberal
force which took possession Of Queretaro
has started for the capital Commodore
J. D. Payana, of the Mexican Navy, has
been ordered by Gen. Berriozabal to COM
mand an exhibition against Vera Cruz.
The Liberals have taken possession of
the steamer General Sheridan for naval
purposes. So ends the struggle in Mex
ico.
--latest.
New YORK, May 29.-The steamer
Eagle, from Havana on the 25th, has ar
rived, with Vera Cruz dates to the Goth.
The siege of Vera Cruz continued, and
shots were exchanged daily. The cap
ture of Quoretaro and Macmillan were
confirmed. The Liberals had captured
the imperial feet in the Gulf of Cam
peachy, with many guns, small arms,
ammunition, and a number of prisoners.
Lieut.. San Martin, commanding the
sloOp Eleanor, was ordered to be shot
The gunboat Mosquito had escaped and
arrived at Havana.
A guerrilla force of one hundred men
surprised the garrison of Santiago, Yu-
catan, but were finally repulsed with
heavy loss.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-05

One eli the most important measures as af.
fecting the commercial relations of the coun-
try, passed by Congress during the last ses>
n, was the bankrupt law. 1t seems
strange, considering the fact that every COM
mercial country has some uniform system
of laws regulating bankruptcy, that here
tOfore legislation on that subject in this
country should have failed as often as at,
tempted, The truth is, however, that the
bankrupt laws heretofore passed by Congress
have been framed to meet special emergen-
cies, and not being adapted to the ordinary
wants of the commercial public, have been
repealed as soon as the emergency that re-
quired them was passed. In 1900 bank
rupt act was passed, but its object being
simply to relieve creditors, it was soon dis.
covered TO be unwisc und was repealed with
little or no oppo sitisn. In lS4l another
was passed to suit the necessities of debtors
but it was so inefficient and Objectionable in
its parts that it was even more short lived
than the former.
Since its repeal to the present time, we
have been without uniform system of laws
on the subject, each State regulating the
matter as it preferred. The necessity of a
national bankrupt law that should operate
uniformly throughout the country, and give
the needed relief to the unfortunate debtor,
and at the same time afford protection to the
creditor, has never been questioned to any
considerable extent The great difficulty has
been to frame a law acceptable in all its
parts TO the different sections of the country.
The present law was not passed without se-
rious opposition, but it is such nm improve
ment on the former laws on the subject, and
seems TO be SO we'll adantad IN tho rrdipory
wants of the public, that it is likely to re-
main in force. 1t has embodied in il all the
improvements in English legislation, and
provides first for voluntary, aud then cons
pulsory bankruptcy. 1t is impartia! in its
provisions and not more stringent than JUS
tice to the creditor requires. 1t aims to re.
.lieve the hopeless bankrupt, and at the same
time to protect the creditor against dishon-
csty and fraud. The last section of the act
provides that the law shall 20 into effect on
the FIRST day of June next, This month
after which time all State laws on the SUBJ
Ject will be nugatory Franklin Repos.