The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-29
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Aprll Ia .
The health of Thaddeus stevens Is much
improved and he expects 20 leave here for
pa5ns,-lvania next week. He to-day wrote a
iett,ar ;nr nnhlicatiol, taking for his subject
thn foIIowing extract from a notice OF Senator
Henry Wilson's recent speech near Hampton
Roads. "ie (Wison) said there would be no
imnediment TO Southern representation in
Congress if they elected Union men. and
closed his remarks by saying that he would
leave Virginia with the full conviction that a
Republican Governor, Legislature, and two
Senator'S would be elected" Mr.. Stevens
comments on this as follows:
Washington, april Il, 1S67.-Mr. Editor:-
Such articles as this are calculated to do much
marin. They throw obstacles in the way of
future reconstruction, being quoted and relied
on as pledges by the Republican party, ence,
lueh' trouble arose from certain loose and in
ushhite expressions contained in bill whlch
was reported by the Reconstruction Commit
zee N the 39th Congress- though never passed.
1t was perverted by fiction and folly into an
algument against the whole parry and Con-
gress. This generally arises from careleSsness
of the reporters sometimes, doubtless, from
the inadyertency of the speaker. No man
should make promises for the party. By what
authority does any one say that by the election
Of Loyal delegates they Will be admitted? BY
what authority say that Virginia viii
elect two loyal Senators while in truth
there is no Virginia? Much is to be
done by the people and Congress before any
Representative, OF Senator, or State can be re-
c0gnized. Who authorized any orator to say
there would be no confiscation? As in another
place, these things are too flippantiy said. |
think they had better be gravely pondered.
Who is authorized TO travel the country and
peddle out amnesty? I would say to the most
guilty, expect punishment and then ,quletude,
but first mild confscation to pay those who
have beea robbed By disloyal men.s These are
fSirned1 THADDEUs STEVENS.
Disbursements Of the week, $5229O00; re-
ceipts from the internal revenue, A2608 206-
Receipts from customs for the week were
S,0t5761.
A letter has been received at the Office Of
Indian Affairs irom the Agent at Leayen-
worth, dated the 9Th inst, in the neighborhood
OF Fort Larned in in which it il stated that
General Cnstar, who was in pursuit of ] ,5G0
heeing indians did not overtake any OF them
The writer believes the Cheyennes departed
towards the south, while the Sioux took the
northern direction. .s-s ,.- ...a
Hon. Lewis d. Campbell, United States
Minister to Mexico states that the messenger
dispatched by him to President Juarez ut San
Luis Potosl, with instructions TO proceed VIA
Hampico, was advised by General Reynolds at
Brazos Santiago to proceed overland thence,
IN consequence Of Gomez and Canales being
at Tampico with about 1900 men in the inter
est OF Ortega. Although Gomez and Canales
are ostensibly in the service of the Liberals,
there whole object seems to be to secure the
revenues of the Custom House, and they have
refused to obey Juarez' order to join him at
Queretaro. lev
WASHINGTON, April %.
Tits not probable that the regular monthly
statement Of The public debt for the present
month win be delayed beyond the LIST or ID
day Of May. The Indications are that it viii
show reduction in the debt of from five to
six millions. The receipts from Customs and
internal revenue for the month, will be about
TyrQnt vT.n ffs,t vail halt nc L.
ing for customs. viii be in coin. The state
ment will probably show one hundred millions
in coin and fourteen millions or moro in gold
certificates in tho Treasury
Sanford Conovers counsel viii argue the
appeal from his sentence, on Monday next
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