Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-03
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FROM WA >HINGTON.

A'hIey pedCb III ent Il HeStlmOnF.
New YORK. Dec: 2-The Herald's special
gives the testimony of Hon: Mr.. Ashley be-
fore the Impeachment committee, concern
ing the Connver troubles and alleged COM
plicity OF the President in the assassina-
tion. Ashley undergOes close eXamina-
tiOn and c0nfesses to having written mo t
of the letters imputed to him i'm publica-
tien of the Assistant Attorney General
some time ago. He states that he has not a
living witness to prove Mr.. Johnson's com
plicity in the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln.
but from certain theory which he religi-
Ous'y believes, he has no doubt oft himself.
That theory is nothing more nor less than
that it has teen customary thing to as
sassinate Presidents; Harrison and Taylor
both, according to Ashley's idea, having
been poisoned through the machinations
of ambitious Vice Presidents. Mr.. Bnch-
anan, he thinks, was also poisoned, but got
over it.
The Presidents Message.
The Worlds special says it is understood
that the President adheres in the main t.
his own Plan of construction, as hereto
fore developed; details the pro gress of res
toration as developed so far in the Soutb
under the military bills; announces that
there have been no negotiations for the set.
tlemeht of the Alabama claims; devores Il
considerable share to national finaLces.
and favors substantially the policy of the
Secretary of the Treasury regarding the
volume of the currency.
Report of tue Post master General
The Times special says: The report OF
| the Postmaster General will show some in
! teresting facts in regard to recent reduc-
| tiOns on the Ocean mail services, which
Gov. Randall has secured by refusing to
submit any longer to the demands of the
monopolieS Of the English steamship lines
| During the past six years the Department
| has paid for the transportation of our mails
| fr' III $l50.000 10 100000 year in gold
over its receipts. to the British Govern
| ment. This amount we were compelled to
pay by an old postal treaty which expires
in January next, and which the Postmas-
ter General has refused to continue.
The rate heretofore by the Cunard line
has been twelve cents in specie for single
letter. The Postmaster General deeming
| the price eXorbitant. advertised for pro
posals to carry the mails The owners OF
the Cunard line refused to bid, but two
| other isn : were ei iced into a contract
agreeing to transport all the foreign letter
mails at fifteen cents an ounce. making the
cost per letter five cents; books, papers
and other printed matter at six cents pei
pound, payable i'm currency, giving three
mails per week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays.
This fact and that of the positive refusal
TO continue the old treaty under which the
Government was paying the British Gov
| ernment 5000 600 IN q h. 'auStd consider
able discussion in the British Parliament
and much comment in English papers
The result was the Cunard line now gives
indications of coming to terms, which will
give us four mails per week to Europe in
stead of two, as heretofore, besides an enor-
nous saving in revenues.
Gov. RanGall's report shows an unex-
| y,on1aI hola Of c70A ilahl fny
the current fiscal year, and estimates the
d.ticienc, for 1869 at 50 100000.
The Banking and Currency committee
have not taken any important action in re-
gard to currency, as reported.
The bill repeating the cotton tax will be
reported by the Ways and Means commit
tee at an early day.