The New York herald., 1867-03-22

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General Lee is Favsp sfshe Proposed Virginia
C0nseisutIoDal Csnvcstten.
From Richmond I leasa tosighs shas valley paper
satss on the best sasAonsy sha General koesrt Lee
is heartily In fAvsr AZ convenston He thinks the
psepls of yirania should make every sdot 70 avert
heir ruin shss y idle 70 talk Of resistance o. mac
tlyity. He acknowledges that the bin 10 Q bitter
one but saws he can suffer nothing moro than
Aupou.ssox. Commenting on this, . Richmond papsr
ssys:-.who VIII now say that Virginia viii degrade
and disnonor hssssf BY acting undsr the Sherman aw
General Lee can nov placed among ths advocates of
reconssructionLn In this oonneotion the HnAID's
Pres idsnssi ticket for 1893 very fAsosHhly talked Or
By the people Of Virginia and creates great sathssasm
The suppIemeusary Reeenssractisn Bisl.
inc supplementary Reconsrucsion bill Did mot reaeh
the white House until this morning, and Tho President
II d mot probable therefore, thai the veto WI, b ssns
in before Saturday or Nsnday, II ~ all.
Once seokers nc the White Hsuse.
Ths usual throng Of once and pardon seekers w seen
at the White House to-day. The President, however.
has been engaged during the whole day with the
bers OF his Cabinet in hllng tho blanks in appoint
nent lsl made by The Senatorial guIlloAe and judging
from the experience Of the pest two wesks hoy will
have their hands full in the work Of supplying victims
for execution. The claims Of those asprsuts y sace
who had tho championship Of Cabinet Ministers occupied
90 much Of tho Presidents timc that the outside app
cans in the halls and an,eroom who had not yss bsen
entered for the race constrained 10 defer their
hopes Mll the hight Of another day. The Postmaster
General with hs bushel basket Of applications letters,
&C. has been with the President nearly all day in Gloss
consultation the subject Of those Appointments and
but little else except above stated hes received ON
cial consideration.
Approval or the Bln for Relief Of Destitute
C0Iered Persons In shs Disevtcs.
The President has signed the bin spprcpEiang $1,000
for the relief Of freedmen destitute colorsd persons
in the District Of Columbia also tho bill appropraiing
$50000 In addition TO The hsretofors provided
for expenses attending The Paris Expostion
Regisefati0n Of Voters In Washingeon UndcP
the New Suffrage Lnw.
The registration Of voters under the new suffrage law
has commenced In Washington ne registration in the
First ward shows the blacks greatly In the majority, the
whites taking no particular interest Ia the matter.
Secretary stanton ON tho Floor 81 she Hsuse.
The Secseary Of War won't 70 the House Of Represen
tatives this afternoon, At two o'clock and remained
until the House adjourned II s said that the Secretary
before ths Judiciary Committee touching the rssor
alton OF property to pardoLsd rebels
The Business Of she War Department..
The principal business now being transacted at The
War Department 10 the settlement Of claims growing out
Of the war and tho transmission Of Instructions In reply
70 mtsnosatohes put BY the Military Governors In
tho work Of getting their establishments In running
order
The Ceileceorship Of Phllaaslphis.
II ID understood thas Che Presidsnt to-day nominated
70 the Senass william Goodwin 70 bs Collector, and D.
xarkiey 70 bs Naval ocer for the port Of Philadelphia
The Albany Collecssrshlp.
There quiet little light going on about the Colec
torship Of the port of Albany. Thomas Stevens and
Peter Carmichael are the most promnos candidassA
Stevens been rejected once but 10 sif IN ths Asd
with ex-senator Harris u his back. Carmichael
to be ahead now. Mn
The Feslan Trials II Canada.
The President, in response 70 resolutioa q Ne
House, transmitted to-day letter nom our Consul,
dated Toronto, March II, inclesng . communication
from Mr. K Nackenne, ths Unitsd esaas attorney en-
ployed 10 defend The Fsnian prisonssA IN which he
lsaer says tho Court Of Kings Beach has svsu juds
mens IN the case 0f Patrick NcGrath, sns Il the
Fsaian pnsonsn. and have connrmsd Ne conviction
II win bs rscollectsd that McGrash IVES tried q The
November torn Of tho sDuzt fr participation IN The
Fs.an raid Of June last - ctssn or the United States,
ana Vas acquitted ~ ths January tsrm hs ws tried
: second time On another isdictmsss for ~ sane
offence a. British subject n ths lssssr indcsnsns
III. Nackenxis rsesmmsndsd him - pIsad psa of
awre os acqui besides Pleading over 70 The feDosy.
He vas convctsd Of The felony 5he resslt - Art
above slated Ths couss having n this instance -
parted from tune honorsd Jsinciple. there y ~
appeal the matter mast rest The Judgment In this
case may be said end the Fsnian iaa the result of
which is nineteen convictions and twenty-five acqutalA
Ths original numbsr of Rsnisn prisonsn lodged IN
the military prison u Toronto was ni.eyax q ninety
seven
The Arrest Of Americas Cisizsns IN Great
Brisain.
The Secretary Of State reports 70 ths President. who
has sent his letter 10 the House, that The cospondsncs
relative - the arrss imprsonDsnt md treatment Of
American citizens in Greas Britain ~ psovinoes
within two years past stil In progreas, and therefore
its publication at the present juncturs would in the
opinion Of the Secretary, b incompatible with the public
interest
Mexican Aaairs-The EvaeuafIsn - shs
French.
The President in replying 70 inquiry Of shs Hosss.
cncloses the following lctter TO that BODY
CONSULATE on TEE UNITED SrxgmIl
vEA CRux, Peb. q, 1851.
smI have the honor 70 inform you that the follow
pasch Of February q the Tarsars and Chsraass sSs
buranna VILE De Lyon and Mesare, the Cares, vcva
sailed On the cath, The transport Tanpcs With ,o5O
troops the 25th tho Ardeche wh $50 troope: on
b. the ,d ws S y,,s 90T: i, % ss ,1
troops on the 2sih Three thousand troops hsvs bssn
embarked making in III total of 1o100 Woops 10 dase
miles from this city the line cf nilroad The
barstIon Is progressing rapidly and q. expscsssee u
4 previous 10 the 12th a March
The Custom House Of this city is 70 given over 70
Francisco Berea former Collector under the Juarex
government and also under the tntcrvcuton previous
1 10 the Convention Of July 80, 160o
Maximlian Is reported to have srYved ~ ouerstaro
party say some eight thousand men, commanded BY
Gonsrals MarQusz Niramon, Vdauni and Mendes The
/ liberals have force Of some twelve housand men
around sad place under Escobedo Treyina Corona and
othsrs Here in Vera the imperial authorities are
enssing any man they induce 70 do 90 The contra
three hundrsd) have nearly all enlisted They are W b
commanded by hariane Camacho Of Jalapa Every.
thing ID very quiet here in this city, Thsre have nc
been any ofcers quartered the american rosidentl
since, the 18th instant I have the honor TO BE- win
great respect your obedient servant,
il Acfin