Arizona miner., 1867-09-28
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
WHAT THE AnSrsrr PROCLAMATION IS TO BE

WHAT THE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION IS TO BE.
 WAsmiSGroN, September G-The pardon proclamation will soon be issued. 1t was be- fore the Cabinet today. the members were present except Grant and Stanbcrry. The latter was represented by Brienklcy. The report that the proclamation met with considerable opposition Is not correct, al though it is understood that there was a difference Of views oO minor points, while all agreed to the general scope of the document l. will be rccolcctcl that the Presidents proclamation of December, 1869, and March, 1861, offered full pardon and amnesty on cer- tain conditions to SOuthenerS engaged in the war, with the exception of six classes, specifically named, and that President John son, in his proclamation of May, 1865, in creased the exceptional classes to fourteen. ! Itis understood the President now proposes ] that he shall have power to grant reprieSes and pardons of offences against the United States, except in cases of impeachment, and Co reduce the number of classes to four. The . President first cNccpts from the benefit oi the I. proclamation al against whom legal proceed ingi have been instituted, which excludes Dayi, and perhaps other prominent executive officers uf the Coniederacy.
 ScCDnd--A who have been ireign agent' of that Government. Mason and Slidell fal within this exception
 TLirl-All who have been military or maya officers above the rank of BriSadicr Genera
 in the army or Captain in the navy. Tn, former proclamation excepted from pardon all above the grade of Colonel and Lieutenant in those branches of the public service. By [ the present provisions are excluded Majo | Generals and Lieutenant Generals, and Gen
 eral Lc, although the latter is not mcntionc, by name; also Scmmcs The fourth excep tional class k not 50 definitely known as tn foregoing, but applies to all who may appea C implicated in the assassination of Lincoln : The proclamation is based upon the constitu % tional power to grant pardon.
 EXIT siCKLEs.
 Ws~ufSG1ov. Sept 6--Sickless recent re
 port t1 General Grant contains the latter instructions to Sickles, as follows: "Th h course of action indicated by you i, righ; I and regard my dispatch of the 10th as er
 trcly withdrawn" The report does not ciy
 the dispatch in question, but is ascertaned {
 bc as follows:
 .e WAsmNGros. August l3-To Major Gene
 ral Sckles, Charleston: Paragraph two ( >, General Order ND. 10, current series. must no -' be construed to bar action in the Unite
 States tolrts. The authority conferred Q l- District Commanders does not extend in an 'e respect over the acts O: the Courts of th as United Statcs. L. s GuANT. .d This instruction, withdrawn by Gencr, /. Grant, was agreed upon in Cabinet. ' B,LgAsr, ME.. September 10th --Fou y Democratic Representatives are elected froi ld Belfast county. The Republican majority h. last year i; reduced 200
 or NEW YoHg, September lOth.-TLc Tim
 s7ys the pressure Is strong for the removal
 seward from the Cabinet
 he Santa Anna still continues a prisoner
 San Juan de Uiioa.
 ls, CtNcINyATr. September l0th--J. McQuec
 XCougreSsman from South Carolina, die IS, in that State on Friday.
 LOUISVILLE, September lOth.-Goycrn, Helms funeral took place today ."i Y" WasH;sGTo*, September iOth.-The Con M missioner of Indian Affairs received de I.a patch from the Superintendent of Indian 4
 fairs at Omaha, to-day, stating that q ne
 seager had arrived irom Spotted Tails Cau
 with the news that the SioIX and Chcyenn
 wanted tO make peace.
 nd NFw YoRE, September lOth-The T, bum ,, Constantinopic special says: The Russi Ambassador ln this city has presented to |; Ne Porte another note from his Government, q to manding the ccssiOu Cf Crete to Greece. al ,cs full equality to be granted to Christians a
 Mahonmcdans in all the provinces of Turkt ,r. This demand is said 10 be the utiinatum
 Russia. An answer ], asked within ten da, 'eS War Is c5lrdcd as almost inevitable.
 ELECTIONS TO COME oFF.-State elcctiol oi Of more or less political importance, are to ich hcii this fa!i, a5 f3lla"s:
 we In Pcnnsylyania, Ohio. and Iowa. on { at- second Tuesday of October
 G IH New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin. Sfi ,ne nesota, Maryland, and Kapsas, on the fl ~ ~rr Tuesday of November.
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