Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-16
Washington Items.

1t is reported that Mr. Sew ard has
purchased the Pacific States of Sonora
and Sinoloa from Mexico.
Mr.. Burlingame has negotiated with
Secretary Seward. a treaty Of commerce,
between tho United States and China.
AT an informal meeting of Rcpubli.
lan Senators, On Monday, il was resolved
10 confirm Mr. William NJ Evarts as At
torney-General.
Senior Romeo on Monday delivered
To President johnson his letters of recall
ss Minister Plenipotentiary of the Mexi-
can republic to this country.
The Senate military committee have
~, formally considered the question OF
the reduction of the army, and do not ex-
poet to take up the subject until the
House bill comes before them.
Martin F. Conway. formerly Al. c.
from Kansas, and now | nitel States CON
sui at Marseilles. is in Washington, ana
announces himself for Grant and Colfax
lie has been an adherent Of President
johnson.
The tmerchants OF Baltimore have
rendered Reverdy jUnnson, previous 30
his departure for Europe, 4 grand com
plimentary banquet, and Mr. lohnsonh has
chosen to-day rs the tims, and all the
members OF the Senate have been invitea
Mr.. johnson has also been rendered i
dinner by the NV York Chamhcrof Com
m,.oe
a co,amittcc OF virginia Repuhli-
.n, headed rs the LicutgnmttGo scrno.
and State Tr, -urer, are urying ongres-
e. make immedla'e provision ior the cleo
ton in ths state. They oppose the
House bill bccaU,t it re-openH the regis.
tration, and great Lumber OF cN-r,beh
will attempt to register under the amnesty
proclamation a bill authorizing an elec
tion in accordance with the views of thes,
gentlemen will be- introduced in the Sen
ate at an early day.
--Ouc of the witnesses. Gen. Craig o
Missouri, who j, handled pretty roughl,
in Buffers report # the managers in
ycstigstion, publohc- column letter il
the Intelligence, directed to Mr.. Bmg
ham, in which he charges on Mr. Butte
IN ,ne most emphatic manner, dcuounc
ing as false every statement contained il
the report relating to him, and calling
Butler "a great liar" aud "a dirty dog.
We hear OF ether letters Of similar pur
port from persons Of similar polite,
-" Van Hrite- 10 the Springfield Re
publican, under date OF Molday evening
\ few factr regarding Judge Chase ans
'he New York convention have Lecom
known to me, and have, to-day, -ccu III
1riginal draft OF a platform, agreed upo,
by him and some Of the magnatcs Of t..
Democracy, upon which L, AIRED, ant
upon that only, to become thc clndi1at
before the New York convention. Tn
platform was accepted formally by tn,
leaders but subsequently he was called
upon to modify his views s0mewha,
which he refused 10 do, and he was there
fore dropped aud a new platform mad,
dc believes that the government shoulc
AIRY out its financial obligations to til
letter, but that because man is cred
itor it does not cntitle him to claim
broader construction Of the law. He ais
tavors universal amnesty and the complei
restoration to their form r rights Of a
persons IN the South, and suffrage for th
black man under State law. The lette
which he wrote in reply to the reques
for modification of bis views is con
elusive and emphatic as the letter Q
Frank Blair, but on different side.