New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-15

been convicted of crime, but forced into their
present position by reason OF poverty. Secretary
Welles. when called on. without hesitation wrote
letter of approval to Congress Senator Morgan has
signifed his Willingness to aid the matter. resolu
ton will be introduced into Congress tomorrow,
granting the request of Mr. Blunt
The President sent the following message to the
Senate on Saturday:
To the Senate Of the United States;
The bill entitled An transferring the duties OF the
Trustees OF the COlored Schools Of Washington and
Georgetown is herewith returned the Senate. in
which House it originated, without my approval. The
accompanying paper exhibits the fact that the ieglsa
Wishes GH ~ of the So coored residents Of Washington
aud Georgetown, and thnt they prefer thar
The management Of trustees selected by the Secre-
tary Of the Interior whose term OF Office years
OF Office depending merely upon political
may be Cte Ts e"oed peope Of washington and
Georgetown at present. not represented by person
Public Schools appointed by the municipal authorities
OF tho three Trustees however who under the ACT 81
COlOred Children two persons OF color The res
ouons transmitted herewith show that they have per-
formed their trust in manner entirely satisfactory 10
colored people Of the two cities and no good reason
= known to the Executive why the duties which now
evOvc upon them should be transferred as proposed IN
in the bin With these brief suggestions, tne o,
buttons ANDREW JOHNSON.
washington, Feb. 10, 1869.
The nomination of Genl Grants brother-in-law,
Judge Dent as Minister to Chill, is looked upon as
an attempt of Mr. Johnson to have the Senate break
through its rule regarding the confirmation Of APP
pontments during the present session, The opinion
is that it will fail TO secure the desired effect
The recent speech of the Hon. w. Burleigh the del
egate from Dakota, excites much attention, 1t being
published at length in the official debates Owing to
the great press of other matters only brief mention
of il was made in our dispatches. lie said, in tho
course of his remarks:
81 informed that there now two deficiency np,
propratious asked for one Of $4,000 FOL feeding ana
taking are OF some 1900 Indians for eght mouths uuer
tae ehares OF @en arTy ~ nn & present Ind an
war In the Southwest for the last six months against
much smaller number of Indians. / have learned today
that there are now engaged In the Indian country and
Western frontiers about 40 regiments OF troops lh,
Guiding one regiment Of cavalry raised IN the state OF
Kansas which has been In service since last October.
The expense to the Government in carving on thus war
will exceed SiOOO0oO0 year allowed To continue. ID.
stead OF protecting the inhabitants OF tho rorfr they
increase their danger more than $50 having been nGr
not wish to- be understood as imputing TO the
War Department either dishonesty SF Ga,rsshsnmSe;
costly. especially when carried on as ths one ls ~
country remote from the source OF supplies mat the
expense OF transportation doubles rroies ana ~ many
quadrupes their original cost But TWO methods Tor
the adjustment Of these difficulties are now thought o.
That proposed and 80 successfully lnanghated ny the
Peace Commission. cOmmeud Itself to Inc favorable con
sderatOn OF the Christian tastesman the Phianthr0p'
and the true economist BY its adoption. The Indians
will witness our returning good faith, ana rejoice; they
servaons; peace and safety Will reign unnterruPtedy
throughout our entire territorial domains hope wiz once
more be lighted Ia Tho red mans heart aud the spirit Of
lis brave pI0gcntOrs VIII again elevate Ills depressed
nature On The contrary u war hiiufr f9ooey, sld
ton. sublucaton even Is to 10 carried OUT, our
frontiers doomed 10 fresh baptism OF fire aud blood
unparalleled in the history VI Indian warfare, and
national Treasury Will be doomed to inevitable bank
ruptcy."
The President of tho United States has accepted
- Office Ot Asbiis.i5I upon q boundary question:
which has arisen between Great Britain and Portu-
| gal. on the coast Of Africa.
Late adviccs from Peru show that the Republics of
the Pacific coast have accepted the mediation of the
United States in their war with Spain, and a Com
gress of Plenipotentiaries from the begerents is
expected To meet in Washington during the Spring
The newspaper report of Caleb Cushings success
ful mission to Bogota. IN relation TO an lsthmus
nal is confirmed by the following telegram:
NKw-YoRK. Feb. ~. 1862
To NE Ion WIZ II. sEwAkD; Please expect nue. with
the treaty tomorrow morning. c. CUSHING.
A WASHINGTON correspondent OF Ncw-York paper,
in his dispatches OF yesterday, denied the correct
ness of the statement, made in these dispatches OF
the previous day. that the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee had agreed TO report fayorably on the
protocol recently agreed upon by Earl Clarendon
and our Minister to England. Your correspondent
was right The protocol has nothing TO do with the
Alabama claims but relates solely naturalization.
The correspondents ignorance of this fact led to the
denial.
President-elect Grant attended a small dinner
party last evening given by VlcePrcsdcnteectC Col
fax at his residence Lafayete-square Besides Mr..
Colfaxs family there present the two prominent
candidates for the speakership Of the next House,
Messrs. Blaine and Dawes. Senator Conklng, and
Representatives Boutwell,, and Wilson of Iowa.
Collector Smythe is here. lie has sent in list of
some 40 odd Inspectors for removal said Inspectors
being the proteges Of certain Senators who
active as they should have been in the matter Of his
confirmation as Minister to Russia.
The Commissioner of the General Land Office has
Just received from the Surveyor General at Leavcn-
worth, Kansas the returns of the survey of 10 add
tional townships of public land in that State, in the
valleys of Solomon and Saline Rivers, Trigo and
Graham Counties including an aggregate area Of
3GsGi0 acres The surface of these lands is generally
high and rolling prairie, and the soil second and
third rate quality and is chiefly valuable as grazing
region, for which 1T presents some fine inducements.
The tract is watered by the Solomon and Saline
Rivers, and several small aiiuents. The timber is
confined TO the banks of the streams, and consists of
ccottonwood ash, elm, and alder. The Union Pacific
Railroad Eastern DIVISION passes through this tract
IN n0rth-westerly direction. Limestone abounds
throughout the tract, and some fine quarTies are
noted by the surveyor. A very small proportion of
these lands has been taken up rs yet by actual
settlers
President johnson, on Tuesday issued a pardon to
Sanford Connover. alias Charles A. Dunham con
ylced OF perjury at the December term of the Crml-
nal Court OF the District of Columbia, and sentenced
to ten years imprisonment in the Albany, n. Y,
0oI It rensensaGy Inc pardon states
for the Government In the trial OF John surratt and
the Hon Joseph Holt, Judge Advocate General that
without solicitation, and In the Interest truth ana Jus
ice Connover gave valuable information 10 the Govern
ment which was used e assist the prosecution that
pie that requires from the Government recognition OF