The Donaldsonville chief., 1873-06-21

dturn hp their noses i'll disdain at
the legal learning of The chief of the
Law Department Of the government.
Now, unfortunately, know but little
of law myself, but l have always un-
derstood that Mr.. Williams has quite
a reputation as lawyer. I do not
to have ever heard It said
that the editors Of the papers in ques-
. need not mention tllem-have ac-
quired any very extensive fame OH
account Of their legal acquirem ents.
Therefore, am disposed on general
principles to regard the opinion of
Attorney General Williams as better
law than the harsh comments of these
men. Besides, happen
to have gathered the idea myself that
in all acts of Congress, all the decis-
ions OF, the United States Courts, and
all the treaties heretofore made with
Indian tribes, the tribal independence
Of the Indians has been recognized
from the foundation of the govern
ment. / do not believe in this; /
think it a mistaken policy ; but if /
were the Attorney General l don't
think l would venture to go back of
this mass Of preccdcnts, and reverse
the established custom without statu-
tory authority. ...
1t has been known here for some
months that the Japenesc Minister,
Jugoi Arnori Mori, was in some sort
Of trouble with his own government.
Rumors of the probability of his being
recalled have been quite frequent Of
late, and though the exact nature Of
the difficulty has been kept secret, yet
it had some time ago become very
evident that trouble of some sort
was brewing. Letters from Japan
recently received by some of the New
York papers profess to throw light
upon the subject and, if reliable, they
arc important. 1t is said that his
management Of the funds entrusted
to his care has been rather loose, and
that he has been very careless about
carrying out the instructions Of his
government. He has been requested
to resign, but he pays no attention to
suel, gentle hints. Frequent instruc-
tons that he should make applications
for leave of absence have been sent
him, but he does not seem to want to
go home. Threats to report his case
to the United States government have
at last brought him to terms, and he
has asked for leave of absence. 1t
is doubtful, however, whether he win
return to Japan. A great many sur
misses are made as to what he will do,
and it is generally believed that he
will never again act in the capacity
Of Minister to this country. Among
many Of the strange customs they
have in Japan is that Of ordering GER
tain classes. of criminals to commit
hdri-kari, that is, to rip themselves
open with sword. 1t is said they
always obey this mandate. Persons
guilty Of frauds are among those who
receive such directions. 1t is very
probable then that should Mr.. Mori
return to his own country he will be
very politely informed that in obe-
dience to the royal pleasure he will be
SO kind as to perform this interesting
ceremony upon his own person. Mr..
Mori has lived long enough in this
country to contract Il distaste for such
practices, and he will probably find it
more congenial to his ideas of civilized
life to retire to some private place in
Europe and pass the rest Of his days
in obscurity.
The receipts from internal revenue
sources are already in excess of the
estimates. At the close of business
ours yesterday the total receipts
since the first of July, 1872, had
reached the sum of $40, ,076, ,955 05.
Last year in making up the estimate,
ETC., for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1873, the receipts from this source
were placed at $4,000 900 by Com
missioner Douglass, and at $685.
100000 by Secretary Boutwell,. The
highest estimate has, therefore, been
already exceeded. There are yet re-
naming seventeen days before the