The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-05-13 (London, England)

PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S POLICY.  President Johnson, has made a speech, in which he stated that the reb3l leaders must be punished and inapover.shed, and their social position destroyed. Union men jn the Confederacy should be remunerated from the poekbts of those who had brought suffering upon the country. Ho advocated leniency to the Southern masses. but was equally opposed to dissolution and to consolidation. He attributed the assassination of Mr. -Lineoln to tho fiendish spirit 01 the robolitoli, and appointed the 25th of May to be a day of mourning and humiliation on account of Mr. Lincoln's death.  Mr. Stanton has announced that ha has received information that the murder of the President was organised in Canada and approved in Richmond. lie says the assassin who attempted Mr. Soward's life is now in prison, and is believed to be a St. Albans raider. It is believed that Booth fell from his horse and fractured his leg' on the night of bib escape from Washington. Telegraphic comMunication is open between San Francisco and British Columbia.  New York, 27th April, Afternoon—Mr. • Lincoln's remains were conveyed on Tuesday, amid popular demonstrations of mourning, froni the "City Hall to the depot, en, route for Albany, followed by the largest procession ever assembled in New York, including the foreign Consuls, detachments of ,military, and large numbers of citizens and coloured people. Masses of people lined the streets through which the procession passed. In the evening religious services were held by all the sects in New York. A meeting was held in Union square, at which Mr. Bancroft delivered an oration. General Grant reached Raleigh on Monday, and handed to General Sherni-An the reply of the Government to his proceedings. General Johnston was notified of the termination of the truce,. and informed that a military convention could not entertain civil matters. General Halleck has ordered Generals Meade, Sheridan and Wright to push forward, and cut off General Johnston's retreat, regardless of orders from any one except General Grant, on the grouud that General Shernian's agreement bound his command only. Generals Canby and Thomas have been ordered to push the enemy in every direction. General Sherman was aware of Mr. Lincoln's assassination before concluding the agreement with General Johnston. The newspaper correspondents assert that General Johnston offered to surrender on the-same terms as General Leo ; but General Sherman claimed full powers, and, granted more. favourable conditions. •  The press generally stigmatise General Sherman's proceedings. Some hint at his action being treasonable : others censure Secretary Stanton for the severity of his remarks concerning General Sherman. It is reported that Mr. Jefferson Davis was at HillsborJug'u during General Sherman's negotiation, and wrote the terms of Generil Johnston's surrender. Other accounts say that Mr. Davis had previously left Hillsborough for tho Trans-Mississippi department, escorted by 200 cavalry, According to a rumotn, not considered trustworthy, he crossed the Missiuippi, at Turkey Bend, on the 16th inst. A Richmond banker has received information that Mr. Davis is having specie, estinutod at from 6,000,000 to 13,000,000 dols., conveyed in waggons south from Goldsborough. The Attorney General has given an opinion denying the right of paroled Confederates to take up their residence, or to wear the Confederate uniform in the loyal states. Paroled prisoners have been ordered to divest themselves of their uniform. The Governor of Western Virginia is said co have been instructed to establish a State Govermment and assemble a loyal Legislature in Richmond. Mr. W. H. Seward is rapidly progressing towArds convalescence. His son also is daily improving. The New York Assembly has adopted the Central Railroad Fare Bill. The _loop's.) have petitioned O. Governor to vote the bill.