AMERICA.
UNITED STATES. On the 16th the colored citizens of Washington celebrated the ratification of the suffrage amendment by a torchlight procession. They serenaded the President, who urged them to prove themselves worthy of their new privileges. Congress has been occupied with a discussion on the tariff. Numerous reductions are proposed. Trade connexions are rapidlyspreading. A return to specie payments is demanded by the public. The Darien Canal scheme is popular. The religious difficulty connected with national education in England excites attention. The subject of Mormon polygamy has been vehemently discussed in the Congress, and a bill passed on the subject. The President has sent a special message to the Congress respecting Canadian fisheries, which bodes future troubles. He has sent a small war steamer to protect the American fishermen.
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Southland Times, Issue 1265, 14 June 1870, Page 3
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130AMERICA. Southland Times, Issue 1265, 14 June 1870, Page 3
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