i"l I IT T TISJLIE AIPET H VOL. VI.-No. 16. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 18GG. DOUBLE SHEETTHREE CENTS. PRESIDENT'S POLICY. SPEECn OF THE IION. ANDREW J. HAMILTON. Washington, July 19. The Loyal League of Washington were addressed tonight, at the Pair Building, by Governor Hamilton and Gene ral Logan. , The building; was occupied by seve ral thousand people, at least a fourth of whom were ladies. The enthusiasm was very (Treat, and every allusion to the President or Congress was received by the crowd with demonstrations of disrespect of the former and appreciation of the latter. General Schenck was chosen Chairman, and laving briefly eulogized the soldiers and sailors their efforts for our country, and lauded the rand results achieved through the Lojal esgues In encouraging to a successful endlug the late Rebellion, Intro J need Governor Harnil torfi of Texas, who in substance spoke as follows: GOVERNOR HAMILTON'S ADDRESS. If some years henco any of us shall remember tbe late strnagle, tear aside the veil of the past and look back upon this occasion when we met to corfcr what ww to be done with traitors, we shall wonder that we ever had any misgivings as to the results of the Rebellion, and that there had been those who had doubted that its props and influences ot tue pat would have to give way. Four years of war, anxiety, and surt'ering seem not to have bromrbt the people ol this country to the conclusion that all the points of the controversy had been settled. Slaver which we admitted as a legal institution, is no more. But let us not suppose we can stop wheie we are, and believe it does not exist. The Constitutional amendment you revert to the Soitb, and throw us back upon that doctrinized ioea of State Rights which we bad thoueht a question settled. We hear it now opposed that the Government shall sur round and protect the American cilizeu. The members of Congress representing the loyal sentiments ol the icople of tho country have said it is not enough that simple protection be guaranteed, but it is Dct that the Executive eive the Southern people a chance to decide whetoer the late rebellious Slates are loyal or not. I was nne bent South to invite the people bacic to loyalty. I did not think the Executive had tbe authority to decide alone what was necessary; but 1 held that Congress had the power to de termine what was essential to be a republican form of government. It was giving an oppor tunity to allow the people the chance to illus trate which of the lessons of the past they pro perly appreciated. The Executive is but the servant ot tbe law-making people. He has no more power to 6ay what shall be done than you or I. (Applaus..) Where wus derive! the power to decide by any one man what was ne cessat y to return these States? It is not at all with the Executive, but with the political depart ment of the Government to sav what shall be done with auy enemy of the Uovernmenc, whether native or foreign. I wonder whv it Is that this Government has so little power over local enemies, while over foreign it is despotic. It seediS to be an idea that our Government has less power than other Governments. It is a mistake; we have as much, if not more, but the idea is to locate where these diil'erences ure. I was directed to periorm tne duties of Governor, for tne reason they had overthrown the r laws. Texas was not in. a corporate caoacitv; and bo they told the Texans, however "much they might rei'use, tbe Government bat tbe right to take all their property under any cir cumstances when it could be turned to the account of the enemy. The slaves of the South could not league themselves with either side, bat we know they were in sympathy with us. When the war ended the Provisional Governois were directed lo go and call con ventions of citizens, but the. negroes were citizens when the war ended, and yet were not lecojiiuzed. I relolce that the Civil Rights bill did pass, though I contend that the regro was a citizen. He was willing to tight, to di, to stand up for bis country. Whence came the power of the President to state that any one class ot citizens known to have been loyal should have been kept out of their rights and privileges, while Rebels were cordially admitted? But we never shall go through this trouble without going back. We shall have to get biavely over the feeling ot netrro worshippers negro lovers. The hackneyed phrase that this is a "white man's government" is a lie. It's a tree man's government, for those of every clime and hue who ' would offer their lives in its behalf. If it be a white man's government, why is the black man ot New York enjoving the elective iranchise, subject to dra't, taxation, and public responsibilities? What is he? It may not be your taste to oe his equal. Are you willing to take tbe start and run me. race with him and be hi superior? Ifyouwereto attempt to drive them from you you would starve to death. It was a problem whether they would work, but that had been settled; and in the South it was a matter of dispute whether the white man would work or not. Some months ago the Southerners were asking, "What will you do with us ? Let us remain here. Do not drive us off." They pleaded lor bare exist ence. I assured them the Government would protect and aid them, but they must take the oath. Well, after they took the oath, and Ibuud nobody was hurt nor in aiy way interfered with, and that the courts were doing nothing, and in seizing property they were getting pardons, and lrom abiect humility they strode to the coolest arrogance, and were aBking what it were best to accept. Tuey proclam the radicals worse than Abo itionists, and declared "An.iy Just the man, lor he is going: to put hiB loot upon the neck of them dd Yankees. Down with the radicals I He will protect us." And Johnson, instead ol putting the Government upon the rock ot eter nal iuftceto all. is returning it back to these treason-plotters ot the past and national haters ot tbe present. The Pie ident claims himself as the iudce of the character of the new Govern ments, and in this arose all cur evil. Coimress is the power derived direct lrom the people, but the President is only the Executive. I envy not the man who could render such a verdict as has Air. Johnson. Lot those who are to meet in the Bplendid function of petty prodigals, covered all over with brtad and butter, roilic with thoir least They propose, if they succeed, to pay the debt ot the Government, provided the South is allowed a due portion to pay her debt. Ran dall, as clever a man as ever cut a throat or scuttled a ship, is incl.arge of thecrew. lie is to settle that little debt you know contracted by tbe family trouble. Ot course the orphans North are to be taken rare of, but those of the South shall not be neglected. A mutual beuetit is less expense. Those who lost their all in the dear Confederacy must have Government patronage to regain their feet. Poor Jeff. Dau, his mighty mind and intellect should not be lost to tne Mates, and, of course, he would not be punished more than any of us. What has he done that's a crime ? Expel that Yankee Congress with bayo nets, and take us back into our seats. W never went out ol -.be Union. That's the proeramme. I read something on the 22d of February about somebody sayuicr around this city that "the Constitution nad been stuck in a pigeon-hole; -when I came into otlice I took it out. and have undertaken to carry out the letter of that document" Did that Incoherent man purpose to libel a martyred president, in the imputation lie bad not been guided by that instrument? God forbid ! There l not a Christian In the land but questions tbe taking off of our beloved Lin coln. Did this wiseacre of last February And in bis reading ol that interesting paper that, if a re bellion had btoken out and lasted lour years, and the Government was successful, be sn mid, by vlitue ot his office as Commander-ln-Cnlet of tbe Army, decide who should be toe citizens? We look to Congress they have dclioeratcd this matter, and although k have been impatient, I am content with: their patriotism, ability, nd cool Judgment, believing to be such as no other Congress can lay claim to. All they bme done 1 am" content with what they have pr iposcd is good. Tnree filths of the slaves or theSoith now remain free, and to reiuse them counte nance as citizen is an outrage. The" count him as not worthy to be couMdered in the selec tion of legislators. Hut when they come to Congressional Districts be must be counted, as the force must be kept sufficiently large he-e in Washington to tight Yankees. As Provisional Governor of Texas I was wiliinc thit the Legis lature should allow blacks to vore under pro perty atid educational restrictions, but even tbat was scouted and reiected: and how now are j on to determine that a black man shall be pro scribed? We are Pharisees, holding up our hand, "We ate holier thti thou." But the negro Is free; cac buy a home, own a house, raise a family; and although men may sneer at his being invited to a white man's house, he will have the high privilege ot'in vlting to or refusing bim his. Whether Congress will do its v. hole duty or not, I cannot tell. A sense of public danger Is abroad. It is Strang", is it not? Twelve months aeo. wheu the war ended, all was security. But we now are eonstantly being advised that such and such tend? to a revolution. Don't you discern the old days of the Dred Scott decibioa? It Is the duty of men upon the w atch tower to remain there, and never Jcfcve their place. (Applause). I would feel easier if this Cengress would remain here, when a minority can bung on a revolution. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance. With the ritthts and interests of her citizens all protected, we will leave the cause in the care and seoping of Him v ho watches over all, and we will have in the future a grand country, the land ot the free and home of the brave. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. Commencement Ex-rclnew Yntrd,y luirmlDr Kpcocb of Uenertsl Sher man Hla Whii KemluUeeuun of am Kvcntral L.lf Ctlr Jumlca Chute'a Adurf-HN at the Alumni I Inner. IIanoveb, S. H., July 19. The Commence ment of Dartmouth College took place to-day. Major-General Sherman, Chief Justice Chase, Governor Srwi'h, of New Hampshire, Senator Patterson, Mayor Lincoln, of Boston, and a large number of other discinguishej guests, were present, together with an immense audience. The graduating class numbered 12, and tho ora tions all indicated a high order ot ability in the speakers. Au.ong the deerees conferred was that of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) upon General Sherman. President Smith, of the College, in a few happy remarks conferring it, called upon the General lor a speech. On Btepping forward to comply, General Sherman was received with the wildest expressions of delight. SPEECH OF GENERAL SHERMAN. General Sherman said: Ladies and Gentlemen i It Is beyond my power or the power of auy liviru creature to till one-halt the picture your worthy Presideut has Just painted. I am alraid you are doing what was done in the early part of the war, elevating men lar above their ability, and lettiue them down pretty hard. (Laughter and applause.) Meverthele.-s. as in lormer parts of my life, I will try and discharge the duty assigned to me humbly and to the best of tny ability, and turn w ith pleasure to the men to whom we have been listening with so much delight. Toe array ot ladies and gentlemen be i ore us, ot motaers, txthers, sisters, and brothers, nttcsts the interest that is felt in you and the hopes they entertain ot you, now that you are about leaving your teachers, who nave been tit ted by former expe rience, by the study ot books, and bv association with other men, to import Knowlele to yon that will fit you lor tne life belore you. Unfor tunately for me, I wus not so favored as you have beeu, and 1 regret it cow aud shall regret it 1o the end of time. I was compelled to p ck up what little knowledge I possess by grasping it, as it were, through orambles, and I some times bad my hand pretty sharply pricked, too. You have had tho-e around ou who have gladly told you everything you desired to kuov. wnosemmos were wen stored wi'n the richst learning of the past. And now, young men, you must look out lor yourselves. (Ap plause.) Your ship is about to sail on an unknown sea. You have your charts and your compass; see that you steer your cour-e properlv, that you watch your cooi pass, ana ao not anow your minas to oe turned aside by the scudding ol the sea or the winds across your sails, but folio your compass, and vou will lust as surely arrive at your destination as honesty will produce a good man. (Applause.) My young friends, I rememoer tbat twenty-six years ago I stood as you now stand, about to go iuriu 10 uu wuuiever uiivui ihii to my uure, aua I now bud myself here in the presence ot men who were graduates of this College before I wai born. It appears to me almost like sacrilege for me to stand up in their presence and attempt to give advice or instruction, and I would not presume to say one word baa not your honored PitideDt asked me to do it; probably lor some reason unknown to me. ( Applause.) When graduated, I was told. in plain Eng lishnot in Latin (laughter) that 1 bad finished, and was qualified in natural pniiosopny, chemistry, mathematics, and so torih. To prove that I was so qualified, I wai sent down to Florida to catch Indians. I did not see the logic ot it then, nor do I no; but I bad to go. I went from place to place in that country, and finally I brougot up in Charleston; and whether I bad a loresigbt of what was coming, if that could be, or whether it was bv the directing hand of Providence, who rules all thiegs. I certainly as a wauderer in those davs, and 1 tinted tDroiigh the marshes of the faille's, the Edisto, and be Savannah rivers, obtaining knowledge which has since oeen ot value to the nation. (Cheers.) Again, by what seemed a Providential accident, I was s-nt to take testi mony about sorre lost saddles aud bridles value, nothing ; but nevertheless those lost saddles and btidles took me into a region ol country, the knowledge of which alter ards proved to be of tbe greatest importance to the people of New Hampshire and 'he civilized world. I went to Marietta and Chattanooga and staved six weeks, and in Ihut short time gained knowledge wLich has since, I think, repaid the nilleace paid me at ten ceuts per mile. (Applause.) Shortly alrerwurds, lust about tweuty ears ago, I remember sitting with many youug officers braston Bragg was one at the dimng table of the Hon. James Pettigro. I bel'eve the best Union man present will not doubt the loyalty of Mr. PetUgrew, tor he was loyal in 1831. He was the only loyal in tell gent man in Charleston during the Rebol'ion. and he is loyal now. Mr. Pettigrew liateaed to our complaints tbat our future looked poor, and that the only promiee held out to us was a brevet major commission aud command of some little post on the New England coats. He told tis: "Gentlemen, do not be alarmet: there is a Providence guides this world, and you young men will yet hsve to await an opportunity to put your talents to use." His language gave us encouragement. Ihe Mexican war soon hmu I out, and I was sent to California, where in my vrai (tarings I saw the first pieces of gold disco ver' d, and watched its magical effect upon the wfu le world. Tue discovery or tbat gold gave mi) 1 ns to America, aud 1 doubt much whether, i' tl at gold had not been discovered, the naton would hve manage I to workout the problem of t nance which tbe war of Rebellion bad rsisi d, and preserved its present glorious po-i-tinn. lhat gold gave us wealth and credit abri ad, and a strength and durability which sur vive d the war. Alter some years I a tai l wmt South, and all at once I paused to see and leel in the very air that we were npon the erge of a sectional war. I had hestd it spoken of In Charleston. We had laughed and joked over it at the mess table. I bad beard it discussed by politicians; I had braid General Scott sav we were npon tbe eve of ar; but my mind never realized it until the fprng r summer ot 180, when 1 was iu New Orleans and liaton Rouge. Then, lor the first time, I saw that it was not all talk. Tout cry ot web, wolf, meant something, aud that civil war wr.s upon us sure enough: aud what has been the issue? You all know it has been a short war to the world at laiee, but long enough tons during those dark days which formed the early part ot it. All I will say is that in that war arose men, one by one, equal to the emergency, ii ii til t ho war closed and the natioi was saved, (ipplae.) And now, young pentlcmen, 1 osk you to look at these nun ana your future. The aie like yourselves. Look at General Grant, a modest, plain, bold, brave, unchanging gentle man, with the simple idea to do wliut is right, and nothing will turn him awtc lrom tbat. A more modest u.au than Ceoigt; II. Thomas exists notoneanb. It he were present, you could not begin to get l.im to stand up here; and Phil. Sheridan would infinitely rtthcr, with f alire In hand, rule down the Rebel line than rmer this room and stand in my place. (Cli-ers.) General Meade Is an accomplished gentleman and scholar, and would hllthls place tar better than I. (Cheers.) Thus you see that durim the war men have risen to the highest posi tions, and stand there now, not one of whom pretends to be above vou; aud this teaches the s'mple lesson that with honesty of purpose you can master every problem it you go at it with a good purpose and a determination to do so. There is no djubt ot that, in my tudemcnt. It requires, ol course, a great intellect to bucome a renowned judge or lawyer or mm of science, but tor a man c.t business, tor tbe tliousand and one employments that give tone and temper to the country, any young man with a good, honest heart can 'master them. For t he art ol war, in w hich lenown seemsthrua; upon us, all t hat is required is nrve, honor, courage, and faith in tbe flag that wins, and wins always. I will not occupy more of your time.torl have seen ladles and gentlemen standing here for ti e long boms patiently, and you must be tired. I know yoa will say amen to the words I have spoken to these young men, and give theiu a fiarting and cheerlul word as rhey leave your title village ot Hanover, and start out into that world which ia not so daik and full of bad people as has been represented. There are a great inauv good people in the world. You will find them wherever you go, and you will find people auxe wherever vou go, tor they are all pretty much as God Almiphty des'gned tbem. Therefore, young gentlemen, wishiug you a happy passage through the sea or lire, I bid you farewell. (Cheers.) . The commencement exercises terminated with a prayer lrom the Rev. Dr. McConch, ol Queeu's College, Bellast, Ireland. SPEECH OF CHIEF JIT9TICB CI1ARE AT THE ALUMNI DINNER. The Alumni Jtnner was held at Dartmouth Hotel, and was presided over by Chiei Jushco Chase. When the cloth was removed he said: We meet under auspicious circumstauee. The heavens smile benignuntly upon us, aa.l the day appeals tc be made expressly lor our gratification. Our country, if not absolutely at Eeacc, is y et approaching peace, and that, wp ope, rapidly; and we trust the time Is not far d stunt w lieu nil the States will again begatherei around lie common table ot Uucle Sam to partake of his richet bounties (cheers), purtakiug of them under tne old Stars and Stripes, which now float, thanks to our brave generals, over tho length and breadth of the land, dallying with every breeze under the whole havens. (Coeers.) Judge Chase then introduced GovernorSnoith, of New Harapshiie, who eulogized the College, alter which General Shermin was called upon by the Chiet Justice. GENERAL BHJlRUAN'S BPBECH. The General said he believed in Catherines for several purposes, especially arouud a dinner table. lie! thought that Congress would do a great deal better if the members would take a hearty dinner together once a week. He had asked bis friend the Chief Justice whe'her he relieved any nit ruber had ever changed his vote on any material question by reason ot any de bate, "and be had answered "No." Congress debated a great detl, and talked a great deal, but it was all for the ear ot tnepubl c, and made no lm pression on those present. When men me' toeether severally and exchanged views, tbey wne more likely to agree thau when in pubic, with reporters and listeucis around them. Oo such occasions consistency required them to maintain the po6i(ion they bad taken; he theie fore held tbat there wa too much public speak ing in the country, and that our social and friendly gatherings were too few. In conclusion. General Sherman spoke of the pleasure his visit afloided him, of his meeting old Irieudf, and talking with them ot those near and dear to them who had been in the war. Hi named several who had particularly distin guished themselves, and these reminiscences gave great pleasure to his audience. The Rev. Dr. McTosh followed in an eloquent appeal for unity between Englind anl America, and was followed by Mayor Lincoln and others. Some 400 guegts enjoyed tho entertainment. JV'tto York tribune. A National Labor Congress. A National Labor Congress, repre:enting tbe various trade societies in the United States, will couvene in Baltimore on the 20th of next month. Many things pertaining to the interests of labor, aid which should demand the earnest and c .-ireful considerat on ot workingmen, will ooubtless be brought before this important aud, we1 think, necessary Cougiess. The chief difficulty which the v. oi kinsmen now experience in the advance ment ol labor retorm, is the want of proper combination and unity of purpose. Tho un settled condition of wages, arising from the con stant fluctuation o general prices, has, wltUiu the I a-1 year, caused considerable injury to tho interests ol labor. Disputes have arUen be tween employers and workitgmen, which, in several instances, have led to str kes, not only unsuccessful in ibeir object, but ruinous to those who engiigcd iu them. These and other matters should come belore the Congress, aud some measures bo adopted to recMry ihe evils of their recurrence. Let the various trade societies send honest, practical workingmen to tho Con gress, in whom they can feel confident that no sinister designs will bo h'dden, and fhore cau be little doubt ot the benefit resulting to the cauee of labor. ' A Panic in a Theatre. O.i the 27th ult. a slight gas accident caused some alarm among Ihe audience at the Lyceum Theatre, Snuder bind, Euffland. During tbe representation of JJer- Freiscliutz by ihe ODera corapaiiy, when the gas was turned out between the acts, and lust belore the incantation seme, a small sheet of tre (lamed up lrom one end of the footlights, and thinking the stage was on fire, the greater Iiart of tbe audience started to their feet and egan to rush from the pit and boxes. The flames were Immediately extinguished, how ever, belore any damage waa done, and tbe people at once resumed their places. A DEMOCRAT ON THE POLITI CAL SITUATION. LETTER OF AUGUST BELMONT, ESQ. The Cbnliman ol the National Democratic Executive Committee on the Crisis and the Philadelphia Convention. " " " - w---,r i n i m on New York, July 12. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th ult., wishing me to attend a mass conven tion of the Democracy of Eastern and Central Pennsylvania, to be held in your city on the lHth Instant, tor which please accept my cordial thanks. Tbe resolutions under which your con vention is called meet with my most hearty approval and concurrence, embodying as they do the time honored principles of the great Democratic party that only true national party, which at all times, in wtal or woe, has never known any otner watchword but tbat of the Constitution and the Union. When designing politicians and reckless fanatics had sown the seed ol discord between North and South when secession hr.t raised its treasonable voice, it was the Demo cratic party which, through its press aud its leaders, counselled moderation and mutual con cessions, aud sought to avert t ;e fearful calamity ot civil war. Th se elforts failed ; passion ruled the hour; and the Iratricidal hand ot our mis guided brelhrcn of the bouth wa raise I against our flag and our Union. Then, again, tue Democratic masses, forgetting all lormer party divisions, rushed to the defense of tho Constitution and the Umon.and poured outtheir blood and treasure in support ot the Govern ment and the laws. They stood with unwaver ing unautmty and devotion by tbe Administra tion ol Mr. Lincoln, though tbey had no aJMiaiion with the party or the doctrines which had placed him power. History cannot point to a nooler instance of enlightened and self sacriliciiig patriotism than that evinced by the Democratic party during tbe fearful triaW through whicn we have passed. Now, again, when, alter a struggled four years, such us the world has never witnessed before, the bravery ot our people has vindicated the supremacy of the law wheu we have asserted tor all time to come that the Union of ihee Btates can never be severed, and tnat no State can ever hereafter break the Federal compact, except with the consent ol all now, when nearly eigh teen months' peace aud prosperity reign b the ble;sir.g ol God over the broad exteut ot our be loved country, a set of unprincipled radicals in Congress, unmindlulof the wishes ot their Union loving constituencies, are deleimined to destroy the work done by our brave army and navy, and to prevent the re-establish iuent of the Union lor which they have bled on many a hard-fought battle-field. These wicked men have thus lar been able, by a factious opposi tion, lo frustrate the work ot reconstruction and the patriotic designs of our Pres dent, whose course, dictated as it has been by states innn8hip and enlightened humanity, has met wit a the hearty approval not only of every good citizen, but of every lover of tree institutions throughout the world. The Union, in all its power and maiesty, Is restored; the proud flag of our country floats triumphantly and undisturbed from the Lakes to tne Gulf, and from ocean to ocean, and yet eleven sove reign States, torming almost one-third of the biilliant constellation of our Union, are denied the rights guaranteed to them by the Constitu tion; f heir Reuresentativjs and Senators, elected In trlct accordance with the law of the land, hnve been refused admittance to their scats in the legislative halls of tne nation, and their citizens are there treated bv a seclional majority like conquered subjects, aud not like tree citizens of our commou coun try. Such a state ot things cannot and muat not last; it is traughl with tbe most iuimiuent dan ger to our liberties. It is for the Democratic party to lise once more in its might and save chu country from the hands of those who would not hesitate to diptract and destroy It, in order to accomplish their own wicked and selfish end?. Jackson, the father of the Democratic party, said these words, ever dear to the American heart: "The Union must and shall be preserved;" and the last admouhion of the lute lamented Douglas, given on his death-bed to his be reaved sons, w ere, "Stand by the Union." With such guides before us, our way Is clear and easy. Let i s stand by the Union, therefore, aid the President, in tbe struggle which he is carrying on so manfully aea.nst a factious opposition in both Houses ol Congress. In order to do so, we must send good and sound men as our repre sentatives to Congress, in order that they may tfke the place of those untaithful agents who betray tieir trust, and disgrace the gene rous and enlightened spirit of the Ameri can people. How can this ba effected? how can the toilorn hope of conservative men, so long overwhelmed and crushed by a radical majority, be reenforced sufficiently to give to it the control of the next Congress ? Tnii can be accomplished if the Democracy will place in nomination men of conservative and Matesmanlike views men who, through the darkest hour ot our nation's trials, never wavered in their devotion to the Union and the Constitution. Only to such men will the Ame rican people give their surfraTes: and it is onlr by their election that we can hope to avert dangers of centralization and sec tional despotism, fully as inimical to our greatness and our liberties as seces sion and disintegration. I hope that the efforts of your Convention will tend towards suck a result: and trust slso that in its proceed ing! there will be a decided expression In favor ot the National Union Convention to be held in Philadelphia on tho Hrh of next month. The grest Democratic party, without in any way abandoning1 its State and national organization, can well afford to lend its countenance to every eflort made by good and conservative men to wuids the perpetuation of the blessings of free institutions in everv section of our common coun try. In a letter written to me by Senator Douglas a few months before his premature death, at the time when the Peace Conference was sitting in Washington, and when the fate of the nation trembled in the tcale, that true patriot said, "I shall act with any man, irrespective of party, and I shall vote for any measure, without rele reuce to what I may heretofore have written or uttered in debate, it by so doing I can help to avert tho direful calamity of a disruption ot this Union." Such. I bopo and trust, will be the feeling of everv Democrat throughout the lund, and then we are sure to succeed against the fanatics and radicals in and out of Congress. Mr. Secretary Seward, in a letter re centlv addressed bv him to the Tammany Society of this city, called that ancient Democratic organization a true Union League. I claim this title for tbe whole Democratic party; we are the gTeat National Union League of the United States, leagued t iher, for all time to come, against tbe toes of tho Union aud tho Constitution, 1 regret ex trerrelv tbat my cni sgements will not permit me to leave home at present, and that I shall not, therefore, be able to meet my Democratic friends of the old Keystone Slate. (Signed) A. Bslmont. Chairman Natlonul Democratio Committee. To the Honorable J. D. Davis, Chairman Demo cratio Standing Committee, Berks county, . Honorable William Rosenthal, President Democratic City Club of Reading. Manchester. The first directory of Manches ter, England, was a thin octavo pamphlet, pub- usnea in me spring m me year mi, ana con- tiOains 1160 names. f THIRD EDIT10S FROM WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON. SPECIAL DESPATCH ES TO EVEM1NO TELEGRAPH. Washington, July 20. Tl w Attnray.uurl. Judge Stansbury, of Kentucky, the newly appointed Attorney-General, has arrived in town, and is stopping at Willard's. leroaal. Agricultural Commissioner Newton is confind lochia bed with lumbago. E. a Barrett, brother of tbe Pension Commissioner, died quite sad denly on Wednesday. The clerks of the Depart ment attended bis funeral yesterday in a body. The remains will be taken to Cavendish, Vt., for Interment. AITair In Min1lppt. General Wood, Military Commander of Mis sissippi, forwards a communication of Governor Humphrey's, which states that the d.fliculties between planteis aud negroes as to tho settle ment of contracts and payment ot wajes, and the suppression of outrages in Yazoo couuty, are being adjusted by the County Clerk under the regulations of the Civil Rights bill, and that tho Sheriff of the county is organizing a poise cvmitatua to bring the marauders o justice. Judge R. A. Hill, of Jackson, Miss., In acknow ledging the rcce pt ot copies of the Civil Rights bill, ststts his desire to servo the Commanding General at all times. Hembvra I.eavin for ttaetr Homes. Quite a number of members of Congress are leaving for their homes. Senators Hendricks and Saulsbury lctt yesterday. Several members of the House also took their departure. Tb Political Ansrasmeut Clerbs. A list of tho clerks in the departments is being made out preparatory to the regular political assessment, which is to be five per cent, on their salaries, collected in July, August, and September. Those who may retuso to pay this tax have the authority of the Presi dent In'.tbe case of the New Hatupshiro Trea sury clerk, who was promoted last fall for peremptorily and publicly branding the scheme as an outrage, tor which act Mr. Johuson lomplimented him in a special order, and directed his promotion. Tne Philadelphia Convention. We have authority for stating that at the Philadelphia Convention, on its organizing, a resolution will be offered "that co one shall be admitted as a delegate who may have borne arms against tho Government," and that James Brooks and Fernando Wood expect to commit the New York delegation against the resolution. Buoys for the H ntbcrn Harbors. A contract was closed to-day by the Light House Board with a New York firm for the construction ot 300 light iron buoys, at iron f 100 to $550 each. They are to replace those taken up by the Rebels in Southern harbors during the war. FINANCE AND COMMERCE. Office of tub Evening Teleorapii, Friday, July 20, 18UB. I There is no change to notice in the Money Market. Loans on call are freely offered ai 53 percent.; good mercantile paper raages lrom 6ii(38 per cent, per annum. Tbe Stock Market opened yery dull this morning, but prices are without any material change. In Government bonds there is very little doing. New 5-20s sold at 105, a slight d cline; 88 j was bid for 10-40s; 109 J for 0s of 1881; 106j lor old 6-20B; and 103 for 7'30s. City loans are without change; the new issue sold at 97. Railroad shares are firmly held at lull prices. Reading sold at 55J65i, no change: Lehigh Valley at 62J, an advance of 2; Pennsylvania Railroad at 66, no change; and Catawissa pre ferred at 38. 37 was bid for Little Schuylkill; 67 lor Norristown; 64 for Mlnehill; 371 tor North Pennsylvania; 65J for Philadelphia and Balti more; 314 for Philadelphia and Erie; and 41 fjr Aorthern Central. City Passenger Railroad shares continue dull Hestonville sold at 19J19i, an advance of !; 21 was bid for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; 38 for Spruce and Wne ; 63 for Chesnut and Walnut; and 12 for Union. Bank shares are in demand, but we hear of no sales. 64 was bid for Commercial; 100 lor South- wark; 65$ for City; and 40 for Consolidation. Canal shares are rather firmer. Schuylkill Navigation preferred sold at 35j36, an advance of i and common do. at 274, a slight advance; 120 was bid for Morris Canal preferred; 14 for Susquehanna Canal; and 57 tor Delaware Divi sion. Quotations of Gold 10 A. M., 130.j; 11A.M., 1504; 12 M., 160j; 1 P. M., 1501. The following is the Funding bill, as it passed the Senate: ie it enacted, etc , That In lieu of the sinking luud oontemplated by the fluh motion ot tne tot eutilled -Au sot to authorize tbe i-nue of United Stales note, and for tue redemption or fuadin thereof, and lor luudiug the noatinir debt of to Lmied Mate',' appioved Kebruary 25, A 188J there i-lia'l be annually applied to tue pvymont of the i riDoipai aod iut rest of tho public dubt the sum of one buudred aud eighty nuMou of dot luis, which sum It hereby appropriated lor that I orpose out ot any money' not oi tier vine appro prlatoai audio much ot said sum as is not required to iay the accruing in'erest ou said ouot nhail bj applied to th purchase or payment or Huch ot the puhho debt as the Secretary ot n treasury alia I Horn time to nrne direut. teotiou 2. Andbeitturtherentoted. That for the 1 or pone ol'eiiBb in the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare tor tne lundiuar or paymout of tho out Handing lreasury notes bearint tuterent at tbe rate oiteven three-tenths pur centum per annum, holder ot uch note are lieieby required to auvine the $Uo returyofibe iremury, in i oh aiaum-ras he shall prevenbo. at least lour nioulbs before Uio maturity of buoii ncreg. wlieiber tbey shad e eet taut uoh iiotea shall be paid at maturity, or the mmo be oou vurled iuto bonus of tne United 8 ate, commou y dotijrnatea as five-twenty bonds, and tae litn on the part of such bolder of convertm men Trea sury notes into bonds shall be deemed and takon to bo waived as to each and every note, in relation to w-hsh notice shall not be liven as above described, and the mine shall bo paid at maturity in lawiu, money ot the United bUiles. Motion 8. And b It further enaotod, That a'l money received into the Trea-urv ol the Uuttod etaies lor duties on imported oohb shall be speoia lvsotanai t and applied to be purposes, following to wit: First. 12.1 H'ew?llue? 0' ,0 niucn of 1118 interest of the publlo d. bt as Is payable lu coin second, to the pay. ? k". .V nmtre of the principal ot the public bbiilh,rd,,ottiew,nent of '" appropriation. hiT" " ""Ired to be paid in coin! X-e,m Vm?0?', ,of oom 10 tn rreasurr exceed! fifty millions of dollars, tho axoess iJuksoWU open market, In the citvof Now fnk for TjnIWd Mates note, under r jlet to bo prefer beo by Itft Secretary ol the lreasury, and the notes reoeftstt tbmefor shall e canco led. 7 Section 4 And be It further enacted Tost from anil alter tre first day ol January, a D 1867, tin lawtol money required to oe held on hand aw 'alional fiankinf m-soofatlons under the tbirly-flnt icotion ol ihe act entitled "An aot to provide a national currency secured l y a idedje of United Slates bonds, and to provide for tne eireu ation and redemption thereof, aopioved uua8 lW'fball not consist in whole or in part of interuil-bearing notes or bonds -The stockholders of tho Cincinnati, Hamil ton, and Dayton Railroad, on the 8th, asrreed to increase the capital stock of tbe Company five hundred thousand dollars. Reports received at the Treasury Department (date that the Southern States are at present flooded with counterfeit United States notes, National Bank notes, aud fractional currency of every denomination. The Illinois Central Railroad will pav, August 1, a carh dividend at 6 pur cent, free of Uovernment tax, to holders ot full-paid stock. The New Jersey Railroad aud Transporta tion Company will pav, Auirust 1, a semi-annual dividend of 6 per ceut,, tree of Government tax. The Fulton Fire Insurance Com cany will l ay, 20th Inst., a semi annual dividend of 6 per ceut., free of tax. The Waphincfon Insurance Company has declared an interest dividend of 6 per ceut., froe ot tax, payable August 1. I'UlLAbKLfHIA 8NJK EXCHANGE SULKS T0-OAY Reported bv De Haven A bra No. 40 3. Third street. BIKST BOARD firoo mil es.new... 97 lnOsu Keaa....6'nt MI 2iOsh do. .lots, so Ao 10 Bh do Mil 65) 100 Bh Hesion .30wn 19J in0 do 97 iifOO V S6s "ifi.eoupHW 88 Bh Ih VaL.lots 64M 26 ch Penna it 66 Mcsr. Delluvcn & Brother, No. 40 8outh Third street, muke the following quotations ot tbe rates ot exchange to-day at IP. M. i Jftjp9 ael'tna. American Gold 150J American Silver, 4s and is 141 Uit 131 1'4 12 Hi tvmvuuua interest noiea: " June, 1M.... 13 July. 18I4.... 12 Atieast, 18H4.... 12 October, 18i4. ., . U Dec, 18m.... 10 " " May. 18it6.... 71 " Aucust, lKfiS.... 61 " " Hopt., 185.... 6i " Ootober 13H& 61 61 The Tonl tonnaio on the Kchtivlkill Kavimttna for the wetk ending Ton f'wt. July 19, 1808 was: 87,690 00 Currespondine week last year 3i,746 10 Increase for the week 1 844 10 Tonnaue for the seaon to date 667.165 09 Corresponding time last year 804.800'18 Increase lor the season of 1836 362,294 18 Philadelphia Trade Report Friday, July 20. The Flour Market continues excessively dull, and prices have a downward ten dency. The receipts are small, and the stock is very lilthf. Thcie has be n no inquiry for shipment, and not much demand for Dome consumption. A few hundred barrels sold a t 878 p bbl. for supetfine; $8) for extra; $10U for Northwestern extra lamlly; 8U12 for Pennsy vauia and Ohio do do.) and&1316 for fancy brands, according to quality. No sales of Eye Flour or orn Heal have been re ported ; we quote the former at $6 25 aud the latter at 4 26. Ihe inactivity which has characterized the Wboat Market tor some time post still continues and pr ens are dioopiDr. Sales ofSUO bushels old red at $2 60, and new Delaware at 82 66 1 here is no white of. tcring. Rye is quiet ; 1U0U busho s Wojtorn to d at 91. lo Corn there u njt much doiat; sales of 1000 bushels venow, ullost, at 91o , aud 6500 baheli mixed Western at 90n91o. O n are dn.l and lo vcr : faes or 10C0 busliolu Western at 60o. We quote Pennsylvania at 6300o. The now crop will shortly muke its appearand'. The market for Provisions continues very qu'et, bnt prices are firmly hold New M ss Pork ce in at $o2 id". 83; Bacon Hams rauge from 21 to 826 lor plain and caavaused j pickled Hams are selling- at HKo20o. Whisky (a dull; small sales of Pennsylvania at 92 232 21, aud Ono at $2 29. RAID ON COUNTERFEITERS. Four More Parties Coder A r rent Two Otbcr Factories Ilauovreft and Broken ITP Selznie of Presssi, Ntool Plisa, Etc., to tbe Value of fifty Thoaaamd. Dollars. The efforts of tho Government towards the suppression of counterleitinir the national secu rities continue with unabated vigor. Ou Wed nesday night the Secret Service Agents, actiog under W. V. Wood, Chief ot the Secret SurvtoS Division, assisted by United States Marshal Murray, succeeded in arresting a younir man by the name of Thomas Wilson, whom they sus pected of being concerned lu printing the bogus fractional currency and other Govern ment securities. Wilson denied all knowledge ot tbe bu3ine8, but upon being Informed by Chief Wood tbat his entire operations had been watched for a month past, he made a full confession of his guilt, and stated that he was ready to turn over everything in his possession to the Government autboilties. , Tbe capture in this case consisted of nine finely executed steel plates for printing iractional cur rency and ten dollar srreenback notes, dve steel plates tor manulacturing the lonit fifty cent God dess of Liberty stamps, a large quantity of dies and rolls, and a portion of a press tor printing the spurious currency. The remaining portion of the press will be recovered;by to morrow. ANOTHER MILL BEOKE.N UP. The operations of the Secret Service men had led them to suspect that an establishment for the manufacture of the counterfeit mouey was located a phort distance out of the city, in the direction Ol I.nno Hrnnnh in.l tKoT. about its capture. 8ome adroit Diaus were laid but none were crowned with success uutil yes terday, when a dinpmi td.. maA u - --. -- lufauc u7iu i.ue sus pected spot, and a finer printincr press than any ye. taken was seized, in addition to tnis an elegantly executed steel plate lor printing the backs of the Sninner hu,l Aim .., captured: also n large quantity ot paper, Ink, rr.lls, and dies. Tbe stud was all boxed up, aud arrived in this eit.v . v ir -- --- - - - - ' - a iruua. nearlv blled with boiru money, lust ready for ummuuuou, was aiso seizeo und bro'ight to this city. Ihoy were all placed in the bands of the L nited States Marshal, aud the prisoners com mitted to the County Jail. The arreuls in tho ito u;il .ni;..n tt. i dav VVillium Wall, alia, Wal Crosby, and William (alius Charlie) bartlett.were taken into custody on warrants issued the day previous, on chara ol dealing in United States oountarip.it. currency. Thev wero commits! t i..n amtriation, which will bo held on Suturdav. i he COnt.frniltinn nninnr. M.a . .!..... i - . ...vii wic UUUUWrit'lKlIB IS intense. Knowma themselves to be guilty, they aie not certain of security 'or one moment, and ibey find all their etlorts to "square the lab," or buy oil the oflicers under Mr. Wood, to be most unsuccessful. Thus far eleven of the most noted luuu.iiuuiurcrs oi couuterioit national securities have been fl en Intn ruuwli. .nil ilm o.n.. . u V 1" 1VU , , .UU N(U(IIIU ol plates, presses, dies, robs, and printing appa- runiB Mizeu coutu not bo replaced by the coun terieiten, for tlfly thousand dollars. JV. y. Indignant Cobblers. The cobblers of Nantos recently struck because the name ol their patron saint, Crispin, was not inscribed on theAfma navh Naidain. The almanac has been corrected to their satisfaction, and the cobblers are do lighted at haying atuck to their lalAt TTASs
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