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VOL. VI. No. CO.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1800.
DOUJ1LE SI IKKT THREE CENTS.
BEECHER ON THE CKISIS
Another Letter from Henry Ward
Beecher on Political Affairs.
He refines His Position and Justifies
His Cleveland npistle.
Strange Summersaults of the
Plymouth Orator.
He Froclairns Himself an Anti-Johnson Man and
Favors a Modification of the President's Policy.
GREAT APPLAUSE IN CHURCH.
m R.BUEC1IER "SICK' A IN ID ''A LONE."
J'roposcd IMlgilmnge to the Hank's ot
the Hudson.
Klf., Etc.., Ec, Etc., Etc., Etc.
It is ii mutter ot general notoriety thit, ever
since the publication ot the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher's letter declining to serve as chaplain at
the approaching convention ot sohlicrs and
sailor to be held in Cleveland, the utmost
surprise und dissatisfaction have been mani
fested by t'uo maturity of the memoers ot his
congregation at the sentiment expressed In that
communication. Some ot the more inercuriul
ot his flock denounced his conduct in unmea
sured terms; okicrs ot more temperate judg
went maintained that his heart was all riht,
although he was union uuatc in the expression
of his real sentiments upon the vital questions ot
the times; while "the cho-"rn fev," tho-c who
are admitted into t be hjlvc'um .lanvtorum of Mr.
BeceherN inner life, cov.ld be seen going about
since the explosion of Lh Cleveland bombshell
into the ladical camp nodding their heads
signitieiiutly and saving, "Never you mind,
Beecher is too cute to scU bin birthright for a
mess of pottace to the Copperneuris; he'll turn
ut) all null t in time," mid Minilur e.vpress.ons.
Thi lutter class bem;;- so well acquainted wttn
the theological siirauiors-atil's ol me i'lynioiuh
orattfh wvie prepared to witness ttie political
iicrobutie periorinuuee to which his congiegu
tion were unexpectedly treated yesterday morn
ing. As has already been oD'erve I, lor the past
week the most int:-n?e excitement has reigned
in Plymouth Church so much so that some
were apprehensive that Air. Lieechet's alleeod
deleelion from tlie radicals would cause a per
manent disruption 01 tuechu:ru oyaui.ition,
and the consequent Oispei-ioon of huudieds of
the Phecp and lambs of nig loid upon the barren
rocks t.t Brooklyn lights.
'J im bung the suite oi alluir-, it was supposed
thai the Rev. -.lr. Burton, ilio is temporarily
supplying Mr. Heeehers pulj.it with great ac
ceptability, would nmk some public mention
ot trie prevailing topic of the week. The spa
cious building was hlieJ to repli-iron yesterday,
although it was positively kuown that Mr.
Beecher would not occupv his accustomed place
till the 1Mb instant.
It appeals that on Saturday evening a member
ol the church received a lengihy coinin ruica
tion from Mr. Beecher, explanatory ol his pre
vious letter upon political subjects. As many
of the ofliccrs ot the church a could be sum
moned together at such a short notice, met in
council to determine wbat was best to be done
with the political epistle. It was unanimously
resolved that alter the oUieruting minister had
linisbed his gospel message, one of their number
should mount the rostrum, and proclaim to the
assembled multitude "the eospel according to
Beecher," bo that until the conclusion of f In
"religious exercises" none but a few ot the ini
tiated were aware what whs about to trauspire.
betore Mr. Burton pronounced the benedio
tiijn. he said: "Mr. Beecher hu.-J addressed to
Captain Charles Duncan a letter in relation ti
his lecent political utterances uuu the pouitiou
which he now occupies. At nu infornnl nieet
ingot Mich brethren as could 1 hastily gathered
last evening, it was resolved that Mie letter of
Mr. Beecher be read to his congregation at the
close of the service this momma, by Captain
Duncan. "The reverend gentleman then pro
nounced the benediciion, and remarked, "Now
we w ill listen to that communication."
Captain Duncan cmersed from one of the pews
and mounted the stand, and, amid the breath
less attention ot the congregat Ion, spoke as fol
lows: "I will mention that the immediate
cause of the letter was the report that reached
Mr. Beecher troni all Hides, either true or other
wise, of the great sorrow that existed iu his
ch urch and among uis congregation at his Cleve
land letter. Ibis letter was borne to me yester
day afternoon by Mrs. Beecher, with the request
from Mr. Beecher that some of his valued and
judicious friends, and as many of the brethren
ol the church as could be got together, should
be consulted. It they thought it wise to have it
road, he desiied it "to be read; ii not, not. It
was his wi-di that Mr. Burton should read the
letter, but it was thottsht nu vise by the brethren
to tax Mr. lSurtou, iu addition to his other
duties, with that ot readmir this loiur letter; so
It was decided that 1 Miould trv to read it. I
will read it the het 1 can. and if I stumble vou
will he kind enough to b:ni- In mind that von
would piohauly mumble if you were here."
iLuugbier.)
Captain Duncan then proceeded to read Mr.
IWec tier's latest tuliniimtion, which it is need
less to sny was listened to w ith profound atten
liju. When the temporary occupant ot the
stand rrom which alleged theoioab al and politi
cal litreMes, mingled with uuiiarallclcd flchts ot
eloquence, have long lieen tuliiiinated, came to
theassae in tne letter wt,. rein 51 r. Beecher
Hiinouuced himself opposed to the details of the
l'r hident's policj, the nonp, to use u theatrical
phlHi-e, "ca.ne down."' fiat seuteoee was fol
lowed bv loud applause trom the au;be.nex rtr.-
.the ealltryand the npuer gallery, where the
"trods ' are supped to dwell. It Is not Impro
bable thst f nn outsider had wandered lntn tir.
mouth Church at thin juncture, amid tbe still.
neua of tbe Sabbath, and witnessed such a iWnt,.
rration ot the day within the precincts of tbe
temnle dedicated to the sacred exercise of wor
ship, he would have imagined himself tsuddoulv
ushered Into the companv of a set of Infuriated
cnthudiit8 instead ot a gathering of professed
bumble worshippers of the Almighty. At the
conclusion of the reading of the epistlo, which
wound up Dy saying be was "sick" atd "alone'
which might properly be paraphrased
All aiound mr larm 1 roam,
bick, and sad, and luuely.
Th laucrhter in which the audience freelv In
dulired a niorneut betore alia witttciui of Mr,
lieecher's. relative to the "narrowuess" of the
Preideut't sphere, suddenly turned Into ex
tinwiou of pity and commiseration. Mr,
te-her saving salished that portion of his
loci nlv iupoeU UimI (taring iia MbitcDee
from the Plymouth pulpit he had fallen anions
thieves at the political Jericho, who had stripped
him ot some of his private theories and lot biro
half dead on the rxdtcal b.ittle-tield. the, Id
connection with all thn enod Samaritans of his
chnrcb. Instead of giving him the cold shoul
der, will make a hasty pilgrimage to the banks
of the Hudson, and officiously assist in binding
up nnv imaginary wound which an enlightened
and statesmanlike view of the great questions
oi the dav mav, in theirestima'.lon, have caused
to be indicted upon biro.
The following is
Mr. needier' Letter.
Pkkkskill, S"pt. 8 My Dear Frienl:-1 am
obliged to you for your letter. I am sjrry that
my friends and tnv congregation are grieved by
my Cleveland letter.
This feeling, however, has no just grounds,
whatever may be the seeming. I have not left,
and do not propose to leave, or to be put out of
the Republican party. I nm In sympathy with
its aims, its great principles, and its army ot
noble men. But I took the liberty of criticizing
it policy in a single respect, an.l to do what I
could to secure w hat 1 believed and still believe
to be a better one.
I am, and from the first have been, fully of
opinion that the nuietidment of the Conslitu.
tion proposed by Congress, equalizing repre
sentation In Northern and Southern Stitcs, was
intrinsically just and reasonable, and that it
should be sought by a w holesome and persKt'ut
moral agitation.
Hut, Irom the present condition of the public
mind, und from the President's attitnde, 1
deemed such a change to be practically iinpo
siole, In any uear period, by political action.
And a plan of reconstruction bused upon that
seems to me far more like a plan of a Ijourning
reconstruction tor years at least, with all tbe
liabilities ot mischief which are always to be
expected in the fluctuations ot politics in a free
nation.
It is uot the North that chiefly neols the
restoration of the Covernment to its uorniiil
sphere and regular action. Either the advan
tages of L'nion :ire fuPacinus, or th continuous
exclusion ot the Sout'.i lioin it. w ill breed dis
order, make the luture reunion more ditlicult,
and e-peciailv subject the i reed men to the very
worst conditions of soeiet.y which can well
exist. Joarmy. no Government, and no earthly
power can compel the South to rrput lour mil
lion men justly, if the inhabitants (whether
rightly or wrongly) regard those men as th
cause," or even the' occasion, of their untiapoi
ness and disfranchisement. But no army, or
dovernmeut. or power, will be required when
Southern society is restored, ecupied, and
pioi-penug in the renewed Union. Then the
negro will be felt to be necessary to Southern
iiMu'-try, and interest, will join with conscience
and kindness in securing for him iavoiMDlc
treatment from his fellow-citizens.
We that live at a distance may think that t'je
social reconstruction involved in the emancipa
tion of four million "laves is as simple and easy
as it is to discourse kIoh1 i". But such a change
is itselt one of . the most tremendous tests to
which industry and society can bu subjected,
and to its favorable is-ue is reipiired every ad
vantage possible. The longer, theielore,' the
fcouth is leu in turmoil,-the worse U will be for
the negro. If thTC were no oher rc'ison: if
the white population were not our folloff-citi-ens:
it we had lost, all kindness und r.'card for
them and all pride nr the Union, as in part
rcprcsentrd by the Soulhern States, and c.on
ti hed our attention exclusively uo the negio,
the case would Oe strong beyond my po.vcr of
expression lor an carl v resumption ot Federal
relations with nil the states. If this is to dis
recard tbe negin, then all socin! and uatur il
laws hae been studied in vain.
Neither am 1 a "Johnson man"' in any re
ceived tiietiuing ot that term. ( treat npphiuse.)
I accept lhat inrt of the policy which he favors,
but wr.h luo.linca'iou. 1 have never thought
that it would he wise to bring b-ick all the
States in a bortv, and at once, any uiire than it
would be to keep them all out together. One
by one, in due succession, under a pi'iicUcal
judgment, rather than by a w nolcsale theoreti
cal rule, 1 would linve them readmitted. I Mill
think a middle course between the President's
policy ami that of Congress would be wiser than
either. But with this my agreement with the
President ends. I have lone i egret ted his igno
rance of Northern hlea and sentiments, and 1
have been astonished and pained :il his in-
ernHng indiscretions.
Unconsciously, the President is the chiet ob
slacfi lo the rcadmission of Southern States.
It is enough that he is knovyn to lavora measure
to set the public mind against it. This is to oe
nepiorei. tint it is lanrciy owing io uis in-
reasing nnorudent conouct. 1 believe him to
e honest, sincere in desiring what he rearnrds
is the public good, but slow and unapt in re
eiving helo from other ultuds. Proud and
sensitive, rirm to obstinacy, resolute to tierc3-
ness, intelligent m his own spucre wuicn i
narrow-he holds his opinions inflexibly. He
oltcn mistakes the intensity of his own convic
tions lor stretiQth of evidence.
Such a man has a trim sphere in ierlods ol
peril, when audacious firmness and rude visror
are needed. But in the delicate tasks ot adjust
ment which follow civil war such a nature lacks
that tact and delicacy ami moral intuition w hich
constitute the true statesman.
Mr. Johnson's haste to t ake the wrong side at
tli utrocimiH masBacre of New Orleans was
shocking. The perversion and mutilation of
Sheridan's despatches need no characerUatiou.
I do not attribute this act to mm. ret it was
ol such a criminal and disgraceful uature mat
not to clear himself oi it bv the exposure ami
rebuke of the offendinu party amounted to col
lusion with crime after the fact. What shall I
say of the speeches made in the reeeut wide
circuit ot tho executive ; tue-e mo njs
of reconciliation ?
Vet 5Ir. Johnson is to be our President for
nearly three years to come, clothed with a
power which belongs to lew.inroues. uwiucs
the honor which a people owe to him as the
t blef Magistrate, we must, as Christian citizens,
credit him w iin bis real excellencies-bin origi-
unl horror ol secession, his hold resistance to
treacherv. his persistent and sell-denying
beioisiu in the long d;.ik days ol Tennessee.
We must not torgettnat ue nas jeuiousiv re
sisted a centralization of power in the Federal
I'.'ovommpnr; that he hassotiullf to dignify titld
g' Ciirea true State rights; thar be has main-
tinned a simplicity ot manners ami a u uu love
ol ihe common people.
it i nnr rintv. likewise, to irestull und pre
vent, as much as possible, by kind but lailhtul
criticism of hts errors on uie one iiauu. him o.v
fcviimnthv ntid kii dness on the oilier, tnose uan-
gers to w hich he is liable under attacks w hich
he is peculiarly unable to bear with calmness,
and those dmifrcrs of evil counsellors, which
more and more gravitate towards hlai. So loner
s it was possible, 1 have been sileut upon fllr.
olinsou's faults, and now speak so plainly, only
lest I seem to approve or cloak tbem.
And now allow me to express some surprise
at the turn which the public mind has tkeo on
tny letter. If 1 had never before spoken my
sentiments 1 can see ho friends might now
miHanorelieint mv nutation. ' Hut, for a vear nast
I have been advocating tbe very principles of
hie icveiauu letter in all the chier r.aeiern
clues-va lioBton, Portland, Springiield, Albany,
uiicu, nocnester, Bultalo, Philadelphia, llarns
barg, Pittsburg, and Brooklyn (at the Academy
of Music, last winter). These views were
reportea, discussed, uereed to r dllfercd from,
Braised una blamed ahnnriiintlv. But no one
thought, or at least sahj, that 1 remember, that
i nuu iortukeu hid itepuiiiicau party or nun
lurucu lujr vvi ujmu iuc rrteujusu.
My recent letter but condenses tho-e views
li ch for twelve months 1 have been earnestly
encaged In urpins upon the attention of the
community. I am not surprised thatmpn disenl.
But this sudden consternation and this late dis
covery of the nature of my opinions serin stilli
ciently surprising. 1 could not ask a belter ser
vco than ne reprlntina of that sermon of lnt
October, which rirst brought upon me the criti
cisms of the Tribune and JwU-ppwlnU.
I toresaw that, in Ihe provable condition of
pnriies and the country, we could no'., carry uf
irHetorthe freedmen by itn mediate political
action. When the ablest and moft radical Con
gress of our history c;ime together t'uey refused
to give ti tirac? to neqroes, even iu the District
oi Columbia; and only in an indirect w ay not
as a political ritht. but as the hoped-lor result
of politiea! seltishness, did they provld lor it
by an amendment to the Constitution. Whin
whs prophecy with me. (onsress has made his
toiy. ltel'nonisbine political Instruments tor
gn nitig the lull enfranchisement of men. I in
stnntly turned to moral means; and enunciating
tb" broadest doctrine ol manhood sull'rsge, I
gave the widest latitude to thht. advocat ng ihe
ri'.htsot black and white, of men and women,
to the vote. If any man has labored more
openly, on a broader principle, and with more
nsfidiiit), 1 do not know him. More ability may
have been shown, but not more directness of
pin pose or undevlatmg consistency.
I attribute the recent mlsuudcrstandincr, In
li'it. to the greater excitement which now
exists, in tho narrowing of (he issues, und to the
extreme exacerbation which Mr Johnson's ex
traordinary nud injudicious speeches have pro
duced. To this may be added my kuown hulls,
position to jornin criticism upon the Presulen,
and lli Inct that I urged a moiii tied foi m ot tbiti
policy which he, tiniortunatcly lor its success,
lif i il.
I pon Mr.Johiison's accession, I was supremely
impressed wi!h the conviction that the whole
problem of reconstruction would prncticall
pivot ( n the harmouy of Mr. Johnson ami Ton.
fires. Wuh that " could hnvc secured every
guarantee and every amendment of the Consti
tution. Had a united Government said to the
Soi.th, promptly bucked up as it would have
been by the Noilh, "With slavery we must take
our of the Constitution whutvei "slavery put in,
8iio put in wha1 slavery for its own support left
on,' there can scar"ely be a doubt thiit long
heiore this the question would have been set
tled, the basis of representation in the S ioth
cei.iorniecl to thai iu Ihe Norih, and the princi
ple, me most fundamental and important of all,
nit.iht have beci; established in tbe I'onstitu
ti, n, via., Dial manhood and full citizenship are
idcntieiil.
s-uch great. changes required two thing', vi:;
pii mplncss nud unity of counsels-. To 'ecuve
thcollicnt niy whole sirenih. I urged the
pni nation of the Constitution. I reasoned
ai.inst mutual (tistru-d. and plead for unity ot
governmental action. I did alt that I kiieiv
hor to do to conriii.t tbe President in his wnr-bci-often
zeal against sluvery; to prevent such
siismeions and criminations" as wouol tend to
revive m his mind old prejudices, ad bring on
a relapse mto hi-" former haired of Northern
liii.-.itics. I thought I understood his nature, and
tin extreme dangers, at such a critical time, o!
in-dating a proitii. sensitive, pugnacious man, of
Southern sympathies, little iu sympathy with
Anthem feelings or Ideas, and" hronutit iuto
tut very leadersmp of iho'e men and that train
ot principle which lie had all hts lite hated and
lieiioiinci il. That he was sincere and teuuciou
would make the case all the more difficult. I
thought I lores:ivv that a division between him
aim Congress would be the worst disaster that
could befall us; lhat tbe practical test oi true
stni esriiMiiship just then was not to le round in
theories or philosophies, however sound, but in
securing and coiniriidi-gTilr. Johnson in Ins then
di'-positions.
Upon the iissioblina of Congress I went to
Washington. 1 found Soutnem men lying pros
trate belcre Mi. Johnson und appealing to ids
tender henrieiiiit-ss- tor he is a man ol kitid and
tender heart disarming bio war rage by utter
submission.
I found Northern men already uttering suspi
cions ot his Udelity, and. cou-cious- of po-Aer,
threatening impeachment. The men who
seemed alive to thL- danger were, unloriuuately,
not those who hud the inaiiag'-iueiit ot affairs.
Bad ccuii'els prevailed. The North denounced
and thp South sued; wc see the consequences.
Li.ng after 1 despairefi of seeing the President
and Coneriess harmonious, 1 teit it, to be the
duty ot all good men to leave no intlueuc.es un
tried to lesen tho danger and to diminish the
evils whit b are sure to come, should the Presi
dent, reboi.nding trom the l'epublicans, be
caught by those men who were in sympathy and
counsel wah the South throughout the war. J
s,huil not attempt to apportion blame where
l oth sides erred, it is enough to say that unity
bcciued at the seat of government would have
pei u a nooio acmeveineut ol leadership.
Deeming the speisly admission of the Southern
States us necessary to their own health, a-
inoiiectly the Oest policy lor the lreedmen, as
iH't-uliuriy ueediul to tho satety of oiii- liovern
ue nt, which, lor the sake of aecomplisning a
gic'il end, incautious men are in danger' oi
pei vert, ng, l favored and do still favor the
election io Congress ot Republicans who will
seek I he curly admission ot the reensani States.
Having urged it lor a year past, 1 was more
thau ready to urge it again upon Ihe various
conventions which, preceded the nomination ot
hepresenutives to Congress this lull, in this
spirit and lor this end I drew up my Cleveland
letter. I deem it') views sound; I am not sorry
tliatl wrote it. 1 regret the misapprehension
wliteh it has caused, and yet more, uny sorrow
winch it may have needlessly imposed upon
dear trii'iuls. As I look back upon my course,
1 see no deviation trom that straight lino
which I have niude, wBhout wave-ring, tor now
thirty jears ot public life, in favor of justice,
1 licrt.v, aud the elevatiua ol the poor sua
ignorant.
The attempt to class me with men whose
course I have oppose ! all my life long will
utterly fail. 1 have been, from my youth, a
tinn, unwavering, avowed, and active liiend of
iiii that were oppressed. 1 have dono nothing
to :orteit that good name which I have earned.
1 i.m not going weakly U turn away from my
n i tied convictions of the public weal, for fear
that bad men may praise ni or good men
blame uie. There is a serious dill'ereuee of iudg-
iiit ut between men as to the best policy. We
must all remit to tne future the decision of the
question. 1- vets will soon judge us.
1 leel now profoundly how imperfect mr ser
vices usve been to my country, coiouared with
its desert of noble services. But I am conscious
th,;t 1 have given all thai 1 had to give, without
nuroriavor. Atiove hii earthly things is ruy
country dear to me. The I ins that taught me to
say "Otr Km her," tsuebt me to say "Father
land." ' I have aimed to conceive ui lhat laud
in the rltrht of Christianity. -'odl.s mv witness
that lib singleness of heart I have given all
my time, HireiiKtli, and s rtiee to that which
shall make our v hole ni!ii truly prosperous
iui-1 glorviii. Not by the luue of arms, even
in a just cause, would I s(?-k her g'ory, but by n
civilisation that should cart its blevim; down
to Ihe lowest clau, and nourish tne very toots
or society py her moral power aud ptii dy, bv
her public conscb nre, her political justice, and
by her intelligent homes, tilling up a continent,
and rearing a virtuous and nobler cli
By night and by day this is the vision und
dream ol my lite, and Inspire me as uo personal
ambition ever could, lam uot discoui aged at
tbe failure t do the good I meant, at tbe mis
apprehension ol my church, nor the severity of
Hil..flu 1.... A. 1 -
iui mi i IHI.UUD. nun now muse angry voices
come to me as rude winds roar through the
trees. The winds will die, the trees will live.
As soon as my health is again restored. I shall
to rieht on in the verv course I have hitherto
pursued. Who will follow or accompany, It Is
ier otners to ucvmc, i man labor lor tne cuu
cation of tho whole people, for the enlranrhise
ment of men without regard to class, caste, or
color: for lull development among all nation of
the I hertv wherewi h Christ makes men tree.
In doing this I will cheerfully work with others.
w ith parties, any and all men that seek the tarn
Morions ends. But I will not become a parti
san. I will reserve my right todiiler an ldis-
rnt and respect the same rttht in others.
S i kng other' full manhood and true personal
liferfy, I do not mean to forfeit my own.
Better davs are coming. Th se'throcs of onr
day are labor pains. God will bring lorth ere
lone great blessings. In some moments which
it pleases Gd to give me, I think I discern
arisina beyond the present troubles, and over
the other sidcot the abyss In which the nat on
wallow?, that fair form of Liberty God's dear
child whoso whole b-autv was never yet dis
closed. I know her solemn face. That she is
Divine. I know by her girdle of nnritv. by ber
sceptre of justice, and by that atmosphere of
love, that, issuing from her, as light irom a star,
moves with ner, more royal than a king's ao
imrel. In this, too. I know her divinity, that
she shall bltfis both friends and enemies, and
yield the fullest fruition of liberty to those who
would nave sittin ner; as, once, ner Master give
His life lor the salvation of those whoslew Him.
1 am your true friend and pastor.
1H.NBT (YARD uKECUER.
Kvenlng Services.
The church was densely crowded in tho even
ing, the increased attendance being couipusert
ot the floating clement who seriously Incom
mode the rccttlar attendants of the church, bv
rushing to Plymouth church whenever they
think that Beecher will hold forth on politics.
Sir. Burton verv judiciously refused to pander
to this morhld thirst lor excitement, and main
tained a perfect silcnc" upon the exciting
scenes of the morning. A". Y. Uirnid.
1 1 X N V K A N I) l! () n M K R C E.
Orrirr. ok tub Kvksio Telegraph, I
Monday, Jscptember 10, 1806. 1
Tbe Stock Market opened rather dull this
morning, hut prices were well maintained.
In Covernment bonds there was very little
doing. New 3-llOs sold at Iuh ;, no change; 9S J
was bid lor 10-40?: Ill for Us of 18S1: 111 for
old u-'Jiis; and in."l 10(1 lor June and August
7 :!i's. Citv loa.is were ia demand: the iipw
issue sold largely et M.'VW) ; end old do. at 9.J.
J:iiiiroad siures were inactive, lieadiug sold
at -'iTi, an advance of ) on the clo-ing price of
Niniruny evening; 1 ennsy ivuni-i iiiilioii'l at
."7 .fof "7.l. no change: and Little Schuvlklll at
!!7i. a decline of i. Pin w as bid for Camden nnd
Amboy; 00 tor Nnrri.tto-vu; 57 for Min'ljill; 40
tor North rennsjivania; li t tor I.euigli valley;
:t'i for Klmiia common; P2 tor preferred do.;
:j:i.'; for Catawisaa preferred; 3,; tor Philitdel
phia nnd Erie; and 4"i;' tor Northern Central.
In City Pas-enger Railroad shares there
was nothins- doiug. HS wu bid tor Second
and Third; t! for l ilth and Sixth; IM for Tenth
and Kleventh: 21 lor Thirteenth nnd Fifteenth:
e;;l for Chcsnnt and Walnut; 01 lor West Phila
delphia; 1BJ for Hestuiivillc; :!0 lor -Green and
f'oates; 27J for Girard ('ollege; and I'j lor
L'nion.
( an.il shares were lirmer. Schuylkill Naviga
tion preferred sold id '.'7"')'i I, an advance ol'A:
Susnuehanna Canal ut Pij, no chaug"; and
Schuylkill Naviaution common at tis;, no
chaiige; 50 was bid tor Lehigh Navigation, and
7i. for Delaware Division.
Hank shares continue iu good demand for In
vestment at lull prices. Philadelphia sold at
147 J : 07 was bid for Seventh Nationnl; '..'i! for
North America; i:!2. for Knriner-' and Meclnn-
i.is: a5 for Commercial; "2 for Me-chunici'; 100
for Southwaik; 54 for Peun Township; M for
(j'irard: !0 for Western: iili for Manufacturers
nnd Mechanics: 100 for Tradesmen's; liiil tor
City; 42 for Consolidation; o-'i for Common
wealth; (itU for Corn Lxchange; U4 for Union;
and 120 for Central.
quotations of Gold loA A. M., 14G; ; 11 A. M.,
i!i;A: l' M.. 146 1 P. M.. 1461.
I Milt'l I'llu siilK k KXCHANiJE SAI.KS T'l-OA
lb -ported ly De Haven & bro.. No. 4'J 8. Third .irsct
HKSl sOAKU.
U-I8C0 rttv 6-.n lots. 09) 1U0 sti Snsq Can 11
iMKjO do lots. S sn f H lots 67i
s100 elo MS 150 sh tlo lots 67)
si,o uo W aoOsnltesd ioU 671
s;,5i0 do....k 904: ftiOsh ao ...lota. 67)
s.'i)0u uomun lots 9C 71shlJtbca 15. 87;
bllOOO do....RR. fRi li)0sh Fulton.... b(0 7J
voti L'sr,-a)s f.coiii)l08, loo sh ao c 7 1
!S76 .se-h Nuv 6s 82 . 85 i
-Mo-ro. DeHaveu t Brother, No. 40 South
Th-rd street, make the lollowing quotatiou-i of
ije raU-s of exchange to-day at 1 i. M. :
tkivtnq Met mo.
Ainencan Gold ''' 146,'
Anitrioau SUvnr, . and s 17
Compound Interest Notes!
June, 104.... 15
it " July, 18G4.... 14)
it " August, 1H64. ... 14
it " iictobBr, 1H4. ... 1
o " Dec, 18i4.... 12
i. ' May. 1866.... W
" Animst, 186-").... 81
Sept., 1866. ... B
" October. Wi. . . . 7',
Philadelphia Trade Report.
Mommy, September 10. The upard movement
in the iii lgliboriuf markets for Flour has caused a
tinner fi-eliug hore, butthero is no deoiaud, except
lr- in home consumers, whopurchaseftt supply lin
nii diute wants. Sales of C90 bbls. Worthwostorn
extra family at fl2-'a)12 50, the latter rite (or cholco,
autl small lots ot superfine at $7-60 n 8 75, old and
new etook extras at ft) till. Pennsylvania and Ohio
extra family at ll-5C(aPJ 60, the latter rate for
in-all ground new wheat, aud fancy brands at 14;
lil, according to quality. Rye Flour is selling in a'
small way at $5 75J. Prices ot Corn Meal are
re nnual.
'ihe Wheat Market continues to bo charactonzud
by extreiMH dulness, and the otlerinirs are small
ba'cs ot 1000 bush, at Irom 2-(hj to 2 8(1 tor fair and
choice new red. White may be quoted at WJinH
j(e n niRin. without change; sniail salusof Western
at '.H.K) , sad Pennsylvania at $1 10. In t'orn no im
provement to notice; sale ot yellow at 01c, and
'.'WO bush. Western mixed at 87," 8So. Oats are in
active. feslt'S ol 2000 himh new hunt burn at 47o.
There is verv little Cloverseed comiutr forward,
insll sales have be'eo made at 96 6U 7 50. 1 nno
Ihy Is -elliug at S'2Sjt4. 600 buss, flaxseed sold
at t-2'10.
l hi'kv quiet, with small sales at f- S7 for
I cniisylvauia, asd t2 40 lor Ohio.
Abandonment of an English Girl in Paris. The
6' a Ue deg Trtbnnaux relates the following
stisnge story: "The attention of the police
was attracted two nights since in tho Uue
d' Amsterdam to tho friihleucd looks and agi
tated nioVernents of a little girl, of about ten
years of age, who seemed to be seeking some
one. All at once she sprang forward ta over
take a man who was going rapidly away, after
having abandoned her. Tbe police started in
pursuit and soon arrested him. Tne man, when
interrogated, said that be bad been employed
to bring tbe Utile girl from Loudon to Paris;
that be had taken her, as ordered, to an hotel
keeper in the Uue d'Amsterdam, who was to
have received her iu his house, but that, on the
refusal of that person, he bad resolved to
abandon her. This Individual, who is an
FmllsLaisD, remains In the bauds the police.'1
THIRD EP1TI0N
TRENTON.
Meeting of the New Jersey
Legislature.
srr.ciAL nssrA-rcn to tub evknino tei.ehraph.J
Trenton, September 10, 186C The dull,
monotonous routine ot lile in the capital has
been rudely broken In upon to-day. Most of the
Senators and Assemblymen from all parts of the
State nre already in town, aud by evening it is
probable that every claimant to a seat will be
on hand.
At the close of Ihe session of last, w inter, the
political status of the two Houses was as fol
lows: Senate, Republicans, 11; Democrats, 10;
Assembly, Repuclicans, IKJ; Democrats, 21. On
account of the peculiar position assumed by
Mr. Seovcl, who was elected as a Republican,
the Senate was tied. Mr. Seovcl is now heart
and 6oul with the trne. Union party of the coun
try, and no further ditliculty is npprehended on
his account by any one.
Although there may be a Jew changes in the
Assembly, the large majority of the Republicans
in that body will not be materially diminished
Mr. Van Wagoner, of Passaic, has been ap.
pointed a Judge, and thereby forfeits his seat if
he has qualified. It is not known whether he
has done so or not, but If be has, and his vote
is at all necessary to the success of the Union
patty, he can resign his judgeship for the tune,
as ho is sure of a reappointment nt the close of
the extra session.
Dr. Trimble, a Republican member of the
Assembly Irom Newark, is also said to be inca
pacitated from Inking his seat, on account of bis
connection with the Custom house in that city,
Mr. Lee, of Union, who worked w ith the Repub
licans last winter, bu gone over to the Johnson
ite. according to rumor; but the truthfulness
ot the report is involved in some doubt. These
los- es, if losses tin y prove to be, nre counter
acted in a men-. me by the removal of Mr. Leon
Abbett, of Union, from his district, although his
right to a seat may. not be questioned ou that
account.
The preamble io the proclamation of tbe
Governor which convenes the special se-sion of
the Legislature reads as follows;
U'iew?, The Honorable Secretary of State
of the United States has tran:tuitte.l to me un
amendment to the Constitution of the United
Sta i-s, to be submitted to the Legislature of
tin-Stare for its. ratification: and Wemrs. in
coi.sequersfn of an existing vacancy, New Jer
sey Is not fully represented in the Senate of
the United Stales, to the detriment ot important
inierests.
ihe t)rt business iu order, therefore, will h
ihe raiifieaiion of the Constitutional amend
ment, a bill for which purpose will be Intro
duced in the Semite to-day, or early to-morrow,
Its passage by both Houses within u couple of
diivs is secure.
The election of Senator cannot take place
un'il Tuesday, the lKth, iu consequence of the
provisions of an act of Congres-, which goes
in'o action in this case lor the first time. This
law establishes a uniform mode of electing Sena
tors .t the United States in all the States, and
has tbe following provisions:'
Section 1. That the Legislature, of each State
which shall be chosen next preceding tne time
for which any Senator was elected lo represent
any State in Congiess. shall, on the second
Tuesday after tho meeting and organization
i bereoi, proceed to elect a Senator in Congress
in place or sucti senator so going out of ottice,
in ihe tollowing manner: Kach House shall
opi nly, by a titu note vote ot each member,
present tue naiiie or one persou lor Senator i,r
Congress from said State, and the name ot the per
son so voted lor who shall have a majority ot the
w hole number of voles cast iu each House, shall
be entered on the journal ot each House bv the
b rk or Secretary thereoi; but if cither House
shall fail to give such majority to any person on
sunl day, that, too. shall be entered on the jour
nal. Ai 12 o'clock, meridian, of the day following
that on which the proceedings are required to
take place, as uioresaid, the members of the
two Houses shall convene in ieint assembly, and
the journal of eat h House shall then be'read;
and it the same person shall have received a
majority of all tbe votes iu each House, such
person shall be declared duly elected Senator to
represent said State in the Congress of the
United States; but if tho mme person shall not
hs ve received a majority of the votes in each
House, or if either House shall have failed to
t:.ke proceedings as required by this net, the
joint assembly shall then proceed to choose by
ii rim tore vote ot each member present a per
son for the purpose aforesaid, and the person
buying a majority of all the votes of the said
joint assembly, a majority ot all the members
eh cted to both Houses beiug present and voting,
shall be declared duly elected; and in case no
person shall receive such majority ou the first
da-, the joint as-embly shall ineet at 12 o'clock
ciit h day during the sessiou, and take at least
cue vote until a Senator be elected.
Section 2. That whenever, on the meeting of
the Legislature or any State, a vacnucy shall
exist in the representation of such State in the
Senate of the United States, said Legislature
shall proceed, on tbe second Tuesday after tho
commencement of its session, to elect a person
to till such vacancy, in the manner hereiubefore
provided for the election of a Seintor for a full
term; and it' a vacancy shall happen during the
session of the legislature, then on the second
Tuesday alter the "Legislature shall have been
organized, and shall have notice of such
vacancy.
SeclionH. That It shall be the duty of the
Governor of the State for which any Senator
shall have been chosen as aforesaid, to certify
hi- election, under tho seal of the State, to the
Piesldentof the Senate of the United States,
which certificate shall lie countersigned by the
Secretary of State of tho State.
Tbe two Houses do not meet until 3 o'clock
this afternoon, so that It is not probable ihut
much business will be transacted' before to
morrow.
From Fortress Monroe.
Fortress Monros, September 10. The steataer
Colorado, from New Orleans for Boston, arrived
at Norfolk yesterday short of coal, aud pro
ceeded on her voyage after a short delay.
Arifval of Steamers,
Nbw York, September 10. The steamships
Etela, Ciy of Boston, and Hermann have
rrived at this port.
THE LATEST KEAVS BY STEAMER.
STEAMSHIP "CHINA" AT HALIFAX.
Ktt-., Etc., Kt(.f Etc., Ete., Kte
Halifax. September 10. The steamship China
has arrived at this port.
The advices by tho China are from Oncw-
town to September 2, and have Oeen mostly an
ticipated by the Atlantic Cable.
The stenmship CaMonia, from New York,
arrived in tho Clyde on the 1st inst.
The Turkish Government has contracted a
loan to pay its overdue dividends.
Financial and Commercial Intelligence.
Liverpool, September 1. Messrs. Richardson,
Spence & Co. report flour quier and unchsnged.
Vv beat steady; winter red and Southern, 10s. GA
10s. ad. Corn active at 26s. 3d. for mixed. Beef
tirm. Pork quiet and steady. Bacon advani-ing
and prices a trifle higher. Tallow advanced M.;
sales at 41s. 6d.0c,46s!i lor Amer.can. A'hes quiet;
small sales at iiOs. for pots; the market is bare of
prnrls. Sugar quiet aud nrni. Cullee Arm. Rice
tinner nnd slightly advanced. Llusecl less firm.
Linseed oil easier; sules at 43s.fo)43s. Cel. Rostn
quiet and steady.
Spirits of Turpentine quiet at 3Gs. Cd. Petro
leum active and firmer; sales at Is. Hjd.Cffils. 10d.
for reined.
Lomjon Markets. Breadstuffs quiet and
steady. Winter red wheat, 46(i62s. Iron dull
at il.VlOs. for rails and bars, and 5:ts. fcd. for
pigs. Sugar quiet rnd steady. Cot'ee steady.
Tea quiet. Linseed buoyant.
FROM WASHINGTON THIS AFTERN33K.
Istkciai, nrsrATCHEs to evening teleohifh.
Washington, ScDtcmier 10.
C'oiiflli-t tu Virginia.
(ieneral L'ow ard has received from Richmond,
Virginia, the facts of a case that involves tbe
very important issue whether the sentence of a
military commission, properly organized, and
its verdict officially approved, shall bo set aside
by tho civil attlhoiity. On January 19. 180i:,
Robert Brittingham wab arrested at Portress
Monroe for the murder of a negro. He was
tried and found guilty by a military commission
organized by order of General Miles, and the
sentence was approved and promulgated by the
Secretary of War. On the 18th of March tbe
prisoner was remanded to the Virginia
State Prison nt Richmond, and last week,
on a writ of habeas corpus, wus taken
betore Judge Lyons, of Hustings Court, of that
city, and by him delivered over to Mayor Mayo
for trial before his court on a criminal offense.
The decision given for this action was, that
since the restoration of civ il law the enforcing
of military law against citizens whs rendered
null and vcid. Brittingham was admitted to
$aiiQ bail by thu Mayor, to appear for trial No
vember 1st. General Sciiorield applies fOT in
struction as to whether he shall rearrest the
culprit or not. The wnole cse has been re
lerred to Secretary Stanton.
lilencral Howard.
Rumors of the intended resignation of General
O. O. Howard, as Commissioner of the Freed
nien's Bureau, ate again afloat. There is no
truth whatever in the statement. General
Howard is an army officer, detailed to the
charge of freedmen's affairs. He cannot resign
he could be relieved, but no application to be
relieved will be made, as the President would
construe the wish into an acknowledgment on
the part ot the General that he was' unable to
administer the affairs of his department, and
Mi. Johnson would claim this justification for
ihe dismissal from the army of a well-known
Sbllant ofliccrs.
Ge uerul Howard's friends insist he shull not
ph.ee himself iu such a false position, and Secre
tnry Stanton plainly and emphatically asserts
that so long as he is chief of the War Depart
ment, Howard shall remain Commissioner of
the Bureau.
Ueucrnl Schofleld.
Mujor-Gcneral Schotleld, commanding De
partment of Virginia, headquarters at Rich
mond, has made the slgnidcant move of taking
up his residence at the avowed Rebel hotel the
Lxchange. The Union citizens of that city
have been led by this Bnd similar indifferent
acts towards loyal sentlmentslto indulge in no
flattering comments of this new commanding
oil cer.
National Bnuk Issue.
Amount of National Bank notes issued daring
the week, $1,264,025. Total in circi-laMon to
date, $2!Jl,179,815.
Internal Revenue.
Internal Revenue receipts Saturday, $!.(ul,
fit li'jO. For the ending week, $10,:i02,02S'S:f.
Markets by Telegraph.
Xkw Yokk, .Septorr.ber 10. Cotton is quiet at, 33
S,",! lor nnddlinps. Flour has an advauc ng tendency,
the prices are 16 26o higher Sa e of 12,000 bhls.
tt !Kt"-66ll 25 lor Siate. 8 66;n 12 75 rorOb-o, M CKol
in for western. Southern 111 niot ; K) Db.s. aold
l'i-76v" 15 75. Wheat advancing; me supply is
H-arce and prices arc 3;5o Letter. Com unonanend;
sa'es of 86,000 bushels at 83c. Pork rirro at a2!it'..
Lard dull at 18 t0c Whisky dull.
German Exiles. Switzerland has now become
the refuse of those Geimaus whose opposition
to the Priifbiin annexations has made it dan
gerous for them to remain in their own country.
A correspondent from Berne says that the hotels
in tho Swiss towns are now full of barons,
counts, ritters, and other noblemcu, who bav
encMpeel tbe clutches of Bismark, and hve hur
ried away with their treasures in order to save
them from Prussian rapacity. The treasures of
several of tbe small States, too, have been sent
for protection to the Swiss authorities, lhat ot
Wurtemburg came the other day in a great,
nnmber of chests lo Zurich, and that ot Baden,
wbiehdld not occupy quite co much piw;e, to
Basle. Theie are still a great many German
workmen in Switzerland, and they show no
disposition to return to their homes, notwith
standing the restoration ol peace.
A letter from Toulon states that, during the
late regatta at that port, a small boat was
upset ny a blow from the tail of a monstrous
lish, which was no douot frightened by tne
unusual movement or the water, otc&sioued by
the boats, or at tbe bands of music It is sap
posed that the fish was an iumeuse tunny. v(
which great number tre at preset seen ff th
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