THE DAW EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1868. SPIRIT OF THE MESS. tfblTOBTAIi OPIITIOHfl or TBI LlAMNa ,torj ALA PPOS CDBBBITT TOP108 COMPILED IV BUT DAT FOB TBI BTEK1HO TELEOHATfl. The Political Sitsintion. From the ff. Y. Ifatwn. Both the great parties of the nation having HOW formed their platforms and Booted their candidates, the politicat campaign is formally opened; and although the exirnme heat of the Weather prevents au Rutive canvass at present, there is no reason to doubt that it will soon commence with j,reat vigor on both nide3, nor is there any great diiliuulty in foretelling the result. The malignant elements of the De mocratic party have linen too strong for its Shrewdest leaders, and have doomed it to an other defeat. lUit the Eastern managers have 1-een too stirewd for the fanatics of the party, and have driven the latter into a comer from Which they could not eccape otherwise than ly a surrender in the nom nations of all that they had gained in the plattorm. On the Other hand, the defeated faction manifested nnubual wit and sagacity in adopting a way of escape from their dilemma, whiuh gave their favorite candidate all the honors of mag nanimity now, and a claim of inestimable ralue upon the party in the future. orne of our readers know how this was done, but many do not, and to them a brief account of the inside working of the Conven tion will be interesting. On the morning of the aominatioH the New York delegation had agreed to present the name of Chief Justice Chafe as food, as the vote far Mr. Hendricks Bhould fall off. But, contrary to their ex pectation, the vote for Hendricks did not decline, and he regained all that he had lost the day before. This arose in part from the Willingness of many delegates to vote for any one rather than Chase. It soon became evident that Hancock had no chauce, and a bargain was struck between his friends and those of Hendricks, to combine on the latter for President and the former for Vice-President. While arrangements were being made to secure a two-thirds vote for this combina tion, the Pendleton men hastily resolved to do anything which would prevent its Buccess, partly from indignation with the betrayal of Pendleton by the friends of Hen dricks, and partly to keep the fi-ild clear for Pendleton in 1S72, by the nomination of au Eastern man at this time. Obviously, there was only one name with which this could be successfully done; and although it was a bitter Eill to nominate the oue man who ad made Pendleton's nomination impos sible, yet common sense pointed out the necessity of such a course, aui perhaps comforted the Ohio delegation with the thought that the honor was after all, a barren one. At any rate, the nomination was resolved npon, and the fact was privately ' communicated to Governor Seymour by Val landigham. Governor Seymour resisted to the Utmost, but in vain. He was assured that his remonstrances would be disregarded, as they Were; and no one who witnessed the tiproar of enthusiam with which the Convention received the nomination, and the terrific clamor with which it drowned the candidate's objections, could wonder that he lost courage to resiBt it. We have ourselves no doubt of his sincerity in declining the nomi nation. He is sagacious enough to kuow that lie cannot be elected, and yet he will be tor mented for months by a natural hope that some lucky chance will give him success a hope which his reason will always condemn, liut cannot banish. The canvass will wear Upon his mind, therefore, just as lnuuU aa if lie were ultimately elected, yet will end in disappointment and comparative obscurity. It is no kindness to Horatio Seymour to make him a Presidential candidate, and he knows this as well as we do. Mr. Seymour cannot he elected, for the sim ple reason that he will get no votes worth mentioning, except from the regular Demo cratic party; and the next election is noto riously to be decided by the rotes of luke warm Republicans. But if other reasons were necessary for his defeat, they may be found in the fact (highly creditable to him) that he cannot arouse the enthusiasm of the Western Democracy, who are more interested in elTeot Ing a covert repudiation of the national debt than in any other issue of the day. He is the chief of that wing of the party which has all along opposed such schemes. He is well known to be in favor of a return to specie payments. He lives in the midst of a com munity which would be" ruined by national repudiation. The savings banks of this State are alone a guarantee that Horatio Seymour can never consent to a breach of the public faith. His assent to the platform makes no difference. Every repudiator instinctively feels that he can receive no practical aid from the favorite of New York bankers, the intimate friend of Belmont, the relentless opponent of Pendleton. The nomination of Frank Blair for Vice President is one of those singular freaks into which the necessities of a party sometimes lead it. A western FOldier was wanted tor tue place; and almost every promiueut soldier at the West is in favor of Grant. The ridiculous names of McCleruand and Ewing, the only ones mentioned besides that of Blair, show the Btraits to which the party was reduced. Gen eral Blair's military record is respectable, but bis political vagaries have made him one of the most uniniluential men in the couutry. He brings no popular strength whatever to the support of the ticket, and will repel many Totes from it. But although the Democratio ticket is not one that can be elected without some extraor dinary change in public sentiment, it does not follow that the Convention has aoted very un wisely in its choice, at least so far a3 the chief nomination is concerned. It is very doubtful whether any other nominee would have come nearer to an election. The Western radical Democrats were in earnest in their threats of opposition to Judge Cliue, if nominated. Mr. Pendleton would have loHt nearly everything at the Eat. Mr. Hendricks would not have aroused enthusiasm anywhere. Governor Sey mour will have th unanimous and hearty Bupport of his party in the East; he will almost certainly carry New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; and it is not impossible that he may curry Pennsylvania, though we think he Will not. The party will come out of the o n te3t unbroken and well organiz-d, with a fair prosj;ect for Bubstantial triumphs in the future. The loss of New York is a serious affair to the liepablican party. It is due entirely to a BiDgle cause the rigid Excise Law of 18G(j, a law Just and proper enough iu itself, but too much in advance of the public couscieuje to bs sustained iu the State. On the siugle issue of reconstruction, the State could lie carried for Grant as easily as Ohio. On the financial issues it would deeide ovewhelmiugly for the Chicago platform. We wonder if there are any Republicans Btill obtuse enough not to see that the failure of iniDeachinent has been the salvation of the party. With Mr. Wade dealing forth thunder Jrom the White House, anticipating all Gene ral Grant's appointments, and dragging down the ticket by his candidacy for the second office: witli General Butler as minister to England, and other equally appropriate selec tions for the leading oilloes; with the ardor of th venal politicians dampened by their failure to obtain all the places that they hoped for, end that of honorable and unselfish men rl.illed by the carnival of office-seeking in the midst of a campaign he must be a sanguine man who believes that the Republican party would have done nearly so well in the election as it will now. The new constitution having been rejeoted in Mississippi, and none having been yet framed in Texas, those States cannot partioU pate in the Presidential election. It is pro bable, also, that Virginia will be exoluded, by delay in ratifying the Constitutional amend ment. This would reduce the number of electoral votes to or, if Virginia is re stored, 304. These will, in our judgment, be divided as follows: GB ANT. AIrnTVa . . . Klotlihi. . . Illinois. . . . Indiana . . . Iowa . . t Kttuni . . , . Louisiana . . Mtiin' . . . . Micliicnn . . Iilmriesota. . , Mifsourt . . . I SEYMOUB. 8 1 Arkansas .... 6 3 California .... f 1G Connecticut ... C 13 Delaware .... 3 8 Kentucky .... 11 3 Marvbmd . . . 7 7 Ne Jersey ... 7 7 New York .... 33 12 Orction 3 (ieornin 9 4 Virginia (if restored) 10 Nebraska .... 3 Nevwln 3 New Hampshire , 5 North Cnrolina . , S) Ohio 21 PriinjlvHiiia . . 2li hln.'le I-b.tid . . 4 Houtb Carolina . . C Tcui.Pfrsee .... 10 Vfiniont .... 5 Y hi Virginia . . 5 Wisconsin ... 8 20f 99 Arming the South. From the TV. Y. Herald. In the discussion in the House of Represen tatives on Thursday last, on the (question of bringing to an end this session of Congress, Mr. Stokes (radical), of Tennessee, earnestly pleaded against au adjournment until the new authorities of the reconstructed States shall have been provided each with a certaiu quota of arms proposed for their defense against the Ku-Klux-Klaus and the unreconstructed Kebnls generally. Said Mr. Stokes: '"My people are expecting every moment that Forrest (Forrest, we believe, is at Long Branch) and his Ueb-il Democratio crew will commence making war upon them. This is a matter of life and death to us. I am satisfied of tbe fact that we will need these arms at the South at a very early day. The war cry has gone forth; the rebels tay they will rule the couutry or exterminate the Union colored men, and, lor one, I am dis posed to meet them." Mr. Washburue, of Illinois, was afraid of this thing afraid that the arms which might be sent down to the toyal negroes would be seized by the rebels. Mr. Boyden, of North Carolina (one of the new members from the South), was alarmed at this proposition to send arms to his people to be used against each other. "Great Go 1 1" he exclaimed, ''we cannot afford to fight each other. Keep away your arms. Do nothing to irritate our people, but everything to assuage and heal the excitement. I warn the House if arms are sent there we shall be luined we cannot live there. If we need anything in the shape of arms, in God's name send us the army of the United States; but do not arm neighbor against neighbor." This has the ring of good sense and honest oonvic tion. But another Republican member from North Carolina, Mr. Deweese, was not of this way of thinking. Said he: "Some provision should b in ad a for tha gov ernments of the new States and for the pro tection of their loyal people, otherwise the. Rebellion will be reestablished. If Congress adjourn now, before the end of six monttis the last traces of republican governments in the South will have ceased to exist, and the Ku Klux Klan, the Rebel, the slaveholding, Cop perhead Democratic party will be ruling there as they ruled in 1805." Further, as the skir mishing debate went on, Mr. Deweese de clared: "Under the rule of the Democratic party from ltd to lSliS, every musket, shot gun, and horse-pistol was taken out of the hands of loyal men and put into the hands of aoutheru sympathizers." But with his fear less war cry of "Come on I come on 1" Mr. Deweese, arms or no arms, signified that he was ready for the fray. From this debate it is evident that the Re construction system ot Congress has not with their restoration secured peace in the States concerned, that they are in danger of a violent clashing of the two races on the withdrawal of the United States troops, and that the btata authorities recognized by Congress iu those re constructed States feel that there is no safety for them if left to shift for themselves Where lies the difficulty? It h to be found in this Congressional experiment of South ern universal negro suffrage and Rebel white disfranchisement. And where lies the remedy? It may be found in that new amendment of the Constitution, known as article fourteen, restoring to each of the States, South as well as North, all .alike, the right to regulate suffrage to suit themselves. Meantime the duty of preserving peaoe in the States re stored devolves, next to tue looal authorities, upon the President and upon Congress. The members of the two Houses want to get off home, but they cannot trust the President alter his late vetoes and proclamations, and they have no time to impeach him, and they are afraid to try this proposed experiment of distributing arms to tbese State governments. So the two houses have resolved upon a recess till September, and then, if they can find nothing better to do, we may xpeot to hear something more on another impeachment of Andrew Johusou. The Presidential campiign is very stupid and Hat just now, bat we shall doubtless have excitement enough before the 3d of November. Tbe Fourteenth Aineiuliiieiit Validity of its Ratification. From the N. Y. Herutd. The opponents of reconstruction are discuss ing, with a good deal of evident anxiety, the validity of the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment. Mr. Seward's official notice, con ceived in terms suggestive of doubt, gives color and cogency to a denial of the sufficiency of the ratification. Its "ifs" made hypotheti cal the promulgation of a fact with which the State Department has no proper concern, aud probably gave rise to the final and decisive resolution of Congress. The point most urgently pressed by the Democratic journals relates to the actiou of New Jersey and Ohio, whose present Legisla tures revoked acts of ratification passed by their predecessors. The Congressional reso lution ciubi aces both in its enumeration of the Slates composing "three-fourths aud more of the several States of the Union." With these iucluded, twenty-nine States are speci fied in favor of the amendment being one more than the number coustitutionally re quired. The question debated is, thu, whether New Jersey aud Ohio were entitled to cancel the covenant into which they, with other Slates, had previously eutered. Mr. Seward puts it as a matter of doubt aud uncertainty whether the resolutions of withdrawal "are not irregular and invalid, aud therefore in effectual for withdrawing the consent of the said two States, or either of them, to the afore Bald amendment." Congress has denied the competency of the Legislatures to aunul the ratification they bad respectively authorized. aud so disposes of Mr. Seward's scepticism. The Democrats, on tbe contrary, affirm the right of a State to withdraw its consent at any time prior to the corap etion of ratification by the required three-fourths; aud on this ground they insist that New Jersey and Ohio are unlawfully included in the Congressional count, lor this reason, they contend that the amendment Btill lacks constitutional ratifica tion. The elaborate statements of the World, and the learned arguments ot other journals predi cated on the opinions of Mr. Charles O'Conor aud Mr. G. T. Curtis are wasted in the pre sent Btate of the question. They are inge nious, and not devoid of plausibility or force, as against a conclusion based npon Mr. Seward's enumeration of ratifying States. If the fiDal adoption depended upon the count ing of New Jersey and Ohio, there might be some room for uncertainty in the event of au appeal involving the constitutionality of the actiou taken by Congress. Bat the case of those who now as-ail Congress is defective in an essential particular. It assumes that, with New Jersey and Ohio omitted, the consent ing States would be but tweiity-seven, or less than three-fonrths of the State. To maki the list correct, however, Georgia must be included in the list; the ratification by that State havii gbeen communicated to Congress by Governor Bullock. Add Georgia, aud it will be found that twenty-eight States have ratified the amendment, exclusive of New Jersey and Ohio. Whatever be the merits of the controversy in regard to the proceedings of these States, it no longer possesses the slightest practical im portance. The amendment has acquired validity, with or without their help. So far as the competency of the newly-organized Governments is concerned, it is idle to cherish the purposes aud expectations whioh the terms of Mr. Johnson's successive procla mations are calculated to enoourage. Nothing can possibly be gained by eneers at the autho rity of Governments which Congress has re cognized, or by references to the Southern Le gislatures as "the newly-constituted and newly -established bodies, avowing themselves to be, aud acting as, the Legislatures," and so forth. They are Legislatures, and the Execu tive has no excuse for doubts or slurs upon the subject. Least of all, oau the World with any propriety continue to speak of them as "putative Governments," or a3 "bodies as suming, under such illegal organizations, to be Legislatures;" for that journal has again aud again shown that their recognition by Congress destroys the last hope of upsetting them, save by revolution. Their ratification of the amendment, therefore, is as valid as that by New York. 1 he sensitiveness evinced by the Southern malcontents, aud the Democracy generally, in regard to the amendment, is scarcely sur prising. Mere acts of Congress they might hope to abrogate, but with the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment engrafted on the Constitution, their game is to a large exteut estopped. The Wade Hamptons of the South are excluded from power, aud the plans of those who project negro disfranchisement are mw prostrated by the Constitution itself. The amendment, however, touches Demo cratic strongholds elsewhere, and furnishes motives to the adoption of liberal views on the suffrage question, which will ultimately gain tbe mastery. This is true in no mere partisan sense it applit-s to radical Tennessee and Missouri equally with Democratio Mary land aud Keutuoky; punishing by a reduction of representative power the dwuial of BuQYage as a consequence of color. The universal ap plication of the amendment vindicates ita justice; while its bearing upon the future of Southern and Border Slate politics explains the reluctance of the Democracy to acknow ledge its constitutional efficacy. It is well that on that point room no longer exists for cavil or doubt. Grant's Lust Campaign. From the iV. Y. Tribune. The Rebels and their Northern allies are so fond of enlarging npon what they call Grant's "butcheries" iu the final campaign of the war, and so resolute in asserting that Lee was never outgeneraled, but simply overborne by a tre mendous preponderance of numbers, that we have been at the pains of procuring from the official returns ot both armies, now preserved in the Archive Office at Washington, the exact figures, which show the true state of the case, and we beg for them the reader's careful at tention. Lee's field return for April 20, 18G4, shows a force present for duty of 53, 891, ex clusive of Longstreet's corps, which joined him a few days later; the field return of Longstreet for March 31, 1864, shows 18,387 for duty; making 72,278 present for duty. These are the returns nearest to the date of the battle of the Wilderness which are in the possession of the Government. The total present, including tick, in arres-t, aud extra duty men, amount by the same papers to 80,742 in the field with Lee when Grant crossed the Rapidan. The original papers now iu the Archive Offioa, War Depaitmcnt, are signed by both Lee and Long street. Lee's return states that Hoke's Divi sion was absent, not reported, at the same date, and Hoke's return shows 56(54 eulisted men present for duty, or 7000 officers and men, total present. The Valley district i3 also re turned as not reported. The field return of the Army of the Poto mac for the same date as Lee's, April 20, lbG4, tbovs 72,117 present for duty equipped, besides U747 cavalry, also present for duty, equipped. Besides these, Bum-tide's corps joined Grant before the Vudeiness. Ihis corps was 19,250 strong, for duty; but from these Ferrero's division, 3095, must be de ducted, as it was at this time never allowed to co into battle, being used as guards for the trains. This leaves 10 155 as Burnside's real BtreDuth for duty. Addintr this anil the cav airy force to the strength of the Army of the Potomac makes 1)8,011) as the ntmost limit of Grant's ell'ective force at the Wilderness. It bhould be remembered that Graut's move ments were constantly ouensive, through a dei sely wooded country, and that during every battle of the Wilderness campaign. except the first, Lee fought behind breast works, an advautage which nearly or quite doubh-s tLe strength of the defendants. One other important consideration is that Grant had a supply train sixty miles in length to guard, in a hostile country, while Lee was cnin-taully falling back nearer to his base, and thiouh a retiou in which every white was bis tiieiid. Grant's losses up to the crossing of the James, including th Wilderness, bpottsylva ilia, North Anna, Cold Harbor, aud all the smaller lights between the Rapidan aud the Jiiines, as reported in the regimental returns u file in the War Ollice, were uDbu killed, 2(1,047 wounded, aud CUlIC missing; total, 3'J,25tl. Of the wounded, very many were only slightly hurt, aud not absent lrom duty more than a day or two; aud at least 20,000 out of the 20,047 eventually returned to duty; po that Grant's absolute loss, from the Rapi dan to the James, was probably not greater than 20,000, officers and men. The missing were, undoubtedly, motit of them prisoners. Grant took, during the same time, 10,402 prisoners at least 4000 more than Leo. 1 here are no other data on whiou to form estimates of Lee's losses, except that iu the iiderness he was as much exposed as Graut, attaoking and being rep-lled; at Spottsylva- nta, each attacked in tarn, aud each wa repelled; at Cold Harbor, Grant attaoked, but without BUooess. It is, therefore, fair to sup pose that Lee's losses were equal to tho3e of uram. a any rate, Lee sutlerei bo muoU that he never again assaulted Grant iu force during the nine months longer that the war continued. It has been repeatedly asserted that L'ie's army was not recruited to any extent during the last six months of the war, and that h bad but a handful of men opposed to Grant in the final campaign from Petersburg to the Appomattox. But Lee's own field returns show that on the 28th of February, 1805, he bad 73,349 men present, 59,094 present for duty. This was exclusive of the local militia of Richmond, always put into the treuahes in a fight, and several thousand strong, as well as the gunboat crews in the James, who were also put into land fights. Out of the3e, 27,41(5 were surrendered and paroled at Appomattox Court House, and 19,079 captured iu battle, besides about 3000 more in the assault ou Fort Sedgwick. At least ID, 000 meu wore killed or wounded, and 10,000 more deserted on tha road from Richmond to Appomattox. These tvo last numbers, however, cannot be verified, as no report was ever made of the final move ments by Lee. Thus it will be Been that Grant began tha campaign with 98,019 ell'ective men, aud Lee with 72,278, and that consequently Le, hav ing all the advantages of "position, breast works, a friendly country, and a short and constantly shortening line of supplies in hi3 favor, was virtually the stronger of the two. The losses during the Wilderness campaigu were about equal, not more than 20,000 on each bide. And finally, when Lee reached Petersburg, he had more men than were with him at the beginning f the campaign, show ing that he had bien heavily reinforced. It seems to ua this settles the question of Grant's generalship. Was General Grant u Coltou Speculator I From the N. Y. World. We suppose it will not bs disputed that when a man consents to be a candidate for the high est office in the Government, he thereby chal lenges a thorough scrutiny into his public and private character. If he is fit tor that great position, bis character will command more esteem the better it becomes known; it will be made to shine with new lustre by all the attri tion to which it is subjected. But if there be anything in his history which he has an in terest in concealing he gives his countrymen a right to kuow it in all its particulars wheu he asks them to elevate him to the chief post of honor in the Government. We find in a Western paper what purports to be a transcript from the records of tho Su perior Court of Cincinnati. It bears such strong internal marks of genuineness that we cannot doubt that it is truly copied; and if so, it deserves all the prominence which we pur pose to give it. If the friends of General Grant can prove it a forgery, we will give equal prominence to the exposure; for, al though we deprecate his election, we do not wish to see him degraded. But this matter is too serious to pass unnoticed, aud if his friends shall Blur over or iguore it, we shall assume that they have no defense to make, and that the alleged facts are true. In the winter of 18G2-3 General Grant was commanding in the most productive cotton region of the Southwest, and it appears from the judicial record, which we will presently insert, that his father, Jesse R. Graut, was at that time a secret partner in a cotton specula tion which was transacted within General Grant's military lines. Without investing any capital, this Jesse R. Grant, the father of the General, formed a partnership with a busiuess firm in Cincinnati for procuring cotton within General Grant's military lines, and transport ing it thence to the Northern market, and this silent partner was to render services of some kind which would entitle him to one-fourth of the net profits of the adventure, although he supplied no money, and bore no part of the risk of what must have been regarded as a hazardous undertaking. It appears that the service which he stipulated to perform was to procure at the headquarters of General Grant, his son, a permit to buy cotton, and facilities for its transportation. The undertaking proved lucrative. So large an amount of cotton was procured and brought off that the net profits amounted to more than $40,000, and the publio would probably have never known anything of the Grant family's complicity, if the firm which furnished the capital had not refused to pay over the stipu lated share of the profits. Jesse R. Graut brought a suit in the Cincinnati courts to re cover his Bhare, and by this means the facts have come to light. We copy the reoord as we find it: SUPF.RIOR COUKT. "General Term Jesse It. Grant vs. Alack Brothers. Judge Ilondly delivered the opinion. The case v. as leserved from special term ou Umiurrer to the petition. The action was liibiiiuud lor the BelUeiueut of a partnership account. The plaintiff avers that in December, 18(5.2, he entered Into a ptirinersrilp with deteuduutg fur the purchase of co lLn in the mliliei'v tie partnunl ot U. H. Grant; the condition ot the ngrtt menl tliul defendants were to tarnish the ctolttl and the men to purchase aud ship tne cotton, and tbe plaintiut to procure at rieud nuerters ol Gem rut Uran'. a permit to purouaso it, scctiie tiau.spurtailtiu, ami such other lacLU ti k an nilfht be conMhUnt with tne UNues aud luUresis ol the army. The plainllll whs to leceive rne-fiiurth miure ol the net profits of bHliK alter di dueling from gru.sa proceeds (he ntti'PhHiy i xpbUHes. The petition lurtuer elates that iliere wuH a realized profit in the defen dant's luvor of not lo:-s thau $10,oot, uud tliut lliey le'iise to render au account, or puy the plainllll his proportion. ' The deftudunlM claim that the p'alutill con tributed ty hl8 own uIiowiuk, n timer capital nor lawful iHcrvlCd to Ihe uopai luerslllp, end that their atueeineut to puy iilui u share of the pioriu is, therefore, without sutlicieut couslde ihtlcn. "The Cou-t cannot presume that the plaintiff in tended to allege l hut he uudoi took L hut which una roblbiUii iiy law. Ills acta aud promises may have he- n lliet;u), uud the partner Bhip one for h loi hidden entei price, but Iu the ausenco of ii u Hjbv. tr hOHVt-i i iiu , tne Court euuuoi nssume it, uiilcth the averments ure incousibtent with unj other theory. "'J be puicluiKO of cotton In the military do pamnet't coinmtti ded by General (Ji'itut was Ulegiil unless earned ou by permission uf l'io pjtluent, obtulued through the Treasury Do purtimiil. "'lie pltttutiflr avers that he was to go to the l.ewilqi.arteis ol Utneral tiraut uud procure a pel nut to puicliusB colt on. Whether tuis was t x i ( ltd to he obtained Iroui the Ucuetul hlui i t il, iioiu some member ot ills etufl, or a UVea mii.v iiyeni ut hcbdiiuirier, is not shued. Wiie'llitr the philntifl was to procure it us u peiM nnl lavor.or by lliouhe of person il Influ ence, or lu the oidio .ry mo le ut business, is i oi flu.wn. TbeCouri could not presume he v H lo i t ris pciiuu Iroru an uinrer nut uuiho n.t d i y law to Klve it, or that ho was to procure U r.Hlhe it ward of erbounl, political, or other illtgitliiinte inllueiicb. They ruu t rnthur lofi-r tlu.i lie propoNcd to solicit and procure a ner. inlt lu the ordinary and proper way, from a Trt usury agent having Authority to luj It. 'Auitlu. Jl Is aveiied that plaiutlll wmto umi Uiu fctcure transportation. This may have iwtn done by proenrliiK tioin somo quurtcr muKltr, or other oillcer controlling it, the liu . roper uud illegal uncoI U ivernmeut hursts hiul whyciiB, or Hteainbout; or. he may h-tvo hlrt d licit en and wuous frnui the pc3ilo of the country, uud becure.l sleamboit transportation In l lie iibiiHl way. The moie fact Inal lie was to Men re tiuuKportatlou ut the headquarters of General brunt U not decisive. 213 & 220 S. FRONT ST. OFFER TO THE TRADE, IN LOTS, FIRE H YE AIU) BOURBOIK WHISKIES, I BOA) Oi l&f5f 1HOO, UCJT, fintl lwtlS. ITJ.E FIAE ME a) milWm UIIM2ES, 1 Of GREAT AGE, ranging from lfcs4 to lis. Liberal contracts will be entered into for lots, in bond at Distillery, of thli your' m jnjoi-'. "The other Item of Bervlco. the. 'procuring of mcu ether lHcilltles as mlnht lie consistent with the usnnes and interests of ttin army,' la open to t lie KHine double reading. I'Ueso f tciii. tie', whftever llif-y were, uihv have been pro cure l tv b' nest or dishonest Influences. "For these reasons, the deleuse tiursted must be presented by answer. I he theory tuut the employ uieut of the plulnitfT was to procure the Illegal co-operation of tue military iu h prl vato enterprise must be Hllrc'd by sworu an swer. Jl true.it was equally disgraceful to the delei dnnts and the plulnt ill', aud, If proveu, would Insure ln dismissal of the petition with reprobation to the two parti":, upon the prin ciple, among others, in jxtri d' Hcto. prtior -cjr cxindilo drcticloitis. Demurrer overruled aud Iweve 10 Huswer. "Judgo Hlnror agreed with the other mom beis of the Court on t he qut-sllon of th" plead ing, end fell constrained to say that tin whole ot the trride. as disclosed iu this proceeding, was not only disgraceful, but lends directly 1.0 dls truce the country. It Is the pilce of blood." It appears, from the opinion of Judge Deadly, that the firm of Mack Brothers, the defendants, ground their refusal to py Jesse I H. Grant his one-fourth of the net profits, 1 according to their agreement, on the unlaw fulness of the service rendered by their Bilent partner. The whole Court were of the opinion that such unlawfulness would he a bar to his claim, but they said that the defendants had not proved it by sworn testimony, and gave theui au opportu nity to adduce such pre of. This is the posi tion in which the case stood at the date of thepe proceedings. Even if it should turn out that there wa9 a Treasury permit to give a show of legality to this cotton speculation, it must have been procured by the influence or the connivance of General Graut. There was no other man in the army to whom Jesse Grant held such relations as would have made his services in such a transaction worth one-fourth of the net profits. The defendants do not allege that the stipulated service wa not rendered, but that it wa3 not lawful. That large quantities of cotton were procured is admitted by Jesse Grant himself by the very tact of his bringing this suit. Now what basis had he for a snocesstul speculation of this kind f What had he to put in as an equivalent for capital f What was it in his power to do to entitle him to one-fourth ot the net profits without risking a dollar of his own money, although the enterprise was full of hazard ? There can be but one answer; the fund on which he traded was his relationship to General Grant. What the Cincinnati firm agreed to pay him for, was his supposed in fluence with his sou. Their expectations were not disappointed; but failing in that kind of honor which prevails among thieves, they sneaked out of their engagement because the stipulated service was illegal. This transaction suggests some very painful inquliies. Jesse Graut being self-con vioted of trading on his eon's influence in one cotton speculation, how can It be known that he has not done the same thing, with equal claims to profit, ii many others? As he had an equiva lent for capital, he could as easily be a silent partner in twenty such speculations as in one. The extent of his partner's transactions must have been limited by the amount of their capi tal, or by the amount they were willing to ribk. But Jesse Graut, who risked nothing, was under no such limitation in working the rich placer which he discovered within the mili tary lines of his son. His other partners may have kept the honor of thieves, so that as little is known of their transactions as would have been known of this one, if the firm ot Mack Brothers had stood by their bargain. Jesse Grant long ago gave up the tannery at Galena, and changed his residence to CoviDg ton, Kentucky, a' convenient point for specula tions like the one which has been exposed. It seems that he made no money by this oot ton speculation; did he gain the means of re tiring from the tanning business by others f Even if Treasury permits were in some oases procured, by whose inlluence, other than his son's, could Jesse Grant have procured them ? What, besides this relationship, could have rendered his services so very valuable that eharp business men deemed it for their inte rest to pay for them at so high a rate ? We look to the Republican press for answers. CARRIAGES. GARDNER & FLEMING CAltlllAQK BUILDJSI18, Ko. 2H SOUTH FIFTH STREET, BELOW WALNUT. An aiicrtment of PEW AND SECOND-HANI C'AIIKIAGKS always on haud at It E At-ON A BLI PlUUfciv 6 fiawttm TRUSSES. "St-ELI' V'S HAUD KUBBwR 'IliU&i MSj--C- Kg. lai'l UiIIljvNUT eilreet. Tina i'ruo cor-r-'liy Applied will cure and reuuti Willi eu.se Um iuo C'lliculi rupture; Klwuys clean, ll;ht, euay, sale, auti cnniioriabit. Ubi-d il baihluK, Uit.'J to lorui, never r'nui, brtuikK, sol's, becouitc limner, or movt from (luce. Ino tttrapi.hiK, Hard Kut'Ot-r Abduiulual Hup. poru-r, by whicn the .Niolhero, Corpulent, aud Lttdier .if,! ring win, Female w-ufcue, will ilnd relletaud j eriect Huppun: very llgiii, neat, aud eilectuttl. Pile ii.iriin.euia dhoulaer Urncm, K'&silc eitociclnn fci r fcHk lln.t E.ispeutloiis, etc A.I30, largo stuck hti I Hihei TruKHHJ, halt unual price. Lady in aitiwirt. ice. IhiyJwOa 2UMTWJTTKINU (;03IlAM OF fUKNVliVANU. capital, - - - 8100,000 Ibis Company are now prepared to rum lab Vli:44A&t'N PAT. AT 131 PttO VE1 WTF.AJt UK&KUATOII, O' any power required, npon two ww'ksnot'.oe. They ru'.vt bt-cii liUri)Qiic(-d iu tela city, and thoroughly IcDt'.'d .l'h ruoi t Biitlofaot'iry rebuild, and ure sold I ClTAHANTitrl OV ABSOLUTE bAFETY i'HU.M I) K '.'1 liUCTl V K KXI'LOSION. Thoy axe '.;wj.er hi li.-fit coat, aud lu eipeim uf erection, mora economical lo fuel, durable and convenient lu tut li'ku fcny oiiier apparatus fur generating atenu. OFFICE F COaPASti (KOOM3 Nos. and 6), No. C28 WALNUT BTUEKT NKI.PON J. NIOKKllSON, President, EDWARD Jl, UKAHAM, Una fcccxetary and 1'rca uier 218 & 220 S. FRONT ST. A & CO c liAMPACNK.-AN INVOICE OF" "PLANT Dure" ClinupHKii), I rn ,.orif 1 nr.il rorx iip JAMJ.H CA imAIK.S, JR., 128 A T.N U t .nl 21 i.U.i.q l . sirai-.. c IlAMl'ACNK.-AN INVOICE OP "GOLD JUtc" Cb imkiie, iinpori.r and tor Kftie hy J A & 1 lUHT I I J K 13H WALt I'T mill '.:i i HA H Stril c HAMPAGNE. AN INVOICE OF "GLO. rla" CiiHiiiputfne, hnportwl axil ft r m'a by oil JAfllKH C AIXTA 1 Um j u 12 WALNUT .ut; HK.UlKMr5L c AESTAILV, OLIVE Oil AN INVOlCl ww wv'r I V till CBIU J J , ... . . JV- I'X CA KSTAIRS. JR.. ' Jff Al, UT auC Vi (i KAWITK lrHt. WATCHES, JEWELRY, ETC. AVLNCr rURCIIASED THE INTEREST OF THOMAS WRIGGIXS, FAJ. My late f artner in tbe Urm of WKIUOINS A WAK 1KN, I am dow prepared to oiler A Ki.W AND VAAIUD STOCK OB" WATCH 8 AND JEVVSLRY, AT THE OLD STAND. S.E.CORS1K FIFTH AMD f'MKWXUT NTS." And rrapC"n11 rpqntvit a continuance of then, tn none no lou and liberally btwtuwwl upon tbe lat firm. Par'lci .i.r iiiliin given to the reoairius nl WATCHIkJ AM) JBWKl'tY. "Pairing ot A. II. WARDEN. Philadelphia. March 10, 1S68. 6 x wfm2ai JEWELRY! JEWELRY! S. E. Corner Tenth ami Cliosnut. NEW STORE. NEW GOODS. WRICGIN3 & CO., (Formerly Wnpgli.s Warden. Fllih and Chesnntl Inviie attention i their vew Jewelry btore. H. K. cor n. r TJ NTH aii CHKSNUT Htree. "-cor- We are now piei.r-d, wlih our Kxtenslve Stock, to oiler URKAT I NbUC'KM KNT3 to buyers. ' ATCHKW ot mo most celebrated muKein. JEW ELRY, ami hlLVKR WAKE, always the laleit da- blDHaiKl tHBl IIJ Ull'.H. Uoofd eipeciallv ('ehlfdied for BRIDAL PURSKVTS, rartitulHr attention given to tbe Repairing ol W ATCHJlS A D JE W JiXlt Y. 16 i m wf WKIGGIN8 & OO.. S. E. Corner Tenth and Chcsnut Streets. LADOMUS&Cq; 'DIAJI0I DEALERS & JEWELERS.! ATI IHIS, JKWF.I.KV SILVER WAllk. .WATCHES and JEWELRY EEPAIEED. 802 Chestnut St.. Phila- Would Invite particular attention to thetr larse axl e tgunt asHorlmeni ol Lilllilsi AND aKNTS' WA TCflUS or A mo lean ar.d Foreign Makers of thelfln' at quality. In Hold mo fiver t num. " timing " 7 01 lQdei,eu(1ont ' Second, for borsa 1 f?i'.aDd 0ents' CHAINS ol latest styles. In U ftliu to Kt BTTTON AND KVELET 8TCD9 I u great varlfty r.ewujt patterns. SOLID SILVERWARE tor BrlrlM preieni:-; Plated-ware. eta l.ipnlrlrjj dene iu tbe best manner, and war ranted. s gPECIAL NOTICE, CXTIL SEFTEMBEIt 1, 18C8, I WILL CLOSE DAILY AT 5 P. 31. G. W. RUSSELL, Importer and Dealer In French Clocks, Watohe Flee Jewtlry, and Sliver Ware, No. 22 Korlli SIXTH Street, 26 PHILADELPHIA. Ye keep always on hand an assortment of S-ADirS' ASO CENTS' 'FIKTB WATCE3S9 ir the best American aud .Foreign Malcen, tui war mWd to ive ouiuplctasut.alctlou. and at QRILATLY REDUCED FKICJEH. FAKH A BKOTHEk, mportersof Waicbes, Jewelry, Musical Boxua.aic, il iiaiathirpj io, is cHia.NUX St., oelow Fonrth. iOiperlal attention vru to repftlrlnj Watchci aa Uaaloal juoxe uv i ilOii-ULAtiM workmen, " LEGAL NOTICES. TN THE InsTRICT COUKT OP TUB UNITED J. MaII'.S ton 'Itlh. EitJIKHN Jl4TJUbT OF PENNSYLVANIA fM.xni IN DANKRUPTGY. At Fhl'udelpLiK. Ju.y H, lttH. '1 n uuderH'ti.1 d h.roby ulves notice of h!s appoint ment I.H hi?iiee nl NICHOLAS B.ALLIKT. of I'nlladi lplila, lii lliu cou.ity ol fh.laitelpjiia aui -.aie of pt-unn.Ylvi.1 Ij. wl.lilu aalil Ulttrlct, win Ii. heen ai jiulerl n i.,nkrnpt upoi tils own petition by tLe DlMlrldtv in t oi Fnlil iu-.tr. ct. bAlL'IiL U HUKY, AHHlgnee, No. 2 H. TiIIRD Slreet. To the Creditors of geld Hank mm. 71lw3l I N TUB COUKT OF COMMON PLEAS F'OH .L 11 1 L 1 1 1 Y A J ' CO I M Y O ! U 1 1. i D K L P H I , i u Ibe uialier ol llic Afsljiueil ie.lHOt HaRVICY 'Vl'rV'E' ., kf'AsilCS KELLY, trading ui iOUr.I J. it 1 J-.l.i. . 'I lie Audi or etp"li.ied-by tbe Court to audit, settle, und aojiihl tbe amount of nl NJ AM IN L. TKHPLN, Amlunce ol mln to likLL it EKLLY. and lo report distribution ol tio biilnnoo In Hie Iminls of the iK'Ci.uuliiiii, will me.'t tb purlieu liiierentmi (or l i.e uipoee ol lib, up;). Ininit'iii, ou Tllfc-DA Y. Ju'y vh, A U. 1M', i,i u n'l'lork a. M.. nl hi- ollioe, No. 4)fl WA I.N VI PU'eel, In tliecily ol HillHilellihU. 7J7linul WILLIAM D. ilAAb.H, Auditor. PEN NSY LV A N I k il OSri T AL. j'uu.AiiKi.i'HiA, January 28, 188. Tlie atti!illiji Mint,tni an: B. Mniria V.ale. N ia-oinh Delaware avonue. AOoirb fc. Unne. Nn. 103 u. in eireeu Aiti mm: i-iij bicUin-iir. J. M. La Costa, No, 1005 bprute btr. el. AtieiHiinK -nrfc''oni)r. Adiiinell !! wwm, No. US f-ouili l:iHt tiln Hi...-ii iir, jj, Jiayes AKUhW, N3. 1 Nurili r li v.'iil:' air.ei. '1 hi HuhIi-W.i'h ui il Kiiruoon'i att.-ud a', tbe Hoipl tnl every lny i -,fljM excepted), 10 rcvlve appil C til'll tut i U I , t, i eieons Bt rioiih! , ii;nie.1 iiy acnlnent are nlwnvs e linllt-d 11 br.nil'i l.i tl.o Ilu piil toiuiedi.i.ely tbhreutier. gtft QEORCE PLOVrJAW. ; CAKlNTE'd AND BUILDIIi, IlF.olOVED To Ko. IS DOCK Street, f Jbi ILACELPUIA. FINE WATCHES. i ' "' ii ii 1
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