oKoitm: ii. moohi:, i:onoii.
111.00M811U1UJ, HATOHDAY, .11112 SI, lSUtl.
THE
TRIAL OP JEFF.
POSTPONED.
DAVIS
Tun trial of the arch traitor. Jefferson
Davis, has been postponed. It Is assort
ed tluit our renegade United Stnlcs Sen
ator, Edgar Cowttn, has engineered this
movement, his object being to avoid cur
rying tht load of odium which his ueqtilt
tnl will ontnlt on the " Johnson party1' In
thoensulngolectlon. It now looks to us as
though It was the deliberate. purposu or
tho President to let the Uebel elder es
cape trial and pitnMimcnt altogether.
Tho Rebel sympathizers who now sup
Krttho President demand this or Mr.
Johnson. It Is only In aeeord with tho
"policy" that no inws should ho passed
Ty Congress without tlrst admitting rep
resentatives from tho Southern States to
participate in Its deliberations.
This postponement of the trial of
Dnvla Is an evidence, wo repeat, that
President Johnson Is conniving at the
arrangements for his ultimate escape
from punishment. Of course it would
not do to allow this escape to tako place
now. it would seriously eiieci mo pros
pects of Copperhead candidates heforo
tho people. It would damage the lntor
cata of tho Johnson party In tho Con
gress to bo elected this Fall. Columbia
Count 1 Jlepubllcan.
Tho nbovo article contains about as
much falsehood and malignity as could
well bo compressed In thu same space.
To show that wo make no misrepresen
tation, n plain statement of such facts
iis havo already passed into history will
mifllce.
When tho case against Jefferson Davis
came on to bo heard in Court, lie appear
ed by his counsel, and demanded an Im
mediate trial. Underwood, tho presid
ing Judge, refused to proceed with the
trial, and assigned his reasons for the
postponement as follows:
Thn Chlof-.Tustipp. who is expected to
preside on this trial, has named tho ilrst
Tuesday In October as tno time mat
will bo most convenient for him, and
the Attorney-General has Indicated that
it would bo utterly impossible for him,
under tho nressnro of his many duties.
now greatly increased by tho troubles
on the Northern frontier, to give, on so
short notice, the attention to this grout
question which its importance demands.
After this statement by Judge Under
wood, who, except one wilfully bent on j
perverting tho truth, would charge that
Senator Cowan iiad engineered, with tho
consent nndapprobation of thoPrcsidcnt,
tho postponement of tho trial? It Is a
matter of history and of record in tho
Court that the delay was against the pro
test of Mr. Davis, and tho continuance
until October next was granted tosuit tho
convenience of Chief-Justice Chaso and
Attorney-General Speed. Our Radical
friends do not question the loyalty of
either of tho last two named, hike
Civsar's wife, they arc above suspicion,
and their disposition to procure a con
viction, to bo followed by capital execu
tion, isnot doubted.
In the light of these facts how trans
parent is tiie falsehood that President
Johnson delays, or is the cause of the
delay of tho trial of Davis, and how in
famous in tho eyes of every honest and
truth-loving man must the author of
that falsehood appear 1
Verily, Mr. President, you committed
tho unpardonable sin when you declined
to send to tho Senate the name of this
editor for confirmation as Assessor,
It is believed that Congress will ad'
Journ about tho middle of July. The
session lias been Important, and lias
furnished much material for popular
debato in tho coming elections of the
present year. Tho proposed amend'
incuts to tho Constitution, and the rc-
port of tho Committee on Reconstruc
tion in particular, present issues deserv
ing of careful attention and extended
debate, which they will doubtless re
ceive. Wo shall tako occasion hereaf
ter to examino sundry questions which
havo been pending in Congress, as we
liavo heretofore examined vetoes of tho
President, and in tho same spirit of fair
ness and Justice.
It is ono of tho duties of independent
Journalism to renounco misrepresenta
tion from tho discussion of public ques
tions, and present them truly for tho
judgment of tho people, leaving to
strictly partisan journals tho business of
partyalTairsanddenunciatton. Wo have
lu conformity with tho purposo wo had
In view In publishing this paper, given
from tlmo to time, reports of political
meetings, without distinction, and In
this number wo publish nn account of
tho meeting of what is called tho John
bon party, ncid in ucavor County re
cently.
GENERAL HUMPHREY'S
PORT.
BE'
Tiik report of Major-General Hum
phries to tho War Department, concern
lng tho lovees of tlio Mississippi, was
transmitted by tho Secretary or War to
tho Senate a row days since, in response
to ti recent resolution. Tho break are
hhown to bo very numerous, and tho re-
Milts of couscqueut ovcrllows unusually
disastrous. Ho recommends at tlio pros
ent time, in accordnnco with his instruc
tions from tho War Department, tho
following repairs: First, levees on tho
Yazoo Ilottoins, 009,000 cubic yards, nt
n cost of 530.J.000 ; second, eight levee
on tho Tensas Uottoin, 7.10,000 cubic
yards, costing $20.",OO0 ; third, thrco le
veca on tho Mississippi Delta, G5 1,000
cubic yards, costing $217,000. Tho throe
make an aggregate expense or 5817,000
for 1,082,000 cubic yards. Tlio General
btates that at present prices the crops of
cotton grown In tho alluvial region
nbovo Red River would amount to
$108,000,000, and that tho products of
tho sugar region below, at present price,
was equivalent to $50,000,000. lloe.-tl-mates
that tho completonnd permanent
repair of all tho levees of the river
would require $1,200,000 for tho Statoof
Arkansas j $1,,100,000 for Mississippi;
$1,200,000 ror Louisiana; a total of $;!,
UOOino. It appears Hint tho repairs
THE
made last "Winter upon the levees in
Louisiana amounted to 700,000 square
yards, llo refers to statements in his
report of a former examination of tho
leveo system, which nssumo that tho
cost of all tho levees of tlio river, If none
were then In existence, and a complete
and sulllclent protection should bo se
cured, would amount to $20,000,000, and
to perfect those already In existence
would require 17,000,000. lie estimates
the alluvial lands of the Mississippi at
017,000 square miles, of which 12.1,000
square miles below the Kcd lllvcr lie In
tho sugar region, of which one third
might bo brought under cultivation.
This would open a million and a, half
of sugar lands In addlllon to tho million
acres now open to cultivation. Or tho
remainder 10,000 square miles arc cotton
lands, and aro or the, most fertile char
acter, two thirds of which should be
made available to culture. This would
give 7,000,000 ncres or cultivated laud
capable or growing a bale or cotton per
acre, or about double the whole cotton
crop of tho United States in 1800.
WASHINGTON LETTEE,
WAsiiunTos, 1). C, Juno 21, 1SW.
"llowmuch tho Washington peoplo
havo seen the past row years," was tho
remark or a gentleman as tho funeral
procession followed the corpse or n dis
tinguished olllcer, Avhose lifts had fallen
a sacrifice to his devotion to his country,
and whoso remains were to be sent to
ids home in a distant State.
It is my purpose to send you some In
cidents of this character, hoping that
they may possess interest.
Tho death of Colonel W. W. Seaton
recalls to many minds highly honorable
incidents in his career, for no shadow
falls on hisupright and honorablocourso.
An early friend of colonization and
emancipation, his printing establish
ment, at the time tho olllce of Dr. Bailey
was burned, only escaped tho same fate
by the Judicious appeals of friends.
In a conversation in 1801, which will
always be remembered with pleasure,
ho said few peoplo wero aware how
much had been accomplished by the
peoplo of Washington for tho freedom
of tho colored race. Not alluding to his
own liberality, ho remarked: "1 have
known my partner, Mr. (fales, to give
onothousand dollars topurehusc the free
dom of n single slave.
A devout attendant at tho Unitarian
Church, ho preferred the simple and
sublime teachings of tho Saviour to the
discussion of secular subjects, and no
one ever felt a deeper interest in his
adopted city and its improvement than
Colonel Seaton.
As mayor or the city the means of ed
ucation received his loitering care, and
the hospitality or Ids cultivated home
embellished social lire at the capital or
the nation.
Tho high character his paper, the In
Mligenccr, always sustained is well por
traycu ny i)r. Sunderland In n poem
written in 1800:
Xocliookmayliliishtliolrclianlpni'ilpnKC'rornslnK,
soul may sicken o'er their rcmtt-iitN mining:
Their luimpi't-call lu tlirillliii; blast xi'iKlMKrc-utlnu
To distant homes, w hero patriot lilootl Is tieatlng;
Ami when tho IhhIm offmud ami faction surging.
Tho great ltepubllo to tho brink aro urging.
Tho stoutest Knliit or tlio Luul illt-miiylng,
Their old voice, rise, UUo a propliot praying.
Well done ! yo gray-lialreil NiMorsof tlio stylus ;
Thouuli perils threaten ami mistakes lieuulle us,
Long nay yo live, your civic honors shailmr.
Iouk may yo drink tlio cup of Oanyincdo,
UUo Itome'8 great Anaees, the sous of I,eda I
Long truly yo move, seveno In each condition,
Robust In age, ntlll Htalnless lu your mission,
Tlll.faradvaiK'edJilfo'acvcnlngshaclesarefitealiug
Ami vesper lictw from Jlejiven'.s high towers aro
pealing.
In silver tones, your orbit In betoken,
O, gently tho golden Iw nvl be broken,
Tlio rlH-ncil shock bo bottnd by angel reapers.
Ami tears, our trlbuU, fall aboo tho steeper!
M.
GENERAL PEESS DESPATCHES
From Washington.
Tin; assault oi uenerai uoiisscau up
on Mr. Grinnell, which took place on tlio
fourteenth instant at tho east front o
tlio Capitol, is tho absorbing top
here. Tho account given of tho aff.ii
by tho parties themselves and the ey
witnesses agreo in tho main. Fron
tlieffO several accounts it appears, that
after tho IIou.-o had adjourned, Mr,
Grinnell was seen passing out of the ro
tunda through the door leading to tlio
cat front of tlio Capitol, followed close
ly by General Rousseau. When Mr
Grinnell had arrived near the steps lead
lng to the ground, lie was overtaken by
General Rousseau, who tupped him on
tho shoulder anil said, "Mr. Grinnell,
have been waiting four days anxious!
ioran apoiogy irom you lor tlio gross
insult or last Monday, on tho floor or
tho House." Mr. Grinnell replied,
havo no apology to make, sir; I liav
nothing to say." General Rousseau
quickly answered, " I'll teach you, sir;
and at once applied n rattan cane rapid!
upon tlio shoulders and face or Mr
Grluiicll,strlklnghlui once or twico upon
tho right and left shoulders, and the
upon each sido or tho race, when tho
cano broke. Mr. Grinnell then graspei
General Rousseau by tlio arms, reiuarl-
lng as he did so, " I don't want to hurt
you, sir." Rousseau, jerking away
from Grlniiell's grasp, replied, "Nor
do I wish to hurt you, sir, but I want t
disgrace you, sir." " All rightall righ
sir," rejoined Grinnell, "you dld't hurt
mo much, sir; all right," and stooping
down ho nicked up a pleco of tho cane
and starting oil' again, said, "All right
sir." Tho several witnesses gavosomo
additional colloquy, hut tho pnrtic
themselves do not recollect anything
further than what Is above set forth, nor
do tho additional statements of tho wit
nesses alter tho facts as wo havo give
them. Jt does not appear that any at
tempt was made by tho witnesses to in
torfero while tho contestants wero en
gaged in their pugilistic exercise, tun
tho whole thing was of very brief durii'
tion.
Tlio court-martial In tho caso of Lieu
tenant-Colonel K. E. Paulding, Paymas
ter of tills District, who has been on
trial for violation of orders In transfe
ring public money to tho Merchant
National Dank, fully exonerates him of
nil corr-ipt motives.
COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBUKG, SATURDAY, JUNE 23,
The Secretary or the Treasury has
transmitted a report to tho Committee
on Public lltilldlngs, urging the erection
of asnltable building for a State Depart
ment, and proving conclusively, by ac
tual calculations, that the great lncrcaso
in the business of tho Department lias
made tho original plan or providing ac
comodations ror tho Slate Department
lu the Treasury buildings Impracticable.
The President's veto of the New York
and Montana Minim; Company 11111 ic-
elvos the approval of nearly every one,
ixcoptmg those interested. It was
laperoned through the Senate by Mr.
Wade, and gave exclusive right to tho
orporatlon to enter upon and preempt
alternate sections of mining lands at a
dollar and n quarter per acre, In advance
f Its survey or being thrown Into mar
ket. The object or the bill was mani
festly to enrich the corporators at Gov
ernment expense.
Most of the pardons now granted by
tho President aro issued upon tin) earn
est request or leading men of tlio
North. I mentioned some prominent
isos of this character In my despatches
few days ago. On Tuesday last tho
President pardoned Watlo Keys, of
Montgomery, Ala., Into Assistant Attorney-General
of the Southern Confed
eracy, and George Maney,"or Nashville,
Into Brigadier-General in the Rebel ar
my. The llrst or these acts or clemency
was done upon the special request or
Attorney-General Speed and Admiral
Lee ; tho second upon tho reconimenda-
of Mr. Speed and Major-General George
II. Thomas.
The soldiers' and sailors' orphans' fair
is still the attraction of the city, and Is
rowded nightly. On Tuesday night
peeches were made by Speaker Colfax,
who introduced President Roberts,
Head Centre of tho fighting Fenians.
In his remarks Mr. Colfax said that
while lie would do nothing that would
bo nn Infraction of law, ho would yet
xtend his sincere and heartfelt sympa
thy to tho euuo of oppressed Ireland,
of whom Mr. Roberts was tho represen
tative. The latter was then introduced
and made qui to a sensible speech, much
more so than tho school-boy twaddle of
lead Centra Stephens the other night.
I'lio remarks of both speakers, especially
when they alluded to England's con
duct toward us during the war, wero
greeted with great applause.
Very little business was transacted In
either branch of Congress on Tuesday
Mr. Raymond made a two hours' speech
in opposition to tho constitutional
amendment, which is pronounced one
of his most argumentative efforts. Ho
ook strict eoiistuctionist Democratic
grounds, and denied tho rigid of Con
gross to exercise any authority not ex
iressly delegated in tho Constitution
riio power to prescribe any terms or
conditions on whlehnlonoaStatoshouId
bo entitled to representation was, in Ids
opinion, neither expressed nor Implied
nud could not, therefore, bo rightfully
exercised. The passage of tho amend'
incuts would give Congress now power
to exclude representatives which it did
not now practically pos-css, since no
member could ho admitted in opposi
tion to a two-thirds' vote.
Mr. Schenck's Army Bill, second edi
tion, caino up In the House on Tues
day, and its consideration proceeded
with under the live-niinuto speech rule.
Very little nttentlon was paid to its fea
tures, as it is generally understood that
the bill is to pass, and the dead-lock be
tween tho two Houses on tills important
subject to bo finally settled by a Com
mittee of Conference. Tho Senate Rill,
in tlio main, will undoubtedly prevail
finally.
The Comptroller of tho Treasury has
decided that all mutilated National
Rank notes must lie sent to the olllces
from which they were issued for redemp
tion, when, if tlie banks recognize them,
ho will redeem them. All United Slates
notes, when not defaced more than to
tho extent of ono twentieth, will bo re
deemed at tho Treasury Department at
their full face vnluo; when the mutila
tion is greater the redemption will bo in
proportion.
Tlio Committee on Elections on Tuc:-
day decided the contested election case
in the Twenty-flr.-t Pennsylvania Dis
trict Fuller vs. Dawson in favor of
tlio sitting member, Mr. Dawson, Dem
ocrat.
The feinalo clerks employed in the
Treasury Department aro raising a fund
to procure a suitable present for Senator
Fessendon, ns a testimonial of their
gratitude for tho Senator's efforts In pass
iug a law increasing tho salaries of tho
clerks in the Treasury Department
The number or olllcers remaining In
tho volunteorscrvleonrousfollows: As
sistant qunrtcrnia'tors, nluely-slx; com
missaries, forty; surgeons, twelve; as
sistant surgeons, five; paymasters, ninety-four;
hospital chaplains, ten; aides-
de-camps, of tho rank of colonel, four;
nidcs-de-eanips of tho rank or major,
twelve; nldes-de-cnmps of the rank of
captain, twoiity-flvo ; assistant adjutant
generals of tlio rank of major, twenty-
llvo; assistant adjutant-generals of tho
rank or captain, thirty-six; Judges ad
vocate, ten ; major-generals, twenty-
threo; brigadier-generals, twenty.
Secretary McCulloch's purchases and
sales or gold sinco January first, lRG.ri,
aro to bo tho subject or olllclal investiga
tion by tho House Comniitteo on Ranks
and Currency. Mr. Wilson, of Iowa,
taking for Ills text Mr. McCulloch's let
ter to tho House with reference to his
transactions lu gold and bonds during
January and February, moved a resolu
tion to the above effect on tho twentieth
instant, which was referred to tho Rank
ing Comniitteo for consideration.
Tho bounty money accruing to the
olllcers and men of tho following nam
ed vessels, viz. : Henton, Cairo, Gtron
dclcl, J.aulsrltd; S7. JmuIk, Monttn-h,
and Queen f the West, for tho destruc
tion or tho enemy's vessels at Memphis
in June, 1802, is now ready for payment
in tho Fourth Auditor's Olllce. Orders
havo been received todlstrlbuteaudpay
tho prize money to those engaged lu the
light at Mobile, in August, IKC.l. This
will lio ready for payment In about two
months from the present date. The to
tal amount Involved In the letter Issov-
ii hundred and sixty-seven thousand
mid ninety-eight dollars and thlrty-nlno
cents.
I'he Stecdman-Ftillerton Commission
left 'Mobile for Mississippi on Wednes
day. They will not vl'lt Arkansas on
this trip, but conclude their Investiga
tions with Texas.
Albert Rhodes'?, of Pittsburg, Penn
sylvania, nomination as Consul to Hot-
terdftni has been sent In to the Senate.
I'he Senate, In executive session on
Wednesday, confirmed the nomination
of Lyman W. Potter as collector of In
fernal Revenue for tho Seventeenth
District of Ohio, and that of L. J.
Czapkay, or California, us Consul at
Bucharest. Ex-General Edward S.
Bragg was rejected as United States At-
Attorney for Wisconsin.
TIIE POWER OF REMOVAL FROM
OFFICE.
Bv the Constitution It Is required that
tliuPresldciitshallappoint'byiind with
thondvicoiind consent or the Senate,"
all olllcers whoso appointment is not
otherwNo directed by law. Ho also has
" power to fill up all vacancies that may
happen during tho recess or tho Senate"
by commissions which expire at the end
of the next session. But nothing issald
as to tho power of removal from ofllce,
either for ofllcial delinquency or at dis
cretion. There were many jealousies to
be dealt with in the introduction or a
upreme government with all necessary
powers. It Is probable that nn unwil
lingness to provoke such jealousy was
tho reason why the f rumors of tho Con
stitution made no direct provision for
emovals. President Washington as
sumed that tho power of removal was a
necessary incident or the supremo ex
ecutive power vested in tho President,
and thnt'Such removal by tho act of the
President alone, during the recess of the
Senate, caused a vacancy, which he was
thereupon empowered to " fill up
This assumption, acquiesced in by the
First Congress, became the established
usage of the Government to the present
time.
Tlio fact that tills usage did not pass
unquestioned, and that tho subject was
thoroughly discussed in Congress, adds
to the Importance of tho precedent, as
proof that it was in full accordnnco with
the will of the peoploat that period, and
thus rests on the same authority with
tho written Constitution. The failure
of nil attempts to change it is a further
proof that tho popular will is unaltered
in this respect, and that thistis part of
the process by which the people of the
United States chooso to have their Gov
ernment administered.
The subject camo up in the First Con
gress on tho nineteenth of May, 1780,
during tlio third week after tho inaug
uration of the President. Mr. Madison
moved the establishment of three Ex
ecutlvo Departments onoof Foreign Af
fairs, one for tlio Treasury, and one for
War; tho Secretaries "to bo removable
by the President." Mr. Smith, of South
Carolina, moti-jiit mat an olllcer once
appointed " must remain until convict
ed by impeachment." Mr. Matlisonsaid
if such wero the true meaning of tho
Constitution ho would submit to it, but
as a ratal error in tlio system, anil one
that would ultimately prove its destruc
tion." He said:
I think it absolutely necessary that
the President should havo tho power of
removing from ofllco; it would make
him, in a peculiar manner, responsible
ior ineir conuuer, aim sumect mm to
nmeaohiiient hinisell. if ho suffer them
to perpetrate with impunity high crimes
or misdemeanors against the United
States, or neglects to superintend their
cummer, so as to ciiccic tlieir excesses,
tin tlio constitutionality of the declara
tion J havo.no manner ol doubt.
This full declaration of Mr. Madison
is itself conclusive. It was supported
in argument by such men ns Egbert
Ilenson, of New York ; Vining, of Del
aware; Georgo Thatcher and Benjamin
Goodhue, of Massachusetts; Elias Boa
dinot, of Jvew Jersey; and Georgo Cly
mer, of Pennsylvania, and sustained b,
thellouse" by a considerable majority.
The subject was discussed again on the
sixteenth or June, when tho Oppositioi
renewed their most strenuous efforts, on
a great diversity of reasons, to havo tho
clause stricken out. Tho bill was. sup
ported by Theodore Sedgwick and Fish
er Ames, of Massachusetts, in elaborate
arguments going to tlio nature of gov
eminent. Their arguments and thosi
ol -Air. Madison aro wormy or being re
produced at this time. Tho motion to
striko out was lost, twenty to thirty
four, and tlio clause passed, as it stands
to this day. Mr. Ames said, "Tho
power of removal is Incident to govern
nient ; and Mr. Sedgwick said, " It must
bo conferred upon tho President by the
Constitution, as tlio executive olllcer of
tho Government." Mr. Madison said
Where the people are disposed to giv
so croat an elevation to ono or their lot
Iow-cit!.ens, I own that 1 am not afraid
to nlnco my conlldonco in him, especial
ly when 1 know that ho is impeachable
for any criiiioormisdenieanor before the
rseiiaio, at an times; ami mat, in an
events, lie Is impeachable before tho coi
munlt.v at lariro every four years, in
is liable to bo displaced ir his conduc
has given umbrage during tho tlmu lie
lias ueen in onice.
These thoughts aro cmlnctly proper to
bo considered at tho present time, hot!
by Congress and by tho people. It surely
follows that any curtailment of this
power of removal will destroy tho bal
anco of powers in tho Government, will
so fiir dlsablo tho President from seem
ing tho proper execution of tho laws
and thus enable him to shun tho re-spou
blllty which belongs to his olllce.
would also weaken tho hands or tho Ex-
ecutlvo nt tho very timet when great
public exigencies may require that hi
olllco should bo strengthened to tho ut
most vigor or action, as in tlio tlmo o
war or or civil disturbance. Wo ought
not to forget that legislation is to alloc
tho future, us well as tho Immediate
present, AVio York livening Post,
Tin: closing of Sunday bar-rooms in
Washington has materially reduced the
number of arrests in that city.
GENERAL ROUSSEAU.
Ir it be ever possible for a gentleman
to receive such provocation and Insjilt
as to be Incapable of replying to it by
more words, and feel Impelled to vent
his Indignation by a physical castlgatlon
the offender, then unquestionably
General Rotisscnu received such Insult
ing personal provocation from Mr. Grin
nell, or lown, on Monday last. For tho
latter, in sunh nn extraordinary nsaull
as that on the day referred to, to charge
tho distinguished Kentucky I'nlonisl,
who, in the early days of the war, won
tho admiration or tlio nation for his
hole-souled devotion to tlio Union and
the flag, with having no other record
than that of a negro-hunter; tochnrge
one or the gallnntest or Kentucky's sol
diers with poltroonery and the most
contemptible conduct; to speak or Gen
eral Rousseau's nillltnry services ns "nil
pretence, nil the merest mockery a
mere blowing or his own horn ;" to
necrlngly designate an explanatory re
mark or his. as worthy only of n " fellow
who had n qunrrcl with a colored bar-
1
or;" to speak of him as "whining off
is plea
tier reminino skirts, etc., etc.; to vul
garly talk or him as "assuming the
airs or a certain bird that has a more
than usual extremity or tall, wanting in
tlie other extremity;" to insolently
point out him, according to the report
'And there," said Mr. Grinnell, in n
most contemptuous manner, " there he
stands, six feet high, and even calling
himself n biittonetl-up general ofllcrr
and gcntleninn;" to keep this sort of
thing up, with variable vulgarity of
figure, but invariable maliciousness of
temper, was nseurcdly something more
than ono would expect n Aentueuhtn nt
least to meekly endure. Kentucklans
may bo accused of being eltheiisalntsor
philosophers; but no ono of tho tribe,
bo he philosopher or saint, has ever yet
been charged with failing to take due
notice or such language when applied
to him. General Rousseau bore himself
with remarkable dignity, so far as the
telegraph reported, and only once, in a
moment of Avarmth, declared that " n
tlio Speaker did not protect him from
uch remarks ho must protect himself."
Three days after, however, or on Thurs
day last, having waited ror tho apology
which lie had understood was to be sent
ho replied to Mr. Grlniiell's assault by a
vigorous caning or his person outside or
the House.
We nre sure that General Rousseau
would not have suffered in the estima
tion of his countrymen or his fellow
members had he permitted the matter
to remain as it stood nt tho close of tho
proceedings on Monday. Rut neither
will thoo who aro possessed of a knowl
edge or human .nature, or those who aro
possessed or human nature itseir, boablo
to see other than one or Its genuine im
pulses finding expression through that
chastising cane.
We think it time that Congress should
adopt some means or preventing such
outrageous and disgraceful assaults as
that made by Mr. Grinnell. Wo nre as
tonished that such langiiargo as ho used
should bo permitted to continue to dis
grace tho House without more vigorous
protests from tho members, and mon
decisive language from tho Speaker,
than wero uttered on the occasion ro
ferred to. We know of no other legis
lative assemblage in tho world where
anything like it would for a moment be
tolerated. And we know that no such
body can maintain tlie respect of an In
telligent public while it allows such out
rages to disgrace its record. Acie 3 or
Timet, June tfl
QUACK EDUCATION.
Tin: latest device for opening a royal
road to learning is " object teaching,'
which like Bottom's Dream, so called
" becauso it had no bottom," apparent
ly derives its title from tho fact that It
Is pursuit without any ascertained ob
ject. But it lias astounding results,
After months of it, you shall 11 ml your
child unable to reatl or write, and utter
ly innocent of the multiplication table
blithe has! mastered tho "elementary
sounds," can draw triangles and paral
lelograms, and set forth tho propertio
thereor. Ho cannot spell his name; hut
ir you ulludo to green as a color, ho will
assure you that is only a secondary col
or, overwhelm you with tho rudiments
or optics, and beg ror a prism that ho
may expound refraction, llo Is exu
berant with unsuspected physiological
lore, and takes you aback with tlio name
of your bones and position of tlio vari
ous organs. Ho destroys your appetite
at meals by unpleasant information n
specling tho composition .iff your rood
and prevalence or trlchinlosls. He de
molishes your parlor ornaments with
boomerangs, and your windows by ex
periinental study of tho principles of
incidence and reflection, lie wishes
bean-bags, Indian clubs, and a trapeze.
that lie may practise home gymnastics
and a " pen" out of doors, that ho may
rclap-o into barbarism in " sun-baths.
as counselled by Dr. DIo Lewis. Ho 1
nil orator before ho can read ; can niai
tho world In variegated crayons befor
ho can put the names or Its nntlons in
on his slate; Is learned in chemistry
pliysiology, telegraphing, arts and be
enecs innumerable, heforo Ito know
his alphabet; is, In short, an Admirable
Crlchton heforo hols qualified to gradu
ato from an old stylo district school
Nice as It all seems, suspicion gradual!
dawns upon tho observant spectator. It
early becomes obvious that however
geography, surveying, physics, and zo
ology may thrive under tho stimulus of
" objects," history, language, and otht
subjects not susceptible thereor maki
little progress. Your Infant phenome
non may win laurels In an examination
adroitly adapted by his teacher to hi
capacity of display, but ho bids fair t
stand confessed a booby in ordinary life
"Objects" will turn out to ho but poor
help when applied to hfo, luce, hoc, and
have but a remote connection with
ledgers, Dlackstone.nnd tho early Fath
ers, though they may accord well enough
with machinery, achltecture, surgery,
r dilettinteic-m,
JSGG.
Like every other extravagance, this
new absurdity started with legitimate
irenilscs. It was well enough to in-
fuso Into children's minds a spirit orin-
stltratlon. analysis, and Inquiry J nun
the object teachers argue, Hko Mrs. Jar-
V, their possession or tlio original ami
only means iff doing so. 1 n competent
hands, and conducted with moderation
and discretion, tlie object system might
be bcneilcal ; but it has been appropria
ted bv that class or educational mouiite-
mnks and impostors which clusters
about second-rate normal schools, pro
mulgates Its empiricisms in mutual nd-
nlratlon conventions, and is tioiuging
the country with hall-educated " nor
mal L'raduates." the living evidence or
a little learning. Under these auspices
there Is no perception of thu true capa
cities of tlio study, which Is valued
chlelly as an attractive addition to tlioso
delusive public examinations which
uivo tlio various advantages of gratult
ously advertising schools and their
teachers, of Imposing upon their pn-
trims a boiler that their children's pro-
llclency in their studies Is comniensu-
ate with their readiness or response to
previously " crammed" interrogations,
ami of rendering the children them
selves bold, superficial, and deceitful.
Such is object teaching as now practised.
Hound Table. .
LABORS OF TriE PRESIDENT.
Win iara class ( Ignorant and mall
Ions persons in different parts or the
country aro using every abusive epitnet
they can invent to President Johnson,
In regard to his political record, misin
terpreting his motives and oven viola
ting tho saeredness or social life, at
tempting to assassinate his private char
acter to accomplish their nefarious
purposes, that sincere patriot Is working
everv twenty-lour nours irom cigin
o'clock in the niornlnguntil ten, eleven,
mil sometimes twelve o'clock at night,
receiving people singly and in delega
tions from different sections or the conn
try, who approach him with all sorts or
petitions, propositions, and complaints
about all sorts or public and private
business. Two days in a week', between
the hours or twelve and two or three
clock Tuesdays and Fridays lie de
votes to tho regular meetings ol tlie
Cabinet. On pleasant afternoons lie
steals awav one hour from the drudgery
of the "shop" to ride abroad, and whll
thus obtaining a little exercise, his mind
is reflecting upon, and working out the
rout problems Involved in tho dillleult
work of reconstruction. His Sunday
aro similarly occupied in Senators' and
Representatives' call, as usual. Business
men, olllcc-holders, cotton-brokers, and
real friends disregard the saeredness of
tho seventh day. They all seek inter
views, and many obtain them. They
did it throughout Mr. Lincoln's admin
istration, and they havo done tho same
during Mr. Johnson's term thus far,
There is no peace for tho President. He
is not only expected to perform all sorb
of drudgery which really belongs to the
bureaus of the different departments
but also to rectify every blunder made
by the humblest subordinate in every
branch of tlio Government. Ho is ex
pected to see that widows and orphans
whoso husbands and fathers wero killed
in battle receivethelr pensions; that tho
wounded soldier and sailor Is provided
with some means of support ; that John
Smith's confiscated cotton is restored
thnt John Jones's tobacco, seizetl by tho
military, is released ; that Mr. Mi-chle
maker is removed from olllce, and Mr,
Sinoolhfuce appointed ; that greenback
shall be forthwith converted into gold
and, in short (or what is equivalent t
it), that black shall become white.
Tho duties and responsibilities of the
President of the United States are more
irksome, trying, and continuous than
those of any other man holding ofllce In
tlio Government. At the sumo time
that he Is" the best abused man" in the
Government, there is not the slightest
doubt. Xationul llejmbllvan.
THE IMPENDING WAR.
The Indications that war will soon
breat out in Europe aro increasing.
A Prussian division under General
Fleiss crossed the Eider on tlio seventh,
and entered Holstcin. They are said to
be ordered to occupy Rendsburg, Kiel,
and Itzehoe.
Tho entry of the Prussians Into Hol
stelu is regarded by some as n virtual
commencement or tho war.
A Vienna despatch says that tho dip
lomatic relations between Austria and
Prussia will ceaso the moment tho Prus
sian representative at tho Diet leaves
Frankfort.
Austria had telegraphed General Gab
lenz to avoid an armed conflict in Hol
stcin. It Is stated that should a colli
sion tako place the Austrian Army of
the North will advanco against Prussia.
Tho Conservative Association of Ber
lin had appealed to tho electors to sus
tain thu Government in its forclgu poli
cy. It wa,s slated that France had sent n
circular urging tlio middle German
States to maintain a conipletoneutrnllty
It is reported that four thousand Prus
slan troops havo been stationed nloiij
tlio fiontlertit Pot-sin, and that tho Rus
shin frontier at Cracow is also partly oc
cupicd.
A Berlin Journal praises Prussia for
her readiness to support the efforts to
preserve peace, apd acknowledges that
sho is now again completely 1'rco to tako
whatever determination sho may deem
expedient.
It Is reported In Vienna that Russia
concurs in tho attitude assumed by Aus
tria. A Florence telegram says that Italy
will commence hostilities as soon as war
Is declared In Germany.
A decreo was bstied at Florence on
tho seventh, calling out for service tlio
second categories of classes of 1812, 18 lit,
nud 1813.
Tlio Paris 0f7frff7oirlr-ayHthopo-'
silton of Franco is not changed by tho
recent events. Sho maintains an entire
independence, and would only tako ac-
tlvopavt If events or Imperative circum
stances should render It her duty for tlni
dofenccoriier national honoror Interests.
Tho text or tho Austrian reply to the
Courercnco Is published. It agrees with
io representations already inado, and
xpresscs surprise that tho Fontlflclal
overnnieiit was not Invited to tno Con
ference.
General Matltenffel has Issued a proc
lamation to tho Inhabitants of Schleswlg,
announcing the despntch of troops tu
Holstcin for the maintenance or tho sov
ereign right'! or his royal master, which'
ivobeen placed in Jeopardy. Thostcp,
however, Is merely defensive In elmr
acter.
General Mnntcuffel Is said to hnvrf
summoned Gabtcnz to re-establish it
slate of common administration lu the?
Duchies.
The Austrliins wero reported to be"
evacuating Kiel and concentrating at
Allonn, where General Von Gabion
and his staff had arrived.
(V public meeting at Altona has adopt'
ed resolutions thanking Austria for her"
declaration in the Federal Diet, and ex'
pressing tho determination of the in
habitants to uphold the right of dispos-
ng or their destinies by furmlug Duch
ies In thoseparato German States, under
the sovereignty or Prince Augusten
Ijerg. GREAT UNION MEETING IN
BEAVER COUNTY.
A vmiYliirgeandenthuslastlomeetlng
or the friends and supporters of tho
President and his Administration was
held in Beaver on tlie ilftli instant. Tho
largo Court House was filled, packed to
overflowing with Union Johnson Re
publicans.
The lion. Archibald Robinson, a life
long Whig and Republican, was called
to the chair, who, upon taking his scat,
delivered n few brief but interesting re
marks, referring to our late lamented
Chief Magistrate, and concluded by in
troducing Major Charles II. Shriner.
Major Charles II. Shriner, of Union
County, Pennsylvania, addressed tho
meeting hi a speech replete with elo-
qucuccand argument. Mr. Shriner was
an elector for tlie Fourteenth Congres-
lonal District (Harrisburg) at tho last
Presidential election, and cast tlio vote
of his District for Abraham Lincoln and
Andrew Johnson. He spoke for two
hours, and held tho audience wrapped
in interest by his statistics, references to
the Constitution, resolutions of Congress,
proclamations by Mr. Lincoln, etc. llo
proceeded to say that President Johnson
was but carrying out tlio policy of Abra
ham Lincoln. This he elucidated by
the position of Mr. Lincoln at the com
mencement of tho war, and at a subse
quent period, when tlio war was in full
progress, and lastly, at the time tlie war
was closed, just prior to his murder.
He also showed that President John
son's policy was endorsed by the Nation
al Republican Convention at Baltimore,
against the protest of Tliaddeus Stevens ;
and practically, by admitting tho States
or Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana,
and Missouri by a vote or four hundred
and ninety-two against twenty-soven.
At tlio close Mr. Shriner offered tho
following preamble and resolutions,
which wero adopted unanimously:
Wnr.UKAs, The American Congress
did. on tho twenty-llrst of July, 1801,
with but two dissenting votes, resolve
that this war is not waged on our part
with any spirit of conquest or subjuga
tion, but"to maintain tlio supremacy
of tho Constitution, and preserve the
Union with all tho dignity, equality,
and rights of tho several States unim
paired ;" and
WmniKAS, Tho lamented Abraham
Lincoln did, on the eighth day or De
cember, ISO:!, put fortli a solemn procla
mation containing his plan of recon
struction, based substantially on tho
above resolution of Congress; anil
WiiKiiUAH, Mr. Lincoln did further,
on the eleventh of April, 1805, only
three days before the assassination, re
iterate and nrguosaid plan of reconstruc
tion at length, and with great ability and
power; and
WumiKAH, Andrew Johnson is now
striving to carry out the policy thus
begun by Abraham Lincoln; and
WiimtKAs, for so doing Ids lire has
been publicly threatened on the floor of
congress ; tliereroro
Hemlecil, That wo recognize in An
drew Johnson tho pure patriot, the great
statesman, and the eloquent champion
ol the rights or tlio people, and that ror
his efforts to preserve freedom for us and
our children, from the dangers and en
croachments of n centralized military
despotism, he deserves tho heartfelt
gratituileof every frlemloX constitution
al liberty.
Jlexulveil, That this Lincoln-Johnson
reconstruction policy having been eiu
doi-sed by tho Union National Convene
tion at Baltimore, and rutllled by tho
people, wo regard the faith of tlio nation
as hereby pledged to its faithful execu
tion nud performance.
lleMiU-ul, That wo are Tor this policy
(ff reconstruction, not merely because.
Mr. Lincoln originated it, and bequeath
ed it as his dying legacy to the Ameri
can people, but becauso it is in Hm-IT
right, and tho onlv nollev. us wn (liinL-
tlmt can save us and our'posterity from
the horrors of such centralized despot
isms us now crush Franco, Russia, and
Austria.
l!:vjrcl. That (ho right of tho peoplo
to make their own Stato laws, subject
only to tho Constitution or tho United
Slates, is a right dear to them, essential
to their liberties, and " dangerous to ty
rants only."
Henulml, That President Johnson ha.s.
endeared himself to the hearts of all true
friends of liberty by his veto of tlio
Civil Right's Bill (so-called) and of tho
Freedmen's Bureau Bill, tho former of
which denies to tho peoplo tho right to,
make thelrown Stato laws, and Imposed
line ami imprisonment on Stato Judges,
and Juries for enforcing laws made in
pursuance of rights guaranteed to tho
peoplo by tho Constitution.
L'enotred, Thnt Hon. Edgar Cowan,
by his able and manly defenco of the
Lliicolii-Johnsoii policy, hasshownhlin
seir tho eloquent champion of tho peo
ple's rights the bold and fearless eiiem v
of consolidation anil despotism anit
that his nnmeshall betrreenliithohenrU
of tho people loin? after tbosn nf his.
oiiemlcs aro imhoiioretl and forgotten.
Fi,oui! is now brought from AViscon-
sln, Iowa, Michigan, and Missouri,
crossed over tho different roads to Phila
delphia, returned to Harrisburg, whero
tt is sold for less money than Hour
manufactured from grain grown in tho
Cumberland Valley.