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JIUIJ II. MOOlti:, KDITOK.
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THE MESHOPPEN POST-OFFICE.
Wi: have boon furnished by u gentle
man of Wyoming County with the facts
In relation to i recent case of post-otlleo
appointment In Unit county, which nro
as follows:
Captain l'hllo Jr. Burr, n young mnn
of twenty-four years of uge, and a gal
lant soldier of the war, has been unpoint
ed, postmaster at Meshoppcn, u town
ten miles above Tunkhunnouk, upon
the east bank of the river. Captain
Burr enlisted us a private, without boun
ty, early In the war, In Company B,
Fifty-second Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers, lie served his term of
threo years, when he re-enllsted, and
continued to servo until honorably dis
charged, on the twelfth of July, 1805,
nftcr the close of the war. in tins mean
time ho had risen, by merit and gallant
service, from the position of private,
through succeslvo grades of promotion,
to the rank of captain, to which ho was
appointed on tho first of Juno, 1805,
When tho Presidential election of 1865
took place ho was In service at Morris
Island, South Carolina, and supported
Lincoln and Johnson.
Meshoppcn Township contains two
hundred and sixty-nine taxables, as cer
tified from the commissioner's olllce re
cently ; and of these taxables two htm-
dred and three are qualilled voters of
tho district.
In tho contest upon Captain Burr's
appointment tho voice of the people In
tercsted was strongly pronounced. Of
tho qualified voters and electors onu
hundred and eighteen signed petitions
In favor of Captain Burr, and thirteen
others did not sign for either side. Five
of the signers had previously signed for
tho opposito part j under misconception
There were also seventeen additional
names for Captain Burr of now settlers
and workmen, whoso names wero not
on the previous official return of taxa
bles, and a like additional number of
young men, etc., not on the tax-list, but
Interested in the office. I'inally there
were forty additional names of citizens
and voters of Mohoopeny and Auburn
Townships, who get mail-mutter at the
Meshoppcn post-office.
Upon this strong endorsement by tho
people Captain Burr was appointed In
place of 0. H. Loomis, who had held the
olllce since lSGl.or for five years. Loom-
is was drafted during the war, and went
to Troy with a substitute, but in some
way, not known to the public, got him
self exempted. Being able-bodied and
of proper age, the cause of his cxemi
tion remains a mystery. In othcrwords,
like his friend William Burgess, of tho
Wyoming Republican (who took occn
Blon recently to abuse tho Columbian)
lie is a draft-sneak of tho worst type.
and very naturally is opposed to giving
up his ofllce, after five years of enjoy-
inent, to a gallant soldier who has fought
as a volunteer through tho whole war.
Upon Captain Burr's appointment be
Sng announced Loomis and Postmaster
Osterhout went on to Washington, and
enlisting Mr. Congressman Mcrcur in
their cause, hud the appointment sus
ponded at the Post-Offico Department
Burr and his friends then nppcaled to
tho President and had tho whole case
laid before him, and tho President, in
conformity with his announced policy
of appointing meritorious soldiers to
office. In proper cases, ordered that
Burr's appointment should stand good
and his commission be forwarded
him.
to
Tho post-ofllco has been called Stor-
lingvillo for some years to gratify tho
vanity of a family, of Iladical proellvi
tics, named Sterling; being changed.
with this object, from Meshoppen, whlcl
is tho proper name of tho villago and
township its well as tho creek which
empties into tho river at Hint plnce,
The old and proper namo is now restor
ed and family vanity disregarded.
Wo are glad to record this case of Ju
reward to a soldier and of lngloriousdo
feat to tho selfish men who opposed him.
A BLAST FROM TOWANDA.
Tiir. Bradford Reporter, tho homo or
gan of Congressman Mercur, recently
indulged itself In an article nbusivo of
Jtobert F. Clark, Esq., upon tho occn
fiion of his nomination for Assessor, and
tho articlo was republished, ns a sweet
morsel of literature, by tho Republican
of this place. It is not possible for tho
Reporter to injuro Mr. Clark In his
reputation or standing In tho communi
ty by tho utmost exertion of its malice
nnd powers; but tho occasion invites a
statement of facts well known through'
out this Congressional district, aud
which should liavo Imposed silence, or
at. least civility, upon tho Reporter, and
upon the men who inspire it. Accord
ing to our information, from rosponsl-
hlo sources, tho men of tho Towanda
clique should bo tho last men to indulge
in vituperation of our neighbor.
In 1802, in consequence of tho noini
nation of Georgo Landon for Congress,
n split took place in tho Republican
party in Bradford, which resulted In
Mr. Tracy's election. A short tlmo bo
foro tho election was to tako placo it was
ascertained that not only would lindou
bo largely defeated In tho district, but
that tho regular Republican ticket of
Bradford County, Including, wo believe,
two members of thoLcgislntiirc, Sheriff,
etc., would bo defeated with him. Then
tho appeal was mudo to Mr. Clark to
stand forward and save the Republican
party of Bradford. In an evil hour,
but prompted by tho most houorabloand
unselfish motives, lie responded to this
appeal. Iuulon was withdrawn, and
ho was named In his stead, ilo can
vassed tho district, expending tlmo nnd
money to avert as much as possible of
disaster from tho Wllmot and Mercur
organization, At tho time aud under
the circumstances his election In thodls
trict was impossible, n3 wa3 well under-
Xt 0
stood both by him and by those who
invited him to the performance of nn
xpenslvo and ungracious task. But
the local result desired In Bradford was
secured. The whole Republican ticket
there was saved j one member of the
.oglsluturo, we believe, by one hundred
and ninety-eight votes, and tho other
candidates upon the ticket by majorities
of a few hundred, in a county which nus
usually given from threo to four tnou-
wul llepubllcan majority, tho tusn
was performed, the work was done, the
result secured, and Joy anil exultation
filled the breasts of the Towanda polltl-
iuns. They were rescued from deadly
peril, and their grasp upon patron
age and power at homo was retained.
They were profuse In their acknowl
edgments to our neighbor for Invalua
ble service rendered, and volunteered
their promise to support hinf for the
next Congressional nomination, when
it was hoped that changed clrcumstan
cos would Insure success In the district.
Two eventful years passed by and
1801 arrived, when Mr. Mercur desired
tho nomination, and had his claims
pressed with an ardor characteristic of
his school. Mr. Clark did not seek the
nomination, but attended tho district
conference, presided over It, and voted
for Mercur, who was nominated. Our
neighbor then canvassed the district as a
speaker, undergoing tho labor and ex
pense incident to such service, and con
tributed, to tho extent of his power, to
the success of Mercur and of the party
with which he was indentilled.
Thus, upon two signal occasions, lie
prepared the way for that exhibition of
ingratitude and of indecent malignity
which has characterized the recent con
duct of Mercur toward him, and inspired
tho assault of the Bradford llcportcr.
The former bus expended a large por
tion of his time and efforts, since Jnnu-
arv, in opposing Air. uium s Humilia
tion and confirmation to tho office of
Assessor, for which ho was named with
out his knowledge. A sense of obliga
tion to others is oppressive to base
minds, and tends to awaken their re
sentment. In this ease, therefore, It
need not be a matter of wonder that in
gratitude and malignity have charac
terized the opposition to Mr. Clark.-
As to tho Bradford Reporter, its ca
pacity to injure is not equal to its will j
and in doing tho foul work of Its mas
ters, it only exposes their moral de
formity, as well as its. own.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, Ti. ('., Juno IX, lRGfi.
Ax evening paper n few days since
chronicled tho death by suicide of a
young man who, in brighter days, hud
been loved and admired for his urbanity
and warm social gifts, united to correct
moral principle, lie was the support
of his aged mother and her sinter. Un
wisely, In tiio early part of the war,
they decided to go to Richmond, to be
with the only daughter of the mother,
who, with her family, were residents of
that city. Living through that fearful
struggle, where tho innocent suffered
privation aiiko with tlto guilty, they
returned to Washington, their life-long
home.
Failing to procure employment, and
standing almost alone, when his only
brother, after several days' absence, was
discovered prostrate by delirium tremens,
after spending the night, worn, weary,
and enfeebled by illness, In a moment
of despair tho young man cut asunder
the tie of life below to enter tho pres
ence of Him who seeth not as mnn seeth.
Wo looked at the serene countenance,
and saw standing with mournful look
tho colored attendant to whom ho had
Jieen kind as a brother; that unrecorded
kindness hero was remembered and ac
cepted by the recording angel.
How often would tho unspoken word
of kindness and cheer ho the mental
tonic leading to success and fortune!
The spark of fire or simple lever of
force overturns the firmest foundation,
while days of toil are needed to recoil
struct and mako symmetrical tho social
or architectural fabric.
A recent reunion at the marriago of a
lovely young lady had only tho touching
sadness of memory to add to Its holy
ceremony. A respected Virginia family
wero divided, its members being lit both
armies. There their houses and purses
wero open to our soldiers, nnd tho ten
derest care given, while those In the
nrmy faithfully performed their duties,
Tho youngest son hoped to escape being
drafted, and left to obtain employment
in Virginia, where a more ruthless con
scription sent him into the Rebel army
Taken prisoner, nnd In closo confine
mcnt in tho Old Capitol ono year, and
not allowed to receive even the slightest
luxury from friends, ho was sentenced
to bo shot, when ho made his escape,
His older brother, whllo gathering corn
In tho field, was taken and confined with
less rigor in tho same place, and after
ward sent to Albany.
Tho church was crowded with friends
to witness tho ceremony, and as tho
youthful party entered tho church, a
thrill of gratitude rose like Incenso that
all were spared, and that tho ono who
had been as a brother was tho grooms
man. Tho unwritten story of tho war has
many a touching memory shrined In
hearts that have known the keenest
anxiety, and in tho country's hour of
triumph let tho funereal shaft be twined
with tho clematis nnd ivy, and not tho
nightshade and hellebore. M.
.TAitiin I.NCimisor., of Philadelphia,
has pleaded guilty of purloining books
from tho Mercantile Library of that city.
Ho further admitted that ho had robbed
other libraries. Tho books taken wero
sold for waste paper. Tho librarian,
who detected him putting books under
his coat, testifies that during tho last
seven years over ten thousaud dollars,
worth of books hud been lost in this
manner.
Ni:w Youk City Is to have an equo.s
triun statue of General Scott, at the ex
pense of William B. Aetor.
THE COLUMBIAN, ELOOMSBUHG, SATURDAY, JUKE 30,
GENERAL PRESS DESPATCHES,
From Washington.
Tin: Commissioner of Pensions has
Just Issued Instructions and forms to be
observed in applying for army and navy
pensions, under tho act of June sixth,
1800. Tho highest grades of pensions
(twenty-five, twenty, and fifteen dollars
a month, according to extreme or par
tial disability) will bo allowed only to
tho-o disabled slnco the fourth day of
March, 1801, and will date only from the
sixth day of June, 1850.
There have been previous statements
relative to the delivery by the Treasury
Department of tho bonds belonging to
the banks of Now Orleans and other
parties to tho State Auditor, in whoso
charge they were nt the time of their
capture by (ieneral Sheridan, during the
latter part of the war. All that have
been Identified, amounting to over four
millions, have been transferred by the
Department to the parties owning them.
There yet remain in the keeping of the
Treasury between two and threo bun
dred thousand dollars' wortli of these
bonds awaiting their proper owners
There is in possession of tho Treasury a
largo box of Confederate notes, reprc-
scnting a past value of one hundred
thousand dollars In Confederate funds,
which are under advisement as to their
disposition. Tho probability Is thnt
they will he destroyed, as they are of
no account whatever except, perhaps, as
relies.
Congress having appropriated fifty
thousaud dollars to procure a temporary
building for the State Department, It is
probable that what Is known as the Cass
Building, on Vermont Avenue, east of
Lafayette Square, will bo leased for the
purpose.
Representative Wnshburne, of Illi
nois, on Saturday last presented to the
House testimony in the case of George
X. Carleton, Into Special Agent and Act
ing Surveyor of Customs at Memphis,
designated n depositary to receive pay
mcnt of money. The papers show a do
faication to the amount of five hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, and thnt lie
gavo certificates for the 7-30 loan, whlcl
wero negotiated through tho Conimcr-
cial Bank of Memphis for tho benefit of
Parkman and Co., or Parkman, Brooks
and Co., who drew the proceeds out of
tho bank. This subject Is to bo further
Investigated by the Committco on
Punks nnd Banking.
uno receipts or internal revenue on
Saturday were four hundred and eighty
three thousand three hundred and twen
ty-oight dollars and seventy-three cents
for tho week ending yesterday three
million nine hundred and twenty-four
thousand nine hundred and twenty
three dollars and sixty-five cents. The
aggregate for tho fiscal year promises to
reach, without doubt, the round sum of
three hundred and ten million, and of
revenue from all sources, five hundred
nnd forty million dollnrs.
Tho President has approved tho bill
for the disposal of the public lands for
homestead actual .settlement in tlieStates
of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ar
kansas, and Florida, and also tho bill
appropriating three hundred and f-lxty
eight thousand five hundred dollars to
reimburse tho State of West Virginia
for moneys expended in enrolling, equip
ping, and paying the military forces to
aid in suppressing tho Rebellion.
The President on Monday sent to the
House a message in answer to a resolu
tion calling for information in regard to
the arrest and imprisonment in Ireland
of American citizens, inclosing a report
from tho Secretary of State upon the
subject. Tho latter says: He lias the
honor to subjoin a list of tho names of
all aged citizens of tho United States
who, according to the info'rmution in
tho Department, have been arrested
since tho recent suspension of tho Ha
beas Corpus Act in thnt country. Pur
suant to the instructions of the Depart
ment, tho United States Minister at
London, nnd Consuls of tho United
States in Ireland, have made such rep
resentation to tho British authorities, in
regard to tho cases of persons, that they
havo been released, except two who
were held for trial upon grounds sup
posed to be sufficient by tho Judicial au
thorities. It is believed, however, that
in consequence of tho aforesaid repre
sentations even tho two persons referred
to, ono of whom is a Colonel Ihirke,
havo been set nt liberty before the pres
ent time. The following nro tho names
of tho-o held in arrest in Dublin: Mau
rice McG rath ; Lieutenant-Colonel John
W. Byron, late Major Kighth New York
Volunteers; George Archdeacon; Mi
chael O'BIerle, lato Captain Sixty-ninth
New York Volunteers; Timothy 1).
McEnifl"; John 1-Vuirring; Burko Klr
nan McDonald; James Bible, Captain
United States Army; John IT. (ileuson;
Joseph (Reason; Bernard McDerinitt;
Michael O'Brien; Michael Duffy; Dan
iel J. Mnykins; James Smith, of Ohio;
John A. Comerford, of Massachusetts;
Frank Leslie; William Malkers, native
of Pennsylvania; Edwnrd Moiley, nn
five of Pennsylvania; Cornelius flenly
Thomas Dynes. Held In arrest nt Bel
fast: Captain O'Hyrno, John Dunn.
Held nt Cork: John Mcf'intperty, na
tive of Ohio; James Daniels. Held at
Tipperary: Thomas K. Ulackwell.
Governors Swann, Cox, and Morton
nro understood to ho in no liasto hi con
vening their respective Legislatures to
net on the Constitutional Amendments,
and to havo signified tho same to the
President. Tcnnossco men now hero
doubt whether Governor Brownlowcan
get a quorum together In any reasonable
time.
Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce, tho Brit
ish Minister to this Government, by nn
official note of the twenty-fourth Instant
addressed to the Secretary of State, an
nounced thnt tho Governments of Nova
Scotia nnd Now Brunswick huve agreed
that tho possession of a license issued by
Canada to tUh Khali entitle tho holder,
during tho sea-on of 1800, to fish in the
waters of Nuw Brunswick nnd Nova
Scotia, us well as In those of Canada;
tho holder of n license from tho Govern
ment of Nova Scotia or New Bruns
wick, If any such shall bo issued, being
entitled to fish in Canadian waters. Tills
notification is supplemental to ono Is
sued early In June, In which It was
stated that R. Potter, Esq. (P. Fortler,
Esq., is the correct name), commanding
the Government naval vessel 1m Cw-
tlcnne. employed In protecting the fish
eries, was authorized to Issue fishery li
censes on the payment of fifty cents per
ton measurement of tho vessel to which
they were granted, to remain In force
during tho season, nnd conferring the
nine riL'lits, so far as the Ciinuditiii nsii-
cries were concerned, as wero conferred
bv the Reciprocity Treaty on United
States fisherman.
Tho prize-money on account of tho
capture of the steamer 1'et by tho Uni
ted States ship Montuomern, amounting
to about sixty thousand dollars, will be
ready for distribution by tho Fourth
Auditor about the first of August.
Charges uro said to have been pre
sented at the State Department nfiecting
tho private conduct of ex-Major-General
Kllpatrlck, Minister to Chill. It Is an
nounced that tho Secretary of State will
Immediately Investigate tho charges,
which, If found to be based on facts,
will cause tho speedy recall of General
Kllpatrlck
The Soldiers' and Sailors' National
Union of this city havo passed resolu
tions of thanks to the Military Commit
tee of the House for their efforts in pro
curinir tho nassaco of the Army Bill
which contains the provision for the or-
gnnizntion of tlto Veteran Reserve fea
ture In tho army. Tho House Is so over
whelmingly In favor of this feature in
tho Army Bill that there is no doubt it
will be forced eventually upon the Sen
ate, nnd the general impression now Is
that the bill that will ultimately pass
will bo the Semite Army BUI last re
ported, with tho 1 louso Veteran Reserve
feature incorporated therein
A bill to incorporate the Metropolitan
Club of tills city has been introduced In
the Senate. General Grant and Attorney-General
Speed are among the in
corporators named
Tho President lias approved the River
and Harbor Appropriation Bill, and tho
joint resolution to pay tho State of Ver
mont, not exceeding sixteen thousand
four hundred dollars, the sum expended
for tho protection of tho frontier against
the Invasion from Canada In 1801.
The Senate Chamber is so badly von
tilated that Senators are compelled oe-
cnsionully to leave their seats and take
positions in tho doorways and passages
for a breath of fvesh air. The atmos
phere In the Chamber was so oppressive
nnd offensive on Tuesday that it induced
a motion from Mr. Brown, of Missouri
that tho architect of the Capitol ho re
quired to report some plan for better
ventilation. Tho resolution was agreed
to.
Tho Freedmen's Bureau Bill kept n
bare quorum in their seats. It went
through tho Senate, after theaccustomed
Democratic opposition, without the Yeas
and Nays. It differs in essential par
ticulars from tho form in which it passed
the House. A Committco of Conference
will probably be called for to settle dis
puted points.
Fresh developments are coming to
light in connection with tho Memphis
swindle. It turns out that somo seven or
eight hundred thousand dollars in 7-UO
notes, which were sent to Carlton some
time toward tho closo of last year, for
disposal on account of tho Government
have also been embezzled and employed
in cotton speculation. Tho whole is t
be fully investigated in a day or two by
tho Banking and Currency Committee,
Tho Fourth-Auditor estimates that i
will require upward of twenty million
of dollars to settle the claims for prize-
money, hack-pay, nnd naval officers' ac
counts now on file in ills bureau. The
passage of tho bill equalizing soldiers'
and sailors' bounties will require nn nd
ditlon to tho clerical force of the Second
Auditor's Bureau of from two hundred
and fifty to threo hundred clerks. Tho
claims now on file arising from tho war
will take the present foreo four years to
settle; and if the Equalization Bill bo
passed, several years more would bo re
quired to get through with the addition
al claims,
It is reported that the reorganization
of the Interior Department, In conform
Ity with tho pending bill for that pur
pose, has already commenced, and that
forty-three clerks will ho discharged
from tho Pension Bureau alone on the
first of July.
Tho House Military ConimittoOiav
accepted Mr. Batehelder's invitation t
visit tho battle-field of Gettysburg with
him, and will leave hero on Thursday
Tho Senate In Kxecutlvo Session on
Tuesday confirmed the following noni
nations:
7b be Consuls George W. Bowie, of
California, at Canton; Charles Mueller,
oi (.lino, nr. iiiisieniam : javiu ii
Strother, of West Virginia, at Buenos
Avres
; W. P. Atwill, of WIsci
sconsin, nt
Mnracaiho; (Jeorgo S,
niont, at Bremen.
Dodge, of Ver
To be Collectors of Internal Revenue
N. P. Knapp, for tho Tenth Collection
District oi Illinois; w. it. juitrKic, oi
(Jreensbui-g. for tho Twenty-first Dis
trict or l'enus.vivaniu: nun wwon i
Mann, for tiio First District of Illinois
7b be. ssessors of Internal Revenue
Robert F. Clark, lor the Thlrteentli Dl
trict of Pennsylvania; and Thomas Or-
ton, tor the sixth District oi rennsy.
vaniii.
To be. Reimtn-Vost masters Kdward
H. Shelbv, at Rome, New York; Moses
Wood, nt Clinton, New York; Charles
11. Hopkins, at Utlcn, New York; Dan
iel Mace, at Lafayette, Indiana; Wil
liam A. Hugh, at Berlin Green, Wiscon
sin. A r.vuMmt was struck by lightening
near Madlsonville, Kentucky, last week
and instantly killed. Ho was stripped
naked, except the wrlsband of shirt on
his left arm. Fragments of his clothing
were scattered to tho distance of thirty
yards; tho pieces mostly lu llttlohquares,
some not over half an inch. Tho uppers
wero cut smooth from the soles of his
hoots, largo thick heel of left boot cut lu
two; opening lu loft temple, also on
back of head; skull broken, but not
crushed,
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE,
Tin: first volumo of tho diplomatic
mi resnondence submitted with tho Pres
ident's annual message last December
lias Just been issued. 1 1 covers six hun
dred pages, and relates altogether to
Great Brltliin and tho United States.
Tho correspondence begins as far back
as November twenty-fifth, 1801, anil
ends November, 1W. Tho long tlmo
which lias elapsed since tho documents
were sent to Congress has deprived them
of much of their Interest.
Manv of the. questions in controversy
ict ween the two Governments, growing
out of tho lato civil war, arc discussed
at length, and the subject of Rebel prl-
uteers occupies much space in the cor
respondence. The Secretary ol btate
opt Minister Adams well posted on me
ondltlon of affairs, while the latter uti
lised tho former of everything that
could possibly prove of public interest.
l'lie discussions between Mr. Adainsnim
Karl Russell, and the instructions to Mr.
Adams from the Secretary of State, can
not full to form nn important part of
llplomntl'c history, while they afford an
nslght Into the policy of tho respective
Governments.
Mr. Adams, in numerous letters, re
fers to tho violations of tho neutrality
aws, and among other cases, mentions
that the United States steamship San
Jacinto was wrecked upon a desoiato bay
of the Bahamas. Her officers and crew
found shelterut Nassau until relief could
to obtained from tiio United States.
l'lie wreckers, who had recovered cer
tain portions or tho movables of the
vesel, presented their claim for salvage,
the payment of which they required in
coin. Nassau being considered the most
convenient point for settling tills claim,
the steamer Honduras proceeded thltlier
for the purpose of procuring tho coin
with which to ndjust the transaction.
The Consul of the United States, in com
pliance with the terms of her Mnjesty's
proclamation, solicited permission lor
her to enter. That permission was at
once refused by the Governor, on the
ground thnt it wns not a case within the
exceptions provided by tho proclama
tion. Mr. Adams says there was no
single day during tho month in which
tills incident happened that thirty-five
vessels engaged in breaking the blockade
were not to bo seen parading their con
traband flags in that port. Neither had
its hospitality been restricted to that
hybrid class of British ships running as
illegal ventures on joint account with
tho Insurgcpt authorities in tho United
Stntes. To tho remonstrance of Mr,
danis Karl Russell replied that Amer
ican merchants, when neutrals, have
availed themselves of similar chances of
profit, but that Her Majesty's Govern
ment will feel bound to prevent to tho
utmost of their power tho violation of
Her Mnjesty's rights, and of Her Majes
ty's declared neutrality. Mr. Adams,
in reply, deeply regretted that bo was
constrained to say that every well meant
effort of Her Majesty's Government to
put down this extraordinary state of
tilings, down to April, 1805, laid proved
almost entirely fruitless,
Mr. Adams, on tho fifteenth of June,
180.1, in writing to Acting Secretary of
State Hunter, says tho Immense inter
est manifested in tho fate of Jeff Davis
is one of the phenomena of this remark
able era, and adds : " Carefully disavow
lug tho indulgence of thoslightcst acrim
onious feeling toward Mr. Davis or any
of his associates, I havo expressed the
hope that tho ends of justice might be
satisfied with the least possible effusion
of human blood. Wo have had enough
of slaughter, and of public nnd private
misery. Kspecialiy had a severe retri
bution already been visited upon these
misguided people, who had, by their
wanton obstinacy, brought it all upon
tho country. If even Mr. Davis could
bo disgraced, and then suffered to sink
into oblivion without seriously impair
ing tho force of the example in view of
later generations, 1 should bo perfectly
content. If Mr. Davis, having, under
all tho safeguards of ourlaws, undergone
a trial for his offence, should be proved
guilty, condemned, and sentenced to
suffer tho lust penalty, the responsibility
of interposition would then devolve
upon tho President. I had no doubt
that ho would meet it with tho dignity
and impartiality that became his ofllce.
Neither was I disposed to believe that,
whatever it might be, his decision, if
given in the manner indicated, would
bo attended by any of the evil conse
quences to tho reputation of our country
nil over civilized Europe which seemed
to bo a matter of so much concern to
ourenemleSjiiot less than toour friends."
Mr. Soward, in replying to this letter,
says ho had read with pleasure Mr,
Adams's remarks upon tho question
what penalty ought to bo Imposed upon
Jeff Davis, which question Is so univer
sally and so earnestly discussed in
Kurope. Ho ndds: " Your sentiments
uro deemed Just and wise."
This volumo contains tho oorrespon
deuce, etc., relative to the assassination
of President Lincoln, and Mr. Adams
transmits to Mr. Seward very ninny nil
dresses and resolutions on tho subject
from all parts of the kingdom, saying
" the Interest In this matter is all but uni
versal." Mr. Seward, under dato of September
fifth, 1805, wroto to Mr. Adams: "Sir
1 liavo to inform you, by direction of
tho President, that he will neither make
promises nor grant either passports or
permits for return to Rebels now abroad
Applications for pardons will bo consid
ered only when tho persons ninkln
them are residing In thu United States
and In many cases there must bo an un
reserved, not a conditional appeal to tho
mercy and tho magnanimity of tho
Government."
Mr. Adams, lu a letter dated Septem
ber last, speaks of ids excursion to Ire
laud, and whiloulliitlingtotho recent or
ganization of tho Fenians says: "I havo
never anticipated any difficulty that
would prove serious. Tiio disaffected
class may bo large, but It h poor, unarm
ed, nnd generally wanting In tho ele
ments of moral power. Any re-ort to
1866.
violence could end only In the slaughter
of thousands without tho possibility of
attaining u slnglo object. The effect
would bo merely to play into tho hands
of their opponents. A far more danger
ous policy would be to keep up and as
siduously extend the secret disaffection
which might, perhaps, bo done by the
aid of American sympathy, until the
procrastination of uneasiness should
weary tho Government into radical
measures to remove n constant danger,
by promoting tho transportation of the
disaffected poor ntthe public expense.
In England few persons consider a seri
ous Insurrection n possibility. In Ire
land few have It over out of their minds,
conscious of tho existence of the evil
and hopeless of any system of remedy.
Instead of thanking America for the
relief which emigration gives them,
they nro disposed to quarrel with her
because she creates in the people a de
sire to go."
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
1I1S
on.ir.cnoNs
TO Till; CONST1TU-
TIOXAI, AM HNMIIJNT.
Tin: President sent, on tho twenty
second Instant, the following message to
tiio Senate and Hottso of Representa
tives: I submit to Congress a report of tho
Secretary of State, to whom was refer-
ed tho concurrent resolution of tiio eigh
teenth instant, respecting n submission
to the Legislatures of the States of on
additional article to the Constitution of
tho United States. It will seem from
this report that the Secretary of State
had, 011 the sixteenth instant, transmit
ted to the Governors of tho several
States certified copies of tho joint reso
lution passed on thu thirteenth instant,
proposing an amendment to the Consti
tution. Kven in ordinary times, a
luestion of amending the Constitution
must be justly regarded usof paramount
importance. This importance Is at the
present tlmo enhanced by tho fact that
tho joint resolution was not submitted
by the two Houses for tho approval of
the President ; and that of tho thirty
six States which constitute tho Union,
eleven are excluded from representation
in either House of Congress, although,
with tho single exception of Texas, they
linve been entirely restored to all their
functions as Slates, in conformity with
the organic law of tho land, and liavo
appeared at the National Capital, by
Senators and Representatives, who have
applied for and havo been refused ad
mission to tho vacant seats: Nor have
tho sovereign people of tho nation been
afforded an opportunity of expressing
their views upon the important question
which the amendment involves. Grave
doubts, therefore, may naturally and
justly arise as to whether tho action of
Congress is in harmony with tho sent I
ment of tho people, and whether State
Legislatures, elected without reference
to such an Is-ue, should be called upon
bv Congress to decide respecting the
ratification of the proposed amendment.
Waiving the question as to the consti
tutional validity of the proceedings of
Congress upon tho Joint resolution pro
posing tho amendment, or as to tho
merits of tho article which it submits
through the Kxecutlvo Department to
the Legislatures of the States, I deem It
proper to ob-erve that the steps taken
by tho Secretary of State, as detailed in
tho accompanying report, arc to lie eon
sidered as purely ministerial, and in no
sense whatever committing tiio Kxecu
tlvo to an approval or recommendation
of tho amendment to the State Legisla
tures or to the people ; on tho contrary,
a proper appreciation of the letter nnd
spirit of the Constitution, as well ns of
the interests of national order, harmony.
and union, and a deference for an en
lightened public Judgment, may, at
this time, well suggest a doubt whether
any amendment to tho Constitution
ought to bo proposed by Congress, and
pressed upon the Legislatures of the
several States for final decision, until
after the admission of such loyal Sena
tors and Representatives of tho now un
represented States ns havo been, or as
limy hereafter be chosen, in conformity
with tho Constitution and laws of tho
United States.
Axnnr.w Jonxsox.
WAMIIXfiTO.V, 1. (!., Jlllll- i!, 1VW,
HJIltin'AltY SKWA llll's ltUl'OUT.
To the President :
Tin; Secretary of State, to whom was
refered the concurrent resolution of the
two Houses of Congress of tho eight
eenth instant, in the following words
"That tho President of tho United
States bo requested to transmit forth
with to tho Executives of tho several
States of the United States, copies of
tho articles of amendment proposed
by Congress to tho State Legislatures to
amend tho Constitution of tiio United
States, passed Juno thirteenth, 1800, re
peeting citizenship, tho basis of repre
sentation, disqualification for olllce, and
validity of the public debt of thu Uni
ted States, and to the end that the said
States may proceed to act upon thesald
article of amendment, and that lie re
quest tho Executive of each State that
may ratify said amendment to trans
mlt to tho Secretary of Statu a certified
copy of such ratification," lias tho hon
or to submit tho following report, name
ly: That on tho sixteenth instant Hon
Amasa Cobb, of thu Committee of tho
House of Representatives on Enrolled
Bills, brought to this i )epartnient and tie
posited therein said enrolled resolution of
tho two Houses of Congress, which was
thereupon received by tho Secretary of
State and deposited among tho rolls of
tho Department, a copy of which I
hereunto annexed, Thereupon the Sec
rotary of State, on tho sixteenth instant
In conformity with tho proceeding
which was adopted by him in 1805, I:
regard to tho then proposed and nftcr
wnnl adopted Congressional amend
mcnt of tiio Constitution of the United
States concerning the prohibition of
slavery, transmitted certified copies of
the annexed resolution to tho Governors
of tho several Stntes, together with a
certified and circular letter, A copy of
both of tlieso communications Ui
unto annexed.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) Wif.MAM II. SiiwaJ
llKI'AIITMK.NT OI' MTATK, 1
Wasiiisutox, Jiniotw, iwl.
Pl'.l'AllTMF.NT Hp Htat..
Wasiiinoton, Juno
2ti Jtis JUerllenci the Governor nflhr A'nc n;,
But, I have tho honor to truim,
attested copy of a resolution of Co:
. . . ... f ....
proposing 10 mo j.cgisiuiures
several States a fourteenth article
Constitution of tho United State
.. ... t..A f II...1
Upon IIIC SUIiJCCl iu leiiuucu ny I, w.
be communicated to this Depnrti.
An acknowledgment ff the rowlj
this communication is reqtist(
your Excellency's obedient scrv,w 17
(Signed) WiM.iAM 11. Hnw.vjU-
Tho acoinpanying paper is 1110 py
cute of a truo copy of tho coikumS
resolution proposing nn amcndii(j(-jjjtt'
-III. ill,n .
WAR.
Nr.fioTrATtoNH arc at end nnd -
has begun. Long ns It was pot
it comes at last so suddenly thnt t!
tual outbreak of hostilities seenisti
Europe by surprise. It is Iiuiio-
not to admire tho rapidity nnd d
which Prussia displays nt the cri-
whlch havo given her a signal iv;
lllgO 111 111U nisi luiuiiii.Y iiiui.-n; v
The vote of tho lederal Diet tonr;gf.';
forces removed the last induceinti t '
delay on tho part of Prussia, mi ,t .
there was nothing more to be galm -,
llplomncy, Bismark instantly dm - .
sword. Tho Diet voted on the ,
teenth. On the fifteenth the I'm
armies had entered Saxony nnd S
over. The latter State will be lust.. t j
overrun and possessed, and unli -j
Austrian vote in tho Diet is disavow,-,-
Prussia will henceforth treat linn , . a
us a conquered province, who-en-
ces of men and money nnd supplit- vw;
to bo absolutely nt her disposal. lt -s- '
be the same with tho other (iw.
States in the North. They fall to f
sin by their geographical situation, "p ;
uch of them as rejected UioopporUv-jWisj
to become her allies can have not..., -J"V.V
iiopo of escaping tho utmost rigors'-
hostile military occupation. '4
But the chief military interest of ..JtTo
news centres In Saxony. The po-ittt,
of neither tho Prussian nor Autmfe
corps d'armee nro so clearly known . gg
nablo us to say certainly to which tm
Dresden is to fall. Tho telegrams w $3t
we reprint in our foreign news nro
fused, and cannot bo taken ns u ri mi
They assume thnt Bcncdok, tho Aits! jjfc
commander, will seize Dresden ; lni! . Mjm
two armies nro about equidistant f
that city, and if there bo a chance $M
the Prussians to get possession of tv
Saxon capital, they will try hard fc 0H
Saxony itself is all for Austria, luiiMt&fe
put her railways at Benedek's d!i -nig
whllo tho Priifsians must trust to tv
own resources; hulas Prussia liasm
day's start of her enemy, it is not jf
tain she may not reach Dresden ,"KW
The possession of Dresden, to whklu i0
side it may fall, will be a most imy
ant advantage. Just south of the
lies the ground which tho wars of r$'Pft
crick made famous, and which
since has been reckoned nn imprcgr "im
position. An army once establish! , !
it could not be dislodged without hi ; Vi
ctim pnlgn. If Prussia gets it she
havo her grasp on the neck of Sa.v vtf?
and that ill-fated kingdom may -
more have causo to repent its siiie3fsi!
proclivity toward Austrian alllnn'4M
It must bo admitted, however, Unit ito
probabilities point to tho seizure 1 1
permanent occupation of this region
the Austrian forces. ?v
From Italy wo havo tho news t 1
Cialdlni was expected to cross the l'n
tho fourteenth, with eighty thou.
men, nnd we presume there is no d
that military plans had been perfr V'
agreed on between Italy and Pru-sit $
that the first shot fired on tho Saxm " 'A
tho Silesian frontier was echoed 1 Hw
from Venetia. Austria is not less alli
ed by a reported movement of an I
km detachment into Hungary. Mn
tho strength of her army to meet
antagonist on the North. Austria
niorieully weak against Italy, and i
for nothing more than a defensive 11
paign in Venetia at present. II
much defensive tactics will avail ngai
tiio enthusiasm and impetuous cour
and overwhelming numbers of the I
Inn army, wo shall bo likely to It- 5
very soon. It Is scarcely wortli w' '
to speculate on tho few hints we gi' -
the opening campaign. The one tit
certain is that a great European w:i: -to
lie fought, and thnt its results lie 1
yond all foresight. Already tho Gem ;
Confederation disappears from the I
iiueui map, dissolved by tiio stern
creo of Prussia, and left dependent
the fortune of war for tho ultimate il
position of its component States. Itw
oning Italy and Prussia against Auti
nnd such of tho minor German State
she may bo tiblo to control, tho balm'
of forces Is so even that tho Ait tin'
Europe may lie said to lie in the genl
of tho generals who command the (
lo-ing unities. Xeic York Tribune,
Amuhosk A. Butts, of Auburn, Oli
recently lifted a dead weight of t
thousand seven hundred and thirty-.-
en and three fourths pounds, whiili
tho greatest lifting feat on record. I
lias been practising ut intervals durii
the last six years. Dr.Winship, for.-c
end yours past considered tho strong
man in tho world, at last accounts lu
lifted only twenty-six h unilied pmuw
Disu'ATcms received from Color.u
statu that tho mining season is opcnlt
with better promise than at any ti"
during thu last threo years, especially
tho Gulch Bar and Placer dlggln?
mining is pushed, on with reniarknt
activity.
Tin: latest news from, San Domlnf
confirms tho reports of tho fajl. of I 're
dout llaczand his departure, from tl
Island. The Government has v:-
temporarily at leM, Into, to hauib nl
triumvirate.