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JJJUJJUU L.LU1I JLl-
THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBUKG, "SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1800.
presalons of thu Kmperor ntul pcoplo of
Franco, warrant it hope thnl tliu tntdl
tlonnry friendship botween the two
countries might, In that enso, bo renewed
nnil permanently restored.
A claim of n citizen of tho United
States for Indemnity for spoliations com
mitted on tiro high eons by tho French
authorities, tn tho exercise of belligerent
power ngnlnst Mexico, has been mot by
tho Government of Franco with a pro
position to dofor settlement until n mu
tual convention for tho adjustment of
nil claims of cUIeoiis and subjects of
both countries, arising out of tho recent
wars on this continent, shall bo agreed
upon by tho two countries. Tho sug
gestion Is not deemed unreasonable, but
it belongs to Congress to direct tho man
ner in which claims for Indemnity by
foreigners, as well as by citizens of tho
United States, arising out of tho late
civil war, shall bo adjudicated and do
tcrmincd. I huvo no doubt that tho
subject of'nll such claims will cngago
your attention nt a convenient and
proper tlino.
OUR DEMANDS ON OIIEAT H1UTAIN.
It Is a matter of regret that no con
Bldcrablo ndvauco has boon mado to
wards an ndjustmont of tho differences
between tho United States mid Great
'Britain, arising out of tho depredations
upon our national coirimcrco and other
trespasses committed during our civil
war by British Bubjccts, in violation of
International law and troaty obllga
tlons. Tlio delay, however, may bo be
Hoved to havo resulted In no small do
greo from tho domestic situation of
Great Britain. An entire change of
ministry occurred In that country dur-
lntr tho last session of Parliament. The
attention of tho now ministry was call
cd to tho subject at an early day, and
there Is somo reason to expect that It
will now bo considered In a becoming
nnd friendly spirit. Tho lmportanco of
nu early disposition of tho question can
not bo exaggerated. Whatever might bo
tho disposition of tho two governments
It is manifest that good-will and friend
ship between tho two countries cannot
bo established until a reciprocity, in tho
practlco of good-faith and neutrality
uhall bo restored between tho respectlv
nations.
the i-enian invasion.
On tho sixth of Juno last, In violation
of our neutrality laws, a military expe
dition and ontcrprisoagalnst tho British
North American. Colonies was projected
nnd attempted tjd bo carried on within
tho territory and jurisdiction of tho
United States. In obedlenco to tho ob
ligation imposed upon tho Exccutlvo
by tho Constitution, to seo that tho laws
nro faithfully executed, all citizens wero
warned, by proclamation, against taking
part in or aiding such unlawful proceed
ings, and tho proper civil, military, and
naval ofllcers wero directed to take all
necessary measuros for tho enforcement
of the law. Tho oxpeditlou failed, but
it has not been without its painful con
Boquonecs. Somo of our'citlzcns who,
it was alleged, wero engaged in tho ox
peditlou, havo boon captured, and havo
been brought to trial, as for a capital
offence, in tho Provluco of Canada.
Judgment and sentence of death have
been pronounced against some, while
others havo been acquitted. Fully be
lieving tho maxim of government, that
severity of civil punishment for mis
guidod persons who havo engaged in
revolutionary attempts which havo dis
astrously failed Is unsound and unwise,
such representations havo been mado to
tho British Government, in behalf of
tho convicted porsons, as, being sustain
ed by an enlightened and humane judg
ment, will, it is hoped, induce in their
cases an exerciso of clemency, nnd a ju
dlelous amnesty to all who were engaged
In tho movement. Counsel has been
employed by tho Government to defend
citizens of tho United States on trial for
capital offences in Canada; and a dis
continuance of the prosecutions which
wero instituted in tho Courts of tho
JJnltod States against thoso who took
part in tho expedition has been directed
I havo regarded tho expedition as not
only political in its nituro, but as also
in a "great measure foreign from tho
United States In its causes, character,
and1 objects. Tho attempt was under
stood to bo mado in sympathy with an
Insurgent party In Ireland, and, by
"striking nt a British Provinco on this
continent, was designed to aid in obtain
ing redress for political grievances
which, it was assumed, tho pcoplo of
IrolandJiad suffered at the hands of tho
British Government during a period of
soverul centuries. Tho persons engaged
in it wero chiefly natives of that coun
try, somo of whom had, whllo others
had not, becomo citizens of tho United
Btatcs under our general laws of natur
n'ization. Complaints of misgovern
ment in Ireland continually cngago the
attention of tho British nation, and so
great an ngitatlon Is now prevailing in
Ireland that tho British Government
havo deemed it necessary to suspend tho
writ of habeas corpus in that country
Thcso circumstances must necessarily
modify tho opinion which wo might
of horwlso havo entertained In regard to
an expedition expressly prohibited by
our neutrality laws. So long as thcso
Iaw remain upon our statute-books
they should bb faithfully executed, and
If they oporatp! harshly, unjustly, or op
pressively, Congress nlono can apply the
remedy, by their modification or repeal.
A iRUrilEfUJXTATION WANTED FOll
OltKECn.
Political and commercial Interests of
tho United States nro not unlikely to bo
affected in somo degree by events Hint
nro transpiring In tho eastern regions of
Kuropo, tiud tho time seems to havo
come when our Government ought to
have n proper diplomatic representation
in Grccco.
I'OMTICAIj EXPLANATION.
This Government has claimed for nil
porsons not convicted, or accused, or
puspoctod of crime, an absolute political
right of self-expatriation, and a choice
o'f now national allegiance. Most of tho
Uuropeou States have dissented from
this principle, and havo claimed a right
to hold such of their subjects as have
Immigrated to and been naturalized in
tho United Slates, and nflerward re
turned on transient vlslU to their native
eounlrle, to tho porfornmnco of mili
tary Horvlco In llko manner m resident
ubjects. Complaints arising from tho
claim In this respect nindo by foreign
States, liavo heretofore been matters of
controversy between tho United States
nnd somo of thu Kuropenn Powers, and
thu Irritation consequent upon thu fail
ure to settlo this question Increased
during the war In which Prussia, Italy,
and Austria wero recently engaged.
Whllo Great Britain has never acknowl
edged tho right of expatriation, sho has
not practically insisted upon It. ! ranee
has been equally forbearing, and Prus
sia lias proposed a compromise, which,
although ovlnting increased liberality,
has not been accepted by tho United
States. Peace is now prevailing every
where In Kuropo, und tho present seems
to be a favorable tlmo for un nsscrtion
by Congress of tho principle, so long
maintained by tho Kxocutlvo Depart
ment, that naturalization by one Stato
fully exempt tho natlvo-born subject of
any other State from thu t performance
of military service under any foreign
government, so long as ho does not
voluntarily renounce its rights and
benefits.
CONCLUSION.
In tho performance of a duty Imposed
upon mo by tho Constitution, I havo
thus submitted to tho Representatives
of theStatesnnd of tho peoplesuch Infor
mation of our domestic and foreign af
fairs as tho public Interests seem to re
quire. Our Government is now under
going its most trying ordeal, and my
earnest prayer is that the peril may bo
successfully and finally passed, without
impairing its original strength nndsym
metry. The Interests of tho nation nro
best to bo promoted by tho rovivnl of
fraternal relations, tho complete ob
literation of our past differences, and the
rcinaugurntiou of all tho pursuits of
peace. Directing our efforts to thocarly
accomplishment of thoso great ends, let
us endeavor to prcsorvo harmony bo-
twecn tho co-ordlnnto Departments of
tho Government, that each In its proper
sphoro may cordially co-opcrato with
tho other In securing tho maintenance
of tho Constitution, tho preservation of
tho Union, nnd tho perpetuity of our
free institutions.
Andiikw J0UN8ON.
Wasiunotox, December 3, 1SC0.
Sfc dfaluwlrnw,
oi:ouai3 11. mookk, uihtok.
BUXXMHUUKU, HATUltDAY, DEC. 8, IBM.
IMMIQItATION IN NORTH CARO-
IiINA.
Witim: there Is ,so much agitation in
Northern communities as to tho future
of tho South, it Is gratifying to read such
evidence as tho following of tho quiet
determination of tho Southern people
to make their great resources us availa
ble as possible JCor; seems to bo up
permost In tho minds of tho Southern
pcoplo at the present time, nnd tho
mnny suggestions of application aro be
ing received with undivided attention,
and put in actual practice
To the Jlonnrablc, the CftturaJ AiscmlUj of Xorth
uurctmu, now in irmuii
At a mcctlnsr of tho Rowan County
immigration society, nciu on tuutwen
ty-sixth day of November, instant, tho
unuersiirneu wero mummied a com
mltteo to momorallzo your honorable
bouy in tneir lionair, on tlio suiyect of
the encouragement of immigration to
this State from other States of this
Union, nnd from other Countries.
Tlio society iioes not uoem it nccos-
sary to go at any considerable length
into tno reasons wnicn nnvonromnteu
them to such a course they must bo
well known to every membor of your
honorable body. Sufllco it to sny that
as one of tho results of tho lato disas
trous civil war, our stato nas uecn loit
destitute of monoy with the great mass
of our people largely in debt that tho
system of labor by which our lands
were tiueu uoioro tno war nas uecn bro
ken up and destroyed that much of
our best population was swept away and
destroyed by tho war that sinco tho
cioso oi tuo war mucu 01 our laboring
wnno population witnout nnv Kumcicnt
cause, and, as tlioSociety believe, against
tueirown ucst interests, nnvo migrated
to oiner suites mat mucn or tno color-
eel population, now much less to bo re
lied upon as laborers than before their
emancipation, have also died or loft the"
State, and that, as u consequence, our
buuu is now I'reatiy ticiiciciit uotn in
capital nnd labor that wo havo but
littlo left us except our fortllo lauds and
vast mineral and other natural resour
ces, without any adequate means for
their development.
In consideration of these facts tho
Society would respectfully suggest to
your honorable body tho propriety of
granting u charter for a company to
establish aliuo of direct communication
between onoor nioroof tlionortsof this
State nnd Kuropo, with a capital stock
oi not less man seven mmiircu annuity
thousand dol urs. for tho nurno&o of
bringing Immigrants hithor direct from
that country. Tlio Society would furth
or uriro upon your Jionornuio noiiv t
subscribe in tho nnmoof tho State, twi
thirds of tho capital stock of Mild coin
pnny. tho society lor many reasons
which cannot bo stated here, nro o
opinion that, with proper mnunirement
such an enterprise would sustain itself.
if indeed, It would not pay a handsomo
dividend to tno HtocKiioiucrs, Tlio so
clety, of eourso, contomplato that the
steamers composing this line shall also
oo employed in tuo export uuu import
trade, iw well as in tho Importation of
cm trrants.
But If no divldonds should bo derlv
cd from it, nnd oven If tho capital stock
itsoii siiouui u timniciv no lost, oi
which tho Society entertains no fears, it
will yet provo of Immenso ndvnntago
to tuo state. 11 onco a una oi muni
gratlon can bo turned to our Statu from
othor countries, tho Society bellovo that
it win ston tno miirruiion oi our cm
zens to other States. Audnotnnly this,
but tho Society boliovo that in that
event a tido of Immigration will be
directed hithor from tho Northern
S ntes.
Northern capital, tlio society beliovc
will then seek investment In our vnlu
able agricultural and mineral lands, and
no also laruoiy employed in manuiac-
turiug purposes, for which tho vast and
extensive water nower of our Stalo uf-
fords thu aiOAtcst facilities. Tho result
of oil this, the Society believe, would be
to grently improve our system of agri
culture, build up Tor our people a homo
market, und finally to mako our good
old Statu what nature Intended she
should bo one of tho foremost States of
this Union. These considerations, and
tho largo nmotint of weal th thus to bo
brought into, and created In our Stalo,
nnd tlw consouuont diminution of taxes
to our present population 'must, tho
Society think, be reasons of snfllclcnt
weight to luduco your houornblo body
to glvo tho subject that consideration
which Its great Importnuco domands.
In conclusion tho Soelcty would again
urgo upon your favurnblo consideration
tho plan proposed.
Wo havo the honor to b, very respect
fully, your obedient servants.
WILLIAM JU. limilll.NH,
Jamks C. Smythi:,
J. W. Ham,,
Lkwis Hanks,
Jamks H. F.nnihs.
Commttlceon behalf of the Jtowun Count;
Jinmifraiion noctcty,
HAi.Miiimir, N. C. Novemlior 17, 100.
WA3niNOTON LETTER.
WjIHUINOTOK, December R, 18W1.
Dkah Captain, I supposo that af
ter so long uslleuco yourself nnd readers
havo forgotten thu existence of your
correspondent, but 1 shall mako no npol-
igies, as porchnnco they might jiot bo
so well appreciated as a still further con
tinuance In my taciturnity.
Tlio city has again fairly aroused from
Its Summer siesta, and thero is every
indication of a busy season during tho
present session of Congress. Whllo wo
havo Klstori, tho representative of high
nigedy, at ono end of tho Avenue,
wo may expect tho usual amount of low
comedy at tho othor; a fair exemplifi
cation of which was shown on Monday
n Thad. Stevens's motion to adjourn
during tho reading of tho President's
Message.
The Messago, by tho way, has given
general satisfaction from its moderation
nnd dignity of toiio. Tho election or a
delegato from tlio District as proposed
by It meets with many argument pro
and con; tho former going to show that
with a delegato In Congress tho Interests
of tho District would recei vo moro atten
tion, from its being his particular duly,
whllo tho latter argue that what Is now
n somo degree a duty of every member
would in the event of such election be
devolved upon ono individual who
would porforco bo obliged to succumb
under tho crushing weight of petitions
cast upon him, or shunning a Tnrpclau
fate, neglect tho many to promote tho
advancement of tho few.
Tho grand mass meeting and banquet
given on Monday, as a welcome to tho
returning Congress, must havo been in
tensely gratifying to tlio ultra-lladlails,
in spite of its soinbro color, nino tenths
of tlio procession consisting of our color
ed brethren. The procession, after a
thorough airing through dltlerent parts
of tlio city, wended its way to the Fair
building on Seventh Street, cheering tho
agcr beer establishment, when opposito
it, of Geuoral (?) Gearhardt (don't laugh,
Captain), its grand marshal, where tlio
feasting was kept up until an early hour
in the morning. All was not harmony
nnd concord, as several urrests were
necessary to bo mado in ordor to prc-
servo the peuoe, In spllo of tho soothing
olfect of ono of Forney's usually temper
ate speeches.
Tlio city Is ruling up rapidly, the usual
eoneoinluinksofCongress,lobby-inennnd
hangers-on, being fully represented,.
Hotel and bonrdiug-houso keepers, ct.
at., nro preparing for tho taking in of
strangers in a scriptural manner or oth
erwise as tho occasion may demand.
I will endeavor to send you u chroni
cle of passing events, at moro regular
intervals than heretofore, during the
present session. a. m.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENTS. Tnr. question, whether tho constitu
tional amendment shall bo adopted, in
volves a subject vastly moro important
than tho immediate changes which these
amendments nru designed to elfect. Tho
first nnd great question is, can wo amend
tho Constitution rightfully, so as to take
from any Stnto a power which it has not
voluntarily gran toil to thoUnited StntosV
Does tho provision In tho Constitution,
which authorizes its amendment, mean
that a majority of two thirds in Con
gress and threo fourths or tho states
hnvo tho power to mako a monarchy
out of tho republic, and that tho mi
nority of tho pooplo and States aro
bound to submit to such a fundamental
change?
If tho power of alteration oxtonds ns
far as now assumed for tho purposes of
theso proposed amendments, then it ls
plain that the power also extends to tho
complete obliteration of Statos. Tho
exception in the Constitution forbidding
amendments which would deprive n
Stuto of Its equal representation In tho
Senato can Itself bo amended and erased.
Tho provision that no Stato shall bo di
vided without its consent can bo amend
eil and erased. It is as easy to mako
Now York twoStates, and New England
ono Stato, as It Is to pass thcso amend
ments now beforo tho people If theso
aro passed the precedent) will bo estab
lished. Thero will then bo no limit to
the changes which, In political oxclto
ment, will bo urged on by Radical men
on both sides. It is therefore tho very
body of tho Constitution which is now
In danger.
Wo beseech tho Radical leaders to faco
this great truth und give It duo ntteu
turn. Tlio futuro of this country Is not
within tho view of living prophet; but
thero uro lunumornblo reasons for the
bolicf that tho majority of moro than n
million now opposing tho radical meas
ures will in timugalu tho power in Con
gross and In tho States. When thattlino
conies, thero Is every reason to supposo
that a sectional party will ugnln spring
up. That sectional party, however, will
not maintain Northern against Southern
Intorests. It will in all probability bo a
party In which tho South nnd tho Wi-st
will bo united against tho Northeast.
Tlio grand questions or political econ
omy, which nro to bo tho controlling
questions in our country, will bo very
likely to enlist men in tho mnnufactur
lug aud consuming parts of tho country,
whllo tho Interests of tho producers will
tend to bind thom together In other parts
of tho country. Tho South nnd West
nro moro homogeneous than tho South
and tho Northeast. Tins people of tno
South and West nro much allko, especi
ally along our great rivers, where thoy
havo a groat deal of Intercommunica
tion. Jn that day of which wo speak, a
a llrm, unnlterabio Constitution will bo
an Invaluable guarantee to tho Fast and
tho North. A weak Constitution, easily
amended, tho subject ofull tho winds of
popular caprice, will bo as useless as the
paper on which it Is printed. Adopt
theso amendments now, and wo shall
havo established a precedent which
takes all tho strength nnd firmness of
tho Constitution away from It, and de
prives It of tho vital force, which force
is necessary to permanonco. A'cw York
Journal of Commerce.
TIIE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY.
Titnurc never was a period in tho
history of any country when It was
moro dllllcult to foresee what n year or
uven n few months may bring forth.
Tho speculations of tho wisest hnvo
been hawked In all that, related to tho
war nnd Its consequences. Tlio mo-it,
far-sighted havo been ns much nt fault,
sinco tlio war ended, ns when it was rag
ing. In tho early period of tlio peace,
tilings looked hopefully, nnd, under tho
benign Influences of u patriotic Presi
dent, tho wounds between tho sections
seemed to bo rapidly healing. But,
ever sinco' Ills constitutional policy has
been trodden under foot by Congress,
matters havo beou getting worse, and
apprehensions hnvo been" expressed by
men of tho soberest Judgment, that tho
party passions now raging so furiously
Will terminate In a civil war, extending
throughout lliowliololength and breadth
of tho laud, Wo are not of tho despair
ing school, but It does seem to us that
tho great chasm mado by tlio late war
Is not going to bo ns readily bridged
over as wo had believed and hoped ;
that tho earthquake, whoso rumblings
havo not yet subsided, but seem to bo
Increasing, has given a shock not only
to our institutions, but to tho character
of our pcoplo, and that wo are not what
wo were a nation prlzlngconstltutional
liberty and representative government
nbovonll othor human blessings ; that,
at tho present moment, tho public mind
is rather yearning for stability, for ro
poso, for security of property and of
life, than for the semblance of freo forms,
without tho substance. Thero Is per
vading all men's thoughts an uneasy
apprehension that thero is at this mo
ment no great Interest of society which
is not set completely at tho mercy of
fanaticism and party passion. Tho np-.
proaching session of Congress, it is fear
ed, will add fresh causes of dlsquletund
alarm, and the call for tho" veterans of
tho Republic" to protect that body
against a danger which does not exist,
is among tlio most ominous signs of
tho times. Whither nro wo tending V
Farther and farther every day from the
old land-marksof tho Constitution, from
old principles, ideas, mid traditions ; but
whoroundhow will our voyage termi
nate'.' Thero are many people who aro
beginning to feel careless whether Con
gress gives us republicanism or mon
archy, centralization or Stnto rights, so
thoy glvo us something dofinito and
permanent. Baltimore Trunscrijrt.
A NEW ERA OF "SOUTHERN
CHIVALRY."
It is evident that a new spirit has
been evoked ni tho South by tho cir
cumstances of the times, which must
result in substantial benefits to thnt sec
tion of our common country. Tlio sys
tem of slavo labor having been over
thrown by tho rudo shock of war, thous
nnds of young men who, under tlio old
regime of what was called tho " South
ern Chivalry," had been taught to des
piso labor nnd laborious business pur
suits, now realize tho necessity of earn
ing a subsistence for themselves, nnd
their mothers and sisters. And many
of them havo, In thospirltof truochlv-
nlry, risen with the emergency, casting
away Ingrained prejudices and assuming
tho proper responsibilities of the hour,
entered upon their duties manfully. In
cited by nn honorablo pride, many hnvo
put their hands to the plough on their
paternal acres, determined that thoso
who have a right to look to them for
support shall have it. These young men
aro tho true chivalry of theSouth ; their
conduct shames that of thoso who aban
don their natlvo soil to seek adventures
In other lands, or thoso wiio loaf nnd
swagger about, marking their ludolenco
under a pretended chivalrous pride.
There is a capital field In tho South
for her young men to distinguish them
selves in, nnd to provo how " peace hath
her victories no less renowned than
war." Let them tako hold of work res
olutely, begin nt tho foundation, nnd
build themselves a great edlflco of agri
cultural and incchtiulc.il prosperity,
Thero Is a great lack of capital In tho
South, but this gtvos them Immunity
from tho ovlls of speculation. Capital
will follow whon hard labor has been
Intelligently applied to tho soli of thoso
remarkablo agricultural regions. Thev
havo tho best cotton nnd tobacco lauds
in tlio world, ami with theso they can
socuro riches and pecuniary Independ
ence If thoy will discard their old pro-
Judlcc3 against industry. Wo observe
that tho Southern presses are exhorting
their young men to stay at homo and
dovelop tho resources of their own
Stales, by working diligently thorn
solves, and availing themselves of such
labor as can bo procured, until their
waste places are built up and plenty
shall again smllu upon thu laud. This
Is good advice, and if tho young men of
tho South follow It they will bo In a con
dition to snap their lingers ut tho poli
ticians and "tho rest of mankind."
Xationul Jlcpubllvan.
It is rumored tliat thu imperial Com
mission appoint oil to (onslder tho rc-or-ganUation
of thu French urmy will re
port in favor of adopting tho Prussian
military syitcm.
A HUMAN CURIOSITY.
JlAMiiroN,OhIo,hasnrellcofUiopast,
It exists, or rather ho exists In tho per
son of an pld negro, familiarly known
ns Tom. A regular, genuine African
negro Is Tom not one of the half color
ed evidences of Southern civilization,
but a thorough Guinea negro, with tho
thick lips and tint nose betokening his
origin, and with all tho eccentricities
of speech, action, and ninnncr charac
teristic of his race Ho was brought to
this country In a slaver somo time near
tho close of tho lust century, though nt
what preciso time Itlsdlfllcult to nay, as
Tom's Ideas regarding dates nro rather
confused. Indeed, It Is Impossible to
fix upon his precise age In reply to a
query upon this point ho "reckoned ho
must bo ubout flvo hundred." But Judg
ing from othor data, It is probable Tom
ls somewhere between ninety-fivo nnd
a hundred years of age. Ho was pres
ent at the surrender of Corn wallis, which
occurred in 1781, or eighty-flvo years
ago. Ho says ho was " right smart of
a boy" at that tlmo, and allowing his
" right smart" to bo ton years, It would
mako Tom nlnoty-flvo years old, which
Ls probably not far from tho actual ago
of this vcncrnbloand veritable descend
ant of limn.
The chief Interest attaching to Tom ls
the fact that ho was prcsont at tho his
torical event above named, whero ho
saw General Washington, of whom his
recollection is quito distinct, nnd his ad
miration intense. He Is duly sensible
that there aro few, If indeed, u slnglo
person now surviving who witnessed
that scene, and it confers upon him no
small sense of Importance llo was own
ed at the tlmo by a planter living In tho
vicinity of Yorktown, whither he had
boon brought soon after landing from
tho slnvcr ut somo point en the Caroli
na coast.
As might bo expected from tho nnturo
and character of the African, tho Impos
ing display attendant upon tho surren
der mado a deep impression upon his
memory, and ho relates with considera
ble minuteness tho details of the affair.
The red coats of tho British particular
ly struck his fancy, aud ho describes witli
much gusto and satisfaction tho ceremo
ny of grounding arms, giving nn Illus
tration of tho ceremony with his Iron
pointed walking-staff. Washington pass
ed near whero Tom was standing on tlio
occasion, mounted, ho says, on a whlto
horse, and looked " mighty grand."
From his earnestness and minuteness
of description, it Is clear Tom is n truth
ful witness, and porhaps tho only ono
left In tho laud. He ls still stout, con
sidering his advanced ago, nnd bids fair
to llvo out another decado of Wiutors
In pleasant wenthor ho passes much of
his time sunning himself in front of a
saloon on High Street, whoso friondly
proprietor provides him with n comfort
ablo arm-chair. He has n hlghly-dovol-oped
tastofor whlskoy, and no ono need
complain of his refusal of an invitation.
lYltogothor Tom is n genuine eccentric!
ty and rolle Cincinnati Commercial.
THE CONDITION OF MEXICO
Tin: sum of what may bo drawn from
tho eonliieUng reports from Mexico is
that tho French aro roally preparlug to
evacuate tho country, and that Maxi-
milium is trying to get away as fust as
ho cm. Nnpoloon lias ordered his aids
to hurry up tho evacuation, and his
Minister has given our Government n
list of tho vessels which havo actually
sailed, or nro sailing from Franco, to
take tho troops homo. This, next to flie
nctual embarkation of tho roops, is tho
most satisfactory news that wo could
havo.
Maximilian's baggago Is at Vora Cruz,
and that uncrownod King himself is nt
Orizaba, whero ho has been living for
threo weeks ns a private gentleman, In
which station wo wish him nil tho hap
plnoss and prosperity his mostsaiiguino
dreams call for.
Tho French now hold tho Capital
Vera Cruz, Puebla, and Orizaba as their
only possessions in tho country. They
aro said to bo fortifying tho latter placo
as an impregnnblo stronghold. Why
they should bo doing this when they
aro going to glvo up tho post so soon ls
ono of tho mysteries that soem to sur
round all Franco-Moxlcau questions and
facts.
A great victory of tho Liberals Is nn
nounced in tho capturo of Jalapa on tho
sixth. Tho placo win strongly fortified
nnd garrisoned, and was taken after a
cannonading of several days.
After tho ovacuation tho country will
most need quiet till tho government can
bo organized aud a regular eloctlou held
which shall decido upon tho claims of
Juarez, Ortega, and all other aspirants.
To this end it is but Just that thoso who
nro fighting her battles shall bp protect
ed until election day from tho incursion
of schemers from our torrltory. After
that it should bo left to tako caro of
itself.
A MATRIMONIAL SQUABBLE.
A uatiikh singular caso of matrimo
nial infelicity camo before Justice Wal
thcr yesterday morning. A young Eng
lishman, eighteen years of ago, named
Robert Whltton, was arraigned boforo
tho jiistico on a peaco warraut sued out
by his wife, who is about hlxteen years
old. A couplo.of ballot-girls figured in
tho proceedings, and took a lively inter
est in tho affair.
About n year ago young Whltton was
living in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. At
tho same time Miss Lucy Armstrpng
was leading an unquiet llfo in Cincin
nati with her mother. For somo cause,
not necessary to explain, Lucy left her
mother and went to Pittsburg. Sho
thero bcvnmu acquainted with Whltton,
and nn lutlniaoy sprang up between
them.
Tho young girl was in needy circum
stances, and received assistance from tho
English boy, for which sho was, of
cour.-o, grateful, hint Summer Lucy
uud her mother nnd Whltton camo to
this city, uud on tho seventh of July
the lovers were married by Justice Nlor
nieler, without tho consent, it is allcgod,
of tho mother, For a tlmo they lived
happllyi Whltton obtained n situation
as Walter at tho "Hotel do Paris," on
Jfth Strcett and Lhoy nnd her mother
Were engaged nt tho Museum. The
oung wife became iiemmintcd Willi tlio
ballet-girls ut the Museum, and by their
nlluenco was Induced to separate from
icr husband. A reconciliation was ef
fected, but thoy soon quarrelled again,
uud once more soparated. A short tlmu ,
ago Whltton went to Cincinnati, and
mado arrangements to remove Witli ins
Wife to that city" j but on returning ho
could not find her. Ho Introduced him
self to some of tho detectives, uud stated
that he was In search of his sister, who
was supposed to bo In a houeo of ill
fanie Ho put up at tho Southern Ho
ld, nnd obtained credit by telling
tho story of his orrlng sister. At
ongth ho discovered tho whereabouts
Of hu wife, who had her elTects
paeked up ready to start for Cincin
nati. Whltton took nu nxo, and go
ng to his wife's room, threatened to
kill her. For this sho had htm nrrestcd,
but when tho casociimu beforo the Jury,
the young husband cried like u child,
Imputing the blame to tho two ballot-
girls, that the jury acquitted him, nnd
last night ho was arrested and taken to
tho calaboose on u charge of vagrancy,
nnd if it is proved that he has been
sponging nt tlio hotels, ho will probably
bo sent to the workhouse St. Louts
Democrat of Novimlicr 17.
MEMORIAL FOR TIIE RELEASE
,OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Tin: following Is tho memorial to tho
President adopted by tho Texas Legis
lature, asking for tho release of Jeffer
son Davis :
2fb his Excellency Andrew Johnson, Pres
ident of the United Slates :
Tho people of Texas, through their
Senators and Representatives, deeply
sympathizing with tho misfortune of
their lenow-ciHzen, Jcucrson mvis, in
his deprivation of thosocouiforts which
nro found in tho responses of loved ones
around tho domestic fireside, can only
express to your Excellency tho sorrow
common to nil tho people of tho South
ern States ut his continued contluemeiit
hi prison, and tho unfortunate circum
stances which hnvo thus .far prevented
ma trial, n, limeeu, no is n criminal.
in view oi tno met that Joiiurson
Davis became tho chosen leader of an
unsuccessful revolution by tho universal
acclaim of tho people of tho States en
gaged in it nono participating moro ac
tively than tho pooplo of Texas, and
nono moro willing to slinro tho burdens
or mat revolution, or accept, in good
rniiu, tno determination oi lis issues
in viow, too, of tho fact that your Ex
cellency has long sinco Issued your proc
lamation, declaring tno restoration oi
peace throughout all tho ututcs : nnd In
viow also of tho enlightened progress
which, at this day, marks tho onward
march of tho American people tho loin:
or confinement of Jefferson Davis Is, in
tuo opinion or your memorialists, be
lieved to bo in violation of tho spirit of
tho aire nnd of tho nromnthiL's of Chris
tianity. Havo not tlio demands of lus-
tico been in ready satlsllcdV " vongoanco
Is mine saith tho Lord." Is tho vindi
cation of tlio national power still further
necessary ? Has not tho sword terribly
accomplished tho work ? "A land red
dened with mood nomes devastated
and desoluto cities and towns with lit
tle left but blnckcnod. broken, and empty
walls fields onco rich with harvestsimil
crops nowsllent, waste, and barren aro
sumcieniiy eloquent ror that purpose."
visit not innner puuisumenc upon tuo
person oi mm wnoso pardon we earnest
iy eutreut. tho i nrK clonus or wnr
which ror four years enveloped our bo
loved country, hnvo passed awav. We
anticipate much from the wise and pru-
ueiitauminisiraiionoi your J-Jxceucncy.
.nay hu mil ciueriam uio nono tn.ir, jci.
ferson Davis will bo permitted tobrcatho
once moro tno ntmospnoro or freedom
that ho will bo again restored to that
pooplo who, having rejoiced with him
in a period of prosperity, now sorrow
for him in tho hour of adversltv?
As the crowning net of magnanimity
of thogreat nnd chivalrous pcoplo whom
you roproseut, release tho prisoner, so
that the last vestlgo of animosity be
tween tho two sections of our common
country may bo removed, nnd then the
inriumg notes oi gladness will accom
pnny tho mairio voice of peace
This we ask in tho unmoor tlio people
in xuiius.
AN AGED LADY MURDERED
A shocking putrnge was perpetrated
at Howling Greon recently (says tho
NtishvUlo J)liatch) In tho murder by
three negroes or nn old lady nnmed Mrs
Sill. On tho proceeding Saturday sho
visited a lawyer's ofllco in that town
and whllo there mentioned to tho law
yer in tno Hearing or threo negroes ono
namod Lewis that sho had sixty-live
dollars in money nt home, about a mile
from town. On Monday morning, tho
widow's son, a littlo fellow, went Into
tho Hold, and uftorn littlo, tho wenthor
being cold, was compelled to return for
his shoes. On entering tho houso ho
was horror struck ut finding his mother
lying upon the floor dead, nnd covered
with her blood. Her head had been
split open nnd lior body frightfully
gasnod in various parts by an nxo. By
his outcries no soon aroused tho nelirh
bors, and iinmodiata search was mnde
for tho authors of tho terrible crime
Tho ground being soft nnd yioldy from
tno rains, human tracks wero soon dis
covered. It was noticed that ono track
was mado by a shoo run down nt tlio
side, ntul having three heavy nails and
n urcuic across tho mlddlo of the shoo
These peculiarities soon led to the de
tection of ono of tho perjietrntors of;
uioiiwiyi munier. Tho startling news
sped to Bowling aroen on lightening
wings, nud when it reached tho ears of
tno lawyor whom tho murdorod lady
nan visuod on Saturday, hu guvo iufor
mutton of tho presence of tho throe
nogro men. Thoy were nt onco nnnro
bonded, and upon tho negro Lewis was
found a shoo corresponding precisely
wiin tno tracics leading from tho poor
victim's house The wretches nro In
Jail at Bowling areeu.
Timii-: Is a constuntstreatii of settlors
pouring Into tho Southwestern Stales
front tho North.
ATi:.Aslady being asked at a Now
York dinner table to drink a toast to
General Butler, consented, nnd -as her
glass contained about a drop of wine, she
r;,isei 11 i? U,or "! imtl said, " Hero's a
drop for Butler."
GENERAL MESS DISPATCHES,
From Washington,
thu oi'KNiNii of -run Hi'.coNi) snssiov
I'll I 111' V-N tN'rit CONMlt las,
DaniNO tllO proceed lugs' of tlio I Int:e
on Mommy Jtepreseniuiivo stcveiu
sought to adjourn, nnd when ho was re
minded that Ilia President's MossagQ
Was oon expected, ho suggested that it
bo read from a local newspaper, extra
copies of which had been distributed hi;.
fore even the President's Private Secre
tary had reached tho Capitol, and when
tho olilclul message Itself was column
nlcatod, ho unsuccessfully ondenroreil
to havo tho reading postponed tlllTuiy.
diiy. It Wits not until qunrtor pnst twi,
that tho document was transmitted,,
previous to which tlmo telegfitirlj wm
received hero that copious extracts from
and tho messago Itself wore circulating
in other cities. It is proper to repent lu
tills connection that advance copies uf
the President's Messago and nccoiu putty
ing documents wero sent honco toothy
principal cities oy mo wusningiou
igeiitofliioNow lork Associated Presi,
and that the seals wore not to bo broken
until full olllcinl authority was given
to do ho, and this was at an hour when
thero could bo no premature dlselosuro
of their contents, ugalnst which thy
most solemn honor wns pledged, nor li
It shown that uny of tho agents disre
garded tho obligation imposed. When
tho Clerk of tho tho Houso began to
read tlio Messago, copies in pmnphlot
form wero supplied to tho members,
who hurriedly approached the distribut
ing mc-senger for their supply.
TII12 l'OHTMASTUU-MKNKKAIB ltEPOUT,
ThoFoslmuster-Gouornl'Brcportshowj
that tho liabilities formollsorvlcolti tho
Into insurgent States for the year ending
thirtieth Juno last, wero only seventy
llvo thousand three hundred nnd elghfy
three dollars in excessof the net revenue.
from postage hi that section.
t'ULIj ATTENDANCE.
After prayer by Rov. Dr. Boynton,
tho roll of members was called by Stnte-i,
and ono hundred und forty-six were
found to bo present. Tlio greatest mini,
ber of absentees from any ono Stnto w.u
from Now York, only fifteen of llm
thirty-one membcra being present. Only
four wero nbscnt from cntiro Now
England.
Ni:W MKMIIRK3.
Six now mcmbors wore sworn in, vi. :
Messrs. Campbell, Abnell, and Hawking
of Tennessee, who were not sworn hut
session becauso of failure to npprar;
und A. H. Ward, successor to Green
Clay Smith; Elijah lllso, successor to
Henry Grider; nnd Lovoll U. Rosskiu,
who succeeds himself nil of Kentucky.
I-'OUMAIj HUSINliSH.
Tho first business in ordor was tho
usual formalities of informing tho Ron-
late nnd tho President that the Houc
7 . .1 .... t
was in session aim runny in receive1
any communication tho latter might
havo to make E. B. Washburno hiwl
ed tlio House Commlttco, and at half-
past twelvo o'clock thoy departed to
perform their mission.
UlMUriAll IIUSINESS IMTOKTANT 111 1,1.1
Regular busiuess being then in order,
tho ball opened aud for about nu hour
there was a lively and interesting scene.
Mr. Eliot, of Massachusetts, first gut
the floor, and introduced a bill to repeal
tho thirteenth section of thu rtel, "Td
suppress rebellion, etc.," of July tovei.-
tcenth, 1SG2, known ns tho Amnesty Ait,
whence tho President derives his power
to pardon rebels. Under thositspeu-ion
of tho rules und the operation of Hie
previous question, tho bill was pm-eil
by ayes 111, nays li!). Quito a bu.z of
excitement followed this summary ac
tion, uud it was generally accepted a- :t
fair indication of tlio spirit of Congsc-i
towuixl tho President.
Then followed Mr. Boutwell's bid to
sell tho Treasury gold nt thu rato of two
millions por week until it left forty-two
millions in tho Treasury.
Mr. Kelly's bill to organize tho D
partnient of tho Revenue, and give the
Chief-Justico tho nppoiiiting power.
Mr. Schenck's bill to change the con
vening or Congress from the llrst Mon
day in Ueco'iiber to tho fourth day of
March.
Mr. Stevens's bill to regulato removal
from ofllco.
Mr. Broonmll's bill to regulato ap
pointments to ollice
Mr. Boutwell's resolution willing fr
tho correspondence relativo to thu dir
covery and capture of John 11. Surratl,
in which Mr. Boutwell smells a rat.
A bill by Mr. Lawrence, of Ohio, who
fought tho increase of pay last session
most sturdily, to repeal that claitso of
tho Appropriation Bill.
A resolution by Mr. Lnflin, Instruct
ing tho Printing Conimitteo to inquire
into tlio expediency of selecting the
Public Printer by Congress, which w
passed beforo ho know it.
A resolution by Mr. M'Koe, going
to tho Mexican question, which ho final
ly consented to postpone until Tuoilay
at tho solicitation of General BauU
who urged that perhaps tho Message n' t
yet read would throw light upon tin
subject.
A.linliil.tinlci,'. .otlir.-I,tnnii. irfJ1
inliiUlralldii fin tliiM-siiiti, of Aliriili:ini 1!iUii
!', , "I l'llilnit Ci is To-ii-li,. In thi) H-witf.'1
Uminilil.i.ili-i-cnsfil, Iiiivliiu Iki-ii iiiiiiiliil titll"'
uiiiln,luiml hy Uio Ili-tlMi-r Will", nil -r
intli litfil to wilil fhtnto iiih ri-nupMit! in w"
n.iyuimil, i,n,l tii,s8 u,vlim claim tiiliil I1
milil cMulu to luvkunl lliriu to
DIANA HOIiniSV
, JAl'KKON I.AlWl'11.
Pluhlng Cifdt, Oclolwr 21, l.w.-tf
To Holt I i,i Saloon ki t tier, of III""!""
Imr nml OoIhiiiMh County, I liavo nil'lulPl
Mr. II. Htoliiii-r nscnl lor tUo Minor lll.volM"rlf,
blown btout, imil Inner Ixtr, who will Mti'b u'
at IIioniiiiu piK-ii (mid win, tint miiiio art lilfl.""1
woulil fin iiMi nu from tho litcwory. Kiio"iu'
llUlt lUl Will H) llllliulllol tlllll llttl-lltiVK t) till
may favor Mm Willi their trmle, I bollilt hit uu
youtmiiniorl. Vuy n-iTt fiilly,
I'llKII ItAl'HII.
BIcam Uri-wiry, Ui-ailln-i. Iv'
KtA(( of ,llrnllm .llriiM-li, drri-li"1 '
Irf-tloikof AilliiliilMinitoi, ni,nii Hi,, (.kluli'ol 1 '
r.iliuin .Mi-iwli ,it(ir j-uM TowiiOill". '
loiuity nt ColumliU, ilci-fawtl, liavlna
Kiantitl to the uiitk-rKlKiiril.iill htkoii
i'lulMtorilciii-inilh iiKiiliint lliorKliilf Hi ' '
tleittlt-ni aiv ii-tiu.ti.t.i.1 tomala-thi-N..UI. ''.
MllllOlll tl.-l.n-. .mil tlltwu Imlellttll to will"1"
to tnaUe lmiiHtl..ti ikiyinrnt m
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