AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
JOBS B. BRiTTON, Editor feyfiiopiletor.
CARLISLE. PA., MAY 18. 1865.
ABBADAM MMERTON, Esfl.
Our readers will have noticed in reading
the proceedings of the Democratic County.
'Convention for this county,'(published incur,
.dost,) that a resolution ,was unanimously
adopted instructing the Delegate to the State
•'Convention fromUbis county to vote for the
nomination of our respected fellow-citizen,
Abraham Lamberton, Esq., of Middlesex
township, for the office of Surveyor General.
No better man, none more worthy or capable
.could have been named for this position, and
we do hope that for once the 'Olaimp of Old
Mother Cumberland will ibe recognized by
rihe State Convention. Dur neighbor of ithe
Democrat thus speaks of Mr. Lambbiuton.:
** By the proceedings of the Democratic
Convention of this county, on Monday lost,
it*will be seen ithat the (Delegate from this
county lias been instructed-to eupport Abra
ham Lamberton, tEsq., of this oounty, for the
office of Surveyor *Generafl, in -the State ‘Con
vention. This was not merely intended os a
compliment to Mr. L., but it was »h -earnest
expression of sentiment without the eoflioHa
tion of (that gentleman. Mr, Lamberton is
admirably suited for the office and would do
credit (to himself and the Commonwealth in
that important position. Whilst a member
of the Legislature be won'the esteem of his
fellow members and -enjoyed the entire confi
dence of his •constituents. His nomination
would be bailed in this .and .adjoining coun
ties with grfeat satisfaction, and we are sure
the interests of the Commonwealth would be
guarded by him if elected to the office,'*
The Weather. —After the Booking rains
of lost week, the weather has again become
mild and genial, snob as we are used to have
in the merry month of May. <sur .devil
prophesies a hot summer.
Lasse Sale or Dkt Goods. —Attention is
directed to the advertisement of Mr. Jayoß
Bcxhleb, administrator of the estate of W.
A. Cathcart, deoeased.'Of Harrisburg. The
entire stock of dry goods, good will, lease of
store room and dwelling house, is offered irt
privato.sale until May 25. This is an old
and established stand, and contains a large
•took of well selected dry goods.
Aoekhii.thkai. Exhibition. —By an adver
tisement in another column, it will be noticed
that the Cumberland County Agricultural
Society purpose holding their annual Fall
Exhibition this year. These exhibitions,'
which are abenefit to every community, have
been entirely dispensed with during the civil
war, which, in consequence of the repeated
invasions of the Cumberland Valley by the
rebels, had hindered our farmers from mak
ing any preparations for them. But now
that the war is over we can go ahead again,
without any fear of being disturbed by a de
vouring enemy. VVe hope ear formers
throughout the entire county will da their
utmost to moke the coming Fall Exhibiting
the best that has ever been held in Cumber
land county, lo do this effectually they
should begin now.
" When Johnnv Comes Marching Home.”
—ln a few weeks the battle-worn veterans
of Meade’s and Sheehan's armies will be
mustered ont of the service, and return to
theiriomee to enjoy once more the blessings
of peace. Everywhere we hear of prepara
tions being made to extend to them a hearty
welcome, and as- there are a great many of
these brave hoys from this county to return
home, we would enjoin upon our citizens in
the boroughs and townships throughout
Cumberland county to bestir themselves and
follow the noble example of other localities.
Extend to the brave boys a hearty welcome,
we say.
Grand Fair. —The Fair of the “ Empire
Hook and Ladder Company” opened with, a
rasher on last Saturday night, in Bbeem’s
Hall, and has been visited nightly by im
mense crowds. The hall has been gaily dec
orated with spruce and flags, and the tables
are covered with fancy articles of all kinds,
behind which are arrayed the elite and beau
ty o? Carlisle, who, with their smiles and
graces, do not fail to draw the chink (beg
pardon, we mean stamps) from the buxom
beans. The grand feature of the Fair is the
silver “ Fire Horn,” which iecontested for by
the Union,'Cumberland and Good Will com
panies, Tickets at 25 cents each have been
prepared for each company, which are voted
by the members and admirers of the above
companies.- The tickets are deposited in a
tin bos, whore they remain, until the close
of the Fair, when they will be counted, and
the company receiving the highest number
of votes will-take the prize. The proceeds
of this Fair are to be'used for the purchase
of a lot to-erect a Truck House for the appa
ratus of the company. It will close on Sat
urday night. Let the “Empire” boys be en-
' . ,
XT The Harrisburg Union of Monday
this item in its- account of the pro
oeedings befdre the Mayor's Court:
Win. Kraemer, arrested- upon charge of
false pretence in Cumberland county, forged
a cheek npon Geo. O’Donnell, of Mechanics
burg, at whose residence ho was arrested by
policeman Owen Campbell. He was given
in charge of an officer to be taken to Meoha
nicsburg. -
SSF"The Jews of this country have'shown
a full snare of patriotism since the war be
gan.. From Ohio 12,000 have gone to fight
for the Union flag; from New York,, 10,000;
from Illinois,-5,000-; from Michigan and Wis
consin, 3,006; and from other States enough
to make 40,000, 'They have also given their-'
■weelth 'for the soldiers. They have estab
lished five asylums for disabled soldiers, their
widows and orphans) the benefits of which
are limited to no foitb or creed—one at New
York, one at Philadelphia, one at Cincinna
ti, one at Chicago, and one at f?t. Louis.
“ MEETINGS.
■Wo notice that ascertain; class of-^aootin.
leaders in a numbsr-of the cities arid towns,'
of ; the Southern border States are (holding'
meetings every, few evenings, at whioh they;
pass resolutions warning "all traitors who'
•boro arms in the late war, not to dare return,
-Again to enid downs or cities.” Thoueands
of the officers and men of the late rebel army
had been residents of Washington, Baltimore,)
Hagerstown, St. .Louis, Lexington, «nd othef.
border States towns previous to the rebellion ;
and these are the men who are " warned”,
by ehoddyites “ not to dare return -to -their;
former hotaee.”
According todbe compromise agreed upon
between Grant, and Lee, and Sherman and,
Johnston, previous to the capitulation of the
rebel armies, -tbs latter (officers and <mon)
.Were granted permission “ to return to their
homes, and not do be disturbed by any one so
(long as they observe their parole and the daws,
in force where they may reside.” Such being'
the terms of agreement between the high
contracting parties, we would like to (know
what busincas-ffaoobin shoddyitos have to in
terfere with (Grant’s arrangements. How
dare they get-up meetings and pass resolu
tions in opposition to the understanding had
between Grant -and Lee, and endorsed and.
sanctioned by the President ? The Govern-i
ment is pledged to carry out, to the letter, the,
stipulations agreed upon by the commanders,
of the two .armies, and the man who attempts, ■
by word or deed, to disregard those stipula
tions, should -be regarded an enemy of -the
Government.
There is a secret in these' “ indignation”
meetings 'which some people dd not think of.
Many valuable properties 'in Baltimore,
Washington, and other border towns, belong
ing to men who fonght in the rebel armies,
are now occupied by a set of political vul
tures, Wibo never paid .a ‘Cent for them. If
the rightful owners of these properties -can
be kept away, of course'these occupants of
their houses cannot be -disturbed, and soon,
they will claim them as-their own. No won
der these intensely “Joyal" gentlemen are
so anrions to put at defiance the terms of
agreement concluded between Grant and
Las. General Grant, speaking lor President
Johnson,, tells the rebel soldiers, officers and
men, to go to their homes, whether these
homes be in Washington, Baltimore, or any
other place. But squatter Jacobin say “ no,
these rebels shall not return to their homes
—we occupy their houses, and wo don’t want
to give them up.” This 5s opposition to
Grant’s order—opposition to the Govern-'
moot; it is another rebellion on a small scale, ■
and it would be well, we repeat, if those en
gaged In it wore taught a leeson that they
would long remember. We must have no
more “higher law” notions inculcated, no,
m<
lore shoddy tricks. The people want peace
and repose, and they feel disposed to take by
the neak the man whose impudence or cu
pidity leads him to commit unlawful acts.—
Wo hope Gen. Grant will pay some atten
tion to those whose brazen effrontery prompts
them to put at defiance his orders. They de
ewve a few gcod kicks from the General and
dhoald receive them.
SHEBMAN--HALLECE.
A large portion of Shermhn’s array arrived
at Richmond on the 10th inst. Halleck, the
tool of Stanton, *»nd who quite recently is
sued orders requesting, Sherman’s officers to
disregard the orders of their commander, and
for which act he would have been served
right had his military head been taken off—
Halleck, we eoy, wanted to review Sheb
man’s troops as they passed into Richmond 1
What impudence. Sherman, brave old sol
dier, put his foot down, and refused to have
hh men reviewed by their roviler. That was
right. The following account of the affair
we take from the letter of the Richmond cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer;
A feature of the occasion, and a strange
one, was the utter absence of anything like
reception ceremonies by the military author
ities here. On the Manchester side of the
river one division of the Twenty-fourth Corps
was drawn up to receive them, but in Righ
' mend nothing more was done than to station I
a cavalry guard at rho intersection of the
. streets, to keep the line of march clear.. It
, had been intended by Gen. Halleck to review
the troops of Gen. Sherman morelyas an act
of courtesy, and he would have been attend
ed by Gen. Ord and other officers.
A fine standing place had been prepared
on the Grace street front of the City Hall,
handsomely draped with flags. But it all
came to nought. General Sherman objected
to the reviewing ot his corps by General Hal
leck, and it is said declared that if he could
avoid it in no other way, he would march
around the city instead of through it. Gen
eral Halleck waived the point, and the troops
marched through without an official recogni
tion of their presence.
Another correspondent of the Inquirer, in
his letter from Washington, says:
_ The officers of General Sherman are arri
ving here in considerable numbers. The
greater part of that army will be at Alexan
dria by Monday or Tuesday. They all ex
press much indignation at the official and
newspaper strictures on General Sherman’s
first arrangement for General Johnston’s sur
render. They say 'it. was entirely uncalled
for in view of the great services rendered by
that army, and that the arrangement was in
strict conjormity to President Lincoln’s views
and policy.
How do those creatures who denounced
Sberm'an as a “ traitor" or a “ crazy man”
like the above bit of information 7 It appears
now that it was not Sherman but Abraham
Lincoln who made the arrangement for
Johnston’s first surrender I Ah, ehoddy,
when you denounced Sherman as a “ traitor”
you little supposed you were striking at
President Lincoln. What should be done
with, the men who but q few weeks ago spoke
of President Lincoln as a “traitor” or a
“crazy man 7” Will not Jack Herr 'of
Harrisburg consider it bis duty to “ hang
them to the first lamp-post 7” We will see.
Shad in the Juniata, —The Juniata Dem
ocrat says : “ Larganumhers of shad are now
captured in the Juniata helovv the Millers
town dam. They are vory fine., A party
from this place visited that locality on Mon
day the Bth inst., and returned’ in- tbe even
ing laden with tbe finny spoil. It is;a great
pity that tbe late floods did not sweep every
dam 1 from Huntingdon to tide water, for tjhe
canal is of no account any how.. ' The rail
road' could'do all the business, and the fish
caughtalongthe'river in the spring would,
fully compensate the people for the loss sus
tained.” I
Meeting of the Anti-Slavery
Society.
HNFAMODS ABOLITION ASSAULTS DPOJI BEN.
ERAL SHERMAN.
SENATOR WILSON ENDORSES
•THE SLANDER.
No Negro Pews! No Negro Cars!
* • . • ■
■THE NEORO TO WALK ARM-IN- ARM
WITH WHITE WOMEN UNMOLESTED.
•Ibis is to be the Next Grand Issue
at the Polls.
The American Anti-Slavery Society—an
organization which, ten years ago was de
nounced by the unanimous voice of both the
Democratic and ‘Whig parties as a traitor
ous, villainous, disunion concern—held its
last anniversary meeting in New Tork last
week. The meeting was well attended by its
life-long members, all of whom-are now pto-:
mioqut leaders of the present so-ca'l'led Be-,
publican party. One of the principal objects
of the session was to consider the question
whether the society should disband, or cnri-
tinua its existence.. To test the question, Mr.
Garrison, its President, offered the following
preamble and resolution: ' ,
Whereas, It is not for abolitionists to effect
exclusiveness or-seek-isolation from the great
mass of the people when the reason which
compelled them to take a position that no
longer exists? therefore
Resolved, That-uniting onr thanksgivings
to God, with'those'df theemanoipated millions
at the South, for the wonders he has wrought,
and ijpjoioing with joy, unspeakable that the
year of jubilee has come, so that further anti*
slavery agitation is uncalled for, w.e close the
operation and existence of this society with
this anniversary. X
This gave rise to an animated debate,
which was participated an by the negro
Fred Douolas, the unsexed Anna B. Dick
inson, Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts,
Garrison, Phillips, Bov. Buckland, and
others. After the speeches a vote was token
on the Ctarxibon resolution, and it was de
feated. The vote stood, for dissolving the
Society. 48-, against, 118. So the Society is
to be -continued “ for other objects,” as -one
of the speakers remarked.
From the -speeches delivered previous to
the vote, wejtako the following extnots. It
will be seen that the gallant SHERMAN-(the
man who -coded the war before the shoddyites
were willing it should be ended,) was de
nounced by the miscegenationist. Miss Dick
inson, “ as a star lost from the galaxy of
fame and glory.” Senator Wilson, Chairman
of the Military Committee in the 0. S, Sen
ate—the same Senator who moved to close
the “hole in the wall," (the drinking saloon
in the Senate,) immediately after Andbkw
Johnson had delivered his address, on the
4th of March—he too gave countenance to
the assault upon Shebuan, and compliment
ed Miss Dickinson on hor “ sweet voice."—
Let Any one read the short speeches below,
and they will be convinced that the Aboli
tionists, or, as they now call themselves, Re
publicans, have no idea of disbanding. Sla
very is abolished, and it' was supposed with
tbe end of slavery there would'be no longer
a necessity for nn Abolition Society ; but the
organization is to be kept up, and for what ?
Read the speeches below and the reader will
see that negro-equality and miscegenation
are tbe objects that are to claim the attention
of the Republican-Abolition party hereafter.
But to the speeches. Here they are, short
and sweet:
Rev. Mr. Buekland, of Salem, Mass., rose
to address the meeting. He said—l hope the
society will not disband, for its labors are not
ended. We hare much yet to do. 'You have
not yet restored liberty to the colored repo.
A man is just a slave to the extent of tbe
rights of which he is deprived. {Applause.j
Not until you give the negro the ballot-box
will he be free. Mr. Phillips made a speech
a year ago, in which he said their full pur
pose was to restore the negro to the full rights
<jf citizenship. I fas tbe negro these rights ?
Is the black a freeman, and should you stop
oven there 7 Has he tbe ballot-box, the fire
lock, the right to occupy a place in the jury
box 7 I think not.-. lam in favor of tbe ed-
ucation of the negro ; but if you should wai t
for that before you give him the right to vote
—his right might be periled by the delay.—
want the' ballot for him.
admitted under the structure of the franchise
—the keystone arch which underlies all our
institutions.
Mr. William Bowditch, of. Boston, Mass,
was the next speaker. He said: Our
organization was formed os an anti-slavery
society, and that society has accomplished
its work.*, I would not givedhree straws for
all tbe support which can be given to slave
ry how. It is rapidly dying, and it will sure
ly die. Twenty-five years ago I listened to
tbe teachings of Mr. Garrison, and I was
born ngain on the subject of. slavery under
his influence. I believe, although slavery Is
dead, that we should continue the society.—
The speaker closed by stating that slavery
was expunged from the Constitution, and be
bad sworn to support it.
Rev. Mr. May said he had given about
twenty-five years of tbe best portion of bis
life to the society and the holy cause in wjiich
it was engaged. But be- bad no desire for
the organization to discontinue one minute
before their work was ended. He would be
in favor of the disbandment of the society
when its work was done, and then 'lt would
be discontinued amid the approval of all
good men and of. God, having accomplished
its labors gloriously and honorably. While
he sympathized with the spirit of Mr. Gar
rison’s resolution, ha could not, in view ol
tbe present circumstances of tbe country con
sent to have the anti-slayery flag furled.—
1 The Society had been mindful of all the
rights of tbe negro. At the meeting in tbe
Cooper Institute Mr. Douglass expressed his
fears that that society would outlive its use
fulness, and that it might interfere too much
with the black mao. „ He asked them to let
the blaok man alone; to let him alone when
be exercised the franchise; to let Min alone
when to school, and performed tbe
work necessary to b!s advancement and pro
gress. He regarded that as sensible doc
trine ; hut he considered that the American
Anti-Slavery Society ought to continue its
work at least for another year, till it witness
ed the complete triumph of all its principles..
Frederick Douglass (negro) followed. He
eaid; I would not come forward to speak on
this occasion l but that my name has been
mentioned in connection-with the-remarks I
(made last night at.the Oaoper Institute. X
deem it necessary to-eay a few words now.—
I-was emplqyed,.twonty years ago-to proceed-
to Rhode Island,
oose of warring -i
word, " white,” iii
itate—a won! Whi
statutes of other:.:
that object, had t on we endeavored, witji;
success, to bar son e'theworkin other states
to that end. Thai vas good work then, and’
it ia good work ho . , 'Wemust continue.the’
waron thstword “ rhite.” While tile South
is allowed tolegiel te against the black man
he.is.not jet. tree As long a» that hated
word “ while,” &| tear,son the'statute hook
of the slates, heis otiose. Quincy has said
years ago—end I ever forget such’ expres
sions—that aslonp jb Massachusetts gave Up
a negro toihisinai or she was a slave state.
And os long as sh( had'negro oars or had the
word “ white" on he daw books, she was a
slave elate, ' And these words are true.—.
While the legislat res of the South can kehp
a black man from 1 wing arms or deprive him I
of any right to wheh he is entitled, bo is n«t|
free. 1 . of he South they would not;
.evert allow anegp tO'Oarry aonne. .[Laugh-'
ter,] Let this see ety oust. It is the only,
trumpet which ii nflb-forth a certain soUnd j
in favor of the oo|( :ed race. , -
Mr. Foster rose o say but a'fejr words.—
He believed the til le had not arrived when',
they Should disband. That time would arrive
when there wen no negro pews, no negro
cars,, and no deductions 'on , account of
oomplextion, Ooht or i race.. They should
not even Cease tieir. labors till black men
who Choose to la arhi-in drill with white
women ehould pase to be booted on ac
count of prejadidU
Miss Anna EjPicfcrnsnn- was next intro,
driced. .She said hedmd long been a Gar-;
risaniamabolitiam t,:and she was ready at all,
times to-appreola a the work of that good
old man. She d6t d wish she had been eld -
enough to have w< -kod for the society since
its formation, that she might now claim the
honors of each lal its. But the work of the
society was not y< done; and she hoped the
organization woul never disband till there ;
was no occasion fc her or any one else to do- -
fend the rights of he black man. When she:,
saw the second leneral of, the republic'
(Sherman,) truck ng to the slave power, she,
felt the necessity f the society to exist lon-,
ger. So long as people existed who wore
roady to hurrah, i cd throw up their oops, at ■ i
the mention of SI srman’a name, so long the
work of the dnti : s irefy society, as an eduoa- t
tor, would remaii unfinished ; she could on
ly allude to Gene d Sherman as a etar lost
from the galaxry ifamo-and glory, and gone
out into the hllohaess of darkness. Let
those dead men spaik in our ears more loud-,
er than any livin''man can speak. Wo.'
loved Abraham Lincoln because we have seen
in him the mirror df. ourselves ; because he
stood the high-waier mark of justioo and -
truth. ]
Hon. Henry Wil*n, of Massaohusetts, Was
the next speaker. Ho said-: I have approv- .
ed of your object, Ind have often attended - ,
the meetings of yoir society, hut I have not
one word to say on the dissolution. I can ,
say, however, that slavery is dead and in its. ,
grave. There is np power in the country to ,
breathe vitality into it or restore it to life. I
stand hero to deolnrd that I am in favor of
giving to theeolored rtoe ail the rights which
I enjoy myself. (Applause.) - My voice has ,
been and it will bo always used in favor of ,
equal rights for the I whole people of*.the
United States. (Applause.) I have no faith
in the loyalty of the south. I was in Charles
ton the other day, and I saw but a solitary
Union man. (Laughter.) I believe the work
of anti-slavery men hjis not yot been accom
plished, and it will hot have been accom
plished till the colored race were secured in',
the exercise of all thiir rights. He regret
tod that they had not gone to their homes
with the sweet voice of Miss Bickinson lin
gering in their ears. IHo was confident that
in the death of the late President, we bad
resolved and declared that we will recon
struct and establish! oar country upon the
united and solid of human rights. He
was for patting the ballot os he had been the j
bayonet in the hands of the black man. In i
the last thirty days he found the current of
public opinion favoring the black man'. The
Republican party must unfurl -its banner
bearing the glorious motto “ Negro-Equal
ity.”
Mr. Garrison said that after ail he had
heard, be was in favor of the disbandment of
the society. It was, however, a question of
propriety, and it seemed to him the proper
time to dissolve the society and to mingle
with the world in the work to be done. Men
who have derided and black-balled the socie
ty for twenty-five years, are now disposed to
come in ana prevent the society from sink
ing. Mr. Foster had not been a friend of
the society—nor Mr. Philips. He believed,
he did not misstate the matter. He urged
the society to dissolve, and closed by quoting
extracts from the speeches of Mr. Philips
in 1851, to show that slavery then received
I its death-blow. <
Wendell Phillips followed. He sold the
observation that the question before them
was one not of principles, but of means, was
true. But he believed there was Work enough
for the organization' to accomplish—labor
which belonged to its sphere of operations.—
His friend Garrison bad said it would be pre
sumptuous for the society to exist longer ; but
he believed, there was such a thing as false
humility. His friend, Mr. Bowditob, said
he had taken the oath to support the Consti
tution. Be would not take that oath, not for
his right hand. Theadministration was none
too powerful at the present moment in its de-.
termination to guard the rights of the black,
man; and he believed the existence of the so
ciety was as great a necessity at the present,
as on any former period. The speaker then
referred to the death af Mr. Lincoln and his
aid to the anti-slavery movement. Happy
in the luster of his life, be said, and happy
in the moment of bis death, the late President
died kt the time of success to his labors—
when the nation needed a sterner hand.—-
He closed by expressing the hope that the
organization would be continued, (Applause,)'
until the colored man was fully recognized
by white men and women as their equal in
all respect*.
Several persons here rose to speak—the
Voices of Miss Mary' Grew and Mrs. Foster,
rather elderly sisters, being heard above the
rest. Both ladies wpre about to speak, when
loud cries of “ question” were r liscd from all
parts of the house, Sand they were unable to
do so.
I want him to be
Again several persons of both sexes, de
sired to speak in vain,, and at length the
vote to dissolve or continue the organization
wad taken—the franchise including ladies.
The vote stood : Fir dissolving the society,
48; against, 118.
The announcement was received with loud
applause.
UR. FBII.IFB APPOINTED PRESIDENT.
The committee wm had been appointed to
prepare nominations, were then .called Upon ;
to report the result of their, (lelihoration.
The Chairman ropo ted that they bad select
ed William Lloyd Garrison as a candidate
for. the presidency A burst of applause
greeted this annoui cement.
Mr. Garrison sail be muht decline the hon
or. . He had alrem y stated his reason for
withdrawing. He vould not leave them al
together but be witmthein in the spirit; he
would work with tjhem,-work <witll, the peo
ple, and with the government. ~
Mr. Poster then nominated Wendell Phil
lips for President, (Applause.)
Mr- Phillips, vJbose noqiination was rati
fied, said he would accept the honor, bat re
gretted the resignation of Mp. Garrison ; but
he. noped he would still remain with them in'
the spirit. ' ■ ' ' ,
A list of vice-presidents,\one from, each
State, was-read ami adopted. After which
the meeting adjourned.
iST" QuantrelHhe Kansas guerrilla; is re
ported to'hara been capturedin Kentucky.
H Sthors, for the solo pur
lif) that hateful, odious
the constitution of that
h also appeared oh the
ates.. We succeeded .in.
THE CONSTITUTION; . NATIONAL LINE OP ?LEaSDBE:BTE4IifBBS,
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men in nower thatsnob was the fact—that prices for Otoemei^ V®":
j.l , jt o i sand pot da* down, numbers of these have
it was the supreme law of the, land, which < beoh [ Bl fo n .{J y ft H grades of uffipittlson that
they were sworn to obey—that a state of war convenient discretionary pbwa<?.' A ‘requisi
aould not abrogate it—and that afl violations 'tlon,’ or starred mituiidcr otheriuithority, on
ofits provisions were nets of usurpation just til everywhere in localities, where, thorewus
, . .. ~ . ... j . j _ any olmngo Jor the, gratinoatioh of ouriopity,
as revolutionary in their spirit and.tendenoy tu^3 and iho btioat. vessels of the navy Have
as rebellion itself—we. say, the press or the on the wing: withpleashiteisOakerpoOur.
statesman that* declared those' truths, was -new “'Ordo’r of Nubility, of every grade.—
denounced as disloyal, as,a sympathizer with whilst whole the : rank. and
, ■ f. X . file, tho brave defenders .of the country, the
treason, as ap.opponenl of .the # Govornment; linlblesB , and Brtllow martyrs 'to their patriot-,
and silonoed) sometimes by a summary arrest [, m ImVobeon crowded intosingle'transports,
by military authority, and at others by in- ;hSs ’floui-ishcA'lieytind■'.allv’p’C-
timidatiug 'threats .Of nioh violence; .-No#, cedent, heating in.ltehlorig.sMjM; ?*s■«*<>.
. .. , _ r< , ..... 1 . the ooaStUnd in its diißtiy appomtmetits. tho
however, that tho -plea of - military neeessi- En(ilinll m ,biltty toeUt of sight.
ty” no 'longer‘dslste -to justify or excuse these And ivhiUt iiotr' •&nd , '.tfhfen■ onfe# -tM proas
departures from tho fundamental faw, and ■ htia dureil W;renionstrntc aißainKbthese.W>av
'that the 'fact which all history loaches is be- 6 .V*.H O •^ nta V po '! t . io I haJ-o'been discreotly
• silent. Now w'B shy that in sio attempt ma
eomiog evident, that.usurped .power eon nev- w t!tlt dowr ,. th V t , n Mens of the War Met
er ho wielded by cron the moSt'Censcienitioi.-S the officials at Washington liefln. right' hc>%
and sagacious ruler,iwithotrt ulbiinatedanger We.lmvoheard of the abuse fa qiiestroa being
to established forum of Government aifd the, 'carried to such, a ,bitch, thaUat the Wry mo
• , . , , •• ‘ mont the vcgulat* Government boat h«B*becu
liberties they were designed'to pptfteot. oitt lar tf n4 , -.f roin ' I)V r tross Mon rub for tho ran
hitherto uncompromising'loynJfists are begin-’ oVef to Norfolk, half d dnzen jolly officials,
Ding to open their eyes, and »cry aloud, iFor- under tho inspiration «f a good, dinner, have
bear! The New York 2Vitoi:e,Tor example, 'entered hip a splendid steamer for the same
, . ~ . , .. t .. \ tnn/to give them a little rocrea%bu*under
whoss support of the Administration Ims har a allipB 0 f the ennui engendered by.
'been, all through the war,, unquestioned l qjf 0 at thd Fortress. Will tho nation stapd
. and unquestionable, is becoming alarmed at all this buy longer?—and above all —will the
the disposition it observes on-the.part of the' President! ■■ , . ;
ii -j «,«. n . , ,Z ~ .Now,.we.saw the other day an account of
Heads of the. Government, to continue thees-; . a ne w Xovomentdn the line of this same pub
eroise of the arbitrary powere'wmoh they hare. \\ Q do'oftihc craft was being spe
been wielding so long, unchecked, that xt ie, dally Jtyied upy aa a pleasure craft for the
but natural they should be loth to give them President. Wo tiusf he will unhesitatingly
mt _ rit • .. v &l, mi’»i j-'i frown down such a movement, and by so do
•up. The following article, ftom y-. ay , a t O no single dash the whole
Pribntie, is very plain-spoken—bat not more a buSe. in question. If tho , salaries of tho
so, than the dose warrants. JEtad anything President and those who assume these unu
simiiav to it been printed three months ago, sl, Al are nit sufficient to give them
.uVr i•, _ iji- r a little relaxation at their own expense, lot
■by aßeraOSratfo Jonrnol.it would have been, Con(Xroo(l , fnoroaso td.om, emolomenta and
derionneefl as Coppcrheadism of the most yir- privileges! but i'n the name of right,'of jus
■ulent type. As it is, we accept it as an in-. tice,-of Rqpnddicdn eQudi/iiy[ lot these invidi
volnnitary itribote to the soundnSMlsf Deipp-! ons distinction's,‘llh&i'eostljjjiribiligeswrench
erotic teachings. Ah 1 tho Democratio, par- cd fi'orh the nation's distresses, be at once and
ty, as an organization, is now powerless ; but forever &boliohed, Lctt'ho'GoveTnihQnt Ynuht
its principles still live in full vitality t pnd it Club, the now Order of bo at onco
is a prouder triumph than sucoossat the polls extinguished by the new pxeoutive.”
to see them unconsciously adopted arid taught Time unci again democrctio newspapers
by „ have charged: the grossest cwrfiption and tho
SECRET ■ MILITARY TRIALS. most reckless extravagance anon the officials
-t* i-
States/ which had the force and ef-. P er “ of., being denouuped, na .disloyal, and
feet ot‘iaw in tfeat large portion of.our conn-, even at the risk of being attacked by m tbs i
try not ■speoiaily dominated the Slave instrgaidd by the wretches who wore plunder- !
P.MU
since Mr, Stanton’s accession to the control oxcitement which prevailed, then warnings ,1
of the War Bopartmont, it has become prao- were'unheeded and their expositions wore'
tically obsolete.': Loyaloitizens did not much made lighfcof. Now that the popular mind
grown calmer, they may hope to be teard.
country; threatening the permanent.over-: .* ~ , , J ...
throw of. out. Libenwandi Nationality; but, . . Prosidont Johnson has, during his political
now that thS Wurra practically ended; it life, boon a groat advocate of economy.*" Ho
seems high’ time thdt the old parchment wore, hps suoh a chance to’ engage in retrenchment
exhumed and treated with soma show of- re- „„ •„, „ !
. fnt v n ;_ w H .- and retorm now, as no Irresidont bslore nim
i spect. ,-Xnere. being, apparently, no copy ex- , , _ ..
taut in the Federal City, wo quote from one OTOr had,; Let him show himself to bo the
|in our possession, for the instruction .and ad-i Bt6rn and uncompromising enemy of all pec
monitiou of our magnates, certain Amend- ulation and of every 1 species of.offioial dis
monte proposed by the States when ratifying honeaty . Ite oan , hus gave Tast mim3 of[ .
tho instrument, which, being duly approyed , • .'o- ' *
and adopted, became an integral part of our moD ey to the treasury of the United States,
fundamental law—as follows; . and relieve the people of soma portion of the
■Art. V. No.person shall bo hold to answer burthens that are pressing so heavily upon
for a capital or otherwise infamous crime, inHustry -
unless on a presentment or indictment of a
Grand Jury, except in cases, arising, in the
land and naval forces, or in the militia iohen
in actual service in time of war or public dan
ger; nor shall any person bo subject for the
eamo offence to be twice put in jeopardy ot
life or limb; nor shall he be compelled in any
oriminaTcaae to be a witness against himself,
nor bo -deprived of life, liberty or property,
without due process of law ; nor shaliprivdto
. property be taken for public uso without just
. Compensation.
• Art. VI. In all criminal prosecutions, tho
accused shall enjoy the right to aspeody and
' public trial, by an impartial Jury of tho State
and district wherein the crime shall have
been committed,,which' district shall have
1 been previously ascertained by law; to be
; confronted with the witnesses against him;
to have compulsory process for obtaining
• witnesses in his favor, and to have tho assis
tance of counsel for his defense
Aar. VII. In suits at common law, whoro
inthe value in controversy shall exceed twen»
ty dollars; the right of trial' by Jury shall be
preserved and no (act tried by a Jury shall
bo otherwise re-examined in any Court of the
United States than according to the rules of
the common laW. .< .
* Art.. Vlll. -Excessive bail shall not bo re
quired, nor excessive fines imposed, nororuel
and unusual punishment indicted.
We have made our citations full, not mere
ly in dethrones to the apparent inaccessibil
ity of the document at Washington, but be
cause we vrished oyery reader to see that the
passages Wo hove placed in Italic* are .not
garbled nor picked, but that they are' of the
essence and vitality of the Constitution it
self.:' Being so, how can we justify, >or ex
cuse, or even keep silence with regard to the
Military Trials just initiated at Washington?
A miscreant, ’doting in concert with other as-,
sassins, has attempted the life of the Secre
tary of State, and, though his purpose was
defeated, be nevertheless severely wounded
Gov. SeWard, his oldest son, and two or three
others who nobly resisted him. Of course,
this villain and his; confederates should be
sternly dealt with ; but why not according
to laW?'What reason, what excuse,/can bo
urged, to justify the sending of this case be
fore a'Court Martial and having it tried in
secret'? HoW. can such a trial be reconciled
with the plain.provisions of the Constitution
above quoted 7 ' . ■>
As to th'e Military trial of those who con
spired with Booth, to assassinate the Presi
dent, and aided to achieve that fell purpose,
the outrage is not quite so flagrant; butsuoh
trial is at best a blunder, while enshrouding
it in seoresy is utterly indefensible.. To try
n doctor for his life, because he set a stran
ger’s broken baps and gave, or said, or lent
him a pair of crutches, may just do ; but to
try him in hecret allowing no report of the
testimony but such as the proiecution sees
fit to make, is nothing loss than abominable.
Two months ago, it would have been abd'ur
ed for the country’s anke; now, there is no
reaqon that it should bo, We warn nil who
take any voluntary part in those strange
proceedings that the Bebellion.is suppressed,
the War at an end, and the right to suspend
the privilege of habeas corpus and make the
will of a Secretary! of. War the supreme law
ot the land, has expired,- If our present
Secretary cannot be mads to- realize these
grave truths, it is high time ha had. a .suc
cessor ; and if our Attorney Qenoral believes
the assailant of Secretary Seward now le
gally triable before a Military Commission,”
be badly needs his own time for the cample
tion Of his legal studies, while the Govern
ment needs, a' different law officer. There
may be politer ways of setting forth those
convictions, but none of these would da them
justice, . - , . .
Gentlemen of the Cabinet 1 the War east 1
ward- of the Mississippi is ended; the Rebel
lion is supprossed ; the Uniat) is reestablish
ed, and'Peace virtually restored.; wherefore
the People demand of you a speedy and thor
ough returrito the safe - and orderly .ways of
Lpw and Liberty.. , , • ,
Do not compel them le speak in tones that
yom cannot refuse to hear! . , ■ :
HINTS FOR MAY.
, Asparagus. —Cat with care, taking care
not to injure the buds which have not yet
pashed. If there id any to send to : market,
wash it, and put it in neat bunches 4 to 6
inches in diameter, and tie with' n etting at
each en d, and_ou t-the -but- ends sq u are, .
Beans.— Early Valentino and Early Ilaok
el are among the earliest sorts. If early
plantings have been destroyed by frost, re
new them._ Sot poles for running kinds, and
and ifdanger of frost is over, plant Limas.
Frames ollath, with the lath running length
wise, and two'of these set together like a
steep roof, form a very convenient support
for Lima beans and tall growing peas.
Cabbages, —Those who live near, cities,
and have ho hot bods, will, find it best to buy
plants of some of the early sorts.. Sow Win
ningstadt fop succession and some of the Sa
voys and Drumheads for late! Sot plants in
rich spil and cultivate well from the begin
ning. , ,
Cork.— Plant ns soon as cool nights are
over. There are so many local varieties that
we are at a loss to say which is the best ear
ly sort. Darling’s is early and reliable, but
Dwarf Sugar is sweetest. . *
Cucumbers.— Set Ou t plants'which ‘have
been started under cover, and when
the ground is warm. ■ If there in likely to he
frost after the plants are out, provide a shel
ter of some kind; A newspaper will afford
protection against a quite hard 1 frost.
800 Plants. — It is best to keep those un
der glass untißijuito warm weather. If the
plants are growing ton large in the,hot-bad,
pot them or prick them-out in a cold frame.
Rich soil and thorough culture and; liquid
manure are needed.
Insects.— Young, plants of cabbages 'and
others of the same family, as well as many
others, are very apt to.bo attackod by insects,
arid have iheir.early growth seriously check
ed. A. free sifting of a mixture of ashes and
plaatet will help protect thoiri','.at the same
time it is beneficial ns a fertilizer, '-a,'.’-
■ Onions. —lf the sowing is riot already : dono
no time'should be lost. ' ■;
Parsllst.—Sow in drills a foot apart; arid
soak the seed before sowing in ground free
from weeds. ■ •'
Pea's;— Hoe-those’already riband draw a
little eanh to the stem*;, to prevent falling
over. Provide the tall so ti with brush.
Sow.Chnmpion of .piiglnnd./of some other of
the wririkled barrow sorts for late. Sow
dwarfs for suoacssion. ,
Weeds.— Tho hoe or cultivator should be
set in riiotion'ad soon as a wood shows itself..
They are hints that tho soil needs working.—
American Agriculturist.
O“0.i the night of May 5, the Cairo ex
press train on the Ohio and Mississippi Eail
rotd was stopped, thiown from: the! track,
and robbed near North Bend, not more than
14 miles from thri city first named, by a par
ty of gqerrillap from Boone county, Ken
tucky. ,
o*l-ieutenant-Gcnoral Granthas officially
directed that.all the paroled rpbpl soldiers
new detained at Alexandria, Va., be imme
diately sent to their homes. Those whose
former resideririos were in the loyal States
will be required, before being permitted to
return thither, to take tbe oath of .allegiance
to thrivgovernment. - All right and proper.
K7*A grineral meeting of the-Bar of New;
York city is about to ho held, to memorialize
the War Department, now. that the rebellion
ip over, in favor of the immediate restoration,
of' the functions of the oivil-lnw. The real 1
object of the movement, however, seems to
be a remoriptrappe against. tbe trial of the
conspirators at Washington-by o court), mar
tiol.. ; •
INTERVIEW IfITH GENERAL GRANT.
Mr. Forney to the Philadelphia
Prai from, Washington, April 30, and do
bribes an interview between General Grant
-and fiimself, the day previous. Forney says •
■^^Jtmsssstu^si
once botore tho President,'.. As I had UC vor
had the honor of introduction to or
. con"vernation .with General Grant, I-ombraccd
the opportunity of being presented to him
Inst evening, in company with two gentle
men, one of them hit intinpito fi jj 9
was not in his room when Wo arrived, so wo
waited, till ho came in from the War Departi
ment. I confess,, when thoftonr softly onem
cd, and a gentleman about the size of Gover
nor Andrea - , of Massachusetts, first quietly
looked in, (lull then us quietly entered, smell
ing the stump ol vulgar,;! was ft good dc»l
We Wore accordingly introduced
Putting his hand into his'sido pockethe drew
•thonco a paper of. regalias, lighted a fresh
'one himself,'at the samo time offering them
to his guests. -And this.was, the Lieutenant
General Of the irresistible army of the United
■Slates. , * .1 Ho paid the highest
tribute to Gen. Snovman’s patriotism, conn
plimunted him; fur Ms astonishm- march
from Savannah tn.Giilddburu, and incidents’;;
■ly stated. that he hud himself,selected hint
lor that undertaking oh h'teoVint of his rare
capacities. Ho also spoke of the prompt
manner in»whioh the nrdoi s'countci’fnaridiiig
iJi) negotiatimk with Joe Johnston had been
executed: by Genera 1 ! Sherman and his Corns
Oomniandcrii When he Veferred to the con
ditioa ■of the ‘SuUthem people it was ns one
who talked of-an,Unfortunate, desolated race.
Two armied hndTfought, advanced .and re
treated, again and again, oyer the best por
tion of. their Soil, and had left despair and
misery, and nlofpSt starvation, before, behind
and around them; Although he avoided the
slightest reference to politics, or to the mi
merous’etiggestions in Connection with what
is called re-oo'natruotioh or re-organization •
aiid -confined himself strictly to military top’-
iosv'ho 'tnoro than once revealed that ho would
treat tho’rniutaes of .the South with kindness
and humanity, especially in vihw of the fact
that they had been forced to obey their own
-desporato leaders. In referring to the sur
render of Gen. Lee, of whom,"by the way, he
spoke highly, (as ho,did, of Joe Johnston), ho
said that .his army (Lee’s) had been dread
fully reduced in the retreat. The rebel chief
was touched by ,tho liberal terms conceded to
him by thol/reutohrtnt General, and when ho
intimated to Grant that ho ! trusted every ef
fort would be made to ■Conclude the arrange
ments, so that bis soldrevsrnight immediately
be paroled and sent to their homes, ho added
that they'were in a pitiable ■condition, not
having had the most ordinary rations for two
days. It was,then that Gen. Grant directed
hia-comtnrasaries to issue t) the surrendered
forces rations for nearly twenty-six thousand
men. I mention thij circumstance in refu
tation; of a charge that GOffend Leo dornand
■ed ration's, when tlvd fact : ia that Grant ten
dered them as I have 'Stated.',
ARKANSAS.
Drmilcen Legislators— How the Can*
stiiutionaV Amendment was Passed.
The Poor Whites and’(lie Freed-
tuen —A Picture of Misery—lndian
Soldiers, &c.
IPuvnl B Bluff Correspondence Chicago Tribcr.r,]
Arkansas has adopted the constitutional
amendment. An extraordinary session call
ed by the Governor will how terminate its la
bors. At first it was difficult to gat.a quorum.
There were members' enough in (he city, bat
not at the Capitol. Prom day to day were
the houses adjourned until legislators could
be dragged from the taverns and saloons.-*
A motely crowd, indeed, is to shape tho futuro
of the State. To the skillful politician it of
fers’a material easily moulded by his cunning
hand. The Legislature met in the large ball
of the Capitol. A few rude wortden benches
wore set out for seats, and the, floor qpierpd
with sawdust to absorb tha excessive expec
toration.
The State is Poor.— The revenue she cd
leots is principally, if not whooiy’, from gur
riaoned towns, Thera ■ trade centers, and
there alone can the process of civil courts bo
executed. She has the whole machinery of
State government,save authority. A squad
of Soldiers must still protect the sheriff and
enforce justice. Taxes are,levied and fines
imposed. The office of colleritor is doubtless
most profitable. The constituency is small.
Less than a dozen votes elected representa
tives. Scouting parties sent into the coun
ties opened polls and elected their cnndidntes
without opposition. 'Many of the legislators
are-soldiera. Ambitious politicians maybe'
sensitive os to itiilitrrly rule, but to the peo
ple, anil themselves as Well, it affords the on
ly protection. The process of reconstruction
is a work of time and labor wisely directed.
It is to be feared that in the present process
of fermentation much scum may hp' brought
to the surface. In the sotting of rbe elements
purer spirit will .bo found, and ’the* form, be,
impressed with durability. Her men ofnofri
have joined theirfortuncS with the rebellion..
The names associated with social and political
distinction are no more. ’ Tho oracles which ,
the people were yvont to consult for'guidanco
in religion and politics aro silent. That in
stinct in the mass, of respect for, and obedi
ence to long-reoognized authority, invested in
loading names, which gives stability and per*
raarionoe tri government, has here no praoti
rial-operation. 'Unknown' names ohn get but
little support, tnuoh less consolidate ppwor.
The refugees,prolific in dogs arid oliildfon,
still pour in. Their narrow,, strip of land,
stretching along the base of a hill and bor
dering a rivulet, sustains thoiri no longer.—-
The plundering habits of the guerrilloa for
bid cultivation; arid they are thus forced from
their homes: They arri averse to labor, and
this is well exemplified in ri ohntariteristio an
ecdote told by Eta wished hire
the services bfa boy for errands and suctt
like duties,and' offered ri lad a good recom
pense. But he in groat astonishment broke
but*. ’ “ Work 1 why I ran’t wort! I.®
white I'’ What a burden will they be tc foe
industry of the North. They willingly,
though not thankfully, subsist on government
bourity. Bike Ishmaelitee, they wander with
out even a purpose. In their riilgrations the
children sielfcn aud.die.mrid not upfrequontiy
we sec but pnq remriinthg memher of a ones
large family. They have neither energy nor
vitality. Even in bug hospitals the, large
percentage pf deaths are of Arkansas trorips.
It was a matter of surprise to the citizens
that_there' should be lees mortality. amo, D S
bur soldiers than there was among the Con
federates stationed at the sickly places. . Ino
immorality ainbng these refugees is surpris
ing. ' , !. w ,
; The negroes, likewise, are dying off. Bev-,
eir' before so bountifully provided for, 'they
gorgeandsurfeitibciriseTyes. ' Disease oome,
and their numbers dinjinishi' YYhon P? Bses .'
ed of .money, like children, they:, fr e 3 uO ,. .
•tares arid rialp’oija with that' indefinite pu
pose of, buying something; that may .»»>» •
Bow, indeed hqvo leapried or will lenrn,
. virtue 'of economy. The officers; of - n ?B ,
troops 'are riot generally ben.bf modpsty »
intelligence, and. rirfl below par in the nnny-
In: the 6th Kansds cavalry there is ® n ® .
tire bbriipftriy .of Indians. /They are b® -
Pari Raws, and their head chief is one o
• sergeants.- Many'amusing incidents ar
lated of their early career aplfrildiers.
greatest difficulty to overborne ' nm ,.
them dress as sbldibrq. • In the„neat ot
’ ber'tbey would insist upon walking to h
1 the‘streets Bf Icavonworth irt-dfawprs ale® .
rind wbenToropd to puton-pants; out o
•seat for. ventilation and ponvempnoo
are good-scouts, yet not better than ouf'. o " .
ben; to whom they aye-far inferior in aU-tna
Jalorigs-to a soldier;.-
1