gi WjwXF ii rn—a-UMcg— wjdiaiwgig;
American Volunteer.
JOHN B. BRATTON, Editor & Proprietor.
CARLISLE, PA., JCNE -15, 1865.
School Examinations. —The annual ex
aminations of our Common Schools will be
gin on Monday morning next, 1105 close on
the'following Friday. These examinations
have become a prominent feature in our
schools, and create quite an excitement
among the young learners, wbo, long before
the time, prepare themselves for a thorough
and searching review in their studies of the
past year. On Friday evening, June 30,
there will bo an exhibition in Rhoem’s Hall,
consisting of Dialogues, Addresses, Composi
tion, and other exercises, with vocal and in
strumental music, at the close of which -di
plomas will bo aworded and the schools dis
missed for a vacation of six'weeks.
Bobber* or §l,lso.—The dwelling of Mr.
Samuel Beistline, collector of Bounty taxes
in Silver Spring township, was entered by a
burglar or burglars, on Sunday night, the
sth inst., and robbed of §1,150. The money
was in a looked desk. It appears the robber
opened the desk by means of a false key,
took ont tho book (in which the inoneywas,)
and after abstracting its contents, left the
book in tho yard. Mr. Beistline was not
aware of the. robbery before the following
morning.
Robeerv— The Thief Caught. —A young
man (a stranger in these parts,) calling him
self George Houses, called at the residence
of Mr. Samuel M’Cdllocii, in West Ponna
borough township, some ten days ago, and
professed to he in search of work. Mr. M'C.,
being in want of a hand, employed him. Af
ter working four days,, hos Suddenly left in
tho night, taking with him'Mta. M'Gcllcch’s
gold watch, a new pair of boots, and several
shirts. Mr. iJ’O. got on his track, and on
Monday last headed him at Mechaniosbnrg.
He was arrested in the cars by officer Zimn,
who brefught him to, Carlisle, and he is now
in jail. The bools ho had on his leet, and
the watch he says he gave to one of his ac
complices, who promised to aid him with
money. He made a full confession of, the
theft after his arrest, and acknowledged that
he belonged‘to a regular band of robbers,
■who are constantly on the go, and who are
known among themselves as the “ White
Ghost Association.” Holmes is quite a
young man, say '2O or "2r yeara' ofagcq and,-
from bis appearance, is not much of an adept
. in his villainous calling.
Suicide bt a Soldieb. — A soldier at oar
garrison, who had enlisted at New York re
cently, calling himself Charles David, but
whose .real. name was Lewis Lifostaihe,
committed suicide at his quarters cn Saturday
evening last, at about 9 o’clock. The weapon
used' was a common pocket-knife, with- tho
large blade of which he stubbed himself
Twicei one thrust penetrating the heart, and
the other resulting in a flesh wound. He
died in fifteen minutes lifter receiving the in
jury. Coroner Smith held an inquest upon
the body, and a verdict of suioido was ren
dered.
Lafontaine was a Frenchman, about 30
years of ago, and, from papers in his pocket,
it appeared that he had been an assistant
surgeon in Shebman’b army as late as April
last. Several orders assigning him to doty
as a surgeon were among bis' papers, aiso’nn
honorable discharge on account of disability.
He was a fine looking man, and no doubt had
seen better days. Ha spoke several times
after ha had committed the rash not, and in
answer to the question “why did you stab
yourself?", ho replied “ that is tny business
—I had a chnso.” Ha was buried in the
public burying ground of our town.
Drowning Case.—A black man named
Air'enißTua Khoads, who resided in our town,
was drowned in -the -Canodoguinet creek on
Sunday last. Three other colored men and
himself were in the creek bathing, when
Rhoads was taken with cramp and sank
to the bottom. His companions,, it appears,
made no efforts ■to rescue the unfortunate
man, and when taken from the water he was
’ 1
quite dead.
Tits Costing Fourth. —Gov. Curtin has
just issued a proclamation to the people of
Pennsylvania, recommending a proper ob
servance of the coming anniversary of our
national independence. After speaking in
fitting terms of our gallant soldiers, the Gov
ernor concludes with the following recom
mendation:
“1 recommend that in every part of the
Stale, on the approaching anniversary of In
dependence, special observances bo had of
welcome to our returned defenders,.and in
■commemoration of the heroi.o deeds of them
selves and their comrades who have fallen.”
Wo hope our citizens will bestir themselves.
Let us have a proper celebration on the
4tb. Other towns are making preparations
to do'soVb'nd wo trust that Carlisle will not
be leftbut in the cold. Lot us shovy to tho
brave boys of Cumberland county, who are
jiist returning homo from the bloody Wars,
that we can appreciate khelr velor and pa
triotism.
■' Look Out for Them.— That our valley is
at present infested with scores of burglars,
horse-thieves', pick-pockets and vagabonds,
we have ocular evidence. Nearly every day
. wo hear of a theft or robbery. Let every
house-keeper guard well against those re
morseless viliians. A good watejh-dog, good
•looks, and a good pistol or gun, or both, are
among the means that are necessary for evyry
.. one to have. Again we say let housekeepers
■be on their guard. “ 1
STRAwnBBRiES. — Carlisle is abundantly
supplied with' this fruit at from 15 to 20 olr.
<i quart. ,Tho season has been prolific, the
vines hearing-heavily. ,
TO. SHIiM.II—THE RELIGIOUS JOURNALS,
Of all the assailants of Gen, Sherman,
none havb been more virulent, impudent and
devilish than those unprincipled and heart
less hypocrites, who spit out 'their spleen
through the dp-balled “ religious journals” of
cur country. With unblushing audacity
these hirelingsTiava anathematized the dis
tinguished hero, and heaped upon his head
the vials of their wrath. That these sectari
an editors are and have been undef pay from
the War Department, is as universally be
lieved as their course is universally despised
and loathed. For four long'years .they have
used their polluted columns to advance the
orazy, bloody, radical opinions of Ben. But
ler, Stanton, Jim. Lane, Miss Dickinson,
Fred. Bodolas (tho negro,) and other noto
rious Characters. Mo.-infamy was too great
for them ; no outrage too revolting; no robbe
ry of the Government too glaring ; an excuse
could bo found for thorn all by our religious
editors. Even Infidelity was winked at if
not defended by these smooth-shayed gentle
men. They have applauded the assassin, fa
vored false imprisonment, theft and hrntish
noss, with a fervor that must have - made tho
devils laugh, if not bitish. /
In reading a discourse delivered by on em
inent divine recently, we-nolioed one remark
particularly. Ho said, with marked empha
sis, “ I tell yon, my brethren. Infidelity is
fearfully on the increase, and if not combat
ed with vigor and, power, its votaries will
soon he counted byhundreda if not by thou
sands in every county and town of-the North
ern States.” True enough. And the speaker
might have added with truth, “ and this
spread of Infidelity and wickedness is all ow
ing to. you sectarian editors and ministers,
who ha/vo professed to be followers of Christ,
tut whs have proved false.” Had he added
these words to his remarks he would have hit
-the nail square an the head, and stated a
naked truth. . '-
But, our object in commencing those re
marks was to speak more particularly of the
assaults made upon Gen. Sherman by the
so-called religious journals. The radicals,
it appears, will never forgive Sherman Tor
ending the war in the sudden manner he did.
Shoddy wanted at least a year or two more
in which to steal, and “loyal” preachers, too
lazy or too ignorant to labor in the pulpit,
are sorely vexed that their “ scryices” as
Chaplains are no longer required. Hence
their disgust with Shebuan ; hence that
Sherman, in’their “ loyal” eyes, is a “traitor,"
who was “ corrupted by Lee's gold!” Here
is a specimen of the assaults made upon the
hero by one of these so-called religious pa
pers. TVe quote from the Christian Advo
cate and Journal, the professed organ.of tho
Methodist E. Church. Speaking of Sher
man’s agreement with Johnson for the sur
render of the army of the latter, that paper
said:
“ The announcement of this proceeding on
the part of one of our great generals could
excite only chagrin and regret. It was only
less than a capitulation of his army, and, if
sanctioned by the government, it would have
restored the rebejlion to its original status,
and allowed it the'needed time and opportu
nity to recuperate and recruit its armies for
new campaigns. But, happily for tho nation,
wo have a government at Washington bath
able and ready to check such madness in the |
military power."
Again, it publishes a despatch to the War
Department, dated at Richmond, which eaid :
It is seated here by respectable parties
that tho amount of. specie taken South .by.
Jeff. Davis and his is very large',
including not only the plunder of the Kioh
momTbanke hut previous accumulations.—
They hope, it is said, fo make terms with
Gen. Sherman or some other Southern com
mander, by which they will be permitted,
with their effects, including this gpld plunder
to go to Mexico or Europe. Johnston’s ne
gotiations look to this end.”
Again we quote from the same paper:
“ The condnofof Gen. Sherman excites leas
surprise among those who are acquainted
with his peculiar opinions respecting some of
the great questions of the times than with
others. It is well known that he has re
tained and cherished tho sentiments that so
long prevailed among army officers of admir
ation for the Souah, and especially of con
tempt for negroes, except as slaves. He
openly expressed hie distaste for colored sol
diers, and was ever ready to show his disfa
vor for runaway negroes. This last move
ment, therefore, seems to possess a most :
painful significance, as if it were his purpose
to reverse tho whole policy of the govern
ment.” i
The first paragraph quoted above is noth
ing more nor less than a falsehood from be
ginning to end. The second, (got up at the
instance of Stanton,) is a cowardly attempt
to make it appear that Sheehan was to be
corrupted by Davis’ gold; and the third
hints very broadly that Sherman was always
a traitor, from the fact that he had a “ dis
taste for colored soldiers.”
Now what must the poople think of a re
ligions editor who can thus, as the hireling
of Stanton, be induced to slander the brave
Sherman in this brutish manner? No doubt
the writer of the above extracts was either
provided with a “ substitute” in the army, or
had a receipt for §3OO, which paid for an " ex
emption certificate.” A bold fellow, beyond
question, and excessively “ loyal." Is itnot
humiliating to know that papers that but a
few years ago stood high as moral teachers,
have of late become the most debased 'of po
litical retailers? These papers pollute the
atmosphere where they circulate, and should
be discarded by every man who loaths deceit,
lies and true manliness.
Gen. Sherman is not to be put down by
Stanton’s minions. M’Clellan, more mod
est, hut not a whit less bravo, sagacious and
patriotic—the idol of the army and beloved
by all officers of distinction—was "betrayed,
slandered, and placed under a cloud for a
time, But Sherman will not submit) as
-M'Glellan did, to Stanton’s infamous and
. treasonable designs. lie fights back, faces
his assailants, and puts them at defiance.—
The people are with' him as they were with
M'Clbli.aN, and all the efforts of the War
-Department, backed op by.ff degraded bought
Bp press, cannot tarnish one laurel .that
adorhs his brow;
KefresUinu. —There is nothing more re
freshing on a warm, summer’s evening than
a glass of soda. We were impressed with
with the truth of this recently, by testing the*
quality, as well as the quantity, of the soda
which we received at the drug store of Mr.
Ralston, nearly opposite our office. When
yon are passing, drop in with your frieqd and
, try tt. , ; =
■STANDING ARMY OP 177,000,MEN !.
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, in hie letter dated
June 12,- thus speaks ortho permanent mili
tary establishment that Stanton is organi
zing
“ Tho regular army, or permanent milita
ry establishment of the-oonntry, will be or
ganized on tho following basis:—Genera)
officers—One General,,five Lieutenant-Gen
erals, fifty Major-Generals, and sevonty-fi've
Brigadier-Generals. The regular army prop
er.-t.o bo composed of nineteen regiments of
Infantry, six regiments of cavalry, and five
regiments of artillery, all filled up to tho,
maximum .number; besides these, fifty thou
sand colored troops will 'bo retained With the
regiments filled up to the maximum number.
Hancock’s Corps Will bo increased to a full
corps of three divisions and thyee brigades,
each about thirty thousand men. -.The Vet
eran Reserve 'Corps, twenty-five regiments
filled up to the maximum number.
The Medical Staff will be increased to one
hundred full surgeons, with a-corresponding
■Dumber of assistant surgeons.
The infantry and cavalry regiments of tho
regular army, comprise three battalions of
eight hundred men each.
'Under the proposed arrangement the total
strength of the army will ho nearly as fol
lower—Regular infantry, 45,600; regular
cavalry, 14,400; regular artillery, 12,000';
colored troops, 50,000; Hanoook’a Veteran
Reserve corps, 30,000; total, 177,000 MEN 1
What on earth does Stanton want with a
standing army of 177,000 tnon f To keep
up this immense and consuming force wRI
require more money than all the revenue and
itaxes that can be scraped together. To say
the least, it is an outrage to continue to op
press the people with unnecessary burthens,
now that we have peaoo throughout our lyrr*.
ders. Wo can see no possible use for on ar
my one-fourth this size, unless it be to pan,
dor to Stanton’s idea of pomp and show, and
at the sumo time to give the “ loyal thieves”
an opportunity to continue to rob and steal.
Must tho people submit to this monstrous ex
pense, merely tq gratify that hearties man,'
the Secretary of War ?
Blair's Lijmder and Coal Tard. —Mr.
Blair’s' advertisement in another column,
informs the public that he has purchased the
■extensive lumber and coal business of Messrs.
Armstrong & Hotter, and that the stand
will in future bo occupied by him and the
business carried on with increased vigor.—
He has purchased much the largest sttfok of
lumber ever brought to Carlisle, and as he
gets it -directly from first hands, his custo
mers will reap the benefit of the commissions
heretofore received by the middle men thro'
whose hands.tho lumber passed.
Caterpillars. —The caterpillars are here
again, and unless “ nippei in the bud,” will
be as destructive ns they were last year.—
Everybody should go to work at onoe, and de
stroy them, wherever found. The job must
be a clean one—must accomplish the utter
extermination of the past. In this way only
can wo hops to bo secure agaidst it hereaf
ter. All who have the care of trees or shrub
bery, should examine them every day, at
least for a month or two to come. - The.labor
would be trifling, whilst it would preserve
much delightful shade and valuable fruit.
The Lady’s Friend.— The -July number of
this Magazine opens with an engraving ap
propriate to the season, called “On the
Cliff.” It is a beautiful picture of tyro lov
ers enjoying the repose and freshndss of the
seashore—and makes one long for the dash
of—tho-hreakers against the rooks, and the
smell of the salt waves. The Double Fashion
Plate for this month is quite brilliant. The
other engravings are the “ Bridge of Sighs,' 1
and the usual number devoted to new stylos
of dress, the literature of this
n limber we specify “ The Silent Nun,"
bp Sophie MAy ;\“One is missing,”’ by El
eanor 0. Dtnnolly ; “ Stephen Courtland’s
Pet,” by Annie Bussell; “Sweet Agnes,”
by Annie F. Kent; “Peggy Martin’s Story,”
by Emma M. “The Folly," by
Aunt Alices “John Smith's Brother,” by
Frances Lee ; “ Editorials,” &o.
Price $2.50 a year; 2 copies $4.00. To
those desirous qf making up clubs, specimen
numbers will bo sent for 15 pts. Wheeler &
Wilson’s celebrated Sowing machines are
furnished as Premiums. Address Deacon &
Peterson, 319 Walnut street, Philadelphia,
Progress or Odd Fellowship in the State
or Pennsylvania.— The following statistics
are taken from the annual report of the
Grand Secretary of thefSrand Dodge of Penn
sylvania, exhibiting the condition of this po
pular Institution during the year juat closed-.:
Number of Lodges, 475 ; number orfenitin
tlons. 6,067; number of rejections, 490;
number admitted by card, 372; number,
withdrawn by card, 473 ; number of re-in--
statements, 564; number of suspensions, 1,-
499; number of-expulsions, 46 ; number of
deaths, 508 ; number of Past Grands, 8,496;
number of contributing members, 43,093;
amount of receipts, $324,948 75 ; number of
members relieved, 5,321; number of widow
ed families relieved, 496 ; number of 'Broth
ers buried, 538 ; amount paid -for relief of
Brothers, $108,353 91; amount paid for re
lief of widowed families, $8,278 65 ; amount
paid for burying the dead, $30,740 92 ; total
amount of relief, $147,343 48.
Y’drs : CooHS'r.—A letter from Sort in
forms us that at the meeting of the Democra
tic County Committee of that county, on Sa
turday last, Messrs, Daily, Bossy and Zeio
;Lbh were appointed delegates to represent
York county in the August State Convention,
with instructions to support our fellow-citi
zen, Abraham. Lamberton, Esq., for Survey
or General. •
Stanton.—MarAt StaNton has hot ’had
his usual white-washing from the boss and
■his journeymen this week. To use a vulgar
ism of -the time “are they going baek on
him 1” Stanton has not.,had any one ar
rested during the past .Week. 1 Kather singu
lar, isn’t it?
A Timely Sugoestion. —ln view of dive
prevalence of Loyal League Clubs, it is sug
gested by an eminent humanitarian that a
National Asylum for Idiots be established,
whereto the Loyal Leaguers can find a homo
and proper medical treatment after the ne
gro-fiplfrage question is settled.
,Tue Aue. —ln another column we publish
the prospectus of the Philadelphia Age, one
of the ablest Dem'oeratio journals our coun
try can boast of. This fearless champion of
the people’s rights should haVe« wide oirou
lation all over -our State. ;
.of the Volunteer.]-
Utter from » soldier.
Pottsvills, Scnor SKILL, C 0.,)
Juno 7, 1865;. f
J, B. Bratton, Esq.: .
Dkah Sir—l am forced to ‘trouble -you
again in reference to changing the address of
vny ‘i Volunteer."
,It appears .that oar regimental command
•ere are resolved to hold us in the service, till
the expiration of our term of at
all haxprds.. What their object is in acting
thus is more than 1 eon say, unless it is the
love of “ the loaves fishes” dispensed ot
Uncle Sam's table; Tjwre'Onn exist no long
er a necessity- to keep the twelve months
men under in my humble judg
ment, it bohopvei every tax-payor in the land
to call “for the’ instantaneous i eduction of _the
forces and mjlitary expense. Eipooially is it
the duly, of oUr. journalists to orv out against
this evil. Theta are men holding ooimnis
sions-unffef the Government wlio are making
more money and are more comfortably fixed
t ian they ever were before. Hence it is pre
sumed they will use every effort to retain
their .places and pay. This (the 202 d) regi
ment has been afflicted with euoh command
ers. The expense of koopipg up this regi
ment in ‘Pennsylvania is greater than it was
whilst in Virginia, and -it does not roqoiro a
military genius to see the utter folly of such
work. Tho soldier has done his work ; all
he asks now is to ho allowed, to go to hie
horns; where bo will incur no further expense
upon the tax-payer. Hoping tbattheee few
linos may oill the aid of your fearless and
able pen in painting the attention of the peo
ple to this class of -public imposition, I sub
scribe imyself
¥oar obedient servant,
Co. D. 202 d Reg. P. V.
Notes of .Third Serifs - of 7-30 s sow
-demand for tho : Second Series
of tho 7-30 Notes 'tors bo groat that tho Treas
ury Department fm unable to print them
with sufficient -rapidity to fill the orders. It
will be remembered that' a, hundred millions
were subscribed and paid for in a single
week. Tho printing presses ’have 3 finally
the fliffionlty,, and on Wednes
day, June 7th, the deliveries of the Third
Samoa commenced, and will be continued
wi th tho same promptness that marked the
supplyjif the notes of the first and second se
ries. It has been thiihintorniption of deliv
ery at the time of subscription which has
given an appearance of a falling off in the
popular taking of tl!e loan, —the great body
of small takers being unwilling to pay their
money unless .they receive their notes right
in hand.,' to carry them homo. It is expec
ted that after this week the daily subscrip
tions to the Seven Thirties will run .up into
millions, asthoy will undoubtedly be stimu
lated by the.opening of the farmer’s wool
markets East,a»d West. It is not at all like
ly that the Government will ever again offer
£0 desirable tfseourity as these notes, and
about two hundred millions only remain to
he taken.
With the close of tho war the national ex
penses will-bo'vastly reduced, and investors
must look for a sharp reduction in tho rate
of interest as,soon as tho present loans be
come duo, and can be paid off. There is no
reason why the United States credit for mon
ey should aver again fall below its credit for
courage. The same spirit that prnsorved the
geographical' integrity of the country will
place its pecuniary integrity on a.par with
that, of the must favored nations—and that
will represent a rate ot interest under rather
than over four per cent.
SiASroN'-tfav Ssebsian;— The radicals wll
consent to nothing but the utter routof Gen,
Sherman, beoause he did not go under at the
fiat of Stanton. Says the Philadelphia
Actus
“Mr, S!ni toil has weathered thootorm, and
just as* the ’-Sit’u is being safely mppred In
port, a new Hiehnijnd, in the person of a ma
jor general of the ai jny, springs into the
tifid booted ijiid spurred, intent on his anni
hilation. But the strategy of Sherman in
this oase wiJJ. haye'.no better'result than fpl:
lowed that of U’.o liliputiiiu representative of
oopperhaadism.''
The same sheet goes on to say, of Stan
ton : • ’ .
“ When ho had the courage to throw him
self into the breaoh against tho copperhead
tool, McClellan, and demand from the Presi
dent dfis 'removal, we alone of the Philadel
phia press applauded his discern meat and his
courage;”-
Of course this sheet, and all others of tho
radical school) Want, Stanton to- make the
samedemand against Sherman, and of course,
if successful, Would all applaud'in cho
rus. Will those organs .pleose inform, the
people in wliiit way and to what extent Sta
nton has served the country, bettor than any
other man in the same position ; and where .
bis eminent.(!)'services would have oulmino
ted bad it not been for the generalship of
(Jen. Sherman and tho bravery of bis gallant
aririy.?. ■ ! ,
PhOORAMMG tW.PaESIiDENI Johnsos’,—-The
President has laid down certain rules for bis
government; among which-aha to be under
stood the following;: ■ ,
Ist, (And.most important), the restoration
.of civil law and its operations everywhere,
-.through the provisions of the Constitution.
2d. The reafofntioh of all (as the rule) to
civil privilogef.hvhd fairly repent of taking
up arms against tholgovernraent and evince
a bo loyal men to.the Union
Arid Constitutions- a-w • • V ,
3d. All eeotioncl principles and govern
ment to be disowned and discountenanced.
4tb. A strict construction of .the Constitu
tion. , : .
‘ sth. A strictly oeonomical administration
of the government as soon as the present
burdens upon the Treasury can be removed.
6th; The reduction of the public debt or
of the present heavy system of taxation (one
or both! as speedily as prudent.
TheiPresidcnt is in constant communica
tion with itjie ibeads of departments in .the
'hope of carrying out these reforms—hut the
most-difficult task of all is in stopping the
leaks of the Treasury.— N, T. Express-
The persons who Imre been on trial at
’Westminister, Maryland, for the murder of
Mt. Shaw, editor of the Sentinel in that plane,
were acquitted on Tuesday.— Exchange.
Of course. And yet the assassination? of
Mr. Sbaw was just pa cold-blooded and wick
ed os was the assassination of President Lin
•oot.v. Shaw was .'shot down and beat to
doathin liis oWn' roonl by ft band of Aboli-'
tion scoundrels. ■‘And these'murderers are
acquitted by ; ap. Abolition Judge,-and set
.at liberty, cad the particular friends of ; tbo ;
late President rejoice. So we go.
'HD* Government is reopening tho Sodthern
post-offices as rapidly as practicable. Cur
ing {ho past mpnth two,hare.been reopened
in Maryland, five in Western' Virginia, seven
in .Kentucky,'Ttn'd'l4 In Tennessee.
“•I Beltf lo lly Pint Record.”
President Johnson has said that tho roc rd
he made in the past, must be taken as an in
dex of his future course. - Let us then ex
amine Mr, Johnson's record:
On the 21st of May, 1860 ho voted in favor
of certain resolutions, in the United States
Senate, declaring.“ Mo States free aiid inde
pendent sovereignties.”
Mr. Johnson voted in favor of n resolution
declaring that “ interference with slavery in
tho States is a breach of faith.”
Mr. Johnson voted in favor of tho resolu
tion which declared." that the Union roots on
tho equality of the States.”
Mr. Johnson voted in favor of the rosoln-'
tion which declares that '* Congress ha? no
power over slavery in tho territories.''
Mr. Johnson voted in favor of tho resolu
tion declaring that " neic States shall be ad
mitted with or without slavery, as the peo-,
plo may decide,” 1
Mr. Johnson voted in favor, of the resolu
tion declaring “ the provisions of the Consti
tr.tion in relation to the rendition of slaves
inusLlbo carried out.”
Ortho sth of February, 1851, Mr. Johnson
delivered a speech, in which he said he was
“ opposed to war on the South—that the Gen
eral Government has ho right to coerce a
State—that the Abolitionists aro disvmionists
—secessionists are nulliflors.”
•On the (L2th of Doooraber, 1859, Mr. John
son delivered a speech in which he declared
that “ negroes ate not included in the Dec
laration of Independence.” • >
In a speech delivered at the Fair Ground
in Springfield, Ohio, in 1801, Mr. Johnson
expressed a wish for “ a rope large enough
to hang the Abolitionists of the North and the
Secessionists of the South pt one swing.”
tint S elween Soldiers and Negroes,
WASajuavON, Jane 10,1865
A savage riot took p,li>oe yesterday .in the,
lower portionof tho.'cit'y.t bejfoto the -Chnal,
between, a ph'rfymf soldlers.bf the Twentieth
’Army iCiirps and the’ colored people, who to-
Bifib ih'thiit Quarter in large numbers.
' The riot was finally quolleflby a fietabh
riiont of the Fifth Regiment Of Hancock’s
Corps and the Veteran Reserve-Corps. The
police’could make no headway against such
a party of rioters. Last night several un
successful attempts were made to fire houses
in the vicinity of the riot. These outrages
were strongly condemned by all'right think
ing people here.
•Government bas taken ample precautions
to prevent any recurrence of these outrages.
Last night a party of 'cavalry patrolled the
streets, dispersing suspicious parties of sol
diers and to-day nil is quiet.
[This riot is the legitimate fruits of the
negro equality dootrine that is now preached
up by coritain fanatical fools. The white
soldiers who have been slighted by the ad
ministration, feel the insult and are disposed
to resent it. They will not recognize the ne
gro as their equal.]
TbeFoartli of Jnly.
Tbs Now York Tribune has the follow
ing:
We joyfully hoar and "believe that the :
President will speedily issue a proclamation
restoring the privilogo of habeas corpus and
ordering a very general clearance of the mil
itrry prisons. The paroling of prisoners of
war on their taking the oath of allegiance is
going forward rapidly, and we trust will not
cease while any are willing to take the oath
and not accused of violating the rules of -oiv
ized warfare, remain in durance. The coun
try is swiftly returning to the ways of peace,
order, thrift, and law-guarded liberty- Let
us hope* that tho approaching Fourth of Ju
ly will see all mere prisoners of war libera
ted and the civil law everywhere bearing un
rivaled sway.
This is good news, if true, says the Express,
and wo almost have faith that it is true, be
cause'of the givings out from tha White
-House, because of the good sense of the act
itself, and because the President shows un
mistakable oigoe of acting wisely far the
country and justly towards those who have
suffered by unjust imprisonment. If on tlie
4th of July, so near at hand, tho people shall
he permitted to commemorate the two events
of the complete subjugation of the rebellion,
and tbefcoraplete rostorafion of the people to
thsir civil liberties, then July 4,18 SS, ought
to be. and will be regarded as the grandest
day in (be history pf the nation.
What the Bpace Troops Wilp Do,—An
pxobaoge says that, at ttfe late Boston Abo
lition Dengue meeting. Judge Kelly, Con
gressman, of Philadelphia, " gaV(' notice that
the black troops Would consent ,■ to iiO other
terms than that tfooy.tholrwivos and ohi'l
dren, should be on an equality’ with the
whites, and would not lay dawn their arms
and let the country via.hite everydaetriae of
the Declaration of Independence, and every ;
principle that underlies Amerioari. Institu
tions. He declared that there shall .be nd
political peace until it can be made on such
terras as will place the’ negro on an equality
With the white man." So we are to under
stand that’ arms have bean placed In the
hands of negroes in order that they might se
cure by force that equalitjSwith the .whites j
which they bad no hops of gaining by lay
ing claim to as A right,;. When a war upon
this issue is started; Judge Kelly will find
every man of the white masies arrayed
against th e negroes and hie beggarly account
of empty shoddy politicians. , ;
' Tni Biarir to,Vote.— On the ((aeqfioa-of'
extending the tight of suffrage to negroes,
which is now agitating tho public mind to a
degree second only to that of the pacification
of .the .States lately in rebellion, tha-New
■buryport f(Mass.i) Herald offers the fallowing
judicious remarks, which deserve the ptten
itioa of all who allow reason ito .predominate
over prejudice::
“We mast remember-that ours is a mixed
government; there are wheels within wheels,
and circles within circles. The General Gov
ernment can bestow citizenship, but cannot
•confer the,right to vote; the State can be
stow suffrage, but has nocontrol over oitizeur
ship. Let the-nation perform itsown {(mo
tions within its own sphere;, and let each
State perform its own. tpission.; while the
people ahaull never forget .that we are a,
great and powerful, a prosperous and happy
country, not more because the States hro
united in one nation than because, the nation,
is composed of States, sovereign within their
[own limits.”
Fob Future Use. —Large numbers of can
non, battery wagons, caissons; forges, &o, v
are. being packed away in thearsebal grounds,
and buildings at Washington, while twenty
cords, qf maskets are already piled in one of
the' buildings in the yard, and oar-loa’ds are
brought in daily. It is estimated that at
least ten thousand horses bare also boon al
ready turned oyer to the Quartermaster's
Department to he sold.
.....JJjsRtAU 'rebel-prisoners who aresiok will
be' first discharged.
IBTTERS FBOM EUROPE.
Mr. Fbedk. Laver, the celebrated ale and
beer maijufaeturer ofßoading, is at present
travelling.!!) Europe. He gives the. result of
his -observations tlirqiigh the columns of the
Reading .oMite. Below wo . give two of
his letters*which will be .feiind interesting.
London, Mat 18,1865.
JT. LawrenceHbtz. Esq.. >
JStdr Friend: Wohrojnst through Vi til 1
the official business of Onr Commission, and I
will have a few minutes to spare, to give you
a short sketch-of the principal places of the
city of London. . I kept up our Reading time
until l reached here; the difference is 5 hours
10 nriPuteip—Hto’ftlaok M. nt Reading is 6.50
in the' morning here. Turn now writing at
6 o’clock A, M., midnight with you.
When we jjotorod the city of London, I ob
served'a hum'ber off public Parks, which are
common in European cities ; but only a few
cities in America, such as Now York, Boston,
&0., enjoy that great advantage. Philadel
jhia is following by adding to her already
beautiful Squares, Lemon Hill and other fine
Parks. 'What will Reading dot Will our
Councils move in the matter ? Wo ought to
have at least throe Parks, at different points.
Reading has gained 25,000 inhabitants in
forty years; another forty will raise us to a
oily of 100,000'.' Only lot the current of.em
igrntion begin again, lis the country here is 1
over-populated. It is a hard matter to And
building ground i cities are getting to bo ton
large. The war in America has frightened
'emigrants;; but now look.oiit. ..At least half
a million ..will leave Europe this year, and,
porbapa'a million nest year. Lot holders I
need not be alarmed, nevertheless ; for we :
' have room of 200,000,000. The great South
wants‘ working material ; and so does the
North, do supply them -with manufactures./
I went into JWestipinstor Hall when' Par
lament was in'session, but could not be ad
; mittfed until 'after adjournment. I was not
inclined to wait that long, and so wont oppo
site to see Westminster Abbey, which was
built by the Saxon Kings A. D. 610; de -
stroyed by the Danes ; rebuilt by King Ed
gar in 958; and added to thereafter up to
1245. We see hundreds of old monuments
with Roman inscriptions in the walls. It
would take a ream of paper to. describe all.
Having'gratified my curiosity in' the Abbey,
I went book to Westminster Hall, tbe House
of Pailament. This was destroyed.in 1834,
and rebuilt. It covers eight acres of ground,
and is one of the most magnficent buildings
in tbe world. Its numerous spires are all
gilded.’ The interior is most elegantly fur
nished,' The Westminster Bridge, as well
os London Bridge, and riumerousothprs, are
elegantly oonstrueted.' . 1 went through the
great Tunnel, and so passed under tbe famous
river'Thames. I.also visited, the London
Looks, where thousands,'! may say millions
of casks of gin, brandies, whiskey, and wines
of every description, are stored. The smell
alone is eiiougH to intoxicate 1.
But I must not forget ..BUlinsgato Market,
‘the great fish and lobster mart of London.—
I suppose you are *ll acquainted with the
phrase “Biliingsgatelanguager" This is the
spot whereii originated. My companions,
Messrs. Collins and Bead, became alarmed.
Such * set of creatures are nowhere else to
be’seen. Not alone fiahorwomon but fisher
men congregate here, hut all appeared to be
happy and fall of capers.
Somerset House on the river bank, is a
splendid building. It is now used for Cus
tom House purposes.
Yesterday at 3 o’clock,. I attended the 211th
Anniversary Festival of the Sans of the Cler
gy, under the-dome'of St! Paul’s Cathedral i
admission 7 shillings. His Royal Highness,
the Prince of Wales,' is Steward. , The whole
Royal Family, Prinoes, Dukes, Noblemen,
Lord Mayor, &0., were present. The per
formance washy 1250’ singers, accompanied
by the powerful Organ. lean hardly de
scribe the' scene—lt was .sublime. This
alone is worth a trip to Europe.
I have seen a number of very important ob
jects, but they are too numerous to describe.
Onmyreturp,ljTiU.give-you_tlie--pnrtiou
lars. I wentShrough Guidhail and Metrop
olition Hall, all occupied by the city authori
ties.
I visited, of course, Barclay & Perkin's cel
ebrated Brewery. It covers a number of
acres.' This is ihe place in which tho " Aus
trian Butcher," Qeneral Haynau, bad his
itioustadhe pulled, 1 saw -one of the men, a
big jolly fellow, who helped to do it. This
Brewery brews 700,000 barrels of ale and
porter per annum—more than all the'brew
ers of Pennsylvania. . They have storing tubs
holding 4000 barrels, and keep 160 dray hor
ses nearly twice as heavy ns ours. But tho
most perfect' Brewery is that of Trueman,
Hanbury, Buxton & Co. Buxton is a mem
ber ot Pnrlambnt, and so are two other Eng-
lish brewers.. They could easily get the tax
entirely taken off, but they prefer to retain,
it, to prevent competition.
The English- system is the most perfect, in
an. economical light. Not a dollar ie lost,
and everybody loves his. government. The ■
.neoplo are well contented, and' enjoy as much'
personal freedom as in America.
I It is coiTjmon here for ladies, with their
husbands and companions, to go into a Saloon,
stand up. boforc.a bor, and take their mug of
'ale or .pbrter^
. TrUeman, .Buxton & Go, also brew 700,000
barrels of ale porter per year j' and there
are twelve of such, large Breweries, besides a
number of smaller ones,. This last Brewery
has three nn’J ion dollar's* worth of drays,
casks, &0.. and 165 nJ. raoB - They hove their
own Carpenter, Cooper , CouP ar sm|th, Paipter
Blacksmith shop—-in foot, every blu. 1 * 0 * 1 need
ed in the brewing line. "
The British .Army is supplied with ale and
.porter, and the Trench-intend to do the same.
Tomorrow we leave for Ostend. Brussels,
Cologne, Garlarohe, and Mppioh, Bavaria.
. - years truly,
Tredk. LAOER.
Brussels, Belgium, May 21, 4865.
«J. Lawrence i'Qete, Esg.
Deal Sir: Afe w hasty sketches en route.
No stranger should omit id see the Tower of
London.— The'gnldes are in of an
cient times,- In the interior wo see effigies
of all the Royal*.Princes, mounted on horses,
with tbeir.anoient. armor on. It is a dedply
interesting sight. We arc also shown fho
prison, dungeons with' the fatal - block
and axe,.and the very spot where Royal
Princes and -princesses .Wflre .executed. —,
•It made me shudder-to douk at. the axe and
block- We can still plainly sac the. .marks’
of the executioner’s axe- Ilcrc we paw the
.crowns of.different Kings, also-that of :Qaeon
yictoria—.Crowns and-Saepters, all in gold
and diamonds,-worth fifteen million dollars.
Also, the Armory, with OS.OOCf standofarms.
The eights are too numeroiiir to; desoribeall.
Vie visited fhC.-eelebrated Crystal Palace
and Park. This goes, ahead of anything in
the jVorliL |I saw the Navy y.irk -,Crystal
.Palace, which could be put a.dozen: times.in,
this of London. The splendor-with which it
is kept up, still draws drpwds from tho whole,
world. .We ace visitors here of nil. nations.
A.tromendous Organ, built., in .1084, is con
stantly played by aii . artist. - This, is. .worths
going to see by all ..visitors from the New
World-: ... . .... .
,We saw the -.Public Porks, land had a look
at tho Prince and Pribooss of Wales last evan-i
ing, driving ground 1 Hyde Park,, three miles
in- circumference. Wo also took a loo£ a jot
tho extensive Regent’s Park, with,its Biitan
ipal .Garden id the centre, and Zoological
Park, with animals from every quarter oftlio
knowri vVofld. ; .In : feet,'if- a body ieps' Lon-’
don, he may say that haaoostho 1 Whate worid.
includes all.- -•
„ ,:_Wo. left .London Elriday r i9lhrirt T'b’ijlDOl!.’
A. M„ for Caliaa, i'raaao, via London.and
J)over rajlrp.a^,. 'W'opaoqod through the hopu-
tiful county of Kent/tho
dmtnotof England. 'The Mw>{«
is in the finest atetp of cultivation brou «E
Wereaoho J Dallas about noon.a
fal channel, which is eonomll* . 'Hid.
boisterous, was beautffully smooth 3^1 * " 0l
From ■Cabas we. took the railroad
Brussels, Belgium. The a " for
railroad jtoOsmar and Lille, fJL •“ K
ably well cultivated, but the hi' 13 tolsr
raisorable : oil appear to be a thousand loolc
old and over; one story high »„ i yc,l '»
either with straw or round
cept thff railroad buildings and
begin to show .the progress of thn wll:c! <
Mousorou, the border of the Bol4"°V At
dom, our luggage was all osanifned u?'
whether we carried sogars. Wn „I!.' , a «»
Exciseman that segars are liir,hn ltla
than in Belgium. a£l ha^p?^
•isflod. From here hp;wont to Client m ° Mt '
ebratod city where the treaty with En i° 8, ‘
whs signed. 7 w,e ? En Slaal
The country throughout Belgium to n ,
sels, is a perfect garden—no artist i ?' -
it better, except that the larm
and only ono-atory high, coveted trith «i° d
but neat and clean. Along the rifilrls '
sod signs of progress—hoaptifnl UttL L*°
springing up around and about the start
At 7 o'clock P. M , we arrived at Tt "’-
els, a beautiful and clean oity of 300 n'«i“ 5s ’
habitants, and stopped at the ffvfci Aa
cite, conducted.sa the Gorman nlan. withV - I
living and obliging po,pie. Tim
Minister was abssent-at Waterloo, hit i
wilt see him to morrow morning w, ”
several brewers hero, but thei/beor I „u
not bo relished by our people Nevorthc e , •
hey have the finest and best barley B “ j
hops. Wbah ale and porter, and BU|, ul[
gm. of which large quantities are impen d
make up for the . deficiency. r ™
Brussels bos a number of important Pabli*
Institutions, First inattruotioa are berbsM
tiful Parka, ft pstrfeat Paradise, crowded with
families daring day and evening. Then™
a blessing and immortsl gift to.tho descend,
ents nfa wiso 4nd generous City Gounods
Throe . evenings during the hot weeks of
mer thorn u music gratis in the centre of ft.
Park. The King’s Palace; the splendid 0,.
i.thodral Church of St. Gudule, built hv sere.
I ral generations, half Gotlue and half Oorin
thion, large enough to hold throe different
services at the same time; the Statue of God.
frey do Bouillon, the Crusader, in the centre
of the public square the Gallery of P,tint
ings—one of the moat interesting Exhibition!
of Europe —ifl! these, and a number'of other
objects, afford an almost endless source of in
terest and amusement to the stranger. Fine
clean streets and solendid houses give the
city a beautiful appearaneo.
To morrow at half-past 12, P. M. wo leave
for Cologne, on the Rhino, and thence into
the interior of Germany and, Austria. Wa
will have a greataleal of business oa hand,
and very little time to write until wa get
through.
The grain crops of England, Ireland, Scot
land, France and Belgium, look mast prom
■sing, and never better or mare abundant
There will be but very little demand from
our American granaries. Our farmers skald
know this. Belgium will commence harvest
ing in four weeks. All the grain fields for
hundreds of miles are as full and as thick as
brush. Yours, with respoot,,
■ FRED’KT. LADER.
STRIKING ST OUR Gr.NER4M,— As there ep.
pears to be a strong disposition on tbe pert
of many Jacobin Republicans to revive one
feature of the old defunct Know-Nothing
party, and to renew the nssavdta upon tbe
Catholic religion) we give below a partial
list et Catholic Generals who.havo sorrel da
ting the war. We copy from the Nashville
Gazettes.
Major General W. S. Rosecrans, Quincj
A. Gilmore. George Q. Meade, E. 0. 0. Ord,
Philip H. Sheridan, John 0. Foster, George
Stoneman, James Shields, Daniel E. Sickles,
David S. Stanley, John Newton, Alfrotl Pleas
anton, Richardson. Joseph B. Carr, J. Eunt,„
-TliomanFranoisMoagher. — ;
Brigadier Generals Michael Corcoran,
Thomas W. Sweeney, Patrick Edward Ooa
nor, Ml K. Lawler, Thomas Ewing, Jr.,
Hugh Ewing, Regis de Trobriaed, Thomas
C Devin, 1. W. Sherman, Alfred N. Duffio,
Acting Brigadier Osnerals James E. Ma
lone, Potriok H. O’Rourke, M. T. D.inohiid,
James A. Mulligan, Florence M. OorriynV
Stephen McGroarty, Richard Byrnes, Patriok
Kelley, Mathew Murphy.
To this list may fco added the name of tho
greatest and most brilliant of oil our gene
rals, Williau Teoomseb Sherman, who, ao*
cording to tho Gazette, joined the communion
of the Catholic Ohuroh before entering oa
active service in the army- -
Man Killed nr Hie Wife and Child.—
A man named Joshua Hale, living eightroilce
east of Rushville, Illinois, was killed lately
by his wife and step son, a boy.
years old. It seems the man and bis wife
got inlo a quarrel, in. the bourse of which he
seised her by tho bai{, and was dragging her
towards a brush -pile* when she called to her
son for help. The boy seised a hickory club
add running to boev assistance, he struck his
step father to the ground, and also several
times after ho fell- They thou sent for tho
neighbors and told their story. Oa stamina
tion’H'ttio’s neck,and skull were found broken,
and the parlies- were arrested and committed
to jail iu default of $l,OOO uS!.<
“We have yoriJUB reports
ton eboui'iibstfTJCtions to a vot^Ja^e^ewe^
of the furniture pnu 0-““.“. boingo®-.
to the White House, w-, hfl rß qtow#i>.
oidlly'investigated, and ** ‘•-'•n nroaeco,
.COTj-eot as to their origin, they * a
a most painful and profound se
Alhany„4rgitii. ■
, The loyal thieves.*! at,pppBai'. , > ® r
at worje. Now thatAhg.pppartppUlee
stealing are somewhat curtailed ip PPP PiPPP
Washington, they are carrying off the ;fprp,t
tnro of the Executive mansion 1 a
harvest tharfe- “ lojal" villinns have had of
feut years. But to steal thW furniture of the
White House, is really' too tied. Is Wj
jfis Boiler in Washington J
; -Sacoer TEapiaowr.—The following is aw
■to be a part of the auppraSßodioatipony 0
od at the trial of the osaadsins;.
Judge Holt—Mr. Murphy, wore you «
Ford's Theatre on the night of the assas ,
tion ? .
Mr. Murphy—l-was, indeed, your P® .V,
:dndga Holt-—Did you boo J. ;Wil#e*®^ l>
jump.lrom the box nftar "Shooting the ..
Mr^-Morphy—Bad -’ness to him; I did, y° ur
boqor.: . '■ ‘‘ ! . i,
‘Judge Holt-iDid' you hear' tfcbftt be »/«•
aAd<if so,‘what-was it’?' ' ' ’ . *
. Mr. Mjipphv—heard .wimt ;bo s3 ‘, „
w6H„ypur'honor.' nudall Wff 1 e JV
licit-, aenil'Jbr Mtpimii.’’ ''.(Sic St ,n f
ratinii.) ~ .
ropOrtorial brigad e have no
arranging for the trial of- 3 effdrson
,It jpay poqjpiPnPß any time between 9
wdek and next Soptemberj andbofore po , •
ofcui oOiamigsiob; Until pome detcrwina >
has. been arrived at by-those bloesed- Wl
iittlo brief authority,'every one of thepoP
laee saw arrange it to suit jhithsoif.