''fKttSngAm.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARYI4,ISS6;
“The printing presses shall be free to.etary
person who undertakes to examine .the pro
ceedings of the legislature, or any • branch of
government; and no law shall ev6r be made
to restrain the right thereof. Theses commu
nication of thought and opinions is one of the
Invaluable rights of.men; and.every. citizen
may freely speak, write and print on any sub
leot; being responsible for the abuscror that
liberty. In proseoutlons for the publication of
papers investigating the official conduct of offi
cers. or men In publlo capacities. Or where the
matter published Is proper for public informa
tion, the truth thereof may be given In evi
dence.”
To the Democracy of the City and County
of Lancaster.
In pursuance of authority given the un
dersigned at a meeting of the County Com
mittee, hol'd on Monday the 29th inst., you
are requested to assemble iu the several
wards of the city, and boroughs, and in the
townships of the county, on Suturday, the
24th day of February, 1860, to elect not less
than three nor more than five delegates, to
represent such district In a general County
Cenventlon to be held on Wednesday, the
28th day of February, at 11 o’clock A. M.,
at Fulton Hall, in the city of Lancaster, for
the purpose of electing six - delegates to
represent the Democracy of the County of
Lancaster in the coming Stats Convention
to bo held at Harrisburg on Monday the
sth day of March next.
By the usage of the party the several Dis
tricts will each nominate one person to servo
as a member of the County Committee for
the ensuing political year, and also nomi
nate ward, borough and township commit
tees, being particular to designate their
names in their respective credentials to tin*
ensuing County Convention.
A. J. Steinman, Chairman.
H. T. Shultz, Secretary.
Address or the Democratic State Central
Committee.
DemooeatioState Committee Rooms, )
Hariiihbuko, Fob. 9, 1806. ‘ j
To the Democracy of Pennsylvania:
The events oftho last political canvass an*
yet fresh in your minds.
You announced your unequivocal en
dorsement of the restoration policy of Pres
ident Johnson, and denounced the doctrine
of nogro suffrage,
Your opponents ailirmed their support
of the President, and eVuded the issue upon
the question of HuHrago.
A. powerful organization, large oflleiftl
patronage and an unscrupulous use of
money, secured to them the victory.
The record of tho past month strips the
mask from lace of tho victors.
They trout with derision tho declared
policy of the President. Tlioy have placed
tho Government of th</ Constitution in
abeyance, and its legislative and executive
functions are usurped by a cabal of men,
who, In obedience to caucus, govern tho
iiutlon through the forms of a directory.
The right of each Slate to roguluLu the
qualifications of its electors Is denied; the
will of the people of tho District of Colum
bia In overriden, and by an almost unani
mous vote. Tho Republican party In Con
gress and tho Stute Legislature accord to
Hie negro equal political rights with tho
white man.
Tho initial step toward a war of races has
been taken, and a consolidated govern
ment looms up in tho distance. ,
'Vho tenets of the President upou these
points aro our cardinal doctrines. In sus
taining hnn-.wo vindicate them.
Organize in every nook- and corner of
tho Commonwealth.
Organize to sustain the President, to
maintain your principles, to restore tho
Union, to vindicate the supremacy of your
.race, and to bury in political oblivion tho
men who have been false to tho Union, false
to their pledges, false to the instincts of
their blood, and true alone to the madness
that rules tho hour.
By order of the Democratic State Central'
Committee. William A. Wallace,
V '
Chairman.
The Election of Tuesday Last,
The result of the election in this city
on Tuesday mustbeexceedingly gratify
ing to every right thinking, conservative
man in Lancaster. An endorsement of
Thaddeus Stevens and of his ruinous
policy was sought. His friends threw
all their energies into the canvass. They
fairly dragged Mr. L'ivingston before the
people, because they believed he could
seeurj some Democratic votes through
his personal popularity. They raised a
large fund of money and used it most
unscrupulously. No slander was too
vile for them to utter through the
eolumusofthe Express against the Dem
ocratic candidates. They resorted ,to
every known or conceivable device to
carry this good old Democratic city.—
They were perfectly confident of suc
cess. Neither Mr. Livingston nor his
friends would believe he could be beaten
until the day of election. A few hours
trial of the temper of the Democracy
was sufficient, however, to satisfy them
that they were in for such a light as
they had not seen made for years.—
They found the Democrats more re
solute and determined, if possible, than
ever they saw them before. In vain
had they declared the Democratic party
dead. Here it stood confronting them
asproudly, as defiantly and as resolutely
as ever before. It showed its former
spirit and exhibited the same indomita
ble pluck for which it has ever been
noted. Yesterday’s work convinced
•every .Republican in Lancaster city that
the Democratic party is still a living
reality. They found it fully prepared
to meet the vital issues of the present
day. The energy displayed by it in
yesterday's election will mark the con
test which will commence with the
nomination of a candidate for Governor
on the fifth of March next. We.give
our opponents fair warning that we in
tend to elect a Democratic Governor
next fall and to turn out the radical
members of Congress who voted for ne
gro suffrage. We shall go' into the
fight fully determined to win, and with
a confident reliance on the good sense,
the honesty, the patriotism and the just
pride of race which characterises
the white men of Pennsylvania.
An Immense Tote,
The largest vote ever cast in this city,
at any election, withoneexception, was
polled on Tuesday last. For Mayor
there were 31.13 votes given, and as a
year’s residence is retjuired by the
charter to-fgive the right to vote for
Mayor, High Constabieand Councilmen
it will be no exaggeration to set down
the entire poll at 3200 votes. At the
Presidential election of 1804, which was
the largest poll ever made, the whole
vote was 3,220.
Allowing one vote to every six and a
half of the inhabitants, which is con
sidered a liberal estimate, then we have
a population of nearly, or quite, 21,000,
which is an increase of about 4,000 since
the census was taken in 1800. And the
bestot all is that Lancaster city is the
very Gibralterof Democracy, and stands
as a beacon light to her sister cities
throughout the Union. In vain do the
waves of Abolitionism and Negro Suf
frage ’•beat and surge agaiuHt her ram
parts, she stands erect and bids defiance
to every• assault made upon her integ
rity. Faithful among the faithless, she
has set an example to the Democracy of
the State, and has emerged from the din
and smoke of one of the most terrific
conflicts ever made in 4 J enusylvanla,
crowned with laurels and with a glorious
victory inscribed upon her banners.
A fire broke out in Plthole Olty on
Thursday morning, destroying the Tre
mont House, where it originated, and
the Syracuse House. Loss aboutsl7,ooo.
No Insurance. Water from two wells
on the _ hillside was thrown upon the
flames, which grew fiercer thereby. It
was soon discovered that what was sup
posed to be water was pure oil; Beal
estate has increased accordingly in
value.
The President and the Negroes.
We publish on our outside to-day
a report of what transpired .at an
interview between President Johnson
and the negroes, who compose what
Horace Greely calls “ the outside Con
gress.” Lengthyias the report Is, it will
be read with eagerness by all. The
people will rejoice to see that Andy
Johnson talks like a white man. He
understands the negro perfectly, and
shows a proper appreciation of the pres,
ent condition of our public affairs. —
Knowing and feeling that the designs
of th 4 radlckl leaders of the Republican
party would bring ruin upon the coun
try, he does not hesitate to take his
stand in opposition to them.
The delegation of negroes went to him
with the sentiments of Stevens, Sum
ner & Co. in their mouths. They talk
ed to President Johnson In the same
language which the radical leaders of
the Republican party are constantly
ÜBing. The words were similar to
those which fill the columns of Re
publican newspapers. They demanded
on behalf of the negro race, nothing
more than the Republican majority In
Congress have already voted to grant.
The reception was such as they did
not expect. Kelly, of Philadelphia, re
cently announced in a public Bpeech
that the.Presldent was warmly in favor
of negro suffrage in the District of Co
lumbia, and Forney has been reiterating
this declaration, both in the Washing
ton Chronicle and the Philadelphia
Press. We have no doubt the outside
negro Congress expected to find Mr.
Johnson ready to ratify the acts and the
utterances of the leaders of the party in
power.
Andrew Johnson’s reply must
fallen like a clap of thunder on the ears
of the negro delegation'and their white
hackers. It was literally crushing.—
His answer was, both in substance and
in tone, what might properly be expect
ed from a wise and far seeing Whiteman
In reply to such demands from represen
tatives of the negro race. It was gen
tlemanly, kind und courteous; but at
the Hume time it was dignified, firm
and statesmanlike. It showed that he
fully understood the questions at issue,
that he knew his duty, and that he was
resolved not to swerve one inch from
whut he regarded as the putli of nation
al safety und honor.
The reply of the negroes, which they
were not allowed to make hi the White
House, hut in which they will be hack
ed up by the leaders of the Republican
party, is offensive 111 the extreme. It
shows to whut audacity of presumption
they are now ready to aspire. No white
man, who has a particle of proper pride
of race, can read it wlthputleu.ee. It
Is the very personification of unbridled
Insolence. Let every white man read
It carefully. By the time any one gets
through reading tho whole report ho
will he apt to have a clear understand
ing of the questions at issue, and a clear
conception of the position now occupied
by the Republican party. It occupies
oue position and the President another.
It stands by the negro in preference to
thb white man. The President stands
by his own race both iu the North and
South. Audi/ Johnson is a white man.
The Express took especial pains to
parade a speech of President Johnson,,
made some months since to a negro re
giment, in which he let fall one or two
sentences which Republican news
papers thought could be tortured into
an endorsement of the odious doctriue
of negro suffrage. That speech was
printed ill full'in every Republican
newspaper in the country, and with ap
proving comments. The Express was
delighted with il.
Nearly a week ago President Johnson
made another speech to a delegation of
negroes, in whicli heannounced tliathe
was not ready to approve of negro suf
frage. It was a (dear, lucid statement
of the whole question. That speech our
enterprising neighbor the Express has
not seen fit to publish. Why is this?
Does it stand by the President ? In the
slang it employed throughout the war,
we ask, is it for or against the Govern,
ment? Does it endorse the doctrines of
Andrew Johnson on the question of ne
gro suffrage? Its loyalty is at stake.—
Will it answer?
While refusing to publish the admir
able address of President Johnson to
the negro delegation, the Express finds
room iu its columns for a long article
from the C'hambersburg Repository
on -the subject of negro suffrage. In an
editorial it calls attention to the article,
tind announces its adherence to the doc
trines therein set forth. Our readers
will know where the Express stands
when we inform them that the article
thus commended, heartily approves of
the passage of the bill conferring the
right of suffrage on the negroes in the
District of Columbia.
The Inquirer on Old Thad,
It is so very seldom that we find an
item in the Lancaster Inquirer worth
copying that we are tempted to add an
other extract to two already made. It
ought to be very grateful to us for res
cuing these three items from the obliv
ion to which they would necessarily
have been consigned if left in its col
umns. It is a wonderfully stupid pa
per, hut they do say “ ev'en a blind hog
will sometimes find an acorn.” It has
managed to speak a word of truth for
once. It sees that Thad. Stevens is
ruining the Republican party und has
the hardihood to say so. It thus ac
counts. for the overwhelming defeat of
its party at tlie recent municipal elec
tion :
The democratic majority is reduced near
ly one hundred i'rom last year, and had it
not been for the introduction of outside is
sues, like negro suffrage, as advocated by
our present Congressmen, wehavonodoubt
but that we could have been successful. —
The copperheads were sharp enough to see
that the people could not swallow all the
doses prepared for them at Washington and
took advantage of the occasion.
How very naughty that was in the
copperheads to be sure ! What business
had they to talk about the white man’s
government?
That Cruel .N'ortli West Ward,
One would suppose from the follow
ing sad wail of the Inquirer that it ex
pected to monopolize all the offices of
Lancaster city. It is greedy enough in
all conscience. One would suppose
from the following that it had a net set
to catch every otflce from Treasurer
down. Only heur how it whines over
the result:
The result of the late city election, result
ing as it did in the triumph of Mayor San
derson by 183 majority, is one deeply re
gretted by the Union voters of this city.
They had worked so hard, nominated such
unexceptionable ward tickets, making the
very best possible selections from the people,
and then labored so hard, that when defeat
came, it was keenly felt by many. We did
not anticipate Mayor Sanderson’s defeat;
but wo did think the Union men would
carry the ciiy councils and thus neutral
ize to a vel-y groat extent, the triumph of
Mayor Sunderson’s election. But the North
West Ward failed us, and that hope, too, is
gone.
Tjik Louisville Journal gets off
the following among other readable
squibs:
If the,clothes of the Radicals in Con
gress were patched as much as they
propose to patch the Constitution, they
would look like a gang of Italian beg
gars. b
Humnor shows a disposition to abuse
the American Hag. Tf justice were done,
lie would exhibit more stripes than ever
the old flag did.
A letter-writer says that old Thad.
Stevens “ has not a long lease of life ”
His end and tfrope’s snould come to
gether.
Thad. Stevens says that hp has little
-longer to live. The tears "live In an
onion” that Will be shed when he dies.
Family Jan.
11 Sorrows never eouie as single spies j.
but iu battalions." So somebody ha*
said, and the Republican party Beems to,
be proving.tlie
would supjwse.thejf would he
nious and happy in Lancaster county if
nowhere else. Not so however.- jThey
fail to illustrate the proverb whicWsays,
“ it Is a pleasant thing for brethren to
dwell together ill unity;" The Inquirer
is blaming Old Tiiad for the recent
overwhelming defeat of their party iu
this city. But that is not pli, nor.qven,
the worst iA large number of promi
nent Republicans have united in a pub
lished call, demanding that the Chair
man of the County Committee shall
take Initiatory steps toward the assem
bling of another County Convention,
for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to the coming State Conven
tion. The protectants deny that the
late convention had any power to
appoint delegates, it having been called
for the special purpose of nominating a
candidate for the Legislature, and for
nothing else. In this they are unques
tionably right, and we think they might
safely have rested their case upon the
well-settled law of party usage, without
'dragging their dirty linen forth to wash
it in public sight. Tile signers of the
call for a new convention denounce the
action of those who participated in the
last one, as “ without a shadow of pre
cedent, uufair, illegal, ami calculated
only to distract, injure ami weaken the
party.” They further asßert that the
wishes ami feelings of a majority of the
Union Republican voters of the 1 Old
Guard,’” (Union Republican voters of
the 11 Old Guard,” so called to
distinguish them from the Dis
union Republican voters of the
same locality) “ were intentionally,
shamefully und utterly disregarded.”—
Mr. Slokom ought to come quick to the
rescue. It won’t do to have the “ Union
Republicans” overridden in this way by
the “Disunion Republicans” of the
Htevens school. Their lmmuculiite
loyalty won’t stand it. We believe
there are-u few, even in Lancaster coun
ty, who refuse to fall down und worship
the idol which “ Old Thud ” has set up.
A Loud Call for Military Interference.
The Lancaster, Inquirer is sharp
enough to see that with the bullot box
left free the rule of its party will be
summarily ended by an indgnnnt and
outraged people. It hates the Irish and
the Germans with an intensity that is
extreme und unmitigated. It would
gladly see them driven from the polls
with bayonets. Hear whut it has to
say on tills subject In Its lust issue :
Wo believe, al'U-r tho late eltv election,
that Luneiister needs a little of Iho same
emotie that aided New Jersey to get rid of
her eonrjorhead disease. It’requlred erm
sidoraoln dosing to make tile sand hills and
dust piles of that little Mate oomu once
more under Ihu Union (lag, ami almost as
great a military foj-eu to ro-eunstruet her, as
it did HouLh t’urolinn. hut it was done;
und now wo in common with other Union
men, pray for a little of the same kind of
power to “ ro-eonstruet" our municipal
uffuirs. our people have suffered long
enough under Demneraey tn appreciate it
fully. Those " native to: tile heulh and to
tile manor horn,'' whose hearts and efforts
have been devoted to the perpetuity of the
Union over since treuson iried to murder
the lluliou, were earnest in their efforts to
clear our city's record from the stain of
being joined irrevocably to the Ebony Idol,
but their eiforts have been overwhelmed
.under,the guerillas that infest the wards
and outnumber the people. Democracy
through its chosen champions appealed to
all that was low and base in human nature,
and the congenial elements that tight in
that uniform, bravely answered. The aiiil
lelah oil the one side, and the pipe and
lager oil the other, sunt up a united shout
for Democracy ; und ignorance, and passion
und besotted hatred of the Union cause and
its measures, triumphed again.
In the above artieleit not only vijifies
and abuses every citizen of German and
Irish descent, hut it plainly admits that
the election in New Jersey last fall was
carried by military interference. Let
tlie thinking men of Lancaster county
make a note of that.
A western" editor, whose stomach
is not strong enough to digest “ the
everlasting nigger,” relates a dream he
had not long ago. He dreamed that he
was permitted to look insideofthe place
where the had niggers go, and he heard
the janitor announce that Thaddeus
Stevens was outside waiting for admit
tance. “Old Scratch” peremptorily
ordered the janitor not to let him in,
alleging as the reason for his exclusion
that if lie got in lie would turn every
thing upside down, as he had done in
the other world. The janitor departed
to fulfil his orders, but. soon returned to
inform (). S. that Stevens insisted on
coming in, as he had nowhere else to go.
“ Old Scratch ” put on a puzzled look
and seemed not to know what to do ;
but suddenly his countenance bright
ened and he exclaimed, “T have it!
Tell the steward to give Old Thad ten
bushels of brimstone and a- box of
matches, and let him set up a h— of his
own!” Of course this was only a
dream, and as the rule is that “ dreams
go by contraries,” the friends of Old
Thad may confidently expect that he
like the famous Uncle, Ned, will go
“ where the good niggers go.”
The political friends of Chief
Justice Chase are clamorous for the trial
of Jefferson Davis by a military tribunal.
The Louisville Journal says tile consid
erations which control them in refer
ence to the matter are easily understood
by all who are acquainted with the rec
ord of Judge Chase. Prior to the war,
be was an advocate of_the extreme State
rights doctrine—indeed, a millifier.
When Governor of Ohio, Judge Chase
positively declared in the Oberlin case
that he would call out the militia or the
State to sustain the Superior Court in
nullifying tile fugitive slave law. His
record down to the commencement of
the war was a strictly secession record,
and when sitting in judgment upou
Jefferson Davis he would be adjudicat
ing the constitutionality of his own life
time political faith. The friends of
Judge Chase appreciate this fact, and
are anxious that he shall avoid a respon
sibility which might involve his own
stultification.
In anotberarticlein the same number
of the Journal, Prentice, who, we be
lieve, was in Washington and had an
interview with President Johnson not
long ago, ÜBed tile following significant
language :
No Jinatter, dear reader, what you see in
the papers; Jeff Davis won’tliave a military
trial, and he won’t be convicted. And if he
were convicted, he would be pardoned.
Though no card player, we “speak by the
card.”
On Sunday evening last, Mr. William
H. Adaflis.ja well-known member of the
Masonic fraternity, died at his late resi
dence in Philadelphia, after an illness
of two weeks.
Mr. Adams had been Secretary of the
Grand Lodge of Ancient York Masons
of this State for nearly twenty years ;
and by his urbanity and gentleness of
nature had endeared himself to a very
large number of persons, both in and
out of the Masonic Brotherhood. The
funeral will take place from the late
residence of the deceased, No. 1026 Vine
street, on to-morrow (Wednesday) after
noon, at 2 o’clock, and will be attended
by the members of the Grand Lodge,
Grand Chapter, Commandery, and a
numbei of subordinate organizations.
In the Supreme Courtof West Virginia
it has been decided thatattorneysat law
are not civil officers within the meaning
of the act ofthe Legislature of that State,
and are consequently pot required to
take, the test oath. -The decision ,was
rendered on i the application of-Hon.
Chas.- Jas. Faulkner to'be admlttaffto
practice. ' ' ' ‘ l ""' ’
Virginia add the President.
We learn from the Sunday Press that,
the-Relegates from, the Virginia
latiite, entrusted .with the
President of the Halted States
lutiohs froth the General Assembly en
dorsing htg' Jpolicy,, were "received on
Saturday morning, j Mr. .Baldwin read
the'resolutloris and followed them with
an address to the'President, expressive
of the firm will of Virginia to stand by
theprinciplesthey declare, and to afford
hearty co-operation with the President
in his wise and justpolicy. He declared
that the pfeople of Virginia ahdh&rrep
resentatives accepted the declßlon of the
contest, and. will, In good faith, do the
.part required of them. They recognize
the Government of the United States as;
their government, and its Constitution
as their constitution, and the duties it
required as their duties, and the rights
It promises as their rights. In speak
ing of the freedmen, he said the people
of Virginia had no feeling but that of
sympathy and good will, and to treat
them with Injustice would be as much
opposed to their feelings as to their In
terests.'
At the conclusion of Mr. Baldwin’s re
marks, the President responded,express
ing thanks for their compliment, and
the gratification he felt at meeting so
many intelligent, responsible, and re
spectable men from Virginia, and also
for the sentiments contained in the reso
lutions which had been handed to him.
He spoke.of the position he occupied at
the commencement of the war, being
against the dissolution of the States,
and said he stood up for them as he did
now, contending for the Union. The
ordeal which we have passed through
In the last four years, he remarked de
monstrated most conclusively that the
position was right. There was a point
where It was painful in the extreme ;
but now we have swung around, andwe
are standing on common ground, rally
ing around the Union anu the Constitu
tion of these Stateß. He was one of those
who bad confidence in tho virtue, integ
rity and justice of the American people,
and thanked God we had not real
ized that point where the confidence
could be destroyed. The question of
representation constitutes one of the
great fundamental principles of this
Government, ami when the people are
loyal in good faith, they are entitled to
representation. He felt that the day
was not far distant when the American
people should declare that the Union 1b
made whole, und the great principle of
representation in the national coun
cils is recognized. We have foreign
difficulties, and the moment it could be
announced that the American Union
was complete, that instant those diffi-.
culties would cease. Heannounced hiH
Intention; to continue In the su'me line
of policy he hud adopted. From the
commencement of the war to the pres
ent period lie hud never entertained for
a moment the principle that a Stale
could withdraw, and having always
been against dissolution, he could not
now be forced to take the position that the
Htutesure dissolved. They are, remarked
the President, extremoTnen North and
Houth ; and he might use the fumiliur
expression that there had been it
hammer at one end and an unvll at the
other, and the Government on the anvil
has been hammered at continually, and
there seems to be a disposition to con
tinue the hammering until It 1h de
stroyed. Ho observed, in the course of
. his remarks, thathe did not mind taunts
and jeers, and repeated the expression
recently made, that he wus a candidate
for no office, and could afford to and
would do right. To the resolutions of
Virginia he responded cordially, and
trusted in God they would soon meet
under more favorable auspices, and
said : “Let us, in good l'uith, lay these
principles upon the altar of our common
country,.and swear by our hopes and
by our God that the Government must
be preserved a sentiment that was
expressed with somuch earnestness that
it called forth applause from among the
assent bled spectators. A t the conclusion
of these remarks, the gentlemen repre
senting the State of Virginia were sev
erally introduced to the President by
Mr. Baldwin, and expressed gratifica
tion and pleasure at the response to the
sentiments tli«y presented.
Democratic Victory In Heading,
Reading, the county seat of Old Berks,
has long been under the control of the
Republicans; but oil Friday last the
Democracy rallied at the municipal elec
tion and made a clean sweep of the city.
The whole Democratic city ticket was
elected by a majority of over two hun
dred. This shows plainly that the pop
ular tide has turned against thefanatics
who are now in power. The people see
and feel that-they are not fit to be en
trusted any louger with the affairs of
the government. Reading has long
been a black spot on the fair escutcheon
of the Gibrnlter of Democracy. Old
Berks is now white all over. Lancas
ter fired the first gun for the success of
the." white, man’s ticket;” her sister
city of Reading answers with a cheer-*
ing salute, whicli is destined to go the
whole round of .good old Pennsylvania.
Look out for Democratic thunder this
year! So says the PoliticalAlmenac.
Sanderson's Majorities,
As the Express continues to harp on
the majority for Mayor at the recent
city- election, we vffDitld respectfully call
the attention of that paper to the fol
lowing facts:
In 1859 Sanderson heat Burnnves l;; voles.
“ 1860 Sanderson beat Burrowes 170 “
“ 1862 Sanderson beat Cassidy 84 "
“ 1863 Sanderson beat Cassidy 25S “
“ 1864 Sanderson beat Fonders'h Iff? "
“ 1860 Sanderson beat FondersTi 265 "
“ 1860 Sanderson beat Livings'n 18f “
It will be seen, therefore, from the
above, that Mr. Livingston is the worst
beaten man, for the first heat), of any of
the Republican candidates who run
against the present Mayor. The only
exception was iu ISGI, when he heat
Mr. Wiley 700 votes, hut that can hard
ly be called a contest at all. If the Ex
press and its candidate can draw any
consolation from the above figures, they
are welcome to make the most of it.
The Last Man,
The Portage Register (Wisconsin)
chronicles the deatli at Caledoiiia,
Wisconsin, on the 27th ult., nf Joseph
Creie, born near Detroit, Michigan, in
1725, and who had attained, therefore,
the amazing age of one hundred and
forty years. He was born seven years
before George Washington, and was
fifty years old at the outbreak of the
American Revolutions; so that he
might, even then, have claimed exemp
tion from military service. He was 44
years old at the birth of Napoleon J.
He was 62 years old when the Federal
Constitution was formed, .and 84 when
Abraham Lincoln was born. Weknow
but one longer life than his in modern
times, that of Parr, the Englishman,
who is recorded to have been born in
1483, and to have died in 1635, at the
ripe age of 152. Grele’s baptism is said
to be on record in the French Catholic
Church in Detroit; so thathis age would
seem to be duly authenticated.
A cußrous case is reported in the Lon
don papers. A Mr. Hyde sued for a
divorce from his wife. It seems that
they had been Mormons and were mar
ried by Brigham Young, at Balt Lake
City. Mr. Hyde was afterwards sent as
a missionary to the Sandwich islands,
where he renounced Mormoniam and
went to England. On the news of
his apostaoy reaching Utah, Brigham
Young formally declared a divorce be
tween Hyde and his wife and the latter
was married again to another Horinon,
who is made co-respondent in the suit,
and they haveseveral children. Experts
were called, who said the marriage
would be considered legal In the United
States. Thejudgqtook time to. consider
the case.
A young lady in Florida, who hitd
been gradually becoming Insane, lately
destroyed her ambrotypes and letters,
set fire to her olothlng In a Wardrobe,
anff dressing herself in heavy woolen
fabrics and a broadoloth cloak, set fire
to herself .and sprang Into bed, where
she wfis found enveloped in flames, with
elapsing hands exclaiming,!' Oh, ain’t
Correspondence of the Intelligencer.
"Philadelphia, February Iff, 1800.
> Colorado and the silver mining regions ol
the far west ure largely represented at the
principal hotels in Philadelphia and New
York, by men nnxious to interest eastern
capitalists in schemes for the development
of the auriferous deposits of the Occident.
Forgetting the coal, zinc, oil) silver and gold
-bubbles which have been pricked and col
lapsed by that sharpest of men’s reminders,
“ sad experience," within the last two years,
these men from the lands of the declining
sun, yellow with auriferous reflection, still
lay upon . our desks prospectuses 'that
eclipse in'profitable percentage upon in
vestment, the fabulous legends of the “ oil
days.” Maps are unrolledbefpre you, mar
vellous as specimens of the drahghtsimuffs
skill, with the most minute of calculations*
attached, showing that "an Investment of a
few thousand cannot fall to make you pe
cuniarily comfortable for the period of tho
most protracted life time. We haye in our
mind s eyojust now a.map done up in the
style of our best lithography, showing in
the foreground an old Spanish hadends,
with an immense crushing mill iu tho im
mediate vicinity; the near perspective ex
hibits the gaping mouths of any number of
marvellously rich leads, while in the not
very remote outline of vision, the suu is
sinking behind a mountain peak composed
of gold and silveriu about equal parts. Be
fore the hacienda (upon whoso porch stands
an old castllliau, crowned with tho inevita
ble sombrero) rolls n magnificent river
covered with first class steamboats. We
ventured to suggest that first class boats
and vessels o great tonnage did not gener
ally ascuud our rivers to tho foot of thu
Rocky Mountains, but we were assured by
the gentleman who wished us to pilot his
enterprise, that Stevens or Sumner intend
ed introducing a resolution into Congress,
by which rivers should not bo allowed to
exhibit hereafter any partiality between
large and small craft In any part of their
course.
The certified essay accompanying these
gold and Hilvor mine prospectuses show the
most unheard of wealth in tho ore; seventy
five to ninety per cent. In almost every in
stance, and often thu solid metal iLself is
promised tile avaricious adventurer iu tho
stock. Tlie result however generally proves
tho uncertainty oi human culoulutions,
Tho citizens in the vicinity of Fifth and
Carpenter streets ot this city have laid a ner
vous time of it tills last week in their ex
perience with uucorporeul visitors from the
“Undiscovered Country." Tho most ob
streperous of spiritual visitors has hurst the
11 marble jaws of Death" and had a regular
Donnybrook fair to himself or herself (sex
supposed to ho feminine) in tho übodo of
one Milford. Dinner plates, looking-glass
s, wash stands, hymn hooks, nnd other nr
* clos of family use, have gone through all
jjinds of indecorous antics, describing on
tliuir mysterious IllghtH porpondlciilnr, hor
izontal nnd parafellc lines. Clergymen,
spiritualists and reporters have visited tlie
premises, respectively, we suppose, for tho
purpose of exorcising, consulting or ac
counting for thu unusuul frouks of tho spirits,
Tlie olorgymon exorcised tho spiritualists
und tho reporters, romanuo-destroyiugcroa
tures that they aro, insinuate tho ghost, or
spook's name is Madeline, who is one of the
Inmates ot the house of Milford.
Tho Democrats here aro m ecstacies over
tho result of your municipal election, und
send through us their hearty congratula
tions. They do not look upon it as the
Lriumph of an individual or of a party, hut
of a principle which henceforth must pivot
the political action of the American people.
The election of Sanderson shows that the
people of your city accord with President
Johnson's views as evinced in his reply to
the negro delegation last week. Your peo
pie have taken their stand in opposition to
the blackguard sentiments of your Con
gressional representative; in opposition to
an insinuation that President Johnson's
fute might be that of a Charles I. All hail,
glorious old Lancaster!
As President Johnson's views become
daily more and more detinedit.is remarka
ble with whut reticence the Pi-ess, Inquirer
and other Republican newspapers here and
elsewhere treat the great reconstruction
question of the day. The Press, Inquirer
H nd Bulletin are very much perplexed us
to whether the Southern States are in or
out of the Union. They are beginning to
get it through their wool that it is rather
anomalous that a State should be allowed
its functions in its action upou the Consti
tutional amendment abolishing slavery,
and yet be denied them in matters as clearly
the subject of State Sovereignty. Johnson’s
plain talk to Douglass, Downing, Whipper
ct qf, judging from the silencoof these jour
nals, is very" convincing.
■it this bo the effect upon editors what
may be looked for front government offici
als? Will not Hood, Cochran and Alex
ander think, as they have thought for the
last live years, that it is disloyal to oppose
the C.overnment? Their theory has been
that the Administration is the (Joveru
inent, and that to oppose either is traitor
ous. These three officials whom we have
named belong body and breeches to Stevens,
and as Stevens is Johnson's enemy, it is
their duty to give back their offices into
die hands which bestow them. To do these
things will be acts of grace just now, but in
a brief time they may be mutters of ‘com
pulsion. Wo eau assure these Unionists
par excellence that the President is deter
mined to carry his reconstruction measures
in opposition to the wishes of tho radicals,
and as Presidents have politically decapi
tated political enemies iu our own recol
lection, Johnson might take it into his head
to do the same thing. We shall see.
The Churchmen of this city have at last
iiit upon a plan by which Forney’s‘crafty
approaches upon the morals of the commu
nity, us evinced in his advocacy of (Sunday
newspapers and Sunday cars, are to be 1 teut
on back and overthrown. The method by
which this is to be accomplished is simple,
magnificent, effective and worthy of the
mighty intellects of the Keepers of the pub
lic conscience. Let us keep from your
heathens no longer tho knowledge of the
wonderful moral.pauacea. The Church has.
entered into an agreement with the confoc
tiouers by which bon-bons, caramels, sugar
fflumsand every description of sweet meats
are to be accompanied with or haveappend
ed to each an apposite scriptural quotation
or moral precept. If this will not spread
the pure and unadulterated gospel, k will
eertuiuly be presenting it in its sweetest
shape. What naughty, squalliug child will
refuse to be appeased if an iudulgent mother
administers a sugar-plumb with David's
supplication affixed, “ Let my cry come unto
thee.” We can’t help believing that Jere
miah’s Lamentations, under the irfflueue6
of scriptural confections, would have exhib
ited less of that spiritual anguish ; that
Job’s wife would have : been less profane in
her suggestions, and that Lot’s wife with a
box of first class French candies held iu ad
vance would have been spared that fatal re
trospection which made pf her a pillar of
salt. Macauley says in'qpe of his essays that
religious faith is not progressive , but of its
very nature must bo fixed, immovable im
mutable, but who will say that the attain
ment of that faith may not be reached in
thousands of yet undiscovered ways—yea
even by the simple auxiliary of a sugar
plum.
The Clergymen of Philadelphia the coming
ages will look back upou with the fondest
and proudest admiration. The inspired
painter wili=*\place them upon the historic
canvass handing “ secrets” and bon-bons”
to the sinners old and young of the nine
teenth century, while poor Forney, loaded
down with Sunday 'newspapers, (like
Dante’s sinners of the worst circle,) will be
expiating his sins in “ most horrible moan.”
We append the notice of the marriage of
one of your whilom citizens. You will per-’
ceive that Charley has done up things in his
best style:
Hibsh— Goodman.— At the National Guards'
Hall, on Tuesday, the oth Instant, by the Rev
J. Frankel, Mr. Charles Hirsh to Miss Frances
Goodman, Doth of thlß city.
This was one of the mostsplendld affairs that
has occurred In our olty for year*, The guests
began to arrive at about 3 o'clock. At 4 o'clock,
the noise of the carriages announced 'he ar
rival of the wedding party. The first carriage
contained the bride and ner mother, and Mrs.
A. Hirsh, of Lancaster; the second contained
the bridegroom, Mr. Goodman, and Mr. A.
Hirsh, or Lancaster. The bridesmaids anrl
groomsmen followed in their turn. They at
once proceeded to the altar, and were united
In the holy bonds of matrimony. After the
oerdmony; the guests proceeded to partake of
a sumptuous; repast that was spread before
them. Various toasts'were troposed, and the
wine flowed freely; after this another repast
of luxuries was spread before the‘guests, and
the affair was ended by a handsome ball In the
evening,
Resolutions Adopted bj the Connecticut
Democratic Convention.
We copy hereunder the resolutions
■adopted by the Democratic State Con.
Ventioh'or, Couuecticut, hel&on the
Instapt: ; i
Resolved, That th© Congress of : the tTnl
ted States possesses no- power under. the
Constitution to determine who shall be eli
gible to the rightof suffrage. That is aright
belonging ana appertaining to the States, or
the people of the States os such, and that uuy .
and all attempts upon the part of Congress
to force upon the people of any State or
any oliu« as citizens thereof, uncLen
r titled to the rights of suffrage, are viola
tions of the spirit and letter oi the Constitu
tion and infringements upon the rights of
-States.'
Resolved , That the act of secession, bo
called, by which certain of the States sought
to disrupt the Union and establish for them
—icAtywiopiirate Government, was in its
inception effect; that the
States so endeavoring to secede were never
out of the Union, but were then, as they are
now, members thereof, and having by their
conventions or Legislatures'declared said
pretended nets of secession null and void,
and solemnly expressed their devotion to
the Union,and thelrdeterminatioidto main
tain the Constitution, therefore said States
are of right entitled to all the privileges and
Eowers of States belonging to and exercised
y them previous to said pretended acts of
secession.
Resolved . That the Legislatures of the so
called seceded States,in adopting the amend
ment to the ConstitutionoftheUnitedStntes
permanently abolishing the institution of
slavery, exercised the highest and most im
portant duty devolving upon the States of Lite
Federal Union; and toe Democracy of Con
necticut hereby assert that the government
of the United States, in acceptlug theactsof
said seceded States and proclaiming thereby
a fundamental alteration of the organic law.
have in the most solemn manner recognized
such States as members of the U nited States;
and auy and all uUempts upon the part of
to prevent the representation of
said States in the councils of the Union are
deserving of the severest reprehension of the
people of each and every Stale.
Resolved , By the Democracy of Connecti
cut, that the distinguished citizen now occu
pying the Presidential chair, by his earnest
efforts for the restoration of the Union upon
its proper basis—by bis manly and states
manlike position in opposition to negrosuf
lYnge—by his resistance to the insane tuul
uuwiso efforts of a Congressional majority,
who seek to destroy the Constitution of our
fathers hv mischievous amendments—has
deserved well of his country; and a coura
geous persevuronee iu the course so taken
will place the name of Andrew Johnson
! high upon the roll of renown, and second to
none of the great statesmen who have illus
trated the annals of the Union.
That it is the duty of the Sonu
tors and llepreseniutives of this Stale in the
Congross of the United States, to devote
their lime, their talents and energies to the
best interests of their constituents; to, so
far us possible, relieve them trom bilrden
some taxation; to cause the army and
nuvy of the United States to be reduced, us
soon as practicable, to a peace establish
ment; to Insist upon as just and economi
cal the government us will
restore the country, at the earliest moment,
to Its former prosperity and greatness; to
attend to the Interests of that class who
formed the govurmmmt—the white man;
and rest satlstled that in his prosperity the
African race have a sure guarantee for his
welfare.
Resolved , That justice demands that the
burden of taxation should be borne equally
by all who enjoy the protection of the gov
eminent.
Resolved, That wo heartily endorse the
nominees of tho Convention, ami promise
our united and earnest endeavor to secure
their oleotion.
The .Vest Step.
The next step in the progress of negro
equality which is to be taken by the radi
cals may be M*en in the following cor
respondence :
“ HEADQUARTERS U. 8. FORCES, >
“ Stf.vK'Hon, Ala., Jan. 25, JBUU. j
ifexsr.i. Joiner <i' Co. :
“ The bearer of this desires to have his
supper at your eating-house, and as your
house is a public, one, it is expected ut Me.vc
headquarters that no distinction bomadeon
account of color or race. If this soldier does
not receive his meal, and is not treated in
the same manner as any of vour customers,
and if hereufter you refuse to give meals to
the soldiers of this command, providing they
pay for they same, and behave orderly, in
the same rooms where the meals are served
loyourother customers, your establishment
will be closed by the military until the above
conditions are complied with.
“ Martin Hurtman,
“ Captain 40t li U. S. C\ 1., Comd’g.”
' Headquarters b\ S. Forces, )
"Stevenson, Aj,a., January 20 1 *•(>«. i
“ Messrs, Joiner it* Cb. .*
“Having not complied with the eomniu
nication sent to you hist evening, from these
headquarters, your establishment is here
by closed and put underguarri until further
orders, or until ample apology is made at
these headquarters for the insult offered to
the Government of the United States by you
in disregardingthe rights of one of her brave
defenders.
“Martin Hurtman,
“ Captaiq 40th U. ,S. C. l. f (.'omd’g."
Tlie gist of the matter is that public
houses are to be closed if they do not al
low negroes to sit down at the public
tables. Negro equality is to be made
compulsory upon all!
Conviction of o Counterfeiter of United
States Currency
The trial of Nelson Stewart in the
United States District Court (Judge
Benedict presiding) was concluded yes
terday afternoon. The evidence taken
disclosed the fact that the accused had
in course of years past established .sev
eral places for the manufacture of
counterfeit bills, and employed young
men adapted to the business of printing,
engraving, &c. When one establish
ment became too well known, he would
move toauotker, until his arrest for his
connection with the counterfeiting es
tablishment in Maspetb,Queens county,
some months since. It was contended
on the part of the prisoner that lie had'
been engaged at the house in Maspeth
in the interest of the United States
Government Detectives; that it was
not his purpose to manufacture coun
terfeit bills but to detect the operators,
with the view of transferring them and
their materials to the proper authorities.
On the contrary, it was stated by the
District Attorney that it was known
that lie had brought inks, dies, colors
and papers to the house, and took the
manufactured article away again. The
Judge’s charge to the jury reviewed tiie
whole case at some length, commencing
upon every feature in the evidence, and
where any portion appeared favorable
to the prisoner, dwelt upon it with em
phasis. The jury retired about 3 o’clock,
and in about four minutes thereafter
returned with a verdict of guilty, Sen
tence is fixed for Wednesday of next
week. The prisoner appears to be about
•50 years of age, and, until his arrest oc
cupied a fine mansion on Staten Island.
—A r . V. Tribune , Vlh insf.
The Pork-Eating Disease.
A young German lady in Detroit was
taken ill, some time since, and died lust
week in the greatest agony. After her
death, a post mortem examination was
held, which resulted in proving beyond
a doubt that her disease was occasioned
by eating diseased pork. A small por
tion of the flesh, about the size of a pin
head, was examined through a micro
scope, and found to contain large num
bers of animalcula*, wound round aDd
imbedded in the fibres of the muscle.
This is the only case of this disease that
has ever been known in this country.
Col. MoAby.
The following is a copy of an auto
graph paper from General Grant to Col.
Mosby :
Headquarters Armies of the V. S.l
Washington, I). Feb. 2, lstw, f
Jno. a. Mosby, lately of the Southern Ar
my, will be exempt from arrest
by Military Authorities, except for violation
of his parole, unless directed by the Presi
dent of the United States, Secretary of War
or from these Headquarters.
His parole will authorize him to travel
freely within the State of Virginia, and as
no obstacle has been thrown in the way of
paroled officers and men from pursuing
their civil pursuits, or traveling out of this
State, the same privileges will be extended
to J. S. Mosby, unless otherwise directed
by competent authority.
V. S. Grant, Lt. Gen.
The statement that the Senate Mili
tary Committee have come to a conclu
sion upon the report of the Council of
Generals relative to the reorganization
of the army, Is incorrect. The com
mittee have had it under consideration
at two of their meetings, but will not
report to the Senate upon it for some
dayß vet. About one half of the mem
bers-of the committee are opposed to the
proposition to incorporate veterau re
serve regiments In the standing army,
and the recommendation for five new
major-generalships and ten brigadier
ships is opposed by aboutan equal num
ber. A majority of the committee also
look with disfavor on the recommenda
tion to place fchq reorganization of the na
tional mjlJtia In charge of tfye Provost
itaMhal’s bureft», ; They are also op
posed to any further increase of officers
In the Adjutant General’s department. '
Agrarianism on the Bnmpage.
The telegraph, gives us accounts of
funny proceedings in Congress. The
radicals are opening the campaign
against ajl inequalities ofpoolety. Such
things are oligarchic and anti-republi
can, and must be corrected. Our insti
tutions muatrbe “republican in form."
The Constitution says so, and by the
powers, it shill lie obeyed. Hereafter
homogeneity is to be the rule. Aris
tocracy ought to be eradicated from our
democratic system. People have been
lording it over each other quite too
long. Hereafter, everybody has to toe
the mark, and come squarely up to the
sublime standard of blackness which is
tp. be the paragon of perfection. “ What
a piece of workmanship is man !" But
this has reference to his condition after
he has been improved and 11 reconstruct
ed ” upon the patent model furnished
by the transcendental committee for the
correction of Providential blunders and
the reduction of mortals to homogene
ousness in race, color, stature, capacity,
possessions, taste, feelings, and political,
moral and religious opinions. There
fore
Resolved by the Radicals on the Rampage
in Qmgress assembled, That, whereas there
have been man}' and scandalous aristocrat
ic and oligarchic ideas heretofore prevailing
in the Stales lately in tho Union, all such
ideas and tho entities growing out of them
are hereby and forever excluded from the
Teritories lutely cubed Stales In North
America.
Rcholvcd, as aforesaid. That hereafter
there shall be but one color In tho Status
aforesaid lutoly in the Union, which color
shall be black, very bluck, let black, coal
blnok,blacker than anvthingevoryot seen or
thought ot or dreamed of by men or women.
Resolved, That every man, woman ami
child hereafter found of any color except
tho loyal, national color of black shall la
arrested and properly dvedin the wool, ami
then handed over tor trial before a Military
Commission.
Resolved, That the standard of stallin'.
Hhall be tixed by the transcendental com
mittee, und any persons found kicking
against it shall- lie clipped or stretched, as
the case may lie.
Resolved, That hereafter no person—ex
cept the transcendental eoniniitlee, its
friends, anil supporters—shutl ever lie tho
owner of more than ono thousand dollars,
as the possession of more than that teiuls.to
aristocracy .and a Territory permitting it
cannot la; “ republican in form."
Resolved, That there shall lie tint one nil
tus ill the States lately in tho Union—the
Fetish, personilied by a black ape with tin
tail ol a serpent, typifying the national col.
or and wisdom.
Resolved, Thai the founders of the tinv
erninom lately known as the United States
were uncuHghieml aristocrats.
Resolveil by the Radicals on a Rampatjv,
Tllut we are wise.
Resolved, That Andrew .Johnson lias
proved tiiltliles-s to the “ friends of freedom,"
Resolved, That l< runt is a rebel and a
traitor and Sherman a copperhead.
Resolved, That a military commission be
instituted for tlie punishment of till viola
tions ot Iho foregoing resolutions and prin
ciples, which shall bo presided over by a
distinguished civic hero, alias bottle imp,
wlio has not fought nr hied, lint who has
bled Others extensively, which commission
shall be in perpetual session.
Resolved, That in orderto carry out llicse
the true territorial principles of tho Con
stitution, tlie Government shall hereafter he
administered by ibu transcendental com
mittee assisted by tile military commission,
end guided by tho genius of the buttle Imp
utoicsuid.— Louisville Journal,
Andrew JohrisoiTs Principles and Hopes,
Jn bis most udmlruble address to the
Montana delegation tlie President laid
down in a few words an account of ills
political career, tlie expression of ills
principles und the noble utterance of his
patriotic wishes for the country. No
mail in tlie world is so exalted that lie
might uot he proud to stand on just such
a platform, or to he remembered in the
history of his country us the man of
whom these words were true. We be
lieve that certain expressions in this
speecli will become household words
with the American people, in particular
the very line one, “ I feel that 1 can af
ford to do right; and so feeling, God
being willing, I intend to do right; and,
so far as in me lies, I intend to admin
ister this government upon the princi
ples that lie at the foundation of it.”—
No wonder that the radicals are opposed
to such a man; that one accuses him of
falsification in the Senate, and that an
other abuses him by undignified and
opprobrious references in the House.—
Partisan fanatics in all times liute and
abuse the stubborn, upright men that
cauuot be bended to their unworthy
purposes. Here is the President’s fur
ther declaration to the parlies,,his as
surahee to them that he is above their
atmosphere, out of reach of the ordinary
temptation of political men, und not to
he swayed from his principles by any
brilliant bait—
I cun inform all uspirunts who are trying
l<> form their combinations for the future- -
who want to make one organization for one
purpose, and another forunbther— that they
are not in my wav. I am not a candidate
for any position, and hence, I repeut, f can
afford to do right; and, being in that con
dition, I will do right. I make this an
nouncement for the purpose of letting all
know that my work is to restore the gov
ernment, not to make combinations with
\reference to any future cilndidaoy for the
presidency of the United States. 1 have
reached the utmost round. Mv race is
run so far as that is eoncerned. Mv object
is to perform my duty, and that I will en
deavor to do.
Here is the account of the great man’s
final ambition :
And now, in this positon, iff can be in
strumental in restoring the government of
the Unites! States, in restoring to their true
position in the Union ih-.-«- Stales whose
relations to the national government have
tor a time been interrupted bv one of the
most gigantic rebellions that ever occurred
in the world, that we can proclaim once
more that we are a united people, 1 .shall
feel that the measure of my ambition has
been tilled, and tilled to overflowing.
What more could a true patriot saY ?
-JV. V. Herald.
Letter from Mrs..“ Stonewall” Jackson.
The editor of the Charleston Ncics
recently proposed a subscription in that
city for the relief of the widow of the
late General “ Stonewall” Jackson, who
had been represented to be in very
straitened circumstances. After the
first announcement, it occurred to him
that lie might have been misled, or, if
the facts were as stated, that it might bo
more becoming and respectful to Mrs.
Jackson to first ascertain the correctne.-s
of the impression prevailing as to iur
circumstances, and to learn from her if
the measure of relief inspired by those
Impressions were consonant with her
feelings. To his note addressed to her
upon the subject, he .received the fol
lowing letter:
CoTTAUK IiOMK, X. C., Jill). Jfififi.
M>/ l/t'nr Sir: Your loiter of the 3d inst.,
whs forwarded to me from Lexington, Va.
I have delayed answer for u few days, hoping
to receive the paper to which you referred,
but it has not yet reached me, and T have
not had the pleasure of reading your edito
rial ; but, judging from the remurksin your
letter, I suppose it is a similar publication
to what has recently appeared in many of
the newspapers, representing the family of
Gen, Juckson us suffering fur the necessi
ties of life, and appealing to the public for
their relief.
It is a source of deep regret and mortifi
cation to me, and to my familyund friends,
that such a misunderstanding should exist
in regard to iny circumstances. It is true
that almost the whole of my liuie fortune
has been swept away. My noble husband,
actuated by patriotism, invested in Confed
erate bonds, to assist the government, and
I, following his example, the consequence
was the loss of nearly the whole of his es
tate ; but God has stfll left to me one of the
kindest fathers, who has the means of pro
viding all the comforts of life for me and
my orphan child. The pecuniary sufferings
of others in our afflicted land have been so
much greater than my own, that in this re
spect, I have only need of a more thankful
heart. And I, of all others, should have no
fears for the future,for the covenant-keeping
God of my husband has watched over us
heretofore, and the love of this great peonle
to me and my little child, on his account
fills my heart with grateful joy. ’
While it is one of the greatest comforts of
my desqlated life to see the many beautiful
and eloquent tributes to the memory of my
beloved husband, and I would gratefully
accept any offerings that are voluntarily
given as testimonials of love and gratitude
in him, yet the contributions that uro now
called for are given und e r n/« fae tmp r c.m ion •
urn! it is inconsistent with ideas of honor
und rectitude to receive them. I would
theroloro, beg that all efforts that are made
to raise a fund for my “relief,” both in
Charleston and elsewhere, be immediately
stopped. J
With thanks to the wurm-hoarted and
generous ci tissens of Charleston for their kind
feelings towards me and mine,
I remain, yours, very truly,
Mary Anna Jackson.
The trial of Major McGee, the rebel
commandant of Salisbury Prison, for
cruelty to Union prisoners, will com
mence at Italeigh, N. t\, in a day or
two. A number of officers and solders
and several newspaper correspondents,
who suffered Imprisonment there, have
been summoned as witnesses for the
prosecution.
Ballroad Accident.
Niuaghteratßloomneld, N.J.-OnelKllled
and Eight Wounded—Breaking of a
Rotten Bridge on the Bloomfield and
Newark Railroad, Ac.
I From Yesterday's Now York Herald.l
As the forty minutes pastseven A.M.
train yesterday, from Montclair, the
upper terminus of tho Bloomfield and
Newark Kailroad, was crossing the
bridge over the creek near Bloomfield,
tlie bridge gave way, precipitating the
cars into the water, piling them one on
another, causinga most complete wreck
“and allowing, il general report be true,
a total disregard for tlie lives or safety
of the natrons of tho road.
The bridge that gave way was a trestle
bridge of two arches, with a Bpan of
some forty feet, supported at the centre
by slight iron columns. Itls ahoutthree
or four hundred yards beyond Bloom
field, and was such un old and rickety
structure that fears of an accident such
as that of yesterduy have long been en
tertained by those accustomed to ride
over it. About a mouth ago one of the
engineers of the road complained of the
dangerous condition of the bridge, but,
beyond a few slight repairs, no notice
had been taken of it.
Just beyond tlie bridge thure is a
slight down grade, and owing to tills
inclination, together with the slippery
condition of the truck at the time of the
accident, the rate of speed at which tlie
train was moving was pretty high.
THU DISASTER.
The train which met with tho ucol
dent consisted of a locomotive and
tender, witli four passenger cars and a
baggage and smoking car, and at the
'time of the occurrence there were some
one hundred passengers on board. As
the locomotive went on the bridge the
iron columns began tobroak.butowingto
the speed the train was moving tlie
engine passed over without injury.—
The tender was considerably damaged,
however, and ns tlie first pnssenger ear
was crossing tlie entire structure gave
way. The ear trucks and wheels be
came detached, but tlie coupling with
the tender holding good tlie body of the
ear was dragged on to solid ground,
none of tlie passengers receiving any
serious injuries. Tile next cur,'how
ever, did lint escape so fortunately. As
it came upon tlie bridge it was thrown
lorward and downward, the front of tlie
ear striking tlie stone abutment of tlie
bridge anil being completely shattered.
As the forward part of the car struck
the abutment tlie ear was thrown
around sideways, und tlie few pussen
gerstlmt were In the car escaped Injury,
except one, who was instantly killed.
The next car (llie baggage ami smoking
car) was thrown Into the creek, ami Is
also a complete wreck. The oilier two
ears remain, one with Us front plat
form driven Into the baggage ear ami
the rear end wedged Into the forward
part of tlie last ear. The passengers In
these enrs escaped most miraculously,
as the rear platform of tlie fourth our
was driven Home ten feet into tlie rear
ear.
TIIK UKHU.T
'llml tlie loss ol life was so small
seems to lie little less than a miracle.
The only ono killed Instantly was Mr.
Milton 1 1011, nf Montclair, a young limn
twenty-six years of age, who wnssltting
In a smoking carat tlietiimioftlieoecur
renee. His heud was almost entirely
severed from ills body and horribly
mutilated. His left leg also was
mushed almost into a Jelly, and lilh
body so completely mutilated that
it wus with great ditllculty lie was
recognized. A short time since lie
insured ills life for ten thousand dol
lars, in tilo Accidental Insurance Com
pany, not thinking, perhujis, Unit lie
would hohooii necessitate a call upon the
company.
A great many of tin; passengers re
ceived injuries more or less severe, hut
the only ones known of so far are the
following:
Van Wyck Graham, tellerof the l’lm*-
nix Bank of this city, wounded princi
pally in tlie head.
Joseph Doremus, ex-County Clerk of
Essex County, N. J., severely injured in
tlie head and body.
Joseph A. Davis, Jr., of Bloomfield,
very seriously injured in dillerent parts
of tlie body.
Mr. J. C. Bradicun, of Moutelalr, in
jured in tlie head and body.
S. Arbutlinot, conductor, received
several very severe bruises.
A lad named Owens, who was selling
newspapers on tlie train, was pretty se
riously injured.
Besides these, there are some others
who wore hurt, hut not seriously. One
gentleman who was riding in the last
car of the train, with his face toward the
rear end of the car, was struck on top
of tlie head by the platform[of fourth car
as it wedged itself iuto tlie cur ill which
lie was sitting. Had tlie platform been
a few indies lower he would undoubtedly
have - been crushed to death. Another
gentleman, who sat facing tlie forward
part of tlie car, observed tlie platform
cutting its way in ami instantly dropped
between tlie seats, thus suviug his life,
but cooping himself up in sueh ainanner
that it was with great dilliculty lie was
extricated.
As soon as the accident occurred the
citizens of Bloomfield hastened to the
relief of the wounded passengers, and
the kindness and attention of Dr. Davis,
of that place, is especially spoken of. —
A nephew of Dr. Davis is among the
wounded.
Coroner Sanford, of Newark, sum
moned a jury to hold an inquest on the
body of young Holt, and engaged two
practical builders to examine the mu*
terialof which the bridge was composed,
and a strict investigation will be made
into the circumstances connected with
the disaster at the inquest whieh is to be
held at Bloomfield Station to-day at one
o’clock.
TUe Next Governor.
In political circles, in this city ami
throughont the State, the name of the
Hon. George W. Woodward has been
frequently mentioned in connection
with the approaching selection of a
candidate for Governor. His eminent
personal worth, iiis patriotic record and
conservative political sentiments, have
induced a widespread desire among his
friends that he should be placed in nomi
nation again, when military power ami
official patronage cannot, as in 18(13, con
trol the election. This desire has been
communicated to Chief Justice Wood
ward from' numerous and influential
sources, but, in replying, he has uni
formly declined to allow his name to be
brought before the nominating conven
tion ; and this declination, we are au
thorized to say, is absolute and final.
The Stale Con vention, which meets on
the fifth of March next, at Harrisburg,
will, we doubt not, place before the peo
ple of Pen nsylvuuiu a candidate in every
way worthy of their suffrages. We
trust the selection will merit and re
ceive the general applause that greeted
the nomination of Woodward three
years ago, which alike encouraged the
friends and dismayed the opponents of
the Constitution and the Union.
How the general expectation was then
defeated, is well known. During the
canvass, the mismanagement that
marked that period of the war allowed
its ravages to extend over a large por
tion of the State, suspending political
organization and discussion, and spread
ing everywhere mistrust, excitement,
aud alarm. This afforded both the op
portunity and the excuse to the men fn
power, under the plea of “ military ne
cessity,” to avert their own condemna
tion, by allowing to the election scarce
the semblance' of freedom or fairness.
Under that plea, every available engine
of power or influence—military ami
civil, social, pecuniary, and ecclesiasti
cal—was pressed into the political ser
vice to continue the rule of the party In.
power. But, now, times are changed.
The act of Congress that took from in
competent politicians the direction of
our armies, to rest it in a Lieutenant)
General, ended the blundering that pro
tracted the war. It is over now. It can
no longer afford a pretext for invading
the freedom of the ballot-box. President
Johnson has forbidden the use of the
Federal authority for partisan purposes.
The radicals have thrown off' their dis
guise ; and while struggling with all
their might and main, against a resto
ration of the Union, they will not be
able to come masquerading to the next
election as—the Union party ! Every
augury of success invites the true friends
of the Union to a wise selection of can
didates fur the next election. If they
emulate the discrimination exercised by
our last convention that nominated a
candidate for Governor, they may rest
assured that now success is not only
probable—lt is certain.— Aye,
An estimate of the amount or
lractloual currency In circulation Axes
It aa not far from $30,000,000. New pro
jects are said to be on foot to guard
against counterfeiting, which, Instead
of being on the ddcllfte, shows an alarms
Ing Inorease,