WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 1866. The Tjrintmg preesee shall he fire© to every verson who'undertakea to examine the pro oeedinss of the legislature, or any branou of nb law shall ever he made right thereof Thofreeconunn sssasf ® /(nn or men in publlo capacities, or where tne metier published Is proper for publlo lnforma -sSi,the truth thereofmay bo given In evl deuce.” FOR GOVERNOR: Hon. HTBRTKB 01TMEB, of BerKa Co. CLTMBB AND THE CONSTITUTION. GRAND democratic mass convention OF THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL COUNTIES OF PENNSYLVANIA, A Brand Mass Convention of the friends of Johnson, Clymer and the Constitution, will be held at BEADING, ON WEDNESDAY, THE 18th DAY OF JULY, 1866. All who are in favor of the immediate restoration of the Union in its original purity. All who believe that The Constitution of the United States is the Supreme Law of the Land. All men everywhere who are opposed to committing the destinies of 30 MILLIONS OF WHITE MEN to 800,000 NEGRO VOTERS ; all who are opposed to NEGRO LEGISLATORS, NEGRO JUDGES AND NEGRO JURORS IN PENNSYLVANIA, and especially those BRAVE MEN who perilled Life and Limb to defend and up hold the Government of their fathers, und not to create a new nation in which the NEGRO is to be our social and political equal, are Invited to attend. The Crisis of our Country’s Destiny is upon us. The patriot Andrew Johnson tells you that the traitors Thaddous Stevens and Charles Sumner, are trying to destroy our system of Government, the Govern ment that Washington und Jofferson gave us, the best Government the world ever saw, and to establish in its place a Consoli dated Despotism, controlled by New Eng land fanaticism. “Consolidation is ahdanokroumasSi:* CESSION.” — siv'lreiv Johnson. The most uistinguishod Democratic and Conservative Statesmen of the country will be presont and address the Convention. Tbo Presldont and the Union Moin bers ol tbo Cabinet have boon invited. par Excursion Tickets will bo issued on alfthe Railroads. , t . . „ . By ordur of tbo Democratic State Conti al Committee, j. I). Davis, Chairman DeiuocraticSUmdinKCotmniUeuofßorkHCo, Wm. Rohknthal, President Democratic City Club oi Reading. Lancastf.ii, Juno 20, 1860, Tho uttonLion of the Democracy through out tho county is invited to tho übovo cull lor a Grand Muss Meeting to bo held ut Rending, Wednesday, July ltJlb, for tho purpose of formally opening the political campaign. Arrnngomonts have been mado with tho Reading and Columbia Railroad to run Ex cursion Trains over their Rond on tho ISth of Jtily as follows: Leave'Columbia Ist Train at A. M. m n 2d " iu;ow “ IjiiminKter Ist “ *•)?, ", it h 2d " 10:00 Arrive at Heading at 10:00 and 112:00 " IIKTUUNIMI. Leave Heading at Arrive at Columbia at, “ Lancaster at. Tho' Democratic Clubs mo requested lo inuko tho uoneHHiiry arningouiontH to secure u full tui'ii out of tho Democracy of their districts. Tlio.so located near tho lino oftho •R. und C, H. R., will tnko tho curs at tho most convenient station; ail others will concentrate at Lancaster, Excursion tickets will bo for' Halo In this city! mid at all the offices oil tho lino of the Railroad, By ordor of tho Democratic County Coi miaou. ANDREW J. STEINMAN, Chairman 11. J. McCIhaNN, Hoerotary, The eiwht volume of diplomatic corroapondonoo that accompanied tlio PrcHldont'H last annual tnosHUgo has Just boon printed. It oontulna six hundred pages and rolates altogether to Groat Britain and the United States. Minis ter Adams wrote to Secretary Seward ho long ago as June 15., 1805, that intense interest was manifested in Europe con cerning the fate of Jefl'erßon Davis; that lu his opinion there had been slaughter enough, and that he (Mr. Adams) would be content if Davis could bo disgraced and allowed to sink into oblivion. Mr. Seward replies to Mr. Adams : “ Your sentiments are deemed jUBt and wise.” Upon this the New York Tribune, whose edltpr is either in clined to be merciful to Mr. Davis or disposed to "embarrass the. govern ment," says: "After this explicit de claration, will it be pretended that this Administration has had any serious purpose of punishing Jefferson Davis? Why, then, have they kept him in prison and not tried him ?” James Stevens, the Head-Centre or Chief Organizer of the Irish Republic, who strongly disapproved of the late Fenian demonstration against Cannria, also denounces the attempt now being made to “sell out" the Irish to the Radical party. Hero is ids vigorous language in relation to the matter: "I say, and mark the Import of my words, that all Irishmen, bo thoy what they may, who are throwing obstaolos in the direct way to our country's liberation, are trul tors, and aro this hour abhorred, desplsud, execrated by the men lu Irolund, and thoy dare not for their llvos place a loot on tla> soil over which the green Ilug should now In triumph bo waving. The men who now propose to sell tho Irish vote of this country to political demagogues are traitors, and I horo dononnca thorn by nnmo—ltoborts, Sweeney, and tho whole sot called tho Hen- HtG.” ___ Gbeeley'h anxiety to get his Radi cal friend Chief Jußtlce Chase out of the Scrape of trying Jeff. Davit is mani festing Itself very Btrongly. W yester day's Tribune he says: Wo welcome tho news, from FortroHs Monroo of tho assignment of spacious and comfortable apartmonts for tho housekeep ing of Mr. and Mrs. JofforHon Davis. 11,v ntid by, tho l'nroo will have become too glaring, and then ho will bo lot go. What is the tise of persisting In a cheat whereby nobody Is cheated? Mr, Davis Is nut to ho triad—at all ovonts. not with Intent nr ex pootatlon of convicting him—thon why Is ho longer subsisted at tho public cost V Lot ns have an und of fho slmm I In Cincinnati a enuplo of wealthy col ored men have paid $22,800 for a vacant lot botwoon two of tho most elegant rosklunoas 111 tho most, fushionablo quarter lu Hovonlli stroot, and lntond to oroot thoroou an Alii can Church. Sooloty Is much agitated at tho prospect, for tho proporty must either be purchased at an onortnous advance, or sooloty submit to tho shocking innovation. Tho above Rem is going the rounds of the Republican press, who seem to derive muoh satisfaction from the trick played by this " oouple of wealthy col ored men" upon respectable white peo plo. Ilavo thoy road Judgo Road’s de cision V Lot tho owuors of tho elegant residences who threatened with tho crootlon of an Afrloau nuisance between thorn go into Court and soo whether thoy can't provont tho outrago without purchasing from tho Impudent nlggors "at an onormous advance." Books of subscription to tho stock of the Pennsylvania Canal Company wero opened In Philadelphia to-day. Books will also be opened In Harrisburg on the 10th of July, and In Huntingdon on the 19th of July. The company has been Incorporated with a capital of five millions, with a view to the purchase of the main line of the Pennsylvania canal from Columbia to Hollldaysburg, 178 miles In length (now owned by the Pennsylvania railroad company), the completion of Its enlargement to a uni i,, f or m depth of five feet, and In connec tlon with the enlargementof the Union canal, to open a system of direct and effective water communication between Philadelphia and the seml-bltumlnous coal fields of the Interior. Mexico.. Thaddeus Stevens has attempted to bolster up his sinking political fortunes by a demonstration In support of the Monroe dootrine. He Jitoposes to loan the Juarez govemment'twenty million dollars —not, of course, out of his own pocket, but out of the Treasury of the United States. His wisdom in this mat ter Is on a par with that of the man who lockß his Btable after the horse is stolen. There was a time when the tenth part of twenty millions would have enabled President Juarez to sustain the Consti- tutional, Republican Government of Mexico against Miramon and the mon archical party who have since succeed ed, with the aid of France, in putting Maximilian on the throne. There wa s too, at that time, an American States man who had sagacity enough to per ceive the importance of sustaining the Constitutional Government against its enemies, but that statesman was not Mr. Stevens. When Mr. Buchanan acceded to the Presidency of the United States, Mexico was, as Bhe liad been for many years previously,distracted by contending and belligerent factions. During the year 1857 some changes occurred in the af fairs of that country which inspired better hopes for the future, but these soon proved delußive. The “ Constitu tional Government” established by the “ Constituent Congress” of that year, with President Comonfort at its head, was driven from the capital in one short month by a military rebellion led by General Zuloago. Comonfort left the country, and General Juarez, under the provisions of the Constitution, succeed ed him in the Presidential office and put his administration in successful opera tion ut Vera Cruz. Zuloago himself was not long permitted to exercise au- thority. Being “ pronounced” against in the Mexican fashion by the faction at the capital, lie relinquished power and appointed General Miramon “Presi dent Substitute.” Thenceforth tho struggle was between the Constitutional Government of J uarez at Vera Cruz and tlie usurping or rebel administration of Miramon at the city of Mexico. Outrages upon the persons and the property of citizens of the United States had been committed in Mexico. Presi dent Buchanan found President Juarez disposed to redress! these grievances, whilst Miramon conthiuedto injure our people and liually offered personal In dignities to our Minister at the Capital, who was thereupon withdrawn. Diplo matic relations were then established with the Constitutional Government at Vera Cruz; but unhappily Juarez, though supported by a large majority of the people of Mexico, was not able to expel Miramon from the Capital. President Buchanan, conceiving that It hud become the duty of the United States to enforce redress for the outrages that had been committed upon our citi zens In Mexico, and foreseeing, with rare sagacity, that a continuation of tho factional struggle might tempt some I ropc-an power to interfere and attempt to hold possession, recommended Con gress “to pass a law authorizing the President to employ asuffielentmllitary forco to enter Mexico for the purpose of obtaining indemnity for the past nnd security for the future.” This forco he proposed should act in conjunction with the forces of the Constitutional Govern ment, so ns to unable it to roach the city of Mexico and extend its power over the whole Republic. In his message to Congress on this subject, dated tlio lllth of December, 1850, he remarked : It may bo said Hint these mummies will, ill leastindlreally, lie Inconsistent with our wise end settled'policy not to. Interfere in the domestic concerns of foreign nations. Hut liras not the presont'euse lidrly consti tute an exception ? An adjoining Republic Is In a state of anarchy and confusion from which she lias proved wholly unable to ox trliiiitehersi.il'. She ts unteroly iluslltiilo ol the power to umlnt'iln peiico upon her bor ders, or to prevent tho Incursions of ban ditti Into our territory. In her lido and In her forluno—ln her power to establish and maintain a settled government—wo have a far doeper Intorost, socially, commercially and politically, than any other nation. She is now a wreck upon thoncoun, drifting about us she is impelled by different factions. As a good neighbor, shall wo not oxtond to her a helping hand to save her? If we do not, it would not be surprising should some other nation undertake the task, and thus force us to interfere at last, under circumstances of increased difficulty, for the maintenance of our established policy." These recommendations being wholly disregarded by Congress during the ses sion of 1850-GO, President Buchanan again brought the subject before them in his annual message of December, 1800, when he for the second time en deavored to impress upon them the im portance of warding off tho danger of European intervention by aiding the Constitutional Goverement to overcome the monarchical faction. But again did Congress pass over his recommen dations in silence. As a Inst resort he adopted the policy of concluding a treaty with tho Constitutional Government, By this moans (It is stated In tho history of hr. Buchanan's Administration on the Eve of the Rebellion) ho thought something might bo accomplished, both to satisfy tho long deferred claims of American citizens, 111111 to provont foreign Interference with tho Internal government of Mexico. Accord ingly Mr. McDano, on the l lth day of lie coin nor, 18511, signed a “ Tronty of Transits nnd Commerce' 1 with tho Mexican Repub lic, and also a “ Convention to onl'orco treaty sltoiiliitlons, nnd to maintain order and sociWuy hi tho Territory of tho Repub lics of Mexico and tho United Htiuos.” These treaties socurod peculiar and highly valuable advantages to our trndo nnd com merce, especially in articles thtpproductlou of our agriculture! and manufactures, Tlioy also guaranteed to us tho secure possession and enjoyment of tho Tohuantopoo route, and ol several othor transit routes for our commerce, l'reo from duty, across tho terri tories of tho Republic, on its way to Cali fornia and our othor possessions on tho Northwest const, ns woll ns to the Indepen dent Ropublles on tho Paclilc and to Rust em Asia. In consideration of these advantages, "and In compensation for tho revenue surrendered by Mexico on tho goods and merchandize ' transported l'reo of duty through tho territory of that Republic, tho (loveriiniont of the United Htnlos ngrood to pay to ilia Government of Mexico tho sum | of‘four millions of dollars," Of this sum, two millions were to he paid linmoiilately to Mexico, and tho remaining two millions ware to lie retained by our Government “ for the payment of tho claims of citizens of the United States against the Govern ment of the Republlcof Mexico for injuries already lutllcled, and which may bu proven to be Just according to tho law and iisuogo of nations and tho principles of equity.” It was bollovod thattbeso stipulations, whilst providing two millions towards the pay ment of the claims of our oltlzons, would enable President.l uaroz with tho remaining two millions to expel the usurping Govern ment of Miramon from tho capital, and place tho Constitutional Govornmont In possession of tho wliolo territory of tho Re public. This, wo nood not say, would have groutly promoted tho Interests of tho United States. Besides, what was vastly Impor tant, those Treaties, by vesting in tho United Hiatus territorial and commercial rights we would bo bound to dofund, might for this reason have provonted ati> European Government from attempting to acquire dominion over tho territories of Mexico, and thus tho.Monroo doctrine would pro bably have fotnulned Inviolate. Tho “ treaty 11 uml tlio “convention ” wore submitted to tho Senate, with a vlow to their ratillaotlon, but neither tho one nor tho othor was over ap proved, and consequently both became u dead letter, Where was Thaddeus Stevens all this time? HewasamemberofCongresßthen as he is now. Was he too short-sighted to perceive the dangers that threatened Mexico, even when they were pointed out to 'him by President Buchanan ? He now proposes to give Juarez twenty million dollars to enable him to achieve a triumph over the monarchical party, which he could more easily have achieved with two millions at the time President Buchanan urged Congress to sustain thu “liberals” In Mexico.— Beside, Juarez was at that time the lawful President of the Mexican Re public, whereas his term is nbw expired and he no longer has any right to exer- else the Executive powers. Ansj he might now make with us, l mortgage he might execute (as is of), on certain provinces of Me: I ecure s repayment of the twenty lions proposed to be advanced to' him, | would be null ahd void arid have no | binding force. : It has been intimated that this twenty j million loan 1b but another plundering' scheme to enrich a gang of Radical Treasury Thieves, and the insinuation Ijas been boldly made by the New York Times that some relative of Mr. Steyens is one of the persons to be benefited. A color of truth is given to thia view of the matter by the facts we have stated, viz: that Stevens never opened his mouth in behalfof the Republican cause in Mexico when President Buchanan, alive to the danger, besought Congress to do something for the prevention of European intervention in that country; whereas he is now anxious to put in the hands of Juarez, who is no longer con stitutionally President, ten times the amount that Mr. Buchanan proposed to give him in exchange for the most solid advantages, when he had full power to bind Mexico by a treaty. A Radical journal, in an article highly laudatory of Stevens, styles him a “grand old statesman." What sort of statesmanship bus he displayed in this Mexican matter? “An ounce of pre vention is wortli a pound of cure." Mr. Buchanan, with the sagacity of a great and profound statesman, foresaw the danger that threatened Mexico, and sug gested the needful “ ounce of preven tion.” Mr. Stevens sat therein Congress and heard the suggestion, but had not the wisdom to appreciate it. But at this late day, when all that Mr. Buchanan foresaw and apprehended, and endeav ored to prevent, has come to pass, Mr. Stevens comes forward with his “pound of cure.” If he is moved by a desire to put money in tin; pockets of his rela tives and friends, as intimated by a Re publican paper of high character, the New York Timtx, the damning fact ought to be burnt into his forehead as ineflaceably us the mark of Cain. If he is making a mere partizan movement to draw oil* attention from his negro schemes, now that lie has found how un popular they are with the great body of the people, perhaps he is entitled to the credit of being a tolerably smart politician. But if lie is playing the role of a “grand old statesman,” we submit that his attempt to do at the wrong time, and at a cost of twenty millions, what President Buchanan asked him to assist in doing at the right time, and at a cost of only two millions, stamps him as the worst sort of a failure. Forney's Bid for the Senate. Foknky'k btiiies are aching for u seat in the Senate of the Tinted States and he has set out in dead earnest to secure it. Having ono or two distant relations over in Lebanon, their good olllees managed to secure for him a meeting before which lie might read ids written bid for tile Senate previous to its pub lication in lilh self-putting trumpet at Philadelphia. His avowed candidacy may serve to explain the virulence of hiß assaults on Senator Cowan, who, however, in all the attributes of man hood and statesmanship, stands so high above him as to lie out of reach of ills best-aimed shafts. In tills Lebanon speech Forney de nounces President Johnson coarsely and unstintedly, plainly showing that he has no faith In the dream of the Radical "soft shells," that Congress and tho President will amicably adjust tlielr dlderemies. Thu passagu In rela tion to tlie President stamps the char acter of the whole speech. It Is declam atory, denunciatory, malignant and vituperative throughout. Its author has tho Impudent dishonesty to go buck eight or ten years and denounce wiiat ho at that time warmly commended— for Instance, tho Dred Kcott decision—at the same time avowing that " Ills ex perience at tho National capital during the liebelliuu lias taught him the value of f ra.nkncn*. " He forgot to say ‘ ‘ frank ly ” that lie had Indorsed the Fugitive Slaye Law when it was enacted and the Dred Kcott decision after it was pronounced. Ilut lie did succeed in making one frank avowal. It was this : . 1 do not hesitate to slate that I bolievo tho true solution of all our complications and tho lasting protection of our tree insti tutions, is to confer Impartial suffrage) upon Amerlcnn citizens of whatever creed, color or nativity. If tills makes mu a Radlcnl, 1 am a Radical, and I glory in the name. This was frankly avowed, but the hypocrite who avowed it did not feel It orbelievcit. It stands in direct oppo sition to the convictions of his mind throughout lilh whole life, even down to the present hour. But he wauts to be Senator, as lie “frankly” told tho small knot of friends who gathered to hear him at Lebanon, nnd lie looks to tho Radicals for whatever chance of elec tion he may have. And though in his heart he may loath and in his mind despise the negro, yet such is the insin cerity of the man, and such the charac ucter of ills ambition, that to secure tho coveted scat in the Senate ho would kiss tho greasiest wench In public, at tho risk of pultlug himself half to dentil tho next minute In private. Xntlonnl Finances A letter on tho subjeot of thedebtand currency of the United States, from James Gallatin, Esq., of New York to Senator Doolittle has been published. It well deserves the attention of Con gress and of tho public, for tho subject is, next to the restoration of the Union, the most important that could engage our attention. Mr. Gallatin points out tho evil of the excessive quantity of paper, which now constitutes our standard of value. Tito oxeosH of our ourronoy being ndmlttod, why not, Mr. G. uhUh, reduce It? It is a question that wuh put to Congrosß early In tho session by tho Secretary of tho Treasury, and tho response to It has lately cotnc Inthoshapoofaproposltlon, by u Senator, to Increase the currency by adding a hundred millions. Tho four or live hundred millions of Govermeut noteH known us "green backs" canto out llrst under the ploa that Government, In time of war re quired large volumesof currency. "The Issues were defended," says Mr. Galla tin, " on tho ground of being requisite for tho suppression of the rebellion. They were war measures. The people accepted them as such. But now that tho war lias ondod, whv not reduce our currency, as wo do our army and navy, to a puttee standard ? To keep It up or Increase it, os lately proposed, Is to maintain a war measuru that makos fearful war upon tho productive indus try of tho country." " Tho valuo of paper monoy is deter mined by tho amount Issuod. Already we soo that the return of the paper money from the hands of the soldiers to the hands of the people in trade has produced great speculations qf every kind; prices of commodities keeping up to a very high point—almost as high as they were in the midst of the war. It is not now the Government that is employing the vast volume of paper money afloat; it is the public.” Mr. Gallatin proceeds to show that thlß money iB used to stimulate great operations of oredit, which foster non productive occupations and undermine the basis upon which Government oredit rests. But Congress is not likely to authorize any appreciable reduction of the currency, because the speculative influences.controi legislation. Gold Exported. The ,2W6une gives figures that show 'treaty br any 'talked oico, t a fhe exportation of afcout forty million dollars In gold froKL'.the United Stateq.. |n the last five Weeks, duijng which time;the premium worked .steadily up ward from 29 to 60. |lt says 1 " This rise . involves dearer bread for .the laborer’s ''children, seaiftler or shabbier, clothing: for the farmer’s wife and daughters. It reduces by nearly a quarter the actual compensation of every man In the United States who is at work by the y ear opmonth at a fixed salary .or rate, of wages.- It involves more brokerage and stock-gambling, with less wheat growing and pork-packing. Already, It is cheaper for our publishers to have their books printed In London than at home; very soon, orders will go out to London and Paris for the made-up clothing of our families. How long this can go on without involving us In general bankruptcy, we will not say; but tho end Is Inevitable.” Greeley turns to his old panacea for relief—(Ae tariff. "Increase the tariff promptly and heavily,” he says, "so as to slop the importation of Millions on Millions worth of Metals und Fabrics; knlcknacksand gewgaws,that weshould either make at home or do without. If the duty on every article which we can make at home—that is, every one which can be made here with as little labor ns elsewhere —were doubled this day, it would be a blessed thing for our coun try and every part of It.” Greeley attaches, as he always has attached, too much importance to high protective duties. These possess hut a tithe of the curative powers ascribed to them by the protectionists, aud what virtue they have may be nullified by currency expansion. We are glad to perceive that Mr. Greeloy dues not over look the renl cause that threatens to bring disaster upon us, for after calling for an increase of the tariff' he proceeds to say : “ Hut It Is idle to stop leuks In one Bhlo of the ship and leavo a chasm or rift in the other. H’c must contract our ('urrrnei/— contract it sharply and largely—or Protection will prove of no avail. The blindness or madness on tills point of the Pensylvanlans in Con gress passes all bounds of credibility. We cannot comprehend them, aud have given up the attempt. "Gontlemen in Congress! most of you will ere long meet the laborers for wages at the polls. If you think 00 or 71) per cent premium on Gold, with inevitably corresponding prices for food and cloth ing, will commend you to their favor, you are wofully in error. We eutreat you not to leavo Washington without giving the Secretary of the Treasury all the power to contract and to fund that he will accept. You cannot afford to leave matters as they are; and —what is of far more consequence —the country cannot afford it. He wise in time!” The admonition to " be wise in time ” will probably pass unheeded by the Tribune'n Hud leal friends in Congress. They arc legislating for the next election, and not for the good of the country. Further expansion, a further advance In prices, more gambling speculation, more fever ish excitement, more fictitious appear ances of prosperity—these are the things on which they rely for victory In October. They know very well that agraud crash will follow, but they hope to keep it off till they obtain a new lease of power. After that the Deluge will sweep its dark waves over the country, wnshlug out credit, paralyzing trado, ruining manufactures, breaking banks, depreciating property, aud leav ing tax collectors and sheriff!) the only thriving persons to bo found. It behooves the people to " bo wise In time." They will find It tho part of wisdom to vote against tho return of Hadlcal members to Congress. Tho present sugaclous Becrotary of tho Treas ury wishes to contract the currency, but tho Radical Congress refuses to give him the power —refusestopermlt him to do the very thing that Mr. Greeley hlm- Belf declares to be essential to tho finan cial salvation of the country. It Is clear that these Radical agents of the people are mismanaging the public business; and this being so, every prudent man will agree that their dismissal is de manded by tho best interests of the country Vote them out. The Radicals and tho Currency Greeley is still imploring his Radical friends in Congress to contract the cur rency. He might as well try to break a nigger's head with a ripe squaHh. This Radical Congress, though made up In great part of "contractors," will con tract nothing but debt—an expansive as well as expensive process, under tho greenback system of financiering. Yes terday’s Tribune Bays : "Gold still flutters between 150 and 100—at 1511 on Saturday—and no pros pects of a fall. During the last blx weeks we exported $40,380,322! In other words we exported $40,000,000 more of gold thuu we Imported, with calming Influences on the London market perhaps, but with what influ ence on Atnerioa? The premium flut tering toward 180 must answer. "In the mean time all business seems to bo chaos —oltaoH with double and single entry. Prudent merchants find it hard to buy at a safo commission, or to soil at a safe profit. Shrewd money dealers reap largo gains, and Wallst. once more revolß in a war delirium of gold gambling. We hear of combina tions to affect the price of gold, to put it up and put It down, to damage na tional credit, to create a panic. Tho war lutH been over for sixteen months, tho country is gaining new strength, and yet our ourrency, our commerce, our business, the laws of trade, the rloli man’s cargoes and tho poor man's loaf, are still at the meroy of desperate men who seek personal gain no matter how many suffer," Grooley recommends his standard romotly of additional " protection ” for the partial euro of these ovlls, but his main rellauco for their entiro extinction is a contraction of tho currenoy. He says t "Our currency must bo contracted. Without this, protection Is a mockery —a mere reaper’s song—and of no per manent valuo. The people insist that the wages of labor shall not be sixty or seventy per cent, less than the value of labor—that an hour of hard work shall receive Rh value in hard gold. Con gress haH the mnln part of this to do. Let the duty be done!" But the duty won't bo done, Mr. Oreoley. The Negroes not being con cerned, you may pound Mr. Stevons' wig to pieces before he will bother his head about tho contraction of the cur rency. Your “ chaos with double and single entry " may continue, and your prudent merchants may And themselves doubled and twisted and finally wound up on the reel of bank ruptcy, without exciting a single emo tion In the breast of Thaddeus Stevens, or causing him to desist for one moment from hlB traitorous work of "embarrass ing the government” in its efforts to restore the Union. Stevens hasgot another rebuff. The Judiciary Committee have reported against his amendment to the Consti tution to put an export duty on cotton. But the old fellow has had his own way so long that he don’t feel like surrender ing without a fight. He Is trying hard to get the Radicals to overawe the Com mittee. Unconstitutional Expenditures. (?he politicians who have taken the of the statesmen who managed onr national affairs previous to the in auguration of Mr. Lincoln as President, j seem to have no idea that 'the Consti- tution imposes any restrictions upon Congress in relation to the expenditure of the public money. Vast sums have beetr appropriated, at every session, for objects never dreamed of by the found ers of the Government as coming with in the scope of its authority. The same lawless practice has prevailed in the i Executive Department.' "The late Pres 1 ident had a-railroad car built for himself, at the public expense, in a style of gor geouß magnificence that put to shame the plain railway equipage of the En glish Queen. Whenever a Cabinet member, or a Radical Senator or Con gressman, or ashoddy contractor of dis tinguished loyalty, or a spread-eagle Governor like Curtin, wanted to air his dignity on salt water, a Government vessel was forthwith fitted out for his use in a style of barbaric splendor sur passing that of the Royal Yacht in which the Sultan of Turkey amuses the ladies of his harem with an occasional excursion on the Bosphorus. Citizens of Pennsylvania and other border States, whose horses, cattle, grain and hay were taken by military officers for the use of the Government, are denied payment on account of trifling informalities in their vouchers, though the proof is am ple that their olalms are just, whilst an appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars is made to en able Mr. Pox, late Assistant Secre tary of tlie Navy, to make the tour of Europe on the false pretence of representing us at the Paris Exhibition! Nor is this all. The cry has been raised by these Treasury Thieves that a house must be eonstruoted in Paris for the re ception of American articles intended for exhibition, and Congress is asked to rnuke a liberal appropriation for this object, it is alleged that there is not room enough. We remember well the outcry of American exhibitors about “room" in tlie Condon Crystal Palace. They demanded more than their origi nal allotment, and they got more. The consequence wus, that when the Exhi bition opened, tlie bare, half filled appearance of the American divlHion excited contempt and derision, so that It was .not till after the triumph of Mc- Cormick's Iteaper that an American in London could hold up his head. When this last plundering proposi tion was before the Henate last week, Senator Cowan, who has nobly Bet his face against all unconstitutional meas ures since his entrance into that body, opposed It in the following sensible and practical remarks: My objection to this bill is an exceedingly simple one. At a tlino when the country Is bowed down to tho very earth with taxa tion, when oven tho poorest laboring man cannot got tho necessaries of life for a month without puying what formerly would, almost have furnished Idm for a jdmr, 1 am unwilling to expend mouev for any such purpose as this, especially wliou'it is not within our pro vince. It is not our duty. We expose our moauess much more by maldug appropria tions for tills purposo at all than wo should do by making inadequate appropriations. You have no authority to appropriate pub lic money to this purposo; not u particlo, You have no more right to give it for this purpose than you huvo to take It out of tho pocket of strungors and npproprluto it to me. Nobody protends to show any author ity for it, It is clearly within tho province of the States, uud if tho groat State of my honorable l'riond from Now York doslrosto go to this Exhibition and exhibit hor pro ducts thoru, tboro is nothing in the world to prevent her, and lot hor rnako her own ap propriations, or lot tho Stutos combine. But tho General Government litis no such au thority. , , Apart from that, oven If wo hud an ample authority, who would think of It at this tlmo, burdened as wo aro. loaded down as wo are, and when It requires even a Con stitutional umomlmunt to sutlsfy tho world, In tho opinion of somo poople. that wo aro going tn pay tho public debts at all ? Mr. Wilson-' The mon who pay taxoswant lids dono. Mr. Comm— Tho mon wo aro taxing aro the mon who can pay, mid if they desire luxuries of this kind lut them pay for them. No ouo objects to that. I know a goiitlomun who intends to exhlbltut Paris; but ho does not ask to do ltutthooxpensooftlioUonorul Govornniout; ho doos not ask to do It at tho oxpenso of gentlemen who do not intend to exhibit tlioro. Ho intends to pay his own expenses, and go there with his own com modities and put thorn at tho World’s Fair, and lettheworldseewhutthey are. IfNew York wants to exhibit there, there can be no objoction to hor doing so; there iso great objection to making California pay for It when she does not want to exhibit there. If Pennsylvania wants to go she is able to go, nnd Bhe will go, T have no doubt; but why should Florida and why should Ala bama, where a hundred thousand people are starving to-day, be taxed for tho purposo of sending men from Pennsylvania there to exhibit themselves? Mr. Henderson—We propose to lot overy exhibitor exhibit ids own productions. Mr. Cowan —Lei every exhibitor show lilh productions ; I suy so. Mr. ] Under son— 'There Ik not room enough now. Mr. Chinan—That Is hl« own lookout. If ho cnnnot get ground on tho thirty thousand foot allotted to us, that shows tho folly of Franco In Inviting us to such a small space. 1 do not know that, there will "ho room enough for us all. Ido not cure about that, however, The progress of the world does not depend on worlu’B fairs aud exhibitions of this kind. The progress of the world in arts and sciences and everything eIBO de pends upon tho wants of the world; and us ft discovers Its wants Its genius will supply them, I have no objection tothel'lxhlbltlon.and I liuvo no objection to those who doslro to do so ongaglug In It; but let them pay lbr It. What 1 object to is, that the people should bo taxed to pay for tills, and that the peoplo should bo taxed under thoso cir cumstances. I bog gontlomon to romombor that our llnatioos aro not In such a condition that wo can ull'ord to run out Into expendi tures of this kind. rf thoro is uny ory that is more to he heeded than auy other, It Is tho cry lbr rotronchmont and reform und saving in ull those things, There was a time whon the nation cared hut little übout such un expoudlturous this; but now, when It behooves us to save every dollar, when our credit Is at stake, and when tho slightest Jostle, tho slightest pnnlc, tho least difficulty may cause us Intolerable suffering nnd wrong—l say that under such circum stances, I look upon this ns wholly lmprudon t and I protest against It In tho name and In behalf of those who pay tho taxes wrung out of them under adverse circumstances all over the country. It 1h woll ouough for rich people, woll enough for those who havo heretofore accumulated their hundreds of thousands and their millions to go to world's fairs nnd shows or this kind ibutirthoydo, lot them pay. Thoro Is no reason why tho laboring men, tho poor and tho tolling whom wo tnx ovorywhoro nnd tax upon almost ovorthlng, oven the prime necessaries of life, should he mudo to pay for this. The Way tho Money Goes. The cost of the Freedmen’s Bureau is $12,000,000 a yonr, or a million a month. The main purpose of this Institution Is to give fat offices to political priests and other lazaroni of the Republican party, and to enable them to make fortunes by robbing the Government and cheating the poor negro. Tho cost of collecting the Internnl Revenue Is stated at $lO,- 000,000 a yoar, or a million and a quarter a month. This work might bo done by tlie States and local officers for ono tenth of this sum ; but then the thous andsof rodloals politicians who are now receiving fat salaries for this work would have no offices. Here aro at loast $20,- 000,000 a year drawn from the pookets of an over-taxed peoplo solely for the bene fit of " loyal” politicians, Is It strange that taxes are heavy when such Items are known to be numerous ? Clymer and Geary attended the Fair at Allentown last week. A Recep tion Chair was being voted for by their respective friends. Clymer deposited a voteforeaoh candidate. Geary deposited three votes for himself. This little In cident marks the difference between the The ship Haynes, which was adver tised to sail from Antwerp on May 18, for New York was detained because of 13 cases of cholera among her passen gers. Between that date and .the 31st, 68 of her passengers died of cholera. She Is now on hCr Way to thifc country with ggg passengers on board, The Crops. Up to a recent period the impression prevailed that the crops of 1806 would tie very bad. The winter was unfavpr able and the spring late and <dry. But thewarm and copious Tains of the last' few weeks, which: appear to have ex tended all over the country, have bright ened np the face of nature and made the crop question assume a more favor able aspect. In limited districts, on soil not of the best quality, the wheat had suffered to an extent that rendered re cuperation impossible; but everywhere else the fields have improved marvel lously In the last month. This, at leapt, is the testimony of the newspapers re ceived from all quarters. In New England, it appears that the wheat crop was considerably Injured by the winter frosts. The grass crop has been benefitted by recent rains, and promise a heavy yield. Bye, oats and barley look well, and the fruit crop, it is Bald, will be enormous. In the Mid dle States, wheat promises scarcely an average yield ; but all the other cereals having been delayed by the backward weather, are now coming forward finely, under the stimulus of the recent rains. There will be an average yield of pota toes, and a good crop of hay, although not so large as the crop of 1865. There will, also, be an average fruit crop. In the Western States there have been great fears for the wheat crop, but now the prospects are better. In Ohio it is believed that the wheat crop will yield four-fifths of the average crop ; whilst in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and lowa, an average yield will be produced. In Indiana, the wheat is very poor. Corn has been replanted in some por tions of Illinois. Oats and grass will yield well in the Western States, and a large potato crop is also anticipated, ex cept in lowa, where bugH are making sad havoc. The fruit of the West prom ises well. The reports from the Soutli are not very encouraging. The people com plain of the want of money, labor, Beed and agricultural implements, and only partial crops ure to be expected. Storms and overflows, especially in the Missis sippi Valley, have also destroyed a great portion of the growing crops. With re gard to corn and other cereuls, it is be lieved, however, that they will be able to gather a sufllclent harvest’ to keep them from famine. With regard to the cotton prospects there 1s great specula tion. The New Orleans factors, after a careful review of the entire subject, think that the crop will reach 1,800,000 bales, but the Cincinnati Gazette, which says it has taken great pains to collect reliable information, estimates Uie crop at from 1,500,000 to 1,700,000 bales. Generally, throughout the country, it will be seen that the cropß promise at least an average yield, and, considering the great plenty of the past three or four years, these prospects Bhould certainly not be considered as depressing. Another scheme of Plunder. The member of Congress from this district, not content with depleting the Treasury to the amount of twelve mil lions annually for the purpose of cloth ing, feeding and educating hordes of Idle and worth less negroes In the South Is now desirous of giving Mexico a grat uity of twenty millions In order to as sist her In driving Maximilian from the throne. This Is very liberal on the part of Mr. Stevens, especially as the money does not come out of his own poclcet, (how much of It might possibly find Its way thore we do not protend to say !) and, under other and different clroum , stances, might be woll enough ; but In view of the fact that the country 1h al ready hurthened with u debt of three thousand millions of dollars, and that wo have thousands of soldiers who do serve a liberal bounty from the Govern ment, we think the proposition ox tremcly 111-tlmed aiitl out of place, If the Treasury has anything to sparo, let the surplus be given to the gallant men who volunteered, without fee or reward, In defence of the Union, In the first two years of the war, so as to placo them on an equal footing with those who enlist ed In 1863 and 1864. Charity, we think, should begin at home —Mr. Stevens’ opinlou to the contrary not withstanding. It will be time enough to appropriate our money to the support of the “ liberals” In Mexico, when the Treasury Is full to overflowing, and after we have provided for the wants of our own soldiers. Presidency on the Brain. Chief Justice Chase cannot overcome his Itching desire to dabble with public afiklrß other than those pertaining to the duties of hiß office. Just now he seems to think that he must attend to the Finances as well us the Judiciary and the negroes. Hence ho has brought himself before the country by means of a letter on the Loan bill which he has recently written to Governor Smythe, of New Hampshire. In tills letter ho says: I was particularly plousud by your pro test against tho now sohomo of perpetual and untaxed dobt. You may readily imagine that alter all my labor, and with so great suecoss, to establish tho principle of controllability of tho publlo debt, by making It payable, tho six pur cent., at any time aftor live and within twanty years, and the B-2U per cent, at uny time aftor ton anil under forty years, It was painful to see a loan not refundable at all till aftor thirty yours. I understand an nrgumont for not taxing dobts which creditors may tako up in ilvo or ton years, for I can see thnt the country may savo more In Inturost than It would lose fn tnxos, but 1 cannot Imagine an honest argument for u dobt for thirty years and oxempLod from boaring burdens to which other proporty may bo subject. I got money nnd all thut was needed in worst tl.mos on short controllable loans, subject to national taxation. Surely thoro is no reason now to dopartfrotn tho plan of fi-20's at six por cent, or 10—40' H nt flvo percent., whon there Is no money to he borrowed,, but only a flouting debt to bo funded. Now, without discussing thenoliitß made in the above. It Is sufficient to say, that all ho puts forth, except the egotism, had already been Just as woll said, by Senators who had the subjeot under consideration and control. If • "Old Greenbacks" could only satisfy nlmsolf that all tho Intellect and!intel ligence of tho country, are not wrapped up in his own person, he might escape a multiplicity of oureswhloh now divide nnd distract that attention which might so well be concentrated on the duties of the great office whloh should engross all his cnnaolttes, or be abandoned to another of equal ability who has not the misfortune to be afflicted with "Presidency on tho Ibraln."— Cleveland, Plalndealcr. Nebraska Democratic—A Victory. The Omaha Herald of the 11th, says: " The Democracy have carried tho Legislature, notwithstanding gigantic swindles above thereserve and Inißloh ardson. Cass county eleots the Demo cratic delegation clean, giving the Leg islature to tho Democracy by a majority of eight on Joint ballot." Thu result Is reported : Duinooral... Republican Morton (Democrat) has heon elected Govornor. "Tho Htato," meaning, "Shall Nebraska bo a State?" if car ried only by about 100 majority. It would seem os If there were to be several contested elections. The general result shows a surprising change for the Democratic party, and that Johnson Is being sustained In the great West. Cumberland county, where; John W. Geary has his "local habitation," does not entertain muoh respect for his "name.” Three weeks ago he was beaten nearly ten to one In the Soldiers’ Convention at Carlisle; and at a Fair held In Mechanlosburg the other day, where an engraving of Washington was put up to be voted for by the re spective friends of the two candidates for Governor, Clymer took the picture by a majority of nine hundred and sixty votes. FROM WASHINGTON. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. The President, to-day, sent to the House a communication in responsetoaresolution of that body of the 18th Inst., requesting the Executive to transmit the constitutional amendment, reofently adopted, to the several States for ratification. The President any nonnees that the amendment was transmit ted by the Secretary of State, on the 16tli inst., to the thirty-six States of the Unionl He desires it to be understood, that in the performance of this ministerial act the Administration does not oommit it; self to the approval of the proposed amend ment to the Constitution. He thinks it iinf proper that such a radical change should be made in the organlo law, while eleven States are unrepresented in Congress and when the Legislatures of the other States were not elected with any reference to the questions at issue. The document is considered os a pretty strong protest against the action of Con gress, and as a matter of course excited th° indignation of the Radicals. The following is the President’s message: To the Senate and House of Representatives: I submit to Congress a report of the Sec retary of State, to whom was referred the concurrent resolution of the 13th inst., re specting a submission to the Legislatures of the States of an additional article to the Constitution of the United States. It will be seen from this report the Secretary of State hod ou the 16th inst., transmitted to the governors of the several States certified copies of the joint resolution passed on the 13th inst,, proposing an amendment to the Constitution. Even in ordinary times any question of amendingthe Constitution must be justly regarded as of paramount impor tance. This importance is at the present time enhanced by the fact thut the Joint resolu tion was not submitted by the two Houses for the approval of the President and that of the thirty-six States which constitute the Union, eleven aro excluded from repre sentation in either Houso of Congress, al though with the single exception of Texns, they nave been entirely restored to all their functions as States, in conformity with the orgauiolaw of the land, and have appeared at the National Capitol by Senators and Representatives who havo applied for and havo been refusod admission to tho vacant seats. Nor havo the sovereign people of the nation been afforded an opportunity of expressing their views upon tno important question which the amendment involves. Grave doubts therefore may naturally and justly arise as to whether the aotiou of Con- gress is in harmony with the suuliinouU ot tho people, und whether Stale Legislatures elected without reference to such au issue should bo called upou by Congress to docldo respecting the ratification of tho proposed amendment. Waiving tbo question us to the constitutional validity of the proceed ings of Congress upon the joint resolution proposing the umendmont, or as to the merits of the artiolo which it submits through the Executive Department to tho Legislatures of the Stales, I doom it proper to state that tho stops taken by tho Secre tary of State, as detailed in tho accompany ing report, aro to bo considered as purely ministerial, and In no sense whatover com mitting tho Executive to an approval or a recommendation of tho amendment to tho State Legislatures or tho people. On the contrary, a proper application of the letter and spirit of the Constitution, aa well us ot tho interests of national order, harmony and union, and a due deference for an enlightened public judgment, may at this time well suggest a doubt whether any amendment to tho Conltitutlon ought to be proposed by Congress and pressed upon tho Legislatures of tno several States for final decision until after the admission of such loyal Senators and Representatives of tho now unrepresented States as have boon or as may hereafter bo chosen In conformity with tno Constitution and Laws of tho Uni tod States, Andrew Johnson. THK RADICALS AND THE FIONIAN'S. It is rumored that sinco tho Into visit of President Koborts, of the Fenian Ilrother hood, to Washington, it has transpired that dofluito and conclusive proposals wore made both to Roberts und sovoral other high Fo nian functionaries thut accompanied him, whoreby tho Inlluenco of thoso gentlemen Is to bo exercised in tho upprouchlug political campaign in opposition to tho administra tion. hns gone to Pennsylvania, and expects to address sovoral meetings before his return. Ho is worklug liko a beaver to secure tho place In the Sonato to bo made vacant by tho expiration of Mr. Cowan's term, oil tho 4th of Muroh next; and In pursuit of tills objout, bus boon nucleating shamefully Ills dutlos as Hoorotnry to tho body of which ho aspires to bounolUcor. Ills ambitious hopes will again bo unrealized, when, in tho bit tornoss of his disappointment, ho will prob ably play tho sumo guino us he did in 18’>7 turn traitor to tho party which lias douo so much for him. Then, although Mr. Bu chanan wrote him a loiter und used all his Influonco lo got him into the Senate, ho was tho first man that lie turned upon and those who aro helping him now, may oxpeet tho earno Ingratitudo, It is rumored here that the GovornorH of at least two or three Western States will not convene their State Legislatures for the purpose of ratifying tho obstruction amond mont. Tho friends of the administration aro fully satisfied that it will not be acted upon by tho necessary number ofStntos (27) boforo the full elections. It IsulHoconsideredvory doubtful whethora (/itovtanul' thcTonncsHOO Legislature can begot togot her this summor. Gov. Brownlow aud Col. Stokes, who aro laboring hard to accomplish that objoct, aro the most unpopular men in the State, and tho chances are said to bo decidedly against them. Thero will be no special session ol'tho Legislature iu Maryland to consider tho '* Amondmont,” Govornor Swann not feeling it to bo his duty to tuko action in tho matter. This will senl tho fate of theprojoct ho far as Maryland is concerned. CongroHH will not torminulo the session until tho Tonnessoo Legislature Hhulli dis pose of tho urliclo tonmoud tho constitution, to be submitted to it on tho-Uh of July. Thut there will be cousidorublo, though not probably olTuotlvo opposition to it hi ibu Legislature, is certain. Immediately upon the ratification of tho articlo by thut State, her Senators und Representatives oloctwill bo admitted to their souts, of course taking tho proHcrlbod Congress oath. Nothing ihoro is to bo dono towards reconstruction at this session. If the larltT bill and the Tonnessee question can bo disposed of by tho 10th or 18th of July Congress will then udjourn. TUK PRESIDENT'S POSITION. | Tim President’s objection to the proposed amendment, or to uny project for amending tho constitution while the {South romulns unrepresented, will be fatal to It In moil of ho Southorn Htato Loglslutures. It cannot now bo Alnlmod thut tho President favors tho proposod amend.nent, though tho ruAlonl organs horn attempted to make that Impres sion. i Wahhinoton, Juno 2.1 A NATIONAL CONVENTION. In view of the unsoltlod condition of the country politically, tho President lias boon importunod to cull a genorul convention of tho Htutos, in tho hope that the present un certainty may bo removod. To-day, Mr. Hogan (Dorn.,) of Missouri, Introduced a resolution in Urn House calling for information from tho President its to whothor uny stops have boon taken by tho government in regard to tho liberation of Fonlun prisoners, capturod during thti late movoment on Canada. It was objected to, howovor, by Mr, Banks (Radical), of Mas* suehusuttH. CAM, roll A NATIONAL UNION CONVHN Tho following call lrnsjustboonproparod und has tho approval of gontlomon of prominonoo, in addition to thoso whoso nainos aio appondod. It may, thoroforie, bo rogurdodaspossoKslng much political signif icance. | A National Union Convention of nt luust two dolegatetj from each Congressional |Dis trict of aU tho States, two from each Terri tory, two from the District of Columbia, and four delegates at large from each State, will be held at the dty of Philadelphia, on the second Tuesday (14th) of August next. Such delegates will he chosen by the electors of the several States who sus tain the Administration In maintaining un broken the anion of the States under the Constitution which our fathers established and who agree in the following propositions, viz: Honulo, Houho. 7 8» 0 10 The union of the States is in every; case indissoluble and la perpetual; and the Constitution of the United States, and the laws passed by Congress In pursuance thereof, supreme, and constant, and j uni versal in tnelr obligations. , The rights, the dignity and the equality of the States In the Union, Including the right of representation In' Congress) are solemnly guaranteed by that Constitution, to save which from overthrow so touch Washington, June 22. j Washinuton, Juno 11 THE AMENDMENT ADJOURNMENT, EKNIAN mUSONEIIH, blood and treasure wereexpended in the latedyUwar. . . ! - *- } ;;*■ ■'" There Is no right anywhere to dissolve the Union, or to separate States from the Union, either by voluntary withdrawal, by force of arms or by Congressional action; ’ neither by the secession or the States nor by the exclusion of their loyal and qualified representatives, nor liy the National Gov ernment in any other form. Slavery is abolished, and neither can nor ought to be re-established in any State or Territory within our Jurisdiction. Each State has the undoubted right to prescribe the qualification of Its own elec tors, and no external power ought to dictate, control or influence the free and voluntary uction of the State iu the exercise of that right. The maintenance in violate of the rights of the States, aad especially of the right of each State to order and oontrol its own domestic concerns according to its own judgmont, exclusively, subject only to the Constitution of the U. S., is essential to that balance of power on vrhioh the perfection and endurance of our political future de pends, und the overthrow of that system by the usurpation and centralization of power in Congress, would bo a revolution danger ous to republican government and destruc tive of liberty. Each House of Congress is made, by the Constitution, the solo Judge of the oloction returns nud qualifications of its motnbere. ; but the oxclusion of loyal Senators and I Representatives, properly chosen and qual | ified under the Constitution and laws, is unjust and revolutionary. Every patriot should frown upon all those acts and proceedings everywhere which can serve no other purpose than to rekindle the animosities of war, and the effect of which upon moral, social and material interests at home and upon our standing abroad, dif fering only in degree, is injurious like war itself. The purpose of the war having been to preserve the Union and the Constitution by nutting down the rebellion, and the rebel lion having been suppressed; all resistance to the authority of tho General Govern ment being at au cud, and tho war having ceased, war measures also should cease, and should bo followed by measures of peaceful administration, so that union, hur mouy and concord may be and industry, commerce und tho arts ot peace revived ami promoted, nud the early restoration of all the States to the exorcise of their constitutional powers In tho Na tional Government is indispensably neces sary to the strength uud the defense of tho republic and to tho maintenance of tho public credit. A.ll such electors in the thirty-six States and nine Territories of tho United States, and in tho District of Oolumbin, who in a spirit of patriotism and love for the Union, can arise übovo personal and sectional con siderations, and who deslro to see a truly National Union Convention, which shall represent all the Stales and Territories of the Union, assemble as friends and brothers under tho National flag, to hold counsel to gethoron the State of tile llnlou, and to take measures to avert possible dangor from the sumo, are especially requested to take part in the choice ot such delegates, But no dolegate will take a part In such ConvonLion who does not loyally accept tho National situation and oordiuily oiulorso .he principles übovo set forth, and who s tot attached in true alliance to tho Constl utlon, tho Union und tho Government of 10 United States. A. \V. Handall, President, J. K. Doolittle, O. 11. 1-Irownlng, (Ihuries Knap, Edgar Cowan, Samuel Fowler, Executive Committoo National Union Club. Washington Junotto, INCH. Wo recommend tho holding of tho abovu Convention, and endorse tho nail thorefor : James Dixon, T. A. Hendricks, Daniel (1 Norton, J. W. Nomnlth. The Late Uen. lass, In tho course of a long article on Uen. Cuss, In tho Detroit Tribune, we find the following Interesting statements : ms I.IFM Since IHIII Mr. Cuss’ life has been marked by the strictest privacy, und his resignation as Secretary of Htule consti tutes the upper boundary of a public careerof llfty-slx years'duration. Dur ing the rebellion, his sympathies were always with the nutlunal arms, und the prolongation of his days to witness our ultimate triumph lie considered among the greatest blessings of his llfo. His lost appearance upon a public occasion was thut of tho reception accorded by thlßOlty to Colonel Mark Flanigan upon his return after his terrible wounding at Gettysburg. Ho has remained in Detroit constant ly since his return Irom Washington, save a short trip a year or two slneo to Newport and the Fast for the bouellt of hIH health. His residence has boon In tho wing, specially built for his accom modation, upon tho housuof Ills daugh ter, Mrs. Cuulleld, corner of Fort und First streuts. Thu old homestead has kuon lulturly occupied by Ills son, Jlon. Fowls Cass. Jr. In tho political cam paign of 180-1, Mr. Cass took no active part, but ut Its outset committed him- Holf-lu favor of Ueuorul McClellan lit u letter addressed to u Democratic meet ing held In Morrill Hull, In this ulty. Latterly ho absented himself from ull society, and also declined ull visitors, suve those of his most Intimate frleudH, and occasionally of distinguished stran gers, who culled to pay their respects. HIS lIAHITS, Probably the most salient character istic of the deceased statesman was his robust strength, physical and intellec tual. The vigor of his constitution, in herited from hardy parents aud fortified by an active und stirring life, is attested by his longevity and the uniform ex cellence of his health. His personal appearance gave evidence of the posses sion of great bodily strength and rare powers of endurance. Hlh habits were unexceptionable. Ho neither used to bacco In uny form, nor even tasted ardentsplrlts as u beverage.uud he died with a Bystem uuweakened, and a soul untainted by licentiousness In any guise. The traits of Ills Intellect were also of the virile type. No publlo man of bis generation surpassed him in potent, resolute und tireless ouergy. Constant activity, Important achieve ments, rare capacity for labor, aud the American pugnuolty rendered him u prominent actor upon a stage trod by some of the mightiest of earth’s giants. Mr. Cass’s business habits wore east in a like mold. In Ills dealings with others, he was always Just aud liberal. During his life he never sued a debtor, and In the greatcominerulalcrlcswhlch have porodleally convulsed tho finan cial fubrlo. Ills course toward those with whom ho was conneotd In business relations, was Invariably gonorouH be yond all common precedent. Were the rooltal permlssuble, we might mention Htrlklug Instances of tills fact In our own city. Ills great wealth was tho result of early purchases of laudß made In this region, ami tho subsequent Increase In the|vulue of real estate. It Is estimated that at the tlmo of his death. Gen. Cosh was worth considerably over $1,000,000. In 1804 hlslncomewasroturnedatabout $: u, 000. LAHT DAYS AND ILLNEBH Until about two yours ago, General Cuss, was, to all uppeurunco, liule and hearty, aud not unfrequontly might liuve been seen enjoying au early morn ing or ovonlng walk. A short time previous to tho übove date, his health began to fail, and It fulled very rapidly since the cold weather set 111 lost Fall. During tho month uf Junuary he was very 111, and nt one time It was thought thut he would not live to hoo tho end of liie month. At times his mind wus slightly affooted owing to the very pulnful nature of his disease, but thoso occurrences wore rare. As a general thing, lie maintained his mental faculties until death relieved him of his sufferings. About half an hour before 1m died he spoke, but mani fested an aversion to being troubled by any one. Ho frequently referred to Ilfs past life, aud would occasionally relate anecdotes. Dr. Farrand, of whom he appeared to bo particularly fond. Having boon Informed of tho Invasion of Gunada by the Fenians, ho, upon several occasions, expressed his unquali fied disapproval of tho movement, and characterized It as absurd, unwlso, and oaleulutod to do mure mischief than good. People who apprehend a breaking out of oholoru in Now York olty, would doubtlosH derive great comfort from the following letter, If they could be assured that Its wrltor had lenrnod to dlvlnethe designs of provldenco, whose ways have long been thought past finding out. To the Editor of The ir irld: In your Issue of Saturday you say "Dr. Ramsay reported a cawi of oholoro.” Now, sir, as I am the only physician in this city of that name, and as I have given my opin ion to thousands of parsons, publicly and privutely, In the last six months that we would not havo any more cholera here this summor than occurs ordinarily at such seasons, and as I adhere to that opinion still, I most respectfully solicit permission through your columns to contradlot said report. Cvruh Ramsay, M, D. June 28, 1860. Advices from all portions of Virginia are that the wheat crop now being har vested, jthough short as to quantity, will prove superior In quality (p the bi!op of any previous year since the begiaolug ofthewar^
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