MAY 20, 1869. CAMPAIGN OF 1860. Club Ratoslof the Weekly JntolHffOneer. HlDglo Copies, One Year, Fivo " “ Tun “ Twenty •• Thirty " Fifty •' Eighty “ ;;;;;;;;; 32 w »ii */; 45 00 " to on© address. 60 t'O i< •* so 00 A Radical Endorsement of Democratic Doctrine. It is a significant sign of tlie times when wo find Radical newspapers ad mitting the entire correctness of the po litical status which the Democratic party has occupied for several years Wo are encouraged w hen we find such Journals urging strongly, and with apparent zeal, the very same argu ments which we have constantly ad dressed to the people. It confirms us lu the settled conviction we have so long entertained that this Government can only be successfully conducted up on Democratic principles and by a Democratic administration. We find the following paragraph in the Harria burg Stale Guard: No Republic can exist which allows its representatives the absolute power now wielded by legislators, Annually, as we have loug seen, legislative bodies increase their power, usurping at discretion the functions of llie Executive and the Judicial brances of the government, and defying with haughty arrogunce the will ofthepeo pie whenever a scheme of personal uggran di/.einent is presented for enactment. Wo clip the above from a leading editorial of Governor Geary’s organ. It is an admission that we have been Bpcuking the words of truth and sober ness when we so frequently warned the people against the usurpations of the Radical Congress. It is a frank avowal that the very existence of the Republic Is in imminent peril, and a candid con fession that tlie source of danger is pre cisely what we have so often pointed out as the groat evil of tlio times. That the existence of our Republican form of government is entirely incompatible with the continued exercise of the arbi trary power now claimed by Congress, we liaveasserLed a thousand times. The Radicals denied it bitterly. They lauded Congress continually, and have done nil they could to establish firmly the system which the State Guard now denounces as destructive to the Repub lic. Tlie warning of Governor Geary’s organ comes almost too late. It should have spoken out sooner. Surely it must loug ago have semi how completely “the functions of the Executive ami Judicial branches of tlio (lovernmont ” Were being usurped by Congress. The time to hi;vcaltacked this groat evil was In liie beginning. That the Democracy did, but every Radical newspaper in the country, the State Guard not ex- Oeptcd, defended the repeated and alarm ing usurpations of Congress. Tlio worst men of that body, those who loti In tlie infamous legislation which destroyid the power of the Executive and muz zled the Supiemo Court, were the idols <d' tlie Republican parly, Every new assault which they made upon our Re publican institutions was heralded «s another advance of liberal ideas. The liiii"! 1 .-! were deceived by specious cries and deluded by cunning sophistry. The patriotic warnings of the Dlmtio cratie leaders were denounced as the di Wnyul utterances of Copperheads, 'i'he passions of the people were excited by appeals to sectional prejudice, and, Wiide tlu-ir attention was thus distract'; ed from Ine real designs of the Radical IcadiTs in Congress, one step after an other was taken in the path of usurpa tion. in vain did tlie Democratic leaders lift up their voices in solemn warning. Their prayers and protesta tions were unheeded, and the revolu tionary were left to run their mad eoin>e. It is now too Jale to repair much of the evil which lias been done; blit we are glad to notice that the organ of Gov ern* r (hairy has the honesty to admit (ho truth in regard to tlie action of iiie Democratic party which it lias hitherto so loudly denounced.— Ret ih hope that the htato Guard may not again wander beyond the dawnhiga of grace which seem to be dissipating its previous intellectual darkness, but that it may be led into the full light of the only true political faith, ami that many may follow it. iiai'foara Frk'lclile and Ujc Flag. Tin; Radical newspapers all over the country :;ro making quite a row over the fact lhat the house in Frederick city, from which one Barbara Frletehie wan reported to have waved the Star Spangled Banner in the very face of Kloinrwull Jackson and ilia men, has been demolished. It ia true that the hoiiar in which the aforaaid transaction id repotted to have occurred has been removed, together with several others whicli stood in the way of a street that was being opened. We suppose no one will deny the right of a city to Iny out new streets or to complete imperfect 11111'“, even if in so doing relics of the jia.l iiavc to he swept away. But It in very questionable whether there is any truth in the story übout Rarburu l |, riele!iie. Whittier’s poem has given it n wide circulation, but ll appears that them is another loyal woman in Fred erick who denies that old Barbara did any thing of the sort. This person claims all the creditor the transaction. But, allowing that the flag wan daunted deliunlly in the Vi ry face of Htonewall Jackson and his men, what a contrast did the conduct of the rebel soldi.u’s prist nt to that of Federal Gen- Oxals and officials. The infamous order of Butler at New Orleans, umi the re pented am si and imprisonment of la dies in Baltimore and elsewln re for re fii; in;: walk under our Hug is a stain upon f;t;:• ehaiueter which cannot he wiped out Aceoiding to tho admis sion rtf iho Radicals themselves the r<lvl;-. respected womanhood 100 much even to in.-ult one who defiantly Haunt ed ill.- ban nor of their foes in their very fuc-v. When and where did our ar mies give such an exhibition of chival rous court-sy. The* less that is said about this Barbara Frielcliie story the better. If tine it only blazons forth our shame the more conspicuously. If our Radical cotimporarics in Lancaster and c’s.-whero would rell-'ct for a moment they would hesitate before publishing items eulculab.d to provoke such odious comparisons. It is rumored thuUien. Rawlins in tends to resign his position of Secretary of War and that brunt seriously con templates the appointment of Joe. Holt to fill the vacancy. The officers of the army have already entered their pro test against Holt, and there, is not a decent civilian in the country who will not join with them in their remon strance. llolt was the jackal of Stanton, and his name was the synonym for petty tyranny and despicable meanness. J [esank so low in public estimation as to become an object of con tempt and scorn to all decent people. If Grant wishes to tie another millstone round his own neck, and to sink Ills administration still deeper into popular odium let him appoint Joe. Holt .Secretary of War. Ex-Secretary Stanton has not been heard of for u long time. It is however, now announced that he has joined the church. He is said to be troubled with constant fears and a ter rible dread of the hereafter. The con sciousness of his many crimes is crush ing the iife out of him, and it is not expected that ho will live long. Two more negroes have just been ap. pointed to first-class clerkships at Washington. Grant Is bidding high for the negro vote. THE LANCASTER WEEKLY DNTELLIGENOEB, WEDNESDAY, MAY 96, 1869. Good Friday a« a Public Holiday. The aotton of our late' State Legisla ture lu enacting that Good Friday shall hereafter be observed as a publio holi day, was certainly one of Us most un accountable.freaks. It puzzles us ex ceedingly to imagine what could have induced the passage of such a law. There Is a marked difference in the estimation of Christian people between a holyday and a holiday. The former is a season set apart for devotional pur poses, the latter an occasion of merri ment and festivity. Good Friday has long been generally observed as the most sacred of fast days. The event which it commemorates is universally recognized as peculiarly solemn. Of all days in the year it is least fitted to be made a scene of the merriment which attaches to public holidays. The pious then very properly give themselves up to prayer, fasting and contemplation upon the great sacrifice which it once wit nessed. Places of amusement are avoid ed on Good Friday, and multitudes of de vout worshipers crowd the churches. It is certainly hard for us to conjecture what could have induced the Radical majority of our Legislature to declare this most solemn of all fast daysa public holiday. Since the death of Christ no Christian nation has deemed such Leg islation necessary. The observance of Good Friday has been universal, but it has been made so by a pervading re ligious sentiment, and not by Legisla tive enactment. Perhaps the death of one Abraham Lincoln, which occurred in a public theatre while he was wit nessing one of the broadest comedys on the boards was the inducing cause. But even in such a case the action of the Legislature can not be regarded "another than most unseemly. Are the people of Pennsylvania to turn tlie day which commemorates the death of the Saviorof the world into a public holiday because the first Radical I’resident chose to shock the religious sentiment of the country by attending a public theatre on its anniversary, and happened to be shot while laughing at the set jokes of a parcel of profane comedians? We can not pursue this lino of thought further. To attempt to conjecture what was the real moving course in the minds of the ignoraut men who made up tlie major ity of the last Legislature of our State would necessarily lead us into what might properly be regarded as savoring of blasphemy. We find that this singular piece of legislation does not meet with the entire approval of the Republican newspaper press of tlio .State. The Harrisburg Tele graph comments upon It as follows : An exchange says llml tin* Legislature, liy Hiiuic unaccountable impulse, declared Good Friday (a moveable feast, observed by* Unman Catholic, Protestant Episcopal, and partially by Lutheran, German Reformed, and some other German denominations) to lm a public holiday. Grateful us the enact monl rnuy be and v/ilj bo to large bodies of i inr Christ inn citizens, it is clearly in eon- II icl with the genius and theory wfour polit ical system, and betrays on the part of the legislators, an utter ignorance of our his tory and institutions. If those deuominu lions u.uy have (iood Friday, or Holy Week, declared a State hollduy, the Pres byterians, Methodists, Congregatlonallsts, ami other lesser denominations, embracing an equally large and inlluonlial body of Christians, are entitled to tlio political recognition of their annual week of prayer, and tlie Jews of their sacred festivals. The fad is, those days are ecclesiastical, not political creations, and their observance .liiould be brought about by the force of public opinion, not by statute. It is a cheering thing to flu cl that the Telegraph has the courage and imiiesty loeondetnn, ever so slightly;any act of the late Radical Legislature; but, even the most casual reader must bo struck by the exceeding great ignorance dis played in the paragraph which we have quoted. It will certainly be news to the Christian world that Good Friday is “ a movr.ablc feast.” After reading sucli a jumble of stuff as the leading Radical newspaper of Harrisburg has seen fit to publish in its editorial columns perhaps we ought not to wonder at the stupidity and folly which induced a Radical Leg islature to enact that Good Friday shall hereafter be celebrated a day of feasting and merry-making in Pennsylvania. The scholars are not expected to know more than their teacher. How the Kins was Run In Hie New York Legislature The “ring” is an institution which has an existence in every legislative body of which the Radicals have con trol. It is an outgrowth of the rotten ness of that corrupt political organiza tion. It is well known that the late New York Legislaturecontaiued a large Uepublicaißmajority. The result was a perfect carnival of bribery and cor ruption. The New York Tribune said “ it was the most shameless assemblage that ever met in our Capital. There was hardly a man or a corporation in need of legislation that was not bled.” 'Hie “ring” was constituted much as was that whicli existed in our own leg islature, but it seems to have been run a little more systematically. The mode is staled to have been us follows: “A rml pocket-handkerchief denoted the ninnncr in which llio members were 10 vole. Whenever lint (Merit had read the title if n hill, Ac., in winch there wiih u “ hone,” the leader, if he considered his rltm satisfied, would march to the from uflho Clerk's desk and gracefully blow his nose with his red linen. Kvcry member of the ring would vote in favor of the mefisure. If, on the contrary, the leader should carelessly hold the handkerchief toward the floor, that de noted (hut his followers should vole against the measure. Many a project was carried or deputed by that red handkerchief, and It was as much a terror to the applicant for legislative favors as were some of the ' Kx omilive Committee* of the Assembly of iSiit).” Tim “roosters” and “pinchers” of our Legislature had just as perfect au understanding in regard to all paying bills, but the method of operating was slightly different and more varied. Still the result was the same. The Initiated were always fully posted, and there neveriwas a baulk made throughout the entiroujession. The “ring” was supreme and perfectly wide awuke. Ihhl Fellows Voting Down Negro Equality. It seems lhat the Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania arc sadly behind the times. Wo notice that the Grand Ledge voted down a resolution pro posing to strike the word “ white” out of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Order. Do they not know that such action will be denounced as a relic of barbarism? Have they not yet learned that the day for such low prejudices is gone by forever? Are they ignorant of Hie fact that the whole poWer of Grant’s administration is to be employed to force the admission of negroes into the differ ent trade Unions of the country? In short have the Odd Fellows of Pennsyl vania yet to learn that the negro is “ a man and a brother ?” We confess to being behind the times ourselves. Certain prejudices in favor of the white race still lurk in our heart. In spite of all that Radicals have writ ten and spoken upon the subject we are in favor of keeping the white and black races distinct and separate. We there fore rejoice at wliat we regard as an evi dence of sound sense in the order of Odd Fellows, and are glad to notice that the proposition to strike out the word “white” only received two or three votes in the Grand Lodge. Grant has concluded not to allow an election to be held in Texas until some time late next fall. The reason for de lay is the assurance that there would be no hope of electing a Radical Governor if the election should take place sooner. A delegation of carpet-baggers called on the President and made representations to that effect, and Ulysses agreed to keep Texas out of the Union to gratify them. When.one man exercises such arbitrary power as that over the people of a whole State the days prayed for by the Imperialist have surely come al ready. A President can be as much a despot as any Emperor or King. J?he name he bears is a matter of no moment. “Let us have peace.” “The Empire is peace.” Tbo Strike In tbe Coal Regions. Monopolies are always tyrannical, and are always arrayed against the In terests of the masses. Under the sys tem of corrupt legislation which has prevailed In this country since the Radical party came into power, bands of heavy capitalists have found it an easy matter to purchase the most ex tensive and exclusive privileges. Gigan tic corporations crowd individual opera tors out of the market and control prices as they see fit. This has come to be the case in all manner of manufacturing. The consumers are left to the tender mercies of soulless creatures which owe their existence to purchased special legislation. The interests of the masses are not regarded by legisla tors who staud with open hands ready to receive heavy bribes. Any set of men can have a law enacted enabling them to lay burthensome in direct taxes upon the people by enhanc ing the prices of commodities In daily use, if they are able to buy up the mem bers of the rings which are formed in our National and State Legislatures. Congress has been controlled by Yankee manufacturers and manipulated to suit the designs of the whiskey ring. Tariffs have been regulated and tax schedules arranged to suit capitalists, without re gard to the interests of consumers. The masses have been compelled to pay con stant tribute to monopolists. Prices have been legislated up or down as large operators have dictated. Clothing, food, fuel and everything which enters into general consumption has been enhanced in price by Radical legislation. The masses have in fact been placed com pletely at the mercy of mammoth cor porations. We have an exemplification of the way matters are managed in the strike which now exists in the anthracite coal regions of this State, upon which we depend for oursupply of fuel. Through out that entire region the hum of in dustry is hushed. The many thousands of men who toil patiently from day to day are idly basking in the sunshine of spring. It would be a pleasant change, and a pleasant thing to think of, did we not know that the miners neither de sired a holiday nor are prepared to take it. While they are idle their families are suffering. The wages they Teceive are, as a general thing, barely suillcient i to support them from week to week. Few of them have a dollar over at the end of the year and most of them are more or less in debt. The miners did not want a holiday. The strike is tlie work, not of the operatives, but of the corporations which own the mines. The Easton A/y/ussays: There Is no doubt but that tlio present strike in tlie Lehigh and Schuylkill coal gions was gotten np by llio coal operators/ Ry keeping up lliw excitement in regard to the i-lunn strike, tlie dealers have been en abled to advance tlie price slightly. This increase lias vuried with different dealers lri. in .jo cents to §i per ton, which is now generully asked, though some of them have returned to their former prices, viz: $7 fit) for white ash, and $K for red ash. Tlie production of coal during the winter months was larger limn usual for the cold season, and has steadily increased with tlie opening of Spring up to tho present, time, until there is nn umple supply on hand, and with only uuturul demand of tho sum mer mouths, prices would full materially, if some unnatural means wore not employ ed lu keep them up. Tho “sham strike” is the means employed tins summer. Tlio strike lias been managed from the first by 111© operators, and its purpose is simply to keep up prices. There is evidence that the strike was made with tho connivance of tho coal operators, who huvo agreed, in some instances, to furnish temporary aid to miners, while they thus starve the market and arbitrarily force up prices on con sumers. We do not suppose the present price of coal can be maintained even by the desperate means resorted to, though ahotherstrike is threatened about Au gust. But people who are uot too much prejudiced to see anything can gather from this movement some idea of the manner in which the rich and soulless corporations and the gigantic monopo lies created by Radical legislation are enabled to fleece the masses. Exempt From Taxation. Moneys at interest upon judgment or mortgage are no longer taxable in this county for county, city or school pur poses, nor for any other than .State pur poses, by virtue of the provisions of the law of April 4, IS6B, entitled “An Act to promote the improvement of Real Estate by exemptiug mortgages and other money securities from taxation, except for .State purposes in certain counties of this Commonwealth.” It provides that hereafter “ no taxes of any description shall be assessed or collected except for State purposes, on or from mortgages, judgments, recognizances or moneysowing upon articles of agree ment for the sale of Real Estate.” Four classes of securities are thus exempted from local taxation, viz : Ist, mortgages ; 2d, judgments ; 3rd, recognizances, and 4tli, articles of agreement for the sale of Real Estate. The huiguuge used is quite clear, and thisis the interpretation uni versally given to it by the members of the legal profession. The Finance Com mittee of our Councils however, seem disposed In defiance of the title of the act ami the disjunctive con junction, to apply the words “ owing tilion articles, &c.” to the Independent securities for money, “judgments,” “ mortgages” and “recognizances” as well as to “moneys,” which requires the addition of these words to describe a form of security. Besides whoever h curd any one speak of a “ mortgage owing upon articles of agreement for tho sale of Real Estate?” It Is not generally supposed that people can give mort gages uutil they have obtained a deed ; and when they get that, their article of agreement for the sale is superceded, having performed its office. Our City Councillors hud betterset about devising ways ■ and menus for makiugSup the deficiency which the new- law causes in the tax estimate, and uot lose time ami spend the city’s diminished funds in the hopeless effort to have their unique interpretation of it given to the law. For tho city’s sake we wish the law read otherwise than,it does, for we sadly need money in ourtreusury; but there is nothing to bo gained by kick ing against the pricks in vainly striving to avoid the effect of this piece of Re publican legislation. Tin; Philadelphia Post. protests loud ly against the renomination of a single one of the men who represented its party in the Legislature last winter, and names several Democrats whom it esteems equally corrupt. We agree with it perfectly in reference to the Democrats whom it names, and hope they may be promptly repudiated by the party. The Post says the majority of the delegation were known to be “roosters,” but it professes to be ignor ant of the exact meaning of that term. As there are at least two libel suits pending against editors in this State, in which members of the late Legislature have “sued for their character,” we think it is likely that the term “rooster” will receive a recognized legal defini tion, if the prosecutions which have been begun should ever be pushed to trial, it is high time those loathsome creatures known as legislative “ roost er’s” and “ pinchers ” were anatomiz ed, and accurately defined and classi fied; and we know no place where it can be more effectually done than in a Court of Justice. A legal definition of the terms “ rooster” and “ pincher ” will be forthcoming shortly. The Evening Post merits the approval of all respectable men aud women for once having the spunk to speak the truth concerning one of the leaders of the party-to which it belongs. Com menting upon the disgrace inflicted the country by the appointment of Daniel E. Sickles, as Minister to Spain, it says: This is an appointment which tho country will not approve, and -which the Senate, when it meets, ought not to confirm. It is a bad appointment, made in the face of light; for though, when the name of Mr. Sickles was first mentioned in connection with the Spanish mission, the administra tion might have been ignorant of his char acter and history, this cannot now bo said. Geary as a Temperance Man. At a meeting of the Grand Lodgo of tbo Good Templars of this State the other day the following resolution was unan imously adopted: Resolved, That tbo License Law is wrong In Its conception, criminal and damning in its working, impoverishing and misery making in its results, and as Good Temp lars, and consequently as good citizens, we are in favor of its abolishment and would recommend political opposition to all office seekers who are in favor of a License Law. John W. Geary is one of the Chief Sachems in that fraternity, and we re member hearing Brother James Black publicly announce, in a Temperance Convention a couple of years ago, that the whole influence of the Order would be used to secure his renomination. We do not object to Geary's being a temper ance man. On the contrary it is a quality we could conscientiously com mend in one who has so few good points about him, were we uot convinced that his pretented devotion to tbe cause is only a piece of enffrty hypocrisy. ;Only a few weekß after Brother Black’s eulo gium had been pronounced the Gover nor came to this city to make a speech, and, there beiDg some excitement at that time among the liquor dealers of the Radical party, he undertook to set the matter right. When he got off on that track his tongue ran on as wildly as it did on the evening when he was installed a Good Templar. Then he announced that he had never tasted intoxicating liquor since he was seven years old, an assertion which made cer tain “fine old Irish gentlemen” of this vicinity, with whom he used to take his whiskey punch freely on the Old Post age Road open theireyes in strange sur prise. He gave the Good Templars to understand that he was fully in favor of a prohibitory law. But, when he spoke in the Court House here he was not only in favor of a license law, but his appeals to the liquor dealers were of the most affectionate character. He urged them to stand by tbe Radical ticket, assuring them that it would be to their interests to do so. Geary is to be renominated, and in anticipation of such a result we would ask the Good Templars whether they can conscientiously support him. True they have installed him in their Order, and have duly sworn or pledged him to their doctrines, but cun they trust him after his speech in this city ? Are the liquor dealers satisfied with him? To one party or the other he must prove false. Which one will lie deceive? We submit the question for the considera tion of those who are interested. .lolln r. llale, Joint I*. Hale lias written a long letter to tho New York Tribune for the pur pose of clearing up the charge of smug gling which wus brought against him. According to Mr. Hale’s story he gave to one Horatio J. l’erry authority to or der in his name a certain amount of furniture. Mr. Halo being unable to read or wrlto a word of Spanish, ami all the orders having to be signed by him, he attached Ills name from time to time to whatever documents Perry presented. The result was, accordiug to Mr. Hale, that Perry went into u wholesale furniture business in con nection with a couple of Spanish firms, the importations being made upon tlie orders of our Minister. Taking Mr. Hale’s statement as strictly true, lie shows how utterly unfit he was to fill such a position. The demirep Sickles will bo likely to disgrace us still more thoroughly. It is to be hoped the Sen ate will reject him and send some de cent and competent person to Madrid. That Battle above the Clouds, Some newspaper adherent of that prince of humbugs, Governor John W. Geary, has been questioning the vera city of Mr. Dana’s account of “ the bat tle above tlie clouds.” The gullible fel low refuses to believe that it was not a real battle, and of no account except as a display of fireworks, and he gives the following reasons for tlio faith that is in him : “So says Mr. Dana; but so does not say Geu. Kilpatrick, wlio has tho advantage of Mr. Dana, in ihut ho was there or there abouts at the time, whereas Mr. I)unu was no in-aicr than Washington. Wo do notproposo to give up the Rattle above tlie Clouds on the testimony of any smelt dis tant observer.” To which Mr. Dana replies as fol lows : This is a very good reason, bat it has two weak points. First, Mr. Dana was in Chat tanooga daring November, 18(13, and saw with hisown eyes the skirnii-li in question; and secondly, (Jen. Kilpatrick was then in Virginia, where lie was commanding a cavalry division in the Army of the Poto mac. That disposes of the whole story ef fectually, and when it is remembered that Mr. Dana did not even mention Geary as being concerned in the show of fireworks, the admirers of Hans can appreciate his position. His chief hope of a re-election was based upon popular credulity iu regard to that battle. Now that it is proven to be a mere myth where will Geary be iu the coming cam paign? Echo answers—where? The Prospect In Virginia. Tho Richmond Enquirer says: II is reliably siaU-il that every member of the Republican parly who tins a trunk lias cornu over to the \Vulker Republican*. There is not n man, it I)* said, in the Wells party who cheeks his baggage, When they travel they either tie their “things” up in a pocket handkerchief, and hang ll on the end of a stick—or they carry a carpet-bag lu the cars, and place it by Ilium on the sout. That indicates a healthy condition of affairs In Old Virginia, and encouruges us to believe that the extreme Radicals will be utterly routed at the coming election. We do not wonder that every respectable Northern men who has set tled in the State is opposed to Wells and his disreputable faction. Even decent negroes are ashamed to be cuugbt in such coiup&uy. The Express takes us to tusk for cer tain mild strictures on Governor Geary. What has it to say in reply to a recent article in the editorial columns of that reliable Radical paper, the Philadelphia Evening Telegraphy i& which Geary is openly denounced as: “ Lacking In stern integrity ; wanting in statesmanship ; deficient in ordinary intel ligence ; self-conceited and preposterous; the associate of Jackals ; the pruslilutor of his high utllce to the vilest purposes of bro kerage and sale; a pi over u pou t lie ‘ ring ’ ami tiro seekers ui'ier his clemency; pos sessed of a profundity of ignorance equaled only by his vanity; a wretched grumrrmri an, and a maker of speeches which are miracles of bosh and nothingness ; not pos sessed of a single qualification for the ollicw ; the stave of the‘ring’; wanting iu integ rity ; in bad repute for veaacity ; honor far from being undoubted ; a gatherer of green backs from the lobby und the pardon bro kers,” etc., etc , etc., etc., etc., ad infinitum f What, we ask, has the Express to say in answer to all that ? The Democratic legislature of Dela ware have ordered things a little differ ently from what they once were in re gard to the municipal elections iu Wil mington, aud straightway thereupon a sound of wailing is heard in the Radical newspapers. It is charged as a grave offense that theDemocruticleg islature of Delaware has made an at tempt to wrest,the city government from the hands of the Radicals. We have had about half a dozen special acts passed with a design to give the gpod old city of Lancaster over to Radical misrule, and the papers which are now raising a row over Wilmington said never a word. What a difference it does make whose ox is gored. Negroes at a Discount, A Government officer stationed at Richmond, Va., writes that negro labor is at a discount in that portion of Vir ginia. The extensive sales of land in small portions to white immigrants, who are cultivating the land themselves, renders it necessary for colored laborers to go further South in order to seek employment. Over 300 colored people have gone South by rail from Virginia in the last month. Indications are that the number during the present month will be greatly in excess of last month. A Desperate Dodge. Tbe Radicals in the Legislature of Indiana having passed upon the negro suffrage amendment when there was no quorum present the Radical Governor has declared the abomination to be duly ratified by that State. It remains to be seen whether Congress will decide an act to be valid when passed upon by less than a quorum. The Constitution of Indiana expressly declares that without such a qnorumlno business can be trans acted. Yet we find newspapers in Penn sylvania urging the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment by certain other States, which with Indiana would make up the requisite three-fourthß. And this is advocated with the intention that the negroes of this State Bball be de clared entitled to vote at the coming gubernatorial election. Geary’s organ is very anxious to have that result brought about. It sees that its candi dates cannot be elected by white votes, and would gladly save him by hurrying the negroes to the polls. It can’t be ao accomplished, and the Radical nomi nees will be laid out cold. HestcrVaaglian. The N. Y. World says Hester Vaughan, after months of confine ment, has at last been released from a Phil adelphia prison, and suffered to go in such peace as is henceforth possible. Without opening the old issue, we may point out that the condtict of Gov. Geary in the case is scandalous. It is at least six months since all the facts were before him, and, if it is proper to pardon the girl at all, it was proper lo pardon her then. JYet ho chca?|to pocket the papers und wait until the ephe meral excitement surrounding the case had passed away before taking action upon it. The only reason that one can see for this course is that it was intended to save the sensibilities of Philadelphia, inasmuch as tbe first movement in’Hester Vaughan’s behalf was made by New Yorkers, and as it would not do to defer to ouU*ide clamor even if justice were in it. All of which makes a chterful exhibit of tbo independ ence and the moral courage of the Governor of Pennsylvania. Tho World must remember that Hes ter Vaughan was only an insignificant female, whose cause was unchampioned by any of the ward or district politicians of the State. Had she been a Radical bulley, a rioter, a thief, a cut-throat vil lain of any kind, she could have had a previous pardon if some one with a vote in the coming Radical State Conven tion had asked for it. Such things go by favor with Geary. The Radicals cannot permanently held together, it would seem, even by “the cohesive power of public plunder.” They have “split up” in Arkansas; they are divided in Virginia ; they are fighting each other like Satans in Ten nessee, and they are by no means a happy family in this State. InTennes see their State Convention broke up In a row that would have disgraced a Cali foruiu primary, uud this will lead to their running two candidates for Gover nor. If the Radical party, with its splits and quarrels, and the mistakes ami weaknesses of the administration, will only use itself up, Kilkonny cat fashion, tho country can be speedily re stored to its former strength and pros perity. The Express calls attention to the fact that the income returns of this county are never made up until the tax has been mostly collected in other parts of the country, and suggests as a reason for the delay, that the Internal Revenue law allows a larger commission on col lections made after a certain time than for those made earlier in the financial year. The cause assigned for delay is one so likely to influence officials In these degenerate days that it does not requiro any great sketch of credulity to believe that the suggestion of the Ex 2>rcss is founded in truth. The matter calls for investigation. If the officials of this district have been in the habit of swindling the Government by such uunecessay delay both the Government and the tax-payers have a right to know it. A Washington despatch says A general order was issued to-day from tlie Navy Department changing the names of the following vessels in accordance with law: Algoma to Benicia, Ammonoosuc to lowa, Canandaigua to Detroit, Coutoocook to Albany, Kenosha to Plymouth, din lo Pennsylvania, Mudawaska to Ten nessee, Muniiuu to Worcester, Minnetonka to California, Mosholu to Severn, Nesba mony to Arizona, Omaha to Astoria, Onta rio to New York, Piscataqua to Delaware, Poinpanoosue to Connecticut, Pushmataha to Cambridge Watnpanoag to Florida.. What terrible names they did give to our war vessels to be sure, and what common place oues we are now confer ring upon them. A Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger says: Tho-clurk of the reconstruction committee is busily engaged tilling, in printed envel opes just propured to receive them, all the disability cases before Congress. It is a singular fact that the clerk has not dis covered one oust* yet, (aud there are over 6000) where a man lias .asked for the re moval of disabilities for any other reason than that lie may be retained In office, or that he may bo qualified to hold some office he hopes to get. The only proper method is to remove the disabilities from all the people of the .South. Under the present system honest and decent men do not apply to Congress, while tho more disreputable and worthless are eager applicants for Congressional Interference. Let the respectable portiftn of the Southern people have a chance. * It is announced,on official authority, that the Administration has determined to stand by Attorney General Hoar’s interpretation of tho eight hour law, which deprives working men of any benefit to be derived from it, and leaves them as they were before its passage. This is of a piece with other deceptions of the Radicals. They are full of de vices to humbug the working men Into voting the Radical ticket, but when a contest arises between labor and capital, they are alwuys found arrayed on the side of capital and against labor. A PIERCE qUAKRKL IIOS Sprung Up between Grunt and bis benefactor, A. T. Stewart. It seems there was a bar gain between them to the effect that Mr. Stewart was to control certain ap pointments in New York. Grant now backs out of the agreement, aud Stew art finds that bis investments in the “Grant Gift Enterprise” are like those which other people have made in other swindling concerns. The Radicals despairot being able to count the negro vote at thecoming Gu bernatorial election in Pennsylvania. The Harrisburg Telegraph admits that it will be impossible to secure even a pretended ratification by three-fourths of the States against October. So it gives up the contest and admits that the Democrats will elect their candi dates. The Temperance party, as a distinct political party, is making preparations for a fight in the coming fall elections. Conventions have been called in Maine, lowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. In all of these States the Temperance men propose to run independent State tickets. Grant’s appointments from Philadel phia seem to be peculiarly unfortunate. To say nothing of the old man Borie, one of the subordinate appointees pro ved to be a habitual thief, and another lias 11 been sent to the insane asylum. The Radical party is so largely com posed of thieves and crazy fanatics, that it islhard to find men enough in it who are both honest and sane to fill the offices. A Washington telegram to the New York Tribune says: A meeting of persons interested in the Imperial movement is called for Tuesday night next to make arrangements for estab lishing a club at the National Capital. It is said the project will meet the approval of some influential citizens. The Empire is coming. White men are being discharged from the police force of Washington city and negroes put in their places. That is done in order to secure the ne gro vbte, and will shortly be the order of the day elsewhere. A WEEK IE VAST TENNESSEE, Editorial Notes. We ■pent the last week of April in Haw* kins ooanty, and were hospitably received by all whom we met. Horseback riding is the favorite method of locomotion In this section of Tennessee, and we adopted It.— After the first day’s experience we were tired .and sore enough, but before we left we could stand a jaunt of twenty-five or thirty miles a day without minding It. Be fore the war there were many fine horses In this section, but they were swept off into tbe two armies until very few were left.— Efforts are now being made to bring the breed back to its former excellence, and they will no doubt bejsuccessful. Mules are raised to a considerable extent in this region and they do finely. Every day, lor more than a week, we rode through the county on horseback.— The weather was delightful. By the 25th of April the forest trees were generally In full leaf, and the peaches had dropped the blossoms and showed plainly on the boughs. This is one of the finesVfruit grow ing sections in the United Statesjand apples, pears, cherries, peaches, and the smaller fruits flourish without any extra care. We saw plenty of peach trees growing in the fence corners nearly a foot in diameter, and they remain in good bearing condition for a quarter of a century. Apples could be grown for market to great profit as they command a high price further South. There are fine orchards on every farm. In our horseback rides we had pleasant company and are under especial obligations to Col. John McKinney, a prominent law yer of RogersviUe, and to Col. J. R. Pace, Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court.-- The country about RogersviUe is pictur esquely beautiful, and there are many fine views and numerous objects of interest. — Wesaw an intermittent spring which is cer tainly a rare curiosity. It flows from largo openings in the limestone rock at the head of a quiet little dell which is overshadowed by wide-spreading and symmetrical beach trees. At the moment of our arrival a tiny rill was quietly trickling from one of the orifices, being the drainage from the upper surface;butalmost immediately tho volume of wuter begun to increase rapidly, and in less than five minutes a stream large enough to turn a mill was pouring from the aper tures and sweeping past our feet. It flows with such a flood as this for about two hours when it subsides and almost ceases during about tlio same interval. Of course our readers know'that this phenomenon is caused by the emptying of u cavern in tlie hill by means of a natural syphon. MINERALS. Another object of interest wus n saltpetre cave, and largo quantities of that article wero extracted from the nitrous eiirth dur ing the war. The walls of this cave are composed of the very beautiful conglom* erate Tennessee marble, which was oxten’ slvoly used for decorations in the new wings of the National Capitol at Washington. A vein of this valuable marble runs through the entire length of Hawkins county, and it is being worked at several points. That used in tho Cupitdf was takon from a quar ry in the lower end of the county, on tho llolston river. Wo rode by it ono day, but did not stop to examine it. Wo in spected two of tho quarries which have been opened by a Joint Block Com pany which has been orguulzcd with Geu. Geo. 11. Thomas as President. The mar ble is being extensively quarried by this company and shipped north by railroad. It commands about seven dollars a foot in the eastern cities, and is the liiust article discovered In this country for mantles, lublo tops and such things. It is suscepti ble of tho highest polish. Tho colors ure peculiarly clear aud bright, and the varie gations are diversified in such a manner as to lend a great value to it. Tho vein seorns to bo equally good wherever worked, aud it has been opened at different points throughout an extent of thirty miles. East Tennessee abounds iu other minerals. Ironjoro is abundant aud lead, zinc u cop per and gold havo been found. The zinc has been proven to exist in paying quan tities. MINERAL SPRINGS. Thcro uro valuable minorai springs at different points. On one properly, located about eight miles from Rogeraville, are white and red sulphur, chalybeate, lime stone and froestone springs, all within th e bouudary of half an acre. The whito and rod sulphur springs are 'equal to the best o 1 the celebrated waters of that kind in Vir ginia, uud the ehalybe’ato spring is very strongly impregnated'with iron. These waters have been analyzed by experienced chemists aud their healing properties have been tested by many invalids. They were quite a place of resort before the war, and a very large Southorn custom could bo im mediately secured if proper improvements were made. There is a hotel building and quite a number of substantial cottages ou the premises. The location is a most beau tiful one, the natural forest trees have been preserved, and the grounds could bo mudo very elegant at trilling cost. Theproperty, consisting of several hundred acres of land, much of it tillable, cun be bought very cheap. It is now in the hands of Col. John McKinney, us Assignee-, Near these springs is un alum well, the water of which is said to be a’sovereign remedy for scrofulous diseases. The cures effected by it are said to havo been really wonderful. Ono man made considerable money by buying up scrofulous negroes and curing them by aid of this water. Tho cures effected by him before the war were notorious und perma nent. Tho vulley In which the salt wells near Abingdon, Virginia, are located, runs down eust of Hogcrsvillo, and a salt well lias been opened at which iifiy bushels of salt have been made per duy. Tarties are now boting for salt at another point in thin valley with fuir prospects of success. Tho salt well now open can be purchased at a reasonable rate, and tlmbor for fuel is plenty and cheap. Plenty of first- rate coal is found near Knox ville, and there uroroportod discoveries near Rogursville. KOOKHSYII.I.K Rogersvlllo wus one of the most plea-i *nt and nttractivo little towns In tlie .Sou' h | vlous to the war. A fine femulo enfi.-g w;h in operation and a largo male ac A branch of tho bank of Tennessee a.-. cuted here in a fine lurge building, whicli will shortly be Bold by the State. The town was Jorlginally founded by an Irishman named Rogers. He took up largo tracts of land, and his descendants still own con siderable property. Tho old iarm house is still standing iu which the original Rogers kept tavern. A N KCDOTKS OF (IKNKKAL JACKSON, Mr. Rogers was a well known and popular landlord in General Jackson's younger days, and " Old Hickory” used to stop with him before lie had acquired that familiar title. Stories urustill e.xtantoflho exploits of Jackson when ho used to visit Rogersviile as a lnwyer v aml afterwards as Judge. Ho always put tip at Rogers’ tav ern, and was a very plain mun and easy to accommodate. Ho hated pretentiousness and foppery, and never let an oppor tunity of rebuking it pass. One eve ning while court was in session a dandy chap, dressed iu ‘‘store clothes,” as broad cloth was styled in those early days, rode up in front of the tavern and wanted to know whether ho could bo accommodated with lodging. The landlord told him to light off, promising to do the best he could for him. After some preliminaries the dainty youth asked to be shown to his room, and, it being court week, ho found the accommodations which were at com mand not at all suited to his fastidious t istes. Down stairs he came with the land lord grumbling like a bear with a sore head, Jackson, hearing the row, advanced and asking the landlord to give him an in troduction to the stranger, informed him in that peculiarly suave imanner, which he oould assume when necessary, that he would be happy to share his room with him for the night. The dandy was delighted with the affability of lawyer Jackson, and rose sev eral degrees in his own estimation at once. The crowd suspected there was some joke concealed under all this suavity, and not a man moved until Jackson called for a light and asked his young acquaintance to accompany him to bed. Gathering np his saddle bags the fellow followed him until they both stood in front of an empty corn crib in the yard, on the iloor of which some deer skins bad been laid down and two shapely logs of wood arranged for pillows. The door was small, being about two feet square. Jackson insisted upon helpfDg his comrade to make his entrance, but, as was natural, he began to protest most indignantly. That did not last long though, for Jaokson speedily gays him to understand that he would regard the rejec tion of his proffered hospitality, after it had been accepted, as an insult to be attoned for as such tbiDgs were in ttiose ruder days. So, amid the laughter of tho crowd* whioh had gathered to witness the scene, the dandy crept In through the narrow door of the oom-crib and Jackson followed him. Whether the fastidious youth slept well or ill tradition sayeth not, but we have no doubt 11 Old Hickory " slumbered as sound ly and as sweetly on that couch of deer skins as he would have done in a bed of down canopied with royal purplo. When morning dame Jackspn administered some wholesome advice to his unwilling bedfel low, by which ho no doubt profited. Another story which is still current here in regard to Jackeon is worth relating. When he was Judge of the Judicial District which then embraced Hawkins county, a rude and comparatively fellow, who had deserted liis wife and not been heard of for years, turned up unexpectedly to find her living with another man and a baby in the cradle. Seizing the infant he swore he would put his mark upon it, and proceeded to cut off its ears. A warrant was issued for his arrest, but no officer cared to take him, as he always went fully armed and boro the reputation of being a desperado. One day, while court was in session at Rogersville, the fellow came to town, and bearing of it Judge Jackson ordered the Sheriff to arrest him. The criminal mounted a pile of wood, and, with pistols in hand and bowie-knife in belt, defied the representative of the law, swear ing he would kill the first man who dared to lay a hand on him. The Sheriff there upon returned into Court and reported the condition of affairs to the Judge. Jackson at once sternly bade him go aud do his duty, if he had tosummon every man in Hawkins county to assist him. The Sheriff informed the Judge that be bad called upon the by standers, but that none of them would move. “Then summon me,”-cried Jack son, by this time fully aroused. No soouer said than done, and no soouer was ho sum moned than bestrode with long firm steps I out of the Court room, marched right up to j the wood pile on which the outlaw was brandishing his weapons, leaped tohis side, i laid his strong hand on his shoulder, und ! told him ho was his prisonor. To the sur prise of all who stood looking on and ex pecting a bloody scene, the criminal made not the leust resistance, but ttiruiugto tho crowd coolly cursed them all for a set of ] cowards, telling them that any ono of them i might havo done Just what Jackson did, as be knew it was useless to resist and had no idea of adding murder to tho crime he had already committed. 110 wastried und con rieled beloro night. A NOTAIJLK HOUSEWIFE. Mrs. Patterson described tho inhabitants of this section well, when sho said to those who visited her at the White House, which she graced so well, “Wo are plain people from the mountains of Tennessee." There is much intelligence but little ostentation among them.. Before tho \vur there was plenty of substantial weulth, but compara tively little display. There are many com modious dwellings and an uir of much do mestic comfort about them. Tho Judies, such of them as wo saw at least, are notable housewives. Wo spent a night with oue Very hospitable family In which wo saw such evidences of female industry and skill ns cannot bo excelled anywhere in the North, and wo doubt whether they can be equalled, Every room in the largo mini* shin was eleguuily carpeted, and every yurd of tho carpet was of domestic manu facture. The fubrlcs wore all wool, the colors woru beautifully bright and admira bly arranged, tho patterns wore exceeding ly tasteful and tho textures very soft and fine. The wool hud been clipped, spun and woven at home. There was matting on the passages aud stairs which was mnde of a filling of rye straw cut when green and held firmly together by woolen chain dyed in bright colors and artistically woven in a very pleasing checkered pattern. And not only was the taste and skill of this model housewife visible in the carpets be neath our feet, but everywhere throughout tho well ordered establishment we saw evi dences of it displayed. She showed us an article of fine soup which she had just made, some of it being moulded into grueeful shapes in small blanc-mangc dishes for toilet purposes. We tako it we will not be vio lating courtesy in putting tho name of this excellent hidy, Mrs. John Blevins, in print* While supervising all this work, and doing much of it herself, Mrs. Blevins had not neglected mental culture or lost refinement. There was a piano in the parlor, and a niece from Mississippi, a graceful and elegant young lady, furnished us with admirably exocntod music, .She was decidedly partial to rebel songs, und boldly announced her self ns perfectly unreconstructed. There was another young lady preseut, and when the conversation became general we found ourselves prompted by her two or three times in regard to dates and political events not connected with the rebellion. The ladles of^tlieSouth always were noted politicians, and they still keep tho run of affairs with remarkable accuracy and discuss thorn with grent spirit and intelligence. HOW FAMILIES WERE DIVIDED HY THE The war dividod the family of Mr. Ulo vins, as it did that of very many others in East Tennessee. lie und Ins wife were uiiflinchingiUnion people. They had one son, said to be as gallant a fellow as ever drew a sword, killed in the Confederate army, Anothor was with them in senti ment injfavor.of tho Union, but was a youth at school. One daughter, an excellent and accomplished lady, wns married to a gen tleman who weut|into tho Union army, and during the war she walked and rode on horseback all the way to Knoxville, travel ing after night, fording streams tlmt wero dangerously deop, and encountering many other hardships. Two or throe of her sisters wero murried to men who wore staunch rebels, and they sided with their husbands. Tho divisions In this family will servo as a sample of tho condition of things in tills section during t ho war: truly it wns brother against brother and father against son, Mr. Blevins lost ninety thousand dollars worth of negroes, about twenty thousand dollars worth of horses and other properly, and was shot by some rebels on his own farm and seriously wounded. Yet lie is to day a strong conservative man, und bitter ly opposed to tho Rudical rule with which Tennessee hns been so terribly cursed sinco the war.* Ah he is,so are his friends and neigh l>f>rs almost without exception. There is ! at. one man iu tho vicinity of Rogersvillo oi substance and character who now sides with Brownlow and his infamous gang And yet there aro many who suffered greatly and endured all things unflinching ly for tho sake of tho U nion. We shall give some account of thn political situation in our next. Offlco Reeking: Unprofitable. The Washington correspondent of the Thiladelphitt Ledger writes as follows : Tim rush for office yet continues, though greatly abated since the adjournment. Tiio number of] applications for ofllce ro eoived at the different departments is stated by officers charged with tho duty of arranging and registering them, as fellows ; Treasury Department 8,510 Departmentof the Interior 3,170 Post-ofliee Department 17,390 Department of State 1,-78 Navy Department 11,150 Department of Agriculture 320 Applications to six Departments 32,808 The officers in charge of these papers do not profess to be able iu all instances to give tho exact number; u portion of the letters not having yet been read, classified and registered ; but counting those already registered, and by them estimating the balance, they are enabled to get at very nearly the exact number, as stated. I am confident it is larger than here given. To the 32,898 received at the above named six Departments must be added alt personal applications, and written ones sent to some three hundred members of Congress, but which have not been forwarded to either Department; also,applications sent to the assistant quarter-masters and internal revenuo officers scattered throughout the Union. The number oftheso can only bo estimated. A personal acquaintance with a majority of the Senators and Representa tives enables me, however, to make an es timate that may be regarded as something better than a mere (guess. It cannot be less than 33,000 ; which, added to tho num ber received at the Departments, makes a total of 65,893. I have made no mention of the number received by the President, as the greater portion of them have been for warded to tho Departments, and Included m the above. Neither does the estimate include the applications at custom houses, navy yards, nor at the Military Academy. I have. expended nearly two days’ time in gathering these facts, to show tho utter un- Erofitableness of office seeking; and in opes of being able to deter many from wasting their time and money in fruitless effort. Relics nt a Discount. At the sale of the personal effects of tho late General Winfield Scott, at Elizabeth, N. J,, last week, the collection of relicts brought low prices. Silver-mountod pistols sold ut figures below the actual cost. A hat worn by Gen. La Vega at the time of his capture In the Mexican war was purchased for fifty cents. Other relics of the Mexican war nud tho war of 1812 sold at mere trifles. A LetUr from (he (loath, Leaving Baltimore at 180 A. M,, a/ter a •x>l but ploasant rido, wo arrived in the "city of magnificent distances" at about 0-30 A. M., ail'd Immediately embarked aboard the steamer Keyport, commanded by the courteous and affable Captain Hol lingshead.and after four hours of a most de lightful ride down the Potomac arrived at Acqnia creek,and took the cars at thia point via Richmond and Fredericksburg Rail road for Richmond. The impression formed upon the tourist from Acquia Creek to Frodcrickaburg is not one of the most favorable kind, so far as the aspect of Iho country is concerned, it be ing alternately either very hilly and broken, or exceedingly level, and not seemingly susceptible of much improvement by cult!* vation. Fredericksburg, the most important sta tion upon the road, is a town of consider able size, with very many good buildings and showing signs of rapid recuperation from tho effects of the war, during which it was the scene of some of the most terrific aud sanguinary struggles, the evidences, of which are still to be seen in ruined earth works and fortifications, and tho hundreds of graves with their white bead-boards, (plainly to be seen from the cars,) making the last resting plaee of the of both armies, who sacrificed their lives in dofeuce of a principle which both believe right and just. Leaving Fredericksburg we arrived at Ashland, once a noted sum mer resort, ami now seemingly a pleasant little village. At 2.25 P. M. the whistle announced our arrival in Richmond,Jouco the seat of gov ernment of the so called Southorn Con. federacy and appropriately surnamed tho “ city of seven hills." This city, the immediate scene of so many important military operations, together with the fact of a largo portion of it having been burnt, on its evacuation, has left so many indelible marks of the dire effects of the war, that a long time will be required before they will be ontirely effaced, A largo portion of the burnt district has already been rebuilt, some of the structures being remarkably fine, and though the town seemed very quiet and orderly another year of good crops, uud a little more time, with the present oneigy of the people will no doubt restore it to its farmer business prosperity. Thu hotels of Richmond, i-f which the Exchange, SpoitswoixJ and Mallard are the principal ones, are of first-class oharao ter, well conducted run! moderate in charges. Slopping at the Exchange-we were made exceedingly comfortable, and enjoyed thu luxury of spiing chickens, groen peas and strawberries In profusion. We cannot help reccommemltng all travel ing this way to the kind attention of <’ol. Carrington of the Exchange. Here ns in all towns and stations along the railroad, the colored citizen looms up in really alarm ing numbers and proportions. At almost ovory step you meet a negro, whether en [oying tho genial warmth of the huh in a nap on the curbstone or pavomeut, lolling upon tho grass, or monopolizing tho benches in thu park ; in fact, every canal boat, rail road car and lumber pile contains its quota of all sexes, shades of color, sizo ami de scription. To the credit of Richmond how ever be it said contrary to all wo hud read und heard of the bold, defiant and untamed spirit of ex-rebels, we saw but two police men, one of whom was aicunlcd upon a horse anil snpcrinlcmling’the operations of tho dog catchers. Provided with letters of introduction to Gen. lrnboden. we called at his office, but found him absent in New York, but were very kindly received by Maj. C. C. McPlmll his brother-in-law and partner. (Jen. Im bodon is engaged in a very extensive hind ngeucy business, and by his numerous speeches and very able letters published in tho New York Tribune, B’orhZ, Pimc.i ami iSYauM Zcitung, is probably doing more to induce Northern emigration to this State than any other gentleman in tho “Old Dominion." Provided with half faro tickets issued by Maj. McPliail under tho auspices of tho Richmond A Danvillo Railroad, we lett Richmond after a sojourn of u day for Amelia Court House. R. R. T. The Advance in (Jold. In the first week after Prosidont Grant's inauguration, gold sold us low as 13U. It has sinco gone up nearly twelve per cent. If tho price of gold may bo regarded as a barometer of the confidence of business cir cles in tho administration, confidence has been steadily declining. The Secretary of the Treasury has been making a special effort for the lust two weeks to arrest the upward tendency in gold ; and, in tbo face ot this effort, the udvaneo is proceeding at a greatly accelerated rate. Mr. Boutwell bus announced his determination 10 empty fifty-two millions of gold out of tho Treas ury into the channels of business within the year ; und he has already begun to exe cute his intention. But ho might us well attempt to arrest the tides and change tho level of tho water in our bay by discharg ing intoit the wuterofthoCrotou Reservoir. The cardinal fact to be considered in judg ing of the financial situation, is tho exporta tion of bonds to Europe to adjust our com mercial balauces. Tho low prices of gold, as compared with tho prices of commodi ties, lias given foreigners great advantages in our market, and has led to heavy impor tations of goods. Aaido from cotton, our exportations have been light; the high prices of our native productions shutting foreign market against them. In an ordin ary state of trade and of tho currency, the balance against us would have been adjust ed by the exportation of gold, com pelling our banks to coritract, dimin ishing tho volume of our currency, pro ducing a stringency and tightness In our money market, and lowering domestic prices to such a point as to arrest importa tions and render it possible to export our productions with a profit. Rut this natural f-oif regulation has been rendered imposss blu, partly by tho statu of our currency, partly by tho abumiancu and cheapness ol our government securities, of which tlioro has been a prodigious glut that the markets of tho world could not readily absorb.— Government securities, owing to the glut havo boon the cheapest tiling in ogr mar ket—in fact, the unit/ cheap thing In our market, except gold—and wo lmvo thus far met tho balances against us by exporting them, Tlie Treasury Department, with an aston ishing {want of comprehension of the true stale oi’ tho situation, has seized upon the lime when this glut begins to be sensibly relieved by the comparative exhaustion (if tho bonds available for exportation, to bull the bondN by becoming itself a buyer, and thus preventing their furthor outtlow to meet tho foroigu'indobtodness of tho conn tty. And, with a fatuity almost inconceiv able, it lias done tills with an expectation of thereby diminishing tho price of gold! Mr. ROutwell is so utterly obtuse, so per fectly stone-blind, as not to see that slop ping the further exportation of bonds leaves us no (it her means of satisfying tho demands of our foreign creditors than the exporta tion of gold. Gold must necessarily ud vanro under the drain consequent on this now necessity for its use; and Mr. Routwoll is simple enough to sup pose that ho can keep.down ami reduce its price by an expedient whicli tends power fully in tho opposite direction. Gold has been chrup in this country bocauso wo have had little domestic list* for it, and had some thing eiso to export which foreigners found it for their interest to take. Rut when the exportation of bonds was declining by ex haustion of thy supply. Mr. Routwoll steps in and becomes himself a buyer of bonds iu the exhausted market, announcing a policy which will soon leave us with noth ing but gold with which to pay our foreign bulunccs; and, with murvelous, with most astounding stupidity, he thinks that ho can bv this means reduce tho price of gold ! N, Y. World. Grant's Uallnrc. Tho New York Times, tho ablest and most candid organ of tho now Administration, admits that Grant is a failure, and says in its issuo of Saturday last: “ There is now a general feeling through out the country that, in somo wny or other, tho President Las been led to depart from his original purpose, and that the early promise of his Administration has not been fulfilled. It is very clear that faithful and efficient service lias been no guarantoo for continuance iu office. There has been a general Hweep of officeholders, high and low, without much reference le merit, but apparently under the pressure for place, and for the sake of making room for others whose appointment wus demanded by poli ticians. And this process is still going on. There is no branch of the public service in which tlieso changes have boon more sweep ing and indiscriminate than in tbo Reve nuo Department—and they cun not fail to have a marked ofi’ect on that * collection of the revenue’ which the President justly regards as the test of his Administration and the only condition of its success.” TJie Way it Works. The Now York Journal of Commerce, in giving particulars of the enormous imports of the last four months at that port, shows that of tho 8119,517,750 to which they amount, only $33,121,911 wore of dry goods; thut is, contrary to general belief, dry goods constitute only about one-third of all the foreign products for which we have to pay. Our legislators have made the United States the dearest market ki tho world; consequently we sell little and buy much. That proposition is so plain tbafthe most illiterate reader can understand it. Tho theory of the protectionist is, that by mak ing the homo market dear, we enconrHge home production. Tho result, as shown by experience, is that when our markets are made dear wo lessen our sales to other countries, our produce costing so much they can buy cheaper olsewhere; while everybody who can comes here to sell his wares, because everything is high. This business would soon collapse of itself if we had to pay specie for the difference. But aa long as we can pay in bonds,only close ob servers pee any dangor ahead. Tennessee Republican Convention—lfo Nominations—A Diiffrocetal How. The Republican Stato Convention, which assembled at Nashvillo on tho 20th lust, to nominate candidates for Governor, and a Governor of which wo huvo had but a brlof account heretofore, Booms to have been an extremely unruly and disgraceful body. From such accounts as now have como to hand, It appears that on the day of mooting (20th inst.) the Convention, accordingly tho report of The Nashville Times , was called to order at 11 A. M., by Mr. A. M. Cato, Chnlr man of tho Stato Central Committee. Im mediately, Judge Houck started up and nominated Pearno for the Chair ; simulta neously, another gentleman sturted up and nominated tho lion. R. R. 'Butler. Tin* confusion tborefrom becamo Immense, and the Chairman labored for half an hour with tho gavel iu a vaiu endeavor to restoro or der. Before order could be properly Lml. Judge Houck again jumped on a bench aud put the vote himself upon tho Pearne uniii - inatlon ; and declared it carried in layer of Pearne. Tho same thing was done iu re gurd to Butb r, aud both gentlemen moved up to the stand and Btood on either side of Mr. Cate, who continued to hold his posi tion. Mr. Pearne sought an opportunity to address the meeting, but coulu not obtain it by reason of tho vociferous cries for But - lor, mixed with equally loud and vehement shouts for Pearne. Mr. Cato made strenu ous efforts to bring order out of tho chaos that prevailed. When something like a lull would occur Pearne again would essay to address the assemblage, but would again bo prevented by a repetition oi tlu* former noises. He continued, however, to liolu hi.-> position and to shake bis list aud his head alternately at Mr. Cate and tho umlienco, vociferating “I have rights in this Conven lion aud I will he heard." This thing con tinned to about 12$ o’clock, when cries came from nil parts of the Hull to "adjourn to 2 o’clock." This motion after much confusion pro vailed. At 2 o’clock the Convention ic:n sembied, Mr. Cate mthechair, and Mos-rs. Pearno and Butler both claiming tlu* chair munsbip, ’ Mr. Butler proposed Mint him selfuml Mr. Pearne both withdraw, which Mr. P. declined. Various motions and propositions were offered, mo-i of winch were out of order, and general confusion and disorder reigned till about el p. m., when a squabble took place near Speaker's stand (the Convention was held in the Hall of the House of Representative*-) between two gentlemen who disagreed on the qual ifications of Stokes and Scoter, which quickly came to blows ; pistols were pulh >i out; a geneial rush was made over tallies, chairs and benches; the Secretary's d.-k was overturned ; the police were called ot:. and for a moment it appealed as though most of the delegates wished lu lake a hand iu the fray. The police succeeded in eth-rt ing peace, and look out the irate parti-■ without bloodshed. This totally demoial ized tho Convention, and there was n<* longer any semblance of order. I!\er\ oue sat and stood round indiscriminately, bat Mr. Cate still hold tlu* chair ami real ed his tall form amid the genoral wreck. At about (’>l o’clock, the chairman pul u mo tion that tho Convention adjourn to h' o’clock on the Hint, which wuscurricd w(.li mit a dissenting voice. Tho remainder of the proceedings (m -rutlier of the disorder) we *upy, In Hie nl> sence of any other report, from a dispatch to The Cincinnati Commercial dated Nash ville, Mnv 21, as follows : Tho disgraceful ami riolous seems of yesterday were resumed to-day in the Rad ical Stall* Convention two minutes after the doors were thrown open, and lout it nm been for the presence of a large fotre i I Metropolitan police to-day would have been a bloody one in the annals vl T* uticssi e. Al Id o'clock, when the the llmi-e of Uepreseulives were thrown open, tin* Row l>r. Pearne, tho Sentec chairman, was foumt alone In the Hall, occupying the chair, gavel in hand, uml looking the pic ture of gravity and dignity, lie hud stolen a march on tlu* Stoke*tie* Ly reason <>l Sen ter's friends having control ot the building. Tho doors once open, Congressman Bn - , ler, tho rival aspiring rlmmnan, niade.n hasty stride for the chair, In* having seeur ed a gavel for the occasion. <>u mounting tlu* platform both commenced together to call thu Convention to order ; but order there was none, as tho rival factions com menced an unearthly yelling, all thu ollm tn oftho police to preserve order being per fectly futile. Al intervals when the noise would partially subside, (be Chairman would essay to speuk, but ibis would be tho signal for a furimiß bowl, which would be resumed as soon as any mein tier e-'sa} ed to speak, no matter who be was. Tills state of affairs, relieved by oi cn ' siomil passing of the lie, aiulof the d— d be, continued for fully three lieu re, the crow d • ed galleries all this lime hugely enjoying .the sport. At thu lime the confusion was :u 1 ' the highest, half a dozen tail icemen wen* on 1 the reporter's table clutching al belligerent ■ Senterites who had essayed In wallop tin -1 yiok.es Chairman. A lull In the pandmu" 1 mum enabled delegates to move an nd -1 journmont, which was carried, and Dr. I’eurno retired from the Chair. No sooner had ho vacated than tlu* Stokes Chairman rapped his gavel aud called the Convention to order. A stentorian voice at once ordei ed i tho Senterites to remain, which they dal, and the Babel of voices commenced wiili renewed vigor. Any ultompl to main* m-m -imilions was simply out of the question, tin* unearthly call continuing with more nr less i vigor until tho numbers wye - worn out. Al times the scene was bulimnm In tho extreme, und was rirhly enjoyed by • tho outsiders. At last, when it became i quito apparent that nothing could bo done, i tho Convenlion broke up, and thus the i matter stands. Thu Radical party of Ten ' nessee is now fairly split, and it is iiutiotiu • cud that both Sonter ami Stokes will run i for Governor. There will not be any Con • sorvativo candidate, however, a fact vhi'-r. 1 may havo a good died, as it will place Me* ) others in competition to flocuro the C.'onser • vativo vote. It Is reasonably certain that • Senter will bo elected, as bo Ims the advnn • tugu of being now the Acting Governor, and • thus controls registration uml other Stale machinery which can operate in Ids fawn. Both parties are holding meetings to-night and blood is up to boiling heat. Tin* poli'-**, however, tire vigilant, yind produe i heulthy restraint on tho belligerents. Another dispatch says : Sonter and Stokos, spoke last night (2d h > to parties of their supporters. Senter sum the day would come when Rebels would Im* enfranchised, but it was a long way Hl'. Stokes declared in favor of giving rebels who romuined at home aud behaved them selves the right of suffrage. i'ont of llio rucific The Central Pacific Company lias r-n -struded fiOU miles ol rond, and roeejv. *1 m U. S. bonds- A mibsMy of Yet iluo i'riiin tho Uovwnnifnt...' :i.:i'j|,oun '1 ho Union Pacific ('*>r lll >j l11\- Imh n,i, Htruclod l.osfi miles, upon which it ha.-, n cuived in S. builds - A subsidy of 9'ih.mi. Yet due from l\ S. 2, 752, on Rond subsidy lo 1I •' » C. 1‘ Land subsidy (estimated'. Pacific R. R. subsidy $101,22S ii-.-'i There have been grunted by (‘oiign -■« t . local railroad corporations ppip.-sing i.. connect with Urn J'uoifie Kiilr-'iwl, I'>• :!• -« .Slates Ronds us follows: Kansas Vulh-y Komi (ll\ 11. I > i.imo Upper Kansas Komi (U. J\C. R.j l.iiuo.ono Hioux City Roail (Iowa) 1,i»2h,32U Western Puerto {California) l.nim.nnu Uni toil States Ronds 1 1,-128,020 Land subsidy (csiimated; J I, liis,:j U. N. aid to local roads $22,856.6 I* l Tho lolid amount of public lands given )>v Congress to railroad und other corporal nun is 13-1,813,991 acres ; an area some t woi v.- thousand square miles larger than six .States like Pennsylvania. The regular Commission that has heretofore made the examinations (ff these roads will be ready to report at an early day. It is expected, however, tlmt the President will withhold the remaining bonds until the report n| He* special Commissioner amhori/.'-d by Con gress on the 10th of April last is made, whicli will probably be Home six or eight week-, hence. Tim books of the Treasury Department, on the first instant, showed the charge* <'i these corporat ions against llie l' n ited Stales, on uccuuul of transportation, $2,760,876 58 ; ono half which was paid in cash and the balance reserved to pay interest due mi bonds; tbo entire amount of whicli wa, $-f,*410,121 92. This leaves Die corporations in arrears $3,0.59,983 03, on account of inter est on tho bonds granted by tho Govern ment ; no Interest having thus far been paid except- one-half the amount of tho govern ment transportation bills. A Radical Hu Klnx Hmntmg l-lxpuscd Two of (ho New York tribune's :»t or dered **Loyalists’t Alive. Augusta, May 22.— Edwin Rcloher, tlc„ tho colored Assessor of the Tlurd District, publishes a card in this morning’s Chroni cle andtientinelin reference to ids letter pub lished in tho Washington Chronicle and Now York 7'ribunc, detailing tho murder of Stone, ono of tbo expelled members of the Legislature, and tho negro man who was with Adkins when bo was killed. Belcher says that he was misinformed, and he be lieves ho was wilfully imposed upon by certain persons hero, as lie now learns from good authority thut Stone and the other persons mentioned aro living 5 that the let ter to Mr. Sumner was private, aul that he regrets its publication. Special despatches from Atlanta to Republican papers in the North announced the murder of these two men by tbe Ku-Klux ; but there is no foun dation for the report, the outrage being worked up to serve tho ends of certain pur ties in this State, who are foarfut of being deprived of their offices under tho Stuic government. Dost Bonds Cannot be Replaced. Secretary Boutwell is constantly in ro ceipt of letters asking tho roisauo of United States bonds thut huve boon lost or de stroyed. Tho Secretary desires it to bo un derstood that tho Treasury Deportment does not issuo now bonds for those lost, and that the only course for the ownors to take is to appeal to Congress for tbe necessary legis lation authorizing a re-issue. From tho records in the Department, it appears thorn havo been but two cases where tho Secre tary has issued duplicates In place of bonds alleged to havo been destroyed, and iu both of those the old bonds were subsequently found, and the Government was compelled to redeem them. Thoro Wero a number of cases before the Claims Committee of boll; Houses of Congress at the last session, but, on account of inadequate evidenco, the Committees refused to report bills granting the required relief. RE= li'V-ilHllliJ
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