TOE LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER, PIIRLISTIED EVERY WEIMESDAY BY H. G. SMITH & CO A. J. STEINMAN .G. SMITH 1-.nalEl—Two Dollars per annum payable In all cases In advance. THE LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER IS published every evening, Sunday excepted, at $3 per annum In advance. OFFSCE-SOUTUgTET CORNER OF CENTRE QUARK. , Vortrp. WHAT I SAW IN A DREAM In= A wreck of a man on the sidewalk Cursing the passers by A roue in the parlor opposite, Urging a maiden to fly ; A landlord around with a posse, A tenant begging for time. A thief with an oilleer chattering, And a chapel's vesper chime. A one-legged soldier with organ, Grinding for pennies and bre:l, A millionaire rolling in diamontht A parent with grief bowed head; A boot-blaek's (try round the corner, A lady In Jewel's rare, A beggar's ehi.d sweeping the crosswall With feet both dirty and ,are. A Judge Clad In soft robes of ermine, A Cllllll4lll rah. In I h.' 110VIc, An old mother wailing In anguish, A broker I nspeeting Into stockf, A vagrant with twins at her bosom, Fittlype lot A fond wife, with angel like meek Devoting her life to a sot. A poor wltlow inutiroltus. toil lotHolz Walt lutuglti hut to honest. 11111.1111.: A Wlllllllll 1111, , ,,,,1ur nod hays. troulttlitting her slututut A "Dlyt, ' In tlnu purple. Mllllllll'll. A - I.lL,Lrns - Niel< al I lir gut, nni• 7,1,1 In IL Itovvl ,CIVIA.IIII,I A pun, a t . nd Vll , ll 111:111k111111111g Thllt t lir'''. In 1111. mily true i•rtnni; A tiluntli•rer 41:1ying II In viel 11.1111. • i 0 nt,ty the dark , 11.1.11; A Tint lon nreruved nuni unt 111111 , 111, tnifilore .311110 , 11e1n ; A hut tle-111.111-1)14 , n41, 0,11.1 in 1111t1 wtainclotl— awl thus fdisci lancotts% An Old l'loneer's 'larder Trial in 0 in Isla 111 . JOHN T. FM:I.I. 11 , Mili I he Ouachita Tcicuraulh: ISetween the years lMti7 and ISI 1 there was at great !low or immigration to Ouachita parish, including many per sons Who would hove done honor to any country, while there were others whose removal \vas a happy riddance to the place they lift. Uuc mitt among the immigrants who came to Ouachita liar iSh 111 181 i; was Stephen Nladdox. This 1111111 had a wife, with whom he lived 'warty flair years. All of a sudden they discovered they were transgressing the laws or the et own on wealth, :u1:1 they tunicably sepal sled. Smile mix mont his:trier this separation Maddox till'ertml his hand in marriage to Miss 1/onivan, and by her the olliu• tells 11.,V1,(141. 'They soon were Ono, and tel \l iss Donivan was one of a connection tit' the most numerous fami lies then in :ill of (hi:whitl. parish, although Ouachita was then coniposed of territory fourteen times :Is large as what is now lintiwn as Ouachita parish. newly Married pair nettled 1.11/Wll :WOO, one mile from 31 rs. lial:erm's, the women we once thought to lie the wife of Stephen Some thirteen months lifter the marriage or Maddox mud ins Donivati, business called him away to Virginia, the :\lother of States. Ihiring his :Oise:ice—l think in 141-1- - his wife, an was her practice, spent a day. with Airs. Baker, carding and spinning cotton into thread to matte cloth, for in those days it wan the way in which till were clothed. lioth 111'11111111 poor were clothed with home-spun, home-wove, home-made cloth. Ito:tiler, thorny were Imppy, halcyon days! 'Flit. day that ylrs, Maddox spent with stun her last day on earth. That day there fell a heavy rain. .\ friendly negro man came to \vliert. Mrs. I\liultitix was, and addressing her in his inanner—no doubt as lie had done a thousand tini VS, for be lie longed to the lady's mother---lie said: ' dins Patsy, you had totter go home for you Know it rained to day, and your house leaks badly and your things art. tvet. Sure yoti ought to go home and lake care of t hem." Ti '• 1 \VW go whom I set. lit." Three times Ilie negro advised Iris mistress hollle mai take care or her remittent, title putling hint oil etwii time. t-tit iL wits, site staid (Mtn :trier supper, then took it Lentil phut limgets to light lair home. She got alma' hall way, anti there it appear 'tat her wall: on earth ended. On the uesl nun n i llg snmvone of the neigh hors went lu>L•uldos'.•+, but I',ullll no one al home. It appeared this per sDnitge linew 11011 11 rs. :%hohlox 1001 spent, or 1001 been, the day I,elon nL Nlrs. Itaker's h.r Nil ill 1001 Irurnod WlO4 her real nano•. neighbor continued on to Mrs. I talter's, 1111.1 111.0111 half-Wily ellllle 11111/11 a pool of blood, anal the spot showed much sign or scuttling. Examining around, on each side of the road, a rew rude dki.ot ~; there lity the upper portion of IL wountit's body. The Inuiltlione had liven severed jIINt. IthOVU the hips. The loo‘ver portion of the body lay owl,' omo the two being aloout one huttilreol ylIrlIS Uplift All Infant, LII.ISI. rer/WIL Install mat ters, about four mind n !mit' months old, with 11w mother's apron spread over It, lay near toy. Phe helm of the murder or i%lrs. lad lox NVIIO carried over the neighborhood with almost teleitrapitie speed. Sus picion -fell with leaden NI/eight upon MIIIy Baiter, that site had murdered Itionivan, or rather Patsy :1111il dox ; 111111 ht IL short time 'Allis. Ihticiir was a prisoner in the hands of the sheriff, who had great difficulty in saving the prisoner•from toeing lynched to death. Mind, this NV:10 111 lot I, and :Nlrs. Ilaker was toot put upon trial until 1010. Judge Ihoilap presided as judge, and I eo rge Eustus was sent from New Or leans to prosecute the prisoner, and he did IL with a determined spirit to matte nit example of her. Guilty or not guilty, his 11111111 was made tip to matte an ex ample of Baker. 'rlie jury was with no little trouble empanneled. Eight tit' the number were old and staid French gentlemen, one an Englishman, and three or them were Americans, "lo the 11111111Ier born." The prisoner faced the jury, as each one was called, but she refused none.— Not a rew, however, were rectised, or excused, for having expressed an opin ion upon the case. The writer of this was one of the jury. I watched the prisoner closely, and I attended to the words of the witnesses of whom there was a host. Deep it the second day the testimony was closed, and the pleadings commenced. ,The ease was opened by that great lawyer, I:corgi. Eustis. Ile maile s the accused look guilty, and he was a host. Hut when the great English lawyer, Tom Lewis, rose to his feet and took up the witnesses one by ore, he put anoth er phase on the affair. The effort he made in favor of the prisoner was won derful After him, the 1 rishman, Kirk patrick, made a beautiful and forcible display of English, The criminal code of England was all mercy. Kirkpat rick himself was an Irishman, and all the Irish people I have seen are full to overflowing with the milk of human kindness, and au Irishman's mercy to the oppressed It tows 110 I.lol.llids. 'l'lle great Eustis, for great he was, had the closing of the argument, and he could tot think of having come front New Orleans to Ouachita to prosecute a murderer and be worsted by a back country lawyer. That must not be. It was a struggle of giants. It Is true that words are but wind, but much depends upon the way they are dovetailed together, whether they are to do good or harm. If winds could be made to 1.111111, Eustis and Lewis and Kirkpatrick would have succeeded in making them do so. Since that effort ot forensic strength I have heard noth• ing to equal the ellints made on both sides. The pleadings through, at II o'clock on the third day, the judge delivered an able charge to the jury, IL part of which was, that if there was a doubt in the minds of .the jury as to the guilt of the prisoner, she was entitled to the benefit of the doubt, for better that one hundred guilty persons go clear than one innoeent person should suffer. Well, the Jury retired, I expect each with an opinion of some sort formed.— Mr. Bream', a staid old French gentle man, had been appointed foreman of the Jury. In a short time, the foreman put the question to the Jurors: " \Veil, fellow-jurors, I expectyou are all tired enough ; I know I am. What Is your opinion In this matter? I wish to know?" One replied : "Mr. Breard, you are the foreman, and I think we are entitled to your opinion, and I ask it of you." " And so do I," and" So do 1," others said ; and thus the request went :round fur the foreman's opinion. " Well, gentlemen, I must say I can do nothing else but fled Milly Baker guilty, es charged in the Indictment," 01)e !taittaotet ,iittettigence VOLUME 71 So, I think, all proclaimed to believe but one. He answered : - - - _ " Gentlemen, may be I am wrong to differ from you, but I differ from you, 4 CLis xpur opinion that Milly Baker muridd Patsy Donivan." " Whom, then, do you think did that act ?" asked a juror. "Gentlemen, that is another matter. It is not my privilege to say who did it." Well, It was deep in the third day that we had been attending on this case. The fourth day came and the jury stood eight to four in favor of conviction, with a strong feeling prevailing against the dissenters. Weall began to be extreme- ly cross. Finally, on the sixth day after the jury was empanneled,lwe agreed upon a verdict of notguilty. But, still, I doubt not that nineteen-twentieths of the pen yle of Ouachita believed that Mlily Baker was the murderer of Patsy Don i van. Prepare yourself, reader, to hear the truth. Fully forty years after the murder of MN. Maddox, this same negro Joe con fessed, on Ilk dying bed, to one of ,the most truth-loving men in the parish of Ouachita, that he did the deed—thut he killed Mrs. Maddox himself! Only three of all that were concerned In that exciting trouble, whether judge lawyer, witness or juror, are now living. I lived to learn the truth. I did believe hat the negro Joe murdered his young nistress, arguing that the dead could ell no tales, and he knew he had done in act that nothing but the sacrifice of its life could atone for. More than softy years did this act Ile dormant in Ile wale-keeping of the murderer's own ireast, Just at the approach of death n• confessed to having done the devil. whom did he vunfeee it? 'l•u Jud g p F. Lamy. Archbishop Spalding's beetuie on the Temporal Power of the Pope. The following is a complete abstract of the lecture of Archbishop Spalding, delivered in : 1,A1 , 11 , :S AND IiENTI,NNIEN — Let us begin by having a clear understanding, of what is meant by the temporal power Pope. By this term we stint sim ply and only that as visible head and bit ',rein° pastor :toil teacher of the whole church. It is proper that he should not be a subject of any other government, but should he independent of all others ; and should have a small territory set apart for him where he :nay reside free and unniolested, over which be may rule us sovereign, and from which he may, without let or hindrance, carry on the spiritual government of the church scattered over all nations, and embrac ing all peoples. To employ an illustra tion familiar to all of us-Americans, we mean, that in the great touted states of Christendom, as in these United Stales or America, there should be a small independent territory set apart as the seat of the general government—a sacred District of Colombia—independ ent of all State influence :did control, where the visible executive head, with all the other branches and departments of the spiritual government may freely conduct the general business of Chris tendom for the common good. And, in fact, this very feature of our own gov ernment seems to have been borrowed by our wise and sagacious forefathers front one precisely analagous in the Catholic Church, dating back about eleven centuries. Though the temporal power of the Popes, as distinct sover eignty, dates back only to the middle of the eighth century, yet its elements and roots extend back to the very be ginning of Christianity. \Viten our dear Lord sent forth If is Apostles with out _scrip or purse, he did not forbid them to receive the offsprings of the faithful for their own support, for the offices of charity, and for the suitable requirements of Divine Worship; in fact, this very circumstance of their go ing forth 'amt.:ool unprovided necessa rily involved the generous contribu • [ions of Christians. We read dud Je sus himself had a purse containing such of for Ills own support tool tiara of his Dl:it'll/ICS, !Ind fur alms l 0 the poor. And after His ascension faro Ilenvrn many of the first Christians sold all their possessions and laid the amounts at the feet of the Apostles. - Peter, the first l'ope, was naturally, as he was filet, the chief inlininistrator of the large fund thus accruing, which went on increasing to stud: an ext.ent that, at Peter's suggestion, seven dea cons were appointed to take charge of the details of the administration, tinder his superintendence. The terrible (Yale of the unhappy Ananias and Sapphira, who concealed at portion of their wealth while pretending to give all, and thus " lied to the B o dy Ghost," and by a startling miracle were stricken dead at the feet of Peter, !Wed with awe the bosoms of the primitive Christians, and strongly tended to Increase their liber ality, while II stimulated the simplicity, generosity and purify their motives in giving. Peter moved his see to Rome ht the year 42 of the Christian era, and soon the Roman Church became flourish ing In numbers, and to a certain extent at least in wealth ; the rich converts, as —to quote a few out of the many exam ples—the Senators, Clemens and Pu dens, and the Virgins, Praxedes and Pu dentiana, give up theirsplendid palaces for the residence of the pontiffs, and the purposes of Christian worship ; while the poorer converts cheerfully poured into the coffers of the church their smaller ollerings. Following up this opening with an extended and comprehensive historical review of the rise of the Pope's tempor al power as an outgrowth of Christian ity Itself, and of the political dissensions , and convulsions 01 the lower empire, the learned and reverend prelate hitthe spurious character of the cele- ' bride(' acts of donation, which never theless, although an imposture might still be accepted as evidence of a public sentiment. Thence passing to the re peated assaults made on the Papal princedom, and narrating the opinions of the statesmen, even dissentients in religion like (luizot and Tillers, on the public policy and utility of an indepen dent and free central church, the lec turer concludes his able and exhaustive sununnry of historical fact and argu ment with the following bcilliant pero ndion : I know it is said by men more plaus ible than solid, that the Roman people have a right to select and change their rulers at will, like all others. To this I answer first, that the late change was clearly made not by the Roman people themselves, our On their demand, but by a foreign power, and overwhelming force of arms. The Romans were sim ply forced by the bayonet to accept one ruler for another; and the plebiscite, or popular vote, which followed this vio lent revolution, was manifestly a farce and a sham, enacted under tile influ ence of their new master s at the head of their victorious battalions. Every ob server of recent events in France and Italy, is well aware of the manner in which these plebiscites have been man aged. They deceive no one except those who wish to be deceived. I answer secondly, that, even if they really Will ed it—which they did not—the Roman people had no more right to vote away a territory which clearly be longs to the Catholic Church as the consecrated residence of its chief, to all the United States of Christendom, than have the people of the District of Columbia to vote away to one or more of the States a territory belonging to the whole United States of America, its the seat' of their general government. In both cases, the soil is necessarily neu tralground, and the common property of all ; and it cannot manifestly be alienated without common consent.— Supposing the barbarous Inhabitants on the borders of the Isthmus of Suez should attempt to vote away that great International canal, or assume to them selves the right to administer its cont. merce for their own advantage, would Fagland, would France, would any na tion of Christendom submit to the out rage? Private convenience and local claims must yield to the public good and to vested rights. I know it is not an article of faith that the Pope must abso lutely and necessarily be endowed with a certain definite sovereign civil power, and that God might so dispose of events as to enable him to exercise without it the primacy divinely in trusted to him. But this power is at least relatively necessary, and God'a providence has already, for eleven hundred years, ordained this power as the means by which his earthly vicar might freelygovern the whole fl ock of sheep and lambs committed to his' charge; and under this thine-honored disposition of His all-wise providence, we maintain the necessity of tine tem poral power under existing circum stances. The example of the first ages of the church, when the Pope was it tem poral sovereign, cannot be reasonably pleaded against this conclusion • for, as I already took occasion to remark, those were abnormal ages of persecution and of fearful struggle, intended to show , forth the divine character and energy ' of the church in its infancy. The state of things was not meant to be continued when the church had once secured a firm foothold in the whole world; when the child had matured into the man and the church had become co-extensive with the world. Then other provisions were made by divine Providence to meet the altered circumstances, and this new state of things has continued uninter rupted for eleven centuries, and we have no doubt, it will continue to the end of the world. A condition of things in which every pontiff was doomed to martyrdom by a hostile sovereignty was surely not destined to continue to the end of time. Christ himself, the divine founder and great invisible head of the church, suffered martyrdom; but Christ arose again to die no more. His church, which is his spouse, "with out spot or wrinkle,'' was assimilated to him in martyrdom, but was des tined to share also with him the glory of resurrection. Hire was to be one with him ill joy as in sorrow.— During the long period of its continu ance, the temporal power or the Popes has been assailed twice and again ; but it has always come out of the fiery or deal brighter and stronger than ever. s4oine forty-live Popes have been Im prisoned or driven from their sees; but ' either they or their successors invaria bly returned thereto. The forty-sixth Is now virtually a prisoner in his own palace; and if there be any truth In principle or virtue in precedent, we may fairly conclude that the forty-sixth, the venerable, amiable, saintly, and beloved Pius IX. will be again rescued front du r anee and restored, riot only to his see, but Moan the possessions which his Pre decessors have held for so many ages. The first Napoleon, blinded by ambi tion, acted against his own previously declared opinions when he undertook to dispossess the sainted l'ope Plus VII. of his ternary and dragged him a pris oner Into France. 'Phis opinion lie had declared in the following characteristic wools : " You reproach this chief (the Pope) with being a sovereign who is a stranger to the Catholics of France and of coun tries not Italian. The Pope is outside of Paris, and it is well ; he is not either at Madrid or Vienna, and It Is for this reason that we support his spiritual au thority. At Vienna, at Madrid, they be warranted in saying as much. 1)0 you believe that if he were in Paris the Aus trians, the Spaniards would consent to receive his decisions? We are, there fore, but too happy, that he resides far away front us, pand that in so doing he does not live with our rivals, but resides in freedom in that old Route, far from the control of the German emperor, from that of the kings of France and Spain; holding the balance among Catholic sovereigns, leaning always a little towards the strongest, but raising himself up very soon, if the strongest should become unjust oroppressive. ages have done this they have done well. For the government of souls it is the best, the most benclicent institution that can be imagined. I maintain these things not front the obstinacy of a de votee, but from the prompting of reas on." Alas, that he afterwards departed front these sound maxims. No sooner had he done so, than his light began to fade and disasters began to thicken around Iris hitherto vietorious career. Moscow, Leipsic, \Vaterloo, and St. Helena were the burning commentary written by the linger of God on his lown ward course after lie abandoned these principles.— lis son, whom he made king of Rome, after he hail dethroned the Pope, never came to this or any other throne, and he died at an early age. l lis nephew, the third Napoleon, after having, been ;it first apparently deeply affected by the sad fate of his uncle, and hist Melly im pressed with what had been its prime cause, like blot, soon li/11.r‘it the impres sive lesson ; and after having, ten years ago, basely eonnlved at the robbery of the Pope, florally consummated his guilt by abandoning him into the hands otitis enemies. After the lirst actor treachery came the Mexican expedition and the 6erman war, ending with Sadowa. •One month after the second, came Sedan ! Why will not nice profit by the lessons of history? Why will not the rulers of the earth at length learn wisdom ? Lt conclusion, 1 can say but a single word on the great vatican councils chiefly in its connection with the Pope. As a temporal sovereign, having a home to otrer to his brother bishops throughout the world, the pontill'invited them to meet him in Rome. It was the children meeting in their father's house—it fami ly meeting--but at the same time the great Congress of Christendom, the gen eral assizes of the church. They met in peace and In joy; they conducted their deliberations in freedom, and without molestation. Soon, however, the storm came, which was to drive them violent ly back to their distant 11011112 S, and place their father and leader inprison in his own house ! Without a declar arathm of war, without any decent pretence even for the high-handed rob bery and sacrilege, the modern descend ants of the mediaeval Lombard, and the inheritors of their treachery, If not of their tierce valor, availing themselves of the embarrassment of their ancient ally, France, to whom they owed all that they had, pounced down upon Rome, assailed in overwhelming force a venerable but feeble old man, robbed hint of all he held in trust for till christendom, and then triumphantly threw their guards around the only palace they vouchsafed to ;leave hint! Nils is the whole story In very few words. Of coarse the contin llanee of the vatican council became thenceforth, for the time at least, a sim ple impossibility, and it was suspended. ISM only for a time. God will soon rise upand judge his own 1211.11512. When this time will come, let his enemies trembie! " Why have the nations raged and the peoples devised vain things? Why have the kings risen up and the princes cmivened together against the Lord and It is an noi Med ? He who dwell- Olt in the heavens shall deride them and the Lord shall laugh them to scorn '^ From Pole to Pole A merchant, going home drunk, stag gered against a telegraph pole. " Beg your pardon," said he, " I hope no offence. It's rather dark, and the street is narrow, you see." In a few moments he came in contact with another pole. " Couldn't help it, sir," said he, lifting his hat—" I never saw such crooked lanes as we have here in this city." Again: he ran foul of a pole, this time with it force that sent loin reeling back ward to the ground. " Look here, neighbor, you needn't push a fellow down because he happens to touch you. The road is as much mine as yours, and I have as touch right to be here as you have, you old stick-in the-mud " lie picked himself up, and made an other effort to reach his home, but he soon came plump against another pole. "I shan't make any more apologies,' said lie, " if you get into the middle of the street and stand in my way, that's your lookout, and not mine." Proceeding on his journey again, and becoming angry and dizzy, he seemed to be entangled into an inextricable labyrinth of telegraph poles which led him to make a general speech. " Gentlemen you are not doing the fair thing. You do not give a man a chance. You run from one side of the street to the other, right in my way." Just then he met a friend, and taking him by the hand, he said: " There is a procession going along the street, and every man is drunk ; and they have been running against me all the way from the club. I knocked one of the fellows down, and one of the fel lows knocked me down, and then a lot of them got around me, and I believe they would have licked me within an inch of my life if you had not come to the rescue. Let us get (allot this street before the procession conies back, for they are all drunk." Demtructlve Fire In Indiana INDIANAPOLIfi, Ind., Dec. 14.—A fire in Koatland, Indiana, this morning destroyed half of the business part of the town. Loss estimated at $250,000. Keats' store room, with a largo amount of merchandise, Nlchol's hotel, Chosbro's store, Noble & (tally's Jewelry, Cunningham's grocery, Ryan's grocery, Pork's grocery and hotel, Smith's drug store, Ross' dry goods and morchant tailor office, Poole k Bros.' hard ware, Day it Williams' stovo store, and Mlle° of the actzette aro all destroyed. LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 21 1870. THE ART OF GERRYMANDERING Speech of Senator William A. Wallace At a meeting held in the Fiist Sena torial District, on Monday night, Hon. William A. Wallace delivered the fol lowing speech : Gentlemen of the First,S'enatorial Die (rind :—I come to you to-night to briefly discuss the questions of State policy in volved in this contest. I come with no brilliant perorations nor eloquentgeuer alities, but with facts and figures gath ered from the records of the past and the events of the present, out of which I hope to weave the argument that should lead you to success. In passing, permit me to say that dur• ing a somewhat extended term in the State Senate, it has been my fortune, again and again, to be called upon by gentlemen, prominent in your city, with the inquiry, why this measure and that measure have received our sanc tion, and why we, of the rural districts, have not stayed the wheels of legisla tion, until the press and the people of your city are heard from ? A brief glance at our position there will answer these queries. You elect four gentlemen to represent you in the Senate ; they come clothed with officialgarb, and when they unite In the endorsement of any measure purely local, and ask Its pas sage as the desire of their constituents, what right have I to assume that it is not your wish? My people elect the to take rare of their interests, and in mat ters affecting my district alone. I should feel deeply aggrieved, if my right to judge of their wishes and watts were questioned 'by a Philadelphis Senator. Thus, "putting myself In their place," I acquiesce 111 their right to represent you. They are your agents; the guar dlaps of your Interests, and their voices are potent uu all questions, In which alone are concerned. How vital then Is it, that In matters affecting the Inter ests of this great city, you should be faithfully and honestly represented, and how important to all of you Is It, that the best until named should be elected. Send to us such men as your candi date and we will hear fewer complaints of the wrongs perpetrated at Harrisburg upon your people and your rights. The evil, if such there be, is at home, and here at the ballot-box, you must apply the remedy. Ily the fiat of Providence, the Senate is to day equally divided. This contest to decide its political complexion, is, in every sense, a State one. The division of the Commonwealth into Congression al, Senatorial and Representative dis tricts; the possible call for a Convention to revise the State Constitution, and the mode of selecting the representatives thereto, are the great questions to be disposed of in the coming session. In the adjustment of matters of so grave moment, no narrow partizanship should prevail, but so far as is consistent with the character of our institutions, every shade of sentiment should be represent ted, anti every individual voter made One equal of his fellow. In this way alone can we approximate the true standard of representative government. By the election of Colonel Dechert to the Senate, the Democrats will control that body. The Republicans already have the House, and the (lovernor, and a fair apportionment of the State, and an impartial distribution of delegates to the State Convention if one shall be called), will be made. The conflicting interests of the two parties in view of the mandatory provisions of the Consti tution will be harmonized, and the counsels of reasonable and reasoning men in the Legislature will prevail. Clive both branches of the Legislature again to the Republican party and the force of party drill, the necessity for par ty success, andithe desires of ambitious men within its ranks will outweigh the colorer judgment of fair-minded men. We seek but a fair bill and an honest apportionment. This is the issue inn this canvass, for a partisan majority will again disfranchise :mil outrage the peo ple as they were disfranchised and out raged by the iniquitous measures of Isnl and 10(14. See the figures and the facts to support this assertiiiti. THE Vit.\ ill , A 1t.\1 , 1 C.ll, M.:ICRV:\ NDEIt the total vote for Congress wits ; 1G Republicans elected had 254,808 vote, or 15,92.5 votes each; ti Democrats elected had '24 :1,074 votes, or 30,354 votes each; required to elect a Democrat more than a Republican, 14,- 450 votes; whole Republican majority, 11,704 ; which they obtained s Con gressmec In 15116, the total vote was .W 3,55.1; Is Republicans elected had 302,45 s votes, or 10,803 votes each ; 11 Democrats elect ed had 291 votes, or 45,.51:1 votes each; required to elect a Democrat more than a Republican, 81,710 votes; whole Re publican majority, 11,352 votes; for which they obtained 12 Congressmen. La 1500, the total vote was 051,914, 3 Democrats elected, who were turned oat, viz: Heading and Foster, leaving is Republicans, who had ;129,- 6.42 votes, or votes each. 111)emo crats who had 322,276 votes, or 5:1,712 votes each. Required to elect a Demo crat more than a Republican, 3."1,499 votes. Whole Republican majority was for which they obtained by the gerrymander and the Committee on Elections, 12 Congressmen. In Is7o, leaving out of view the sec ond district, and 1,:172 independent votes in the Allegheny district, the whole Congressional vote was, .512,506. II Democrats elected had 256,33-1 votes. Twelve Republicans elected had 275,172, leaving a Democratic majority of 162, for which the Republicans obtain one Con gresstnan, equal to 21,000 of the popular vote. We thus find that the practical work ings of the Congressional gerrymander of 1502, during four terms, has been to require an average of 3.5,893 votes to elect a Democratic Congressman, whilst 17,800 votes were sufficient to elect a Republican. The difference In the whole vote polled at these four Congres sional elections has been but about 31,- 000 votes, or less than the rate is for two Congressmen, and yet sixty-four Republicans have teen sent to Congress for these terms, whilst but thirty-one Democrats have occupied the place, and of these Cessna is after one. The Senatorial and Representative apportionment made in 1564, was still more unjust in its details, and has proved so in practice. The county of Montgomery had al ways enjoyed a separate Senatorial rep resentation until the passage of that bill, when she was attached to Chester and Delaware, in order that their Republi can majority should control her, and give another Senator to the Republi cans. Lancaster, with 27,30 S taxables, was given two Senators, whilst Westmore land, Fayette, and Greene, with 27,496 taxables, were allowed but one; the for mer were Republican, the latter Demo cratic. A number of other instances of gross injustice are in the bill, and the result has justified the hopes of its framer, namely : the perpetuation of their majority in the Senate. I proceed to show from the actual re sults in electing members of the House during the past five years, how Info- Mous the disfranchisement of our peo ple has been : The Apportioninent bill of 1864 assum ed to tix 0,700 taxables as the:quota for one Representative in the House, and iu 1809 Geary had :107,294 votes, and sixty Republican members were elected, hav ing each upon the general basis 4,936 votes. Clymer had 290,096 votes, and thirty-eight Democrats were elected, each having upon this basis 7,633 votes. Thus requiring 2,077 more votes to elect a Democrat than to elect a Republican. The Republican majority in the State was 17,178, less than the number neces sary for three members, yet their ma jority was twenty-four. In Philadelphia, the operation Is still worse, for in that year, Geary had there 54,205 votes, which elected 13 Republi can members of the House, With 4,170 votes each : whilst Clymer had 48,817 votes, which elected but Democrats with 9,763 votes each, requiring more than twice as many Democrats as Republicans to elect a member of the House. In 1867, Judge Sltarswood carried the State by 922 majority, yet the Legisla ture stood 54 Republicans to 46 Demo crats; giving them 8 majority, when under a fair bill It would have been ours by as many. In Philadelphia, the Democrats elected the Sherlfrand all of the row offices; and Judge Sharewood had 52,075 votes, which gave the Demo crats but 7 members, whilst Judge Wil liams had but 49,587 votes, which gave the Republicans 11 members, thus re quiring 7,430 votes to elect n Democrat, whilst 4,508 votes elected a Republican. In 1865, Hartranft had 331,416 votes, and the Republicans had 62 members, each having 5,34'5 votes. Boyle had 321,739 votes, and the Democrats had but 33 members, each having 8,466 votes a difference of 3,121 in favor of Republi canism. The whole majority was 9,677, for which they obtained 24 members. In Philadelphia the Democrats elected their Mayor and District Attorney, and Boyle carried the city by 175 majority, yet the Democrats got but 5 members of the House, whilst the Republicans had 13 Boyle's vote was 60,808 ; 5 mem bers, 12,161 votes each : Hartranft's vote was 60,633 ; 13 members, 4,664 votes each, a discrimination of nearly 270 percent. against the Democrats of Philadelphia. In 1809, Geary had 290,532 votes, and his party had 60 members of the House, with 4,842 votes each. Packer had 285,- 956 votes, and the Democrats had 40 members, with 7,148 votes each. For an aggregate majority of 4,596 they obtain ed 20 members of the House. In Phila delphia Geary had 51,202 votes, and 13 Republicans were elected with 6,938 votes. Packer had 46,81)2 votes, and 5 Democrats were elected with 9,360 votes each, another discrimination of over 230 per cent. In 1370, taking the Congressional vote as the basis, and giving the Republicans the independent vote in the Allegheny district, and treating the vote in the Sec ond district as 9,144 Democrat, 11,700 Republican, we find a total Republican vote of 200,244, for which they have 51 [nem hers, with 4,801 votes each, and the Democrats, with 201,834 votes, have 41 members with 1,907 votes each. For a majority of 3.410 on the whole vote the• have 10 members of the House. In Phil adelphia the Republicans have again 13 members, with about 3,700 votes each, whilst the Democrats have but live members with about 9,000 votes each. I append a tabular statement of these results. The aggregate ditll..rence in the whole vote polled during these live years Is but about 34,000, but by its skillful ntunipulatiou the Republicans have se cured the control of the House during the whole period, and managed to elect eighty-six members more than the Democrats. _ It is not strange that such a result should follow when we contrast the dis tricts framed by the Iniquitous bill of 186-1. Examine some of its prominent features: Cu inberlanrl, Democratic, with 10,230 taxables, has one member. 'nowt and Potter, Republican, with 11,187 taxables, have two members. Montgomery, Democratic, with 18,057 taxables, has two members. Chester, Republican, with 16/119 aides, has three members. Columbia, Montour and Northumber land, Democratic, with 17,-1-1:I taxables, have two members. Dradford and Sullivan, RepOgioan, with 11,(72 taxables, have two members. Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Carbon, Democratic, with 17,939 taxables have two members. Susquehanna and Wyomiug, Repub lican, with 11,273 taxublee, have two members. Westmoreland, Democratic, with 12,- 0i;,5 taxables, was entitled to two mem bers, and Indiana, with 6,743 taxables, was entitled to one. Yet they are join ed in one district, and three members given to it, all of Whom are Republicans, because their majority in Indiana is greater than ours in NN estmorelaud. The issue before the people of the First Senatorial District involves the correction of these gross wrongs, and the enactment of an apportionment bill by which all of the people shall be fair ly represented. NN Rh the election of Colonel Ilechert, the Senate is Demo cratic, and a fair bill will be arrived at by the action of the two Houses. We want no gerrymander; no more unfair and disgraceful partisanship; no furth er disfranchisement of our people, but we demand such an apportionment as will give to the party carrying the State the legitimate results of its suc cess, in a majority of the members of Congress, and in control of the Legisla ture. This is representative govern ment, under the legitimate rule or a ma jority, and for it we come to you, the people, of the First Senatorial District. ll= 1,..‘ W..1(1,1,, ' , CHI', EIGHT "rill.: It1,1•1',11.11•AN GEILIII"3I.\NI/Elt Rept.llerino - .41 to l 5l 14 14 Whole number of von, 1.01154 for I Item ol'_,l6S 3 . 29,1112 2...11,172 A verotre cotr lor twl. I/1 . I hem. 1 , 1,0111 '21,:117 to ... 4 \N . J.Ie number or von, polled for • 11.111 A voriiv.. vole for ncl. .or them. No. vol , 111,1.4• sitr• rw. It 1,1111, erotic l'onore..4- 1111111 I hull for Ittlptllllll,ll 11,17,9 31,710 :15,4110 1,1150 tv..1.,•0t I. 11.711 11,150 7,187 be'l 1.12 Number of C0n g....4411t0n ohloln -1 11 11..rt•1IV II! 10 Aggregate aurlte.: these sculls . .................. ....... ... :11,720 13;.pultIletno l'onttreemnan obtained thereby 111 Averoge number of core.. required bur it !top...neon l'on.r. , nton 17,40) Average number of votes required for 11... Tat ..0111:r.,411111. In 1868, Alotthtt, Reading, and Foster, Democrats, were elected, but «•ere turn ed out, leaving the delegation as in the preceding Congress.) (The second District, for 1.870, is omit ted front the table. I PRACTIC.U, WORK I N(I 1/I."rilE A PPOR TION ENT 1/1 , THE 110 USE JWM Nli THE I . AsT FIVE YEARS. Stair le, r lot, I 1 , 47. ISGS. IS.III. I I h7ll-: e p it lb Henn vote e ptl I_, helm, members or Iloome 0. A vernge vote theta.__lh r e wo e vote 21111,,.41 ill 0- , I)r lit ov rude Inentherti.. • Average vote for More vote, n t• e e xsary tor a Itemo erat than a; It epuhllvam menther.... ; 2 ; ?7; W bole Re p ul. Ilea majority .. Nttm ber of e m lie ri obtained thereby 7 ; 5,40 i 7 ' Toul ::,121 17,17 ti 1,t.r.)2:3 :1,677 Avvregate Mlrerrnee or vote (lurin nye years Republican members of the Hot talned thereby AVeraao number of votes forlia R, canMlember Aversive number of votes fur a eratlc member REsrurs IN mil b.5m:1.1.1 3Teloth.ed the holes , Re pub liens ,__ r vote 79, R e u 17 Henn members If he linuse 1,7 11 1 Average vote for .7,1711 4,70, 1) e 77 c ratiel I 1 vote .52,U731 Demos ratio , I I members. .. Average vole, for them 0,76:1 7,1:19' Morevotes ne cessary for IL D e mncrntlr me n 7 for a ltepu7.7-, Dean 1 4,503 2,1011 Whole ISA:pub !lean maJor-I I brat. ity 2,4;s 1 , 7 n to hers of, nielnherAnl7-! talned there-I by 77' .1 Aggregate difference of yob five years Republican members of I tabled thereby Average number of cotes :for a Itepubl ran member Average number of votes for a DemoeralL_ member 0.300 an this table the Second District is estimated for 1070 at 9660 Democratic and 11,700 Republican votes.) M=E An Old Razor. We have in our possession an old razor that was shaved with the last time on the bloody field of King's Mountain, iu 1781, and on the morning of that great battle by five persons, three of whom were killed. Their names were Ed mondson—the father and four sons. Two sons survived. The razor belongs to the estate of the late Gen. Wm. E. Jones. The sons who survived brought the razor back with them and said they had all shaved with it on the morning of the battle.—Abingdon Virginian. The widow of Elbridge Sevier resid ing at Kingston, Tenn., has a field glass captured at the battle of Kingt Mon ntnin.—Bristol (Va.) News. In Washington saloon-keepers have pictures of hard drinkers hanging over the bar. There Is hardly a saloon but has a largo• picture of our noble Presi dent. The Story of the Assassination of Presi dent Lincoln. JOHN H. SURRATT'S LECTURE A Statement of the Plan, and Ins Com The following is a full report of the lec ture of John li. Surratt, delivered at Rock ville, Montgomery county, Maryland, on the 3d instant. Since his trial and dis charge, Surratt has spent a portion of his time in Lower Maryland, has been in the commission business in Balti more, and now has turned up as a school teacher in Rockville, where he has availed himself of leisure hours to prepare, in the shape of a lecture, a history of the events which brought him so prominently betbre the public. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Up°neutering that door a few moments ago the impres sion on my mind was so strongas to vivid ly recall scenes of three years ego. I amt not unacquainted with court-room audi ences. [Sensation.] I have stood before them before; true, not in the character of a lecturer, but as a prisoner at the bar, ar raigned for the high crime of murder. In contrasting the two positions I must con fess I felt more ease as the prisoner at the bar than I do as a lecturer. Then I felt confident of success ; now Ido not. Then I hadgentlemen of known ability to do all my talking for me; now, unfortunately, I have to do it for myself, and I feel illy calla ble ofperforming the tusk ; still I hope you will all judge me kindly. I am not here to surprise you by any oratorical of fort—not at all—but only to tell a simple tale. I feel that some explanation, perhaps, Indeed, an apology is due you for my ap pearance here this evening. In presenting, this lecture before the public I do it in no spirit of cell . ..justificatin. In a trial of sixty-ono days I made my defence to the word, and I have no need or desire to re hearse it ; nor do I appear for self-glorill ction. On the contrary, notorie• ty, and leave my solitude old obscruity unwillingly. Neither Is It an Itching for notoriety or fame. Iby object Is merely to present a simple narrative of events as they occurred. I stand hero through the force of that which has obliged many other men to do things quite as distasteful—pe cuniary necessity, for the suppy of which no Inure available channel presented Itself. This he a reason easily appreciated. So you will take it kindly, I trust, and the ground we will have to go over together will guar antee sufficient interest to your kind atten tion. In this my first lecture L will speak of my introduction to J. Wilkes Booth— his plan—its failure—our..final separation— my trip from Richmond, and thence to Canada—then my orders to Elmira—what was done there—the first intimation I hal of Mr. Lincoln's death—my return to Can ada and concealment there and final de parture for Europe. At the breaking out of the war I was a student at St. Charles' College, in Mary land, but did not remain long there atter that important event. I left in July, 1531, and returning home commenced to take an active part in the stirring events of that period. I was not more than eighteen years of age, and was mostly engaged in sending information regarding the move ments of the United States army stationed in Washington and elsewhere, and carry ing despatches to the Confederate bouts un the Potomac. We had a regularly estab lished line from Washington to the Poto mac, and I being the only unmarried man on the route, had most of the hard riding to do. [Laughter.] I devised various Ways to carry the despatches—sometimes in the heel of my boots, sometimes between the planks of the buggy. I confess that never in my life did I come across a more stupid set of detectives than those generally em ployed by the United States Government. They seemed to have no idea whatever haw 'to search men. In teal my family left Maryland and moved to Washington, , where 1 took a still more active part in the ! stirring events of that period. It was a fas cinating life to me. It seemed as if I could not do too much or run too great a risk. In the fall 0f1864 I was introduced to John Wilkes Booth, who, I wits given to under ! stand, wished to know something about the main avenues leading from Washington to the Potomac. We met several times, but as he seenied to be very reticent with regard to his purposes, and very anxious to get all the information out of me lie could, 1 I refused to tell him anything at all. At last I said to hire, "It is useless for you, Mr. Booth, to seek any information from me at all; I know who you are and what are your intentions." Ile hesitated some time, b u t finally said he would make known his views to me provided 1 amnia promise se crecy. I replied, " 1 will du nothing of the kiln]. You know well I am a Southern man. I f von cannot trust the we will asps orate." Ile then said : " I will confide illy plans to you ; but before doing so I will make known to you the motives that actuate me. In the Northern prisons lire many thousands of our men whom the United States Government refuse 1.11 exl'lll,llgll. You 101" w as well 11. " 1 the efforts that have been made to bring about that much desired exchange. Aside front the great suffering they nlpol lcd to undergo, we are sadly in want of them as soldiers. We comsat spare one Man, Whereas the United States Government is willing to lot their own soldiers remain In our prisons because they have no need of the Men. I have a proposition to sub mit to yofT, Which I thin it, if we can carry It out, will bring about the desired ex change.'"rhere was a long and ominous silence, which I at last was compelled to break by asking, " Well, sir, what is your proposition 1" Ile cut quiet; for an instant, and then, before answering me, arose :11111 looked under the lied, into tile wardrobe, in the doorway and the passage, and then said : " \V,, will hove to be careful : walls have ears." Ile then drew his chair close to tile and in a whisper said : " It is to kid nap President Lincoln, and carry 111111 off' to Richmond." "I:ifinep President Lin coln 1" I said. I confess that I stood aghast at the proposition, and looked 11111111 it as a foolhardy undertaking,. To think of sue cossfully seizing Mr. Lincoln,in the Capital of the United States, surrounded by thou sands of his soldiers, and carrying hint oil to Richmond, looked to me like a foolish idea. I told him as much. Ile went on to tell with what facility lie could be seized in various pieties in and about Washington ; fbr example, In his various rides to and from the Soldiers' I tome, his summer re sidence. Ile entered into the minute de tails of the proposed capture, and even the various parts to be performed by the }whirs in the performance. I was amazed—thun derstruck—and in fact, I might also say, frightened at the unparalleled audacity of this scheme. After two days' reflection I told him I Was swilling to try It. I believed It practicable at that time, though I now re gard it as a fool-hardy undertaking. I hope you will not Warne me for going thus far. I honestly thought an exchange of prisoners could lie brought about could we have once obtained possession of Mr. I.incoln's person. And I now re verse the - case. Where is there a young man in the North, with one spark of patriotism in his heart who would not with enthusiastic ardor have joined in any undertaking for the capture of Jefferson Davis and brought him to Washington? There is not one Who Would not have done so. And so I was led on liy a sincere desire to assist the South in gain ing her independence. I had no hesitation in taking part in anything honorable that :night tend towards the accomplishment of that object. [Tremendous applause.] Such a thing as the assassination of Mr. Lincoln I never heard spoken of by any of the par ty. _Never: [Sensation.] Upon one occa sion, I remember, we had called a meeting in Washington for the purpose of discus sing matters in general, as we had under stood that the Government had received information that there was a plot (ssume kind on hand. They had even continent:od to build a stockade and gates on the Navy Yard Bridge: gates opening towards the south, as though they expected danger from within, and not front without. At this meeting I explained the onistruction of the gates, Ac., and stated that I was confi dent the Government had wind of our movement, and the best thing coo could do would:be to throw up the whole project. Every one seemed to coincide in my opin• lIIMIIIIIIII Dem 0............ ............ r ,11 Iht 11 11.40. 1 13 11 NI:{,1114 km except Booth, who sat silent and ab stracted. Arising at last, and bringing down his fist upon the table, he said : "Well, gentlemen, if the worst comes to the worst, I shall know what to do." ' Some hard words and even threats then passed between him and some of the party. Four of us then arose, one saying: "II I understand you to intimate anything more titan the capture of Mr. Lincoln I for one will bid you good bye." Every ono ex pressed the same opinion. We all arose and commenced putting our hats on.— Booth pereeiving,probably,that he had gone too far, asked pardon, saying that he "had drank too much champagne." After some difficulty everything was amicably ar ranged, and we separated at .5 o'clock in the morning. Days, weeks and months passed by without an opportunity presenting itself for us to attempt the capture. We seldom saw ono another, owing to the many rumors afloat that a conspiracy of some kind was being concocted in AN ashingtnn. We had all arrangements perfected flea Washing ton for the purpose. Boats wore in readiness to carry um across the river.— Ono day wo received Information that the President would visit the Sev enth Street Hospital for the purpose of being present at an entertainment to be given for the benefit of the wounded soldiers. The report only reached us about three-quarters of an hour before the time appointed, but 80 perfect was our communi cation that wo were instantly in our sad dles on our way to the hospital. TlllB was between ono and two o'clock In the after noon. It was our intention to seize the carriage, which was drawn by a splendid pair of horses, and to have olio of our men mount the box and drive direct for South ern Maryland, via Banning's bridge, Wo fat confident that all the cavalry in the oily could never overhaul us. We wore all mounted on swift horses, besides having a thorough knowledge of the country, it be ing determined to abandon the carriage af ter passing the city limits. Upon the sud denness of the blow and the celerity of our movements we depended for success. By the time the alarm could have been given and horsessaddled, we would have been on our way, through Southern Maryland towards the Potomac river. To our great disap pointment, however, the President was not there, but one of the Government officials —Mr. Chase, if I mistake not. We did not disturb him, as we wanted a bigger (*lse [laughter) than he could have afforded us. It was certainly a bitter disappointment, but y et, I think, a most fortunate one for us. It was our last attempt. We soon af ter this became convinced that we could not remain much longer undiscovered, and that we must abandon our enterprise. Accord ingly a separation finally took place, and I never after saw any of the party except one, and that was when I was on my way from Richmond to Canada on business of quite a different nature—about which presently. Such is the story of our abduction plot. Rash, perhaps foolish, but honorable I maintain In its means and end; actuated by such motives as would, under similar circumstances, be a sufficient inducement to thousands of Southern young men to have embarked in a similar enterprise.— Shortly after our abandonment of the ab duction scheme, some despatches came to me which I was compelled to see through to Rielonond. They were foreign ones, and hail no reference whatever to this af fair. I accordingly left home for Rielf mnd, and arrived there safely on the Fri day evening before the evacuation of that city. On nay arrival I went to Spottswood Elotel, where I was told that Mr. Benja min, the then Secretary of War of the Con federme States, wanted to see me. I Mr „,,rdingly sought his presence. He asked me If I would carry some despatches to Canada for Min. I replied ” Yes." That evening he gave inn the despatches and f..4afe in gold with which to pay my way to Canada. That was Lire only money I Over received front the Confederate Government or any of its agents. It may he well to remark here that this scheme 10)thlett011 Was concocted with out the knowledge or the assistance of the Confederate government in any shape or farm. Booth and I often consulted to gether as to whether It would not be well Lo noquaint the authorities In Richmond with our plan, as wo were sadly in want of money, our expenses being heavy. In fact, the question arose among us as to whether, after getting Mr. Lincoln, If we succeeded in our plan, the Confederate authorities would nut surrender us to the United States again, because of doing this thing without their knowledge or consent. But we never acquainted them with the plan, and they never had anything in the wide world to do with it. In fact, wo were Jealous of our undertaking, and wanted no outside help. I have not made this statement to defend the officers of the Confederate government. They are perfectly able to defend them selves. W hat I have done myself lam not ashamed to let the world know. I left Richmond on Saturday morning before the evacuation of that place, and reached 'Wash ington the following Monday at 4 o'clock P. M., April Id, ISCS. As soon as I reached the Maryland shore I understood that the delved vex know of illy trip Southend were on the look out for me. I had been South several times before for the secret service, but had never been caught. At that time I was carrying the despatches Mr. Benjamin gave me in a book entitled "the Life of John Brown." During my trip, 111111 while reading that book, I learned to my utter anutzeinent,that John Brown way:a martyr, sitting at the right hand of God. I succeed ed in reaching Washington safely, and in passing up Seventh street met ono of our party, who inquired what had become of Booth. I told him where I hail been; that I was then on my way to Canada, and that I had not seen or heard anything of Booth since our separation. In view of the fact that Richmond had fallen, and that all hopes of abduction of the President had I een given up, I advised him to go home and go to work. That was the last time I saw any of the party. I went to a hotel and stopped over that night, as a detective had been to my house inquiring of the servant my whereabouts. In the early train next . - - morning', Tuesday, April 4, 10i15, I left for New York, and that was the last time lever was in Washington until brought there by the United States t lovernment a captive In irons, all reports to the contrary notwith standing. The United Staten, as you will remember, tried to prove my presence in Washington on the 15th of April, the clay on which Mr. Lincoln met his death. Upon arriving in New York I called at Booth's house, and was told by the servant that he had left that morning suddenly, on the ground of going to Boston to fulfil an engagement at the theatre. In the evening of the same day I took the cars Mr Montreal, arriving there the next lay. I put up at the St. Lawrence Hotel. registering myself as "John Harri son, such being my two lirst names.— Shortly afterwards I saw I ;moral Edward it. Lee, to so Ivan the despatches were di rected, and delivered them to him. Those despatches we tried to'introduceaSOVlllMMO on my trial, hut his Motor Judge Fisher ruled them out, despite of the filet that the lovernment had tried to prove that they had relation to the conspiracy to kill Mr. Lincoln. 'Utley were only accounts of some money transactions—nothing more or less, A week or so alter my arrival there, Ilen. Leo cause to my room and told me he had a plan on foot to release the Confederate irlsoners then in Elmira, Now York. lie aid that he had cent many parties there, but they always got frightened, and only mit-executed their orders. He asked the I would go there and take a sketch of he prison, find out the number of prim niers, also minor deutils in regard to he number of soldiers On guard, can non, small arms, etc. I readily ac- eepted thew new labors, owing to the nut that I could not return to Washington Ile fear of the detectives. The news 01 the evacuation of Richmond did not semn to disturb the cieneral much in his plan, as he .I.ull litiess thought then that the Confederacy wanted men more than ever, no one dream ing that it way virtually at an CH d. I was much amused at one expression made use of by an ex-reb with regard to the sudden ness of its demise: "D—nthe thing, it didn't even [ticker, but went right out." [Laugh ter and applause.] In accordance with (len. Lee's order, I went to Elinira, arriving there on Wednesday, two days before Mr. Lincoln's death, and registered at the Brainard House, as usual, as "John I farrl mon." The following day I went to work, and made a complete sketch of the prison and surroundings. About 10 o'clock on Friday night I retired, little tldnking that on that night a blow would be struck which would forever blast my hopes and make me a wanderer in a foreign lurid. I slept the night through, and came down the next morning little dreaming of the storm then brewing around my head. When I took my seat at the table about ii o'clock A. M., a gentleman to my left remarked : " Have you heard the news." " No I've not," I replied." "What is it?" "Why President Lincoln and Secretary Seward have been assassinated." I really put so little faith in what the man said that I made a remark that it was too early in the morning to get off such jokes as that. " It's so," he said, at the same time drawing out a paper and showing it to me. Sure enough, there I saw an ac count of what he told me, but as no names were mentioned, it never occurred to me for an instant that it could have been Booth or any of the party, for the simple reason that I had never heard anything regarding assassination spoken of during my inter course with them. I had ,good reason to believe that there was another conspiracy afloat In 'Washington. In fact we all knew it. One evening, as I was partially lying down in the reading•room of the Metropol itan Hotel, two or three gentlemen came in and looked around as if to make sure that no one was around. They then com menced to talk about what had been done, the best means for the expedition, itc. It being about dusk, and no gas light, and partially concealed behind a writing-desk, 1 was an unwilling listener of what occur red. I told Booth of this afterward, and he said he had heard something to the same effect. It only made us all the more eager to carry out our plans at an early day for fear some one should get ahead of us. We didn't know what they were after exactly, but we were well satisfied that their object was very much the earns as ours. Arising from the table I thought over who the party could be, for at that time no names had been telegraphed. I was pretty sure it was none of the old party. I approached the tele graph office in the main hall of the hotel, for the purpose of ascertaining if J. Wilkes Booth was in New York. I picked up a blank and wrote "John Wilkes Booth," giving the number of the house. I hesi tated a moment, and then tore the paper up, and then wrote ono "J. W. B." with directions, which I was led to do from the fact that during our whole connection we rarely wrote or telegraphed under our proper names, but always in such a man ner that no one could understand but ourselves. One way of Booth's was to send letters to me under cover to my quondam friend, Louis J. Welchman. Doubtless you all know who Louis J. Woichman is. They were sent to him be cause he knew of the plot to abduct Presl• dent Lincoln. I proclaim it hero and be fore the world, that Louis Weichman was a party to the plan to abduct President Lincoln. lie had been told all about it, and was constantly importuning me to lot him become an active member. I refused, for the simple reason that, I told him he could neither ride a horse nor shoot a pistol, which WILY a fact. [Laughter.] Theme wore two necessary accomplishments for My refusal nettled him some; so he went oil, es it afterwards appeared by his testi mony, and told some Government clerk, that he had a vague idea that there was a plan of some kind on hand to abduct Pres ident Lincoln. This he says himself: that he could have spotted every man of the party. Why didn't he do It? Booth some times was rather suspicious of him, and NUMBER 51 asked me if I thought he could be trusted. Said I, "Certainly he can. Weichman is a Southern man," and I always believed it until I bad good reason to believe other wise, because he had furnished information for the Confederate government, besides allowing me access to the Government re cords after office hours. I have very little to say of Louis J. Weichman. But I do pronounce him a base-born perjurer, a murderer of the meanest hue! Give me a man who can strike his victim dead, but save me from a man who, through perjury, will cause the death of an Junta:ant person. Double murderer! !! Hell possesses no worse fiend than a character of that kind. [Applause.] Away with such a character. I leave him In the pit of infamy which he has dug for himself, a prey to the lights of his guilty conscience. ( A ppl ause . j I telegraphed Booth thus: "J. W. P., in New York: " If you are in New York telegraph me, "JOHN liAttiu,oN, Elmira, N. Y. The operator, after looking over it, said, "Is it J. W. B.?" to which I replied, "Yes." He evidently wanted the whole name, and had scarcely finished telegraphing when a door right near the ollice, and opening on the street was pushed open, and I heard some ono say, "Yes there are three or four brothers, John, Junius Brutus, Ed win, and J. Wilkes Booth." The whole truth flash ed on me in an instant., and I said to my self, "My God! what have I done?" 'rho despnteh was still lying betore nut, and I reached over and took it up for the purpose of destroying It, but the operator stretched forth his hand and said, "We must file all telegrams." My first impulse was to tear it up, but I pitched It back and walked rot. The town was In the greatest uproar, liags at ,half-mast, bells tollin.4, dic. Still I did not think that I was In danger, and deter mined to go immodlately to Baltimore to find out the particulars of the tragedy. But here 1 wish to stir a row words eon corning the register of the Brainard !louse. When my counsel, by my own direction, went to seek that register, it could not be found. Our Inability to produce It on the trial naturally cast a suspicion over our alibi. For weeks, months, did we seek to find Its whereabouts, but to no purpose. Every man Who wits VollOVettql with the hotel was hunted up anti questioned.— Every register of the hotel before and af ter the one which ought to tiollbtill toy tame wits to be found, but the most portant ono of all was gone? Now the question is: What immune of that regis ter? The United States Government, by one of its witnesses, 1/r. McMillan, know in November, 1865, that I was in Elmira at the time of the tutsassination. They know it, and they naturally traced me there to find out what I was doing. That some ofthol tovern tnent emissaries abstrac fed that register I firmly believe, or per haps it is stored away In some of the other Government vaults, under charge or some judge high in position ; but this is only a surmise of mine. But the circum stance involves a mystery of villainy which the All-Seeing God will yet bring to light. Tho despatch I sent to Booth, also from Elmira, it was impossible to find. We had the operator at Washington during, my trial, but he said the original was gate, though he had a copy of it. In telegrafih ollices they are compelled to - keep all des. patches filed. Of yourse we mold not otter this copy in evidence, because the original alone would be accepted, and that had been madeaway with. So sure was the Govern ment that they had destroyed all evidence of my sojourn in Elmira, that in getting, me in Washington in time fur Mr. Lincoln's death they brought me by way of New York city, but so eompletely were they Mil ed in this that in their rebutting testimony they saw the absolute necessity of having one go by, way of Elmira, and they changed their tactics accordingly. That was enough to damn my case in any man's mind.— This is a strange fact, but nevertheless true, that the Government, having in its 1,0,040,1- sMn this lintel register RS well as my de spatch to Booth, and knowing, moreover, it , y one of own W itnesses that I was in Elmira, yet tried to prove that I was in Washington on the night of Mr. Lincoln's death, giving orders and commanding in general, as they were pleased to say. The gentlemen In Elmira by whom I proved my alibi were men of the highest standing and Integrity, whose tustintony the United States Covermnent could not and dare not attempt to impeach. I left Elmira with the Intention of going to Baltimore. I re ally did not comprehend at that time the danger I way in. As there wits no train going south that evening I concluded to go to Canandaigua, and from there to Balti more by way of Elmira and New York. Upon arriving at Canandaigua un Satur ay evoning„ I learned to illy utter dleap qiintinont that no train kit until thin Mon day following, no 1 took a maul ut the Webster House, registering myself as " John Harrison." The next day I went to church, I remember it being Easter Sun day. I can here safely say that the United States Governinent had nut the remotest idea that I stopped anywhere after I left They thought, when I left there I went straight through to Canada. It was a very fortunate thing for mu that I could not leave Canandaigua. Now ❑ u ark, ladles and gentlemen, it you please, lily name was signed midway of the hotel register, with six other parties before and after. There was no doubt as to the genuineness of signature, beCallse the very exports brought by the United states to swear to my signatures in other natancoa, sworn aim() that that WIN ny.' handwriting. Altar all this tho reg- PaOr WILY ruled out by LIE'S° I.lShOr, cause 110 was well aware 1111111111011 It my ('lO4O wits at an end, I could not be In two places at ()nee, though they tried to make me so. Listen to his reason for so ruling]: "The prisoner might have stopped down front Canada to Canandaigua during his concealment and signed his !tame there fur the purpose of protecting himself in the future." It was a likely Idea that the pro prietor of a hotel would leave a blank line In the register for my special benefit. Need I say that the ruling wits a most Infamous one, and ought to damn the judge who so ruled as a villain hn the minds of every honest and upright man. [Loud and pro longed applause.] II ad Judge Fisher been ono of the lawyers for the prose cution, he could not Live worked hard er against me than he did. Ito 1, thanks to him, he did me more good than harm. His unprincipled and vindictive character was too apparent t.) every one in the court-ruom. I could:not help smiling at the time to think of tho great shrewd ness and foresight he accorded me by that decision. At times, really, during my trial, could scarce recognize any viegige of iny orfner self. Sonietimem I Would n i sk myself, " Ant I the same Individual? Am I really the same .lelin 11. Surrattr When that register WILY produced In court, the lion. Judge Pierrepont, the loading counsel of the United States, lierame ex ceedingly nervous, especially when :qr. Bradley refused to show it to hint, and he tore up several pieces of paper in his trend,- ling lingers. He evidently saw what a pitiful case he had, and how he had been made the dupe of his precious, worthy friend, Edwin M. Stanton. At the time of my trial the pro prietor of the Webster House, in Canan daigua, could not find the cash book of the hotel, in which there should have been an entry in favor of "John Harrison" for so much cash. When he returned to Canan daigua, my trial being then ended, he wrote to Mr. Bradley that ho lod f o und the cash book, and sent it to MITI. It was then too late. My trial was Over. If we had had that each book at the time of my trial It would have been proved beyond a doubt that I was in Canandaigua, and not in Washington City. On Monday, when I w•as leaving Canan daigua, I bought some New York papers. In looking over them, mv eye lit on the following paragraph, which I have never forgotten, and don't think I ever will. It runs thus: "The assassin of Secretary Seward is said to be John H. Surradt, a no• torious secessionist of Southern Mars. land. Ills name, with that of J. Wilkes 'Booth, will forever lead the infamous roll of assas sins." I could scarcely believe my senses. I gazed upon my name, the letters of which seemed sometimes to grow as largo as mountains and then to dwindle away to nothing. So much for my former connec tion with him, I thought. After fully rea lizing the state of the case, I concluded to change my course arid go direct to Canada. I left Canandaigua on Monday 12 M.,go ing to Albany, arriving there on Tuesday morning in time fur breakfast. When I stepped on the platform at the depot at St. Albans I noticed that one of the detectives scanned every one, head and foot, myself as well as the rest. Before leaving Mont real for Elmira, I provided myself with an Oxford-cut jacket and a round-top hat, pe culiar to Canada at that time. I know my trip to Elmira would be a dangerous one, and I wished to pass myself oil Ma Cana dian, and I succeeded in no doing, as was proved by my witnesses in Elmira. I be lieve that costume guarded me safely through St. Albans. I went in with others, and moved around, with the detectives standing there most of the time looking at us. Of course I was obliged to talk as loud as anybody about the tragedy. After hav ing a hearty meal I lighted a cigar and walked up town. One of the detectives approached me, stared me directly in the face, and I looked him quietly hack.— In a few moments I was speeding on my way to Montreal, whore arrived at two o'clock in the aftornom going again to the St. Lawrence Ho tel. Soon after I called on a friend, to whom I explained my former connection with Booth, and told him I was afraid the United States Government would suspect mo of complicity In the plot of umassina lion. He advised mo to make myself scarce. I immediately wont to the hotel, got my things, and repaired to the room of a friend. When my friend's tea tlmocamo I would not go to the table with him, but remained In the room, The ladies wanted to know why ho didn't bring his friend to tea with him? Ho replied that I didn't want any. Ono of tho ladles remarked: " I expect you have got Booth in there I" [Laughter,' Perhaps, so," lie :answered RATEEOF ADVRTISING BUSINESS ADVERTISE:MOMS, $l2 a year per squre of ten lines; $8 per year for each addi tional square. • . . . REAL rifira A.DViiirtarsh, 10 cent 'ti line for the first, and 5 cents for each subacquent .In. Insertion. GENERAL ADVERTISI2IO. 7 cents a line for the erg, anti centa for each subsequent intim. tiott. SPECIAL NorwEs Inserted In Local Columns 15 cents per line. SPECIAL NOTICES preceding marriages end deaths. 10 cents per line for fist Insertknil and 5 cents for every subsequent insertion., LIGAL AND OTIIER Noricv-s Executors' n0tice5_...... _.... Administrators' notice Assignees' notices...-.......... Auditors' notices Other "Notices," ten lines, or less, three times- ..... 1 50 laughingly. That was rather close guess ing. [Laughter.] At nightfall I went to the house of one who afterwards proved to by a most devoted friend. There I remain ed until the evening of the next day, when I was driven out in a carriage with two gen tlemen, strangers to me. One day I walk ed out and saw Weichman on the lookout for me. Ho had little Idea I was so near. One night, about 11 o'clock, my friend. in whose house I was, came to me and quickly said, in a smiling way :—Tho detectives have offered me $20,000 If I will tell them where you aro." " Very well," said I, "give me ono-half, and lot them know." They suspected this gentle man of protecting me, and they had really made him the offer. One day, about II o'clock, I was told that they were going to search the house, and that I must leave im mediately, which I did. They searched it before morning. This gentleman was a poor man, with a largo family, and yet money could not buy hint. [Applause.] I remained with this gentleman until I loft Montreal, within a week or so afterwards. The detectives were now hunting me very closely, and would have doubtless succeeded in capturing mo had it not been for a blunder on the part of my friend Weichinan. He had, it appears, started the detectives on the wrong track, by Wil ing, them that I had left the house of Mr. Pottertiold in company with some others, and was going north of Montreal. Moon that section wits swarming with detectives. I was lot with that party, but about the same time I too left Montreal in a hack, going sonic eight or nine miles down the St. Lawrenee river, crossing that stream In a small canoe. I was attired Ile a huntsman. At 3 o'clock Wednesday morning we arriv ed at our destination, a small village lying south of Montreal. We entered the village very quietly, hoping no 0110 would see us. It has been asserted over and over again, . . . Ind tho purpose of damning nu , In the stitnittion or every !outwit man, that r de erted low who gave me birth In the threat ,our or o r need. Truly would I have 'merited the exeeratlon of over man had uoh lawn limo r a ve. hat sold) WOO not the twto. When I loft Montreal, thoro wax 00 catime for uneasinesst on my part, and upon my arrival In tho country I wroto to toy friends In Montreal to hoop nio posted In regard to the approaehing trial, and to mond :o tho nowspapore regularly. I received lettere front them frequently, In all of whioh they aseured roe thorn Was no cause if anxiety; that it was only n matter of 10111 It would all ho well. Altar a chile papers did not None so regularly, ind those that did, spoke very entrourag ngly. A little while afterwards, when hey 0111116, sentences wore mutilated with nk nod pen. I protested against such action, and for some limo I received no papers at all. 1 became very uneasy, and wrote for publica tion an article, signed by myself, which I sent to Montreal to be forwarded for pub lication in . the New York Mich!. It Is needless to say it never went. Timings con tinued in this way for sonic time, until I could sutr' the suspense no longer. I de termined to send a messenger to \Vashing ton ibr that purposo,and secu red.the services of an Intelligent and educated gentleman. I started him MT immediately, I paying all expenses. I gave hint a letter to a friend of mine in Washington, with Instructions to say to him to put himself In communica tion with the counsel for the defence, and to make a correct report to me as to how the case stood; if there was any danger; • and also, to communicate with um if lily presence WIN necessary, and Inform mu without delay; with an urgent request that ho would coo and inquire for himself how matters stood. lle loft one, and Clod alone knows the suspense and anxiety of my mind during the days of his absence. I im agined and thought all kinds of things; yet way powerless to act. At last ho returned, and so bright and cheerful was his counte nance that I colons ono-half of my fears were dispelled. Ile represented everything as progressing well, and brought me this message from the gentleman In Washing ton to whom I had sent him: "Be under no apprehension as Lo any serious COMM. quences. Remain perfectly quiet, es tiny action on your part would only tend to make matters worse. If you can bo of any service to us , wo will let you know; but keep quiet," These were the instruetions I received from my friend In Washington, in whom I felt the utmost rellance,and who I thought would !lever deceive mu. Ile also sent me eoplem of the -Valletta/ I ntelligencer I con taining evidence for the defence. cer tainly felt greatly relieved, though not en tirely satintied. Thin hewn reached me some time in the latter part of June, J wit before the party or gentlemen of whom I have minket' arrived. They, too, /181411rOd me there wan no cause for fear. What olio) could I do but !tempt these unwavering our su rOOOOO Evon had I thought otherwise, I maid not have talc on any action resulting in good. ant oil the eve of my departure to Phi a arty of gentlemen on a hunting excurnlon, mile I wan waiting at the hotel for the rain, the proprietor handed inn a paper, old nail " Road that about the conmplra • ors." I.ltide did the man know who I wan, er how clonely that paragraph bore upon no or Mille. That paper Informed me that in a day which wan then prurient, and atan lour which had thou come and gone, the neat hulllnh of deedn wee to bo enacted. Ml2l2l== out. even before 1 had intimation that lhero way any danger. It would be folly for mu to attempt to describe my feelings. After gazing at the paper for come time I dropped it on the nom., turning on my heel, and going directly to the house where I had been stopping before. When I entered the room, I found my friend Hitting there. AN moon as he saw mu ho turned deadly pale, but never uttered n worul I sold, ' You doubtless thought you were acting a friend —the part of a friend— towards one, but you have deceived me. I may forgive you, but I can never forget It. '•\l'o all thought it for the bast, Charley," he commenced to say, but I did not stay to hear more. I wont to my room, remained there until dark, and then signified my in lion to leave the playa immediately. f felt reckless: as to what should become of me. After visiting Quebec and other places, with the reward of e 2.5,000 hanging over my head, I did not think It safe to remain there, and mo I concluded to meek an diiy- [UM In foreign lands. 1 had nothing now to bind me to this country, HILVO an only slit ter, and I knew mho would never want for kind friends or a good home. For myself, it mattered little where I wont, so that 1 could main nine more a free man. I thou went on a venture, and now, ladles and gentlemen, I go forth again on a venture. Gladly would I have remained hidden among the multitude, but the stern neces- Hltles arising from the bleating of my earth ly prospects have forced me to leave my solitude and to stand again before the pub lic gaze as the historian of my own lire.— Ono mitigation of the dhitaxtefulnemil of this my Bret attempt, however, la the kind ness with which I have been received, and the patience with which I have boon lls toned to, for which I return you, ladies and gentlemen, my sincere and heartfelt thanks. [Applause.] A Farmer Murders his Wife and Com mite Suicide. II IMEWATEII, Susquehanna co., Pa., Dec. 10.—Un Friday last this community wan thrown Into unwonted excitement by the discovery of a shocking murder and the suicide of the murderer. Israel Chamber lain, a wealthy and well to-do farmer, has lived unpleasantl) with his wife for years, and the whole evil culminated Friday night in the tragedy. The murderer seems to have deliberately planned the time and place for his double crime, as before shooting himself ho went over to 'his brother's and asked his brother's wife to "come over and stay with mother to night." Ills slster-In-law started a few minutes after his departure, but before proceeding far heard the report of a gun from the workshop. She reached the house, and upon Inquiry for Chamberlain's wife could learn nothing of her where abouts. Search was made during the night, but the missing woman could not be found. Early on Saturday her body wasdiscovered in the cellar frightfully mangled as with an axe. The floor was, of loose boards, whore she lay upon her back, her hands folded on her breast, her head and neck completely besmeared with blood, as was also ono of her hands. Moro were two gashes In the right side of her head a little back and below the ear, besides several bruises, evi dently committed with an axe. The body of Chamberlain WILY found in the workshop, lying upon the floor, with his gun at his feat, and a small iron rod scone three feet long, with one end bent, at his side. His vest way unbuttoned and thrown back, his shirt stained with blood, showing that he had;shot himself. The fam ily ItS in good'cl rcu nadances,an d Chamber lain way of a moody, quarrelsome disposi tion, and rendered his wife very unhappy. Sim was thirty-three and ho fifty years of ago. The North Carolina tienotorship. It is stated in North Carolina papers that Senator Abbott will exert himself to pre vent the removal of Gov. Vanco's disabili ties, and in the event that the action of Con gress Is such as he desires will then assert his claim to the seat to till which Vance has been chosen. The ground upon which this claim Is based Is that ho (Senator Abbott), received the next highest number of votes In the Senatorial election, and Is therefore, entitled to the seat should Gov. Vanco con tinue under the Congressional ban. In tak ing this position Senator Abbott will op pose the wishes of a number of tho most in fluential Republican Journals. Ho is mak ing a personal matter of a very important national quostion—namely, the restoration of harmony all over the Union. Tito Re publican party cannot stand the infusion of any more disturbing elements into Its or ganizat ion, and the sooner Senator Abbott "backs down" gracefully from his untena ble position the better it will be for the party be is supposed to represent—N. Y. Herald.
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