Lancaster intelligencer. (Lancaster [Pa.]) 1847-1922, May 31, 1871, Image 2

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WEDN'ESDAYOIUY_BI,
DEM.OOBLTIO STAI9I
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
GEN. WILLIAM McIDANDLESB,-
or rzaLADxmmm.
FOR SURVEYOR bkEtigt,,
CAPTAIN JAMES R. COOPER,
OF Lewnartcrs COUNTY
A FULL POLL OF TELE •
STATE Avila, SECURE THE ELECTION OF OUR ST
vuicur BY A LARGE MAJORITY.
LET EVERY DEMOCRAT REMEMBER TirAM
AMU IMPRESS THE TROTH OF iT UPON THE
MINDS OF HIS NEIGHBORS: • ; !•.!J:
• Oureandldates.
The Democracy of 'Pennsylvania can
point with just pride to thenOininatio4
made by their 'State Convention: The
nomination ,of General William Mc-
Candless for Auditor-General will com
mand the respect of every Intelligent
voter in the State, and there are thottal,
sands of honest and conscientious, 110=,
Publicans who will give hitn their suf
frage In preference to Dr.
,Shin Who
. thn ,
has been set up as the tool of the cot
rapt " Treasury Ring."
As a soldier General McCandless bass
record as bright as that of anyman who
went forth in the volunteer armies of
Pennsylvania. He abandoned a tine'
legal practice and entered the service of
the United States on the 27th of May,
1861, as Major of the Second Regiment
of Pennsylvania Reserves. Wm. B.
Mann, of Philadelphia, was commis
sioned Colonel of this regiment, but
finding a safer and more congenial em
ployment In denouncing Dembcrats as
disloyal, he soon resigned and returned.'
to Philadelphia, where he at once en
gaged in the manipulation of elections
for his own personal advancement and
pecuniary benefit. On the 22d day of
October, 1801, an election was held for
Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment,
which resulted in the unanimous choice
of William McCandless, who served in
that capacity until the lOth of July, 1862,
when Gov. Curtin, in recognition of his
ability and bravery, promoted him to
the Colonelcy. From Dranesville until
he was mustered out of the service with
the remnant of the gallant 2d, through
the most desperate battles of the war,
General McCandless was always found
in the very front of battle where danger
was most imminent. During .a consid
erable portion of that time he acted as
Brigade and Division Commander,
rendering Important services through
his skill and coolness as a military lead
or. He was twice severely wounded,
first at the second battle of Bull Run,
while gallantly leading his regiment
in that hard-fought but disastrous
field, and subsequently in the bloody
battles of the Wilderness. General
McCandless learned the trade of a
machinist In his youth, and ap
plied himself to that business with
the same energy and conscientious
ness which has distinguished him in all
the relations of life. Finditighis health
impaired to some extent he studied law,
and when his regiment was mustered
out of the army he returned to the suc
cessful practice of the profession, which
lie had abandoned when called to do
battle for the preservation Of the Union.
Soon after the close of the war he was
elected from
.a the State Senate froa dis
trict that was then regarded as over
whelmingly Republican. In the
Legislature he made his mark as
a man of decided ability and strict
integrity. He retired from that posi
tion with honor, after having won
the esteem of the entire Democratic
party of Pennsylvania, and the respect
of his political opponents, In selecting
General McCandless as their candidate
for Auditdr-General, the Democracy
have put the right' . mah In the Tight
place. He has all the ability which is
required to discharge the important
duties of that position aright, and be is'
too high-minded and independent tobe
influenced by any improper motives to
his official conduct. We ask the people
of Pennsylvania to judge for themselves
between 'General AVilliain McCandless
and the creature of the corrupt Treapury
Ring, who has been set up as the tool of
Mackey, Quay and the other vile crea
tures who live upon the spoils wi:dch
are divided among. the political adher
ents of Simon Cameron.
Capt. James H. cooper, of Lawrened
county, the Democratic nominee for
Surveyor-General, is also a man whose
name is perfectly familiar to the veter
ans of the war. He is a native of Alle •
gheny county, a self-made man, having
lost both his parent's when 'Li boy.. L
- the war of the rebelliod broke
out he enlisted as it private in a com
pany formed in his adopted county, of
which he was chosen Orderly Sergeant.
This comnany afterward became famous
us Battery B. of the First - Artillery,
Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, and wail
familiarly., known and .1s spoken, of
in history as "Cooper's Battery;"
taking that , name from its gallant
young commander. Captain Cooper
participated In ,al),'-the engagements
fought by the Army of ~the, Poto
mac frorn'thii beklinning.of the war un
til August, 186.1, wheit he returned home
in impaired health, hlsierm of service
baying eßplied. There is not ayeteran
of the glorious Old'Pennsylvaiala Reserve
Corps to 'whom Captain Cooper is ,not
well and favorably known. Many is
the time they have seen him take his
Position in front when an advance was
o.dered, serving his guns with that
coolness and skill for which he was dis
tinguished ; and well do the boys" re
member the desperate charge they made
when • led • by the Old Ninth to re
capture Cooper's Battery from' the
rebels at •the sanguinary battle of New
Market Cross Roads. Captain Cooper's'
old comrades all speak• of him as. the
bravest of tho brave, and thi,Mificial re -r
ports of the commanders‘
under whtim
he served bear abniidiiiit testimony
his gallantry and to the 'ollel'el4 of le ,
celebrated battery , which bore his name.
When he was mustered ont;he was red 2
onimended by all the ,olileer:s of the
other batteries of the regiment for tip
Culonelcy, and • tlib'' recomi nentletion.
was endorsed,,hY General Meade 'and
o' her distinguished officers of high rank.
Ca p ta.l).lcoopgr is still a youngtnan, not
over thirty-three years of aim. and h4s
studied law and been admitted to the
bar. He is tifi Modest and unassuming
as he is bravo, is a gentleman pf the,
Purest character, possesses decided
ty, and will make an excellent Sur,
veyor!Cleneral. ' ' •
The ticket put forwardly the Deraop
racy is one of great fitness arid of mark-.
ed strength. It NCHI be
elected by a large majority if theDe-'
mocracy of Pen nsylvan la pall'afult
Nothing but the tripstodlpable and, attn.'
Mai negligence on our. own ,parti can
prevent such a result, for Gen:McCand
less and Capt. Conner will receive 'the
support of many, a man who; has not
been in the habit of Vooll 6 ' the Demo
cratic ticket.. ;
.Tl4o 'fl I1orm:
The ,platfafm by the
Democratie State onventlou „meets
the great issues , before , the , country
squarely, and 'puts , ' party In
a position which 'enables it to
make aggressive , wartare upon thd
Radicals. Wis , are j ust 'entering' repos/
the most„lmportan contept of
this century, and the convention Ile
termined to /ay aside all issues not of a
practical character. , The,Democracy of
Pennsylvania haVe not abandoned' 'the
belief that it Wea'Very us/Wise Wookster
the right of suffrage 'upon the' nigkei,'.
nor do they regard with the allghte4t'
approyal the, paahner in vrlstots tae
,teouth 'Anleadmcnt tva,s enddrsed but
when that el/knee, wsia.deClared td, f lid a
part of the Constitution they Vlti d' to,
it predtloal' obedithice, add t
declare their ipten,tightprkihg L eo
do In order ' that ,the, pcii9' .1441( I; the
Radicals may be Ole ce ,"" d Sl' 'fret '
opiortimity afforded Air qg'f'situriS'
political battles on the &eat 'and: Vital'
questions still within the 'ptesience df
legislative action.
THE LANC.A_STE
Re-orgarlizatlen of ibe State Ce tral Comt
\ROOD& Ike>
Experience hasipthowrf. the n
of selecting members of the 4 :s .m
State Central Co4Mittee fret, th -
iferent Senatorial tlfstricts his
'serious objections. t3Ometimes persons
;who would not attend properly to the
duties devolvingnpon them were named
hy the delegates from the districts. It
sometimes happened, when Senatorial
'districts figshraiettp.mim„berof counties
that 'ilieleito(pfihili State Centrai
C.ommitteewerggenespre..pared to fur-
Ftieh IrlfetWatkaft,7fliclt - Mightffiine • .=
ed Ox i kteil toMtihigel
the affairs of the party-in an extended
territory: - tice•CpafiNctitli ; She diffbr-.
ent County Committees are the persons
to whom the managetalmtdf the. Arty.
is committed by the` cri2ocratic voters,
and they ought to be fitted to, discharge
all the duties devolved Ilk; them. ,By
,the Action. of-tho. State Convention, tha
Chtgrmen.of the respective County Ciartr
mitteeh or the State have been. .constio
tuted a General State Committee, which
is to be called together at designated
times and places. They will 136 'able' to
report the condition of the party hien&
of. the counties of the State, to make
known the wants of the Democracy;
and to suggest and advise In rClailon to'
the canvass.
A committee composed of one man
from each county in the State, would be
found too large to act as an Executive
Committee, and, while there is safety In
a multitude of Counsellori, what decis
ions are to be rendered and•plans exe-.
cuter', power, ought to be transferred to
fewer hands. Being convinced of the
propriety of such an arrangement the
Convention gave to the Chairman
of the State Central Committee and
the two candidates the authority to se
lect eight men from different parts of
the State, who, in connection with the
Chairman, should constitute a State
Executive Committee. This Executive
Committee of nine is to meet from time
to time with the General Committee,
composed of the Chairmen of the differ
ent County Committees, and to be en
trusted with the carrying out of the
plans of the campaign. It seems to us
that these two Committees ought to
prove decidedly more efficient than the
old Committee of one from each Sena
torial District. Each county wilt be
represented, and the Executive Com
mittee, being reduced to smaller dimen
sions, will be likely to act more ener
getically and efficiently.
In selecting Hon. William A. Wal
lace to act as Chairman of the State
Central Committee, the Convention
chose a man who has exhibited great
executive capacity informer campaigns.
Other worthy gentlemen were named,
but the delegates knew Mr. Wallace so
well that they would not permit him to
decline. When he rose in the Conven
tion and declared that he was not a can
didate, he only repeated what he had
said to individual delegates who spoke
to him on the subject. The representa
tives of the Democracy believed that
Mr. Wallace would not decline to serve
them if called upon to do so, and his
election by so large a majority was a
compliment of which any man might
well be proud. We believe the re-or
ganization of the State Central :Com
mittee will be productive of good result.
Adjournment of the Legislature
At noon on Saturday, the State Legis
lature adjourned, and its deeds of good
and evil are now matters of public rec
ord. Months must elapse before ,the
thick volume containing the multitud
inous acts of Assembly can be issued
from the laboring presses of the State
printer.. On its thousands Of page&wlll
be found a few general laws of 'iMPort
once, some meritorious private enact
m.ents, and a mass of crude legislation
which never ought to have been pro
jected or perfected. Year after year
private legislation has been m'e'lees
lug, and the salutary rules laid down
by the Speaker of the Senate, at the
beginning of the session, proved inade
quate to restrain It within proper limit ts.
A radical reform in our system of State'
legislation is imperatively demanded,
and it can only be secured thrbUgh the
agency of a Convention called to revise
the Constitution ef the State. Privatel
legislation must be ,reatricted
very narrow limits, and - the 'Constitu
tional barriers setup against dt must ho
raised so high and rimile se strong, that
they can neither be scaled nor broken
down.
Year after year corrupt rings have
been formed In our hegislature, and
members of both political parties
, haye
themselvesbeen found ready to band themselves
together for improper purposes. The
people can prevent that by 'refusing to
return any of the men who have made
bad records, and by declining to vote
,for any but candidates of high charge-
ter. The best men of both parties must
attend the primary elections ? and every
good citizen must reseletely reSolpi not
to vote for any one unless ho islet above
suspicion. We Advise the Democracy
the different, districts to repudiate
any candidate who may havemade a
bad record, or who is not known to be
thoreugialylonest. It would be Anfln ,
Rely better for the party to lack in
representation rather than virtue. We
can afford to repudiate every bad Mat
who may force himself upon the ticket,
but we can not afford to have members
in both branches, of the Legislature
ready to affiliate with the creatures, who
make up the rings which are 'organized
for the purpose of plunder. , ,This is a
question on which the Democratic presh
of the stuto must speak out freely and
LILL"
fearlessly. Corrupt, men. hilw9 rig
to ask support even if regUlarlsr.non4-
'riated, and we would be',pleahed to
cord the defeat of all 'each. . ' ,
•
Row the 11011111111110 p 6 Aye ECCCITC( . II.
The Democracy of Pennsylvania are
delighted with the nominations madO
by the sttile Conventidn. The Selection.
of General. McCandless and: Captain
,Cooper is regarded as 'ail assurance Of
victory. All our country e..changes
come to us with the promise of rousing,
I Majorities. Everywhere heuest , and
conscientious Repohllcans are s,Vowing
their intention to vote .for ,tbes,gitiletit
abldiers who have been put forwatcl SS'
I our itandard-bearers.'.`CC r enale,s l 4,
1 Cooper do. not run upon a, nolltazz'
record alone, brilliant as' their ca-.•
rear was hi the army of the' Unlon.—..
They are both known to be men of de-
Bided blvii capacity, and in every resnect
well-titted to discharge ,the duties'ef the
1 offices for which they have been stencil
, nated. The Radical candidates are
' known to be the creatures of Quay,'
Mackey & CO, and their election would'
be regarded as another triurnphlor that:
corrupt combination wblClkiS.TainlidirlY
khown among politiciansas,tlU3"TreitS-'
(try Ring.." ThehoisestvoterS of Penn
sylvania will not ehtrust the, ifrainhes of ,
the State to the careof a. toolof that,in
famoui gang. Tbe lialleatio l ni already
to be seen araiminclOrit:tOitaciire:uti,that
!general • McCandless , swill. he , chesim,
ii'„utiftFir7:Gettentilly#l4robwoh7;aild
. that his gallant Coturlida,
or, will , ruo. fully as , Stantbry i
and'Both'werwriinnidg nn thOir Own
merits they might,,hnire . conta . ,-,11166y
t r 'hel y tig Tecognized Euilthe: , xnervitordp
:
ttlbsd~ile can :
14 eet iA/ ' l *4chi e :
trust,.their down, is, Some
Allthat is seeded towsecure , emagrilta.
TcentperriehratiO writipA k h paoder
a full , poit of the Delneof4tlO:fri4e. ,Bet::
thls!fact , be kept Steadily • in mind,i , ap
let,iltrangatotinta
a victory Whiciii decide
'der:alai contest, of 187. e ladvdn'ee.A
•
.Democratic. Neterlles in ykinig 2 .l -.:r
The D.kmooratio have . , carried: Rlo4='
6 * ,1 ,
Mini °Wieland large tervimPf Y4 l l l / 1 .
la. ' 4l3 49 l3 Yeir°" l ,aslPS:/lidic,lttfDP.4 ,
op a ' hiin, v i . e,',e it4 u ktlitiftt ( l. u Al,kocabi ,
hote l ; heretofore; held .the nermee in
most complete control.
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nseivatives of the ' - .12 woill , - unite '
pon the basis of op .. • .. on to negro
:uffrage, the Constitutional amend
., ents and the reconstruction laws. It
would have greatly delighted him if all
he old exploded dogmas of the past had
. - en raked up afresh and made issues in
: : .•.•: . 1 n . oomed
to : a.neV,V4.444 , APl*,foextf -77-
The. , Thirteentl4-fourteenik - Anir
teen Ltt -intend : chianti ..have been ineor—
pcusted „into the.i Canstituticiti'drthh
United States, and they : must be CheYd,
whge"ther ase ilnpliditly:ato any
otli P4 i ti34.Vt 6 0.1.4 ( 44 61 * 1 Y i • V ,°!
the' land, I,.The Democr.acritiattenq
position to., enfele l ettient;..end •ne
groes voted in "perfcct',pe,a4, and quiet
throughout Pennsylvania last kalL Mr.
Ifforton knew hVwits utteringbaise Nee.:
hoods tn. the oluirgeet49-44 ,116 , 44 4 140'
the Democratic party, but he gave the
key-tiote to the . Radlcabi far the nest
Presidential campaign, 'T ad; the.De
xnocracy remained. silent,. In their
cotivntions;''the Ilea framed , and first
uttered, by. Mr. .Morton w 0414 bays'
been bawled from the stump •by every
political demagogue, and reiterated in
every Republican newspaper. By such
means the minds of the people. wonld
have been dtst,racted, and; their atten
tion drawn away :from conaideratiOn of
the many and grave causes of complaint
against the recent condhct of the Re
publican party. It might ,even have
been made possible to-insure there-elec
tion of Grant by a renewal of the old
war-cries, if the Democracy had failed
to put into plain words that readiness
to obey the Constitution as it is, which
they had already displayed in action.
The Radicals in Congress are not con
tent to abide by the Constitution even
as they have made it. The very ablest
statesmen Of that party have declared
the recently enacted Ku-Klux bill to be
violative of the Constitution, not only
asst was, originally, but as it now is.
This disposition to exceed the Constitu
tional powers Of Congress has beou the
fruitful source of those great evils In
legislation,
,against which the Demo
matte party has so often and so earnest , ,
ly protested. And, now, from men of
all parties, and from all sections of
the country, there comes up an earn
est demand for the preservation
of the Constitution, not only of the
amendments, but of the great .ody of
that instrument as it existed before the
amendments were made.
Upon that broad platform the wise
and moderate men of both political
parties, in all sections.of the country, are
preparing to unite. They feel that the
re-election of Grant and the continu
ance in powerof the reckless men, upon
whom he relies and by whom he is sur
rounded, might endanger the very form
of our free government. Thousands of
moderate Republicans are tined of being
led to extremes by political managers,
in whose judgment and integrity they
have lost all confide pee. When, there
fore, the . Democratic party solemnly
'avows Its intention / to yield a ready obe
diepee to the Constitution in all its re
quiremenk its deetaratron: will be be
lieved, and all cause of distrust will be
removed from the minds of many who
are anxious to act with it in future.
The Infamous Registry Law
We publish elsewhere an address sent
out by the Democratic members of the
Legislature, in which the infamies of
the Registry Law, so far as it relates to
the City of Philadelphia, are fully ex
posed. We need not do more than call
attention- to the 'facts set forth in this
address to insure for it a careful perusal.
It exposes the outrageous character of
the eriactments, ina rnannerwhich
net fail to carry,' conviction to the mind
of everyone who examines the state•
ments 'which are authoritatively made.
No stronger eNeniplication of the fact,
that the Republican leaders believe
their party to be sick unto death,-could
be afforded, than is furnished by their
action'in reference to this. Philadelphia
Registry Rill, Bylt, they have virtually
procluiruell that We Republican. 'Party
la Pennsylvania is desperately diseased,
and.that Its life can only be prolonged
by theuse of the most desperate' reme
dies. The fact is so patent that the
Registry Law wag especially devised to
enable .the' creatures of the Radical
-Board of Aldermen, of Philadelphia, to
count in the 'RepUblican candidates for
'office, whether they were elected or not,
that its authors scarcely care to. deny
that such Was their object. the plan
adopted for disfranchising the Philadel
phia Detnocracy is as simple as it has
heretofore been effective. ,Theßepubli
cats' majority of the Board of Aldermen
appoint Republican canvassers to m ake a
'registry of the voters of, the districts,
hid these &invassers are invosted'with
power to Put Mi,Orstrike offn Ames from
their lists at their discretion. The eleo
ticui officers also areal]. of them appoint
ed .by the satno Malority-of the
Aldermen, 'who selectfor these positions
quibk-witted Republioa'ns and'" -fishy"
venal or .wooden-betided Democrats. It
-would seem that Democrat° candidates
in Philadelphia' •wotild• 'have small
chance of successfully ok.ereorning the
obstacles which encurnher'their road to
cftlde ; especially when-we consider that
their certificate of election mint come
from' a.paoked Board of Return Judges,
who, sitting in secret and clothed with
absolute poWer; "fix .up " the elec
tion returns' traeultnthemselves ; and it
never Sulta L tho ,to . nd' that. a Dem
ocrat has; beep, 'ele4e . fi d.
The ardendinents which theDerneelncitic
Sez} to so' stfe'nnotffylnaisted should be
made to this•Registry,BM'were so 144•
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ifestlY fair and , jaist,and so well-calcu
lated to prevent fraud,, that nearly -all
the'Republican papers. o'f Vititakelphirt,
'aswillbeseare by'the extractatherefecim
hicOrperated in the '4dtlreiis,-felt compel
led to endorse them ; and even 'ilie'F'r4ss,
published by the man-who-has wider
taken for.. a valuable consideration—die;
ing the Colfectorship and $30,060 In cash
—to carry the State for Grant, could find
nothing to say against the-amendments
proposed except, tliat,they were imneees
eary;. intimating -that the ,piiritY and
*rives of elepticms 'ryas Ertl tlielen4
'tied under"thi • Its It ' (Is
guar, , e aw,
. 4 but ,
not daring to distibatly assert so patent
a'l:akehood. •
lieTßadlcaluiLy politiehins, by 'the
Pressure which, they brought, to bear
npOn their 'friends in' the Logi*.
.lature,, to prevent;!tl*tichlption of so
reasonable an amendment, as was that
,wlil'eli,diie - Cted' the reititris to . be , made
in the.'preseitce,O4 the, .iudge.4 of 'Ole
Court—nil , 'Republic:pans' but one—have
aleagt they have no
hope. of,-carrying, 441allelphla, 'ex
cept :through fraudulent , tampering
with the electleit' returns. Their pro
posed...lniquity being thus proclaimed
it will he the duty of the City Democra 7
tielie"etfrotent
urea .ffl r- ' f l Aelk , itr*Vt l' o l 4:o o `th ll3 .°l9.gPets'
ofthe thteatenetCfraud; and: we Incline
'to:tt,titictliatrth4;r wilt be able to devise.
eireetivUMettAa W i e.040,i',t1444 Hefts. '!
i ., „ The .ITlaleetpL, • -,, .
'(
Akv4hdi . ,NAP , 'TO, i.ill,' CaiOPna t ,'
ha Ind called, upon , res . eat' .totraillr .
,'a i lli it Int,tniptfl!'hittt'that there waa no •
JAR 0044 0 "-W,Lbrlg :ilie:•WrClder
f martial 'law. , .tag gaye.ae 4 40 a to
understand, tbaii.tkus he. paw, oXip.ti-'
rzena,Nthose.who were,le . ngfFebelsb),
'ar.well-dispdeedi tawards , , the ,geiser4
g eingilinti , andireadytoninittputting
'OO , Ol all difitntithe. We inemot !inform
-14
ati. ether t'ftvernOr Bbott had an in
.k3 . icti'.9ol‘itor,ptitisort Nomsnator
AP? t , ; Rid tiPtitfi,,WUO - "lb th' - Chair-
mao, A Aile.A,P 4l j 3 44Po 400 ' 6) in
veatigate,, .a.u-Klus..,onhuget: ,;',lt,tte
be hoped the two Scotts had a pea ing.
Our - Scrottimereahown- himielf .. to a
kitterawLiainded zaadvartalighanT ores
tale, &Marta. need 'of.hraighteruhent,
which the South Carolina Scott might
afford him.
EIKIa'Y
0 • geons Ab , siNDl the Pardonln-•
4 P,
5,
On e t yo = . oh
B ,o el.. a,• "-n ,
y a publ J.. • e -nd .• -
m d y
fine ec sof chß WaS
convicted wahriewhichxichl,,Lmerited
the fall extent of thepunishment mired'
out to him by a Court of justice. It was
clearly proven that he had been active
ly engaged in the manufacture - of -fraud
ulent electioit -tprns. , • Tywoffenserip,
one which ldr i lleeia 'at fhe-'veiileottntht
every decent man in the. State of Tenn ,
„ .
'sylvania would ber glad te see every one
of the rascals who engage in such *bit
sent to the Penite.ntiary,and .kept there
until completelyreformed . 'Each-being
.
the:sentiment of the , rePutable'pertion
of the , community. in .relation to such
I offenses, we can imagine the surprise.
with-which the people of Philadelphia
learned that John H. Brill, had been
unconditioaally:perOnecl'hY.Grriern -
Geary: Thls.lo.so.grvaa - s..an,ainisehfthe
pardoning powers thatßepnblicati iewa
papers are forced tb tieuouncelt lia un- .
measured terms. The Evening Tele
graph gives a full account of the case
and of the Influences which 'actuated
the Governor. It says`
The evidence against Brill was clear and
emphatic, and as his offense was a partic
ularly outrageous one, as it. was a blow at
the very foundation of Booted order.and re
pub.ican government, the interference of
Governor Geary, at the dictation:of a gang
of trading politicians, makes him a partici
pant in the crime, and demonstrates his
utter worthlessness as an administrator of
Justice. There are certain men in this com
munity who look upon such a crime as
that of Brill's as a meritorious and not a
criminal performance; and such as these,
whether they call themselves Republicans
or Democrats, can be consider ed es nothing
else than enemies of society, who deserve
to be jealously watched, and whoshould
meet with the opposition of all right-mind
ed citizens whenever they attempt to push
themselves and their partisans into the
management of public affairs. A. party of
these professional politicians went to Har
risburg ostensibly to oversee the conven
tion for the nomination of Auditor-General
and Surveyor-General. They called them
selves the Unconditional Republican Club,
but this name, like the pretended object of
their visit to Harrisburg, was a mere blind,
and the single end and aim they had in
view was the unconditional pardon of
Brill. Under these circumstances the Un
conditional Pardon Club, would have been
a more appropriate name for the party,
.rominent in which were individuals who
ave figured prominently in the Fleken
pardon-case and other equally discredita
ble circumstances.. Brill had secved these
men, and they .wore determined that he
should not, suffer fur his fidelity to the only
principles of political. or moral action they
subscribe to, which are, to get ; offine by
any possible means; to make as Much 'as
possible out of the public by_any possible
means; and to remain in office es long as
possible by any possible memis. Roneaty
is a word such schemers as these have long
since ceased to believe iu, and the public
offices they consider as but their lawful
prey, and the manipulation of election 're
turns as the best and safest method of ob
mining office. Brill was,one orate inatru
manta used to accomplish their purposes,
and as he had been useful In the past so he
;
Might be.in the future; at any rate, the
"Unconditionals" considered it incumbent
on them to, take care of their friends, and
the prompt surrender of Geary proves that
he has a greater ambition to be in the good
graces of the friends of Brill than to retain
a spotless reputation as a man and as the
Governor of a great Commonwealth.
We understand a regular bargain was
made between Geary and the "Uncondi
tionals" foryhe pardon' of Brill, and the par
don was granted not because any good and
sufficient reasons could be assigned for-the
release ,o f the criminal, but because die Un
conditional Pardon Club guaranteed to en
dorse Geary and to procure a favorable
mention of him in the resolutions to be
passed by the Convention. The following,
which appears among the resolutions, rep
resents a part of the , priqe paid for the lib
eration of Brill from durance vile:
'1 That our confidence in the firmness,
wisdom, and integrity of our present wor
thy Governor, Juhn W. Geary remains
unshaken, and that we believe his qualifi
cations for the office he now holds are un
questionable, as is clearly proven by the
manner in which he has brought the State
safely through every storm."
As there was not a Xl4lll in the Conven
tion who had the slightest confidence in
either the firmness, the wisdom, or integ
rity of John W. Geary, it is difficult to find
a polite word to characterize this resolu
tion.
The story told by the Telegraph will
bp read with shame and humiliation by
every good citizen of . PenneylVonia. By
his action the Governor of the State
gives encouragement to the gang of des
perate scoundrels who live by ifiifflng
ballot-boxes and committing all man
ner of frauds at elections. His pardon
of Brill will tie very properly construed
into a license for all manner of political
rascality. The rounders and repeaters
of Philadelphia will feel assured that
they can commit the greatest crimes
with perfect impunity. If convicted
they will look to Governor Geary for an
unconditional pardon, and he can not
consistently refuse to free every villain
who may be sentenced by the courts,
after having pardoned John H. Brill.—
I - s'eVer in the history of this or any
other country was there an instance of
such a gross and outrageous abuse of the
pardoning power. John W Geary
might have set free all the murderers
and thieves in our penitentiaries with
out Inflicting upon society one-half the
injury which will be caused by the lib
eration of Brill. His pardon must ne
cessarily encourage the grossest election
frauds by teaching those who practice
them lb the interests of the Republican
party, that they have nothing to Mar
from courts of justice or the law of the
laud:
Revision of the . . State Constitution
The Democratic proposition referring
the question of a revision of the con
stitution of the State to ,the,peoPie
the October election, received the sanc
tiOn of the'Republican Majority of the
lower House of the. Legislature, Miring
the last hours of- the session. That is
.the regular
_and proper course of pro
cedure, :the plan which has heretofore
been adopted In.-our State, whlnh .has
the et:Meilen of prebedent, and Which
will commend itself to the good.fiense
of the people of Pennsylvania. . We,
have uo doubt that there will be au
overwhelming majority in Savor of a,
Convention; but it would have been-an
tricOOgrueus prbeeedflig tb ask the peo
ple to decide whether 'a Convention
should bo called and to require them to
vote for delegates at the Same time. The
Dem'ocrlits of the Senate took the right
view 'of- the matter, and the Republi
cans of the House showed good judg
ment in finally adopting the plan sug
gested. The Democratic State Conven
tion acted wisely when it declared in
favor of thus calling a Convention, and
we advise all our readers to vote In fayor
Of it. We have repeatedly called atten
tion to 'various Constitution - al amend
ments which are imperatively demand
ed; and, their are others which will no
doubt be made apparent - hy 'a careful
examination of the doeument.:. When
the 'people are called upon to choose
delegates to the Constitutional conven
tion, they must see to it that none but
able and discreet men are. chopen.
THE extra session of the , U. S. Senate'
was adjourned Bins die on SaturdaY,
after aclupting a its'Olution; by. a vote of
23 to 13, directing the Alsollitige from
custod'y 'of Messrs. 'White and Ramsdell
at tlic'tercti (nation of, the session. • The
Senate tel • five nominations unacted
among than that of Jbhn W.
Fullee for,Colleetkii.oflnte{4lieyenue
for the Tenth Diktrict of. Ohio: • Three
ti l eattek afso go over to the itekt sesSiOn„
namely-: Aspoital treaty 141 th . .Equidnr,
treaty of commerce 56rRhltaly-, and eon-
YeintiOn s with Mexlooxtfinditig tire
otthe Mexican Claims Commission one
yetiF from the first'Of Jhnuary 'next.
41x,.OMe14py, Oitifto otlp7,Otthe rad.;
itedgreaty.of Wtiaidngitio .iive4.lfOrit to
.EtyglittO , SEttuldit,y's titearrio,. Ban
etoft 61.,f40,14;, ? 1`,f;*e1h g
• The ratifications otthe feteaty, treto be
4011004 , The , othrO al
document . 1 : 16.0. ,the
archives of the. Stfite,Departoieht.
ViCE COMM
have, been, brobght'neaf the dooi of
death by excessive 'smOking. :Grant,
ought to take Wattat:ito•l• •
THE Seer44oif,ig * lhe Tfinaiury
sell $7,000;000 in gold and. purehase $4,-
000,000 of bonds during June. f
C r vv DI I r • A .4 ' 31, 1871.
*--- 1 A Mormon
ent Grant hp n aso •
am Young ass P etes
And this, notpithstsueing
Yoing has been nearly all his in
ppioakostillty to the goveriktrient.A-the
Thdtedlitates, and is the clilef ea - jib - neut.
of polygamy, which is severely punish
ed our laws. The -Prod
ideut must be a convert to the doctrines
of Mormonism, or he would not surely
give them the quasi - endbislient which
11 . 1 1;311' 11 i' [ ti t na2 1 17 =rt.!!
are..a .;pemecutett
They have bad thrust among.
'them whom thV;:tiie. , i 7 t4tiliedltie
eider and treat SS theti ectlitiL;toiirpegt:
they meetyeeelve tt mong them in like.
manner, a boy Whitf,,W,Att*. result" by
adulterous practioes owittett:: lthijaaier
exults in and whickare iiattetfoned.by
his , i ll 3 * a K-2` 4 4 4 ,
from Stiaday,schools at herae,;-wAit,PP
e9mettiht' j t izzleti to reeoi§tille.lthe pr&
eeßth4 ol ght t 114 4 1.
practices ofßrigham Young which they
see have been endorsed by the Presi
dent of the Unitgd States, by the ' tie
stowal upou toe, bf their fruit of a cadet
ship at large; a reward ,which areeeg
nized as ccittimonly given by ths presi
dent to the sons of distinguished mien
who have done good servic. • for, their'
country. ,
FOR all that is Linjurious and obnox
ious in negro, suffrage, the rtepnbflean
party is solely responsible. The Denio
cracy resisted the innovation with all
their might. They did so r not on ac
count of any mere prejudice of race,
but because they believed that great
evils would. ensue from the incorpora
tion of so large a body of ignorant yo•
ters into the body politics. They have
not changed their views on the proprie
ty of adopting the Fifteenth Amend
ment, or abated one jot or tittle of their
detestation of the fraudulent means by
which its ratification was secured. But,
when it had received a formal sanction
and been declared to be a part of the
fundamental law of the land, they of
fered no opposition to the negro voters
who came to the polls with the ballots
in their hands. In so acting the De
mocracy gave assurance to all men that
they are what they have always claim
ed to be, a party of law and order, and
worthy of being ertirusted,evep. with
the execution of obnoxious statutes. •
Aatlf!eation or the Treaty
, .
The announcement of the ratificatiOn
-Of the treaty between the United States
and England, Will. be received with
pleasure throughout the countri. It is
so much to the -interest of the two coun
tries to preserve lastihg harmony, that
dissensions between. them.are calculat
ed to excite universalnueasiness. We
are glad to record the fact that this
treaty has been ratified by the United
States Senate, and hope that the speedy
acceptance of the terms by the English
Government may adjust every differ
ence between the two countries.
Quay's Men
The Harrisburg Patriot understands
the situation, perfectly, and describes it
exactly futile following paragrifph :
Who nominated and elected the present
State Treasurer? Iff. S. Quay, the agent
of the Treasury Ring. Who nominated
Dr. Stanton, of Beaver county, for Audi
tor-General P M. S. Quay, of Beaver coun
ty, through the aid of the Treasury Ring.
With Quay's man 'in the Treasury and
Quay's other man in the A uditor•General's
office, Quay will settle with Quay the ac
counts of the Treasury. Fulwiler'sjudg
meat was Impartial compared with what
that operation Would be.
[For the imeingencer.]
The State Ticket is the Coal
NilN' QASTLE, May 26. 1,474,
Messrs. Editors ;—The State ticket,Made
at Harrisburg, on the 24th inst., meets the.
approbation of the Democrats in this:see
tion of the State. The names of "Wean
dless and Cooper, fell on the ears. of the
Radicals of this County, like a clap of thun
der from a chmir sky. There ere-many men
in this county who formerly voted the Re
publican ticket, that will at the neat elec
tion poll the full- Democratic 'ticket—espe
cially the working clais. They have been
so badly misrepreSented by the Atiner,s'
Journal, a paper in the interests of rpoiiop
°lies and corporations, - and at the same
time one of the most bigoted and ultra
journals in the State. If a good ,county
ticket is made in Schuylkill county 'this
year, the October election will' show a
larger majority than has been given for
many years.
In looking over the list of delegates to
the Democratic Convention in Lancaster
county, we saw Caernarvon township' was
not represented in that body. We knoiv
there are about one hundred and fifty as
good Deirroerats In that district as are to be
found anywhere In the State. Why had it
no delegates in that Conyerition'i'' Czernars
von must wake up! Some of the young
men must take the advance. Messrs: Wil
liam Witinan, Lot Rogers, Thomas Ed
wards, and others, formerly took the lead
In the printery meetings of that district;
but they have grown grey in the service,
and at their advaneed age, it does not at all
times suit them to make a Journey. of
twentyYniles. Ate there . no young men
In Cteinisi'Smil ,to ilialrplactifs? know
there are. , Let it not liesa4dcit,o,ternaiven
thatAt Sailed to •dq its duty in the hour of
country's'danger: ' '
We have had tie here for about three
weak.s.until to-day ; had a show
er this afternoon.' • • SefthYLICILL.
[FOr the lutelligtin'caril
Letter from. co lumb#P.
' illmersoEditOrs :.Here Wears again,.not
exacti r Y' fft '" COlumbia, , the 'Gem of the
Ofean," Jttrt most L eertaApY if 05414. 9 aiiiti
the,cientof,theq.squelituana; iiinitNi/e must
say thet, - alter.ounexperienee intiwYgric
enil'Plfiledel}itlte~ And beingeastnpon the
not inhospitable' . Shores' of New; jersey,
wbere, in,oneordanCe with ptonitsti to
you. M. our New York- letter,.we t! Wentpr,
the Heathen Chluee," we are nub-sorry
tolind'obrselves home again. COlUmbia,
at present, is very quiet—onlY.the..bna
sional ripple of a passing rumor breaks
over the monotonous waves of the Colum
bian existence—and such a ripple is 'the
report that the Pennsylvanio,
Company will at °nee. purchase all the
property for a distance of two hundred
feet baek.from Front,street,in'nrdet tO add'
twelve trotika for shif,titig, or ciao go
Marietta- .
For this report there may bey or.may not
be, a good foundation; but ac any rate the
Borough:Vat - 4ra biro ecjnaiAdt-et re, of suf
ficient importance to wargant them in.talf -
big action upon it in Council ; and,..Per
- dousequeiiice, , property - along the line of
Front street, luis"suddenlf taken ina' up_
ward jump.. Cr what4ene4tlii ; the'inter
eats oPOottimbia the wicieribignethe Penn
sylvania toad, at IVA i/Oifit ! ‘ctinfpesaibly
be, ia seineilaing:tliat:y,qat', pot+eepondent
—not beifig .in ,tbe ring,--ean not Under
ettmd ; , but, as the , Polunkialth nind.seenas
highlYpreaeed'andexeitedoi , eetheoorning
event,„ 4 looilit 'F'ofialii44ifi l , Ili, ehMe way
not rec . 4aWto .14.4.tiiPAi nPet'iii iW9n, it
ie.& blg.thing fbr somebody.ll ;/. ..!r
' 132141Ing , thle Sprbig , seerns , to be seine
trhet on the !arielifiltir i enelentrietangb ;
but, as some coiriPS4Atifi r lor'9*4o. of
Increase, the. authorlAwszek;usilyntiworls :
'll:lnking needed inVilrietnetitfyfilling; out
pi 3 vi i4l,linteetl,ll (iig':the 'aid ..11:08,'
tgil roakl gentr '. )olltllitli.'for'tbe,
good time. doin uf l . en e"Wirnrisklng•
popniatlph 4):;*t sir i' ^ k4 iiipTil. fieont'
.6
into:thin atirro lerglii; d . ,0' 'Vtft r ,
_Wet I I
fear'tbitlhe'gpod 'ante cretelfigTh.yet 6, long
}vex off.. 'Tnciee paitteltne on . i tie hod,* of
Improveronta==the' old•'fbglen"--gnelted it
680;044 Fetard,,ed,it for y,eitre, Iv e ,'irlth
thelirnor4y4cl t h eillVelllo4, ,
c egnd
cof44*P9P,lFafi tit tso,tr, , Well.
hi
, ~yiv, ntegntoll ,±ar , riAtta, , eking ,
.'',geft! r,eparnti net 4 .1 e1y .
_tei ld f the
t 9AC TiM SAe r' '' i k g irbitei l e n o - r
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40 DO there to.se§, ft „to ,
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tbfqongest Mtter,o,4o et *;: *lied tn:'
Ao
(kteligl 71 .; . 3 R. vi,f., . x o w/I here'
',44.7eic, 4 •
1 1... ~ '-.s: **i
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Prim, Yiazier
, rtio Fili*4o,ipiki*rikkii.diik _ann..
IsTsw You May 215:ige ,Downine
on Saturdiy genten:w4A '•erlittlghterq,
.eollins' ''''''' Bavgaidel2„Vatlary'
for twelve mbrithe et4Bl, 4'il td, • a firm
of a dioidiand dolliiii;Wr iseidenoe zp ood ? ,
tl'Aile,' in detlidlt cif fitifS,, 6}, imidtlipilwehie
1 49 1 /0 ,11 :: - TIVI . 2 'W . aa ,2 VAlPine t t
wee arreato4 r _ait t n ' 'R . edlrtalty, an '
x riap
w4ia!!cintkiiiced to ' neat
and a line of V•00:' ' W, iikercwded,'
.and 'when - Ccillint a" ' witivireiere be- .
in remo v ed' 13 denit. ' lien'dpcyllipathy
was evinced, built wwfcittioldy suppressed
'i
40 l t A. 1 .1 :I 11• . ~,- 1 4
li i, c...„ O• a penis as 9 , safe.,
:l - 4 , - \. ...t
~..1
zr , .
N ollik , , a 7 .
7. . . • 7::11
I'.. . pit in
the' • • •• of Blake J Conmany; West
Pittstof ir lehe top roller, caused by fric
tion. esa than two hours the whole
shaft had been destroyed. There were
sixty men at the bottom of the shaft, bat
by the good management and courage of
Ithe e engineeriill were got out bo o t tbir_ty
nk,frie .., - 1 Ei ....7t3 g 4 ( e L jae U np
enSiy. t 11 •••15 - ." ego iernOrtmder-
l til ea 4 vV P e lA tu a bel f.
The excitement all last ntinued
intense. Aroaatia - had
'been riggadup, At 1
o'clock e first. marrearite' - up 'aye; the
next. two that 'were brought up were dead.
The car continued making the trip up and
down the mine, as fast as ;pen could be,
found:tot° tad 'dolfinouttaii stiabek
this afternoon, when_lhe last man was
brought. Although aL.Ateeh who had been
brought tip a Ili& were deed, the
last one was living.
Thin - UV/ere thlrtyleitten!rdett left in the.
mine and all have been brought out, -
Twenty.oun of them were brought up alive
and sixteen dead. It is thought that the
deaths .Wnre nausea 'by ktiffocation; al
though some assert that two or three of
them were drowned. The men were found
iu the extreme weltern portion of the
mine as fin balk as they could' get. Their
suffering must have been terrible.
Mr. Wm. Abbott, one of the Pennsylva
nia Coal Company's men, says that , when
he went down in the mine this morning, he
found that the water was but three or tour
feet deep, but the air was so bad that it was
only by the most strenuous exertionathat
he was able to retain strength sufticientrto
gettbemen out. lie , had two assistants,
viho werealmost .unable to aid him in 'the
least. ! •
The people here, while sorrowing for the
dead, cannot help giving vent to• feelings
of thankfulness that so many. were saved.
One of the men that has recovered since
gives the following: We .discovered the
mine to be on tire about 3:30, that is about
half an hour. after the tire broke out. We
immediately built a barricade, and got be
hind It, when wemado a prayer and sung
a hymn, and then. waited for our fate.
can remember nothing that occurred after
6 o'clock. Out of those brought up alive
two have died this evening. An inquest
will tie held•to-morrow morning at 9
o'clock.
The funerals of the dead will take place
on Monday and Tuesday. There has been
at least twelve thousand visitors, at• the
scene of the disaster to-clay,. and the excite
ment has been verygreat all day. , ' .
During the day, peopiefrom W I lkcsbarre,
Plymouth, SOranton, Carbondale and .all.
the surrounding towns and vi.lages, have
visited • the scene of disaster, , and it is
thought the total number of visitors has
notbeen less than 10,000.0r.121100.
8.'6 thought several of those who mere
brought ont alive cannot live, but all is be
ing done for them that is possible for any
hilman.being to do. At the churches and
Sunday-sehoolsto 'day the attendance; was
eo meagre that the .regular order of devo
tional' exercises was not attempted. The
feelings of the community can better be
imagined than described, and now; that all
anxiety for those in the mine is past, every
one seems to be looking to the welfare of
those living, yet so near death..
The Sufferers.
Thelolloilng are the names and, condi
tion of the men as they appeared wheti
brought - to the top of fdd shaft, arid the or
der in which they were found :
Andrew Morgan, alive, foaming at 08
mouth ;, had been lying in water,: and was
shivering from cold and moaning iu a
dreadful manner.-
Hiram Curtis, dead; was found lying in
water, his face downward, features dread
fully swollen and distorted, hands clench
ed, and 'had expired apparently soderMg
the most intense agony.
George Cull, dead ; was found behind the
barricade, his head lyi❑g across the track;
features calm and placid-, and died without
much evidence of suffering.
Robert Smallconib, alive; was found
among those whci'llad taken refuge inside
the wall built; had his hands entwined in
hil b'rother's hair, which be held as if in
the grasp of death. He will doubtless
cover.
Thomas Smalleombe, alive; was 'fdan'd
near his brother; be was frothing sit, the
mouth, and apparently in a very low ton
dition ; will probably not recover.
W. R. Davies, alive; but`yery much ex
hausted. His efforts to inflate his ldnga
were of the most painfuleharacter, attended
with gasping. The cage' is a very critical
'one.
Aarbb Sinaffeornhe, dead, is the father of
,the three boys of tLds - name roentioued,was
found with his boy., William ; in his arms,
:fils'face pressed close against his, features
rigid and distorted, anti shoulders drawn
up, eyes orlen and mouth twisted, Indies-
Ling that dis Solution was attended With
great agony.
William Bmalleambe, alive, was found
in his fathers's arms;-and did not appear tO
be sufferingnS seVerelytt.s reost'of file com
rades; will probably 'recover.'
George Edwards, alive, but soffering the
most intense agony ; foam lngat the mouth,
and eyes roiling as if in the sortie§ of
death.
Michael Cox, alive, bi#, like the preced
ing case was angering; hands clinched'
firmly by}' his Side, eyes einseit,thivering
from 13 4 ng' in water, and a most pitiable
sight. His chances of recovery are very
slight. ' •
Anthony Ford, alive, rand the mdst fa
vorable case yet presented. Could. mit
speak, but evidentlyrunclerstood his situa
tion and the condition from which he had
been rescued. Eyes open and lively in ex
pression. Will certainly recover. •
A Youngson, alive, and will also recov
er. Martin Cooney, dead, his features-giv
ing every evidence of the frightful struggle
with the adversary of life; hands behind
his back, and his eyes glaring in a shock
ing manner.. 'CM on the breast and bleed
ing. •
Patrick Farley,, dead: - Was an appalling
sight; mouth damn 'tip at one side, left
hand clenched over his heart; and tight
'hand lying by his side; seemed as if he
died in the act of mocking art antagonist.
Chas. M'OiriniS, dead, brit' exec biding
little evidenhe that he met dealtris hie toe 1
lips closed and features relaxed an'd•pleakr;
ant; was found covered ;Writer.
John Price, All,ve,•but vtory_ datigerou ly
affected ; hands'wcOrking' spasmodically,
and eyes set as if in the agonies of death ;
will not, in all probability', reedVer.'
Owen Macken alive, is a tyy - strong
man but appeareilte anfrerin terribly ;
it is did:lei:at° say whether Or , otther will
recover.
Jetties Jones alive. His' father ;caught
him id his arms and bore hpen'ttytity 'the
'moment' he was lifted (rat or thrirearflUge ;
appeared to be very far prone.' I kward.
stated Thy dne or the phystebsnd in' attend
ance that, he stands a poor chaneeTfleeav
., .
ery
. .
John Borroughs, allve,•buVvery-thrgotfe,
his pulse at the' time being sdareely'pereep
.
tibia; will not recover.
Martin Crane,' alive; but BholVs • fiigtia of
having suffered the most intense akoriy
while in the mine; clothes torn and face
bruised, as if struck against a teck ;
riicover,'bdt ft'is doilbtlbl. • "•' • •
' Yolm Gibbs, alive; and atiparehtV suffer
ing from severe ex,haustlon.•,
Death or rictir ,
PITTSTON, May 29.,-YiriCe
have been' taken dub of the relip folit , More
have died. A nunibet of Obeli, 'are not
bxpetted to reeoVer.' 'An'frigbestwas coin.
manned this morning. The testimony has
all been taken and the jury hive adjourn
ed to meet in half an hour to eonsider-the
testimony and rYndei a 4-ertliCt.. "
The - eVidence thus fee shciw4 an wiper
donable,.if not criminal tiegleet on 'the part
of the inspector and operators. • •
,There is but little now to be seen, the
dead having been' removed to - their late
residences, and of those taken out alive,
who were cared fur et the•Liizerne house,.
'Ail:were remoVed. ' But three among' the
Whole ntimber'who were' taken out alive.
hive as yeerecovered their 'amines: •Th'onias '
I.ld wards and 'his soh Ifiave-so tar retbyered'
as tote able tO'rebog.hize their' friends:
.
.. ..... ilWietnert .. t or vilein 'it, Davis:-
:, lam brttbuf One men w ho beyeevrnarrowly
eshaped death lir th.e' est,Tllttsnxiditter ; • 1
now feel extremely weak - and eMialisted
and very dizzy inn head:as , vl3ll. - irksibk •
at my stomach. .At the niament when I .
first heard that the' bisnilfer was 'on fire 1,
was hard, at - Work - inmy', cbsdriber 115 Vas_
mine. As soon se the alarm Iwtts '
glyeu and
we underatodd the exkot natitreOt thedan
.
ger,, we - elf 'tame' tOgethbr as quickly as'
we could - find One another hythe - ghway .
at, the foot of the shaft, andlindinkit hngope
less to attempt to go -up, and 'tutor/-
Jug that there was no other we,y- Of- es
cape, we deCided, at -once' to bbild I ri ha r l,-,
cade and to iihnt nuriielittelfr'behihd it,' We
had one thing of ttitigresteet inipoilarice in,
our fa vor—th ereeils ti 0 thitace fettle thine„
and the air was frfrtilichtki in.'tlie ids by is
large. fan which Virbvitt it 'dovAa. ';'W'e Were ,
Per:body 'Weill aware- of Oie,ftletqliiitl our
en depended ' al moat - entirely 'Upon We
_barricades wis were buildinglib& Vrla tbete'
fore made' it- as strong 'es , PoSbible. ' Wel
made it by trimming off very large-Will:t
Of 'boat end ; • then I:I ding , lbeillJ Ridtt4er
closely r in, a atput wall., When it Wks do ni
pfel:ed- We k new that It vie( wit& li'litifectly
secure be l rrler.againet ilia tire. , We then;
gave the closest attention by listening' to
what was' going on outaltle:. "Fdr Vito or
three hdurs r st least'aftet the batrleada was'
finished we could distinctly hear dielieditor
that was tinAl'af-thE' Of
.thWithaftLbet ,
after' that tiiide • ktiii oilisdintied td;
come uponhirall thitt 6 , opletielver bib
taken out ,o{ thislili . 1 4114 e: - The n.
t z.
Of this l etiengebtilie hirwreillhillbb a y.,
of us, begaii! tb - feel . I tiftW"' ' - 'w h,
we ', 'kitty ' a}ast 'llStr, 'the ; • eftee Ibl' 1,417:
pure • 11: - •"--After '; this , ' I WV' ilatte ' - 're-,.
,signed. ourselves ,to .t,lfe death•VAl c : r oli
'seemed, : dertaltt -"and ler . lt'"tb , "ito to'
make' oti pritiliaiationW VY tillieritV 6'
held a prayer naeeting, iy th altrging-lind
,praying Bu *O. %did beheri a
. ptartig saqind then' wabid , averg.
mat- eeStrottee Vs 11- 4 Nlth'thet hope,
Of nitatll44 .os to. sll( felliir itl i raltdrl;l l 'Wbof
'ooUrse theagns'mtibn Ow ' tithild biiidotdi
to attract,thi; attention of ti tr ii'llien-d9kilde
Wild we knew Ireke'delholll ul yfisho
halhvo
to'deliver tlescrAteit 'We ghtherfoiduid,
as soon as poildble and zitr‘tlme• be Idet in;
Seardiof• traces orbs; Tdt l .AlitlalfutplanO
' c go f t u k a? th i en i tirt ' ait t z -, o ft., th p, 11
piece of coal on •
tire - r lot,
the esittafetray iluit Vta-llaal 1? .
ourselves be nd it, ' • '
--..
A- ' —..... t
The ::t despa
i,ip
. ~-
..,
Mexico an
-,_ '-' ..,.. • • . of , • J op z nd
E
• . 1 0 VI -: 4 . ''. .• and domes
,T,'. . "•,;• . :, hile, "F' . , -•-. o ntionst are in
• - ° . . .. e for ..- ' .-- When will
e : .•'- M. • _ • . wisdom?
y,-. ~.-: a...: _ 4 ' ,"' —" or more
Itrop&rly, aiebelll .'. at this ••e in Mexi
co? The answer to the firstquestion is "ap
parently never." Thearmwer to the second
would astonish plain, straight-forward
Americans, were they not by this time ac
customed to treating revolutions in Mexico
as a matter of course. The present revolt
appears to grow out of the fact that General
Lerdo Is a candidate for the Presidency
against the present occupant of the Presi
- :EV!'
, me "0 ' - at - the'L
l'eronutuffavieintrisipthleAltttentleire awe ttvo,
if not three in the dell, vlz: Lerdo and
Rocha, and it,la,suspeeted. that,Escobedo,
the marttetel'Of Mailinlilitt;fs 'also impli-
M n geb i llnta:lTAlj e r i es 4 4llrt o t ;o b i t i t e t
getloiWiteraitiki Of 'bib ad s
&tit-talent( possmani oCtlie. town
eft Tanartfew Wind till! place , of abbrit , Io,ooff
inhabitants. • 4 llhereheiseist
auoo,-arnh.severat akirrolahea) hail! taker'
Place outside the pity walls between his
friends Rod tote , gpvierimiont ;plops, :Thia,itt
.the titay , they cnd i tict i Presidential election
kA Eteut thein* d .JlgVT,eernrl,'Ma
teo that
"General. Rocha, who 'is 'the hand
min 'of Estiebedo, has started. front' San
Lula 'de Potosi (hi' 'Templed; 'under pre
tence of suppressing: the rebellion, but, in.
alt .prObtibilitY to organize the revolution
in favor of •Lerdo,-and tOget hireself,PP
p9inted Commander of Ala gederal forms."
Having obtained, that, post, thls patriot. will
thempzobably,.rergarozeV revultdion on
his Own behalf, and - so thidgili go' on and en
In Orte'unterying round! One mllitarY ad
veritffrer starts up after another, Caring
litiltrWliarittieery is inflicted on the un
happy, 'eCountryliy their unprincipled am bt
tibo. .Instmovr, parties semi to be en evenly
balanced; or so dietracted—it is difficult to
say which-.that the Presidential election
may not.hematie by the people, but by the
Congress,, which is saiil to be made up
largely of the partisans or . Lerdo. "Juarez,
and Lerdo sustain their respective candi
datures,":says the 'Courier, "the first with
the public funds, the second with those of
his friends or with his own. But whatever
may be the result of the election, the unsuc
cessful candidate will immediatelyputhini•
self at the head of.the revolution and cause
himself to be proclaimed President, by his
armed partisans." The State of Guerrero
is still a prey to political dissensions, the
different Congressional factious being ac
tuated by the - mostprofound hatred of each
other, which they omit no opportunity of
displayint The State of San Luis has au
thorized'' scribed° to organize a force of
4000 men , in anticipation of thedisturbance
which the election is expected to give rise
'to. In Guadalaxara, the troops have pre
vented the electors from voting and have
wounded a number of them ! " In awerd,"
says, the correspondent, "'nothing . is hap
pening but what is usual in Mexico," But
Central America is pot much bettbt. At
the presentinonient the city of Panama is
in the Samealtuation es Tattmlco, with this
differenbe, viz., that it is held by the Gov
erument troops on behalf of the President,
and is attacked by the rebels on behalf of
"Generals" 'Herrera, anMlianuel Diaz.
There has been a'+ revolinion" at San Sal
vador, but it was suppressed, And die peo
ple (for a,wonder)aresatistied witli the new
Government,. There has, also been one in
Gnatemala, but thff three' generals" who
sustained it have surrendered lb the'GoV ,
went, and they hate been fined and ben
isbed. They' will, perhaps, return' with
money and arms in time tor the next oleo
don, but hi the meanwhile "order reigns"
in Guatemala.
Ctiet of the C'tsban btruggle
In 1865 some of the Cuban planters, tak
ing warning from what had happened to
slavery.in the United States,' began to con
sider the 'question of emancipating their
own slaves. A meeting or . planters •and
others waa'held at Havana under the sane
tion of General Dulce, the GoVernor of the
Island, at which meeting resolutions were
unanimously passed inviting all parsons
interested to a free discussion of the plans
proposed forthe abolition of slavery. • lint
it is said that pn that seine day th4.SpaniSh
slave-dealers privately prevailed upon Gen
eral, Pelee tp withdraw his sanction freed
the xpoverdent, by raising dOubt.4 in . MS
mind' as, to the real objects of the Meeting.
The'inatter - Viaa thee pot off for 's tithe; but
fit ;1666'the advocates - of the abolition of
- slavery eleeted.CommiSsioners clan:mahout,
Cuba and. Porto 'Rico, and. through them
conveyed to the Dthdrid Cabinet the sputa
and wishes of the ceionists ; and urged
,upon it the . ri ecassity. for the absolute, sup
pression all the slave-trade,. 0O ,their de
parture.frOm Spain they left IO the
Minis
ter's hands a proposal opening the
islands to the 'meat unrest, icted trade with
all nations; together . .tvith complete plans
for the emancipation of the . slaves. ..This
movement, it is claimed, wasthe voluntary
work of the slave-e wners fund agriculturists
of the two colonies, .enilghted by. what had
taken place 'among, wirselves and by the
example of other • ChrJuti... sa.mart. • bitc,
whatts still, more remarkable, is. the atate
then t• t hat tuber the t`hban nor the plant=-
era Of „Perth ,Rho asked Spain forany
indemnification tor ltit. leases theY might
Sustain throughtlie . emanelptition of their
slaves. 'They scent . to haVe . resolved 'to
tarry ant their sodial regeneration, accept
ing: all its consequences. They appeared
to be careful not to afford.thehipanislt tiev
grinneut a pretext for opposing them, on
the ground of the impossibility, of, Spain'S
providing,compecisation to 'the slave-ow a
era
GovernMent Of Queen Isabella, at
that time atilt ha' power, withheld their aid'
fttratthe rhovement, and about that time
eiacted. heaVier. Contributions, and
impbaed more humiliating restrictions on
the colonies. The Cubans, haying ex
hausted all pacific means to obtain what
they considered their rights, the revolution
14. the island followed, and a bloody and
destractiyecontest, of more than two years'
• duration, has ensued. ' Spain has 'apparent
ly triumphed, but it has been at an im
mense sacrifice of life. Nearly 100,000 Men,
haVe been sent out froin Spain, of whom
quite one-half have been either disabled by
' s'acknessor killed, find wounded in battle.
This loss, together with. the cost of their
outfit , and transportation to. Cuba, la the
,first item in. the bill. The.next is the loss
sustained byithe cabin:3.l4, life and prop
.erty, and the, third is the consequent de•
crease id yrodu'etion and t4e.lbehes suffered
by cuMineree,,which afeltlepavahle from
svir . ilveryartiere.'' It hi 'estimated' by the
A.ngllS-Atnerfetsn Times, whiCtfriioroFleSEO;
have investigated • the, stibleek, that tho
public and private expenses rot Spaini add
the Penh:antler patty in Cuba, Az:warred!
during the War may hstintated et, $BO,- ,
.000,000, an d ttre,i,thogeo4the.o.llbaPsPlPPUnt ,
le at . Least 62,0 1 ",*.P00. The -Piario de id
•Ajariwb , 910 offinial organ of..o.o,Siianiab
Naval Departinent, ,published at .llavßga,
.states tbafthe aEriotmE.9f property degrtrY
-04 in Cuba Ss, estirnatekt at s26tcpoo,ovo.
This of thh War to-8 , 246:,-.
oeo,odo, and to this sum mast be added the
loss froth dearessed• prodnetion, and the I
stoppage of trade; but there are no stint
cient,data given on whiith tot base a fair
- It boa .Iwela sat down, . however,' atfa loss
P w r p a rld "e turou a tire ,e1.00' w ,000 1:11 % * ;
, tilts sage
added to the, 884 . '"e,,W0,000,-' Would make
8346,000,000. So ,ttidi ter the raolts"6f
War; which ate viistly different frOrti'*liat,
the result might have been had the Matta
proposed by the planters and emancipa
tionista:bne4learriedtout.7 :Pi'Ph'had they
decruoded pfpsety.in it would have
been much ey] Cheaper for ,SPiin to nay' the
bill. Ills 4 - wed' bYthe'
Time s th atch 1862:there it , crei on thelsiaiid
about 36000 'slavifia,' , antl in tbdt.year ,the
prices of slaVes - varlad from $4OO to 8600
each. • Takim , Bslo ,as .the.iaverage,. the
whaler' amber , of, staves-might have been
bought .of. their ownerp 4itr. 8180.000,900, and
. the trouble would have hPeriit!YlPA°Pi'
,lout 4 a'onicl aft/ gen not
onlay.* . fitayikar thelos,s of , 0110.90_0, but
P*luctiep . end commerce iniglitharOgods
on all the wbll/5.• rnotlier'etifintry
anted with - anti !thie. the thing
gifieefhlly', she would • tint Only. Mite's:tool
pad itiatirreptkowbut have gained-theToon
will'and'friendship of oolontenu.: ..ee it
.Is, who , hail thrown away the golden .oppor
thrifty. end.catr.ted blood. andfixe,,through
Olit!toe,l l3 44 l4 44araWanigiuinPlOYPlYwhPro
atteetthe tvork, of ,tie:r ol~ f l ~ teFs,.a Query
.the 1,94* ,!irOne, of
itsoa 'n etiibere. n h w, .irSpain
to' eoln dpoh th'el Undying- lios
tllitY of the pilbtilik.—Pitita.i.olger. • '
. . ,
.11fit!fippalqupf,thRTr..ealy with. En)41.p.111.
WAECEII..rickTON;, :gay 24,--The SellEqo UAL
:4t, IOWGIOck.
1
~Mr.VlliogieVeietteethetln
ii4det4ly-
Ala i atenan the' treety,lie would meveto,
194 e ipiE'Ostlial6b . to discharge Itrestatt.,
White in Rhattithill item octitady.. • '
I . ' ',' The riesidinkatifteer',; 51 t.: !Annie nyt pre-,
1 ~ ethitifet the nteteornil lit , Flantgan, Br6dley,,
Cie r iv* Co. j John-. 4 ITlEltligau.. awl; kietiry
Woodrnfr, far bin - leek: ahn, we trustee: tar
the--undereigned Con title n &Val amt.. , John'
IM..D o PatttfrutP. 414 4 3 'Lb*, l'aultgi3y,tlttrtal
' i latan/c,, hy Ilea ry,roodthtr, in torney,,Atet=
,IngAtal, th_eyi how teet, tale tethe 41.0,0 et,..
vrart i o . 4sPrigziii4 -.1914,-t•orot.
; net eta, tTo ekl. pCeaB . l)pe
t r'..a fink
re`ird at itii t triii'lie bbt I getitthg . iici diktjes,
llndeF ' ''krtitttal - tfiltititig "to ttitl , '13 , ,11-
'drub 1 r'the ridiretadial , the eEatitifroni
Cainentutto , Potato. : i , .1.._ ~, ~ -. ~..; '. ,:
.r,.09438 ennintirfal was,teferred: la .the Corn- .
=decoke* Forelgridielatinnar. . , . ;I .. -
11 ZlhogEittdata.l ttleilL N#D4.., I 13 14..' iiiiepuktve'
•OfV 3I O O "),RP IttWitrßiqb' 0,1-AalliiPgion,l/4, . , '
~.r . g. tholyvtiO. tnpa t :aPaentkOe. vole'
03 , EI.SI:At !Miter icriltr cf:l i ,
6
,;) J
~m0,..0 tt• .It tdtby'. • I i
;VW 01* *An 17
i ?d dettit'ai hi gq,
peijk3 a . , n+6 SHAW deilnally; at'teil,
'Wien td , eTebniN Vela() te.adtibt,, , rati tied ,
. to3i ejunotion Seers-.
nyi , liair.nbt.beenieetatriediflotrktbetrete in'
:detail. , Thefienetailtenadijoumed,to meet
at ten, o'eleolt teltnerrow,•. , ilr! , U'' ,, ., •'
Official dispatches were sent tc; 4.4tlcton.
to-night of the ritagentton of tnetteaty.
CP S P 3 r e , enq 9 . I„P ..... 1 °
1 -
4 . .64, , ntit, 5 iiid . °
k:
'24}l4.l.Y:iilif,' May 26':thIliti , e);:s4ertiztt
Advertiser sa e : "An offeelia betel- made
rtoVaiTreee ,byiJay Vooke,,on behalf of
h,teosnet ha end thespr.incipat subecrip l .
, gnu agettle fi; bilAigtra to thislltar . 111 45 1 Pq4
lotec4.
`,0 1 141r.M . 5:. wk. ..F. 1 4 • Arker iPe fik , lticg
' ,•!4IIIN : ? i3 V.L P naßti,.Rcw,?fmt.
ii4l , 4't u; . , for tbd ,
, , ~. . . fr,. ttettreisrd
rota 7 . By tia `' S ecretary-; grid' his Ile
ilciieconeldbring the proposed terms:
er by these means, pIUN Spa
the ballots of a majotl th%t
salts—
- ."llinacrorArieitbly ,onwas eßeffta, =
trylate wid—paasedOttilitittettf &Write:print
188811 Thrprintiakezetthnhof.ipplldadle.tel
thecdralddtricteemleasaztnalin different,
rintn aithieuPPlitirlkite,,4l44 likY-Pf.Eb"lin
deli AFtegt 4 11 AhtlerkAftsr , ...,
creaninceeratbe. nder,. be,t r
,derdld i ratert or A - ustice§e;' t? PT
for at, eItI etc Veafed,intfi.P Wet. t 6
lee e' Oft Vaisepi nit eahlateleetler?
tad th:erein, % oft
the lista creotere t , and who haltpower
Doff
ferred upon thent.to • strike frtini'itaid 16i61
or add thereto at their pleniure; and such
action wastoibe finai and Oak] .not be ap
peaketfrom. ~The 149ard.of Alflarteen OW.
i ergatitnte the elligeratatteid the elections in,
aanii election. Oixte!cih r l t qd y ,, , .law they
wore quiet:ea' to alipo nt, nage, ono
Intartor and, ono Ito nth rhpaltaor frOm
which piono2ttlab rnejori6
ty 6 'natal voice ht electfin'tili , ifilon at
the remit fiii , edinkgeneraleleet3on and ono
Inspector and one Roturthinspector front
thepollticaL party whiett , polled. the , neat
highest n anther at each election
.
it will Mulf..be,aciee „that this law .for
Phdadelphitktook,from the people, of each
election'aiviaione therein the Sight to.inleet
their own eleethin othaiers,, and' vested it
'in a trlbunar WhoirtreTutles tinder the Con
stitution and tetra 'Me:hift 'relation to that
subject: tinder tliensgiStrylow for the
rural districts , the aseeesors elected by the
people make mit the canvass lists and coin.
plete the registry, and the people them
selves choose their election .otlieerd in each
election district. The law for' Philadelphia
is therefore directly in conflict, upon these
two important points, with the law for the
other parts of the State. It is, In - this, de
structive of a vital, principle of local self
government, and tramples on a right
which has come to be recognized as a 'fun
damental American principle. Why were
these great powers taken front the people
of each division and vested in the Board of
Aldermen? The answer 18 found in the
tact that, that .Iloard was partisan in its.
characteri and could be depended upon to,
exerciseßs authority in theinterests. of a
corrupt chuue.
The tackler - de of the Ifoard of A Idermen
conatitute the Board and that majority has
power to appoint all of the election 43111'30re,
as well those to which the minority'are
entitled as those of the majority, yet at the
orgaeization or that Board th 11181 1 , its mom.
bars try Reiman resolution atithe suggestion
of the Court, gave tit the minority of the
[Maid; the ;igh t to.chopso the. minority 01
the Meetiort,ndicers. In thLs they, acted
jestlytacitly admitted the injubilen tit,
this groyyls, pattithim low. This' act of nit r
-lA4a "has bpon tesciuded by the notion of
the Beard, and 'rimßeptibkican majority
now appoint a Majority 'of the. convaetiers,
the Republic - ire' election officers and the
Democratic eltiotion °Riders. Under the.
dictation ofooremitaliddeiperatet men. this
power has grown tObeArOTOSLefrilliaUltiOUrOß
of impoeity, in,ilie,eleeileris 01 ,Philaciel-
Oita. 4leu, are appointed ,as .canvassers
who knout nu law and recognize no system
of morals, but the success ef , party
sod the aileinin eta of their myn s statiuds
and those 6f taeir desighlitg leaders. 'They
withent'llealtationStrike front. rhe 'registry
lists the names of voters 'who' are duly
qualified, and add thereto thin names of
those who have no shadow of right to. vote.
No legal power ariata to prcucnt,these
di-
Janwux wrongs: Ono meut bur of the Leg.
islature holds his place to day begause the
names of one Minaret' and tarty-eight
legal voters.of his distriet went strimk front
the registry without authority; of law 'and
for purely partisan perposes. •
In the selection of election 6flicers the
Board of Aldentiett rake especial .care to
choose estate and unscrupulous Republi
cans who will do the bidding of their party•
friends, andaduinst :invariably select UM
crate,' week or carrel/Lib/0 then as Drum.-
credo election . ollicera. lat ; many, casefi,
indeed, they violate the plain letter of, the
law.by aypeiuting, Reputdieane itustead.of
Democrats. O'ne of the efliclird of tile re
cent Republican State Convention, WB.B .
man - MI 6 had been appiiintcd xQcl had act
ed. 'us a " Deniocratier , election . nflicer , .at
the last.election 11 , By' the election . of
shrewd and unscrupulous. men. upon one
side,and of incompetent or corruptible men.
upon the other, tho• door to .fraud and
wrong is widely opened mid, the purity of
the ballpt iy,utterly, destroyed.. Sechints
now conic to be 1.110 case in the City of
Philadelphia and the Vaire of her people 14'
stilled by . the wiles anti machinetlyns,of
lawiesS hien 'acting under therFirtfis . of an
unjust : Statute. CanYtts4. Rats are " doe
tOred ;" ballot bosun' sire Stuffed ; returns'
are altered, torged; and. man iptilated,*And
fret:M . Bnd violence In their worst forme are
resorted to in order to maintain the, pol
cal •supromacy of desperate and e,valttilet;
The true remedy fort hale w r0,51g0 consists,
in restoring to the people, th e rights, taken,
from them and In waif ink the 'general:law
applicable'to the City o evbifatibi r sii ia. We
w etc powerless to'iffect this in the , resent
condition of the LeglitlattiM; IMO e' have
sought BO to amend the law as In 801110 'de
gree to lessen the evils now so glaring.
The measures we have again an d,again dur
ing this session proposed to the ttepubli
(sans:for enaettnent and wilich have been in
variably rejected by them, aro tarce in
num bar. ~
First, That the.minority or,tio Marti of
Alderunensliall have the right to select their
duo proportion of the elettion °Media . for
each election division.
Second. That the judges of the Court of
Common Pleas shall have the right to eu •
pervise- the action of the canvassers in
nuking up the registry list,.aud to restore
the name of any legal, voter improperly
lerttoir,aral to atria& oil: the earner of any
imp roputly placed thereon.
7'1244...That the Beard ett• Tteturn'Jiidges
sball,Meet to 'co u not lho'r i eth`ru's orelection
Ip the pylsenee of ,the irfordsald indgee
Shitil have 'power• suintnerlly'to pte
vont fraudulent telturna from being count
ed and' So determine any question arisibg
therein.-
These prbviaions are ho , eminently; }tie,
• and , siroper that, Ole newlipaper prees,,el
wiihout. dietinetipti 9,1; party,
hats ,apprpved wp . Append ex
traeta therefrom sheiving,this feet. Lead
ing ;te 11.4pablfeanVilety, fn
the Mille° 6fßepresentittiVire have unqtial
iflpdl,y endoraell thorn, butbave been com
pelled by a party catkin; , to vole against
and prevent their euitatmerrt,
The Pecaa of Philadelphia. in an Article
upon the propeeedametidnieut,of tiro Reg
istry
." To the PrOPpait 4 P4iXF:P4WQ 4 10 ,4 , 44 1 LP
iadges ineet,i9 the pNsepee.bf the ludgee
of Aut . :Gault ol,.Vomulpn r Pleali, we litivehe
objeclip q , 'tiny's, 'that the to'ivgfpna prtbo
lacy'kV3 rtiartf•tholt . perpotly
, extlefaettiry c " • • I
ThOPtilladelphla'Eveithig Beilliiltz; April,
27, 1871,'maYe: -_d
" The other amen d m ont•req_ulres thattho
vote shall he 'countedt.ln abetpresence of.
the Celina CummOD Blass..
. • ".NOW ebere La ne•good- SobJeCtion- 40 this
haat, amendment," , ,
„The
said ',PO' f t r o t c' January 2G,'
„1.,671 4 , said : "'Any,onewritiwil,l succeed to
devislbg a plan' by wblcllThe usual scenes,
of vtoleilen and dlstfrderf:*hich have at
tended these meettriga'for"setne yeareptult,
'will be tirecltuflekh will dti Philadelphia an •
Inefilleallible'esiwide, end-deserve the grat
itude of the '
people.. Tim 101111121 meetings
of the return judges nave become to be re
garded with as much 44pprobeibiou by
pearahly-disposed iieoll i e as would he a
pitch,ed nettle.. They They tave hoop arenap of
carnage,' hither thahr ahsdnitiatgo of a
judicial characteit,l lied , rioting and fatal]
easualities bave been thernaturai edadimi
:tela LH; Thereimay•uott be. incidental to the
'sylitein, t/l•te ,i,het rerierfulain a 1 4eit rY eie , in
1 to.het.a earl : o it,,arl9l Publituntoi ity. am!
pal.the L secttrit,y cleutand a {sweat hange2
The PldlatTefpl,deEttcap& BlatetiS OrAliiiy
11, 18'7i, said: "rite anmedmehts tO 'the
' itegletrY Law are th*, sim 61 timid; , 16. fair as
we can see t entirelyper. . They are Prettlat4
'l3+ What , the , Republiten party woui4 de ,
nutria If tbOrtrwsal a•Doniocratie majority in
our lioard, of Aldermen:. Thbro can 'be nd
better•testrthan thls. . ;Rimy provide that tho
minority ebali elect, tholr,propprti.op of the
, eleatiga qtticent•,P l ,44 p• reebrYed ,P9weF,.to
striee 0; J;f l (ku , %: ll l4 l i t Kirn ufbn a uleY
are r.e,i....nte .
~ nd • qy at 4 prpvithit 14
the seta Aar! TO - cotinteol'ln the presence or
the Oteirtnr C melon Pleas. What Meat,
't g oinellia Urerlitat 'forbid the acceptance of
tbo.gerttifieniimehtil woltlo not him* , t And
*e have each faith inithe essential political
virtne•of the rnaasof the votersef Ptilledel-
Mile. thatt eve 'bet tete that. thet, , won Id be
cheerfully, secepted, by Republican' , ee Well
tta Peril9s4Vabl."i.... ,- ';• . • ,•1 . • ' _ •
~
The_Philadifln-trldlttfer 94 11, Y,...'.1.E.. 1 ,
italil i ":,}Ve ieict
,Unt,tte arneUdn,i en ht . to
,149.*qtatr . f air' ere' rkeepsa'ry, heeahae
Ws.4 belitiVo:thhe itqler obit thrtu tit' gh•t•tire-
'l'iren% bin fnitrotttY 'have-equal rights *Rh ;
th'et'itriaprity: Oertaitity,olt. it,' ilot,, heilemt'
, foi the•lteptiblicatis W appetite ltepu Whams
'or lotto-warm Dezaotreaupeoventesent,,the
, lieinocratd , za elbotion • ottluerd... . :Agate, •
whendlt la, , romom beted • how, tfor, yeara
past) tee§ 'Meeting, .of, the ktettirn:Jottgoa.
:tub! IMP tilb,9ncbale4,o4 fr,a,ndt••r,l4br nine' ,
ileA ,, ,,noenc 74;944 11 Fr 41 4. n 9 449 1, RYiellon. •
0 peacetilurn of Ave,. or w o ttrili•at,
riot denll,lr Or, can 'Ob, eqc td' ' thellotdrn ,
'3 ektitei? dO coal }r ineethien the 'Clet
'thoth',9ile ber to 'the w a ;411knity‘ hd•
itit.eittlty 'or , toe uddysi4 nth if rigout Oh'
pk i wob• i , .•••, ../ : ) LIE 1). ii I i .) ,7 u,n
• J ' Miele ahem folly br patent enandatdty to
allege els* esitiume.f, theto,stmendeeente are
tenable .0,04844014 g Alee,leiT i). We ballet-,
h0.T.....P 1 0 1 4Y-.411eY, Ate, Fr, i. tit, te,PrilYent
4 4 44. ktietinL;ln , ll99WP. . liThfilti . rrY •
itT r ailk wori, i jemir, 6tg :l
'iii eAtt dint' nddnettlehli?
Eg, h" &haring," riained , and • iiihr
lethti' ftiteetatlitilledttn , getteit tr.!. the Ile.'
Itltkillte3blait' %bit 4116 iiriendirienta ebove
iulifgeitedldeniand.P , .', -. ,•: , I :mu , • 1.. ' •
• .rtial'ubtfo -Ledgtr,othEity, 25i, 1871 ; said:
"There le no fair man of max...party: In
Philadelphia oppaiiedlo such amend m e nta
/ 42
to o 4 ABglatrY : was
,IfAli[Plikkii . coni , I
tot liiin .
crtiL ftf the/general ehVlou,
* //: r 7 •d' Melye, ink, ,f anpa
.444 at.' b ' "Of the eprlfil
11 bll lieireiel'W' et:Whited ;
'the light' ninth& bjeor4tict. lellettlyibilliit
teen . elated z to: ' be liddlipiterable• ittll4ll l
hearing of election eases before 'the Cottre
Firircill TV TIT%III/.1
'Comoi e r ticition
turns hamult holy, CQUIe io be a system,
t the eoftlittog bf these ThEse ftlitucts by
:Return Judges, with full knowledge
aheyare' fraudttlent, has growryto be
t practice. Appeals to the Court of
immou Pleas have thtorfar failed to pro
le a remedy or redreas,for this grest,and
lgerous wrong—great,', tteOltuttp it ditv
ichises thousands upon thousands at
3rs, and dangerous -because it ham al
ly led to the mutilation and robbery of
rueorthr of our °eons to riot, bloodshed,
t slatierterimthe Supreme Courtroom
the state, and may lead to disasters far
tree, bad as those mentioned are. False
--..erfa9 have been counted in by tho Re
turn7ud
Ile c lalt
, which theJudgesof the Cont
i:W[l' ' liaveliirtnefilidedfilalpable 'for
mulas be they were counted, accompa
nyiliffhe Vilma, one With 'the - state ,
•ment that theyh t tai a 74t, ?veep be counted.
o manifestly field' iktiential is this
amendment, that n t,ono journal of any
:party in Philadelpida d tcrpposed it. On
the contrary. it has he "revered by nearly
lilL of them, Republica? 'Demecratio' and
Independent: Indeed ttfe'sChat'beeh no
opposition to it from any quarter; except
"-that which has been stimulate4y oandi
'dates for °Moe; whO khhw themselyee to
ibe objeetionable airduppdpitilar, and eif4o.se
only hope.lS that Which id,based upon Mite
returns. Had •these men and,
b ibeir ;Who= \
rents kept away from Harris urg, this
;just law would have been passed. week?,
ago. fcir alnajority of the Legislature being
'composed 01 Just and honorable Men, a
majority was to favor of its passage."
Upon the question to Indefinitely post
pope the Sonatottnendinent, by'thirflouot.; -
(whicgi amendments were the three profs,•
anions specified) on May 10 1871,
Mr. Elliott said :. I desire to state that I
vote upon this question In accordance with
the views of my p olitical associates'. I
therefore robe "aye. , '
Mr. Mann said : tipon this question I vote
i i accordance With the judgment of my po
titical associates and against my own. I
,'therefore vote "aye."
Mr. Miller, of Philadelphia• In aeoord
acre with the Instructions of the Republi
can caucus and ni.rainat tny own tgivietiots
of right, I vote "aye."
These amendirients were Indefinitely*
postponed by a strict party vote---. 17 to
except that William h. Smith, of Philadel•
lhia, voted with the Democrats. We havo
abored during this entire session to bring
about this touch needed reform, because
we have felt that it wenn measurably re
store the purity of the ballot-bug in hill
adelphin, that it would -aid In preventing
false persenations and frauds upon the
Registry, that it would prevent the fraud
ulent counting and false returns' of votes,
and that the restraining power of a Judtzlial
tribunal would prevent the recurrence of
scones of riot, bloodshed and murder her'e
tame occurring at the meeting of Board
of Return Judges. We have failed In the
attainment of these Just ends, and we now
deliberately charge that the Republican
organization in obedience ton party caucus,
controlled by a ring of Philadelphia poli
ticizing, has prevented these necessary re
forms and thus aided in perpetuatingirand,
false counting, forgery of election returns
and riot, blood Shed and murder. The re
sponsibility is upon them, and not upon u,a.
William A. Walino°,
J. Dephy Davie,
A. 13. Brodhead, •
Char,. R. linekulow
A. 11 Dill,
I , ltlwin Albright,
D. M. Crawfind
R. I'. Dochert,
\v.*. ltamialt,
Calvin 11. Duncati
11=111ZZEIM
David A. Nagle
A. A. Pii rtitnn.
A. G. Minor,
IR. Brune Pent - thin,
Saninul (4, Turner,
Svglunr.nA of
;John G. HMI,
A. C. Novea,
o. •
Geo. W. Skinner,
MITE=
T. B...Nulniaßlerly,
\V Horace nose,
J, C! Harvey,
J. P. tsf.otiey,
Sacu wit Josop ha
I sane If ureter.
Al'Uowan,
Goo. A. Quigley
G. S. Putney,
A. T. C. Keller,
John A. Conrad,
Wesley B. Leonard
Eclinunti Eugnsh,
Thonnuf Chalfant,
Tryon Lewis,
M=IIM
MitMEIIEEMII
P. linty Meek,
D. I). Williams,
John B. Leldig
Henry .1. A'Ateer,
'Herman DI. Fetter
Samuel Wilnou,
=EI
IL N.. Sloan
MIME
John Cummings!,
Adam Woolever,
:Stophon W. lieotin
'Oliver 0. Igtirria,
IDay id EugLomita,
0. It. iSlillikett,
Samuel
hlonlrotnury,
.f. Irvin Steele,
Francis NU h.:eon
Fronk J. Magee
Lew uei Rom,
The Ku-K-lii,e correspondent of the Sow
;York Triburil kyeiten 1111Opol'8_t
Several colored Mein tiers or fhb Legihllt
tore from the up counties are still In Col -
u ins as refegees, Inot daring tit return to
their homes. These I,IIrhOLIH arc dispot,o
'to put the.biame for the law iiiks
of their eounties upon the floVernor anti
otber'State.olllcers, whom they 'elenoliiice
AS cowards, itrit'daring to attempt to etirorro
the larva, and occupying -their time with
sehemes to enrich themselves, without-ear.
ingJfer the poortiegroes who.artl daily out,
.Whenever a crime in octusuithst
chase officers at once cull upon, the inilgary.
authorities to send troops to theplots? Where
it was jaitu mitted, instead of first Laying to
secure) the arrest of the crimp gals 14 .
tiutiuirity. A State Senator, iylibldokod o
genteel' i
mulatto barber n Welty hotel, hi
etaiversation with me the ether flue Was
particularly severe upon the State milt:sr,
" These men," ho said, "are to Warne tbr
all the trouble in the Nude. (I—d
scoundrels corrupted the members of the
Legislature, w,tv, were innocent before
they were Instructed lu villainous Scheaue.s
nnu.now,have the amkaalty Fn talk
,er the
ypil I!.y . pt thesp illtstrtl 11100 LS, Thoso tlt t 0
officers nse.d, us tas long . tts they could, unit
nod' that they,'Ye no morb 'use thr us thdy
d'en't Care What • heretnes. of us. 'Valk
about corruption 1 Why, these fellows,
when , we pot , Catlin in °thee Nero. au
d--ti poor that they had. nb. seats In their
pants; now they roll.in money. , What do
they cure for' Wu cetera(' Juan ? No more
than fora dog. They Will be us out to She
Darneerata svneaevyr they cap 'liaise any
th ingby it. , You rakn hell over and
siftLlia antlers, and S-ou cod . ti n't tied
tal'elt 'Mean men." Tills;anntooreution ott
, curred In a miigistrate's ranee. "flit,H4iiiro
a negrer,!who held' the Mike or 'City Magic
trate, JtMtice, fitetortionatur, ,Lend
(tom m lasletter, and I knowluot how treaty
More' digultiee, oonourred In, the dews or
his brother Senator:ln thamain, but acing,
cated the vtoleueo,of his expression, tlu
thought, that Lbe,powors aaut eutOd i t, 104
to be !Token et In such a (114resi (gel
nanntier, but admitted that they ,ware flinch
to blame. Tim GextertMr;, he tibia, Nan u
w'ealt man, tvlin . `wanted pldatio every
body
,cifict void(' say ode thintroneddy and
another the'rtext: • 1 1443.watir mover of the
Erandezirod two days Id aueudstdon.i•...ll he
had been rovn of scrot; will heatetild,have
putdown theKu.l , Outtlongegu, intt,he.wiar
afraid-to lake ,anyauttve pleaapres,agaipst
,t l )9n agfi re ir 4wsYli4Yn if conciliation,
ai11u.!,1.19, op tda of nattrly atithe
PPSNPaytt whey' hay,e,ttir}led cr pyly
again St ILI& GO rai'ner and thO rat'ltlen
With tilM have' haretOfete tnlted" the
Itleptiblfean party ill 't6e't•pate.' ,l 7hey are
regarded as ineotniretenCend selfish, and
nbt , true friendeof the chaired ritual, It Is
not, unumnal , to hear the. negreee,lthreatau
to join the Democratic!, patty, uuletri inure
protection afforded them by, the Itepub.-
deans.
• .A..111.12.DE1T01UM,A*14.1,1V1,T.
• r
A natkine Soy. Haat*, 0. Pollicezutu le
Death,
.
44 y.
.94 youngmad by thOn tneOf ijitto Oliver.
vibe, is dearand dumb; a -,r Big on Whlllils
parents, aged persons, a hot+ tirg,iirar
Ifilyton, of late bee been • Aly" to LIM old
people, and oh two tirthreeileetudonsifieive
them out of dents, with threats d, do Wares
with them. on Thuraday.Might John'.
conduct was ao violent that hhi,partiniAl vrero
afraid that he would the rdor Wan, and they
determined. tPilinVo Wilk:Fleet% to the MY
lum. ,Ou Erlday evening CourdablOilist•-
ritts, 'with a deputy, called It'll) hw *
o, oe
tenaibly to
,ieolc at some eidt e„ and' IbdUeell,
John t 9 deeettpany them to the hai 4 n , yai-rl.
' NVIIIIii' his' intention was. abierte'd; ' tihe
'eonptable'and his aqslstant attempted io ka
°toil hint With a repo, • hut, v. , remting to..
rope from them, Ile natured a,'4lliilvautl
started In puraßit of the officers, who ilal
Prom theLapoL Feeling thee they wore in .a
desperate strait, the efileers hred on debit,
ono of them strilting him, on the Itlft'ahoul
der, but tailing to bring j idsn' i down. flu
,gal ,wed rapidly on,l4miii, and M0i1:01.364M .
'IRO down with furious blowS et 'his HUI,.
'Tile as.lataht eanined With trifling injury,
big Constable llbarritte'had his mkull.frae
tercel and was otherwise teritbirbegtenbv
the !orlon* man. Ails Mother finally it:-
duceddilmtedistst, andSharritts was Lek on
home in a. buggy. ; ~ ; - .••
...On Friday night fifteen persona ;visited
the house of,3,lr,.s,tiver,, and, ky.,m4,big, a
ad
rush on the crazy man (whofh a gun,
and wail ; krepared to shoot' an One wr,,,
hath
appreadlfi froth the frbtit l ,
hey''
,tme
needed, alibi a desperate' 'atrag 10, iri 'cap
thiltig hint; and seburhighinowith rop..
' He vial; j,ladthi. Ili jell, teinOtirarily. Satur
day eveeliflt It 'wits. stated that , Cdiemaigo
Sharritta had dill of his; in.' ttries,-..tlnzaitt
nu& Gazelle. . ~,., ,'. ... , ..
Putting the Cori, Liefurg SUN Umrfitr.
, In dry goody there has boons, moderato
sorting up trade; arid. II • illy stnonut U. tor
dote ,have count,./n Sturu ,thu atop, .400
agents.and eounnpudon tiquarpatavrt been
very I sarti v a, : an d It le tho oot,nir rfpnri t kk
that trade haa atoppoil off !nor tilitOp 13.
,tban usual.. tho ettak i tti hie 'NI till elibrt
tate; but:ax - th.rrielyt acitdo 'dating , . if ebu
tinuanco. Tho'ithoondui (Mtn tlltt• /Merin.'
ard not of-tint thoilt priiniltilng character.—
' The noun try storelkeepem writothat "tratio
la-dully and the-people buy vary entohnly
and ripplingly, ~ and that •oolleetiona aro
dillieult..• , There seemq. tO ,he :POMO/44 1 g
?,y rpniLM tfi t o .thusuotsl and industrl9A9444a•
p
i I rt, 4;pnoy,,c.r r.0pe.r.,94r013,4Y. g4itkell
p ial3r wark eta, .yilk Ile speantolah fg./an
' ant' and tufPrpdurtlo6 : buelholik active,—
Eit;',iirodnentih tnokuntty; tn'illrtlilecteMrtt
'eattoniiiiif litterdniree'didenfAertWed and
:oommeree,ge tlinlttbd• tot WI •lunrentanora
tfebtuld•etagnant; and outside of the tales
.uurrenr3P la•scareeoand theratetnf intereat
IngbAlThle state,, of athdr• ”ts , rdi,,strugg,
and can nett Iseti as Pt! tie 1 nuktipg. 04 , cart
• POrnre, tile..,la9rilep!:l-./.I4iNMPI4O,,ReMd•
' '' ''''' ' 4 1 , - • irima .4kinir:,:Pr
'.
*:1.717i01 . 07 , ;tit M a Y4r — .4 441 "9 1 P, r g iUt . /'
paisuio.iler,of.Cuir9c9R..n4fpttfeAgin e
tio CieX7...._
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