The press. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1857-1880, June 27, 1864, Image 1

gCHiI PRESS,
PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED),
i BY JOHN W.FOKJfET,
OFFICE, No. 11l SOUfH FOURTH STREET.
1311! JIAIXT PRESS,
flfomt Ob,t* Pik Wei as, payable to toe Carrier;
malted to Smbmrlbore oat of the city at Sr.vnx Dollabs
Paa aksob; Trass Bomabs abu Fiftt Ousts for But
Mosths; Oss Born a ahd SsyEHTT-riys Cesto fob
IS iss Morras, larartabty ta adyaaco for tie time or
dered. •
«S> Adyertlumeata Inserted at the nenal rater. Six
line, eoaetttcta a aanre.
c UTE TBI-VEEKIiT PRESS,
Mailed to Sttbwribera oat of tbe city at ions Doilass
E«»rA»saM la r.dranco. ■ ,
GENTS’ FPMISjttTO COOPS...
ABOH STBEBT. '
825 *
BMIM.O'TAL.
G A. HOFFMAN,
lIRST PREMIUM SHIRT AND WRAPPER
MANUFACTORY, AND GENTLEMEN'S
FUBNISHING-VEMPORIUM,
BEMOVBD FROM 000 ARCH STREET.
TO THE NEW STORE,
825 AROH STREET.
jelOfrsmwSm
r£HB IMPROVED PATTERN SHIRT.
warranted to fit AND GIVE satisfaction.
MADE BY
JOHN C. ARRISON, ■'
KOS, 1 and 8 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
IiINTLEMEN’S IKE BURNISHING GOODS.
CONSTANTLY ON HAND,
LINEN, MUSLIN, and FLANNEL SHIRTS and
DRAWERS, COLLARS, STOCKS, TRAVELLING
SHIRTS, TIES. WRAPPERS, So., Ac..
OF HIS OWN MANUFACTURE.
. ALSO,
Ht?S »ES,
SCARFS.
SUSPENDERS,
HANDKERCHIEFS, :
SHOULDER BRACES,:SC., So.
Sold at reasonable prices.
gPRING AND SUMMER.
ENTIRE NEW STOCK
JJNDEBCLOTHING.
THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS.
McESimE & BBOTHIS,
(SUCCESSOR TO HILL A EVANS,)
1035 OHES TNUT ST R E IT.
The “Model Shoulder-Seam Shirt.”
ttyl-wfmlm : ' .
Q.EOBQB GRANT,
No, 010 CHESTNUT STREET.
Has now ready
i LARGE AND COMPUTE STOCK OF
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS,
OS Mb own importation and manufacture.
His celebrated'
’"‘PRIZE MEDAL SHIRTS,’’
Manufactured of ’
KFormeriy ofOldenberg&Taggert,)
Ami fcbe most perfect-fitting Stores of toe age.
49** Orders promptly attended to. jal3-WfmBm
Q.RAY’B PATENT
MOLDED COLLARS
Hits now been before the public for nearly a year.
SUfty are universally pronounced the neatest and beet-
Ittln* collars extant.
The upper edge presents a perfect carve, free from the
angles noticed in all other collars.
The cravat causes no packers on the Inside of the tarn
down collar—they are AS SMOOTH INSIDE AS OUT
SIBE-and therefore perfectly free and easy to the neck,
i' ,sh» Garotte Collar has a smooth, and evenly-finished
ei-o oaBOTH SIDES.-
»V 'Tessa Collars ars not simply fiat pieces of paper eat
tn the form of a collar, bat are MOULDED AND SHAPED
TO FIT THE NECK. -
‘fhey aremade In "Novelty” (or tnru-down style.)
' ' l|- every half size from 12 to 17 Inches, and in." Bn
■, Kka" (or Garotte,) from IS tbl7 l inches, and packed In
r “r»IId sizes, ” in neat bine cartoons, containglOOeaoh:
tleo, in smaller ones of 10 each— the latter avery handy
|*skage for Travellers, Army and Navy Offleers.
. *#» EVERY COLLAR-is stamped
. "GEAY’S PATENT MOLDED OOLEAE.”
jSold by all dealers In Men’s Tarnishing Goods. The
Trade supplied by
VAN DU&EN, BOEHMER, & CO.,'
1 spotters and Wholesale Dealers ia Men’B Famishing
Goods, 637 CHESTNUT Street,
jmhaJ-wfmSm FMladelpMa.
•?INE BHIRT MANUFACTORY.
X- The subscribers would invito attention, to their
IMPROYEO CUT OF SHIhTS,
they make a specialty la their business, Also,
instantly receiving „ ■
NOVELTIES FOB GENTLEMENS WEAR.
J. W. SCOTT & CO.,
GEITLEMN’! ™| ? mO STOR| Tii
/ Jel7*lf .Four doors below the Continental.
[ISSION TffiOSJSES.
jjpHE ATTENTION OP THE
TRADE
tt> called to
j OUB STOCK OF
BAXOHY 'WOOLKH GO, all-wool Plain Flannel*.
fWIIrI/BI) FBAKSEBS, .
yarlons makes In Gray, Scarlet, and Darkßloe.
FEINTED SHIFTING FLANNELS.
PI.AIH GESBA FIAHNEES.
BLACK COTTOK WAEP CBOTHS,
i ; . is, is, i 7, is, is, so, a, 22 o*.
fiCTCY CASSIHBBES AND SATIKETTS.
juBHOEAL SKIETS, all Grades.,
taOTTOS GOODS, DENIMS, TICKS, STKIPES, BHIET-
\ XUGB, fito. j from various Mills.
| m C9BISM, MILTON, & EVANS,
33 XiKTMIA Street, and
38 South FKOHT, Street,
fsTf-Wsmtsaß
gHirilEY, HAZARD & HUTCHINSON,
) Ho, 11» CHESTHOT STREET.
1 COMMISSION MBKOiiANTS,
\ ' JOB THE BAIB OF ,
BYli-b'm3 FHILABEIiPHIA-MADB POOPS. r
f* MISB M. A. IJAKBKj
No. IM6CHESTNUT STBEET,
i s ™°mf£vßimst eaior
For the Spring &p>3 Smnraer of 1861
fcpl4-Sm*
DRUGS.
Robert shoemaker & co.,
K. E. Oornsr of FOTJETH and EAOE Streets,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS.
liITOETBEB AUD DEALERS IN
; fOBBIGH AND DOMESTIC]
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS.
ajusorAOTnasKß or
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PDTTT, <S(J.
AllSKta POX THE OXLEBBATBP
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
D«al«r» sad .oa.ciaer. enrolled ai
Bsyll-am VZKT LOW PRICES FOB CASH.
CABINET FBRNITURE AND BID
\J LIARD TABLES.
M00R.15 & CAMPION,
No. 801 SODTH SECOND, STREET,
In connection with their extensive Cabinet business,are
»ow manufacturing a-supertor articio oi
BILLIARD TABLES,
and bate sow on hand a fall supply, finished with the
MOOSE A CAMPIONS IMPROVED CUSHIONS,
which are pronounced by all who have used them to
be superior to all otberb. For tho quality and finish of
these Tables, the manufacturer* refer to their nume
rous patrons throughout the Union, who. aro familiar
with the character of their work, apl&-6ro
feUROCEKIJES'.
ARCHER <& REEVES,
ii WHOLESALE GROCERS, -
No 4rS North WATER Street, and
No 4G North DELAWARE Avenue,
Offer for aale, at the Lowest Market Prices, a large
“siIOAE, MOUSSES, COFFEE
TEAS, SPICES, TOBACCO,
And Groceries generally, carefully selected for the
A«e n't * 'for the products of FITHIaN# POGUE'S
'Extensive Fruit Canning Factory at Bridgeton, N. J.
ap2s-6m
MACKEREL, HERRING, SHAD, &C.
UX —2,600 hbis. Mass. Nos. i, 2, and 3 Mackerel,late
©aught fat fish, in assorted package.
2,000 bbls. New Eastport, Fortuue Ear, and Halifax
Luhec, Sealed, and No. X Herring. V
160 bbls new Mess Shad.
260 boxes Herkimer County Cheese. &b.»
In store and for sale by MURPHY & KOONS,
jalfrtf No. 146 NORTH WHAKY^g.
piCKLEB.-100 BBLS. PIOKLES IN
A VINEGAR.
CO half bbls. Piolties in Vinegar.
I Also, three-gallon and five-gallon kege do.
For sale by RHODi® & WILLIAMS,
mh2fl . 10T South WATER Street.
kn barrels younger’s ale,
w Bt, Anne's Brewery, in jage.
In (tore, and for sale bv ■ ■ •
WILLIAM H. YBATON i CO.,
»p 5 801 South TROUT Street.
inn OASES PINET, CASTILLON, &
iyy CO'S COGNAC BBAKDV. landing, from brig
X'liOttli," from Bordeaux. .For sale by ..
WILLIAM H. YEATON A CO.,
anfi SOI Booth FRONT Street.
FOLD’S IMPROVED STEAM 7
V" AND
WATER-HEATING APPARATUS,
I For Warming and Voaillatlug Pm,lie Eknluingßand
f . Private Residences,
Manufactured by the
UNION-STEAM COMPANY
JAMES P. WOOD, ‘
, 41 South FOURTH Street,
apSO'tjf g, sf, PgIiTWELL, Superintendent,
VOL. 7-NO. 281.
CURTAIN GOODS.
E. WALRAVEN,
(SUCCESSOR TO W. H. CARREL).
MASONIC HALL,
IT 19 CHESTNUT STREET•
WINDOW
G Jj'.Xt T A.I.N »
AT OLD FRIOEB.
MANY HUNDRED NEW PATTERNS TO SELECT
. FROM.
WALRAVEN, 719 CHESTNUT: ST.
myiß-tf ■■ V, ' . .
CLOTHING.
JgDWARD P. KELLY,
JOHN KELpY,
•TAILORS,
No. 618 CHESTNUT STREET,
(JONES’ HOTEL,)
LATE 143 SOUTH THIRD STREET;
Havt now on hand a complete assortment ol
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS.
apae-H .
1864. CLOTHING.
LATEST STYLES.
WILLIAM S. JONES,
MERCHANT TAILOR AND CLOTHIER.
BOTJTHKABT OOEHSK OF SEVENTH AND SUBSET
STREETS, FHXLADBI.FEU.
Respectfully liiTltet attention to hit
- Biarniflcent stock of FINE (JLO’fH- .■
IHG, tot up 1b superior stylo, by taste- *
fal and experienced artists, andoSered
for sale at exceedinaly
ROW PRICES. ; . .
Alto, to Ms larxo sma eiolee variety
Of PIECE GOODS for CUSTOM WORK,
embracinr selections from tie duett
■ productions of botS foreica and do
mestic manufacture. *.
WILLIAM S. JONES, ‘
. SUCCESSOR TO ROBERT H. ADAMS,
Sontheast comer of SEVENTH and MARKET Street*.
' et>lo-8m . .. ■ - . . i -■
ni o t Else,
SPRING* OF 1864.
EXTENSIVE CLOTHING HOUSE,
SfOfi. 308 and 805 CHESTNUT ; STREET,
PHILADELPHIA,
B • §
H Hi
P • O
§ Tie facilities of tile ionao for dolor business
w ire such that tie/ can eoaffdontlT-elalia for It y
D tie leadlns position amon* die Tailorini It- {§
§ tailSsimentsofFilladelpMa. Tiey, tierefore, £
°* ' ' —nu- jj
n Invito-tie attention of xentlemeu of taste to 3
“g fclieir snperfc stock ox
I READI-MADE CLOTHING, “
p cat ir tie "best artists, trimmed and made enaal w
§to Customer Work—AND AT S
§ 3POS*"CJXaA.K jpkictes.
H
H H
0 y}|Ay hutfl alao lately added a CUSTOM D - H
O FURTHEST. -wlisie the latest BOTaltlej jaw tM 9
£ found, tmfemliur ioat ftom London *nd
m F«ri«. ... §
fi - »
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M ' '' ' -
PEKKY So CO.,
W 8 aad 805 CHESTNUT STREET.
CUSTOM DEPARTMENT, 803 GHESTNUT STREET.
RARER DMOTGS.
T ARGE ASSORTMENT OB’ PAPER
■LI. HANGINGS.
T. J. COOKE,
‘ WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN ■
JPAJP33K 3XAJVCS-I2VOS, -
No. 60S ARCH Street, Second Door above SIXTH,
South Side. .
The attention of the Public Is invited to his
LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT OP
PAPER HANGINGS.
Embracing all qualities, from
S2K DENTS TO THE FINEST GOLD AND VELVET
DECORATIONS.
Also, an entirely new article of
GOLD AND SILK PAPERS,
myl-smwtf jpbt bbobivep.
BTATIOSERT & BLANK. BOOKS.
IMPORTANT TO NEW COMPANIES.
•X. .■ *
We have the patterns, aud are prepared to furnish, at
ihort notice, all the - ; . _
BLA2YKS AND ACCOUNT BOOKS,
SUCH AS •'
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK,
TRANSFER BOOK.
ORDER OF TRANSFER, ,
STOCK LEDGER,
STOCK LEDGER BALANCES,
REGISTER OF CAPITAL STOCK,
DIVIDEND BOOK,
~ BROKER’S PETTI LEDGER,
..... ' ACCOUNT OF. BALES, .
01 good materials and at Low Prices.
MOSS & CO.,
STATIONERS,
*33 CHESTNUT STREET.
MEW COMPANIES FORMING CAN
be supplied with
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK,
TRANSFER BOOKS.
STOCK LEDGERS.
CHECKS, ifOTES, DKAETB,
And every variety of Account Books and Stationery, oa
reasonable terms, at -v
-’ ; • ‘ "WILLIAM MAIN'S,
Stationer# Printer, and Blank Book Manufacturer,
43 South FOURTH Street,
FWladelphia.
plank books and stationery.
jD banks.'Bankers, merchants, manofao-
TOKENS, RAILROAD COMPANIES, ito.,
Will-gad it to their interest to order from the under'
■nw BOOKS, PAPER, AND STATIONERY,
ill kinds fox Business, Professional, and Private Use,
*» sale at moderate
Stattoaor, Mater.’*ad
Philadelphia.
ROOKING GLASSES. .
JAMES S. EARLE <Ss SON,
' 810 OHESTSOT BTBEET, PHILA.,
S*Te bow in store a very Sae assortment of
LOOKING GLASSES,
. of every character, of ths
VEETBEST HANOYACTDEBAtp LATEST STYLES,
Oil. PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS,'
a»2O . EIOTBBE ABB PHOTOQEAPH IBAHES. '
•WIKDOW GLASS.—FRENCH PLATE
Y Y Glass for store fronts, Rough Plat© Glass for aky
lights, floors, &c. ; Fort and Deck Lights, Ornamental
Glass for ehurcbes,.veBttbuie§, &c.; Photograph Glass,
and Foreign and Domestic Window Glass of every va
rie;y, for Bale by R —gjj OE g AKER A CO.,
MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1864.
THE GREAT CENTRAL FAIR.
PROBABLE CLOSING OX TUESDAY NIGHT.
SAILORS AT THE FAIR.
coir, no wan and okn. gii.moue vav a visit.
Tho Groat Central IW wits' not crowded to ex
cess on Saturday, which may bo attributed, proba
bly,,to the Intense heat of the weather. There was
a good attendance, however, and everything passed
off In a creditable manner. There havo boon seve
ral new anil attractive things added within a day or
two, among them a somewhat.glgantio Storoopti
coii, to which access may : .bo had from the. " Fort
Royal ” passage-way, near the inlorseetionof Union
avenue and the Delaware apartment. This exhi
bition or battle scones and Holds, fortifleatlons, &.0.,
is very, interesting.
tor executive committee.
, This body, of wliieh Mr. John Welsh is the chair-;
man, held a meeting; on Saturday evening, at which
it was resolved to lower the price of admission to
day and to-morrow to the sum of twcnty.dve cants.
The only extra charge, as agreed upon by;the com
mittee, is to the. Art Gallery, This :will remain, at
the same rate as heretofore. The price of admtssion
to the gallery ought to have been a dollar lathe first
place, because a view of this magnificent collection
is worth this sum. The.commtttee, in reducing the
price of general admission, have done a commend
able thing. There are many worthy mombers of tho
community who have been unremitting in their at
tention to the cause of the Union, but, with means
rather limited, were unable to moot the outlay re
quired to go through the Fair, In all its departments.
. • the voting.
The votingfor the Union Vase, Sword,.Fire Horn,
Camp Chest, &6., &e., will bo conttnued until tea
o'clock to-morrow night, whon: the polls will close
find; the result ho announced. The competition for
the Are horn is quite lively, : the Good Will andFnlr
mount taking the lead.
-.SAILORS'FROM THU WABASH.
.' A number of sailors from the Wabash, with the
Jefferson Cornet Band, visited the Fair on Saturday
morning, and .were highly pleased with their visit..
They congregated around the; main flag-staff, and
were addressed by Mr. Chas. Harmar, of the Floral
Committee. This, gentleman made a most excellent
speech to tho sailors, and. the weather-beaten sons
of Neptune gave cheers for the Sanitary Fair, the
Army and Navy, Com. Dupont, Com. Rowan, Gen,
Gaunt, and Gen. Meade. The visitors were invited
, to the “Wilderness "by several members of the
committee, who personally tendered the hospitali
ties of tho establishment to them. They very well
enjoyed the; refreshments of the great institution.
The sailors behaved themselves in a highly credita
ble and patriotic manner.: • .;
VISIT ON SATURDAY EVENING.
Commodore Rowan and .General Q/. A. Gilmore
visited the Fair on -Saturday evening, and were re
ceived with many demonstrations of applause.
THE SERVANTS RETIRE,
The,iime of the contract made with the servants
to attend tlie restaurant expired on Saturday eve
ning at 10 o’clock. Most of them are at Cape May
at the present timo. Cold collations will be served
up to-day in the restaurant’, which may be con
sidered far more agreeable during the “heated
terni” than hot dinners. No doubt there will be a ;
happy time at the Fair to-day. There will bo
plenty of excellent music afternoon and evening.
AUTOGRAPHS.
In the Department of Curiosities and Relics, over
which Mrs. James presides, may be seen a beautiful
album, sent to the Fair by Frederica Bremer, the
Swedish authoress; It contains autographs of Oscar,
late King of Sweden; of the present. King and
Queen, and of other members of the family; also,
of Hans Christian Andersson, Jenny; Kind, Berze
lius the ..chemist, E. Carlin, G% Mazzini, Margaret
Fuller, the Howitts, and a letter by John Brown,
from Charlestown, Ta., a little execution.
LIVE STOCK.
There have been added to the live stock the fob
lowing contributions: “Union” andAtdernybull,
from imported stock, contributed by E.BL Elklnton,
Esq., of Abingdon, Montgomery countyV “Eman
cipationist,” a short-horned. Durham bull,'donated
by B. F. Archer, of Cainden county, NY J. Also,
one fine fat sheep, weighing 177 pounds | one pure
Cottwool sheep, donated by the Montgbmery-coun
ty Agricultural Society.
LEAVES FEOJr THE EATTLE-FIELD OT GETTYS-
There.have .been presented to the Committee of
inc6me,Ti&bor, and:Revenue anumbar of volumes,
with this title. The bookiefull of thrilling Interest
in prose and poetry, fromj'the gifted pen of Mrs.
Edmund A. Souder, of ’Philadelphia. It relates to
the deliverance of the State of Pennsylvania from,
the rebel invaders, about one yoar'since,
: No one who remembers the apprehension of deso-
lation occasioned by their advance,'and the joy expe
rienced at the nows of ,their defeat by the gallant
Union; army under General Meade, should fail to
buy a copy of this work, if from no otheyjonsidera
tion than gratitude to the heroic men who fought
and still survive the bloody field of Gettysburg. A
good supply of the f work has been given by Edmund
A. Souder, Esq,, and by Mr, O. Sherman, the pub
lisher, for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission,
and maybe obtained, in numbers to suit purchasers,
from one copy to dozens, at the tables, over which
Mrs. John W. Forney presides, at the furthest or
Nineteenth-street end of the main “Union ” ave
nue. The range of tables may be distinguished
from tlie others by evergreen festoonings that im
part freshness to the display. .
A SANITARY BALD.
To the Editor of The Press :
Sir : The Pair fo far is a great suceess; for one, I
•would like to sec tho balanco sheet foot up at least
two million dollars.
- My suggestion is to finish up the Groat Fair with,
a grand fancy dress ball. No building which I ever
saw was near-so well calculated for producing so
fine arid imposing a display, a description of
which would task the ingenious imagination and pen
of all beholders, of which I am hopeful enough there
would be a goodly number, for who-that has the
means would like to forego so splendid and magnifi
cent a sight, such a display and variety of character
of costume and; taste—all the nations of the earth
represented, ' '
Truly yours,
To the Editor of The srcss
THE REOPENING.
Sir: Permit me to answer, in -part, a question
asked in your paper of Thursday, m regard to tlie
decorations of tlie tables, on, Ike reopening of the
Fair, on« Monday and Tuesday.
As a member of two committees, X hare consulted
with various ladies, and will authorize you to say
that tlitre is a disposition among them ail to render
the reopening of tho Fair as attractive as at the
first opening. XJnusual exertions aro being-made In
tbe “Horticultural,” and in set-oral otherdepart
ments, to effect this object. t -
It is a duty we owe to those who will be with us
on those days,many of whom have given what is far
iriore than worldly goods—their; hearts' love—to tho
great cause in which wo aro engaged. This war
will have taught us in vain if it does not bring near
in feeling all who have this.object at heart.
■i Respectfully, - : E. ,
TOTES AT THE SANITARY FAIR,
v . Jdxe2s, IQP. M, h
VOTE 02* SWORD.
~..3,o39sGrant .....
1,453 Scattfering.
...... 277 j
Meade
Hancock.*...
McClellan-...
Total..
-TOTE OX THE UXJOX TASK,
...... 64S Wood •
........... 250 McClellan...
SS. Chase ...... .
lO3 Grant.... ...
6S Stanton .....
........... 54 Bright
... ....... 54‘Sherman....
3 3 :P0Uer.v.,...
S4 Dupont..... .
........... 36 Cmoa Refresh 5 1 Saloon. 3
Union League.
Linc01n.......
We15h........
James ........
Parra gut......
Simpson......
Henry
Hancock.....
5tuart........
Meade ...
Curtin.
VOTE ON THE OAMP CHEST.
ICS Grant ........
...-2S Scattering....
lO
........<....128
VOTE ON SILVER FIRE HORN.
Birney...
Gibbons..
McClellan.
Meade...-
Good Will Engine....3,'7sB , 'Emptra Hook &Lasder ' 75
Fairmonot Engine.....3 T 75LUnUed States Hose.... : 41:
Pennsylvania H05e.390 Northern Liberty Hose' £5
Pha*nixHose.....*.*..l,6s2!Washington Hose 27
Philadelphia Engine.. 304 Good Intent Hose-..*.» 23
Diligent Engine......... 219 Weccacoe Engine...... 27.
United States Engine.. 160 Philadelphia ifose.... 15
Southwark H05e....... , 107 Columbia H05e........ 12
South Penn Hose*..*.* 94 Scliayikill H05e.’...... 17
Vigilant Engine. 10 Moyanien'iugHose.... 21
KeptnuaHose.......... 14 Franklin Engine-...... 3
Marion Hose. 11 Humane Eugino. 2
Washington -Engine..- IS Perseverance Hose.... ,2
WetternHose.......... 14 Cohncksink Hose../... 2
Humane Hose .. 9 Mechanic Engine...... 2
BiberniaEugine....... 7 Phidier H05e........... 7
Globe Engine.......... 3 IndependeuceHose*... G
Franklin ....... 6 Columbia Engine..... 3
Goodlnient Engine.... 8 Western Engine....... 8
Robert Morris Hose-... 9 Fame H0Ke...;;.,..,,. 2
Reliance Engine....... 1 Ronsington H05e...... 1
Union Engine IW, Philadelphia Eag. 1
Union H05e..*......... 6 Fatrraonul H05e....... 1
Mount Airy Engine.... 1 Spring Garden Hose... 4
Hope Engine 4 Mantua Hook & Ladder 1
Delaware Engine...... .3 Diligent H05b.......... 1
Binggold H 050....,.... 1 ST. Liberty Engine**.. .l
Dope Hoso ... 4 Spring Garden Engine. 1
Assistance. Engine..... 6 Wm. Penn H05e....... 2
Gold Speculators*
To the Editor of The Press,
Sm: Ought not these gold speculators to betakon
in hand by tho military powers I I- think so. It is
perfectly well known that there is a combination of
persons engaged in the unlawful business'of raising
the price of gold far beyond its real value. Notice
the following, taken from Wednesday’s; Press: “ A
gold dealer published on his bulletin-board, ‘Odd
wanted at 202.’ Aii honest man, wishing to tost the
matter, offered him $5,000 at his'own price. Ho.
haggled over it, and finally backed down to 103>£
'I shall not undertake to show how such action af
fects the nation and indivicluals—thb poor espe
cially. :It Is too well understood by everybody.
1 believe that every man who is deliberately on*r
gaged in attempting to raise the price of gold above
its real value is worse than a rohol ; ho is a traitor,
and as such should bo severolydealfc with by tho mili
tary authority. : It may be said that it would bo im
practicable. Thonsond for Gen. Butler, and see how
long it would be • impracticable to interfere with un
principled traitors in their efforts to assist the rebels,
and to oppress tho poor man. ,
,' Tho spirit of our laws does not intotfore with ordi
nary nrid honest business, but ft does and should in
terdict such outrageous wickedness as those gold
speculators are guilty of. _ X B, I),
g, home on a Furlough.— -This is tbo name of au
engraving, by J ohn Sartain,now being published by
Bradley & Co., of this city, from an original painting
by C. Schuesetc. It tells its own story, and might
oven be called dramatic, so plainly and spiritediy-is
that story told. It will havo an immense sale, for
Us subject <?otU9P homif many a liotirt and lvms%
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1864.
llie Passenger Hallways—Are the Pres!;;
dents of the Passenger Hallways Liable
to an Indictment for Conspiracy ?
To the Editor of The Press;
Sir : Tho following question has boon submitted
for iny opinion : “Whothor the presidents of tho
city passenger railroads aro liable to an indictment
for a conspiracy to inoreaso tho price of slnglo fares
and ofoxchango tickets on all the oity roads 1”
Tho first ehartor of incorporation of what are com
monly known as the City Passenger. Railways was
approved on tho 4th of April, 1554, P, L. 753. By
that, not, Jtho Philadelphia and Delaware River
Railroad Company weio authorised to construct a
railroad, beginning at a point north of Cherry street,
Kensington, in Philadelphia county, and thence by
way of Ilatborongh and New Hope, or RlegorsvHlo,
to the borough of Easton. It was given tho right to
connect, with the North Pennsylvania Railroad
Compon’y at any point north of Cherry street, and,
with the consent of tho Stato of New Jersey, to con
struct a bridge over the Delaware river. By a
supplement, approved June Oth, 1867, P. D. 80S, this
corporation was given authority to extend their road
southwardly from its present terminus at Sixth and
Cherry streets, Konslngton,alongthe formor street to
Morris Street in Southwark, with a single track,
thence eastward ly along tho same to Fifth street,
thence northwardly along the latter street to Ohorry
street, with a proviso that the road should be used
exclusively for a City Passenger Railway, by horse
locomotion,that its gauge should be five feet two inch
es, and that before the Company should use and 00-'
<mpy tko.sald streets, the consent o f the . Councils
of the city of Philndclpliin should bo first given.
The Councils were also authorized to establish,
from time to time, by ordinance, such regulations in
regard to the said* railway as might be required for
the paving, culverting, and lay
ing of water and gas pipes in and along said streets
or to prevent obstructions thereon. By another
supplement, approved April 0, 1858, (P. L. 237) the
name of the corporation was changed to the Frank
ford and Southwark Oily Passenger Hallway Com
pany, and they were ... authorized .to extend their
tracks from their present southward terminus at
Morris street, southward to Greenwich Point.
The incorporation of this Passenger Bailway
Company was followed by the incorporation of the
following similar companies:
Name. ■■■■'.■' ' Incorporated .
Philadelphia and Darby R. R; Co ►.April 28,1837.
West Philadelphia Passenger R. B. C6.:Mi»y 14, 1557.
Citizens' PassengerK. R. C 0«... i.......March33, ISSS.
Philadelphia and Gray’* Ferry Ji. R. Co. April. 9, 18>5.
Second and Third-streets Pass. K.B. Co-. April .10, IS>B.
-Forth Branch. Pass. K; K. C 0..... April 10,1355.
K. C0...........April 13, 1858.
Girard College Passenger R. li. C0......April 15,1853.
Fairinount and Areh-ats. Pass. R, R. Co. April 16,1853.
Green and Coates-sts. Pass. R. R. 00. ...April 21, 18»8.
Germantown Passenger JR. R- Co -.April 21, 185 S;
Forth Philadelphia Pass. R. R. C0......April , 2f), ISSB.
Philadelphia City Pass. It. R. Co March 26,1859.
Richmond and Schuylkill Pass. R. R.Co.March 26 1559.
Ridge-avenue and Manaynuk P.R.K:Co.March2B,2SS9.
Philadelphia and Oiney R. R. C0..-.....April 21 y 1539.
Hestonville, Mantua, and Fairmount P.
R. R. C 0...... April SvlSaO.
Thirteenth and R. R. tCo April 3, ,1559.
Seventeenth and Nineteenth, streets P.R.
R. C 0......... V.; .April 12, IS-59.
Lombard and Sonth-sts. Pass. R. R. Co-. May 16, IS6I.
Navy lard, Broad-street, and Fairmonnt
b/b. C0......~..........v.May 16,1961.
Franiford and Philadelphia R. R. Co. of
the City of miade1phta................ April 10,1862.
The result of these twenty-three charters was to
give to these corporations the exclusive right or
monopoly of constructing railroads upon the greater
part of the principal streets of the city; and, by an
act passed at the last session of the Legislature,
the Union Passenger Railroad Company was incor
porated, with authority to construct such railroads
upon more than thirty streets therein named, in
cluding Seventh and Ninth streets, None of these
charters of incorporation contain any provisions
regulating tho rates of fare, the ; only provisions
bearing indirectly upon this subject being tho*e im--
posing & tax upon all dividends exceeding a certain
rate,'
There ean be no question of tho rightof those com.
panics to regulate, each for Itself, its rate of faro;
If one company advertises that It will raise its-rates,
it runs the risk of tho line being morcor less forsa
ken in favor of another, though perhaps'a less con
venient line, which retains its old rate;■ and this
competition, which is often called the soul of trade,
is beneficial to the community. But when tho com
panies combine; the community is left no choice—
there is no competition, and the people must eitfier
walk or pay the increased rate upon every line.' '
Is sucUacombinationunlawfun With the excep
tion of the case incorrectly known as-The, Tub-wo
men vs. The Browers of London, reported 1 Levins;
135, and 1 Keble, 650,. 855, 675,; 682, whose correct
name is The King vs. Alderman Stirling and others,
the earliest case on this subject is Tho King vs. The
Journeymen Tailors of Cambridge, decided in 1721,
8 Modern 10, in-which certain journeymen tailors,
were indicted for a conspiracy among themselves to
raise their wages, and, being found guilty, itwas
' moved in arresbof judgment that no crime appear
ed upon the faoo of -the indictMe'ht, "'which only
charged them with the conspiracy and' refusal to
work at so much-per diem. But the court held that
it was not for the denial to work, but for the conspi
racy, that the defendants wore indicted, “anda
conspiracy,” it was said, "of any kind is illegal;
though the matter about which they conspired
might have been lawful for them or any of them to
do, iftliey had not conspired to do it_; and thiaap
peared in the case of The Tub-women vs. The Brew
ers of London.” . Whatever may be the character
of this volume of reports (and few sustain a worse
one) the soundness of tho decision itself has never
been questioned. In the Kinsufs. HEawbay, 6 Term
E., 036, Grose, Justice, said S' 1 In many cases an
agreement to do-a certain thing has been considered
a subject for an indictment for a conspiracy, though
the same act, if done separately by each Indivi
dual, without any agreement among. thomsolves,
would hot ' have been illegal Aa- in the
ease of journeymen conspiring to raise their
wages, .each may insist on;, raising..his wages,
if he can,' but if several meet for the same purpose
it IS illegal, and .the parties may be indicted for con
spiracy,” and tlie charge: of O. J. Tiadal to the
grand.jnry, in 1642, reported in T Carr. & Dlarsh
man, 661, and the directions of Erle, J., to the jury
in the case of. the Queen ys. Howlands, 17 Ad. &
EI.jOSO, in tha-year 1851, contain the samo view of
the law. So, although one may.hiss or applaud a
player, he cannot enter into a combination, to drive
a particular person from the stage—Macklin’s Case,
2McNally, 631. And the books containjwecedents of
indictments against salt-makers for conspiringto en
hance the price of salt; against -journeymen lamp
lighters and journeymen curriers for conspiring to
raise wages;agaihst workmen for conspiringto lessen,
tho time of iubur and to compel masters to pay for
a : whole day’s work ; against master
for conspiring not to employ journeymen who had
left tiioir. last master without his consent, and the
like, such combinations were illegal at.
common law, yet in England 'they have been made
the subject of several acts of Parliament, of which
the principal ones .arc 5 Geo.TV, e. 95, (which ra
; pealed the prior statutes as to combinations of
workmen,) and 6 Goo. IV, c. 129, ; '
. Upon this side of tho Atlantic the same'view, of
the la-* has been taken. In 1806 certnin.journey.men
boot and shoemakers woro indicted for conspiring
not to work at their trade, for loss than.certain fixed
rates, and, under tho charge of the liecorder, that
the act j though innocent in itself, was rendered
criminal by the confederacy to effect it, the defend
ants were convicted.. In the case of The People of
tho state of Now York vs. Melvin and others, the
defendants, who were also journeymen shoemakers, •
were tried in ISO 9 for a similar combination, and the
jury were told that if tho defendants had confede
rated either to do an unlawful act, to tho injury of
others, or. to make use of unlawful means to attain
their ends, they wore .liable to the charge of a con-’
spiracy, and tho defendants were' thereupon con
victed. In the easo of The. Commonwealth vs.
Mackyotal.jthe defendants,who were also journey
men shoemaker, were, in the year 1815, indioted and
tried at Pi ttsburg, first for combining and conspiring
together to form a sooioty.for the purpose of raising
their wages arid the wages of . all journeymen shoe
makers in that borough'; secondly, for forming such
an association, and enacting certain rules, by which
they agreednot to work for any master shoemaker un
less at cortain regulated prices; arid, thirdly ,for with
drawing themselves, in consequonoo of such combi
nation, from tho employment of certain master shoe
makers, and causing and procuring other journey
men so to withdraw themselves. In tho charge to
the jury, they were told that tho case was not a con
troversy between the employers and the journey
men ; that with tho regulation of wages, or the pro
fits of one side or the other, the jury had nothing to ,
do; it had been truly said that every man had a
right to affix what price he pleased to his labor. It
-was not for demanding high; prie'es that the defend
ants were indicted, but for employing, unlawful
means to extort their prices; if, therefore, th'o jury
. believed that the defondants conspired to compel
men to work at certain prices, or to compel an em
ployer to hire a cortain description of persons, or to
prevent a man from freely exorcising his trade in a
partieniar place, they were guilty, and the defend
ants were thereupon convicted. So, in The Pcoplo
vs. Fisher—l 4 Wendell, 9, decided in blew York, in
1835—where certain shoemakers were indicted for a
similar conspiracy, and the defendants haring de
murred to the indictment on the ground that it was
not sufficient,: in not describing an offence known
to the laws of tlie State, the court below gnvo
judgment on the domurrer for the defendants,where
upon tho easo was removed, by writ of error, to tho
Supreme Court. Although tho indictment was
framed under the Revised Statutes,* tho opinion of
the court, delivered by tho Chief Justice, affirmed
the common law upon this subject, (which, indeed,
it was said that the revisers did not intend to depart
from in their code,) and it was held, that although
a mart who' owns an article of trado or commorco is
not obliged to soil it for any particular prico, he has.
no right to say that his neighbor shall not sell il for a
less price, arid that ir one individual dOO3 not possess
such a right over the conductor another, no number:
of individuals oan possess such a right. All combi
nations, therefore, to effect such an object aro inju.
rious, not only to the Individual particularly op
pressed, but to tho public at large. Andthejudg
; merit below was thcroupbn reversed. In the case of
Hooker vs. Yandowator, 4 Denlo, 319, decldod In 1847,.
tho law was so applied In tho case of tho proprietors
of five lines of boats On the Erie and Oswego Canal,
w;ho had enterod into a contract which purported
“to establish and maintain fair and uniform
rales of freight, and to equnlizo tho business of for.
warding on the Eric and Oswego Canal among thorn. •
selves, and to avoid all unnecessary expense in ,so
doing.” It was hold that this was an illegal oontracb
—the object of tlie combination was obviously to jlo
stray.competition between tho several lines In tho
business engaged in. “ That tho raising of the prioo.
'offreights,’’"said Jcwott 3., “for tiro transportation
of merchandise or passengers upon our canals, is a
matter of public coneern, and in which the public
.......5,050
Revised Statutes provided that “if two:
or mure persons Khali conspire to commit any act usu
rious to trade or commerce, they shall bo guilt; of a
' V 2 at. I 621, SB,
have a deep Interest, does not admit of a doubt. It
is a familiar maxim, that competition Is the life of
trade. It follows, that whatovor destroys, or oven
relaxes competition in trade, ls(injurlous, if not fatal,
to it.” (The People v. Fisher, 4 Wend. 9.) Tho
object of the agreement, as expressed in the written
contract, was plausible enough; but It is impossible
to conceal the roal intention. It is evident that tho
parties wore the owners of, live separate and power
ful lines-of boats provided for the transportation of
prooperty,merchandise, and passengers on tho canals
then in use, and in active rivalry in the business, af
eciing more or less, tho price of freights; to destroy
which rivalry and koep up tho price to certain rates
fixed by themselves, was the great, if not the solo ob
ject of thatagreement. Tho transaction amounted, as
I think, to a conspiracy to commit an act * injurious
to trade * within the legal meaning of the statute
denouncing it as a crime, and was therefore illegal
and void.” *
,Tn the following yenr tho same question came up
again In Stanton vs. 'Allen, 5 Donio, -134, and the
same contract was held to be illegal, both under the
revised statutes, anu at common law. “It was also
urged,” said M’Kissock, .T., in delivering the
opinion, “ that the association was a partnership.
But whether it is of that character or not, is immate
rial. No one can bo deceived by any supposed
analogy between: the pr inciple of uniformity of price
among the members of an .ordinary business firm
and the same thing in a confederacy formed for no
other purpose or uso than tebring It about. * *.*•
I conclude that the association in quostion had a
mantfestand necessary tendency to diminish the
revenue of the State, impair the utility of a great
public work intimately connected with the Interests
of the whole people, and that it must be eminently
injurious to .trade. The articles of association,
therefore, in our judgment, unquestionably contra
vene public policy, and aro/manifestly injurious to
the interest of the State. Hence they are void at
common law.”
: In these two New. York eases, the .-question was
not presented upon indictments for conspiracy, but
in actions of assumpsit In >jliich the Illegality of the
contract was, upon the natximcx turpi sum
oritur actio , set up as fchqdofcnco, But in a late
case in Pennsylvania, reported in Whartons prece
dents of Indictments, QoS, JiOtej for a
consfrirdey upon an agreement of similar purport
with that in the New York cases, was sustained by
Grier- J., who held that “the objects of the confe
deration were nothing less than a combination be
tween the chief capitalists and carriers on the line
of our public works to raise'or depress tho rate of
freight, as it may suit their own interests either, to
increase their profits, or! Crush a competition, and
such a combination came,, it was held, within the
description of those which are punishable by Indict
ment as conspiracies at common law.
The ease of The Oommonwealfeh vs. Hunt, 4-Met
cili; 112, decided in Massaeimsettß in 1842, though
it did not go to tho extent of some of the cases just
referred to, cannot be considered as an authority on
the other side of the question. On the contrary, the
principles of the common law were affirmed, but it
■was held that the illegal purpose was not sufficiently
sot forth in tho indictment. -
Before I refer to the next Jcaso, it is pro
per to remark that In. the trials: of tho two
first sets of journeymen shoemakers, (in Phila
delphia and New York,); the jury wero told that
whatever might have been the motives of the
defendants, whether tq) resist tho supposed, op
pression -of their (masters, or to insist upon ex
travagant, compensation) and the means used, vis:
the conspiracy, were unlawful. To this proposition
unqualified assent cannot, I think, be given, and the
doctrine, in what I must consider Its true bearing,
was. laid" down in Pennsylvania by Chief Justice
Gibson, in thacasebf The Commonwealth vs. Car
lisle. Brightley’s Hep. decided in 1821. The de
fendants were master shoemakers, and had been
committed ,on a charge of conspiracy. They had
agreed not to employ any journeyman who would
not consent to work at reduced wages, “ bat It also
appeared that tho object went no further than to re
establish-certain rates which had y prevailed a few
months before, from which there was reason' to be
belieye thd’.empioyers had been compelled to depart
by a combination qmong"the journoymen.” Upon
awrit of habeas corpus their discharge was moved
for, on tho grounds that a combination to regulate
wages.la no offence- by-‘the. common law of Penn
sylvania. . * ,
It was held by the Chief Justice that tlie illegali
ty of the combination'depended upon the motive for
combining, “ or, what is the samo tiling, the nature
of tho object to be.attainecl as a consequence of the
lawful act is, in this class of cases, tho discrimina-
tive circumstance. Where tho act is lawful for an
individual, it can be tho subject of a conspiracy
when done in. concert, only where there is a direct :
intention that injury shall result from it,or where
the object is to benefit the conspirators to the
prejudice of the public or the oppression of in
dividuals, and where such prejudice or oppres
sion is-the natural., arid necessary consequence.
To give appropriate instance, respectively refe
rable to this branch Oij, this classification of cri
mir.al intentions, If -a'wffiuber of - persons, should:
combine to establish a ferry, not'TrgnHmotives
of .public or.- private, utility, .but'to" .ruin" or in
jure the dwneriofuKaeightoring terry, the wicked
■ness of the motive’would render the association cri
minal, althoughit is otherwise whore capital is com
bined* not for the purposes of oppression, hut fair
competition with others of the same calling. So
with respect to the other branch: If the bakers of a
town were to combine to hold up the article of,
bread, and by means of a scarcity thus pro
duced extort an exorbitant price for it, although
tho injury to the public would be only col
lateral to the object of the association, it
would be indictable; and to one or the other of these
may tho motive in every decided case be traced.
* * * I take it, then, a combination is criminal
whenever the aet to he ‘dono has a necessary ten
dency to prejudice the public/or .to oppress indivi
duals 'by .unjustly.subjecting.them to the power of
the confederates, arid; giving effect to the purposes
of the latter, whether of extortion or mischief. Ac-
cording to this view of the law, a combination of
employers.. to ; depress the wages of journeymen be
low what they would be if there was no recurrence
to artificial means by either side is criminal. There
is, between the different parts of the body politic, a,
reciprocity of action on each, other, which, like the
action of antagonizing muscles in the natural body,
not only piescribo3 to each its appropriate state and
condition, but regulates- the motion .of.the, whole.
The effort of an Individual to -disturb; this equili-
brium can never be perceptible, nor Can the opera
tion of his interest on that of any other individual,
beyond the limits’ of fair competition; but the In
crease of power by combination of means being ln
gepinetrical proportion to tho number concerned*
an association".may. be able to giro an im
pulse, not; only oppressive to individuals, but
mischievons to the public ,at largo; and it is
the employment of an- .gngine so powerful and
dangerous that gives criminality to .an act that
would bo perfectly innocent, at least in a legal
view, when done by an an individual, * * *
It must be evident, therefore, that an association is
criminal when its object is to depress tho price of
labor below what it would bring if it were left with
out artificial excitement, by either’ masters or jour-
neymeri, to take its chance in tho market. But tho
motive may also bo as important to' avoid as to in
duce an inference of criminality. 1 The mere act of
combining to change ..the price of labor is perhaps
oviderice of'.lmpropriety of intention bnt not concln-.
sivo; for if the accused can show that tho object was
not to give an undue value to labor, but to foil their
antagonists in an attempt to .assign to It, by surrep
titious meant, a value which It would not.otherwho
have, they will make out a good defence. . In. the
trial of the journeymen shoemakers of Philadel
phia, the Kecorder, a lawyer of undoubted talents,
instructed tho jury that it was, no rnaticr what the
defendants’ motives wore, whether to resist the sup.:
posed oppression of their mnsters'ov to insist upon,
extravagant wages; but this, although perfectly ;
true as applicable tothat case whore the combina
tion was intended to coerce not only tho omployors.,
but third persons, 1 is not of universal application. A
combination ioresist oppression not merely supposed
but real wbulflbe perfectly innocent, for where the act
to be done anil the means of aecompiishingitaro law
ful, and the‘object to bo attained is meritorious, com
bination Is not conspiracy. It Is a fair employment •
of means not criminal in the abstract, but only so
when directed to the attainment of a criminal ob
ject; arid it is therefore Idle to say the law: aflbrds a
remedy to which tho parties must recur; the legal
remedy is’cumulativo and does not take away the .
prevcr.tr.ttyo remedy by Qio act of tho parties. It
would bpSi? assumption of’thequestion to-say it is ‘
criminal to do oviawful act by unlawful means wbon
tho pbjectjmust determine the character of the
moans. ;-Jt must therefore bo obvious tliat.the point.
in this ease ls, whether tho relators have been ac
tuated by ; an improper motive; and that being a 1
question purely of fact', lam bound to roior Its de*
cifiontoajury, the constitutional tryers of it.” .
A distinction may bo clearly said to exist, how
ever, ’fetween 1 all the cases of operatives, which I :
havqroferred to, and that of these passenger rail
ways;. L lfa community is oppressed by a combina
tion of shoemakers or any other sot of workmen, it
can at least import another sat of such workmon.
But'tho Legislature has granted to thoso railway
companies the absolute right to uso tho Streets for
tho purposes: of their railways, and none but they
can bo'usb the streets; If one line chooses to run its
cars at a greater or a losj rate than anothor or
others, it can of course do so, and sucli a course will
be attended with a corresponding loss or. increase of
business to Itself, and a corresponding increase or
loss of business to tho other lines. This is competi
tion which the law allows and,encourages. But,
when all combine (and the combination is made per
fect in this case by Ihemcgulation as to exchange tickets),
not to run any cars On any lino in tho city for loss
thaJa certain rate, the community is pujvorioss—it
cortgot no aid elsewhere, for none hut these com
panies have the right to use these streets, and It
must either not use tho oars at all, or submit to the
dicthtcd terms. In other words, -when thus com
bined, those companies form an absolute monopoly;
and 1 am of opinion that tho law would be more
strictly hold against such Va combination than
against thoso which 1 havo already referred to.
Subject to this remark,the reasonablonoss of the dis
tinotion, so clearly expressed la Tho Commonwealth
vs. Carlisle, will; I think, be strikingly shown by
its Immediate application to tho case of thoso pas-i
senger railways. If upon tho trial under suck an.
indictment, it should appear that their present ex
penses and a reasonable return to their stockholders
were-mot by their receipts under their old rates,
their motive would bo evidentlymere desire of gain,
and this combination .would bo deemed unlawful.
Upon suoh a trial, many questions would ,bo con
sidered as pertinent to; tho issue;; such as tho actual
expenses of workings the; roads, tiio wages paid to
.' the employees, the salaries of the officers, tho divi
(lends paid to tho stockholders, possibly tho prices
at which tko shares were soiling at the market,
whether ndvn»C»se was taken to raise tho rates of
faro at the time of an uxresuaf Jnitux of persons to
tho city f and mas-7 similar questions. All the3o
would go l to tho jt??y to cnaMc fchtrm to pronounce,
as matter of fact, whether the dcferrOants, In thus
combining to raise their faros, were actuated by an
Improper raotivo, and, az 1 have boforc's’.aid, the pe
culiarity of tltsir position in holding an absolute
monopoly as against tho 'community wbnTO cause
the rules by which their motivos'wcTe to be judged
to be construed rather rigidly than indulgently.
That the presidents of these roads are personally
liable to indictment' for improper combination' to
raise the rates of faro, needs no argument. If they:
assume to act, and do act for their respective com
panies, and the result of this*action is - an unlawful
combination, they are of course personally liable-to
indictment for such conspiracy.
I am, therefore, of the opinion that the presidents
are liable to indictment for a conspiracy to increase
tho price of single faros and of cxchango tickets on
all the city roads. 'War. Henut Kawle,
Pmx.Aßxni'Hra, June 18,1864.
Intercstinjr Mate in the Jennie, Jimo'
15,1861,
BKTWJSEX lION. -T. C. TEX KVCIt, OF NEW JEtISEY,
AND lION, WILJ.AUD SAULSUURY, OF DKOAWARK.
The Senator from Delaware having madoa stirrings
haranguo against the bill for the organization of a
Freedman’s Bureau,.(then before the Senate,) a do*’
spatch was read announcing another of the move-
ments of General Grant, after which Sonator*Ten
Eyck rose and said
Mr. Tex Eyck; No doubt the reading of that
despatch is as gratifying to the Senator from Dela
ware ns it can possibly be to. me,-because it gives a
further assurance that the authority of the Consti
tution. the infraction of which lies so near his heart,
is likely to be maintained, and the men who. are
guilty of its attempted destruction are likely to be
oyoreomo and overwhelmed. Although he has not
mentioned. the circumstance that rebels in the
South -arc guilty of a violation of this Constitution,
and tho whole burden ofhissong has boon directed
to.the violators of it, as he charges, in the North,
still I hnvo not the slightest doubt it brlogs the live
liest satisfaction and joy to his heart to fcarn that
this Constitution, thus violated and thus trampled
upon, is likely to be placed upon a sure, stable,' and
firm foundation.
Mr. S ATjr.sntmv. Allow me to interrupt the Sena
tor.
Mr. Ten Eyck, in a moment. Tho Senator will
have an opportunity to reply when I am through—
loften desire to puta question, er throw in a word,
while a Senator is speaking, but I always restrain
my: anxiety until he has concluded—and then
nothing can afford me greater pleasure than to give
way to the Senator. The Senator from Delaware has
frequently distinguished me by proposing questions.
Now I will propose one to him, as a legislator, not
as a politician. It is this : whethor ho thinks the
adoption of the amendment ofhis upon this bill ean
boot any practical importance one way or the other 1
As I understand it, it is a roaffirmanee of certain
cardinal principles of the Constitution of the
United States, which we are all sworn to sup
port; ,If wo disregard the Constitution and
our oaths also—if. it bo true that there are
men in the North who do that Jibing—will wo be
llkelv to reverence and respect an act of Congress
upon this subject 1 We reverence the doings of our
ancestors when we pay but very little heed to the
acts of thoseabfmt us—certainly not to as great an
extent as the acts and deeds of our forefathers and
the men who framed this charter of our liberties.
I see, then, no practical use in incorporating thi3
declaration of wise and wholesome, doctrines in this
bill. But if tlie object is to make a speoh, if the
object is to attract the attention,of.the country, if
the object is to arraign a pure and noble body oi
Jiatriots in the Worth and to impress upon the pub
io mind that tho Administration and Its friends are
enemies to the Constitution, to the Government,
and to the country, then I can understand why tho
Senator should propose this amendment and make
his comments, and hail the boasted accession of
strength which, he anticipates as being on its way
to join the true. friends of tho Union, of which the
Senator from Delaware Informs us he is one. Ho is
welcome to all the strength he can secure from such
a source as that. He can boast In his new friends,
“woolly horse” and all. -
Sir, I could vote without any difficulty for this
amendment; but where is the practical.use of it 1
V’ hat is tho object of itl I cannot Impugn the mo
tives of tho Senator; Icannot dive into the heart
of. the Senator from Delaware and ■ see the motive,
design, and object .that he has in view; and there
fore I cannot attribute motives to him. Still, I can
form'my own opinions of his designs and purposes ;
, hut being in the dark in relation to hisobject farther
than from his declaration that -his amendment will
bring a “thrill of joy” to the Northern heart, lean
hot tally understand him. But, sir, as necessity has
compelled the Government to lay Its hands on trai
tors and to hinder them from phllingdown the fabric
of our Government, I can . understand that a thrill
of joy might rush through the veins of these if we
should pass a law to fotter the action of the Govern
ment, and to restrain"it from taking up these viola
tors of the Constitution. It may bring a thrill or
joy to the hearts of such men, but it wul bring sor
row and regret to the hearts of patriots who are
serving in the army, to the hearts of patriots who
have lost sons and rein tives in the service, and whose
bodies aro now. festering in bloody graves.
Sir, I shall vote against this amendment for the
reasons stated.
. Mr.-SAtTLSncnv.’ The honorable Senator from
New Jersey has referred to the joy that he felt on
hearing the despatch from the Secretary of .War
read.’ Ho has expressed iris opinion—at least ho
says he has no doubt—that I felt the same joy. I
am sorrv to hear that honorable Senator admit that
at least one portion of that despatch brought joy to
his heart; for, sir, thero was one portion of it that
brought no joy to mine. When it was announced
by.the Secretary of-War that General Sturgis had
been 'defeaiedj'aha with- great loss, and was on his
retreat to Memphis, I felt no joy.; and I do not pro
‘shine that-it -gaveany joy to the heart of the hono
rable Senator from How Jersey.- It was a word in
cautiously said,'nofuroporly. weighed. I confess to
the Senator that I felt nojoyin hearing such an nn
nonriccment upon this-floor. ,
: Mr. Tek Etok. I meant the general progress and
success of our arms.
Mr. SAUtSBUBT. I have never, tinder any cir
onmstanoes, in private or in public, whatever may
be my opinion, of this war aria of Its. utter futility,
felt any joy when those who bore the standard of
the country in the field have met with disaster.
Sir, I was,bom under that .flag. I expect to livo
and die under that flag, and under no other, pro
vided the friends of liberty can be successful in pre
venting despotic ; power from tearing it down, and
provided thoy can in the future, as they have In the.
past, cause it to bo the emblem of that constitu
tional liberty achieved for us by patriotic sires,
"When that disaster shall come over my country, I
shall not be found among those who raise tho stand
ard of revolt against.it. Should my State suffer the
humillailon of continuing to be a subject province,
. and her eons be permanently denied the enjoyment
of liberty, I wilt see whether an-asvlum of liberty
cannot be found upon some distant shoro. I will
not seek it where that flag has been stricken down,
but, bidding farewell to the graves of my fathers, I
will seek it across the waters, where, at least, I can
cherish the recollection that land iny fathers were
born finder it and lived,under it, untiFali the prin
ciples of which it was once the glorious emblem
have been destroyed.
The honorable Senator says I do not refer to those
Southern men who’ raised. the standard of revolt
against that flog. I appeal to. the records, of this
Senate whether I have had any more narticipatiou
In, their movemenkthantho.Senator from New Jer
sey. As-Ihavo before said on this floor, on the day
when Mr. Buchanan sent in his. last annual mes
sage and Hr. Wig fall and Mr. Iverson made
their speeches, proclaiming here: in their seats
the intention; of the South to retire from tho
Union, though at that time the youngest member
of this body, .scarcely. warm in my seat, before
even the Senator from New Jersey rose, I, was
tlie first man to proclaim, that the; State of Dela
ware, which always has a watchful care, I should
like to have said; over New Jersey, which always
respects New Jersey, havirig;.beon the first to enter
this Union, would be the'last to abandon ir.. Wo
have made no attempt to abandon it oven when de
prived of our constitutional rights. I haveseen,in
violation of: those principles of the Constitution
which my amendment seeks to reaffirm, my neigh;
hors and friends, lour mono day, snatched from
their helpless families and carried, by order of
General Schenck) to Baltimore, denied a hearing,
refused a statement of the charge against them,
refused a trial, and banished the same afternoon
to a hostile shore. I have seen, in violation of the
principles of fundamental law which my amend
ment seeks to establish, tho constitutional rights
of my people taken away of even voting for. those
who shall make tho iaws under which they shall
live. Sir, the people of my State have -witnessed,
all tkis.-but they have never attempted to follow
the leaders of secession.
. Sir, it is fruitless here to be always denouncing
the: men who have seceded from the Union. I ask
the honorable Senator what good that can do 1 He
approves of their course as muclras I do, I have
but one mission now during tho remainder of mv
brief term In. tho Senate, iffy mission is ono and,;
single; the advocacy of civil liberty, to hold up be
fore mv countrymen the example of our fathers, and
on all fit occasions, if I possibly can, to Induce my
associates here to reaffirm those principles of civil
liberty upon which were laid, tho deep foundations
of this Government. I invite the co-operation of my
honorable friend from New Jersey, tho patriotic and
gallant "State of New Jersey, whose Witherspoon
and other heroes and sages of revolutionary renown
helped to frame this Uonstitution; I invite him to
join me in this noble work of reaffirming what they .
did, of saying now that New Jersey, in thoso days
when these principles are being constantly violated,
; will imitate tho example of New Jersey’s sons of
revolutionary renown, and reaffirm: tho principles
which they so fondly chorishod.
Mr. Tta! Byok. Perhaps I may claim tho indul:
genee and the patience of tbo Senator from Massa
chusetts and tho Senate for a minute while I reply
to one or two of tiie points taken by tho Senator,*
irom Delaware. ..
1 think it was rather an unfair application of my
remark by the Senator. from Delaware, when ho
stated that he had no joy in hearing tiio report that
General Sturgis had been worsted and was falling
back on Memphis. -AVhy, sir, tho joy I felt was on
account of tho constant general success, and pro
gress of our armies, which, through the heroism
of our noble troops, are like a great and mighty
torrent sweeping away all treason: and rebellion
from before them. .1 thought it wasaverylltUo
point Indeed for the-gentleman to seise hold of, and
by way of escape, that ho: could not rojoloo nt the
discomfiture oi Sturgis. Sir, ho did not rejoice, or at
least he did not declare oven in his reply that he
rejoiced in tho general progress of our arms; and I
havo never heard him on this floor or anywhoro olso
express his gratification on that account. :
The Senator professes, and I: do not” dispute it,
that he is a warm friend'of the Union and of tho
flag of the Union. Ho tolls us that his ancestors 1
were born under It; that ho was born . under It,
and that he has lived under it. May I ask the Sena
tor if be expects to die under it! 1 have not hoard
of Ids taking any step during the fivo years ho and,
I have sat sido by sido upon this floor to maintain
its supremacy over the length and.breadth of tho
Union established by our fathers. If so, In what:
respect'! What has ho said, and what has he done.
that he might continue *to live under it, and that
whon tho day oamo for him to oloso his eyes in
death, his last faint gaae might rest upon tho em
blem of our sovereignty fluttering In tho breeze 1.
I do not expect the Sonator to go into tho field and:
fight; hisefuties as a Senator could bettor be per
formed hero than elsewhere; .but .whon did he ovor
raise his voice in behalf of the army or navy, or tho ‘
prosecution of tho wart .Wlmt vote did lie over
give to raise a man and put him in the Hold, or to
raise a dollar to maintain and keep him there 1 If
ho has over given such a vote It has escaped my
observation. .
The Sonator, In tho kindness of his heart, Is ,
willing to extend tiio care of Delaware unto Now -
Jersey. I thank the Senator for tho warm and
gushing Impulses of his heart. I. remember tho
early history or the “Blue Hen’s Chickens,” and :
It is a jiroud one; tho record Is as proud as that
oftho early “Jersey Bluesbut I trust tkoSe
nator will not undertake to Indoctrinate our people,
when he Is exercising this caro over l them, in the
scntlmonts ho has given utterance to, upon this
floor. There are too many men already in the,
State—it is with shame and sorrow that I speak
it—indoctrinated with such sentiments as tho No
natorfrom Delaware utters here from day to day.
Sir, thore are a fow men thoro who reluso to glvo
a dollar to sustain that flag to which tha Senator
from Delaware has alluded. There are noble,
patriotic hearts in Delaware. We will unite with
Them in putting down this fleteo rebellion; wo will
spare with them our last remaining man, and our
last dollar in this holy purpose, but Heaven pre-,
,crve us from sucli friends as havo only praiso and
sympathy: for; rebellion, and denunciation and
abuse for those who pass then working Says and
THREE CENTS.
jjJcEplcss nights in noblo efforts to maintain the
UnJon transmitted by our fathers. . • _
There is bnt one other point to which i win
allude, ami that is the ntility of this amendment.
The Senator thinks there is great utility livie
enacting the solemn declarations of the Consti
tution, that it would biing joy to the hearts of the
citizens of the North, aird send a thnil throughout
their veins. Jf there he not sufficient loyalty to
the Constitution and the iGctfcrnmcnt In the people
now under the Constitution/ there will he not
sufficient under an act Of Congress that _ you
may pass. I protest that no such violation of the
Constitution has been comV’ofttcd I*7 those who
are charged with the public service: and, by way
of “excluding a conclusion, ** J will say if such,
has been the case; if, under the stern necessity of
the times 2, when this Government so to speak, has
been gasping for its breath. beneath the bloody
stabs.of traitors; Jf, under such exigencies, unusual,
undefined, or unfamiliar powers, which I nowise
admit, have been resorted to to sa vt the. nation’s
life, will the Senator from Delaware dose his eyes
to the great motive, and go ho wlinjg through the
land against'the men who may hatm 1 done this
thing to preserve the country, while traitors awl
traitor sympathizers hai-o striven to destroy It, and
that, too, be it said, without rebuke or «sven com*
ment from the Senator from Delaware 1
- Mr. President, I apologise for having tafcen up so i
much time 5 but it seemed to me before tSfe vote ;
was taken upon the call of tho yeas and was
perhaps proper, or at least excusable in me, testate
why 1 did not consider it necessary on thlsand evory
other occasion; to re-afflrra the doctrines of the Con
stitution framed over seventy years ago, and w htch „
our fathers and ourselves have faithfully lived up
to and maintained from tho day of its adoption
down to the present hour.
Mr. iSAfensmfny. Mr. President, ! shall not con
tinue this debate any further than is absolutely
ccssary to take particular notice of some few re
marks of the honorable Senator from New Jersey,
/With the general spirit which he has manifested in
this discussion lam pleased ; and yet I have been
surprised that one ’str familiar with thoproprieties of
dcbate'should be found using the words he has ut
tered in this instance. He spoke of the Senator
from Delaware “professing” to be a friend or the .
Unionj and of my “going howling through the
land.” The Senator is a man of taste.
Mr; Tun Eyck. I- should like to withdraw that
declaration. Sometimes in the hurry of debate wo
use expressions that we would uot otherwise do, I
did not propose to use that term?
, Mr. Saulsuuet. So far as 1 have conducted this
debate; in-my humble way, I have made no personal
allusions-whatever to tho honorable Senator. lam
not now speaking in reference to those expressions.
1 do not ehoose'to be put on trial upon every occa
sion by any Senator as to the propriety or impropri
ety of the course which I as a free American Senator
choose to pursueinniy judgment uponmatters. Btrt
thcSenatorhassofaragain forgotten what is in issue
between,him and me, the diecusaion of principles, as
to refer to our personal course since we have been
Senators. Bo asks, what has the Senator, from
Delaware done since the commencement of these
troubles 1 aiul be proclaims to the country the noble
dseds and noble acts which ho has performed. Sir,
X need no trumpeter of wliat little tame I have got,
and if I needed ohe I would not be my own.
But, sir, the Senator has chosen to make a contrast
between what he has done andwhat T have done
upon this floor. The Senator and myself were both
Senators when these troubles eommenced, before a
gun was fired, before a drop of blood was shed. He
cannot forget the scene that transpired in. these
halls then. He cannot forget the anxiety of his
countrymen from the lakes to the Gulf and from
ocean to ocean that theie calamitiesshouldbospared
to this great people. He cannot forget that from
every quarter of the land there came- up in trumpet
tones a prayer to him, a prayer to me, a prayer to
everyone entrusted with the discharge of- official
duties, “Do what you possibly can 1 to avert such: a
dire calamity as war ; do not allow brethren of a
common oriainjind of a common renown to imbue
their hands In each otheris blood.” He recollects
tiiat responsive to that call a great statesman, a link
between the ulorlous past and the then agitated but
mighty present, a man who had seen Washington,
who had been familiar with the great men who laid
the deep foundations of this Government in the
principles of constitutional liberty; that man,
whose head was frosted with 5 age, ana trembling in
every limb, stood up in his hearing in this Coun
eil Chamber and implored tho warring sections to
cease their strife. Ho offered an olive-branch of
peace, which contained nothing but what had been
judicially decided to be true by the highest legal
tribunal of the eountry. The Senator saw the peo
ple of one entire section of tho country, through
their representatives, willing to receive those propo
sitions of peace, and to accept of that olive-branch,
that peace might prevail in the land, that the unity
of the Government might be preserved, and that
constitutional liberty might be transmitted- to their
posterity forever. The Senator saw the tables of
many of the Senators upon this floor/ loaded with,
petitions for the establishment of those princi
ples of peace so patriotically offered. He saw
the Senator from Delaware persistently and con
tinuously, when present in the body, voting to
accept that olive-branch'of-peace, voting to agree
upon these common terms upon which brethren
should live. Although that honorable Senator
could cot mistake the voice of the people, nor
be indifferent to the anxiety of his countrymen,
upon every, occasion, according to my recol
lection, he persistently voted against those proposi
tions. Nothing but war, bloody war, a little more
blood-letting,in hisjudgment, could savothe-Union.
He turned a deaf ear to their entreaties. He would
not heed.even the counsels of his own State; for he
cannot disguise the fact, and he would not disguise
It If lie could—fori mean to deal in ho discourteous
language toward him—that the sentiment of hia
State was then, as it is now, in favor of those prin
i Ciplcs of peace. ’ He thought that one section of
this country, because it was numerically stronger
than the other, couldrestore this Union ami preserve
our liberties by .force of arms, I, in the exercise-of
my judgment, never, from the beginning of these
troubles to the present time, have had. any such
faith.. But because I could not believe in the poten
cy of the means which the Senator chose to adopt,
for the,restoration of the Union, is thatany evidence
: that lam less patriotic than he? Is a difference in
judgment as to the means of restoring the-Union to
be, evidence of the loyalty—l heg pardon for using
the word—the patriotism of the one and the want of
patriotism of the other? I shall go into no vindica
tion of my votes dr, my record in this body. I. be
lieve that , the judgment of-o. large majority of the
people of this country now, as I know it was when
. these ls in perfect accord with,
my own.
But, sir. I'am surprised to hear the honorable
Senator talk about ibis war being a war for the
restoration of the Union. Whatever was its origi
nal decigii, in view of the bill under consideration,
and another bill which we have been notided is to
come up for consideration on Friday next, can the
Senator believe that those who are prosecuting this
war—l mean those who. have its management—
mean a restoration of the Union and the preserva
tion of the Constitution? I have no doubt'there
are hundreds and thousands of men advocating this
war . who arc doing it for the honest purpose, as they
think, of restoring the Union and preserving, the
Constitution; -but, sir,. looking at the acts of those
entrusted with the management of public affairs,
the acts of this Administration, does any man be
lieve it?- If so, I ask how do you reconcile that
' with the fact that when the gallant and noble State
of Kentucky, notwithstanding her localia3titutions,
notwithstanding her geographical position, and the
. State of Maryland and the State of Delaware; and
other States, geographically situated as they were,
came honestly to’tell the Executive what policy
would conduce most to enable their people to sup
port with cordiality the war, for the maintenance ofi
the Union, ho turned a deaf ear to all their en
treaties, and set up his judgment against that of
those States 1 '
Hr. Ten Eyck. Mr. President, ! must say. in all
kindness, X think I ought not tohavo withdrawn the
word of which, the Senator from Delaware complain
ed. Prom the emphatic manner of his- speech and
style, perhaps I would not havebeen much amiss If
I said lie** snouted” instead of“ howledbut, sir, -
I .wish toPc courteous, and avoid anything'that
looks like personal offence even toward gentlemen
from whom I so widely differ.
But, sir, I ought to say a word im relation to my
State. Allusion lias been made to the StatoofNew
Jersey: and, although Ido not care-about prolong- :
ing this discussion m its personal aspects, still X i
should be recreant to the State I love, that 1 regard"
with the tender emotions I do the memory of tho ;
mother who boro me on her bosom* itl did not reply i
to a declaration of the Senator ,in relation to-the
character of jny State. He says “New Jersey
was always in favor of peace;” that it wa3 the
sentiment of her people, * and that tho Senator
from New - Jersey has disregarded her .well
known voice, Sir,-1 dqny that that now is
or cyer was the sentiment of her-people. I admit
that, owing to certain circumstances, about the time
of the commencement of this war, or a. little before,
certain persons got possession of seats in the Legis
lativc councils or our State, and held the majority
on certain political questions and they did—*l do
not know whether it was tinder the care or teaching
of the Senator from Delaware—pass certain resolu
tions in favor of tho Crittenden compromise, so
called, or Crittenden resolutions. I donotrefer to
tho resolution—also called tho Crittenden resolution
—introduced afterwards in the Senate by Ana. John
son, the present candidate for Yico President, and
who, with Abraham-Lincoln, I believe and trust,
will be elected; but I mean the resolutions intro
duced by tho late venerable Senator from Kentucky,
one of which was designed to boat down the division
line between free and slave soil, and open the free
North to the slave power of tho South. In my
humble capacity as a Senator, without professing to,
have much firmness, and believing it to be a crime
against both God and man, I voted against that re-
Eoluttoa. I would have done it if an impending blow,
deadly as a Bash from heaven, had fallen on my brow
the Very moment that I did it.
Last year the Legislature of my State undertook
to pass a set of resolutions in favor of a pcaco. . I
believe'some, of them were willing\to send com
missioners to meet ofcbors from the rebel States, and
desecrate the consecrated ground of Independence
Square by patching up a peace upon thatsacred
spot with traitors and with rebels; but there were
many worthy men in that Legislature, Democrats
as well as Republicans, who denounced and utterly
abhorred the thing; and tho guilty authors of that
: deed have most ol them already hoard the voioes of
an outraged people on the subject.
The Senator from Delawatosays Ihave been indi
vidually opposed to peace, and “ in favor of blood—
of a' little moro blood-letting.” Sir, I was not so
much in favor of blood-letting as I was in favor of
maintaining ike Constitution and the laws. If It
became necessary to maintain that Constitution and
the laws to shed tho blood of traitors, I was ready
for it, and to carry on tho war until the last of thorn
succumbed. That is tho way I stood; that is the
way I stand to-day; and that is the way I moan to
stand, first, last, and all the time.
: But the senator says it will bo seen in tho future
whether his policy would not have been tho boat
and wisest to pursue, and that the people of the
country will denounce the measures of this Mmin
istration. Sir, lam not afraid of that; I will accept
that test. _
But, Blt. President. I -will say finally, without re
flecting upon tlio Senator, that ho has, unintention
ally, tl hope, slandered the oharaoter of the dead
-when ho says that the soldiers who have fallen In
battle, if they could speak; would- send it voice from
the grave in.favor of peace. Sir, it is not 50... Esta
blish a peace before obedience is secured to the Con
stitution and t,hc laws, and you will not only do an
act or gross injustice to the hosts.who now are bat
tling in the front, and from whom wo-.kear the
shouts of victory day by day, hut also, an act. of
gross injustice to the sacred; dead.who.have oSOred.
up their precious lives a sacrifice to. this prin
ciple. So from voices of denunciation coming -
from the grave in oaso you do not. esta
blish peace upon the terms, the Senator
from Delaware would have it, establish, peace by
surrendering your rights, by acknowledging seces
sion, and without infScting poniskmont upon crimi
nals and rebels, and.you willhavo a voiee_of con
demnation coming ftom the. oods In hospitals where
on yesterday I saw our heroes in the cold embrace',
of death, others in their last gasp, and others suf-,
.Poring l.ii In and agony without a sigh or groan. Sir,
establish penco upon the principles sought: by tho
donator from Delaware, and. you would have, if such
,1 thing wore possible, tho soldiers slain, in battle,
whoso bodies lie upon tho road to Richmond, rising
from their graves, bursting tho orust of clay how
■ resting on their bosoms, stalking forth upon the
earth, and, with bony arms extended, denouncing
fiercely all that class of men who madly talk about a
“ peace ” boforo this foul rebellion is subdued.
A Sikoulau OibotjjtSTANOE.—A girl who work
ed in tho laboratory at the arsenal, whore the heart
ronding calamity occurred on Friday last, escaped
jVomporilby a singular circumstanqo. Ike young
lady is usually remarkably taciturn, but on this day
she felt an irrepressible desire to talk; and for no
renson that sho-can imagine, her tongue ran on at
such a rate that sho was reprimanded by the Over
seer of Uto room. This did , not check the unruly
member, and finally he sent her home to get rid of.
her loquacity- Before she readied herd welling, the
explosion oocurred, which sent out of existence a
score of those who wow at wprfc ftiound her,—lKoslf
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of crossing rivers, a variety or materials being
pressed into the service, as convenience or necessity
.permitted, Mr. Haupt shows how to destroy bridges
and locomotives with-the greatest expedition, and
has a special chapter on torpedoes. , What foreign
countries have done In the construction of military
bridges is also stated here. Barrels, ropes, blankets,
inflated skins, air-tight eases, logs, pontoons, and so
on, are practicable materials for bridges In Mr.
Haupt’s hands. His book id of the greatest value.
General J, G> Barnard, who was Chief Engineer
of UieArmy of the Potoraacfrom its organization
to Pile Peninsular Campaign, lias written an Svo
volume entitled “The Peninsular Campaign and
Its Antecedents, as developed by the Report of
Major General George B. McClellan, and other
published documents.” It is illustrated by a large
accurate, and minute map of part of Southeastern
Virginia, compiled at the . United States Coast
Survey Office from numerous authorities.
Having written by far the best account of tha
Battle of Bull Eon,, which Dr. Win, H. Eos3ell
described without seeing, General Barnard is en
titled to be heard as’a military critic. There if©’
points in his comments upon McClellan’s campaign ,
and Report which appear unanswerable, and show
a thorough personal, as well as prolbssionai.'W
quaintance with his Eubjoct.
Air. Van Nostrand wiltsoon publish a translation
of Baron de Joinim’s Political and Military Life of
Napoleon,long a standard work to Europe. All his
publications can be procured at J. B. Llppincott’s,
Market straet. p*A*' -y -
“ The .Htetory of the Kebemon,-:ltr®jlhers and
Cwsa," an - octavo volume* of S9B?pages;Sipoii
which Joshua E.'GMdings bestowed tbreo years of
labor, has been published by Follett, Foster,Co.,
and appears after the death of it 3 lamented and pa
triotio author. It treats freely and fearlessly of the
authors of the rebellion, most of whom Mr. Gt ti
dings knew, having long been a distinguished mem
ber of Congress, backing John Quincy Adams when
put on his trial, in the' House, for his anti-siavery
action there, and being himself persecuted, in
the same place, about the same time, for similar
manifestations. Indeed, the greater part of this
volume is. the parliamentary history of the thirty
years before the election of Mr. Lincoln, related
with graphic power, and veritable, because written
by one who tell 3 what ho witnessed and shared in.
There is a minute account of the election of Mr.
Bank 3, as Speaker, in 1850, when the oath taken by
that functionary was administered by Mr. Giddings,
the oldest member of the'. House.- The . hisEffry is
Carried’down to a'perfod .subsequent to theinaugu
ration .of President Lincoln, and is evidently the
production of ah able, earnest, patriotic, and expe
rienced statesman. It is enriched with an excel
lent-analytical index. For sale by J. JB. Lippincott
& GO. . \ ‘
“Christian Memorials of the VVar,” a 12mo vo
lume published by Gould h Lincoln, Boston, is a
compilation with historical notes by Professor H. B,
Hackett', whose preface leaves it doubtful whether
the book Itself was written by Mm. It consists of a
variety of anecdotes and incidents illustrating tho
religious faith,.patriotism, and bravery of the army.
It is readable, and may be found useful—especially
to youth. ....
Already we have mentioned two volumes of the
Bed, White, and Blue Songs, collected and edited.
by Frank Moore, of the. Rebellion Record, the best
running history of the .war. A third series, called
“ Songs of the Soldiers,” hasjust been published by
G.P.Putnam, Hew York,and maybe said to re
present the feelings of the army, for the larger por
tion of its contents was recommended, suggested,
and sent to Mr. Moore by the soldiers themselves.
As tbe favorite war lyrics of the camp, this collec
tion is therefore .peculiarly interesting. There are
over one hundred and fifty war lyrics here; a few
arc feeble, some are pretentious, but; most bave a
dash, a lire, and feeling In them, and are racy of the
, soil. Lippincott & Co. are the publishers here.
“The Poor White for, The Hebei Conscript," is a
juvenile tale, published by Graves & Young, Bos
ton. It is well written, barring the improbability
of the main incidents, and winds up effectively with,
a battle scene on Koanoko Island.
Two other volumes we must class together. The
first, published by Walker, Wise, & Co., is a fanci
ful biography of Mr. Chase, Secretary of the Trea
sury, and is called “ The Ferry Boy and the Finan
cier." 'The other, published by Eoberts Brothers,
also a Boston firm, is a life of General Grant, and
is entitled “The Tanner Boy, and how he became
Lieutenant General.” Both books are handsomely
got up, printed, and illustrated; and, we are bound,
to admit, seem generally faithful as to fact. More
of Mr. Chase’s early life is given j: more of General
Grant’s military career. Any Tad who detees to
know from what commencement, and by what Steps
our leading'financier and our foremost military
leader reached their present position, will find it,
fairly enough told, in these volumes.. But we can
not fancy the titles of these biographies. .IT,JHr.
Chase, before ho was in his teens, did occasionally,,
chiefty out of good nature and without fee or re
ward, ferry a traveller across a river, in Ohio; and
this only for a few months, it is absurd to call him a
ferry hoy, and represent him as haring risen from
that grade. His'father was very near being Go
vernor of 3Sew Hampshire, one nnele was Chief
Justice of Yormont, another was tho venerated
Bishop Chase of Ohio, and his: own education
was of the best.; So, with General. Grant,
who is represented as a “Tanner Boy,” be
cause. his excellent and industrious father had a.
tonnory as well as a farm, and the lad may have as
sisted "him on both, while a sekool-bqy, prior to his
becoming a cadet at West Point. The titles of these
books, and there are at least halfia-dozen more of the
same class, are deceptive—for.they indicate that Mr-
Chase and General Grant rose from being a
ferry-boy and a tanner to what they are. If true,
the more creditable to them. But each had the
ground-work of an education which, fitted him for
the 'great part he is playing now. Lippineott has
these books also. - ,
One of thc-most satisfactory books on the "War has
just been published by Crosby S Nichols, Boston.
It is “Tho Potomac and the Rapidan: Army Notes
from ,the Pailure at Winchester to the Reinforce
ment of Hosecrans,ls6l-3,” and its author Is Alonzo
H/Quint, chaplain of the 2d Massachusetts Infantry.
This ‘gentleman’s correspondence with The Congre
gationalist forms the basis of this volume, and wo
: desire no better chronicler. Tffe hook has a good
index, ami a map,printed: in colors, of the parts of
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Yirginia referred to
in the text—actually from Gettysburg to Richmond.
Tho charm of Mr. ftuint’3 writing is that he tells a
great deal of what he saw and ‘shared in, and says
very little about kimsoif—unliko an army chaplain,
whose book, lately noticed, had a sermon stuffed In
at the end, to make up the, requisite number of
pages. Mr. Quint eschews cant and exaggeration,,
but few men have better described tho campaigns and.
the country in which they were made. On sale by
T. B. Peterson & Brothers.
Bj.-ax.rgH Magazixks.— From J. J, Kromer,Mo3
Chestnut street, wo have tho Comhill Magazine and
jrcmple Bar, for June. The loading attraction in
the former is the eighth chapter of “ Dobis Duval,”
the novel which, Thackeray left unfinished. The
story-breaks off leaving the hero Aboard of the.
Seraphs, just at the commencement .of tho great eu-,
gagement with the Bon Hommq Richard, ..com-,
mantled by Paul Jobes. An Interesting note by the.
editor shows how Thackeray meant to have wound;
up tho story.; In the August number, Mr. Gasklll,
author of “ Cousin Pbil’is,” will commence a now
novel, and a new serial Story by Wilkie Collins is
also promised. Temple Bar is much more readable,
with, its serial iioyols by Mias. Braddon, Mr., Yates
■ and Mr. BysßSjfc There la also a desultory street
sketch in SfiMKh 1 ; by Mr,, Sala, and a variety of
other articles,"
Dummy Engines ox Strkkt Railroaps.—A
committee or the Board of Aldormon of Bostpa
have,recently gone to Philadelphia to the
operation of the dummy engine tho street rail
rosul*! (if that oitv with a vtew to iK introduction,
heref in accordance with the petitioner the Metro
politanroad.Tr-sostfih Post. ■ ■ .-.
An Ibon-clad PronT.— OaTucisaaylastthcrcJieil
battery on Hewlett’s gut find onthe
Tames encased our fleet under Admiral
long an hour’s firing tho action ceased,
with no damage to eittw contestant,