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Ix another column will be found a card
from Mr. THOMAS Wrror.rAms, in which he
states, in substance, that while he will ac
cept a re-noraination for Congress, he will
not canvass to obtain it. As yet, no com
petitor
brought
him for the nomination has
been brought forward, and, perhaps, con
sidering how near theday,o the nominating
convention is, it is reasonable to conclude
that none will be named. .
AT la said that Senator SirErist.kx will
acquit the President on the Articles charg
ing a violation of the Tenure-of-Office Law
bf the removal of STANTON. Mr. SLIER
mar: will undoubtedly vote according to his
perceptions of duty. His impartial disin
terestedness and purity are so well known
in Ohio, that the opinion has rapidly
strengthened, within a year or -two past,
that he is quite too good a man for the de
moralized politics of the day, and that the
Republicans of his State should mark their
tender consideration for his goodness by
relieving it as soon as possible from firther
- exposures to temptation.
THE FESSEND&N story is just about this.
An unreliable New York journal asserted
positively, on Tuesday-morning,:that thii
Senator would vote for acquittal, and that
his reasons therefor were already in mann
script upon so much foolscap. The report
er had counted these folios, making the
number exactly twenty-five. On Wednes
day it transpired that Hr. FESBENDEN de
nounced the whole story as false and his
confidential friends ,
and associates express
unabated confidence that he will vote to
convict He has, n0..-doubt, prepared his
opinions in writing and specifies, precisely
his judgment on each article. That he Will
acquit on them albs too much for a reason
able belief, '
Son . days ago a suggestion was sent,
from Washington, to Mr. GROW, at Phila
delphia, that it would be well for him, as
Chairmariof the Republiam State Commit
tee, to reqtiest the Pennsylvania delegatet
to the National COnvention to meet at the
COntinental on the Friday or Saturday im
mediately preceding the day for assembling
at Chicago. He decided, in the first place,
that the delegates would not go so far out of
their way, and, in the,ext place, that as he
had no• authority in the premises it might
be deemed impertinent for him to meddle in
the matter.
If a meeting for conference is desirable,
this city is . the best place for it, because
most of the delegates can conveniently come
this way. Such conferences are not unusual;
but we are not aware that important results
were ever accompliahed by them. All, or
nearly all, the delegates will - bt3 in Chicago
in the morning of the day preceding the.
Convention, and all needful consultation can
be had then and there.
MAKING UP THE JUDGMENT.
The arguments upon impeachment con
cluded with the speech of Mr. BrnonAm
yesterday. The responsibility of judgment
now rests upon the Senate, and the country
awaits its verdict with an anxiety of ex
pectation beyond anything known in its
previous history, unless, perhaps, we ex
cept the intensity of interest with which
for aday or two it accompanied the pursuit
of the assassin, Booth. The anxiety in this
case is explicable upon grounds not wholly
foreien to the consideration of the other..
No mere political event, a Presidintial elect
tion or the like, was ever bilown to awaken
so intensely feverish a state of public ex
citement as these two events. The asas
sination of one President and the constitu
tional deposition of the successor whom
that mtirder inaugurated in the office, and
who, we trust, is now to be removed from
it for acts of flagrant miseTidev4 wibe
known hi oar history as events of far more
than mere political significance.
Of course, the latter days of the trial, and
each day to intervene,' until the Senate
makes nubile the residts of its deliberati ons,
could not, fail to be marked •by the wildest
and most sensational rinxiQrS• k `lf Q11%1)111%0
gives credence to all_the. stories that will fly-
from the Capital upon,: - 0 0- wlnge ;of;: the.
lightning during. the **four or 119;i - days
its credulity will ' , bee enormously taxed:
Particulal'lielatOiti are named as certain to
disappoint the expectations of their political
friends by voting for an acquittal. Messrs:
FESSENDEN and Sagunto.: have already
been particularly specified and the reports
concerning them wore for a time a plausible
air. But the assertions of one day are con
tradicted the next, and the FESSENDEN story
which every one credited on Tuesday, is
on Wednesday repudiated and forgotten. ,
The public -will be amused or harassed in this
way for a few days longer, and then, in the
light of the simple and inevitable truth, it
will wonder at its.own stupid gullibility in
swallowing fabrications so ridiculous.
RAILWAIi COMPETITION,
Every business man 6imprehends the
effect of competition upon trade, no matter
in what department, for there is no essen
tial difference. It•is to reduce profits to the
lowest possible point, thereby cheapening
the cost to the rawer. •- '
Business men who are so situated that
they experience no competition, whether in
Consequence of possessing patents, or pecu
liar processes, or felicity of location, are
Rot apt to put down prices. They are
i i
rather inc li ned to maintain them at the
highes point the market will allow. In
stances ban, indeed, be adduced' in which
dealers consider scrupuldusly the demands
of eq ty, and content themselves with
modem and usual per centages espon . their
outlay ; but •ench instances axe compara
tively e *Tetanal.
The en who build and manses railways
are swyed by the same comilderations
which ontreasa,ga, cious individuals in con
ducting\ their private ' concerns. They do
not profess to proceed upon the principle of
universal intioselence; and if they did so
proceed, would be unfit for the positions
1
they l occupy, and deserve to be remitted to
to the curative agency of Lunatic Asy
lums. They
~ ens Trustees for the stock
holders, and are bound to consult primarily
their welfare. To do otherwise, would be a
breach of trust, of such.fiagran cy as ought
to open the doors of penitentiaries to those
guilty of it. Undoubtedly, in many essen
tial p rticulars, the interests of steckholilem
and the general public are identical, just as
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the welfare of natzethants is, in the long run,
- involved in the well-being of their custom
ers. Sagacious merchants aim tolgive a full
consideration for all they take, undeistand
ing that "honesty is the best policy;" and
in the same way railway managers, if. they
are upright or only politic, seek to deal
justly with all who have transactions with
them. But there is a strong dispipition on
the part of business men to exact more than
this from railway officers. JiLanyl appear to
rest under the delusion that men who have
money, put it into railways as a kind of
charitable investment, intending to promote
the common good, rather than their own,
and are equally content, and ought to be,
whether they get valid returns therefrom or
find it speedily and irrevocably swept
away. Those Who indulge thir
are careful to put little or no nu
own into railway enterprises.
Now, competition is, on thew'.
thing in all private enterprises. It sharpens
the wits of those who are subjected to it,
putting their qualities to proof, and excites
to new and improved methods and - Instru- .
mentalities. It lessens the 'cost of all corn;
modities to those who have need to purchase
them, and promotes those exchanges of la
bor and the products thereof by which whole
communities thrive.
So long, as one railway company has ex
clusiiely the transportation of persons or
merchandise for a particular district, or be
tween important commercial centers, it will
be very likely to adopt such schedules of
charges as shall comport with its , own inter
sts. Not that it will neeessarily incline to deal
unjustly; but in the absence of competition
there is nothing to qualify the value it sees
proper to put on its services. The comptirison
not between the railway of that Corn pany
and another, but between the one railway
and all other existing modes of intercom
munication. No good can possibly result
from grumbling. The solitary. Company 1
understands its advantages, and will press I
them, controlled simply by its own sense of
justice or ideas of liberality. Finding fault
with it will avail little or nothing. This
has been demonstrated, thraugh a consider
able series of years; In the course of a ma
jority. of the business men of this city to
wards the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
There here been steady streams of complaffi
ings, which may have afforded personal re
lief, but have had no other result whatever.
- What has been -needed ajl this while - has
been the introduction of competition. —The
opening of a rival route from this city to
Ne* York and Philadelphia would have
cured all the troubles complained of, so fa:
as they are curable; because existing, not in
imagination, but in- fact.. This policy we
have steadily advo ed, and shall continue `
to advocate, until it hall be consummated.
crit
As we have often pointed out, not only
an excellent coulp et ng route can • be found
between this city d New York, by way
of the Allegheny Bey, but actually the •
best of all • attaina le routes. Much has
already been done towards opening this
line of communicati n, by the construction
of the .
Allegheny alley Railroad. Our
often pointed
under th lead of, Mr. Pundars,
acted generously, a well as wisely, in that
enterprise; but so ething remains to be
done.
The Pennsylvani , Railroad,Company sold
out its interest in the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne and Chica_o line, some time ago,
and is now engaged with characteristic en
ergy, in perfeeting new. combination., at
once towards Chica l o, Cincinnati and St.
Louis. This not on y detaches the Pitts
burgh, Fort Wayne ,nd Chicago Company
from its foimer ident ty with the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Com any, but puts it Into a
position where ane outlet eastward is'ea-
Benda to its highest prosperity
The situation suggest& what,. ought to be ,
tdone. Let the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and
Chicago RatiroadSoldpany,,at least affiliate
with the Ailegbßy, -4 14 /r o 44__
*Ay, and complete as independeat line to
1 4 19,! York, This line willtevertidn
fersect existing roads leading to Piiiladel-
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PITTSBURGH -- GAZETTEI .- THURSDA:Y.;-M - AT-7; • -18(1871-t-----
'English Common Law enjoins that own
ere of tattle shall keep them within their
own erichisures, or otherwise restrain them,
and be liable in damages for mischief done
by them when breaking away and entering
upon lands of other holders. Several of the
countries of continental Europe are almost
entirely without fences, owing to the ab
sence of surface stone, the scarcity of timber,
and the value of the soil. • In these un
fenced countries owners of cattle are, as a
matter of course, compelled to prevent them
from depredating.
In Pennsylvania the hiw relative to fenc
ing is not clearly defined. Indeed, even
good lawyers find it difficult to give an
-intelligible account of what the law is, the.
principles of the Common Law have been
varied from in .so many particulars, either
by statutes or the rulings of magistrates.
This ambiguity has arisen front the condi
tion of the Commonwealth in the several
stages of its development. Many of• the
counties have now progressed so far that a
return to the Common Law, on this point,
is desirable; while some of the counties are
still so new as to make a return inexpedient
for them. However, not many, years will
elapse before the law of fencing will be
settled, and on the same basis as has pre
vailed in Great Britain and other.old coun
tries fof long periods.
• A very large proportion of the farms in
Pennsylvania will not sell for enough to
reimburse the cost of existing fences. In
many of the counties in which stone walls
are used, - iris not unusual to sell farms by
the estimated value of the walls, comput
ing at so much a rod. In many instances
the sum total is less than would hit required,
in the same neighborhood, to construct an
equal length 'of - fencing. This - perms to
show to - ntat expense farmers are subjected
by
.the 'system •of fencing; but • does not
fully cover the case.- Fences occupy a con
siderable part of each farnt, so as to for
bid cultivation, and afford burrows for
weeds and brush to occupy. The time
must and will ultimately come when the
cost and inconveniences of fencing will be
dispensed with in this country.
A suit has gone up to the Supreme, Court
of this State, from one of the Northern
counties, of suclia nature, apparently, as to
force the• Judges to meet 'the question of
feacing squarely, which.they are, doubtless,
not inclined to do so long as any other course
is practicable. A. farmer had an unenclosed
piece of land, adjoining an highway, which
he sowed".with oats.- A neighbor'i cattle
made pasturage of the oats, and the owner
of the field brought action to recover ;lama
ges. That is the whole of the case.l •it is
difficult to see how the Judges can avoid
teciding, with such facts before them, and
no others, whether inhabitants of Pennsyl-,
vania are each bound to fence to keep his
own cattle in, or to keep , the cattle of other
people out. -
This-case is of very great importanceout
side of the larger towns. But, wa;appre
bend the time has not arrived when, the
Judges will be found' ready to meet it
promptly; and that they will seek, in some
way, to decide upon this particular case
without determining the general principle.
By what refinement or subtlety this can be
done, we can not exactly perceive.
wo
nuipnitia—T parties are contending,
most disgracialy, for possession of the is
land of Alta Vela, or, rather, of the guano
deposited thereon. Mr. BLACK speaks, in
terms more forcible than polite,. of "Mr.
SEWARD and the thieves whose interests he
has so. faithfully protectedin that matter."
This means that Mr. tintvann and a set of
, opersttors with whom he is connected, in : .
eluding ono of his nephews. are exercising
ownership, and making large profits there
bjr, while Messrs. Ruck, B1:11`LER and
others would like well enough to get Mr.
13EwAnn and his friends out, and get iu
themselves, either personally or throughlhe
medium'of eontrdentlai f riends.- The whole
matter-has a dirty aspect, . discreditable to
the eminent political men involved in It: It
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not
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ordelred it; made it decidedli i'i' re yll; ig :
In that case,:it ne
tions =trolled the con4uq either party
to uto dispute,, the fact would have been
11 Q0 to aPPear,'While now 'bout Mies
are
open to the most in suspicions.
pbia. Such a movement Would put the
'Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail
road Company into a commanding position,
as an independent trunk line, and introduce
t h e sharp compeiition-our citizens ardently
desire.
That Company already has the Baltimore
connection in view, upon the completion of
the Connellsville %Broad, which is neither
Problematical nor distant. An independent
connection with New York would afford it
almost unprecedented advantages.
Mr. GEORGE W. Cass has a golden op
pertiliqity before him. He has unusual
abilities, especially in Ids 'chosen caffing.
He has the confidence of this entire corn
inunity, and of all men else Where who are
acquainted with him either personally or by
fame. He is under, the necessity of
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ning boldly to eitricitte his Coinpany from
its position of comparative. dependence, and
open before it a new erg of prosperity.
His Company is strong financially, and can
second - his endeavors vigorously. The time
him; fully arrived for a movement. Shall it
be made
_?
If the absorption or affiliation of the Alle
gheny Valley Railroad by the Pittsburgh,
Fort WAYne . and Chicago Railroad:Conipi-:
nig should relieve Mr. W3f. PHILLIPS from
the position he so honorably fills, there , are
still other • and higher services which this
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earninimity will gladly receive at his hands.
For instance, the projected Southern'Rall
read, delineated in these columns quite re
ceintly, would afford fitting scope for his
powers. In , no other way could - he add .1
more to his great reputation than by taking
hold of that enterprise, and, pushing it
through with the energy, wisdom and tact
which have marked his conduct in other
portant undertakings. •
FENCING.
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THE DUTY OF THE CITIZEN.
Our Republican State Committee has been
organized and has already entered upon its
preliminary duties.. The Committee is well
chosen, of active and influential citizens,
and its chairman, Mr. Gnow, pledges to his
Republican friends of the Commonwealth
the fullest measure of his zeal, discretion
and experience. So far it is well; indeed,
it is auspicious in itself of a well-considered
opening of the Campaign, and this is a long
step in the path of a certain victory. But
this is very far from being all that the Re
publicans of the Union have a right to
expect from their friends in the Keystone
State; fur front being all that the party
within the State arc entitled to expect
from each intelligent voter who understands
the precise value of the objects to be secured'
by a victory in the autumn, - nor is it all
that is needed to ensure that success.
The State Committee simply' takes
the initiative, and its wisest prepa
rations will' prove a useless nullity,
unless followed up promptly, vigor
ously and effectively by a thorough organi
zation of the party, by counties, townships,
wards and scbool district& This organize
,ticin should be so thoroughly minute as to
bring home to every voter a sense of his
personal responsibility for the result of the
campaign. The work to be done in each
separate precinct, by citizens who personal:
ly know every voter at their respective polls,
who make it their individual duty to strength
en the wavering, to encourage the weak, to
prompt and stimulate the careless, to inter
est the indifferent, and to ensure that the
vote of every Republican in his district
shall be cast before noon of the election day
—this is the kind of work that proves the
sterling value of the citizen's political faith,
that measures his practical usefulness to his
party, and that, more than any mere party
machinery, renders success in this canvass a
certainty.
Another fortnight witnesses the assem
blage of our National Convention and a
Presidential ticket Is then to be put in the
field. Shall it find us unprepared to respond
to the action of our delegates ? Shall
OnArrr's nomination fall upon the ears of
an unorganized party, a large and respecta
ble but undisciplined mob, or shall it find us
with our ranks in line, leaders at their posts,
banners flying, and ready to move atthe tap
of the drum ? We submit to our Republican
friends that it is worse than' idle, that it is
not altogether safe to postpone for another
day the details of a thorough organization.
Let us agree together to get tbe party at
once in hand, to welcome our Commander
irOchief and to follow him instantly into the
enemy's works.- Let us. have Gnaws clubs
formed in the cities, wardsand rural districts,
enrolling every Republican voter, and each
member not only comprehending that he
has work to .do, but determined to fight it
out on that line if it takes all summer.
Let us have a Gn.i.wr Club in each divi
.sion of the cities, at once !
THE PUBLIC BUSINESS
The participation of the Rouse in thelm
peachment trial has for the present termina
ted, and its attention. will be immediately
directed to other measures which urgently
demand legislative action. Prominent
among these are qutstions concerning, Ist,
the re-habilitation of those Southern States
which have accepted the Reconstruction
policy, and, 2d, the tariff and tax-bills. The
internal revenue bill will be reported forth
with and Mr, Savages, Chairman of the
Ways and Means Committte, will insist.that
the entire bill shad be considered and pass=
ed, although a strong party among the west
ern members are disposed to take up but a
few articles and let the main question go
over to'the next session. There is no :gen
eral belief that any measure for the revision
of the tariff upon importi can be enacted
before the adjournment.
ASPECTS OF IMPEACHMEN
"Agate," the well-iniormed Washington
correspondent of the Cincinnati 'Garotte, in a
letter of the 28th of April, discusses the
chances for a two-thirds vote on the convic
tion and removal of the President. Num
bering the Republican Senators, he specifies
twelve of the forty-three who have been to
some extent distrusted in the popular ap
prehension. Three of ; these, Henderson,
Frellnghuysen and Willey, he regards as
beyond suspicion. He proceeds: '
We have left nine Senators, concerning
whom there may be 'possibly a doubt. If
only three oTimpeachment;
succeeds.'
are, sure,
succeeds. On the other hand, if seven of
them should' combine, they hold in their
hands, not only the issues of this trial, abut
the destinies of the Republican party. And
they know it.
Four of these men group themselves to
gether in all men's minds. They are four
strong 'Senators—two of them standing in
the very front rank, and the other two only
a little behind. If Messrs. Grimes, Fessen-.
den, Trumbull and Sherman act together, it
is quite probable that they have influence
enough to 'carry three of the weaker breth
ren with them. Will they,? To this propo
sition the qUestion of success or failure in
the impeachment seems to reduce itself.
Mr. Grimes has been openly hostile to the
inauguration of•any movement for impeach
nient. He. has talked openly against it
during the progress of the trial. He has
said that lie was against iteince the evidence
xas'concluded and half the arguments: were
heard. And he hati;:on at least one occa
sion,' pretty broadly intimated. to, a brother
,Benttor ..his intention , to vote against it.
But Mr. Grimes is in a position to feel less
the pressure of public sentiment (which,
consciously , or unconsciously, must have
some influence on all minds) than ally other
Senator in the list.. He has , been sour and
crabbed for two or three yearcOissatisfied,
with the reconstruction, policy, dissatisfied
with many leading features of= the party ac
tion, disappointed *;the personal ambition;
to, secure the Presidency of ,the Senate for
himscilf if It should go West;or , for his most
littlinate friend, Mr. Fessenden, if it should
go East; disgusted' with the elevation of Mr.
Wade, whom'he especially dislikes; galled
at the certainty of Mr: Wade's 'llirther ad
vancementi case impeachment
succeed, vexed at the seeming failure of the
party to recognize the fitnes,ELef either his
friend Fessenden or himself for, a place on
the Presidential ticket, in 4 enniged at tho
prospect of Wade's securing that place also.,
Inatteneed. 'suchleelings, he la free ,to,
yield tolhem by reason'of his' ComParative-
Independence of popular opinion. He is
about to retire from the Senate and from
t
public life. His career has been an honora
ble and a useful one, and he knows it. He
is undoubtedly honest •in his opposition to
impeachment, and it is quite probable that
he will independently close his career by
putting that opposition into a vote. How-
ever much it is to be regretted, I for one
have no word of bitterness with which to
assail this act, if it be, one arising from con
scientious conviction.
It is believed that Mr. Fessenden has not
yet made up his mind; and certainly his
bearing and expressipns have been eminent
ly worthy of an upright' judge; PatlentlY
hearing everything on both sides, and re
serving his decision. He also has been op
posed to impeachment, though not so vehe
mently as Mr. Grimes. He has very much
disliked the course taken by Mr. Stunner
and others in this.trial, and his conservative
habit of thought inclines him to very great
reluctance in applying so severe a remedy.
He is serving his third term in the Senate,
and it does not expire until 1871. He has,
besides, been Secretary of the Treasury, and
after these prolonged public. honors and
labors lie may feel less apprehension of ad
verse popular criticism than many others.
But, on the other hand, it must be remem
bered that he is 'very, ambitious and saga
cious; and it may be added that the other
Senator from Maine, Mr. -Morrill—a gentle
man as cautious in his expressions .as he is
decided in favor of conviction—entertains
no doubt that he and his colleague willagree
on the final vote.
Mr. Trumbull resembles Mr. Fessenden in
more than one particular of his present po
sition. He, too; has a conservative turn of
mind, and a natural dislike to measures like
this. He, too, has idled a - long course of
public fife with many worthily -*Oh honors
(he has been member of the Illinois Legis
lature, Secretary of State for Illinois; Judge
of the Supreme Court of that State, and
Representative in Congress;) and he, too, is ,
now in his third term of service in the Sen
ate, with a seat there beyond anybody's con
trol until 1873. He is more of a lawyer
than Mr. Fessenden, and more likely to be
controlled by purely legal' considerations.
He has given the closest attention to the
whole case, and, so far, has been exceeding.
ly discreet and decorous in any expressions
about it. But it may be noted as a signifi.
cant circumstance that his wife is a warm
impeacher.
Mr. Sherman's pEsition and character
need no explanation in these columns. He
has bEen opposed to impeachment, and he
has committed himself most uncomfortably
in favor of the Civil Tenure 'of Ofthie law
on which the. President acted. Mitt he is
pre-eminently a cautious man, he has a pro
found respect for popular *mends when he
appreciates their strength, and he-is only in
his second term, though the ordeal of a can
didate for re-eclectlon is still five years dis
tant. In the Senate the active unpeachers
have had no doubt of Mr. Sherman—Sum
ner, for example, and lus class, have re
garded him as being certain as themselves.
Outsiders have been able to see how Mr.
Sherman could vote convictien on the first
article, in the face o: his declaration in the
Senate that the law did not include Stanton;
but they have expected him to vote guilty
on the rest.
On the whole, it may be concluded that
these four can tardly combine. If they had
absolute assurance of each other and three
more, it is barely possible that they might.
But they are all (save Grimes) too cautious;
Mr. Sherman, especially, is too cautious to
run any risks whatever in a matter of this
kind, and absolute certainty. would seem tc
be hardly attainable. Furthermore, it, is
scarcely to be doubted that one er wo of
them honestly believe the President to be
guilty, at least on the technical counts; and it
is not to be questioned that, where their minds
are clear, they will vote uprightly under the
sanction of their oaths.
If there should be no combinationof these
four, there is an end of any fear for the
President getting the requisite seven out of
the so-called doubtful list. •
The rumors in regard to Mr. Fessenden
are taking a more definite shape. -:A 'special
•
to the Philadelphia inquirer says :
"Mr. Fessenden has prepared an opinion
upon the first three articles; which
,covers
them, and takes the ground that the Presi
dent as the power of removal, and that Mr.
Stanton is not included in the. Tenure-of-'
Office act. It covers twenty-eight pages of
foolscap, and has been seen by some of the
Maine delegation, who are exceedingly un-,
happy at the position he has taken,' but who
are powerless to help it."
Another special to the New - York 'Traune,
under date of Monday evening, says
"It is generally understood to-night that
the greater number of the
_Senators intend
to present written opinions oil the evidence
on the trial of the President, with a view of
sending them to the country. It is said
that air. Fessenden has
_prepared such,aii
opinion. Several other Senators are pre..
paring opinions, but their tenor is, not
known. Conviction is, however, thought
certain." -
Another correspondent telegraphs as to!
lows :
, f There are excellent reasons for believing
that only Messrs. Fessenden, Grimes and
Fowler are without hope. and that only
Messrs. Van Winkle and Henderson are in
doubt. This still renders conviction cer
thin, and those who have the best, means of
knowing, still have unbounded confidence
in its conclusion this week by the deposition
of Mr. Johnson. _
The New York Tribune of the sth editor
ially, under the heading "How do they.ex
pect to win," says: , . •
There are whispers in the•air, of private
letters from certain Senators to Mr. John
son, seeking for appointments, &a, which
he now holds in ta7oreni over the heads of
tho writers;thieatening to publish the docu
ments if those writers „respectively should
votelim guilty. We cannot: believe that
there is enough in this to shake a single Re
publican BE nator.
There remains just one resoarce--Bribery
—and the Whisky-thieves now defrauding
the revenues at the rate of at least One Mil
lion per week can well afford to pay Ten
Millions to keep Andrew Johnson where he
is, and thus secure impunity in their'ne
farious but lucrative craft for the next ten
months.
TUE Ilarrisburg Telegraph makes highly
flattering mention of General A. Purr
sax, apropos to his candidacy for nomina
tion as prosecuting attorney of Allegheny
county.t The 'Telegraph briefly recapitulates
his . military services, and adds :
_
It would be useless to attempt any, etdo-,
tium on this soldier, so full or so compli
meutary;As Mere narrative of. the , facts
Which we have adverted to. .I.llis history
and Ids' fame are in'the records - the:War
Department; his glory is the : knowledge of
duty nobly pen'onned; and We may safely
leave to the people of Allegheny county to
decide, what shall be the civil 'rewards for
Lis services, now that hisc.'eampaigni <are'
successfully over, andhen again
among the people whom his /ding ' and-his
sacrifices have helped' to save - •
„
--An =At utrotn,took•'Once On Ike
FILSMOD oacish e jaw literi T oe'ruPVl .
for a purse of titnuidred a'
heads, best %hit° in Ilse; for' horieti nbtfer
beaten in 2:32 in 431aq:teas; '-81.x heti**
started. The race was not concluded, and
was postponed until the first air day.
UICIIid
crobiGßEtissloNAL DIiSTRICT,
WasurnoTon, Itlay 4, 1868.
Visors. Editors of Gee Gazette:
I read in your paper a week: or two ago
an article, Which I have unfortumately
,
laid, suggesting the inquiry whether I was
to be a candidate for reelection, along with
some remarks of a complimentary character
in regard to Amy Congressional career, which
I do not now recollect, although I am very
sure that they contained much more than I
can claim to have, deserved.
Th e same'question had been already put
to me in occasional letters from the othir
counties of , the District which I have the
honor to represent, and it was not unrea
sonable, in view of the near approach of the
noramatitig:c, Conventions, either that it
should be pikt v or that I should be eipected
to reply . to it. •
My labors, however, for the last few
weeks have been so. incessant, ,and my
health so delicate under the effect of hard
work and late hours, that I have not found
a moment even to think of a matter so un
important as' my own, individual interests,
and much less to make the prompt
response to your inquiry that I would have
desired.
Being now relieved to some extent from
the pressure that has been resting upon me,
by the pefonnance of tr ial share of duty
in connection with the of the Presi
dent, I avail myself of the earliest leisure to
say, with yetzr permission, that• while I am
not so unreasonable or so intoxicated with
the love of official station as to insist upon
a eolith:mance of the favor that has been so
generously accorded to me by the pee(e of
my. District, and would rather avoid a bon
test—in which I can personally take no part,
of connie—for a'place involiing such labors
and responsibilities as my own, yet, if it
should be their wish to retain me )in their
service, I should esteem myselff , greatly
hemmed, and not feel at liberty to
decline..
I may be excused, however, for saying in
addition, that If they think they can be better
served by taidn' g a new. man, Ithall be the
last person •to complain. I do not look
upon the pubfic offices as intended for the
mere gratification of the ambition of any
individual. I have lived too long to regard
them as an object. of Intel* desire to one
who realizes the hortheni, and is fully equal • ,
to the responsibilitieti which they impose.
The office of a Congressman has been no
sinecure to me in the highly honorable but
very arduous petition which the Rouse of
Representativcs has been pleased to assign
me as a member of its Law Committee dur
ing the five eventforyears that I have had a
place in it. If ,I have filled that' place in
such a way as [ .,to give my constituents no
occasion to regret the confidence they have
reposed in rne,t:l shall have nothing to regret
myself, whether •they continue me in their
service or not. Veil- respectfully,
• THOMAS WILLIAMS.
ThE Chicago Republican refers to the in
troduction of , the Equality question in the
Methodist General Conference, remarking
thereon as follOws:
The advanceof public sentiment on ques
tions relating to suffrage and representation
has affected chnrch as well as State, and the
public sentiment of the church demands the
admission of the representatives of these
conferences. The subject, however, is in
volved in a multitude of constitutional ques
tions. The more conservatlye members do
not fail to present these - 1111Enculties,' while
the radicals are irapatiently"demandi u g the
immediate Omission of the delegates so far
as they are eligible. The - question, will
probably not rest until the quadrennial re
port of the Bislibps is heard on next Tues
day morning. .
ftEWARIK
Of that remorselesa and Insidious dmdroyer of the
human race,
CONSUMPTION.
Check and conquer its advances; lest Yottall - the
victim. -.When attacked with any of itiprelhninixT
symptoms, no matter how - slight, be on yotirgnard
and promptly Tian the remedy ere too late. , ' •
•
DR; E 51,8 COUGH SY BIIP
Is an old, well tried, ce'rtatn and standard remedy
for Coughs, Cold 4 Asthma,. - Croup, Difficulty of
Breathing, Pain or . Oppression In the .Chest or
Lungs. and all DbMases of the 'rulmonarr Organs.
Its sure and certain elficacY has been. fully tested
and endorsed for many years 'by . number' or well.
'mown citizens In our miilst; and their certificates
are on record. Have you a congh hich has
grad.
natty increased trent a slight' one t o p one of perms
nen t stadig SARGENT' oge no tithe.' but iroeure a bottle
of DR. c:OUGH • SYRUP. which will
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s miserable days and long sleepless nights of
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eating infialcunation? This Is one of the most dan
gerous ptoms, Cou g hould be promptly removed.
Dr. GENT'S Syrup will bud the sore
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• • IttfTERS.
T o human 'stomach seems to require a tonic
st nt. From tlino whereof the memo
_..... olemo o 1111111
run . eta not to the contrary , tonic bitters hav z7 e f
been
use. Formerly men made their own bitters. and
few thought of eating breakfast without first tak
ing their "taosy. , q Those were days, however,
when prohibitory lairs were unknown, and, in con- .
sequence, liquors were pure. Dealers could then
afford to belonest ended( nothing but the tinadnl-
.
. tended.' Now, how ever, what with 'government
tax and court fines, , ; p.ike-berry juice and alcohol
must pass muster fir "old rye'' , and '!pure Deny.
bon." People have " .,come •• to fear poisoning more
. .
than malarial diseases and' dropped their `tansy." •
Right here Is where Iliotirgrrze. 4 8 111711, of, puts- ,
burgh, have proven;.benefactors. Years ago they
commenced , the manufacture of HOSTETTER' S
'STO.RACH BITTERS, layin it down as a rule; that
has since been conselentio_uslyfo ll oWed. tome moth.
ing but theimrest liquors, manufactured. expressly
for them.% By strict adherence, to this rule theyhave
won public confidence and reaped their reward in a
, large, profitabre and : steady business._ Their BIT-:,
-TEES is known all over the country.' They are the -
pioneers of the business, and have the largest manu
factory in the world.' 'iblor has success in their case.
as in too many Instanes,' rendered them careless;
their BITTERS is as ' um and
_good to-day as was
the first distillation. Ye heartily recommend them
Asa tonic, F. -
As a specific for 'dyspepsia, biliousness, constipa
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and intermittent fevers its efficacy has 'never been
questioned. ~. . . ,
There are many worthless imitations; we earnestly
caution the public ags)ust then..
ANOTHER CURE OF DEAFNESS.
1 - lost my hearing dieing the _ last year. Part of
Me time I was totally ideaf. Do April of this year I
was induced, from an Advertisement, to make up.
plication to Dn. Rimiest 130 Penn street, Pitts
burgh. After having cried various medicines from withoutany-bUnettt./ hiveteen ender Dr.
ReyserisSreatment no:, for nearly two months, and;
am entirely restored to; my hearing, so Quit I
hear a pin droP. -;7OSNO3DA,
, • - C°3l*Whitad Ol i sfou:Co., Pa,
AA mina CURE
men td - da,y. t r ' it 3/4 IFeieria oilier. to in
roan him (great cerra 2 40 ' 4 . 4 i /at a%
POLMONAUT nEßTOnlitrVi., • i these ,curee
are made with the Doi*: ir r apeeieretiOok he disires
It to be distinctly undMitoodthia' most of:hie teat
cures are made Iliaccotda-M4'vrith eatitdlrdied
ha
Uw B that P le 7 V l be i o fOriibit it medicine , in which
has hei'a ePßl.44e4lo s o * o P:att.Wfo4YlPla y am'.
last 'week he A 14418401 tatelpti t, +Wetter from a
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