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VOLUME LXXXIII.
MST Offin.
TWELVE o.
FROM EUROPE.
Private Execution in London—.
Ministerial Crisis in Brazil—
Spanish Insurgents in Aragon—
Turks Badly Beaten by the Cre
' tins—Financial and Consmer-
cial.
tEI Telegraph to the Plttsbnreh Gazette.)
GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, August 13.—Maidstone Wells,
aged eighteen, formerly a sorter at the
Dover Railway Station, was to-day hanged
'within the yard of his prison for the murder
of the station master. The only persons
who witnessed the execution were prison
officials and a few reporters and private
citizens. This is the first private execution
which has taken place - under the new lavr
concerning capital punishment.,
BRAZIL,
Lispori, August 13.--,The regular mail
steamer froth Rio Jabeiro' has arrived. A
ministerial crisis has taken place in Brazil.
All the.Anembers of the Cabinet tendered
their reniknation to the Emperor. The Vis
count Itaborahy was summoned by the
Emperor and told to.form a niew Cabinet.
Whey( the steamer sailed the new govern
ment'had been completed with Itaborahy
ah. Prime Minister and • was in successful
operation. _
FRANCE. '
PARIS, Aug, 13.—La -Liberec asserts that
anew difficulty has arisen between the
French Government - and the Bey of Tunis.
Thetburier da Decant • publishes the fol
lowing news from Candle: A battle took
plice between the Cretan and Turkish
troops on the 27th of July, in which the
Turks were badly beaten.
SPAIN. -
PARIS, Aug. 13.—Intelligence has been
received that bands of armed insurgents
havemade their appearance in Aragon, at
the town of Caspea. A detachment? of
Spanish troops have been sent in pursuit of
the rebels.
PRUSSIA.
BRUSSELS, An gust 13.—The Prince Royal
Leopold Fernando is confined to bed by ill
ness, the result of which is doubtful.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
LONDON, Augw3t 13—Evening.--Consols
93%@93% for money, and 93%@,94 for ac
count... ve twenty bonds 71%. Illinois
Central 92. Erie 36M. Atlantic and Great
Western 89%.
FRANKFORT, August 13—Evening.--13. S.
bonds dull at 75%.
PARIS, August 13—Evening.—Bourse
opened firmer. Rentes 70 francs and 20
centimes. n
Livicuroor,, August 13—Eveuing.—tot
ton "closed firmer and prices advanced;
sales ofday ten thousand bales of middling
uplands at 10d; do Orleans at 10y d. Bread
stullS entirely unchanged. Lard firm, at
66s 3d per cwt. Other articles unaltered.
Petroleum advanced to 1014d.'
Lotinox, August 13—Evening.--Linseed
Oil declined ss, closing at £32 15s per ton.
Sugar 36c per cwt., duty paid. Other arti
cles unchanged.
ANTWERP, August 13—Evening,—Peto
eum quiet at 52 franes for standard white.
THE CROP
Cheering Reports from AU
Country.
(By . ielegraph to the Pittsbara Gazette.)
-, - -
~._
NEW Vona - , August 13 .— Re p orts of crops
by telegraph from all parts of the country !
are on the whole quite cheering. The
.
wheat crop is larger than that of last year
in West Virginia; Indiana, Ohio; Missouri,
_ _
Kansas, Iffeh, , Poloritdn, Montana Illinois,
lowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, Massa
chusetts, Conneeticut and New Hampshire,
and the quality is regardedt,as excellent.
In Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and
Texas r eports ; are not so good, the yield be
ing; indifferent.: In Louisiana, Arkansas,
Kentucky Mississippi, Maryland, South
western Virginia, Central Tennessee; North
Carolina, Delaware and Vermont the crop
has-beenan averaged one.
' The corn crop is very large, and the qual
ity remarkably good. q'The yield this year
NI 11l be fully one-thirdkuore than:last. This
la especially in Southern Statea.
Oats in Kentucky, Tennessee, West Vir- -
ginia, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio,
Nebraska, lowa, - Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Vermont, New York and Illinois, the
yield is large, while in Louisiana, Missis
sippi, Georgia,'Florida. South Carolina and
other Southern States, it will not be more
than an average. The rains have lately in
jured the crops in New Jersey, Pennsylva,
We, Delaware, Maryland and Maine.
The barley crop will' be an average one.
Tr-emore than an average crop,will be
realized. In Pennsylvania, New York,-
Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland the yield will be very large and
excellent.
Cotton a full average yield expected.
Seger promises well, but very little
planted. .
Fruits are, almost a total failure, espe
cially in the Middle States. The peach crop
.1 1 6411,4 qt b e what_it was last year.
The pota crop is generally large and
good, but heavy mildew and lice have
killed the crops in Pennsylvania:
LOUISIANA.
' LeghlaUve P
By Telegraph to tne.ririubargn•Gszeite.3
NEw‘Onratiss, August 13:-+In the Sati
ate, yesterday, the committee to whom the
matter was referred, reported favorably on
Mr.- Jewett's" resolution,,of the 7th inst.,
eating for the 'conimitte to 'obtain from
Governor Warmoth all inforniation respect
ing ;he murders . and outrages which he.
mentions in his • letter to the President,
with an amendatent providing "that, the
same 'Committee investigate the riots of
1866. A "conanitinication froisithe Governor
was preset:stockist the same time, request
ing the sad-Committee to be appritutea ; -
A notice was given that Mr. O'Hara would
introdnee a bill abolishing ttie fire depart
ment of this city. • • •
The Senate adopted axesolution allowing
the contestants of - thetas:Us of the Democrats
sittineas membersi,',who were confirmed
yesterday, their - per diem : . from the com
mencement Of the. Session, to the date, of
the decision; as thit ground -of • the contest
was bielegibility.-14to- of-the contestants
areaolored.
Coy. Seymour Makes a Speech.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
UTicA,; August /3.—The Convention of
Oneida county, New. 'York, Democratic and
Conservative soldiers serenaded Gov. Sey
mour to-night at his headquarters, Rutter.
.
field House. There was a vast asiembly in
front of the hotel. After the, music, Gov.
Seymour was introduced by -Gen. James
McQuaide, and was received viTtit immense
cheering and spoke as follows: -
"Soldiers of Oneida county: I thank you for
this mark of your good will.- I know better
than most men the character. of the servi
ces rendered by our soldiers in the late
war, I gave them more than /5;000 com
missions. It, was my official duty to
mark their upward progress in rank
as they gained honors in the field.
It was also my sole duty to record
the loss of life of many of those
with whom I had had pleasant' intercourse
in the Executive Chamber. I saw your
regiments as they went fbrth to war with
ranks filled with men in the Vigor and
prime of manhood. It was my official
privilege to thank them in the name of the
State " when they' returned with thinned
ranks and torn banners, which were made
glorious by the proofs that , they had been
borne by brave men into the thickest of the
fight. It is a pleasant thing amidst all the
harshness of a political canvass to receive
these tokens of good will and confidence
from those who have shown their patriot:
ism on the battle field and in return I
pledge myself in whatever station
may be placed, in public or private
life, to struggle for the restoration
of that Union for 'which you have periled
your lives. • In the contest of arms and in
our struggle for constitutional rights we
are strengthened In our convictions of duty
by the fact that' a majority of our soldiers
uphold us in this political contest. In the
course of my life I have received many tes
t= oni al s from political friends as well as
from political opponents from their sense
of the services which I have been able to
render to our State and our country, but
none touch my heart so' much as those
proofs of respect which come from my
neighbors, and particularly those given by
men who have served our country in the
ranks of the armies."
Governor Seymour retired amid enthusi
astic cheers. Hon. Samuel J. Tilden was
also introduced and made a brief and en
couraging. speech. He was followed by
Hon. A. J. Rogers, of New Jersey. Hon.
A. R. Fellows, of Arkansas, spoke at some
length, and was followed' by Hon. Francis
Berman, of Utica.
/IX.
DETROIT, August 13.-The Republicans
dedicated their new wigwam to-night.
The building was filling to its utmost
capacity, and crowds, unable to obtain ad
mittance, assembled in the street.
Speeches were made by Hon. Jacob, M.
'Howard, Hon. F. C. Beaman, Hon. H 1 P.
Baldwin, and others. Much enthnsiasm
was manifested. .
The nominations far Congress by both
parties in Michigan have all been made and
the campaign has fairly opened.
NAsEvtia,t, August 13.—The Republi
can State Convention nominated D. W. C.
Gunter and H. H. Harrison, 'candidates for
Presidential Electors; - John B. Rogers, can
didate for Congress for the State at large,
long term, and T. A. Hamilton for the
short term, and then adjourned sine die.
A Suit Against Gov. Fletcher by an Ex-
Editor for False Imprisonment—ltems of
Interest—Disturbance by Democtats of a
Republican Meeting.
{By Telegraph to the Pltttborgh Gazette.]
Sr. Louis, Aug. 13.—Joseph A. Berry,
formerly proprietor of the Missouri Free
man, published at Richmond, Ray county,
has entered a suit in the United States Dis
trict Court, this city, against Gov. Fletch
er for false imprisonment. Berry com
plains that in 1867 he I was imprison
ed four, days and while _in prison
was threatened with - hanging unless
he would sign certain papers retracting the
criticism he had published on Governor
Fletcher's policy iu what is known as the
"Lafayette County War." and that he was
compelled to sign the.- said paper to save
`his life; that his press, a quantity of type
and all the appurtenances of his printing
office; were seized, for which, with other
wrongs and injuries, he asks indemnity in
the sum of $511,000.
Adjutant General Thomas, who has been
stopping here for a day or two, leaves in
the morning for Leavenworth on a western
-tour of inspection.
Colonel McClurg, the Radical candidate
for Govornor, arrived' nere to-day and ad
dressed a large meeting in front of the
Planters' House this evening. While he
was speaking a Seymour and Blair
flag was unfurled before him. Sub
sequently the flag was out down by
some one. in the crowd, which pro
duced great excitement, and fears of a riot
were entertained. A large force of police
were immediately upon the ground and
made numerous arrests which reduced the
excitement and restored order.
Parts of the
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Respect to the Memory of Thad. Stevens—
Legislative Proceedings. .
lityTelegraeh to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
COLUMBIA, August 1/3.—ln the Legisla
ture to-day resolutions were adopted ex
,
pressive of the bereavement caused by the
death of Thaddeus Stevens. The desks of
Speaker and President 'respectively were
draped in mourning, and will so remain
for thirty days. It was announced in se
cret session that a loan could not be effected
until the tax bill was passed. The Home
stead bill Was passed. The Governor vetoed
the bill reducing the bonds of the State
officers, and the senate sustained the veto.
' , Georgia - Legislature.
LB, Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Uazette.
ZS!
ATLANTA, August 13.—1 n the Senate to
day Bradley, the colored Senator from the ,
First District, was declared ineligible by
Tote of thirty to five. Bradley declares his
Intention of - running- for Congress for the
same district.
Both 'Hensel, passed resolutions order.
big elections In Teifair and Irwin, the two
counties not yet represented in the State
Government.
A Int passed the ROl3BO allowing persons
'eri trial for felony to make statements, with
out being sworn of their faith, in the cause,
the jury to give such weight to the same as
they deem proper,
A Successor to Gen: . Halpin Appointed.
1 1; 47 Telegraph to the Pittsburgh tiggeste.l
ALBANY, August 1 3.—Governor Penton
hae appointed Gen. Patrick H.- Jones,
present clerk of the court of appeals, reg
ister of the city of New York, in place of
Glen. Halpine, deceased. It is understood
the fees o f °taw until the lat of January.
will be , passed over to Hrs. tfai r d oe b y
lien. Jones.
' POLITICAL
ST. LOUIS
PITTSBURGH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
SECHO EMTIOX.
'OUR O'CIAE:IC3I. A. M.-
THE CAPITAL.
The Remains of Mr.Stevens--Fu
neral Obsequies To-day—lndian
Affairs--The Printing Bureau
—Customs Receipts.
Lll7 Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.;
WASHINGTON August, 13, 1858.
REMAINS OF MR. STEVENS
- The remains of Mr. Stevens were carried
at noon to-day, from his late residence to
the Rotunda of the Capitol, where they
will lie in state until eight o'clock to-mor
row morning, when his funeral obsequies
will take place. The body was attended
14y a detachment of Butler's Zouaves, a
colored military organization of this city,
under Captain Hawkins, and preceded by
Gen. Eakin, Sergeant -at-Arms Brown, Sen
ator McDonald, Dr. Gray, Chaplain of Sen
ate, and a few personal friends of the de
ceased, and were followed by some forty
or fifty others, principally colored. The
coffin was carried by Messrs. Chauncy
Rose and other employes of the House
of Representatives, aided by Lewis West
Mr. Stevens' old body servant. Arriving
at the Capitol, the cortege filed into the ro
tunda between two lines of the Capitol
pollee who closed in after it, excluding the
crowd unfit the coffin had been placed on
the stand prepared for it, under the centre
of the dome and immediately in front bf
the plaster statue of Mr. Lincoln, and until
the attendant soldiers had stacked arms and
mounted a guard, when the public was ad
mitted. Among those - present were Sena
tor Patterson, -of Tennessee, Rev. Dr.
Emory, and a considerable number of em
ployes of both Houses of Congress, but the
attendance was not large.
The Councils of this city met in joint
session to-night and passed resolutions of
respect to the memory of Mr. Stevens,l
and a committee was also appointed, one
from each ward of th 6 city, to accompany
his remains from here to the place of their
final interment at Lancaster.
This afternoon a large crowd were in at
tendance at the rotunda of the Capitol to
view the deceased statesman, and many are
still visiting the remains to-night. The en
trance to the rotunda is being kept open.
The coffin is of rosewood, covered with fine
black cloth and lined with white satin. On
the lid is a large silver plate bearing the_
following Inscription : "Thaddeus Stevens.
Born Apri1,•:1792. Died August 11th, 1868,
at midnight." The plate is in the form of
a shield, handsomely chased, and around it
is a row of seven tacks. Upon each side are
three very heavy silver handles, the hinge
portion being the national coat-of-arms, and
an eagle is emblazoned on the handle. The
coffin is heavily trimmed with silver, and
upon the lid rests a beautiful chain of white
ribbon: The features of the deceased have
changed but very little, and he lookS quite
natural, though emaciated by his illness.
The mouth and eyes are closed, bat the
eyes are somewhat sunken and the right
temple is a little dark.
The funeral services are to be held at
eight to-morrow morning in the rotunda,
and the body will be carried to the depot
escorted by the colored Zouaves, which are
acting as a .guard of honor, and preceded
by a colored brass band from the neighbor
ing eitv of Georgetown. The train in
which his remains are to be placed will
leaveliez e at ten in the morning, to connect
with the 12:10 train at Baltimore for Little
York, Penna.
INDIAN 'AFFAIRS.
The CoMmissioner of Indian Affairs has
received a report from Indian Superintend
ent Thomas E. Murphy, dated at Chison,
Kansas, August 6th, enclosing two letters
from John E. Tappan, who was a member
of the late Peace Commission, dated re
swictively July 13th • and 25th, and stating
that the Kiowas had delivered up to him a
proof of their friendship for the whites in
a boy about four years of age and a girl
about thirteen years, and that be had
handed them over to Gen. Alfred SuLley,
commanding the district of Upper Kansas.
The Camanches had also delivered up to
agent Wyncoop, without ransom, a girl
about nine years old. The Comanches still
hold one boy who they, have promised to
deliver up to their new agent when he gives
them their annuities. They say positively
this is the only white captive now held by
the Kiowas and Camanches.
The boy, named Thos. Bailey. ,was taken
at the time Dick Freeman was captured, in
October last. They still hold Freeman.
The Indians and whites at the agency gave
three horses and a pair of revolvers for the
release of Bailey. At the same time it was
ascertained that the Camanehes have been
secretly to Texas and killed one man and
captured three boys and one girl
named M'Eloy bfahew. The Chief ac
knowledged that he had five more
captives in camp. In a conversation
with Jennie, a squaw, residing at the agency
ho stated_ he had nine, tWo were chiefs,
however, one belonging to the Noconee
band and the other to the Antelope skinner
band. He *aye they know ho has eleven
in his camp and that there is a party of
Camanches who number twenty-one now
on a raid in Texan. Another band of that
tribe was expected at the agency every day
from Texas.
THE PRINTIIth BUREAU.
.- S. M. Clark, Chief of the Printing Divis
ion of the Treasury Department, has been
granted leave of absence by the Secretary,
dUring,which the Bureau will be in charge
of G. B. McCarter, General Superintendent
of the Treasury Building. The Committee
appointed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury to investigate the affairs of the Print
frig Division report its accounts correct and
every dollar satifactorily accounted for.
CUSTOM RECEIPTS.
- The receipts of customs from the first to
the eighth inst. are over ;3,09.205.
Important Railroad Heating.
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh 6uette.l
SARATOGA, August I9.—A meeting of
railroad omcers and managers of the Red
and Whiteireight lines between New York,
Boston and St. Louis, was held at Congress
Hall to-day. -The? , foliewing gentlemen
were present: W.ll:Vaiderbill, of Hud
son River, Railroad ; Co.; M. Chapin and.
Wm. Bliss. of the Boston and Albany;
John Newell and:•J. Drullard- William e
.Now York Central; William s,
and B. F., Smith of , the Burelo and
Erie • DetrOgelittri A.'llllls, of
the Cleveland and Columbus; Phillips, of
the Michigan Southern; Butler, of the Lit
tle Miami; L. M. Eubhy,.of_ the. levelanci,
Cincinnati, Chiaago an d' Indianapolis;
W. Hibbard, of the Terre Haute and Indi
ana; Otis Kimball, of the -Red Line',iand
eorge ?of lie White Line.'
measures were adopted with a view ,of se
curing the perfect working of the lines.
GRANT 'AND
Grand Republican Bally in Allegheny—
Maas Aleeting in th 6 ,Diamond.
The Republicans of Al egheny City as
sembled in vast - I:limbers .n the north-east
square of the Diamond I: = evening. The
meeting was one of the argest;and most
enthusiastic we have seen for a number of
years, and notwithstanding the large crowd
that were gathOed around the neat and
comfortable speaker's stand which has
been recently erected there, the most per
fect Order prevailed. The German Turner
Band had been engagedl for the occasion,
which, inlconnection with Prof. Pope, fur
nished excellent music during the evening.
The meeting was called to order by Mr.
John A. Jennings, upon whose motion the
following officers were elected :
• President—James M. Cooper.
Vice Presidents—Captain 0. 0. Phillips,
Hon. George H. Riddle, James Park, jr.,
Felix It. Brunot. George. Black, Joseph
Kirkpatrick, Gotlieb 'Wettach, and George
Secretaries—Alexander Patterson,Captain
B. IL Jennings, Colonel L. W. Smith and
reporters of the Republican press.. •
Prof. Pope was then intioduced and fa
vored the audience with a song entitled
"The U. S. Race," which was loudly ap
plauded.
COL. COOPER'S ADDRESS
Mr. Jennings then introduced the Chair
man of the meeting, Col. James M. Cooper,
who said:
FELLow-errizEtts-- - 1 feel greatly hon
ored in being called upon to preside at
thirand rally of the true and loyal men
of AUegheny.
As there are several distinguished speak
ers to address you, I shall not indulge in
any extended remarks of my own upon
the great issues involved in the important
contest which is now going on throughout
the length and breadth of the land. It
is a contest, my friends, full of the most
tremendous consequences to you and to
your' posterity; for in this contest' we shall
know whether we are to lose the fruits of
a four years costly and bloody civil war
and whether the traitors,. who were sub
dued by our victorious arms, instead of
being t'anquished were themselves the
victors.
We are to determine whe her our heroes
have died: in vain, and whether our maim
ed and disabled soldiers haVe been hacked
to pieces, and pined in rebel prisons and
become ruined in health all for naught. We
are to discover whether the thousands of
millionq of treasure, and the vast debt en
tailed upon us . by the rebellion have been
a mere Waste of money, and whether the
broken hearts, and the sufferings of 'our
widows and orphans can be soothed and
comforted by the rejoicings of the rebel
crew and their northern allies over tho
final success of the "Lost Cause."
You have the same old enemy to contend
with, in front and rear the same bastard
bemocracy which you have so often baffled
apd defeated in times past; still as hungry
as over for the spoils—as ardent and deter
mined in the pursuit of office and the emol
uments of place..
The issues are made up in the respective
platforms of the two great contending
parties. On the one side, in the words of
our great leader, we say "LET us ii.tvg
PEACE." On theirs, in the language fairly
construed by Frank Blair, their out spoken
candidate for the Vice-Presidency, it is:
"LCT US HAVE WAR," unless Congress shall
submit to their insolent demands.
We call for the maintenance of the na
tion's honor and good faith .in the eyes of
the whole world. They openly advocate
repudiation and national disgrace. We
contend for equal rights for all the freemen
of this land, native or of foreign birth.
They would return to bondage four mil
lions of loyal citizens for no crime but the
color of the skin—or if not remitted back
to slavery—they would deny them all the
Tights of freemen, with ,, ut which slavery
would be the happier condition.
Let us never - forget that we owe this
down-trodden races lasting debt of grati
tude for the 200,000 brave and loyal hearts
that stood between us and the traitors, who
were armed for our destruction, and that
the hands which wielded the muskets in
our defence must never again wear the
shackles that were stricken from them by
the nation's martyr—our own lamented
Lincoln. •
The chosen standard bearers of the two
parties are flitting representatives of their
respective principles.
In Gen. Ulysses S. Grant we have a lead-,
er worthy of our cause. Prudent and wise
in council, as brave and successful in the
field; a man modest, yet firm; invincible in
arms, yet submissive to the laws; the great
est hero of, modern times, yet remarkable
for his child-like simplicity and earnest pa
triotism.
In Schuyler Colfax we have a statesman
of ripe experience and sound Judgment, of
pure and lofty character and eloquent
in speech; whose record is without a stain,
and before whom the tongue of slander is
silent and the traducer stands abashed.
Opposed to them are Horatio Seymour,
the wily politician and the accomplished
demagogue, and the renegade Frank Blair,
both of them nominated under , circum
stances of such questionable propriety, even
amongst so-called Democrats, as to leave
a painful impression on the minds of the
more upright members of the party that
the whole thing was a stupendous fraud,
arid that such men as the traitor Vallandig
ham and the rebel Generals Preston, Wade
Hampton, and Forrest, the butcher of. Fort
Pillow, had made their ticket and their
platform for them.
Be.that as it may, the platform and the
ticket are worthy of each other, ,and I
give them joy of both.
If, with such amuse and such leaders as
the Republican party preseht, in contrast
with those of the Democratic party, we
cannot succeed,in the coming Presidential
election,- God help the nation, ter I fear
we shall be ahhost past praying for.
But I do not 'anticipate any other than
the most glorious results from the elections
this fall. See to it, my fellow-citizens,
that each man does his whole duty, and all
will be well.
Let us poll our full strength, and the
defeat of the_enemywlll be so overwhelm
ing and complete, that we may hereafter
"sit - down under our own vine and fig tree,
with noneto make us afraid."
Raving now given vou the text, I invite
the preachers of the tine faith to mune for
ward and exhort the people according to
the Republican Gospel.
Prof. Pope was called,out again and sang
"The. Two Copperheads." _
DEN. HARRY WHITE'S REMARKS.
The Chairman then introduced General
Harry White, of Indiana county, who, he
- said.. had enjoyed ' , Southern hospital
ity" In Libby prison, and proposea three
cheers for him, which was responded to
with a will.
Den. White said, alter thanking the audi
ence for the kind reception they had given
him, that when he came to the city he had
no idea of being called upon to talk to such
a sea of beads as he saw;before him. Ile
came to the city 'as a member of the State
Y.ixecutive Committee. but had been
captured and literally dragged be
fore the meeting. Although the cam
18€8.
g=i
paign had been open for some weeks the
Republicans were, in a measure, slow to
take the initiative. Away up in the moun
tains. In the county from which he came,
which claimed a close relation with Alle
gheny county, his friends were *luting pa- -
tiently for Pittsburgh and Allegheny to
lead off in the campaign and they would
follow. He could now go home and tell his
friends to buckle on the armor and enter
the fight in earnest, that Pittsburgh and
Allegheny cities were aroused, the camp
fires were lighted and would be brightly
burning until a glorious victory crowned
their labors.
The Republican party was created twelve
years ago from a political necessity under
the- shadow of old Independence Hall,
where the great charter of the people's
liberties was framed, and the great object
of that party since its establishment has
been to have a Government under which
all men would be free, and one that would
protect all alike in the exercise of their
natural rights and liberties. It was
truly the people's party, and since its or
ganization has labored to protect the op
pressed'' against the oppressor. 'lt has
wiped the acursed institution of slavery
from the land, and in twelve of the States
of the Union, and all the broad territories
of the land, the l'electine franchise was ex
tended to all men, independent of color or
caste.
When the Republican party came into
power in 1861, it found a divided Union
and an empty treasury. The Democratic
party through James Buchanan had sur
rendered one-half of the Union to the
rebels, and the country was filled with a
currency in which there was no confidence.
In the year 1868, with seven year? of Re
publican rule, the country was united. and
in a better financial condition than in
1861. The party found itself to-day stand
ing on the ruins of a rebellion of four years,
and in the midst of a political campaign
upon the result of which, the life of the
nation in a measure depends. He firmly
believed that if the Republican party
should fail to place Gen. Grant in the Pres
idential chair, the liberties and the Union
of this once glorious land would be in
danger of destruction.
This great national party to which the
nation was indebted for its present exis
tence, is charged by those who sought the
country's ruin_ with despotism. During
the war, when the nation was struggling
for existence, it became a necessity to clothe
the President with certain arbitrary powers
in order to protect the government against
its enemies, and When those powers were
exercised the party was called despotic.
When the rebellion had been crushed, the
war ended by the surrender of General
Lee to General Grant at Appomattox
Court House, and peace once - more
reigned throughout the land, Andrew
Johnson, through the assassination of Lin
coln, became President, and Congress saw
to take from the President those pre
rogatives granted during the war, in order,
to guard against despotism, the same men
cry out against it who before charged the
party with being despotic. "Oh! consis
tency thou art a jewel The speaker, ,af
ter discussing the propriety and necessity
of the passage - of the reconstruction acts,
referred to the record of General Grant,
and after giving in detail the record of
Seymour, contrasted it with that of Grant
about the time of the New York riots.
While Grant was at Vicksburg dictating to
the commander of the rebel forces the
terms of stir render, Seymour was in New
York addressing a mob, who, by his own
teachings, had been incited into a resist
ance of the laws of the nation. After an
eloquent appeal to the voters to attend the
election and vote as their consciences dic
tated the speaker closed.
The President of the meeting then in
troduced lion. Galnsha A. Grow, Chair
man of the Republican State Executiye
Committee.
Mr. Grow said : Fellow citizens—You
stand to-day in peace as you stood four
years ago in war. Your country was.then
on the verge of destruction, and in Novem
ber, 1864, the election of Abrat•am Lin
coln to the Presidency gave a death blow
to the rebellion; secession was dead, and
peace reigned throughout the land. The
same men who threatened the life of the
government, then, again threaten it and
will continue to create disturbances and
confusion, even though it be at the sacrifice
of our government, - until after the ap
proaching•election.
For four years the country shobk with
the tread of armed men; three billions of
treasure was wasted and the land was
drenched with the best blood of the nation
to save the life of the best government, that
God ever gave to man. What caused this
great sacrifice of human life and expendi
ture of treasure? Yon find the answer in
the Democratic party—the same party
which now presents Horatio Seymour as
a candidate for the Presidency, and
asks you to support him. In 1860
Abraham Lincoln was duly and legally
elected President of the United States by
the popular vote of , the nation, and no
sooner was the result of that election made
known, than the people of the South, the
same who aided In the nomination of Sey
mour and Blair, appealed from the decision
of the people of the nation and took up
arms against the Government. Four years
of bloody war was the result, during which
the life of the nation depended upon
you, the bone and sinew of the
north. The rebellion was finally crushed,
and the Goverriment, with maananimity
never before heard of, endeavored to for
get the traitorous acts of its enemies and
extend to all a full and free pardon, pro
viding only that those persons who had
held office under the national Government
and taken an oath to support the Codatitu
tion of the United States. and had violated
that oath by taking up arms against the
Goverment. should never again hold office
under the Government they attempted to
a estroy. After a brief reference to the re
sults of the war, and the causes of the
present unsettled condition of the country,
which he attributed to the Democratic par
ty. the speaker turned his attention to the
financial question.
The Democratic party have heaped a
debt of twenty-five thousand million
upon the country which they propose
to pay off immediately. How would it be
done? Their favorite theory was "green-
backs for bends." Suppose we pay the
bonds in greenbacks, what are the green
backs to be paid in? The government, in
order to save itself from the destruction into
which the Democracy would have plunged
it, was compellid to issue twenty thousand
millions in bonds, upon which they raised
money to awry on the war. These bonds
are merely promises to pay that amount of
Money with a condition attached called a
coupon promising to pay the interest until
the principal is paid. Suppose we
twenty thousand million in greenbacks to
'pay the, bonds, what will be the result?
We Will , bave an, inflated currency so
,depreciated in value as to totally
dektroy the national credit and
gain nothing by it in the end, as the-green
backs are merely promises to pay, and
must be redeemed in gold. But, says, the
Copperhead, 4 •We get clear of the interest
on the bonds." If that is what you want,
It can be attained at a much less expense
than upon the plan you propose, and 4n a
manner that will not so materially affect
the credit of the country and the trammel-
HON. OALUSHA A. GROW
NUMBER 194
tion of business. Suppose that the Secre
tary of the Treasury Issues an order that
an persons holding the bonds of the Gov
ernment shall present them for, payment
on or before a certain date, and when you,
having a bond for, one thousand dollars
with conponsl attached present it, the Sec
retary instead of giving you a thousand
dollars in greenbacks, according to the
Democratic theory, shall take his scis
sore and clip the coupons oil and re
turn you the bond, you will still have the
promise of the Government' to pay one
thousand dollars, and the Government wilt
save the expense of printing the green
backs. But you say it would not be right
to take the coupons without compensation.
Is not that what is proposed by the Pendle
ton theory?- The bonds are to be paid in
money, and greenbacks are only a promise
to pay, consequently they must be paid in
coin.
Greenbacks are like the bonds, simply a
promise to pay SO much money, and are a
legal tender, between individuals. That
is if I owe you a debt I can discharge my
obligation with the paper of the govern
ment just as I could with the paper of an
individual, and so far as our transaction
was concerned the debt woula be paid,
but not so with the obligation of. the gov
ernment, as it would still owe you five dol
lars. Consequently, the government can
not discharge its own obligations with
greenbacks, no more than an individual
can pay his debts with his own paper, the
acceptance of which would be at the pleas
ure of the creditors.
The speaker then turned his attention to
the question of taxation, which he handled
in a masterly manner, but at such length
as to prevent us from publishing it in full.
He held that the taxes were paid by the
rich men of the country, and that it was the
policy of thoi Republican party to have
them pay instead of taxing rich and poor
alike, as the' Democratic: platform sug
gested.
Bonds wore' exempt froni local taxation
as a matter of necessity, for if you give
local governments the power to tax them,
they would soon tax tbe • national
credit out of existence. The bond
holder pays a national tax on his income.
He then referred to the condition of the
finances of the State, under Republican
rule, and said•that the State debt bad been:
reduced ,over $4,000,000 since IS6I, besides
paying the expenses of the• war, and that
the tax on real estate for State purposes
had been abolished.
After some further remarks, the speaker
closed, amid cries of "go on ! " "go on !"
The band then played a national air,
Prof. Pope sang another song, and the
meeting adjourned.
NEW YORK ITEMS.
3By Telegrapk to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l
NEW YORK, August 13, 1868
No further developments of the disease
among cattle have been received at Hudson
City, and it is believed the only cases were
those first noted, and which were effectual
ly disposed of by slaughtering.
Mr. Queen, the stakeholder, yesterday
declared the McCoole-Coburn fight a draw,
and handed thnlatter, who was present,
his half of the stakes.
Experiments o>i the wreck of the steamer
Scotland shows its entire removal practica
ble. Large pieces of the wreck were blown
away yesterday with powder. Part of the
cargo was lifted bodily from the hull and
floated off seaward.
The result of the conference between the
Committee of Bricklayers and Master Ma
sons, if any has taken place, has not yet
transpired up to-day.
Seven hundred dogs were taken to the
pound. The average in previous years was
between two and three thousand. -
The New York and Flushing Railroad
has been purchased by Orange Jndd, of the
American Agriculturist.
Ellen Murphy, Charles Haley and Al
fred B. Dowd were arrested on the arrival
of the "Guiding . Star," charged with for
gery in California.
Hudson river, at Albany, is lower than
for many years at this season. Several
steamers have run aground at Castleton
bar.
The ofriceis of the Citizens Association
have addressed a letter to the Governor 'of
Wisconsin suggesting that an agent be'kept
in this city to co-operate with the Commis
sioners of Charities and Correction in
sending able bodied laborers to Wisconsin.
It is estimated that thirty or forty thousand
emigrants could be sent annually to that
State who could not otherwise find their
way there.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
—Baltimore is no longer threatened with
another flood:
—General Canby has assumed command
of the Department at Washington,
—Booth's new theatre will not be, ready
to open before the first of the year.
—Dr. Battle shot a man named Sinnions
at Cozzen's Hotel, West Point, on Sunday.
—Subscription books for stock in the
French Trans-Atlantic Cable will be open
ed next Monday.
—Judge Hogeboom has denied the appli
cation to admit Gen. Geo. W. Cole, the
murderer, to bail.
—General Schofield went-to West Point
Wednesday night to visit his family, two of
his children being unwell.
—The town of Laporte, California, was
destroyed by fire August 10th. The loss is
estimated at half a million.
—At Alexandria, Va., Mrs. Richards, suf
fering from neuralgia, last night took an
overdose of chloroform and died.
—The New York Democratic State Com
mittee has appointed a State Convention to
meet on September 2d at Albany.
—Luke P. Poland was renominated by
the Republicans of the Second District of
Vermont, for Congress, on Wednesday.
Arrangements are being made m Balti
more to pay proper respect to the remains
of Thaddeus Stevens when.assing through
that city.
_The yacht race, at New York, between
the schooners Matti() and Martha, of twenty
m iles, for one thousand 'dollars, was won
by the Matte.
—Mr. Johnson has decided to support
seymonr arid Blair in the - coming contest,
while several members of -the Cabinet favor
Grant and Colfax.
—GeorgeAnderson of Haddenfleld, was
drowned at Atlantic eity Wednesday while
nathing at the place where two little girls
were drowned some weeks some.
—John Tyler escaped from the Baltimore
jail a few days since, where he was-confin
ed for defrauding the Revenue. The next
day a pardon arrived from the President.
—An unknown man, yksterday. while
firing a revolver, into some logs on Stanton.
street, New York, shot a little girl named
Mary Tierney. The latter died shortly
afterwards.
—The President - denies that by the recent
order of the Secretary of War he recog
nizes the de facto Goveenments or the
South. He will at some time bring the
question before the Cabinet for decision,
and he believes that these Governments
cannot be recognized as proper for the
present.