Slut WmU in a §ut-f hrU —The- receipt* to the Linooln Monu ment fund of Illinois amount to nearly •50,000. —Mary Harris, the audtwi.il going to lire with her parent*. She had better never left them. —The Cholera, which had been fear fully prevailing in Oairo, Kgypt, to the extent of eight hundred deaths per day, was, at last acoounts, abating. —The Petersburg City Counoil has before : t a memorial to President John- Don, asking him to have removed from the Appomatox river the obstructions placed there by the rebel authorities. —The Cincinnati gamblers are in great consternation. The police made a de soeut on three of their dens Baturday night, and captured three of the crew with all their tools. —Catharine Monahan, aged sixteen, was burned to death in Chioago on Sat urday, while lighting a fire with Kerosine oil. When will people cease that dan gerous business. Outrages upon colored men in Rich mond are becoming more numerous. The proscribed people petitiojed Gen. Terry for redress, but thus far the Gen. has not been able to remedy the evil. —A brother of Majir General Ros seau, U. 8. A., who was a private in the Confederate army, has been confined in the New Orleans parish prison for the last two months. —The London Timet declares that drinking has become so inwoven with the very life and soul of every English occa sion of importance that the idea of clos ing grogshops on election days is simply inadmissible. —A monster sword-fish, measuring in extreme length fourteen feet, was har pooned off Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on Friday. His we ; ght is estimated to be 700 pounds, and the length of his sword is 3 feet 10 inches. —St. George's M. E. Churob, Phila delphia, built in 1763, and during the revolutionary war, > British cavalry hos pital, was almost totally destroyed by fire on Saturday morning last. —The Emperor Napoleon has ordored the Arab religion to be respected and put on a footing with the Catholic and Prot estant. He is also going to have a black regiment of soldiers from Africa. —The New Jersey Democratic Central Committee have issued a call for a State Convention, to assemble at Trenton on the 30th inst., to nominate a candidate for Governor, to be supported at the ensuing election. —Richard Uildreth U. S. Consul Gen eral at Florence, died in that city on the 17th ult. Ho waa formerly a journalist, then became author, but is best known for his history of the United States. —The National Congress of the Ar gentine Republiohas ordered the employ ees of the Government to wear mourning for three days in honor of Mr. Lincoln, and the Legislature of Buenoa Ayres had concluded to call the next town to be founded-*-Lincolu. —California hns'thc largest grape vino yard in the world. It is in Sonoma co. it covers an area of four hundred acres, and is used by the Buena Vista Vinicul tural Society. The quantity of wine which this society has manufactured and eokl is immense. Fairs will be held in Septem %rrh« follows: Illinois, at Chicago, Sep tember 4th to 12th ; Michigan, at Adrian, September 19th to 22d ; lowa, at Bur lington, September 26th to 29th ; Wis consin, at Janesville, September 26th to 80th; Indiana, at Fort Wayne, October 2d to 7th. —The Pittsburgh Pott continues to ridicule the idea of intelligence as the test qualification for voting. This is per fectly natural, for such a test would make eerious inroads on the party of which the Pott is an organ, and whose greatest ene my is intelligence. —President Johnson, in his Southern re-organisation policy is trying what vir tue there is in grasa. If it operates well, good, if not, he can " throw stones " I The rude boys of rebeldom should tako ' heed lest they provoke the use of the lat ter. — NathvUle Union. —The Catawissa Railroad Company have effected arrangements with the Head ing Railroad by which there is now no de tention to the sight train to Philadelphia heretofore. Instead of laying off at Tamaqua for several hours, the train pro ceeds directly through to Philadelphia, arriving early in the morning. This was a roach needed improvement and will be greatly appreciated. —On last Thursday week a large eagle ▼as wounded, and subsequently captured, on the farm of John Harrold, four miles south of Greensburg. His color is gray, and he measures six feet and ten inches from tfc* tip of one wing to that of the other. The shot had struck one wing and K> injured it that he sunk to the earth.— Tne royal bird showed fight when taken. —Salt is obtained in Ariiona in beau tiful transparent crystals, and in large quantities. The salt mountains are loca ted some sixty miles above El Dorado Canon, up the Colorada, and are said to be a great curioaky and wonder to all /travelers who have visited them. The packen chop the salt out of the mass with axes. —A duel fonght near New Orleans ah oat an actress, resulted, after twelve aioft, in the death of one, and the mortal wounding of the other. The last ahot was fired by one of the duelists on his knees, being unable to atand from' the loss of blood. The world is well rid of bqth of them. There are fools enough here without them. •» —Williwd L. Potter, of Saratoga Co., N. Y., has a patent for a tion oomposed of mixed with raw coal tar to a to be used either with bru&h w trowel. JStome of the composition that has been on i%ofs in Saratoga for yoars, appears to im \ prove by age. It is claimed to be .cheap, > non-combustible and impreyiaps to moio- I \ —The Preetdent has apppoiotod R. F. I VT*! of Ohio, Consul at Cadiz. The Politic* of Pennsylvania And the Returned Soldiers. There wm a meeting of returned aold iers held at National Hall, in Philadel phia, on Saturday last, which Col. W. Forney, on invitation, addressed at con siderable length. In the course of his address, the Colonel took occasion to thank the soldier* for their manifold ser rioes, and warmly expressed the univer sal grattitude to them, which would bo undying, for. responding to the oall of their oountry. Coining to speak of To wards, he said the Republic had no ade quate bounties, but with a politician's eye he perceived that, " apart from the grat " itude that should make the mauifesta " tion spontaneous, the politician will " find it to his interest to discriminate in " favor of the soldiers in making nomi " nations for officers of trust or cmolu " ment. Let us look at the figures," •aid the speaker, who then proceeded to say : " There are over 650,000 voters in this State—and it is a low estimate that of the 360,000 men sent from Pennsylvania to the field, exclusive of those she loaned to other States, 200,000 • were vo'ters : with their friends and acquaintances ca pable of largely increasing this number, and of wielding an almost controlling in fluence. Hew effective the example and the suffrago of the fighting men can be, the home vote of 1863, by which your good friend, Governor Curtin, was re elec ted, and the tremendous majorities of 1864, in favor of Abraham Lincoln, the martyred President of the United States, may be cited with wholesome admonition. Will it be said that there is not an amount of ability and experieace among these brave men equal to the same number of citizens who remained at home ? I will not stop to answer a question that an swers itself. For my own part, and speak ing with a full sense of the force of the words I use, I do not think we should lose by entrusting our best civil positions to the brave men who have rescued the Rcpublio. I not only do not fear, I wel come the experiment. Ani if, in the next election , your choice for Governor should be a citizen who has proved his eloquence on the forum and his bravery on the field, I do not think that harm would come of it: nor yet that our crest wonld be lowered, or our fair fame tarn ished, or the examples of the great men of other days dishonored, if, in the high, est as in the secondary branches of Con gress, those who have won the applause of the world in fighting down the rebel lion should be seated, monuments of the gratitude of their country."— Pitts. Com. M.'ircli ©t'Frecdom. It might appear presumptous and even arrogant to claim, as a consequence of emancipation in our country, the move ments in favor of human liberty that are occurring abroad. But it is gratifying, whatever the impulse that led to it, to learn that nations which have been long est and most extensively connected with slavery and the slave trade are consider ing the evil and wrongs connected with it, and are contemplating its abolition. — Spain and Portugal were the first to en gage in the traffic of African slaves, and they have persisted in it, either openly or clandestinely, for over three hundred aod fifty years. Other nations which partici pated in it (as nearly all did,) abandoned it under the influence of a higher civil ization* and a purer Christianity. The recency of our abandonment of the for eign trade, and the circumstances of our abolition of the domestic institution, leave us little grouud for boasting, how ever much we may have for gratitude In Spain a society has been formed for the abolition of slavery in the colonies, and for the suppressson of the slave trade. This society promises to be effective, since it embraces among its members nobles, ministers of the crown, priests, and other influential persons. The King of Portugal in closing the late session of the Cortes, the legislative body, announced that at the next session a strict law would be proposed for the ab olition of slavery in all the Portuguese dominions. In Brazil, the great slavcholding Em pire of the Western Continent, measures have been inaugurated by ihje govern ment, which are expected to eventuate in the gradual but speedy abolition of slavery in that country. Th« eomeae«coflnettt of such measures, in tfeese veteran slave oountries gives as surancc that they will, be prosecuted to the accomplishment of the object. The number of slaves. under these different governments is large, amounting, per haps, to nearly as many as we had four years ago in the United States. The cause of human freedom is thus advanc ing. May virtue religion and happiness among men advance with equal peace.— Pittt. Com. The Rev. Mr. Spnrgeon. This preacher is one of the celebrities of London His church, ot vast dimen sions, is visited by strangers from abroad in great numbers. They do not find it a piece of splendid architecture, to be gaz ed at, but a spacious and convenient place for the accommodation of an immense as sembly worshipping GOD. The congre gation to which he preaches is said to number no less than eight thoustad per sons, not composed, as many congregations are, chiefly of women, but the larjjer por tion are men. Mr. Spurgeon preaches to this gMat assembly the plain truths of the gospel in a plain Many effect to sneer at him, his congregation and his work, but his inftweaee is on the increase, and, with it, his vsefuLness. The common people hear him glUdly, and none the less to their benest and satis&etion, that fashionables N>d christians ot the dilettant sort affect to aneer At his name. The great secret of hi* pow£? JLies in undoubted earnest ness with which he propounds important truths.. The style of bis composition is knowp throughout the world, by the thou sands and tens of thousands of his pub lished sermons, wbicb are primed Just as mh#fe#ttlf||n »the pulpit.— Putt. /Com. —Sour easily avoid ed by lime the sizevf yogr fist in three pints of water, which pow off and bottls. P«t six tables poao fnJk in the spongevjwst before k#e*di#g if it is a pretty guumcau (gtttecn. tikfr" The Largett Circulation oj any Paper in the County. THOMAS ROBINSON. Editor. IH. W. HPKAIt. Publisher. butleb'PA. WEMEHDAY Al'tJ., 33 IMS, KT Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and'nseparabte."—D. Webster. IIIIINM TICKET. AUDITOR GENERAL. JOHN F. HARTRANFT, of Montgomery. BURVEYOR GENERAL, JACOB M. CAMPBKLL. of Cambria. REPUBLICAN TICKET. BTATE SENATE. JOHN N. PURVIANCE. ( Subject to District Conferee*.) LEGISLATURE. HENRY PILLOW. JOHN II NEULEY. (Subject to District Nomination.') COUNTY TREASURER. WM. K. MOO UK, DISTRICT ATTORNEY W. 11. 11. RIDDLE. COMMISSIONER. WM. DICK. AUDITOR. J. C. KKLI'E\ , 3 years. G. H. GUMI'KR,.! year COUNTY SURVEYOR. Hi NATIIAN M SLATOU SWT" An individual by the name of J no. Piper, employed as a driver on the Free port slage line, entered the Bar room of Mr. Vogeley, of this place; and in the absence of the Landlord, took the key of the it, took whatever money he could find, amounting to about §4O, we believe. Mr. Vogeley, suspect ing him, made pursuit and found him in a stable in town—took him to a squires office, whore, alter some delay, he confess ed liis crime and gave back the money. Agricultural Fair. The President of the Agricultural So ciety has called the executive committee to meet in the Sheriff's uffii eon Saturday the sth of September, for the purpose of taking such action as may be thought, right towards having a fair this fall. We are glad to see this, "fill the people are advised officially that a fair will bo bad, also the time, they never take much in terest in it. Let the committee goto work at once, and make the necessary ar rangements, and, our wrod for it, we will bave a splendid exhibition. The war is ovar-—the roost of our brave soldiers are home—we have had an abundant harvest —in fact,everything seems propitious for a grand success. t»e%. The proceedings of the State Con vention, which is found in our paper this week, will be read with interest, by the friends of the Union everywhere. Our State has always been looked upon as the "Keystone"of the federal Union. Most nobly has she made good her claim to that honorable i.ppel)ation,through the great struggle which we have just passed It was natural, therefore, that great inter est was felt in the action pf the Loyal people of the State, in Convention as sembled; and it is now gratifying to know (bat, that action has been in harmony with our history. Not only have the thanks of the people been tendered to "our coun-. trie's bravp defenders," but, in the nomi nation of two .distinguished soldiers for the only offices in the gift of the party, they have keen assured that our party is not ungrateful. Entire harmony tro, seems to have prevailed, which was an agreeable sur prise to some who'feared that the selfish ness of aspirants might disturb its bar mony. We reoognixe the selection of the Hon. John Cessna, of Bedford, as chairmgn of the State Executive Com mittee as a triumph of the people over the schemes of designing camp followers; and a fresh evidence of the fact that, "The best laid schemes 0' mice and men, Gang aft a gle." We would advise all to read the resolu tions carefully; they are ful} of interest. —A detailed statement is giyen of the manner in which UM Atlantic Cable was broken. It seems that the "picking-up" apparatus brought the c*k&e ao near the hows of the Great Eastern that in every iwrch she made, she chafed and cut it BO Ah at it could not stand the strain. COMMUNICATION. CAMP OF THE 14TH PA. CAV. Fo»t Lummin, KAKBAI, Angtut 6, IMS, MR. EDITOR.—Sir : The Butler Coun ty boys of the 14*b cavalry received quite a treat a few evenings since, in the shape of a few copies of tbe CITIZIN. Your paper is ever hailed with joy, and never f-ils to collect a crowd of lis teners while it is being read. It seems like a message from home to one and all —the boys without respect to county, or locality are highly gratified with the feeling manifested in their favor, and trust that It may have a beneficial effect in shortening their more than useless stay in the service. Within the last few days this regiment has been consolidated into six companies. This has, of course, bro't about the muster-out or several of our commissioned and non-commissioned of ficers, as it created an excuse, and none of them could be reduced. Among the officers "discharged" was .Colonel J. M, Schoonmaker, also Lieut. D. 0. lleale, and Robert Wilson of our oouipany, then " L" now " EJ." We might oemment somewhat on the colonel's departure from his regiment; but as we canuot speak in commendable terms of the way in which he left the men, who have followed him, we prefer saying as little about it as possible. Perhaps the enlisted men of the 14th consider thomselves worthy of more con sideration than private) should expcot to receive; but be that as it may, we all thought that James M. might have toTj descended to bid us good bye. With regard to our Lieutenants, while' it was a source of pleasure to see them leave, with a bright prospect of soon meeting their families and friends, yet it sundered ties made strong by recollections of weary and sleepless nights, long mar ches, and hard battles. Our best wishes follow our brave Lieutenant*. Company A, capt. Harrison has been detached as "cseoit," or '-body guard" tor General Dodge. They have been mounted, paid off, and broke camp t' is morning for Fort Henry. They ore to accompany the General to several of the Forts on the Plains, and also to the great Indian Council, which is to meot at Fort Gibson on the Ist of September. If the weath er be at all favorable it will be an exci ting and interesting tour. The rest ot the reirimcnt is still lying in camp, dis mounted, and time only can tell what may be done with us>. Wo have ceased to expect a speedy discharge on the score of jnetiea. When a few x>f our corrupt military aspirants gain the object of their sordid ambition, we may again be permit ted to return to the Old Keystone State. A word with regard to the spirit man ifested by the authorities at this Post, About two weeks since the Oth West Va. cavslry were mounted and ordered westward. Tho regiment with very few exceptions, save the officers, laid down their arras und submitted to an arrest. They have been tried by a court martial, and sentenced to two months hard labor on bread and water. Had they only been rebels they might, and no doubt would, have been " pardoned." Hut as they have served four hard years for their " Country," and then claim what they " honestly" consider their just due; they are doomed to a sentence pronounced on ly upon the grossest out-laws. This reg iment (the 6th Va.) has been, and still is brigaded with the 14th, and jn tho hour of danger has always shown itself worthy a bettet fate. R. L. G. A Cbnuce f«r the (.'able Yet, Although anything lying on the bot tom of the Ocean, at the depth of nine teen hundred and fifty fathoms, or near ly two miles, would commonly be regard ed about as totally lost as anything could be, the attempt at regaining it before the Great Eastern left'the spot shows that had there been on board the right kind of machinery, the accident would have been temporary and may even yet be re paired. The chance for it now is in the Great Kostern, aftet obtaining tho need ful machinery, finding the buoy which marks the spit where the cable lies bu ried. The next attempt at grappling will be made one hundred miles east of the break, at-fiftcen hundred fathoms depth—provided the spot is fouod, which after all. as we have said, woyid seem to be the only question. How long it will be before the Great Eastern will return to the undertaking, nothing is said. We conclude it will not bo many days— Pitt* Com. —Reports of outrages upon Union men in North Carolina continue to be received. It is said that two women, who had been sent to Fayettevillo to open a school for colored children, were not permitted to lajid, and were informed by the Sheriff that if they were men, they would be served aa such people were before the war. A negro was recently strung up by one of the eivil officers lately appointed by Gov. Holden. Army officers am look ed upon with great contempt. Fay*tte ville has been garrisoned by colored sol diers. NEW YORK, August 18 —THE Union State Committee have i&ued a call for a State Convention, composed .of delegates who supported the Administration of Abraham Lincoln in the war, and in favor of sustaining the Administration of An drew Johnson and Reuben E. Fenton, to n»eet at Syracuse on the 20tb of Septem ber, to nominate for State officers, to be ejected in November next. v m- - —Over $9,000,000 in certificates of indebtedness were redeemed during the w«ek ending on Saturday, and >410,600 in mutilated ctjrreooy has been destniyod. Proceedings of the Union State Convention. II ARRIBBDBQ, August 17. —The Union State Convention met at noon to-day.- The Convention was called to order by General Cameron, Chairman of the State Central Committee. The Hon. J. Cessna was chosen temporary president A com mittee was appointed ou contested seats and permanent organization. A committee, consisting, of one from eaoh Senatorial District, was appointed on resolutions. The Convention re-assembled at four o'clock. The Committee on Permanent Organization reported H. C. Johnson, of 0 raw ford county, for President, with a Vice President from each Senatorial Dis trict. Mr. MoVelgh, Chairman of tho Com mittee on Resolutions, submitted their re port. The resolutions express confidence in the Administration of President John son, and endorse hi« reconstruction policy, 'rtiey compliment Gov. «'urtin and See rctary Stanton, and recommend the con fitcation of tho rebels' pro| erty amount ing to over SIO,OOO iu valuation to pay pension, kc., to soldiers. They also re vert to the revision of the revenue law, so as to insure protection to American industry; endorse the Monroe doctrine, and maintain the claims of soldiers to offi ces, and posts of profit an I honor. The Convention proceeded to ballot for Auditor General, which resulted as iollowls: General John Hartranft. of Montgomery county. (>8; dno. H. Ilies laud, of Lancaster county 89; It. 11. Mc- Couib, ot Lawrence county. 20; General Chas. Alhiitrht, of Carbon county, 3 ; Gen. James I'. Zelpidp, of Northampton eoutity, 5. The nomination of General Hurt ran It was decided unanimous. The following is llie result of the bal loting for Surveyor • General; Colonel Jacob M. Campbell, id' Cumberland, 9:1; (ieneral James Nag e, of Schuylkill coun ty, :!9. Hon. John Cessna, of Mcdford county, was elected by the Convention us Chair man of the State Ceniral Committee, The members then procrcded tu indi cate their choice lor members of the State Central Committee which General Hartranft i<n<l Ci.ee.ej (.Vntpbclf, being presented to the ' i ivon!ion. made brief addresses. The II'MII then adjourn ed nine die. PLA rruRM <>r TIN. UNII.N R MT rv IN PENN SYLVANIA. The following are th- '« olo.'ions adopt ed by tbe Union iSI w-o". n. held in Uuir.-liurf{ on tin: i i ii nstsint: Mr. Mi Ve gji, front ih Committee on Resolutions, made the follow.ng report: The Union party of Pennsylvania, in State Convention assembled, declare: 1. That a* representatives of the loyal people of the Commonwealth, wc rever ently desire to offer our gratitude to Al mighty God, whoso favor has vouchsafed victory to tho national firms, enabled us to eradicate the crime of slavery from our land, and to reqder treason against the Republic impossible forevermore; and next to lliui, our thanks are due and are hereby tendered to our brave soldiers and sailors, who, by their endurance, sacrifi ces and illustrious heroism, have secured to their country peace, and to the down trodden everywhere an asylum of liberty ; who have shown that the war for the res toration of the Union is not a failure, and whose valor has proven for all time the fact that this Government of tho people, by the people, for the people, ib as in vincible in its strength as j( is beneficient in its operation. 2. That revering the memory of Abra ham Lincoln, the great martyr of liberty, we cauoot show greater hoijur to his name than by a generous support of )iia fellow patriot and successor, Andrew Johnson, the President of the United States, who has been called to complete the task which he left unfinished. 11 is unbending patri otism in the past is a sure guarantee that in the momentous future the authority of the Government will be upheld, and the rights aqd liberties of all t()e citizens of the Repuhlip secured. 3. That the mild and generous method of reconstruction offered by the President to the people lately in rebellion, in the judgment of this Convention, has not been accepted in thcspiiv of honest loy alty and gratitude. but with such evidence of defiance and hostility as to impel us to the conviction that they cannot safely be entrusted with the polities) rights which they forfeited by their treason, until they havcj proven their acceptance of the re suits of the war, by incorporating them in constitutional provisions and securing to all witlriu theif l.oru-r- their inaliena ble rinht to life, lib.- ty and thi pursuit of happiness. 4. That having ronqierel the rebel lious States, they shorn i be held in sub jection, and the trpiiw ijt fjipy are to ro ceive slid the lijws which are fa govern them should bp refer I'd t.. the law-making power of tli6 i)afjo« to which it legiti mately beltings.. 5. That ** IHe rebc lion was wan tonly prfjpjpjtaied >y the pro(»erty hold ers of thg SoU'h, it i- ut ju*t that they should pay the expanses oi the war, and Congress sh'iul'l dee..ire us forfeited and vested iu the Government tho property of all relicls wh •->. v. ■ e nxceed the sum ol SIO,OOO, an l ih.r in- -roceeds of the projwi'ty so confise.i e 1 »ii >uld be applied to increase the pension., of those entitled thereto by the casualties the war, to pay the damages done by the enemy to loyal citizens, studto reduce the burden of the national debt. 6. That it is th,e duty of Congress so to revise the revenue luffs as to afford increas ed protection to American industry; to secure tho development of tho ind istrial wealth of the people; to render labor profitable and remunerative; to build up home markets for our agriculturists; to attract capital to the mineral fields of the country, and to provide revenue for the maintenance of the public credit; and this Convention recogqizes the chief .ene my to a polipy of protection in that Eu ropean power which, fpr four yatiSj has furnished piratical yessels of war to the rebels, and thus to drive our commerce from the seas. 7. That any attempt by foreign natiaps to establish monarchical gov ernment on this continent is evidence of a design to destroy Republican in stitutions. Regard for oijr own safe ty and for the future security of the Republic demand that no such attempt should succeed. 8. That it is the duty of Congress to secure the fqll Federal bounty to allJjonorably discharged soldiers, ir respective of the date of their enlist ment. 9. 1 hat we iceognize in Edwin M. Stanton, the fearless, honest and able head of the Department of War, a publio servant who has deserved well of his country, and has borne himself so clear in his great offiice as to merit the earnest gratitude of all loyal icen ; and wo tender to him and his distin guished colleagues in the Cabinet our thanks for their valuable services in the causo of liberty and law. 10. That the oonstant devotion of Governor Curtin to the best interests of the State and nation, during the last four years, and his indefatigable efforts on all occasions to pay tho just debt of gratitude we owe our national defenders, not merely by words, but also by deeds, entitles 'him to the thanks of every loyal ciiizens of Penn sy'vania. 11. That this Convention, repre senting the loyal people of Pennsyl vania, recognizes the claims of OUF citizen soldiers on our confidence and gratitude ; and that in nominations for offices especial regard should be paid {o the claims of those who have faithfully served their country in the army and navy in the suppression of the rebellion. 12. That the lea lcrs of the Demo cratic party stand arraigned before the people of Pennsylvania for con stantly obstructing the efforts of the constituted authorities to maintain tho life of tho Republic. They did this. liy -nflaming tho passions of their ignorant followers against the legnlly elected officers of the Federal Gov ernment, and rffraining from all re proach ugainßt treason or armed traitors. By discouraging men from volun teering into the armies of the Union : thus rendering It neeepsary to suc cumb to treason, or to pay large boun ties, and so burdening every ward, township and borough in the State with debt to fiill the ranks of our 'irtnies. By opposing the enlistment of ne groes for cur defense, although opo white man less was required for ev ery black one who could bo enlisted, and this the very moment when the battle of Gettysburg!) was raging on the soil of Pennsylvania, and the result of that decis ; ve battle was un certain. By denyingJJe our soldiers the right to vote while fighting for the flag of our fathers, on the plea that such lights were not allowed by our Con stitution, and by opposing an amend ment which removed their objectiprja, and relieved our brave soldiers from this disability. By exaggerating the public in debtedness, denying the public cred it, and teaching that the financial resources of the North were unequal to the suppression of the rebellion. By a shameful opposition to measures for extending relief to the families of tho Union soldiers, and by a ma lignant, effort by these means to secure the success of the rebels in the field, or such a protraction of the war as would oxhausc the nation in its efforts to sub due their friends. Jiy now heaping abuse upon tho Gov ernment for punishing assassins and their accomplices, by demanding the release of leading traitors, by frowning down all at tempts t-Q bring to punishment (he fiends who starved our soldiers, apd by assuring rebels that neither in person or property Bhall they be punished for their crime And if anything were Wanting to com plete their infamy, we have it in their determined opposition to free labor, and to a tariff which, while it would make labor profitable by protecting the work iugracu of Pennsylvania from British competition, would JargoJy increase the revenue essential to the maintenance of public faith and credit. Amount of Ltttses by liCtchuiu Forgery. NFW YPHU, August 20.—The Herald says the assignments of Morris Ketchum the senior member of the firm, having included all his property in his transfer for the benefit of his creditors, renders the attachments that have been issued of no account whatever. Mr. Ketchum's estate will probably be divided among his creditors equally, according to tho amount of t&eir claims. Hut a small amount which hp held in trust for his children has been reserved. The total value cf the property thus assigned is stated to be two or two and a half mill ions of dollare,* about equivalent to the losses of the firm. The statement of these losses will soon be complete. A claim about 820,000 for bonds said to have been among the securities abstracted by young Ketchum, was made yesterday, and it is likely to prove the only ope that has been left out-standing. Mr. Charles Graham, the broker of Edward B. Ket chum, has nearly completed his account of losses. Thpy will amount exclusive of the forged paper which he redeemed to about $1,045,000, which with the $285 000, for which he holds forged certifi oates. will swell the total to 81,330,000, including the money stated to be the los ses of the Importer's and Traders' Baijk, the Fourth National Bank, Dafiney, Mor gan & Co., and Ketchuni & Co., who held SBO,OOO worth of tho forged paper. The whole sum of the losses by the Ket chum defabiJlftJß will certainly not much exceed $4,000,000, Mr. Graham will speedily pffect a settlement with hihcred itors. • About forty per cent, of the claims against him will no doubt be paid. (lopperhead Platform. 1. Restoration of slavery. 2. Repudiation of the war debt. 3. Mr?. Purratt, —KnozviO* Whia. The Same Three. Tho United States Government, through proclamation of ita Presi dent, announced its determination, in the early neriod of the rebellion, "to take ariWiold all places " belong ing to it, that had been seiied by the usurpation of conspirators- This has been tb? fixed polioy of the Gov ernment through the entire war. It has "fought it out on this line " to complete success. It has conquer an open and poworful insurrection, supported by foreign treachery anil domestic sympathy. No rival flag of usurpation floatb from any mast or fortress within its geographical boundaries. Its work now is, to repair the dam ages done by the rebellion, to re store order and prosperity to the places which have been desolated by it, and to infuse sentiments of loyal ty and feelings of security through all tho population of the country v Its good intentions and efforts, in this direction, cannot justly be called in to question. It is making some progress, but not as rapid as might bo desired. The embarrassments that occasion delay spring from tho sapie agencies that co-operated in tne rebellion. The same three an tagonists that openly or secretly con fronted it in war, now throw imped iments in its path of peace. For eign counsels and influence*, and dj mestic sympathies and encourage ments, foment the hostilo spirit of rebellion, one hoping still for the dismemberment, or, at least, the en feebling of the Union, the other seeking to gpt the control of it, and both aiming only at the a vanco ment jf their own selfish ends. Tl|e warriors of the rebellion, beaten by the heroic patriots of the Union havo been driven from the field. The politicians of the rebel lion, whose proverbial prudence has kept them afar from the dangers of war, now creeping out from their hiding places, upon the field of poli tics. The South, routed in the open battle, has evidently betaken itself to a Fabian policy, to perplex, lianas* and binder the Government in its benignant work of reconstruction. And in this pulley, it has all tho aid and comfort, truui its old coadjutors iu the rebellion, that they are able to give it. This triple allience," Three Judascs and each thrice worse than Judas," is what the Uuiou Government encounters now, as it has for four years past. And only by the steadiness of purpose and enorgy of ac tion, supported by the undivided loyalty of the nation, can it goon, conquering in, peace as it has conquered in war, to the complete establishment of law, order, am ity and prudence throughout the whole Country. That a party or faction in the North should sympathize yrilh one in the South, occasions neither surprise nor alarm, in ordinary times. Ji|4& it is not to its cred it, but to its shame, t|)!)t in such times as we have hud. and still have, it should coincide and co operatp ffith treacherous nud hostile foreign influences, to cmbur russ tho lioi-ernment in the work of peace. It is not a wise friendship to the Southern people that prompts to this course by either their foreigner domctsio sympathizers. The war would not have done them half tho damage that it did, had they not been encouraged by these false friends, to protract it to their utter exhaustion. And by a prompt and sin cere return to the path of duty, the rights of froemen and thp benefits of peace are within their reach. Theirown folly alone postpones their enjoyment of these bless ings—a folly into which they are betray ed by those who make pecuniary or poli tical capital out of their miseries.— Fill*. Com. C)enpral Wool and Jeff. Davie. \\ e find the following anecdote re scpctsng Gen Wool in the St. Paul (Minn.) Press: Fort Snelling, May 28, 1866.—When Jeff. Davis was returning from Buena Vista, Mexico, to the States, with his regiment, he called on Oen. Wool who wag then in commaiid of that department, and asked for teams to draw the men's knapsacks. The General informed him thut the transportation was all engaged in removing the ordnance from the coun try, therefore jt jvas impossible to accom modate hin). Jeff, insisted until he had introduced tfie subject the third time, whcreijDQfy the old regular told him he wou|d ppar no more about the matter.— Jeff, took his leave suddenly, telling the General togo to hell. Tlie General told him if he would repeat the words he yrould put him under arrest. Jeff, te ppated the words and took to his heels down the street, pursued by the writer of this article, who was on guard at the door during the conversation, and was ordered by the (mineral to arrest him. Jeff, saw that he was coming out second best in the race, and made a flank movement through a Mexican house intc the back yard, which was inclosed by a high wall that could pot be scaled, where the guard kept him until the officer of the guard and 4 uien came. The officer of the guard in formed the Colonel that he was bis pris oner, and that he had orders to take him to General Wool's headquarters. The Colonel said he would go. The offioer re plied if he said he would go, that wae enough; but judgp of his astonishment wheu he saw the perfidious Jeff.-take to his heels again down the ttreet.' This time he was pursued by a who was pearcst him when he roNtifeS flijfet. He soon came up within reach of \im, and dealt him a blow with thq buty of his gun over the head that pros trated him. Jeff, rolled over on his back, apd inade some chivalric thrusts with his sjibre, which were successfully parried by the Keutuckian, who was in the jtqt of wiencbing the sword from his hajjd the > of the party cama.np over powered the Colonel, and marchpc| him back JfK hoadquarters, where lip was pat undejMra'd until he rep<y*ti his rash ness amHrajlogi£e<i to who released ujrsue jm march, a wiser l if not a bcttKgs'ag. J.'A- PiCJWO?. •V
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