Tftc few Orl<>Him Jl«(tnacrc.
It is uot olten wo have as Had n story
fit that told in the Tribune this morning.
A company of American citizens, hold
ing representative positions in Louisiana,
members of a convention elected in 1804
by the loyal people of that State, legally
assembled in pursuance of a call o! tlio
Governor, are besieged by n mob and
some of them massacred. A riot in Now
Orleans is not an unusual occurrence.—
Now it is not a riot, but «« uprising of
the Ilobel population against loyal citi
zens of the United .States engaged iu the
performance of loyal duties.
The accounts we have are mainly from
Ilobel sources—the agent of the Associ
ated I'rcss in New Orleans having been,
wo are informed, formerly a soldier in the
llebel aruiy. His statements show his
full sympathy with the rioters. We arc
told that Ihe outbreak was occasioned by
an assault of a negro upon a white man
—a white man having been pushed along
the siduwaik and tripped up during a
procession! Considering how moil are
frequently pushed and tripped up when
ever a militia regiment parades on Uriad
way, we e»n i magi no tho extent ot the
provocation necessary to oxcito Hebel ma
lignity. Thb action of Mayor .Monroe is
more intelligible. We see him serious
ly proposing f.o arrest the members of the
Convention for daring to coino together
at tho call of the Governor. Then ho"
issues a proclamation which read to us
like au incentive to riot. He begins by
spesking of lift Convention as tho Ex
tinction Convention of 1804, and special
ly calls upon the young men lo keep quiet
and not molest said Convention, for 1 e is
satisfied by " recent dispatches from
Washington that the deliberations of the
niomberrt thereof will receive no counte
nance from the President, and that ho
iciff tustnin th< wjents iJ' the present riril
ijovrrnmenh and vindicate its laws and
nets to the satisfaction of the good pcoplo
of the the State '' In other words, ev
ery Kcbol in Now Orleans is told by a
Rebel Mayor that the President of the
United States '..sin sympathy with him;
that the members of tho Convention are
Outlaws and r.ot under Executive protec
tion, and that whatever the Rebels might
do to vindicato the "Reconstruction Pol
icy," would meet the President's appro
bation. Still, do nothing scaudalous !
Gen. Baird's patriotic determination was
promptly overruled by a dispatch from
iho President, Edwin M. Stanton being
Socrctary of War. Every Rebel knew
that tho Mayor was sustained, and that
the President was the Rebel's friend.
Read tho dreadful story ! Tho Con
fontion meets. There are no soldiers in
the assembly. The police—Rebel sol
diers many of them—aro "exemplary,"
and try to prevent "lynching and mob
bing." One prominent member—a citi
zen of many years'standing—is dragged
to jail. The President and members are
gradually arrested and imprisoned. A
profession of negroes approach. " Some
whites" endeavor to "disperse" them, but
aro "repulsed." Shots arc fired. "Three
negroes aro killod on Dryades street, anil
two on Cortmon street." The Rebel mob
rurrouhds the hall where tho members
are in session. A regular sicgo begins.
" Every visible head in the building is
ftrecl upon." " Dr. A. P. Dostie and J.
Henderson, jr., arc brought out of the
building dead, and carried off in carts."
Tho first was an eminent physician, the
seeond a well-known lawyer of New Or
leans, conspicuous for their loyalty dur
ing the dark days of rebellion. They
are carried off in carts, and it it doubt
ful if "many have gotten out of the hall
alive." All this time Andrew Johnson
President and Edwin M. Stanton Sccrc-,
Jjry of War 1
We are telling this story as it is told
by Rebels. Wo cin make but one com
*icnt For all the blood shed in New
Orloans we hold tho Executivo power re
sponsible. The Prosident knew the tem
per of these meu. He had but to recall
? very few years of I:is own history to
find himself flyingbcforc a mob like that
which jnurdored A. P. Dostie and his
loyal associates. These rioters were pre
cisely the manner of men that President
Johnson claimed to be. Xhey were loyal
like him. They opposod Secession as he
opposed it. They dared social ostracism
and Rebol vengeanco, not from the safe
distance of Washington—nor as the arm
ed commanders of armies—but as plain
citizens devoted to tho flag. It was to
reward such meu as the murdered Dostie
that we took the outlawed loyalist, An
dew Johnson, from the dust, and stamp
cd him with a diadem. And in return
wo have our brothers and friends—more
than brothers, indeed, by reason pf their
devotion during the war—butchcicd by a
Rebel mob, in broad noon, with a Rebel
Mayor inspiring the massacre, Rebel sol
diers acting as "police,"and Union sol
diers, under Union officers, compelled to
stand silent, by order of Andrew John
son. The hands of the Rebels are again
red with loyal blood ; Rebel armies have
once more begun tho work of massacre,
and tho President of our choice, who has
sworn to defend the laws and protect the
people of tho United States, is silent.—-
It is too much to say that this silence is
a crime '! — -N. V. Tribune.
Martial Law- l Dispatch from
President Jwli II MOU.
EXECUTIVH OFFICE, Aug. 1, 1866.
fb ALBEMT Lifu tenant-Onrrrnnr, or ANDREW
J. IIBBQN, Attprney-Gentral, New Orleans , La.:
Were the civil authorities, State or
Federal, conferred with by Gen. Baird
before he declared martial law ? Could
not the civil authorities, State and Fed
eral, enforce the law and preserve order
with the aid of the military, and without
tho necessity of martial law ? I hope
that order has been"restored and the riot
pot as disastrous as represented. Please
show this dispatch to Gfetf." Baird. '
ANDREW- JOHNSON.
—A Convention is to be held in New
Hampshire 09 the first Tuesday of No
vember, to consider amendments to the
constitution upon tho following prints :
First, enable soldiers to rote during time
of war while absent from the Stato ; sec
ond, abolishing religious -tost; .third, in
creasing tho Senate; fourth, diminishing
tho House ; fifth, providing for future
amendments of the constitution.
—During a hunt in North Carolina,
8,266 squirrel): »<*»» killed
Soldier*' Hon title*.
WASHINGTON, July 28.
The following is tho new bill to equal
ize bounties as it passed both Houses, and
was apro-ved by tho President;
SUCTION 1. lie it cnaetcd, etc , Thut
to each and every soldier who enlisted into
the army of the United States after the
10th duy of April, 1801, for a period of
not less than three years, anil having
served his term of enlistment, has boen
honorably discharged, and who has re
ceived, or is entitled to recoivo from tho
United States under existing laws, a boun
ty of uue hundred dollars, and no more;
and any other soldior enlisted for not less
lhan thrco years, who has been honorably
discharged on account of wounds roociv
cd iu tho lino of duly, and the widow,
minor children, or parents in tho order
named of an such soldier who died in the
service ot the United States, or of disease
or wounds contracted while in the service
and in the lino of duly, shall bo paid the
additional bounty of one hundred dolluis
hereby authorized.
SEC. !5. That to each and every soldier
who enlisted into tho aruiy of the United
States after the 19th of April 1801, dur
ing the rebellion for a period of not loss
than two years, and who is uot included
in the foregoing section, and has been
honorably discharged therefrom a Iter serv
ing two years, ami who has received or is
entitled to receive from the United States
under existing.laws a bouuty of fifty dol
lars and uo mote; and any soldier enlisted
for less than two years, and who has been
honorably discharged on account of
wounds received iu tho line of duty, and
tho widow, minor children or parents, iu
the order namc l, of any such soldier
who diet in tfio servico of tho United
States, or of disease or wounds contracted
while in the service of the United States,
and in the line of duty, shall be paid tho
additional bounty of fifty dollars hereby
authorized; Provided, that any soldier
who has bartered, sold, assigned, transfer
rod, loaned, exchanged or given away his
final discharge papers, or any interest in
tho bounty provide I by this or any other
act of Congress, shall not be entitled to
receive any additional bounty whatever,
and when application is made by any sol
diwr for said bounty, Inshail bo required
under tho pains and penaltiesef perjury,
to make oath or affirmation of his iden
tity, and that he has not so bartered,
sold, assigned, transferred, exchanged,
loaned or given away either his dieharge
papers or any intorest iu any bounty as
aforesaid, and no ela : m for Euch bounty
shall bo entertained by the Paymaster
General, or other accounting or disburs
ing officers, except upon receipt of the
claimant's discharge pap«in, accompanied
by tho statement under o»th as by this
section provided.
SEC. 3 And bo it further enacted,
That in tho payment of the additional
bounty heroin provided for, it shall be
the duty of tho Paymaster General, un
der such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed by the Secretary of the \\ ar,
to cause to be examined the accounts of
each and every soldier who makes appli
cation therefor, nnd if found entitled
thereto, pay said bounties.
SEC. 4. And bo it further enacted,
That in tho reception, examination, set
tlement and payment of claims for said
additional bounty due tho widofcs and
heirs of deceased soldiers, tho account
ing officers of the Treasury shall be gov
erned by restrictions prescribed for tho
Paymaster General and Secretary of War
and tho payment shall bo made in like
manner under tho direction of the Sec
retary of tho Treasury.
flubs Defined by an Wffice
Holder.
Hon. A. C. Sands, United States Mar
shal of the Southern District of Ohio, in
reply to the circular of tho National
Union (Johnson) Club, concerning the
Philadelphia Convention and its objects,
gets off the following :
" You call a Union Convention over
tho heads of the Union Committee, and
do it as a club. You do it at a time when
no Federal officer is about to be elected,
and when Congress is about to adjourn.
As nearly as I can make out from the call,
you think Congress is rather too narrow a
contrivance to represent the country, and
so you propose to supplant it by a club.
Not feeling sure that a club might not be
a larger thing than 1 had imagined, 1
looked to Ihe last edition of Webster's
Dictionary to get the latest information.
He says the original sense is "to split,
divide"; hence an association where they
split or divide expenses is called a club.
It would be hardly fair, in the work you
have proposed, to suppose your club is
intended merely to divide expenses. Be
ing a Union Club it is probably to split
or divide the Union, or the Union Party,
or tho offfces of the Union. Club, is a
verb intransitive, Webster says, means
"to form a Club ; to combine for the pro
motion of some common object."
" The owl. the raron ami Ihe bat
Clubbed for a frather lo bl» hat.* 1
To club a mnsket is, he says, 'to turn the
breech uppermost.' Clubbiah, he says,
means 'rough rude, clownish, disposed to
associate together—as a clubbish set of
persons.' Club-haul, he says, means 'to
put on another dropping an an
chor, and then as soon as she (the vessel)
comes up to it, cutting the cable. Club
head—'having a thick head.'
" There is some uncertainty how to ap
ply these dictionary explanations. Cour
tesy forbids the supposition that any
member of youi Club wishes 'tor a feather
in his hat,' or wishes to turn his 'breech
uppermost,' or after casting anchor with
the Union party, intends to 'cut the ca
ble,' But still tho thing to be split and
dividcd'is"rt»e thing to inquire for. When
h few men.in Washington feel competent
to represent 'all the States in the Union,'
we must not be disappointed to see some
thing split. ,'Esop tells the story of a
frog which tried to represent an ox. In
that instance it was not tho ox which
split, but the frog. Still I have no doubt
if the frog could have gone through the
operation he might have made a nice
tiling of it. Ido not wish to discoursgo,
lrat only as-a brother office holder to sug
gest care and prudence. When the frog
commenced the transaction referred to,
no doubt he was inspired by a fine glow
of enthusiasm. How he felt after it was
over, the story does not relate."
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Kiwi lit NewOrlmtn*.
One of the most wanton, unprovoked
and cruel riots that has ever occurred in
this country, took place in New-Orleans,
on tho 30th ult. In order to form any
thing like an understanding of this bloody
tragedy, it is necessary to take a view of
the situation in Louisiana, past and
present.
In Louisiana,its in all tho robel States,
there was a small squad of patriots who,
during tho darkest days of the National
causo, stood fruo to the "old fag," who
nevej for a moment, swerved in their pa
triotic devotion to tho Union. Many of
these wore ban'shed from their homes
and their States, by the dominant rebel
power that at times hold sway in that
treason-cursed country. As tho country
was wrested from rebel rule by the valor
of the Union arms, these exile* returned
and generally took an active part in the
work of rtorganization. This was tho
case in Louisiana. New Orleans, and with
it a largo portion of the Stato, fell into
tho possession of Gen. Butler, in tho
spring of '62. Many of tho loyal citi
zens of that city, who had been absent
teturned. and the work ol
restoration. Several efforts wore made
of which we have no time now to take
notice. Finally in '64, under the direc
tions of Mr: Lincoln, a issued by
the Military Governor, for an election for
delegates to moet in Stato Convention to
form a constitution preparatory to the
restoration of the Stato to her former
status in the Union. This constitution,
we believe, was ratified by tho people of
tho StatOf and under it State officers, and
a Legislature were elected, in whose keep
ing the Stute organization thus *effeoted,
still is.
Before the Convention of '6l adjourn
ed, it passed a resolution authorizing the
Chairman to call it together again, when
ever he thought it necessary to do so.
An election took place last spring iu
New Orleans, for Mayor, which resulted
in tho choice of Ex-Mayor Monroe—tho
same that surrendered the city to Gen.
Butler in '62, and ao inveterate rebel.—
AH soon as his election was known, the
loyal authorities communicated tho fact
to President Johnson, and asked to be
instructed as to whothcr he should bo al
lowed to assume control of tho city !
Loyal men generally, thought it quite
presumptuous in so notorious a rebel as
piring to the position ho had once dis
graced by his treachery ; but to the d's
may of patriots and surprise of all, Mr.
Johnson answers these inquiries by send
ing Monroe his pardon, and instructing
that he should not be interfered with !
From that hour, loyalty seems to have
been doomed in Louisiana! Traitors
thus emboldened, commenced the work
of persecution. Tho situation was be
coming more and more unbearable. The
laws for the regulation of the black pop
ulation, placed them at tho mercy of their
old masters. They were refused any
share in the sohool fund of the State, I
and their children forbidden all tho ben
efits of tho aehool system. Schools that
had been started by themselves and un
der tho influence of their friends, had
beep broken up, tho houses burnod, and
in some instances tho teachers murdered.
And all this without a word of remon
strance from their "Moses" in the White
(louse ! Mutual suffering created mutu
al itj mpathies and interests. Thus it
was that tho best feelings prevailed be
twoon tho loyal whites and blacks, who
compose a clear majoiity of tho people of
the State. Twenty thousand, too, of
latter had served in the Union
army. Here was a clear majority of the
pe< | le of tho State, all loyal to the gov
ernment, without any influence in its
manageme nt, while a small in nority of
the people, who having failed iu an effort
to do stroy it, was now, under "my policy"
al lowed to control its destiny, to tho in
jury, if not expatriation of nil who hail
opposed their treasonable purposes!—
How to change this order of things
was, doubtless, the great problem
to be solved, and as a step in this direc
tion, it was suggested that tho constitu
tional convention of'(i 1 reassemble Ac
cordingly Gov. Welles wi.s asked to is
sue a writ of clcctiou in districts whore
vacancies had occurred, which he did,
and tho co nvention was called to meet on
the 30th of Juno ult.]
As soon ns the rebels discovered that
this course was being taken, they appeal
ed to tho President, ami strange to say,
lie at unco espouses tlioir causo by wri
ting to Gov. Welles to inquire, by what
authority and for what purpose tho con
vention of '(54 were assembling. How
the President can justify this wanton in
tcrferance in the affairs of a "Sovereign
State" we are at a loss to know. He has
always assumed that theso rebel States
are as much sovereign as Pennsylvania,
or Ncw York ; in short, this is tho rock
upon which he and Congress split.
In obedience to the call, the Conven
tion met at noon on tho 30th ult. It
seems to liavo been previously determin
ed, both by the Mayor of tho city, and
the Judi 'iary, to suppress it. For this
purpose the Chief of Police had sworn in
quitean accession to his police force—most
of tho rebel army. The negroes
seem to have had a prognostication that
something favorable to thoir race wa s to
come from this movement. Wlioth cr
they expected to bo admitted to thoir
long dormant political rights—tho equal
ization of the school fund, jind tho prae
tiolo protection of the law, or whether
their only liopo was that, through this
movement thoir friends would, in some
way, acquire tho control of the State, to
the displacement of their enemies, tho
late re bcls, wo nro not advifed. One
thing feoms certain, they looked with
hope to this convention. Many of them
wore yet wearing ihc uniform of tho na
tion. From ouo to two hundred of theso
with tho flag, for which they bad fought
so well at Port Hudson, and else whore,
waving over them, and with a band des
canting national airs, marchod to tho
Hall, whore tho convention was to assem
ble. Soon after the convention had con-,
vened,' a possy of Monroe's police, enter
ed the building to arrest its members.—•
This was resisted by these present, inolu
ding tho negroes. A promiscuous con
flict ensued, crowds of rio'crs who had al
ready assembled in various parts of tho
city, at once eufrouuded the building.
Clubs and firearms were freely used.—
Several members of the convention were
brutaly murdered 1 Especial pains seems
to have been taken to make lure work
with those who had been most prominent
as Union men during the war. It is be
lieved that scarcely an individual escaped
from the Hall! Those who were not
killed out right, were taken prisoners !
From here the riot spread to different
parts of the city. No loyal man
was spared, who came in contact with
the mob led on in many instances, as in
Memphis, by the Mayor's Police. About
half-past three o'clock, Gen. Baird de
clared martial law, and soon succeeded
in restoring order. Rut not, alas! un
til some of the noblest patriots of tho
city had fallen a prey to rebel malice !
is supposed that from forty to fifty
persons fell, the victims of this most
wanton baibarity. The simple rehcrsal
of this most fiendish massacre is, in
in itself heartrending, but when to this
we add the reflection that, in the main,
it must bo laid at the foot of the Presi
dent of the United States, it is humilia
ting in the extreme !
No act of Mr. Buchannan, with refer
ence to the Territory of Kansas,'is to be
compared to this wanton act of Mr. John
son, in assuming to take part against the
loyal citizens of this rebellious city.
The Constitution authorizes the Presi
dent only when requested so to <lo hy the
Legislature, or in their absence by the ex
ecutire of a State, to render assistance
in case of "insurrection or invasion." —
Mr. Johns:n assumes that Louisiana is a
"Sovereign State"in the Union. By
what authority, then, did he take notice
of the convening of a peaceful conven
tion. As well might he rcpremand Gov.
Curtin for his proposition to call the Leg
islature of this State togethor. Of the
legality of this convention wo have no
'definite opinion. Had Congress accept
ed the constitution of Louisiana, as al
ready framed ami admitted it to full fel
lowship ia tho union : wo suppose that
would be tho end of tho Constitutional
Convention. This, however, hits not
been done. At this stag# of the matter
wo can sco no good reason for refusing to
a How this contention to reconvene. nnd
if possible, improve their law -
It must finally pass the inspects n < I the
law -making power nation; there
could, ihcrehne, be little harm done and
possibly much good.
Rut sup|io6e this convention Win illc
gal, what then? Was it proper even to
disperse thein? II they had done anything
wrong th e courts would ) ass upon it and
them, and there would bclhc end of the
matter. This, however, would not tfivu
the South the emphatic assurance ol Mr
.Johnson's sympathy; upon this ground
alone his interference can be explained.
Finding that Gov. \\ ellcs sympathized
with tho contention, the President open
ed «p a correspondent with the Lt. Got\
and Att'y General, instructing them to
cation the military, if necessary,/or as
>i*tance in the dispersion of any unlaw
ful assembly, (the convention,) and thus
our brave soldiers are made the unwilling
instruments for tho oppression of their
country's friends, seeking the protection
of the flag against a lawless populace,
rallying in the interest of treason and with
the rut/ nf te.cektion Jlwttiny over t/irm !
While AVC gricvo at tho ticachcry of
tho Executive, and sympathizo with its
victims, let us renew enr vows to the
causa of liberty, and never cease our ex
ertions till treason is ;>auithetl and loyal
ty rewitrilvtl.
" JollllNOll ll<"|lu1>li<!IIIH."
At one time there was quite a difference
between members of our party, in refer
ence to tho policy being pursued by Mr.
Johnson, soinc sustaining and others re
jecting it. This, however, was before he
unmasked himself. llis 2'2d of Febru
ary speech changed tho minds of many
llis various veto messages, including hi
ml mi I err message on the Constitutional
Amendment, had a good effect on others;
but the wanton butchery of New Orleans
seems tj have been necessary to open the
eyes of some. Tho difference that had
existed was maiuly confined, in our coun
ty, to this borough. It is with p'cisurc,
therefore, that we arc able to say to our
county friends (who have so often inquir
ed of us) that we are all of ouo mind
rtr/aiii. To our knowledge, there is not
an avowed Johnson man iu the place, out
side tho l)einocracy, (and it's quite un
certain whether they will deem it wise to
stand by him much longer). Thoso among
us who were the most cool, now seem, if
possible, the most ardent for a vigorous
campaign, and for there election of a
Republican Congress.
As early asM'.rcli last, w- <ok
occasion, in writing to li .n. S. A. i 01-
vianeo, to remind him o>athn WI».I in
bcrofour National Executive t oininiltee.
of which Mr. llaymoud was chairman ,
and suggested to him the propriety of his
using tho advantage such a position gave
him, to disabuse tho mind of tho Presi
dent as to tho feeling of tho people, and
especially urged that ho would press
upon Mr. Raymond the disloyalty of his
course in voting, and otherwise acting
with Copperheads and against his 112 riends.
We regretted that Mr. I'urviauce's answer
loft us quite in the dark as t) his own po
sition and views. Certainly wc would not
be the only one who would thus write
him. llis attention being thus early
called to this subject, we thought strange
that he lay so long noutral. He could
scarcely overlook the fact that his mo
tives might be suspected, now that
public sentiment has set in,in t-uch a strong
currpnt. No one cau now doubt where
the great majority of the loyal people will
rally. For ourself, however, wo arc will
ing to give him credit for sincerity, though
we would have been much pleased to have
had his position defined, while public sen
timent was still unsettled. II is letter to
the contemptible traitor Cowan is a good
one, and will pay perusal. Our readers
will find it in full elsewhere in this paper.
WBf~ One of the delegates to tho Con
stitutional Convention of Louisiaua, who
fell a victim to Executive treachery
and Rebel cruelty, is Dr. Dostie. cor
respondent of the New York Time* writes
that, after he was dead, the mob jumped
upon him and, with knives and other
weapons, mutilated his body terribly.—
This brave patriot was hated for his un
swerving loyalty. Gen. Hanks, in notic
ing his death, speaks of him in the high
est terms of praise, alleging tint he was
one of the foremost men of the State—
that in his case, as in all such cases, the
blood of the martyr will bo the seed of
the cause.
865- By the following letter wc have
been advised of the death of Mrs Kerr'
wife of our much esteemed frioud. lion.
Kerr. She wag much esteemed
by all who knew her.. We heartily sym
pathiae with the Judge in his severe dis
pensation of Providence :
HARRISVIIXE, PA- Angust Q, l*t>B
THOS. ROBINSON,ESQ.. liear Sir; Mr*
Priscilla Kerr, wile of Hon. James iv. r ,
died at Harrigvilie, Rutler conn y. I .
tfuly 29th-, in the triumphs of living i
faith. She leaves a large circle of triemis j
to mdtirn her loss- * 1
-8®" Notwithstanding the fact Hint tlic
President exhibited his disapprobation
to (!on. llnird, for having declared Mar
t ial Law in the city, as shown by his dis
patch to tho fit. Governor, dev. Sher
id'iii hns had pluok enough to ilsuo the
following order All honor (o liirn for
his independence! Tho following is tho
order :
UKAIKJ'HS MIMTART DIVISION, J
or Tin. (jiiu.r, NEW OIU.EANM, LA. -
August 4, IXOO. )
[GENEIIAI, ORDERS NO 15
In consequence ot tho unfounded ru
mors in eirculalion ill reference to the
military status in tho city of New Or
leans, it is deemed necessary to announce
thai martial law will be continued and en
forced, so lur as may te required for the
preservation of llio public peace aui the
pro'eel ion ol life and property.
lly command of Majwr General I'. 11.
SAI RIDAN.
iaV A eorrrospondent from New Oi
lcans says :
' «• 11 will be sworn (o, that a well known
and respected citizen, remon
strated wi h the mob and police for their
butchery, when tho mob cried, ''!)—n
them, kill tbew The President is with
us ! haven't wo-seen his order to-day H"
Tho back,door in the Institute was nailed
up during the massacre to prevent tho
escape of those inside. Arrangements
wore made by the Chief of-I'oliec, with
A. B. <J ri-vvold & Co.. tofurnish the pop
ulace with pistols. The pistols were fur
nished as agreed. A 11. Griswohl ft Co.,
are the firm of llidc, Ooodrick & Co., the
largest manufacturers of arms during the
rebellion. Their property was confis
cated oti that account, but subsequently
restored. * * * . *
There is swoin testimony that, after Dr.
IJostie was supposed to have been shot
antl stabbed to death, the mob gave three
cheers lor president Johnson and Jeffer
son Davis! Such expressions as "d—n
you, wo have fought you for four years,
and will fight you again," were of fre
quent occurrence during the massacre."
Comment on llic above is unnecessary.
Surely the loyal people hail good reason
to fear the adjournment of Congress, the
only active check wo had to executive,
cruelty and treachery.
The Hurriffhiirg Convention.
Tho Democracy, in their desperation
called a convention of soldiers to meet at
Ilirrisburg. The following letter from
Captain Gillespie will givo some idea of
bow tho call for said convention was got
ten up, and also that the soldiers who arc
willing to follow in the lead of Clymer
are very few. Wo venture the assertion
that nine-tenths of tho names attached
to that call entertain the same sentiments
as contained in the following letter:
Editor of the Armntrmiy litpublican :
DEAR SIR: —ln the linrrisburg I'ul
rinf if- Union, of the 12th nit., I find my
name inserted as ono of the callers for a
Stale Convention, to bo held in Harris
burg, on tho first of August next, which
'•convention is to bu composed of honor
ably ili-i I officers, soldiers and yen
men of Pennsylvania," pledged to the
support of Mr Clymer as Governor
Now, I never knew of such a conven
tion being intend'd, until I saw the call
with its long list of names inserted in the
paper, which by chance came into my
hands a day or two since. My name has
been unwarrantably used. lam no Cly
iner man, but will labor and pray for the
jimTrji.i of General Gear)/, a brave. *of
dier mill n pcrMinril frirml.
CIIAItI.ES B. GLI.U .si-IE,
La to C'apt. P. V.
Communications
Kor the CiUttti
MB. EDITOR:— A correspondent in
your paper last week gives your readers
an account of a rather disgraceful oc
currencc which took place in this Bor
ough some two weeks ago. With much
that is there said. I agree. But I must
dissent from the reflections cast upon
some of our peace officers. As a class,
I belive they do their duty about as faith
fully as most officers do,—at loast tho
Justices. Such officers can only live up
to public opinion. Whenever they at
tempt togo beyond this, they only make
enemies without any corresponding good
resulting to the community.
Nor do I entertain the worst opinion
for those young men and boys who have
thus behaved so badly. Some of them
arc, generally speaking, quiet, orderly
young men ; and were they sober, would
be tho last individuals in town to disturb
anybody.
The secret of this matter, as it seems
to me is this, that a few or those persons
who have been making their profit on
tho traffic in intoxicating drinks, arc
anxious to have it understood that the
want of License is no protection from !
intemperance. And for this reason an j
effort is made to exhibit as bad a state !
of intemperance as possil le, supposing
that it would be laid to tho charge of j
the Restaurants, and that tho Court anil I
the people will finally conclude to issue '
License as heretofore! Whether they
are aware of it or not, it is a known fact
that the Restaurants have not be< n the
cause of all the disorder which we have I
been compelled to witness. Tho court
has been prompt in respecting the wishes
of the lovers cf order and deeeney. It is ;
due to it and to the cause which they so
freely served, to sec to it that the law ig
i ■' -ervpd or thai those who violate it shall
),» r 'H >irf in their proper
light Why brin_' hese young men
whiHie misfortune it :s to be their v v
titus, before a court ot' justice, to receive
its stern rebuke, while these authors of I
their misfortune nro et II undisturbed?
I am happy to say flint I believe some of
our hotel keepers seem to be observing
the law, strictly, of courso our remarks
don't apply to thciu.
REFORM.
A New and Grand Fpoch in Medicine!
Dtl. MAOOIEL is the fnuuder of a new
Medical System ! The quantitarians,
wh so vast internal doses enfeeble tho
stomach and paralyze the bowels, must
give precedence to the man who restores
health and appetite, witn from ono to two
of his extraordinary Pills, and cures tho
most virulent sores with a box or so of his
wendorful and all healing Salve. Thcso
two great specifies of the Doctor arc fast
superseding all the stereotyped nostrums
of the tlay. Kxtrnordinary cures by
Maggiel's Pills and Salve have opened
tho eyes of the public to the inefficiency
of the (so called) remedies of othors, and
upon which people have «o long blindly
depended. Maggiel's Pills arc not of tho
class that swallowed by the down, and
ot which every box fuii taken creates ait
absolute necessity for another. One or
two of Maggiel's Pills suffices toplncetho
bowels in perfect order, tone the stomach,
cieates an appetite, rum re.ider the spirits
light and buoyant! There is no griping,
and no reaction in the form of constipa
tion. If the liver is affected, its func
tions are restored; and if the nervous
system is feeble, it is invigorated. This
last qualify makes the medicines very
desirable for tho wants of dclicato fe
males. I lecrous and eruptive disonses
are literally extinguished by tho disen
feetant power oi' Maggiel s Salve. In
faet, it is heio announced that MAOOIEI.'K
IIII.IOLS, DVSI'EITIC AND DIARRHEA
I'IM.S cure where all others fail. Whilo
fin Burns, Scalds, Chilblains, Cuts and
ail abrasions of the skin, M AOOIEI.'s,
SAI.VE is irifalliable. Sold by J. MAII'
OIEI., 43 Fulton Street, New York, and
all Druggists, at 25 cts. per box
For Sale at Drs. OKA MAMS ft HUB
KLTON'S Drug Storo, sole Agents in
Puller, Pa. (may !>, '6(5.
Inion lte|>iihlieuii it} K\-
ecntfve Committee.
C. K. ANDERAON, Chairman.
Adams townpship, Jas. Ilarr.
Allegheny " Joseph Roscnberry.
Brady " Jonathan Jluttou.
Buffalo 11 M. N. Groer.
Butler •' Jacob Sehaffncr.
Centra " J. C. Moore.
('lay " Andrew Wick.
Cherry " John Smith.
Clearfield '■ Peter Fennel.
Clinton " Harrison Norris.
Concord " Alex. Kuhn.
Cranberry " Jas. Sample, Ksq.
Connoq'n'g " Samuel Reed, Ksq.
Donegal " An Ircw llumliart.
Fairvjcw Lewis D. Campbell,
Franklin " A. W. McCullough.
Forward " li. I. Boggs.
.'ackson " James Jones.
Lancaster '' George Kueiss.
Marion " Hubert Atwell.
Mercer " J. X. Cubbisou.
Middlesex " Alex. Leslie.
Muddy creek • Mention Slianor.
Oakland " t lirislj Itobli.
J'eiiu • J A. Kennedy, Psq.
Parker Lt. Hubert Story.
Slip! cryrot k*• J 11. Christley.
(Summit .lames Stevenson.
Venang.t '• I'ranklin Jamison.
t \\ a-hiiigtoii" Lt. Samuel Hilliartl.
Winfieltl •' Ctipt. Sani'l I). Ilazlett,
Worth " Thos. M'Nccs, Ksq.
Bor. Butler, Thos. If White.
'■ Ccutreville David M'Donald.
* " Saxonburg Chas. Hoffman, Ksq.
'■ Sunbitry. Cbas. M'Clung,
Zelieuoplo, Lewis Recu Ksq.
Letter from OeD, Sheridan to Gen.
Grant.
New Orleans, Aug. 1 —1:30 p. m.
Gtn. I. S. GJiA A IIW, injfoa, I). ('.
Yon arc doubtless aware of the serious
riot which occurred in this city on tho
30th uit. A political body, styling it
self tho Convention of 18(14, mot on tho
30th for, as it is alleged, tho purpose of
remodeling the present constitution of
the State. The leaders wore political
agitators and revolutionary men, and tho
action the Convention was liable to pro
duce breaches of tho public peace I hat)
made up my mini) to arrest the head
| mefi if the proceedings of the Conven
tion were calculated to distuib the tran
quility of the Department, but 1 had no
cause for action until they committed tho
overt act. About 40 whites and Blacks
were killed, antl about 160 wounded,
Kvcrything is now quiet, but I deem it
best to maintain a military supremacy
in the city for a few days, until the affair
is fully investigated. I believe the sen
timent of the general community is great
regret at this unnecessary cruelty, ami
that the police could have tnatlc ai y arrest
they saw fit without sacrificing lives.
P. H. SHERIDAN, Maj. Gen. Command'g
—The report that negroes have been
kidnapped on the coast of Florida and
j sol I to Cubd Is untrue. The Navy De»
partmcnt directed Commodore Winslow,
of the Gulf Squadron, to make a thor
! ough investigation of the matter. Ho
: reports that the statements are without
the slightest foundation.
—Given's large whiskey distilleries in
Philadelphia, have been seized by tho
! United States Revenue officers. They
found there a well organized rectifying
establishment, with all the appurtenances
in the shape of stills and drays. The
owner claimetl that the whisky was dia-
I tilled in Allegheny county, and had al
! ready paid excise.
--It is understood that the Secretary
of War, by direction of the Presidential
ordered General Sheridan to institute qn
investigation >nto the causes of the New
Orleans riots.
A movement is on foot in PhiladeL
pit a to erect a new and commodious ho«
u: < n ibe plan of >ot; recently commenc
ed in Boston, and to be somewhat large*
| than it-