FROM MEXICO. AN END OF THE STRUGGLE. WASHINGTON, MAY 27, 18G7. The Following has been received it the Department of State : MAT 27TH, 1807. To Hon. TV. 11 Setcard: I hwre this moment received the following dispatch, by telegraph. > i<t Galveston, dfttqrt Matamoras, May 21st : " I have the honor to transmit to you the following < fficial letter : " SAN LOUIS POTOSI, May 15th.— (It mm I Brrrioznbal, my e»teemed friend: Viva La Patria ! Queretaro has fa'len by force of arms this morning at 8 o'clock. Maximilian, Mejia, Castello and Mira uion are prisoners. [Signed] ' BENITO JUAREZ." Yours truly, M. B. MARSHALL, E. L. P^umb NEW ORLEANS, May 27— A dispatch via Brazos on the 21st, to Gen. Griffin at Galveston, contains the fallowing : "I have just received official information from Berriozabal, and the United States consul at Matamoras, that Queretaro was captured by the Liberals on the 15th iost. Maximilian, Mejia and Castello are prisoners. [Signed] "J. J. IUTNOLDS, "Maj. General." MATMORAS, May 22, via NEW OR LEANS, May 27.—The following was ro reived from Gen. Escobedo today : CITIZEN MINISTER OF WAR: —At 3 o'clock on the morning of the 15th, La Crus was taken by our forces, who Bur* prised the enemy. Shortly after the garrison were made prisoners, and our troops occupied the Plaza. Meanwhile the troops retreated toward Cer.ro De La Caropana. where our artillery caused him to surrender at 5 o'clock, A. M. Max imilian and his Generals, Mej'aand Cas tello, surrendered unconditionally. You will please give the President my con gratulations on this triumph of the Na tional army. [Signed] "ESCOBEDO." General Escobedo reports from the interior that President Juarez ordered Arch-Duke Maximilian and all his Gen erals to be shot. MATAMORAS, May 25.—The Liberal force which took possession of Queretaro has started for the capital. Commodore J. D. Payana, of the Mexican Navy, has been ordered by Gen. Berriozabal to com mand an exhibition against Vera Cruz. The Liberals have taken possession of the steamer General Sheridan tor naval purposes. So ends the struggle in Mex ico. • Niw YORK, May 29.—The steamer iEagle, from Havana on the 25th. has ar rived, with A r era Cruz dates to the 20th. The siege of Vera Cruz continued, and «hots were exchanged daily. The cap ture of Queretaro and Maximilian were confirmed. The Liberals had captured the imperial fleet in the Gulf of Cam peachy, with many guus, small arms, ammunition, and a number of prisoners. Lieut. San Martin, commanding the sloop Eleanor, was ordered to be shot. The gunboat Mosquito had escaped ami arrived at Havana. A guerrilla force of one hundred men surprised the garrison of Santiago, Yu catan, but were finally repulsed with heavy loss. The Raiikmpt Law. One »112 the most important measures as af fecting the commercial relations of the coun try, parsed by Congress during the last ses si n, was the bankrupt law. It seems ■strange, considering the fact that every com mercial country has some uniform system of laws regulating bankruptcy, that here tofore legislation on that subject in this country should have failed as often us at tempted, The truth is, however, that the bankrupt lawn heretofore pa-sed by Congress huvo been framed to meet special emergen cies, and not being adapted to the ordinary wants of the commercial public, have been repealed as f-oon as the emergency that re quired them was passed. In 1800 a bank rupt act was passed, but its object being simply to relieve creditors, it wis soon dis covered to be unwise und was repealed with little or no oppoiitisn. In 1841 another was passed to suit the necessities of debtors but it was ro inefficient and objectionablo in its parts that it was even more short lived Jhan the former. Since its repeal to tho present time, we "have been without a uniform system of laws on the subject, each State regula'ing the matter as it preferred. The necessity of a national bankrupt law that should operate uniformly throughout the country, and give the needed relict'to the unfortunate debtor, and at the same time afford protection to the creditor, has never been questioned to any considerable extent. The great difficulty has been to frame a law acceptable in all its parts to the different sections of the country. The present law was not passed without se rious opposition, but it is such an improve ment on tho former laws on the subject, and Bcems to be so well alapted to tho crdinary wants of the public, that it is likely to re main in force. It has embodied in it all tho improvements in English legislation, and provides first for voluntary, and then com pulsory bankruptcy. It is impartial in its provisions and not more stringent than jus tice to the creditor requires. It aims to re lieve the hopeless bankrupt, and at the same time to protect tho creditur againct dishon esty and fraud. The last section of the act provides that the law shall go into effect on tho irst day of June next, [This month.] after which time all State laws on the sub ject will be nugatory.— Franklin Rcpo.t. The negro vote, a new article in Vir ginia, u- engaging no small degreo of at teniion in that State. The Valley corres pondent of the Richmond Enquirer enter tains and communicates somewhat gloomy anticipations about it. The people who are disposed to turn up their noses in a sublime statj of contemptuous inactivity, have the alternative placed peforc them of bestirring themselves or being outvoted by tho negroes. So says the writer: •' Contrary to my first opinions, 1 am convinced that the negro vote will be lar ger than seems to be generally anticipated, and more uniformly against the white. •This is the opinion of those whose oppor tunity of judging correctly is mueh bettor t'liau a traveler can enjoy. It will be ne cessary for our people to register and vote more generally than they seem disposed to do is order to keep our S|ate Govern ment out.of the clutches of the immaculate Jduuaicwtt." The cage is. before them and they 'takes' their choice Tho New Llqnor Inn. The following is the text of the n«w liquor law approved by Governor Geary on the 17th of April i SECTION T. That persons liconsed to keep taverns or eating houses, shall, as far as in them lie, prevent all disorderly conduct in and abaut their premises, ami, in cases of any disturbance of the peace, fhall itninedi ntily give nutice to tho neare-t sheriff, con stable, officer or member of police, uf rucli disturbance, and call upon said officers to interpo-et whereupon it shall be the duty ot such ofiiepr'to remove such disorderly per sons, and if neod be. to close up the place and keep it closet! until order and quiet are entirely restored. Sr.c. 2 No person shall sell, give away or dispose of any stroug or spiritous liquors, wines, ale, beer, or any intoxicating drinks to any apprentice or any one under twenty oxe yrars of age, without consent given in writing, in the easo"f any apprentice of his master or mistress ; in case of any other mi nor. of his father, mother or guardian. SEC. 3. No person shall sell or dispose of, and no licensed porson shall suffer any per son in bis, her or their employment to sell, giveaway, or dispose of any strong or spirit uous liquors, wine, ale, beer, or any mix tures of such liquors, toany habitual drunk ard. or to any ntuxicated person then being under the influenceof any such liquors, un der penalty of forfeiture of license. SEC. 4. No person thus licensed shall, against the request of any wife, husband, parent or child, sell, give away or dispose of any strong or spirituous wines, ales, or beor, to the husband of any such wife, the wife of any such husband, parent of any such child, or child of any such parent, ender penalty of all the finos and forfeitures of this act. SEC. 5. All persons, thus licensed, shall close or shut up their bar or place of sale at or before the hour of twelve every night and notopen the same until sunrise the next day. nnd on Sundays shall not open them at all, but keep them shut until Monday at sunrise ; this is not designed to prevent the reception and lodging of persons traveling without violation of the law. SEO. 0. Any conviction F>r the violation of any provision of this act by a person li censed under it, or at any place licensed, shall work a forfeiture and annul such li cense, and no license fee shall bo returned. SEC. 7. It shall bj the duty of every sher iff, constable, policeman and officer ol police to compel the observance and to prevent the violation of this act, and in the discharge of such duty, if need be, he shall have power ta clos# up, nnd to keep closed, any place or places where snch violations become known to him, whether by hie own personal obser vation or hy information of any respectable citizen of the vicinity; also, it shall be the duty of the office!s aforesaid to arrest such persons so nlleged to bo acting in violation of law, and to bring them before any mag istrate of the vi«inity, to be dealt with no cording to the provisions of this act; and it shall be the duty of such magistrates to en tertain complaints for tho violation of thiß act, when made under oath by any citizen of the vicinity. SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of every sher iff, eonstable, member and officer of police, to arrest any and every person who shall be found intoxicated in any street or public highway, or in any public place or places where strong or spirituous liquors, wines, ale, or beer are sold, publicly kept or dis posed of, and take him or her before any magistrate, who, after due inquiry, if ho deem him or her too much intoxicated to be fully examined, or to answer on oath cor rectly, the magistrate shall cause him or her to be confined until he or she becomes sober, and then to bo brought before him and in terrogated under oath or affirmation as to the cause of such intoxication, and thus as certain from whom he or she obtained tho liquor which caused the drunkenness; hut such examination shall not be used in evi dence against such intoxicated person iu any prosecution, civil or criminal. SEC. 9. Any person who shall sell any strong or spirituous liquors, wines, beer or ale, to any ot the individuals to whom it is declared by this act to fie unlawful to make such sale, shall bo liable for all damages which may be sustained in consequence of such s.->le ; and the parties so offending may V>e sued in any court of competent jurisdic tion in the State, by any individual, or the next friend of su.'h individual, as has sus tained damage; the r.ettsum recovered shall inure to the party injured. SEO. 10. Every person who may, nnd shall violate any or shall violate any of the pro visions of this net, shall for each offense be guiltv of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished with a fine of not more than twenty dollars, and in default of payment, with imprisonment of not more than five days. Tlio Mobile Itiot--Gen. I'ope'st Report. 1 ho report of Major General Pope cn the late Mobile Riot has beeji published. He says: One thing is manifest, and that is, that the Mayor, Jones M. Withers, though everybody, and no doubt himself,apprehen ded a di turbance during Judge Kelley's speech instead of being present with necessary police force and arrangements to keep the peace, went off to his house, a mile nnd a half distant, because, probably lie supposed the sentiments of the speaker would not be p'easant to him, nnd left the peace of the city in the hands of the Chief of Police, who either >ympathized with the rioters or was wholly inefficient. It certain ly is not to be attributed to the zeal or con duct of cither of these functionaries that the riot did not a-sumc formidable proportion". I have, therefore, removed both, not only because of their criminal misconduct on this occasion, but because there is not likely to be confidence of nny security whatever here after whilst they retain their offices. I have ap)o'nted Mr. Ilorton, a much respected I nion man of Mobile, Mayor, and Colonel Dimon, formerly of the atmy, but for the last year a citizen of Mobile. Chief of Po lice. I will remodel the entire police force andjpiobahly change the Board of AWer men in a few days- Colonel Dimcn I know .well personally, as he served for a long time under my ennmand, and whilst he is Chief of Polioe I will guarantee that there will not be another riot in Mobile. The instiga tor of the late riot, or rather the most eon* spicuous actor in it, is in confinement at Fort Gaines, and will be tried by a Military Com mission. Phe civil authorities released him on bail. Colonel Shepherd, who was pres ent at the meeting, aavs that Judge Kelley's speech was dignified nnd patriotic, and fully acquits him of provoking the disturbance. t m It looks as though Maximilian had about an even chance for being hung —if he has not been hung already. That Juarez would gladly save him, to propitiate this country, if for no other reason, there is little doubt; that he did not promise he should not be hung, probadly finds a solution in the fact, that so strong is the feel ing aganst the usurper, it would seri ously test the hold of juarez on his countrymen, were he togo counter to Mexican public opinion and act in the interest «112 humanity. £lte American dittectt. IST The L tnyeat Circulation oj any I'itfirr in the Count;/. 0. E. ANDERSON. - - -llditor. BUTLER PA. WKUNKNItAV, J l \i: (I, IHU7. Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One end 'naeparable."— O. Webater. Union Republican County Ticket. ASSEMBLY ! JAMES T. M'JUNKIN, [Suhject to District Nomination.] THEABURF.H : HUGH MORRISON. COMMISSIOXF.R : CHARLES HOFFMAN. JURY COMMISSIONER: CHARLES M'CLUNG. AUDITOR : J. CALVIN GLENN. Our Tleket. The several gentlemen who have suc ceeded in obtaining the nomination are the choice of the people, nnd are therefore un titled to the unanimous support of the He publican party, which we have no doubt they will receive. James T. M'Junkin, our nominee for Assembly, is well-known to the citizens of our county, and the fact of his having se cured the nomination, is a stronger argument in his favor, than anything that we could sav. lie is well qualified for the position for which he has been nominatei, and will, undoubtedly, be elected by a handsome ma jority. Hugh Morrison,of Slippcryrock township, our candidate for Treasurer, neJtls no com mendation ot our hands. lie was one of the bra> e men, who early in the commencement of tho rebellion, volunteered in defence of his country as a private soldier, and for bra very, was in a short time promoted to first Sergeant, and was severely wounded by a gun shot pa-»ing entirely through the head, causing the entire loss of the left eye. Not withstanding this severe wound, after a partial recovery from the same, he returned to the 100 th (Round head) regiment, and served bis country faithfully until the close of the war. Ho is competent and well qual ified to discharge tho duties of Treasurer. Charles Ilofftnnn, of the borough of Saxs onburg, our candidate for County Commis sioner, is a veteran soldier, having served [ his adopted country in tho Mexican war under the gallant but now lamented Col. S. Black, whore he was wounded in the left hand, causing tho loss of hi* thumb. He •ulso served in tho late war iu the 78th regi ment, where lie was promoted to 2d Lieu tenant, and serveil to the closo of the war. He is a suitable person for the office, being an English and German scholar. Charles M'Clung of Sunburry, our can didate for Jury Commissioner, is just the man for the position. Having served one full term as County Commissioner, he is well acquainted with the citizens of the county, and will make an impartial and efficient officer. J. Calvin Glecn.of Sunbury, our nominee for county Auditor has. in hisre-nnmination, received a better recommendation than any thing we could say in his behalf. He is a young man of moral worth. He was an efficient officer, nnd will be, with the rest of the ticket, triumphantly elected. The Mobile Iteinovaln. It is generally understood in official quarters that tho President has about de cided to interfere in tho matter of the made by General Swayne, of the Mayor, Councils and police of Mo bile, by revoking the military orders in t! ose cases, made and provided, and by res toring the displaced municipsl officials to their respeolivc positions. He places his right to do this on the decision of the Supreme Court iu the Mississippi in junction cases, wherein it is held that the duties of the General? commanding the several Military Districts must neces sarily be performed under the supervis ion ol tho President, as Commander-in- Chief, and that the duty thus imposed was in no sense ministerial, but was purely executive and political. The President assumes that the facts present ed in General Swayne's report of tho Mobile riot, in which it is declared that the disturbance was not preconcerted, and that the only charge against the police was that of timidity, are not sufficient to warrant their removal by the military, and that the order should be revoked. The whole question was before the CabN inet, and the official report of General Pope, which is the opposite of General Swayne's report, was awcussed. It is be lieved, however, that the ord:r restoriug tho Mobile officers will be issued before the President leaves for North Carolina. Cieu. Sherman to fight Indiana. General Sheruian has gone to take personal command of the operations against tho Indians. It is clear that the General experiences more difficulty with them than he did with the rebels. He hesitates to adopt the only effective mode of warfare, though convinced that little | will be accomplished until it is done. A Providential Calculation. A writer in a New York paper has been making an estimate of the comparative strength of political parties in the country, and what the result of an election would be in certain contingencies which are not likely to occur. Giving the Democrats all the un organised States and Connecticut, tbe Re publicans would have 220 electoral votes to 99 for the Democrats. " If New York be given to tbe Democrats, tbe Republicans would still have in the electoral college one hundred aud eighty seven votes, to one hundred and thirty-two Democrats. If New York and Pennsylva nia are botti given to the Democrats, this would make the electoral college stand one hundred and sixty-one Republicans to one hundred and fifty-eight Democrats. If Con necticut, which is given to the Democrats in tbe list, should go Republican, this would give the Republicans fifteen of n majority, with tho loss to them of New York and Pennsylvania. If tbe Republicans should lose these States and New Jersey, and gain Connecticut, they would still have a major ity in tbe electoral college. Assuming that the unorganized States will be sufficiently rehabilitated to vote at the next Presidential election, tho contest will be close enough to be interesting, to say the least. Juarez and Maximilian. The New Orleans Picayune is authori tatively assured that Juarez and his Ministers ut San Luis I'otosi, write and talk of the United States and their rep resentatives, in the politest and blandest manner possible. They cherish the most respectful sentiments toward theui, and would bind closet tbe relations between the two countries. They get arms from the United States, aud ammunition, and supplies of all kinds; and when hard pushed, as the were last winter, they can count on what our Texan neighbors call " armed neutrality." At times they are perfectly eloquent on the subject of generosity to prisoners, and all the nobler attributes of our nature. It is only when they como to speak of Maximilian and his Generals that they show passion, and that not hot. but 0001, when they tell the United States that t'>ey caunot cousider them ' simple" prisoners of war in case they fall into their hands." Jeff. Davis In Canada W'esl. Mr. Jefferson Davis intends to reside at St. Catharines, Canada West. It will strike some persons as somewhat singular that he should make this choice, unless some special reason determines him. If such a reason exists, it must relate to the rebellion and his personal fortunes, and may be summed up by the simple decla ration that he deems himself better off thau he would in the United States. Such caution evinces consciousness of danger—a knowledge of reasons for ap prehending something unpleasant. It is scarcely to be questioned that he kno\vs the extent of his crime, and his move ments indicate that he fears justice. The Washington City Registry. There has been considerable excite ment in Washington City over the open ing of the registration of voters, under the universal suffrage act. A large crowd of whites and blacks have throng ed the City Hall daily, and the struggle to get registered has been most animated. A largo police force has succeeded in maintaining order, although an attempt was mads to seize the registration books and destroy them. Tho prompt action of tho police prevented it, and but five pages were torn out of one book. T hree thousand additional voters have been registered since the books were opened. Maximilian. The probabilities arc that Maximilian and all his followers, above the rank of Lieutenant, taken with hiin, have been shot. Although our Government has no such advices, this is the tenor of the uews by the way of New Orleans, where it was believed by Minister Campbell and other well informed persons. The reply to the note of our Miuister in behalf ol Maxi | milian, prepares the public for the san guinary Jinale reported. Manhood Sullrage. The Executive Coumittee of the Re publican Union party of Maryland, in vite the Republican Union party in Del aware, West Virgioia. Kentucky, Ten nessee and Misoouri, to meet the dele gats* of the Repub'ican party of Mary land in convention on Thursday, the 12th day of September, to advance the interest and cause of manhood suffrage, and to demand of Congress the passage of tbe Sumner-Wilson bill. The Rnm Stonewall. The Japanese Commissioners have pur chased the ram Stonewall for four hundred thousand dollars. She is to be overhauled and fitted up at their expense. The Com missioners jyppealed to ihe Government for the detail of a naval officer to take the vessel to Japan, and it is understood that Com mander Brown, lately in charge of naval ordnance, will be detailed. Convention. Our readers are refer ed to the pro ceedings of the Republican County Con vention for particulars in regard to the aggregate vote cest for each candidate for nomination to the several offices. RECORDING SOLDIERS' DISCHARGES.—WE are informed that the statement made some timo ago, that a law had teen passed b> the Inst Legislature authorizing tbe recording of soldiers' discharges, is erroneous. Tbe bill passed the House, but failed in the Sen ate. Proeeedlngs of the Convention The Convention of the Return -Judges of the primary election of the Republi cans of Hotter county, met June 3rd, 1867, in Court House, and organized by calling Dr. Amos Lusk to the chair, and electing J. A. Mellinger and Austin Pearce, Secretaries. Delegates present: Adams township, James Criswcll; Allegheny •' D. W. Crawfo^dt; Brady Samuel Taggett; Buffalo " M. 11. Byerly; Butler " J. H. M'Quistion; Concord " John Coulter; Clearfield " Peter Fennel; Clay " Andrew Wick; Con'q'ing " W. P. Hays ; Clinton " Samuel Anderson; Cranberry " Robert Duncan ; Cherry " David Arner ; Centre " Daniel Fleeger; Donegal " Solomon Fleeger; Forward " ffm Dunbar ; Franklin " 11. D. Thompson ; Fairview " W. C. Campbell; Jackson " Austin Pearce ; Jefferson " 'i honias Martin; Lancaster" Eli Millison ; Marion " Joseph Cummins; Middlesex" Wm. Hays; Mercer " Wm. Flemming; Muddyc'k" Wm. Williams ; Oaklaud " George Shoupe; Parker •' Z. B Shepherd; l'enn " 11. M. L'outhett; Summit " J. A. Millin'ger; Slip'yrock" Thomas More; Venango " Samuel Sloan ; Worth " Robert Barron ; Winfield " S. D. 11 azlett; Wash'gt'n" Jesse Gleun ; Bor. Butler." Johu 11. Negley; " Zelienople Amos Lusk ; " Centreville,Charles Prosser ; " Saxonburg, J. K. Muder; " Suubnry, Hugh Duffy. A committee on Resolutions was ap pointed by the Chairman—John 11, Neg ley, Chairman ; Joseph Cummins, Win. Dunbar, Sr, A. AV. Crawford, and W. C. Campbell,—who reported as follows: Resolved, 1-t. I but wo congratula'e the O 'uniry upon the prospects of permanent peace, secured through the wisdom of Cou gresß in sternly resisting all a tempts to re store to power the lebei element oi ttie re bellious Slates, and in demanding and requiring that all the faitlilul Union people thereof should participate in their recon struction and futuro government. 2d. Resolved, That the wonderful changes now taking place in our country are among tho greatest reforms of any age. The prin ciples of the Declaration of Independence aio being put into living, practical operation, proclaiming us a free Republic in fact, with an army and navy that compel tho respect of all powers, and a currency ba-e I upon and owned by tho people themselves, s.ife and national in its character. 3d. Resolved , That to the policy of the Re publican party is due the credit of preserv ing the nation and freeing it from tlie great wrong of slavery. The peo le owe it their continued confidence and support, and its further supremacy is necessary, until all the just, political and natural rights of man are fully and firmly secured in all the States. 4th. Resolved, That wo are in favor of full protection to American industry and American manufacturers. sth. Resolved, XliiU experience demands a reform in our State Legislation, by the passage of general laws and an enlargement of tho powers of tho Courts in the creating and management o corporations and corpo rate rights. The great amount of private legislation has grown to bo an alarming evil, and we therefore favor the passage of general laws, wherever practicable, inclu ding a general, genuine railroad law for the State. And the members of the next (gen eral Assembly from this District are hereby instructed to voto fir and carry out the principles of this resolution. Oth. Resolved, That Ilenrv E. Wick, Dr. A. Lusk and John Mitchell be representa tive conferees, to meet similar conferees from tho counties of Mcroer and Lawrence. 7th. Resolved, That John M. Thompson, Esq., he representative delegate to the coin ing State convention at Williamsport, and he is hereby instructed to favor the nomi nation of lion. If. \V. Williams, of Alio glieny county, as our next candidate for Supreme Judge. Bth. Resolved, That the senatorial dele gate t 'oo Stuto convention, from the dis trict, i conceded to tho nominee of Arm strong county, John V. Painter, Esq. 9th. Resolved, That the ticket this day declared chosen by the peoplo is worthy of our full support. 10th. Resolved, That the representative conferoes this d>iy appointed are required to demand, as an indispensable condition of our support, from each of the candidates for Assembly, a written pledge to vute and labor for the passage of a genuine, general free rail road law. On motion, these resolutions were uuan imously adopted On motion, the Chairman of tho Con vention was appointed Chairman of the County Committee for the ensuing year. Said Committee to be appointed by him and to consist of one member from each election district. On footing up, it appeared that for ASSEMBLY, James T. M'Junkra had 010 vote". Alex. Leslie " 55:2 " Wm. C. A Jams " 450 Thou as Robinson " 4-0 " COM MISSION KB. Charles Hoffman had 703 votes Thos. J4 Vuudyke" 264 " Matthew Greer " 624 " Sam'l. Taggert " 189 " Simon P. Young " 160 " TREASURER. Hugh Morrison had 817 votes John Hauey " 746 •' Thos. B. Whito " 452 " AUDITOR. W. W. Mixwell had 250 votes J.C.Glenn " 1102 " Silas Miller " 415 " JURY COMMISSIONER. George Miller had 740 votes Chas. McClung 11 081 " AMOS LUSK, Ch'n J, A. MELLINGER, } A . . AUSTIN PEARCE, } SECRET.™. THERE are 42,247 exhibitors in the Paris Exposition —"A new way to pay old debts"—stop drinking and goto work. Foilrlh of July. i The Glorious Fourth was ones the festal day of the United Status. <iU>ev nations | celebrate the birthday uf their king*, we t celebrate the binhda.' of our Nation. The observance uf it, as sacli, was universal, spontaneous and enthusiastic. The Old 'thirteen," that signed the Declaratiau and indorsed it, and in a seven years' war honor- ? edit, celebrated its anniversaries within- J telligence, and rej icing acknowledgements. 1 John Adams did not, in his prophetic lau- 1 gunge, strike the tone of the grand nation- ' nl jubilation on too high a key for the pa triotism of Americans when he predicted the ! annual celebration of the glorious evont J with prucessions, speeches, the roar of Can non, the waving of flag 9, and the blazing of 1 bonfires. But the charm seems to bo brjkcn. The J old American feeling appear* to hnve de clined. Elements have been poured into tho 1 stream which have corrupted its limpid c waters. Among the rising generations born itn our own free soil, the Declaration is bo- [ coming almost a forgotten document. — ' Among myriads of our population, born in other lands, its very name and history is un- ' known. It requires formal introduction to ; elicit patriotic feelings in tho minds of the 1 yonng and the sti angeT. And tho Annivcr- 1 sary is the proper time to give it, A good, <dd fashioned celebration of "independence ' Day," as it was long and nffectiona'oly and ' grattfully called, would be at tho present c time a means of arousing and unifying the 1 old American feeling. It would have an : influence—a strong, and salutary one, we 1 trust—by rejuvennfifcc; the old Revolution- 1 nry traditions whic'i threaten to ehrystaliie ' into antagonistic forms. Should the Deohuatiun of 'lndependence 1 *go into oblivion to tho brink of which it seems to be approaching, by common neg- 1 lect. independence itself will not bn long in following it. In some of the States the l)oc lnricion was virtually ignored, under the growing influence of slavery, and the ob- ; servance of tho anniversary of its publica tion was suffered togo into neglect. The 1 growth of sectionalism, based on slavery, met wi'h no oppo-ition from the patriotism ineulcated bv the honorable traditions of the country, and hut a generation was ry to give this pernicious idea 101l possession of the field. Secc-ion was a nuuiul result of the rotting of the o'd ties. We need a succession of lndepon lndepon denco Anniversaries. to revive tho old asso ciations between North and Smith, to in- I vigoratft the love of the old traditions in the new States of the National family, to arouse and direct tliq, patriotism of the rising gen erati' n, and to diffuse our political princi» pies and tho knowledge of our Revolution ary history among thevn«t numbers of tho | people of other climes domiciled in our coun- I try. — I'itt. Cnmmerci'd. The Fciding in Klclimoiitl. The correspondent of the Boston A ilver liner, writing from Richmond, siiys: "Tlie rebellion still lives in Richmond, l'ou find moro sullcnness and hostility and hitter ness here in three dfys thtm in Charleston in a month. There are five daily newspa pers—three ol them ovortlow witli gall anil venom. In so far as they dare, 'hey speak yet of the Noitfc and of everything north ern in just the style of the Inst yoar of the war, putting as many ol the barbs and stings as'possiblo into every paragraph. Tho-c three papers reflect the feeling of three fourths of the white", I judgo There is no sort of toleration for anything that savors of republicanism in politics. The old hat red of the North is perpetuated as a m tter of religious duty. Pictures of the confed erate flag are displayed snd s .Id everywhere, and at the shrine of this emblem the fon 1 of the city bows morning and evening , devotodly mid reverently as it di-i in 1801 or 1862. " 111-■ welcome accorded to Jefferson Pa vis on Sunday and Monday last showed how the situation is accepted. Tho people re- j ceived him on Saturday evening in silence, with burtd heads and tho voiceless sympa thy of an adoring crowd ; tl.ey were not quite oertain what measure of demonstra tion would be allowed by the military. The cheer that went up when ho wasreleasod on Monday told the story of the city's heart ; it was jubilant and defiant. Tho passage from the court room to tho hotel was like the way of a conqueror. His parlois wore crowded all the afternoon with men and wo men, who scarcely took pains to conceal in the least their hostility to tho Union. The ovation given Davis was, for intensity and heartiness, such as Boston, perhaps, never gave anybody or any cause " Tttr. IMNUCIIMRST INVESTIGATION.— CoI. A. K. Long, in hit testimony before tl.e Judiciary committee,on Manday week, tes tified that the notorious Mrs. Cobb wan in. t"rcsted in obtaing, in all, three pardons; that in those she was unknown to the Pres ident, whom she did not moet. fho peti tions were prepared in regular form by oth ers, and Mrs. (Jobh assisted in obtaining the par lons through third parties. Col long was also examined about the interview be tween Mr. Johnson and detective Baker, of which the lattor has published an account. Tho testimony shows that there were three ' prsons present when the President ordered Biker out of tho White House, and they give a very different account from that of Mr. Bukei- of what transpired. Mr. Long says that President Johnson, learning that Bilker had placed detectives in the White House, sent for him immediately. Upon 'he latter coining into the President's oltictv Mr. Johnson said. " Who authorized you to place detectives in this house? ' Baker re plied he did it by order of Secretary St n ton. Mr. Johnson then said, " Remuvo youi detectives and never h't me see them or yourself here aga-n. When I require your services I'll send for you." and as Ba ker retired the Presideo* added. " Now go to Mr. Stanton and tell him when I want yon I will send for you." Mr. Johnson, during this lime, never moved from his po siti >II «t his table, nnd Biker's story about the President's violent manner and sh iking his fist under the detective's nose, is declar ed false. ScHoot, DIRECTORS. —There appears to be a general negligence on the part of School- Directors to publish the account of the re ceipts and expenditures of their respective Districts, as required bv the act of Assem bly. Tho State Superintendent of Common Schisils states that this section of ihe law is as obligatory upon the Board of Direct' rs as is the section requiring them to keep open schools, and a neglect to perform this duty according to the law will subject Di t rectors to removal by *he courts, the same as the neglect of any other duty. —Jefferson Davis is enjoying tbo compa i ny of Mason and Slidell in Canada. The trio are hovering on tho borders of tho land they vainly nttempted to ruin, and were seen at Prescott on Wednesday, on I heir way to St. Catharine's and thence to Toron* to. Tho Canadians lionize them tremens 1 dously. FRANK COWAJJ, son of ex.Senator ' Cowan, has been appointed spjeV SJecra - ary of the President. (oiillsuntion.—Letter from th«' llou. TliuddeiiH Steven*. The Ilun. Thaddeas Stevens has wntun 1 the following letter in vindication of hi#' proposed policy of sonfisoation: LANCASTER, l'a., May 20th. DEAR SIR : Short as your letter is, I feel 112 oannot answer it without violating an in-r junction of my medical advisers - not to be come excited. You live in a section that was two or three times invaded by the ar mies of Jeff. Davis. In the counties of Rod ford, Fulton, Franklin, Cumberland, Adams and York, they visited almftst every firmer and other inhabitant, plundered them of their hursts, cattle, provisions and money, when found, besides, in eooie detached cas ses; they laid in dshes one thriving villago of FIX thousand people, and turned the in habitants houseless into tho streets to seek •heller in fenco corners. No provison has ever been made or is making to reimburse the plundored citizens. By the law of na tions A government makes no compensation for damages done by an invading army, on less such government be victorious, when it always provides by treaty for piwmeiit. A government which'neglects to make provis ion on behalf ol its plundered citizens is negligent of its duty. A quasi peace exists between the late bel» liberent States, the terms of which are con troled by Congress, which is under control of the republican party. Nothing but the proceeds of tho confiscation of a small por tion of the property of the wealthy can ho applied to pay the damages inflicted by tho marauder*,unless it be paid out of the Treas ury of the United States. A few Republi can voters, always erratic in their course, arc Hitting through and exploding in the Republican atmosphere. They attract suf ■ ticient public attention to enable them to ns-urt tho amiable rebels who inflicted this injury, that they need fear no confiscation; that nobody of any note in tho North is in favor of it. opposing such punishment for tho sake of remuneration or justice. They as-uro them nothing shall bo taken from Aikens and Tate, or Hampton, Davits, Orr. Faulkner, or from a thousand others who aro still worth their hundreds of thousands, to reimburse iovnl men North and South who wire plundered of their estates, and aid yonr p >or neighbors to rebuild their humble tenements. It is scarcely to be endured that Congress for two ses-ions should sit indifferently to these influences, and take no steps to en firco these rigli s. Theso remarks apply to largo porlii ns of Marvin d. West Vir ginia, Ohio, Indiana and Missouri, as well as the slave Status, lie who cm patiently listen to that patent humility which is propagated, has more command of him self than I have. Indcl, it looks as if we were still to add to tho burden of our taxation to defray tho expoi scs of trans portation of triumphant traitors; but I must slop, or I shiill omniriit the fault again-1 which I hnve been warned. W .tli great respcit, your obed'C serv't. 'IIIABDEUS -STEVENS. TIIE Room DUKV is published. It is simply a defense of bis actimf. Ho say, under date of Apiil 13th and 1 -Itli: "Until today nothing was over thought of sacri ficing ti our coun ry's wrong. For six mouths wo had worked to capture, but our onuse being almost lost, something decisive an 1 great must be done. But its failing was owing to others, who did not strike for their country with a heart. I struck boldly, and not as the papers say. I walk»d with alirtn step through a thousand of his friends, and WHS stopped, hot pushed on. A C ilom lwHs at his side, i shouted, 'Sic Semp heforo I fired. In jumping I broke my I passed all his pickets, and role sixty miles that night with the bono of my log lasccrating the llesh at every jump. I can never re pent i', though we hated to kill. Our country owed all her troubles to hint, and Clod simply mads me the instrument of his punishment. This country is not, in April 1805, what it was. foiced Union is not what I have loved. I have no desire t • outlive my country. This night, before the deed, I wrote a long article arid left it for one of the ed tors of the National Intelligen cer, in which I set fully forth our reasons for our proceeding*." Decline in Flonr. Just at prosont theie is a panic in the lead ing markets among flour dealers. The arti-. . cle has declined two dollars a barrel. —(wo don't iLtimntc anything of the kind of Pitts burgh,) within tho lust ten days, and the price is still going down. Tho speculative bubble which sent flour up in the neighbor hood of twenty dollars a barrel, has thor oughly exploded, and few rcgiets theie wilj bo fur tho victims. Tnr. Republicans of Beaver county, on Monday, placed in nomination tho 112 llowing excellent ticket: For Assembly, Thomas Nicholson ; Pr.ilhonotnry, John Caughey; Treasurer, (.'apt. E. Barnes; Commissioner, Wui. Kwtng; Associa'o Judge, Hon. M„ Lawrence. Resolutions in fav >r of Oen. W. W, Irwin.* 112 r Sta'e Treasurer, and in Ti'or ■1 a Ire - railr ad law were piis-ed.— Hon. M S Quay and Col. J. \> ayai d wero el. c'e dolega es to the State convention, with instructions to v to f'-r Hon, 11. W. Williams,of Pittsburgh, 112 r Supremo Judge, mid after him for Hon. .ioon J. Pearson. NATIONAL BANK NOTES AT A PREMIUM.— The Treasury Department learns that tho notes of nine National Banks, which have failed, are at a premium, offered by such Na tional Banks as have been established with out circulation. The latter banks desire to use these notes as circulating mediums. A movoment has been initiated for aho', ishing privateering in time of war. Kx» ceilcnt ! Let the plun embrace all kinds of Stealing, on sea and land, in war and peace, official aud private. Let privateering in war, and peculation in office be nbolished by all means. Particular attention is solicited to the department of legislative privateer-, •Ig' A petition from the citizens of Lousiano ha; resulted in the countermanding of Gen. Sheridan's order by the President removing the State Board of Conrtnissioners. Tho old Board will therefore proceed with their surveys and repairs. TUB CROHS. —The cross of Christ is the 1 Christian's glory. The offence which tho ' world takes at him is a proof that ho hsa t taken up the cross of Christ and is following • Him. This no man can do faithfully but lie must give offence. Settle this well in your mind ; sit down and count the cost, Are von willing (o be Christ's glory and tho wor d's scorn? Do you expect alt from Croat? Then give up all for the cross. —Why is D liko a drunkard's life? Ani.—Beaucc it ends bad-
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