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Business Directory.
TIITEPII
i, Atrourr 11111 a,
ErteCousty, Pa— i
- itellitme•
14.
. SrEntem Dirttrret, !hate St near gth
'woe ode?,
rKOR(iI3 Uri% ER. _
I T • Arrogant* AT LAN, dirard. RTI • Uoti tv•
and flitter Invitees attended to .10
„ And 41.tattla.
.
W. WICTMMUR, - •
ArtoRTST At LAW, is Waltinos ilf.
T
p.: .
, An 54,enth litrolat. Rile. Ps. Mir 7'62
P. P. PPICIOIII.
qPitNCER dr mAtvirtx..
Arromirre MlrnC.Ornr.t.Oli Ar LAM,.
(my,. Par• fon illnek. near North lreit cornet or the
IpAlfe Flems.ro. Frio. Pa.
v.PHtIII.O lIRNMIECTr.
Jrrettre orviri PIACI. Mies aftema
War» 1 11 00 11 r. French Street. between Illth en.l
T Ittnelb-2.
Ft kW IC tiIITRIE., Waterford. Pa,.
Rowe Immix, ?armament.
r:nn4 .ronmmnAl•lrns, *IA rormfol att►ntinn etivim to
h• onmfort ni row. snRM•I,4
'TN CA:lll*H* Volicyq.
'Minna OP IRS NUM Pszvou 81.ek
"t W., t it of Farrar Hall, Thin, Ps.
cgo. W. GUNN' OMR.
rArrnattli7 AT LAW AWDJOSTIOX or rftli Psion.
Ppnoth, and Malin arent, Conveyancer and Collector.
frf,... I n n.unti t banditti, instilment cornet of fifth and
ie. 01.0 • grin, Pa.
I N i r It as , 'STORK.
JOUR elossinsanstt, at the new
iris* store, fide Clfaae , has en hand is Tarte assort.
nont ottlnotorios. Provisions, blond send Willow Ware.
smog. Llgnots. robseen. aerate, 4to to shish ho
ipoo , halistslis tho attpntlnn of the tthlio- sattstied that
n . pros as soot Nutrition Wean b. had in env nsrt
of moots. • nur361.5-1,
0 . N.0. C. BISNNP.T . P. 11. 111..
= Par 'la uN 43r. 9 onosoit
nIA e. P ant , 'ark .treat, afar C Qlogol'a atom—boards at
nr C. W. , Rego, Od door onnte..f Mold R.
Chureb. ea Parafras AtrAft Pete* liners frdm ti a'eln-.
: 4 ., until:. P. W. 113.1.17Pr11
17 1 ' W. ISRED
..
Wholesale end retail dealsri in Authr.elte.
Ritntniannii and Blnrshalli coal and wool Aeeniaa
lebilib Lunar , for fnundries. arid prepared for bonging%
*lnes* nn band. Yerde— Carver an and Ifyrris. arid
myrtle r.nd Rltoer its., 2 aquaria west of the
Union neTmt, brie, Pa.
F.l. FRMARD, M. D..Hem.stathfa
. Phiaietau and Ramon
miles. and maide , ca ,a 23 Pe.oh at., opea.lte the Park
11an... Office boar. from 10 to I$A. 11.. 9U. 6
and T tn 13 P. ' aps-6ia•
REAL. E.474.TE FOR AMR.'
--
Several very tbuiPa bn■lnesa sites on State fitrevt.
ba
twron Serentb and rlztat , treett, East aid* are t
.red for sate on very reasonable terms, if applied -
t Empire of
n, •2 , f. WW A GAT.BreATTE, Anent.
,
SOHN C. 'titan/C.
Dzemia ne.thrr GOOD'. Glocariuse,
Crnekerr. Hardware, Nall& Ghat. Seed. Muster, eta., nor. ,
eirth etre.* and Public %sure, PA.. P.. isitilf
D. USBIMNR,
LITICRY AID Sane ST L 1 05 Rtittth
2 treel, between State and French. Fine Romeo and Car
iaCwe to let as reaaenahle terms. nar23l4-ly
• A KUN6 , •
Mawr.); Runyan, urn Dnat.nn In ffors,
N■lt kn. Ptcrarietar of Ale and
1, v.r vm.enes, and Katt 'marabouts, Exia Pa.
1.1'2'6 4 11
TT Y. Piclinnixo. D. -D. s., •
Orem. Proneh .eeond story
ptmottPol3.l"ek. no*r corner of Heed Antooo.
lir MAGILL.
• basnorr. 0111 ca la Roma
.l:ml4h aids a eh*
P.
Sl*l4. Pa. 2,1.
TroskiNstOni, wstr.uomiar.
Strom: moss to as-rt. J'. ifortnn ‘
f'sr , raistlon llerehants, Art& Who l •ute deal•re In Cost.
toots for N. Y. & R. and People's Una of Pteanters.
Cunt Publla Pork. Erie, jan4lls
faTITICR NI: D..
Puirsieux Str.o.oso
.Ogee, 2d door B natty'n 81ock, trot Park. Erie, Pa..
mrr Pelf 7d. Ch*lstlen k Ratlk's afore, Renidenct
. wegt ed. Myrtle stre,l 341 house Rooth of Ninth.
to 1n A N., and 7 to a P. V.
%Valle J. R1F.48 131. V
krrogrey Ar 11.tir.14.1.14twe
elk ro.. Dnetlee ID alolning Contain.
WM, M‘IIIO4,
TAMAR AND eLOTNES CLEANSE
rnien Rlnet, 101 . 11 , 0 br. !Sennett's Office.) Clothes
_.4. n•pl.frettl and cleaned on short notice. Tonna as
triongblenm
=I
•. . .
RPENCEit &
*erotism Ar
Pc. Mlle. in Ireee's building,/ Meet , stn.. t.
rile. Pa . °Mee aye? Eitoo's Rank, Bolcollon St.
enlipetlone promptle made in all vir 4 ll - ni the nil to
von, / i•
NOBLE', BRowN h ffar.,
Wholesale dealers In herd end son seal,
Flar,.Pe Paefts alms:red of our dock property to the
nary. naeard !Inn, we noweasarity retire halm-the seal
Pails. recommending oni snreeMlTS .e smitentlw
thy a the rooddrnce and pairnnese of our old friends
upd the ebblte. re 01249 'ROOT?, RANKIN &CO
T YTI;B S GOALDINII,
PARlOnciablelors. Fifth rtriet. between
itk and Mb, Rrio. P. Coat.lo Work, iltalikkirio2 and
enttloe attfroded, to promptly. Cleaning - demo
'Year manna?. PA
Rig CITY ISITRT,II.IOIINCR OFFIeR.
'j Situations (orombed far Orli of all deleriptlani,
private famlll.ll, at Are' antlat. clltanibartnalda,
Narser, Rotuma...oven ra
, Saanbwara. Walters) sod Ifs.
-thank* of all kind.. Alan , haters. boarding h oner and
prirate famllla soopllad with somata of all kin , '* at
n o tice, n.n.c forgot to call at tale °Mira. Vo.
12Y2 Stat. St., Erie, Pa. 3. r. CROSS.
reset
REAUPI, tIIRISTIAN & cam a
17.T.JaPt )aerele..! from Weir York
A FRESH LOT OF COFFEE AND SPICE !
Alm, received from New' York
nee handrat Min of vo. I Shoes Family Vick • .1
the Gonatne Cod VIA a •
TI V HUN AND DOARDEND STATILDN,
I OMNI% OP plume Aro Nrwßiraverm. Tim
ntentmr & Johnsno. Proprietang hood 11 , 7va. lind
Nrriarim always on band at moderes prices. jyl9-t1
VW TOBACCO ac CIGAR STORE.
The naderrlgried bay. opened a new Tobacco at.
Fifth atraet,betereen State aid Trendy (nppnatte ftt•
peen °Meal and will keep eonatantlY en band a Oink ,
ripplv of neon. Ifolyario. Rota and everrthicmPttail.
mad In a and clue TnNacco stork which their will .4 t
at .111.1esale and retail. Plug and One cot cbewlnr In
haw , of, the best manufacture. Smoking tobacco. pine.
■nd fano, goods In peat varier.
.o.7*.ft k OMNI'
RII S. HUNTER,
=I
HATS, CAPS AND Ptr RS.
"1.1.14 irown's Tlatel, la offe.lntelt,retry doe llna of
the ebov- tro Nei *bleb .111 be eold at very
rereonewastinz starthine in the above end It
&dna:Aegean!' to-iolt. Ladle{ fare attend and made
one?.- deed it
I? rura4ritma PITOUR
FOR LADIES AND aRNTLESIRN
A varlets of elohlren's Plain end renew
- READY-MADE CLOTHING. •
ReadyMsd. ender Clothing. A twisty of Grote
lrnwolshin: Goods„
4 11 of which :in be kept on band -and slro msde
order. ntir troodwate ill insunfaotnred by ourselves
gtmnoloy. stitebing,Tlnting end Wraldlnir donee% the
sholt.tt n o ytee. %w h o large variety of the West style
?gums for Irdiu• end Children's Garments. All or.
&Is will Int promptly attended to ' •
IMARIRR.
•rl9 Ir Vreerhgt . between tth and ith.
H ERR:4, cuRi.TIAN lit CRAIG,
Deniers in
CABLE ROPE ROPE: PACKING. HEMP
0•107,11 AND OLOCk AND SOM.
4034 f
S CRAIG,
1111
Acirit* for .
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' - ^,ILO.AN'S SPORTING ANIVINING POWDRIL -
I EiRIAND A d i tg
BLASTING PORTER
• au= t
Ictivorm oßnmiTir. Seminal Wealguena, ate"
• 64 need bw one who has eared himnsff and hue•
or others, and will tell you nothing but the OWL
Ad Iron with ittrttp,
jall'ss-Ir, BOX 57, Roston, irons
MEAT CUTTER",
•
AND
SAUSAGE STUFFERS,
Of the beet k_l9d
EMU
SKATES!
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LADIES', GENTS' & BOYS' SKATES
Veiy Cheap, at - -
J. C. SELDE?CB4,
MEI
F. A"*OtiEts ac CO.,
ccirs_Vg- PRODUCE, GROCERIES
rzonnioss. raze, zrikolts, aioass , ?oaacoo.
Croikery, Ware, Fruits, Nutt, &e
•a 111# arm Inman,
Wut gide, betvenath sad 9th 84, 68LE, PA
Caith,pild for Coast Rodace.
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F. A. Warn. 19&24•1f W. &mum
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antque wairrut
AGUA DE MA(7NOLIA.
A toilet delight —tuperlor to any Cologne—nsed to
bathe the tees and person, to render the shin sett and
huh, to allay tnitateoatton, to perfume clothing, for
headache, &e... It Is naanuteetnred ham the :telt South
ern litagnolls, and is obtalnieg a tan/owes quite on.
precedented. It In a reunite wtth actresses and opera
111151 MIL It la sold br ell dealers, et $l.OO to large bate
Demoted by DIMAS BARNES & CO.. Now York, whole
see agents.
SARATOGA . SPRING WATER I
Sold by WI Dined&
EIIZZA
"Jes .0 r- "Prently r Bolan Rhine. 'mid; "they
were there. time" If he felt "nerley".in the
slondolt. b. took Plantat on Bitters; It he telt weary at
vieht, be took Pisetation Bittern; it he Iteked appetite,
wee weak. languid or mentally approved, he took KIS.
tation Bitters, and they never fatted to set him on his
pine square and arm.
P 1110111016 waat any bitter a. thciritv, bat as some
may, .i r ust reitt.the following;
• • • •T . owe moll to von; for v•HIT be
rantstlon Bittara slive4 Mr J U .
NAP: W. R. wAGOVICR..Y.ifIrId, N. Y.
• • • .1 have Dean a treat surrarer from
Dram**, and had to abanion preach lag. • • The
Plantation Ritter; hay. ectrsi
• • • "1 bad lnat all appetite—nu .0
yealc and snare tad t eonld hardly walk. and bkd a per •
Get dread of .seedatY. • • The Plant4tlon Ra—
tan bars eat me all right "
• • • g•me rlantatlon Bitten have eared
CM
of derangement of the ninon and rrinary Organs
thatdletree - ed me t r mare. They ant like • charm.
C. C. 110bRIt, 254 Broadway, N.
Vya. 0, b 0 WO; manager of the tTolon Rome
Reboot for Roldierr f7bildren, save oho has give• It to
"the weak and amend childreo ender her- ...barge with
the meet happy tied Waffling moults." We have re
ceived over • hundred reams of suet' car•
Mates, but no advertisement i so °Bootee se what
people tLemeelves say eta good article. Our fortune and
oar nypotetion fa at stake. lb. original quality and
high character of thew, goods will be sustained under
emery- and all chmunstances. They have already ob•
Lined • tale in every town. Village, par - sh and hamlet
among civilised nations. Base ,itetore try to come • +
nearour name and style as possible, and because • good
article cannot be sold is cheap as • poor one, they end
some rapport lour parties who do not care what they .
sell. Be cu your guard. See our private mark over the
cork. P. R. BRUCE k CO., Now York City.
SARATOGA SPRING WATER!
OVER A RILLION DOLLARS SAVED
"Gentlemen: I had a macro me worth kIA3O,Mbo
took coil frozaw had hurt in the lab and 11/181 useless for
corer a fear. I hrd ued evirrythice I could tear of
Without benefit, anti! I tried the Mexican Mosta Lin•
Invent It coon effected a permanent mire.
ifontworom,434.. June i 7, '69. DOWNIMM.'r
e..a. au. ea —..
tins Unltunt u • Tenant* and intqapeens Bile ankles
for Bartlett, Sore; Bantam or Gills an Gomm. Oar
men Mora rues it for Buns, Grtasie Satint, Mania
tiny am., and Ql ear it acts like mute.
=mu fortuity.
J. W. JEWBII.
Foreman fat Am:riean, rarro.ll and naraCere.
gxpress "
"'rho Wert of TIT duurbtreritutle, ocuudoned whits
skating last winter, 1/111 entinly eared in one Week after
she ecourronleed cuing your ealebrated iturlant Lint.
meat
Gioneestwe„ Mau., lag. 1, 1865.
It to an admitted tut that the Mexican Mostang Lini
ment performs more ennui is shorter-them, on men and
bust, than any artielcuse discovered. tmillea, liv
ery-men, mad plant/gra should Minya ha - e.' It on band.
Glitch and son It certainly 1,. All genuine la wrapped
111 steel plate engraving; be An, the ellynren! • G.
W. Wertheook, Chemist, and the ptteetotT, & fib* of
DE/LA'S BOWES & CO., over the top.
An effort hub en mad* to counterfeit it with &cheap
atone plats Look closely. -
SARATOGA SPRING WATER!
It M • most delightful Mgr disssir k g.
It eradicates scurt &ea daudndr.
It heaps the head tool tad elem.
It makes the hair deb, EMI and glossy:
It preterite the baif tursduipsy sad talliug oft
It restores Italr upon prematurely bald beads.
This blast Lyon's /Wharton will do. It is pretty.••
It is slump—durable. It is Morally sold by the carload;
and yet its almost tneredibkatonand is daily inersatine,
anti/ there Is loudly a wt nt*. store that does not keep;
it, ass fatally that dou not rep it
MOW LYON. Chemist, K. Y.
SARATOGA SPRING WATBR
ilibctwould not, tiefAutitul Who would not add to;
their b•aaty t Wiat ern that nimble parity and dim.
florin appwarantw ire observe upon thistage,and to the
city' belle t It Is no longer s most. They um napes
Ilapsolla Balm. Its contimied use removes Tan, Fmk.,
les, Titania amii ?minimum from the fere and handy'`
and ln►as the wink:too smooth, transparent, bloom
tog and rwrishisi. Unlike many cormeties, it contain'
no menial injurious' to the skin Any druggist will
order it for you., it not on band.at 60 cents per bottle.
W. S. HAGAN, Troy, N. Y.l, Chemist.
DELLS BARNES & CO., Wholesale" Amts. N. Y.
SARATOGA SPRING WATER !
• Sold by all Druggists.
Eleitnatroat's ichnitabk Bair Coloring la not 41.
All instantaneous dyu are ccunpored of hum caustic,
and nuns or Isla &Amy the vitality and beauty of the
hair. ?Ida la the original hair coloring, and has town
growing to Stet over twenty years. It micros gray
hair to Its original color by gradual absorption, In a
nu at Taroarkabls manor. It la also s beautiful Fair
dreseiag. Bed in two ilea-60 eenti and Al—by CI
dealers. C. FICIIISTREItT, Chemist.
SARATOGA SPRING WATER!
LTOri 1.117401 . OP Pon Ja2lBlOA GP1072. - TOP TO
digestion, Nausea, Heartburn, Sisk lisadacho, Cholera
lierbus, Flatulency, &c.. when a warming rtimulant
required. Its wad preparation and entire purity
snakes it • chespend rebable article for culinary purpo
sr. 13614avarywlters, at 50 cents per bottle. Ask ihn
`Lyota's" Pure Extract. Take no other.
S C. SRLDEN'S.
SARATOGA SPRING WATER!
Bald by en Drbutebt
MILLIN EBY!'
Mrs. Hawkbut luta just opszed a
FASHIONABLE MILLINERY- STORE
Puy doors south of the depot, nut ffoos to the huh.
and ts. now prepued to furnish the Ulnas of DU sad
skinny with flap fashions, osodo op in Um best
style by au seem lino% bat from atia of tos
but ertablishinen la Buffalo.
We Wm mile snaogeounts to read» Rll of the
latest stein and fashiona as soon ea they err maimed
in Nap York. It in mu Moto phase the most Butt&
ou. We have •huge eseortment of Dress Teitemlnue
Notions, ke. Ladle; please all and maim ear
stook baton guelmaing elsurtase.
Blushing end prep& dreog ead work
to outing done cm the mottos. noln-Sso
HORSE _BLANICSIS
&Mai at 4
Itaitatiad Oates by
6talitt C. lIRLDES.
REV. C A. 41 LI. WMR Now York Cit•
JAIIIP ARTUTNWAY. Rt. Lank, U.
Sold by all Deneghts
D. SCELtir."
Sold b all Druggists
Sold by all Drunioto
~-
Bold by all draggids.
BARR, JOHNSON & CO.,
DEALIXB is
TOVES.S
PIONEER -IRON WORKS,
ERIE, PENNA.
ur steak Is the largest and but went of Bilbao, sm•
biselng among others, the following well known
variotios 2
T B ISI . A.GI I C
A PARLOR COAL lITOVE--TWO RIZZO.
Thigsbre 'Oust the ume in pnueiple as the P P.
Stewart. sad le in every respect its equal. We offer It
for male with unlimited eandder eel In Its merits. The
Melo le cold b 7 us at a mush lower pries than that of
the Stewart, and is warranted to be all we claim for it.
THE U. S. GRANT.
'TOM is beyond doubt the finest questing Cook y/
Store for bard coal in tb. martet. Thera is no trouble
in eithe-Itionling ttie fire or managing It titawarde.
'spa It reu !el tuilF regulated to mare in t lush a heat
as In required. Fire can be Mint In it thrOugh the night
*Wont danger. No one who hse overman it in ore,-
ration Would want to um any other.
T H E . . 0 R I E t 147. T A L
Persons waiting the Oriontil, au be supplied b 7 as
at Low rigures. /4.
PARLOR -STOVES
We bate the exclusive right In Penes,lnnis fer
Slandalcuing the eelebrsted
MORNING GLORY !
EDLY SUE DES? EYEE=INTRODUCED
MEI
.se bud. the Model Pular, Favorite, CyHada.
'•rl, Globe Hester, and Halle Cottage.
o
Bello, P •
COOKING STOVES
Our stock limy lure, consisting In Dart aa folk.*
COMM moNrroa (for wood'
ECONOXIST, PICITOB,
?Raman's. SHLICiD,
IMPITBLIC. natio%
CRAUPION, BABSONT.
AL!O DIXIMVS IX
HOTEL .RANGES OF ALL SIZES 1
Including vie. Improved—the beat In the world
BUMPS PATENT 0 HOLR HOTEL STOVE!
BLODGETT PASTET BARIUM
for Rotolo, Boarding Hoover, he
SHEET IRON STOVES I
Y V KBI A.CIS,
/Ltd, in fact, et orttlOng known to the bads.
weir. THE PUBLIC AIM INVITED TO. CALL
AND EILAIIIIDI OUR GOODS.
NEW CLOTHING STORE
GOTHIC HALL CLOTHING STOILE I
NO. 1269 ?BACH STRUT,
Three doors North of the Railroad Track,
VMI:I3
WAGNER, tic • KUHN,
Having crud a saw Store la the stave loralltr m
spectfully eanounita to the public that they have on
band one of ths largest and most . seiloted
stock* of Seedy. lads Clothing. Cloths. Camshneres.
Viletings, Gentienietfe Tarnishing' Ooodos Ilotlit Caps.
ha., ever brought to this merlart.ell puebased Maas
the tell in_priate, and to be gala at the matt remsousble
ems. Ife ban nue of the best gutters in the
oosa
try. and will engage to maim as Clothing in the most
fashionable and thimble stile. Out Mattis complete.
Nothing in the Ho* of oar trans has bees intiftwead.
Give an sisal and as for yoaiselms. VC warrant our
goods to be tsprement them. and car prices es 105
ma any la tbs city, WA/2M Ili KUHN.
dac2G-tf
FOR THE HOLIDAYS 1
MANN & FISHER,
NO. 2 REED BLOCKjERIE, PENN'A,
Rams •Lugo siockOf goody f* their Ude sift et.
for holiday prisanta—aohiliting of
WAYCLIES, CLOVER. JEWELRY.
RLLYRR AND PLATED *Atte,
OPERA °LASHES. 81 0 1077ACLES,
And a' tall assortment of •U •rttsln usually kept In •
arst-clusJsmatry.State.
We desire to eon attention to oar new styles of
CALENDE4 CLOCKS,
• ,
Whist' we Marra to be the best in the mast. Wed
ding !Ingo 000rtantir on band aid made to order.
MANN h ITSMER.
deent-tt No. 9 Reed Stork.
OPENED IN A NEW PLACE.
CONRAD 'DECK,
T 0 BA C o'o N I B . T,
au opened new etors,at
N 0: 1251 PEACH num NOI3II 07 THE DUO?
Where haartll tarp on bsiid • lame and salactail
stock tif the defiant Clearaßutdf. 'Aar, Hu Cat and
Nog Totacco—aU to bs sold .t the mast raascisaala
rrig, . •
Call sad sot for yoursetria: S. lolls at wholesale or
retail. and guaraxases a satisfactory tuttigii.
tioclt tf
oTicEl .
.111F7ORD EiIESNAL,, tite Canal eiVamema
VU. PIMP of itZier.o. Pa. Ntk.
/ULLA A ItintdELL 10, ratty taymomm ,
The asetemignadompoisted the Gaut of Clommaa
Pima of *Duty • emmaixdonet to tali, tattimosy
to the atemedated awe. will sand to the datke ad Ala
appointment at Ida .efiee in Um city • of Corey, la Om
toasty at Die. ea the 16th day of Amin. a. DANT
oommeseing at 10 deka A. IL, a} *bleb time and
playa all Omani interested an attend Utility see pro.
• •
WII,LIAII B. YU&
daa27-dt Coamitainaar.
NEW COAL YARD.
MERCER COAL-AND IRON CO. YARD
81213A181E1 crane,
con-gatzt egress 1101111 OP 11111101 DUO?.
Whig the Verna cost etatapits thaelia Aswan—
other Gab ia pn4Yentioo. • trbil hi oba to NOW
leg to reavist• any ono of their greerhiretesJirl.
drellhae
IutuOLEDALIN DRY , GOODS sToix.
3 TV •
SOUTHARD, CRAWFORD . & McCORD,
•
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS,
• /
• HOISERY, GLOVES, &0.-
Oar stock' la the breed ever lion:tit to the eity.
COLUddil3ll Of
P?.INTI3,
A Camplati A nottinrat of Pllll4 Goods.
Nervy kind-of article's the No tioi lin%
in short; • general aseortnient of everything
needed by Conetry balms.
TO BR SOLD AT NE'S YORK PRICES
•
Covatry Dealers are iptited to give as a call, W. do a
atrietly whalevalolradeoiod propose eeilingat nett
',Atom si will 'jade it to ihi fiktreatiumat mar,bants
to this,eeetioo to dentlemitriscil of leading
Rut for thefigoode. - •
EL R. Sotrriumt., W. A. Camrsoan, J. V. !teem)
asay24-tf .
UMW /OR PALE.
NEW PERPETUAL LIME , KILN,
BETWEEN FRONT AND SECOND STh,
yrs". aro now In toll opinstion Urto on
bud. and ars prepared to tumi' It hem ttol Mtn, on
tto 'barbel notion. •
NEILEB 4 aPaoinit.
g i BANNON do 00.,
THE PLACE TO BUY HARDWAREI
V. his. no expenve for Book-Roopor, Books, voithlsoa
aenotinta or endl SELL octin ( na and eau tharehrs
'&A.P.
Illeekendthe will find errrythleg Le their Doe
At Sheraton &1323 Peach St..,
above Railroad Depot.
•
The hest antortment of Notions,
At Shatinon & Co.'s, 1223 Paul St
. -
Charcoal kw tdriserstors and nistillen
at Shannon & Ceo,lSl3 Poach Bt.
Wagt&hola & a:WV Manta= miaow—
at Manion 0.% MS Poach SR
Gtaits aad Pater
at Shama,' CoAa, lan Peoab 1741.
-
n ehttrritsd Union Aoaln PWer, pre* rotor both
trim At Slim:nob k C 0.% ll= Poach St.
star--Br'
Iu"
""
Tit .;3 lLinita h 0 :04 133 0 s•••••,••••
and DINING BOON
Soy tliiii, Scant, and Bertha Stenos
I. at Shannon & Co.'n, MI Peach St
Wltells• New Knife and Fork Pelletier &Sharpener
at Stiatataa at Co., 2 Pouts St.
°D nab,' in tarlaty—Hair, Horse, Stant, Eteiab,
Wbttaaaak, Stare sad' Cour trt 64.“ 11; Dutton
at Shannon HON I=l Pisa St..
above The trill on SR Depot., Eats, P 1
ar iota agent* to North tratfatn Pima for the
Areblmtdlan Patent Axles: also Fieriinge Fire and Rat
glar ProorSafes and Falrbanre Seale", )710-t!
WILDING ' LOTS da FA.RI4 LANDS
FOR BALE
i►entpai: tem co ]and to lisztorczeolt; sear 11/x
Mlle Oita.
%Jot No. 1233, en tlehth 'beet, vied of Ityrtl•-4
tete fah' by la% on Seventh street, lest al Sub Lane.
One let 74 by /60. OD Moth. 'treat, Test of Ifyrtlc
Two lota on Cbastirat abbot, • between Eighth and
Ninth. 48 by tl7 1.9 each. Two lota 40 by 160 each on
Eighth street, net of Efandoek Ten lots en flurry
street. between Sixth and Seveath girls* each $3 by
112 no ground rent.
In•lote N•mi 1,054. 1.1147, end 1,900 chatted_ an *orb
aide of ftereath, between Preach and FlollaW sheets,
*ill be •oldiirpa•staly or dirldiff. Vary eligible.
Tiro lota 40 by if* bid on Seventh street, eagt.of Pa.
rade. 112 arms gab divided into aanywalent bite In the
village of Bello Valley.
Bix lots on Poplar attest, between Seventh inane&
streets
soZtif
Two lota on ground Iwo on Pear street, saw the
depot. Radomlots.
on 1 ton St. tout* anent, wart of Peach, 114 fat
Aunt on Ettoto stmt. near Toottb ttroot, to Rat to molt,
430 was of dtot-to lowa lands.
A builiTne lot on Gannon latest.
♦ brew nadirs high state of cultivation cook_Wf -
.tinion YUIa
_ .
Sts Ininarn end tnitr awn of thane.? bad V Ittnnin.
sots
Oat MeV lot and tak vat data% strut.
Sts tot, on Sixth stunk vela of Chum on ptunn
rent.
ISlig=lM;EiOia
Aline bonne and lots In •aelona parts of Lets it* and
subsaton„ all of wbleh• are *Gored on litorable Parma,
giving fill a inuingsq.to same a home.
.16111Z9
B[Ll
- • MI Frenall IL
WHOLESALE AND ILAVAIL
GROVERIr 15TOWL
P. A. BECKEB & CD.,
WHOLESALE & RETAIL , GBOCEEB,
01f71117 Lie Pork Audi .9Sria;
(tAwitooo
Woola togiottollyma the M stiooock tt oo of alto eoenatinity
to Wilm
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS,
Which he is daimon to sell at tds -
Tzar LOWEEIT POSSIBLZ mess.
ma samortmost .of
SUGARS, •
h not al:naiad to the city, as be at roapatea to pogo to
ali vbo iha Masa call.
H. alas lowa oanatantla on hand a molar lot at
PURE LIQUORS.
ke. the wheutea. tude, to .blab ha &nets do auntie's
of the pnblin.
Ms motto la,• %Mick Sal m, Small Profits and a flail
Equivalent ftor. the Mosutv... ' orlirlatf.
NOT 11:11t•
The undereigued heels( ben dW eentatteetentet by
the Governor al the State .
Arronossaa 7011 OM OF 81114
has opened as Auction and Conendsdoe Moro under
the nom and dmn of
GBNZ? ,
On sum attest, oppnits the Forthlies, whine be nil
be imend at all Orme. Pasties Wog any goods to dis•
pas of at Piddle or Private Sate. will OM IS to ears/.
instep to entrust them to me*. Out door sake attended
to sninherro to the Mts. Omielgenesets respeatfully
solicited. sad prompt settlement, mad* sitar each ale
Auction miss two ' , item in each weer. Ms.:
DA
WMOIDAYR AND SA TU
re RYS,
without hal itD , sad! tronldrorpenttelv iplest ail parties
having goods to dispose of. to notify ma In that the%
so that I causal thaw on the alione days.
1[..1. csownt.
Canordadonad Inetiossor.
' ORM i CRONIN.
h Cosuslasfoa liareltaats.
HILADQUARAMES BOA
. CHEAP GOODS!
tsotreaas £$D MAIL
GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE,
WIW •sift twos&
Ar• 'SOW reostring et tbsir old stud, droststs Blocs
State street, a
_largo. tad espertar steak of
• _ Graced" Tter4. 11 %90, aitterai
WlThoo. Wooden, sod Stow W
TWO, Wats ars, he .
Together with ilemthise &end Is • sem of Me
that, shish Mir will mall os obese it ea atbarestsb-
Urhroent In tkls city far Cash or most of eaustry
gradu
They al.
Uri 'boas bend o of tee oast bee
Mods of Tabasco gad hews fro tereigist to Wrht, to
shish they Invite the sitssilint otter
Jr Coll Sod see so—s shablesisponst Is bitter iboo
Pgrggios a Mrr i irtr Club
""in
"eat
GROCERY HEADQUARTERS,
-AMERICAN BLOCK. STATE.STRERT.-•••
ism 11.11100-631 T. Itt V. SWWLAWDAWSIL
WANK CHIUSTLIN & MAIO •
(WOW . ' vocabod a fro& lot of
PAINTS, OILS, BALD LIBBBED
WWI LED LADD 011.
ERIE, PA; 'TRIIRSDA.Y, FEBRUARY 21, 1867.
423 STATIC HUM gal% pli•
P .1091311;111.9 ts
DELAINTS.
PILZR,
• CLOTER,
0111MICESItik
BLRACI3BI k BROWN 8111BITN;01
V. would nespeattnlly tall the attention of
BUILDERS k LIPS DEALERS •
To our
Bitattiod en Os Canal,
Near Reed. Dock
COFFEES,
TEAS,
SYRUPS,
TOBACCOS,
FISH, AC.,
F. & M. SCHLAUDECKFA
Somebody., tiarbit.
Into a ward of the white-wished waW,
Where the dead and dyitig
Wounded by bayonets, shells, an/tails
Somebody's darling eras borne one day.
Somebody's darling t So young and so bum.,
Wearing still on his pale, cold face,
Soon to be bid by the dust ibtthe grave.
The lingering light of his boyhood's peep.
Matted — and damp are the at rliof gold
Kissing the snow of the fair young brow.
Pale are the lipe of the delicate mould—
Somebody's darling is dying, row.
Back from dm beantiftil. blue (reined face
Brush eiery 'wandering salkin threat!: .
Cross his hands as a al ga
of graoe—
Somebody's darling is still and dead.
Kiss him once for Somebody's sake,
Murmur a prayer soft and low. •
One br'ght curl from the elestir take--
They were somebody's darling, you know
Somebody's bead had rested there:
Was it a mother's soft and *bite?
And have the Ups of a sister fair
Been baptised in those wombs of light ?
Gat lorws beet. Ile bas somebody's love
Somebody's love enebrlned.bim there.
Someboljimfted Ms Aloe above.
' Night and mom on the wings of prayer.
Somebody wept when he marched away.
Looting so handsome. breve, sad grand:
Somebody's bin on bus forehead lay;
Somebody clung to Ms parting ben d..
Somebody's watching and waiting for him,
Yenning to hold him again to her beak.;
There be lies—with the blue eyes dim, -
And the smiling, ebild-like lips apart.
Tenderly bury the fair young dead.
Pausing 'to drop on hie grime a tear ;
Carve on the wonders slab at his head—
“ Somebody's darling lies buried here !”
The New Orleans Blois.
. The following is the report of Hon. B.
'Markley Boyer, of Penes) , lvania, the only
Democratic member of the Congressional
Committee appointed to investigate the
riots in New Orleans,-last year:
The undersigned being unable to concur
with the majority .in their , conclusioni
moon the subject matter of the investiga
tion with which the etexem:it*.e We.. ohavg.
ed, submits the following as the views of
the minority.
The undersigned was, not a member of
the committee until the 18th of December
last, when he was appointed to take the
place,of Mr. Dennison, who had resigned
on account of illness.
Before the undersigned was enabled to
join his colleagues at New Orleans, on the
24th of Decembei, witnesses — had already
been examined at that place; and others
bed previously been examined at Wash
ington beforn his appiiintfuent.
It will be understood that, as the repre
sentative of the minority elemelit in the
House of Representatives. he hixl little
control over the course of the invective.
Hon. If be bad been able to give it di.
motion he would have so directed it as, in
his opinion, to be in smite respects more
ccinducive to - the ends er ispagetal - jIIIS.
not. -
. He has no dilpoirition, however, to dwell
upon this branch of the case. flat he has
gathered, as beat he could, from the testi
mony introduced under the restrictions
by them imposed, sufficient, in his opia
lo g, Teta& -W,„c.5137-. 4 2. 0 catfiti911.113,110
r—
misrepresented or obscured.
THE ORIGIN OF TUE RIOT
The gotisideration ~ o f the origin of the
riot necessarily involves a review of the Pets'
and designs of those.who, on the 30th of
July, assembled the so-called Convention
which Was the immediate occasion of the
disturbance. The avowed 'object of the
conventionists was the amendment of the
existing Constitution of Louisiana, in such
manner as to secure to their party the
solute control of the offices in the State;
negro suffrage and the disfranaisement of
• sufficient number of those who bad beetn
connected witkthe late rebellion,were the
leading measures by which.the desired as
cendency was to be attained.
Tat ILIIGAIITY Or
-THE CONTENTION' OP THE
3Orrecir tuts, 1866.
The constitution of the State of Louisi
ana then, and still in force, bad been
framed by a convention of delegates glec;•'
ted by the people in obedience to a gene
ral order of Major General Banks, then
the military commander of the Depart=
,went of the Gulf, issued on the 11th day
of Merch, 1884, followed by a proclamation
of General Michael Heltn, then-Provision
-al Gov. of Lousiana,orderipg an election to
be held on the 28th of the same month for
such purposes by such authority, 'roma
tend ' delegates to the Constitutional
Coniention. Whatever difference of
opinion might exist in reference to the
regularity or legality of assembling this con
' vention is an argument against the pow.
era of, the Convention of 1866, because
whatever authority the members of the
latter might have pewessed, must have
been derived from their authority as mem
bers of the former, and if the Convention
of 1864 is not to be treated as leeal, the
convention of 1866 bad not even the pre
text of lawful existence.
Indeed, the Convention of 1864, erne-'
Elating from the order of a major-general
commanding a military department, can
be regarded as legitimate only because its
proceedings received the general acquies
cent* of the people, as evidenced by the '
following facts: A majority of the . par
ishes had chosen delegates, whose election i
was duly certified, and the convention
met on the appointed day and proceeded
to frame a State constitution, which was
adopted, published, and submitted to a
vote of the people of the State. It was by
them accepted, at a general election held
for that purpose; on the first Monday of
September r , 1864. The result of the elec
tion was announced bir • the proclamation
of the Governor, and the constitution de
eared to have- been adopted as. the con
stitution of the State •of Louisiana. A
constitution, so adopted and ratified, went
into effect, and was as such recognized and
obeyed by the whole people of the State.
Under it the civil government- of 'Louisi
ana was completely re-organised—all the
offices of the State have been filled, and,
two successive Legislatures have assembled
in.accordance with its provisions.
The constitution of 1864 was framed in
conformity to what were then supposed to
be the demands of the time,. Itsboliahed
slavery and prohibited the pissage of any
law recognising property in man.
It conferred upon the Legislature the
power to extend the right of suffrage to
such colored citizens of the United States
"as by minim service,by taxation for the
support of the Government or by intellec
tual fitness may be deemed entitled there
to."
It, disqualified from holding any-office of
trust or profit in the State, and excluded
from the rightlt provi ed that "ao lia
of suffrage those convicted
i d
of "treason . "
bility, either State. • hial or municipal,
shall exist for any deb contracted for or
in the interest of re Ilion. against the
interest of We United States Govern-
Meet." • i
Such was the constitution frained by them
selves: with which the conventionists of
the 30th qt July had become dissatisfied,
and teach they proposed. to sitar by re
convening the convention of 1864,tbr.mgh
the preliminary action of those who had
formed a minority of ANA body. •
The binding effect of the proceedings of
1864 was not disputed by those who batik
fed tho movement of the' 30th of July,
1860. On the contrary, they pretended
that the functions of that convention bad
I not been exhausted, and that notwith
standing all that had transpired since it;
adjournment in 1864, it might be re-as
ambled to review and undo its own work
BEN3•AT'WHITMAN, EDITOR ARO PROPRIETOR
They pretended to find authority for this
in a resolution adopted - by the convention
before i 6 adjournment, providing for a
ric-Issembling of the convention at the call
Of the Proddent, but not incorporated in
the constitution, and evidently not in
tended- to apply after the ratification of
the constitution by the people.
The resolution is es follows :
Resolved, That when this convention ad
inures it shall be at the call of the Presi
dent, whose- duty it shall be to reconvoke
the convetitinn for any cause, or in case;
the constitution, should not be ratified f0r...1
the purpose of taking such measures as I
may be necessary for the formation of a ;
civil envernment for the State
.of Lnuisi.
ans. Re shall also, in that cue, call uteri
the . proper officers of the• State to cause 1
elections to be held to fill vacancies that t
may. exist in the convention, in parishes
where the same may be practicable. 1
• The cases in which this resolution con- I
*templates a reconvocation by the Presi
dent.ere evidently confined to two classes,
to wit: Such as might arise- before 'the
election for ratification or rejection, then
more than a month distant ; and, second
ly in CASA the constitution should not be
ratified by the.people.
' The constitution itself prescribes ,the
manner ,of its amendment in a clause
which was altogether ignored by theicon
ventinnists of the 2tlth of July." The
words of the constitution are as follows :
Awn 147. Any amendment or amend-
Men ts to this constitution may be proposed
in the Senate and House of Representa
tive', and if the sane shall he agreed to
by a majority of the members elected to
each House, such proposed amendment
or amendments shall be entered on their
journals, with the yeas and nays taken
thereon. Such proposed amendment or
amendments shall be submitted ' to the
People at an election to be ordered by said
Legislature; and held within ninety days
after the adjournment of the same, and
after thirty days' publication according to
law, and if a majority of the voters at such
election shall- approve and ratify such
amendment or amendments, the same
shall Become a part of the constitution. If
more than Ape amendment be submitted
it shall berdane in such manner and form
that the people may vote for or against
each amendment separately".
The Legtotaharo of tha Rtot; hod hold
its regular seettion.and adjourned in March.
1866. It was not until afterward that any
steps were taken by the conventionista to
initiate their • movement. Of course no
amendment of the constitution in the
mode prescribed by that instrument could
then be made until after the' next Legis
lature had assembled. But the conven
tionista of the 30th of July met this diffi
culty by repudiating the binding effect in
that particular of the constitution itself ;
whilst at the same time they assumed the
inconsistent position• that in all other re
spects it was •in full force and validity.
The authority to amend they pretended
to derive outside of the constitution from
the resolution already referred to.
But supposing their construction of tha
meaning and continuing force of the rese
citation be correct, another. difficulty in
tervened. The President of the Conven
tion of 1864. in whom the alleged authori
ty' to re-assemble was vested, was Judge
E. H. Durrell, and he refused to issue the
call. Whereupon the minority : of the
former members of the convention of
1864, about forty in all oat of ninety-six
ekahtyk tgyft,tagfAgr ip ,the city of New
Judge Rufus H.. Howell to at aiTit e istZtent
pro tem. As Such, on the Bth 'of July he
issued•the call under color of which the
extinct convention of 1864 was attetanted
by a minority of its former members to be
I revived on the 30th of July, 1866. '
It mast be evident from this, einsnle
statement of facts that the convention
called together on the 30th of July was
1 destitute of both the form and authority
of law. •Yet it assumed to be the supreme
power in' the State, and claimed the right
and declared its purpose.to be to alter the
constitution and to interfere with the most
important privileges or citizenship.: Those
who directed the movement publicly pro
claimed that it was intended to make all
1 colored men electors and to take away the
I right of suffrage from a large number of
the white citizens of the State. .
It has been given in evidence before the
committee as a matter of some importance
that in the Legislature of Louisiana in
1866 a measure was proposed but never
consennated, contemplating a call for a
convention to form a constitution for the
Btate to supersede the constitution of 1864
in a mode different from the one provided
in that instrument. The undersigned can
not appreciate as his colleagues do the
logical force of this tact. An abortive at
tempt by clrtain members of the Lesisla
' tare todo an unconstitutional act could not
justify the wrong of the conventionists of
July. and at the utmost could only Prose
that there were disorganisers iri the Legis
lature as well as outef it.
But the bill before the Legislature-dif
fered from the plan of the July conven
tionists in several
,essential 'particulars ;
and in none more important than that it
did not propose to revive a defurict con
vention by the action of a small minority
in opposition to the sense of an over
whelming majority of the qualified elec
tors of the State, but expressly provided
that a poll should be opened in each' of
the election precincts of the State, "tar
the purrose of receiving the votes of the
qualified voters of the State, for or against
the calling of a_convention to form a con
stitution." , - _
The party in the Legislature who bad
charge of the bill referred to, differed from
the July conventiOnists in another import
ant particular. -They yielded to better
counsels and voluntarily gave up their pro
ject. The conventioniets of July; howev
er. persisted in their scheme until it
reached a bloody and violent termina
tion.
It may be contended by some who ad
vocate the right of Congress to convert
States into Territories, that the govern
ment of Louisiana, under the constitution
of 1864, was not a . perfected government
until ratified by Congress. Still it must
be conceded to be a government de facto,
otherwise the State'bf Louisiana has been
more than two years without any govern
ment whatsoever. - - Daring the same time
it adopted no measures to prevent the op
eration of the government there in force,
or to supply its place with any other. It
Is not to be attributed to Congress that
whilst desumiagjurisdiction of the matter
it intended to consign the State of Louisi..
ana during a course of years to a condition
of anarchy. The government, therefore,
which was in fcrce in' that State under the
Constitution .of 18k, was, on the. 30th of
July, 1866, even from the Radical stand
point, by the acquiescence end consent of
Congress, a govern de jure u well as a gov
ernment cis fadoi and binding much upon
all persons within its, jurisdiction.
nig OONV&NTIOS COUIVITD UPON communism:4r
. AL CCVIRAMN.
small
bodyordinary circumstances a small
body Of men assembling for the purpose
of changing the governnient of s State,
with so little color of law, might - Joe treat
ed as a body of harmless adventurers, and
be regarded as entitled to. but little public
notice; but in this case the times and the
circumstances were extraordinary, and
well calculated to excite serionsapprehen.
slop. Men high in.positiois were connect
ed with the consyracy. & judge Or the
.Supreme Court was at the head. The Gov
ernor of the State encouraged it. It was
given out that Congress had been Sonsultz
ed and would lend its. assistance. Pend
ing the :call for the Convention, Judge
Howell proceeded to Washington to con
sult in person with the . leading members
oT Congress . He informs us in his testi
, mons , that he consulted with' members of
Coneteas, and names Eon. Messrs. ; /lout-
Stevens,. Kelley. Banks, Grinnell,
Paine. Morris and others. The result was
that he returned to New Orleans and went
lon with the movement. The encourage
ment which Rowell testifies he received
at Washington was made known to the
friends of the convention, perhaps with
I exaggeration. sad on the 24th of July, six
days before its meeting, the following tel
ettwun was sent from New Orleans to the
Washington correspondent of the New
York, Times: "Howell has returned with
assurance that Congress will support the
I convention."
On the 15th of the same month there
had appeared in the New York Times the
report of the proceedings of n Republiesti
congressional caucus. in which, among
other reasons against the immediate ad
journment of,Congreas. Iron. Georg. Bout
! well, of Massachusetts, in a speech before
the caucus. Wait reported to have said "he
thought it very desirable that Congress
should continue in session, for other tea
' sons- than those which had been suggested.
He Wetlid mention one. A distinguished
gentleman from the South was in tees,
from whom he had learned that the Lou
isiana Convention would meet on. the 30th
for the revision of the State constitution,
and that amendments would be tuli — ipted
disfranchising the rebel and enfranchising
the.loyal inhabitants, without distinction
of color. • If Congress should be in session
when this constitution should be adopted.
it could, in accordance with the precedent
established in the Rhode Island case.,..ac
cept it, and thus give it validity as •the
nonstitution of the State. In the Rhode
Island case the Supreme Court decided
'that it was for Congress to decide which
was the constitutional government of any
State in which doubts existed. If Congress
should not be in session a long - time must
elapse before action could be taken ;. the
new government of the State might tail to
I get a foothold , and the country would '
ex
perience a very serious calamity,"
This ., report of Mr. Boutwell's speech
was reported by Henry J. Raymond, who
bad been present at the caucus, and who
testified before the committee as to its ac
curacy.
A letter purporting to have been written
by two members of the Reconstruction
Committee (whose" signatures, Memory
were cancelled) was exhibited.' It was
went to (InannAl Itnannia Tisdale. who hid
been an officer in the Union army through
out the war, arid formerly in command of
a colored regiment. In his testimony he
states that it requested them to assemble
the convention, and although declining
to give 'Alai . instructions as to the mode
of proceeding, urged them to "go ahead
and fruit to consequences." This letter,
the witness says,'was quoted in his wea l
*ince a number of times by leading con
ventionista with whom beiges intimate, as
an argument to induce him to support the
movement. It is proper Umtata here that
all the members of the Reconstruction Com
mittee disclaim, in their testimony, aU
recollection of 'basing written such is-let,
ter, But Mr. Flanders, who is named by
Col. Tisdale as the person to whom be un
derstood the letter to have been/address
ed, although at this time a resident of
Washington, was not summoned to give
evidence before the committee; and a mo-
tion to that effect was overruled by the
majority of the committee.
The endorsement and support of Con
gress-appear to have been common topics
of conversation among the conventionists
before the 30th. of July.
3r7,"l.fr:A. I.',"Dastie and R. is
-
Cut
ler told him so positively.
Judge Charles Leamont. a Radical
Union man, and in favor of negro suf
frage. but opposed to the convention on
account of its illegality; testifies as fol
lows:
3,729. Do you know any circumstances
connected with that riot which would
throw light upon its origin?
- I only know this, that I was consulted
about the matter of coup flew to be played
by- the parties who wanted to call that
convention ; by Dr. Dostie, who was the
head and tail of the whole concern.
3,730. Go on and state what conversation
you had on the subject.
The doctor called upon me and asked
me whether I knew that all the offices in
the State were going into the hands of the
rebels; I told him I did; he slaked me
whether the convention of 1864 could le
gally sit; I told him I did not think so; I
gave the opinion as a private matter, and
not in any judicial capacity, but as he
tween man and man, gentlemen together,
he told me he was awaiting news from
Washington, ana then he would let me
know, because he intended to_ call the •
convention ; that was the substance of the
conversation I had with him. (P. 255)
Rufus Waples, one of the leading ora
tors of the conventionists, proclaimed •in
his speech to the negroes, at the Friday
evening meeting, on the 27th of July,three
days before the convention met, "that he
bad assurances from Washington that Con
gress would legalize and sanction the ac
tion of the convention, whether the mem
bers were legal or illegally elected." (P.
293.) i
It s scar ly to be supposed that a Tao.
lotions-Ty movement like that of the eee
venbouista, so iiimsey in its pretenses to
legality, and so destitute of popular sup
port, would have been attempted-without
the expectaticn of Congressional sanction.
Indeed, arc matters stood after the return
of Howell from Washington, with - the as
surances he brought back, there was a fair
prospect of 'successful revolution in any
event. If the ,convention succeeded in
peacefully consummating its work',the new
State government organized to insure Rad
ical control, would be recognized ,by Con
gress. If, on the other band, a breach of
the peace was provoked, Congreis might
raise a committee of investigation, organ
iied to magnify a local disturbance into's
State rebellion, and deprive of civil gov
ernment.a population of 700,000- inhabi
tants for a City riot, in which several bond
.red only had been engaged, and of which
the great mass of the people of the State
had neither knowledgenor warning.
THE CONYEATIOSIBTS APPEAL TO TIM NI
El=
It was thought necessary, it seems, that
there should be in the proceedings of the
convention some appearance of popular
favor. But as public sentiment among
the white population of the State was no•
toriously opposed to the objects which
were expected - to be accomplished, that
popular support which could not be
for from the lawful electors of the - State
wus sought by the conventionists among
the colored population of the city of New
Orleans. Public meetings were therefore
held to arouse them, and their active
cooperation was invited.
Oa the 27th of July, the Friday preced
ing the Monday fixed for the meeting of
the convention; a public meeting was held
by_ the 'conventionusta in the night time
in the city of New Orleans, in the Me
chanics' Institute, situated in Dlyade
street,s central and popular part of the
city, and used temporarily as the capitol
of the State. Preparatitrashad been made
for a large demonstration, and a rents=
for ipeakers was erected during the day
in the public street immediately in front
of the Institute. Two meetings were or
ganized in the evening ; one inside of the
' hall of the Institute, and the other in the
street in front. The crowd in attendance
was large at both meetings, and composed
mainly of colored people. Speeches were
made simultaneously inside of the hall.
and from the rostrum by some of the
terdera—ef—the Convention movement.
Ex-Governor Michael Hahn. Rufus King
Cutler, Rufus Wallies and Colonel A. P.
Field. spoke in the hall ; Dr. Dostie.John
Henderson, 3r.; Bare Hiestand, , and Rev.
Mr. Horton spoke in the street.
es were made at bollemeetinp dee=
ry of the principles and designs of the
conventiohists, which were - ethos:sly
radical and incendiari in-their character,
especialli those addreftweti to the media
in the - street. The blacks were ezbo
to assert their rights, end that those who
participated in the rebellion Were- not
enjoy power any longer, and that -their
ought to be put to death. They were told
that if attacked, they should defend theme
selves, and kill those who availed them.
They were assured that the Convention
A bout to be held would give suffrage to
the colored people, and dishes:this& on.
beb. They were invited to come on Mon
day to the Convention and- giveit their
dm/deeds and rapport. To e xtent
the intemperate ammeter of the
is established by the testimony of to.47etzt
ventionists thesundrit
As the nature 43f.these hatenipuw has
been the subject Of much public econtro.
verily, and their lanoulgevarietutly report.
ed," A is deemed best to quote some of
the testimony upon this 'point hi- -the
words of the witnesses. Judge Ezra His-F
-iend, conventionist, and. one of the
speakers at the street meeting. testifies as
follow,:
'.When it was resolved that theCtuaven
lion Should assemble, the friends of the
Convention, as well as the members - , held
$ public meeting on the Friday night pre
ceding the Coniention, in the State -.._.
Home. The meeting was largely •attencl
cd by people of all colon.. Addresses
were made by them in the State House,
and from the stand immediately in front.
There were some intemperate remarks
made by some of the , denuncia
tory of the rebels and their cause. The
blacks were also particularly informed -
that being now citizens of - the , United
States, they had • right to stand upon . r
their rights as freemen, and If - attacked
that day, the right to defend them
selves. , When the meeting adjourned,
there was a laces procession formed of
some two or three thousand, which pro.
needel from the State Rouse to the City
Hall, where several speeches were made
to them of the character I have just eta.
ted" P. 1.
* * * * * * .
28 Were the epeakere. any of them,
tuetubefe of the Convention ?
Yes: Hr. Cutler and Mr. Henderson.
29. Wu Dr. Dostiel
No, Sir,. be was not . a member of - Ufa
convention.
30. You speak of intemperate language
hiving been usedin some of the speeches
that evening, can you state the substance
of that intemperate language !
It ,amounted to, perhaps, this, that W
was.timeloshow the salmis that they were*
not to enjoy power any longer , and that
they ought to be hung; remarks of that
kind ; .1 cannot give the exact expression.
(P. 3.)
Dr:Wm. Henry Hire, a member' of the
convention and wounded in the not, tell'
tifies as follows : . ,
718. Did you hear' the speaking that
took place both_at the City Hall and 'W-
I
stitute?
I did • there was tierikiiiit inside and
outside the hall; our friends spoke in tee
most radical way ; I will state to yob that
I heard, Dr. Dostie distinctly say. "Now,
my friends go peaceably home. go order.
ly, do natldsturb anybody, but if anybody
disturbs you, kill him." Of course this
was talked a bout a great deal.
Stephen F. Fish, a conventiontst who
was wounded in the riot, says :" The senti
meota uttered at the meeting were radi
cal ; that, cannot be disputed. It was pro
posed by some of the speakers that the
friends of universal suffrage should'
together with the Convention on Monday
in a large body to show them by their
syMpathy and countenance they %Trove&
41reir course , that they indorsed it sod
would sustain it. (P. 38)
Such are the' statemente of active Cori,'.
ventionists, whose sympathies and Partia
ipation in the movement might be . expect
ed to-incline them to the most favorable
report. Others not identified with the
proceedings testify as follows
4,415. The immediate cause of the riot
was, I believe, the speeches made on the
Friday preceding the meeting of the Con
"4o
the street.' A platform bad been erected
and speakers addressed the multitude
from the platform. The assemblage was
, chiefly composed of negroes. The speak
ers advised the negroes to insist epon-their
rights, and if they did not get them to
make the streets of New Orleans run with
the blood of the rebels, and other law.
gunge of the same character. Oise of them
insisted that the rebels should be put
down at any cost; that they were hell
born and bell-bound scoundrels, and that
t i ke streets must run with their blood un
legs the rights of the negroes were se
cured.
4,416. What speller did you hiikr make
use of such language ? •
'A man by thelmme of Dostie, the last
speaker, used the language. I do not
know anything personally of those whO
preceded him ; I . have forgotten their
names ; I recollect I heard the names at
the time as they were called out by the
multitude.
4.417. What kind of a crowd Was assem
bled there ?
Sdveral hundred negroes and perhaps
thousands. The streets were well Crowd
ed. It was about Bor 9 o'clock . when it
began, and the ineeting_laated until lOor
half past. The multitude beeline excited
as the speakers addressed them from the
platform and would respond "We will, we
will," to those splakers who advised them
to come to the ball on Monday morning.
• 4418. What ball ?
The Mechanics' opposite where the
aveeohes were made. They advised
the negroes to come there on • Mon.
day—morning ; that they were to have
a meeting cf the Convention, or some.
thing of that sort, to come armed, and
they wanted rt.) cowards to come In con
nection with that language, one
. of the
speakers. the last one, cursed the people
—the rebels-4 suppose he meant, as
G—d d—d sons of b-4, and in the semi
connection @aid "they were hell-born and
hell-bound." (P. 318.) •
Moses Greenwood, a merchant of New
Orleanr, testicles -as follows :
"The windows of the roomwere all open,
and I was setting so near in my own room
that I heard every thing that was passing;
Mr. Wiples was addressing the parties as—
sembled there in plain eight of me ; he ii,
a gentleman I have known for many
years ; he attends the gime church as my.
self ; hie address was in regard so the
meeting of the Convention, urging the
parties present to vigorous action ; the
Governor had issued an order, he said,
which was signed by the Secretary oe
State, for an election in the different par
ishes not represented in the Congestion
of 1864 ; that it was desirable that the
members of the Convention should be pre
sent, and whether the, were legally or il
legally present, it would make but little
differenie • that be assurances. from
Washington that Congress would legalize
and gen Lion the action of the Convention,
whether its members were legally or illeg
ally elected ; that it was important, all
those citizens of Louisan& who had wpm.
path) , with'or aided or abetted the Con
federate government, should .cease .t 9 be
Citizens or enjoy the franchise; that all
those freedmen who had been set free in
the State. together with the loyal inhabi
tants, should only enjoy the franchise,
and should 'control the government of
Louisiana; and that the Convention must
be held, and that he hed.assurance that
the commander of the Departatent would
mrotect and sustain the Convention..." .(P.
293.
P. l W. Tilton, hardware merchant, testi
fiea is follows
5,522. Did they make any referencti to
the Convention that was to assemble on
the following Monday -
Yes, sir, remember that Dr- Dottie
called upon them as they were going to
meet in that hall - rim the following Mon
day to come armed ; to come preps ad to
fight and vote, to vote and fight; I could
only understand portions of the speech.;
then there would be portions in ;dower
tone that I amid not „Understated ; this
was between 10 and 11 o'clock at night.
5,523. What effect did thatkind of ex
hortation have upon the multitude?
Screaming an yelbng,
5,524. Did Dr. Henderson utter any ,
thing of that description?
I cannot say ; I understood Di Dottie
very well-; I heard one say that every
man, every woman, and every *ld in
Neil Orleans was a-rebel and oughlin be