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A STRICT CONSTRUCTION OP TUB CONSTITUTION—AN UONRflT ANI» HODVONIOAI* AON 1 NINTH AT ION OR TUI OOVKUNMEVT.
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Ragland & Wynne, Proprietors.
COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1872.
Volume XLIV.-No. 14.
The Weekly Enquirer.
JOHN H. MARTIN
COLUMBUS:
THURSDAY. MARCH 28, 187*.
1180.
“Break late th* (l**l***tl faavmtSaa.**
Several of the Radical paper* of tha
North have suggested that tha bait way
to proven! the Cincinnati Convention of
Liberal Republicans from doing anything
injnriona to Grant ta for hia friends to
“sail in," attend tha Convention in force,
and dictate its action. Tha lata proceed.
ingH in New Orleans, where tha Custom-
bonne officers headed the Grant wing of
the Radicals, called in the military, and
ovorawed iho opposition by a judicious
and advantageous employment of Gatling
gnus, suggest* the inmie by which tha
Convention would be “controlled" if the
fricuds of Grant should make an effort
to capture it. The Liberal Republicans,
knowing bow this game would be played,
are become excited by tho proposition.—
Thin is tho way in which the New York
Tribunt 4 of Friday last, alludes to it:
Tho Federal ofllee-hoWlers have called
their convention to meet at Philadelphia
in Juno. No one purposes to disturb or
intorfere with them. They have even
complained that the editor of this journal
did not higu their call, insisting that this
would buvu been only a formal or minis,
fariul act; though, hsd he signed, they
would at once have argued that hia signa
ture bound bim to abide by the result of
that convention. We trust no one will
attend that gathering who has not fully
mndc up hi* uiiud to let tha present iu-
cumbeuta have another four years’ lease
of office and power.
But the Cincinnati Convention is none
of their affair. They did not call it; they
are not invited; their presence is not de
sired. Lot them mind tbeir own business
and run tbeir own machine.
tract, that they hud formed a plot to ear
prate and rapture the Cincinnati Con
vention, and mo chagrined that the op-
portnnity is not to be afforded them.—
They may do an they will at Philadelphia;
but they cannot have tbeir way at Cincin
nati.
Th* Tax on t'aaaeS (lead*.
An act has been passed repealing so
much of Schedule C of the internal rev
enue acts hh imposes s tax on any “tan,
bottle or other single package containing
meats, fish, shell fish, fruits, vegetables,
sauces, syrups, prepared mustard, jama
or jollies.'' This act was approved March
6, 1872.
This is a specimen of the kind of re.
ductiou of tho taxes that may be expected
from a Radical Congress. It is really a
repeal for the benefit of the manufaetnr-
ers and packers, not consumers. A tax
of one to two cents per package ia now
levied on the sorts of goods above des
cribed, and paid by those who put them
up. Dooa anybody believe that they will
be any cheaper to the consumer beosuse
of the repeal of this smell tax? And
just ho it will be with the Tariff. The
interests of homo manufacturers, instead
of tlioHO of the people generally, will be
kept steadily in view iu any clunges that
this Congress may make.
The Cnthbert Appeal reports a rather
aliui rabbit hunt, indulged in on Wednes
day last by t#o parties of sportsmen,
One party of four gentleineu had made a
public challenge, which four others ac
cepted, and the result was the bagging of
13 rabbits in all, after a ten Lours' bunt.
Two of our school boys, with a gun apiece
and a coffple of average dogs, could show
xnore game than that as the result of al
most any day'a sport.
Tho Atlanta Sun corrects an error mads
by tho Christian Advocate in atatiog tha
age of tho Rev. L. Pierce, in an article
copied by us last week. It eeys that Dr.
Pierce s age is 87, instead 80 am stated by
the Advocate. We wore satisfied that the
latter had understated the venerable Doc
tor's Ago, but did. not know what figurae
to substitute, when we oopied the artiole.
Tho 32-horso power boiler in the Phce-
pix Iron Works of John F. Taylor k Co.,
of Charleston, exploded on Friday morn-
ing last, destroying one side of the build-
ing in which it was located, blowing a boy
of about lb years one hundred feet, kill
ing and mangling him frightfully, and in
juring several other persons.
The following dispatches will serve to
couvey an idea of the severity of the cold
snap of last week at the North:
Buffalo, N. Y., March 20.—The oldest
navigators say they never knew so much
ice in Lsko Frio, with so little enow.
Nearly eighty miles out the ice messnree
three feet six inches thick. Teams are
crossing nt points never known before.
It is feored navigation will not be open
till late in M«*y.
Fonda, N. Y., March 20.—A trail) which
left here this inorniug on the Fonda,
Johntown and Gloversvilie Railroad, with
three engines, is fast in a snow bank, one
xnile long nud six to ten feet deep, near
Glovers ville. It will not get through to
night. The storm was terrible.
Th# Ciucinnatti Time* and Chronicle
pays that the Southern Railroad charter,now
that the objectionable features have been
removed,ia certainly the most liberal in its
provisions and contains the best protec
tive clauses for the rights of etoskholders
of any ever granted in this country. The
Hoeurities provided for combine the best
features both of the English railway de
bentures and the ordinary American rail
road bends.
A dispatch of the 2Gtb, from San Fran-
cisco, makes fort her mention of the
earthquake in California on that day. It
•ays that the central forco of the earth
quake was in the Sierra Nevada, east of
Vasilis. At Vasilis the shocks ware auflU
eiently strong to throw goods from their
uhelvas and crack the walle. At San
Fnuxeieco the vibrations lax ted twenty
seconds, but were not felt by more than
cm*.tenth of the population.
talvenltj Klectiea.
Athens. Ga., March *8, 1872.
Editor* Atlanta Sun: Mr. Willie B.
Walker, of Atlanta, a member of tho Sen-
far class of the State University, was to
day elected Commencement Orator by tha
« Damoathenian Society by a handsome ma-
/•idtty. Mr. Walker has been n student in
'ibe University about two and a half yean,
has always borne the reputation of
of the most finished and grace-
in College. His friends in
be specially gratified at this
taction, and the friends of tha
ovary where may look forward
' Commencement
Internet to his <
PvNrauu*.
tii am still “SLoanne norm" I
The Sun devotes another column to
“Hill, Alexander k Co." and ourselves. ;
Bat neither in this last nor in its previous j
articles on the subject has it definitively
stated whether its ean*e of complaint |
sgstasl Messrs. Hill and Alexander is
their opposition to eeoeeeion before it be-
e an aceompliabed fast, or their sub
sequent signing of the ordinance of se
cession, or their refusal to sign Simmons'
protest. It oensuree them for tbeir oeurse
on alt these questions eolleetively, but
fails to indicate which of the three acts
was the improper one. Like Johns.
Hooper a Tike county hero, it “sloshes
around generally," but if it hits anywhere
in partioolar. nobody can find the mark.
Now, if eaoh vote was right in itsety, hovf
can they eolleetively be wrong and repre
hensible? If either was not right, but
oensurable, will our neighbor tell ns dis
tinctly whioh it wee, so that we may know
where to aim in ease we oontinue the con
troversy with it ? For tee approve both
the opposition to secession as long as it
was hopeful or available, and the signing
of the ordinance afterwards, as well as
the refusal to sign the protest against it.
As to the editor of the Sun having Mr.
Alexander to deal with in this matter, he
need give himself no uneasiness. He has
not had, and we think will not have, any
more formidable opponent than ourself.
Mr. Alexander had no knowledge or in
timation whatever of our articles until he
saw them in print. He neither suggested
a defense through the Enquirer % nor knew
that any would be made. We hove neither
seen him nor bed any communication
with him since the appearance of the ar
ticle in the Sun which we firat noticed.
We do not cere to be drawn away from
the point in controversy by a dieousion of
the aide qoestlon whether Mr. Stephens
was justified in signing the ordinance af
ter voting for it because enoh waa the will
of hie cometitneotN, while Mr. Alexander
had no justification in doing precisely the
same thing in both cohos beoauae auch
was not the will of hia oonatituenta! In
the firat place, we do not aee how either
of them oould so soon have ascertained
the will of hia oonatituenta; and iu the
next plaoe we think that the issue was too
grave a one to oonault a constituency
about. Neither shall we stop to inqure
whether Mr. Htephen* has sny better
record than Mr. Hill, beosuse he did not,
like Mr. Hill, “make war speeches to pro
long a hopeless and bloody revolution."
But the Sun auks ns whether we are in
favor of Mr. Alsxauder for Attorney Gen
eral. This, we suppose,is ooming bock to
the original pinch. The selection of an At
torney General is a matter for Governor
Smith's action in the firat plaoe, and for
Senatorial ratification afterwards. We
believe tha Governor to be not only a
good lawyer himself, but a judge of other
good lawyoro, especially of tbo qualifica
tions of one with whom he is so intimate
ly acquainted as with Mr. Alexander. In
this respeet, we think, he has the advan
tage of us, and possibly of tbe editor of
the Sun. If, therefore, Governor Smith
determines to appoint P. W. Alexander
Attorney General, we shall be well con
tent— satisfied that he knows his man,and
has acted conscientiously and for the
good of the State in making tbe appoint
ment. But we have no intention to seek to
obstruct his fret choice in this matter.
Wo are willing to let him run the Execu
tive Department, inasmuch as the people
have elected bim to to do, end we will
only make opposition to his acts when we
are oonvinoed that he has acted improper
ly or injuriously to the interests of the
State. In the matter of the selection of
an Attorney General we are willing to
trust him, and to give any appointee a
fair trial before condemning the selection.
Tvs sad Cafft*.
There ia now hardly room for doubt
that Congress will in a abort time repeal
tbe duties on tea and ooffee. The bill
has already passed the House, and we see
that Mr. Sherman, chairman of tho Fi
nance Committee in the Senate, proposes
to take that bill np and act on it in ad
vance of action on the general Tariff bill.
He is also. reported as having said that
merchants would do well to regard the
repeal of tbs dutiss on tea and ooffee as a
certainty, and graduate their supply *o-
cordingly. He and other protective tariff-
ites will support the repeal of the dntiea
on tea and ooffee, because it will give
them an argument wherewith to opposo
any further material modification of the
Tariff. They will aay that tho lost of
nineteen millions of dollars by admitting
tea and ooffee free is as muoh as tbe Gov
ernment oen afford at present, and there
fore they will oppoae sny reduction of
the duties on articles on which s prohibi
tory tax is imposed for the protection of
home msnnfactoree! Tbe present duty
on tea is fifteen cents per pound, and on
ooffee three sente per pound.
Tbs store of J. L. k R. H. Cobb, of
Cuthbert, was robbed on Friday night
of s considerable amount of goods. One
of tbe thieves, s negro, wee detected by
his display of s cigar that hsd been sto
len. He confessed sad implicated oth
ers, six of whom were caught sad lodged
in jail.
Tk* Growth ef the Wvet.
Glancing at tbs history of tbe pork
trade, the Price Current remarks:
When ws commenced publishing the
ig in tbe west.
atatistics of pork peeking
twenty-two years ego, with hot few ex
oeplions, Indians was the farthest West
ern State deemed of much importance.—
Chicago was then the principal packing
point west of Indiana, and in 1860 about
20,000 hog* were packed there; but tbe
breed of bogs in ail that region was of
the aboriginal character, and the pork
made from them was regarded third clan*.
Nop west of Indians is tbs great pork re
gion of tbe United Staten, and, not many
years hence, it will be west of the Missis.
•ipp 1 -, «« rick prairie
load ia lam, Mieeoari, Kmaau cad Ne-
bncka bow being developed with a rapid.
ttjr that is cnrpcMac, eeonpeiee, beyond
doubt, tha ha* atpieoltaral reeieo J the
Doited Metes, end it ia le this. dleiiM
who deal in cared einete ateet
look in tha folate. Thirty years ewo Al
bany, New York, was tha freataai head
packing Mart; tbea followed Bafaio,
Cleveland aad Chicago; but aow Kanaea
City, Ifiaaonri, is the (not beef Mart of
the Dotted States, although flfteaa years
ixrtier hamlet; bet ds-
ago it was only a frontier
ring the Mason jaet elneed theta wen
peaked al ike! petal *8,000 koge and 46,
yyO gf hfift
A HI»fol*r Bvllfftae* Cxrltvwvat. - |
A Jacksonville, 111., oorrenpondent of
tho St. Louis Democrat writes aa follows :
A in on t remarkable and unaccountable
religious excitement has existed for sotuo
time pant among a number of the citisess
of Old Berliu, Sangamon county, and vi-
oinity. It seems that the pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of that town beoame
a convert to the religious dogma of per-
foct heliuess ami entire aauctifleation, and
became ho absorbed in tbe dogma, and
excited iu reference thereto, that tbe
church dismissed him from the pastorate
thereof. Thin minister thou commenced
holding “aauctitieation meetings" iu his
own d vi clings, which wero attended by u
small congregation of sympathizers.
These meetings, iih they progreHsed, be
came n»«>ro nnd more intensely exciting
and boDtoruns.
') he Attendants became mure and more
intensified in their faith iu the dootriuo
of porfect holiness, and in the belief iu
the utter vanity of nil earthly possessions.
Tho minister at length claimed that he
was having revelations from Ood, one of
whioh was that tbo marriage relation be
tween a gentleman and Ihh wile, of Ber
lin, was unholy, ami that God had direct
ed him to deliver n moraigo to thorn com
manding their immediate separation. Two
wealthy fauier* who resided near the
towu wore ho far carried away by
the preuching of their minister, who they
believed was God's oracle, that one of
them executed a deed conveying to him
his farm, oh the instrument stated, “for
Jesus." nnd the other gave him $4,000
“for Jesus."
While the meetings woro in progress at
the preacher's dwelling, and with the
loud singing and shouts of tbe crazy fa
natics ringing iu her cars, the wife of the
divine wuh confined and died, and it is bo-
licvcd of negleut. Finally, the sensible
people of Durliu became indignant at the
proceedings, end resolved to put a stop to
them. To effect this they bad, on Friday
or Saturday of last week, the preacher
takeu into custody (believing bim to l>e
insane) for the purpose of having tho
question of bis iunamty tested before a
jury. A brother of the farmer who exe
cuted tho deed and of the oue who gave
him tbe money “for Jeans,” have takeu
steps to prevent the expenditure of tbe
money or tbe recording of the deed,
tlrrero anil Its Itr5»mi.l*.
A letter from Athens in tho Magdeburg
Gazette says that the Greek capital ia
now almobt blockaded by brigandH. “No
oue dares to go a thousand paces out of
town without an escort, and even then
the undertaking is very ditugorons, for
the brigands am concealed bchiud rocks
and iu bmdies, so that the wbolo of the
escort might bo >-liot down before their
biding places could be discovered. The
chief of tlieso brigands is u man named
Spuuos, who bus been notorious for bis
daring deeds during tin* last thirty years ;
and it may he said ho hotils the destinies
of Greece iu bis band*, for no progreHS
is possible so long ns tho present state of
things exists. The insecurity of property
prevents thu development of agriculture.
No oue dares to invest capital iu laud,
tbo produce of which is sure to be au-
nexed by tbe brigands. Nearly ovory day
bands ol pennants arc brought into Atbeus
who have been compelled by tbo brigauda
to furnish them with provisions, Arc.; and
as tbe live* of these unfortunate people
Ato threatened when they do uot comply
with such requisitions, the government
only punishes them if they neglect to
give information to tbe authorities.
“Half of the Greek uimy hus been in
pursuit of Spuno.s for months; but he
and bis bund, which consists of only i
en men, are still close to Athens, and it is
even rumored that he hus on several oc-
ensions outcrod the city with thu object of
capturing hoiuu high personage whom be
would afterwurds liberate only only tbe
condition of his bring given n large rsu-
aome and a free pardon. Tho nature of
the territory, and the proximity of the
Turkish frontier, cutisu great difficulties
to the troops, and they frequently pass
hidden caravans and the short thick bush
es, which cover tho mountains, without
guessing that tho krigunds aro in their
immediate vicinity. * * The shep
herds and the peasants are obliged, for
tbeir own security, to warn tbe brigands
of tbe approach of the troops on such oc
casions. This is done according to a well
developed plan ; they throw stoues with
hieroglyphics upon them iu places Agreed
upon beforehand, or lay down Mioks on
which they cut certain murks. If a mili
tary detachment enters a village to make
inquiries about the brigands, the peasants
take tbeir sticks and begin cutting marks
upon them, in thu firat pluce to record
the subject of tho conversation, and next
to evade tho brigands—some of whom are
generally posted on a hill iu the vicinity
with excellent fluid glasses, to obsorve
what is going on."— Pull Mall Gazette.
from the 8*ranu»h Re|iuliUo*a, 22d. j
THE FIRST OCEAN 8TEAMHH1P—“THE SA-
VANNAH.” j
In abeauco of more exciting topics, a ■
brief account of tbe first ooeau steamship j
ever built may be found interesting. As is
well known, aha was named Thk Havan-
mah, and for her oonatruotion, which has
led to such grand results, the world is
indebted to oertain enterprising citerzous
of Savannah.
The Savannah was built in New York,
and finished iu tbe uiouth of February,
1811). Bho was three huudred tons bur- ,
then, clipper built, full riggod, fore mast !
end sail, propelled by oue iuoliued, direct-
acting, low prossiug eugiue, similar to
thllM now in OHM 'I'lin alien a.f li.ie nulin
Tii* K*|r of Arms Inrmtlioitlon.
WAHftTNOTON,!). C., Mar< h 22—Senator
Hcliurz appeared to-day as a witness be
fore tbe Senato Committee on tbo Rale of
Arms. He testified as to the manner in
which he first obtained information about
tbe sale of arms for the French govern
ment to Kutuiugton. About a week be
fore tho Christmas vacation a copy of a
letter from Remington to Le Cesne was
shown him by a member of Congress, tbe
same as appeared iu tbo preamble to Mr.
Humner’s resolution. lie did uot know
of bis owu knowledge how tho copy was
flee Iw.ir. eel ...I t- 1L.
obtained. On being asked to give tbo
name of tho member of Congress, Mr.
Hchnrz said he did not feel at liberty to
tell it, bnt thought the gentleman might
have no objection himself to doing so.—
He conld say, however, it was uot Mr.
Humner. In reply to the question wheth
er he bad any knowledge of any officers
connected with the Government receiv
ing money directly or indirectly from the
salo of arniH, tbe witness replied that a
g ood deal of information bad come to
im from third parties in confidence. He
thought this information could be pro
cured by the committee in evidence. Mr.
Carpenter, who hod asked the question
front what persons Mr. Kehurz obtained
the information, arid he would waive it
for the present. Mr. Scburz, in tbe
oourae of Lis examination, said be did not
obtain his information from peraona
other than citizens of the United Htatea.
Tbe oommitteo adjourned till Monday.
ThzLowuky Gano.— No nows of im-
portauce from tho ‘‘seat of war." When
the train passed Moss Neck yesterdey
Andrew Strong and Stephen Lowrey were
atill there bnt Henderson bad gone off
eomewbere in company with Tom Lowrey.
Nothing as yet as to the w hereabouts of
Henry Berry. We learn that tbe Herald
correspondent, Henderson, bad the die-
tinguiahed honor of riding home from
church with H. 14. s wife on Sunday last,
which will lie quite a *'‘feather in liis cap - ’
when be returns to his home, and will
make a very respectable item in his forth
coming history of eveuts among the
“Swauip Angela.''— Wilmington Star.
Nauaow Gauge in Texas.—The Hous
ton Union rejoicc-K over the letting of tbe
contract to build tbQ Western Narrow
Gauge Railroad from Houston to San An
tonio direct. The now road will pese
through “the very garden of Texas," and
will be of immense service to tbe cities
named and the country lying between
Woman xm die Pulpit.—Theodore
Tilton, ta hia Golden Age, in speaking at
p great Vacancy fa certain pulpits of the
country, advisee that they be filled with
women, and says that this ia the only way
ta whien the olergy ' o»n ey«r ke«p pnoa
o jmtjoe,"
with U» population. “Pootio
■Jt Tbnodotn, “rsqalran that, atnen wo-
■na w» th* author of man'* Ml, ahe
ahonhl now h«. a ohanaa to *> bat Ural
bwt fwMnwttwMies.
those now in use. The size of her cylin
der was fotty inches diameter, with six
feet stroke. She carried twenty iuchus
of ateaiu. The water wheels wero of
wrought iron, with only oue fiange, nuil
entirely uncovered. They wore so at
tached to the shaft that their removal and
shipment on deok could be ueoompliblied
iu troui fifteen to twenty minutes, with
out occasioning tbe slightest inconveni
ence. She had two superb and elegant cab-
ius for passengers,ladies' and gentlemen's,
tbe two beiug separated, and both hand
somely furnished. All her bertha, thirty-
two iu number, were state roouia, and
provided with overy comfort. She was
commanded by Capt. Muses Rogers, and,
ah before stated, owned in Savannah.
At her trial trip, iu Now York bay, tho
Sevanuuh oxoited the groutest interest.—
Nearly the whole population were out to
witness the grand eveut—grand to thorn
only for its novelty—but transeeudeutly
grand in the wonderful revolution thut it
was destined to effect at no distuut day in
the naval and commercial luarina of tbo
whole oivilized world. The porformanco
of tbo new ship was uot ouly sttlrnfactory,
but commanded tho greatest admiration.
Her trip down the bay to tho presout quar
antine ground, opposito Staton Island,
and back again, was accomplished in u
period of time hitherto uuappro&chcd by
ships, and tbe success waa most gratifyiug
to ail. Her epeed, without sails, is set
down at five knots, though vchhoIh that
passed hor uudor steam and sail iu her
voyage across tbo Atlantic reported hor
movements at from uiuc to ten knots.
The Savaunah left New York for Sa
vannah on the 28th day of March, 181U,
and arrived in our port at rix o'clock p.
mi. on the lith of April. Tho vessels
which sho spoke on her voynge, carried
iuto port wouderfnl tales of hor speed and
beauty, as she moved upon tbo waters.
Some wero groatly alariuod by tbo singu
lar apparition, boiug accusiomed ouly to
sails as a propolling power on tho seas.
On her arrival, tbe whole population
turned out and assembled on tho blutl',
whore, with shouts and waiving of haml-
kerobiefs and huts, they greoted ibe extra
ordinary visitor. Her voyage waa exceed
ingly tempestuous, and tbo gallant steam
er, thoroughly tried and tosted by tho or
deal, and the esso sud safety of hor mo
tion, surpassed all that hor bravo com-
mauder had dared to hope for. Her ar
rival in Havanimh wc find thus chronicled
in the Republican of tho 7th of April,
1818:
“Tho steamship ‘Havanimh’ arrived at
our port last evening, after a boisterous
poKSago of seven days, from New York.
On her approach to tho city, hundreds of
fiooked to F
citizens tiooked to tho banks of the river,
and, while she asenuded, saluted her with
long and loud huzzas! The utmost con
fidence ia placed in her eecnrity. It re-
douuda muoh to the honor of Nuvanuah
when it is said that it was owing to tbo
enterprise of aome of her spirited citizens
that the firat attempt waa mado to cross
tbe Atlantic Ocean iu a vessel propelled
by Btoum. Tbe ‘Havannah,’ wo under-
stand, will make a trip betweon this and
Charleston, and then, perhaps, go to Ha
vana and New Orleans, and immediately
return to this place. Hho will then pro
ceed to Liverpool, via Now York, unless a
sufficiency of passougers should offer di
rect. We fiincerely hope the owners may
reap a rieb reward for tbeir splendid and
laudable undertaking."
A part of this programme was subse
quently chauged, as will appear.
'i he Havannah loft here fur an excursion
trip to Charleston on tbo 11th of April,
and returned on tbe 30th of tho sumo
month. On May 11th ahe took down an
excursion party to Tybee and tho forts.
Among the perty on board wm rrosidont
Monrue, thou on a visit to our city, to
gether with a largo number of army aud
navy offioera, and prominent citizens.
After a delightful day in tho river, the
ship returned to the city lute iu tho uftor-
noon. The Republican of that day con
tains an announcement of tbe intendod
■ailing of the Havanuah for Liverpool,
and holda out “elegant accommodations"
aa a temptation to passengers. It does
not appear from tLe record, howevor,
(newspapers were slow coscIiph in thut
duy,) whether any were induced to em
bark or not; probably none, as people ure
generally suspicious of things untried.
At all events, while w© have no repoit
of her pnseengere or cargo, it is certain
that on May 20th the steamship Havannah
weighed anchor and act out on her voyago
“for Liverpool direct," an experiment
hitherto untried in the history of the
world. Hhe encountered every variety of
weather, and her log shows that she was
cquttl to every emergency.
At 0 p. in., on Hnuday, June 20tb, after
a voyage of one month, tbe Huvnnnuh
cauie to anchor in tbe port of Liverpool.
During her passage Hhe worked her en
gine eighteen days, it being found neces
sary, on ao long a voyage, to economize
fuel. Hhe used only pitch pine, the use
of coal in steamers not having been in
troduced at that day. On nearing Liver
pool, the more effectually to aatouiuh tho
Britishers, tbe wheel* were restored to
the shafts, all tail* set, and she wont into
the Meraev amidst the wildest astonish
ment of all beholdera.
The Havannah remained at Liverpool a
little over a month, during which time she
made several excursions in the river, to
the delight and astonishment of the in
habitants. A journal of that city charac
terized these trips as “the roost striking
exhibition of steam navigation whioh has
yet been seen in our port."
On Jnlv 23d, tho Savannah sailed from
Liverpool for HI. Petersburg, her originul
destination. She oped on her northern
oourae, aeya one aeeonnt, awakening the
echoes of tho distant Scandinavian shores
with sounds even stronger thah the shouts
and battle songs of Ihe ancient Vikings.
Tbe approach of this beautiful messenger
from the yoong civilization of the New
World, to the still balf-sleopiug monar
chies of the Elder Hemisphere, only jnst
shaken in their aluiuber by the iron naud
of Napoleon, waa an event in their history
fall of instruction and prophecy.
At St. Petersburg Captain Rogers and
hie strange craft were received with overy
demonstration of respect and admiration.
The Caar himself went on board, compli
mented tbe Captain, hia ship and hia coun
trymen, and made him s present of two
Don chairs, which, on hia return, Captain
R. devoted to the oity of Savannah.
The Savannah remained at St. Peters-
burg for several weeks, and on her return
touched at Copenhagen, Aruudel, and
Norway. Many uisbed to purchase her.
The King of Sweden offered Captain Ro
gers $100,000 for hor, to bo paid in hemp
and Don delivered at New York, Boston
sod Philadelphia, but the offer waa refus
ed. Whether tbe Captain bad no power
to sell, or preferred the cash, does not
fully appear. The bold Nttl# ship turned
her oourae westward and arrived ta Sav
annah, ta ballast, November HOtb, after
a voyage of fifty days from Bt Petersburg,
including stoppages, sll wsll, and. to use
Captain Kogan 1 own languaga, “neither
a screw, bolt, nor rope-yarn parted, al
though ahe experienced very rough weath
in the month of December the Sevan-
NkTMMVMUHta* W/, xfem A«
bstonixhod Iho “collective wisdom." nnd
from thoro wont lo Now York.
With thin one trip aor<*».vs the Atlantic,
appears to hnvc dosed her bright career,
why, wo cannot m»y. Perhaps tho heavy
cohI of running her with only wood ns
fuel would not admit of successful com
petition with the Hsilora. Ho thin na it
may, soon alter her return to New York,
and giving to the world n grand step in
tho march of civilization--glory enough
for one Hhip—the Havannah wna divosted
of her steam apparatus nnd converted
into a packet ship of the smne name, ami
ran foraum©years between Savannah and
New York. Hor engines nnd boilers were
sold to the proprietors of the Allaisc
Works, in New York, for the Bum of
$1,(500. The engines were put to other
ukoh, aud did good aervico for very ninny'
years. Tho identical cylinder of tho Sa
vannah was among the arllcloH on exlnbi-
tion at tlm great Crystal Palace show in
New York, some tit teen or twenty years
ago, nnd attracted no little attention.
Tho final fate of Iho Savannah was n
sad one. In one of her trips from this
oity to New York, she was driven ashore
ii» a storm on Long Island, and went to
pieces.
For most of the facts of the above his
tory, wc are indebted to that vast More
house of events, the tiles of the Savannah
Republican,which now comprise a library
ot' near oue huudred aud fitly volumes!
Tlio Tariff.
Washington, March 22d. Tho protec
tive Infill interista, following luc l»-..d of
Senator Scott, of Penn , and adopting the
tactics of tho protectionists of the II hho,
so amended the tariff bill in the Senate,
by placing tea and cotl-s on the free liM,
as to take nineteen million dollars from
tho tresury, and render tlm reductinu of
duties mi numerous nrti let. of mecs i'y
which aro protected in the hands of mo*,
nopnlists utterly impossible, that being of
itsulf the total amount of tariff reduction
which tho treasury can now stand. Lvoti
the Finance Comtuiitoe, which is strongly
protection, denounced this movement as
tbigriiiit, voted against it, and announced
to the Senate that it was now quite use
less to go ahead and reduce the duties on
woolens, etc. This result is jmt what
was foreshadowed several weeks ng >,
when it was announced that the prolec
tionists were boasting that they had snf-
'rutie strength in each house
ficient l>
to put te
thus pre
woolens,
off oo
tho fr
vhieli
•duetto
lis
out. Six Dei
protected t
steel,
cratii
tors voted with tho tarilHUis to-di „
unexpected result in Iho Senate, which
follows the similar action iu the ll nise,
alarms the friends of the revenue reform,
who now fear thut a general lull reducing
taxation will utterly fail. /.nninaVt Cun
Kx|iorlt> nail lni|*«»rts tar Is7l.
The following exhibit of our exports
ami imports for the calendar year 1871 is
furnished by the Bureau of Statistics.
The values are all expressed in specie :
Imports of merchandise t^o72,fill'd,311
Imports of specie ami bullion 17,3'.»!*, 11 .‘>
Total imports $681),tins
Exports ol domestic mer
chandise $446,612
Exports of foreign morehau-
tliso II, 7 Ml
Total exports of inorehand'o $4(50,331,311
Exports of domestic bullion
and specie $ (5.‘» l (i3; , ,3 It*
Exports of foreign bullion
und specie . lt*,0(MI, I ‘.'8
Total exports of bullion and
specie $ i 7,(511,1
Total exports 75'>,o
»!' imports
If We lo
mil of
and exports of foreign specie and bullion,
and regard our exports of domestic spe
cie and bullion ns we would giiiiu, cotton,
or uny other product, of our domestic in
diiHtry, tho account will stum! us follows :
Total imports of nierclum-
dise... $.’i72,.*iO!),3l I
Tutsi exports of merchan
dise 430,331,(511
Exports of domestic specie
and bullion (*.*>,fi:V2,3l2
Total exports $.'»2.'i,!K53,8.1(5
Adverse balance Id,.11.1,868
Tho foreign specie and bullion account
stands as follows :
Imports $17,388,11.1
Exports 12,008,128
Excosh of imports..
,380,28;
Col ton Crop llc|iurlH.
The value of the monthly crop reports
of Iho New Orleans Colton Exuhange,
during tlm past seimon, is just beginning
to be duly appreciated, i ho accuracy
nud fidelity with which they were com
piled, and tlie coiupltiteiiuris of the infor
mation furnished from tlio very start, ore
fully uttubted by the result, for it is now
pretty certain thut tho crop will uot ho
much, if uuy, beyond 3,000,0(10 bales.
These reports were sneered at abroad;
ridiculed by many of our owu cotton mer
chants, and implicitly relied on by very
few. Even those who had confidence in
the fidelity of the compilation, mistrusted
Ihe statements upon which the reports
Were bused.
'The result, however, has proved thut
the system is an excellent one, and that
reliable crop statements can be obtained
by it. It bus proved that wc can foim a
nearly exact estimate of thu crop long
bolorc tlio season is over* that tin- extent
of the plantirg cun bo accurately as
certained in tho hpving, and iho condi
tion of tho crop at the close of euch month
published to the world within u few days
thereafter.
Wo say this w ith regard to tbe sec.'ions
tribuluiy to this maisot. A similar re
port from Gulvestun, Mobile, Sitvunnuh
and Memphis will tnu'io lip a more eum-
pleto < rop statement than any published
iu tho world.
We understand that tho Cornmitfco on
Information aud Statistics intend perfect
ing the hjstem this rouhou, by extending
their correspondence to every puih-h and
country where a New Oileans factor lias
an acquaintance, and opening a more gun-
oral comm tiniest ion with merchants iu the
principal towns.
As soon as tho proper time arrives,
tho circular interrogatories will lm sunt
('•tulhUtrN t». riatforniN.
Just now—and it is a noticeable sign in
tlio political firmament—the American
people appear to bo much more concerned
about candidates than platforms, partion-
Uiiy iu connection with Ibe 1’ieaideulial
elect mu of 1872. Auioug tbe cuntics
which liuvo contributed to dimiuiHb the
popular reverence for “platform*,” two
have chictly operated, viz., tbo character
of luauy of the platforms which have
been put forth, uud which buvo proved
uothiug more than mere buudles of plat
itudes and glittering generalities, aud'
uccoudly, the faoility with whioh, in the
hour ot success, the promises, express or
implied, iu these munifeslues ot party
fill.it uud policy have beou forgotten or
d.tregArded. Unfortunately for the hon
esty of our politics, it is geitiug more and
nunc lo be undeislood that platforms, af-
ur all, ure ouly iutoudod for immediate
nud tempory effect; that they are not mo
much definitions or pledges of political
1 nit it an they arc political devices—meant
to catch votes—campaign documents,
which alter the election may menu some
thing or nothing, as occasion requires.
We can all remember when tbe case
apparently was otherwise, aud when the
M-uliuieut, “measures, not men," or iu its
less alliterative, but more seductive form,
“principles, hot. men," was inscribed on
every parly butiuer. Looking back, how
ever, to those “good old times,’’ wo greut-
ly fear that tliuiu wuh uh much of a delu
sion ol* uhuiu iu tho importauce formerly
attached to party protessions of fuith ns
tiu-rois uow iu the pmfesuioiiH themselves.
T ruuhlatcd out of Hie political dialect to
which it belonged iuto homely vermicular
LmjliRli, tho sentiment, “principles, not
men," too often menu that tbo personal
fitness or quulilluatious of caiididules for
office was u mailer of miuor importance;
that tho preservation of tho purty su
premacy ut nil hazards and nt uuy cost,
«-\cn at that of tho election of ineu noto
riously uutit or corrupt, hut who were re
puted “sound ou the goose," wuh the
paramount consideration.
Wc are not sure thiu the present torn-
per of th© American people U not an im
provement ou ail this. Fiiueiple is uot
ticcca-iaiily lost sight of, becuuse the
value uud importance of men us thu eiu-
bodimt'iit and representative of prinutplo
are also pioperly luougnized. Whatever
of nil'll there is iu the old maxim iu still
appreciated, but witli uu important quali
fication. Tlio case is parallel to that of
anoiliur generality witli which Senator
j Carpenter, iu delude tlio other day upon
tin* French arms question, sought to siop
the mouth aud silence the argument ot
.Senator Hchlirz. Treating the investiga
tion proposed by Hciiutor .Suuiuer as oue
calculated to raise a qiiustiuli between
our own governmeut and that of Germa
ny as to tile fidelity with winch this couu-
try had observed the obiigatiuus of neu
trality m the matter of tho alleged sale of
government arms to French agents, tho
Wisconsin .Senator said that lire true
maxim in all micb cases for every patriot
was “our country, light or wrong.* Mr.
Hchurz happily turned thu application of
the maxim against Mr. Carpenter, by
promptly accepting it, but with the expla
nation, “our country right, if she bo
light, and it wtoiig, to lie set right." Ho
oi i tit. maxim, “principles not men—pro-
vnletl thu luuu bo worthy exponents of
lh»* principles they prof ohm. " This seems
t*» be tho drill of public opinion and feel
ing just i.uw, and bunco we find tliut
groutur solicitude than usual is lull upon
the Kiibjucl if suitable candidates for the
pn-nleiicy. It is no longer a question of
finding a man with u negative record or
muio at all, but rather who is the uiau
•who, from hia record, is likely to com
mand the largest measure of popular con
fidence, uud to concentrate upon himself
the greatest number of wuvoiing und tm-
curtuiu votes? It is no lougcr the “dark
horse" iu the political stables that is most
likely to win the presidential stakes, Imt
who among the public men of the coun
try, by his known weight and houcsty of
cl in racier, uml his approved record us u
public servant, is best fitted to unite the
scattered and Bouiuwbal discordant ele
ments of opposition. I'pon tho answer
to this question it may bo safely said
cliicily, it not altogether, depend the
chances of introducing n new regime of
administrative reform iu March, 187.3.
As yet Ihe question must be treated as
unsolved. Thu uomiiiutiou of Judge
Duvis und Governor Parker, at Columbus,
Ohio, by thu national labor reform con
vention, cuu only be regarded us a tenta
tive iu the way of uu uuswer, and abso
lutely without political significance uulo>s
taken up und endorsed by sumo of the
more important political organizations or
combiuuiiuus of thu country.-
{Haitimore Sun.
out, and the extent of the planting, etc.,
iuod.—Xeio Orica a*
this season ascertained.-
Picayune.
Tiir. Outlaws—Tin: IIkiiald CoiiuhH-
fondsnt Taken to thk 8wami*s—Fe.viw
foh His Hafktx.—Tho wife of Henry II. r-
ry Lowrey, tho outlaw chief, was at Moss
Neck depot yesterday as tho train pie
thut point, whither rko c-mio for deliver
ing a dispatch from Henderson, to bo sent
North from this city. Hho states thut tho
correspondent was nt Lowrcy’s cabin, near
Moss Neck, on Friday evening about *5
o'clock, when Tom Lowrey, S'opbcn Low
rey and Andrew Htiong suddenly entered
it utid loughly told him to gat up *ud go
with them. Ho told them that bo w*.s
ready, but first u**ked permission to send
off a* dispatch to liia paper, vhieli was ac
corded him, when lie wrote the dispntch
and gave it to the Lowrey female, who ns
we have soen, fulfilled the promise to de
liver it to the conductor of tho train.—
Heuderaon then accompnuied tlio outlaws
bound for the raossses of tbo Sonflletowa
swamp.
It was reported hero yesterday, the re
port coming from Shoo Hell, thut Hender
son had been killed .by tbe outlaw s but
tha report is generally discredited.
Wilmington Journal, 26f/i.
Liverpool, March 27—Evening.-Cot-
ton closed strong. Price* unchanged
The efforts of tho delegates from Wyo
ming Territory to secure un appropriation
lor uu artesian well ut Fort i>. A. Russell,
recall the attention giveu to this subject
beluro the wur. In 18.16 it was detenu bi
rd to sink artesiuu wells in thu plaiu of
Ll.itio Lstacado, lying between Missouri
and Arkunsiis on thu east and Mexico ou
the west, the object beiug to secure it
direct route to the fur southwest, several
bundled miles shorter tliau uuy tbeu opeu.
C.tpl. Pope was appointed louder of thu
enterprise. Hu sunk two wells neur the
Pecos river, at tho 32d parallel, to the
depth of (ill aud 8(58 loot respectively.
The result was satisfactory, it being evi
dent that water could be supplied in
abundance for purposes of cultivation.
Thu work wuh relinquished ior waul of
means, aud further appropriations by
Congress were expected, when tho wur
hiuko out.
Ihe effort to niuko tho desert bloom by
Uiciius of these u fils has been followed
by some stic' etsH in Sahara, in some parts
ot which tho natives, originally, und
alter wards the French, produced artificial
ojises ms tVcquuut resting places for truv-
clicrs. Tedious us cultivation under arti
ficial Irrigation seerus to the American,
tho tCMiils attained in Europo and Asia
are such us to wurraut our people in mak
ing considerable expenditures lor the suke
ot rucovenug tho far western plains from
the tough wild grosses which uow monop
olize them. Palestine furnishes the most
encouraging examples, perhaps, whore,
un a hill side, a narrow irrigating ditch
sopnrates barren Bands from the luxu
riance of Orioutal gardens. There are
mm y thousands of square miles in our
Western Territories where such a result
can be obtained only by nrtesiau wells.
Wyoming is uot witbiu the belt of coun
try where the experiments referred to
were made, being tar to the north of thut
line, most of it north of the Union Pacific
Railroad line. 1 hough there is consider
able rnouutainoiis country iu tbe Territo
ry, there Are ninny miles of plain covered,
km w e understand it, with a hardy grass
useful to cattle, and giving promise of
grant fertility iu tbe soil. The delegate,
Mr. JouuH, claims that the Government
needs a well to furnish water for tbo gar
rison of Fort Bussell, and that if it is
proved that the underlying rock of tbe
Territory is favorable to artesian wells,
private pel sons w ould gladly sink them.
At preadtit thu experiment is very doubt
ful. Au appropriation of ten thousand
dt.liars is requested. Of oourae private
enterprise will do tbe work aa soon aa its
hucookh is assured.
Tbe amount of water furnished by arte
sian wells is sometimes enormous, one
well giviug sufficient to irrigate the coun
try for miles around, though it is yet
doubtful whether or not these very prolific
wells conld he scoured where they ara
most needed. The Grenelle well at Paris
flows at the rate ut .100,000 gallons in
twenty-four hours, tho diameter of the
shuft varying from 7} to 12 inches. It is
1,80(5 feet iu depth. The Klraingen well,
1,878 feet deep, 4 inches in dismeUr, die-
vUvgM »VX% tbw
1,000,000 galtaft 1& ft 99Uttft<*
(lav. The well at Ht. Louis, 2.188 feet in
depth, the deepest in the wot Id, furnishes
about TOP.OOn gallon* per day. Its cost
was somewhat more than twenty thousand
dollars.—Aetc 1 ark Pont.
THE Oil It. IX OF «ADH\U. “ UKCO.NSTItn -
T10N.”
Unrolii Airalnol It— Stanfou Ih Aathoi
Tlio Calaxy for April contains an infer-
estiug paper by Hot). Gideon Welles,
Secretary of tho Navy under President
Lincoln. It relates to the discussions
and divisions in (lie Federal Cabinet, at
the close of the wnr, iu refercnco to tbe
mode of dealing with the subdued South
ern States, and is noteworthy for some
interest ing disclosures which it makes.
Mr. Welles represents President Lincoln
as tho earnest opponent of any niodo of
recount ruction that would deal harshly
with thu South, nnd of nny course of
severity towards tho luudors of the Con
federacy, aud Stanton as tho originator of
tho plan of forced reconstructiou under
militury rule, which, though not accepta
ble to Lincoln and afterwards rejected by
President JoIiurou and his Cabinet, was
substantially adopted uud put into execu
tion by Gougress.
We liftvo not received a copy of the
Galaxy containing this article, but we
find in the Hi. Louis Jl(/:ublica,i u sum
mary of it which no doubt includes ail its
material points. The Itrpnblicnn says
that Mr. Welles, in liia article, gives n
lear insight into She views of Pieaidont
iiueolu concerning reconstruction, and
the discussions of tlx* Gabiuet thereupon,
immediately bcfoio and uiler his death.
As tins subject has been the theme of
much debate in public and private circles.
i this is the first authoritative revo
lution regarding it which lias ever ap
peared iu print, wc propose, says the ViY-
publicaa, to reproduce a few of the lead
ing features, asking for them tlm careful
attention of our. readers. After alluding
to Mr. Lincoln's couueotiou with Urn
Whig party, nnd his chivnlric devotion to
Henry Clay, Mr. Welles says:
“Time, lelloctioti und muturer years
tempered his enthusiasm and modified his
feelings. He did uot wholly relinquish
his party obligations, but investigation,
discus.iun aud responsibility had wrought
a change in his views. Aside from per-
Houul admiration of tlm eloquent Whig
chumpiou, which lingered iu his mind a
pleasant remembrance, und a pur l from
association, which begetsuttnchuiont, Mr.
Liucolti, iu his later years, retained but
little zeal for Whig doctrines. Wlmn
elected, ami during his administration, im
icorely und conscientiously, iu let-l
ing aud principle, a Federal Republican,
friend of Htuto rights, and in his general
iows uu opponent of consolidation. Ob.
ncrvuliou und experience made him loss a
centralist and more a State-rights Repub
lican than 1m laid been in his earlier years.
If tbo exigencies of the war impelled him
cis© extraordinary uud sometimes
doubtful powers, lie lamented the neces
sity, and became more ami more au ad
mirer of our federative nyatoni, and in bis
convictions uu earnest constitutionalist."
When it became evident that the wur
was drawing to a close, Mr. Lincoln’s
nnxiety in regard t
treatment of tlio South naturally iucro.isod, )
aud ho was continually talking about the
matter to members of his Oabioet, in and
uut of seraion.
dreaded and deprecated violent
and rovoiigcful feoliugs, or any malevo
lent demonstrations towurrt those of our
countrymen who woro involved, volunta
rily or involuntarily, iu the rebellion.
Tlm leaders, bo believed, would lice tin*
country wlmu they becamo satisfied their
cause was hopeless, lie often expressed
isli that they might Ik* facilitated in
tlioir escape,and no strenuous effort made
to prevent their ogress. * * * His
grout object was clonioifcy to tlm rebels
aud peace to the country. * * *
I have reason to snpposo that in inter
views with Gens. Grant und Hheruian he
had enjoined upon them tlm concession
of liberal terms to tho rchols ou tlio first
indication of a disposition to yiold nnd
abandon tlm contest. To tlieso merciful
and considerate views of tho Pres dent
may bo attributed tbo liberal tonus ex
tended by tbo conquering generals to Leo
and Johnston. E ich of our generals was
pressed with the hntunuc, generous
aud patriotic designs of tho I'lv-i lent,
whose earnest, deepest wish *us peace to
the people, an early restor.itit.ii ol nation
al union, and tlm i«* ».*•( ddi.shmciit of iho
States and ihe people m . 1< rii u* "rigiuul,
reservod ami undoubted ngms ou terms
equality ami jusimu."
After tho surrender of Lee came tho
proclamation, or order uf Geu. Weitzel,
convouing tho Yirgiuia Legislature, which
did uot meet tho oordiul approval of tbo
majority of the Cabinet. Mr. W'ellos
stated his objections to tho President in
a private conversation, aud tlm ideas of
tho hitter are set forth us follows:
‘Ho said his object und intentions wero
to effect a reconciliation ns soon uh possi
ble, and ho should not stickle about forms,
provided he could attain tho desired
would be no persecution, no bloody work
after the war ended. None need expoet
that he would take any part in baugtng
or killing those imm, oven tho worst of
thorn. Frighten thorn out of the coup-
try,opou the gates,let down the bars,scare
ihvm off, suid ho,' throwing np his • hands
as if Hearing sheep. * * *
There woh too much of n design on tho
part of Home of our very good ftionds to
he masters, to intorfere with und dictate
to those Htates, to treat the people not as
fellow-citizons : there was too little' res
pect for their rig)its. He did not sympa
thize iu thcHo foeiings. Louisiana, ho
said, had framed and presented one of tho
beat constitutionH that had over been
formed, lio wished t|:ay had permitted
negroes who hud property, or could reel,
to vote, but this was a question which
they must decide for llmiuselvos. Yet
soino, a very few, of onr friends, wero not
willing to let tlm people ot tlm States de
termine these questions, bnt, in violation
of first und fundamental principles, would
exorcise arbitrary power over them.—
These humanitarians break down all
Siato rights aud ouinditutional rights.-
Had the Lonis'iauiuus inserted tho negro (
in tbeir constitution, aud had tliut instru
ment been in nil other respects tho same, 1
Mr. Humner, ho said, would never *liavo
excepted to thut constitution, 'i ho dele
gation would liuvo be u admitted nnd tlio
State all right. Each Uqub© of Congress,
he said, had tho undoubted right to r«.»-
ceive or reject members; the Kxocutivn *
hud no coulrol in tho mutter. 15ut Con
gress liud nothing to do with tim Htate
governments which Iho President could
recognize, and, under existing laws, treat
as other States—givo them the suuio mail
facilities, collect taxes, appoint Judges.
Marshals, Collectors, etc., subject* of
course, to confirmation. There wore men
who objected to those views, but. they
wore not Jmro, and wo must make haste to
do our duly before they catuo here. ’
It was ut this cabinet mooting that Air.
Stunto
struct i 1
> Finite i
first broached hi
i. Mv. 'Welles sa
“It win ft military < r
nnd by it tho War Pepiut
tinted to reorgani
dividualily it assumed was sacrificed. I
vested of its military features, it was
form nnd outline tho sumo ns tho plan i
timately adopted. Tin i dot ament y«ropr
cd establishing a military dopurtnmnl
be composed of Virginia und North Car
liuu, with u military governor."
At a special cabinet mooting on tin* a
of May, Mr. Stanton, ut tlio request
President Johnson, pr<
ate programm•* for tn**
States lately in rebcllio
it is thus given by Mr.
“Tho sixth section oi
ly proposed by Mr. Hia
est nnd fullest, it guv
the Secretary uf War tl
nt. 1
for urgn
till)
si luurslmh
» bo by
out,
States through pr
him appointed."
The Stauton plan wan rejecto.
manifestly to his disappointu
from it, added tho Jlfpitblicai,. wo may
st»o whore originated that military system
of reconstruction whioh had since work.* 1
such u vast amount of harm at tlio South,
and almost destroyed alt n -pect for tlio
constitution at tho North. Lincoln pro
posed to deal gouorously and mercifully
with tho Southern Status, and givo the
people thereof an opportunity to resume
thu federal union umnolest-
.... . their placoH m
mutton anil ,, 1
1 I by outside inter
erelv
g.irdotl tlieso S»at
• provinces, t<> bo
| quererg saw fit, und ho desire
| them by tho sword. Lincoln v
errors, was at hoar! au hone .t
j scientiouH man, loving liberty ;i
l oppression-—Stauton, with all hi
I loyalty, was at heart a tyrant, at
rod the devices of despotism to
cr and rnoro beneficent reign of
[ ti>uml froodom.
“lueted
lo rulo
i nil bin
id hutiug
d p/efer
tile mild-
Washington, March 24th. Secretary
Fish bus sent to Madrid n vigorous dis
patch upou thu case of Hr. Howard, the
American oitizoii just transported to a
Spanish colony for twenty years for parti
cipation in the Oulmu rebellion. Tho
Consul-General ut. Havana has made rep
resentations of tlm hardship and injus
tice of Hr. Howard’s caso ; and it is ex
pected that the action of this Govern
ment will induce his prompt roieuso on
coudition that ho loaves Cuba for tho
Fnited Status.
DcmIIi of lion. Slu-Moii Teenier.
It is with feelings of tho most profound
sorrow that we announce this morning tho
death of the Hon. Sheldon Toomor, lato
Representative of Luc county in the Leg
islature, which sod event occurred at II
a. ni., yesterday at his residence iu Opeli
ka. ML Toomor was u gentleman of lino
intellect, a well cultivated aud richly
storod mind and u heart as open us day to
molting charity. When tlm cull to arms
rung through the South in 18*51, lio was
oue of tho foremost to place his life and
bis ail upon the altars of sucritico, and ou
one of the best fought fields of the war ho
received tho wound thut robbed him of a
leg. When war was done and ho returned
suit; that lie thought it best t«» meet tho i to tlio homo of his youth, ft more wreck of
rebels us men,* fellow-countrymen, who; his former self, his feJlow-oiti’zenSf appro-
wero reasonable aud intelligent, and had j cuiting the generous devotion ho had man-
rights which wo wero williug uud dispos-1 jfostod in their behalf gave into Iris kuop-
w w wo- , KUBlUll II* *11 vi* Ktliuu (S“ ,w *“*•' !•
ed to respect. They had been iu error,luui ing, and that of Iris collcago, Iho interests
light! of Leo county: and w<f,“ who saw his
appealed to arui, and after having fought
well, were beaten and humbled. * * i watchful oars and noted tho . z«nl with
* * Ho hsd, he said, no thought which he gtitu^dl his dolicato trust, aro
of treating the Rebel Virgiuiuu Kepiosen-' fully prepared to vouch that he did hia
tativo as a legal assemblage—a real Log- ' devoir moat gallantly and well. Aud yet
islsture; but tho persous composing thut! amidst all the pressing duties of his official
body were leading uieu iu their reaped- J statiou tho relentless enemy m hia lift*
live counties, c*itch of whom hud a local j ceased noi to boaiego tho citadel. Wo
influence, which ho thought should bo ! saw how patiently, how heroically l o suf-
uiade available in this critical transition | fared—his friends, his mere acqimiutun-
state, iu tho interest uf pence and the C es—nW saw it, mid all yielded to thq hero,
Uniou. He was surprised that his object who, like the gallant 'Lnwioace, keeping
and the movement had bcou so generally tim dug of his duty still flying, and still
misconstrued, aud uudor tho oircumstau- • fighting up to it ‘ " *' * L 1 ’
, perhaps, it was best tiro proceedings '
should be abandoned. State action iu
the interest of peace was, however, iu
itself disintegration and destruction to
the Confederacy. He thought it should
bo encouraged, and wan, I perceived, dis
appointed that his friends opposed Iho
measure, und that I, always recoguizod
by hiur as u Slate Rights Union uiau, hud
uot favored it."
A Cabinet mooting was held on the af
ternoon of tho 1 Itli of April, a few hours
beforo tho President fall by tho bands of
au assassin. At that time, while discuss
ing plum; for tlio reorganization of tho
South, Mr. Lincoln expressed himself us
follows:
He thought it providoutiul that (his
grout rebellion was crushed jnst us Con
gress had adjourned, aud thero were uone
of the disturbing elements of that body
to hinder aud embarrass as. If we were
wise aud disoreet, we should reanimate
thdfatates and get their government in
sneOfssfui operation, with order prevail
ing and the Union re-established before
Congress came together in December.
Thu he thought important. We conld do
better, accomplish more without than
with them. There were men in Cou-
greea who, if their motives were good,
were nefertheleee impracticable, and who
pose—ed feelings of hate and vindictive-
ness ta which he did not sympathise and
prtioiptt*. K* tfsw
wliilo J)**uth ioerod
his face ami his biurqno of Life went
down in tHo midst of tho chill waters, tho
tribute of their involuntary admiration.
But he is at peaoo now, and wo confident
ly hope at peace forever. To tho friends
und stricken family of the doooaned. vre
wonld tender our warmest symp&tuies,
but tho more sound of words fails to trans
late the Toolings that well up within onr
hearts wbeu wo realize the cold, repulsive
truth that our friend is dead! May the
sod of the vulley rest lightly upon him,
and may tho memory of iris heroic virtues
forever flourish in purpolual youth.
| Montgomery Adcerli*ei\ 27tli
Death or James J. Kumoo.—Wo am
pained to uuuouuco the death of James J.
Kiddoo, Esq., which occurred ut his resi
dence in .Gathbert ou Sunday night lust.
That ho had faults, none who know him
will deny; but a more generous heart
never beat in human hr«»st. A more gal
lant ofttcor than ho never drew sworu in
defence of tho lost cause. Ou many u hard
fought buttle iielil bis bruvery w*»
but never diJ bo falter uh.ui duty onlled.
He wan pomessed of nbrillluut Intel'erl-aml
hi* atom of learning, bolb legal und liter
ary, -aa tiuly great, in eonrersatioa ha
waa exeeeuiugiy inauiu.,....*. -- . j ,
iahed writer •***>£ Tilo'MnUoof
nobler and batter
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