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VOL. .2-NO. 163. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1866. Daily News and Herald. PUBLISHED BY $. W. MASON. 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The man died the same afternoon ; and about the same time a fourth case was reported. This case left the ship alive. The premonitory symptoms of the disease continuing to spread among the men, Cap tain Atkins, at the written request of the offi cers in charge of the troops -and also of the passengers, who had by this time become aware of the fact that an epidemic was on board—consented to touch at Hilton Head, where we hoped and expected to disembark the troops that they might have proper medi cal attendance, medicines and hospital ac commodations. At one o'clock, Wednesday morning, another case was reported. We arrived at Hilton Head at six o’clock,-Wed nesday morning. The Health Officer at that place would only say that we must go to the south end of the island, where hospital ac commodations were provided lor such cases, though informed that the draught of the vessel would not permit her to approach that point nearer than eight miles. We were forced to put out and come to anchor in Tybee Roads, when, under direction of the Health Officer, the troops wero landed on the beach, near the Hartello Tower. The case reported the night before proved fatal about the time the anchor was dropped, (evenle o’clock A. II.) The latest advices from the Island are that the disease is yielding to proper treatment, and that no new cases have occurred to-day. The supply of medicine brought on board by Capt. Ellsworth, at New York, was in sufficient in quantity, and wanting in most of the articles needed for the emergency. The medicine chest of the ship was ample for all ordinary occasions, but deficient for this. The men were crowded together in the forward part of the ship, and though the ventilation may be as good, or, perhaps, bet ter, than upon similar vessels, it was Insuffi cient for the number crowded into the small space. Under the circumstances, sickness of some kind, at this season of the year, was to be expected. All the appliances for treat ing such cases were wanting—the men lying . fti< Mil PRICE, 6 CENTS. WASHINGTON HEWS. Full Proceedings of the Repub* lican Caucus. WHAT WAS SAID AND BY WHOM OF THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. The President Denounced as Great a Traitor as Davis. A TERRIBLE TINE ABOUT THE POUR OFFICE HOLDERS. Several Malicious Falsehood* Quietly KtpMtd. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND CAU CUS ON SATURDAY. A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE CHANGE OF TONE. (Special dispatches to tbe New York Times.] Washington, Sunday, July 15, 1U65. A caucus of Republican members of Congress was held on Wednesday evening in the Hall 01 the House of Representatives. On motion of Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, Gen. Banks, of Massachusetts, was elected chairman, and Mr. Ferry, of Michigan, Secretary. Tbe caucus, so far as the House was concerned, was quite full, but only eight Senators were present Mr. Hotchkiss, of New York, said that the meeting was called at the request of himself and others, and its object was to have an interchange of views as to the best course to be pursued in regard to the ru mored removal of office-holders by the President. He had no doubt that such removal was intended as soon as Congress should adjouru, and in his own State a licensed “head butcher" had already been appointed, and stood at the door ready to strike- He deemed it the duty of Congress to stand by its friends, and to make any sacrifice necessary to keep them in office. He thought Congress should remain in session so as to prevent removals. A motion was put and carried that no member should speak more than five minutes, nor more than once. Mr. Cobb, of Wisconsin, offered a resolution, de claring every one present to be in honor boned to act in (’ongress and elsewhere in accordance with the de cisions of the caucus—but this was voted dow : n. A resolution of secrecy was adopted, on motion of Mr. Cobb. Mr. Ashly, of Ohio, expressed his concur rence with what had been said of the necessity of taking some actiou on the subject of removal*. He thought Con gress should take a reueia, inste*H of adjourning. Mr. Farnsworth, of Illinois, then offered a resolu tion, declaring that Congress would remain in session until December. He said that any party that would not stand by its friends ought to go down, and we must staid by the men now in office. He thought, too, it might be necessary for Congress to take other action before next session to prevent the accomplish- upon the bare deck, with but a single blan Li-0 ket each ; exposed to drafts when they were j not almost suffocated by toe dense mass of believed the President was atraitor to the party and 1 tbe eouutry, and that he was ready for any measure, however desperate, which would put the Goverumuut iuto the hands of the rebels. What tiia schemes were men around them. It is only to be wondered at that the disease did not spread more ra pidly. That blame tests somewhere in this mat ter is certain. It is not part of my duty to say where. The officers of the vessel afforded every facility in their power for tiic relief of the •7. :;;. • ea insert. .1 as special notices will; sufferers. Captain Ellsworth and his officers i thirty per cent advance on table rates, j were untiring in their attention to their men I Of- Bacon was extremely zealous in endea- cent advance on table rates, ertiaenienta of a transient character, not - to time will be continued until ordered , 1 accordingly. ; vouriD g to check the progress of the disease, I. ; , contract* except or space at tscle j and Mr. Thomas Beard, of Columbia, S- C. made-and. in contracts for space, all a practical druggist, rendered efficient ser ies per square fot v j ce j n compounding medicines. When it became generaily known that this epidemic was on board, and lhat two deaths had occurred from it. aslight shade of anx iety was all that could be perceived among the passengers, .even the ladies manifesting nothing like fright. Among the passeugoi s there has been and is no sickness of any kind, other than sea sickness. It is almost unparalleled that such should have been the case, with one hundred and twenty souls on shipboard for six days. No premonitory symptoms of cholera has at any time existed among the passengers or crew. Ail are in good spirits, passing the time in such innocent amusements as are to bo found on shipboard. A "Cholera Circu lating Library” has been lornied, with a Li brarian. to whom the passengers have con tributed all the reading matter they chanced to have with them. Would it not be proper., notwithstanding* ’ the present good health on board, that a j physician, with medicines, should be sent down, to remain until the expiration of our quarantine. This much has been expected. Yours. S3. St. Geobge Rogers. • ::,i local -v business notices, for Imli .--Si:, wiii Ik subject to a charge of fifty . : i-.-ss tliau three dollars for each i. ; .VKertlsomenis most be paid In Tn-WeeKiy News and Herald Im.- a t: : i :T year, or 73 cents per month, and Weekly News and Herald i *-rpry -*H-.rday at S3 per year. • ► I’RINTING, . • :.n i promptly done. THE CHOLERA. ACCOfST OF THE ti.VADOn S TRIP VAN H isp Steamer Sas Salvador, ’ lyhce Roads, July 19, 1866. > Ektors News and Herald: l*G ; .rt use of relieving the reasona- .iy of many in wrar city and e!se- 9 - have friends and relations on i* vessel, it is thought advisable that r.: of every tiling connected with on board du ing the trip from 5. should be given to the public. •" - 'action oi my fellow passengers, to give this statement. -Salvador left bet pier in New r -t ■ o'clock P. M., Saturday, -V'dt 75 or 80 passeugers. After - nvn the bay the vessel came to 'tinmen; Transport, from which nst* rrtol to her 473 recruits for the : Infantr\ stationed in Florida), h-'it.L- ol Captain Ellsworth, 1st Lieut. r ‘ r,! i two ‘2,1 Lieutenants—no ■ S.i.-i if-companying them. While ’“ tv the passengers of the vessel lj " ““expected and not at all agree- l “° se -heady on board, no evil r r,te ’ ' Tere apprehended, notwilh- |t -tie . t ie men was carried on he Transport. 'Doming (Sunday 15th). I '■'* lj ! Captain Ellsworth that one “ ” a ' ’ ,T . V sick that no medical “ "iib the troops; that upon en- , ,a not been able to find any pbys- 3 -i and that neither he nor his * r ‘ L ctf-Jai to the duly of treating c ,e SU; koe3s. 1 offered to see VJ y "ffev was accepted. I l m ln 3 dying condition, and \, fe ,j id r ;; ;ir two afterwards. After his r - a-ruunicated to Captain EllBworth ' ® c crs. and to Captain Atkins. I-- be did not know, bat be bad been told on liigb author, ity that Hr. Seward bad said that this Congress would never meet again until the Southern Suites were re stored to (all) their rights, of representation in Con gress. Mr. Hale, cf New York, asked for his authority for this statement. Mr. Farnsworth replied that he had heard it from several parties. On being pressed for some authority, he said he should not give it, and several members around said, “don’t give it,” Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, say ing he had no doubt Mr. Seward had said it. Mr. Hale said, in the absence of any authority be did not believe Mr. Seward had ever said anything of the kind. Mr. Sheliabarger, of Ohio, concurred in the neces sity of taking precautions, but he was not certain as to the best way of doing it. He offered a substitute for Mr. Farnsworth’s resolution, appointing a com mittee of five, ^afterwards increased to nine, three of the Senate and six of the House,) to report on the subject at a future caucus. Mr. Garfield, of Ohio, indorsed what had been said about the treachery of the President, and the neces sity of adopting some measures of preventiou. But he thought it important that members should go home and fight out the battle before the people. The Cabi net, he was happy to say, was already broken up. He was glad to announce that Postmaster-General Denni son had resigned and would have nothing more to do with the Aaministraixon, and he hoped that other members of the Cabinet would lollow his example. He thought they should strip to the waist and fight the battle out on this line. Mr. Boutwell, of Massachusetts, said he thought we would be obliged to do a great many other thiugs to save the country from the danger that threatened it. He believed it to be beyond all doubt that a conspiracy was on foot to put the Government into the hands of rebels, and the President was a party to it. He had no doubt they contemplated a resort to force, because it was in the logic of events that they should do so. He believed Andrew Johnson to be just an thoroughly a traitor as Jeff. Davis, and that nothing could save the country from destruction but the most prompt and effective preparations for every emergency. He believed an attempt would bo made to force the rebels iuto congress, and the Philadelphia Convention was , part of the scheme. The battle, in effect, had already begun, and if resistance was not made, the President ] would take possession of the Capitol. Any such at tempt must and would be resisted by force. (Mr. Boutwell’s remarks were loudly applauded.) Mr. Harding, of Illinois, doubted the wisdom of going to the people on su< h an issue. He was in favor of taking precautions against the President, but he did not wish it understood that the Union Party made the holding of office so important a consideration as the action proposed would make it. Mr. Ingersoll, of Illinois, denounced President John son as a traitor—a madman—in league with rebels and Copperheads, and Insisted on measures of precau tion against his schemes. He said he had no personal interest or feeling in the matter. He had fought out his battle with the President, and had won it. But he would as soon trust a boll in a china shop as An drew Johnson in possession of power. Mr. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, said “Amen’’ to M**. Boutwell, and said that many as were the letters he received from his constituents on the tariff, they were few in number compared with those he received ex horting him to stand by Congress in its measures for the salvation of the country. He denonneed the Philadelphia Convention aa a conspiracy of traitors, and said he believed tbe President had got it up for the purpose of destroying the Union party, and of putting rebels and Copperheads into power. The rebel newspapers North and South were in favor of it for that raasou. The New York News and World advo cated it as a means of destroying the Union party, anil restoring the rebels to power, and the New York limes, although it had not yet gone quite so far as this, also upheld and favored the Convention. Tbe President, as is well known, regards every bill passed by Congress, while eleven States are unrepresented, as null and void, so that nothing short of the admis sion of the rebel members will satisfy him. Mr. Raymond, of New York, said Mr. Kelly had not the shadow* of a right to attribute to the Times any such purpose or motive as breaking up the Union party. His insinuation to that effect was utterly un true, and was the most unmanly way of making an injurious and unjust charge. He had his own views of the objects to be accomplished by the Convention, and he had not, thus far, concurred in the views ex pressed by those around him. He believed that, prop erly managed, the Convention would strengthen the Union party, instead of destroying it. So long as he had reason to think so he should continue to advo cate it. Whenever he saw reason to believe that it waa to be used to destroy tbe Union party, neither the Titties nor its editor would support it. As to the gen tleman's assertion that the President regards every thing Congress has done in the absence of eleven Slates as null and void, I beg to ask him how he re conciles that statement with the fact that the President has signed nearly every bill Congress has passed ? Mr. Kelly—That is one of the President’s many in consistencies. The resolution of Mr. Shellabarger was then adopted. Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, offered a resolution * v '~~‘ ’ ~~ declaring it to be the duty of every Union man to de- from the sale of internal revenue Stamps, and I uounce the Philadelphia Convention and render it odious to the people. He said he wanted the lines Counterfeit Fractional Currency in vite South. A Washington letter to the Baltimore Transcript says: “ Reports received at the Treasury Department state that the Southern States are .at present flooded with counterfeit United States notes, national bank notes and fractional currency of every denomination. One of the Treasury detectives, while on an official visit in one of the Southern cities, observed that an immense quantity of this spurious money is circulating there among all classes, who, with few exceptions, accept it as readily as the genuine. The detective having received, while making some trifling purchases, nearly one-half his cbaDge in counterfeit money, and being desirous of as certaining some estimate of the amount of thi9 trash in circulation, seized upon the money ‘tills’ of several merchants doing quite an extensive business, and discovered that about one-half their contents were counter feit, which consisted of United States notes of tbe various issues and denominations of fractional currency, and quite a number of counterfeits on the national hanks of the North and West. A postmistress in one of the Southern States recently returned to the Treasury $42 50, which she had received upon examination $20 of the amount was detected as spurious, which, unfortunately for her, she must make good." In this city the nuisance of counterfeit fractional currency, with which we were so long afflicted, has been, in a great degree, gotten rid of by the determination of our l f: ,! »6 ship, my belief that the dis- j miir chants and others to take no note that is - bir:h h« ; «tied, was cholera. The 1 no1 a bsolutely above suspicion. " rts P ut overboard with as Wa 4T - tH ~ Nlw yoBK Tj nEt; Thinks Now.-W« '•’s-jible, with, however, due • file 1-jrnm usual on such occasion. ^ SI,ripcr| ot tho ,8U * * D,t tin- A1 . iiitiol: leader? means, first, S-U ti; 4s another case was reported, symptoms oi cholera were i-arked. LG was treated for the i'.Lil'mg alive when we left the . s ‘‘-r , lay though in a critical con- IkiS ' ~'~a T~ . ,as reported, an examina- -.-t 1, ut<"i. when it was found that a I -eie affected with diarfhtra, and 1 •• i. 6 e ' ,ni P aii ied with cramps. They 1 J a. tullv as the limited supply •oulj admit, and- very many _ u - No other case appeared B - morning. A little while be- •‘‘‘certained that- Dr. Bacon, of was on board. He, no file other passengers, 4ad been , J : condition of affairs among the dull uaracter °f the disease having I onc ealed from the passengers, I ' kecesmry alarm. He promptly clin tl'o following paragraphs from the New Vorlt Times (Mr. n. Progress, Emancipation; ' Ul , matton. Tho iiwTtop ow “ na t ‘“ ally -’ Amillga ' than any nation ever sh,.,i war. While the strujfglo iu tion is progressing, me ne^o™^ ore blood and treasure 1 expended in any one tirade and Amalgama- isb. Fair Plat.—Was it frank. f a ; r or i . . Southern States to ratify tin* Cw,:u*»t.iuon!d Amend ments abolishing slavery it vre intruded, arier they accepted that condition, to k«*ep them out of the Union ? The Government and Union.—The people devoted three thousand millions oi dollars and hair a million of lives to keep States i'l r the Union. Con/rres* has consumed eight months and other millions to keep such States out of the Union. Why?—Why, if wo are to remain enemies, did wo stop the war ? While our armies were in the held we could have completed tbe subjugation of the boittn. Horrible Accident from the Careless HandloW of Firearms.—a most melancholy accident occurred on Wednesday, at a small place called Gainesburg, on the York county side of the river, near Middletown, Pa., resulting in the death of a young lady named Caroline Sweeney. At the time of the occurrence she was lying sick in bed, when her brother, younger than herself, picked up an old gun, and pl»yfnlly pointing towards her. pulled the trigger, when a ter rific report followed, and a bullet passed through the head of Caroline, killing her instantly.—Harrisburg Telegraph. distinctly drawn between the friends and enemies of the Union cause, and wanted it distinctly under stood that no one who favored tbe Philadelphia Con vention could have any fellowship with the Union party. He did not agree with the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Harding), in hi> views, but did agree with his colleague iMr. Ingersoll.) Mr. Bromwell, of Illinois, followed in favor of this resolution -denouncing the President, and saying we ought to revise all the laws under which offices were created which the President can fill—and that salaries should be abolished, and other means taken to render the power of appointment useless in his bauds. Con gress could sit all summer- -we were paid by the year and it made no odds to us. Mr. Lane (Senator), of Indiana, followed in a very excited speech, demanding the enactment of stringent laws to restrain and curtail the power of the President —saying he was ready to sit all summer, if necessary, at the point of the bayonet7 that if a victim was want ed, he was ready; and declaring that a million of sol diers would flock to the Capital to sustain Congress against the tyranny of the President. He branded all Union men who support the President os actuated by a desire for office, as belonging to the “bread and but ter brigade." His remarks were received with ap plause. Mr. Halo, of New York, objected to the resolution as unjust to true Union men and Union newspapers, and especially to the New York Evening Post, which favored the Convention. Mr. Hale ridiculed Senator Lane’s excited remarks, and thought they were not called for by the fact* of ths case. senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, denounced the Post—said one of its proprietors only escaped the P«nitr*ntiary by a technical quibble, and branded the President as a rebel and traitor. He agreed in brand- tu© Philadelphia Convention as a conspiracy, and who favored it in any way. Senaiorw i P enled that the gentleman referred to by thREvMnnifi? 7“ • member of tbe editoitaj eorpe of A l 17i7.r^ 1> ? K . Pcmt ' ur >viipon»ible for its course- He the Sf^or.awmmta as an unwarranted attack on a private citizen—asid the person in ques tion was acquitted on tho merits on hi* trial, and that no man had a right to impugn • . conci > r *«d in denoun cing the President Mid the Philadelphia Convention, and all who supported or ftvored either. They were traitor* to the party and the country. He anok* at ’ some length, and with warmth. Mr. Raymond, of New York, eaid he preeumed he was not guilty of a»y undue aantaptfon in supposing that the resolution wae aimed, Jh part at least, at him. He regarded it us a menace; and eofaras it was a menace, and as such directed against him, he regard ed it with no other feeling than one of utter con tempt. He was not responsible; personally, profes sionally, or politically, to the gentleman ft#m Penn sylvania, nor to the delegation from Pennsylvania, nor to the Union members of Coogrsas assembled in caucus or otherwise. He held position in the Union party by favor oi his constituents and by appoint ment of the National Union Convention. When either of these authorities saw fli to expel him or to exclude him from the party, be 'Would give heed to the exclusion, for he recognized their authority. But the action of that caucus in regard to his member ship *f the Union party was a matter of entire iu- 1 difference to him. When the Philadelphia Conven tion waa first summoned, he believed it would have a good effect in nationalizing the Union party, and in placing its action upon a broader and safer basis. He had never concealed his conviction that unless the party was thus uatioualized and liberalized, it would be shortlived, and power would pass from its hand* to those of its opponents; and he had therefore looked with favor on the call for the Convention. Whenever he saw reasou to change his opinion as to its object and effect, he should act accordingly. If it should be come apparent that it wa9 intended to break up the Union party and throw the j>ower of the South into the hatads of “rebels and Copperheads, neither the Timrs nor its editor would support it. But a news paper Is compelled to discuss aU the phases of public aflkirs, as they arise, from day to day—without wait ing lor subsequent developments. He branded as utterly false and slanderous all intimations that his course was prompted by a desire for office—saying that he had never asked and would never accept any office at the hands of the Administration—and as serted his purpose to be governed, in bis action upon each question as it might arif.v by his own judgment of what was just and wise. The resolution was then adopted, Mr. Hale, ot Ne a* York, alone voting no, and Mr. Raymond, under standing that the resolution was partially, at least, aimed at him, stating that he declined to vote at all. Gen. Banks then announced the appointment of the Committee on Nine Senators Morrill, oi Maine; Chandler, of Michigen; Nye, of Nevada; and Repre sentatives Colfax, of Indiana; Farnsworth, of Illinois; Hotchkiss, of New York; Stevens, of Pennsylvania; Garfield, of Ohio; Boutwell, of Massachusetts. Gov. Hamilton, of Texas, then addressed the meet ing, by its invitation, on motion of Mr. Stevens, after which the Caucus adjourned, to meet at the call of the Committee. “Washington Items. Internal Revenue.—The President having on Friday signed the Internal Revenue Bill, the Internal Revenue Bureau at once commenced its compilation of the laws of which it is ame udatory, aud the prepar ation of instructions and regti lations under the same. A report is in circulation and has found its way into print that Secretary Harlan wrote a letter to the late Republican caucus, in which he elaborately detailed conversations which took place in Cabinet, aud advis ing the Radical membe rs of Congress to remain in perpetual session; but there is the best authority for stating, by reqnest of the friends of that gentleman, that he wrote no potter and had no coin munication with the caucus. ThkMonuob Doctrine.—The elaborate report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the subject of Mexico is nearly completed, and will be presented in the House early this week. It strongly sustains the Monroe doctrine, which has a large majority in that body, many of whom arc desirous of measures more effective than a mere declaration of principle. Later aeout the Adjournment.—Notwithstanding the Republican caucus last night, by twenty majority, expressed their desire for an adjournment sine die on to-morrow week, and will exert themselves to that end, it is not certain it will take place on the 23d. as a number of the working men in both houses connected with important committees do not think 30 early a day practicable, but rather about ten days from this time. It is currently rumored in Washington that Mr. Stanton has resigned his office, though it is said the letter of resignation has not reached the President. The PiriLADELrKiA Convention.—A Washington letter says: The Philadelphia Convention appears to engage public attention to a greater extent even than Congress in its last hours. Congress has labored for eight months to prevent a restoration of the Union under the Constitution, and has effectually succeeded iu their object. This rendered it necessary that the people of all the States should meet in convention and appeal to the country in favor of a speedy representa tion of all the States. In fact, the proposed convocation of the 14th Au gust is to be a congress, and the only one we have had lately of representatives from all the States, course their recommendations will have more weight with the public than the views and measures of the rump Strange Affinity of a Spirit unlist— He is Knclsanted by'a tlairvoymi* Siren— Takes Several Wive* and Leaves for Souttft America The St. Louis papers contain a long account of the conduct of Col. J. H. Blood, City Audi tor, and President of the St. Louis Railroad Company, which illustrates the new doctrine of aflinity in rather an unfavorable light. Col. Blood was an officer in the (3th Mis souri Infantry, and retired from three years’ service with honor, and was taken warmly by the hand by numerous friends and ad mirers. He had acquired some $30,000 in the service, and was regarded as an excellent business man. * But the spell of the enchantress was laid upon him, and he fell from the path of recti tude, as falls a bright star in the evening and disappears : behind the horizon. When the spiritualists began to inculcate their strange and fascinating doctrines in the city, Col. Blood early became a convert, and at this time is President of the Society of Spiritual ists in the city. Some two years ago, Col. Blood, in his in tercourse with the spiritualists, became ac quainted with a certain Madam Holland, who had an office on Washington avenue, and ad vertised that she could effect wonderful cures of female complaints by means of elairvoy- &c. Col. Blood’s wife, au estimable lady, whom he married in Massachusetts, was an invalid, and he took her to this Madam Hol land for medical treatment. Some time afte v this visit to the witch of Washington avenue, Col. Blood’s friends became uneasy on ac count of his frequent visits to the siren, aud remonstrated with him about his extravagant gifts of money to her. They represented that the woman was of bad character, whose only object was to draw money from him ; but he insisted that she was a good woman, aud promised to retrench his lavish expen ditures. He readily admitted that his con duct as a husband w as very w rong, and fre quently promised to reform, but the moment he came iuto the presence of the enchantress he seemed to have no will of his own; and yielded to her command like a slave or a child. His wife returned from a visit to the East last summer, and hearing of the conduct of her husband, called on Madam Holland to persuade her to break off her connection with her husband. The shameless woman in formed the virtuous wife that she had a claim upon her husband as his wife, and satisfied her that she was actually married to her. Upon making this discovery, Mrs. Blood refused to live with her husband, and pre pared to take the necessary steps for obtain ing a divorce. Her friends dissuaded her, hoping that matters might be reconciled. They succeeded in inducing the Madam to leave the city, but not until she had bank rupted her victim and blasted the happiness of a virtuous wife forever. She was a very cormorant,and continually demanded money. She .sometimes received w much as five thousand dollars at a time, and was still un satisfied. During these two eventful yews, Colonel Blood became lascinated'With another blood sucker, a frail woman fr om Brooklyn, N. On account of these irregularities Colonel Blood lost his position as President ot the Railroad Company, confidential friends felt it to be their duty to advise those who were doing business with him to be on their guard. The clairvoyant held the marriage certificate in terrortm overhis head, and the fnto of a bigamist stared lnm in the There was no hope for him to redeem The Freedmen’s Bureau Bill. I ^ ARCTIC SODA WATE T> 4 Veto Message of President Jotinsou. | dbawn through tufts patent fountains, with CHOICES! i H SYRUPS, at ; ni. El. W. MARSH 6l OO.'.-i. jy2« 2b the House of Represtfitatires : A can-fill e xamination of the lull passeil by the two Houses of Congress entitled “An act. to continue in force and to amend ‘An act to establish » bureau for the relief of Ireedmen and refugees, and far other pur poses,“ has conviuced me that tbe legislation which it proposes would not be consistent with the welfare of the country, and that it falls clearly within the rea sons assigned in my message of the 19th of February last, returning without my signature a similar mea sure, which originated in the Senate. It is not my purpose L> repeat the objections which 1 then urged. They are yet iresh in your recollection, aud can be readily examined as a part of tne records of one branch of the national legislature. Adhering to tbe princi ples set forth in that message, I now reaffirm them, aud the line of policy therein,indicated. The tmJy ground upou which this kind of legislation can be justified is that of the war-making power. The act of which this bill was intended as amendatory was passed daring the existence of the war. By its owu provisions it is to terminate within one year from the cessation of hostilities and the declaration of peace. It is, therefor.*, yet in existence, and it is likely that it will continue iu force os long as the fre&lmen may require the benefit of its provisions. It will certainly remain in operation as a law until some months sub sequent to the meeting of the next session of Con gress, when, if experience shall make evident the ne cessity of additional legislation, the two houses will hare ample time to mature and pass the requisite measures. In the meantime the questions arise, why should this war measure be continued boyoud the pe riod deaignated in the original act ? and why, in time of peace, should military tribunals be created to con tinue until each “State shall be fully restored to its constitutional relations to the Government and shall be duly represented iu the Congress of tho United States?’’ It was manifest with respect to the act approved March 3, 1365, that prudence aud • wisdom alike re quired that jurisdiction over all oases concerning the froe enjoyment cf the immunities and lights of citi zenship, as well aa the protection of persons and pro perty. should be conferred upon seme tribunal in every State or district where the ordinary course of judicial proceedings was interrupted by the rebellion, and until the same should be fully restored. At that time, therefore, an urgent necessity existed for the passage of some such law. Now, however, war has substantially ceased; the ordinary course of judicial pro. ceding is no longer interrupted; the courts, both State and Federal, are in full, complete aud sue. i-ssiul operation, and through them every person, regardless of race and color, is entitled to and call be heard. The protection granted to the white citizen is already conferred upon the treodmen; strong and stringent guards, by way of penalties and punishments, are thrown around his person and property, and it is be lieved that ample protection will be afforded him by due process of law, without resort to the dangerous expedient of “military tribunals,” now that the war has been brought to ariose. The necessity no longer existing for such tribunals, i which had their origlu m the war, grave objections to thair continuance must present themselves to the I minds of all reflecting and dispassionate men. Inde- I pendentlv of the danger in representative republics of conferring upon the military in time of peace extraor dinary powers—so carefully guarded against by the patriots and statesmen of the curlier days of the re public, so frequently the ruin of governments founded upou the same free principle, aEd nnbversive of the rights aud liberties of the citizen, the question of practical economy earnestly commends itself to the consideration of the* law making power. With an im mense debt already burdening the incomes ot the In dustrial and laboring classes, a due regard for their interests so inseparably connected with the welfare of the country, should prompt us to rigid economy and retrenchment, and influence us to abstain trom all legislation that would unnecessarily increase the pub lic indebtedness. Tested by this rule of sound politi cal wisdom. I can see no reason for the establishment of “military jurisdiction” conferred upon the officials of the Bureau by the fourteenth section of the 01IL By the laws of the United States and of the different States, competent courts. Federal and State, have been , established, and arc now in full practical operation, j By means of these civil tribunals ample redress Is j afforded lor all private wrongs, whether to the person or the property of the citizen, without denial or un-! necessary delay. They ore open to all without regard j to color or nice. I feel well assured that it will ba bettor to trust the rights, privileges and immunities of the citizen to tribunals thus established, and pre- . sided over by competent and impartial judges, bound : by fixed rules of law aud evidence, and where the rights of trial by jury is guaranteed and secured, than to the caprice and judgment of an officer or the bureau, who, it is possible, may be entirely ignorant of the principles that underlie the just administration of tbe law. There is danger, too, that conflict of jurisdiction will frequently arise between the civil courts and these military tribunals, each having concurrent juris diction over the person aud the cause of action—the one judicature administered aud controlled by civil law, the other by the military. How i9 the conflict to be settled, and who is to determine between the two tribunals when it arises ? In my opinion it is wise to guard against such conflict by having to the coarts and juries the protection cf all civil rights and the re dress of all civil grievances. The fact canuot be denied that since the actual ces sation of hostilities many acts 01 violence—such, per haps, as had never been witnessed in their previous history—have occurred in the States involved in the recent rebellion. I believe, however, that pubhc sen- j timent will sustain me in the assertion that such I deeds of wrong are not confined to any particular Tan State or (-action, tut are manifested over the f“S re country — demonstrating that the cause! , P rot J«oed ihem does not depend upon any partlc- r ? ult *XitatiJ. P nY3e- rongemt ut incident to a long and bloody civil war ! tvhilo the prevalence of such disorder mast be oreailr ' deplored, their occasional and temporary occurrence 1 would seem to furnish no necessity for the extension ‘ of the bureau beyond the period fixed in the original act. Besides the objections which I have thus briefly stated, I may urge upon your consideration tbe addi tional reasons, that recent developments in regard to ! the practical operations of the bureau in many of the i States show that in numerous instances it is used by its agents as a means of promoting their Individual advantage; aud that the freedmen are employed for ’ the advancement of the personal ends of officers, in-! stead of their own improvement and welfare—thus j confirming the fears originally entertained by many that the continuation of such a bureau for any un- necessary length of time wonld inevitably result in fraud, corruption aud oppression. It is proper to state that iu cases of this character investigations have been promptly ordered and the offender punished whenever his guilt has been satis factorily established. As another reason against the necessity of the legislation contemplated by this measure, reference may be had to to the “civil rights 7* Comer Whitaker anJ < TM1 r~, 2..J-* J Insurance. SOUTHERN Insurance. THE OGLETHORPi KNICKERBOCKER LIFE INSURANCE CO., Of New York City, No. 89 Bay Street, SAVANNAH. GA. Policies Issued and Losses Paid CREDITS Given to holders of Mutual Policies of SO PER CENT., if desired, when tbe premium amounts to $50 or more, and it paid annually. DIVIDENDS made to holders of Mutual Policies as follows: PAID IN CASH, APPLY ON PREMIUM NOTES, or ADDED TO THE POLICY. The latter or REVERSIONARY DIVI DENDS (lectured by thia Company iu ls6o were Irom FOUTY-FuUR to ONE HUN DRED AND TWENTY PER CENT., ac cording to age. Year, Noil-Forfeiture, ENDOWMENT, Life Policies Issued by this Company. Insurance C01 up y OF SAVANNA*. Are prepared to take Fire Risks on Reasonable At their Office, 11T Bar Strec H. W MERCER- P- 3 T. TaouAB. See. H. W. Mercer C. 8. Hardee William • -r A. 8. Hailno. _ A. Porter R. Morvao J. Stoddard J. T. Thom a* W. Remahart P. L. One H. A. erase A. A. Solomon, M. Hamilton W. W. Gordon myT-tf Directors: M. 8. Cohen .1. Lama J. W. Ncvitt O U. Parse A. Pallarton J. McMahon L. J. Gnilmai V. W. Sims G. Bntlcr R. Lachlieon R P. Chiton, . , J. W. Knott, - tt i.. B. P. Roes, M W. H. Young, < '..lr, No Extra Charge for SeatherB Residence bill," now a law of the land, and which will be frith fully executed as long as it shall remain unrepealed, and may not lie declared unconstitutional by courts of competent jurisdiction. By that act, it is enacted 'that all persons born in the United States, aud not subject to any foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed, arc hereby declared to be citizens of the United States; and such citizens, of every race and color, without regard to any previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly con victed, shall have the same right in every State and Territory in the United States to make and enforce contracts, to sue, to be parties, and give evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold and convey real and personal property, and to full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property, as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains and penal ties, and to none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation or custom to the contrarv notwithstand ing.” By fhe provisions of the act full protection is afforded, through the District Courts of the United States, to all persons injured, and whose privileges are there dc- 1 dared, are in any way impaired, and heavy penalties are pronounced against tbe person who wilfully violates the law. I need not state that that law did not receive my approval, yet its remedies are far preferable to those prepared in the present bill; the one being civil and the other military By the sixth section of the bill herewith returned, certain proceedings by which the land* in the “parishes of 8t Helena and St. Luke. South Carolina, “ were sold and bid in, and afterwards disposed of by the tax com missioners, arc ratified and confirmed. By the eeventh. eighth, ninth, tenth and .eleventh sections, provisions by law are made for the disposal of the lands thus acquired to a particular class of citizens. While the quieting of titles is deemed very important and desirable, the discrimination made in the bill seems objectionable, as does also the attempt to con fer upon ths commissioners judicial powers, by which citizens of the United States are to be deprived of their property in a mode contrary to that provision of the Constitution, which declares that no person “shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without dne process of law. ’ ’ As a general principle, such legislation is unsafe, unwise, partial and unconstitutional. It may deprive persons of their property who are equally deserving objects o f the nation’s bounty ss those whom, by legislation, Congress seeks to benefit. The title to the land thus to be portioned out to a favored class oi citizens must depend hpou the regularity of the tax cole under the law as it existed at ths time of the sals; and no subsequent legislation can give validity to the rights thus acquired as againta the original claimants. Tbe attention of Congress is therefore invited to a more mature consideration of the measures proposed in these sections of the bill. In conclusion, I again urgenpon Congress the danger of class legislation, so well calculated to keep the public mlndfrl a state of uncertain expectation, disquiet and restlessness, and to encourage interested hope* and fears that fhe national Government will continue to furnish to classes of citizens in the several States means for support and maintenance, regardless of whether they pursue a life of indolence or labor, and regardless also of the constitutional limitations of the national authority in time* of peace Directors: A Henry Briohlr. President Merchants' National Bonk. Colonel W«. 8. Rockwell. H. A. Crane, of Crane A GrajUlL John D. Hopkins. A. A. Solomons, or A A. Solomons A Co. B. A. SOCLLiBD K. J. Moses, oi Brady. Smith A Oo. Fred St. Hlll, ot Holcombe, A Co. M. A. Cohen, Secretary Home Insurance Co, A. WILBUR, General Xanager WM. R. BOYD, Agent. Or. iu. IOhGE, Eiaalnlaf Pbyiklaa. Dr. R. O. ARNOLD, CeEMItlKf Phyifc’a. leT-tf• : '■ ’■ S. B. HARRINGTO EVERY VARIETYSOr FURNITURE 13 SELLING GOODS Lower Than Any Othe IN SAVANNAH HOTELS AND STEAMBOA F FURNISHED Heal! Comfort! Pleasure! IHE SUMMER OF 1866. INDIAN PpH* OJSDJ 1 HOUSE, at the al The bill is herewith returned to tho Bepreeentatlvca. ln which it originated, for ~ ttran. Ahdrew Johnson. Washington, July 16,18C6. ^ Forney on Seward.—We ent from the Preas of Saturday the following pleaaant reference to the Secre tary of State face. r his sqnandered fortune, for if it® escaped the * ct,on - Scylht of Brooklyn be would ^ wrecked upon tho Charybdis of Washington avenue. He therefore concluded that the only course left for him *£ a T e country and start life anew in South Amcr- The guilty philosopher who con .trusted Frenken- icn. Accordingly he procured from the atom ont of the horrid remnanta of the rra-reyardand Mavor a leave of absence for twenty days^ and on Monday last left the “v™ hia resignation in the hands of a to be bunded in ufter a certain time, we ire assured that he took no woman with him, and if MaA.ma Holland is with him now, ahe met him at some other place. —Lower Canning, N. S, was burned on Saturday night. Over fifty store* *ai dwell ings were destroyed. dissecting-room, and was ever afterwards followed by the creation of hi* owa Impiety, was not more horri fied at that hideous spectre he had raised than ii Se ward at ths corpse of treason gal ran tied into lfre by hi* own IneantaMoas. Nrw Von* "Cmr Fltkxrs. '' The Sew York Tri- Wilts.— end M—sl flafllHt. bnne is emphatic ln speaking of the common council ^, , of that city. Hear it: •We now give notice that an earnest effort win be ide-aeit winter to abolish a* common council of oar city. It does nothing bat steel, end It dees that on so gigantic e scale that the city camao longer sEprd tbe expensive leaury of e oommon oeoaeU.*- -..-helped (Celebrated inter™ place, begs leave to tnvtte alt id aearth dt health, comfort or pleasure, dating the ensuing warm sea- son, to give bfa a csfl. An ezperteaa! or several years gives oogidence thst tbe necessities and tastes of all can be insured The buildings are located hear Me Sprier, with ehsdy and pleasant walksieedlnr thereto. Tnegm- eral accommodations are Weil adapted to pie use of families or lnralldt. n.: — » For the information of all. tbe pricee for Board ere staled as follow*: TWO DOLLARS, Single Day. TWELVE D >LLARSTPer Week. FORTY HULLAEM. rtil TI—> , each trip. Tbe i efontaijdbpaehiui—fisg the map* agement of Mr. CHAtLl.E8 PuSfrRB—*n old and ex perienced ditver-WtMMAiPwait daetMMfore opea tbe arrival of the trains at 1*nmth. jdstly Thankful for past thvore, ihS proprietor of the RUDER HOUSE will be pleased to greet hie Wends who may be designs of . spending the warm season as comfortably as Upoedbie, sad far -s healthy kx£ U jyi4-9w ! . 1 V W. A- itftSR. J. W. STABLE, (Late Steele A Bsrbaalt,) 11 Merchants’ Row, RUtm Heg),9«. Ca And corner Ktng and OKiryqJtt ,CH*rueon, PARLOR SETS, extra well uphoii FINE BED ROOM SETS, Walnn* .do hogany. COTTAGE BED ROOM SETS, n variety. DINING ROOM aud LIBRARY : h MATTRESSES, BOLSTERS and P: i i. of ail kinds. KITTLE’S FOLDING SPRING B MATTRESSES, tbe best Bed m and WARRANTED SUPERIOR others. LACE AND GAUZE MOSQUITO CA. PIES, and CANOPY FRAMES 178 WAREROOMS, Broughton Street nearly Opposite St. Andrew’s h JellCm TBEDE6AR WORKS. To Builders of Cotton or Woo. len Factories, Saw and Grist Mills, Planters and 0th^» W*..1^i^ Mlfor,w,TCrr ' £ One (Done*andmdnM twenty hoe* P° w ‘ ■' ! OneT.r«^ D WE^,wi,htwc- . One’lUaUhtT home power .Engine, with oj wlthoo’ One^UJ^Uffdy horse power Engine, with tobnier ■onlSJ^tjaw If ill Eaglne. and Boilers comp e:-.. so to 90 tors* *nfftnaa built t>u *«?p o SToidUgth* to mu' id aae riAUA the attention of V V chasers to Ml snperfoyntoehof FQROmiNO <K3£D& OMJIW Vjwl^ar W°rk*. Richmond, Jom *LJL8A*'' Enquire ofMEBCEB * ANDEdsuN. Sav.m ~ pf-aod*. ■TATE OP QEOR61A—LIBERTY COUNT! - Alt persons having cMtts against the Eats: e of James Sloan, tote of snidooiiaty. deceased, are requested present the iuune, duly csrtmed, within the tio.opr- »crihad by law, otherwise they W1U he bhrreC. aud til person* lEdabtaSto the eaid ertnte are - itrant.pejme.ilin johh r. er.o*? JeM-lswnw Admi-’*.' »•