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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1866)
the weekly constitutionalist Paris and Continental Correspondence. Paris, September 21, 1566. To the Editor of the Constitutionalist: MONSIEUR DE LA VALETTE’S CIRCULAR has for the last eight days been the object of the commentaries and derisions of the whole French press. The Minister of Foreign Affairs ad interim, until the arrival of Monsieur de Moustier trom Constantinople, has told thq world what we are to expect from the policy of the Emperor for the present and for the fu ture. Peace is the theme of the diplomatic letter sent to the representatives of France in foreign parts. The impression made by the Imperial manifesto may be said to be a favora ble one; even the English papers which are generally very severy upon our sovereign lord and master are loud in their praises of the peaceful tenor of Monsieur de la Valette’s let ter. The Minister of Foreign Affairs ad inte rim, in allusion to the annexation of Prussia says that France has nothing to fear from an aggrandizement of that country. With regard to the Roman question, the faithful have noth ing to fear as regards the Holy Father, for though the French troops will, according to the convention of September, leave the Eternal City on the 15th of December next, the Roman pontiff will still remain under the protection of France. THE RE-ORGANIZATION OF FRANCE. This question, which has of late very much of late occupied the Emperor, has not yet been solved. It is evident that the annexation of Hanover, Nassau, Electoral Hesse and a part of Bavaria, will very considerably augment the forces which will be at the disposal of Prussia, and in case of a war with that country, the present military force in France would be un* able to cope with that of Prussia; therefore some change is absolutely necessary. There Is a talk of the introduction of Bismark’s very effective system of the Landweh, but it is very much a question of the organization which has worked very well in Germany, is adapted to the Frenchman, and it is also very much feared that to distribute arms indiscriminately amongst the lower orders in this country would be to expose the Government in a moment of rebel lion. REBELLION IN OANDIA. The Candians seem determined to throw off the Turkish yoke. Blood has beep spilled in the island, an engagement having taken place between the Turko-Egyptians and the insurgeuts. Telegrams received from Con stantinople state that the latter were complete ly defeated. The news, however, must be con firmed by letters from Candia and from our fleet in the Mediterranean before we can place any implicit faith in it. Advices from the Levant inform us that the Viceroy of Egypt is about to negotiate with the Porte for the possession of the Island of Candia, but it is very much a question whether this purchase will be agreeable to the Candians. There is .also a report that the United States Government has made overtures to the Sultan for the purchase of an island in the Mediterra nean. RETURN OF MAXIMILIAN TO EUROPE. A deputation of the Chamber of Commerce, a few days ago, offered an address of congratu lation to the Empress of Mexico, at Miramar, and in answer Her Imperial Majesty informed the deputation that on the return of the Em peror shs would not fail to pay the city of Trieste a visit. RETIREMENT OF CINCINNATUS. Italian papers inform us that Garibaldi in tends retiring to the Island of Caprera, and that he will no longer have anything to do with the command of the volunteers, as the Govern ment of Victor Emanuel refuses to adopt the system of the General for the arming of the whole Peninsula. EARTHQUAKE /N PARIS. “ Nous Various en dormant, echappe belle," as Moliere has it, for on the 14th Taris was visited by an earthquake, at 5 o’clock in the morning, but when I say Paris, I ought to add, Bt. Cloud, Versailles, Ville d’Avray, Orleans, Blois, Tours, Samur, Angers, Nantes—for the whole of west ern France felt the shock, which seemed to move from East to West. This remarkable phenomenon, in this coun try, did not last more than six seconds. Some houses in the Rue Mobere have, since the earthquake, been declared by the architects of the town to be in a dangerous state, and the in habitants have been advised to 6eek a more stable home. The earthquake which has visited us, on the 14th, has fortunately not occasioned ony loss of life, and the little mistakes which took place dating the shock were generally of a ludicrous nature. Tounarmi papers inform ns that the Bell ringer of Tours, when about to ring the Ange las at Saint Anelin, was very much alarmed at seeing the piles of chairs generally to be seen at the entrance of the nave of French churches begin to take a rocking movement. He was so frightened that he ran out into the street calling out, “ the world is coming to an end." At Blois, (this is more serious) a packet of iueifer matches, which were thrown down from a shelf in a grocer’s shop, ignited the floor, which set fire to the whole house. Many thou-, sand francs worth of property were destroyed. It is to be hoped that these unpleasant shocks in our capital will be few and far between. It is a strange circumstance that twenty-fonr hours before the earthquake took place, ani mals, especially kine, were observed to be very restless, and birds fluttered about apparently ill at their ease. SUDDEN DEATH OF LOUIS OOZLAN. France has lost one of its best novel writers, the author of La notaire de Chantilly and Le Leon Empaitte, (the stuffed lion) who has for so many years delighted both the reader by the fireside, and the play goer wa3 on Friday last taken suddenly off at the age ol 63. The cholera is still a feature in Europe, and it is more especially in Belgium that the scourge seems most unwilling to quit. As aij the means tried to cure this dreadful malady should be made known, we think it our duty to give an account of cures obtained by the infusion of blood. The Berliner Medizinische Wochen schrift tells us that last week two aged women were brought to the hospital of Breslaoh but, suffering from cholera, and that Dr. Baslan makes the experiment ou them of the Infhsion of blood with complete success. Both patients were considered to be in a hopeless state, one of them having become almost black. A NEW SWEDISH NIGHTINGALE. Baroness de Lenhusen who takes 60 much in terest and art in general, and who brought us the charming Neillson who Is at present de lighting the audiences of the Theatre Syrique by her delicious warbling, has as the Gazette Musical informs us discovered another night ingale in the perjon ol a Frautein Pethrire Barkmann at Gothenburg, she is still very young, being only 18. The Baroness has just returned from Stochhohn accompanied by her protege, who after having taken lessons of the celebrated singing master Delsarte will make her debut at the Theatre Lvrique. Persons at tracted by curiosity to visit the works going on in the Champ de Mars may have remarked in looking through a grated door opeuiug on a piece of morle land at the corner of the Avenue de la Bourdounage and the Rue de 1’ Universite a Colossal Statue in bronze of Louis XI. It was east in Paris in 1829, by order of Charles X, and destined for the city of Bourdeaux, but the muuicipiality of that town declined to ac cept it on account os the cost of the transport. THE NEW WAR WALLOON. Anew aerostatic apparatus consisting of five balloons fastened together, for observing the strategical movements of a hostile array during a campaign, has been invented by an Austrian engineer, named Llampf—an experiment made with it a few days ago in the presence of the Archduke Albert and a staff of general officers, was declared successful enough to warrant the adoption of the system. Our New York Correspondence. New York, October 4. The establishment of a system of peonage in the manufacturing towns of Abolition, Radical New England begins to attract attention, and will probably be made next winter the subject of a Congressional investigation. The Radi cals will no doubt be desirous of suppressing the truth, but will hardly dare refuse the de maud for investigation. lam cognizant, per sonally, of practices that must put the whole coterie of mock philanthropists to the blush, if they have any shame. It will seem almost in credible that the men who have clamored to have the Southern negroes, their women and pieaninnles, torn from their plantations and de prived of the watchful care of their masters, have been steadily prosecuting a system of ser vitude, compared with which the worst features that its enemies have been in the habit of ascrib ing to Southern slavery, are kind and charitable. The principal manufacturers constantly have agents in the large cities who get possession of families which, by misfortune, have become re duced, and send them to their mills, where the smallest children, say four or five years of age, are compelled to work many hours daily, and the parents are required to work twelve or fourteen hours daily for a mere pittance. As in the days of the slave trade, the Yankees were the most active in the prosecution of that traffic—“bringing benighted heathens where they cohid learn the blessed teachings of His Gospel ” —so, now, they prove , the most Inexo rable task-masters since the days pf Pharaoli Great Britain has laws prohibiting the employ ment of young children in the manufactories ; and employment of minors for more than the moiety of a day’s work. But New England philanthropy has thus far succeeded in prevent ing the enactment of all such proper rules for the protection of labor. It will become an in teresting struggle to overthrow this white slavery that is attempted to he set up. AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW FORM. People who have more or less remote busi ness interests at New York, who may occasion ally or weekly desire to buy or sell in this market, au(j yet have no regular business con nection herfc,'frill be glad to learn that “ Car rington’s Commissionaire ” has been reorgan ized as “ Carrington A Co.’s Express and Pur chasing Agency. This company comprises two branches of business. As an Express Compa ny it forwards to and receives from Cuba, Mexico and Brazil all packages of goods or other valuables, at the usual express charges.— Asa Purchasing Agency it fills orders from all parts of the world for goods, wares and merchandize of every variety and description, "from a seal ring to a steam engine,” from a cameo to a cashmere, buying on the best terras possible to any dealers, and charging for their skill and trouble a moderate commission.— Such an agency is a convenience alike to our city merchants and to the distant consumer. Carrington & Co.’s Agency Is a cash customer, and for its patrons a prompt and skillful pur chaser and correspondent. Its business, which is constantly increasing, brings it in communi cation with the most distant parts of the world, and facilitates the dealings• between purchaser and seller by its express arrange ments. This purchasing agency has the emphatic en dorsement of the American Express Cos., United Stales Express Cos., National Express Cos., Southern Express Cos., New Jersey Express Cos., Hope Express Cos., Harnden’s Express, Kinsley A Cos. Express, Breeze A Cos. Express, and Wells, Fargo & Co’s. Express; all of whom recommend to their agents to facilitate its busi ness “by the distribution of its cards and cir culars, and by making known the advantages it affords.” It affords me pleasure to add, that you associate Colonel Gardner, has recently be come connected with this Company as Vice President, and will make his home in New York city; no doubt visiting, occasionally, however bis numerous friends in Georgia and throughout the Boutb. BUSINESS MATTERS. Cotton, having advanced to 43c., bag relapsed to 41c., and closes dull. The return of fine weather at the South Is the principal cause, though the fact that we are above export figures has no little effect. Liverpool having advanced to fifteen pence, shows signs of pausing. Be sides, cotton goods, though selling at loss, do not move freely. The ease in money has led to such speculative advance in securities and mer chandise, that a little stringency begins to be felt in the money market; yet, with Govern ment collaterals, the supply is still liberal at 5 per cent, per annum. The speculation for a rise in breadstuff's seems to be pretty well broken up for the present; with advanced gold to-day, the close was uniformly lower. Pro visions remaiu firm. Groceries are also steady. Willoughby. New York, October 8,1866. There is a subject which Is discussed in pri vate circles, and which Beast Butler has made the basis of a harangue called by him an " ar gument,” but, for some reason, has received very little atteution from the public press. It is the probability of an Impeachment of the President and his ejection from office. At one time the project seemed to have been abandon ed, and with i» revival no one pretends that Mr. Johnson has been guilty of sny sin of com mission or omission that will justify, to an Im partial mind, this extreme outrage. But he defies Radicalism, notwithstanding. Those who counselled his present position have yielded to the clamor’, and Radicals are determined to punish him. It is not unlikely the House of Representa tives will proelaira articles ofimpeaehment; in other words, will indict the President, and pre sent him to the Senate for trial. But whether malice will carry the matter farther is very doubtful. JThere Is wholesome dread of encoun tering Mr. Johnson’s Irou will and his fertility of resources at close quarters. There are Re publicans who object to any such proceedings, because they will have the effect to make Mr. Johnson a “martyr” to the cause of constitu tional liberty. Others are only in favor of the initiatory proceedings—perhaps his “ trial,” ns an insult which they eauuot Imagine any other manner of Inflicting. To put Mr. Johuson in history as the first President to be impeached, although he may be triumphantly acquitted, on trial, will, they think, be a sovereign balm for their wounds. Much depends, however, upon the flill flec tions. The latest Indications front Pennsylva nia are much more favorable. But from the West little is to be hoped. That Beast Butler has become the champion of the “Impeach ment” party, is an augury of its defeat. To prosecute this scheme, Chase. Sumner, and Stevens, will have to become his followers; and, while tolerating him, they detest him almost as bitterly as lie Is detested at the South. The Bouth has seen what It was to have Butler as its champion ; how little actual harm he has been able to inflict a? an enemy ; and may hope that his excess of bile may continue to paralyze all his efforts. There is another obstacle to the Impeachment scheme—the difficulty of agreeing upon a President ad interim. Mr. Chase is understood to be not dissatisfied with the drift of affairs, looking to 1868 as sure to elevate him to the Presidency. He is a little nervous about elevat ing any senator to a position where lie can become a rival, and who, obtaining the confi dence of the Republicans, will lead them away from him. Mr. 'Johnson Is understood to believe tlint his impeachment will be attempted; and he has ordered Barracks for 30,000 troops to be erected at Washington. Perhaps this in dicates the reception he Intends to give his ene mies ; but unless he can have the Governors of New York and Pennsylvania on his side, his lriends will not advise forcible resistance to the Radical schemes. THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY. We hear that this company are about to establish a permanent office In this city. It will be in charge of Captain J. O’Brien, so well known to the citizens of Augusta and the South, as a gallant man, a courteous gentleman and an Express man of untiring energy and first class business capacity. Until the permanent office is located, the friends of Captain O’Brien will find him at the office of the Southern Express Company, 59 Broadway. THB CITIES OF THE DEAD. Perhaps nothing so overwhelm* a man who passes several years of his life In this city, pur suing the even tenor of his way, as a necessary persona) acquaintance wfth the great eemeterics which are found in the surburbs of our city. They are, Greenwood, the Evergreens, Cypress Hills, Calvary and Woodlawn, besides the Sunday Union burying grounds, of the Luther ans, Jews, and so forth. No burying is now allowed in the city of New York, and in Brook lyn, no where but in Greenwood, and Ever greens Cemeteries, which is entirely within the limits of that city. With the exception of Greenwood, all the great cemeteries have been laid out fifteen or twenty years. Greenwood contains nearly 200,000 dead—Evergreens, 600,- 000; Cypress Hills, 57,000; Calvary, 120,000 ; Woodlawn, 25,000. There are streets In Brooklyn In which many people will not reside, because of the funeral corteges that are passing hourly—sometimes three or four together—the horses generally at a brisk trot. Greenwood is the grandest of all these great cities of the dead. Its monuments are most imposing. One of our millionaries has a se pulchre built of massive granite, entirely above ground. Unless disturbed by vandalhand.it will stand a thousand years. But Greenwood is now less resorted to for burial, than Cypress Hills, which is partly In Queens Country, and abont eight miles from the New York City Hall. There is already clamor to have streets cut through Greenwood, and people dread such sacrilege. Probably at the Constitution al Convention for this State which meets next year, an effort will be made to place our ceme teries beyond the reach of those who would invade them, by protecting them with a Con stitutional provision. The price of burial plots range from one hundred to two hundred and fifty dollars.— Many purchase space for a single grave, and it Is not uncommon to put two or three bodies lu one grave. In Calvary Cemetery (the Catholic) large pits are opened, and tfce poor are buried much as the solljers who fail In battle, except that decent coffins enclose their mortal re mains. BUSINESS MATTER*. Trade is in a very unsatisfactory state. The great complaint is that It doe* not “pay.”— There is the usual amount of buying anjf sell ing, but little remunerative trade. Our mer chants are becoming discontented under this state of affairs. The extraordinary exhibit made by the Treasury Department, of a decrease of the Federul debt, amounting to §97,000,000 In four months —at which rate the debt of Great Britain would be paid off in fourteen years— lias had little influence iu improving the public credit. The bonds are no higher and gold no lower. Cotton is down to-day to 37>< cents for middling uplands, and leading goods declined cent per yard. Willoughby. (From the New York News, October 3. A Oar jo of Courtesans Embarked for the Oresoent Oity. On Saturday the steamship Evening Btar sail ed from thia port for New Orleans, bearing hence eighty-seven prostitutes. It is a custom among the matrons of the large assignation houses of Havana, New Orleaus, and other Southern cities, at the opening of ths fkll sea son, to visit the Northern States and spend a month or six weeks in seeking and selecting the most fasciuatiug beauty that may be lound In the houses ol prostitution In New York, Bos ton, and Philadelphia, and these they consign to their baguois iu the South. Last month Bianca Robbins, Jennie King, Flora Bedell, Susan Kingsley, and several other well known keeper* of fashionable mansions of polntlon in in New Orleans, arrived in thia city, and at onoe commenced their search for a sup ply of fresh victims to till the places of those of whom they had been relieved by removal or death. After weeks they succeeded In pro- Burlng the number requisite to till their utmost deserted harems; and, on the occasion, the number who embarked on board the ETeniug Star was, as we have already said, eighty-seven, some of them the most accomplished, hand somest and unscrupulous lorettes to be found in the gilded brothels ol this city. Every available state-room on the Evening Star which conl.l be procured had been engaged iu advance of the hour of sniling, and into those were paekud two or three girls to each room. So sudden had been this arrangement Hint pas sengers who were bound to the Creseent City on business found them solves deprived of the ordinary accommodation* by this remarkable cargo of the lost. Blanca Robbins, weti known thronghont the South ns the mistress of one of the most ele gant and costly houses in New Orleans, secured accommodations for and shipped twenty. Jen nie King, of almost equally extensive reputa tion, managed lor the transportation of twenty; whiloFlora Bedell and Susan Kingsley provided lor fifteen and ten girls respectively, and the remainder were secured by other mistresses, who provided for groups of from three to five, making an aggregate of eighty-seven. The steamer was advertised to sail at three o’clock precisely, and long before tlmt hour a succession of hacks had discharged their in mates on the pier, mid immense trunks, bearing iu emblazoned letters the romantic names of Ella Livingston, Rose Standish, Julia Mortimer, Nell Muvnurd, Georglnna De Verc. Pauline Sinclair, Hortensu Do Lannay, Clara Wlnterton, Madiillne Walters, lay piled in utter confusion by the gangway ol the ship, while the anxious Mcsduines and gay daughters of the devil, flitted hither and thither among t,he motley con course which lmd gathered to witness their de parture. Leave takings were indulged In, and many a girl wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her embroidered kerchief ns she took u fond farewell of the pampered pimp who had ciccroned her and taken care of her lug gage. And luxuriously dressed swells strutted pompously about whiffing their cigars and com menting on the scenes before them, while the stalwart seamen of tho steamer visibly grinned. The scene was one of excitement and confus ion, which was Lightened by the appearance of a body of civil marshals, bearing in their hands a number of writs of detainer, which lmd lieen granted for the detention of the luggage of absconding debtors, and wlio immediately com menced an active search among the trunks lor the property of various females who had for gotten to pay their landladies or their shoe makers. Protests uud entreaties were of no avail ; the officers of the law were Inexorable, until the Southern matrons came to the rescue, and by the payment of the claims released the trunks mid bandboxes from seizure and restored them to their owners. POLITICAL CALENDER. Elections have transpired ft* follows: Vermont, on September 4th, having elected a Governor, three members of Congress, and n member of the Legislature; two United States Senators to elect In place of Messrs. Solomon Foote and Jacob Colhnner. And Maine, on September lOtli, having chosen a Governor, live mem hers of Congress und members of the Legis lature. The elections in the other State* are a* fol low* : Pennsylvania— October 9.—Governor, twen ty-four members of C’ongre**, and im-mbets of Legislature; a United States Senator elect. Ohio— October o.—'Nineteen members of Con gress. Indiana —October 9.—-State oilluurs, eleven members ol Congress und nu mbers of Legisla ture ; a United States Sene tor to elect In pluco of Her.ry S. Lane. /otea—October 9.—State officer*, six members I of Congress and members of Legislature. The States named below hare yet to make decisions: West Virginia— October 25.—Governor, three members of Congress and Legislature. New York— November 6.—Governor, thirty one member* of Congress, and one hundred sud twenty-five members of the Assembly—Senate holding over. United States Senator to elect in place of Ira Harris. Massachusetts— November 6.—Governor, ten members of Congress and State Legislature. New Jersey —November 6.—Flv* member* of Congress and members of the State Legisla tes. ( Michigan —November 6.—Governor, six mem bers of Congress, and members of Legislature. Illinois —November 6.—State officers, four teen members of Congress and members of Le gislature. United Btates Senator to elect in place of Lyman Trumbull. Wisconsin— November 6.—Slat* officers, six members of Congress and members of Legisla ture. United States Senator to elect In place of Timothy O. Howe. Minnesota —November 6.—Governor, two members of Congress and members of Legisla ture. Missouri— November G.—Superintendent of Public Instruction, nine in cm Iters of Congress', and member* of Legislature. United States Senator to elect lit place of B. Grets Brown. Kansas— November 6.—Governor, members of Congress and members of Legislature. Two United States Senators to elect in place of Jae. H. Lane and Samuel C. Pomeroy. Nevada— November 6.—Governor, member* of Congress and Legislature. United. States Senator to elect In pioee of Jamas W. Nye, Maryland— November 6.—State Comptroller, five members of Congress and members of the Legislature. United States Senator to elect In place of John A. J. Creswell. belaicare —November 6.—Governor, mem bers of Congress and Legislature. English newspapers do not consider the American news worth l»aylng the cable rates lor. They Wait for the steamers as before. The only living descendant of Christopher Columbus lives at Rome, and is to visit America next year. He is described as a genial man ol CO. An old colored preacher named Edmund, 116 years old, has just married an Interesting young lady of his own color and persuasion, whose age is only 89 years. [For the Constttuttsnalist. Tide-Bound. Only this bare foot-hohl of rock btanding between our souls and God! Do you not fear the coming shock f Thus, with mo, will It he so hard f It was not thus meihonght to die— Bo lull of Ufa and so full of love, With never a cloud in our fair young sky, And hope as bright as the stars above. Come cloee, love I I can fe-1 the spray Dashing with cruel glee at) fhce. God tto thlak of ths coming day, * And we found dead In a last embrsoe! That was but a touch of the cUmblng ws- e, Kiss me, love, ere we both go down. Has your trembling heait grown strong and brevet They soy tie e pleasant death, to drown! Are you afraid, that you tremble so I My soul has calmed every thrill of pain. It Is only a momeul’s pang, you know, And life will begin for us again I Whisper a word of prayer for us. Ere our lives an the eom'ng wave flow out - Wo’ll enter anternlty on trust— Hark, oa my soul, I heard a shout I Life leaps hack to my tremhliag frame— Was 1 dead that I wake to such tropio glow, To feel the Moo t like* liquid flame Through shivering pulses come sad gat Look up, love I ’Twos a fearful dream, But dying with you is a pleasant pain. They’re coming I I see the torches gleam— Saved I Dear God, our thanks— Amen I L’lxconkcs. 4 Valuable Sorap of History. Although the following letter was written two months ago, It bus only come to light late ly. It is important in so much as it expresses the views of President Lincoln’s Cabinet ou the admission ol West Vlrginlu as a State: St. Louis, Aug. 8,1866. To Col. Jas. O. Broadhead, St. Louis: Dear Siu : You were rightly Informed that President Lincoln did require of the heads of tho different departments their opinions In writing ns to both the constitutionality and ex pleucy of the bill “ for thu admission of the State ot West Virginia Into the Union," and such oplulous were given by all of them, ex cept only Caleb Smith (who hud then vacated, or was about to vacate his offico ol Sccretury of the Interior.) That transaction took place in the few last days of tho year 1802. My own official opinion bears date on the 27th of' December, 18(12, and the President approved and signed the bill ou the last day of that year. I have occasion to remember those transac tions very distinctly, for I took a lively Inter est iu the question ; and, Indeed, It was upon ■ny own suggestion that President Lincoln de manded our written opinion*. 1 urged upon him thu advantages of written over oral com munication* ou a subject so important, and chiefly upou these two grounds: First, They constitute valuable muniments of the passing history of the Government; and second, they operate as a reasonable and wholesome check upou us, the advisers of the President. Tiie questions put by the President were In tho most brief uud compendious form, thus: “1. Is thu s.dd act constitutional ! I. Is thu said net expedient!” To these two questions we nil gave to thu President our wrlltcu an swers ; and I can only express my surprise tlmt they should have been so long withheld Iroiu publication, seeing that they touch upou a principle ol' tho greatest magnitude, and lainr directly upon u question which hns produced great excitement in Congress and in thu nation. I have tlie only copy of those documents that I know of in private hands, but no doubt they may be found lu the proper depositories at Washington. And In regard to your sugges tion as to whnt those opinions may contain con cerning the legal and political status ot States In rebellion (as I have no time now either to analyze the opinions or to aopy IhcnQ, I cau only say that not one of them contains a single paragraph lending to tho conclusion that a State ordinance of secession, or the fact ol open re bellion within a Stale, did or could take a Statu out of the Union. Tho very coutrary was ussura ad as undisputed doctrine, and urged upon as a postulate. In fact, 1 did uot know a Republi can o! that day, In Congress or lu the Executive Department, who preteuded to believe that n State could withdraw Useli from the Union by secession, or rebellion, or both together. Wc all considered an ordinance of secession a mere nullity iu law and politics, and rebellion a personal crime, punishable by law. It never was the doctrine us the Republican party lu Mr. Lincoln’s lifetime, und, I believe, Is not now, that a Elate can get out of the Union by seces sion mid rebellion. That is a lute Invention of a few enterprising, extreme Radicals, who have labored In vain to fasten it upon thu Republi can* us one of their tenets. President Lincoln and both Houses of Congress, by their repeat ed, solemn‘acts, are pledged to the contrary. They passed the West Virginia bill, which, according to the plain provisions ol the Con stitution, eould not have been passed unless Virginia were a Statu in the Union, with a Leg islature capable oi consenting to the dUiuem berment. The President, with the advice amt conscut ot the Senate, did all he eould lo extend the Judiciary system of the United Stales Into States which had passed ordinance* of seces sion, and whose people stood iu open rebellion, by appointing District Judges hi Virginia, Ten nessee, Alabama, Florida sud Louisiana, und both bouses of Congress admitted members from Virginia, Tennessee and Louisiana. I remain, dear sir, with cordial regards, your friend. Edward Bate*. The New England Radical* on An other Hobby.—New Englund Is inhabilcdby a set of people who arc never happy except when Interfering In other people* affair*. Di rectly or indirectly they nave caused all the troubles In which this country has been Invol ved. »••»** In another column our Boston correspondent describe* the proceedings at the New England Temperance Convention recently held at that city. The old abolitionists, men and women, were on hand, ready for a fresh tussle with everybody who doe* not agree with them. One might have imagined that with the abolition of slavery their occupation was goue; but they take quite a different view of the subject. They are now about to begin a crusade against intemperance In all Its forms. .They are going to abolish liquors ; they are going id abolish to bacco ; they are going to abolish wine at the communion table ; they advise all liquor dealers to commit suicide, and they declare themselvea to be the only good and virtuous people in the world and wish all who differ from them to leave it. It is amusing to hear all the old argument* and sophisms once used against slavery uow revived and applied with equal earnestness to rum and tobacco. The cbnrch is called upon to sustain the temperance cause as it was to sustain the anti-slavery cause. Tcmperauce is announced a* the great political Issue, Just a* slaveholders. Rum Is defined us the sum of all rottenness, *s slavery was the sum of all villa nles. The Bible Is appealed to with great en thusiasm, although the Bible recognizes sla very, and Christ himself performed a miracle rather than permit bis friend* to do without wine at a wedding feast. Evidently prepara tions are being made for another great agitation In the well known style of Wendell Phillips A Co.—New York Herald. Mr. Wilkie Collins, who is reported to be threatened with consumption, is traveling in the South of Europe for his health.
