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A REIABKABLE ST03Y.
??the toilers OF THE ISLE."
A fenturj's Search for Captain kiddS
Buried Treasure*
Operations at Oak Island, Nova
Scotia.
SINGULAR SECRET OF AN OLD SAILOR.
fiiiMrrr ABean Tunnels and Rrlictt
of tbe Past.
iwrrBUTS of the sea hovek.
fwwvrry of Ynnlts of Mnhonry, Oak Chest*.
Barrels and Ify&teriout fliaiuber*.
Ohu Hundred Thousand Dollars Already
Spent in the Search.
frar Million Dollars Said to be
tbe Prize.
a?. He.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
? HiMt*, Majjonk Ray, Nova Scotia, |
August 24, IbM. j
* ftilv# l)een for some days roaming about the
eea shore, penetratin2 f?rcst?, tracing the source of
?be l.i>i|Md -i reams that come meandering down into the
blue Atlantic; now "taking" the lively cod rrom bis
mt vc clement, and anon roaming through the marches
likes straltbv savage, lurking behind bushes for ducks and
jloter. It is tine sport to get away oat of a sickly city
these hot days aud rusticate among strange faces, where
?e can get the cool ocean breezes to steady onr nerves
*i?1 d.spei the headache. But. bold ' I am not going to
hrancl, off upon .1 long dissertation regarding the seen
?ry of this coast, nor describe the sport that a life here
apon the sea shore aflords. It would be the old stereo
typeit story of ramblos amidst the groves, adventures
m'th rural beauties whose cheeks have never been con
?am nated by the cotme'ujut of man's diabolical in
sren'iou; of sails upon the white capped wave#, 4c.
All tins I will pa*g over and give you briefly a narrative
?f <*k '"land round wh?cb there Is wrapt something of
"""once. Hu^o has given us m his graphic stylo the
the Sea. '' I propose to give you a chapter
TOn.WtS OF Tint ISIS."'
Auiong the spot* 1 have visit?d is a smill island m
'?.v. ?n ?hc south coast of Nova Scotia, known
^^HMjKjiiiaiid, There, for over a century has been cen
tred ?iuite an luterest. I #lve you the itory as 'twas
U?J?J to trie ??
M.ujy years ago, when this Province was a wild,
bloom. ng forest in -uminer, aud a bleak, mow-capped
wilderness In winter, with here and there a small olear
ir.g. from which arose the smoke of some hardy settler's
an oW U1!l,> re?ided in tne then British Colony of
New Knglund, whose life had been wrapped In mystery.
Be had boon a sailor In his yonngor days, and people
? id he had I) -en a soldier too, for upon his brown face
?here still remained traces of the cutlass. Often had the
nn ou? endeavored to sound hfm upon his early career
hut it was a IrulUaes task. The old man was as mote M
the rock regarding his history. At last, when peo
pic began to give up all hope of ever extracting his
aecret, the old cosmopolite was taken sick, and on his
deathbed admitted that he had been one of Captain
Kidd's rovers" that many years before be had assisted in
fe..rjm over four million dollars of gold beneath the ,
W 1 of a -'?eluded island eaat ?f Boston, the proceeds of
K Kid s piracies. The death of this mysterious man and
Ilie aecret he had divulged were borne from lip to Hp,
twill Kidd aud his bidden treasure became a household
word among the settlers alon'.' the New Kngland coa.,t,
who for y,?rs searched all the elands aloug the coast for
??'ine traces ot the uhterraiican treasure vaults. But
Mi rb->sc searches threw no light upon the buried treasure,
and rear- rolled bv and jteoplc gave up the search.
Nearly a quarter or a century later three men, named
Muitb. Vaud and MKiinnls, emigrated Irom New F.ngland,
and ?ett!ed in Chester, V 8 , Smith and McfJInnis
taking up land npon ttak Island. As soon as these men
had er?<"ed ihelr b'lts thev commenced their work of
rellmg the forest that . ovnrnd the island. Met; nnit.
wln.'e roaming over the island one day. wa? astonishod
to d .?? over I race- of former civilization, and upon push
ing in* niptoration* further he dlirorered that the first
ri.'Wlh or t mber had ii?fn cot down, and that a second
g...?vti, w:i> sprint n? up, while ..ime stumps ol ..ak that
lisd fallen ndet some white man's axe were visible.
Aitacent I.. I tils ,;|e.riiik stc il an old giatit oak wll< e
foikc t hraiic',i?s fell over trte -mail clearing, and to -lie
fotMtfd part of the o..k. by means of a w?M>d?n iramtuel, I
?Mv-rting the fork luto a small triangle. ?>< aita< lied
aa old tackle block. 'Much he marvelled, in m h he
wondered at tliase ev id* nce< of prior ?etth'tneut and
away he nent to ainith and Valid and reported Ills
ererei The follo? nig day they visited the spot together
awl ou attempting to remove the block it broke to pte< as
m de. ?v"d it as u hv age *ad exponiire.
While exploring 'he i<las4 tuey found that the re.
wodna of a toler.ibly well made -oid rtaini it lo the west
shore of the island were ?till U scernible, and part ol
thia road I? still se e Phe tlrst thought lli. it struck
?hem was that lUis was the Island leferred lo hv
the dying seilir. The seclu.led sonatina ?T
? he i*land, ihe marks of former habitation,
appeared lo keeping with ?n they had heard of kidd ?
Inddea plunder Tb?y ww *1111 mors strongly irn
JP*aa?eil with this beiier when they rot ml that ih<
jimmd o?er which lite block and tackle hung had set
Med and formed a hollow. At once the ihr*e plo
tieors Ml to work, ("earing the vonng timber front
Ibe aunkeu ?iouiid. aud removing the surfer" ?oit tor
about two reel lliey ?tr ick a tier of flag tone*, evl
*eetlv not formed theie oy nature l*uliee<|iienlly lliey
a?~ ertained that Hiese siuue> were uot ludnenous to tha
t'laiirt. but had been conr?yed there from fluid rhet
two niiles distant
mwovirt or a > oi u nr
ltenm\in? the ?tnn<-e, the treasure seekers entered the
??"iilh ol an old |ni or shaft, that had lo-n tllle.l Tha
Mo ah of the pit wee -e?rn leei In d ani'ter, the sldi-s
?r It tieliis of tough, held Clev, hut the earth with which
l? ' ad m-eu llll?d up *ae sof' and loamy, anil easily re
ax tail. Ht III. they descended the sbart. foot bv root,
discovering ? ii- new Indieaiiou that increased their
?opes ot st Isst hlUing the loBi buried I reason1. Ten
faei from Hie surface thev struck a f.rv.r <>r solid oak
I"**, tightly atiaebed to ilie <id"s, and i>el<>? ihls Iwo
feet ,.f ,sc.|,t .p,,,, ,?.?d n|,,l|g ?f |h, ,
hatum settled dowu. Tliay pushed their ciploratioos
n feet further down aith.nil.n ik n* ilie sought lor
I" ifa. and after drtr ag ?t.. k. into the m id. nil d up
? be ?ball snd abandoned the work
ras sum o vrii.tn
"??impelled to alwndon Ilie -e, >r> li tor want of moaev
>mtth and his .ssoe.at*' ende,M.red to aiilisl the a si?|
?r e ol their ne,ghl?rs ^ ma the
fie-ple were ,KH,r and Ignorant ?n,l laughed at the* ror
attempt lag lo tlno K ?'.d - mom. ?|,?u i?r.rlaM.
? H 'ted a niiger to ?,.r,t ? ? '' rl i?- ed
w 'boot any further attempt J , .
nystery or i be old pH. * wimtiom ti*
a <o*r?si ? .sarn t >??,? KrT
*t 'ensih an o d r* 1-ut named l.rnd heard tb- s|urv
?f Ihe pit, v,.|le.| Ihe si ind e,Jti, ?,(i t|?
J" ? vl?? """? *"?" *aulls of K M, w..m homi and
ret" mad a .ompayr Katly in the r.dlow ng -ummer
? he i loaded 1 ?m.M schooner with tool, andarnvm.
??ei. t'Tsiid commenced the scif, |, ???
|ie i vision of Ibe thiee orisinal dlToserefa lM..g|n.
down thev dlso vered the sticks planted by smith and
Vaud, and fifteen le?| further down Ihev Struck a ir
i<pd tier of oek logs, lap tern Iwrher down they "trii'.V ,
tier nf charcoal, .md ten teat further or about flfii
from the anrfa< e . tier of putty. Farther dowa w?s a
f. -lone one r sH by two witli eoin? r'tdely i ut lei ers
and i k ires ipon it. ITiey hoped this Inscription would
^ ?t m solving 111" mystery. b?it thev were unable to
?!?? ipber it. At a depth or ninety Teat they found
HMIeatmai of aaier, at mnety-thiee reel the a alar in
rre a*?d Ni*ht inming on 'hev -unk a crowbar down
five icct ain| -truck a bard unpenetrable subs .?o< ?
feond bv the -Mies , if ihe pit Ship' ?upp< ?'"d " a is
e>e-st others ? a.l- d it a rh< St rhey ijutl work f'>r Ihe
night and relumed home, confident lliet with the inorn
Jug s s ia tbey would ooeseso the lung eotight trea-ura;
ard thev d la* usied the question of Its dtelsjap. Mom
?| eattitd the mailer. lio\> as ?r for on letielring to * t r*
ev found sttlv leet of water in the "t'Sft
Alt?r futile attempts to is l the water out. p' mp?
?? < pol >?, I 'll theee, foe r.j li.ey / Iiiaped
out tl it waur BUI) d wd at the game Thl tut
HW-V *? sink ? new stall hrsldu the old one, and tun
Mi front it miliar the old shaft, .u Die hop* of striking
too money cuest. When within tea or flfteea feet of the
|>it. ttie earth between the tunnel and pit gave *?J.
the water rushed iu wo rapidly that the men had barely
time to retreat with their Uvea before mity-flve feet of
water 1M the tuuncl aud shaft. This placed a d us per
upon the energetn seekers ater bidden treasure; and
the work was given up alter several thousand pounds
had been squandered in what some of the shareholder*
now bey aii to think au iff nit futmu.
A Not HKR tfMWUTKM I'ORUK).
Fifty year** glided into eternity before the work was
renewed, yet tho shafts and tunnels still remained full
of water, v, I. . h rose ana f ell with the ebbing and flow
ing c.f the tide in (he buy, showing clearly that (he
i -laud hud beou pierced hv suhteranean pa-isages. This
tinn^ ? us down to ? period of iifleen years ago. A uum
I >er of yeuni men ' ri t lie summer ol 1848 proceeded to
the island aud renewed the work. They followed down
the .-iiaft of tlwir predecessors, when they encountered
the same difficulty ? water cumins; iu upon them. After
bailing ii oui they tuereed the bottom of the pit with a
chi-el and -ledge-ball auger at a distance of ninety-light
i ' ?t from the surface, when they struck a bard, wooden
obstruction, which tbey confidently believed to be the
?nouev chest. The machinery brought up a bunch of
something which subsequently proved to be grass pecu
liar to tlie Spanish Main. This gave the toilers new
courage, and tbey followed up the discovery with re
newed onorgy. The chisel having been attached to the
auger they cut through ? spruce log about six inches
thick, when it dropped a foot and struck a piece of oak
'iBii^r four and a half inchc# tlnclc. They soon found
sum i -thing harder thau wood, and continued
boi ug until the auger sell led down about twenty inches.
While passing through tins substance a sharp metallic
found gree'ed the ears of those eoi ployed. It resembled
the noise a. l>ar of iron would make on being wormed
through a keg of nails, aud the laborers wore in ee-sta
cwi. There they were ulfltin a few foet of Kidd'itfrold !
Twenty inches further down more wood was found, and
below it the same mineral substance. Then came wood
:<lialii and afterwards mud. The only thing lakun out
was part of the ncud of an oak ask ; one end had been
cut oil and the other exhibited the marks of the cooper's
knife. Other bores were sunk near this one, but with
the same results. Among other articles inkou out was
inore Spanish grass and part of the hoop of .1 barrel with
the bark, iu a nood state of preservation.
THK TOILERS IN DKSI-Am.
After making^everml borea with like rosults, and And
.ii>, it iuipi ssibie to keep down the water, with an ample
exchequer, they thought of the lMitcbinau and his an
chor, and then looking upon themselves uuil the treasure
that lay hidden beneath them, innny of the compuuy
withdrew ,'rotn the work. The few who still persevered,
from the fact that the water in the shafts foil aud rose
with the tide, became convinced that there were subter
ranean channels connecting 1 he bay with the pit. Act
ing upon I his' belief they searched tho shore, when
upon the east side of the cove they found fine well
made drain* entering the bane of the island at. low water
mark. Removing the covering, to their surprise they
found that the stones forming the arch of the drains
were coated with a cover of this Spanish grass. Furtner
investigations showed that the drains had liecn run In
tho direction of the old pit, and considerable cocoanut
fibre and Spanish grara was found as they progressed.
They endeavored to follow the direction Of the drain,
uut (ailed to ilnd it connecting with a perpendicular
.-halt. The water soon rushed into llie drain upon them.
The next attempt was to sink a shaft and endeavor 10
strike this dram or chaunel on the line between the old
pit and the entrance at tho water. At a depth of seven
ty-four feet water flllel up the shaft. Several other
shafts were sunk with the same results, and winter
comlng on the work was abandoned until spring. Spring
came, but the Uisappainted shareholders, some of whom
had sunk their last dollar in the numerous pity, were
disheartened, and ttie work wua not renewed for nine
years. In the meantime the chartcr of the company
expired, aud the seekers after Kidd's treasure returned
to more profitable employment, still, however, con
vinced that the treasure was there and accessible if they
could only stop the flow of water 30 as to follow the
old pit to its original bottom.
?The story of the excavation" on Oak Island had in Die
-meantime spread over the whole province, and there
were hundreds who were disposed to make one more at
tempt to fathom the mystery. Accordingly iu lSgJ. jcet
inctt were held at various points in the province, full
particulars of the enterprise laid before thorn, and stock to
the amount of $2,000 subscribed. Several new pitjj were
sunk and tunnels run from them in the direction or toe
" money pit " wUJj Oie view of finding the subterranean
channel that floods tneiiitsTbul after En expenditure Qf
$1,1400 the results were not satisfactory. The com]iany,
which now comprises some of the most influential gen
tlemen of Halifax, have Increased their capital stock apd
M a rfsort, are Jnow building a dein "round the
ba*A of the island tor the purpose of cutting oil" the bay
water from the subterranean channels, when they pro
pose to pump the water out of the excavations a'lready
made, and follow the channels to Iheir termini It is ex
pectjd that the dam will bo completed the present
week, ahd the company uow feel sanguine that
Kidd's four million of gold am almost within their grasp.
It ie estimate^ that fully $i?n,?#0 have been expended
already upon the search, and tho present company, who
are men of means, are determined to solve the mystery
of Oak Island, if It costs as mm h more.
Such is the history of the '-toilers of the isle.'1 All
the members of the first two com|>anlos have passed
away, and i 1 remains to the third generation to follow
up tlin work of their ancestors. Should their expecta
tions be rcali/.ed, and I must admit that the indications
are good, what a remarkable mystery will be cleared up.
and what a sensation produced. That a stupendous work
of art has Wen constructed by unknown hands at Oak
Island is a certainty. That most of the material used Is
indigenous to this country is also certain. What these
works were constructed for, and by whom, and what
tlioy contain, nlme remain mysteries, which let us hope |
will soon I e cl a red up.
NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS.
SPECIAL ?TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
\ I.ovnI .llilitla la kr Itnlurd In l<?ni*liitiR in
Vifw of the Fall Election* All OIHciitU Who
l>? Not C Hilar ihr Klrrtl?n? la kr firlil lo bp
Itcniotrd by the (?uvrruor.
New Oklia vs, Sept 1, 18to.
Hovernor WelN Im this morning determined to raiae
a ?o-called loyal militia force throughout Ibe State at
one# n view of the fall elections. It ia to la- compo ed
of white and hl?ck troop#. No one to he admitted a*
an officer or to the ranks who wax in any way
connected with the late Otnl'eder.Ue nrmv. The elec
tion* under Cuveruor WelU' rec?ni proclamation to till
vacancies In the Convention of 10(14 will take place oil
the day do*i(<u*lod.
(?overnor Well* will promptly remove all authorized
gentlemeu who tin not in good laitn cause the elcdiou.
to lie held.
The foils eul i?n n nil llir Itial .Imlir \hrll He
ll-nil* lliin-.ll Am. in->l I .'cue in I Mirriilm't
I barm. A c.
S>w Out Sept. 1, 1MM
Judge A bell addressee la letter tnft.eneral Miendan,
through the Now lb-lean* pa|>er*,defen<llng himself aga n?t
the charge of being a "dangernii" man,'' and 'ays that in
!>i* judicial station he knows nought hut lldelity to State '
and humanity ami lo the unfortunate. ree.ud'e-- of
color. He 'Irmly believe? that not a drop of blood would
have been ?hed had the military been half a- earn?xl a*
he in nppo-ing the attempted n-oirpalion. He save
? tu'-c the establishment of the civil authority m l-oui-iaim
the statu* of Northern men h:i? been one of iierfeet
ksioiv. H? telle tienerai Hhar.dsu it lie think- the *mtr
I ton correct lo rrjolce in It. bul urnon^ good men ha
Hunks tt will not add to hi* reputation
COURT Of SPECIAL SESSIONS.
liefer* .l ioUce Howling.
SrrTMiU I ? I lie cotirlm >m wa> tilled a- sual, with
a la g* number of interacted and Idl" spectator*. The
l>r?t ca-e ol importance was that of
a nrtriw'itrr.
Crace W|!?on, the victim, charged Tlunii i* J Pram-is
with bavin; pit ked her po? ket of a w?IH containing
nmeteen dollars, while *he was travelhnv on Ibe IVrth
Amboy boa I. >'or ihia iinaairatitabls act the .aid
Wilson was toiileui ''d to the Peni'ent i.iry lor six
months
a a?n kb? out*.
-iiu-on Mark*, during the visit of Pre.-ident Johneon
lo this i ity, as-iivcd U> enrich biapoekeU by ah*' reeling
valuable* from the pockets of others Ilcteclive Httni*
kepi an jye on the pr'?oner'a proceeding". and ?aw him
atlemio to .1 ml .'mm three dllterenl |?er*on? in the short
-?pa" e of minutes Although a number of gen
tlenien testi: ?-.? to Ilia good chancier of Hi* eectMd,
the J.ulge icmembered that it *M Dot the first time ho
had t**en brought he'nre him, and vary properly
*enteuce<l him to a lOsidenea on the Inland tor aix
month*, and lo pay a flue of arte dollar*
vini.aTio> th? ukai.th l?w?
f be earnest sympathy of the court in the efforts mvde
bv ibe Health < ommisan jier* in Ihe performance ot their
duties h*? tieeo rtlll.v attested. Tin cotatil for t.'liria.
? Ian I >ei sr. the defendant, applied to have the ca?e (Mist,
pone, | tdl October, bul tbe Jiidae thought the matter de
manded the attention of the court in one week, and
;.atr order* accordingly.
m>irk ruftr>* wrrs
'tn the . hargo of detective Ot>or John Roach and John
Killing were each sent to the Penitentiary lor ?ll month,
lor jiockvl pi' king in Klflh avenne on Wednesday I an
coi tox art ?t. tso.
Thome* Williams, a negro, for stealing three pounds
of cotton from th" store .'Will and 'XW Washington gireet,
was xeul up lor a couple of months.
< ASSIBMIi WAVTKO.
l enrga Coach, for having taken a piece of c?.??im*r"
from the store 40 Murray i^ireet, where he was employed
a? |iorler. wai sentenced to the Penitentiary for four
months. He was also acctieed with ba\ ing taken other
mi--,ng properly.
nmriTtnn to
Dannie Coleman fur having attacked and heaten *
si i anger, whom liaontned lo drtnk with him at a beer
sal'mn in West Kotiv-flr-t atreet, waa aent up for iig
month i in. I flmvi ;w>. Tha livlurod man appeared in
c it aliU mark< of violence on bi* fare atlll vkalble.
< at?r or as <xn tanv.
t*r >n Ksmsrt was hrn'ight up for having etabewled
<t detati knlve* ami fork? from Michael wal?h, Beek
t!i*n nr?.t, by aerial ing ihem in tha bottom or an a*h
The -ig <1 m. 'her of tbe prisoner waa no grieveil
Mm ulrn from her for a
short %? imiii, i hat the ro?|?*>lonate Jndga auapaeded
?eiiteriee. wh*r?<t|ioti the S|,i-d t-arty want Into a falatiug
lit to r if r??* her toy.
nam**
Jo'eph tnhnaon, < laliniac lo he a member ef Ihe *av
en?y.(lf?l rrg'm?nt, and acknowledging hi* propen* t? to
l?hilie tha ardent, plead gmlty Ui offering indignities to
H?^e Kelly Uhila Ibe latter nslkmi on Third ava
trie A "entail. *e of thrao m i'la to ibe Penitent tarv
hrwtlgM veers to Ihe yoaag man s eyaa.
THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
The Cmnkhaiim Amn? Ike C>??i utlTtt
11 ow ike tkucM of Ike CtWUuei for Uev
erner are ACeeced? Geaeral I>l x mad 8? sa
fer .Marphy Ualalna Crm?<-AIUaaee Be
twees Weed aad Ca??er? Horace Greeley
the Radfral Caadldate fer Lieatenant CJov
ernor- The Secret of the .Movement la Ilia
Favor Senator .Marphy the Htmto Caadldate
far (-oviTuor on the Conservative Side
Judge Barnard la the Field ? laiportunt
Movement Anon the Democrat* far the
Mtate Aaoembly, dee.
The development* In local politic* during the put
week have in ninny iustanres been somewhat singular.
II is doubtful if New York city ever Haw more bubbling
and tailing of the political element* than baa taken
place in ibe last six days; nor is this confined to any
particular faction, clique or party, bat to all classes or
political wirepuller*, from the manogore of national and
Halo machines down to the precinct messeugor. Tbe
death of 1>ean Richmond threw the democratic
side into a sea of uncertainty, and caused those
who u?re anxioua to be on the inside of the
now programme to look around for ? new leader to
direct the canvass. Unable to And any person to ftll
that place who will bo satisfactory to all parties there
lift# been a general ? ramble for the control of the affairs
of the party by numerous cliques, resulting as yet in no
apparent advantage. Tbe treat respect and confidence
which existed for Richmond^ bids fair however to bring
aiioui a recognition of I'eter Cagger as the leader lor the
time being. Horn the simple fact that no man in the
.Stale is so conversant with the political plans of Rich
mond as he is. In ;pite of all effort.-; in other directions
be will unquestionably he recognized, for tbe present,
at 1pm ->t, as the wearer of Richmond's political mantle.
The attempt of the friends of one ot the prominent can
didates for Governor, to run couuterto tbis i'eeling, and
secure the election of delegates in tb* interior of the
Mate in opposition to ('agger, has seriously damaged
that particular candidate, and from being the first on the
list one weak age, he stands low at least the third iu
the chances for a nomination, II not still lower down.
Tnurlow Weed, as the leader of the conservative repub
licans, has accepted the tact that tagger is to be the
power on tbe democratic side in the coming convention,
ami is now co-operating with him in shaping the cam
paign. At one time the conservative republicans mani
w^^HirMr8thlt8POr,i0l,0f lbe ?h?oor?towonW
tS ITtorZ U'em in U'e U0'"inn,i0n 01 ? *?"
' and br,n? 0,lt ^aUidntes or their own in
1 7T:> ,o ,he jo,nt ??nveiiiioB- ?? ? ??. tbit
I0<J 10 the movement f?r a acpamte stale c,
in ion. R?t recent .lev clopinonts uliow thai
10 dem0crscy are going heart au?l *>?, inl0
the nan movement, and all rears bgve now j h
JW .. the ? or the campaign. The JSSJlS
hl8 new movement, under the banner or the
tnlon democratic republican party, uow being
lointly pushed forward, ('agger and Weed being ,
wo. kern in the cause, and the leaders of the two
Srrr ,,>nem' Ca?w an? '^neral
eed arc tacb in Command ot army corps., and as lon?
H .s n^bTT t0*e,1'er iD r"8ard tC tholr movement?,
is probable thai succor will crown their efforts. But
the enemy may make some important movement ho
sudden that they win not have time to consult together
1? .wb"' ?1"1" ,,e ?ione counteract it ; then wm
come the fcrioog time for the party. Then wii?Xomo the
y whcn a I"" have to be selected, a lieutenant
general ass ume thS yupreme command, it is said
? iw?U1 ' , 1 Bjer'"- ^ lo 1,8 "ichmond'a successor
as Prudent of the Centr.il K a? 'road. Whether this will
?aDy upon who will the party leader or
it m=^?rh R,ch"?ond in politics tiu:? fi">ae can tell
m?? ^itit 6Ver' b'! co?widered a tired 'act tha' this
DlaWn* U?r^|V^fl ^orning Vibbard interests from
LI ?? i gentleman where be will be
powerful as a political mauager, lor it ia known
h^d ^ihVt h.M f,K>ul l,,e ?s?'n? opinion or Vih
n.ira ah uiat held by the late I lean Richmond Thee?
matter* have all a bearing upon the political manoeuvre*.
Irom the Tact that an ertort la* bee , n.ade
nomination of a candidal# for rn..LlwL. .. secure me
alliance with the aristocratic element at AluLTihiJfb
^xjsvmixi asaas
^^^'assx-aapaS
!n ihV ^?D? "* 10 'he fact that harmony will exist
m the great conservative movement in thin State
THfc ItAOlliLH.
e1lr^.r^ TKP*ny' Zn lh" other "??d, ?re wonderfully
seine ol ibe ,amo class holding offlcc* in the?,? real Ro
WiST? W ' onsternwion iti
*>. .uT!^hl.1?&T.y^ret^g?kTwhow.h.', 2
indulging in hingnage wbicii proves .hem to b^ flt tub!
K* n lor an insane aayliiin. Ihe Republl.au i itv t en tral
ommiltee, known as the Twenty-third Street Orutii/i
vide far n?* th,I< has held its meeting to pro"
thi^-i eoming Mate Convention and organize far
Hom" c"Ul* the conservative portion
ot the committee did not attend, and the 'adiS or
?VMvtblng their own way But i> seeius
Jlgl there were only atom nny members of the commH
We present or le ilian one-liair ot the full nmn'ier
Thu enabled them to so lay lh?ir plans that fiovernor
W ,tve ' ?lel.'gallno Trom lh"ciiv to (lie
lite Convention. This, we premium, in nr ciyelv the
result that the conservative side nesirc to l>rin- al>ont
tas ran'o1? till? ? ,h? r t,nK ol ' ,?*??>tte'>
was part of their programme thereior. K. ntou s nomi
nation liy the raUicaly may tlicretore lie con-ideicd a
foregone onclusion *
The aueouasful candidate for l,ie.iten..i:i tiovernoi on i h
ticker is not so certain Titer*, are several
Th?mJ.r aT W,i"Iu" "I frankltn L,?t,;
H i? ?V' ^ ^ ^.vracugo the present t n?-?j m T m m r
Waldo H.itchlns, and Horace . .e.'lev .,r "|, ? , .i :
Hiauncey M. I>eu< ? ?,?i ?r Gould, o' bnicheiw couotv'
JJrerlevKbelng btvngtit forwam as a stepping ?t?i?. i0
? he I tilted Stales senate. b?t u?. event of ,u"" ?c
ces? ?r 'he party in the stair, and if n should not he
deemed ad- isahle lo take the -uc e ,or of In lUvr -
rro? I Ihte part oi th.Mate, then V, ni n. will he i)le m,D
tor the .Senate aud (Jreeley bcum.e fiovernor OT the
Mate. A strong mom i? bemg made in his behalf The
(UMtirnm inr I lie nominal i?n eeem u? rMt h??t;vo?*n him
?? ?r'dK H",ch.'?" T'"' ? "oin nation ?n> -up.
pose.1 to be certain till within a f?w osy*. But tlreelev
s n<>? in iking con-iderable headway and it is not at ail
imiirolnhle bin lh?' an .greem. lit m .11 he rem bed l?e
twe..u I he iwo. and one or I lie olli-r be k off Irom the
other' *! . h : "????'???' "> favor or l he
The HcstcU????i interast will not he
very f, ell plea-eil wtui this rssoll, for they elected
2?lh- >?' hope- or ilepe^ bM It is
w Ui iVl"-? .'""' "''ir H'rll! 1 '.Vlag Ibem-elves
m Jl ? S w TUt", a? (wrtv which ha- ? wsrs
"'PV '?"?w. lemon ami flreel v or Oaion ,.^i
?I^Kal' yirte''"'^ ^ ""'r,'^0r,' ,u '* Hckl t on Ihe
'?? 'OXsa*T?||V? StIH
. ti? hr'"* '"r ,:"v'r"nr the ( moo iMn..
a?a Kei?iW can Convention have mersaaM - noe ? ir
U-4 ravK-nr w ib ? p^i,^, ?tiuulon. rho eh ,n"^We
':",lrr-' Dt* '? rn-.ch I render
?st. whTT, >!. 1*ml m demo.
TJZ hl,i'
m.w anuoun. e ,h? he
l.ul bis name ,s not vet on the slate nfihosawho are
N^TTth.; IT ?" "r convention.
. r . . _ ' "'f* Hotlnian totmd there it.
i id, while [?* has vsine.i ?irent-th H..fT>nan h?
apitarenily lost gn.iuiH <Mit<lde <>r the c;tv ?
eflort has been made by some of his " frteCi.|?
lo secure lb" election of rielemes in .nrf . ,
Alhsny through an alllanoe with the a?t i tgg'r ra.i,0?n
in Uist to. allty I corresp,in.ience to that efl?, t
rJM TL" I 0".0'1,', *.bl\U 'T ? r"""i 1 deranle faelm,
I 'rklTwt.t 'r' , T' ?n,1,h?t inters which
w. rke.i with Richmond in the central iisrt or the si,.P
ha?e now come out boldly for Henry f Mnruhr m
Mr. ?i?iv n. Weed baa visited .bat s2.l?n sod sLn,
most of ibe week polling the wires, snd returned to On.
.Jtv yesterday morning with Murphy s nsme on h.ssj.i'.
! frt?* 51" therefore have lo overcome tl.e
miud iiitlnetK e of both Yteed snd t'a?ger lo secure ins
nomination, or el^? lo so divide ibe strength lietweei,
Slorphy snd IH\ Hist the contention will be obll2?d t.i
i?ae Hoffman as the compromise ? audi. I ale In the
ine miime.ludge Barnard Is (Ming strongly pressed for
? lie nomination, and nis frlenrt? > -?eri Hist he will bavr
as many delegate* from Ibis city a- Hoffman If i|?.
shall prove true the chan.es of the latter will he sario.i
v damaged. Ha r nurd's frlen,|. *r* ma* m- considerai.i..
headway in the ranvaes, but events alone ran d?cld? sum
tl>? relative atrengUi of the two m the delegation from this
? Ity It look* very mochas though l he contest before 1 1,.
ronventlon would be between Murphy aid t)i* Both of
the?e mav eshlbit Just sultl. isnl strength to place them
in a |??itln? thai will compel ono or tne other lo turn
their lurcea on a third inui In this steal, Hoffman
Barnard, or some other person may carry off the pr./?
All will then depend upon cip iinistan.es aud comblna
lioiis at the con vent low, Only a mall portion the
detegatoe have hern aa yet elected and tltare is a chance
for a great ehang. m tlie position of tba candidate* We
are living in a period noted lor rapid e?ent?, ami It ta
impossible to determine the ramilt ol the political de. I
vsloi menis of I ha next ten daya Tb??ee who now seem
?oh., ahead may, Itafore Ibe nwemtHIng ?r the roav?a
?ton, be the last In the rwce. The friend* of Hoffman are
m >r? determined than ever before and will |?ar* bo
sl'.ne iintiirned to secure his nomination.
ma sriT ?*srwsi.r.
Natb ng new has transpired in regard to tba Coogr-'s
slonal contest in this oltjr further than a movement to
secure the nomination of Felgar Ketchutn by the radical
convention H? the Ninth district. Ha having been re
moved aa Collector of Internal Revenue of thai district
Ihe rsdlcaia are aminos to panne htm before the people
?? the mfftyr candidate for Congrsaa It la powlble n,at
tney may soon have mors martyr* of this same kind in
other district* m this city. The great intareat during
the week (ootatde of the goeslp about OovsrMr) has
been In regard to randldatae for ibe Slate Aaaamblv
the demoerary appear lo he making aa effort to mm
the r beat men to the I eg isia nre Among those meg
Honed for the nomination in this city for tboaa posit . ons
on that side are the asms* of A. Oaksy Hall, L aaiaei j
Tlldeti, eg.fStlce rommtwloper VcMatmy, Jamss H
Oolaaaa, Mr. Swaegbaatet, Supervisor Ely and Andrew
H. Green. The .same feeling in favor of norjinating the
moat prominent sad ablest men also extends along the
river oountles and to the interior of Uie State. At
Albany such men u ex-Senator Ira Shafer and Amasa J.
Parker are mentioned. The nomination of the former,
who so ably represented Albany county la the
Senate, i* put down as a fixed (hot. The tone
or the entire democratic preee throughout the State
la all in tbat direction. And from all Indieation* we abail
see In this canvaaa an effort on the conservative side to
secure the election of a clas* of men to the lower house
of the Legislature that will give some of its former dig
nity and character to tbat body? an event greatly
noedod? and for the honor of the State it is to be hoped
that the movement will be successful.
COCWTT OFFICES.
Rut little has been done an yet In regard to the coanty
or local offices in the city. Tammany Hall holds its
meeting Ibis week to open the campaign by providing
for tbc election of delegates to the State Convention. As
soon as this event in over the aspirants for the minor
offices Hill enter the Held canvassing their claims. The
munic of our local politics will tben commenc#ln ear
nest. The combinations lhat will follow will be amuuiug
and interesting.
THE BLACK AND WHITE CONVENTION.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Colored Drlentra Iron the Month? The Son th
em White Delegmni I'nknnwn to Fame?
Informal .Wectlnsa Held - The President
Denounced Kx- Attorney (ieienU Speed the
Probable Chairman? Order of Proceedlnco?
Ah Kxclllng Time Anticipated, A-c.
Philadelphia, Sept. 1, 1806.
AKRIVAL or rmnliTM
Dolegaies to the Convention which meets here on
Monday next begin to arrive quite freely, although with
the exception of the Tennessee delegation, which
arriv.d yesterday afternoon, comparatively few Southern
member- have made their appcarauce. From the com
plexion of some of tho delegations, the Convention pro
mises lo bo a racy uliair. With some half dozen excep
iioas, none of the members of the Southern delegations
ever llgurcd before in political ailairs outside of the
circles of their own immediate acquaiutunco. Among
tlie Tennessee delegation was a Massachusetts school
teacher, who during the war held the post or hospital
chaplain in this city ; slnco which time I um informed
lie has existed upon bis patriotism. Either the leaders
arc iD fear of being overshadowed by the imposing pre
sence of the gontlemen of color who compose part of
the delegation.-! or of another riot ; for so far they are
uept completely in the shade.
NEGRO BARKER DELftiATK FROM KENTCCKY.
I am iuformed that a colored barber and a hotel
waiter are here from Louisville, expecting seats in that
Convention which is to mark a now epoch in our history,
but up to this time i have been unable to obtain their
i'JBii"i or catch a glimpse of their tlitting forms. Fred
Douglass lias not yet arrived, but his presence is
anxiously awaited by the faithful.
KXUtTlONB TO INCITE IMTBC8U8M.
'the peoplo of the city seem to take adairs very coolv,
and the radicals huve to make tbe most strenuous exer
tions to manufacture au eumusiasm, which dors not ap
pear to arise at thoir bidding. As an evidence of tho
desporate shifts to which those freedom shriekere are
obliged lo resort, 1 send an extract from an enormous
placard wbich was posted on tho brick piles, vacant
lots, and conspicuous places about the city : ?
Come, all loyal men who rallied round the old flag, come
and greet true Southern men in council, hear their wrung*,
learn how pardoned rebels again defiantly scorn i he Colon,
Insult the flsji., and trample on law, justice and humanity.
Com*1 every man who love* lilierty and good government,
and unite In srotialng the people to tbe new dangers which
threaten the inlion from usiii'Dntion of the oil'' mau power.
ltemember tbe glory of your Revolutionary aires and the
priceless heritage ihey left.
lteinember (he more recent glories of VtckKliurg, Atlanta,
Gettysburg and the Wilderness; the heroes dead on the
Held or battle, the horrors of Llbliy Prison and Anderson
ville. the inaityrdoin of Abraham Lincoln.
lteinember all the past Ave yeais, all your blood-bought
right*, all your heroic sacrifices, all your resulting duties,
ami pioclaltn In thunder-tones the rcbela, routed by the
bayonet, alia II nol rule by the ballot.
Veterans in freedom's holy cause, come In aerrled ranks;
let thn elective echoes of your resounding tramp again a?
aura the people lluii you are once more marching lo the
trout to aave ibe nation and secure the rights of man.
Treachery in high place* lias organized the retails you sub
dued iu flgni, sud they are again marshalled against republi
can iliierty. At them once more, and ttnisb with your bal
ltf(a what yell'- bullet* left undone.
cAvctm op run Tonoana omlbgatw.
Th-i Tenncasee delegates, lo tbe number of about fifty,
,ici haps, had a meeting at Ave o'clock this afternoon, at
i ho headquarters of tbe National Union Club, Chestnut
street. Governor Brownlow was present, bnt took no
part in the proceedings aside from being ah lUteMsJJgd
spectator. Mr. Frlcr?on, Speaker of tbe TenneMM
senate, acted as chairman. A speech denouncing Presi
dent Johnson aud his reconstruction policy, and advocat
ing negro suffrage, was made by John M. Palmoys. An
informal meeting of the delegates from all the Southern
Sutes is iug called for half-past live o'clock, the speaker
was cut short In the doliverv of his remarks, and the
t'eniie'ieo meeting was declared adjourned.
Hltirri.su or net BUATBa ? south i ahuiim asu ilorida
tor tgrPfkhsrev.
The delegates from all tbe Southern States numbered
about seventy -Ave persons. Governor Fletcher, of
Missouri, was ? ho?en chairman, and Mr Hawkins, of
Tennessee, secretary. A delegate from Tennessee read
tbe invitation wbich had been extended to them bv tbe
Utyal league of Philadelphia to hold ibeir convention
in ibis city, and he supposed It would lie tbe duly of the
delegates there asxomblod to make some lilting response
to the kind hospitality of their Northern friends.
Me mnred that a committee of one from each
state be appointed to report on the matter.
The motion was agreed to. The < 'hairtnan announced
that there were no delegates there from South Carolina
or Florida, and that be would be compelled to ignore
tiiose States in appointing the committee. A delegate
moved that a committee tie appointed on credentials and
tickets of admission to the Convention, but the meeting
secuied to think that the Loyal league should have
charge of the matter, and so the motion was withdrawn.
an AI.AHAMA on Ko ati nee! set) ro this constuvtiosai.
AMi.vnmsT.
A delegate from Mobile th'-n addre*?ed the meeting
i on ii Hi.- constitutional amendment a* passed by Con
gress He believed I bat Ihe radicals in Congrats were a
good and | ?t. riot! set of men, but cv>r. if the amendment
which Ihey proposed should lie adopted by the Southern
Stale;, ii would have the effect of driving every loyal
man out of the sooth. It * as not s>iMci?nt He took
the round thai the Southern Stales were out of the
I n ion i. ml void and thai they became drluuct when
ihe withdrew 'roiu tlio I niou and entered ilie conlede
racy of which .letl l?svi? wns chief. an?t Ilia' tbev could
not It- admitted to the I nion again eicepl by Uw ot
Congre-.. The constitutional .mi' oilmen! did nol pro
tide for Hie safety of loyal citizens ai the Mouth, aod
flie\ could not stand under it. (Hoar, hear.) He was
wiliing to endorse t ongre** in everything exoepl this.
The chairman intimated that the delegate- were unani
mous on that pouil, aod thought that all luillier di?
cuss'on on the sut^ect wa< iiiMcwuy.
AMienw iais^on Hamilton to rkscos'o to ma sfi out or
rnr sos.uitss B*t r i; sirs.
Toe ? ommlttee reported lha' they bad agreed upon
An. tew .Is' kson Hamilton, of Texas, as ihe most suit
able |s*rson to res|iotid to ibe mv ilaiiou of Ui? Loyal
I e i,M,e, and siiui, ted ibsi i hi- delegate- iroiu -ach
M.ue should meet at nine o'clock ?>? Monday morning
for ihe purpose of proceeding to Independence square to
nieei thoir Nuilbein fi lends. It ?vs> Il-? sugg*?t?-d th.it
the cba man should be appointed their marshal on the
occasion and that he confer with the marshal of tbe
l.eyai l.-asne in relation to matters couner.ted with the
soproai'lilsg Convention The report was ae rpttit, and
Ilie suggestion' adopted throughout.
s committee wat tbeu appointed to wait upon Mr
Hamilton and inform htm of the aei.?n ot ?be meeting In
i elating him ss the orator of tho Honthern il?lepir< on
Monday morning, aod the meeting adjourned.
It !s reported to-night the' ei-Attnr??y Oensrel -|>eed
will be ele< ted I'rssident of the coiveat on He it
here i*pr*aentlng Kentucky. The fnenoa of Ooverner
Fletcher, of Mta-onri. tbink that the choline will rail upou
him
With the exception of John Minor Hotts. Parson
Brnwnlow, Jack Hamilton sud s lew colored men from
Kentucky, (here are no >outbern de'egates worth men
tioning.
The Rev Hope Bsrrie, who represents Cold?boro. N
V., is Uere. and *ay- no I'ntoii man csn lie electml to
oflii ? tn bis town. The reason for this proisiblv is
thai there are, arcording ui bis own account. h?t three
I'nion men in the place? namely, the Po'ttnastar, an
oct'igenarian and himself
Among tbe Northern delegates wb? have arrived are
Senstor Harris of New York , Oovernor Fairvhild, of
Wi.? on?in; -enstor l.sne, of Ind.ann Governor Ompo
of Micliigan . (iovernor Hnreman. of We* i Virginia, and
i'rank Thomas, of Maryland, It is intended tbet the
convention aboiiid bee*clusivelyt<outhern. the Nnrthem
delegaiea |o >?e treated like hoooraty mcmberr, wltb
inrtui?. n lo be in the convention sfler the wotk. or
ims inesi psrt. is flnlahed. So that for the first day or
two ihe Southerner* will have side possession of the
premise* ibe idea is to give the oonv entioa the ap
peers ni ? nl a Southern institution, representing the
lim:U Ot |s oj.|e m Pixie b'lt. jU Igtrig Irom the s-arcitT
of delegates snd their hitherto unknown repulstion, I
Opine t Will prove a miserable failure.
t.overnor Andrew, of Mas-<af he, setts. ln(j R#n Rtitlor
are nxpsi ted to he here on Monday. lhu* far Ibe aRalr
has tailed lo create any eacilenteut among the people of
this quie: snd orderly city.
Hrmert Ridgewsy member of Congress elect from tbe
Tounh < ongTeaslonsI district of Virglnls. who wss ap
(silnted a delegate to the convention, rewudisuw lit* ap
t?dntment and declares indignantly tliai it is a villainous
outrage upon him, and that he has not a particle of j
sympathy with the Jacobin rabble.
It t? said that Judge Advocate Ueaeral Holt and Judge
Kdmunds. Postmaster ol the fn lied States -enale, will
attend ss delegsles from the lu^riet at Columbia Ihey
bare not yet arrtred ? .
Aimut stt hundred delegatse had registered their
names at tbe I'nion l/cague np to to-night.
onus* nr. rnoMirtMsoa
The fr lion ng order of prooeedlngs wai imaed this af
lersoon ?
The Soiithsm delegates will meet at the rooms of lbs
National I'nion Clnb, 1.104 Chennul street, at half past
nine o clock A M , and proceed ibence to Independence
Hall.
The Northern conference delegates will meet at Inde
pendence Hall at naif-pelt nine o'clock A. M
All the dalegatee will he escorted from Independence
Rail to the I'nion League House, arcording to Ibe or
der Issued by General wtcklea. Chief Marshal, where
they will be reoe.ved and welcomed by Charles Gibbons,
Chairman of the Committee of Reception, on behalf of
the league After the sddreaa of welcome sod Ihe re.
ply the Southern delegates will be eenorted to the Na
tional Hall, where tne escort will be dismissed.
In i?r#er to prevent mnfnston, no pereoas will ho ad
mitted la tho eon vendee on Monday as members thereof
eioept the delegates tretn the Bootbera States Tho
conferoaoe delenMe sapolated be the tioveroors of tbe
Northern States, or otherwise duly anthoriied to repre
sent them in oonventioa, will meet at the League Boum
at one o clock on tanday, for temporary orgnnitatioo.
The two bodies wiU t>e united in national convention at
?? loynl Union lata of the South mar desig
nate. The union will take place in front of the League
Hwae, in preaenoe of the people, of which due notice
will be given.
Cbariea McClintock, of the Philadelphia Prm, la ap
pointed to furnlah the Committee of Reception with the
names of the several reporters in attendance at the con
vention. and the papers which they represent. Tickets
of admWBlon will be iaaued to the reporter! named in
the official list, bat to none ?there, on Monday morning,
at ten o'clock, at the League House.
Ex-Uovernor Smith, of Rfcode Taland, De
clines Belli a Delegate to the Black and
White Convention.
PROVtomct, a L, Sept 1, 1HM.
Ex-Governor James G. Smith haa written a letter de
clining to attend the Philadelphia Convention of Sep
tember 3 an a delegate.
TEE CLEVELAND CONVENTION.
Kr ply of the Rct. Henry Ward Beeeber to the
Holiliers' and Ballon' I-elter of Invitation
Strong Argument In Favor of President
Johnson's Restoration Policy.
PwtMKiLL, August 30, 1888.
CuAi. 0. Halpikb, Brevet Brigadier General ; H. W.
Si-ocrs, Major General, Gordon G ranch*, Miyor Gen
eral? Committee:? . ...
Gnmnn-I am obliged to you for the 'notation
which you have made to me to act as Chaplain to tne
Convention of 8ailor? and Soldiers about to convene at
Cleveland. I cannot attend It, but I heartily wiBhlt,
and all other conventions, of what party soever, success,
whoso object is the restoration of all the States late in
rebellion to their federal relations.
Our theory of government ha? no place for a State ex
cept in the I nlon. It Is justly taken for granted that
the duties and responsibilities of a State in federal lega
tions tend to its political health and to that or tne
whole nation. Even Territories are hastily brought in,
often before the prescribed conditions are 1 ultilled, as ir
it wore dangerous to leave a community outside or uio
great body politic. ,
Had the loval Senators and Representatives of Ten
nessee been admitted at once on the assembling of Con
gress, and, in moderate succession, Arkansas, Georgia,
Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia, the P"b,lc m'D.,
of the South would havo been far more healthy than it
is, aud those States which lingered on probation to tne
last would have been under a more salutary Influence to
good conduct than if a dozen armies watched over them.
Every month that we delay this healthful step com
plicates the case. The excluded population, enough
unsettled before, grow more Irritable; the army be
comes Indispensable to local government and super
sedesit; the government at Washington is called to in
terfere In one and another aililculty, and this will be
done inaptly and sometimes with great injustice ? ror our
government, wiselv adapted to its own proper functions,
is utterly devoid of those habits, and unequipped with
the instruments which (It a centralized government to
exercise authority in remote States over local affsirs.
Everv attempt to perform sueh duties has resulted In
mistakes which have excited the nation. But whatever
imprudence there may bo in the method, the real criti
cism should be agntnst the requisition of such duties or
the general government. , __
The federal government is unlit to exercise minor po
lice and local government, and will InsviUbly blunder
when It attempts it. To keep a hair score of States
uudor federal authority, but without national ties and
responsibilities; to oblige the central authority to govern
hulf of the territory of the Union by federal civil officers
and by the army, is a policy not only uncongenial to our
ideas and principles, but pre-eminently dangerous ' lo the
spirit of our government. However humane the ends
sought and the motive, it Is. in fact, a course of instruc
tion, preparing our government to be d*spotic and
familiarizing the people to a stretch of authority which
can never be other than dangerous to liberty.
1 am aware that good men are withheld from ad vo
eating .the prompt and successive admission or Uic ex
iled States by the fear, chiefly, of its effect upon partiea
and upon the freedmen. , 0 . .
It is said that, if admitted to Congress, the Southern
Senators aud Representatives will coalesce with Northern
democrats and rule the country, is this nation, tben,to
remain dismembered, to berve the ends of parties?
Have wo learned uo wisdom by the history of the past
ten years. In which just this course of sacr.flcing the
nation to the exigencies of parties plunged us Into rebel
l-K5f, adroit that the power would pass Into the hands
ol a party made up of southern men, and the hitherto
dishonored and misled democracy of the North, Utat
power could not be used just as they Phased. The war
has changed, not aloue institutions, but ideas. The
whole CO' miry ha* advanced. Public sentiment is ex
alted iar beyond what It has boon at any former period.
A new partv would, like a river, lie obliged to seek out
its channels, in the already existing slopes and forms of
l^6?Wn?lnUred a new era of liberty. The style of
thought is freer and inoro noble. .
our timos are regenerated. Tho ?0De
school, and hundreds of thousands of men are gone
home to prea' h a truer and nobler view of human righto.
All the industrial Interest* of society are mo\ log .with
increasing wisdom toward intelligence and liberty.
Kver vwhere In ch urches, in literature, in natural se -
en ei in physical industries, In social questions, as well
the nation feel's that the winter is over and
a new spring hangs in the horizon and works through
all the element-. In this happily change.! and advanced
condition of things uo party of the retregrade can niain
lain itself. Everything marches and parties must ? row??.
I hear with wonder and 'home and scorn the tear of a
few that the South on e more, in adiu^ment ?Uh the
federal government, will rule this nation ! The Nortb Is
neh. never so rich : the South Is poor, never before so
poor. The population of the Nortfui new'; y day"*
ol the South. The Industry of the 1No^h;. in ''
in forwardness and productiveness, in all the machinery
and education required for manufacturing, is half a cen
tury in advance of the South. Churches In the North
crown every hill, ?nd sc hools swarm in every neighbor
hood while the South has but scattered lights, at long
distances, like lighthouses twinkling along the edge of a
continent of darkness. In the * "^?-23 v
l rust how mean and craven Is the fear that the South
will rule the policy of the land. _ That it wUlhaveMi
influence, that it will contribute, In time ^_i P?ul
ant influences or re*tmlnu, we aie ? ad to bellwo. But
if it ri*e? at once to the control of the gov eminent, it
will lie because the North, demoralized by pfosperity
and liesolted by grovelling Interest*, refuses to discharg
Its share or political duty. In such a case <h? South not.
oniv will control the government, but It ought to do It.
It ?s feared, with more resMin, that the restoration
or the South lo her full inde|K ndenoe will be detrlmen
tal to the freedmen. The ?oon<T vre dMfll n jow ?
minds the idea that the rreedmen < an be classified and
separated from the white population. d "d
defended by themselves, the better it will be for them
and ii*. The negro is part and parcel ol Southern society.
H#- i*4ii) not l?" nmtperooa while it i? unprrwpered. IU
"ViH will rebound upon him Its happiuei* and
relnv Igoratlon cannot he kept from his participation
Th? restoration of the South to amicable relations with
the North, the reorganization of its the
re usii ration or Its enterprise and thrift will all re
dound to the freed men's tieoeflt. Nothing Is so danger
ous to the fredmena* an nusettled state of society in
the South. On him oome< nil ths *pite. and anger, and
cpnee ?nd revenge, lie tt II he mad- the seapenos. ol
lawless and heartier men. Tnlew we torn the govern
ment into a VBH m iliary machine, there cannot he
.irmtes enough u> proU-tt the freedmen while Southern
socltty remains Insurroctionary. If Souihero sm-iety Is
calmed, Heftl.nl ami occupied aud soothed with Mm
hopes and prospers industries, uo anuies will ne
needed Riola will tubaidu, la ft less 1 1 angers on will be
driven eff or belter governed and a way ?'? he gradu.
sllr opened up to the froedman. through eda.aUon and
Indn try, in full citizenship, with all its honor* and
<i<ns?tMltan is a growth. None can "?r?pe 'J?**
tears in the wlldern? who tra, ,sl f rom _th e Egypt .of
,gno runes in the promised land ot
(Vesdn.en must take their msr-h. I havo lUMMMltn
the maMi If th?v have the ~tamlua to undergo U?s
h^W whlch ^v^ uncivilized M hss under
gone in their upward progress, they will ' V?*
take their plane among <is That place cannot be bought,
nor Iwinwdbed, uorgaioed by sleight of hand. It will
nime to sobriety virtue. Industry and frugality As the
nation cannot be sound until the South is pro?|>erous, so,
on the other extreme, a healthy condition of cl?il so
ciety In the South is indispensable lo the welfare of tbe
1 Befa?itig to ?dmii loyal Senators and Representatives
from the South to Cougress will nol help tos frwlmen^
It will not secure for them the vote. It will not pndmrt
them. It Will nol secure any amendment of "? constl
tut ion. however just and wise. It will ?
dangers and > ompllcate the dlflhjui'tse Whethor We re
ssrd the whole nation, o, any section ol It or class In it.
the flr?t demand of mir time >? '"tire reonion
Once united, wl can. by schools. cj>sTrhaa,,afreeprees
and increasing free upeech. attack each evil and seeuie
"urJmhAf tbe great cl.aam which rebellion madeis
not tilled up. It grows deeper and strs^es wider Out
of it rsw dread spectres *n?l thteateoing sound*. I<et
tlia' null be close. I, and bury in It slaTory, sectional
Miimostty and all strifes and hatreds '
II i. flt that the brave men. wbo on sndUnd^
ficed dssth to wive ths nallon, should now, tiy llieir
IT. .nTvote ?e".umm.te what their swords rendered
'"'roj'n.e sake of the freedmen. for Oie?ke or I the Soitth
and its millions of out fel low-eountrymen^
-?ke. snfl ror the crest cause
I irvetlie Immediate reunion of all the ?art* wbi.
bell, on snd war have V'aRpV^ A**.
City Politics.
Jimsao* Mkstim is t** Iiiihtsbsib W?s|p On Fri
day evening the great hall of Ihe Clinton Gard?n. Clin
too street, near Rriwime, was densely crowded \y the
^onssrvativsciurrns of the Thirteenth ward callej to
gether ror tbe purpose of organ, ring ? National I'tioa
t iuh. and making arrangements for s spirited campatni
Iks coming tall The meeting was called lo order by Mi
Joseph H. Tanker, npon whose motion Mr. Henry Tics
was chosen Cholrman and Jacob K. Cohen, Secretary.
Resolutions eipreortng reofldeoce in Ibe Ktecutire and
pledging him the hearty and earnest support of the
nrganitation, were unanimously adopted. "peaches,
eharacter>ze<l tor their patriotic tone, which aroured the
enihusissa of the throng were made by the Chairman,
Thennhilus Pratt, Colonel Stewart and others In
Kngllsh, and by Frederic a Hermann, in German.
The following list of permanent ofllcer* were then cho
sen President. Henry Tlce, hardware merchant. Vice
Presidents, Colonel Alexander H. Stewart, Frederick
nermann, chair manufacturer, and John Graham, master
trackman , Secretaries, Jacob H Cohen, manufacturing
jswollsr, and George Rutrer, hay dealer, treasurer,
?tames H. Irwin, physician.
Asr.asw Jonssos Aaeo. iatios ?An astnciotlon was or
gMissd last evening, at M Cherry strsst. under tho
name of lk? Andrew Johnson Associating, bavins tar lis
object the endorsement and support of President Joh*.
? ioo'i administration. The following were elected ajfc
cera ? John J. Hurley, president ; Patrick lawlor. nft
president; Patrick -Buckley, secretary. Resolutions
dorsing toe President's policy were paid imiiiminiM
Twum Amman Distoot Natkmui. Csio* Awoett
no*. ? An enthusiastic meeting of (he inhabitants of %2|
district wh held on Friday evening, for lite mrpoM
organising tow the coming campaign, Speeebet wmf
made by several eminent politicians, and the plaMny
adopted at Philadelphia was heartily and unanimowly
endorsed. Arrangements were also made for a grand
? ? meeting to be held on the 18th instant.
Solmim' iin Sailoss' Stats Owtuim- It is typ
deratood that the msa meeting of soldiers and sa!f6rt to
be held in I'nlon square to-morrow evening will call a
state Convention of one delegate and one alternate from
each assembly district to meet in this city on Die
10th instant.
Not a Delccate.
TO THE BDITOR OP TBI HERALD.
I beg leave to call your attention to the fact that the
Elbridge Gerry, mentioned in the published list of de
legates from the New York Union League Club to tbe
Radical Convention at Philadelphia la not intended for
the subscriber.
SsmtMBKB 1, 1806. EI, BRIDGE T. GERRY.
Brooklyn Politics.
Dklet.atks to tub Syracuse Ooirvanno*. ? ' The Rsy
publican Conventions were held in Brooklyn on Friday
night, and three delegates from each Assembly District
were elected for the Syracuse Convention to be held on
the 5th instant, as follows:?
Pint District? Delegates? A. M. Bliss, Seventh wsrd ; C.
W. Godard, Eighteenth ward, an il John Oaksv, Klatbiinh.
Alternates? John L. Spader. Eighth ward; Slla* B. UuUber
Eighth ward; Oeueral P. S. Crookfe, Klatbusb.
Seoond District ? Delegate* ? John Cashow. First wards
Hugh Allen, Sixth ward, and James Johnston, Twelfth
ward. Alternates? Lewis Lewis, First ward: Walter 8.
Qove, Sixth ward, and Chan. Parker, Twelfth ward.
Third District? Delegates ? Joseph Reeve, Fourth want;
Volnev Green. Tenth ward, and Dr. Wm. C. Benedict, Tenth
ward. AlternateH? Dr. Geo. I. Bennett, fourth want;
Samuel W. Thompson, Tenth ward, and R. r. Howes. Tenth
ward.
Fourth District ? Delegates ? Stewart L. Woodforf* Beeon#
ward; Iloraiio N. Holt, Third ward ; Charles Philips, Flftg
ward. Alternates? M. Flnnagun. Fifth ward; Abi.im Inule^
Second Ward; Charles J. I?iwrey, Third ward.
Fifth District? Deleffates^Jliaiies Jonen, Ninth ward; W.
W. Goodrich, Eleveuth ward; Anthony F. Campbell, Twen
tieth wsrd. Alternates? David R. Jones, Nlnt'i ward; S.
Van Brunt, Eleventh Ward; Robert D. Benedict, Twentieth
ward.
Sixth District? Delegates? S. T. Maddox, Fourteenth ward;
Stephen I. Simmons, Fourteenth ward; Benjamin Wilson,
Thirteenth ward. Alternates? Ira Buckman, Jr. ; John w.
Smith, Watson Sanford.
Seventh District? Delegates, Jacob Worth, Sixteenth wsrd;
Daniel J. Ross, Sixteenth ward; James Oridley, Nineteenth
ward. Alternates ? Joe Johnson, John Mitchell, W. L. Hub
boll.
Soldifjw' Johnson Coxvxjmov. ? A Convention of the
veterans of tbe late war, in favor of tbo policy of An
drew Johnson in his efforts to restore the Southern
States to their place in tbe Colon, met last evening, at
the ball No. 9 Court street. General Kozlay was called
to the chair. At a previous meeting a committee was
appointed to nominate permanent officers. The chair
man of the committee reported the name of i.eneral
Kozlay for President, but he declined tho honor, when
the name of Colonel Creig litem was substituted and ac
cepted. A resolution was adopted to call the society
the King's County Army and Navy Association. A com
mittee on the drafting of by-laws, consisting of Captain
Maxwell, Captain I. Offendel, Major Taft, Lieutenant Col.
Spencer, Captain F. Flute, was then appointed. The
subject of eleotlug delegates to tho Soldiers' and Sailors'
Convention, to be held at Cleveland, Ohio, was post
poned until next Wednesday evening, to which time tue
Convention adjourned.
Urlrgatra to the Nyrarime Republican Con
vention.
? Saratoga, N. Y., September L, 1M6.
At the Convention of the Second Assembly district *f
Saratoga county to-day, W. A. Sackett, Alonzo Welch and
John P. Conkli'ng were appointed delegates to the Syra
cuse Convention, and instructed to vote for Governor
Kenton's renomination
Ki.mira, N. Y., September 1, 1888.
At the County Convention held to-day, K. P. Broom,
Luther Caldwell and Jetwe Owen were elected delegates
from Chemung county to the Syracuse Convention.
Pennsylvania Congreminnal Nominiiilno*.
Dotlkstowx, Pa., September I, lWtf).
Henry P. Ross was nominated for Congress in t he Fifth
Pennsylvania district by tbe democrats, and (,'aleo N.
Taylor by the republicans.
Rjunixn, Ps.. September 1. 1 WW.
Daniel A. Lincoln was nominated to-day for Con^ew by
the Republican County Convention.
THE TUfff.
L'nlon Conrnr, I,. I.Trottlntr.
A trot for a parse came off yesterday al trrnoon a< the
l'nlon Course between four road horses boleti^ing to
WlUlamaburg. The contest wan very int*r??tln- through
oat, tbe lMt heat being won by a neck. The horse*
engaged were Mr. Douglas' ch. g. Dandy, in bameu;
Mr. Christian's br. Hamnletonian roll, to wagnn ; cb. g.
Captain, also to wagon, and n black mare in harm as.
Tbe latter waa withdrawn after the second heat Pamir
won the parse In three straight beats. After the first
heat Dandy waa the favorite at ten to three. The fol
lowing in a summary
Kiti-riut, Sept. 1.? Puree $60, mile beau, beet three
in Ave.
Mr. Douglas entered ch. g. D-vndv I 1 1
Mr. Chrlatian entered br. g. namhlotonian 2 2 'i
Mr. Harrinoo entered ch. g. Captain 4 3 3
Mr. Lawrence entered blk. ui. 3 4 dr.
Time, 2:04? 2 :61? 2 :M.
F (tuition fourm-. L. T.
PjiTrRDAT, .Sept. 1.? Match $200, p. p., mile h<ata,
lieet three In live.
A. l.ydel oamnd a m. Lady Whitson. ...Received forfeit.
J. H. Whitson named a. g. Clarence Paid forfeit.
OVERCHARGES Of COUNSEL.
Snpreme Court- Chninber*.
Before Judge Barnard.
A suit was recently commenced in the Supreme Court
Messrs. John C. Shaw, Oscar F. Shaw a?it Jame*
O. Tabb by several of the crew of the ship Alhambru.
for alleged excessive charges made by derendanla in act
ing as counsel for plaintiffs. Aa appears by the papers,
these gentlemen were employed to collect salvage on a
vessel saved by plalntlll's. Some 90,000 were received,
but only f2,000 reached the pockets of the crew. Ttiev
now state that they have been overcharged for nsrvluea
of counael, snd a motion has been made In this dlstiV.1
to require defendants to disgorge The matter was in
ferred to General John D. McGregor. and hi' report,
which la against defen<lantH. lias been plai od In Hie hunts
ol Judy llsrnsrd for conllrmation.
SUICIDE AT ELKIRA.
Ei mi**, September 1, isort
The wile of Mr. floorge Archer, proprietor of the
Patterson House, in this city, died yesterday from the
enwets of poison administered by heraelr. The cause ol
the raah act still remains a mystery.
*EWS FBI SAW FlUHCISCa.
An asMJclaUoa has August 31. ikm.
WoM Tactnry^*4 P''TX?se of
bakera' extra M^per^hbl'* ****** for -rntrt
MIICKLLAJI EOrt.
AriAioi for a fortcm: -mend ?o CEim at
<>nre and secure a tfket In the
OPKNtXO FAIR,
Managed by J K. IIAWI.EY A C O..
Clnrlnnatl, Ohio.
Agent? wanted at mice (iood pay, and guar a lit Ma gtvsn
for performs nee of all advertised.
A. D. tl A VIM. (Jeneral Agent,
1KB WlUlam street, Sew York.
VN KI.F.UANT iHHORTMKNT OF F.NOI.Idll ROYAL.
Velvei and Hroaaei? Cairela at HIRaM ANPKitKON'N,
W Howery. Three ply and Ingrain Carpela. Oil Cloths
Table. I'lano Covers, Ac . at retaonshle prices t.ook fm
W Howery.
CATARRH.
NORTON'S NKW RFMKPY FOR CATARRH
hreaka up the dlaaaae at It* fountain head, remove* pala In
the tempi* ?, noises la the head Offensive dl?eharge?. oh
strueiKins of the brea'hlog tuliea, and oblitenlea ihistarrl
hie 4l?i ?? In all lis forma for?t?r Hend stamp lor i?m
phlet to (ir.RRIT NORTON, II Ann street.
/ inARAJ'TP.k* IN all AKfPF.ItR? TMR 1DKAL AND
\J i heir I.ITirs Tiiim lliuiiei and Miakspere Oor and tlie
Name, Analyila or hia organisation, iu the light nf NeWnce
I'.aalua, how he looks*. how ha talked, and how he
ai tod. given In the September i.?m!*-r rtl KKNOMJOICAL
JOl'KNAL. oalt SOnenta New 'men have II.
TOW I.Kit t WKLLN. 3m Broadway. New York.
nlVoBCRS LEOALLT OBTWSRD IN NKW YORK
and other Huies without publicity or fae uU divorce Is
iraalwl . consultations free. M. How F.N.
Attorney ?n,t Counsellor, Tt Nass.m street
fill TO THOU** R AONKW'N, ORRRNWD'H AND
\ I Murray ?traeta. where ?on sill Ond Teas, OITeea, Fish,
Flour and everything else < heaper than any store In N?w
York
nKMORRIIOirM Ct'RKD WITHOl'T KNIH! OR CaC*
ite. -Aitention lo diseases t>f I'elvlc Ylwera, Deforml
ties of Kvaa, Noae, Fan- and Person. HRNRY A.
DAHIKIJ.C P.. Bunwoa Ho. I rntea s^nm<.
l>KR**ONAL. ? DR. RRO APRKNT, OF BOSTON, CAH
X be eonaaitad at C* BrWway, N. T., Baoteaber ? and ?
He carea huniars and all rhronle iflaeaase wtlhont fall, soon
STRAHRt'R'lBF * HrHW-di MAIDEN LARK.
Iuiforu<ra at t.,ra. China an4 Fancy Oooda,
Ofvr tbe Isl^sat ssenrU*w,i at the Joweat market prteea,
qcHILRIRO'B OKRHAN Olwj-MBllT-WARRAimiB
k a eartaln cure, wlthnat the s'igwaat langer for pOe?,
old wouada. arrofela. salt rheum, all wjhTind ?klti dls
eaae* *c. For sale atM Bowery, and by an principal drug
*sta
rti.t, who want to know ? if Ton want to
koowfcow in restore your sight and give up sneeuelaa,
withoal th? aid of doetnr or medlctoe, addres, t.r K B
Fonta, 1, 1? lroadway New York. Paatphle* sen free.
If yon wan? to know hew unco?portahle tni<a*a mst
be thrown aallo ,nd romfort and e.im obtained hy th?
raptared, addre?st?r. I. B. Foote. Re. 1.1* Br?i*dw% Nrs
York. Pamphlet tailed free
If yen want to kno* valnahle Infereatkm snlla'.le i #. tb<
ma'Aed sddsasa KTT>Wla Ti* VeoMway Sa,
Iwt Passohlet seat fre?