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/ / K> MASSAC HTJ3E2TSM. HEPI'BLICAN STATE CONVENTION Senator Sumner oil tho Political Issues of the Day. Bit ?t* wh on Nfpro Suffrage, the Present Condition of the 8onih mid the Cuban ami Alabama flnims Questions. The Entire Slate Ticket Renominated wllli tlic Exception of Auditor. Worcester, Sept. 22, I860. The Kcpubliran Convention oi this State was held to-day at Mccaanlcs' Hull, m this city. Three hundred and nine ccuntics and cities were represented by 1,000 delegates. A large assemblage, including a umber of Indie?, occupied the galleries. Littlo or no exciujnient prevailed. The Convention was eaiied to order ?t a Quarter past eleven o'clock by Mr. A. J. Wright, of Boston. Mr. A. D. Brings, or Sprinffflcld, was appointed temporary chairman, and the Divine blessUiR having been iuvoked bv the itev. Mr. Hall, of Worcester, the Chairman then delivered a brief address. Committees on organisation and credentials were ttien appointed, and it was agreed that all resolutions submitted to the OonveuMon be referred. On motion of Mr. J. K. Roberts, of Boston, the Chair was instructed to appoint a couiinniee on organization, consisting of oac delegate from each eouuty. A eiiullar committee on erode" Hals was appointed on motion of Mr. E. II. Klafp, aft^r wnlch a eominittee on resolutions was appointed. It was agreed that all resolutions submitted to the Convention be referred to the Committee on Uesolutions without debateMr. James A. Fox, of Boston, rose to move a resolution, saying tliut no wis tied to preiace it by drawing attention to the fact that there was a system ol legislation recently adopted which was re; ugnant V> a large majority of the republican party to Massachusetts. He referred to the Prohibitory law. (Cheers.) That the republican party might not stand In a false light, and that us position might bo clearly detlned, be would state that the repub icans of Massachusetts wero un alterably opposed to the unrestricted sale of Intoxicating liquors, ana tuat they were efinally opposed to tho present prohibitory law aud the method of Its enforcement, be laving that it 13 not conducive to the moral or political weifnre of the Commonwealth. Keferreil to the Committee on Resolutions. Tne report of the Committee on Organization wus then presented, Including, among others, Charles Bumuer lor president, mth a long ilit or vuc presidents and secretaries. Senator Suirara was then Introduced amid enthusiastic cheers, and proceeded to deliver lna address. He said:? Fbllow Citizens of Mas.? aciti'sftts?TVhile thei>kiug you for tho honor cunierred upon me, 1 mai.c nastfl to say that, in my juuaineut, Massacnusetta uas one duly at tiie coming election to which all local imercs'.s aud quesuoua must be postponed, as on Us just performance ah e.se depends; and this commanding duty Is lo keep tho Commonwealth now, act aforetime, an example to oui country and a bulwark of human rights. Such was Massachusetts in those earlier days when on me continent 01 Kurope, the nam*! ol "liostonians" was given to the American people tn arms ugaur-t tho mother country maning Hits designatiou embrace ail, and when, tn the lint.-li Parliament, me great orator, iidmund kurne, excia.med, "Xuc cause oi Boston is the cause of all America; every part 01 America *8 united in support ol Boston; Boston is u.e Lora Mayor of America." 1 qvmto these woids irom the i arilamentary debates of the time. But Boston was at that i time Massachusetts, aud it was her stand lor liberty j that made her name the synonym lor all And per- | mit me to add, tuat in choosing a presiding ouicer, entirely removed Irom local issues, l liud as-urnn e of your readiness to unite with me in that national cjwbo which concerns not Mas acUu>etts only, but every part ol America, aud concerns also our place and came as a nution. The enemy here in ifas-achusetta would be glad to dlveit attention inun the unassailable principles of the republican party; nicy wouid be giau to make you forget that support v.c owe to tus a Imiuisiration OH'I to the measures of reconstruction, aud, aboveall, onr deep interest in t'.iai es?e.uia> saleguard not yet completely established for the natljiiai frecdman sud the n:li"rai creditor, 'l'lie^e tney would hand over to ob.lvion, hoping on some local Issue to disorganize oar torce*. or, perhaps, obtai.i po-ver to be wie.Ued agaius. tae national cause. Massachusetts cauuot ajor.i tj occupy any uncertain position. therefore, I oegm uy asiiiug you to. think oi your country aud of national auairs at home and abroad. 8bctiuty for the fcttbe. Tt 19 now four years tiuce I had me honor of presiding at our anuual convention. and 1 do not forget how at that ti ne 1 en<ieav ored to remind you of tuis same national oau c, win i:i leariUi peril. The war oi armies wa eudod; a t longer were leiow citizens arrayed against le.-ow caucus; on each side tne trumpet was silent, the banner lur.cd. hut tne detection of Andrew Joiiasoti nsd ttten bejuti. an l out of that defection the reoeilion assumed n-w li e. with new purposes an l new liu,>e.s. u it did not spring fort.i once more lully orme!, it did soring forth tiHed with hate and diai>o!lsm tu-,v^v.ia a 1 wno loved tne luion, whether v, hue or black. There were exceptions 1 know; but aicy were not orioucn to change the result. Aud straight way ihe new appautiou, acting in ooniuuetiou with ihe Northern democracy, aboiiglual allies ol the rebellion, planned the captuie ol tlu uatioiiiil governineut. its representatives came up to Washington, lneu was tho tiino tcr a few decisive Wurd.i. ihey biiouid liave hecn admonished fratiKiy and kmuly to return home, there to plant, tow. reap, buv, ?eii anu be prospermia, but not to expect any p a. e in the copartners!'..;; oi goverumeut uutil there was completes! ec.cur.ty lor alt. Instead ol th,s tney weio Bent tack, i>io'ting now to ooiuin ascendency at home tu ti'j stepping s.o?e to asce. deocy in tuu nation. Such \vnsthe oonduiou ot i^n^t in t^e antumn ot iS05. wheu, sounduig tha a at ui iro n tins ery plauorm, I lnsisteau.ou lrreveistu t guarantees against, tue rebellion, n:id ^spcciailv lei security to the national ireedman aed the nalloual ciPdnor. It was for security that 1 tuou in u-v.o I, believing that, though the war of aunics w \s eude.t, this was just objectoi n&'lonai care, uU tin? b.j.jg eon taiued in tue turnout* i/oamlule, security lor tno future, without wh.eh peace is no bi tter. tian armistice. To Unit security oae tiling is O'.eoed, bimpiy thl3: 11 moo must be i-ujc lu tlieir rig:r.a, s.> tha. uiiivlM, whether of government or 0 u.t.n. Bhali have afr ? 'ni natural course. Hut there are two fpeeial c asses still In jeopardy, as in the autumn of iStf.i? the national ireelman and the nattuual creditor; an<l belli!: ! tlube the ia;t ifui unionists in uiecxrebel Halm, uow sufferlug terribly lloni tue ^rowtoi} rcacuou. COS T TCfKNAL AMBXDMBKT. for the protection of the national freedman a constitutional amendment has Lcn presented for ratification, piaciuir their right to vote under the perpetual s&leguaid ol the Into;); out i am obliged to remind you that tnls amendment has not jet obtained the r"iimsite uuiu'jcr oi r-iates, nor can 1 #ay Burely when It will, ihe democratic party is arrajetl against It, and the rebel mterest u uivs with Uki democracy. Naturally they go together. Thcf acc old cronies. Here lei me na.v frautclj una I havo ncer ceased to regrot?1 uo uo * most profoundry i^gret?mat Congress in il' plenary powers under tea c?>.i.tl'ution, especially lu iu great unqueal tollable power to guarantee a republican f overnmeut in the Mates, dui not iummaril> ?i uie fis whole question, ho tutu it s1 ou.d uu longer dm turl) tne cunutry. It was for Con gress io give a deflriUon oi a republican government; nor nee l n go l'ji c icr ilma our own Dec aratiou <>f Independence, wh to is a rteun.Uon Iroin w.iUli the e m no n, tal. Theve it is, as it cauio lrom our fortf.i.hers, In lofty sell evident iruih, and Confess iiou<t have applied " "fit miglii have gone to tuo Hj^ecli of Abraham Mueoin at unit; ^burg, where Hjwni )h tji" swine great deiiriiiio.i. There whs aibo a ijeciUye precedent. As Courts* made anvil V >! MtU'l!'! Jl I1HVU Ill.ltlV i? ? William Olftuia law. in Cixuli c >ne power U i temicaf. if li cjh lie <iono it tti? oti. |t cp ti tie ilour In tlio other. To my m .ul a ithlnif U-iAarer. Tliun la'1 C'ongrc^a baa tnouKiit oiterwixe. A>icre remains. XL a, tlio Blow proccaaof c jiiHtuuiioi. mueuJiucuX, to wliicli tue country mu?i bo lH.ieU FL'HUC UVISIVH ANU A flY'PATIILTIC /PMIMSTBATWN. But villa is not ononjjii. Vo mi*. text of constitution or Ikiv is HUuic.on... Jieiiiiu th^K mere must be a prevailing public opiulo/i #uJ * 4?niiMtU#lo a,iministration. lioui uro neoJed. ''1'<-aJiijin?.raUou must rointorce public opinion hum p.i upmion mmt remforc tuo a<-(mmm. ration. jj mi <> exiicr.oucc. Without ini'.o 1110 Buonsest'(uid moat cunning in K* re-j.i rjiuc us ij oniy a ptilT.>0U) u may bo oi terror, aa \xk.-< tlio cuhq wnli tlio Fu, ?ij,o BiHva bill, l>ut not a living letter. It ih not i>rftj *?. cally oboyed. 8omeliu>o? it i. evadud; aomotiaies' U la?peniy set at nan lit. Awl .-v>w it la my <l?ty tn warn you tliat tb * uai.onu) feMlinan utill needs your protection Ilia Bua.nl. master is already in t&o fleid cotwpiiih? uia nit bun. That IriMl.ionui expd oi.nc, tlii t Intitiitc audacity, that Inacuriib.ilti to i.ijm n i tlr. < w . n bo long upheld a\cry arc arouse i ,.u w. No loug r abio to hold i?i'" an f Diuvc, tuo auvivut immii ucaua to Upui 4r _ SlfiW YORI beraonafa^rilT1 '< ** ?> ke#P ?tm ?n bis ??rr1<-e, S ?^ hTp' thus Hub:>tirutl(iir a uew bondrofmrfti - -*> I'nh.iBpUy be ilnds at th? North a finm which the rebellion hat not weaned ' " w??i unnatural Southern breast wnere it drew - primitive nutriment: and this political party now irateinUcs In the dismal worK by wnicti peace Is postponed; lor until ttte national treeduian is sale in uhj n?hts there can r>e no peace. You may call it peace; but 1 tell you It is not peace. It is peaco on:y in name. Who do-s not feel that he treads still on smothered firesf Who does not feel Ills feet burn ?ui he moves over the treacherous ashes T If I wished any now raotlvo for opposition to the democracy I ?Uonl I tlnct it m this hostile alliance. Because I .Ha tor peace, so that this whole people may lie at wurs. because I desire tranquility, so that all may tie happy: because ( seek reconciliation, so that there shall be completer harmony, therefore 1 op. nose the demoerao", and now denounce it as a distil roer of the national peace. The information lrotn tne ex-rebel States 19 most painrul. Old rebels are crawling from hiding places to resume their lormor rule, and what a rule I .Such ns ought oe expected from tne representatives ol slavery. It 13 tnc rule ol mlsruie, where tns Ka kliis Klan Uil;es the place of missionary and schoolii!aster. Murder lg unloosed. The national freedmau s the victim and so is the Unionist. Not one of these states where intimidation wlthdea'h in its train does not piuy it? part. Take the whole southern tier from Goot'tfia to Texas, and add to it ieunessee, and, 1 fear. North Carolina and Virginia also?for the crone is contagions?and tliero ts small Justice for tnoee to whom jou owe so much. 'niat these tiling should occur unuer Andrew Johnson wits naun.n; thai reconsiruct.on should encounter didlculu. s after Ilia defection was natural. The great En-jUsA moralist? auotiier Johnson?did not wonder that a dog lu oftains danced no Detter, but that It uaf'-d at ail; nnd I do not wonder that reconstruction with the chains upon it. succeeded no bettor, but that it succeeded at all. Andrew Johnson Is now out of U.e wa.v, and in his place is a patriot Pnddnt, I'uoiic opinion must coins to his support In tins necessary wo lit. There Is out one thing these disturbers leel; It is power, aud tins they must be made to feel. 1 moan the power oi an awakened people, directed by a rcpubileau aduunistrat.on, vigorously, constantly, surely, t?o mat there snad ba no rest for liie wicked. REPUDIATION. If I could forget the course of tlie democracy on these tilings, as 1 cannot, there is stul another chapter lor exposure, and the more it is seen the worse it a; peats. It is that standing menace of repudiation, by which tue national credit at home aud auroad sutlers so mncu, aim our taxes are so large, v increased, it will not do to tay tiiai no national con vein ioa has jet announced this dishonesty. 1 c atge It npon tue party. A party which rispu lutes ti.e lundamjui-al priuiples of tiie Declaration of lndeuendoace?'which repudiates equality befoie the law?which repudiates the se.l-evidom. truth that irovcmmeut l-i lou'. led ouiv on the consent of the govertioJ?wnio i repudiates wnat is most precious ana gi.oi in our history?and >vuo>e chiefs are now en*,aged In a cunning assault upon tne national creditor? s a pany of repudiation. This Is its just (it. ignatlon A democrat is a repucllator. TIic repudiution guspel, according to a?r. 1'eadleton, is now preaching in 0 no; unci nothing is more certain than that ihe tr.um li of tlio democracy m our country woul i oe a blo.v nut only at the national lreedman, Out also ut tuo national creditor. Tuere would oe repudiation fur each. 'the word "repudiation," la its present sense, is rn.it. del. U lirst appears in Mississippi?a democratic a late. If ttie thing were known before, never uoforo did it assume tlie same iiurdiliood of name. It wa-i in 1841 tuat the Mississippi Coventor, in a message to (.tie Le (buature, Q3M tins word With ngvtl VO cerunn butie bond:-, and tiius began tiiat policy by which Mississippi was llrst dishonored and then kept poor; for capital was natumliy shy of sucn a state. Constantly, lroin tii.it time, Mississippi iiad the "bad eminence" of this transaction; nor is the State wore known as the borne ol Jenereon Davis than as the t otne of repudiation. Unhappily the nation suifered also; and even now, as 1 understand, it is argued in Kurope, to our discredit, that, because Mississippi repuaiated, the nation may repudiate also. II I refer to tats example, it is because I would Illustrate the mischief oi the democratic foiicy. and summon Mississippi to tardy justice. A regenerated Htale cannot anord to bear tne burden oi repudiation: nor can tne nation ana tne sisterhood of hiutcs forget niisconuuct so injurious to all. i have the pleasure at this paint In referring to nn early e.Tori In tne North American .'Oruw by aa ab.e lawyer, fur a time an ornament c-f the tiupieme Court of the Culled States, .dr. U. U. Curtis, who arguus most persuasively ihat wuere a State repudiates its obligations to the detriment of forciruers mere is a remedy tb rough the national government, tint the art.cie contains a warning applicable to the present hoar, wutcu 1 quote:? The conduct of n few Stntes has not only destroyed their own credli and left luelr slater States very I'tt.c t'> uoast of, tint has so materially rvtlthe credit of the whole union thit it wm fodml t..i|iQHHtolc to nagoti ale in Uuropu any r^rt of the loan amhorixed i.y Con rcaa in lSt'X it wa? offered ou terms moat advantageous to the creditor; terms which in former Uinta wou'.d h ue bevn easvny accepted, and aftt-r going a ue6glng through all ike lixc^iangea or Europe tutj agent gave up tne atiompt to obtain tha monev In despair i\urlh American iittii wjjr January, l^tf, Kn!. ij^, J. 150. As the fallen drnnkard illustrates the evils of intemperance, so does Mississippi illustrate the evils of repudiation, i.ook at her. Uuc tucre ate men wtio wuu.d degrade our republic to this wretched condition. KoiyetUug what is due lo our good name as a uatiou at Uonie and abroad?rorget i lug mat me puoiic interests are bound up with tne public fat li, involving an economies, national aud individual -forgetting that our transcendent position Uas corresponding obligations, aud that, as nooility uace uuu^uu iu it. cut/ u 1.11v?m/uurxsv uuiif/(J~?30 nous rej uuiicaaiMin now. There arc man wtio, lorxofui : ail the.?) thinss, would cjrryour republic into tins tciTio.u truif to full of shame und Buorilice. Hier beiflu by subtle devices; hut already the mutterinsfs of open repuuiatioa are beard. 1 denounce theiu all, wtietuer device or liiuttcriait, and I denouuco that political party which leuas >tself to the ouirajje. Bm'DlATION in CONFISCATION. Repudiation means confiscation, and in the present rase coijil cation ui Hie property ol loyal citizens. Wuh unyaral.eied generosity the nation has refused to contiici'e rebel property. and now it m proposed to contiicate loyal property. Wheal expose repudiation as conn cation I tn^an to be precise. Hetween two enactments, one requiring tue surrender of property wit.iuut cojiper.aatloii and tue other declining taut tae nation snail nut and win not pay an equal amount due according to solemn pto.uise, tuere can be uo just distiuetlou. The two tire alike. The foiuier might a'arm a trre.iter nnaibor, because on its race mure demon-Mauve. Hut analyze the two aud you wjii see that in each private pi operty is taken hy me nation witliou compensation aud appropriate' to Us own U3e. 1'aerolore do 1 Bay repu iia'viou U confiscation. rAYMBNT IN GREENBACKS. A favorite devise of lepudiation is 10 pay the national debt 111 greenbacks?in oih'-r words to pav bon.li bearing luteiest with tncre promised notb-ariu2 interact, viol .ting, in tiie first place, a rti.o ot honesty which lornius such a trick, and, in tlia second p.'a ru.e of law which refuse* to recoKUl/.e an m:erior obligation as payment of a Hii.cricr. Here iri piam terms Is lepn'liafion or the tntere t a id indefinitepostponemontof the nrmeijiai. t'nis proposition, wneu ilrst bra-iched, ton empiated nothiatr loss than an infinite lasu' o prce b iocs. Hooding the c >uuiry, as rraDne was i.ooded by assi<jiuit<, and utta.ly dentrouux vaia<s 01 it'.; kIiiu . Altno.iKii in Its pr i.,ent more m>'.c ate form it Is lnn.iea to pay me it by exi-rio* (tre'.ubvcks, yet it has tae same radical injustice. Iai ;resi-bcarlng bomJi are to be paid with nonI lnt est. bearing bits 01 pa;>er. Tlio 'tuernent or the c is1; is e.iua.'.'h. lis promoter would never do tins tti.n.' 11 ins o?n a:-a.r-s bat. how cm lie rsk tits country vo ao what honesty iorblds in private IHef TAXATION or BONDS. Another device is to tax the honds when the money w.-.s le. t oil the j ortitivo 0011 llt:ou Hint the boil.is Should not t;c ir ' ej. 'lins. 01 coursc, is to brciK the contract in another way. it la repudiation in another lorm. To arc tc these questions la happily unnecessary, and I allude to them on v because I v isti to exhibit tiie loss to the country from such attempt*. I'tit* ettu be iriaii; plain as a ciiurch-uoor. And here I mil t auk a tcnuu.i to details. MAXiVA IM'bl'.ar ?AISBI> 11Y SCHEMES OF ItEPUDIATtOW. The lO'ai debt of our conntry on the 1st September. a'-iti'' from the sixty ihiiuoim of Ponds issued to tne I'aoiOo ''al.way, was $A47'),W2,i01; and iicre 1 mention, with K^eat satisfaction, that since the lit March laitlliftdebt lias ??nen reduced |4?,500.000. Tiie surplus revenue now accrai'i/ is nut lev* than ?10",COo,000 a year, aad will lie, prooaniy, not ic-m tlmn $ * ij.ooo, 000 a year, of winch lanre nam not less thai. $75,000,';i0 must bo attributo<l to the better enforcement of the Inws and tiu economy now pre. vn'iloji in ail departments. And here comes tne prac.icai point, l.nixo an is our surplus revenue, it r- louwl h '.ve been tn-ire, and would have been more but for tl;e repudiation menaced by tUo democrat y. Tins can be sliowu cnslly. i 1 wc look at our bonded dent, we And It 1* sow $i:,.0'.',ti.;0,..o0, upon which we pay not less tlmn 1000,000 in annual luterest. the larger pari at six per cent, the smaller ?t Qve per cent (fold. The d.rlerer ce between this interest and that paid If ether powers Is the measure of our animal loss. K.,uiiMi three per cents aril Frozen lour j are firm 111 the market; but Km' <1 .1 au'i I'm 11 co have not the same unmeasur-tbl! teseurces that aro ours; nor inui.'acr so s;;.vn-" 1a Its it iv.irutnent. It ts eisy to sen that ou.deb. couid Uava b en funded vriiinut pa, loir more th..u tox.r per rent but for the douot ca-1 upon our credit tijr the duiioiiest schemes of repudiaiors. ??I>IAV *-Jl in ?ri 'C.iCH ? fl 'MaYflMrtii ?.t hnnrtuD ore rostly triot. Without Hicho there would have been . O.J'ito swell our s.irplit- reTcnue, but t It m /, tf invested tn n sinking fund at tour per eoiit inter hi, wouid pa/ the wuole bonded debt In 1 ss Ui.i.i thirty year*. MncD in our annual Iom. ,ine sum tolal 0/ this loos directly charifeab.e npon tfie repudiutcrs 11 mora than $10t),0ix>,000, already paid 111 tuxes; uixl much I fear, felloe citizens, tin-.t beiore the nation can recover from the di*cremt inHi ved upon it another 1101,000.008 will lie paid in the name way. It Is hard ki nee this Immense treats urn wrunit by tu xatlon frcui the toil of the people to pa tbcw schemes of a dlalK ieHt democracy. Do Hut torgetMut the coat or thu experiment ue mflned to no paxacuiur clan. Wherever the tax-gatherer goe* tljetu it la paid. Every workman pays it 111 tils tood and clothinn; every mechanic and artisan In Ills too'8; every housewtre in har conking stove and flatiron; every morclmnt in tne htimp upon IiIh note; every mini of salary in the income tax; aye, even every laborer id Iiib wood, hm coal, inn tH'iatocs and nia mi it. .'iaiij of these taxe* Imposed under dure** of war will bo remove l soon, I trust; but still the ^tirnioua auui Of foriy niUllona uuanaiiy niu.it lie c''".t:iViiae>i by tne labor of the couuiry until the Wo1' is convinced that In spite or de locrntic meiiatVho republic will maintain its jiiifiitcd ianh to the euix r .. t'eopf ,wlSto reduce taxation. I tell yon how. J .h? 0? doubt rest upon the publle faith, iiwu wut toe Pv,eaj i>w4e??qia? imauop grow I HERALD, THURSDAY, I ".imaU by deer* ? mid beantifully les*." It la tl?? doui>t which utM, Jt it with our country a-t with an individual, me doabt oblige** the payment of extra interest. To atop that extra interest we must keep lalth. ABsmorrr AND A<IOR.AVATTON. As we loolc at the origin of the greenback we shall Arid a new motive for liUciity. 1 do nut Hpeuk or that patriotic character which commends the national debt; but of the flnanciitl prluctplo on which the greenback was lli-at issued. It came from the overruling exiKoficlea of aelf-defeuce. The national existence depended upon money, which conld be had oaly tnroutrh a forced loa'i. The greenback was the Oircncy by which It was collccted. The dlsl?val parry resiate I the passage of the original act prophesying danger and difficulty. Bui the safety of trie nation required the risk and the republican nartv aaaamed it. And now this rnimo rttsloval party, once a^atust tlie greenback, insist upon continuing in peace what wan Justified onlv In war? Insist apon a forced loan, when the overruling exigencies of seif-defeuoe have all cea&cd, anil the tuition is saved. To hucU absurdity is tills party now driven. The case Is aggravated when we consider the boundless resonroes of the country, through which In a short tune even this great debt will be lightened, if the praters ol repudiation me silenced. Peace, flnanoialiv us well as politically, la neeaed. I.et its have peace. Sowhero will It be felt more tUan at the South. which Is awakening to a consciousness of resource uuknown while slavery ruled. With these considerable additions to the national capital, five years cannot pass without a sensible dumnuiion of oar burd**.is. A rale of taxation per cnpiia equal to only one-half Ithat of is?o will pay even our j pievnt interest, all present expenses, and theenMro I piiMi'mnl in less than twenty years. But to this end v?? must keep ruttli. KBi'miATION IMPOSSIBLE. Tho attemi-t is nfrsravnted Htlll further, when It Is coum lered that repudiation Is impossible. Try as von may, you cannot aucceed. You uiavcau'e Incalculable distress and postpone the (treat day of peaee, but you cannot do this thing. The national debt never can be repudiated. It will bo paid, dollar lor dollar, in coin, with interest to the end. flow little do these repudiutors Know the mighty resisting power which they encounter?how little the mljiity crash which tuey invite! As well u tdertake to move Jlonnt Washington from Its everlasting base, or shut out the ever-present ocean frotn our coasts. It is needless to say that the crash would t>e la proportion to the mass aifeeted, beins nothing lOHMlhan thn whftlA hiitttnpan nffho /?nnntfi7 Mnw it appears from Investigations making at thin moment by Commissioner Wells, whose labors shed such light on our financial questions, tnat our annual product roaches tlie sum of seven thousand million of dollars. But tills enormous amount depends for its value upon excitative, winch in turn depends upon credit. Destroy exchange, and even these untold resources woula bo an Infinite clmoa, without form ana void. Employment would cease, capital would waste, mills would stop, the rich would become poor, the poor I fear would starve. Savimrs hanks, trust compaules, insurance companion would disappear. Such would be the mishty crash; but here you see also the mighty resisting power. Therefore again do 1 say repudiation is impossible. Mr. Botuwell Is criticised by the democracy because he buys up bonds, paying the current market rates when he should pay tho fn.ee in grrenliHcks. Very weiL Suppose the Secretary, yielding to these wise suggestions, should announce his purpose to take up 1110 first ten millions of five-twenties, paying the raee lu greenbacks. What then? "Alter us the deluge," said the French king; and so, alter such notice from our Secretary, would oar deluge come. At once tho enure bonded debt would bo reduced to greenbacks. The greenback would n ot be raised; the bond wonid bo drawn down. On the purchase ol ten millions tho nation would seem to save two millions; but the bondholders would lose the difference between present rates and par, being twenty per ccut on sixteen hundred millions, which would bo three hundred and twenty millions. All this at once. But who can measure the conveniences? Bonds would be thrown upon the market. From ail points oi the compass, at home and abroad, they would come. Business would be disorganized. The fountains of the great deep would lie broken uu and the deluge would be upon as. NATIONAL HANKS. Among tho practical agencies to which theconntry owes much already ore tho national bank*. They cannot fall to be taken inio account in all financial discussions. As they have done good where tney nrc now established, i would gladly see them extended, especially at the South and West, where they are much needed and wnere abundant crops already supply the capital. But this can be done oniy by removing the currency limitation in the oxlstiug liaulc act. Here 1 should like the condition that for every now bank note issued a greenback should bo cancelled, thus substituting the bank note for the greenback. In this wav our greenbacks would bo reduced in volume, while the demand lor currency would be supplied by the brinks. This wou'd be an important staje toward specie payments. v/hich I am unwilling to see postponed, while the national banks in the South and West, founded on the bonds of ilie United States, would be a new security for the national credit. PUBLIC FAITH. Thus, fellow citizens, at every turn are we brought hack to one single point, tho public faith, which cannot be dishonored without infinite calamity. The child is told not to tell a ho; but this Injunction M>p AvLinG (or tlic full ffrriwn man ntwl far thoii'i. tiou also. We cannot tell n. llo to (tie national freedinan or to ttie national creditor; we cannot tell u lie to anybody. That word of snanie cannot be ours. But falsehood to tne national fieedmau and ttfe national creditor is a national He. (freaking promiso witn either you nre dishonored, and liar must tie 8'aiaped upon tho national forehead. Heron l the ignominy which ail of us must bear will be tlto influence of such a transsreesion Id discrediting republican government, and the very Idea of a republic. For w sal or woo we are an example. Mankind is now loo'.tlm? to us, and Just In proportion to the eminence we nave readied is the eminence of o>ir example. Already we have shown tlOW republic can conquer in arms, oh'ennir million* of citizens and untold treasure at call. It remains tor us to show now a republic can conquer In afield more triorlotis than battle, where all these millions of citizens and all tins untold treasure nphold the public faith. Such an examtile will elevate republican government, and niakithe Idea of a republlo more than ever arreat an'i splendid. Me ping; here, rou help not only your own country, bnt you Help humanity also; you help liberal institutions in all lands; you help the downtrodden everywhere, and all who stiuizilo against the wrona ana lyiauny of earth. The brilliant Frenchman Montesinien, in that remarkable work which occupied ho much attention dnnn t the iMl century, ' The Spirit of Ltn,"pronouncos honor the annuatiiur sentiment of royalty; but virtue the ti,11 >naiiurr anatlment ot a republic, it is lor us to show that lie was nptht; nor con we depart from this ruio of virtue without duturblnc the order of the nnlverse. Faith la aotliiiur >en tnan a part or tnat sublime harmony or which the planets wheel surely in their appointed orbits, and nations uro .summoned to justice- Nothing too lofty for lti power; nothing tor. lowly ior lt-i protection. It 13 an essential principle lu that divmc Cosmos, waiiom which an is conf'isioT. AU depends upon ftitth. Who do you buiid f because you have faith in those laws'by wtncii you are secured in person and prooerty. Why do you plant? ">Viiy do you sow ? Hecause you have fulih in tue returning seasons, failh 111 the iioncroMB skies, and fait a In the suit. IJut laltli lu tcis rapublic mus< be (i::ed as in the fun, winch illuminates all. I csnnnt by content wliii K-ss. l-'uli well I aeo thatcvuiv cicimrtui-e iroin thi ? luw is only to our ruiu. anil from height v.e liavo reached, tuo inil will ><o HKo tuat of the ancient UuU lrom tho battlements of Heaven:? Krnm nrnrn To noon hp foil; from neon to dewy eve A ?U'r;iner'? <lay, and Willi tho inuiaff eun Di'u,.t i'i j.u the zunlt'j, like a falling star. It only remains that we should do all that we can I to preaerv# tue public faith. For mvMOlf, 1 nee nrtli| tog nime practical at this moment than, first, at ail points to oppose the ('eiuocracy, and, secondly, to insist that yet a while longer ex-rebels ahull he excused from copartnership in government. I w.li not M oatdons by wurbody In clim?noy; nor at the proper time will I he beutnd nav one in opening all doors of oitlce ami tniht. Hut this time baa not yet come. There must bo security lor the future, unquestionable and ample, before 1 am ready; mil tuis i would require, not only for the sake of tho national freed man and nte national creditor, but for the Butce of the ex-rebel himself, whose highest Interest is hi tnat peace where all controversy shall be ettmgmslied forever. The ancient historian <le< lures that the un'.:e?iora of Rome, the m >st religious of men, tooK nothing from tno vanquished bitt the licease to do wrong?major?* twain, reli'jlt,*mini mortal?*, nihil clctls crhi>eb<int xrrn-tier trjuiip. liefititiarn. These are the word* of rteliiixr, I'ermlt me to sav that 1 Know no better example fr>r our present guidance. Who can complain if nv>n recently atra>?d against tneir country are told to stand aside until an arc secured in their rights? Lven in the uncertuiuty of tho future it is ensj tt see that the national freedtnan and tho national creditor have a cotnnion fortune. In the terrible rurnace of war they were joined together, nor ran they be separated no long as the rights of the two are in question. Therefore, could tny voice reach them I would say, "Freedtnan, stand by tho creditor; creditor, stand by the freedman. ' And to the people I would say, ".Stand by boi.li." FOHKION AFFAIRS. From afTairs at home I turn to arfalrs abroad, and liere 1 wish to sneak cautiously, in speaking at all 1 breurt a vow with myself not to open my iin< ou these questions. exceot in the .Semite. I r.cld to friendly preMiire. And yet I Know no reason wiiy I atioind not Hpc.ik. li wan Tulioyrnii'l who to ?oinoliody apologizing lor what, rniulit i;o an indiacreot qucHtion, replied thai an answer niiglitM indiacreet, but not a question. My anawer aliall at least lie frank. In our foreign relation* tliore are wltu me two .cardinal principles w.iicli I have no iicaitauon to avow at all tlincM?first, peace Willi all the world, ali'l secondly, mvijiiniMiy wild all struggling Tor nii.oan ii/Iin In neither of menu would I i'ail, (or caoii is essential. Peace in for na a universal conrjucror. Thro nrli peace t.';o whole world wlII tie ours. Filled wuli the miulj, of peace, tho sympathy w.r ejirinl wili lie next to au alliiiuoe. Following these plain principled, wc sutuld lie open and ullow foreign nations to know our Hcmlmcnts, so ihat ! even wh?n there la a dlflereuce tUeru shall k>c no Just cause tor i>ffonce. RKI ATfONH WITH SIM Iff. la tills Hplrit I woulil now approach Spain. tVlio c.au forget inat arc.it nutoric monarchy, who.no empire encircled tlia glolie and wlione kings were lords of maiuwdr lairon or thai renowned navigator. through whom aho became the discoverer of thla hemisphere, her original away witlnn It aurpassed mat of any other power. At last hur extended posrioKMiMii <>n tho mainland, won by C'ortoz iui<l iuano, bojcti tijeumive? from tier SEPTEMBER 23, 1869.-TRI] grasp. Cuba and Porto Rico, islands of the Onlf, remained. Aud now Cuban wsurireuta demand independence as a nauou. For month# they have eugsjjed in deadly coaiiiet with the Spanish power. Ravaged provinces aud bloodshed are the wltuessea. The beautiful Inland, wUere sleeps Christopher Columbus, with the epitaph that he rave to Castile ami l.eou a now world, Is fast becoming a desert, while the nation to which he gave the new world la contending for it* last possession there. On tills simple statement two questions occur?first, as to the duty of Spain, and secondly, aa to Ue duty of the United staiea. Unwelcome as it may be to that famous Castlllan pride which lias placed so lofty a part in modern Europe, Spain must not refuse to see the case in Its true light; nor can she close ner eves to tho lesson of history, a'le must recall how the thirteen American colonies achieved independence against all the power of England?how all tier own colonies on tho American mum achieved independence against her own most strenuous eiforta?how at this moment England Is preparing to release her northern colonies from their condition of dependence, and recalling these examples, It will be proper for her to consider u they do not Illustrate a tendency of ail colonies, which was remarked by an illustrious Frenchman, even berore the independence of the United state*. Never was any thin/ more prophetic In politics than when Turgot, in 1730, said:?"Colonies aro like frolta, which hold to the treo only until maturity?when sufficient to themselves, dolus what Carthage did, what aouio day America will do." Has not Cuba reached this condition of maturity? Is It not suillcient for itself f At all events Is victory over a colony contending for independence worth the blood and treasure u will cottr These are serious questions, which can be answered properly only by putting aside all paaslou nud prejudice of empire, aud c it I inly confronting the actual condition of things. Nor must the caso of Cuba be confounded lor a moment with our wicked rebellion, haviug for Its object the dismemberment of a republic to lound a new 1'owor, w it U slavery as Its declared corner Btcne. For myself, 1 cannot doubt that, in tho interest of both parties, Cuba and Spam, aud in tue Interest of humanity also, the contest should be closed. Nor can the enlightened mind fall to see that the Spanish power on this lsiand is an anachronism. The day of Europeau colonies has parsed?at least In th:s hemispnore, where the rights of man were first proclaimed and self-government was first organized. A governor from Europe, nominated by a crowu, is a constant witness against tiieso fundamental principles. As tlie true coursc | lor Spam is cicar, bo to my tmuu la mo true course of tUo Ulilted States equally ciear. it la to avoid la| volving ourselves in any way. Enougu or war Have we bad without heedlessly assuuiiug another; enough lias our commerce been driven from the i ocean without heedlessly arousing another enemy. Two policies were open to us at the beginning oi the insurrection. One was to untto our fortunes openly j with the Insurgents, assuming the responsibilities of I such an alliance, with the hazard ot letters or marque issued by Spain and open war. The other policy was to umko Spain leel that wo wish her nothing but good, and that, especially since the expulsion of her royal dynasty, we cherish for her a cordial and kindly sympathy. It is said that republics arc ungrateful, but j would not forget that, at the beginning of our revolutionary struggle, oar fathers were aidod by her money, as aiterwards uy her arms, and that one of her great statesmen, Klorloda B.anca, bent his onertries to the organization of that armed neutrality in Northern Europe which turned the scale against England. 1 say nothing of tue motives by watch Spain was then governed. It Is something thai ui our day of need she lent us a helping hand. it is evident that, adopting the Urst policy, we should be powerless, except as an enemy. The second policy may ouablo us to exercise an important iniiuence. The rnoro 1 reflect upon the actual condition of Spam, the more I am sausiiea that the true rule for us Is non-intervention, except lu the way o( good offices. This ancient kingdom is now engaged in comedy and tragedy. You uave heard of "Hunting the Sitpuer." The Spanish comedy is "Hunting a King." The Spanish tragedy is sending armies against Cuba. I do not wish to take part Id the comedy or the tragedy. If Spain is wise she wdl givo up both. Mcauwhilo we have a duty which is determined by international law. To that venerable authority I repair. What tnat prescribes 1 follow, nECOUNlTlON ok ukllhikhicnok. By that law, as I understand it, nations are not lolt to any mere caprice. Tnero is a rule of conduct winch they must follow, subject always to Just accountability where they depart irorn it. Ou ordinary occasions there Is no question, lor it is with nations us with individuals, it is omy at a critical moment where the rule is obscure or precedents aio uncertain that doubt ar,ses. as now, on the question or recognizing the belligerence oi the Cuuan insurgents. llero 1 wish to be explicit. Belligerence Is a "fact," attested by evidence, if the "fact" does not exist tuere is uothing to recognizo. Tno iact cauaot be iuveuted or imagined, it must be proved. No matter what our sympathy, what tue extent ot our desires, we must look at the tact. Thore ma/ be insurrection without reaching this condition, wluch is at least tue half-way tiouso to ladependence. The Huugurians, when they rose against Austria, did not roach it, although tuey Had larg u armies in the lleld and Kossuth was their gov-eruor; the Poies, lu repeated insurrections against Russia, never reached it, although the cntitllct made Kuroye vibrate; mo bepoyu uua itajahs or ia<lib failed also, aituougu for a time they held in cnecK tiio whole Kiiifii.su power; nor, m my opinion, did our rebels ever reach it bo far as to jusuiy their recognition on the ocean. If the C'uuau lusurgeuts have yet reached tins point I have never aoeu the evidence. Tney are In arms, 1 know. Hut where are their cities, towns, provinces? Wuere n their government V Wlieie are their portaf Wuere ?ro tnsir tribunals for justice r and where aro their prue courts? To put these questions is to answer them. How, then, la the "fact' of belligerence* Tncre is another question In their case which Is Willi mc Unal. Kven If thejr come within the prere-iuifitea of international law 1 am uu wining to make auy recognition of tuem so long as they continue to hold hauimi beings as slaves. A decree iu in May last, purporting to bo signed Dy Oespedea, abolished slavery; but 1 aui not sure of this decree, especially in view ol another in July, purporting to come from the same authority, maintaining slavery. Until this is ben led we must wait. on the recognition of belli erence there is much lat iude of opinion?some asserting that a nation may take this step whenever it pleases; but this prote.i-lon excludes the idea ihai beiiigcn.u e la always a question of fact ou the evidence. L'naoub e.liy nn independent nation may do an.?thing in its power whenever it pleases; but subject aiways to Just accountability if another suffers from what n djea. ilnsmay ue liliusuaietl la tne tnice different ca?t* oi war, independence and tielhgcri.'nce. in tae.i case the dtclaraltim is an cxereiae of High prerogative, inherent in every nation and kluured to lb it ot eminent domain; but a nation declaring war wituoutajust ca so becomes a wrung door; a nation r-...n fi.i?ino iiiiiniiciiiioiiiu) wuere it iloi-i nut exist in fart, becomes a wroug-doer; an.i so a nation reeognlzmg beiligeience wiiOi'O It does uot exist lu lact, becomes a wrong-doer also, on iho latter pomt there is a want of precede us nuillcleutiy clear and authoritative; but witti mo Uiere is one rule In such acsuo, which I cannot disobey. In liia absence of any precisc injunction 1 do uot hesltuws io auopt that interpretation oI luteruationai law whlcn places war aud all that make for war uuder tue i strongest restrictions?believiug that m mis way 1 snail best promote civilisation uua oui.,la new secumy lor international peace. RHf.ATIONd with en'(.'lan'l). From the cane 01 tjpaln 1 pass to tiio .cane of Englauu. There for tue present 1 content mysoit with a briel explanation, on tills subject 1 Uavo novcr broken si.mice except with palu, aud I iiopo not to say any Hung now wnieii siiail augment dlillculues, although, wneu I consider li .w i>rliish auger w.is aroused by an eiTort in another place, judged by all wiio heard It most paciUc in character, I do uot know that even these few words may uot be misinterpreted. mere can be no doubt that we reocivod from England incalculable* wrong?greater, 1 have oien said, than was over before received by one civilized 1'ower irom another short of unjust war. I do not s.iy this lu bitterness, but in sadness. There can bo no doubt that through liuglish complicity our carrying irado was tran?i erred io English bottoms; our foreign con?tuer<e sacrificed, wime England gained what we lost; our nioci.adc rendered more cxpeuHive, and. generally, that our war, with all us fearful cost of blood and treasure, was prolonged luiieunitely. This terrible complicity began with a wrongful recognition oi rebel belligerence, under tue shelter o{ which pirato ships wore built and supplies were sent fortu. Ail this waa at the wry moment of oar mortal agony, In the midst of a strnggie for national life, and it waj done in support oi rebels whose single declared object oi separate existence as a nation was slavery, beiug in mis 10speet iclearly distinguishable iroia a rower whete s avery is toierated without being made the corner slone. Buch la tlto case. Who snail llx too incuMiro of trua great accountability P For tho presont It is enough to expose it. 1 make no demand?not a dollar ot money?not a word of apology. 1 snow simply what hugland has done to m. it, will be (or her to determine what reparation to oiler. It will be Tor the American people to deteriDlijo what reparation to require. On this head I content rayne.f wjth the aspiration that out of It may coine some ennuriog safeguard for the future, ao.no landmark of humanity. Hut I have little hope of any adequate settlement until our case, in Ita lull extaut, has otcn MINIMI. Ill Ull IUII JUtClBlu* l?? mo.. nti?Ku hi junin c Ih to understand ui? case; and, ttooucr or later, Kuglitiul inu t undent and ours. The Kngiish argument, bo far as argument cm he fouti'l in ttio recent heats, liave not 111 any respect Impaired ino juacico of our compiaiut. Loudly u >g said that l ucre tan t>j no sentimeutal damage* or damages for wonuded feeling, and men our cane u i dismissed a* Iiuviuk nothing but tub foundation. Now, without undertaking to say that there li no remedy In the cii.-o supposed, I wish it understood t not our complaint la for damages traced directly to Kugland. Jf tne amount Is unprecedented. *o also ih me wrong, rue scale of damages is naturally m proportion to the scale of operations. Wno among us doubts that those damages ware received f the records show how our couunerco suffered, and wit- j iiej.'ie<i without number testily how me wui was prolonged. Af>k any of our (treat generals?auk bncr. inan, Sheridan. Thomas, Meade?us* (Irani. In view 01 this great wrong it Is a disparagement ol international law to sty that there Is no remedy. An eminent Kngllxh Judge once pronounced irom tho i>en< h that "the law m amine to lind a remedy;" t>ui no astuteness Is required in this case-?notiitntr but slmp > JMtMMb Then, It is mud. why not consldor onr good friends In Krigiaud, and especially tuo-e nobie woikuiumen. who stood i?y u t so bravely t We do consider them always, and glvs them gratitude lor their gen rous alliance. Hut they are not Kngiand. We trace no damaircs to thrm, nor to any class, high or low, but to Knuland? corporals Kugland?through whose government wo soffcrcd. 1 i I lien, agau, it u said wh/ not txUibH ap jWCQuut PLE SHEET. against France t For the good reason that, while France erred with England in recognition oj rebel belligerence, no pirate ships or blockade runners were built under shelter of this recognition to prey upon our commerce. Toe two cases ate wide asunder, and they are distinguished by two different phases of the common law. The recognition of rebel belligerence In France was damnum ccaque injuria, or wrong without injury; but that same recognition in England was damnum cum hJut-la, or wrong with Injury, and it la of this uuuuesuonuble Injury that we complain. CANADA. Fellow citizens?It cannot be doubted that the pendency of this great question wi.l be always a cloud upon the relations ot two Powers, when there should bo sunshine. Good men on both sides should desire Its settlement in such way as most to promote good will, and to mane t&e oest precedent for civilization. But there can be no good will without justice, nor can any "snap judgment" make irlends or establish any rule for the future. Sometimes mere are wiuspers 01 territorial compensation, ana Canada Is named as ttie consideration. Oat he Knows England llttie and also little of that great English liberty from Magna Chart* to the Somerset case, who supposes that tuls na>lon could undertake any such transfer. And he knows llttie also ot our country and that great liberty which is ours, who supposes that we could receive such a transfer. On each side there is impossibility. Territory may be conveyed, but not a people. I allude to this suggestion only because it has been made in the public press and been answered from England. But the united States con never bo Indiilerent to Canada, nor to the other British provinces, neur neighbors and kindred. It Is well known historically that even before the Declaration of Independence our luthcrs hoped that Canada would take part with them. Washington was strong In this hope, so was Franklin. The Continental Congress, by solemn resolution, invited Canada, aud then appointed a com mission, with Benjamin Franklin at its head, "to lorui a union between the colonies and the people of Canada." In the careful instructions, which were sinned in behalf or Congress by John Uancock, ficaidcnt, the Commissioners are, among other things, enjoined to remind the Canadians tnat "it Is our earnest desire to adopt them Into the Union as a sister colony and to secure the same genoral system of mild and equable laws for them and ourselves, with only such local diiferences as may be agreeable to euch colony respectively;" and lurtner, that in ttie opinion of the Continental Congress, "their Interest and ours are inseparably united." (American Archives, vol. v., p, 412, fourth series.) Long ago the Continental Con- ! gress passed away. Long ago the great Commissioner rested from his labors. But the invitation i survives, not only in the archives of our history, but in all American hearts, constant aud continuing 8S when nrst 1-ssued. believing, as we 1 do, that such a union, in the fullness of time, with the good will of the mother country and the accord of both parties, must be the harbinger of infinite good. Nor do I doubt that this will be accompli lied. Such a union was clearly foreseen by the lato Klchard Cobdeu, who, i i u iet*oi ra muuoif iiparnur flfitrt l.nlKini). 7tll of NOVfcm- 1 ber, 1840, wrote:?"I agree with you that nature lias decided that Canada aud the united Slates must become one for ail purposes of intercommunication. Whether they also snail be uuited lu tlie same federal government must depend upon tlie two parties to the union. 1 can assure you tliat there will be no repetition or the policy of 1776 on our part to prevent our North American colonies lrom pursuing their interests In their own way. If the people of Canada are tolerably unanimous la wisliiug to sever the very slight thread which now binds tliein to this country, I see no reason why, If good faith and ordinary temper be observed, It should not be done arnlcablv." Nearly twenty years have passed since these prophetic words, and enough lias already taken place to give assuranco of tue rent. Reciprocity, which Is so often desired on both sides, will be transfigured la uulon, wuile our plural unit Is strengthened aud extendod. The end is certain; nor shall we wait long for Us mighty fulfillment. Its beginning Is the establishment of peace at homo, through which tho nat.oual unity shall become manii'o t. This is the hist step. The rest will follow. In the procession of events it Is now at hand, aud he U oliud wuo does not discern It. From tho frozen sea to the tepid waters of tho Mexican Gulf, from the Atlantic to the i'adllc, tue whole vast Continent?sml lug vVltii oustretched prairies where the coal fields below vie with the infinite corn fields above?teommg with iron, copper, silver ana gold?tilling fast with a tree people to whom the telegraph and steam are constant servants?breathing already with schools, colleges and libraries?studded witn inland seas where llects aro sailing?the whole Interlaced by rivers v/ulcli are highways, and "poured round all old oceans flood"?all this wilt bo the great republic, one eud indivisible, with a common constitution, a common liberty ana a common glory. The addresi was listened to with the greatest attention and elicited at intervals tremendous cheering. The entire State ticket was then renominated by acclamation, with the exception of State Auditor, the name of Charles Endlcott, of Canton, being substituted for that of the present Incumbent. Tho ticket as nominated Is as follows;? For Governor?William Olaflin. Lieutenant Governor?Joseph Tucker. Secretary of Btato?Oliver Warner. Treasurer?Jacob Hand. Auditor?Charles Endicott. Tno following is a summary of tho resolutions adopted by the Convention:? t\r?t? Reaffirming their devotion to the principles I and policy of the republican party. Second?Declaring that tho democratic partv, by alliance with tho slave power, by sympathy with the p iblic enemies during the late war. by its endeavors to perpetuate disorder In the rebel States, and by its enunciation of trie doctrines of practical repudiation, has forfeited forever all claims to tue confluence of tue people and cannot without great pern to their lioeiiles be entrusted with the government of the nation or of the commonwealth. Third?Asserting that tne reconstructed States are not beyond the watchiul care of the nauonul governnient. Welcoming repentant rebels back to the privilege* of citizenship, wlilio insisting upon the complete protection ot ull loyal whites and blacks. Fourth?Expressing tlie utmost confidence in the administration of {'resident Grant. F'fih?Acknowledging the obligations due to tho soldiers of tho republic, and asserting tuat the commemoration of their deeds by fitting rites and memorials, the care of their disabled survivors and of the howavAi\ fmnilifvt. will remain a norno.r.uivl rtntv. S.xth?Howard in a a ? a political aim or hitch Importance tlio encouragement of tne moral education ana in<lu8trlal interests of the suite; a ju-t dlstribntlon of tlie bnrdens 01 taxation, so thai they should I'all where they ean be most easily borne; a rigid economy in public expenditures; less special legislation lor private and corporate Ini crests; a matenal abridgment Of tiie ivesstuus of ttio Legislature, anil the requirement of high personal character In all public affairs. Stwnf/i?KeeotfnlzIng the rights of labor and asiertlng that tbo chartered rights and privileges extended to organized capital by legislation -mould Also be extended to labor. Eighth? Assertm* that the republican party Is a national party, and tliat so far as legislation on the subject, or temperancc Is concerned, the whole matter should be left with the Lcwlslaturo. h'iuih?Expressing confidence In Governor damn and recommenditijr in in to the uullrages oi' the citlsens of the commonwealth. Tlio entire proceediuaB of the*Convention wcro marked with the highest deirreo of harmony, and appareul good feeling prevailed during the proceeding*. The Convention adjourned sine die alter passing tne resolutions. A!D FOR IDE IVOSDALE SIFFLAl'.UH. NgbacrlptlffM Kcccivcd at the Herald Office Yesterday. The following contributions in aid of the families or the unfortnnato Avondalo miners were received at the Herald oitlce yesterday:? o::k iiunukrd dollars. Kkw York, Sept. 22,1SOO. To tith Editor of tiis Herald:? Enclosed please ilnd our check tor f 100 for the Avoodale relief fund. KtJllV, lokii a CO. fifty-six dollars and fifty cents. Fokbst City Sugar Refinery, > Portland, Me.. .Sept. 21, I8C9. j To Tim Editor oi' tiib Herald:? Enclosed please And check for $6fl 60, subscribed by the employes of tin* Forest City Sugar itellnory, Portland, Me., for the benoll* of the wldaws and orphans left destitute at the live Avondale disaster. J. MEYER, Superintendent. fifty dollars. To tn? Editor of tub Hbwald:? I'lease devote the enclosed flity dollars to the rund for the Avondale sufferers. Yours, P. w. M. twenty dollars. hrati'lehoro, Vt., Sept. 21, 1800. To tiir Editor ok the Herald:? Enclosed plcaso find twenty dollar*, subscribed towards the relief of the sutterers by the Avoudale disaster. five dollars. ilkooklitn, Sept. 20, 1809. To tiib Editor of tiib Herald:? Mozart Union and Utorary Association, composed of Hebrew youths, throucn tl^ cour.esy of Mr. M. tirtiMchcnske havu Kindly forwarded live dollars forthe Avondale mine sntrcrers. one doi.lar. Please receive the enclosed dollar ns a poor man's oflerlntr In behalf or the wives n>id families of the Avondale sufferers. J. M., Sixth avenue. onb dollar. To tub Editor of the Herald:? Enclosed jou will llnd (lie sum of one dollar, the mite oiforing or a toller lor U.Atiy bread. MBHOY. The following additional subscriptions were received nt the Hun \l? ortlce yesterday:? New York t.oilirc, No. ;,ao, K. mid A. M $25 Mrs. J* L. W 6 Coal comomcr 5 Hiiherrlptlon* Eltmrliert in Till* flly. The aubecrlpttonn for the Avondale sufferera, received at the Major's Offlcc, foot up 914.SM 31. Tho collections mado among tho employee of the different railroad linen, reported yeatcrday, amouuted to $7&.i ?>?. Tho members of the Tenth police precinct have contributed sixiynU doilara from their earulngu for the above charitable object. The Oaadaloupe river, Texae, la foil of wetcr and haa boen for montha. At some seasons of the year there ta not water enough la the amain to water a i joke oi ateere. . , i ???mmrnm. ?* AMUSEMENTS. Acadkmt or Mcaic?Fbbncb Ofsiu. Last ?T?Q? ing Haievy's superb opera "La Julve," vu pro* duced at the Academy of Muslo by Messleurg Dryane A t'le.'s "historical and romantic" Franc!! Opera Troupe. Notwithstanding the exceeding!# duagreeablo state of the weather the booa? wai crowded to Its utmost capacity by aa fashlonabl* and critical an audlenoe as baa been gathered within the walls of tho Academy lor many seasons past-* thus, at tbo very start, putting the croakers wba bad prop boated a "beggarly acoount of smptf tenches," even on the opening night, rather o?t off joint. During the ilrat act there were indication* of that nervousness peculiar to artists who appear for the first tune before a strange house, but this gradually wore orr during the other acts, aa tUey became more acaualnted. us It were, with too , audience. The tenor. M. Tauardl, as Eleaaer, vu | excellent. He l* a good actor, and has a sympa? t tie tic, clear voice, whicn be a vent* to I Have compiote control over, although In the uppea registers it several times gave evidence of being overstrained. Still it is of good power, and baa certain sweet melody about it that cannot fall to? please. The basso, M. Tasson, wbo appeared ail the Cardinal, bas also a goo<?, lull, resounding voice. The leading soprano, Mine. Fave Kauscheitl, wbo was very warmly received, has a remarkably sweet voice, bnt of not very great power. The air In tluf first act, where the Cardinal prays Uod to tor* give Eleazer aud llachel, which comineuoes "81 la rlgueur et la vengeance." was exceedingly well delivered by M. Tabardi and M ue. Fauschottl. Th* duet, "Oh I ma fllle clicrie," and "Cent en vain qu? j'enptlre," which occurs just as the proceaalort anpears In the streets, was al?o one of the beat rear dered parts of the play. In the an* athema scene, in the third act, 1L Tabardi was particularly good, and M. Tasson, in the greaV malediction scene m the saiiie act, surpassed turn* self. M. (Jirrebouck as Leopold and lime. U. DevlU lers as Eudoxle did as weil as could be expected of them. Although the artists ara not by any meant what ean be called extraordinary, they are not ordl* nary, it may be their misfortune mat they wtrd altogether too much heralded before their arrival here as singers, the like ol wu ch bad not been seen for many a day, so they are not to blame If they dl<| not come fully up to general expectation. Th? troupe were very enthusiastically received, anq wero bid a warm welcome from the first to the laaf act, which should be suiilcieut to prove that they aro not without plenty of friends wbo wish tbem well. Tho.se who prodlcteo that the historical French opera would prove a dead failure may fln<| out that they have been rather premature In than Judgment. Musical and Theatrical Notes. Dublin Is mulcted with Italian opera. Dominion Murray's 'Peril" Is la active prepara? tlon at Wood's Museum. Nlblo's is getting ready for another centlpedal sen* satlon of the "Black Crook" order. rnmirmQ ninnnna a4 a. VflriAllAJl ttlMa tro on Monday evening, under tue management of Mr. R. W. Butler. TUg concerts at trie Central Park Garden com? to an end with the termination of the present week. An Itinerant company of cork a yea individual*) styling themselves '-The well known Christy'a Minstrels" are delighting: the dons of Klo Janeiro wltn their eccontrlcUies. Mr. Joseph Jefferspn, whose engagement taaa Rrovon so successful at the Academy ol Music, rooklyn, has arranged to irive an additional per* formanceof "Rip Van Winkle" on to-morrovr (FrW day) night. The performances or tne great magician, Hem mann. were suspended last night In consequence or the French Opera company belnir at the Aca lemy of Music; but he will perforin again to-night, with rft. newed strength and rresli leatn of legerdemain. It Is probable th?re will be but three or four more o? his representations, as other engagements may call Mr. Herrmann away from New York. Those who do not see th.s greatest master of the magleai art noif may never Bee him awn, for he is about to retlM lrom hut professional career. ?I? I I I II II SUHfitfM. VNKOfM. A LES SMITHS* NiiiV IfORil 1'ALE ALE. /\ /\ / \ The only mc.laL / / \ / \ /' SMITHS' \ / SMITHS* \ new voit't \ / new vork \ PALE AXjii. \ / PORTER. \ Priie medal nwnri'e I. I'nrU Expat Mton, 1807. Brewery Went .';i<l>to?nlh treat, between ricrenlh aad Etuhth arerrne*. a.',11x113' m'.w > t)k.k porttcr. Absolute divorce* obtained in dikkerbn* ytavpH without publicity. Le;a1 e-erywlicro. Drier* tlon, <te., audlcleot cauie. 8acoe?? gaaranwed. 'form* fakl Advice free. F. I. KINO, Cotioielior at Law, 863 Broadway. ABSOLUTE DIVORC.'iB OBTAINKO IN UIF^hrbnt States; lepal evarywhnra; desertion, Ac., eufliclenl cause; no publicity; no charge uutb dlroroa obtalued; sua* cava warranted: auviec t'reo. X. HOU&li, Attorney, 78 Hiun street. A LEGAL divorce and evidence oktainin without delay or jrib'icity by the Lair ami Oelsctira Association; detectlrea .or ?ti7 iihl ieai; cbargai moderat#. PAUL BRO'>.vS. A .m.gar, 843 i. roadway. ALL PRIZES in TUB LEGAL LOTTERIES OF KENtucky, Mtaaouri and i( ral Haraoa ettsheJ. Information given. J. K. CLAYTON, rear baaoment roc ma, No, iA Wail street, New York. Bee? tea in thrrr mi.noijia-liebia'a Extract of beat'; genuine. 1'rlca reduced. 1'be rljibl thing Cor family uae and tor iuvalida. J, millau's SONS'. 133 Broadway. Cueoplastkt-teeth "inserted OVI2I'. trik OLrf ocea, without mru:, pla.e 01 claana; are three-quarter* lighter than any other<; the moit painful teeth or (lumps preaerved by f.flntt an.l h -luting up to original ahape aad color, without pain (w.tli ebeoplaielo gol I ; thonaanda of testimonials mure lj.4, Dr. muksmuNO, dentist to tbi Woman's Hospital, 30 East >< ineierntb street, near Broad* way. (10RNS. BUNIONS, KNLAKIKD JOINTS AND ALL J Diseases of tjo r'ect enrol by Dr. ZAUUAKIE, 7w Broadway. DR.'E. B. POOTE, author OK "MEDICAL ROMMOtf 8er.se," may he conn!!f-i In tioraon or by letter at bit oltlce, 120 Lexington iv. .tie ?mer i ?st Twenty-eighth It. OlDce boiira from It) A. Sf. till 4 P. U. (;onau tati n free. For sale -the toot ? of the foundrt, boi. lor. blackm.ith end V vohina shop*, and also 20 Lot* and Kull'ln a In Clrnrry, be iv-'eu Coriears and Lout streets* Catalogue at the wonts. New york, bbpti mbkn n i^?. T" Tin Ivinron o" ihp. ? Sir?1t"eBun ofyester intlie onraa of an a?aanlt apon Insurance companies In ce.i'ial, rn>.> a irllrular charg? a.-alnat the Rojal Insurance Company n the foi.owlng Ian* * ' ft la not without rea?nn that the public are rilainmtful of both flro and life In ranee c mv.nWea. Too many of then art as If their only business \v >a to retire pr*? ml'itna, while the | a> metit ot losses waa something eutire.y out of their liu?. For example, a cas* la now pending In tlin Supr tne Court In this city against the Horal Li.'6 I.iartrsdor Company for the rocoyerw of the amount of u p"!i-y of <10.01)0, pay'hie to a deceased man'a widow. The oomnaoy riftiaea to par, on ilia groand that the present widow U not i hn woman who waa tbe wlf* at tbe time ths policy waa 'time 1. and that a foraiol alalia* men', should hare l?en made m furor of tba second wlf* when she waa married. Vet to'.- - K-ent on regularly, yea* after year, taking the premiums, thau.te It now a'ipaars, by their story, the money waa just t!. \ra away. Whatever the i?gal result of tho m<i it Is <JI?< i?ca ul to the company* and ought > tii Vnco arerybody to let .1 ie?.-iely alone." When tbiaa.tlclc npp?. .re-l It waa c *iiiat>ly assumed to ba the result of iiross ttwui.h BMi'mali o V-.nraoce, and tbara* fore a lett?r w vs at onen wrl t o to tiie editor or tha Hun, pointing out tha arsor and atatln^ the re?] facta in tho raaa. which, ill Jnatire, ebouiu ha.e anpear^d In tbie mornlna'a issue; insteadoi which anotoei ahsault Is n-adc upon tna oouipany In the Sua of tHe ic .-niuh wlikb, luasaiucli as || cannot be attribute ! to I noi.tnoe, inii>t bu alsrlb^d to malayolence. At tbe * im? ti ne a isdidleuit t i iin t^'ne what inotira thn editor ran Iinre In tliu :<nh iii|ngi'.hc0'npa^iy--a company that courts tbe aerawat xcriiio.y lino 'ia ' u tnclal affairs, iia ltsneral manaci ment, an partloular y id Its conduct toward lis patrons. Tl.e?a article*, ir pcrin ttad to pass linnottcadi are likely to do tbe coinpan ,-gruat lujxry, and, luasinucb aa tne Sun roftiaca, when a lv. Jr ' of t:.s fact, l.) rac-.'l Ita grosa libel, wo ara compellM tu '.'it) iao of y ur columns for the purooaa of a re.utatioo, wl li h o?.. best be mada by simple statement of the facta. On tha gd day of Kebr m.-?, HS1, the company Ia3iied a policy of inauranne t > ilaimnii H,v:or Oa!t<.n, tnen the wifa of OaorgeThomaa Onltoa, for iK^U.UJf;, i r..,n her huaband's life. Hho afterr.ard i died in the lifetime of i a; Iinabanil, who sub ?...,Snll? m>.rr-l?d Hl ?le H llnllnn. In Anrll. Itt-b. n*r.*M T. ballon died ami made a will appointing III* second wtA, Sllvle p, r>altnn,e\ecntrlr. The [ remtu 1 due upon the policy were paid by Mr. Da'.t in dow'i to t<ir time of lil? decease. The policy became payable about the 1st ef August. Tb? mount ifne upon It was claimed by < tin; ic? A. Hocor, Ksq., administrator of tne est.-ito of Ili"in,i>i 4e-.jr Dalton, (lie Brat wke, and blao by Hllvle I>. Palton. tii- i >?. nd wife, a* eteou* trli of ber hui' ami's will. T <n hdvar** claims raited a rery nice anil rillUcuIt ouestlon I1?, iti* croun la of which It I* not material to stato. it i* tn llc-lcnt to ?ay mat the In. suranca company ?dv'?arl i.'ir res*>-iitirn claimant* tbat It wan ready and aitxlu .a to pay the money, and would moat cheerfully J> ?o v. r- n ai tli? Mile to th? fund nouUI be aeilleii, so thai |>eyn,ont could be aafel* mails, and offered to lo every in m iii? to facilitate 4 speedy ssttlenent of vliat nueail.iu. Therefore 14 suit WM brought by Mr. Pocor, a i.ulnlitrator of < itute of the arit wife. This suit waa comment / on the 3d of Aupnst, 18flM? On the 4th of An-tu I, .* d ?jS afl-rw. r is, Mr. Me.l>,.nal? made'an aflldarlt. amllii i rth tliflabore facts, for the par* pose oi'a motion lor ?n 01 iei'n p ro.'l the company to paw the money Into court, iin f to . Hiaili ite lh> examiur*, fllttlg D. Dalton, as a defendant, lo |iW*or the company, tbat th? respective claimants ml^ht - ikan between themajres theli right to tli* fund. This motion was noticed for thu Ami Mond.iy In Heptember, and therolnre tbo coarse to ije vuianed was tbu r.ulijeol of consultation and .0 eeim-ni between tbe counsel for the company and for the ?evrai ?o\iplalnnm?. The terms haying lii-oii substantially a?..:i I upon, tie form of an order waa submitted to the Court on Monday list, a 1 or,sent to the entry or this order waa slcno l by all the pmios on Tmisday, ana the ordor was signed Ny the J11 t<;t and entered with the derk this mwning, and the money was paid into the Trust Coutpuiv tu!? afternoon. Thus If will be seen that In-d-nd of attempting to erada the payment of a policy oi If to,1)1 0 t ii,? wllow of n deceased policyholder as soou a* thu po.li y becamu payable, the 00mpnny not only admin- d li* liability upon 1110 policy but mailt haste lo direst Itself of Ihe money In the on.y way that it could possibly do so wit'ioot Incurring the list of being obliged to pay It a second llti.o - nuely, by der'JsllIng th? sum In conrl, where the til lo to It wn* In coutroversy between tbe adverse claimants. Tills Is the liljtory of tlifl e;,?? down to the time of writing, Tbe course of a puollo jonrn-ii that 1 r>m I, :i iran e or other e*us* thus recklessly am.il. pr.Tito rlgiiLs and Inti-rcstS, anil when advln-d of its error re,uses 10 make retractl 01, cannot Uo too severely censurr d. HOWDOIN, fc\RWOUR A B/tur.ow, Attorneys lor tbo Koyal lnsurai.cn t'oinpanf, Tuomas duuan, I'n ertaker, oa East f.... t3.4ta strict, Union iiiutrt)