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VOLUME 31, HO. .61.
Appalling Calamity at Sea.
From the Hew York Tribune, April X
liy tlio arrival of the steamer General
' Se Igwick at this part yesterday, we aro put
. iu possession of the tacts of ouc of (he most
appalling calamities by firo at sea that has
occurred for many years, involving the lo:i
cf lite of Koino 021 souls, including men,
women anj children, nearly ibur-fiitha of
- whom were buniod to death, owing to tho
dastardly conduct of some lew who wero on
botird the shit), and hd no thought but for
tell preservation. We (five below all the
particulars that could be obtained.
On- Wednesday t the United States
ete&ni transport Gen Lyon sailud from Wil
mington for Fortress .Monroe, having on
tonrdLtU tif the 50th Illinois Begiment,
' Third Divisiou, Second Brigade, Fifteenth
A 11 l.- l . .1..'
bout l!tKj paroled and escaped prisoners,
and a considerable number of refugees,
making a total, including the crew, of about
660 persons. The Lyon proceeded as tar as
tb bar, w here site remained over night, and
about H o'clock on Thursday morning re-
lumcd her course, .Nothing ot interest oc
curred until about JO o'.clock on Friday
morning, when, in shoal water, off Cape
JUttoras, the thrilling cry of fire was raised
and at once the scene was heart-rending.
W omen ran sereamiligbii the decks, search
ing tor their children or friends, while men
were Quito us appalled or frantic, and, in
ttru language . of one of the burvivers, it
.-itemed m if every ouu had suddenly be-
' . i v .l ,t i
was a very pandemonium. Soldiers who
bad been with Sherman through all his hard
loajht battles, and had never been known
to latter in tin; thickest Of battle, became as
lielplcs as little children.
The fire was caused by the bursting of a
Imrrei of com oil in the porter's room, di
rectly over the boiler, and in loss than fiv
.jnuiutee, the flames wero belching out on
deck, mid, with tho assistance of a strong
jale, spread very rapidly. The mate of the
hip at mire went to wo.ik to get out thu
ho.', but the alarm and excitement were so
grout that liut little progress could be made
,, toward extinguishing tliu tin;. In the mean
time, tho raptnin of the ship came up, and
in the most frantic manner exclaimed:
"She's gooel she's gone!. There's no use
trying to save her!" A rush was then made
.tor the life-boat, of which there were but
three on board, and they were soon launch
ed. Two of the boats wore on the bow of
llie vessel, and us soon us one was launched,
.h captain sprang into it, and pushed ofT,
."talent on saving his own life.
Vaptai Jmks Weber, of (,'o. K, fifith
t MiRois Kegiuicjit, succeeded in getting into
e sjiihe bnt, which a moment after was
KTrtn'k by tlio wheel, and the. l'apt;in of the
ship was instantly killed. Captain Weber,
Teii.g unii jurcd, chiiiir to ll:e swviupcd boat
but eulivqiwitty, y U.i Luif. h;tul i
on board (Jte General 'Sedgwick, about a
quarter of a Oiilo distant, lest his hold ol
Me ropo and was rtrownrd. Our informant,
Jcrsefh Fitngerald, Co. K, oOth Illinois, got
into the other bout, launched from the bow,
together with twelve others, and while en
deavoring to get on board the Sedgwick, nil
but five were drowned, in consequence of
the rough sen. A Dumber of other persons
jot into tho third Inunch, and were saved,
while others tossed overboard doors und
I'lauks. and were stistouetitly picked tip.
At tho tiiue 'ho fere buike out, nearly 400
foldiers wore below, as but a few were al
lowed on deck at one time; and as soon us
thu alarm was given, the luders were pulled
up from tb' hatches, thus precluding the
possibility of escape, and there can bo no
doubt thtrt'- they were binned to death. '
Those remaining on deck jumped overboard
an j : were drowned. 'The whole number j
known to have been saved was of whom
20 wem idieiif, and iiiim the crew of the
ship. f the 204 of the i6th Illinois Reg
iment; all but four 'perished; itwlwliiig all
t.f the o'Ki'er. Ueorge Williams of Coni
puuy F, 56th Illinois, conveyed a woman on
a p'unk to the Sedfwick, but upoh arriving
there, sho was dead; he was saved. Jlajor
Janies Files,' who' was in command of the
Will Illinois, refused to leave the ship, say
ing ho would stick 1o her as long as there
was a piece left as large as his two hands.
In thro-hours from tlio time tho fire
broke out, tho ship wis entirely destroyed.
The lien. Sedgwick lay by until toward
night, and then left, the officers und crew
Slaving done everything in their power to
ward rescuing the jiuf'ortunate victims of
the Lyoo, but weru tumble to di) more than
(they did, in consequence of the rough sea,
nd tho close proximity to the breakers.
The fir.'.t engineer of the Sedgwick was lost
overboard while endeavoring to rescue one
of the Miffereri. ..
A detachment of the OCth Illinois Regi
ment had served out their time, and were on
their way to Springfield, III., where they
were to Ve mustered out of the service.
Major Files had all the papers belonging to
chu privates, ami cottsemisntly thcH'our sur
vivwrs, y-ho arrivad hero yesterday, are
without any paper whatever,., either upon
whteh U) obtain their pay, amounting to
nearly $400 each, or upoli which to obtain
transportation to their homes. '. ;
"Upon arriving at this city, Col. Vincent
ColytT.-yuperiatefldent .of the New,' York
(State Suldiew' liepot, at Nos. 50 and W,
Howard street; had these- four surviving
veterans conducted'thitljer, whoro they will
roacivc i cVcry nvatUh. requisite during their
Uy'heriiV.: ' .- ..
WATEswi OT X 8frLi)ir.rt, oxs or ins sun
:'....;;. ' " iVIVOttS.: . :
Iaaian C. Colby, of Co, Kt 5th Ohio Car-lry-,
(Jne 6f the survivorf of tho terrible dis"
iastijr, arrived in His eitryeKerJay hooii by
elfe WcSmer General Sedgwick. Mr. Colby
tit (Vffvd in the orHy:i'or tins last thirty
Might months, darvtiLj whiek tiiue h ima
knivor had a furlouglt-' He is one - of. ?en.'
BhwjrmfF iiejoestlrat wada tlie if resistiljle
nfcnthrough' .Octirgia-ffnd"the ' Curolinas.
Wljeti thtarm-'coneoi:ed mtk iJeneral
etiofJ'i! In North t'alia, Mr. Colby',
time cf 'seryico iiad expired, and ko was
dijcljarwid; and at the tune o( burning, he
iwiis. oa Iji way to' hin .kome In Ohieu lie
Jt;ives. tlte oUowif g partteuhrs of the alam-
'riia li ratmpOrt Oencrti Lyon runs
between JWirmington nd Fortress Monroe;
ho blithabaroff Wilmiiidton on the niorii
ing orth'j tTOtti, Hound" to the hitter place,
ith Hueut five hutfdrod. Bnj fifty. soijli.on
boajij, .itmonglifliora were two hun3red oc'
fou -dlsienarpea soldier, belonging-to tho
Mthf IllmtiM Iirfanhy ndin rounutrtimbcrs
abon((tiw hundred nd-eix't'aroled and
escaHM;nvPTis,nn'R'',ils ltwecn.tkirti'
aod.rWTinilie f refugee? ,The rcrt of
thoso bnboawTwcrS compoBcd'of tfie"guard
of Al.wBW fioWi9rs;4)4;-ibB: 0fli-.
oer and crcw .
yW katt booii out t ev ohe-'Iay itid"
J . .1 .1- n. 1 I . !i 1...':.,.
nitrniiriio-iao ure oroeor,-it wt ?uout
0 P. M.. orrtlte- 8lsf ttlt',"-ni--th-(T vessel
rtoodTiff Citpollattcras, , Flames were first.
een fa iwmt.from ihn Pxtftari'-rooni, 'eitu
atedJmck oliiha. oilot.jkouttJ "fetv ieaJV'
amidships. Several of us manned the pumps
and worked there for about forty minutes,
in trying to put out the fire, but to no pur
pose. A heavy gale was blowing at the time
which fanned the tire, and a quantity of oil.
which was on board the shio, eatjirht fire and
spread rapidly over the deck. Three-quarters
of an hour jftter tlio flames .broke out,
the first boat was launched in the midst of
a heavy sea. It drifted under tho stern of i
tlio vessel, and was smashed to pieces by
lU,..,Mln.U
Ten men were ic the boat, seven of whom
were drowned, including the eaptiun
iding the captain of the
vessel, rinding the fi;e could not be check
ed, I tore a door from the gulley and threw
it ovcrnoaru. and then followed it. 1 was
in the water three hours, as near as I could
judge, when the steamer Ueneral Sedgwick
novo in signt aim picHcd me up. I was
then at least 1,000 yards i'roiii the burnirg
vessel. She was stiil burning and rapidly
drifting on tho shoals. No one could btt
seen en 1 oard of her ; all that was observa
ble above deck was her smoke-stack.
"While on the water I saw two boats fill
eJ with about twelve soldiers in each, but
uiu sea was fo rough that there was no
chance of their surviving it. One of the
boats was lost while the (Jen. Sedgwick was
endeavoring to save her. She eupsi.ed,
and of those on board only one person was
saved, a negro cook. The Chief Kngcnccr
ofthetien. Sedgwick while trying to save
a diowiiing man, fell ovcrbourd and was
drowned. He belonged to Wts city, but I
do not know his name. The other, of the
two boats J have no knowledge of. I think
she was picked up by the (Jen. Sedgwick,
but I tun not sure, as I was oiitirelv ex
hausted when rescued, and sent lielo'w.
A schooner also oamo up in sight halt an
hour before I was picked up, but she could
not assist me, she having on too much head
way. A rope was throwe me, but I could
not cutch it.
"After my rescue, the Gen. steamed in
ward the burning vessel, and went to with
in eoven fathoms ot water., but could not
reach her. When I jumped overboard from
the (jreii. livon, between 50 to 00 persons
hail proceeded me. They were clinging to
doors, chairs and other floating materials.
1 1)0 scent1 on deck, when 1 left, was a most
hetirti ending one. There were about fifty
women and children on board, bcloiicinir to
Mho refuge families, and they were moan
ing for lite. Old so diers. w im had faced
the enemy innumerable times, were crying
and praying. None of (he women or chil
dren were seen in the water. What be
came of them 1 do not know. Nearly all of
tne paroled and escaped prisoners were sick
below deck, and were, most probably, burn
ed to death. .
.'The (.Joii. Sedgwick rescued 20 soldiers
and nine of the crew of the Gen. Lyon.
I hat is mi that is known to have boen sav.
ed. although it is hoped that, the schooner
which was seen may ln.vo picked up some.
Among these on the (Jen. l.von. whom 1
knew, were Thomas V. Smith, James AV,
Zinn. and J'ctcr Wade, nil of'tliu fih Ohio
Crvaliy. am unaware of (heir fate. Those
rescued in common with' myself received the
kindest intention from the officers and crew
of thet it enroll Sedgwick. W'e arrived iir
tin! city Sunday noon.
Sir. Colby describes tho scene on board
the burning vessel ns one of the most terri
ble and impressive sights he ever witnessed.
children Legging their mot hers insure (hem,1
wnoe the mothers were rendered frantic by
their appeals; soldiers suffering the most
horriij agony, and shrieking groaning and
crying where the awful sights displayed.
Trial anp Acquittal oftiif. Si tpoprp
'Confidence" Man. On Suturday morn
ing 0. SI. Cordon, who was arrested here
one day last week charged with being enga
ged in a "confidence" swindle, had a hear
ing before Justice of the Peace T. J. Uluir
on Saturday looming, and was honorably ac
quitted. -
The evidence for the prosecution went to
show that Gordon, on or about the 10th of
.March, came tu ibis city, and on and after
(hat time, took the' mail matter from lock
box 02; that said mail matter was it 'confi
dence" swindling eonuspondence game car
ried on by one T. T. Morton; that one day
last week Cordon was seen taking the mail
from the box, was followed to the Grant
llonse.and subsequently arrested; that on
his person were found the signatures to a
nuuibwr of letters, and a number of one dol
lar bills, all in a roll labelled "T. 'J'. Mor
ton:" the key of lock box 02 was also found
on his person. . " -
The evidence for tho defense clearly pro
ved that Gordon had taken the train from
Columbus. Ohio, tor home, on the Hlh day
of March; that he ad a few days before
graduated at Athens College; that' the train
was) delayed ull night nt Newark by a soldier
train in front being oft' the track; "that Gcr
don bad a long conversation with a mini
eallirg himself f. T. Morton, said Morton
representing himself to-be treasurer of an
eustrrn oil eompanv, that Alorton was. very
anxjons'to get to Wheeling to transact some
budness before.goiiiK Kat; that after the
delay Morton dosired to employ an attorney
to tra-nact the business in this city, that
Gordon made tho filet that he was a lawyer
known to Morton, and had a conversation
with him relating to engaging himself to the
oil company as an attorney, &e. Some five
or six leading citizens of JJclmont county,
Dhio, who hud known Cordon from child
hood testified as to the character and stand
ing of (he gentleman, representing him to
be a Christian, a man of lienor and integri
ty, whose character was uuimpcached, when
the counsel for the defense asked for the
discharge of the prisoner. Tho counsel for
the prosecution seconded the motion for the.
dischargo of Cordon, and the Justice im
mediately upon the close of the cvideneo ac
quitted and discharged the prisoner.
; It is evident that Cordon was duped by
some designing scoundrel; that ho engaged
himself to receive letters here and forward
their conteaWjaving only the signatures of
tbe letters, and that Gordon was an honest
and reliable nian,'in that he fuithfuliy per
formed the work that he agreed to do. 1
The following is a copy of one of the In
numerable letter sent from this city, to
which about one hundred replies, containing
as many dollars were received in thi city; . .
- HKEUJ(o,;Va., March 15th, 1865.
Genrnt Wi Awkrmn i - -
: We tavo package Talued at $.10, to be
transferred toyou, which will bo dond by
sending usfr,00 to Vy a' fornicr-transnor-
tation charge; otherwise it .will bo sold ae-.
W statute... Addres- k viJkt ..
T. T; Monww, - . ,
v. .T r -.1 Drawer-,No.rC2, - '
v. ;.V I -- ' - ' -'WtiitaKfi' tr 'J V ; -
As the -letter DCflTBrpon' Its face-evidence.
of ttjjvindleH.niany. persons favored' -with" fccuritrwill be offered .to the .puhlicj, 'which
letters wroto back to 4ho authoi'hs of thoj'1.0. b.ccn temporanly' diniiiaslied by the
affair, and go the fiwipdlirwgaiJie Wns quosli
ekWhetlimfjieffiTrm; -Aprd ItC " '" w w
AttuiH-Atiil toji AMU Ji; . l 1 I
v-' niuill'ated'Currc'uc).
'Tlioffe who have mutilated ourreixflr; in
bwer to ret it redeemed must send itiujet
ters to the Treasury Department, The let ters
will go freu Of .Dostairei. That Hnnnrt-
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CADIZ, OHIO,
Tbe I'inanrr Iiilrrsllis Cor.
rrspoiKlrnce on Fluancliil AT-
f'alrK L.eltcr from rel a ry
.miuiiotu The national it
source.
The following correspondence, the publi
cation of which has been authorized by the
Secretary of the Treaury, will be read with
.interest;
l)KAll Sin: tn in the trrnunt of your
entrance on the pcrform.n.ofthet.uthsofi
1 , ,l l'lmu'. ml:r nypuu-
. '" : . "T . " i .y r . .. V'T ' "8
iiifoniiation as to the policy you had deter
mined to adopt, and all ot it has been ol a
character well calculated for producing in
the public mind the ahum that now so obvi
ously exists. At one moment wo have been
assured that you had arranged to bring
about exteiuive importations of gold, and
that in the meantime large quantities were
to be held in reserve, with a view to check
ing any upward movements in its price.
At another, that greenbacks wero being
gradually withdrawn from the circulation,
and that you were entirely confident in your
ability soon to reduce the premium to twen
ty, even if not to ten per cent. In one lliing
nearly all have been well disposed to unite,
and that has been that an early resumption
was the cardinal point in your system of pol-
cy, and that it was to be sought at whatev
er cost to the capitalists or tho workingnien
of the country. Nothing, certainly, could
have been devised that would have been bet
ter calculated for producing the almost uni
versal panic of the fortuivht through which
we have just now passed.
For (ho first time in our history, the Gov
ernment has made itself a partner in (he
profits of all our mills, mines, furnaces, tan
neries and workshops. As these have in
creased in number and in size, and as their
owners ha profited, the internal revenue has
steadily grown until it has reached the ex
traordinary amount of nearly a million dol
lars per day. In the direction of a further
increase, and in that din ctiou alone, resump
tion might be found. Now, however, we
were required to movo in one in which at
every step we should meet wilh factories
that had been closed, furnicesthat had gene
out of blast, mines that had been abandoned
capitalists and laborers who had been invol
ved iu one common rnin, mid thus deprived
of all power to contribute to the public rev
enue. That way, as was clearly ieen, led to re
pudiation, and not to resumption. That it
should bo in that direction you would have
us move seemed almost incredible, and yet,
so positive and peisistcnt had been the
assertions of tho self-appointing m n.u'.cu
to's of your decisions, that it sn inert scarce
ly to be doubled that they have been accur
ately expressed. Can it, then, be repaided
as affording cause for surpri.-o that alarm
had become almost universal? As it seems
to me, it can not.
That (here hud 1 ren no real ground for
it, 1 have new, and wilh great pliasurc,
learned fn m vc nr.- elf. M(stpioc:ly you
have d(r?ired lliar ail should appieelate iho
fact that ultimate resumption was the' point
toward which the national ship was lo bo
steered, and that they themselves should
trim their sails for a movement in the same
direction; but you equally desired that all
should uudirstand ymr wish to be that the
approach thereto should be made so guidnal
as not to affect inmiiouslvanv of thotcprcat
interests upon whose prosperity the Tiea.-u-rv
itself mi iniii h di i end.
Not wishing in any manner to hasten it,
you had no thought of importing gold
nor had you iu any mai ner diminishi d the
national circulation. Holding in your h nds
full power to add to it vou had seen no rea
son tor so doing, the rapid ex ten. ion of tho
national biu.k.ng s.sttm having the resent
effect of gradually ineiiasing the ctneral
circulation. Feeling that in all tbe future
the Treasury must l.c dept I dent n ainiy on
the internal revenue, vou would clndlv co
operate in the effort to obtain fiomCongiess
such modifications in the tariff us might be
needed for enabling any of ibe gieat nation
al industries to comply w ith the di mauds id'
the Treasury without trenching upon those
protits lo w hich, alone, could the nation ev
er look forsrch ixtiii.-ioiiof thciron 'rations
as was needed for keeping the supply up to
the demand of a constantly growiug popula
tion, and giving to tbc fanner a 1 ugcr und
better market lor all his products.
Such, my dear sir, are, as I think, the
views that you yesterday expressed. Could
they be generally heard, they would as 1
think, greatly quiet the public mind. As
they can not to be heard, would it not be
well that they should so lu; read? All are
anxious for light, mid all would, I am sua,
be grateful for that which you so :cadily
could give.
J'iXeuse this tiesrass on your attention.
and Lelieve me. my ihar sir, yours very
truly I1ENUY C. CAltF.Y.
Hon. 11. McCu.loc h. Secretarv of ibe
Treasury.
Philadelphia, Slnrch 2S, 18G5.
Tkkasvkv Pm'AKTMKNT. Anril 4. 18R.V
Dear Sir Your favor of ihe 2th ultimo
would have received an earlier reply but for
pressing official duties-. have now only
time to rcniaik, Iriifiv. that I am not re
sponsible for what tbe newspapers may have
said about the financial policy I tha 'f adopt
as Secretary of flic Trc a. my.
Amidst the great events which are trans
piring in the tinted Slates, overtuimm;
sheniicsand confounding the wisdom of the
wisest, a Secretary of tho Treasury who
should avow, or even determine definitely
in his own mind, his future policy, would
bo pronounced a bold rather than' a sensi
ble man. What I shall aim to do is to watch
carefully the progress of the events that 1
may be unable to control, mid endeavor io
to uccomudate the administration of the
Treasury to thoe events us to maintain tlie
credit of the Government and protect the in
terests or tne people.-
In the brief address which I made to the
principal officers of the Denartment on the
6th ultimo, I said, among other things, "my
chief aim will, of course, be to provide the
uicans to discharge the claims upon the
Treasury" Department at the earlient day
practicable, '-and "to institute measure to
bring the business of tho country griulwilly
back to the specie standard, a departure
from which (although for the time being a
necessity; m no icss uiiuiaging and demoral
izing to the people than expensive to the
Oovernnienf." 1 . ' :. ",
. This is; the only avowal of policy which
I have mado or ex petit to inake, at least for
the present, . , i .: .-. v
" Tho former of iheso-johjects is fceeeh ing
my first attention. The ules of the Se'vcu-
tlnrty notes -fthao.whith no more desirable
tt HI
Wall street ranie. will; i am honefiil.
soon again so inor.cascd as 'to put the tiea1
wiry in i uonoitinn to meet on Mispcndcd-re-quisitbna,.
and honor ull drafts that mov h
made upnti it t so that thc different "deniift.'l
incuts-,; by bemg jn a condition promptly to
meet theirThBatcftifcritsriiiavhe'eifii
rucojo
reduce lta,golytjie.ej:peiit!tof th Govern
tnehf," ' ..v
; b8Vb-ectfcgloboBtKr,W
WEDNESDAY, Al'lUL 19, 1863.
aiiaeMimjiimAtnuMuw rang
j for acconiiIishmcnts by the effective blows
of our imiiinry aim naval lorces, without any
j interposition of the Trcasur llcpartiuciit
and in the face of a daily mer Jse of curren
cy through the instruineuta.'A of the na
tional banks. 'J
You ccni to be apprehensiTs that the re
turn to ppecie piiyuieutas is tu V ejected by
a contraction of uovei mnent ' les ; and you
fay that 'in one thing all ha'lWn dispos-
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c-y, and (hat it was In be sought at whatso
ever cost to the capitalists and working-men
of the country.
A resumption of seeie payments is with
me a ''cardinal point," because I believe
that the specie basis is tho only safe and
healthy one for business, and because I am
clearly ot the opinion that the interest of
capitalists and working men will be promo
ted by a return to it; but no jmliey could be
more unwise th.m that which should attempt
to accomplish it by such a good curtailment
of the currency as would prostrate or injuri
ously affect (hose great interests upon the
prosperity of which the Government depends
for its revenue, and which can not. be bro
ken down or severely depressed without de
priving later of its proper reward.
Tbe history of Wall street within tho last
ten days sustains the correctness of the
npinion which, in another position, I have
frequently expressed, that tlie high price of
goltl was to be attributed in part, at least,
to other influences than the expansion of
the currency, and seems to indicate that the
jiapercircul'itioii of the country which has
been bsued or secured by the Government,
even while its volume is bring increased,
may appreciate neatly to tic specie stan
dard. As the war draws to a clos-s, and the res
toration of the Union is no longer doubtful,
gold and currency approxinatc rapidly to
each other in their maiket value, and", of
course, all those articles which were made
to follow the foriner in its ascent must sym
pathize wilh it in its decline. This can not
be picyentcd by any action of tho Treasury;
even if the interests of the country requir
ed it. It might have been better for the
country and the people that the decline of
coin should have been more gradual than
has been the case for a week or two past,
but it is better that it should have come
dow n as it has than that it should not have
declined at all. ,
It is understood, I bclicvf, among thoso
whose haluts ot personal indulgence k-ad
tin in into protracted excesses, that "sober
ing off" rapidly is a dangerous experiment;
but dangerous as it may be, it is preferable
to continued intoxication.
It does not follow, however, that because
gold has declined from IT)tti 1-10, and may
speedily decline still further, prices generally
will fall to some extent; nor do 1 believe that
any peimanent dcclino which is likely to
occur will prostrate tbe great interests of
the country. On the contrary, 1 am of the
opinion that when the specie standard in
restored, or nearly retched, the nssiirance
which ibis state of things will create that
the business of tbe countiy is to bft transact
ed on a tinner basis will divert capitalfrom
speculation and stimulate, instead of pros
trate, pioductive indus'tiy.
The cause td the war will remove the
Government, in n good degree, from the
maiket, both as a borrower and a purchaser,
and while the business of country is being
iici oiiu.elalcd to the inner of things, (heie
will be, to a considciablc extent, stagnation
and omlarrastinciil; but as hostilities are
now likely to terminate l-clbre speculation
has lcsuitcd in lurge individual indebted
ness, the tiaiisiliou is likely to be effected
without the disasters which so many have
apprehended.
The liabilities of the people are so final),
the circulating mediiiiii is so innple mid so
well secured, the resources of the nation me
so vast, and our political future is so bril
liant, that the inilariasnnents which a
change iu (he business of tin countiy must
bring about, will be but tcmiorury, and tlie
indications are now decided that bv tbe time
reconstruction is fairly commenced, enter
prise wiil be quickened into new life; and
wi'.h its integrity established, the only chaw
back u pt n tlie national prosperity, and ihe
only slain upon the national scutcheon re
moved, the great lcpiblie Aill move for
waid again on its career of prosperity and
honor, scarcely staggered bysuch a struggle
iih a gigantic rebeliiou as wtuld have bro
ken any other nation into fniuents.
You will perceive by the suitonicut of the
condition of tho Treasury ot the first in
stant, that the Government circulation has
not been diminished. W helper, or to what
extent, this circulation will .be reducftl de
pends upon circumstances tb)t can pot now
be clearly fort-set u. J have been, and still
am of the opinion, that it.nust be curtailed
before a return lo specie payment can be
effected; but it cannot be denied that the
course of the market for the past month has
been such as to justify a - reconsideration of
the opinions .which have been so generally
entertained in relation to the inflation of the
currency. The increased demand for money
w hich is the result of the diminution of in
dividual credit, may not have been fully es
timated; and it may turn out that no con
siderable reduction of papei circulation will
be needed tor the restoration of tjie specie
basis. At all events the Government will
have no interest iu retiring its direct issues,
if the desired object can beobtaiucd, with:
iu a reasonable time, will out it.
' That any valuable interests are to be per
manently injured by a retun to specie pay
ments is baldly credible, and I cannot but
think that your apprehcn.-iuis of disaster to
the manufacturing niterestsof Pennsylvania
as the result of it, are wNmt reasonable
foundation.
The general tariff poli, w apprehend,
settled by our national oln'aTho discus
sion of it, therefore, r(5rMj(. (icnt time is
unnecessary. That the t, Ank tariff needs
revision is undoubtedlyonrnitlThis revision
it will receive by the ch hiWion which is
to be appointed to revismiliairevenue laws,
from whose labors I ant niae the best re
sults. . 'da .
The necessities of tho'Voveriimcnt will
give to our manufacturing interests all the
protection they will require to shield them
From destructive foreign competition; andbc
foie the close of the present Administration,
I confidently expect to !ea these, interests
more prosperous than they ever have been.
What recommendation I shall make to Con
gress upon the Tariff question 1 am not
now p( pared to say. 1 expect to be ublo
tu indqise the bill that shall be prepared
by the commission, and shall be disuppoiht
ca if this bill does not harmonize our for
eign anda internal duties, and produce a rev
enue Which shall be suilieietit to meet the
interest on the public debt, and. gradually
reducO tho principal without being oppres
sive to tho people. ;
, ln conclusion, liennit mo to say - that I
see iiq cause for discouragoniont in tho pres
ent or prospective condition of the country.
Our natiohardebt is large,, but our national
resources are sufficient to crrv is niln
tmbarlassmcnt: While it would be foolish
to rail it a national blessing, it may bo so
roaRigra a not to pe a 'national calamity.
taken bf
it. it is a small matter iu comparison with
the inestimable value of the I'nioii, in the
maintenance i f w hich it has been created.
I am, very truly, vours,
li. si ra.i.ocn.
IIenhv C. Caklv Estp, Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
The i:.i't iilittii ol Henry Uurolon
at Toll do.
Henry l'ucolon, convicted of the murder
of Frederick Uuoi man, of Toledo, on the
1st of November, was executed at Toledo
on the 24th ult. The Toledo Jirtunt gives
the following particulars:
fie took the chair placed for hint upon
tbe flap vciy carefully put on a pair of
white gloves presented Li in by tbe Sher
iff some fifteen minutes were consumed in
religious formalities lie was ordered to
stand up and the usual legal documents were
read, at the conclusion of which, the Sher
iff said:
'Henry Ducolon, havo vou anvthine to
say lietnre 1 proceed to execute tins sen
tence? Jl you have anything to say, say it
now."
The boisterous crowd without, in their ef
forts to reach the grates of the jail and look
in upon the scene, created such a noise that
it was impossible to hear distinctly the reply
which was-, iu effect, that he deserved death
and hoped he was going to God. TheSher
iff stepocd back with a disappointed look
when the Piov. Mr. Kverurd whispered
something in bis car, and he again stepped
iu front of the prisoner, and looking hiiu
keenly iu the face, said:
"Do you mean to say, before the persons
here a.-M mbled, that yt.u are guilty of the
crime with which you stand charged?"
'"Yes sir," in a voice hardly audible, was
the only reply.
The unshaken resolution manifested by
(he prisoner up this time, now gave way
and he wept bitterly. Tho Rev. Mr. Koif
took his hand, whispered something to him
when he became more calm; after a short
prayer the Sheriff proceeded to place the
white cap upon his head and adjust the rope
about his neck, w hen he seized Ids hand and
shook it over a minute; after tlie cap and
mpe were adjusted, he again shook hands
with the Sheriff', Jailor, Mid Mr. lloff they
immediately descended and Ducolon stood
motionless and alone upon the scaffold. Tho
rope which sprung tho trap passed into a
hall of I be scaffold. As the Sheriff 'disap
peared in this hall, our eves rested upon the
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rope; in an instant it iremiiieu, followed hy
a jeik, and quick as thought the body de
scended, and Henry Ducolon was rapidly
passing into the presence of his God. and if
forgiven of Lis crime, lie is leading a lilc in
a world superior to this and beyond its pre
judice. As he dropped, a rush was made
towards tho body. By twitching his head
just before tho springing of the tiap, or from
some cause, the rope had become disarrang
ed, and while hanging, the knot, which sho d
have been under bis ear, was marly under
his chin: his struggles were consequently
hard. The persons present immilestcd in
terne curiosity. Some would feel his twitching
arms, others bis legs, others would slightly
raise the white cap and look at his neck,
which was purple und covered with perspi
ration in tho vicinity of the rope. After
six miiiuti s ho was pronounced breathing
freely; some one suggested to pull him up
three or four feet and let him fall again, but
bis breathing and snuggles grew fainter; in
fifteen minutes be was pronunei d dead. Af
ter banging twenty minutes: '"Give him two
minutes more!" was the order from some
person in authority; at thu expiration of
winch time they proceeded to cut linn down,
one man i tried lo nolo up the iiody while an
other tiii d to slip the rope fioin his neck
and over bis, head, which "ulan" was a
"failure:" a mini thi n ascended the scaffold
and cut the rope above, and again they tried
to slip the knot, which "plan" was a "fail
ure, j They cut the rope from his neck,
carried him iuto the hall, nhieed him in a
coffin, he was taken in charge by his friends
mid we left the scene
There may be palliating circumstances in
murder lor revenge, hut tins was a clear
case of minder for money. The murderer
was determined to move in the circles of the
'fancy'' had the heart but lacked the
head to make a successful villian.
A Scrap of History.
J litre have been ten specific attempts to
aeiy tne authority ol the federal Govern
ment since the formation.
The first was in 17S2, and was a confeder
acy of feme of (he officers of the federal ar
my to consolidate the thirteen States into
one, and confertbe supreme power on Wash
ington. The rceond was in 1787, called Shay's
Insurrection, iu Massachusetts'.
The third was in 17!M. properly called the
Whiskey Insurrection of Pennsylvania.
Tho fourth instance was in 1SJ 4, by the
Hartford Convention Federalists.
- The fifth, on which occasion the different
sections of the I'nioii came into collision,
was in tS2(l. under the administration of
President Monroe, and occurred on the
question of the admission of Missouri into
the I'nion.
The sixth was a collision between the Leg
islature if Georgia and tho Fedtral Govern
ment, in regard to certain laitds given by
the latter to the Creek Indians.
The seventh was in 1820, with the Cher
okee in Georgia.
The eighth was tbe memorable Nullifying
oidinanccot South Carolina in 18.12. ,
The ninth was m 1S42; and 'occurred in
Rhode Island between the Suffrage Associ
ation and the State authorities.
The tenth was iu ISaS, on the part of the
Mormons, who resisted the Federal author-
Mr. Ilingliain' Speech at C'oliim-
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
" Hon. John A. Bingham was next called
Out, and he endorsed what his friend (ten.
Schcnck had said. He spoke more particu
larly on the proposition of permitting the
States now in rebellion to now assume their
former status iu Congress, and in the Union
without any preliminary' action, lie de
nounced, in that eloquent and severe man
ner for which he is so much noted, the
course of the New York Herald and Tribune
in demanding that (he fatted calf shall be
killed now, and . left'. Davis, Robert Toombs
and others equally in guilt, invited to par
take of the feast. Tho people must rebuke
this lmsillnniinity; They must declare at
the ballot-box that until these rebellious
States have organized State Governments in
accordance with the Constitution, and have
tnkentho oath its prescribed in that Consti
tution, they shall have no representative in
Congress. ... i '
Ohio has been required to comply with
this provision then "Why should South
Carolina be exempt? 1 For his part his hand
should forget its cunning, and Lis tonguo
cleave to tho roof of his mouth before he,
either in or Out bf Congress; should ever
give his consent to allow Jeff, . Davis or
Howell Cobb, in Senatorial robe red with
the blood of our countrymen, tositin Con
gresi, or to be represented therein by ny
one. - r J
TERMS
.4 I'roclamnliohtiy tlio PrrnicKiit
In Kcifartl to Tr!e With Sou
tltrrn I'ortsj
WA.sftlNGTO.N, .tpiil II. The Proclama
tion in reference to closing the Southern
ports is in accordance wilh a law passed as
early as lbOl. It was then understood,
however, that while foreign powers would
respect effective blockade of these posts, a
claim to exercise l'cjral authority over them
as over the other ports of the doled Slates
would not be resjieeted. It is lieltcvod that
the time has conic, however, when the Uni
ted States Govcminct can claim to exercise
that legal authority over all its ports, wheth
er blockaded or notj which belongs to every
independent sovereign power. A sufficient
lumber of Southern ports are left open for
legitimate trade, and those now proclaimed
closed w-ill, it is presumed, be're-opem-d af
ter a time. Meanwhile blockade running is
likely effectually ended. The issuing of a
proclamation is understood to have been the
business on which Socrctarv Seward was a-
bout to visit City Point to confer with the
I 'resident last week. Another important
proclami.tion is issued to-day as follows:
nt THE PttF.SiPENT OF THE IT. S. OF AMEK1CA
A PUllC'LAMATION'.
Whereas, For soiuo finie past vessels of
war of the United States have been refused
in certain ports privileges and immunities
to winch they were entitled by treaty, uub-
lie law or the comity of nations, at the same
time that vessels of war of the comity which
in the said privileges and immunities have
have been withheld, have enjoyed them
fully and uninterruptedly in the ports of the
United States, which condition of things
has not always een lorcibly resisted by the
United States, although, outho other hand,
they have not at times failed to nrotcst a-
gaiust and declare their dissatisfaction with
the same to enemies ot the United States.
no condition any longer which cap be claim
ed to justify the denial to them by anl' oae
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or said nations oi tne customary naval rights,
which, as has heretofore been bb uniiccossd
rially persisted in.
'ow, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States, do hereby
make known that if, aller.a resonablo time
shall have elapsed for the intcllieeiicc of t his
Proclamation to have reached any foreign
country m whoso ports the said privileges
and immunities shall continue to be so re
fused, then and thenceforth the same privi
leges and immunities shall be refused to the
vessels of War of the countiy in ihe ports
of the United Stales, or this refusal shall
continue until tho W ar vessels of tho U. S.
shall havo 1 ecu placed upeiiau entire equal
ity in tho foreign ports aforesaid, wilh simi
lar vessels of other countries. Tbe United
States, whatever claim or pretense may
have existed Leiototore, aro now, at least,
entitled to claims, and concede ail entire
and friendly equality of rights and hospital
ities with all uiaratinc nations.
In witness w hereof, 1 have hereunto set
my band and caused the seal of the United
Slates to be affixed. Done at (he City of
nasimigton this eleventh da? ot April,
A. 1). lNOii. and of the independence of tlio
United States of America the With.
Signed J , A. DIN' COINS'.
Ey the Preseidcnt:
Wit. II. Sr-WAiti), Secretary of State.
It is not often (hat Henry Ward I'eecher
rays aiiytliiiiir w e can heartily commend, but
the spirit of his remarks last Sunday morn
ing respecting bis intended participation in
the Firt Sum otor fete seems to us to be hist
and generous, fie said, according to tlie
New link limes report :
At other times,, when the prospe ct of lift
ing the flag to its former place seemed al
most visionary, he had spoken of such an
event wilh jubilation. Put now as the time
in reality drew near, his soul trembled with
in him at its solemn meaning-. Many' would
go there imbued with this Hiding of solemn
jubilation, in this wonderful event iu the
bistoiy of this people. He should feel sorry
if any went therewith any other feeling
than that of Christian patriotism. If oth
ers went with feelings of oxidation over a
fallen foe, for his part he went as a brother
to appeal to misled brethren from the day
of their misapprehension to theday of knowl
edge. It would bo to say to them that, af
ter four years of blood and (hirkfless, we had
brought back to them the same hearts Of
love that had been smitten in these loii j four
years.
, If, us is generally believed, the war is
over, large numbers of dischaicd soldiers
will sneeilily be returning to their homes,
and ihe loyal patriots who have lemained
at Lonieduring the war, spouting their pat
riotism mid parading their disinterested
aflcction for the soldiers, will have an oppor
tunity of putting (heir devotion irto prac
tical effect by surrendering their good fat
offices to the ret urned veterans. There are
several hundred office-holders in the State
House, not ono of whom, so far s we are
aware, is a one-armed or one legged soldier.
Will these loyal gentlemen deeliHc further
ratronago ih favor of discharged withers?-
There aro thousands of private soldiers from
Ohio who would make better legislators
than tho majority of those now in office
will the buncombe "friends of the soldier" i
in that body givo way (o tho inained and
disabled veterans who have fought tho bat
tles, and surrender their per diem and cush
ioned wits? The vetctans will soon be in
a position to judge of tho disinterested
friendship of these noisy politicians in the
rear w ho have made surh stupendous pro
fessions of regard for tho soldier. Crisis.
I'ubllc Swindle.
A "hocking array of swindles are being
.brought into light notf if! Washington.
Millions of money have been trnnferred to
private pockets instcod Of file United States
treasury, by frauds in cotton, rosin, tar.
tobacco, tVe., in which some of. 'the loud
mouthed 'loyalists" connected with tho'
government are implicated, Tlie most ex
traordinary effoits nre being made, at the
same lime, to hush up (he scandalous ex
posures, on account of tho position and
politics of the culpable parties.
Fealhci-Iiel Militia.
The organ of Gov. ' Plough assails Mr.
Osborne, a Republican member of the leg
islature from Lake county, because he wiid
in a speech that Drough's call for the Na
tional Guards last summer was unpopular.-'
Tho organ says that the- ''feather-bed mili
tia ought to know thot the . wa.iT to defend
tho State is out of the border." We aro
disposed to think that if Ilrough conies up
for re-election this fall that tho "feather-lied
militia" will remember his kindness in ten.
dering tho Government a hundred days of
ineirumo: .'..., t . ., : ,
New England Exultation;
Tho following which wo take from the
Boston may possess some significance
for our Western formers. It says: - .
''The Ohio pork farmers ire eomlnfr n
grief.': o : :-v
:.. new Rngiana.n hurhly rejoiced wet '
he misfortunes of. oar YYtsUrn gfreultu-i
mtsl
82,50 PER ANNUM
Ben; Ku'tler I'bo! opra'phed by u
Republican Artist:
The editor of the Albany (N. V.) Journ
al (the Pcptibhcan Sutejirgnn thu draw
the Picture of General l&i. Uutlcr: -
"l:t us sum up in a few words: BothV
is talented, long-headed, un.-crupubpia pol
itician, who lias taken advantage of the na
tions' circumstances t ) improve very mate-,
rially his own. Ho has strong point of
character. He is shrewd and liufeeling;
far-sighred and ca'r.ila'.ing ; desperate and
remorseless, Ifthe public cause c&a btj
benefited by promoting bis own. it is well :
if otherwise, bis OWN MUST IN ANY
EVK.NT 1?K CABKD FOIL He will nip
poi t an Aduiinivtraiion or a policy to long
as it exalts, enriches or strfntbers him ;
when it ceases to do so. he is Hs enemy.
He has un'forui'y nut himself above princi
jilr, and before public welfare. His associa
tions have been cornips if uot bad himself,
he surrounds himself with men of (lid wont
character. As n General, he would hszaitl
any loss to makehiiusclf (he idol of an hour;
as a citizen; Itt his enforced retiracy he hu
certainly shown no disposition to' submit to
personal slights for tlie public good. In
any Kttiojx-ittr country hi Napoleonic pla
giarism, IXTEN DK1) TO rTXClTK A MU
TINY AGAINST GRANT, WOULD
II AYE P.KF.N PUNISHED WITH
DEATH BY UOniT-MAUTIAL. - In
this it has only excited a disgust, couple with
thankfulness that a man who can bo so bso
is nojouger in a position to dairoy annici
and imperil eimpttigti.
I'oriiUar LrfflNlullon In Maine;
The Legislature of Maine has passed s
law, that now stands on its Ftututo book;
proposing that any person, to tLe acceptance
of the selectman, who should tet itp a good
tub or trough by the roadside, into .which
pure water should be constantly discharged,
and make it easily tiecessiblo to travelers,
should have tin nbatthicrit of f-3 on their
taxes every year as long as tha.t couvcfiienco
shall be maintained. . .
By another ict, any person in the rural
towns who will set out and properly protect
rows of shade tires on the lines of tlc roatl
is rewarded by an abatement of his .taxes.
These are wholesome laws, as is tho uiib
which has just passed the Lepklature of
that State making it u misdemeanor, ptin
ishabln by fine anil imprisonment, to defaoo
natural scenery and public buildings
Urolith t po Orertfviird1.
A strong crffbiprttiirj is PSiil td Lave iteerf
formed in the Abolition rank to throw
Biough overboard and nominate General
James ji, Stecdniao, now in command at .
Chattanooga, iu his stead . The Army
voters are for Steedmali. as with the eoldirr
in the field, as well as with the "National
Guard" at home, old Jack Broujh is de
cidedly unpopular.. Tint Out this fat, puff
ing, wheeling old nag ngiiiti, gentlemen of
the. Abolition party, and see if you ean civet
him. Don't try to bag "Pemneratic" To'to
.main by nominating auother "life-long
Demurrftt!" . -
Tho IVuj Sick Soldier' art
Treated.-
tf".iv" York, April 11. A correspondent
of tho Tribune relates (ho sorrowful fact
that sicV sdldier In Newborn' hospital;
complains that it is only Officers und doctors
that are benefitted in (he fiiinistryinn of
Sanitary and Christian' Coininhsioii?, that
whatever the poor .soldiers get from these
Commissions they have to pay for.
.Soldiers Have Tour Discharge
Recorded;
The Legislature Ms re'Setitly pjtwed'ajaw
requiring County Recorders to record sol
dier's Dischargo Certificate's and recogni
zing a certified copy of such tecoid as suffi
cient evidVnee, in every case, of the soldier'1
service and discharge. Soldiers having bef n
fttvorod with such document lmd bottfY
have thorn pHferd on record, where they will
bu safe from fire ohW ft her accident:
The .cw I'oNiat L,av.
Tlie new act, relating to the postal Jaw's,"
provides that all domestic loners, exrit
letters lawfully franked und ddjy certified
letters of sojdiefs iiiid marine's ih the Eer
vice of the United Stales, which orb depo' .
itcd for mailing in any postoffice of the UV
S., on which the Doslinre is unpaid, shall bit
sent by tho Postmaster to tho ueadietter of-,
(ice iu Washington: and all letters denosU.-'
e l, for mailing paid only in part; ' shall b
forwarded to their destination, fc'h&rred with
tho unpaid rate to be collected On delivery.
ChiUign Jvtt:
TllK Perrysbureli Journal, an abolition'
organ, is out in a lengthy article denuncia
tory of Governor Brough. It says has ' '
no deposition to cover up 1 U personal cr
official dclirirmehcie.v and fays "Governor
Brongh Will bo permitted in a fiw mnnihi
to realize flie truth of the maxim 'livery
elog has his day!' " Tlie fellow writes tnor s
spitefully than a copperhead! But how
pleasant it is to see brethren dwellimr in'
amity! Hjo dissolving elements are at
work in tin? Abolition ranks, and there wijl
be a big blow up in the course of time! ; "
Speed the day!
IJITOHTANT TO Sor.nfKIl. The HBeT..(.r
of War has decided that soldiers who have
been in coittinnmt surviee Iwo war r '
titled to tho United States bounty of ono' ;
nuneireci dollar! U has heretofore been Mi
prseee among .paymaster t.i refnsO' ilia
aymentof this Loufity, if the parties apply
ing for it had not served twosietocssiveyear.
in tbe same oreaniz.it ion. Tha decision of
the Secretary settles this and is, of course, "
retroactive, thus entitling discharged eo!-,
dier who were refused the bounty, to get '
It by making proper upplicafion. "
. KKVi:.t;E Tax. Under the tiew revenue '
law as amended by the late Congress, tht
tax On incomes 1 five per eenr. on fuui r
over ix hundred' and under live thnnswf
dollar, seven and a half percent onin- '
comes ktween five ami ten thousmiddolli, -and
ten per ivnt. on tho income over ici
thousand delhir if jroat:; The Murhs mis
be made to tho assessor Ly the fi.-st of My : '
next under a penalty. - ; " '
"Doctor, I. went yo'u lo 'rfseril5 tf
tne." The doctor feel her pnle, "Ther L
i hot hint tho matter, ' t)i,din; you -only1' .
need rest." "Now doctor "lust look t iujr1 "
tongue! Just look t it! look at itl oowv
what does that hoed''-'. "I think that need
rest too. ' Exit maiknr lit a state of ktc
excitement.'. ; .". .
TEirreprcsibl Henry S. Fontev btfi ;'.
loiifoderate Sonator.: liat.rcMrned lo Xnvi
lork from England in jfituof Mi. Seward'f-.i
parpkuwhich pledged hiui rci rjftfnin i!bra&
until the war Was over. lVte (9nme a
neeroge possongerj Khd is wm in jail at New.:
XOrk City.-, r:. ; .y ti ., tfVty
P. T. PAttM-x Jjfe,, txwii'leoted sto Cor-
tress, from the Bridgeport HiVn.) Atrirtrf'
For obviou "reaon we propose him ftir'
Speaker of the r5ct llonm
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