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PLATTSMOU7H, NEBRASKA.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, I860
THi: POSITION.
Although the official canvass Las not
yet been announced, it is known that
the Constitution lias carried by about
100 vole?; that the Republican State
ticket i ail elected hut O. P. Mason,
who is beaten seme 50 votes by W. A.
Little; that the Senate is Republican by
two or three majority; that the House
is Republican by four to six majority;
and lhat the whole thing was pretty
close.
sriiciT or THE OPPOSITION.
Men and parties generally asm. -ne
certain positions with a view to attjin
certain end;. It may be to the
y -
end that justice may triumph, or it may
be to the end that only party may tri
tirnph. We have just passed through
a desperate encounter for the life of
the Nation, and the great question has
l.een what disposition shall le made
with the criminals who attempted its
life. The party that opposrd our try
ing to protect the national life against
the attacks of its would be murderers
have been clamorous that the parties
attempting the murder should fit upon
the jury thai was to try them for the
crime ; or in other words, thai the re
beiiious States should Lave a voice in
saying what guaranties, if any, should
be given that they would not again at
tempt the life of the Nation. Does
the Democratic party look upon treason
as a crime, and it to does it believe
that a criminal should be entitled to
decide upon Lis own case ? We would
le pleased to hear from such great
lights as Dr. Miller upon this question
We find every Democratic paper in
the land howling at Congress for sub
mining the new amendment, because
it prevents ihe rebels of the South
sending men to Congress to represent
the loyal men of the Sou'h unless they
allow these same loyal men to have a
voice in selecting them. Is there any-
thin? unfair in this proposition? Is it
right, is ii just, that rebels should be
sent to Washington lo represent Icy a
men when the loyal men are not per
mitted to even protest agiinst it? The
Omaha Herald gets wondeifully ram
pant upon the subject, and thinks ii an
awful thing, and denounces it as "sub
verting tho rights of the States," that
the rebels of the Sou'h are not permit
ttd lo dictate in regard lo the whole
affair. Hear him :
"The recent resolution subm'tung
new and final amendment to the Con
stitution, in such form as not to allow
President Johnson to meet it with
veto, is nothing more nor less than a
scheme to subvert the ts of the
States.
"All this is negro equality and suf
frage ia disguise. It is obstruction.
Il means disunion, and nothing less
than disunion. Eleven States of the
Union, as our fathers made it. have
had no voice in this great question
These eleven States will never adopt
the degrading conditions impeded upon
their rtturn to the Union.
' The Dr. should have said that it
subverted ihe rights of the rebel in
habitants of the States ; for ii is only
puch that he laboriifor. It is only the
rebel portion that he considers has any
lights; the men who stood by the
Union should sit quietly down and al
law their rebel neighbors to select men
to represent them, and be satisfied
with the choice. Congress, in submit
ting the amendment, does not even say
that the loyal men of the South shall
be represented at all, but proposes thai
. if they are represented they shall have
a voice in selecting the men. Can
honesty and justice ask less? Is there
anything degrading in this ? If there
is, the degredation rests upon the loyal
man, in having rebels allowed greater
privileges than he enjoys? This only
shows the spirit of the opposition to
Congress. They are not satisfied with
allowing traitors lo the country all the
privileges which loyal men have ; they
are wroth because lie whole question
is not left to ihe decision of the leaders
of the rebellion, ani the entire gov
ernment given into the charge of the
men who fought four years for the
purpose of overthrowing the govern-
ment.
THE FOURTH..
We see seme of our Democratic
cotempDraries nre advocating a 'Dem
ocratic' (or copperhead) celebration
of the Fourth of July. This is charac
teristic of the leaders of the party.
They w ould turn a national holiday
into a partizan arrangement, as they
would sacrifice the iiational government
for a party victory. We look upon the
Fourth of July as a" day sacred - to
rnttnoM, ar,d the man whe would ad-
vnr,. .r.nLIn-r i, ,l,v fr "na rl V a f-
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grandizpnieiit by a party always op
posed to freedom would sacrifice his
grandmother to be elected to the ofie
of Constable. These "Democratic''
friends who nre advocating- a party
celebration probably are aclibg ia re
gard to the Fourth the same as they
have by the war. They denounced
the war as "a failure," and as soon they
discovered it was not, the attempt was
made to make its success subservient
lo the copperhead party. And now-
thai Freedom's day is established on a
firmer foundation in this Nation, these
men woulJ desecrate the day making
il sub.-ervient 10 party. Thanks to the
spirit of American freedom, such things
will rut be allowed.
S7"Rock Muffs precinct was thrown
out. It it is, when the question comes
before the Legislature, counted in, it
will give the Democracy a mnjoriiy in
both houses.
We apprehend, however, that it
won't he counted in. The dominant
party at the opening of tha session
will deem they have a good thing and
re collecting democratic pluck in the
Heath case, last vin;er, w ill doubtless
keep it.
We clip the above from nn editorial
in the Statesman, merely as a Demo
cratic view of the case. While we do
not believe the Rock If tiffs veto will
be c. unted unless it is just that it should,
neither do we believe it will be reject
ed merely because the 11 epublicans are
the "dominant party" at the opening of
the session. We look upon the above
extract as showing exactly what the
Democracy would do again ns they
did last winter if they had the ascen
dancy in ihe organization..
Let every Republican member of
the State Legislature be at iho Capital
ia good season. The Fourth day of
July is the day appointed for the Leg
islature to convene, aud we trust the
occurrences in the Legislature last
winter are too fresh in the minds of
the people to permit any one to be neg
ligent in his duty. Do not be deceived
by rumors and letters similar to those
used by some of the opposition last
winter to prevent Republicans being
on hand at the organization. We doubt
uot similar means will be resorted to
this time, therefore we press upon
Republicans the necessity of "coming
'o time." The legislature will be close,
although we have a ilear Republican
majority if our members but do their
duty.
TUXIICAIrilY.
We would suggest that the following
figures shows rather an unhealthy con
dition of things in our neighboring
county. It certainly would be much
belterfor the city and country surround
ing it if larger proportion of the votes
were in the country. While the city
polls over a 1000 voles, the entire coun
ty, exclusive of the city, polls about
300 votes. The figures are frcm the
official returns of the la:c election:
Nebraska City Precinct, 1.01G
Wyoming 97
Otoe, " '
Syracuse, " I
Delaware,
McWilliams, "
Hendricks, ' . i
Falmyra, "
Total vote cast, l,3
TJIC IIULST TOTE.
The Omaha Herald continues to de
njunce the vote of ihe soldiers, cluiin
ing that Morton is only beat one vote
if the honest votes only are counted.
It counts the Falls City affair "honest,"
but sets the vote of our veteran heroes
down among the dishonest. It does nol
consider it dishonest for men just out
of the rebel army, with their hands
red with the blood cf our friends and
brothers, lo vote, but would brand the
vote of the Union soldiers as "dishon
est," and say that it should not be
counted.
COAL. IX XL: Hit IS It A.
Professor Robinson publishes an
article in the Nebraska City Vu-, in
which he argues, scientifically, that
Nebraska contains large deposits of
coal. He takes the different strata
passed through by Croxton &. Co., at
Nebraska City, and compares them
with ihose of die Missouri and Iowa
coal fields, which gives a fair showing
for Nebraska. We hope to see ihe
question thoroughly tested at an early
day, as the finding of coal in large
quantities in Nebraska would do more
to develop our new State than any one
ihing we know of.
SOUTH
PLATTE AXI
co.-
CiitESS.
We find the following sensible com
munication in a late number of the
Ghnvcood Opinion, and heartily en
dorse the sentiment which would give
these route an equal chance with any
other and allow each to flourish or fail
on their merits. We take "F" to tea
very sensible man hear him:
Gleswood, June 1G, 1S66.
Mr. Editor
I was amused, yesterday, as I hap-
p - ned io pick up a .Yonpureil. puhlish-
eU J U n e '1, I1' rtO In at iwc uiiaLtitca v.
that i'ffic had put their heads together,
and unde a combined clton. to counter
act the effect cf a statement made in
Opinion, some time ago, regarding the
matter of representation in Congress,
by those who had been elected to rep
resent this Congressional District.
They say if ihe communication was
intended "for a jo!., it is a pretty good
one, but if intend I lobe taken serious
ly, it is superlatively ridiculous.''
Now. JIr. Editor, if I was sure they
were all sober at the getting up of that
response. I would ask them to point to
time and occasion when (Jen. Curtis or
Kasson ever asserted on the floor of
Congress that the Platte river had a
routh shore ; or that there was any
chance to cross tho Mi-souri river south
of thai stream; cr that it was possible
for emigrants cr freighters to reach Fi.
Kearney by going up south of Platte ;
or thai there was ut.y such place as
Platismouth; or that the arm of the
Pacific railroad might have been con
strutted from the latter po.nt to th
junction of the loOth parallel of longi
tuJe at ten rnillun dollars less expense
to the Governme.nt, e.nd to an advan
tage to the connry at large, over the
Omaha line, whi'ii the swindling fool
ery is being enacted, to the amount of
hundreds of mil. ions.
1 am nol aware, Mr, Editor, that
either of those representatives Curtis
or Kasson have ever mentioned at
headquarters, thai such a plice existed
as Piat'.s.iiou'.h ; and 1 am nnxiotis for
it to be named, and generally known ;
and without warring upon the Blulf?at
all. I wish lo have ihe same facility
extended to thru route that have been
given to that nf Omaha, and let ihe
two routes flourish or fail on their nier
its, and inr.h end justice prevail.
The JSortpareil seems to think I am
making war upon the Bluff becau-e 1
desire some place besides that to bo
spoken of in Congress. I am pleased
wiih ihe prosj eiiiy of every place in
the State ; an I more especially those
places which have no timber, manufac
tories, nor cultivated land in sufficient
quantities to be coir fort ible, thereby
making a market for our "butter and
ggs," and other abundant surpluses
of the various products of Mills county
F.
VTIIO IS HE?
We charge, re-assert, and are able
to prove by n cloud of witnesses, that
cf'icers aud soldiers of ihe army, in
the Nebraska r irst. and out of the
Nebraska First, everywhere thronged
the ureal and smnli armies of the Union
who have dared to be Democrats, have
been persecuted, deprived of promo
lion, subjected u petty punishments
and orders, insulted, and called hard
names. There are officers in this very
ci'.y to day belonging to the legiment
wiiich Col. Livingston commanded, who
have fell tlvse things ; one in particu
lar, belonging to the Nebraska First,
who came heie to this office to explain
certain political conduct, and told us un
less he did so and so, at ihe beck of a
certain officer, he would be ordered
from certain light duty to that which
was most severe.
Our attention is called to the fore
going which appeared in last Wednes
day's Jferatd. There are many who
would, like to know who the officers ro
feired lo, are ; and particularly who
that one is who laid his grievances be
fore the IMitor of the Herald and com
promised his manhood and his position
as un officer and soldier so far as to do
-'.-o and so, at th; beck of a certain
officer" rather than "be ordered from
certain light duty to that which was
most severe !' There is a very un
generous reflection here upon some
body besides Col. Livingston, and as
the Lditor of the Herald "charges,
re-asserts, and is able to prove" his
allegations he ought lo comply with the
usual rules in such cases. As he has
made the charge it is certainly due to
the officers of the regiment and the
public, that he should make the proof
which he says ha is abundantly able
lo do. W e think there is a misunder
standing, and hope to be excused frutn
believing that there is or was so groat
a tyrant, or so great .1 sycophant in the
Nebraska I irst, as the Herald would
have the public suppose until we have
something a little more conclusive.
The regiment is about being mustered
out now, und a disclosure of the kind
mentioned will not damage the public
service; so let us have it. Omaha
Republican
Masonic. The Masons assembled
to day in front of their Hall, and march
ed to the Methodist Church, when nn
oration was delivered by Col. O. H.
Irish, Grand Lecturer, after which the
officers of tho Crand Lodge were in
stalled publicly, and also the officers of
ihe Nebraska City Lodge
The cratioa by Col. Irish was a well
written composition, and set forth :he
history, beauty and intrinsic worth of
Masonry, in nnfxc-llent manner.
The Church was filled with ladies
and gertlemen who went away im
pressed with the value of Masonry,
after tho Installation the procession was
formed and marched to McLennan s
Hall to partake of a dinner prepared
for the occasion. Press, 23d.
CST A man whom Dr. Johnson
once reoroved for following a useless
and demoralizing business, said in ex
cuse, "You know, doctor, I must live."
The biave old hater of every thing
mean and hateful, coolly rep'ied, "I
do nol see ihe least necessity fcr that.'
EF" Gen. Sherman, during his visit
to M ineopolis made a pleasant lit'le
speech, and wrs about to retire, when
cries of "go on" resounded from ail
sides. The General added: "I have
studied politicians, and-have learned by
imitating them: to talk a few minutes
wittiout saymg anything at all." The
statement was recrved with great laugh
ter and cheering.
THAT DE.IIOCICATIC AI.
The Democratic papers of the Ter
ritory have been blowing ht avily aboul
heir vast gam in Nemina court y. On
this subject the Urownviile .Jdvcrtiser
says :
"Let us see as to the 'Democratic
gun. .Lust (at: aam 1 Camptieli was
brought out by the Democracy against
m. ti. Hoover, Union. nominee, and
a thorough canvass made by the De
mocracy. Hoover's majority then was
202. At the elciion just past. Rich s
majority over Redford was 197, vvlitle
utter s majority cer Morton was
It will be seen f r m this showing
that Morton claims a Democratic gain
when he only falls behind his ticket
about thirty. That indicates a gain of
two bundled in Nemaha? In this par
ticular he seems to hive a pretty cor
rect estimate of himself. " Grand
Commanders'' and snh land sharpers
do not run well in this Territory. We
admonished Julius that if David liutler
got after him on the stump that would
be the last him. Our prediction has
been verified. He took our counsel
fi-iallv and attempted to retreat, but it
was too late in the fijht. The sledge
hammer lick. of honest David had done
ihe work. Peace lo his ashes. Oma
ha Republican.
m o
1 lie Itepoit ol tii a congression
al 1 omiiiiitec.
The Report of the Congressional
L-uuioiitteo uoon Kiconsiruciion is so
able and conclusive that we wish it miiihi
be universal! read. It is the dmsti
uilijn and common ser.se applied to
t.u situation ; and after the passionate
and pettifogging spirit in which recon
struction,:he most important of cur pres
ent questions, ias been so often uis
cussed its tone is maiily aud dignified.
There is nothing exactly new in the
arguments of the Committee, but the
Report is an u;ianswirabli statement
of the conclusions to which ihe common
sense of the loyal part of ihe country had
arrived, aud upon which, as we believe,
it now reposes.
Those conclusion are in brief that
the rebellious States were left, at the
close of the war. without valid rovern
ment than the military authority cf the
United States, directed by the Presi
dent as Commander-in-Chief; that the
civil government of those States could
become valid only upon recognition by
Congress, and that the resumption by
those States of their relations in ihe
Union can occur only upon suih condi
tions as Congress may presr.ril e. The
folly of the assumpuori of Alexander
II. Stephens and the late allies of the
rebelliou, that the moment a rebel State
was forced by arms to surrender it re
gained untouched and without condi
tion every right and privilege it had
enjoyed as a part of the Union is con
clusively exposed by the Committee.
"To admit such a principle for one mo
ment would be to declare that treason
is always master and loyalty a blunder.
Such a principle is void by its very na
ture and essence, because inconsistent
wiih the theory of government and
fatal to its ery existence."
To know the condition of the late
rebcd'Siatos it was necessary ei'herto
take ihe opiui jii of ihe President solely,
or to sift the evidence upon which thi
opinion was founded and enlarge the
range of testimony. This latter course
was adopted, and the impression left
upon the Commutee is again that of
the great mass of Union men in the
country. The condition of the States
in question i precisely wbm was to be
expected. It is a feeling cf intense
regret that ihe struggle could not be
proiongeo, anu or utter noUility to
ward the Government. Bui while thi?
is natural to any party defeated in so
fierce a con'.est. the Committee find thai
it is peculiarly strong in the States in
question. "The conciliatory measures
of the Government do not seem to have
been met half way. The bittern, ss and
defiance exhibited toward the United
Slates under such circumstances is with
out parallel in the history of the world."
It is remarkable thai Mr. Seward m
his Auburn speech states the situation
exactly ih-; ether way. "The woil; of
reconc liation,' he says, "has outrun ex
pectation. Indeed, it has never had a
parallel in human affairs." We pre
sume lhat the private conviction of most
of us, based upon all the various pub
lic and private evidence of the year,
will confir n the Committee's judge
ment rather than Mr. Seward's.
After the most careful con'ideralion
upon ample evidence ihe Committee
believe that adequate security should
be required for future peace and safety,
and ihey suggest, as the result of mu
tual concession, the amendment deler
ming civil rights, equalizing represen
sation, disqualifying certain persons for
office under certain conditions, and dis
owning the rebel debt. This amend
ment has been already adopted by ihe
Senate in o moderate and generous
form, and will undobtedly be approved
by the House. As there is nothing in
it which is not strictly in consonance
with the views which the President has
often expressed, we hope that for the
sake of harmony he will not oppose it.
If, however, a bill should be offered
for his signature, postponing the ad
mission of any late rebel State to Con
gress until the amendment had become
a part of the Constitution and had been
ratified by the Stale, he would undoubt
edly veto it. It seems to us, for many
gocd reasons, advisable that each sus
pended State should be restored upon its
individual acceptance of the condition,
and we hope that such may be the final
judgement of Congress.
Thus this most important Committee
concludes its labors, nnd concludes them
worthily. It has been fiercely derided
and insulted by the most malignant en
emies of the Union and Government at
the North and Souih ; and even the
President's impatience has betrayed
him into vituperation of it. Bui we
challenge any caviler to produce from
history nn instance of a settlement by
a victorious government so honorable,
-o reasonable, so free fmm vengeance, j
tenacious of the spirit of a tru'v
free government. Th-re is no lately
r.-bel'icus citizen of ihe United States
who "acquiesces" honestly in ihe situ
ation who can dec.iare it ungenerous or
unjust, while every faithful citizen will
hnrtily commend ii as ihe true popu
lar platform. The substance of this
Report is sure lo be lihered through
editorials and speeches, so lhat it will
become familiar to the country. But
Union ciubs and commitees could do no
better service to the good cause than to
multiply legible copies of it. Harper's
Weekly.
l LOOD AT AEIIISASfvA CITY.
The rain of last night gave us a very
life-like representation cf the deluge
of Noah's times. The water came
down m a perfect torrent, entertd
houses by the roofs, chimneys, sides,
floors, or "any other way." Soundings
taken in the streets this morning, show
ed from "two feet sennt" to "no but
lorn ;" the North and South Table
creek rose higher than ever known to
the memory of the "oldest inhabitant.'"
All the bridges on North Table
creek have been washed away, some of
them having been newly erected this
season. fins morning at G o'clock
with a loud crash, down came the Cem
etery bridge ; it had been built only
last summer at a cost of si, 200.
At this um the only pas-able bridges
in the city corporation nre the Main
street bridge and the one on Thirteenth
street ; for quite a while even the lat
ter was threatened with destruction, a
the timbers of the Ometefy bridge
lodged against the supers' ructure of
th same, by the help nf a couple of
citizens the dangerous obstruction was
removed and the bridge saved, not
w lilistanuing the water was running
over the same to the depth of two feel.
This is ihe cniy wooden bridge on
Main street that withstood the flood
successfully.
It is estimated ihal the damage done
to our City Treasury last night amount
ed to So. 000, and lhat to private indi
vidua s, by settling of foundations, rav
ing and filling up of cellars, bursting
and running over of cisterns, caving in
of wells, &c. Sec. at lea-t 510,000.
A'tlraska City At us, 23rd.
l ire in Si Josepli.
Corby's B'ock was burned to tho
ground this morning, 21sl inst. - Wil
linm Wyeth, Kahn and a dozen otheis
burned out. The fire w as the work of
an incendiary.
Gas from Wood. The Journal of
Wining says. Mr. Ltisely, of Canada,
has discovered n method cf obtaining
tras from wood. He has taken out a
pateiit in ihis country and ihe British
Provinces. It is claimed that 4 500
feet of gas can be produced from half
a cord of wooil and a barrel of bones,
and thai the substances remaining in
the retort after this result is obtrined
nre niso of commercial value: ihe
wood being transmuted in'o charcoal,
tar and turpentine ; the I ones into ivory
black, phosphorus, ammonia of a su
perior quality. The apparatus is said
to be exceedingly simple and easily
worked.
Fi3" Our Con-ul at Liverpool writes
under date of May IS: "Some two
weeks ago I advised you of the ship
ment from ihis port to New York of
some lo.OOO bushels of wheat. I now
have to inform the Department nf Slate
that ihe City of Cork, which s:;iU to
morrow, takes as freight 49S csks of
French wheat flour, valued at l.01G
I think this is the first instance i f the
shipment of French flour from ihis
port-for the United State, nnd prob
ably ihe first lime lhat flour has ever
been shipped as merchandise from Eu
rope to America."
f Sf The ladies of Lansing, Mich
igan are adoping a new style of dress.
It appears to consist of cloth pants like
those worn by men, and an old-fashioned
Indian "wampus'' or sack, which
comes just above the knees. Every
thing is said to hang from the should
ers, doing away with ti;hl lacing, and
alleged lo be very conducive to health.
It does away with hwps and skirts, and
decreases the lady in quantity about
two hundred per cent. Ii is an easy
custom, and will probably be better
liked when custom makes it fashion
able. l&-2r Vallandigham proposes to con
tinue on ihe stump until victory perches
on the copperhead banners. If he
holds to his purpose and life is vouch
safed to him, he will excel MothusaL-h
as much in longevity as he now does
Ananias in faisny. What a pretty
Wandering Jew he will make? Im
agine him a hundred or two years hence
making hi appearance like another
Rip Van Winkle, &i political meetings,
and in his impudent manner shoutinc.
"I glory in the name of copperhead."
EST We are reliably informed that
a vigilance committee has been organ
ized in our city to make a few exam
pies of the villains prowling our streets
of nights, knocking down and robbing
citizens generally. This is a good
move and we ouly hope that one of
these fine mornings some rascal will be
found hanging by the neck to one of
our lamp-posts. St. Joe Herald.
lKiT The United States overland
mail travels from Julesburg to Fort
Laramie, one hundred and sixty five
miles, in twenty-four hours. The mules
are kept in a light canter from one re
lay to another.
PrS" Highwaymen and malicious
cut-throats are taking the place cf ihe
Indians on the read. Several attempts
have been made to rob and stampede
western bound trains, but with poor
success thus far. These renegade
nuisances better look to their picket
ropes, and beware of Oleander's swing!
Kearney Haald.
e;vncral Tli o in a Y. Sweeney,
This oiiicer. who has just teen ar-
rested at Boston, was born at Duuman-
way, in the county or Cork. 1 inland,
in 122 His father died in lc27,
leaving his mother with a family of
small children, rf which Thomas was
the youngest, and they all soon emi
grated lo the Untied iSiaies, where he
learned the printing lusiness. When
the Mexican war broke oat he was
one of the first to volunteer, and joined
the ! irsi New lork olui.tters, in
which he was soon afterwards made a
Second Lieutenant.
He participated in many engage
ments fighting always with bravery,
and lost his right arm at Cherubuco;
besides receiving a severe wound in
the face at a previous engagement.
On his relurn from Mexico he was en
tertained by ihe New York printers at
a reception ball, and the Government
recognized his services by making him
u Second Lieutenant in the Regular
Army. He served in many important
positions, and at ihe outlreak of the
late rebellion he va in command at
St. Louis, w here he participated in Gen
Lyon's se.zure of Camp Jackson, an l
his subsequent campaign in Southwest
Missouri. He was in the battle of
Wilson's Creek, and wa noted there,
as always, for his great gallantry, nnd
was again wounded.
After this can:piirnho wai made
the Colonel of the o'J I Regiment of
Illinois A'oluntec rs ; was r.!so in ihe
battle of Pittsburg Larding, where he
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vtis n unit. : iiir; uuuui u jii -.!'
tember, 1SG2, he was ma
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ue n Jna-
dier General of Volunteers and taised
to the rank of Major in the Regular
Army, receiving afterwards iwo brevels
in the Regular Army for gallant and
meritorious service. He served under
G rant, Sherman and Thomas with great
distinction, and at the close of the war
was breveted Major Genera! of volun
teers. Sweeney tendered his resigna
tion nnd was subsequently mustered out
of tl.e United States army, since w Lich
time he has been busily engaged in
Fenian affairs.
'Democratic ial:i."
Vallandigham, tha irrepressible, at
tended the recent Democratic State
Convention in Ohio, arid of course he
made a speech. Here is his horoscope
for next October :
"He would not promise that the
Democratic party would be triumphant
in the approaching election, but as the
Republican majority of 00.000 in IbOl,
iiai been reduced to H0.000 in 1S01,
so he believed it would be diminished
this year t ) ten or fifteen thousand.''
al. might have made out a better can
but for that exaggerated modesty which
will yet be the death of him. Had he
merely recalled the facts of his own
canvass for Governor, in lS-33, his
logic would have been irresistible
Thus :
"In 1SG3, when I was your candi
date for Governor, we were beaten by
ihe magnificent majority of 100,000.
In 1SG4 I was not on your ticket and
you were beaten but 00,000. In ISGo
I was still kept off, and you went under
by a pi'ifu! 30,000. Now, if you can
only mannge to keep me wholly in ihe
back-ground this year, so thai the peo
ple will have a chance to forget me, I
think you may whittle it down to 10,000;
and, if you could persuade the voters
lhat I was dead or had followed my
friends to Mexico or Brazil, might even
stand a change to win who knows?
.V. Y Tribvr.c.
fstST" An Irish editor in speaking of
the miseries f Ireland, says: "Her
cup of misery has been fur ages over
flowing, and is not yd fall "'
Columbus, Ohio, June HO. The
Republican State Convention nomina
ted Win. H. Smith tor Secretary of
State, and Josiah Scott for the Supreme
Court, and Jno. M. Barere for Itjard
of Public Wrork. All of these aro
present incumbents.
The Convention then unanimously
adopted the following platform, given
herew ith in full :
Resolved, That the Union party of
Ohio having sustained the General
Government during the last four years
of successful war against the united
efforts of rebels South and partizans
North, now demand peace established
upon such basis thai rebellion and se
cession will never agairi endanger our
national exi:-tence.
Resolved, That the Convention fully
endorses the amendment to the Consti
tution proposed by Cor.greis to the Leg
islatures of the several States, as a
wise, liberal and patriotic adjustment,
and that the Union party of Ohio pledge
for it their hearty and united support.
Resolved, That the nation ows a
lasting debt of grattiiude to the heroic
men of ihe army and navy for their
patriotic services in the defense of the
Constitution and Union, and we urge
upon Congreis the duty of equalizing
bnunties, and while we cherish with
tender affecion the memories of our
fallen braves, we pledge to their wid
ows and orphans the nation's care and
protection.
Des Moines, June 20.-The Re
publican State Convention has nomina
ted Col. Ed. Wright, of Cedar county
for Secretary of State.
The Convention adopted resolutions
declaring that it is the duty of the Gov
ernment to secure to all men. without
distinction of race or color, equal rights
before the law.
Another resolution adopted declares
that the reconstruction of the rebellious
States belongs to the people who sub
dued the rebellion, through the repre
sentatives in the Congress of the Na
tion, and not to. the Executive alone.
The resolution further recommends
the ratification of the Constitutional
amendment, passed by Congress.
Wabiiijsgtox, June 20. A prize !
ngnt ueiween Kirney Aaron, ol New I
1 ork, champion light weight, and Sam
Collier, of Baltimore, took place to-
day, oa the Virginia side cf the Polo-
j mac. 23 miles below this tv
, ter 47 round. htMiuL'iwo htiufiN -
j minutes, Collier was declarut 'C v4"
It U .ll r,r A V." I
v.. ..I. i .ill., .Injun wpre id , l
exhausted nnd so n, aily blind nt
end of the fight that i: wat rcquiM'uW
carry thoni to the boots on nic.d.t rv
l.MO.V PA I l-ltTlt.4 1 Mio K 11
CSII.l,
Chicago, June t?2 The follow iir.;
was tho vote by which the K'-inti; I, -t
Tuesday passed the amenda'.L i y nit
the Pacific Railroad bill:
Yeas. Anthony, Brown, B.nkal-w,
Cotinfss. Cowan, Cragin. D ivis G:i ,.
r-, Henderson, Hendricks, H.iwarJ,
Ho.ve, Nye, Sherman, Sjrague, S-f w
art. Van Winkle, Wade, Wiley, Wi,.
liams. Total 20.
Nays. Fessenden, Fo-tcr, Gr:tr;r,
Harris, Kirkwood, Morgan. Mm,!,
Trumbull, Wiison and Yates. To'.il
This bill was telegraphed in del.-. ,1
during the debate up n it.
Pomeroy ellW.-d tin- amendm, :n .'hit
inasmuch a tbe Kauris brain Ii T t!-...
Union Pacific R ulri ad w as to be a .-.v-cd
to change its rcnip, then tl; I Inn
nihil St. Joe Company s, mo I ! e
allowed to change tbe r.'i'e if t! t :r
ex'.eiiiiiJii, and have n.Mi n.nr.l lei.Js
and lands for that purpoe.
This amendment was rui -hlv Iih, !-
led by Howard, Conuess, is.c, and lb n
with drawn.
Kiikwoed .-aid, it w;is il-.e crisis. s
understanding t!ou the thiee Livi. iu
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i waro. iow me i in lis set m to te
i- : i , . i t
UIII'IC i.lll iimqu I , IT Mill II n.
Kansas br.ihdi gits to D.-nver it wni
ask for an independent ri ii'e thi -u : I..
He was in favor however nf the of
section, i hicli nuthoi io-d the Calif. .r
nia company to approach us fr.vu t',,
West as lapidiy u-i ihey can. If- il,, ;(..
fore moved to strike out ihe '. h n
lion.
Henderson sai i that if thi nu -i n
picvailed he should appeal lo the n
aie lo repeal all Uws providing forai.v
branch from Mi-suuri. He but i v
inveighed against that legislation wh,. i
had made the Omaha blanch the nit ,i
slem, to the injury nf all other inter
est;?. Guthrie advocated the bil', nj i.;:r
the route up the Smoky Hill Folk w.i-.
not only shoi ter and hem r th.n, up th"
Republican, but it was the only route
ihe Government ought lo l"i the Com
pany build upon. He saiJ t'.i load
open to D'nver, the Company wool 1
commence profitable l.uiue.-.s ; but if
built on the 100ih meridan, the Oni::l, i
main stem would nbsoib all ihr Li;i
ne?s aiiJ there would be no I ; 1 ;:.!
or assistance to the Kansas branch be
cause of the woi thlessiit s.- of that co:;n-
try-...
W ilson said that this bill w a in'ei.d
ed to disturb the constructor I tie
Pacific Railroad. The Union P.n i:
Co.'iipnny from Omaha have nlnnly
expended S 1 0,000.000. They
Completed 110 miles, have grr.ded -J
miles, have bought iron f( i 30 1 in.!--,
ihey have moitgnged tin ir ton J over
the whole line, and are now trying i-
borrow fs-JO.OOf. ,000, in Europe nn the
faith of no in stile h-gi-latioti. Tie'
Omaha Coirp.iny so called for dis-tn.'--lion,
claim that they have received n:.!y
SI, 4 00,000 from the Government, m!
ihey have vested lights over the en'ire
line, which the bill jeopard: .-j. It is
a violation of their rights to pass eith. r
ih? 1st or 2.1 tec i iii of i!.i bs l. It
was agreed that th Colorado C .n.pany
should com j 100 mfes eat if the (' !--orudo
boundary, now it is proposed t!o y
may come as Jar east ns th - y pi - i
and work sections ahead of th. ir c ki
tintious line. They lannot gel 100
miles undet four or five year. The i e
fore, it is not only prop;, e I t ) cfp ihn
Omaha Company tit i's wetein nl,
but make ihe Kansas branch a o mji. t
ir.'g lice, and there i not a i i.ti in the
United States who believi s inve.stun n'.s
in the main road are as safe as ih-y
would be without this legi-Jation.
Howard replied that the Cotr.p.my
could not n.oitcnse tLir ro:-,d farther
llian built and then in am .ii i's not f-
ceading Government br.'li rto-iw I.
If they have made n nmriga 41? rovei t
ihe entire line, ani taken it .o For ',
they have acted by no ment s in a' coui
iince with the plain provisions of their
chatter.
Conness made statr-inoi.' sh ,:;..
how rapidly the Colorado end w !
ing built, and said, "we are j,. l
lating lo secure the Pacific It. R. tinn
ier to a single Company, none o-hrs
being allowed to build. If sjid if
the provisions in law IJjOI. th it 0 e
Colorndj company might I ui.'d n!y
100 miles eastward, that (hi j r vise n
was corruptly inserted in the ('..nf-r-ence
Comm tiee's rep, n ly the ih-ik
of the Committee, and g dene en
the last day of the sessn a wis i.ci .h -covered.
Now we propose to con it
that.
Stewart said that ih Oa.-.:.a C m
pany Lad net yet discovered v.h're it
would cross the IO'Jth meridian, u.u I:
less had it determined where it w '
cross the mountains, and je.t its survey
ors were in Nevada making suiv. v
for the purpose of mortgngmg th i '
to foreign capitalists. T:ie Col rn i
Company had not struck a fpade in 'L
iu miles between L.ollax and JJit'i.
Flat or in any 10 miles :n ti.at re-i :.
and there is more than 120 miles f.
the Omaha end. The Ccijrndo Ceiu
panyjare coming East; the people if
the Pacific coast demand a railrca !,
and they don't ci re who builds it. t ;
they do not care that its progress r.t
either end shall encumbered, ar. l t'..'-t
no man like Durant shall manipulate
ihi great national mleres: for the gn i
of favorite operations.
Wilson said that Gen. I) was Pres
ident of the U. P. R. R. nn i no n ;i:i
can question his character. Tho Gov
ernment has also five directors in t..;
coinnanv. and he (Wilson) thought we
must hare confidence in ihrni
nr.
proved otherwise.
After further debate the final v
was taken and thu til! passed a; atv