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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA.
WEDNSDAY,
.JULY 18, 1800
TiiFKOCU BLUFFS 'IS FA MY."
There has been a vast amount of
npr tvated in wriiin? and renting
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nVmit the Rock Bluffs "Intamy," aua
c i . ;n Ni.l,rnaka.
yei we nnu niuuy t i
some evenui.Cass county, who are
a great degree igncrant of ihe fac's
in relation to tha vote and action mere
v A. Wrd of canvassers and the
T.Ulature. Iu order that all
w" 0 .1
understand this "infamy," and
. L ...;v,lo f,r ii and who
lnOW WilU IB icijiuuj'viv .--
defends it. we propose to give our read-
short and concise outline of the
. . . ;,,r l,nw ihp elec-
tacts in ine case, 0nw.e.
lion was cotiductea aaa uow uic uic
was disposed of.
It is known by m ist people in Ne-
braska that our judges ana citrKs oi
election f re elected, and that any one
who is not a legal voter is ineligible
to be electea to ine pushiuu i"6"
,iar nf Plection. At the last regular
October election, the people of Rock
B'uffs thought proper to elect Mr.
u....kn,nn .. nn nf ih iudVes. when I
liuauosuu J j ra
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View Unie?8 ll Wll lUSi lucy ucim.u iu i
show their prefererc fjr men who were
i h,.. Kon in srmoaihv with I
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the rebellion, and in opposition to the
Government of the United States.
None tf the iudges or cerks eleit?d
. .,i;fir nnn ih eveninfr be-
SAh lib f r3 l
fore the election, of the 2d of June, a
fe w democrat collected together in Rock
Bluffs and elected thoir men to act as
judges and clerks. On the morning
nf tha election they aenin assembled
and elected two judges and two clerks
and this man Ilutcheson acted as the
other judge, without having been a
lerral voter when elected, and never
having qualified as prefcriled by law
The polls were opened by these men
and kept open until about noon, when
they concluded to adjourn for dinner!
notwithstanding the election laws of
Nebraska positively fori ids such a pro-
eeeding. The board adjourned, how
ever, and this man Ilutcheson took the I
ballot-hoi home with him, and the oth-1
er judges went to their own homes,
They were thus separated for about
one hour and a half, and the lallot-box
wa not "within s:?hl of the eiec'.ors
during that time. This board adjourn-1
ed again for supper for about the nme I
length of time, th9 ballot-box being in I
the nossession of this man Ilutcheson. I
and the poll books left in a desk in the I
school house, where election was held. I
During the adjournment at noon sev- I
eral persons came to the polls to vote,
but we unable to find either judges or
ballot-box.
Right here we wish to say a few
words in relation to this proceeding, and
why it is looked upon wi'h such scrutiny
by the people of this county. All the
old inhabitants of Cass will recollect
that under the" old election law such ad
journments were allowed, and they will
also recollect that during such an ad-
journment the ballol-box was stuffed in
this city of Plattsmouth. Now, as we
understand it, this amendment to the
law, prohibiting the removal of the
ballot-box, was introduced by a member
from Cass, with ihia stuffing affair fresh
in his mind, aud for the express pur-1
pose of preventing such adjournments.
If this law is good for anything it is
certa nly sufficient to prevent the thing
it was made expressly to prevent ; and
if it is insufficient to prevent this our
whole election laws are a lie, and are
good for nothing. And if the judges
of election can violate this law with
impunity for the space of three hours
and have it treated as an "informality'
they can just as well violate it all day
and call it an "informality." They
might meet in the morning and keep
the polls open for one hour and then
adjourn until fifteen or twenty minutes
before six, and then close them at rix
and call it an ' informality."
During the entire day, while polls
were open, not a sincla vote was re-
jeited that was efftred, although a
number were accepted that were known
by one-half the men in the place to be
illegal ; and some of those who voted
did not claim two days before the elec
tion to be legal voters. Besides this,
one of the most important certificates
attached to the poll books was not fill
ed or signed, although the poll books
were printed.and that all was necessary
was to fill the blank. This "infor
mality' eouid not have been oversight,
because the priced blanks was before
their eyes. The entire proceedings
were in such direct opposition to the
law governing elections that a protest
he was not a legal voter in Nebraska, we are credibly informed, about ap
XV m know not what object they had in plying the evidence in the Senate cases
was sent in before toe board ot can
vassers, setting forth the facts in the
case anu asking that the rota bo not
canvassed. The allegations set forth
in the protest were substantiated by the
oral testimony of Hon. W. T. Chapin
board the board of canvassers, setting
forth also that there was strong suppo
sition of outright fraud and ballot-box
siuffing. Upon this proleet and testi
mony, together with the apparent will
full neglect to properly certify to the
returns.the board of canvassers thought
proper to reject ihe said returns and
mrow me Dunnen or prooi upon mose
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tiU1uiCU me mw.
lie it said to the credit or tne con-
testants in this case, not a single
it tnem would nave serious.y enter-
party forced them to it ; and their at-
torney, Anarew jacicson roppieton,
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Lad sufficient honesty to say that he
did not see now tne board or canvass-
ers could do otnerwise man reject tne
vote. no!witnstandine it was "Hard on
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m ...v...vj. v.
te8t were served upon the Republican
members, wno appearea Dy attorney
m cue wme auu pmto apeuueu m am
notices. The contestants :n the en-
ate proceed to lake evidence, which
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fourteen and a fair probability or
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more illegal votes were cast for the
Democratic candidates. lhere was
some talk between the attorneys, as
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tn ihrup in thf TTnn ; hti t thev f ni Ipd
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to agree upon terms, and the question
was left open, to be applied if both
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parties were agreed to do so arter me
evidence in the Senate cases had been
concluded. The evidence was closed,
and the attorneys for the coatestantj
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appeared in no way inclined to apply
said evidence to the House cases until
thing were in such a shape that it could
not be legally applied. It is thought
by many that this course was purpose
ly pursued by the "sharp" attorney for
the contestants, for the reason that the
evider.ee conclusively proved the elec
tion of the Republican candidates, even
counting the Rock Bluffs vote. This
would be a sad state of affairs, indeed,
for the Democracy ; and the next best
thing their "sharp' attorney could see
was to get things in a shape that this
evidence could not be applied to the
House, and then try to make political
capital for his party, by saying that
the attorneys for conteatees would not
apply it. The Republican members
took their seats in the Housa upon the
certificates, and the contestants virtu-
aliy acknowledged that they had no
evidence to present, before the point
was ever raised in the House, by pre
senting petitions asking seats on the
uround that the board of canvassers
had no legal right to reject the Rock-
Bluffs vote. The matter was referred
to Comn.iuee on Electicns.and by a ma
I joriiy of said Committee reported back
I with the recommed that the prayer of
jpttitioners be not granted, on the
J ground that there was no evidence of
I contest. 1 he Committee could not co
J otherwise ; and the House could not
I consistently do otherwise than adopt
I the report
I la the Senate the matter was brought
up on its merits, and the decision of
that body was that the contestees were
I entitled to the seats they occupied for
I the reasons, first, that they had receiv-
ed a majority of the legal votos, even
I counting the Rock Bluffs vote ; and
I second, that the utter disregard of the
I election laws by the judges and clerks
of election at Rock Bluffs, together
I with the polling of a number of illegal
votes in said precinct, was sufficient
reason for not canvassing and counting
the votes of said precinct.
In 13 decision of the Senate says
plainly ( nough just what we have al
ways contended for, that our election
laws ei'.her mean something or they
mein nothing, and if they mean any
thing they mean just what they say.
They siy, without any equivocation,
that the ballol-box shall not be remov
ed from the presence of the electors
frcm the opening of the polls at 9 A
M. until after the same are closed at G
P. M. and the vote is counted, and it is
a fair supposition that the law means
that thty shall not. and not that they
may be, closed at the pleasure of the
judges, and the matter treated as an
informality." The law also says pos
itively that two judges of the election
shall not bo absent frcm the polls at
the tame time during the time above
specified: and we presume u means
what it says, and not that they may
separate and go a mile to dinner, one of
the men claiming to be a judge of
election taking the box hoie with him.
If the law is bad, let us have it repeal
ed; but if it is good let us abide by it
acd efpecially let us abide by it while
it is the law. As we said before, it is
enacted esprcially to prevent one judge
alone having possession of the cox, and
to stop the practice of adjourning for
dinner. Cass county saw and felt the
evil effects of the old law, and it is well
that she sho"U viadicate the new one
enacted at the instance of a member
from this county. We believe the peo
ple of this county are a law abiding
people, and that honest Democrats, as
well as Republicans, will acknowledge
the supremacy of the law and sustain
its vindicators.
ELCCTIOX OF SENATORS.
It was arn.using to see the contortions
and grimaces of some of the sharp"
Democratic leaders and aspirants for
Senatorial honors as the roll was called
in joint seesion of the House and Sen
ate for the election of two U. S. Sena
tors. They had made herculean efforts
to create a division in the Republican
ranks, and appeared to have hope of
sucee.'s up to the last roll call. But,
alas! "the best laid schemes of men
and mice," &e., will apply in their case
exactly. All their offers of money
position, etc., could not in the slightest
degrea swerve a single Republican
vote; but only tended to maize every
lover of justice and human rights sUnd
the firmer to his principles and the
men who advocaie them. And when
the President of the Senate announced
the vote 29 for Tipton and Thayer,
and2l-for Morton and Puppleton in a
clearand distinct voice, the countenances
of those who had a lingering hope thst
chicanery and trickery would prevai
over honesty and patriotism lengthened
visibly ; and now that they have failed
ingloriously in their nefarious plots nnd
schemes, we may expect a new how
to go up against State, and every man
who stands by the principles of justice
and humanity. Go in, ye demagogues
The loyal hosts are not entirely igno
rant of your desires, and know exactly
how to appreciate your mad ravings.
DEMOCRATIC TACTICS.
The meanest, lowest, most contempt
ible demagogues in the land are the
only persons who resort to an attack
on a man's personal character for the
purpose of making political capital.
What, then, must be thought of a man
who tries to make the character of an
individual the subject of Legislation
and that, too, without a fact to substan
tiate a charge, and only "rumor" of
doubtful character upon which to base
an opinion ? Mr. Robertson, of Sarpy
introduced a set of resolutions in the
Legislature, ob the lOih inst., calculat
ed to cause distrust in the minds of the
people, in regard to the hoDesty
Col. O. II. Irish, end Col. E D. Taylor
based sdWy upon a rumor, started prob
ably by some "scalawag who was
mad because the above named gfinle
men conducted their official business
in an honest manner. These resolu
tions. unsustained by n single fact, and
only intended as a means of making
political capital atthe expense ef the
character of the aboved named gentle
men, were referred to the committee
on Federal Relations, and by the ma
jority of said committee reported back
to the House with ihe recommend that
they be indefinitely postponed, giving
as a reason that they were unable ta
find a single fact to substantiate the
allegations set forth in the "whre
ases." Upon the adoption of ibis re
port almost every Uemocrat voted
"no." thereby, virtually proclaiming
that they bad no hesitancy in trying to
blast a man's character without a shad
ow of an excuse, except vague rumors
probably started by themselves for
the occasion if any political advan
tage could be gained thereby. This is
Democratic tactics, and is the last re
sort of the Dead Democracy in Ne
braska.
RUPTURE O.
The imninculate, high toned, mora
religious newspaper of Omaha the
Herald with rs trio of sanctimonious
editors, has at last split with its patron
saint. It comes out in its issue of the
13ih and bemoans its condition, and
the necessity it it under of repudiatin
the course of George Francis. The
struggle was hard, and the Dr. labor
ed arduously to stave off the impend
ing fate of the party. He would plad
with Train and implore Morton, but a
was of no avail. Train had the Fe
nians and Morton had the bushwhack
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rs; ana eacu one saia to me JJr. in
his perplexity: "choose ye this day
whom you will serve," and he di
choose. He saw, or thought he saw, that
the power of the land was in the city
of exiles, nnd belonged to the tribe of
bushwhackers, whose chief ruler was
Morton. Ha has made his choice, and
repudiates his former master and ben
e fact or. Train is left out in the cold
aad the Dr. takes up his abode in the
bosom of Mortoa. He repudiates the
Fenians end their leaders, notwith
standing they have done all for him
that has been done. Although it is a
family fight, and we should care but
little.how it terminates, yet we cannot
help feeling for the Dr. slightly.
COURAGE. J3E. J
It is said that Providence helps those
who help themselves. No man or
community ever accomplished any great
thing by setting down and waning for
something to "turn up to their advan-
i. The people of Plattsmouth have
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no reason to think cur prospects ior
the future are any the less bright be
cause a bill has been crowded through
Congress allowing the Omaha branch
of the Pacific Railroad to continue on
the North side of the Platte river.
That bill, as we said, was crowded
through, without giving its opponents
a chance to work against it. Since its
passage Wilson, of Iowa, has intro
duced an amendment to the effect thai
said road shall cross the Platte at the
lOCih meridian. This amendment has
a host of friends, and will stand a fair
show of passing:. But even should
this fail, the great natural route from
Plattsmouth west is not to be left unim
proved. The Congress of the United
States cannot, under the circumstances.
very well refuse to extend the same
aid to this branch that is riven to the
others; and in the event of such aid
being extending, this will be the first
complete line between the gold regions
and the east. As an evidence that the
B. & M. R. Co. are in no way dis
couraged, we have only to cue our
readers to the fact that thev are now
enaafred in selecting their lands from
nv
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una cny weaiwuiu, uuu ui i'"-""6i
with renewed energy, the work across
Iowa. Let the people througou: this
section only second their efforts and do
all ihat lies in our Dower to assist in
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securing the necessary governmentaid
and all will be well. He have un
bounded faith thai nnture's great high
way will yet become the chosen route
for the immense trade and travel be
tween the east and the far west. We
say couraje. men ; and do not allow an
apparent reverse to shake your faith
in thai which is inevitable. Lay hold
and help, with what power you have
to secure that which you desire.
"CHOOSE 'E.
The die is cast, and the time is come
when Democrats in Nebraska must
choose between Train and the Fenians
and Morton and his followers in the
env of exiies. Which are you jroin'j
to follow ? Train has a little the start
but Morton thinks he can overtake hirn
Choose ye. little shakes, which hole
you will crawl into. Either one wil
lead you far from the broad light of
day, and our advice would be to ' go it
blind." as dc-r dvs in vour rartv are
n?ar at hand.
IvST'Scoundrels generally get caught
in the trap ti.ey set-for others. Omaha
Herald.
We know of none so competent to
be witnesses to the above fact as. the
editor of the Omaha Herald and the
Democratic tricksters, generally, that
swarmed about the Capital during the
late session of the Legislature. If
any one' doubts the truth of the state
ment of the Herald we would refer
them to Miller,
Train Sc Co.
Morton, Poppleton
UALLOT-ItOX STUPFIXC1 SUS
TAIXED.
A portion of the Democracy of Ne
braska has become so brazen that they
da not hesitate a moment, when oppor
tunity is offered, to place themselves
upon the record at boldly and defiantly
advocating and sustaining ballot-box
stuffing. We soy a portion of the
Democracy, for are satisfied that many
of the honest, conscientious men of the
party are heartily ashamed of their
leaders and the record they have made
on this question. These would-be
saintly leaders hold up iheir hands in
holy horror because the Legislature o
Nebraska has dared to maintain the
law and decide that the election in
Rock Bluffs was not conducted in ac
cordanco with the provisions and intent
of the election laws of Nebraska ; yet
we find erery Democrat in the House
of Representatives voting to sustain
the illegal voting in Richardson county
and the bare faced, open and defiant
stuffing of the ballot box in Falls City
precinct. Yes, every man of them
voted to deprive Mr. Sumerlad of the
seat he was iustly and legally sleeted
to, and to sustain the frauds in Rich
ardson, which have no equal in the
history of Nebraska, except it be the
vote which Morton received from
L-Eau aui-Court. or the little affair
which was perpetrated in this city some
years since.
In this Richardson county case, Mr,
Cunningham had, according to the re
turns, three votes mere than Mr. Sum
erlad ; and four or five Democratic
witnesses swore to the fact that they,
themselves, were not legal voters, but
had voted on the 2d of June for said
Cunningham. Did our Democratic
friends in the Legislature pretend to
disbelieve this evidence of their own
party men! Not at all; yet they voted
to keep Mr. Su.nerlad out of hi seal on
these illegal votes sworn to be illegal
by the men who cast ihem. Positive
evidence was also before the House
hat four more ballo s we:e in the bal-
ot-box at Falls Uity than there were
electors Toting in said precinct; yet
every Democrat in the House voted to
count them and thereby deprive Mr.
Sumerlad of his seat. This is a beau
tiful record for a set of men to come
out on and cry "infamy" at Cass coun
ty, and howl about the soldiers voting.
t could not be expected that men who
sanction ballet-box stuffing and illegal
voting would allow Lnion oIuiers to
vote if they had the power to prevent
it. Howl away, ye demac:a;iues.
Right and truth will prevail despite
your mad ravings.
JUST THE SAME.
A writer in the Nebraska City IVews,
in speaking of the Democratic vote in
the late election, says:
"We voted with the same determi
nation and resolution as wnen we
marched to th polls and cast our votes
for the Hon. C. L. Vallandigham, for
Governor of Ohio.
And he might, with propriety, have
added that they marched up with tin
sriniA rlptprmination and resolution
that ihe rebel soldiers did at Fort Pil
low, where they murdered defenceless
Union soldiers after they had surren
dered, and with the "same determina
tion and resolution" that animated the
keepers of the prisons at Anderson
ville. Belle Isle, and other points in the
South where Union soldiers were mur
dered by the slow and certain process
Qf starvation. How do you like the
"dermination and resolution," you men
who have served in the army of the
Union? The "determination and res
olution" of the men who voted "for C
L Vallandicham for Governor of
Ohio," was that courage might be given
the rebels to presevere in their murder
ous work ; that the war for the preser
vation of our National Government
should be made "a failure," as the
party had already declared it was. A
glorious "determination and resolution"
was it not? That Union soldiers have
no right to vote, but that Trice's men
shall "come up to the polls and vote
down the blue-coated, braes-buttoned
abolitionists."
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
It is now reported that the President
has approved the act of Congress rel
a:ive to this road, by which the Kansas
branch is permitted to run on the Smoky
Hill route , and ih? Omaha branch north
of the Platte to a point fifty miles west
of Denver, instead of the lOChh mer
idian according to the original act. At
first glance this appears injurious to the
t i r i i
rauroau prospects oi ooum neorasKa
but UfBu rciiw'xiin 1.0. n.r. vr... Bjriir
further from the truth. The new act
does not dispense with the building of
ihe main line from the 100th meridian,
and that line will bo built about as soon
as it would if all the roads centered
there.
The above, from the Nebraska City
Press, may have more truth than poetry
in it. The various bills in relation to
the Pacific Railroad and its branches
are of such a vegue character to the un
initiated that it is difficult to tell how
the matter really does stand. Should
the above version as to the status of tha
main lino be correct, Plattsmouth and
the B. &. M. R. Road has a little the
best thing extant. It will make this, in
reality.the main line of the Pacific road.
We confess it looks that way with what
knowledge we have of the way things
are arranged.
A STRONG PLATFORM.
Andrew J. Hamilton, away off in
Texas, takes ground in favor of extend
ing the right of suffrage to the freed
men.and quotes, as he places himself
upon, the following platform:
"I, Andrew Johnson, hereby pro
claim liberty full, broad, unconditional
liberty to every man in Tennessee.
I will be your Moses, and lead you
through the Red Sea of struggle and
servitude to a future of liberty and
peace. Rebellion shall no more pol
lute our State. Loyal men, whether
BLACK OR WHITE. SHALL GOVERN THE
State." Andrew Johnson to the Col
ored people of Tennessee.
Do Morton, Miller, Poppleton, and
other Democrats who are loud-mouthed
in favor of "my policy" endorse ibis
plank ?
A GOOD SPEECH.
In a speech of President Roberts to
the Fenians, al Buffalo, N. Y., he i
reported to have said:
The dawn of Irish liberty is ap
proaching, and in a friendly spirit I
ask you to extend your band to every
ether people who are struggling for
liberty; help to enslave no man, and
remember that God created us in his
own image; thai He looks Dot so much
to the color of the face as to the color
of the heart'
"Hark, Front the Toombs!"
The following extract from a private
letter from a lady in Havanna, publish
ed in the Washington Chronicle, shows
that exile has by no means abated the
rampageous disposition of the braggart,
ex-Senator Toombs, who i represented
as the idol of a select English circle in
the capita! of Cuba:
"At the table (of the hotel) I was
introduced to Mr. Toombs, of Georgia.
I inquired, solo voce, of the nearest
gentleman, if it was the former Sen
ator cf the United States. I think he
aw that I was a tmg aunui mm, tor
n .1 i i i
he at one bepan to ten tne ingnsn
Captain (tiavol) next to him that he
had been thirteen years in the senate
of the United States; that he was a
Confederate General, and Confederate
Generals were gentlemen, &c. Cap
tain L. remarked, "This lady is-not of
you way tf thinking; she is for the
Federals, looking over al me. bo ap
pealed to, I said, "Yes, indeed, I am
for the Union I am n Yankee to the
marrow of my bone." "Ah!" faid
Toombs, "1 have trampled on the
American flag many times, (gentle
manly, was it not?) I have trod upon
eighteen at one time." 1 replied, "It
seems to have done very little harm.
since it floats triumphant now." "Oh,
I shall do it again ; it has got to bf
broueht low yet. "1 think there is
no immediate danger," replied I, "eith
er of that or of your calling the roll
of your slaves on Bunker Hill."
"Such an expression of fiendishness
as his countenance asummed I cannot
describe : the corners cf his mouth
curled up, showing his long, tobacco
stained teeth, and he hissed out, 'I'll
count them there yet I'll count them
there vet.' You may,' said I, 'but
with the tables turned; you in bonds
and they free.' 'Oh!' said he, 'the
North has not done with us yet.' 'In
deed,' said I, 'if you have noifoughtit
out nhy did you stop ? The sooner you
recommence it the better. l ou can
fight as long as you pleae, you know
as long as it seems good and pleas
ant to you until you come to the last
ditch.' He grinned with rage, 'O, the
giant is not strangled yet the giant is
not strangled yet,' 'The giant ! san
I, 'where was he when Sherman went
through your Stat ? I neverheard thtt
he found even any fossil remains of
giants, or even dwarfs ?'
"I turned aid asked the astonished
English sympathizer at my side to take
me away, and we rose ; there bad been
a simultaneous movement on the other
side of the tnble. I think they were
all ashamed of their 'Confederate gen
tlemen,' for did not he begin by his
insulting boast of his outrage to the
flag he had jiii-t been informed claimed
my fealty ? '
Democracy and tlie Fenians.
Says the Washington correspondent
of the Cincinnati Gazeile, writing June
21st:
The indications are so strong that
many of the Fenian leaders are about
to declare for the party of liberty, that
the Democrats are really becoming
alarmed," especially ihe New York city
clique, who are so largely dependent
upon the uaturalized wing of their
party. The Intelligencer this morning
publishes a dispatch frin New York
Head Central Stephens, saying that
Robeits & Co cannot radicalize a hun
dred Irishmen The Copperhead or
gan is evidently disturbed by the fact
that Roberts and friends are seriously
considering the position in which their
connection with Democratic party place
them. They seem to see a very man
irest uLaui tliiy in fighting for freedom
and votincr the Democratic ticket. A
Roberts' control over the Fenians ex
tends to those who are voters here,
while Stephens is more potent in Ire
land, ihe Ut ion men, thus far, in this
new Fenian advance, seem to have a
decided advantage.
pT A resolution that no Union
member of Congress would participate
in the Philadelphia Convention was
offered, and ayes and noes called on it,
and the only negative vote was Hale
of New Yi-rk. Raymond declined to
Tote.
Great Fenian Mass Meeting
Audy Jolinson IIIow n Ul,
Milwaukee, June 27.
A meeting of Fenians was held at
the armory last night, which was ex
tremely enthusiistie. Major J. F.
Barret, of Iowa, made an eloquent
speech, in the course of which he said
that, "notwithstanding the late reverse
to the Fenian arms, the Brotherhood
was nol dead. Ha spoke in terms of
unmeasured rebuke of the course pur
sued by the President on Fenian mat
ters. When all was ready, when the
Irish troops were about to cross the
border and humble the pride of tke
oppressors of their native land, An
drew Johnson, with a paper bullet, de
feated the whole scheme. He could
tell his hearers that the next quasi proc
lamation issued by the President would
come too late to prevent the Fenians
from entering Canada : for before it
will be issued the whole Fenian army
will be in Canada.
"It would be needless for rne to con
ceal the fact that we hall go to Canada.
This has already transpired. When
we start for th.i desiination we will go
there if Andrew Johnson fires paper
bullets enough to fill the largest hall in
Milwaukee. We must expect opposi
tion from him. He has tbe veto mood
T'jry badly. He has vetoed every ill
pisted by Congress, and will veto all
o.hers. If the Radical Congress, th
best friends we have in America,
should pass a bill repealing the neu
trality laws, it would doubtless receive
tho Presidential veto. If he had but
observed the same neutrality towards
us that England did towards the South,
we would not complain. It had been
said that Andy was drunk when he
issued his proclamation, and when he
got sober he would take it back. It has
taken him a long time to get sober.
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Washington , July 14. The Senate
proceedings unimportant.
The House has parsed the bill au
thorizing railroad bridges at Hannibal,
Quincy, Keokulf, Burlington, Dubuque,
La Crosse and Winona.
The House has considered the re
ports on the Rousseau-Gnnnell affair,
but without action, and adjourned pend
ing a motion to drop the whole ub
ject.
A Congressional caucus washeld this
evening without secrecy.
On motion Mr. Raymond was al
lowed an opportunity to vindicate him
self. He expressed no opinion, ho v .
ever, in regard to the new party :g r.-,..
ment.
Senator Sherman mnde the Litter!.!
aiitngoni-tic speech of the evening. H
said the Kepublican party must stiid.J
firm and united, nnd tvnse to h pi f,r
support from tho Pr sident, wbo w,(,
certain logo agninst it Ho could speak
0 ii '
lor unio, ana say mat executive pntrut..
nge could not l successfully ued u
operate against the Republican puny
lie iavoreu an eariy aujournment,
members mihl return home and meet
the issue before the people.
Senator ilson, chairman of tha
committee appointed at the last caucm,
repotted a resolution for the final sj.
journment of C ougrofi on MonJay :he
Thad. Stevens took decided cround
in favor of continuing the seesiua until
December.
Mr. Colfax fald it wns nlmost a phy.
sicial impossibility to ndjourn eo early
as the iKIJ.
Mr. Sherman still contended thit u
was beft to adjourn early, and announc
ed that the Setmte caucusLad derided
cot to act upon the bill regulating up.
pointments to ollica, but ihat the Pres.
ident should hava a fair trial, and if
he made improper us'i of patroimpa
something could be done to put n check
on him in December.
Mr Wilson's report was adopted.
The President this af.etnoon nomi
nated to the Senate Alexander V.
Rsndiil, now first ns-iitniit, to be Post
master General, vice Dennison resign,
ed.
Although frienJs of Secretary Hir
lan and Attorney General Speed cla m
they have both written letters of rci g
nation, yet the Preidtil has not nc
knowledgcd to the receipt of-tliem.
No doubt, however, is felt of their
withdrawal by th middle of nstt week.
The Cabinet criMj wa impelled by
a letter of Senator Doolittle to ench
Cabinet officer, cijtegoricnliy dtiniiid'
ing to know whether the new jmr:y
movement would be sustained by them.
New York. July 13. Austrian ac
count of the battle of the t27th ult.,
ay : Prussians were completely de
feated by Gen. Goblentz leaving bt ln.id
113 of their army killed and wouii led
They withdrew to Prussian territory
towards Globz.
After occupjir.g Joeciu yorU-rday
the Prussians were attacked by cavalry
and repulsed, retn-ating towards Tier
nan. In consequence of this defeat
the Prussians last night evactua:cd
Melink, Daubo and Melia and with
drew in haste to Meins. The read's
of the cavalry attack was enormous
The strategy move of the Au-traiii
was a perfect success.
The junction of rrirn-c Frcderiik
Charles with thu army of Si1mh was
prevented.
Austrain losses in haul.; during il'
las-t three days aro etunau-d ntscxree
ly 2,000 killed aud woiu.ded. 1 rui
sian loss at least equal.
A Turin letter estimates the Itilifin
loss at Custoz7.H ut 1 2 O00 hors de cut;-
Lit.
An Austrian di?pntih dfitcl Yerorn,
June L'8 h, say s : G.000 prisoners and
11 guns were taken from tha Iuiiun'.
l.MTCI) STATF.S SE.VATOJtS.
A dirpatch received from Ourtl.a
last evening, announces the election
of Hon. T. W. Tijt.n. cf Ne
maha county, ard Mnj r (iei cral John
M. Thayer, of Om.iha, as Um'td States
Senators from tbe State cf Nelraskn.
This will give universal miiafacti in, ns
both gentlemen are known to.be patri
otic and devoted to Ntbrnska's best
interests. Both entered the army in
1SG1 Gen. Thayer as Colotiel of th s
lit Nelsatka, atd Mr. Tipton ns Chap
lain, and both remained in thu army
until the war was over nnd ihe starry
flag floated in triumph over .he fallen
cohorts of treason, and ii is n w a source
of pleasure to know that the legislature
has conferred upon them an office that
is an honor to themselves, and extends
their field of usefilaesr; Both aro
active and efficient, and their election
will insare tho admission cf the Biati
at an early dr.y. Press
Death rnon SurrocATiCN. Mr.
Charles Gurk, Hospital Stewurd, U.
S. A., who has been stationed for some
lime past in this city, and has been un
der treatment cf the physicians, died
yesterday morning at his rootn9 on
Farnham street. A post mortem ex
amination of the bedy wns made yes
terday, at which were present L)r.
Penbody, Peck, Moors, and several
other of our ci y physicians which dis
closed an immense fatty tumtrr that Lad
grown on the upper side cf the heart,
and another which was rapidly farming
under that organ. These tumors wer
taken from the body, nnd are open to
the inspection of the curious. It i
argued that they produced sLfVation
and consequent death. Tl.e remains
of Mr. Gurk were burhdnt 10 o'clock
a. m., to-day. Omaha Rrpib'ican.
Jp3One cf President Johnsm'
admirers writes him a long letter,
wherein, after thoroughly ir.d'jr;in
"my policy.'1 he says: "And no v, in
closing, Air. President, I will veu'.ura
a suggesslion, which would, if tarried
out frankly and gracefully, do more t
gratify the Southern people than al
most anything else you could do. It"
sir, to offer restoration to the army and
navy to ihe West Point officers w!
served in the Confederate nrmy aril
navy."
Falling op a Wall. Yesterday
morning as a number of workmen wr
engaged in teaming down the wallc
the ruins of Corby's block, a portion
of the wall gave way, upen which a
number of men wera sitting, acd on
by the name of Petenill was seriously
hurt and ten others slightly injured.
The rest made a narrow ecnpe, ai
ihey were almost covered with falling
brick and planer. Mr. Per.engill was
immediately taken from the ruins oc l
after receiving medical treatment a?
conveyed home. St. Joe Hi mid.