Evansville Journal, Volume 17, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 30 May 1866 — Page 2

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CORRESPONDENCE. Fort Hamilton, N. Y May 29. E1 i to re Journal : Fort Hamilton is situated on Long Island, back or across from Brooklyn at the commencement of the Narrows, outside the inner quarantine, and in sight of Sandy Hook. From Brooklyn a street railway carries you to it, ' through several miles of picturesque grounds, with many fine residences on either side and more or less distant. The Fort is supplied with a large number of 15-inch, several 20 and 10icehguns; also, many parapet guns of smaller caliber. Opposite, on the heights of the main land in plain . view, is Fort Wadsworth, andj below it, near the water line, is Fort Richmond. One-third of the way across ' is an old brick structure rising abruptlyrfrom the water, which is Fort Lafayete. The others are of heavy stone work, protected on the seaward faces as much as possible by earth-works. These are all at the neaward main entrance to the harbor. Of course there are others higher up the Narrows and elsewhere. The shore line is beautiful, steep, bold and rocky to the water's edge, or sloped gradually, pr0- ' bablyJby somewhat artificial. means, covered with fine, grass, and occasion ally growths of vigorous pine trees. On the land, back from the shores, are innumerable fine houses and t their carefully tended grounds, which are usually laid out in the best, and often with the most elaborate, taste. "Within no great length of time every part of this region will be occupied by magnificent country ' residences with their accessories and satelites. The country is admirably adapted therefor. It is ' generally but equally elevated, the inclines being easy, gradual and graceful. The ocean entrance to New York is nation and new country. Ultimately it will be the grandest and most beautiful, worthy to be that of the country most extensive in territory, numerous in population, and most developed and influential in promoting the ma terial, mental and moral well-being of mankin. Those who sigh for the absent ruins of the past, we hope may sigh forever. ; - Towers and gabled ends, ' flat and steep roofs may be seen in abundance, but we wish not that the antiquarian snouia ever derive nw supremest gratification on our soil. Never may he have opportunity of examining the remams vi eiuno-i acuviuus auu iim evidences of effete societies along our shores. Euins are the signs of disas ter, of mistake and of incapacity; of the extinction of the truest life of man ! of energy and skill.' Our " heart'slesire is," that "glorious old ruins" may be forever unknown among us. Nature abhora the 'decaying and the lifeless." When life or the living energies depart from any structure she immediately directs her instrumentalities towards destroying Jthe useless cumber, of the ground. She covers up those of man with -organizations out vi uer own vitalities, or sne decompo 1 11 ses and applies the constituents to new purposes and combines them "with, and into other, and actively ':. useful conformations. . It is the duty " rT m o n f r nmiArd The n nn ti irrrwr the rf ': old systems and of other years. When allowed to remain, whether in the material or intellectual world, they are always obstructive, delusive or disastrous, in their effects. But however ; i: x i. . 1 muuieui ur negligent, man may oe, to ; whom was committed the care of the . world and all that is thereinv nature never neglects her official duties. She shakes off the dead Growth, easily and ;.; gradually if. possible, by storm and revolution if needful. Out of the way, by one or another means, she will have them. When man fails to obey her indications, she compels him by his obstinacy and violence, by hia misdirected energies to obey her behests. It is written, " and God hardened Ph'aroah's heart." f , New York, I think, is a remarkably clean city, considering its crowded population and narrow limits. Cholera, however, has stimulated sanitary regulations in that respect. The ' vicinity of, the . shipping could be maintained in much better con- . ditionand in every way improved by s cnnT titers:-but that is a' work of ... time. They are very well, (the piers), I", as they are. - ' i! Jeff. Davis is to be tried at last, it -ii seems I have no objections to, and indeed favor, his pardon ; but I would "most emphatically' condemn his acquittal." His affiliators cannot dispute .. that the Constitution plainly defines ' treason 1 to $he Government , of the United States, and that no exception

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because the guilty party happens to be associated with a large number or the majority of a State or district. It plainly says that paramount allegiance is .due to the United States. The .numbers engaged in the crime in no manner affect liability to conviction. There are no exceptions ; and therefore the claim of a mass of individuals to refuse idlegiance as States, to repudiate allegiance to general law, and to take up arms in opposition to them, is absurd. Especially is this true when it is admitted that the United States had in no mariner as yet exceeded its constitutional capacities. It it had, evn, there were constitutional remedies to which they might have appealed. D.

An Hour with Grant His Ylews on Various Matters. The editor of the Lewiston Falls Journal, now in Washington, recently spent an hour in the studio of the Maine artist, Simmons, in conversation with General Grant, and gives an interesting statement of the opinions expressed by the leading man of the country, upon " men and measures." "We hiake'a few extracts! '-" U;" 1 x j The General, who was dressed in a plain black civilian suit, had hardly removed his hat from his head before he took a cigar from his pocket, lighted it, and began to'pufF' out wreaths,' of smoke. "I,-, am breaking off from smoking," remarked . Grant. When I was in the field, I smoked eighteen or twenty cigars a day, but now I smoke only nine or ten! " i . The conversation turned to the Virginia campaigns of 1864 and 1865. "I notice, 'remarked Gen. Grant, that JUr. bwmton haspu.blished a history of v. the campaigns in thejOId Dominion, in which he takes the ground that I gained nothing, butj on the contrary, lost many valuable lives uselessly by moving my army from the Rapidan direct towards Richmond, rather than by taking it around by water as McClellan did. This," observed the General, " is a revival of the exploded theory (referred to in the McClellan policy) of subduing the rebellion by peace measures. A half million troops might have been kept in sight of Washington till doomsday, and the rebellion would have flourished more and more vigorously day by day. Fighting, hard knocks only, could have accomplished the work. The rebellion must be overcome, if overcome at all, by force; its resources destroyed; its fighting material obliterated, before peace could be obtained." , , . - - - - : "There were but two failures in the Virginia campaign of 1864 which ought to have been successes" said Grant; " and those were the failure to capture Petersburg when we crossed the James, and afterward at the mine explosion.: But,", "added Grant, "it was all for the best that we failed in those instances, for had we succeeded at either time Lee would at once have been obliged to abandon Bichmond, and would have been able to secure a safe retreat into the interior of the South, where he would have prolonged the contest for years. Our failures then," and the determination of . the rebels to hold on to their capital, gave us time to extend our left southward, to bring up Sherman from Georgia, and thereby made it impossible for Lee to escape." ' "1 ; In reply to a question as to whether he was not surprised as to the suddenness of the collapse of the rebellion, Grant said that he , was, .although he had always supposed that4when it did break down it would; go all at once. " I thorght, however, he remarked, "that it would hold out another season, and I am not sure," he added, " but that it would have been better for the country if it had. -There were some parts of the country where our armies had never trod, particularly Texas, which needed to "' feel the blighting effects of war. to bring their people to a realizing sense of the enormity of their crime and the necessity of a thorough repentance. "I find " said ' he, "that those parts of the South which have not felt the war, and particularly those which have been within our lines and have therefore escaped the rebel conscription and taxes, are much less disposed to accept the situation in good faith, than those portions which have been liter -allv overrun with fire and sword." Referring to the temper of the Southern people, he remarked that they are much less disposed now to bring themselves to the proper frame oi niina tnan tney were one year ago. 'A year , ago, said he. they were willing to do anything, now they regard themselves as masters of the sit uation, borne ot the rebel general he added, " are behaving nobly, and doing all they can to induce the people to throw aside their old prejudices and to conform ' their course to the changed condition of things. John son and. Dick Taylor, particularly, are exercising a good influence ;. but, he added, "Lee is behaving badly. He is conducting himself very differently from what I had reason, from what he said at the time of the surrender, to suppose he would. Iso man at the South is capable Of exercising a tenth foart of the influence for good that he is, but instead of using it he is setting an example of forced acquiescence, so grudging ana pernicious in its enects, as to be hardly realized." , t. "The men who were , in the ; rebel armies," said Grant." acquiesce in the result- much, better than those, who staved at home. . The women are par ticularly bitter against the Union and

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Union men. J Of course," he added, "there is some bitterness of feeling among all classes, but I am satisfied it would soon die out if their leading men had not somehow got the idea that treason, after all, was not very bad, and that the 'Southern cause,' as they phrase it, will yet ' triumph, not in war, but in politics. In my judgment," said Grant, "the tone of certain men and certain papers at the North is such as to do incalculable mischief in making the late rebels believe that they are just as much entitled to rule as ever, and that if they will only , stand by what they are pleased to call their 'rights,' thev will have help from the North. This " significantly added Grant, " is only playing over again the incipient stages of the rebellion." He was confident that the large majority of the Southern people would smother their resentments and become good citizens, if these mischief-makers at the North (the Copperheads) would only let them alone; For himself, if he had the power, the first thing he would do would be to seize the New York News arid kindred sheets, which are giving the South so dangerous an idea of their own position and "rights." ' -: Troops," said ', Gerii Grant, " must be kept in all the principal points in the bouth for some time to come. This, will be necessary to repress the turbulence of a class of the Sou Ji very dangerous to all- well disposed ; persons, and also to protect the right of the freedmen, who are looked upon with a deep hatred by a very large portion of the people. I am in favor, however," he added, "of not retaining our volunteers for" this duty, because they very - naturally think ? that they fulfilled their engagement one year since. , .-,.: Gr&nt spoke in high tones of Sherman,, bheridan, Howard and other generals, and referred to our Mexican difficulties, forcibly adding that he believed the - r rench invasion - ot Mexico a part of the rebellion, and he should have been glad to have seen a detachment of our army sent there one year since.' He would engage that Sheridan, with plenty of arms and 2,000 American troops and a goodly number of American officers, would, with the aid of the Mexicans, clean Maximilian out of Mexico in six months. . The Case of Col. Jaquess. . . "We have "been furnished with this statement prepared bypersons present at the recent trial of Col. Jaquess at Louisville, Ky.. The signers are all ministers or prominent members of the Methodist Charch in this State, and their statements, after having heard all that could be said on both sides of the question, may be implic itly relied on. It is to be hoped that the Union papers will, in justice to Col. Jaquess, publish the facts as therein given. Quincy Whiy, May 25. For the "Whig and Republican. . Vindication Of Col, Jaquess. . .h!;...;'? JL, Statement, The undersigned desire to present to the public a plain statement of facts connected with the arrest,' imprisonment, trial and acquittal of the Bev. James F. Jaquess, late Colonel of the 73d Illinois Vols; The necessity for this is found in the fact that previous to and during the trial; the tool& of-the pro-slavery party manifested a ceaseless activity in manufacturing and circulating the most infamous falsehoods, with a view to prejudge the case, and crush an innocent man, .whose, only crime was that of having been a brave and fearless Union officer of being at the time a Methodist minister, and es pecially an officer of the Freedinen V Bureau. - '; .". v-n t"''-l!V 1 ! .' : In September . last, while in Louis ville on business connected with ! his ' office, he receiyed a note from a Mrs. Williams, who as a Union - refugee from Georgia, had previously received assistance from ! him at . Nashville. stating that she was very ill and needed, assistance. , He went, (and ; those - wha know him, know- that he would' have "responded to such a call from his worst enemy) to visit the sick having always been with him no less a duty man; a pleasure. ; Alter affording her the pecuniary assistance she, needed, and commending her to God : in prayer, he left, with r the promise that if he did not leave the city he would call on the following day. , This promise he kept, little dreaming that the hounds were on his tracK, tnirsting ior nis Diooa, ana exulting in the prospect of crushing one whose devotion to his country and to an oppressed race had made him hateful in their : sight. On his second visit, he found the woman in a dying Condition, and in company with Dr, Crawf6rd, against whom no charge was alleged, remained with her until her death. In a few moments after, the police, . with such assistance - as they had , called, came rushing from their hiding places, arrested the Colonel, Dr. Crawford, and the keeper of the boarding .house, took possession of the house, and, jts contents, ; and carried the parties, with the exception of Dr. Crawford, to jail. The , next morning the Louisville papers teemed with editorials announcing " the fall of Col. Jaquess," and stating that "he had been arrested in the very act of producing an abortion on the person of a Georgia woman." , To corroborate this statement rumors were circulated to the effect that when arrested there were found upon his person letters of correspondence between himself and his victim, and that in his trunk was found books of an obscene character. ' It is scareely necessary to say that these were false, and that there was not the slightest

evidence produced at the trial to sustain them. After submitting to confinement for two weeks, he was brought to trial before a police judge.. The prosecutor asked a continuance on the ground that some of the witnesses were out of the State, but his request was denied by the court. During this preliminary examination there was not produced the slightest evidence of the griilt of the Colonel or any one else. This is proven by the fact that subsequently an intelligent jury with the same testimony before them acquitted him, without leaving their seats. Yet notwithstanding this and the additional fact that the Colonel's witnesses convicted the witnesses for the prosecution of false swearing he was held to bail in' the . sum of $2,000. This fact we cannot pretend to account for ex

cept on the" supposition that it was hoped that he would be irigntenea into forfeiting the bail, and thus allow the stain to rest on his name. But this he had no idea of doing as the sequel will show. In November the g-and jury found a bill against ' him for; murder, to which he promptly responded. The prosecutor by management kept the trial back until near the close of the term, when in consequence of r the sudden illness of one of the attorneys, the1 case was continued till January, 1866. ' " At that time Col. ' Jaquess again appeared with his witnesses and asked a trial, but it was again denied,' the prosecution 'filing affidavits that some of the witnessesfor the commonwealth were out of the State. A mutual understanding was then had that the trial should be set for the' 9th of May.' ; Soon after '. this the r Louisville papers made the announcement that the accused had " run off, ' forfeited hi bail, and thus given prootVof his guilt" a falsehood which ! in the malace that; originated it,- and the meanness that led to its publication, is without a parallels The time came and much to the discomfeiture of his enemies came the Colonel also, and yet after he had baen in the city a week the Louisville .- Journal announced that the case would be called that day but as the accused had run off, and forfeited bail, it was not expected that he would answer. At this term a fair and impartial hearing was had. : After the prosecuting Attorney, had examined all the competent witnesses that could be found, he became so clearly convinced of the 'innocence of Col. Jaquess, or rather of his-utter inability to fasten guilttupon him, that he moved a to enter a twlle prosequi, and dismiss the case. But the counsel for the defense were not willing that their , client should be cleared by this process, but agreed to submit the case to the jury, without introducing any witnesses for the defense, and without any pleading.' The matter then went to the jury, after hearing only the testimony for the prosecution, and the result was, a verdict of acquittal, without leaving their seats. A more triumphant vindication of character was never given in a court of justice. Thus ends one of the most horrid conspiracies, not only to ruin a man's reputation, but to take his life, to be found in the records of crime. .' , ' Not only the Colonel and hjs friends, but the Church of which he is an honored minister, and the State from which he hails, are brought under obligations to the counsel for the de fense, Messrs. Beard, Price, Gibson, and Caldwell, lor. their, untiring assiduity in the management of the case, and, under the direction of a wise Providence, much,' is i due , to, their legal skill and ceaseless vigilance in foiling the deep-laid schemes of his foes. . " t- :- ' ; ; We iake pleasure in, saying to' his numerous friends and. admirers that, during all . this fiery ordeal, polonel Jaquess maintained the dignity of a Christian minister,: the courage of a brave soldier, and the meekness of conscious innocence, t " . Vm. Stevenson. ' .- i' W.m. Thomas. - ' James I. Davidson. " A. O. VANfSWATER. : i -..iVi ; '- . Frank Fesver. N. P. Heath. Louisville, May 16, 1866: ; : . I " . -a ." ' 2 i -CD O cd 41 3 ra is oe ah a. 3 ; 2 C : r-'! -V-.. c6 rri 5s '. IS .-..to. ' C " t35 X Z t s . DCS' i. 3 CP . .CJ3 Notice to Contractors. HE BOARD OP COMMISSIONERS of Vanderbnreh Countv will receive proposals up to the second Monday in June, 18CS, for-making an embankment for a, roadway sooth of Cody's Bridee. The embankment will be 670 feet in length,' 20 feet In width at the top, with side elooes i feet horizontal to 1 foot vertical; and the greatest height of fiUiDg will not exceed 5 feet the earth to be obtained on the north side of Pigeon Creek, where directed. The side stakes .are how set, with the heights of the fill marked thereon.' may362w - -lTICT08 BISCH, Auditor.

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