Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 36, Number 8, 19 April 1866 — Page 2

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Richmond vPalladinnL Thursday, April 19th, 1866.

Col. Gray's Real Slanderer. i It will ' M collected Vy the friend of the rival candidate or Ibc Coiigreaaion al nomination, that tinring the canvnss, tbe editor of the Trae (.Julian) CvpptrlHHfrgm&oLM&city, 'treated Col CJ it at withjfor ft) unwonted conrtesy totally dkcardinjj-it accustomed vocabulary of personalabase and vituperation 5 We account for this jugular hyYotl4W $ thcVgroiiDd that the head anj members of the distinguished family whoaeapecial exponent and organ the Trae';(JoIian rCopperhend'' is, had tonclndetTat was' so tho roughly Voknownso entirely a stranger to the people that lie would not be in "Brother George' ay hence, they re garded a fewrhorneopathie doses of gentlcmaniy treatment, -aa , a puy:nj course of policJ j But they were doomed to he sadly disappointed, for he proved to he a ' form tdable ' opponent, pushing " Broth'er George" & little closer than it y, a desirable or; even comfortaMe to them to think on; s Looking out from the Cnpifol and rioting the popnlfinty of his opp6ViVt;tlioi' that tho'i taiUcsof hia family organ should be again brought back to its accustomed channel -Us forte of profound blackguardism slander, filth and indecency.; It mattered not to him that he had been successful in securing his nomination ttmt was only a present gratificationthe future must be looked after. Col. Gar had passed, through the eanvas with his personal , character untarnished he hade made a favorable impression on his fellow-citizens throughout the District and, if something w as not done quickly, he might yet prove to be a dangerous opponent and a "thorn in the side of his honorable competitor; therefore he resolved to leave his seat for a few days and make a pilgrimage home, ostensibly with the view of " visiting his family," and in the significant language of an "ex-legislator of Old Wayne, "straight up this thing in order." He accordingly made his appearance in" our city, the first of last week, and the following slanderous article was published in last Thursday's "True (Julian) Copperhead," which bears all the ear-marks of having been written or indited by that accomplished villi tier, scheming scoundreland slanderer, honorable Geo. W. Julian i "Will any one be surprised to learn that t!is military pretention of such a mn ire a sheer humbug1; nJ that lie nerer met an enemy in the field, exn-pt perhaps, an occasional aquad of prisoners sent to the rear? Will it create any surprise that such a man, on quitting the nerrice, ti ok home with him a fine eovao ment horan, and held him ontil discovered by a IT. S. detective and compelled to give him upt Will it excite the leant incredulity to be told that during the Morgan Kaid, tl is konnmbU man was a drunk as to render necessary (tie delay of a portion of his command at liichniontl, "until be was sober enough to attend to business? And, finally, is not bis conduct in drinkinjr. at the saliHins, on more than one occasion, during the canvass, with a rather loir rrade of Copperhead i, iu perfect keeping with the ether facts in his record to which we have referred? - Of all them on Cel. Gray leu born guifffi, as we stand ready to show by Rood authority, siiouWl he himvlf deny them. To the simple denial of unauthorized editors, we shall pay no attention: but Col. tJrsy's rilit to call ftr our proofs, we cheerfully acknowledge, provihe hall tirst over bis own signature deuy the allegations." r;- . ., Emphatically " Disposed Of. The charge of' drunkenness against Col. I." P. G bay, made by last week's "True (Julian jj Copperhead," is thus disposed of by the members of his regiment. Comment is unnecessary: 's. t Richxosb, I.nd., April ItHh, tS68. We, the undersigned,' Who were members of the Regiment commanded by Co!. I. P. Gt, during the Morgan Raid, (in justice to him) denounce as utterly false and without the shadow '' of truth, fhe charge published in the "True Republican" of this ctiy, that I'uI.Uaar was - drunk while in command of thai Regiment or at any time during the Morgan Raid. T. W. O. Braftitt, Adjutant of Raiment. laniel B. Crawford, Capt. Co,I. Thomas Rose, 1st Lieut. Co, I. Charles Liee, Orderly i'drgeanf, J. II. Wimuo.t'o.U,,,., X. H. Hallnrrl, Co, I J.J. Stoker, do Albert S. Keid, do A. H. Chapman, do -----Joat-ptt Williams, do I'jtkI H. IXiugao, do Thomas McQir, do N. K. Nixon, ' k W. II. Bennett, do 0. Shofer, - da ,, W. Shafler, - do 1. Xewby, - ' " do V. fallow, ' - do Henry Sitlow, , do Casper Zeff. ' de John E. Stoker, ' do . K. E. Forkner, Co, E R. W. Anderson. Co, Q J. K. A very do Charles Bailer, .. Frank iarquhar, ; Henry Crivc!!. Harry C. Jones, . F. Faolus, Benoni elr, Kathen Jfewbv, i H. SchotWe, John bhuttue, Tu. Wawon, ' John Mason, . I. Biteman. Raford Wijf.cs, do do do do do do do do do do do do Co, A And 40 other members of the Regiment. ' iWTo the other charge of horse stealing, a prompt, legal, aad equally emphatic answer will be given in due time. "The simple denial of unauthorized editors," will not suit the rile slanderer. Indianapolis Journal. For &u purpose of procuring the Indianapolis Daily JotnnL, we complied with, the request oi one of t!je lau proprietors of that paper, to publUh its pros pectus, aad fire favorable notices of it, in order to extend its circulation ia our city. We received it . about wo months daring the winter, when it ceased coming from some canse. About four weeks ago, a friend, who went to. Indianapolis, br our request called atteatioa to !ts non-arrival at our office, and it again commenced coming, and we received about four cambers, and tt then stopped, and we've been without it sine. Having given value a!! that its publishers askcxl fbr an exchange, we do not fee! called npon to hj, and if the Journal n'neny are so poor in spirit auid an mea ta principle as to repudiate a just daim, ther havv ear ooneeeit wd so to the fullest extent. - lh ran witrael fa ed s us the ainwi, or sbaU we mark you off our list T We cm do without that paper just as well as ha editi-es can io without the Fatt,mciu'''jWt saou,"gmtlcmen? ' ( " ' aaKeac1 1 The Masks fcr thsrcoHecttew cf tetiToal revfune U so for tite pre scat jear are new feeic printed pd ii tcr utwi to aasweaor aa rapidly s possible, who ! e . nrSere by- Cnmsajaaioaar BoRiss to fxmmttit " t " anfltiAl xseeaesaeiit as aooa aa User receive then. TtsuJiomoJUeeof tfce Soom Jadkiary Committee i t aaaaa ne tha Ilia In nm l r met Daeia.'-TBey bay oMrecred any f the evidence from tbe Bureau of Military Josticc. ;

Mass Meeting at Washington City. Th4 immense Meeting at tbe Capital of the Nation! on Thursday evening, April VI, in support of President Johnson, has been srarccly alluded to by the press of the north-west, to such an extent has it been subsidized by the radical element.

Thesjration under which it was called, ana the unquestionable antecedents cf the leading men who participated, silenced all susnieion of a Correrhead demonstration' and the "Rule or Rain" faction, thus deprived of their only amnumiticn, have sought to ignore the demonstration 1 together. A private letter from an earnest Republican at the Capital, says the Lafayette Courier, describes it as one of the most significant popular demonstrations ever held in Washington. The speakers and the audience, were composed, of original Lincoln and Johnson men. Ex Gov. Johnson of Penn.. one of the principal speakers, is one of the God 'father of the Republican party, and ; his ablu "spcet h shows conclusively how completely every great principle of party professed has been pursued by Andiw Johnson' and his administration.It is the ablest' anil most conclusive vindication w a, have seen , god we do not , wonder that the Radical press, intent upon the Johnson crusade, and determined if possible-to drive ths President to the wulIMh'ave carefully suppressed it. The speocur a of J udge D. S. Gooding.Senator Cowan and others, were equally pointed and unanswerable. Tflis, "meeting was one of the largest, most orderly, and enthusiastic ever witnessed ia the city j Long before the meeting was called to order, the number of persons who had collected around the building had swelled to thousands. Py nine o'clock, every vacant spot within hearing was occupied. On the sidewalks and at '.the 'windows of the neighboring buildings were many ladies. The speakers' stand was on the portico of the west wingof tho City Hall. On thecolumns of the portico was a large star, composed of gas jets, illuminating the entire space in front. At half past seven o'clock the meeting was called to order by Hon. Green Clay Smith, M C, who nominated for President Judge D. S. Gooding, of Indiana. Another Lie Nailed. A telegraphic t urmise a few days since that the rebel General Johnston bad been released by order of the President gave the Radical press a fresh spasm, and without waiting for the facts they pitched into ilr. Johnson with renewed venom. It now appears from the evidence on file in the United States Circait Court that the release of the ex-rebel was made under the following circumstances t IIeapq'bs A bhi S3 or C. S., 1 . Washington, D. C, April 2, 1868.f Ilia Excellency Andrew Jonum, President of ike United Slatca : : I would respectfully request that Bradley T. Johnson, late a General in the rebel army, be released from the bonds under which be is now held by the Stato of Maryland for the part he took in the battle of Gettysburg. As I understand, ia 1863, B. T. Johnson was paroled under the Convention between Generals Sherman and Johnson. At the time of his indictment he was in the t'tato of Maryland by authority from these headquartes. j I have the the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant. U. S. GUAXT, Lieutenant General. Tbe following is the Indorsement of the President : i" f f KEKcrrivs- Mansion, April 2, 1S66. To tip" Attorney Vrneral : Ct nrj.lv with this request. rMffned ANDREW JOHJiSOX. The following is tho response of tbe Attorney General : ' Washington, April 2. To Wai. J. Jones, Esq., District Attorney, Baltimure, Maryland : ' , ' On the, first aad second page of tbia sheet you w ill bud copies of a letter from General Grant to the l're4ik-bt,aud a uote from the President to me, in a Uicli iut directs ina to comply with the request of tnuwral Grant. Iu obedience, therefore, to the order of tha president, you are hereby instructed to release iiraduly T. Johnson from his bonds. lie is to be discharged from arrest and not again arrested unless upon orders from this office. I am sir, most respectfully your obedient servant, James SrEED, Attorney General. Associate Justice Giles presiding alone in the Circuit t'onrt bench directed that the bail of General Johnson for the sum of $ 2t),000, entered into on tha 27th u!f., be exonerated and that General Johnson be discharged from the arrest, which was accordingly done. -;'!" J Preideut Johnson. Tli rfew York Commercial expresses the opinion that, "however much President Johnson may diifer witii the party which derated him to power, it ia very evident that he has no intention of throwing himself into tho arms of any organisation which has even the smell of disloyalty upon its garments. The Commercial quotes from the World, which now wants it to be undstood that "Mr." Jotinsou is not our Presiaent." J Deuwcrata "praise and support him just equally as we. stHHrM have praised and anpported Mr. Lincoln , We do not ask of him anything except not to desert liimse'.iV, We do not ask lor offices; we do not w aut them.' It continues: " The President ia being afraid to ideatifg kinurlf ia auy waywi&tue Republican party (perhaps from motives of delicacy which we appreciate,) can lose something but that party which needs no particular iii.i n can easily , do without, him. . Clay left it, and though, few more able men have lived since Washingtoo, the Democratic party existed without him aad coutiuued to beat him as often as he wooed the com. bat. We do hot envy Johnson his pretended friends of Seward 1 Co., whom be so often and bitterly denounced as enemies of the Union, sobverters of the Constitution "and provokers of civil w ar. W did not ak him to affiliate with them : bat he knows that, though he ask it, we will m t affiliate with them; their bauds are toe' red with bhmd and their pockets tow plethoric with public plunder.' '" ' - TUa Jvcwa likewise changes its attitude toward the President this norniog,aad says: ' If taw rreaident wU consent to be tbe tool of a faction, let fcim execute the wnconrtitiitienat laa of those legislative montpoha ts. . But, if ha ia Preaident of the Cnited ? Utcs, he seed not fear to trample upon the edicts of the demagogues who are goingtbrpogTthe slow mockery of Legtslatioa at Washington. j - - ' : - FoTlwwlof; tta lead cf these Iwojouraals, says tb Cocimcretal, we may - expect t-'w rural Democratic prv-a will go stiti ft!rtbcr and aexfl berata Sir. 4ohaoQ for efuiS'.fci their expect bona, aad rasg" log himself alottf with them, f Br a recent law of the State of Georgia, "burglary and laorse s stieliog are roae' eapitaf offenses, rnioishsble by hanging. , ,

Jeff Davis to be Tried, i Washixgtox, April 13. '. It can be positirely stated that the Attorney General is busily engaged in r ranging for the speedy trial of Jeff. Davis. He will be arrainsioed before one of the Circuit Courts of the United States, upon the charge of high treason. The Attorney Geuerai holds that there

i no such' thing as constructive pretencein tuo crime or treason, and on this account the trial will probably be either in Tennessee or Virginia. Wrn. 31. Erarts is theonly gentleman whose name has yet transpired who is to assist the Attorney General in the prosecution, though several other very eminent lawyers have been retained by the Gevernment, and are now engaged upon the case. Charles O'Conrier and James T. Brady, of New York, Wm. B. Reed, of Pennsylvania, and a lawyer from Mississippi, ' are to conduct the defense. The intention of the authorities is to secure a speedy trial not only for Davis, but for several other noted rebels. A despatch from Washington to the Boston Advertiser says : "Prep arations are making to hold the regular terra of the United States Circuit Court in Richmond next month, and the trial of Jefferson Davis for high treason may be expected within two months. The President has caused to be prepared a list of five hnndred persons to be tried for treason. The list has Iwn ready for some time. At the head of it stands JirtnaoH . Davis. Three months ago the President reported to Congress all the circumstances; from which it appeared that he had done all be could do to bring Davis and tbe other oBfcnders to trial; and Congress, we believe, has for some time had before it a bill designed to facilitate the trial of Davis but, with rtliers, it is suffercd-to leep. Under the proclamation of the President, the time for holdings term of the United States Court, in Virginia, is near at hand, when it will be for the District Attorney and the Cout to determine tbe steps to be taken. Heretofore, tle Chief Justice has declined to try Davis in Virgin!, and Congress having failed to make specia' pruvisions for surmounting the objections of Judge Chase, it is probable that the delay will continue for some time yet. The list of five hundred, which tl e President has ready, is understood to be composed almost wholly of civilians, and to embrace some of the most distinguished fonthern names. The matter would seem to rest with the Chief Justice and Congress, to whom the President committed it several months ago. The Chicago Tribune speaking of the Chicago and Great Eastern Road, and its iron cars says : They are elegant and commodious coaches, in the very highest style of railroad architecture, and constructed wholly of iron, with improvements in the mode of U6e of that material we have never seen excelled. The external appearance is that of close, strong panel work, the elements of strength and stiffness being admirably managed to receive high ornamental effect. The coaches have the lofty arched roof, and the new form of patent Rnttan duster, which removes all obstructions to seat space in the center of the car. The interior fittings are substantial and of the best style. Altogether the Chicago and Great Eastern have reason to be proud of this notable addition to their rolling stock, which will early the coming week, take their place upon the day trains. It is proper to remark here the rapid increase in the business of this road within the past 12 months. It now takes its place among our very best lines leading East. Beside being the direct route to Cincinnati and the shortest by over.30 miles, it gives midway its line a connection with Louisville and the South, the shortest of all rail routes to New Orleans. Eastward it forms a connection line with the Atlantic and Great Western Pennsylvania Centeral, and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads, and through either of these great routes secures speedy and direct passenger and freight transit to the East, having recently achieved the feat of sendiug freight through from Chicago to New York in four days. With the improvements of its rolling stock of all classes, liberal as these have been, its business of all kinds has more than kept pace, with receipts,both in passengers and freight, showing an increase of 50 per cent.Jupon those of last 3-ear in corresponding months, which increase, to be realized in its fullest sense, must be taken in connection with the fact of the withdrawal of the military business of the line. Its present flourishing state is that of a peace footing, and sure to grow rapidly. We congratulate the management of the Chicago and Great Eastern on these facts, which it seems most appropriate to state in connection with the news referring to their new iron coaches. From the Louisviile Journal. Letter from Hon. Cassius M. Clay. We have received the following letter from this distinguished gentleman, now, and for some years past, United States Minister at the Court of Russia. Sir. CU3-, as all bur readers know, has been a life-long abolitionist or emancipationist of the most zealous order, but we are glad to see that years are distilling wisdom into his trnly fine mind, and that he stands bj- the President's veto of the Freed men's Bureau bill: " "St. Petersbcro, Ra., March 13, 1SG6. f "Dear Sir. I deem it my duty to denounce the coarse of Sumner and Stevens. - If one man remains loyal he is the State. I stand by the President's veto of the Freedmen's Bureau bill. Let the Stttes give the freedmen all civil rights, and by degrees extend to them the right of suffrage. - Or else let an amendment of the Constitution make one rule of suffrage for all the states. This attempt of Congress to interfere with the rights of the States after the war-power ceases, is a usurpation of power unkown to the Constitution, and subversive of the whole theory of Republicanism as based npon the old Constitution of the United States. Your obedient servant . q M. CLAY "G. D. Prkhtick, Esq., Louisville, Ky." An outbreak is apprehended soon in Utihi the M or mac 5 threatea to drive out or exterminate the Gentiles. Eight raen have recently been assassinated, while the editor of the "Vedette," with all other Geo tUes were ordered to leave, or fare wora j Tbe 'saints' wiil have to hare a rei before Uey learn to act right, :-"

fhe Views of Mr. Lincoln on the Scheme of the Disunionists. ; ; The following, important letter od the views of Mr Liscols n the, radicals and the question of restoration; has been addressed to President Johksos by exUnited St3tes Marshall Laxos, Mr Lixv.,., - , . , , . f- ' conn's intimate friend and former law partner: " ' jMr. Pbesidest : Amonr the Numer

ous allegations made against too by the ultra aboiitiontsts, T hear none Trepeatea so often as this that yon have -deserted the principle upon " which you were elected, and turned aside from tho path -in which your lamented predecessor wonld have walked if he had lived. It seems to be believed by some that Mr. Lincoln coold have been osed by the radicals for all tbeir purposes, including the destruction of the government,- the overthrow of the Constitution, and i the indefinite postpo netnent of union and harmony amonir the States. I need not say to you or to any well informed man, that tho hi asses of "that powerful party which supported Mr Lincoln and yon in the canvass of 1834, were sincerely attached to the Union, and devoted be lievers in the Constitution. They everywhere asserted that the object- of the war was to re-establish the Union with the least possible delay, and one of the resolutions of the Baltimore Convention pledged yon both to restore the paramount authority of tbe Constitution in i all the States. It is true that the partj- included some malignants who hated the Union and tried to destroy it before tha war bggan, and their pretended love of the Union during the war was more than suspected to be insincere and hypocritical ; but they wero kept prudently silent.' Mr. Thaddeus Stevens was, to the best of my knowledge, the only leading man in the party shameless and impudent enough to avow his hostility to the Uuiou. He was not the exponent of our views, and -he represented not even a fractional part of the honest millions who cast their votes, spent tbeir money, and shed their tlood to bring back1 the government of their fathers. All this yott know. I write now to tell 3 0U what I know concerning the personal sentiments of Mr. Lincoln himself, and I claim now to be the same kind of a Republican that I was when I roted for him at his first and second election. I was his partner in the practice of the law for a number of years. I came here with him as Ins special friend, and was marshal of the district during the whole of his administration. Down to the day of his death, I was in the most confidential and intimate relations with him. I knew him as well as one man can be known to another. I had many and free conversations with him on this very subject ol reconstruction. 'I I was made entirely certain by his own repeated declarations to me, that he would exert all his authority, power and influence, to bring about an immediate reconciliation between the two sections of the country. As far as depended upon him, he would have had the Southern States represented in both Houses of Congress within the shortest possible time. All the energies of his nature were given to a vigorous prosecution of the war while the rebellion lasted, but he was equally determined upon a, vigorous prosecution of peace, as soon as armed resistance could be ended. He kuew the base designs of the radicals to keep up the strife for their own advan tage, and he was determined to thwart them. As he himself told me very often, if any corroboration of this statement is needed, it may be found in . the fact that the ultra abolitionists had actui ally begun the outcry against him before his death, and the moderate raen everywhere. .North and South, sincerely mourn his frill as a calamity which deprived them of their bestfiiend. If that inscrutable Providence, whose ways are past finding out, had permitted his life to continue until this time, there can be no doubt that the Northern disunionists would now be us loud in their denunciation of his policy as they are of yours. - Mr. Steven's demand for the head of 'that man at the other side of the avenue' would not have been one whit less ferocious. Of course he could not and did not anticipate the precise shape of measures which the radicals might adopt, to prevent reconstruction. The Freedtnen's Bureau bTll, which recently, met its death at 3'our bands, was not born in his lite time; but I pronounce it a foul slauder upon his memory to assert that he would have signed a bill so palpably in conflict with the Constitution, and so plainly intended to promote the one bad purpose. of perpetual disunion, , I did love Mr. Lincoln with a sincere and faithful affection, and my reverence for his memory is intensified by the horrible circumstances under which his high career was closed. Now that death has disarmed him of the power to defend himself, his true friends should stand forth to vindicate his good name. If there be any insult upon his; reputation which they should resent, more indignantly than another, it is , the; assertion that he would have been the tool and instrument in the hands of such men as those who now lead the heartless and unprincipled contest against you. I have the honor to be your obedient servant," Ward II. Lamon. Durable Fexce Po?t. We have from time to time pnbl ished facts to prove that posts put in the ground top end down, wiil last longer then when placed the other way. We now add another to the list. ; Recently, we met William A. Otis, Esq., of this city, when he told us that he had just been removing some post and rail fence which he bnilt twenty-four years ago. .The fence posts, set then butt down, were nearly all rotted off in ten years, when new ones were set, ia the same way-, below the old ones,' fn the middle of each pannel, and the old ones allowed to remain. The posts set fourteen years ago were now all rotten ; bat some gate-posts set twentv :jears accidentally with the top in the groamVand perfectly sonnd their entire length,' and will probably last twentv-four morel We might state that the gate-posts were tot

off at the forks of the tree, which maJet196 unw,3e. uraeiyor snumeir, is the crmer end lart-t- nA hnrtur-tl'e President s prerogative to determine

lamest ends were placed in the around: f Ohio Farmer. '' - ! : ' ' - .' k - j -l H -- ': " '.' """ji 5 Tbe Freaident has approved and iga i cd the deficit avy sppTorViatioir bill -

Europe on the Eve of War. The news from Europe continues to be of a very warlike character.5 Both Austria and Prussia are hastening their military preparations with great energy, and a collision, it was expeeted, might

take place at any moment We no longer hear of efforts for the preservation of peace, but only of armaments, of mutual charges, and of endeavors to devolve the responsibiHtx for the disturbance of the peace of Jbnrope upon the opponent. ..The signs of .the times, at present, not only point to a war, but to a war which may at once assume a fearful dimension and be fraught with far reaching consequences. Count Bismark shows that he fully appreciates the prize which is at stake. If war .really' does break out, Austria will End htm a merciless enemr. who. in order to settle forever the struggle between Austria and Prussia for the supremacy of Germany, is determined to aim at the utter annihilation of Austria. Bia-nark undoubtedly knows the weakness of Austria as well as any European statesman, and no one can doubt that he means to avail himself of all the advantages which it otters iThe Asia, which yesterday arrived at Halifax, brings a report, thai Prussia has already concluded with Italy a formal treaty of alliance, and that considercrable armaments are ia course of preparation in Italy. . -This is a fact of ominous importance for Austria. The Italian subjeAs of "Austria (about 3,000,00 0) are unanimous in their desire to be disconnected from Austria and be united with Italy. They will not hesitate a moment to rise in insurrection if thejhave reason to expect aid from Italy. The Italian Government has alwaj's frankly declared that it has not abandoned and never will the hope of effecting the annexation of Venetian . No more favorable occasion for achieving this end can ever present itself than a joint war of Prussia and Italy against Austria. Combined, the forces of the two Govern ments are vastly superior to those of Austria. The latter has a population of 35,000,000, but deducting the Italian population, which would show themselves at nce openly hostile and swell the Italian army with volunteers, the number would be reduced to 32,000,000 Should it be possible to call forth another insurrection in Hungary, the power of Austria would be stiil more weakened. On the other hand, Italy and Prussia together represent a population of more than 40,000,000, or if we add the Italian subjects of Austria, of more than 43,000,000T which is fully 11,000,000 more than Austria in the most favorable case can rely upon. Tbe only help that Austria can possibly find in this alarming complication is the Federal Diet of Germany, which, leaving out of account Austria, Prussia, and the Dutch Provinces of Luxemburg and Limburg, represent a population of abont 18,000,000. At present, the majority of the Diet are friendly to Austria, which has generally treated fhe authority of the Diet with respect, and tried to concert with the minor powers a reorganization of the Federal Constitution. The majority of the Diet may, therefore, be inclined to declare a Federal war against Prtissia,which in anticipation of such an ' event, has threateningly called upon tbe minor States to define their position. Some of tbe States, however, sympathize with Prussia, and others may be sufficiently intimidated to refuse to join in a war against her, and both classes together would, to a large extent, neutralize the effect of a declaration of war. It is generally expected that in a war in which Austria, Prussia, Italy and Germany should be engaged, France would not remain neutral. The present intentions of France are not known. The latest advices from Europe state that the Emperor has sent Prince Napoleon to Italy on a secret mission too important to be trusted to anybody else. The Emperor has never formally renounced the design of enlarging tho frontier of France to the Rhine, and, a war between Austria and Prussia would undoubtedly be a strong temptation to gratify what is still the favorite wish of a large portion of Frenchmen - It will bs seen, from the above facts, that whether the prevailing anticipation of a great war may be realized or not, the present complication of European politics is certainly of a fearful character. New York Tribune, Death of a Good Man. Captain (familiarly known in Pawtuck et, R. I., as '-Grandpa") Dexter, died in that place on Sunday evening, in the 79th year of his age. He was a native of Grafton, Mass., and, in early life, when he acted as clerk to Samuel Slater, who originally started cotton manufactures in Rhode Island, Mr. Dexter opened and taught himself the first Sabbath school ever established in the United States, the scholars being the children employed in .Slater's mill. Capt. , Dexter never tasted a drop of intoxicating liquor in his life, always enjoyed excellent health, was a manufacturer of cotton knitting yarn, always maintained the reputation of an upright, prompt and energetic man in his business, and in his civil and soci al relations he was generous, benevolent frank, affable and kind. A Point Settled. General Howard has written a ! letter to General Fisk, Assistant Commissioner of Freedmen for Tennessee and Kentucky, denying the charge made by Governor Brownlow, in a recent speeeh, that before the passage of the Freedmen's Bureau bill, he (Gen. Howard) read it to the President, who approved of it. General Howard says: I sent my report to the President, re commending, substantially, many things embraced in Senator Trumbull's bilL I did converse with the President with regard to these recommendations, but never read nor discussed the said bill with him before its passage." Pittsburg Commercial. ' ; "vr - The peace proclamation of the President was an act entirely within the scope of , his s powers - and duties,: However when soe a .proclamation shoutd issue : wer-ehwald very deeply regret any attempt by Congress to interfere w,U it. The President is responsible only to tbe people for the exercise of his , offlcial discretion. -N -1". Tribune. 1 -

How the President Views the Matter. A Washington special in the I Chicago Tribune says:' Several prominent gentleman claim that the effect of the passage of the Civil Rights bill over the , veto has : been to modity the PreMctffa antagonism to Congress, and 'they predict the- speed jf adoption jf Congress of a plaiVfor V1 restoration of the rebel States which will be satisfactory to the loyol people, and will meet the " President's approval. As to the Civil Rights Bill, they say the President wilt not fail to enforce it, now that it becomes a' law. It is asserted that the President, last evening, said that he exercised his constitutional prerogative in vetoing the bill, and the Congress had exercised its prerogative in

passing it, and he should feel bonnd by ; their action. ElecriCttt as a Motive Power. Yesterday afternoon, at the Free Academy, Professor Doremus gave an exhibition of a new application of electricity as a motive power. The apparatus consists of a series of twentv two electric-magnets, turning in double rows the periphery of a cylinder. By a simple combination, the electric current is open and broken, causing a driving shaft to revolve with wonderful rapidity and power. At its greatest speed the muchine was instantly stopped and reversed, overcoming immediately the forward motion The exhibition was very satis factory. A more practical test will goon be made on one of the city railroads. N. V. Post - " ; Peaches There is still considerable uncertainty as totlie prospeetof the peach crop in this section. Some -- assert that there will and some that tiiere will not be a. full ?crop raised. We examined bo me trees a few dnys ago that stood in an exposed situation. Two twigs were broken off, one of which bad nine and the other eight hlossoms, and all bnt two were alive. It is said that many of the trees were killed by the cold, bot that tho buds of the living trees are not injured to any great extent. Somerset (Md.J Herald. ' Fckthhr Dkmaxd for Labob. Requisitions have been received at tbe Freedmen's Bureau for about three hundred freedmen, to go to Arkansas and Mississippi. This demand increases the "number to be furnished, for which requisition has been made, to over seven hundred persons No freedmen or wo man need now beidle because of the scarcity- of employment; there is aplenty to do, and owing to the want of laborers in the South and Southwest, planters are paying very liberal wages. Wash. Star. . Three white persons were ' starved to death recently in Marshall county, Alabama, and hundreds of others must perish if not speedily relieved. INTew Advertisements CROCKER, HARM & CO. WHOLESALE DEALERS IS DRY GOODS, NOTION'S, 1 -ASD FAIVCY GOODS, Yann email, Reid 3c Co. 'a Block, " 5th Street, Near the Depot. We have a Fall Line of ,1 DRY CO O D S , And the Largest Stock of IN EAUTEKS nOIAlfA, which wa norm to Sell as Low As Yoc Cas Bct Them is the West. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION In Every Caw, Both ia Prices and Quality of Goods. .- r CSclXJ. ; and. See 1 AND '. BE CONVINCED. Rich moo J, Iu-J., April 19, 1366. Slate JHoofiiifir. AKX'PERIOR ARTICLE OP VERMONT Slate Roofiat;. eqaai to the beat Welsh Slate, cm harvl at all times, and supplied la any quantity to order. AMrns, ,. . - W. SMITH, Richmond, Ik d. . April 20, IS66. ! Saa t ' $600 WANTED ! FOR which Real Estate, will be jrirea aa security. Aot person, faarinfr nvmer to loan, at a fair rata of interest, nH well secured, wiil please apply at the April 6t IS60. 6-tr Iowa Land For Sale. t to Acres of Good Land, Eiogyold County, I-Twa, aneoS-rH fir Sale, on fair ternw. by tha dereimed. Ht will either tr3e acid Laaj ftr Xty Property , or aeii tbe same at a barffaia li t Cash. A p plj soon. , , if. D. XcClCz. April S, 1955. ' e-tf W 5KLI, to aire ami I fnr sale, hr HELfcV. STABR A CO. Richmond, lad., Feb, S BrIIEL H, I, JB-ClaadJ fnfitf, by KaLir, STARR CO. HisnaKmi, jn4 r ea. e, ism. .....

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