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, > v leans, whose r e s u lt should tench tie R a tio n a l 2Ultl\$HiU'CVlJ ^tau u a v u . tio n at^ W a s h ington. T H E IM P E N D I N G C O N F L IC T . som e disore- S e n a to rs to W a s h in g to n , nnd elected loyal R e p re-1 le a r n e d n lesson now : wo can diplom a tize to gain j s e n tu tiv e s to tho H o u se of R e p r e s e n tativ e s . T h a t j tim e ; b u t let us get seats in Congress ; let us got tho • H o u s e refused Col. J o h n s o n , w h o led his r e g im e n t ■ U n ite d 8 totes troops m u s tered o u t, n n d all will ; O u r disb a n d e d arm ies fu rn ish an element o f Con- ag a inst rebels, th o p r iv ile g e of pressin g its carp e ts be woll y e t.” servatice strength th a t c a n b e d e p e n d e d on if tlie w ith h is feet. A n d C o n g ress has ad jo u rn e d , loav- ( E specially notio. supplied h e r need, appeal to th e m he m a d e u p o n bro a d national in g A rkansas a n d h e r R e p resentatives, THX TF.MPEIt 0 I g rounds, in th e tru e in terests of natio n a l U n ion, i Aug. 18.—L e t th e P r e s id e n t ^ s tr ike th e opposi- a f te r wuit- , ight m o n th s in vain f o r adm ission, to go buck o r m in g t h e ir c o n s titu e n ts th a t th e doors o f tin T h e y ie eablo e all th e com m e n t needed o ■*- SonthAm « t - i I , 10 uisolation which tho From tbo n. y. Tribuno. pealed to N m tf? ° UK n Von them selves has ap- T u e S u p r e m e C o u r t of M ichigan has w o rried it-1 T h r o u g h p u b h m m d n r iS T fl nntl1nevcr in. vuiu- self very m o c h of lato in attem p tin g to discover tide o f relief has flow,*1 ™ t ? el* “ cont.nu\!!^ th o |io litics j w h at is a w h ite npm ? A sim p le m ind, unoccus- i\K H u y absorb w h o e v e r »’ m “* 9 th e clauses italicised. w o rds. B u t, since th e age of Orosarism is pnst, tho stu d y of an in d ivid u a l’s d o ings affords no s u f ficient d u e for calcu latin g th o p r o b a b le course of ev e n ts to come. T h a t m a u , w itli a ll h is b a d , s tu b b o r n w ill, is b u t th e representative figure-head of an evil m o v e m e n t W h a t faction dem a n d s , the dem a g o g u e a ttem p ts : Jliat w h ich th e m o b w ill s u p p o r t, th e in tr ig u a n t w ill propose. W h e r e selfish and to p r o tec t th e fundam e n tals of o u r political ___ __ H e has s a id : “ W e have seen u C o u g ress gradually cue p by s tep upon con s titu tio n a l r ig h ts, an d v ste p b y s te p u p o n co n s titu tio n a l r ig h ts , a im violate day a f te r day a n d m o n th a f te r m o n th th e f u n d a m e n tal p r incip les of th e governm e n t. W e have seen a C o n g ress th n t seem e d to forget th n t th e re w ns a l im it to t h e sphero a n d scop e o f legislation. W e hav e seen a C o n g ress iu a m in o r ity assum e to exercise pow e rs w h ich, if a llow ed to be c a rried out, w o u ld r e s u l t in despotism o r m o n a rchy itself.” I f tb e R a d ical C o n g ress have been g u ilty of all these crim e s a gainst. Uie R e p u b lic, i t is tim o th n t th e y bo disarm e d nnd ren d e red im p o ten t in th e future. If th e y hav e done w liat th e P r e s id e n t h a s said t h a t t h e y have done, th e y should n o t b o p e r m itted an o p p o r tu n ity to rep e a t th e ir crim e. A t th e n e x t session th e y should be confro n ted by th e E x e c u tiv e a u th o r i ty an d com p e lled to relin q u ish th e ir u s u r p e d pow ers. I t is n o t euough for tho E x e c u tive to declaim against th e ir treasonable aud incendiary action ; b e should in terpose th e pow e r th a t lie wields, inclu d ing, if necessary, th e m ilitary pow er, t o r e d u c e th e m to subjection to th e law s and th o C o n s titutio n o f t h e R e p u b lic. Aug. 21.—W e appeal to th o p e o p le w h e th e r a faction g u ilty of such oflicial m a lfeasance should n o t b e disarm e d of i t s usu r p a tio n s b y leg itim a te exercise of Uie E x e c u tive authority . N. Y. Herald. A u g . 6.—Should th e P r e s id e n t be im p e a c h e d by th e p r e s e n t Congress, nnd rem o v e d from h is office u p o n p a r ti s a n ground s , t o b e succeeded b y C h a r les S u m n e r o r B e n W a d e , as V ice-P r e s ident pro tern.. u n til a p o p u la r e lection be h e ld, th e co u n try will n o t quieU y s u b m it to such au outrage. I t seem s th a t th e r e h a s n o t been e n o u g h blo o d - letting to satisfy o u r R a d ical C h a n d lers ; b u t, if a n o th e r i n testin e conflict shall com e, th e R a d icals them selves — w h o escaped scot-free d u r in g th e r e c e n t war, n n d m a d e m o n e y ou t of th e m iseries t h e y h a d caused— w ill c e r tain ly be tb e first victim s. Aug. 14.— Recent events p o in t un m istakab ly to th e fact th a t th e M a ssachusetts R a d icals of th e N o rth a re p r e p a r i n g to plu n g e th e c o u n try in to a n o th e r bloody revolution. A u g . 10.—T lie w a r has com m enced. T b e riots a t M e m p h is a n d N ew O rleans are am o n g th e first serious consequences. The flam e is spreading even/where. I n T e x a s people f e e l a s i f th e y w ere sta n d in g on a volcano. O u r correspondence from R ich m o n d a n d th e new s from o th e r p a r ts of V ir g in ia show tlie sam e s tate of tilin g s th e re. I n fact, nil o v e r th e S o u th, w h e re g r e a t n u m b e rs of negroes are m a ssed together, as in tb o cities n a m e d , aud w h e re, consequently, tb e F r e e d m e n ’s B u r e a u has th e m o st pow er, people a re living all th e tim e on tlie verg e o f a n a r c h y an d f e a rf u l scenes o f blood. * * O u r R a d icals rode in to pow e r on a wave of blood w h ich th e y had caused to flow ; beginn in g w ith “ bleeding K a n s a s ,” and going on till they b r o u g h t a b o u t, in con n e c tion w ith th e extrem e m e n of th e S o u th , tlie l.vtr te r r ib le rebellion. Tho o f ten reiterate d saying t h a t h isto ry r e p e n ts itself is b e in g verified i n th e bloody w a r w h ich th e R a d icals have ju s t inau g u rated betw e e n tb e w h ites a n d th e negroes of th e So u th. T h e questio n now is, a re th e enlig h ten e d people of th is co u n try going t o p e r m i t a r e p e titio n o f the h o r r o r s of S a n D o m ingo, o r som e thing worse, a m o n g us ? Sim ilar scenes w ill m o s t certainly he witnessed here if th e m e n who com p o se th o present Congress s h o u ld b e re-elected to p o w e r ! N. Y. Express. A u g . 4 . —M a n y r e a d e r s of tlie E x p r e s s w ere very incredulous from 1840 to 1860, w h e n so often tb e Express said t h a t th e R a d icals an d R e v o lutionists of M a ssachusetts w o u ld involve th e c o u n tr y in civil w ar. T h e J o h n B row n r a id iu 1860 s e t lire to th e pow d e r g a thered b y th e ir allies, th e Secession ists, a t F o r t Sum ter. In c r e d u l ity only censed to exist, w h e n th e w ar a c tu a lly came. T h e E x p r e s s now sees a n d foresees an o th e r civil w a r c o m ing,— n o t a w ar o f sections, now , like th n t of 1860, b u t a w a r of races, betw e e n th o Caucasian a n d th e A frican, in which white Radicals, N o rth a u d So u th, w ill lead the negroes generally. T h is w a r w ill n o t b e sectional, t u t general,— a w a r of races. The o n ly w a y to a v ert it is to k e e p th e R a d i cals o u t of pow er, as th e y w ere from 1840 to 1860, —for tlie very m o m e n t th e y g e t in to pow e r the w a r w ill open. A u g . 18.—Gov. F letch e r , i t is understood, was inform e d b y G e n . Sherm a n , th e o th e r day, th n t if tho onslau g h t on peaceable citizens, in M issouri, b y R a d ical ruffians, w as n o t s topped, tlio G e n e ral govern m e n t w o u ld interfere to p r e v e n t it. T h e c o n d u c t of th e R a d icals in th a t S tate, f o r m o u th s p a s t, has been a disgrace u o t only to tlie G o v e rnor w h o countenances it, b u t t o civilization itself. I t is h ig h tim e a s to p was p u t to it,— a n d if tb o h i n t volunteered b v G e n . S h e r m a n is n o t heeded, tru s t th e ro w ill b e n o h e s itatin g ab o u t th e next w h ich tlie em e rgency w ill dcm u u d. [T h e “ o n s laught ” r e f e r r e d to consist of arrests o l C o n federates a u d o th e r s for violations of lnw.] N. Y. World. J u l y 25 .—W e w arn t h e Tribune people t h a t c a p i ta l p u n ishm e n t c a n n o t be abolished before th e f r u ition of th e ir infernal R a d ical schem e s. If they th e ir d e sperate p o li tical a ssociates raise th e stand- d of rebellion, i t will be a t th e im m inen t risk of th e ir necks ; and no am o u n t of editorial w h ining in advance w ill do them any good. If th o R a d i cals have th e ir m inds made u p f o r treason, they m u s t b e prepared to m e e t a ll i t s consequences, h a n g ing included. J u l y 20.—T h e R a d ical plot is laid ag a in s t the lawful E x e c u tive of these U n ited S tates, tlie law ful C o m m o n d er-in-C h ief of th e A rm y and N avy of tlie 'prudence m ig h t restra in A n d rew Jo h n s o n , Presi-1 system from th e revolution a r y designs o f th e Rndi- d e u t of tho U n ited S tates, p a r ti s a n clam o r w i l l ! <«d d isunioniste. N o r has h o hesitated to expose urge on A n d rew J o h n s o n , Jo s h u a of tlie C o n fede racy. H e n c e i t behooves us to w atch closely th e tem p e r of th o rebel, pro-slavery elem e n t iu th e na tion : f o r of i t th e seed of th e A d m in istration 's ac tio n is conceived. A lw ays, o f a larg e conspiracy, som e u n d is c iplined m e m b e rs w ill, in prem a ture bonst or th r e a t, d i vulge th e p lo t o r a po r tion of i t B e fore New O r leans, a few su c h o u tb u r s ts w ere h e a r d from th e A d m in istration press. B u t since, so f req u e n t aud v io len t have these sym p tom s becom e , t h a t th e y in d ic a te e ith e r a n u n u s u a l feeling o f s e c u r ity on part o f th e schem e rs, o r th e n e a r approach of t h e ir con te m p la ted coup. T h e follow ing specim e n s give no uncertain sound : Richmond Wlilg. S h o u ld th e radical p o licy o f a m e n d ing tho C o n stitu tio n b y irreg u la r nnd un a u thorized m e thods of strip p in g tlie S tates of th e ir ju s t pow e rs, and b u ild ing u p a g r e a t central legislative despotism p r e v a il, som e fu tu r e S u p rem e C o u rt, if one n o t p o litical a n d n o t iu tlie in te r e s ts of radicalism can b e co n s titu ted, w ill be called to pron o u n c e upon tb e grav e s t a n d m o s t m o m e n tous questions ever su b m itte d to a judicial trib u n a l. I t c a n n o t be p r e sum e d b y any r e flecting m im l t h a t th e m a k e shifts, d e v ices and e x p e d ients r e s o r ted to by unscrupulous p o litician s w b o h a p p e n to have tem p o r a r y su p r e m a c y , to b u ild u p a n d p e rp e tu a te th e i r pow e r a t th e expense of th e r ig h ts of S t a te s a n d people, in d e fiance of th e C o n s titution nnd in disregard of the pow e rs t h a t ap p e r tain to th e E x e c u tive dep a r tm e n t o f th e g o v e rnm e n t, w ill be forever a c q u iesced iu. I t m a y tak e ten, fifteen o r tw e n ty years to g e t a S u p r e m e C o u r t t h a t w ill a c t up o n nud adjudicate such q u e s tio n s w ith o u t b e in g governed b y partisan influences. B u t tlie tim e w ill c o m e, nnd w b e u it a rrives, th e s e questions w ill bo b r o u g h t before i t in som e form o r o ther, if indeed th e y shall n o t be solved b y some other method before t h a t period. O u th e 1 7 th n i t ., c o m m e n ting u p o n a ru m o r th a t a proclam a tion was ab o u t to be issued declar in g “ th e rela tio n s of th e S tate of T e x a s to the U n io n re-establish e d ,” th e sam e jo u r n a l says : A pro c lam a tion, such as wc hav e spok e n of, is n e c e ssary t o d isentan g le him [the P r e s id e n t] from th e logical toils in w h ich h is an tag o n ists seek to h o ld him . L e t h im issu e s u c h a proclam a tion, a n d h e w ill p la n t him s e lf on im p r e g n a b le g r o u n d , while h is enem ies w ill sta n d before th e w o rld i n th e u n disg u ised a ttitu d e of r e v o lutionists. Such th e y are in s p irit an d in pu r p o s e , a n d such th e y w o u ld th e n be in palpable aspect a n d iu fact. T h e logi cal sequence to such a proclam a tion w o u ld be a n o th e r d e c laring th a t th e constitutional r e lation s of a ll t h e S t a te s b e in g r e - e s tablished, a n d th e r i g h t o f each to represen tation in C o n g ress having ac cru e d , h e could no longer, u n d e r h is oath to obey tb e C o n s titu tion, acknowledge as a Congress, a body w h ich , b y de n y in g adm ission to th e R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s of c e r tain S tates, failed to com e n p to th e requ ir e m e n ts o f th e law w h ich gives existence to C o n g ress. T h is is th e issue to w h ich nffairs have seem e d to us, from t h e first, t o te n d . W e d o n o t see th a t th e P r e s id e n t gains an y th in g by po s tp o n in g it. A g a in : W e d o n o t know a n e w s p a p e r in th e w hole N o rth (th e Tribune e d ito r is a w a re of it) th a t w o u ld sooner feel t h e vengeance of m o b violence, if its party w e r e t o in a u g u r a te civil w ar a t th e N o rth, th a n th e Tribune. I t s safety a n d Hint of its w h ole editorial sta f f de p e n d s up o n th e preservatio n of th e public rad ic a l m e a s u r e s , farew e ll to tb e New Y o rk Tribune a u d th e p h ilo s o p h e r w h o co n d u c ts it. Washington Republican. T h i s w as w ritten before th e ad jou rn m e n t of Con- I f th e civil convulsion shall follow upon T h e p r e s e n t a n x iety ab o u t th e P r e s id e n t of the S e n a te to succeed M r. F o s ter, grow s o u t of th e plan to have a m a n i n th e V ice-P r e s ident’s c h a ir in F e b r u a r y , 1869, w b o will have courage enough to refu s e to oj>en t h e electoral r e tu r n s from a ll th e S t a te s th e n u n r e p r e s e n ted iu Congress. T h e let- ter-w ritcrs say t h a t S e n a to r W a d e is th e candidate w h o is th o u g h t to possess th e m o s t courage for such a perform a n c e . I t is u n im p o r ta n t w h o th e S e n a to r t h a t shall un d e rtake t h a t outrage m a y be, e x c e p t so far a s i t m a y concern h i s ow n personal safety ; for i t i s a p lo t t h a t cannot l»e carried out w ith im p u n ity . W e d o n o t believe i t c a n b e c o n sum m a ted w ith o u t b loodshed. A t a ll e v e n ts, if the electoral votes on th e S tates th u s unlaw fully ex c lu d e d w ill e lect a c a n d idate f o r P r e s id e n t w h o shall n o t be elected w ith o u t them , th e people w ill find w ay t o have them counted, b y p u ttin g tb e propi P r e s id e n t-elect in to tb e E x e c u tive office nnd m u ii tab lin g him there, by force if necessary. Cincinnati Enquirer. N o r a tio n a l m a n c a n w a tch th e progress of things in tliis c o u n try w ithout seein g th a t th e re is a p e rio d o f cancellation not very f a r in the fu tu r e , iu w h ich, e ith e r th r o u g h rap id peaceful o r equally ra p idfo r c ible readujns, a great m ass of despotism , em b a lm e d in laws, in co n s titutional c la u ses a n d in official p recedents, w ill b o s w e p t a w a v . If ev e r to retu r n to constitutionality , i t is to be to th e C o n s titution as it was ; and w h en th e process o f retu r n begins, i t will move w ith a speed fully equal to th e m o s t im p a tie n t desires. T h a t question [of secession] has been sub m itted to tb e a rb itram e n t o f arm s ; a u d , so fur a s th e m ere influences of physical force c a n d e term ine it, it hns, fo r the tim e being, been determ ined. T b e S o u th accepts th e result, in respect to its present p r a c ti cal application ; b u t th a t acceptance d o e s not im p ly any aban d o n m e n t, in th o u g h t, of tl i m ig h t i m e a n s th r o u g h th e m ilitary co m m a n d e r of th e de p a rtm e n t, t o resto re peace am i o r d e r to th o d is tracted peo p le,\ th e Tim e s says : “ H th o in to l e r a n t a n d forocious s p irit o f R a d ical ism uow ram p u n t in M issouri b e n o t c u rb e d , nnd th e rio to u s p r o c e e d in g s of faction b e n o t decisively n n d quick ly checked, i t w ill l>e im p o s sible t o m a in ta in th e peace of th o H tato, d u r in g th o ten w eeks th n t e n s u e before th e N o v e m b e r e lectio n .” REDEI, CONFIDENCE IN OEN. GRANT. As th e “ reliab ility \ of G e u . G r a n t a g a in s t any P r e s id e n tial schem e o f revolution Las so largely n u d confidently b e e n p r e d ic a t e d , th e follow ing e x tracts, s h o w in g th e e x ten t o f th e reb e l claim on him , are in te r e s ti n g : N. Y. World. A u g . 20.—A t th e interview w h ich passed iu the E x e c u tive M a n siou ou S a tu r d a y , betw e e n P r e s i d e n t J o h n s o n and th e C o m m ittee of th e P h i lad e l p h ia C o n v e n tion, th e r e w as p r e s e n t o n e c h a r a c ter n o t p u t dow n in any pro g ram m e previously know n to th e p u b lic. B u t i t is e v id e n t t h a t G e n . G r a n t’s appearance h a d been pre-arranged. T lie occasion w as well know n beforehand ; th o h o u r w as know n ; its b e a r in g on tlie po litics o f th e co u n try w as well understoo d . T h a t G e n . G r a n t co n s e n ted t o assist in so conspicuous a m a n n e r as to id e n tify him s elf w ith th e new m o v e m e n t, m a y b e regarded as a b r ig h t ad d itio n lo th e a c c u m u latin g proofs t h a t tlie p a triotism , fair-m indedness, and stead y good sense o f th e co u n try a re rally in g aro u n d th e Presiden t. N. Y. Herald. A ug. 21.—T h e neg ro w o rshippers have now got a n o th e r cause fo r alarm . G e n . G r a n t’s presence a n d co n s p icuous position by th e side of th o P r e s i d e n t a t th e reception of th e C o m m ittee from th e P h i lad e lp h ia C o n v e n tion, h a s thro w n th e m in to a g r e a ter pan ic th a n a n y th in g th a t has y e t hnppeucd. T h e y a re t r y in g to show sh a t th is w as a m e re acci d e n tal circum stance, w h e n , in fact, th e b e a r in g of G r a n t a n d th e w h o le t h in g looked as th o u g h i t wns p r e - a r r a n g e d . G e n . G r a n t is a shrew d m a n , and lie hns e v iden tly discovered w h ich w ay th e w ind is blow ing, a n d lias tak e n sides w ith th e P r e s id e n t a n d th e people in t h is contest. / N. Y. Nowa. A ug. 20.—* * of observation and uifieance tb a t d u r in g th is audience tb e soldii h ig h e s t in com m a n d in th e F e d e ra l arm y stood n t th e rig h t han d of th e P r e s id e n t, in virtual attestatio n of h is in d ividual sy m p a thy w ith the p r incip les th e n asserted, a u d in p ledge th n t th e m ilitary pow e r of th e U n ite d S tates force upon tlie R a d icals, w ith arm e d f o ree if neces- w o u ld b e a t th e disposal of th e E x e c u tive to eu- snry, obedience to th e com m ands, w ithin co n s titu tion a l lim its, of tb e C h ief M a g istrate of th e R e public. T h e P r e s id e n t, in r e f e r r in g to G e n . G rant, in th e course of h is address, seem e d to in v ite p u b lic a tten t io n to th e fuct t b a t b is m ilitary lieu tenan t w as to b e d e p e n d e d on if th e em e rgency sh o u ld dem a n d h is services. I n th is im p lied co-operation of th e L ieu ten a n t- G e n e ra l w ith th e C o n servative m o v e m e n t, th e co u n try m a y find cause for con g r a tu lation , fo r i t dispels a t once every d o u b t tb a t m a y have b e e n sug g e s ted b y th e in tr ig u e s of tlie R a d icals to s e c u r e G e n . G r a n t as one o f th e ir p a r tisans an d th e to o l of tlieir faction. I t m a y be a su b ject o f speculation w h e th e r tbe Neirs, as above, u s e s tb e term “ L ie u ten a n t- G e n eral ” in a d v e r tan tly, o r w h e th e r it was designed th e r e b y to em p b a size h is dep e n d e n c e from th e P r e s id e n t, as a m e re “ m ilitary lie u t e n a n t ” of th e * I t is a m a tte r w o rthy i in c id e n t of p e c u liar sig- A u g . 11.—T h e next session of Congress will b r ing a b o u t th e crisis. I f it assem b les, as in th e last ses sion, a s a R a d ical Congress, a s u revolutionary body I arm e d w ith usurped pow ers, th e im p e ach men t of th e P r e s id e n t may be looked for a s th e sensation o f th e session. If th a t should com e to puss, the w h o le fabric of o u r political system w o u ld be sh a k e n t o th e centre, a n d again th e terrible ag e n cies o f b r u te force w o uld rule th e destinies of the R e p u b lic. I t w o u ld th e n be necessary to clear the C a p itol of th o incend iaries a t th e p o in t of tho bay onet, eveu as th o M e c h a n ics’ H a ll a t N ew O rleans was cleared of th e law less C o n v e n tionists by the staves and revolvers of th e police. T h e only way to insure peace is to break u p th e Radical monopoly iu Congress. W e do n o t appeal to any personal appre hensions on th e p a r t of Mr. Joh n s o n , b u t iu behalf of tho general interests nnd security, we call upon him t o see t h a t th e R e public, and th e whole R e p u b lic, b e f a irly a u d fully represented a t th e n e x t C o n g ressional session. Aud n o t alone for th e safety u n d w elfare of the country, b u t in m e rcy to th e desperate m e n tb a t a rc p lo tt in g te depose him , we w o uld have their absolutism i n Congress cancelled at tb e threshold of tbo next session, for ussuredly t h e ir very lives w ill be endangered if they venture to usu r p the E x e c u tive authority by im p e a c h m e n t, w ith the d o o rs of th e C a p itol closed against the representa tiv e s of th e S o u thern Htutos and people, th e m g e t rid of th e ir monopoly o r it will crush •th e m yet. T h e y tried an experiment at N e w Or- U n ited S tates ; and while th e s p irit of o u r in s titu tions b ids us suffer tb e Stevenses and th e Sum n e rs iu Congress, the T r ibun-s and th e F< press, to a ir u n d istu rbed tlieir disloyal insolence and th e ir treasonable slang, i t clothes th e lawful governm e n t a lso w ith pow er to open th e peniten tiary and to erect th e gibbet w h e n disloyal inso lence bikes tb e field in arm s , nud treasonable slung luys bunds of violence up o n th e a rk of th e C o n sti tution. A ug. 2.—E v e r y m a n who has a life to be p u t in jeopardy, o r a fam ily to be im p e rilled, o r a dollar to do risked, w u y now see f o r him s e lf th e spectra o f I 1866 rising on the near horiton, m o re clear und w o re terrible, too, th a n was its kind r e d ghost of tlie com ing w ar in 1861. T o leratio n of those who liave evoked it is henceforth com p licity in tbeir crim e. T h e s e u tterances from journals o f unbroken Pro- Slavery antecedents are n o t su r p rising ; b u t tliat I tho N. Y. Times, w h ich is especially charged w ith tho mission of softly w o o ing R e p u b licans in to tlio A d m inistration r a n k s, allows itself to m a k e sim ilar adm issions, is deserving of note. N. Y. Time*. Aug. 4.—T h e follow ing lam e n tation appears yesterday’s Tribune : “ W e p u b lish m o u rnful new s from A rkansas ; b u t noth in g w h ich m ight n o t h avo been confident ly counted on after th e leading exam p le set in W a shington. T h e S tate of whose good o r d e r a n d loyal prom ise, u n d e r Gov. M u r p h y ’s adm inistra tion, G e n . B b e n n a n und o ther officers of th e arm y m id the governm e n t form ed so hig h un opinion, is a b o u t to be return e d te rebel rule. T h e rebel ole m e n i already floods th e capitul of tb e S tate, and threatens to sw am p ou t th e loyal e le c tions anil tin w o rk of loyalty already done. A n d why should A rkansas not relapse ? S h e lias tried loyalty a u d f o u u d no m e rit in th a t line. She organized a loyal S tate governm e n t, sent loyal same. N. Y. Sunday Mercury. J u l y 29.—F o r instance, i t is very possible tb e F a ll election m a y so eventuate t h a t th e r e m a y be m a n y D e m o c ratic o r Conservative m e m b e rs of C o n g ress elected in tho N o rth e r n S t a te s a s, com bin e d w ith tho s e retu r n e d from th o So u th , w ould c o n s titute a m a jority of tho low e r H o u se. Somo of tlie Senators, how ever, m ig h t refuse to act o r a tten d th e m e e tings. W h a t rem e d y w o u ld such a stage o f th in g s r e q u ir e ? T h e la te perform a n c e in T e u u c sscc f u rnish e s th e answ e r. A n o r d e r m ig h t be served upon th e m from tb e P r e s id e n t throu g h th e m e d ium of a m e ssenger in U n ited S tates un i form , and w h o w o u ld afford an a d d ition a l ailm o n i- ion to th e ab s e n tees in tb e s h a p e of a few inches if c o ld s teel inserted in th e s e a t o f t h e i r p a n taloons. T h e y could n o t object to such u m e thod of p r o ceedings, as thoy hav e j u s t ratified i t in th e ease of T e n n e ssee. In case such a s ta te of affairs a s th a t above h in te d a t sh o u ld arise, th e preced e n t now e s tablished w ill be extrem e ly useful. If th e P r e s i d e n t co u ld have h a d a n y d o u b t in his m ind us to bow he shonld act i f r e f ractory d is u n ion ists decline to m e e t w ith th e real legitim a te rep r e s e n tatives of th o people, b o th from N o rth and South, he can no lon g e r h e s itate to deal w ith th e m in a p r o m p t and effective m a n n e r, by sending a sufficient nu m b e r of tro o p s to tak e th e m by th e co llar of th e coat und th e w aistbuuil of th e breeches, a u d du m p th e m into th e ir seats, th e re to rem a in as long as th e ir p resence m a y b e required. T h o above is placed oil record m e rely to show how early th e D e m o c ratic rniud a t th e N o rth in- ilined to th e r e s u m p tio n o f violent m e asures. T h is, lipw c v er, as a b o v e quo ted, w as y e t conditioned on tho election .of a sufficient n u m b e r o f rebels and C o p p e rheads to “ c o n s titu te a m a jority o f the low e r H o u s e .” Now, a f te r New O rleans aud P h i l adelphia, th e program m e is advanced a step , us o u r o th e r extracts show, and we m a y expect the forcing of th e rebel rep r e s e n tatio n in to Congress, be th e y a n d t h e ir friends m a n y o r few. M r. Cow an, ed ito r o f th e (loyal) W a r ren (Pa.) M ail, w riting to h is pa p e r from W a s h ington, thu s places G o v . D e u n iso u 's successor iu th e Post-Office on th e sam e record w ith th e G o v e r n o r ’s prede- “ B r e a d - a m l-butter R a n d a ll, th e fuglcm u u f o r thi P h iladelp h ia fusion, h a s o n m o re th a n one occasion said lie e x p e c ted th e re w o u ld botw o .bodiosolaim ing to be tbe n e x t Congress and tw o P r e s id e n ts claiiu- iu g th e Presidential ch a ir n e x t tim e , anil th a t tho m ilitary w ould have to decide th e ir claim s. ” R e g a r d in g th e re-establishm e n t of slavery, w h ich th e J o h n s o n C o n v e n tion says th e S o u th has desire o r p u r p o s e ,” tho (loyal) W e st Branch (Pa.) Bulletin u l th e 28th ult. cred its tb e follow ing to th e (rebel) N. Y. D ay- B o o k ; ‘Jo one can d o u b t t h a t if the South e r n peoph left to them selves, aud ull restra in t of tin g overnm e n t wns w ithdraw n , t h a t they w o uld send ie negro B u reau flying o u t of th e S tates, anil place th e negroes eith e r i n th e ir o ld c o n d itio n o r in one somcwiiut sim ilar th e r e to .\ I t bein g rem e m b o reil t b a t th is w as p r in ted i than a m o n th ago, and th a t, since then, “ thi stra iu t of th e g o v e rn m e n t\ has received a new and unphutic tw ist u t New O rleans, th e resu lt fore shadow e d above can hardly ap p e a r doubtful. A S o u thern p la n ter th u s w rites to the Chicago Tribune: \ O u o th in g is c e r ta i n ; thiire w ill be auotlior rebellion ; abo u t bow soon I don’t know. W e m u st be p r e p a red uex t tim e b e tter th a n tliis one. W e understan d now th e ligh tin g pluck of th e Yankees. T h a t was o u r e r r o r ; we w ill n o t make th a t mistake n e x t tim e. W e m u s t have th o foreign alliance be fore wo strike, a n d n o t a m e re prom ise. W o have issue philosopher. I t lias boon clearly established bv pestilence in n yet, t h e on ly au th o rize d “ c a m p a ign of tlio R e p u b lican p a rty , and w h ich is s till p r a c ti cally up h e ld as such by all th e ir le a d in g journals— o f m a k ing rebel rep r e s e n tatio n con d ition a l on tlio do p tion of th e C o n s titu tio n a l A m e n d m ent. T h e W a s h ington co rresp o n d e n t of th e W orcos- ir (M ass.) S p y w rote, in J u l y last : “ Y esterdny I m e t a f rien d , w h o has s p e n t twelve active m o n th s in V irginia n n d N o rth C a rolina, T h e resu lt o f h is w h o le exp e r ience is an im m o v able conviction t h a t th o bulk of th o s e h e cam e in c o n tac t w ith desire n o th in g m o re th a n an oppor- p o r tu u ity of renew ing th e stru g g le f o r th e ir inde pendence. T h e y co n s ider them selves a separate p e o p le, have n o lo t or parcel w ith us, a n d w ill c o n vince us of t h a t f a c t a t th e first favorable o p p o r tu n ity . I received e le tte r from a m ilitary officer w h o has recently travelled th r o u g h W e s t T e n n e ssee nnd N o rth e r n M ississippi, A labam a n n d G eorgia. H e uses th is r e m a r k a b le language : ‘ IV h a t-rcr fighting is to be done f o r the C o ifed-racy will be b y the United States a r m y .’ ” T ills predictio n , b y nil officer o t tlm t nrjny nt w h ich A n d rew Jo h n s o n is Com m a n d e r-in-C h ief, m a d e nearly tw o m o n th s a g o , can bo com p a red, in significant im p o rtance, only w ith th e equally fatal and equally tru e assertion of M a jor K e y a f te r tho b a ttle of A n tietam (for w h ich lie was c a shiered by M cClellan), t h a t th e b e a ten rebels w ere purposely n o t p u r s u e d a n d c a p tu r e d ; tlia t “ t h a t w as n o t th e gam e. ” OUTLINE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PLOT. A m o r e connected, com p lete, a n d clear explana tion of th e central f e a ture of th e P r e s id e n tial p lo t th a n e ith e r of th e above is c o n tain e d in th e foil* in g article, from th o N. Y. News, Aug. 21. I t has all th e au th o ritativ e d ir e c tness o f an official s ta te m e n t T h e P r e s id e n t h a s well tim e d h is proclam a tion d e c laratory of th o r e s to ration of th e rig h ts of self- g o v e rnm e n t to all th e S t a te s of th e U n ion. I t is n p r o p e r sequel to th e action of th e Conservative C o n v e n tion. I t is a seal up o n tho bond of alliance b e tw e e n th e C o n servative elem e n ts of th e land. C o m ing so soon after th e P r e s id e n t’s pled g e to the C o m m ittee o f th e C o n v e n tion to vin d icate th e p r in ciples of o u r p o litical system , anil to com p e l obedi ence t o tb e law s a n d C o n s titu tion o f th e R e p u b lic, it w ill b e accepted as a token t h a t b e w ill fulfil his prom ise. I t is, le t us hope, th e first step iu th e in a u g u ratio n of a m o re vigorous a n d decisive ex e c u tiv e policy ag a in s t th e R a d icals. I t calls the m u ltitu d e to w itness th a t th e g a u n tlet hns been throw n in th e face o f faction, an d t h a t the a rm o f legitimate authority is nerved to m a intain th e equality, th e dig n ity an d th e independence of the th ir ty-six S tates of th e Fed e ral U n ion. T h e P r e s id e n t has taken p a ins i n h is proclam a tion to c o n s tr u c t a com p lete chain o f docum e n tary evidence leadin g irresistib ly to th e conclusion tlm t th e S tates attach e d to th e late C o n federacy are all e n title d t o r e p r e s e n tatio n in th e N a tional L egisla tu r e . T o th is d e c laration is affixed th e sign a tu r e o f th e C h ief M a g istrate an d th e seal of th e U u ited S tates. I t is a form a l, positive a n d official a ttesta tio n of th e r i g h t of th e S o u th e r n S tates and people to a share o f th e fun c tion s of central legislation. S u p p o r ted by au au th o r i ty of so m u c h w e ight, an a u th o r i ty t h a t, in fact, m u s t b e th e ir on ly official g u ide, th e S o u t h e r n representatives will assem b le u t W a s h ington a t tlio op e n in g of th e next Con g ressional session p r e p a red to assum e th e responsi b ilities a n d to discharge th e d u tie s of tb e ir office. If, in th e face o f th e P r e s id e n t’s proclam a tion and in defiance of th e w ill of th e people expressed iu N a tional C o n v e n tion, th e R a d ical dem a g o g u e s a ttem p t to exclude th e m from t h e ir seats, th e y will d o so at their peril. T h e S e n a te C h a m b e r o t the U n ited S tates and its H a ll of R e p r e s e n tatives m u st n o t again b e pro s titu ted to th e use of a revolutiona ry faction. T h e C a p itol o f th e R e p u b lic m u s t no lon g e r be a den f o r c o n s p ir a tors to assem b le in nnd p lo t d isunion. I f tb e R a d ical m e m b e rs d o n o t choose to associate w ith tb e S o u th e r n r e p r e s e n ta tives, le t them resign, o r go hold t h e ir Congress at F a n e u il H all. T h e R e p u b lic docs n o t particularly req u ir e tlieir servioes, u u t it does req u ir e a com p lete a n d C o n stitutional N a tional L e g islatu re ; a n d , if we correctly un d e rstan d tb e P r e s id e n t’s in ten tion , it w ill have it. Mr. Jo h n s o n lias too explicitly ch a r g e d tlie Radical C o n g ress w ith usurpation, law lessness a n d c o n spiracy a g a in s t th e b e s t interests of th e c o u n try, to p e r m i t them , for an o th e r session, to retain a m o n o p o ly of cen tr a l legislation. I t is too m u c h pow e r for e v en good a u d wise m e n te w ield. I t is a legislative absolutism t h a t w o u ld be d a n g e r o u s in tlie h a n d s of th e p u r e s t patriots. L e t it, th e n , b e w rested a t once from th e fanatics a n d dem a g o g u e s w h o havo uo b e tte r pu r p o s e t h a n p a r tisan suprem acy. APPREHENSIONS OP LOYALISTS, us lie m a n y clippings from tho R e publican press, show ing th a t, especially since th e P h ilad e lph ia C o n v e n tion, th e y a re gradually aw a k ing to a sense o f tlie situation. B u t we w h o re see t h a t they propose to answ e r th e th r e a ts o f th e Philad e lph ia address in th e only c o rrect lan guage— t h a t o f unco n d itio n a l a d h e r e n c e to negro suffrage and a new , th o r o u g h and im m e d iate rc construction on th a t basis, u n d e r C o n g ressional regulation. O f th e ex tracts r e f e r r e d to, wc give room to b u t ono, t h a t p o ints o u t a m o d e in w h ich tho rebel lion m a y be resum e d , different from auy above forred to . Sp e a k in g of tb e action of Gov. Sw a n n, of M a ryland, in illegally ap p o in tin g disfranchised rebels as registers anil jud g e s o f elections, so ns to nullify tlie R e g is try law w h ich excludes “ C’ou- fedorates ” from th e ballot-box, th e P h iladelp h ia s* says If th e U n ionists of M a ryland resist th e a ttem p t of tho return e d rebels to overaw e au d overw h elm thorn a t th e polls, th e n A n d rew Joh n s o n w ill be culled upon to declare m a rtial law— to intercede by the arm y to give th e rig h ts of suffrage to tlie enem ies of th e c o u n try, a u d to p u t dow n th e bravo sp ir its w h o saved M a ryland from th e fate of V ir g in ia anil S o u th C a rolina. ” T n i: rto p s iJr.-a.lv tak v n by th o rrc-i.U - n t lio n w h e n w i.l w h v p v l,* v«„. I v t h im l i l r ism - Ib nsb- s n d H o s-w „ f R s j n a c n t s t i v e a sru civw s d 'U w H o o th to I M . ^ u l n 'l b . s \ V to T '\ 1' ' 1 ,lr\ ' 1)0 -’‘I a * \ ! \ i * T tlS '^ ! lL f l lf ? gTCT.T * Rive, sn.l tow a rd . M u m p U o s o l tb o m u p e s . M rebellion 1 lo P * * \ ‘ S o u thern m . » b m . o f C o , . ™ . , o e j . s . t t h o o . \ \ \ d ™ \ ' 1 w h i t e Z n T - - t J - L T ' A S . ' >■>“ ■ ? * « « . « . tb s , . . .... „ r I m th e ir s e a ts a t th e n e x t session. H o has declared W ith th is “ exnm n lo set in W n shim rton ” wlmt . . . i - i» . .a m anonym o u s le tte r s liko fo rm th e i r ow n com m e n tary. T h e y c a ll fo r n o | U lat th e y have th e r i g h t t o b e th e re, and h e s h o u ld are th e electors of f i a J S a a to d < ! ? ( f e e s * re- p r o tce t them in t h a t rig h t. T h e em e rgency calls jeets loyal U n ion R e p resentatives. H a v e they any for prom p t, vigorous an d decisive action, an d I a ltern a tive b u t t o “ r e tu r n t o rebel r u le ? ” ‘ \\ ,,n „ ■*\*«» Aug. 20.—T h u s far, th e n , a ll prom ises well for tho . N n tlon,‘1.E x e c u tive an d a r e b e l delegation from vindication of tho p r inciples of o u r form of govern- M issouri, in w hich tlieir spokesm a n com p lained of m o a t P r e s id e n t J o h n s o n has spok e n f rankly, cm - tb e action of Gov. F l e tc h e r in enforcing th e Regis- K w E s iss 1 - .. *•»- ............................. - - ’ --------------- -«■ — .—i:i;„„i I ho asked th e P r e s id e n t if thoro m ig h t n o t be M aking T reason O dious . - O n e of th e things w h ich m a d e Mr. Jo h n s o n V ice-President, anil bv tlio d e a th of M r. L incoln, P r e s id e n t o f t h e U n ited S tates, was h is celebrated saying, “ Treason m u st bo m a ileodious, and traito rs p u n ish e d .” T b e U n ion- loving people of th is cou n try saw safety in thut speech. T h e y felt—and feel—th a t if th e leading traito rs a re bro u g h t to p u n ish m e n t for tlieir m o n strou s crim e, and if treason is made odious, the cou n try is safe. Som ehow , traito rs have u o t y e t been punished. M any of th e vilest a n d m o st p e rnicious havo been p a rdoned ; and th e chief of all still lies iu prison. N evertheless, treason is daily becom ing moro odi ous ; thero is 110 d o u b t ab o u t it. I t was moro odious on tbe day after tho M e m p h is rio ts th a n it was before ; i t was m o re odious w h en th e colored U n ionists of G eorgia w ere driven away from tho U n ion soldiers' graves thoy w ished to decorate, than before. I t becam e still m o re odious yester day m o rning, os people rend th e account of the New O rleans r io t ; aud th e New Y o rk D a ily News, th e R ichm o n d Enquirer, nud half a dozen journals conducted iu a sim ilar spirit, make it moro nnd m o re odious from day to any. N o t o n ly is tho s p irit o f treason becom ing odious by tho lawless and d e fiant c o u rse of tho m e n who lately wore engaged iu nn attem p t to overthrow the governm e n t a n d U n ion, n ud who have been so freely forgiven for tlieir c rim e ; traitors ns well a s treason arc becom ing odious. Tho process by w h ich this is b r o u g h t a b o u t is no t precisely th a t w h ich was in people's m inds whon they applauded M r. J o lm sou for u is fam ous phrase. B u t i t is ju s t a s effectual— it rnuy turn o u t to bo m o re so,— Evening Post, philosophe r, i i iH P j th e law s o t eve r y S o u th e r n State, nnd sovcnil N o rthern States, in c lu d ing M ichigan, t b a t a m a n m a y b e a w h ite m a n nnd n t tlio sam e tim e a black m a n . E v e r y th in g d e p e n d s up o n tlio cartilage of th e nose. “ A certain p e c u liarity o f t h e cartilage of tho no s e ,” says tho scientific testim o n y taken be fore tb e C ircu it C o u r t of W a y n e c o u n ty, “ is au in fallible in d icatio n of A frican b lo o d .” T h is is tru ly an app a llin g fact, nnd m a y lend to th e am p u tatio n of a large n u m b e r'o f noses—for i f a mnn is o n ly a n igg e r by reason o f th n t orgnn, lot him cut it off, a n d instantly ho r ises in th e scale of races. W ith h is nose, no m a tter how handsom e i t is, h e is a born inferior, d e s tin e d to follow b is nose uju dow n w ard career. W ith o u t liis nose such a m a y dine w ith tlio P r e s ident. L o t every I th e n , look to liis cartilag e : for we grently fear th a t b lack m e n w ith p r e te n d e d w h ite noses nro com mon. T h e h a ir proves no th in g —so th e sam e sci entific au th o rity tins established—for a black mnu m a y , even w ith o u t a w ig, have n w h ite m a n ’s hair. W o o l o r hair, t h e m u latto m a y havo eith e r , b u t c a n n o t have b o th . B e sides, he mny b e bald, and th e n w h a t becom e s of th e te s t ? U n d e r these cir cum stances, all persons w ith hooked proboscises m a y b e ex p e c ted of a sinister d e s ign to conceal tlieir cartilage ; b u t th e candid sm ib-noso, which is alw ays tu r n e d u p for tlie inspection o f th e world, m u s t a t once rem o v e suspicion. W h e n e v e r the rea d e r h a s a n y d o u b t th a t a n apparently w h ite m a n m a y really b e a neg ro in disguise, h e h a s only to approach th e person and, w ith a polite apology, exam ine w ith liis fingers th e cartilage of h is nose. A c c o rding to t h e appearance of th o cartilage, he m a y th e n e ith e r bow, and say, “ I am satisfied, my d e a r sir, y o u are n o t a negro or, “ L e a v e me, vile im p o s tor ! w ith th a t cartilage do you d a re to b e w h ite 1” Such a n exam ination was a c tually m a d e iu M ich ig a n before tb e C ircu it C o u r t referred to. An u n fo rtu n a te m a n nam e d D e a n , bein g entirely igno ra n t t h a t he w as a negro, attem p ted to v o te a t a local election, an d w as a rrested f o r violation of tho laws. H e b r o u g h t num e rous w itnesses w h o testi fied th a t th e y h a d know n him and h is fam ily for m a n y y e a rs, and to th e b e s t of tb e ir know ledge, th e re w as n o t a d r o p o f negro blood in h is body. B u t th is availed him not. A n un c e r tain D r. P i t cher exam ined h is nose before th e C o u rt, a n d from th e conform a tion of h is cartilage alone h e wns p r o nounced to be fifteen-sixteenths of a w h ite m a n , th e r e m a in in g sixteen th boing p u r e A frican. Tlio d e fend a n t a p p e a led to tbo Suprem e C o u rt, a n d th a t in te llig e n t bod y s u s tain e d tbo nose, nnd th e m a n , wc believe, was p u n ish e d for voting con trary to law. C h ief-Justice M a rtin, w h o dissented from th is decision, h a s f u rn ish e d an opinion w h ich w ill s h o c k th e com m u n ity. H e co n tends th a t a p r e p o n d e r ance o f w h ito blo o d co n s titutes th e m a n w h ite, a n d actually scorns th e idea th u t b y any a u th o r i ty of law, or princip le ef reason, o n e -sixtcenth o r one th ir ty-second of A frican blood can exclude a whito m a n from citizenship. T h is w ild a n d f rantic arg u m e n t w ill only excite derision. I t carefully ignores th e existence of the nasal c a rtilage, tho u g h th e J u d g e afterw a rd adm its everything, b y h is iro n ical suggestion th n t nose- pu llers s h o u ld b e a p p o in ted by th e g o v e rnm e n t to a tten d th e polls, and sn u b all noses w h ich cannot prove a clean record. I n tb e m e anw h ile, a general feelin g o f uneasiness m u s t p e rvade t b e community-. T h o se w h o have reoklessly failed to g e t a c e rtificate in favor of t b e ir cartilage m a y a t any m o m e n t m e e t th e fate o f W illiam D e a n . T h e w h itest of w h ite m e n m a y b e c h a n g e d in to a negro, m e taphorically, 11.- - • ............ b u t, literally, in the in th e tw ink ling of pulliD g of a nose. R E B E L C H A R I T Y . From tlio Portland Prcsa, July 20. T h e am iable mood of o u r S o u t h e r n breth r e n h a s b e e n p r e tt y clearly ind icated s ince th e b u r n in g of P o r tlan d , by brief com m e n ts o f th e S o u thern press. T h e R ichm o n d lim e s , for instance, after allu d in g to th e b u r n in g of C o lum b ia, A tlanta, R ich m o n d , R o m e , etc., k in d ly s a i i l : “ As th e p r inciple of com p e n sation extends even to conflagrations, we c a n n o t ho p e ou r N o rth e r n * b r e th r e n ’ w ill e n tirely escape these d isasters from w h ich we have suffered so severely. ” Tw o h ig h - toned Southerners have felt m o v e d , i n like sp ir it, t o se t fo rth t h e ir I views of G o d ’s w ays w ith m a n , in anonym o u s le t ters addressed to gentlem e n of th is c ity. T h e first w rites from L o u isville, K e n tucky, to “ P. M ., P o r t land, M e .” L ouisv ille , K y ., J u l y 8, 1866. P . M. P o r tl a n d Me. D e a r S ir G e n . S h e r m a n th e G reat Arson an d Fii K ing is once m o re abroad w ith h is inceniliaty torches—every day we h e a r of d e s tr u c tive fires in som e locality a t th e N o rth, as lo n g as Sherm a n re m a ined station a ry a t S t. L o u is anil Chicago fires were principally confined to those places, now th a t th is g r e a t desofator is on h is m a rch N o rth , we hear daily o f fires e ith e r in h is f r o n t or r e a r, d a y before yesterd a y th o tow n o f Law ronceburg, In d . was consum e d by fire y e s terday we h e a r d of your tow n suffering from th e ilros of heaven, a n d to-ilav an o th e r fire is reported in Pennsylvania—and I look for such rep o r ts daily u n til th e vengeance of th e A lm ighty, is appeased, b y th e d e s tr u c tion of seven-fold th e am o u n t inflicted b y tho desolat in g m a rch thro u g h th e S o u th by the g r e a t A rson— fires iu h is f ront, fires in his rear, fires a t h is right and fires a t h is left h a n d , is d e stined to be your fate a t th e N o rth. T h e to tal d e s tr u c tion of New York City aud Boston by fire w o u ld n o t e q u a l the GO m ile wide tram p of Sherm a n thro u g h G eorgia. I ju s t call your a tten tio n to th is m a tter in o r d e r t h a t yc cu riosity m a y lead yon to observe Ac., Y rs, J ohn S m ith . A n o ther w rites “ T o tho Chief of th e Belief Com m ittee, P o r tland , M a in e ,\ from R ichm o n d , Va : R ichmond , Ju ly 9, 1866. To Iho C h ief o f the R - lic f Committee, Portland Me. S ir : Y o u r c ity is q u ite destroyed by fire. Y o u r people have m y s y m p a thy. I am a believer lcasb n wiiiia l T 1’ ,is *CGel? Ihea® savage boun d s in lo— to »y perh a p s im p r e re t U h “ \*“ ” e “r “ d t h e A N T I - S L A V E R Y c a u s e i n S P A I N . From tho New York Tribune. T h e Ju ly nu m b e r of th e London A n ti-Slavery Reporter contains m o st cheering new s a b o u t the progress of A b o litionism in S p a in. T h e Spanish A nti-Slavery Socioty continues its labors w ith u n rem ittin g z e a l a n d w ith rem a rkable success. B e fore th e public organization of th is Society, ab o u t tw o years ago, only one jo u r n a l in all Spain h a d advocated in its colum n s th e cause of e m ancipation. I n N ovem b er, 1865, th o A n ti-Slavery Reporter pu b lished a list o f thirty - tw o Spanish p a p e r s w hich declared th e abo lition n t slavery desirable, th o u g h differing a s to th e m o d e of a c c o m p lishing it. Now th e A n ti-Slavery Reporter pub lish e s a lis t o f 77 S upers, em b racing tbe larger portion of the entire p a n ish press, th u s classified : 1. Radical A b o litionists (pledged t o advocate thorou g h , com p lete an d unconditional em a n c ip a tio n ) ......................................................... 41 F a v o r a b le to E m a n c ipation, th o u g h n o t com m itted t o R u d ical A b o litionism 32 3. Pro-S lavery p a p e r s ............................................... 4 In tb e C ity of M a d rid th e stre n g th of th e p a r ties in th e press is as follow s : 1. R a d ical A b o litio n ists................................................14 2. Fav o r a b le t o E m a n c ip a tio n ................... 16 3. P r o - S lavery .................................................................... 2 Tlio Tribune c o n tin u e s : “ T b e frionds of F r e e dom everyw h e re w ill h a il th i s sta te o f periodical literature in Spain as an indication of m u c h greater p rogress than Spain h a d gen e r a lly b e e n credited w ith. I n th e Spanish A n ti-Slavery Society a ll po litical societies a re represented, b u t th e Progres sive p a rty distinguishes itself b y i t s e n tire u n a n i m ity on th is qu e s tion. Sho u ld th e R a d ical p a rty of Spain ever arrive n t pow er, slavery in the S p a n ish dom inions w ould b e ab o lished on tb e s p o t — o ne reason m o re w h y th e Progressive p a r ty in th e U n ited States s h o u ld w arm ly sym p a thize w ith th e P a r ty of P r o g r e s s i n S p a in. ” tribu tive Providence, nnd H e distinctly states ‘ V engeance is m in e .” I am d a ily w itnessing this expression bein g carried o u t w ith the different a n d various w ays H e has of applying it to tlio N o rth practically and generally. You no do u b t will say I am a fool a u d uo prop h e t, nevertheless ileuy uot th is expression “ V engeance is m ine suyoth tho L o r d .\ T h e N o rth has overrun tlie South by num bers, destroyed h e r Freedom , robbed h e r of hor L ib e rty and bu r ied h e r b e s t blood. Thousands up o n thousands, w h ite as well as black, n ro in a m u c h worse condition than y o u r unfo rtu n a te peo ple, anil still no help, no sym p a thy a re extended to them . \ V engeance is m ine suyeth tlie L o r d .” From w h at is w ritten a heading for a history, of j untold length, could bo w ritten. Ju s ti c e in eveiy lino—Yes ln every w o rd “ Vengeance is m ine suy oth th e L o r d is my text—tliis em b races m o re or loss tlio wholo Book o f C h r is t now add tho viola tio n o f o u r C o n stitution nuil the subjugation of the S o u th by s u p e rior forces arbitrary pow er being applied to a dow n trodden race. T h u s a proiul and high-m inded nnd C h ristian peoplo still suffer by tho hands of y o u nnil yours o u r C o n q u e rors. Je f f | D avis p o o r fellow included. T h is C a u tion comes in a m y sterious way novor- tlicless I believe your sufferings a re heapod upon y o u r heads by Proviilonco us a r e tr ib u tio n f o r your past a c tions und particularly your present unkiud feelings tow a rds y o u r suffering countrym eu. Y ours truly A R ehel until R e p r e s e n t s P . S. T h is is w ritten upon tho b e s t of rebol n o te paper—th e b e s t t h a t co u ld b e niuilo d u r in g tho ar. K e e p it as a m e m e n to of u ru in e d man as oil a s of a r u in e d country. A t tho very tim o w hon tho mnils b r in g us theso root w o rds of condolonco, oveiy day’s dispatches o telling o f assistauoo oxtoudod te tho suffering poor of th e S o u th by tho hands of a victorious I governm e n t, anil a Radical Cougress has ju s t in sisted upon m a intaining for two years longer the vust relief establishm e n t k n ow n a s th o Preoilm e n ’s W h e n Charleston, tho oraillo of tlio rc- T I I E P R E S S O N T H E J O H N S O N C O N V E N T I O N . LOYAL VIEWS. O n e y e a r ago, w h e n “ m y p o licy ” was a s a c tive as now in c ru s h ing o u t U n ionism a t th e South a n d r e sto r in g th a t section to r e b e l r u le, th e R e p u b lican press refused to believe in th e “ a p o s tac y o f tho P r e s id e n t.” N egroes m ig h t b e im m o lated and traito r s pardoned, b y th e score o r hu n d r e d , each day—b u t, “ th e P r e s id e n t is a ll-rig h t ,” M r. G reeley assured us. Now , t h a t th e reco n s tr u c ted rebellion th r e a tens to overru n th e North, th a t R e p u b lican postm a sters are losing t h e i r h e a d s b y le tte r , and R e p u b lican Congressm e n are in d a n g e r of losing th e ir s by th e ballot— now th e scales suddenly fall from the eyes of those b lind g u id e s !—Too late 1 N. Y. Tribune. Aug. 17.—T h e ex-rebels in th e Conventioi. as sen ted to m a n y m o s t distasteful propositions in order to pro c u r e a concession o f th e m a in qnesti -u —th a t of th e ir assum e d rig h t to do as th e y shall see f it w ithin th e ir respectivo States. * ’ * In plain e r term s, the J o h n s o n C o n v e n tion a larm s th a t th e w h ites of th e S o u th who f o u g h t f o r years te destroy th e U n ion have to-ilay all th e rig h ts th e re in th a t th e y ever hail ; w hilo th e loyal blacks o f those S tates havo no rig h ts w h atever b u t such th e late rebels c h o o se to concede to them . O u th o side of th o rebels, all is m a tter of r i g h t ; i th e side of th e U n ionists, th e re is b u t grace a n d favor, an d precious little of these. I f to-m o r row th e “ restored ” rebels of M ississippi a n d L o u i siana s h o u ld see f it to arrest, try, convict a n d hang traito rs every black w h o served i n th e U n ion a rm ies, th e y have a perfect rig h t to do so under th e Cowan platform , and thore is no pow e r in the U n ion t e prev e n t or resist them i n so doing. T h e Cowan platform asserts th a t th e re is no de sire no r purpose in th e S o u th to re-establish slavery. T h a t is false ; b u t suppose it w ere tru e , w h at of i t ? Is th e re any r ig h t to establish it ? M e n ’s desires and purposes change from d a y to d a y ; i t is the right of th e S o u th e r n w h ites to enslave the blacks tliat we w ish precluded. I f th e ir desire and p u r pose are to control, wo shall have slavery re-estab lished iu fact w ithin tlie next ten years. Aug. 21.— H o w m u c h hns th e P h iladelphia Con vention, w ith a ll th o “ b r a in s ” w hich its P r e s id e n t declared i t to possess, d o n e to make treason o d ious ? B y th e law of the lnnd it is n felonious crim e— D o o little and h is follow ing have w o rked thoir best te reduce it to a m isdem e anor, and Mr. Raym o n d elaborately treats i t as a peccadillo. W e ask every m a n o f candor to read a ll the proceedings of th e Convention, und th e n honestly to determ ine w h e ther i t was n o t c h iefly a ssem b led for th e com fort a n d consolation o f th e C o n federate m o u rners T h e r e seem e d to be b u t one id e a prevalent npon the seats a n il the platform , and in th e atm o sphere of th e wigwam—tho idea of brin g in g tho loyal States, by w h eedling, and persuasion, a n d bullying, to th e discharge of w h at Mr. W e b ster used to call th e ir “ disagreeable d u ties.” * * W c a re to forgot tho trem e n d o u s events of yesterday, th e slaughter, th e waste and tho panic of th e w ar, and only to rem e m b e r th a t tbe assassins of th e R e p u b lic lam e n tably failed in tlieir m u r d e r o u s purposes, aud are very m u c h to b e c o m m iserated for tlieir d isappointm e n t. * * W e do u o t liko to speak iutem p e rately. b u t i t really seem s to us th a t th e whole tendency of this Con tention was to incite another rebellion . T h e rebels have hail a tine dunce, and Mr. i t »> m o n d th in k s it h a rd to oblige them to pay the jr. H e m a y be a ssured th a t, if th e y can dance nothing, they will be a t it again before he is much wiser, or even m u c h older. Indeed, wo do not see w h y they should not pluck u p courage and try once m ore, w h en tlie P h iladelphia Convention, scowling a t the N o rth and threaten in g tho loyal ■pulution, tells th e discouraged Confederacy uu- _ r w h a t circum stances it m a y again properly re sort to crim inal violence. Mr. Raym o n d declares th a t “ th e A m e ricans who live in th e S o u th ” would unw o rthy citizens of a free c o u n try, degener ate sons of a heroic ancestry,” should tlie y “ ac- •p t\ those law s w h ioh CongVess hns soon fit, in ui exorcise o f its constitutional prerogative, to met. W h e n tlie passage containing this opinion is read, g r e a t a n d em p h atic was th e cheering and tlio a p p robation. T h e h o n o rable and d istinguished m e m b e r f o r M a ryland c ried \ R e ad th a t again ! and all th e little s q u a d of delegates from unrecon structed or half-reconstructed States felt in their fiery souls th a t th e roil which they were accustomed to wave in terrorem over U u ion-shnekers and U nion-savers was uot yet broken, nnil did no t loso ■II It. m .gicnl prop«rti... \ I n i , «™ . I.™ .» r r o o - dered am i Mr. D avis retired to Fortress M onroe. igratulate thorn upon th e discovery. All is uot lost! T h e re n n y yot bo another nnil a more fortunate rebellion. ‘ W h y n o t ? D o e sn't Mr. R a y m o n d tell them so ? Does n o t the Philadelphia Convention tell them so ? Is it n o t put upon record th a t their coniiuueil loyalty, such as it is, vorr properly depends upon tho contingency of legislation w h ich shall bo q u ite agreeable to tlieir lensitivo natures ? T h u s, wo aro uo sooner well >ut of th e war than political speculators ut tho N o rth are iuvitiug tho uueasy a n d tho desperate te Tho Tribune m u st have quite recently d iscovered th a t of w hich it a ssures Mr. Raym o n d ; for, d u r ing y e a r past, i t consented to lettin g tho rebels liuvo tlieir dance for uo th iu g .” And how stand wo now ? T h e issue of tho F a ll Bureau, n u c u e ---, . . ,. E n g land 1c h a rity, open-handed and w arm -hearted, | c am paign ia th is : tho D em o crats (as represented
