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A REIABKABLE ST03Y.

??the toilers OF THE ISLE."

A fenturj's Search for Captain kiddS

Buried Treasure*

Operations at Oak Island, Nova

Scotia.

SINGULAR SECRET OF AN OLD SAILOR.

fiiiMrrr ABean Tunnels and Rrlictt

of tbe Past.

iwrrBUTS of the sea hovek.

fwwvrry of Ynnlts of Mnhonry, Oak Chest*.

Barrels and Ify&teriout fliaiuber*.

Ohu Hundred Thousand Dollars Already

Spent in the Search.

frar Million Dollars Said to be

tbe Prize.

a?. He.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

? HiMt*, Majjonk Ray, Nova Scotia, |

August 24, IbM. j

* ftilv# l)een for some days roaming about the

eea shore, penetratin2 f?rcst?, tracing the source of

?be l.i>i|Md -i reams that come meandering down into the

blue Atlantic; now "taking" the lively cod rrom bis

mt vc clement, and anon roaming through the marches

likes straltbv savage, lurking behind bushes for ducks and

jloter. It is tine sport to get away oat of a sickly city

these hot days aud rusticate among strange faces, where

?e can get the cool ocean breezes to steady onr nerves

*i?1 d.spei the headache. But. bold ' I am not going to

hrancl, off upon .1 long dissertation regarding the seen

?ry of this coast, nor describe the sport that a life here

apon the sea shore aflords. It would be the old stereo

typeit story of ramblos amidst the groves, adventures

m'th rural beauties whose cheeks have never been con

?am nated by the cotme'ujut of man's diabolical in

sren'iou; of sails upon the white capped wave#, 4c.

All tins I will pa*g over and give you briefly a narrative

?f <*k '"land round wh?cb there Is wrapt something of

"""once. Hu^o has given us m his graphic stylo the

the Sea. '' I propose to give you a chapter

TOn.WtS OF Tint ISIS."'

Auiong the spot* 1 have visit?d is a smill island m

'?.v. ?n ?hc south coast of Nova Scotia, known

^^HMjKjiiiaiid, There, for over a century has been cen

tred ?iuite an luterest. I #lve you the itory as 'twas

U?J?J to trie ??

M.ujy years ago, when this Province was a wild,

bloom. ng forest in -uminer, aud a bleak, mow-capped

wilderness In winter, with here and there a small olear

ir.g. from which arose the smoke of some hardy settler's

an oW U1!l,> re?ided in tne then British Colony of

New Knglund, whose life had been wrapped In mystery.

Be had boon a sailor In his yonngor days, and people

? id he had I) -en a soldier too, for upon his brown face

?here still remained traces of the cutlass. Often had the

nn ou? endeavored to sound hfm upon his early career

hut it was a IrulUaes task. The old man was as mote M

the rock regarding his history. At last, when peo

pic began to give up all hope of ever extracting his

aecret, the old cosmopolite was taken sick, and on his

deathbed admitted that he had been one of Captain

Kidd's rovers" that many years before be had assisted in

fe..rjm over four million dollars of gold beneath the ,

W 1 of a -'?eluded island eaat ?f Boston, the proceeds of

K Kid s piracies. The death of this mysterious man and

Ilie aecret he had divulged were borne from lip to Hp,

twill Kidd aud his bidden treasure became a household

word among the settlers alon'.' the New Kngland coa.,t,

who for y,?rs searched all the elands aloug the coast for

??'ine traces ot the uhterraiican treasure vaults. But

Mi rb->sc searches threw no light upon the buried treasure,

and rear- rolled bv and jteoplc gave up the search.

Nearly a quarter or a century later three men, named

Muitb. Vaud and MKiinnls, emigrated Irom New F.ngland,

and ?ett!ed in Chester, V 8 , Smith and McfJInnis

taking up land npon ttak Island. As soon as these men

had er?<"ed ihelr b'lts thev commenced their work of

rellmg the forest that . ovnrnd the island. Met; nnit.

wln.'e roaming over the island one day. wa? astonishod

to d .?? over I race- of former civilization, and upon push

ing in* niptoration* further he dlirorered that the first

ri.'Wlh or t mber had ii?fn cot down, and that a second

g...?vti, w:i> sprint n? up, while ..ime stumps ol ..ak that

lisd fallen ndet some white man's axe were visible.

Aitacent I.. I tils ,;|e.riiik stc il an old giatit oak wll< e

foikc t hraiic',i?s fell over trte -mail clearing, and to -lie

fotMtfd part of the o..k. by means of a w?M>d?n iramtuel, I

?Mv-rting the fork luto a small triangle. ?>< aita< lied

aa old tackle block. 'Much he marvelled, in m h he

wondered at tliase ev id* nce< of prior ?etth'tneut and

away he nent to ainith and Valid and reported Ills

ererei The follo? nig day they visited the spot together

awl ou attempting to remove the block it broke to pte< as

m de. ?v"d it as u hv age *ad exponiire.

While exploring 'he i<las4 tuey found that the re.

wodna of a toler.ibly well made -oid rtaini it lo the west

shore of the island were ?till U scernible, and part ol

thia road I? still se e Phe tlrst thought lli. it struck

?hem was that lUis was the Island leferred lo hv

the dying seilir. The seclu.led sonatina ?T

? he i*land, ihe marks of former habitation,

appeared lo keeping with ?n they had heard of kidd ?

Inddea plunder Tb?y ww *1111 mors strongly irn

JP*aa?eil with this beiier when they rot ml that ih<

jimmd o?er which lite block and tackle hung had set

Med and formed a hollow. At once the ihr*e plo

tieors Ml to work, ("earing the vonng timber front

Ibe aunkeu ?iouiid. aud removing the surfer" ?oit tor

about two reel lliey ?tr ick a tier of flag tone*, evl

*eetlv not formed theie oy nature l*uliee<|iienlly lliey

a?~ ertained that Hiese siuue> were uot ludnenous to tha

t'laiirt. but had been conr?yed there from fluid rhet

two niiles distant

mwovirt or a > oi u nr

ltenm\in? the ?tnn<-e, the treasure seekers entered the

??"iilh ol an old |ni or shaft, that had lo-n tllle.l Tha

Mo ah of the pit wee -e?rn leei In d ani'ter, the sldi-s

?r It tieliis of tough, held Clev, hut the earth with which

l? ' ad m-eu llll?d up *ae sof' and loamy, anil easily re

ax tail. Ht III. they descended the sbart. foot bv root,

discovering ? ii- new Indieaiiou that increased their

?opes ot st Isst hlUing the loBi buried I reason1. Ten

faei from Hie surface thev struck a f.rv.r <>r solid oak

I"**, tightly atiaebed to ilie <id"s, and i>el<>? ihls Iwo

feet ,.f ,sc.|,t .p,,,, ,?.?d n|,,l|g ?f |h, ,

hatum settled dowu. Tliay pushed their ciploratioos

n feet further down aith.nil.n ik n* ilie sought lor

I" ifa. and after drtr ag ?t.. k. into the m id. nil d up

? be ?ball snd abandoned the work

ras sum o vrii.tn

"??impelled to alwndon Ilie -e, >r> li tor want of moaev

>mtth and his .ssoe.at*' ende,M.red to aiilisl the a si?|

?r e ol their ne,ghl?rs ^ ma the

fie-ple were ,KH,r and Ignorant ?n,l laughed at the* ror

attempt lag lo tlno K ?'.d - mom. ?|,?u i?r.rlaM.

? H 'ted a niiger to ?,.r,t ? ? '' rl i?- ed

w 'boot any further attempt J , .

nystery or i be old pH. * wimtiom ti*

a <o*r?si ? .sarn t >??,? KrT

*t 'ensih an o d r* 1-ut named l.rnd heard tb- s|urv

?f Ihe pit, v,.|le.| Ihe si ind e,Jti, ?,(i t|?

J" ? vl?? """? *"?" *aulls of K M, w..m homi and

ret" mad a .ompayr Katly in the r.dlow ng -ummer

? he i loaded 1 ?m.M schooner with tool, andarnvm.

??ei. t'Tsiid commenced the scif, |, ???

|ie i vision of Ibe thiee orisinal dlToserefa lM..g|n.

down thev dlso vered the sticks planted by smith and

Vaud, and fifteen le?| further down Ihev Struck a ir

i<pd tier of oek logs, lap tern Iwrher down they "trii'.V ,

tier nf charcoal, .md ten teat further or about flfii

from the anrfa< e . tier of putty. Farther dowa w?s a

f. -lone one r sH by two witli eoin? r'tdely i ut lei ers

and i k ires ipon it. ITiey hoped this Inscription would

^ ?t m solving 111" mystery. b?it thev were unable to

?!?? ipber it. At a depth or ninety Teat they found

HMIeatmai of aaier, at mnety-thiee reel the a alar in

rre a*?d Ni*ht inming on 'hev -unk a crowbar down

five icct ain| -truck a bard unpenetrable subs .?o< ?

feond bv the -Mies , if ihe pit Ship' ?upp< ?'"d " a is

e>e-st others ? a.l- d it a rh< St rhey ijutl work f'>r Ihe

night and relumed home, confident lliet with the inorn

Jug s s ia tbey would ooeseso the lung eotight trea-ura;

ard thev d la* usied the question of Its dtelsjap. Mom

?| eattitd the mailer. lio\> as ?r for on letielring to * t r*

ev found sttlv leet of water in the "t'Sft

Alt?r futile attempts to is l the water out. p' mp?

?? < pol >?, I 'll theee, foe r.j li.ey / Iiiaped

out tl it waur BUI) d wd at the game Thl tut

HW-V *? sink ? new stall hrsldu the old one, and tun

Mi front it miliar the old shaft, .u Die hop* of striking

too money cuest. When within tea or flfteea feet of the

|>it. ttie earth between the tunnel and pit gave *?J.

the water rushed iu wo rapidly that the men had barely

time to retreat with their Uvea before mity-flve feet of

water 1M the tuuncl aud shaft. This placed a d us per

upon the energetn seekers ater bidden treasure; and

the work was given up alter several thousand pounds

had been squandered in what some of the shareholder*

now bey aii to think au iff nit futmu.

A Not HKR tfMWUTKM I'ORUK).

Fifty year** glided into eternity before the work was

renewed, yet tho shafts and tunnels still remained full

of water, v, I. . h rose ana f ell with the ebbing and flow

ing c.f the tide in (he buy, showing clearly that (he

i -laud hud beou pierced hv suhteranean pa-isages. This

tinn^ ? us down to ? period of iifleen years ago. A uum

I >er of yeuni men ' ri t lie summer ol 1848 proceeded to

the island aud renewed the work. They followed down

the .-iiaft of tlwir predecessors, when they encountered

the same difficulty ? water cumins; iu upon them. After

bailing ii oui they tuereed the bottom of the pit with a

chi-el and -ledge-ball auger at a distance of ninety-light

i ' ?t from the surface, when they struck a bard, wooden

obstruction, which tbey confidently believed to be the

?nouev chest. The machinery brought up a bunch of

something which subsequently proved to be grass pecu

liar to tlie Spanish Main. This gave the toilers new

courage, and tbey followed up the discovery with re

newed onorgy. The chisel having been attached to the

auger they cut through ? spruce log about six inches

thick, when it dropped a foot and struck a piece of oak

'iBii^r four and a half inchc# tlnclc. They soon found

sum i -thing harder thau wood, and continued

boi ug until the auger sell led down about twenty inches.

While passing through tins substance a sharp metallic

found gree'ed the ears of those eoi ployed. It resembled

the noise a. l>ar of iron would make on being wormed

through a keg of nails, aud the laborers wore in ee-sta

cwi. There they were ulfltin a few foet of Kidd'itfrold !

Twenty inches further down more wood was found, and

below it the same mineral substance. Then came wood

:<lialii and afterwards mud. The only thing lakun out

was part of the ncud of an oak ask ; one end had been

cut oil and the other exhibited the marks of the cooper's

knife. Other bores were sunk near this one, but with

the same results. Among other articles inkou out was

inore Spanish grass and part of the hoop of .1 barrel with

the bark, iu a nood state of preservation.

THK TOILERS IN DKSI-Am.

After making^everml borea with like rosults, and And

.ii>, it iuipi ssibie to keep down the water, with an ample

exchequer, they thought of the lMitcbinau and his an

chor, and then looking upon themselves uuil the treasure

that lay hidden beneath them, innny of the compuuy

withdrew ,'rotn the work. The few who still persevered,

from the fact that the water in the shafts foil aud rose

with the tide, became convinced that there were subter

ranean channels connecting 1 he bay with the pit. Act

ing upon I his' belief they searched tho shore, when

upon the east side of the cove they found fine well

made drain* entering the bane of the island at. low water

mark. Removing the covering, to their surprise they

found that the stones forming the arch of the drains

were coated with a cover of this Spanish grass. Furtner

investigations showed that the drains had liecn run In

tho direction of the old pit, and considerable cocoanut

fibre and Spanish grara was found as they progressed.

They endeavored to follow the direction Of the drain,

uut (ailed to ilnd it connecting with a perpendicular

.-halt. The water soon rushed into llie drain upon them.

The next attempt was to sink a shaft and endeavor 10

strike this dram or chaunel on the line between the old

pit and the entrance at tho water. At a depth of seven

ty-four feet water flllel up the shaft. Several other

shafts were sunk with the same results, and winter

comlng on the work was abandoned until spring. Spring

came, but the Uisappainted shareholders, some of whom

had sunk their last dollar in the numerous pity, were

disheartened, and ttie work wua not renewed for nine

years. In the meantime the chartcr of the company

expired, aud the seekers after Kidd's treasure returned

to more profitable employment, still, however, con

vinced that the treasure was there and accessible if they

could only stop the flow of water 30 as to follow the

old pit to its original bottom.

?The story of the excavation" on Oak Island had in Die

-meantime spread over the whole province, and there

were hundreds who were disposed to make one more at

tempt to fathom the mystery. Accordingly iu lSgJ. jcet

inctt were held at various points in the province, full

particulars of the enterprise laid before thorn, and stock to

the amount of $2,000 subscribed. Several new pitjj were

sunk and tunnels run from them in the direction or toe

" money pit " wUJj Oie view of finding the subterranean

channel that floods tneiiitsTbul after En expenditure Qf

$1,1400 the results were not satisfactory. The com]iany,

which now comprises some of the most influential gen

tlemen of Halifax, have Increased their capital stock apd

M a rfsort, are Jnow building a dein "round the

ba*A of the island tor the purpose of cutting oil" the bay

water from the subterranean channels, when they pro

pose to pump the water out of the excavations a'lready

made, and follow the channels to Iheir termini It is ex

pectjd that the dam will bo completed the present

week, ahd the company uow feel sanguine that

Kidd's four million of gold am almost within their grasp.

It ie estimate^ that fully $i?n,?#0 have been expended

already upon the search, and tho present company, who

are men of means, are determined to solve the mystery

of Oak Island, if It costs as mm h more.

Such is the history of the '-toilers of the isle.'1 All

the members of the first two com|>anlos have passed

away, and i 1 remains to the third generation to follow

up tlin work of their ancestors. Should their expecta

tions be rcali/.ed, and I must admit that the indications

are good, what a remarkable mystery will be cleared up.

and what a sensation produced. That a stupendous work

of art has Wen constructed by unknown hands at Oak

Island is a certainty. That most of the material used Is

indigenous to this country is also certain. What these

works were constructed for, and by whom, and what

tlioy contain, nlme remain mysteries, which let us hope |

will soon I e cl a red up.

NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS.

SPECIAL ?TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

\ I.ovnI .llilitla la kr Itnlurd In l<?ni*liitiR in

Vifw of the Fall Election* All OIHciitU Who

l>? Not C Hilar ihr Klrrtl?n? la kr firlil lo bp

Itcniotrd by the (?uvrruor.

New Oklia vs, Sept 1, 18to.

Hovernor WelN Im this morning determined to raiae

a ?o-called loyal militia force throughout Ibe State at

one# n view of the fall elections. It ia to la- compo ed

of white and hl?ck troop#. No one to he admitted a*

an officer or to the ranks who wax in any way

connected with the late Otnl'eder.Ue nrmv. The elec

tion* under Cuveruor WelU' rec?ni proclamation to till

vacancies In the Convention of 10(14 will take place oil

the day do*i(<u*lod.

(?overnor Well* will promptly remove all authorized

gentlemeu who tin not in good laitn cause the elcdiou.

to lie held.

The foils eul i?n n nil llir Itial .Imlir \hrll He

ll-nil* lliin-.ll Am. in->l I .'cue in I Mirriilm't

I barm. A c.

S>w Out Sept. 1, 1MM

Judge A bell addressee la letter tnft.eneral Miendan,

through the Now lb-lean* pa|>er*,defen<llng himself aga n?t

the charge of being a "dangernii" man,'' and 'ays that in

!>i* judicial station he knows nought hut lldelity to State '

and humanity ami lo the unfortunate. ree.ud'e-- of

color. He 'Irmly believe? that not a drop of blood would

have been ?hed had the military been half a- earn?xl a*

he in nppo-ing the attempted n-oirpalion. He save

? tu'-c the establishment of the civil authority m l-oui-iaim

the statu* of Northern men h:i? been one of iierfeet

ksioiv. H? telle tienerai Hhar.dsu it lie think- the *mtr

I ton correct lo rrjolce in It. bul urnon^ good men ha

Hunks tt will not add to hi* reputation

COURT Of SPECIAL SESSIONS.

liefer* .l ioUce Howling.

SrrTMiU I ? I lie cotirlm >m wa> tilled a- sual, with

a la g* number of interacted and Idl" spectator*. The

l>r?t ca-e ol importance was that of

a nrtriw'itrr.

Crace W|!?on, the victim, charged Tlunii i* J Pram-is

with bavin; pit ked her po? ket of a w?IH containing

nmeteen dollars, while *he was travelhnv on Ibe IVrth

Amboy boa I. >'or ihia iinaairatitabls act the .aid

Wilson was toiileui ''d to the Peni'ent i.iry lor six

months

a a?n kb? out*.

-iiu-on Mark*, during the visit of Pre.-ident Johneon

lo this i ity, as-iivcd U> enrich biapoekeU by ah*' reeling

valuable* from the pockets of others Ilcteclive Httni*

kepi an jye on the pr'?oner'a proceeding". and ?aw him

atlemio to .1 ml .'mm three dllterenl |?er*on? in the short

-?pa" e of minutes Although a number of gen

tlenien testi: ?-.? to Ilia good chancier of Hi* eectMd,

the J.ulge icmembered that it *M Dot the first time ho

had t**en brought he'nre him, and vary properly

*enteuce<l him to a lOsidenea on the Inland tor aix

month*, and lo pay a flue of arte dollar*

vini.aTio> th? ukai.th l?w?

f be earnest sympathy of the court in the efforts mvde

bv ibe Health < ommisan jier* in Ihe performance ot their

duties h*? tieeo rtlll.v attested. Tin cotatil for t.'liria.

? Ian I >ei sr. the defendant, applied to have the ca?e (Mist,

pone, | tdl October, bul tbe Jiidae thought the matter de

manded the attention of the court in one week, and

;.atr order* accordingly.

m>irk ruftr>* wrrs

'tn the . hargo of detective Ot>or John Roach and John

Killing were each sent to the Penitentiary lor ?ll month,

lor jiockvl pi' king in Klflh avenne on Wednesday I an

coi tox art ?t. tso.

Thome* Williams, a negro, for stealing three pounds

of cotton from th" store .'Will and 'XW Washington gireet,

was xeul up lor a couple of months.

< ASSIBMIi WAVTKO.

l enrga Coach, for having taken a piece of c?.??im*r"

from the store 40 Murray i^ireet, where he was employed

a? |iorler. wai sentenced to the Penitentiary for four

months. He was also acctieed with ba\ ing taken other

mi--,ng properly.

nmriTtnn to

Dannie Coleman fur having attacked and heaten *

si i anger, whom liaontned lo drtnk with him at a beer

sal'mn in West Kotiv-flr-t atreet, waa aent up for iig

month i in. I flmvi ;w>. Tha livlurod man appeared in

c it aliU mark< of violence on bi* fare atlll vkalble.

< at?r or as <xn tanv.

t*r >n Ksmsrt was hrn'ight up for having etabewled

<t detati knlve* ami fork? from Michael wal?h, Beek

t!i*n nr?.t, by aerial ing ihem in tha bottom or an a*h

The -ig <1 m. 'her of tbe prisoner waa no grieveil

Mm ulrn from her for a

short %? imiii, i hat the ro?|?*>lonate Jndga auapaeded

?eiiteriee. wh*r?<t|ioti the S|,i-d t-arty want Into a falatiug

lit to r if r??* her toy.

nam**

Jo'eph tnhnaon, < laliniac lo he a member ef Ihe *av

en?y.(lf?l rrg'm?nt, and acknowledging hi* propen* t? to

l?hilie tha ardent, plead gmlty Ui offering indignities to

H?^e Kelly Uhila Ibe latter nslkmi on Third ava

trie A "entail. *e of thrao m i'la to ibe Penitent tarv

hrwtlgM veers to Ihe yoaag man s eyaa.

THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

The Cmnkhaiim Amn? Ike C>??i utlTtt

11 ow ike tkucM of Ike CtWUuei for Uev

erner are ACeeced? Geaeral I>l x mad 8? sa

fer .Marphy Ualalna Crm?<-AIUaaee Be

twees Weed aad Ca??er? Horace Greeley

the Radfral Caadldate fer Lieatenant CJov

ernor- The Secret of the .Movement la Ilia

Favor Senator .Marphy the Htmto Caadldate

far (-oviTuor on the Conservative Side

Judge Barnard la the Field ? laiportunt

Movement Anon the Democrat* far the

Mtate Aaoembly, dee.

The development* In local politic* during the put

week have in ninny iustanres been somewhat singular.

II is doubtful if New York city ever Haw more bubbling

and tailing of the political element* than baa taken

place in ibe last six days; nor is this confined to any

particular faction, clique or party, bat to all classes or

political wirepuller*, from the manogore of national and

Halo machines down to the precinct messeugor. Tbe

death of 1>ean Richmond threw the democratic

side into a sea of uncertainty, and caused those

who u?re anxioua to be on the inside of the

now programme to look around for ? new leader to

direct the canvass. Unable to And any person to ftll

that place who will bo satisfactory to all parties there

lift# been a general ? ramble for the control of the affairs

of the party by numerous cliques, resulting as yet in no

apparent advantage. Tbe treat respect and confidence

which existed for Richmond^ bids fair however to bring

aiioui a recognition of I'eter Cagger as the leader lor the

time being. Horn the simple fact that no man in the

.Stale is so conversant with the political plans of Rich

mond as he is. In ;pite of all effort.-; in other directions

be will unquestionably he recognized, for tbe present,

at 1pm ->t, as the wearer of Richmond's political mantle.

The attempt of the friends of one ot the prominent can

didates for Governor, to run couuterto tbis i'eeling, and

secure the election of delegates in tb* interior of the

Mate in opposition to ('agger, has seriously damaged

that particular candidate, and from being the first on the

list one weak age, he stands low at least the third iu

the chances for a nomination, II not still lower down.

Tnurlow Weed, as the leader of the conservative repub

licans, has accepted the tact that tagger is to be the

power on tbe democratic side in the coming convention,

ami is now co-operating with him in shaping the cam

paign. At one time the conservative republicans mani

w^^HirMr8thlt8POr,i0l,0f lbe ?h?oor?towonW

tS ITtorZ U'em in U'e U0'"inn,i0n 01 ? *?"

' and br,n? 0,lt ^aUidntes or their own in

1 7T:> ,o ,he jo,nt ??nveiiiioB- ?? ? ??. tbit

I0<J 10 the movement f?r a acpamte stale c,

in ion. R?t recent .lev clopinonts uliow thai

10 dem0crscy are going heart au?l *>?, inl0

the nan movement, and all rears bgve now j h

JW .. the ? or the campaign. The JSSJlS

hl8 new movement, under the banner or the

tnlon democratic republican party, uow being

lointly pushed forward, ('agger and Weed being ,

wo. kern in the cause, and the leaders of the two

Srrr ,,>nem' Ca?w an? '^neral

eed arc tacb in Command ot army corps., and as lon?

H .s n^bTT t0*e,1'er iD r"8ard tC tholr movement?,

is probable thai succor will crown their efforts. But

the enemy may make some important movement ho

sudden that they win not have time to consult together

1? .wb"' ?1"1" ,,e ?ione counteract it ; then wm

come the fcrioog time for the party. Then wii?Xomo the

y whcn a I"" have to be selected, a lieutenant

general ass ume thS yupreme command, it is said

? iw?U1 ' , 1 Bjer'"- ^ lo 1,8 "ichmond'a successor

as Prudent of the Centr.il K a? 'road. Whether this will

?aDy upon who will the party leader or

it m=^?rh R,ch"?ond in politics tiu:? fi">ae can tell

m?? ^itit 6Ver' b'! co?widered a tired 'act tha' this

DlaWn* U?r^|V^fl ^orning Vibbard interests from

LI ?? i gentleman where be will be

powerful as a political mauager, lor it ia known

h^d ^ihVt h.M f,K>ul l,,e ?s?'n? opinion or Vih

n.ira ah uiat held by the late I lean Richmond Thee?

matter* have all a bearing upon the political manoeuvre*.

Irom the Tact that an ertort la* bee , n.ade

nomination of a candidal# for rn..LlwL. .. secure me

alliance with the aristocratic element at AluLTihiJfb

^xjsvmixi asaas

^^^'assx-aapaS

!n ihV ^?D? "* 10 'he fact that harmony will exist

m the great conservative movement in thin State

THfc ItAOlliLH.

e1lr^.r^ TKP*ny' Zn lh" other "??d, ?re wonderfully

seine ol ibe ,amo class holding offlcc* in the?,? real Ro

WiST? W ' onsternwion iti

*>. .uT!^hl.1?&T.y^ret^g?kTwhow.h.', 2

indulging in hingnage wbicii proves .hem to b^ flt tub!

K* n lor an insane aayliiin. Ihe Republl.au i itv t en tral

ommiltee, known as the Twenty-third Street Orutii/i

vide far n?* th,I< has held its meeting to pro"

thi^-i eoming Mate Convention and organize far

Hom" c"Ul* the conservative portion

ot the committee did not attend, and the 'adiS or

?VMvtblng their own way But i> seeius

Jlgl there were only atom nny members of the commH

We present or le ilian one-liair ot the full nmn'ier

Thu enabled them to so lay lh?ir plans that fiovernor

W ,tve ' ?lel.'gallno Trom lh"ciiv to (lie

lite Convention. This, we premium, in nr ciyelv the

result that the conservative side nesirc to l>rin- al>ont

tas ran'o1? till? ? ,h? r t,nK ol ' ,?*??>tte'>

was part of their programme thereior. K. ntou s nomi

nation liy the raUicaly may tlicretore lie con-ideicd a

foregone onclusion *

The aueouasful candidate for l,ie.iten..i:i tiovernoi on i h

ticker is not so certain Titer*, are several

Th?mJ.r aT W,i"Iu" "I frankltn L,?t,;

H i? ?V' ^ ^ ^.vracugo the present t n?-?j m T m m r

Waldo H.itchlns, and Horace . .e.'lev .,r "|, ? , .i :

Hiauncey M. I>eu< ? ?,?i ?r Gould, o' bnicheiw couotv'

JJrerlevKbelng btvngtit forwam as a stepping ?t?i?. i0

? he I tilted Stales senate. b?t u?. event of ,u"" ?c

ces? ?r 'he party in the stair, and if n should not he

deemed ad- isahle lo take the -uc e ,or of In lUvr -

rro? I Ihte part oi th.Mate, then V, ni n. will he i)le m,D

tor the .Senate aud (Jreeley bcum.e fiovernor OT the

Mate. A strong mom i? bemg made in his behalf The

(UMtirnm inr I lie nominal i?n eeem u? rMt h??t;vo?*n him

?? ?r'dK H",ch.'?" T'"' ? "oin nation ?n> -up.

pose.1 to be certain till within a f?w osy*. But tlreelev

s n<>? in iking con-iderable headway and it is not at ail

imiirolnhle bin lh?' an .greem. lit m .11 he rem bed l?e

twe..u I he iwo. and one or I lie olli-r be k off Irom the

other' *! . h : "????'???' "> favor or l he

The HcstcU????i interast will not he

very f, ell plea-eil wtui this rssoll, for they elected

2?lh- >?' hope- or ilepe^ bM It is

w Ui iVl"-? .'""' "''ir H'rll! 1 '.Vlag Ibem-elves

m Jl ? S w TUt", a? (wrtv which ha- ? wsrs

"'PV '?"?w. lemon ami flreel v or Oaion ,.^i

?I^Kal' yirte''"'^ ^ ""'r,'^0r,' ,u '* Hckl t on Ihe

'?? 'OXsa*T?||V? StIH

. ti? hr'"* '"r ,:"v'r"nr the ( moo iMn..

a?a Kei?iW can Convention have mersaaM - noe ? ir

U-4 ravK-nr w ib ? p^i,^, ?tiuulon. rho eh ,n"^We

':",lrr-' Dt* '? rn-.ch I render

?st. whTT, >!. 1*ml m demo.

TJZ hl,i'

m.w anuoun. e ,h? he

l.ul bis name ,s not vet on the slate nfihosawho are

N^TTth.; IT ?" "r convention.

. r . . _ ' "'f* Hotlnian totmd there it.

i id, while [?* has vsine.i ?irent-th H..fT>nan h?

apitarenily lost gn.iuiH <Mit<lde <>r the c;tv ?

eflort has been made by some of his " frteCi.|?

lo secure lb" election of rielemes in .nrf . ,

Alhsny through an alllanoe with the a?t i tgg'r ra.i,0?n

in Uist to. allty I corresp,in.ience to that efl?, t

rJM TL" I 0".0'1,', *.bl\U 'T ? r"""i 1 deranle faelm,

I 'rklTwt.t 'r' , T' ?n,1,h?t inters which

w. rke.i with Richmond in the central iisrt or the si,.P

ha?e now come out boldly for Henry f Mnruhr m

Mr. ?i?iv n. Weed baa visited .bat s2.l?n sod sLn,

most of ibe week polling the wires, snd returned to On.

.Jtv yesterday morning with Murphy s nsme on h.ssj.i'.

! frt?* 51" therefore have lo overcome tl.e

miud iiitlnetK e of both Yteed snd t'a?ger lo secure ins

nomination, or el^? lo so divide ibe strength lietweei,

Slorphy snd IH\ Hist the contention will be obll2?d t.i

i?ae Hoffman as the compromise ? audi. I ale In the

ine miime.ludge Barnard Is (Ming strongly pressed for

? lie nomination, and nis frlenrt? > -?eri Hist he will bavr

as many delegate* from Ibis city a- Hoffman If i|?.

shall prove true the chan.es of the latter will he sario.i

v damaged. Ha r nurd's frlen,|. *r* ma* m- considerai.i..

headway in the ranvaes, but events alone ran d?cld? sum

tl>? relative atrengUi of the two m the delegation from this

? Ity It look* very mochas though l he contest before 1 1,.

ronventlon would be between Murphy aid t)i* Both of

the?e mav eshlbit Just sultl. isnl strength to place them

in a |??itln? thai will compel ono or tne other lo turn

their lurcea on a third inui In this steal, Hoffman

Barnard, or some other person may carry off the pr./?

All will then depend upon cip iinistan.es aud comblna

lioiis at the con vent low, Only a mall portion the

detegatoe have hern aa yet elected and tltare is a chance

for a great ehang. m tlie position of tba candidate* We

are living in a period noted lor rapid e?ent?, ami It ta

impossible to determine the ramilt ol the political de. I

vsloi menis of I ha next ten daya Tb??ee who now seem

?oh., ahead may, Itafore Ibe nwemtHIng ?r the roav?a

?ton, be the last In the rwce. The friend* of Hoffman are

m >r? determined than ever before and will |?ar* bo

sl'.ne iintiirned to secure his nomination.

ma sriT ?*srwsi.r.

Natb ng new has transpired in regard to tba Coogr-'s

slonal contest in this oltjr further than a movement to

secure the nomination of Felgar Ketchutn by the radical

convention H? the Ninth district. Ha having been re

moved aa Collector of Internal Revenue of thai district

Ihe rsdlcaia are aminos to panne htm before the people

?? the mfftyr candidate for Congrsaa It la powlble n,at

tney may soon have mors martyr* of this same kind in

other district* m this city. The great intareat during

the week (ootatde of the goeslp about OovsrMr) has

been In regard to randldatae for ibe Slate Aaaamblv

the demoerary appear lo he making aa effort to mm

the r beat men to the I eg isia nre Among those meg

Honed for the nomination in this city for tboaa posit . ons

on that side are the asms* of A. Oaksy Hall, L aaiaei j

Tlldeti, eg.fStlce rommtwloper VcMatmy, Jamss H

Oolaaaa, Mr. Swaegbaatet, Supervisor Ely and Andrew

H. Green. The .same feeling in favor of norjinating the

moat prominent sad ablest men also extends along the

river oountles and to the interior of Uie State. At

Albany such men u ex-Senator Ira Shafer and Amasa J.

Parker are mentioned. The nomination of the former,

who so ably represented Albany county la the

Senate, i* put down as a fixed (hot. The tone

or the entire democratic preee throughout the State

la all in tbat direction. And from all Indieation* we abail

see In this canvaaa an effort on the conservative side to

secure the election of a clas* of men to the lower house

of the Legislature that will give some of its former dig

nity and character to tbat body? an event greatly

noedod? and for the honor of the State it is to be hoped

that the movement will be successful.

COCWTT OFFICES.

Rut little has been done an yet In regard to the coanty

or local offices in the city. Tammany Hall holds its

meeting Ibis week to open the campaign by providing

for tbc election of delegates to the State Convention. As

soon as this event in over the aspirants for the minor

offices Hill enter the Held canvassing their claims. The

munic of our local politics will tben commenc#ln ear

nest. The combinations lhat will follow will be amuuiug

and interesting.

THE BLACK AND WHITE CONVENTION.

SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

Colored Drlentra Iron the Month? The Son th

em White Delegmni I'nknnwn to Fame?

Informal .Wectlnsa Held - The President

Denounced Kx- Attorney (ieienU Speed the

Probable Chairman? Order of Proceedlnco?

Ah Kxclllng Time Anticipated, A-c.

Philadelphia, Sept. 1, 1806.

AKRIVAL or rmnliTM

Dolegaies to the Convention which meets here on

Monday next begin to arrive quite freely, although with

the exception of the Tennessee delegation, which

arriv.d yesterday afternoon, comparatively few Southern

member- have made their appcarauce. From the com

plexion of some of tho delegations, the Convention pro

mises lo bo a racy uliair. With some half dozen excep

iioas, none of the members of the Southern delegations

ever llgurcd before in political ailairs outside of the

circles of their own immediate acquaiutunco. Among

tlie Tennessee delegation was a Massachusetts school

teacher, who during the war held the post or hospital

chaplain in this city ; slnco which time I um informed

lie has existed upon bis patriotism. Either the leaders

arc iD fear of being overshadowed by the imposing pre

sence of the gontlemen of color who compose part of

the delegation.-! or of another riot ; for so far they are

uept completely in the shade.

NEGRO BARKER DELftiATK FROM KENTCCKY.

I am iuformed that a colored barber and a hotel

waiter are here from Louisville, expecting seats in that

Convention which is to mark a now epoch in our history,

but up to this time i have been unable to obtain their

i'JBii"i or catch a glimpse of their tlitting forms. Fred

Douglass lias not yet arrived, but his presence is

anxiously awaited by the faithful.

KXUtTlONB TO INCITE IMTBC8U8M.

'the peoplo of the city seem to take adairs very coolv,

and the radicals huve to make tbe most strenuous exer

tions to manufacture au eumusiasm, which dors not ap

pear to arise at thoir bidding. As an evidence of tho

desporate shifts to which those freedom shriekere are

obliged lo resort, 1 send an extract from an enormous

placard wbich was posted on tho brick piles, vacant

lots, and conspicuous places about the city : ?

Come, all loyal men who rallied round the old flag, come

and greet true Southern men in council, hear their wrung*,

learn how pardoned rebels again defiantly scorn i he Colon,

Insult the flsji., and trample on law, justice and humanity.

Com*1 every man who love* lilierty and good government,

and unite In srotialng the people to tbe new dangers which

threaten the inlion from usiii'Dntion of the oil'' mau power.

ltemember tbe glory of your Revolutionary aires and the

priceless heritage ihey left.

lteinember (he more recent glories of VtckKliurg, Atlanta,

Gettysburg and the Wilderness; the heroes dead on the

Held or battle, the horrors of Llbliy Prison and Anderson

ville. the inaityrdoin of Abraham Lincoln.

lteinember all the past Ave yeais, all your blood-bought

right*, all your heroic sacrifices, all your resulting duties,

ami pioclaltn In thunder-tones the rcbela, routed by the

bayonet, alia II nol rule by the ballot.

Veterans in freedom's holy cause, come In aerrled ranks;

let thn elective echoes of your resounding tramp again a?

aura the people lluii you are once more marching lo the

trout to aave ibe nation and secure the rights of man.

Treachery in high place* lias organized the retails you sub

dued iu flgni, sud they are again marshalled against republi

can iliierty. At them once more, and ttnisb with your bal

ltf(a what yell'- bullet* left undone.

cAvctm op run Tonoana omlbgatw.

Th-i Tenncasee delegates, lo tbe number of about fifty,

,ici haps, had a meeting at Ave o'clock this afternoon, at

i ho headquarters of tbe National Union Club, Chestnut

street. Governor Brownlow was present, bnt took no

part in the proceedings aside from being ah lUteMsJJgd

spectator. Mr. Frlcr?on, Speaker of tbe TenneMM

senate, acted as chairman. A speech denouncing Presi

dent Johnson aud his reconstruction policy, and advocat

ing negro suffrage, was made by John M. Palmoys. An

informal meeting of the delegates from all the Southern

Sutes is iug called for half-past live o'clock, the speaker

was cut short In the doliverv of his remarks, and the

t'eniie'ieo meeting was declared adjourned.

Hltirri.su or net BUATBa ? south i ahuiim asu ilorida

tor tgrPfkhsrev.

The delegates from all tbe Southern States numbered

about seventy -Ave persons. Governor Fletcher, of

Missouri, was ? ho?en chairman, and Mr Hawkins, of

Tennessee, secretary. A delegate from Tennessee read

tbe invitation wbich had been extended to them bv tbe

Utyal league of Philadelphia to hold ibeir convention

in ibis city, and he supposed It would lie tbe duly of the

delegates there asxomblod to make some lilting response

to the kind hospitality of their Northern friends.

Me mnred that a committee of one from each

state be appointed to report on the matter.

The motion was agreed to. The < 'hairtnan announced

that there were no delegates there from South Carolina

or Florida, and that be would be compelled to ignore

tiiose States in appointing the committee. A delegate

moved that a committee tie appointed on credentials and

tickets of admission to the Convention, but the meeting

secuied to think that the Loyal league should have

charge of the matter, and so the motion was withdrawn.

an AI.AHAMA on Ko ati nee! set) ro this constuvtiosai.

AMi.vnmsT.

A delegate from Mobile th'-n addre*?ed the meeting

i on ii Hi.- constitutional amendment a* passed by Con

gress He believed I bat Ihe radicals in Congrats were a

good and | ?t. riot! set of men, but cv>r. if the amendment

which Ihey proposed should lie adopted by the Southern

Stale;, ii would have the effect of driving every loyal

man out of the sooth. It * as not s>iMci?nt He took

the round thai the Southern Stales were out of the

I n ion i. ml void and thai they became drluuct when

ihe withdrew 'roiu tlio I niou and entered ilie conlede

racy of which .letl l?svi? wns chief. an?t Ilia' tbev could

not It- admitted to the I nion again eicepl by Uw ot

Congre-.. The constitutional .mi' oilmen! did nol pro

tide for Hie safety of loyal citizens ai the Mouth, aod

flie\ could not stand under it. (Hoar, hear.) He was

wiliing to endorse t ongre** in everything exoepl this.

The chairman intimated that the delegate- were unani

mous on that pouil, aod thought that all luillier di?

cuss'on on the sut^ect wa< iiiMcwuy.

AMienw iais^on Hamilton to rkscos'o to ma sfi out or

rnr sos.uitss B*t r i; sirs.

Toe ? ommlttee reported lha' they bad agreed upon

An. tew .Is' kson Hamilton, of Texas, as ihe most suit

able |s*rson to res|iotid to ibe mv ilaiiou of Ui? Loyal

I e i,M,e, and siiui, ted ibsi i hi- delegate- iroiu -ach

M.ue should meet at nine o'clock ?>? Monday morning

for ihe purpose of proceeding to Independence square to

nieei thoir Nuilbein fi lends. It ?vs> Il-? sugg*?t?-d th.it

the cba man should be appointed their marshal on the

occasion and that he confer with the marshal of tbe

l.eyai l.-asne in relation to matters couner.ted with the

soproai'lilsg Convention The report was ae rpttit, and

Ilie suggestion' adopted throughout.

s committee wat tbeu appointed to wait upon Mr

Hamilton and inform htm of the aei.?n ot ?be meeting In

i elating him ss the orator of tho Honthern il?lepir< on

Monday morning, aod the meeting adjourned.

It !s reported to-night the' ei-Attnr??y Oensrel -|>eed

will be ele< ted I'rssident of the coiveat on He it

here i*pr*aentlng Kentucky. The fnenoa of Ooverner

Fletcher, of Mta-onri. tbink that the choline will rail upou

him

With the exception of John Minor Hotts. Parson

Brnwnlow, Jack Hamilton sud s lew colored men from

Kentucky, (here are no >outbern de'egates worth men

tioning.

The Rev Hope Bsrrie, who represents Cold?boro. N

V., is Uere. and *ay- no I'ntoii man csn lie electml to

oflii ? tn bis town. The reason for this proisiblv is

thai there are, arcording ui bis own account. h?t three

I'nion men in the place? namely, the Po'ttnastar, an

oct'igenarian and himself

Among tbe Northern delegates wb? have arrived are

Senstor Harris of New York , Oovernor Fairvhild, of

Wi.? on?in; -enstor l.sne, of Ind.ann Governor Ompo

of Micliigan . (iovernor Hnreman. of We* i Virginia, and

i'rank Thomas, of Maryland, It is intended tbet the

convention aboiiid bee*clusivelyt<outhern. the Nnrthem

delegaiea |o >?e treated like hoooraty mcmberr, wltb

inrtui?. n lo be in the convention sfler the wotk. or

ims inesi psrt. is flnlahed. So that for the first day or

two ihe Southerner* will have side possession of the

premise* ibe idea is to give the oonv entioa the ap

peers ni ? nl a Southern institution, representing the

lim:U Ot |s oj.|e m Pixie b'lt. jU Igtrig Irom the s-arcitT

of delegates snd their hitherto unknown repulstion, I

Opine t Will prove a miserable failure.

t.overnor Andrew, of Mas-<af he, setts. ln(j R#n Rtitlor

are nxpsi ted to he here on Monday. lhu* far Ibe aRalr

has tailed lo create any eacilenteut among the people of

this quie: snd orderly city.

Hrmert Ridgewsy member of Congress elect from tbe

Tounh < ongTeaslonsI district of Virglnls. who wss ap

(silnted a delegate to the convention, rewudisuw lit* ap

t?dntment and declares indignantly tliai it is a villainous

outrage upon him, and that he has not a particle of j

sympathy with the Jacobin rabble.

It t? said that Judge Advocate Ueaeral Holt and Judge

Kdmunds. Postmaster ol the fn lied States -enale, will

attend ss delegsles from the lu^riet at Columbia Ihey

bare not yet arrtred ? .

Aimut stt hundred delegatse had registered their

names at tbe I'nion l/cague np to to-night.

onus* nr. rnoMirtMsoa

The fr lion ng order of prooeedlngs wai imaed this af

lersoon ?

The Soiithsm delegates will meet at the rooms of lbs

National I'nion Clnb, 1.104 Chennul street, at half past

nine o clock A M , and proceed ibence to Independence

Hall.

The Northern conference delegates will meet at Inde

pendence Hall at naif-pelt nine o'clock A. M

All the dalegatee will he escorted from Independence

Rail to the I'nion League House, arcording to Ibe or

der Issued by General wtcklea. Chief Marshal, where

they will be reoe.ved and welcomed by Charles Gibbons,

Chairman of the Committee of Reception, on behalf of

the league After the sddreaa of welcome sod Ihe re.

ply the Southern delegates will be eenorted to the Na

tional Hall, where tne escort will be dismissed.

In i?r#er to prevent mnfnston, no pereoas will ho ad

mitted la tho eon vendee on Monday as members thereof

eioept the delegates tretn the Bootbera States Tho

conferoaoe delenMe sapolated be the tioveroors of tbe

Northern States, or otherwise duly anthoriied to repre

sent them in oonventioa, will meet at the League Boum

at one o clock on tanday, for temporary orgnnitatioo.

The two bodies wiU t>e united in national convention at

?? loynl Union lata of the South mar desig

nate. The union will take place in front of the League

Hwae, in preaenoe of the people, of which due notice

will be given.

Cbariea McClintock, of the Philadelphia Prm, la ap

pointed to furnlah the Committee of Reception with the

names of the several reporters in attendance at the con

vention. and the papers which they represent. Tickets

of admWBlon will be iaaued to the reporter! named in

the official list, bat to none ?there, on Monday morning,

at ten o'clock, at the League House.

Ex-Uovernor Smith, of Rfcode Taland, De

clines Belli a Delegate to the Black and

White Convention.

PROVtomct, a L, Sept 1, 1HM.

Ex-Governor James G. Smith haa written a letter de

clining to attend the Philadelphia Convention of Sep

tember 3 an a delegate.

TEE CLEVELAND CONVENTION.

Kr ply of the Rct. Henry Ward Beeeber to the

Holiliers' and Ballon' I-elter of Invitation

Strong Argument In Favor of President

Johnson's Restoration Policy.

PwtMKiLL, August 30, 1888.

CuAi. 0. Halpikb, Brevet Brigadier General ; H. W.

Si-ocrs, Major General, Gordon G ranch*, Miyor Gen

eral? Committee:? . ...

Gnmnn-I am obliged to you for the 'notation

which you have made to me to act as Chaplain to tne

Convention of 8ailor? and Soldiers about to convene at

Cleveland. I cannot attend It, but I heartily wiBhlt,

and all other conventions, of what party soever, success,

whoso object is the restoration of all the States late in

rebellion to their federal relations.

Our theory of government ha? no place for a State ex

cept in the I nlon. It Is justly taken for granted that

the duties and responsibilities of a State in federal lega

tions tend to its political health and to that or tne

whole nation. Even Territories are hastily brought in,

often before the prescribed conditions are 1 ultilled, as ir

it wore dangerous to leave a community outside or uio

great body politic. ,

Had the loval Senators and Representatives of Ten

nessee been admitted at once on the assembling of Con

gress, and, in moderate succession, Arkansas, Georgia,

Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia, the P"b,lc m'D.,

of the South would havo been far more healthy than it

is, aud those States which lingered on probation to tne

last would have been under a more salutary Influence to

good conduct than if a dozen armies watched over them.

Every month that we delay this healthful step com

plicates the case. The excluded population, enough

unsettled before, grow more Irritable; the army be

comes Indispensable to local government and super

sedesit; the government at Washington is called to in

terfere In one and another aililculty, and this will be

done inaptly and sometimes with great injustice ? ror our

government, wiselv adapted to its own proper functions,

is utterly devoid of those habits, and unequipped with

the instruments which (It a centralized government to

exercise authority in remote States over local affsirs.

Everv attempt to perform sueh duties has resulted In

mistakes which have excited the nation. But whatever

imprudence there may bo in the method, the real criti

cism should be agntnst the requisition of such duties or

the general government. , __

The federal government is unlit to exercise minor po

lice and local government, and will InsviUbly blunder

when It attempts it. To keep a hair score of States

uudor federal authority, but without national ties and

responsibilities; to oblige the central authority to govern

hulf of the territory of the Union by federal civil officers

and by the army, is a policy not only uncongenial to our

ideas and principles, but pre-eminently dangerous ' lo the

spirit of our government. However humane the ends

sought and the motive, it Is. in fact, a course of instruc

tion, preparing our government to be d*spotic and

familiarizing the people to a stretch of authority which

can never be other than dangerous to liberty.

1 am aware that good men are withheld from ad vo

eating .the prompt and successive admission or Uic ex

iled States by the fear, chiefly, of its effect upon partiea

and upon the freedmen. , 0 . .

It is said that, if admitted to Congress, the Southern

Senators aud Representatives will coalesce with Northern

democrats and rule the country, is this nation, tben,to

remain dismembered, to berve the ends of parties?

Have wo learned uo wisdom by the history of the past

ten years. In which just this course of sacr.flcing the

nation to the exigencies of parties plunged us Into rebel

l-K5f, adroit that the power would pass Into the hands

ol a party made up of southern men, and the hitherto

dishonored and misled democracy of the North, Utat

power could not be used just as they Phased. The war

has changed, not aloue institutions, but ideas. The

whole CO' miry ha* advanced. Public sentiment is ex

alted iar beyond what It has boon at any former period.

A new partv would, like a river, lie obliged to seek out

its channels, in the already existing slopes and forms of

l^6?Wn?lnUred a new era of liberty. The style of

thought is freer and inoro noble. .

our timos are regenerated. Tho ?0De

school, and hundreds of thousands of men are gone

home to prea' h a truer and nobler view of human righto.

All the industrial Interest* of society are mo\ log .with

increasing wisdom toward intelligence and liberty.

Kver vwhere In ch urches, in literature, in natural se -

en ei in physical industries, In social questions, as well

the nation feel's that the winter is over and

a new spring hangs in the horizon and works through

all the element-. In this happily change.! and advanced

condition of things uo party of the retregrade can niain

lain itself. Everything marches and parties must ? row??.

I hear with wonder and 'home and scorn the tear of a

few that the South on e more, in adiu^ment ?Uh the

federal government, will rule this nation ! The Nortb Is

neh. never so rich : the South Is poor, never before so

poor. The population of the Nortfui new'; y day"*

ol the South. The Industry of the 1No^h;. in ''

in forwardness and productiveness, in all the machinery

and education required for manufacturing, is half a cen

tury in advance of the South. Churches In the North

crown every hill, ?nd sc hools swarm in every neighbor

hood while the South has but scattered lights, at long

distances, like lighthouses twinkling along the edge of a

continent of darkness. In the * "^?-23 v

l rust how mean and craven Is the fear that the South

will rule the policy of the land. _ That it wUlhaveMi

influence, that it will contribute, In time ^_i P?ul

ant influences or re*tmlnu, we aie ? ad to bellwo. But

if it ri*e? at once to the control of the gov eminent, it

will lie because the North, demoralized by pfosperity

and liesolted by grovelling Interest*, refuses to discharg

Its share or political duty. In such a case <h? South not.

oniv will control the government, but It ought to do It.

It ?s feared, with more resMin, that the restoration

or the South lo her full inde|K ndenoe will be detrlmen

tal to the freedmen. The ?oon<T vre dMfll n jow ?

minds the idea that the rreedmen < an be classified and

separated from the white population. d "d

defended by themselves, the better it will be for them

and ii*. The negro is part and parcel ol Southern society.

H#- i*4ii) not l?" nmtperooa while it i? unprrwpered. IU

"ViH will rebound upon him Its happiuei* and

relnv Igoratlon cannot he kept from his participation

Th? restoration of the South to amicable relations with

the North, the reorganization of its the

re usii ration or Its enterprise and thrift will all re

dound to the freed men's tieoeflt. Nothing Is so danger

ous to the fredmena* an nusettled state of society in

the South. On him oome< nil ths *pite. and anger, and

cpnee ?nd revenge, lie tt II he mad- the seapenos. ol

lawless and heartier men. Tnlew we torn the govern

ment into a VBH m iliary machine, there cannot he

.irmtes enough u> proU-tt the freedmen while Southern

socltty remains Insurroctionary. If Souihero sm-iety Is

calmed, Heftl.nl ami occupied aud soothed with Mm

hopes and prospers industries, uo anuies will ne

needed Riola will tubaidu, la ft less 1 1 angers on will be

driven eff or belter governed and a way ?'? he gradu.

sllr opened up to the froedman. through eda.aUon and

Indn try, in full citizenship, with all its honor* and

<i<ns?tMltan is a growth. None can "?r?pe 'J?**

tears in the wlldern? who tra, ,sl f rom _th e Egypt .of

,gno runes in the promised land ot

(Vesdn.en must take their msr-h. I havo lUMMMltn

the maMi If th?v have the ~tamlua to undergo U?s

h^W whlch ^v^ uncivilized M hss under

gone in their upward progress, they will ' V?*

take their plane among <is That place cannot be bought,

nor Iwinwdbed, uorgaioed by sleight of hand. It will

nime to sobriety virtue. Industry and frugality As the

nation cannot be sound until the South is pro?|>erous, so,

on the other extreme, a healthy condition of cl?il so

ciety In the South is indispensable lo the welfare of tbe

1 Befa?itig to ?dmii loyal Senators and Representatives

from the South to Cougress will nol help tos frwlmen^

It will not secure for them the vote. It will not pndmrt

them. It Will nol secure any amendment of "? constl

tut ion. however just and wise. It will ?

dangers and > ompllcate the dlflhjui'tse Whethor We re

ssrd the whole nation, o, any section ol It or class In it.

the flr?t demand of mir time >? '"tire reonion

Once united, wl can. by schools. cj>sTrhaa,,afreeprees

and increasing free upeech. attack each evil and seeuie

"urJmhAf tbe great cl.aam which rebellion madeis

not tilled up. It grows deeper and strs^es wider Out

of it rsw dread spectres *n?l thteateoing sound*. I<et

tlia' null be close. I, and bury in It slaTory, sectional

Miimostty and all strifes and hatreds '

II i. flt that the brave men. wbo on sndUnd^

ficed dssth to wive ths nallon, should now, tiy llieir

IT. .nTvote ?e".umm.te what their swords rendered

'"'roj'n.e sake of the freedmen. for Oie?ke or I the Soitth

and its millions of out fel low-eountrymen^

-?ke. snfl ror the crest cause

I irvetlie Immediate reunion of all the ?art* wbi.

bell, on snd war have V'aRpV^ A**.

City Politics.

Jimsao* Mkstim is t** Iiiihtsbsib W?s|p On Fri

day evening the great hall of Ihe Clinton Gard?n. Clin

too street, near Rriwime, was densely crowded \y the

^onssrvativsciurrns of the Thirteenth ward callej to

gether ror tbe purpose of organ, ring ? National I'tioa

t iuh. and making arrangements for s spirited campatni

Iks coming tall The meeting was called lo order by Mi

Joseph H. Tanker, npon whose motion Mr. Henry Tics

was chosen Cholrman and Jacob K. Cohen, Secretary.

Resolutions eipreortng reofldeoce in Ibe Ktecutire and

pledging him the hearty and earnest support of the

nrganitation, were unanimously adopted. "peaches,

eharacter>ze<l tor their patriotic tone, which aroured the

enihusissa of the throng were made by the Chairman,

Thennhilus Pratt, Colonel Stewart and others In

Kngllsh, and by Frederic a Hermann, in German.

The following list of permanent ofllcer* were then cho

sen President. Henry Tlce, hardware merchant. Vice

Presidents, Colonel Alexander H. Stewart, Frederick

nermann, chair manufacturer, and John Graham, master

trackman , Secretaries, Jacob H Cohen, manufacturing

jswollsr, and George Rutrer, hay dealer, treasurer,

?tames H. Irwin, physician.

Asr.asw Jonssos Aaeo. iatios ?An astnciotlon was or

gMissd last evening, at M Cherry strsst. under tho

name of lk? Andrew Johnson Associating, bavins tar lis

object the endorsement and support of President Joh*.

? ioo'i administration. The following were elected ajfc

cera ? John J. Hurley, president ; Patrick lawlor. nft

president; Patrick -Buckley, secretary. Resolutions

dorsing toe President's policy were paid imiiiminiM

Twum Amman Distoot Natkmui. Csio* Awoett

no*. ? An enthusiastic meeting of (he inhabitants of %2|

district wh held on Friday evening, for lite mrpoM

organising tow the coming campaign, Speeebet wmf

made by several eminent politicians, and the plaMny

adopted at Philadelphia was heartily and unanimowly

endorsed. Arrangements were also made for a grand

? ? meeting to be held on the 18th instant.

Solmim' iin Sailoss' Stats Owtuim- It is typ

deratood that the msa meeting of soldiers and sa!f6rt to

be held in I'nlon square to-morrow evening will call a

state Convention of one delegate and one alternate from

each assembly district to meet in this city on Die

10th instant.

Not a Delccate.

TO THE BDITOR OP TBI HERALD.

I beg leave to call your attention to the fact that the

Elbridge Gerry, mentioned in the published list of de

legates from the New York Union League Club to tbe

Radical Convention at Philadelphia la not intended for

the subscriber.

SsmtMBKB 1, 1806. EI, BRIDGE T. GERRY.

Brooklyn Politics.

Dklet.atks to tub Syracuse Ooirvanno*. ? ' The Rsy

publican Conventions were held in Brooklyn on Friday

night, and three delegates from each Assembly District

were elected for the Syracuse Convention to be held on

the 5th instant, as follows:?

Pint District? Delegates? A. M. Bliss, Seventh wsrd ; C.

W. Godard, Eighteenth ward, an il John Oaksv, Klatbiinh.

Alternates? John L. Spader. Eighth ward; Slla* B. UuUber

Eighth ward; Oeueral P. S. Crookfe, Klatbusb.

Seoond District ? Delegate* ? John Cashow. First wards

Hugh Allen, Sixth ward, and James Johnston, Twelfth

ward. Alternates? Lewis Lewis, First ward: Walter 8.

Qove, Sixth ward, and Chan. Parker, Twelfth ward.

Third District? Delegates ? Joseph Reeve, Fourth want;

Volnev Green. Tenth ward, and Dr. Wm. C. Benedict, Tenth

ward. AlternateH? Dr. Geo. I. Bennett, fourth want;

Samuel W. Thompson, Tenth ward, and R. r. Howes. Tenth

ward.

Fourth District ? Delegates ? Stewart L. Woodforf* Beeon#

ward; Iloraiio N. Holt, Third ward ; Charles Philips, Flftg

ward. Alternates? M. Flnnagun. Fifth ward; Abi.im Inule^

Second Ward; Charles J. I?iwrey, Third ward.

Fifth District? Deleffates^Jliaiies Jonen, Ninth ward; W.

W. Goodrich, Eleveuth ward; Anthony F. Campbell, Twen

tieth wsrd. Alternates? David R. Jones, Nlnt'i ward; S.

Van Brunt, Eleventh Ward; Robert D. Benedict, Twentieth

ward.

Sixth District? Delegates? S. T. Maddox, Fourteenth ward;

Stephen I. Simmons, Fourteenth ward; Benjamin Wilson,

Thirteenth ward. Alternates? Ira Buckman, Jr. ; John w.

Smith, Watson Sanford.

Seventh District? Delegates, Jacob Worth, Sixteenth wsrd;

Daniel J. Ross, Sixteenth ward; James Oridley, Nineteenth

ward. Alternates ? Joe Johnson, John Mitchell, W. L. Hub

boll.

Soldifjw' Johnson Coxvxjmov. ? A Convention of the

veterans of tbe late war, in favor of tbo policy of An

drew Johnson in his efforts to restore the Southern

States to their place in tbe Colon, met last evening, at

the ball No. 9 Court street. General Kozlay was called

to the chair. At a previous meeting a committee was

appointed to nominate permanent officers. The chair

man of the committee reported the name of i.eneral

Kozlay for President, but he declined tho honor, when

the name of Colonel Creig litem was substituted and ac

cepted. A resolution was adopted to call the society

the King's County Army and Navy Association. A com

mittee on the drafting of by-laws, consisting of Captain

Maxwell, Captain I. Offendel, Major Taft, Lieutenant Col.

Spencer, Captain F. Flute, was then appointed. The

subject of eleotlug delegates to tho Soldiers' and Sailors'

Convention, to be held at Cleveland, Ohio, was post

poned until next Wednesday evening, to which time tue

Convention adjourned.

Urlrgatra to the Nyrarime Republican Con

vention.

? Saratoga, N. Y., September L, 1M6.

At the Convention of the Second Assembly district *f

Saratoga county to-day, W. A. Sackett, Alonzo Welch and

John P. Conkli'ng were appointed delegates to the Syra

cuse Convention, and instructed to vote for Governor

Kenton's renomination

Ki.mira, N. Y., September 1, 1888.

At the County Convention held to-day, K. P. Broom,

Luther Caldwell and Jetwe Owen were elected delegates

from Chemung county to the Syracuse Convention.

Pennsylvania Congreminnal Nominiiilno*.

Dotlkstowx, Pa., September I, lWtf).

Henry P. Ross was nominated for Congress in t he Fifth

Pennsylvania district by tbe democrats, and (,'aleo N.

Taylor by the republicans.

Rjunixn, Ps.. September 1. 1 WW.

Daniel A. Lincoln was nominated to-day for Con^ew by

the Republican County Convention.

THE TUfff.

L'nlon Conrnr, I,. I.Trottlntr.

A trot for a parse came off yesterday al trrnoon a< the

l'nlon Course between four road horses boleti^ing to

WlUlamaburg. The contest wan very int*r??tln- through

oat, tbe lMt heat being won by a neck. The horse*

engaged were Mr. Douglas' ch. g. Dandy, in bameu;

Mr. Christian's br. Hamnletonian roll, to wagnn ; cb. g.

Captain, also to wagon, and n black mare in harm as.

Tbe latter waa withdrawn after the second heat Pamir

won the parse In three straight beats. After the first

heat Dandy waa the favorite at ten to three. The fol

lowing in a summary

Kiti-riut, Sept. 1.? Puree $60, mile beau, beet three

in Ave.

Mr. Douglas entered ch. g. D-vndv I 1 1

Mr. Chrlatian entered br. g. namhlotonian 2 2 'i

Mr. Harrinoo entered ch. g. Captain 4 3 3

Mr. Lawrence entered blk. ui. 3 4 dr.

Time, 2:04? 2 :61? 2 :M.

F (tuition fourm-. L. T.

PjiTrRDAT, .Sept. 1.? Match $200, p. p., mile h<ata,

lieet three In live.

A. l.ydel oamnd a m. Lady Whitson. ...Received forfeit.

J. H. Whitson named a. g. Clarence Paid forfeit.

OVERCHARGES Of COUNSEL.

Snpreme Court- Chninber*.

Before Judge Barnard.

A suit was recently commenced in the Supreme Court

Messrs. John C. Shaw, Oscar F. Shaw a?it Jame*

O. Tabb by several of the crew of the ship Alhambru.

for alleged excessive charges made by derendanla in act

ing as counsel for plaintiffs. Aa appears by the papers,

these gentlemen were employed to collect salvage on a

vessel saved by plalntlll's. Some 90,000 were received,

but only f2,000 reached the pockets of the crew. Ttiev

now state that they have been overcharged for nsrvluea

of counael, snd a motion has been made In this dlstiV.1

to require defendants to disgorge The matter was in

ferred to General John D. McGregor. and hi' report,

which la against defen<lantH. lias been plai od In Hie hunts

ol Judy llsrnsrd for conllrmation.

SUICIDE AT ELKIRA.

Ei mi**, September 1, isort

The wile of Mr. floorge Archer, proprietor of the

Patterson House, in this city, died yesterday from the

enwets of poison administered by heraelr. The cause ol

the raah act still remains a mystery.

*EWS FBI SAW FlUHCISCa.

An asMJclaUoa has August 31. ikm.

WoM Tactnry^*4 P''TX?se of

bakera' extra M^per^hbl'* ****** for -rntrt

MIICKLLAJI EOrt.

AriAioi for a fortcm: -mend ?o CEim at

<>nre and secure a tfket In the

OPKNtXO FAIR,

Managed by J K. IIAWI.EY A C O..

Clnrlnnatl, Ohio.

Agent? wanted at mice (iood pay, and guar a lit Ma gtvsn

for performs nee of all advertised.

A. D. tl A VIM. (Jeneral Agent,

1KB WlUlam street, Sew York.

VN KI.F.UANT iHHORTMKNT OF F.NOI.Idll ROYAL.

Velvei and Hroaaei? Cairela at HIRaM ANPKitKON'N,

W Howery. Three ply and Ingrain Carpela. Oil Cloths

Table. I'lano Covers, Ac . at retaonshle prices t.ook fm

W Howery.

CATARRH.

NORTON'S NKW RFMKPY FOR CATARRH

hreaka up the dlaaaae at It* fountain head, remove* pala In

the tempi* ?, noises la the head Offensive dl?eharge?. oh

strueiKins of the brea'hlog tuliea, and oblitenlea ihistarrl

hie 4l?i ?? In all lis forma for?t?r Hend stamp lor i?m

phlet to (ir.RRIT NORTON, II Ann street.

/ inARAJ'TP.k* IN all AKfPF.ItR? TMR 1DKAL AND

\J i heir I.ITirs Tiiim lliuiiei and Miakspere Oor and tlie

Name, Analyila or hia organisation, iu the light nf NeWnce

I'.aalua, how he looks*. how ha talked, and how he

ai tod. given In the September i.?m!*-r rtl KKNOMJOICAL

JOl'KNAL. oalt SOnenta New 'men have II.

TOW I.Kit t WKLLN. 3m Broadway. New York.

nlVoBCRS LEOALLT OBTWSRD IN NKW YORK

and other Huies without publicity or fae uU divorce Is

iraalwl . consultations free. M. How F.N.

Attorney ?n,t Counsellor, Tt Nass.m street

fill TO THOU** R AONKW'N, ORRRNWD'H AND

\ I Murray ?traeta. where ?on sill Ond Teas, OITeea, Fish,

Flour and everything else < heaper than any store In N?w

York

nKMORRIIOirM Ct'RKD WITHOl'T KNIH! OR CaC*

ite. -Aitention lo diseases t>f I'elvlc Ylwera, Deforml

ties of Kvaa, Noae, Fan- and Person. HRNRY A.

DAHIKIJ.C P.. Bunwoa Ho. I rntea s^nm<.

l>KR**ONAL. ? DR. RRO APRKNT, OF BOSTON, CAH

X be eonaaitad at C* BrWway, N. T., Baoteaber ? and ?

He carea huniars and all rhronle iflaeaase wtlhont fall, soon

STRAHRt'R'lBF * HrHW-di MAIDEN LARK.

Iuiforu<ra at t.,ra. China an4 Fancy Oooda,

Ofvr tbe Isl^sat ssenrU*w,i at the Joweat market prteea,

qcHILRIRO'B OKRHAN Olwj-MBllT-WARRAimiB

k a eartaln cure, wlthnat the s'igwaat langer for pOe?,

old wouada. arrofela. salt rheum, all wjhTind ?klti dls

eaae* *c. For sale atM Bowery, and by an principal drug

*sta

rti.t, who want to know ? if Ton want to

koowfcow in restore your sight and give up sneeuelaa,

withoal th? aid of doetnr or medlctoe, addres, t.r K B

Fonta, 1, 1? lroadway New York. Paatphle* sen free.

If yon wan? to know hew unco?portahle tni<a*a mst

be thrown aallo ,nd romfort and e.im obtained hy th?

raptared, addre?st?r. I. B. Foote. Re. 1.1* Br?i*dw% Nrs

York. Pamphlet tailed free

If yen want to kno* valnahle Infereatkm snlla'.le i #. tb<

ma'Aed sddsasa KTT>Wla Ti* VeoMway Sa,

Iwt Passohlet seat fre?