The New York Herald Newspaper, October 29, 1859, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, ABOLIIONISTS CONVENTIONS IN THE WEST. Our Chicago Corresponden®¢> Quncaco, Oct. 24, 1859. Wo less than three Abolitionist Conventions were hebl here this week. The first was one called for the pirpose ef forming a Society in the Wost for the publication and @asemination o° abolition tracts and books. Several of the Oberlin rescuers were present, There were about a Dbandred and fifty delegates in all. ‘The following resolutions, whieh were adopted by the @envention, will show the spirit which actuated its mem. - , That evangelical Christian re sl 4 Resaived, " the highest y condemns sl PATA oh betas tite fe " “ 4 Bee tence tas oe a Aap and hy pager religions So and pes come for a reorganization of the sys- Resolved, by péacea- Ba means bone; but (i: Iu view of our national Thien f every appropriate way to secure speedy repentance. Stos- ‘fmm opposed it on account of the words ‘« le means.’’ He was in favor of the abolition of gl yd ves Delding ‘agninat God and m: ve arisen us 0 the best ‘That we desire the abolition of slavery under the r great reason fear # bloody termination Ameri dion unless the Chureh of Ola shail beng is inluence cas the debate on the last resolution, the Rev. any means and in any way. He believed that the si would be Resseotty Justified in ri in insurrection and obtaining freedom by force. Yes, ho was in favor ‘of insurrection, and he would say it boldly. (Applause) ‘Phe slaves ought to wade to liberty the of thar ‘masters, knee deep! (Loud applause followed this atro- gene baie a inachureh oper worship fe approved of what the aboli- Sonists had done ut Harper's . anes Une delegate, the Rev. Mr. BANE, Was opposed to taking the position that civil war was desirable in order to slavery. (Hisses.) He entered his protes t the resolution, (More hisses.) What! docs this vention mean to sanction war and bloodshed? (Loud eries of ‘* Yes | yes’! if necessary—Liberty or death |") ‘The Rey. A. J. Josiyn, of Chicago, made an inflamma- speech, in which be said it was the di to fight for freedom. Every man, white or black, was his own master, and ought to ete pon his own hook, like a short tai} bull in tly time. rillinat say @ cours. bronglt down the house” in a round of applause. tentiage in wuich ho favors tho proposed Werternsoctty: which he favors the proposed Western society, my be located at Chicago, and to take high abolition ground. Fwally, after a session of two days, the Convention ad- yoarned, having accomplished their o ‘Tho Western Abolition Publication Society is now form: ea. They will commence their operations immediately. Ina few weeks the whole West will be deluged with a ae et incendiary tracts. Who can tell what the result wi But this-was only one Convention. Another one assem- Died in the First Congregational church on Thursday. ‘This was called a Missionary Gonvention: but it was com- posed of the same clergymen who had composed the ether Convention, together all the prominent black republicans of this city. Directors of the Under- ground Railroad occupied seats on the platform. ‘The Rev. Dr. Cheover, of New York, made the principal yin which he declared slavery to be a sin equal to , and one which must be ‘‘put out’’ by the Ameri- ean Dap unless they wanted to be blotted out from among the hations of the earth. ‘The following resolutions, which were adopted by this @envention, will show ite spirit and tendency to have been equally maievolent with that of the former Convention:— Resolved, That one of the greatest obstacles to the success of ‘the mitsionary work is the sanction given to slavery by mia~ Gespe}, church berm, edie theo rel <a San I, chuirch members, editors of'the religious newspapers, who san ogise for or sustain the iniqui system, fund the people of God ureealled upon to wbstain from section wi ‘count=nanes to such officers. Resolved, That all tratiickers in blood and sinews of their fel- ow man, whe her slave boyer or slaveholders, should be de- Barred from Chistian fellowship until they repent and ‘Ives from all responsible connection with slavery. Resolved, Thatthe honor of Christ requires that missionaries, 98 well as churches, shonld be free from all complicity with rareey paid thea sepport ahoulé be wi wn from such as persist in upholding the unchriatinn system and practice, Resolved, That we im the ‘existence and activity of tract societies that publish and circulate Bible truth without mpuillation, su, or fear of man, and that we deem it ‘their daty to publish and circulate the truth in regard to all sin, ‘without na, and especially slavery, the real in the | That we recomune tion to make more earnest lication to the it Head of the ‘Obared for ihe incrense and ‘bucoseafpt its missions , ral comtributiona to the treasury, made ay: stared 3 and ater eres tien or the society’s pul Perhaps tt muy be thought that the abohtionists would mew have had conventions enough. By no means. They musy have one more. Accordingly, on Friday the Western Ghristian Anti-Slavery Convention assembled in the same ebarch. This body was d of the same indivi- @uals who oe ' puenbars ot ne former ay, neces together a few . 1e object t thering was to abolitionize religion by abolition. fem the test of Christianity; and it will be seen that in the courte of their proceedings the Harper's Ferry insur- rection was fully endorsed, and civil war boldly advo- . ‘The notorious Pr r Peck, of Oberlin, was } and entertained the Convention with a narrative ‘The fol ee of rel faith’? were adopted after « long de! ‘The twelfth aiticle gave rise to a Beene of great violence and excitement. The Rey. Mr. ‘Chicago, pronounced a eulogy on Ossawaitomie him to’ Leoni it ate’ of force to abolish slavery. William H. Seward Aad tod! him, (asset) in bis (Seward's) Own Bouse at i abolished iy foe Brio. Rev. Me. Douglass, of Pp eI 6 Same strain. Ossawatomie Brown ly ri the en I l §, from them by force. Iam, said he, in favor of want lo see civil war; (applause); I look for it; I Lfor it; and the sooner it comes the better. (Loud continued applause by most of the ministers Prox, of Oberlin, said he knew personally some of Brown’s men at Harper's Ferry were actua- ted by revenge. He had seen a letter written by one of them, which breathed a spirit of terrible revenge upon the federal government. He would have given the details bad not Lewis Tappan reminded him that he was furnish- ing testimony against the rioters. fiero follow tho “Articles of Religious Faith,” as Christianity is the main reliance for the overthrow of slave- "Teme church, ns the embodiment, of Christianity, is bound eepouse the cause of the oppressed, abjuring the spirit of caste, and ‘‘remembering thore in bonds as bound with them.”” The church is under solemn obligations to rebnke all who hold and treat mex as property, by refusing to them Christian wahip. ‘The integrity and perpetuity of the church are put. in utmost Berilwhenever she spologizes for slavery or refuses to put in. open opposition to it. ‘The doctrine that men are bound to obey ctvil enactments ‘whichjob viously contravene the plain requirements of the law of God, is rank atheism, in that it dethrones God as the su- jaw giver, and practically denies that right, wrong, ho- ‘and ain are easential opposes, ‘The Fugitive Slave act of 1860 is in conflict with the law of God, the rights of human nature and the constitation of the United States. It isa tothe statute books of a Chris- tian panos, Ane. ought'to be repealed. Obedience to it would be treason fo God and man. Coppacenion saapih eres a wise nian ” and therefore ‘# need not surprise us that the slaves, and ‘sometimes those ‘who remember them in bonds as bound with them, be riven to rash resistance and revenge, as in the recent .nsur- rection at Harper's Ferry. The Northwestern Christian Anti-Slave- ry Convention, ‘WHAT THE CLERGYMEN OF THE NORTHWEST SAY OF OLD JOHN BROWN’S EXPLOITS. ‘This body, which is principally made up of ministers in ‘the Northwestern States, assembled in Chicagoon the 2ist inst. The following propositions and resolutions word adopted, after a discussion of over two hours, in which a large number of the members of the Convention took part. The merits and demerits of old John Brown and ‘the recent insurrection in Virginia, were a very prominent feature in tho discussion. Several of the speakers in- dulged in exceedingly strong and very foolish language:— 1. Holding and treating human beings as property is a heinous sin against God and acrime against man, which neither legislation nor the smmctions of usago can justify. 2. Christianity is the system inted by God for the redemption of man from sin and its consequent suffering, ‘and.is therefore the main reliance for the overthrow slavery. 3. Tho church, as tho emibodiinent of Christianity, is ‘bound to espouse the cause of the oppressed, abjuring the mete caato, and ‘‘remombering those in bonds as bound ‘with them. ’ 4, The church is under solemn obligation to rebuke all ‘who hold and treat man as property by refusing them bor artery stuity of the church are putin tegrity and perpet e church are put ‘utmost peril whenever she pete fiokey for slavery or re- ‘fuses to put herself in open opposition to it. 6. The doctrine that men are bound to obey civil enact- ‘ments which obviously contravene the plain requirements of the law of God is rank atheism, in that it dethrones God as the Supreme Lawgiver, and practically denies that right and wrong, holiness and sin, are easential oppo- ‘The Fugitive Slave act of 1850 is in conftict with the of God, the rights of human nature and the constitu- of the United States. Itis a disgrace to the statute # of a Christian people, and ought to be immediately Fepealod. Obedience to it would be treason to both God man. 8. The African slave trade is rightly denounced as pira- Sy, and the efforts now being made to revive it should bo Moarlldiny ‘universal execration and the utmost rigor of 9. The inter-State slave trade, which is no lees atrocious ign, on also “ oe as pissy: ristian is the faithful citizen, and car- vies his religious principles into polis. : be jealously watchful of the poli- tical parties to which they bel i that the princt reer Hs Mo shoukl strenuously i g B : promi ms, and the nomi rd ee whose only recommendation is thelr" ayak ‘Opression maketh even a wise maa mad,’ therefore it need not surprise us that the slavos and thee who sometimes remember them in bonds ag bound ‘with them, should be driven to rash violence, as in the reeoat insurrection at Harper’s Ferry—a rising which we do- plore, and a repetition of which we would endeavor to prey by concentrating we benevolent efforts of all men upon use of moral an: aceful means the abolition of alavery. ae quae 13, However valuable political and other merely human instrumentalities for the removal of slavery may be, nono of them can equal jp value that belieying prayer to which , Which actuates our _ OCTOBER 29, 1859.—TRIPLE SHEET. the blessing of God is promised, and prayer for the pressed was never more needed than 't is now. * Resolved, That we heartily approve of the principles and plans of operation of the Church Anti-Slavery Society of New England, organized in March, 1869, and of the Obvo Christian Anti-Slavery Convention, held in rent last, and recommend to F States the adoption of simi- Jar organizations for advancing our cause and giving effect to our Relea es, Re ed, That the ministry cannot, without recreancy to Christ and humanity, maintain silence in reference to the sin of slavcholding, but about apply the word of Got rem ulpit faithful against Resolved, iat individual churches should take.publio action, in the form of resolutions, slavery and the abetting of it, and that ecclesiastical bodies should do the same. And we counsel Christians to petition the ecclesi- astical bodies with which are connected to be out spoken on this sul , and that ministers, Christian parents and Sabbath school teachers should thoroughly identify the rising generation with Christian anti-slavery principles and duties, Resolved, That we advise our fellow citizens of all classes to Congress to abolish slavery wherever the totenal s government bas jurisdiction, and to repeal the Fugitive Slave laws of 1798 and 1850; and aleo to petition State Legislatures for the repeal of such enactments as make unjust distinctions between the white and colored races. As a specimen of the debate which sprung up on the twelfth proposition, we give the following from the Chicago Times: — Brother Basserr moved to strike out the word ‘re- venge”’ in the twelfth proposition. Ossawatomie was not actuated by revenge. He road from a newspaper the questions to and the answers made by Ossawatomie Brown. to propaee an eulogium upon ing his heroism to ane eons Orsawatomie, cor at Thermopyle. (Applause.) He was a man of God. He felt himself called upon by God to do what he did do. He (the 9 er) should always feel a warm admiration for the heroism of this noble and Christian man. (Hear, hear.) He was an advocate of political force to abolish wery. William H. Seward said to him, in bis own house at Washington, when ‘ho remarked that he feared slavery would die by force. “Sir, John Quincy Adams always said so.’’ Brother Douciass, of Chicago, also made a speech in raise of Ossawatomgic Brown. He did Bee, right. The speaker was in favor of shooting the slaveholder. Oppressors never were known to lay down their power, peacefully. It must be taken from them by foree. The cer was in favor of force ; he wanted to see sivil war. fe looked for it ; he prayed to God for it, and the sooner the better for the poor and oppressed slaves. (Applause.) ‘The motion to strike out “revenge” was lost. Brother Bassert moved to strike out the 12th article altogether. Before he would cast one particle of censure upon one man connected with the affair at Harper’s Ferry he would withdraw from the Convention, aud would not go into any convention which would cast any such reflec- tion upon the purity of men who would do as the men‘did at Harper's Ferry. Brother Prck, of Oberlin rescue notoriety, was 0} to striking out. He knew, personally, that of the men who went to Harper's Ferry were act by revenge. He had seen a letter written by one of them before he went there which breathed a spirit of revenge, and ter- rible revenge. He knew that the man to whom he re- ferred had prayed to the Lord night after night to give him an opportunity of having revenge upon the federal go vernment. : Brother Ixwrs Tarpax, of New York called Brothor Peck’s attention to the fact that the Harper’s Ferry men were to be tied for what they had done, and that he was furnishing testimony against them. Reporters were pro- down what he was saying. Brother said that he would stop. Brother Tarran said that he met Brother Brown ‘Ossawattomie) a short time since at a convention in New ‘ork, when he tried to obtain arms and ammunition to carry to Kansas, as he said. ‘The Convention did not give him arms, but some of its members did. rv Warr, of Chicago, said he was in favor of striking out the 12th article. 'It was no evidence of re- ‘venge that one man killed another to gain his liberty , He was oreneed to casting the slightest shadow of censure upon old John Brown. John wasanoble man; he was ‘one of nature’s noblemen. Who took Dorr out of jail? It was old John Brown. It wasanoble act. When John Brown was John Brown he was anoble man, and ho (Brother Wait) could not vote for a proposition which erm by implication cast censure upon himor his com- rades. Brother thought the proposition could be modi- fied so as to make it acceptable to all. For that purpose he moved to lay the motion to strike out on the table. Cari ther Jones arose to make a motion. Hoe said he wanted fo preface the motion with some remarks, and was proceeding to do so when several members calied him to order. He claimed that he was in order, and re- fused to yield the floor. Considerable excitement was manifested, when the Chair proposed to quict the house by having a season of prayer. Prayer followed. The Twelfth article was read. Brother (who did not appear to have been perfectly quieted by the praying) said he never could and never would vote for the proposition in that form, ‘other Pxcx proposed to chango the words “rash re- sistance ahd revenge’’. to “rash violei pp Brother Bassrrr said he was satisfied with that reading, Loved implied that there might ve a violence which was not rash. The proposed modification was adopted, after which the articles of faith were adopted altogether: From the Cherokee Nation—Organization of the Government—Message of John We publish, says the St. Louis Republican, the annual somee of the President of the Cherokee Nation. The office is now held, as it hag so long been, by John Ross, who, venerable for his years and public services, adorns his station by character and talents of a high order. Th: manuscript from which the message is printed, is in the clear, round hand of the chief, whose signature is a beau- tiful piece of chirography. is now in his seventieth year, but is in full possession of his always vigorous fa- culties of mind, and excellent health. Frém a letter encl with our copy of the message we learn that the members of the National Council met in annual session at Tahlequah, October 8d. The National Committee (the Senate) organized by the election of John Foster, as President, and N. T. Martin, as Clerk. The Council chose James Saunders, Speaker, and Thomas B. Wolf, Clerk. ‘The National Committee is composed of eighteen mem- bers, or two from each of the nine districts into which the Nation is divided, and the Council of twenty-seven mem- bers, or three from each district. On tho 4th John Roes ‘was sworn into office as Principal Chief, and delivered the annual message. Joseph Vann, the Assistant Principal Chief, was not sworn into office, boing detained at home by sickness. On the 5th the two Houses met in joint ses- e and elected the following officers:—Riley Keys, David ‘ter, John T. Adair, Jesse Russell and Lewis W. Hilde- brand, Judges of the Supreme Court; L. H. Keys, Judge of the Northern Judicial Circuit, and James Mackey’, of the Southern Circuit; a Judge and Solicitor for each district; John Drew, James Brown and Daniel Coiston, members of the Executive Council; Charles H. Campbell, Superin- tondent Public Schools; Lewis Ross, National Treasurer, without opposition; and Geo. W. Brewer, Auditor. Aaron Wilkerson, member elect to the National Committee, died a few days before the meeting of the National Council. The following extracts from President Ross’ message relate to the government of the United States:— Contrary to treaty stipulations, and to our earncst re- monstrances,a large number of citizens of the United States have “squatted” upon that tract known as the “Neutral Land,” and are rapidly reducing it to cuitiva- tion, despoiling it of its timber, and appropriating to their use its lead aud coal deposits. We have appealed in vain for the removal of these intruders, and for protection in our rights, as guaranteed to us by treaty. The Cherokees paid a large and extravagant sum of money for that tract of land, nearly a quarter ofa century since, when it was in a wilderness region of the United States. Now it~s favorably located, surrounded by a large population, and if not in the very track, not far removed from the high- way that connects the regions of the Northwest with the South and Southwest, and the gat Valley of the Missis- sipp! with New Mexico and the Pacific. There is no doubt or of opinions as to ighta there, and the goyern- ment of the United States will not see us despoiled of such costly and valuable domain by thoir citizens with impuni- ty, and without adequate remuneration. It should eithor indemnify the nation for the injury it has sustained from this trespass, and remove her own citizens to her own.soil, or pay a fair consideration for the lands, and so provide homes for the ‘‘squatters”’ at her own expense. The course of U. 8. Marshals, in entering the country at pleasure and making arrests of citizens of the nation, #6 productive of much annoyance and difficulty. The Cherokees have nowhere conceded that right, and its ex- ercige is fraught with mischief. ‘These important questions, connected with a large amount of unsettled business, both public and private, require attention on the part of the nation. And as the best and only satisfactory way of adjusting them, I re. commend the appointment of a delegation to proceed to ‘Washington city, invested with ample powers to close by negotiations all questions pending between the Nation and the government of the United States. The advancement of the Cherokee people in knowledge and wealth; and their daily incroasing intercourse with citizens of the United States, from their geographical position and the immense travel through their country fs complicating their relations, and frequently leads to difficulty and loss of property; while the adjudication of such cases. is left entirely to the person who may discharge, for the time, the duties of @ United States agent, or toa judicial tribunal which is located a hundred miles off, in some in- stances, from the places at which the difficulties occur. ‘The want, under such circumstances, is not a military st, or marshals and United States Cours in our midst, ut a practical recognition on the part of the government of the United States of tho epirit of friendship and justioo people in their intercourse with the whites, and of their ability to administer law fairly and impartially between man and man. All men should be amenable to the local laws of the country through which they may pass, and more especially should they be so where they reside and enjoy important. privileges. ‘They should be required at least to pay for the protection they receive from our laws and for the benefits they derive from the inheritance that belongs to others. The right to levy and collect taxos from traders and others who re- side in the country, and to hold them accountable for a violation of our civil rights, is so manifestly just in itsolf, that I am inclined to beliove it would not be denied by the government, Naval Intelligence. Brooxtys Navy YaRp.—Tho repairs on the United States steamer Brooklyn have been completed, and after she receives somo small stores she will be ready to haul out in the stream, which will perhaps be to-day or to- morrow. ‘The steam frigate San Jacinto, Capt. Armstrong, was at Porto Praya, Cape Verde Islands, Sept. 15. She let New York to join'the African squadron, and arrived at Porto Praya Aug, 18, running most of the way under steam. She went to Perto Grande, reaching that place Aug. 81, and rematning there ten days, returned to Porto Praya, In consquence of sorious derangement of her stern bear- ing, tt would bo necessary for her to go into dock within six months, probably at Cadiz, Spain. A large American frigate was soon off Cape Frio, Brazil, 6th ult., supposed to be the United States ship Congress. Our Philadelphia Correspendence. Punavetruia, Oct. 16, 1859. ‘The Election—Reduced Majorities of the Opposition—Th Speculations Last Winter in Passenger Railways—Candi dates Pledged Against Cameron—The Election Not av Budorsement of Cameron—Anybody out Seward will Sui Pennsyloania—Cameron Jealous of Judge Read—H Travels the State—Advertises—Poor Forney in Tribule tion—Douglas’ Priends inthe Keystone State—Members 9! Congress for Cameron—What Phey Think of the Herald Giving Full Reports of Congress, de. ‘The election in this State last Tuesday not only passed off quietly, but has resulted in the triumph of the opposition, as everybody anucipated. The factious wranglings of the petty cliquos in the democratic camp could not do otherwise than bring defeat upon that party ‘They have, howover, owing to the apathy and corruption of the republicans, reduced largely the majority in the lower house, as well a8 diminished by thousands the last year’s majorities npon the State ticket This, in the face of the disaffection under the lead of Douglas, Forney, Hickman & Co., indicates a weakness in the people’s party ‘There is, however, another point, which the people out. side of the State do not fully realize, that has contributed to the reduction of tho ma jorities of last year. In the first place, the corruption, wholesale bribery, &e., in the last Legislature, in connection with the passenger railways in this city, in- fured to somo extent the legislative ticket in many lo- calities. Am investigation into the modus operandt of lob- bying through the street railroad. bills last winter would furnish to the world a trangaction equal in extent to the free wool operations of Greeley, Wee, Matteson and their crew at Washington. One of the members of the Legislature from the rural districts. has found it necessa- ry to spend most of his time in this city this eammer looking after his world’s goods, which rapidly accumula ted under some mysterious sleight of hand performances whilst a member of the Legislature last winter, Other things have recently come to light which prove that th private rooms, legislative halls, &c.,at Harrisburg were last winter av extensive speculating field of the most de moralizing kind, The attempt of Cameron and his friend» to make the success of the People’s ticket an endorsement of the General for the Presidency also caused a lukewarmuess among many of the better portion of the party. ‘To such extent had he suc- ceeded in forcing himself before the public as the choics of Pennsylvania for the Presidency, that in many locali- ties the candidates for the Legislature aswell as thos: upon the State ticket had to commit themselves: per sonally against Cameron. Dr. 8., one of the members elect from ' this city, whe is a friend of Cameron’s, ani states that he is for him first and last, has stated upon a number of occasions that if the Convention at Harrisbarg in June last, that nominated the State ticket, had recom mended Cameron for the Presidency, the ticket would have been badly beaten, This assertion, coming from the friend of Cameron, does not speak very much iu fayor of the General's strength or the sagacity of the men who are asserting that there is no other candidate in the opposition thatcan carry Pennsylvania in 1860. The General had better train his friends to keep step to the same. music, or the people outside of the State will consider him trying to play a gamo of bluff. If any reliance can be placed upon the assertion of those gentlemen who have visited this city in the last three or four weeks from. dit- ferent parts of the State, who once wielded considerable intlnence, the “Winnebago chict”? 18 not as strong: as his private organ at Harrisburg would have us all believe. A great attempt will now be made to prove that Qumeron is the only man that can carry Pennsylvania next year; also tbat this election was an endorsement of him, when in fact many of the nominces secured their election by pledging themselves privately against him. The fact of the matter is, there is probably but one other candidate in the opposition ranks but what could carry this State easier than the General. As matters now stand, any man whom the opposition may nominate, with the exception of Senator Seward, can carry this State with less difficulty than Cameron. There is something peculiar about the politicians in this State. Whenever they see a man likely to win and be in the position to coutrol any portion of the party spoils they will immediately commence blowing with all their might for him, although the day before they may have de- nounced him in most bitter terms. As the General has succeeded in many localities in convincing the politicians that ho is either going to be the next President, or in a position to control the spoilsiof this State, many of 7e who openly denounced him are ex- ceedingly nervous just now about having anything said about their formerly opposing him, and will accuse a per- son of injuring their business if they tell of it, This pro- bably arises trom the fact that Cameron carries his po- litical animosities to the most private business relations; ‘and will use every effort to injure the business of those who will not bow to his mandates. ‘Ho has become exceedingly uneisy of late at the move- ment in favor of Hon. John M. Read. The green eyed monster, jealousy—which enters to a great extent into the political composition of the General—has been aroused lately by the mention of a number of prominent names with the movement of Read. He made a pilgrimage to Bradford county, the home of David Wilmot, to see the correctness of the report that be was one of the prime movers in it. The friends of Cameron generally speak sneeringly about the movement for Read, and say it amounts to nothing, yet are nervous whenever his name js mentioned. Cameron has got a majority of the State committee with him, with the chairman of bis own selec- tion. He has therefore the inside track as far as the influ- ence of the machine is concerned. Aud as he is more skilled in wearing moccasins than Judge Read, he slips about often unheard by his competitor, and outfigures him. To overcome this Read movement the General has travelled all through the State, and it is a noted fact that assoon as he visited any locality the papers always came out for him. He has also turned his attention to advertising his good points, the same as the owner of Blackhawk or any other stallion does to let the world know the qualities of their horses. He recently had a whole column in one of the pape this city. Anxious to get something in that sheet in favor of him, he resorted to the advertising dodge. This is a new way of reaching the White House. George Law, in 1856, printed “live oak’” pamphlets and sent them all over ‘the country by Dan Rice’s show, in hopes of thus reaching the White House. Gov. Wise is now trying to accomplish the same thing by private letter-writing, the “Little Giant? by “copy righting” his communica- tions, Gov. Banks by making sensible speeches, and the King of Lochiel” by the advertising dodge. He has thus gone at it in a regular business-like manner, What the next move will be uo one at present can imagine. Poor Forney is just now in a bad fix; he hardly knows whether to turn to the rightor left. For a long time he felt sure of securing the snug berth of clerk to the next House ; but ascertaining that Douglas would not back him in his attempts at fusion with the republicans, and follow- ing upon this the developement of a Sonthern opposition movement in favor of uniting with the repuljicans, which at once cut him off from any negotiations, Be has become desperate. The rumor that the President had given him notice that he should prosecute him for libel 1s ‘Dut one of the many schemes that his despair has thrown him into. To be cheated out of the clerkship after keep- ing himself so leng in a position, as he supposed, that he could secure the election of either a republican or demo- cratic Speaker. is more than his nerves can stand. ‘The real friends of Douglas in this State are now work- ing with the regular organization. They intend to com. mence at the primary elections, and secure if possible delegates enough to the State Convention to enable them to control the appointment of the delegates to Charleston. In counting noses, Douglas has found that the only possible hope for him in securing the nomina- tion at Charleston is to get the entire Pennsylvania delegation; he is now therefore turning his atten tion in this direction. His friends speak exceed- ingly sanguine of securing the delegation from this State; but as brag is one of - the essential qualifi- cations of a Douglas democrat, it will not answer to place too much reliance upon their assertions. Governor Wise has unquestionabiy the influence of the Democratic State Committee in his favor; but the little man Bob Tyler may have something to say, as superintendent of the demo- cratic camp in this State, as to whether Douglas oan run off with the democracy of Pennsylvania. There bas been a large sumber of members elect to the next Congress in this city of late, as well as a swarm of ex-Congresemen, all having a great. interest (apparently) in the political welfare of the country. Each is anxious for a hand in President making, in ‘hopes of getting a finger in the spoils. Most of them are ready to go for the man that makes the best promises. As Cameron is pro- fuse in that line, the majority of the republican mem! of Congress and ex-members of Congress from the rural districts of this State are for him. They eay if be don’t succeed he will have great influence in distributing the spoils if any other republican is elected, and they are bound to stick to him, resolving itself, as I have said be- fore, in a scramble for the loaves and fishes. Most of them will find that the General, if he docs Succeed, has not the power of feeding the hungry multitude on “five loaves and two fishes,”” One of the important items of discussion amongst the members of the next Congress whilst here is the project of the Herr to give full reports of doings in Congress precisely a8 they take place. cmt member of Congress that 1 have heard talking over the ere is pleased with the idea. The republicans say ut if everything that is said by the fire-eaters of the South is reported ex- actly as they say it, it will show to the republicans of every Congressional district in the Northern States that they have had great trouble heretofore in furnishing to their constituents the exact words of the doughfaces and the fire-eaters, from the fact that they always modify their language before it appears in the Congressional Globe. Some of the members of poor qualifications, who know that it is necessary for their speeches to be revised to make them at all readable, express fears that the full or verbatim report will cause a great many duels or endanger tho lives of the reporters. The democratic members likewise hail it as an exellent policy, enabling them to fix the abolition doctrines, &c., upon the republicans. It is evident by the way that they talk of the project, that instead of caus- ing more speechifying, i will relly be the moans of less: Congressmen not having the opportunity of revising what they say will keep their tongues still only upon extraordi- nary occasions, for fear that they wil say some- thing that will make them appear ridiculous, thus enabling our national legislaturpY%o do more work heretofore. In fact, almost every one, but the oue ‘se newspaper editors, who gee that a project of that kind successfully carried out will destroy to a great extent their circulation and influence, are in favor of it, The circulation of the Heratp in thiscity and State will be in- creased by thousands, and its influence upon the pofiti- cians and politics of ‘the country be without precedent. Nothing wiftprevont the Tribune and Times from being superseded by the Herat, only by their following suit and obtaining a full report. With the commercement of a verbatim report ends the day of one harse politicians, furnishing as it will the talonts, blunders and egotism of all, Although much that is sald is nothing but trash, and worse than nonsense, the people in the private ranks hail itas an important step, enabling them to obtain evidence of the talents of their representatives and whether they gre Mepresented by @ man of common souse or wy AB fay as Pennsylvania is concorned, if thooe here at the Fair from different parts of the State correctly represent the sentiment, the project is a popular one, and meets the meen ‘Mon Y hess nase tra of: on are it extra of- forts 'd to the opin ae OA few papers correspondence Lad will be filled with notices of different aspirants, mth elec. fle star have nothing else to Ln tan m though vania was tho entire tree’ aneuranite P The “Putnam Phalanx.” ‘This is the name of a splendid military corps, number- ing abont two hundred ofticera and privates, many of them. the most promient citizens of Hartford Oonn., in a point of political and social position. Among them are tho present Mayor, Hon. T. M. Allen, ex-Mayor Hon. H. C. Densing, Hon. J. T. Stewart, Colonel Samuel Colt, ex Lieutenant Governor Catlin, Major Horace Goodwin, &ec, It is said that, aside from the high character of this company (or rather battalion) for intelligence and moral worth, its members represent between four and five mil- lions of dollars in available property. The uniform they have adopted is that worn in old Revolutionary times,and was modelled exactly from and after General Washington’s mili suit, now constituting one of the sacred national relics at Waskingwoo, The Phalanx have recently been on a pilgrimage to Bunker Hill, one of the where the hero whose name they bear won his brightest and most enduring laurels. je enthusiasm they produced, wherever they went, it is said, was never equalled by the appearance 0 military strangers. At Charlestown and Boston, and Pro vidence, they were entertained by the military and civil Suthorities in a most liberal and complimentary manner. ‘The most distinguished literary men and orators, inclu ding Hon. Edward Everett, addressed them on different occasions, but they found their equals, some say their su- beriors, in the eloquent andt hrilling responses of Mesrs. Stewart, Deming and others, of the Phalanx. We bave glanced at some of the speeches on their side, and we cannot wonder that they created an unusual sensation. i Dauoen fight as well as they can talk ‘the country is fe. On their way home, from Providence, an impromptu affair occurred, which is thus described in the Hartford Times:— Arriving at Moosup station, a beautiful and affecting in- cident occurred, A great-grandaughter of Gen. Israel Patnam, an exceedingly pretty and interesting girl of some fourtecn or fifteen years, desired to signify her in- terest in the phalanx by crowning its commander with a wreath. Major Goodwin, therefore, with his staff and the rank and file, upon being suddenly apprised of the ye assembled upon and around the platsorm of the lepot. e young lady, advancing, placed the wreath upon the neck of the Major Commandant of the phalanx, and then saluted him with a grateful kiss. Judge Advovate Stuart, on being handed a note which accompanied the wreath, read it to the battalion at the request of the Commander. It was as follows:— Please i this wreath from a descendant of Gen. Put- pam. Some of the flowers are fresh from his grave in Brook- lyn, eight miles distant. : MARY PUTNAM HOLBROOK, of Brool@yn, Ct. Mr. Stuart then said:—I am commissioned by the Major Commandant of the Putnam phalanx two return Fae) my dear child, his heartfelt thanks for this mani. festation of your interest in the battalion which be commands. Some of your flowers, says the note, “are from the grave” of General Putnam. Thought touching indeed to the hearts of us all! This Phalanx has been, Mary. upon a long and delightful excursion. It has received many and bountiful ex; lic regard. Wreaths after wreaths upon the brows of its officers and soldiers, byt no one of them, let me assure you, has been received with emotions so deep as this one with which you have now crowned our yeteran commander. It comes with peculiar propriety from you, child—for in your veins flows the blood of that hero whose great name this Phalanx bears, and whose memory, as One of the most patriotic and gallant leaders of the American Revolution, it 1s our purpose,to strengthen and perpetuate. -He was a man who ventured everything for bis country. He gave to it, without stint, bis biood and his treasure, and we desire that all should love and honor your illustrious ancestor, sweet child, as you do. Again, for our Major Commandant, and for all the officers and soldiers of his command, I thank you for this warm-hearted testimonial of your regard for our happiness and success in the efforts we make to stimulate the noble love of country, and to awaken admiration for the heroic men who achieved that Reyo- tution which made our land, in the grandest sense of the familiar, but ever endeared and endearing words, emphat: ically “the land of the free and the home of the brave.’” You certainly show that you feel the force of those sab- lime strains which constitute the inspiration of the impoe- ing battalion now before you:— «Our native country, thee— Jand of the noble tree— ‘Thy name we love. We love thy rocks and rills, ‘Thy woods and templed hills; Land where our fathers died— Tand of the pilgrim’s pride— From every mountain side Let freedom ring!” And now, in the name and behalf of the Putnam Pha- Janx, sweet benefactress, for the salutation which you so handsomely bestowed upon oar veteran commander, I re- turn you a parting, cordial kiss. Good bye—God ‘bless ou. Here Mr. Start suited the action to the word, and, in a very graceful manner, bestowed a most hearty kiss upon the endeared Mary Putuam Holbrook. amid the cheers and joyful tears of the entire Phalanx, and of a crowd of other deeply interested spectators. That kiss was the envy of the whole battalion. Medical Advertising. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. In a recent editorial, headed ‘Medical Science and Medical Dogmatism,’’ you, in the course of your remarks, deal out some well deserved blows to the Academy of Medicine in this city; at the same time, you bit right and left rather too promiscuously at the regular profession a: large, which you copvey the idea of being connected with it or responsible for its actions. ‘The Academy of Medicine comprises and includes but a mal part of the profession, a mere fraction of what are termed the regular practitioners of the city. The great mass of the profession is doing its work in another way silently and unostentatiously in deeds, if not in words, going the rounds on errands of mercy and kindness, and the Academy no more fitly represents this body of men, this “noble army of martyrs,” either in a practical or scientific point of view, than the steam that blows off from a locomotive represents the power that moves the machine, or the fog above the Hudson the flood that flows silently beneath, ‘We see in the matter of advertising, for illustration—the benefit of which most other professions and arts are smart enough toavail themselves of—the greatest stupidity in re- gard to their interests, and the most obstinate adherence to old and exploded waye and customs, EvéFybody knows that advertising, as a means of success, has been abused and brought into discredit by quacks, impostors and others; but does it follow, as a sequence, that there shall be no legitimate use of it by the profession ? ‘The principle, “+ no use because abuse,” finds its advo- cates in narrow and prejudiced minds. It would make sad havoc if carried out in their own practice, and itis not a little singular that men who have the credit of being liberal minded im other things should be numbared among its supporters. ‘This repressed desire of becoming honorably known (on the part of somié) through legitimate means of advertising, Dlosgoms out in their meetings in every conceivable va- riety of disputes and unproMable discussions, to which it is difficult to find either the ‘superior’ or the “posterior” extremity, and that do very little to advance the cause of science or raise themselves im_ the estimation of the pub- lic, but which, being reported, as they generally are, in some daily, serve temporarily to relieve the itching for attention by bringing their hames before the people, and about as frequently brings forth some merited criticism as their oxidized names appear in pritit. This back door way of coming into notoriety shows itself in other places and in other forms than in the Acad- emy. The lucrative practice of many of our professors and se-called first class practitioners, if the truth was known, have bad their origin, obtained ‘their growth and main: tained their support mainly through the report of individ- wal cases and ics in the public papers, or by their connection with some public institution, which is only another means of advertising, thus bringing into notice what otherwise must have remained in obscurity. But having once crossed the bridge that spans the gulf, they at once proceed to fortify themselves by ‘blowing it up,” with any other poor traveller who may chance to be on it, and recommending their followers to plunge into the rapids if they would cross. The ony eee is that many are swallowed up in the sea of expense surrounds them; many of wider capacity but more limited means, are com- pelled tokeep silent for fear of professional ‘ill-feeling towards them—remain in obscurity, starve, if need be, in the straight jacket they have put upon them, before they may use any public means of becoming known; for unless a man have gome means other “| sticking out a shingle’ in a great city like ours, to bring his name be- fore people, he it as well be an Egyptian mummy in the interior of pyramid, for all any persons knowing or caring to find out anything about him. Arrivals and Departures. From Californie, via Aspiewail ie; the steamship, Norther rom, in n & 's jer, CL rutile, QF Light8 Hall, Freeman & Co's messengs nd child; G Sabot, M Sabot, Sabot, Radel, W P Wikivs, wife and Mam Sullivan, Mra Campbell, Mra Bosworth, JG McLean, Geo Cushing, J Marin, 0, K Bacon, ‘Thos Cown, Brince Polignag and servant, P Brau and wife, AH Brown, J ¥ Dood Jas Gould, HD Morrlaon, JB Carawoll, N- Davis, wife and iwochildrén, J Worrell wife and infant, Miss Barber, r, J F Jenkins, 'A Mcallister, looker, Me and Mra GJ Fogg, Mra Milton, J Titerbourne and wife, Mr Lake, wife and daughter: Mra’ J Boone and two children, Slater; A.J Boyakin, & W Watson, W Rhodey—175 in the 'se- cond cabin 138 in the steerage. In the steamship Jamestown, from Richmond, Ae—H Pitt. mann, LA Peterson, H Stein. Holbrook, Ed feign | C. Peterson, J . Rev D EK Burr, Mrs H Gardner child, Miss A MH iss JH Ladd, Mrs E Hay Mrs A Logen and child, P M Gow, D Steele and lady, HC Hoyt, A Delmar, TT Poisal, Win Gilliam, R P Blakely, "A L Cadmus, Darrach and twohildren, W lady and four children, James Wilson, Mr Mills, A'A’Wing and lady, and From Richmond, #o, in steamship R Gobn, , . Tad; % pd J Giatkson at fa the Segond. From Manila, in the ship Starlight—Mr Baldwin, DEPARTURES. For Shnghae, in the ship Indiaman—S L Gouvprnenr, United States Consul, and family, to Fo. ; and wife, Mr ore” Rey J MW Farnum ‘The Villainy of Spirtiualism. WIFE DRSERTION FOR SPIRITUALISTIC AF¥INITY—A LAMENTABLE CASE OF DRSERTION AND WRONG, [From the ‘Times, Oct. 15.) In the Superior Court y: , Before the Hon. Grant Goodrich, came up for hearing on @ writ of habeas corpus ‘ope of the most remarkable cases of evil doing, growing out of spiritualistic humbug, which hag ever been develop. ed since the notorious ‘Fox girls” first commenced to turn weak beads witb their ridiculous knockin, ‘The writ issued upon the petition of Mrs. Charlotte Louisa Holmes, praying the court to award her the custo- dy of three ebildren detained in the of her hns- band, William Holmes; also for an injunction upon said William, to restrain him from selling, or otherwise dis- posing of his estate until a decree shall isaue providing for the support of the wife and children, and alsoa wrt of ne exeat republica, to restrain said William from goin. out of the State until the petitioner's rights in this behalf shall have been determined. From the petition and accompanying documents we are enabled to present a history of this remarkable case of spiritual delusion and wrong doing William Holmes was a merchant in the city of Troy, New York; a man of reported wealth, and lived in affluent style with his family at 43 Third street. He was married to Charlotte Louisa, December 3, 1842, at Albany, N. Y., by the Rev. Mr. Kipp (now Bishop Kipp). For ton yea they lived happily together, all time (except two years) in the city of Troy. Four children were the fruits Of this union, one of which is dead, In 1858 Holmes became interested in “ Spiritualism,” and joined the sect of fanatics known by that name. His interest in their charlatan proceedings grew with all that he witnessed of them, until soon he became a believer and Joined their sect. From this time his kindness to his wife began to diminish, avd soon a marked change in his de meanor took place. He had frequent spiritual circles” at his own house, and kept one or more female “ mo diums”’ constantly about him, ready at his bidding to in- yoke spirits from the vasty deep of insane credulity. In the fall of 1856, Holmes discontinued business in Troy, and removed to’ Beloit, Wisconsin, where he pur- chased a farm and brought his: wife and family to reside. For the farm was paid the sum of $10,000. In thist emote place Mrs. Holmes fondly hoped the demon of “Spiritual- istic affimity’? would not follow them; but her hopes were ‘dcomed to disappointment. The conduct of Holmes grew a’most daily more outrageous. He became a scoffer at.religion, and would wax violently angry if his wife or any of the bf attended upon the service of the church. He coves “medium”? at bis house, and invited there all ‘the spirituahstic vagabonds to be found in the neighbor- hood, Yet, for the sake of their children, the wife and mother bore up bravely under the heavy load of domes- Uc trouble, hoping still that the time would come when a change should take place for the better. ‘The family remained together in Beloit until December, 1858. Some time prior to this date, Holmes made @ quilt claim deed of a small piece of land to a water power com- pany, they desiring to overflow it. Mrs. Holmes examined and readily signed the deed for the purpose specified. Afterward, and shortly before he left the plage, Holmes came to his wite one day with the statement that the water power company wanted a warranty deed of tho Pieco of land mentioned. He produced such a deed, which she examined ana found it described the same tract Dreviouay: aan claimed. She accordingly consented Ww sign it. Holmes took the paper from her band, aud she preceded him into an adjoining room, where @ notary Was in waiting to take her acknowledgement. Holmes came ip and placed the ceed, partly folded, on the table for her to sign. Without suspicion of wrong, she affixed her signature and signed the acknowledgment, which was certified by the notary. Holmes then took the papery away. A ar 23d of eouabes last, ane returned to Tro’ for the purpose of engaging again in business, taking wit him the eldest child, a daughter, fifteen years of age. The otber children were to remain with their mother in Beloit until the first of May following, when they were to remove to Troy. Holmes went into the mercantile busi- ness with his brother-in-law Homer N. Lockwood, under the title of “Lockwood, Holmes & Co.” He also found a “‘spiritualistic affinity’? in the person of a M-s. Rainey, a woman who is said to have absconded from her husband ip Tlinois on account of a lack of such affinity. He co tinued, however, to vorrespond with his wife, whose I ters to him werc fraught with love and affection, calcula. ted to win back his former affection for her. But, alas! the poison of a blasphemous and indecent infatuation had spread through every fibre of his heart, and transformed its once pure desires to loathsome lusts. In a letter dated March 6, 1859, to ‘my wife,” then at Beloit, he makes the formal proposition that they separate. He asserts that during their sixteen years of marriage} they have both lived in the very “worst condition of slavery that oxists on the face of the earth—matrimonial bondage.” He asgerts that with their marriage love vanished, and left them ‘“‘only two icebergs chained together.’”’ He asserts that all their feelings, disposition, teraperament, &e., &c., are of opposite natures, and that for gbem ever to live to- gether again, with apy assimilation, ‘one of us should be made over of very different materials.” He p: 8 to settle their “business affair’? ( manner,” and wishes her to name the amount of pro- perty she will take as her share—of this he treats at length. He declares that he will be rejoiced to hear of her marriage with some person who will be her husband ; but he says he will never marry again. He de- clares that marriage of the present day is only “licensed adultery,” and he will not add to his present weight of sin by longer living in it. ‘We can imagine the pain with which this unfeeling epistie must have visited the heart of a true and affec- tionate wife. Her reply we are not able to give;butirom the opening of the next letter frem him, we infer it was written in a tone of noble forbearance, oc Saag in the hope that all yet was not lost. Such hope, however, must baye disappeared upon perusal of the following ‘brutal letter: Sunpay, March 27, 1859. My Wre—Your letter of the 20th inst. came to hand rere, andin reply mustsay as you do, “I do not now what to say,” as it is plainly to be seen you are as you always have been, in a condition that you do not un- derstand my motives. ’ 1am sorry I deceived you when last with you; it was unintentional, and can only inform yon that you were sadly mistaken between attention aud affection. We are martyrs of legal sensuality, which you deceive yourself for love. I know it is so, and are committing a crimo against the “higher lay’ “of our own souls, the penalty of which is dis- astrous and inevitable, and that our intercourse ig not prompted by mutual love; it is positive adultery, and the sanction of priest, or passion, or statute law, is no source of justification that will render private vice a public Virtue, It is but the fiery seat of the animal loye of the heated blood, so damning, so repulsive; and I hereby swear I will suffer no more for that gin, or deceive you any longer that it is love; and that is the rock on which we split, which leads you to think we did omce have a Jove for each other. T wish I had the words to express to you my idea of the urity of love and the beauty of the true nuptial relatio: Not a housekeeping, social, humdrum, common place lation, for purposes of physical comfort and personal con- venience; but that nuptial union which consecrates soul to soul—tender, loving, deep, strady, immutable, divine. The true woman, therefore, with all the depth of her aifections, yearns for a congenial home in the sanctuary of man’s nature;.while the true man, with the strength of might and the tenderness of a child, seeks to identify bis soul’s destiny with one embodied in the form of woman. Jn all this there is nothing but crude poetry to him or her whose attractions are sensual; but to the true heart, each will touch the key note to which its every chord tearfully and gratefully responds; it is unchangable with time and eternity ; it is not once a love and then a hate. My dear madam, just look at our fives, and trace it through its many turns, and I believe you will realize that ours was a false marriage, which is so blighting toall con- cerne Yet we strove to be happy. We endeavored to assimilate to each other and to become entirely conge- nial, and have tried to hide from the world all traces of the fearful chasm which, spite of all our efforts, continu- ally widened between us. And thus we have lived on from year to year, calling each other “husband” acd “wife,” while our hearts throbbed with agony at the pro- fanity of those holy words. Oh, how weary I am of this controversy. The gods! that you knew this heart; if I could but hide myself from the accursed miasma and be with my dear children, what bliss would be mine. Iam unfit for life and business in this condition, You do not and cannot understand me. Ihave just read over your letter, and it is but the oftre- peated tale of years. I eould have told it all to you, word for word, before I received it, and closed up with that fearful tale of crossing the river Jordan. I read very soul and its promptings. I know Iam by the purest-motives for our mutual benefit and happincss; but you do potWelieve me, The ‘power all rests between ourselves. You do not see it, and therefore oppose it. mn is your motto. Our experience has teached us beyond a doubt that we cannot live peacefully in the marriage relation, and we should have bonor and bi sutticient to assume the relations of siater and brother; it is.a!l I ask. Why do you call it “hateful?” Is 8 hateful? Then I am ‘Then you tell me if I will unacquainted with the term, give Anna my love and confidence, ‘she will return it in time,” and charge me with “what I must expect from those in whom I put no trust.” ForGod’s sake, breathe not such a thought to me again. It’s unjust and unpar- donable; it’s an accusation I will not receive from you or any one else; it arouses the most desperate feelings with- in me, That position will relieve you and Jof each with despatch. I willassure youI have ascertained beyond a doubt that aseparation would be the perfect consummation of the children’s pleasure av enjoyment, or I would not have troubled you with the oy od Ihave uot rush- ed into this matter heated by passion or lices, or thoughts of have decided in haste, as I have given it the years, where you have not for a moment. Whi speak of my “tiring” of everything after it has been in eo possession a short time—I resume you speak only of yourself—which T must acknowledge is true, and that our feeling was mutual; but in no other cage can it be spared. No better evidence is wanting of your confidence in me than your intimating we should give the children their choice of remaining with you or me. I know Annie and Carrie are old enough ‘to decide the question; but wh tronble them with such a thought? Is it a question with you I will not make them happy and contented? And have I not the ability to do as Lagreed? Is this all I can expect of you? You claim you are in feeble health, and are soon to go to another country. What will be their condition in such acase? Can I not do better for them than you could un- der any circumstances? From my goul you dothema great injustice by such a proposition. It appears I failed to show you my true aspirations in my first letter—that this separation would be one of mu- tual friendship, and our lives in future would be as broth- er and sister, and at that moment bury forever from our recollections the long years of hatred aud animosity, and ‘ou visit me as my sister, and I you as your brother. I haseakeuny, promised to treat you as the mother of thoso children, and ‘particularly as a friend,” and teash the children to love and esteem you. In fact, I know they will, for I have the assurance of ove it will be so. Tread your last letter to Anna to-day, and I was surprised at Pama tr coronene 7 io Shee hes I charged her particularly no! amet with her affection for you; in fact she must love on more. Says she, “Father, 1 have known this for a jong timo: T will be wah you and love you, and do alll can to make you all happy.” As you jtApee an insignificant horror of the idea of ‘a divorce, I will hereby bo to your proposition of our living separately, and iet this controversy decide the affair in full, that we do perfectly understand each other—that in our future intercourse we do not have occasion to even allude to the facts, &c., and in this way you let me know ge HF EL ‘ rE H E i 3 Separated, as our lives are not congenial faith and feeling, and I believe you will thank me for the chango. et the whole arrangement be fully settled come on, that we have no sort of sohioot, Bad (cmd I believe is the on! . 1 promise to treat you partial the mother of my children while you tay, abd, cn fh Hi ect a ike treatment from you, you agree to this, you can signify your return mail, stipulating, &c., and for TNonestorts we dismiss this’ subject from our memory, and live life, as if there was no damnable bout between rt Fax lonipnr bf this Mie itn this foul ourselves, and entail the same upon those its horrid forms, I will not consent. ll suffer all sery you see fit to put upon me be the change) frst. oe If this meets with your approval, and you are the arrangement will be carried out to the letter part, you need not wait in packing up the answer from me of acceptance, but commen your convenience. will ascertain about shi; 4 morrow, and perbaps send with this. My bo would inquire cms, and truthful love children, and fraternally, yours, ‘The wife firmly rejected all propositions of separation; and wrote to her husband, April 16, that she should im- mediately start for Troy. Two letters from Holmes previous to this date relate entirely to her arrangements for comi to him, and are written in a business like and good natu! style; one of them, however, terminating with ‘‘your husband by statute law only.” In reply to her letter of the 15th, he seems to burst into a fit of violent rage at her decision to come £0 soon. He told her: to ship the furniture in advance of her own departuro, that he might have everything ready for housekeeping, and not le the “old 7 wi , he declares, ‘is devilish hamili- ating toone.” And ‘there is no occasion for it, onl your wilful ion to make me all the troable yor faints sali phe Tea ‘“ spiritudl”? letter at Beloit, and waited May, when she returned with her two children Holmes refused to receive her as his wife or to live with him; but insisted that she should give up children and never see them again, At length, much importuhity, ghe prevailed on bim to allow her, for the sake of her children, to go into the house in which he was living; but he refused to occupy the same apartment with her, and insisted upon an entire separation. He fre- quently declared that he would not live under the same roof with her, and continned his attentions spiritualistic etnies inte his conduct in that respect be- came notorious. wife then entreated him, for the sake of the children, if not for hers, to discontinue his diegraceful attentions to this woman, and even consented ‘that if he wouki do so she would live with him as she was then doing, regarding him as a friend and not as a husband. At len; ised that he would do so, yet he continued his barbarous of his wife, and threatened to drive her from the house. About the tirst of September last he to ber that they, with the children, should make @ visit to an aunt of his, living near the village of Chariton, county. Mrs. Holmes at first hesitated, when he told her tbat by refusing she would disappoint him; that he proposed a short pleasure excursion for himself and the children, She consented to go. They left Troy im a ear- riage, and reached their destination about eleven o'clock in the morning. ‘The next day be to go to the village of Charlton to get some Mrs. Holmes, supposing the family were to accompany him, got the children ready. The carriage was bi it to the door; the children were put into it; but Holmes suddenly r to let the mother accompany them. She protested against his proceeding; he leaped into the carriage and drove off, saying he would be back in an hour. Instead of return- ing, he drove dircet to Schenectady and took the first train of cars westward. He was accompanied in his flight by a female cousin. After wait two hours for his retarn, Mrs. Holmes went back to Troy. There she found the ‘house in pos- session of her husband’s friends and relatives, who were packing up the furniture preparatory to its removal. She applied at once to her legal adviser, who puta to the proveatienss but not yotil several articles of much value ad been removed beyond reach. A valuable piano was subsequently found in Albany, and taken by means of a search warrant. It hag been boxed up by Boardman, Gray & Co., and shipped to the address of “C.. B. Good- year, Chicago, Ill.” Mrs. Holmes proceeded at once to take measures for ob- taining legal redrese. Her legal adviser in Troy, A. B. Olin, Keq., to whom she related the real estate transaction at Beloit, wrote to the rozister of deeds for Rock county, and received for reply that the deed which she had signed, ‘supposing it to bea conveyance simply of a small frag- ment of Iand to the water power company, was in reahty @conveyance of entire eetate—some 200 acres—to Homer N. Lockwood, Holmes’ brother-in-law, who had reconveyed it, a few days afterward, to another relative of Holmes’. It plainly was the husband’s design to de- prive = wife not only of her children, but of ‘The statements heretofore detailed are obtained from ‘the bill filed by Mrs. Holmes and the letters accompany- ing it. Holmes in his answer denies the of cruel treatment to his wife, denies that he is a “free lover,’? denies that he is insane, denies thathe ig an improper person to have custody of the children, and claims them on the nd thet he is their legal custodian. He alleges that his wife is an improper person to have the charge of them, but gives no reason for his allegation save that she has no assimilation or “affinity” to himself. We regard this as being greatly in her praise. From the letter of her legal adviser in Troy we learn that she is a lady without fuult and above reproach; that the whole difficulty has arisen from the cause explained in Holmes’ letters. He has discovered, after tiving with her for fifteen or sixtcen years, that there is no spiritual affinity between him and his’ wife. His conduct, how- ever, with a gross female ‘medium’? indicates an affinity which was formerly rey as any! but spiritual. Upon learning that Holmes was in this city, Mrs. Helmes came here, and through H. G. Miller, sq. , of the law firm of Hoyne, Miller & Lewis, instituted the proceedings men- tioned at the commencement of this article. Holmes was was found acting in the capacity of a clerk for Calvin B. Goodyear, a commission merchant at 14 Clarkstreet. The hearing and arguments occupied the entire day pesterday, and the Court bas not yet given its decision in the matter Still another feature was clicited during the trial, which shows, partially, at least, that spiritualism was not the only cause of this cruel desertion. It seems that he found in Troy a ‘spiritualistic affinity” in a strolling singer and be ager one Mrs. Rainey, to whom he wroteseventeen tters, On Saturday morning the in this case were pre- sent im the Court, accompanied by their counsel, Holmes is about forty years of age, slim, with pale face; wears rag Ses and meustache, and has a regular hang- dog look. fis Honor Judge Goodrich delivered the decision of the court. The Court, after administering a severe rebuke to spiritualism and its advocates, said that the eldest girl, being sixteen years of age, was capable of protecting herself from corrupting principles. The second girl the Court thought better prepared to take care of herself than the eldest, as she had evinced a stronger will and a better judgment.’ The law as well as the feelings of the mother must bo respected, the Court did not think that there was enough to warrant it in exercising its discretion concern- ing the two eldest children. The youngest one was seven years old. There had been many cases where the cus- tody of children under ten years of age had been given to the mother, The father can never re the watchful tirelessness of devotion and interest that the mother ex- ercises. No pretense is offered that the mother is not a fitadviser and guardian of her children. The Court, after expressing its abhorrence of the sentiments, and stigma- tizing any man acting as the respondent had done asa moral coward, made the order that the habeas corpus be discharged as to the two eldest girls, and thatthe youngest child be given to its mother, expressly stipulating any attempt on the part of the parents to interfere with tho order would be considered a contempt of court, and as such punishable. Board of Aldermen. ‘This Board met on Friday evening, Oct. McSpedon Eaq., President, in the chair. A PROPOSED BRIDGE ON THE HARUKM RAILROAD AT SEVENTIETS ‘STREET. Alderman Szacrust offered a resolution to the effect that the New York and Harlem Railroad Company be directed to construct a substantial bridge over their road at Seven- tieth street, immediately, under the direction of the Strect Commissioner, the briage to be similar to that now at Fighty-seventh street; and if the Company fail to comply with the conditions of the resolution, then the Street Com- missioner is authorized to cause a bridge to be erected over Seventieth street, at Fourth avenue, at the expenso of the New York and Harlem Railroad Company, without delay. Adopted. ‘The remonstrance of John Ridley and others against the extension of Worth street from Baxter street to Chatham street was received and referred. A resolution was presented by Alderman Boo.r to in- creag the salary of Mr. Rollins, the Water Purveyor, from ear. Alderman Boole also re- aneiat iat the rcoctutioe be laid over under the rule. Alderman Peck ee Gee = rarer be referred; necessity for hurrying iy wikany Bao was also in favor of having the ripen ‘Apams was opposed to the reference, and sovoralother members spoke for and against its being referred, after which the matter was laid over. ‘The Mayor sent in a veto on the resolution of the Board to pave Fourth avenue from Seventeenth street to Thirty- second street with Belgian pavement. He sent in another Seto to the resolution for paving with trap block Thirty- fourth street from Third avenue to Lexington avenue. ‘Ordered to take the usual course. Alderman SgaGrist offered a resolution to the effect that the sunken float, now lying in the stip at the foot 0” Whitehall street, be removed by the Street Commissioner without delay. ‘Ad A resolution was adopted requesting the Counsel of the Corporation to report to the Board at its next meeting the en manne te Inspectors of ‘Becton as wit appoi and Dis- trict Canvassers for the several election districts of this 21—Thomas city. ‘A resolution was offered by tho President to tho sum of $1,000 for the poms Scouser Gere pairs, &c., required to be in the Halls of Justice, ntre street. Laid over. ‘The Board adjourned to Thursday next. ov: Hon. Jom Hortox, twiceameniser of the Togislature of this State from St. Lawrence county, died at his. resi- denoe at Madrid last week. ot Died at Acora, west coast of Africa, on the 14h August last, Srarmey Davtox Hoaax, youngest son of ‘Hogan, Esq., formerly of St. Johns, ¥