The New York Herald Newspaper, September 23, 1865, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 10,617. ° STATE POLITIOS. As already there were three sets of resolutions Posen to bey anya Five gh seven sets ee re, and in delegates wi majority, the negro the committee ; and had that side sec! resolutions on the restoration of the South and eutfrage would have been of a different tone. There ‘might not have beon any resolutions directly advocating negro sul and other extreme points in reference to the South, but they would have alluded to it in se direct a way that but one int could have beem placed upon them, But the committee was 80 conservative that even the resolution presented aymond was toned down on the negro suffrage tion, He had a plank pointing unniistakably to ‘tie subject, and although he endeav to ‘mystify Its Meaning by the Jumbling of words, yet the ‘negro struck out, peenbes Ae Congres on the com. ‘mittee objected to it on the ground 1 he considered his sanction of the resolut‘on in the committee would commit him to the negro suffrage policy. Inasmuch as that would come up withother questions on the admis- sion of the Souther representatives in Congress next winter, upon which he would have to take he de- sired to avoid apy action in this Convention which would commit him one way or other in advance of his ‘official consideration of the question then. The resolutions pre- sented by the two radical members of the committeo being voted dowa, their ideas were also choked off on thet it. public can see in the resolutions what ‘was substituted in the place of Raymond’s idea on negro fae There was.an evident feeling among the con- servatives that anything looking like negro suffrage in the platform wassure to defeat at the polls. Asa mat- ter of xy, and paticy merely, the question was ignored as much as possib! The Ins and Outs of the Syra- vuse Convention. THE FACTIONS AND THEIR QUARRELS. Senator Morgan the Great Tactician “a of the Party. The Committee on Resolutions and the Slaughter of the Innocents in their Closet. OORRUPTION AND CENTRAL RAILROAD. Among the resolutions ited to the committee were one resolves about Governor Fenton being the Pride of the State, urging him to remove the heads of departments in this city, and taking a bold stand on points of that kind; but these were all squelched, and a simple resolution endorsing him substituted in their Place, although this was sanctioned by several on the committee with no littke compunetion of conscience. Another resolution assailed the Oentral Railroad and approved of Governor Fenton’s veto of the bill before the Legislature last winter; but this was unceremoniou: squelched.and thrown into the waste basket. Thus ‘Tne Disposition of tho Negro Suffrage, © Anti-Central Railroad, Corrup- tion in New York and Fenton Resolutions. The Seward Endorsement and the ‘Position ’ will be seen there was no small amouat of slaughter of the Factions. Among the innocents, ‘That Mr. Raymond's resolutions were considerably modified from ir character as he &e. &e. ‘&e. resented them to the committee, could be readily seen y the numerous acral a interiineations in the copy which he read to the Convention. THE RADICALS FRIGHTENED OFF. As already stated, there were several resolutions of an extreme character drawn up and ready to be presented totheConvention. But the committee's report was held back to so late an hour that a general anxiety to get away became so manifest that their radical authors were afraid to submit them, fearing that they would not re- ceive consideration, but be summarily thrown under the table. Thus the Convention was saved a flood of this kind of literature, and Andrew Johnson came off with an endorsement by the Convention. ENDORSEMENT OF SEWARD. None of the radicals endorsed that portion of the Sew- ard resolution which referred to his distinguished ser- vice, but let it slide through, as they now assert, for an object. When the resolut ‘was read the Seward ele- ment cheered lustily, but radicals remained silent and glum throughout, letting the other side have it their own way. It is under that they have already in- ‘timated to President Johngon that if he gives all the pa- tronage of his administration in this State to the Seward side he must not expect them (the radicals) to stand by him. It is now given out that they intend to show by the Seward resolution that Weed aud! his friends are try- ing to run the party in this State as a Seward Fock, Noa 8 a Johnson party, but with a view to secure the future ‘Our Syracuse Correspondence. Syracus, Sept. 21, 1865. REVIEW OF THE CONVENTION. ‘The Republican Convention, as your readers have already been apprised, has concluded its labors, breaking up about midaight last night. The delogates are now ‘all en route for home to report to their constituency, and * gumerous will be the stories told of the deeds and inci- @ents of the gathering, each délegate reciting the cir- ‘cumstances as they were vigwed from his particular standpoint, while the partisan writers, looking through Blasses colored with the several party hues, will describe the scenes and the result as'they.appear through their flistorted visions. To the independent press remains the task of.s general survey .of the whole field, and a de- scription as seen above and outside of the partisan at- mosphere, and free from the prejudices which each delegate necessarily will have after having taken part in ‘the deliberation and taking sides on the numerous ques- tions decided upon, thus becoming interested on one side or. the other. ‘The deliberations were marked with no incident which wakes the Convention stand out im bold relief from all others, unless it is that the resolutions say one thing while the great mass of the delegates believe in another. fhe usual controversy .between the factions took place febegs >) and that Wakeman’s friends are in constant ‘ear that he will receive notice that his time has come. What will be the result of the ticket at the th 6 me can ere an evident dscatistac én the Canvass the day previous and, in fact, until the |’ alone can tell. ‘ There was deep “4 Preponderance of ane side over the other was decided by | tion among 4 large number, and many suspicions uttered B test vole in the Convention. Weed and Greeley were o igh Portion, of’ the ae ogg no both on the ground early—the former directing all his | of the radi onenes the nomi- ‘efforta to get the control of the Convention and to secure ‘the nomination of his candidates; the latter endeavoring. ‘to shape the resolutions and platform, and paying less at- (» tention to the ticket. ‘WHO ‘HAD A MAJORITY. . ‘The usual boasting and braggadocio existed on both sides. WhenI say both sides it must not be taken as Greeley versus Weed, but radical and conservative; for \» there were many conservatives who repudiated the | havo peld mace meetings ‘at Principal points to ns: being led by Weed, while thi man jate jent '4 policy of on, Ee ee oer tres any | Sere. not, for the. fast ties, they believed that no coo: 'Y | sidered it an experiment, and had no intention to enforce did not recognize Greeley as their general and leader. | it unless the South furtheriiu their work than Ten- ‘Xp spite of all contradictions the Convention was essen- | nessee has or other States manifest a fo sition to bs All this shows the animus naan arg sca walanne that oe Annes underlies tbe surface. It may, however, turn out ‘Weed will deny that had the Committee on Resolutions, oo oe question of poll toe Neier or other commit presented a resolution dedlariti insisting upon stating their views correctly . that i was the sense of the body that the Missisai; the resolutions may, when the time cot control their ‘Gonventlon had not taken all the, steps necessary to eD- | ow seam wellued todo, in tho west Congress Row seem ine 10, cone vl edged ¥p yeoteaieed. to ¢ difference between the extreme radicals and the it would have at least a two- Passod by at least a two- | medium men in the Convontion aj to be, Nor did the radicals are anxious to ‘laim their views at once and ment of the amendment of the constitution which passed | sail under that color, walle the others, belleving that Mr. in by ihe, Legislature of the State, | Johnson will dually adopt thelr policy, propose to walt hereafter to convene, sufficient, |The belief was almost | aod'soe if ho will uot by the time what’ Congress, assem. Shiversal, bordering ‘upon boasting, that if President | biog abandon his policy, and attack him then if he does oe Eatves Sea co Mj | Bot This class united with those who h support Pr ee ce unis, Congress would | tho present course adopted to restore the South, and car- Jou go for endorsing him in thisConvention!™ The reply | Fed the day in the Convention. In this simple fact lies gamete Raow tant we aro safe i doing 9, becure the secret of the resolutions and result of their delibera- im our) and we todreak with the President now, but retain our |. 4. Both parties stand pledged in thelr platform to the en, Been oo one abalone eer cane can, ce deen | honest in their profeesion I leave to the people who have Sentiments of thie kind entertained by e of the | Watched the ins and outs, the scenes and incidents of Gelogaten, ean lt bo-possible that the Convention’ wos eae | Both of the conventions, to judge, and record their ver- ‘essentially radical? President Johnson is recognized as | ‘ict at the polls. One thing is certain, they are now pro- reonservative position belore the country aa | fessedly on the side of the country.and ite future pros- Sicctee eamameataenes cee rity. They are ip the position to which the Hxrazp has “As such, he bas marked out bis ‘policy to Tertore! and KRbored to bring them, aumely, both always sap- — policy porting the administration in all wise measures, and op- Bim or his. characlorstés cannot fal to arrive at | Bonide wlien those in authority become recrean} wo ther She conclusion that he “intends to. maintain that oOo ny algae lat fal to tion at all hasards, His congratulatory despatch | UF national interests. the Mississippi Constifational Convention, on its con- <inding is labors, very copelusively shows that ons 4 NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA. policy, and upon that basis he favored their admission. crf [Not was there 8 majority of those elected to the Con- Over Two Millions of Treasure Shipped ‘vention who have in. the contests between the two fac- for Panama—Horse Racing at Sacra- Ofte candiaaten for Seoretare of Sutie wan, wement, | memto—Arrival of Brigadier General ‘vote .was taken, the Weed candidate received nine-| French and = Regiment of Artillery at een majority ; but this was ‘done by the substitution San Francisco. yor three Weed-men in |the Suffolk county delegation in San Faanowon, Sopt. 18, 1865. ‘ahe place of radicals, who ware elected, but falled to ap- | Tho steamship Colorado sai tor Puiamn 00 ‘pear, anid four or five in Ulster county, as well as.a com- ehange of front of the Onondaga county:del one million three hundred and Afty thousand dollars in ‘were nearly all counted and pledged on the gold for New York, and six hundred and seventy thou- stage of te eed ge ee rertattie phe tables. The | sand dollars for England, and nine hundred and fifty to various causes, bute it was probably brought | Passengers, among them Judge Field and Professor bout to secure the nomination of General Bacau of Jackson. a qe eae The -d ‘The steamer Moses Taylor has arrived from San Juan Py ope with passengers who left New Yor« on the 20th ult. Bide or his opponents: The State Agricultural Fair opens at Sacramento to- ten ehherway. Geeele: : ‘quajority oe Ahi Sea Wilees hs aie -day under favorable auspices, The feature to-day is & race between the horses Norfolk and Lodi. Sas Francisco, Sept. 29, 1865. po a aime ‘The great race at.the State Fair between Norfolk and fl ‘THE TICKET NOMINATED, ‘Lodi yesterday was.won by the former. Norfolk run the large portion first mile of the first two mile heat in 1:45, and com- ee tee i Week te ean ae Se pleted the two milesin 3:30. In the second heat Nor- wel 1} There was who did not ap- | folk made the first mile in 1:46and the entire heat in le for manipu he Yo scoop theeo Yery men a his cand dates of nse @o the radicals. Senator E. D. ia the pe re for the nomination of a large portion of 8:38. Six thousand people witnessed the race. Ban Francisco, Sept, 20, 1865. The steamer Sonora arrived last night from Panama, with the Second United States artille y regiment, regu- ficket. In other words, it isa Morgam and not a W: Ricket,_ The former bas been at work for nearly a montn | !#"% Brovet Brigadier General French ¢*ommanding- ‘urging the republican managors in various localities | Sailed to-day, ship Haze, for New York. nominate ‘Barlow, Hillhoese, Howland, Martindale and Jones, and labored zealously to bri) t that re- | Lawrence and Ludlow—How Where ult, In fact these five gentlemen have been in the past They Were Mirst Buried, &c. \ { wt. Seer aeeonuer iy with Mr. Morgan’s political TO THE EDITOR .@F THE HERALD. friends, and hhe took thia course to reward them. The feeling which he worked t was such that Mr. Waed, onreaching Syra- wuse, fonnd himeelf compelled to take these men or sub- t himself to a defeat, He therefor made a virtue of yet ‘adopted them as hiscamdidates. But Mor- , and not Weed, is entitled to the cred It of their nomina- |. If they should be elected and by Please permit me to corrector rather add a little to an article which appeared in yesterday's issue, under the head of ‘Obituary,’ alluding'to the death of the widow of “Don’t give up the ship Lawrence."” The article says, im alluding to the death of Lawrence and Ludlow—“they died the following day, and were buried with every made between Morgan and Weed, no px'tuon who knows po gg ag iy he ci seoleanenat teks One, ee >t pln sudny ry the ciroumst 7 ” ¢vention make Senator Morgan, although he never went | %'%@ Shannon,” &c. The burial at Salem was subse- ir the Convention, to joom up as the grewt tactician of | Wut to the all imposing ceremonies which took place at party in the State. The M breed af horses bave | Halifax, at which port the two frigates, Chesapeake and Shannon, arrived on the day the battle. The re- mains Captain Lawrence Jhia Heutenant were Py on the aw deck of the Cheeapeake, their cof. ins draped in their country’s flag, and, at the appointed time, two o'clock in the afternoon, # procession of boats vanal urna men-of-war in harbor, with all the officers of the army and mavy, moved from Bie ii: fated ab towards the shore, ansid dhe booming of one man who was not directly canvassed for by Senator Morgan, and that was General Barnum. The ‘Bato re ot red My the "radical wht the Jadges of ul ul icala, while Sedour'or Ig are more of the radical stamp than inet suse. fr castle and men: ‘ ing bands playing solem: ‘THE PLATFORM AND THR pany of marines fired & volley. of m THR COMMITTRR. No person can deny but that the platform is essentially ifferent in its tone from what it would have been ff the 1s had secured a weetiag ity. The mampo- mn of the delegates by We his ee eae an overcome the real radical — whi entities him to credit om thi Boas +—half-} a Where, pon amar yee wen labors, on asta ee oh Where in hie coustey'd snore the sad Sah toes en gies creeees | | recrnep now premecoe boing the py RR ge ¢ The minuto gun is heard commitées ; in postponing its appoin' uw Bus bears nok now the note af war, one eka iva. tone uy tne resoletioom und * A SOLDIER OF THR WAR OF 1012, wenmnse of th whan poor orypntieg. Junior Ciss, Bont. 23, 180g NEW YORK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1865. ASHINGTON. Wasnincroy, Sept. 22, 1865. PARDONS. The President to-day granted pardons to six Virginians and to ninety-three North Carolinians, including ex- members of Congress Kenneth Raynof an! Alfred Dockery ; also to seven South Carolinians, including ex- members of Congress John McQueen, and to the same number of Mississippians. The rush to the White House for pardons seems to gain a new impetus by each Cabinet day’s delay, and to- morrow will probably eclipse all predecessors. BRIEF CABINET BESBION. A very short Cabinet meeting was held today, at which no important business was transacted, so far as is known. All the members were reported present except- ing Mr. Stanton, who was represented by Major Eckert. CLAIMS AGAINST FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, Citizens of the United States having claims against foreign goveraments not founded on contracts which may have originated since the 8th or February, 1853, will without any delay which can be avoided forward to the State Department statements of the same, under ‘oath, accompanied by tho proper proof. THE ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR COMPOUND INTEREST NOTHB—CIRCULAR ¥ROM SECRETARY M’CUL- Loca. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury bas just issued the fol- lowing circular:— ‘Tueasuny Derantaunn, Sept. 21, 1865. The instructions contained in the circular of the de- partment dated September 16, relative to the counterfeit ‘one hundred dollar compound interest netes, instructing assistant treasurers and designated depositaries not to pay out one bundred dollar compound interest notes nor other denominations of compound interest notes bearin date May 16, 1865, or prior to that time, were intend to apply to notes held by such assistant’ treasurers and depositaries as government tunds, and were not designed to direct the action of banks or individuals relative to such compound interest notes held on their own account. The difficulty and expense of at once withdrawing from circulation or exchanging for other notes al compound interest notes of the character described now in circulation make the attempt unadvisable. The department will, however, withdraw from circulation the one hundred dollar compound intarest notes as fast as they may be received iu the ordinary course of business, and reissue more of the same impression, And it is hoped that by due care and caution, after the immediate exposure of the dangerous character of the counterfeits, any considerable circulation of them may be prevented. Assistant treasurers and designated depositaries will, therefore, forward to the Treasurer of the United States such compound interest notes as are of the denomination of one hundred dollars, and all compound interest notes which are dated May 15, 1865, or prior thereto, the same being held as the government, and not other- funds o wise. McCULLOCK, Secretary of the Treasury. THE SUSPENSION OF THE HABZAS CORPUS IN THE CASE OF THE BURCH FAMILY. The Burch family, arrested by order of General Baker for stealing and branding government horses, and in whose behalf Judge Wylie issued a writ of habeas corpus, have not yet been disposed of before a military or other court, The President set aside Judge Wylic’s writ, not 80 much to take these men out of the civil courts as to deny a precedent, which would, if established, open the prison doors to Wirz or any other criminal who might ‘ehoose to avail himself of the writ. * NAVAL PRIZE CLAIMS. Two thousand five bundred and six claims were re- ceived in the Naval Prize Claim Division of the Fourth Auditor's Bureau during the month of August. Of these seventeen hundred and thirty-eight were satisfied by the payment of $182,532. Forty thousand claims have been settled here since the-division was organized, two years ago, Astudy of the figures of disbursements to the officers and crews of suecessful ships leads to the belief that the naval branch of the service will be exceedingly popular with men in our:next war. The prize receipts of an ordinarily lucky Jack Tar far outshine even the beav- jest Rhode Island bounties, RUMORS IN REGARD TO THE TRIAL OF JEFF. DAVIS. ‘The last generally accepted vagary relative to the trial of Jefferson Davis at Nortolk, under the jurisdiction of Chief Justice Chase, has gone the way of all rumors, being superseded by a counter report, which leaves the whole matter more open to speculation than ever. The Teliable’ gossippers who make this mooted question a specialty-now have it that the Chief Justice has recently declared the current statement that the rebel President would be made to plead before the bench of the Supreme Court as erroneous of foundation. By this latest and most irresponsible of waifs that magistrate is made to discover innumerable reasons and objections why Davis could not and will not be tried at Norfolk, Va, by the United States Supreme Court, before Chief Jastice Chase. How much, if any, consideration should be given to the .above unsatisfactory developments the public will deter- mine. It is said that the persistent efforts of a multitude of phonographic reporters to secure the job of reporting the minutes of the trial brought out the above contra- diction. A NEW POLITICAL ORGANIZATION, denominated the ‘Soldiers and’Sailors’ National Union League,” for mutual protection and support on all gov- ernmental policies affecting the interests of either of these classes, held its first meeting in this city on Sep- tember 8, and now has a membership respectable in numbers and ability. An address to the soldiers and sailors of the country was adopted by the league this ‘evening, declaring its pri object to be the establish. ment of branch leagues throughout the country for the ultimate purpose of controlling elections. The addresg declares that the defenders of the Union must stand by each other; that they must not pros- titute their honor to obtain recognition as saviors of the country, but must persistently and respectfully demand it; that they must not be turned aside by ques- tions of creed or party, and that while rebels are granted the boon of life they must not be restored to positions of honor and trust, &o., po. It was ordered printed in pamphlet form for general distribution, and all news- papers friendly to the cause were requested to give it publication. Py PRRBONAL. Secretary Welles returned to the city last evening from a somewhat protracted vimt to New England, and resumed his accustomed place in the Cabinet meeting to-day. Baron Weddersedt, the Minister of Sweden to the United States, is about to be allied by matrimony to an accomplighed young lady of Boston. THE MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT BURNERS—INCORRECT STATRMENTS. ‘The statement in the Washington column of the New York Tribune that Colonel William Thorpe is entitled to the credit of ferreting out the rebel incendiaries and steamboat burners on the Mississippi river does great in- Justice to the late Colonel Sanderson, of Philadelphia, to whom it reaily belongs. Colonel Sanderson was at the head of the detegtive service in the Department of Mis- souri, and died at his post from excessive application to business, Colonel Thorpe was only phonographic re- porter to Colonel Sanderson, and was never chief of the secret service there, as stated in the Tribune. This cor. rection is due to the memory of a faithful officer, who literally sacrificed his life in the service of his country. In the same connection it was stated that Hon. Richard Barrett, formerly member of Congress from the St, Louis district, officiated as chiof of the rebel band of incen- diaries, and stipefintended the destruction of a warehouse ‘belonging to the United States, Hon. Richard Barrett is confounded with tho notorious Jim Barrett, of Spring- field, Til, an officer of the Goldon Circle, and now in Canada, Richard Barrett is now in Europe, and has been during the war. INTERNAL REVENUES RECEIPTS. The receipts retarned to the Internal Revenue Bureau to-day are given at $1,200,000, THE CHOLERA. The Consul at Smyrna, in a letver to the State Depart- meat, dated August 19, saya the cholera mortality is steadily on the increase, and ite ravages are alarming. It is staged in another communication that the cholera has appeared at Majorca, and our Consul says that this scourge is stil] advancing eastward. There is no doubt thats mumbor of cases have occurred at Port Mabon. ‘The Coneal at Barcelona reports to the department that from the 24th to the 3let of August the number of deaths from cholera in that city has Saas about pe mey cnt per day, Ontho Ist of September there were forty-two deatds from {his discase. The Odd Fellows, Barrons, Bept. 22, 1866, A grand banquet waa given by the merchants to the Grand Lodge of the United Byates, Gener») Hancock Mande the address pf welopme. THE EUROPEAN CAPITALISTS. The Close of the Stay at Chiengo and Visit to Toledo, Important Speech of Sir Mor- ton Peto. English Neutrality and Rall- road Enterprise. Honors to the Distinguished Visitors at Magara Falls. Our Chicago Correspondence, Carcaco, Il., Sept. 19—A, M. ‘The last day of the sgjourn here of the European capitalists was dovoted toa continued inspection of the city and its prominent objects of interest. Carriages ware in readiness yesterday enorning, after breakfast, and again, under guidance of Mr. J. H. Bowen, they proceeded toextend their observations. The first place visited was one of the large elevators on Clark street, which they examined minutely and with the deepest curiosity and interest. A train loaded with grain had just arrived alongside the elevator, and the process of transferring the corn and wheut to the bius in the loft was intently watched. Visit TO THE GRAVE AND MONUMENT OF DOUGL(S. 4 ride to Camp Douglas, which was viewed with much interest as the camping and drilling ground of many of the troops which contended in the late rebellion, brought the party to the spot where repose the remains of Iili- nois’ great statesman, Stephen A. Douglas, The visitors sauatered around the grounds enclosing the tomb and monument, and, entering the enclosure with bared heads, registered their names in the book, which 1s now filled with the signatures of pilgrims to the resting place of the Little Giant.” Each of the party was presented with a photograph of the monument and also of Mr. Donglas for preservation in their record of their tour. Among the places visited during the forenoon were the University and several of the principal ehure Michigan avenue was trayelled over, and admired for its beauty. In this connection it might be well to say that the gentlemen having the party in charge would have a much better impression with their guests had they refrained from the characterstic boasting of thelr section. It is necdless to point out the absurdity lo their informing people from the capitals and cities of Europe that the organ in St, Panl’s church of Chicago as the finest and Michigan avenue the most handsome wi in the world. SSRING TH TONNER. . The afternoon was devoted to an examination of the shore terminus of the subaquean tunnel, which is to eupply the city with water from the lake.’ Some of the more Inquisitive and adventurous of the party descended the shaft leading to the tunnel, whica they traversed for some distance, rendering it in their power to state on their retarn home that they were thirty feet under the ‘bed of Lake Michi, Others of the excursionists, in Darties of two or three, rambled about the city at will, seeking and seeing for themselves. Ar THK THEATRE, In the evening they visited the theatre and_ witnessed the formance of Hamlet, the principal character of which was sustained by L. P. Barrett. ree boxes had been provided for the distinguished spectators, whe were greatly surprised to find so handsome and conmodiou Place of amusement nearly a thousand miles wost of the Atlantic coast. They were, moreover, much pleased with the manner in which the play ‘was pat on the stage, and praised Mr. Barrett’s rendition of his very difficult » Ithad been arranged by some to attend the ¥ St. Paul’echurch of George W. Morgan, the Grace church, New York, who met with some friends among the Englishmon;’ but the project was at carried out, owing to the prior engagement far the concert o eugre. At the close of the second act the party returned to the hotel, where they took carriages and proeceded to the house of Mr. Wilson, to participate in a svirée dansonte. ‘The affair was a decided suocess, and gave tho Euroj gentlemen an opportunity of seeing the beauty, fushion and wealth of Chicago, A ‘“‘sliver’’ and a “tin” wedding were respectively attended before their retum to the hotel this morning, at an hour which precluded the pos- sibility of any lengthened slumber ere their departure from the city. crareee a Our Tolede Correspondence. ToLKno, Ohio, Sept. 19, 1865. As several cities contended about Homer, so the several railroads leading eastward from Chicago contended for the honor of conveying Sir Morton Peto and friends over their respective routes, The Michigan Southern, how- ever, was selected, as the one leading directly wo Toledo, the objective point after Chicago. Accordingly the party emberked at six this morning on & special train provided by this road, consisting of a baggage car, saloon car and an ordinary passenger coach ‘Tho saloon car was set apart for the ladies who have Joined the excurstonists by invitation to accompany them as far as Niagara Falls. These ladies are mostly from Chicago, and are as follows :—Miss Lanra M. Wilson, Miss Anna J. Wilson, Miss Matteson, Miss Bissell, Miss Qidersbaw, ‘Miss ‘Coolbaugh, Miss’ Hoge and Mra. Mc- pn The original party from Europe is diminished by the absence or return of several of 1s members, whese en- gagements have prevented them from accompanying the excursion to its termination. These gentlemen are Captain Judkins, of the Scotia; Mr. Hull ha ge Bevan, oi Hon. Arthur Kinnaird and son, and Mr, London. QUICK TRAVELLING. The train started just as the town clock bad struck the hour of six, and a run of one hour and a half brought it wo the town of Laporte, Ind., a distance of fifty-eight miles, or ab a speed of very nearly forty miles an honr, It is intended that the train s! reach Toledo at one 0 clock—a distance of two hundred and forty-four miles in seven hours. The excursionists breakfasted at Elkhart. At Goshen @ crowd had assembled to meet the trai On its arrival they made calls for Sir Morton and a speech. Sir Mor- ten presented himself, and Mr. Cosham was in the ox. ordium of aspeech, when the engineer, who was ‘on time,” whiaked the train away. At Wauseon the crowd was briefly addressed by Mr. Samuel Wann, in one of his happiest efforts, ‘The earlier portions of the trip this forenoon were de- voted to somnolence after the fatigues of yesterday and last night; but since breakfast the travellers bave oreued ‘themselves, and now, with the enlivenment of the ladies’ company, are enjoying themselves con amore. The entertainment that has everywhere marked their journey since leaving New York—wine, fruit and re. freshment—has now the additional zest of the society and song of the fair sex, ToxEno, Sept. 20, 1865, AT TOLEDO, The welcome of the European capitalists at Toledo, if ‘not the most demonstrative, was certainly the most ‘warm and enthusiastic in their trip, The arrangements were made by a committee of the citizens, who met the party on their arrival at the depot, and conveyed them in carriages to the Oliver House, where, after a brief resting spell, they were ayain seated in the carriages and taken to the steamer George W. Reynolds, which had been prepated for AN RXOUNSION ON THR MAUMER AND LAKE RRIF, ‘The steamer was decorated with the British and Amer. fean flags, and had @ band of music on board, which, upon the arrival of the excursioniste, strack up “God Save the Ap thr compliment to their sovereign which the English members of the party acknowledged with uncovered heads. The citizens who accompanied and escorted them em- braced the Mayor, Mr. Dorr, and the principal mercantile and professional gentlemen of the city. When all were on board the steamer started up river, affording the excursionista a complete view of the grain elevators, the depots, warehouses and other buildings connected with the business of the pines. Going ,aown the river they ‘were presented with a Rasoraraic, view of the entire city, which in every way exhibits great thrift and enterprise, The trip was continued out into Lake Eric and around the lighthouse off. the entrance to the harbor, the travel. Jers ex; ing groat delight at the beauty of the river and lake scenery, and prophesying, from its evident natural advantages, the rapid growth and wealth of the be Ay vicinity. tho wa ‘Gon the river a splendid collation, with the concomitant champagne, was served in the saloon of the s@eamer. The excursionists enjoyed themselves very much at thir genial rej and pronounced the whole entertainment more a social picnic party than a formal demonstration After dessert Mr. M. R. Waite called assemblage to order, and, after welcoming the guests in Mort appropriate words, continued :— And now permit me to say one word of the peculiar relations have existed between you and us, In the trial Which we have just pamect and du whieh the of our government has heen manif nu fn the of 4 rebellion the magnitude of which was never i we have booed, 26a as On fee as 1a aa Sotaetimes im the fever among Us, und again give you a hearty welcome. THE NEW YORK HERALD. © PRICE FOUR CENTS.” ed it was all dark, While of our anxiety we have 1 ion engaged in the distri- We saw the agents of the rel bution of u promises of their vernment, based upon the security | of thot boarded cotton, and inducing individuals among ho stimulated by the hopes of gains, to aecept their offers and to furnish them with the sinews of war against us, We forgot that each returning packet from your shores brought with ft the voluntary offers of the people of England and the Continent to purchase our own bonds, secured only by the honor of that nation which owned the Stars and Stripes, While: we have seen mil- dew upon the banks of the Mersey and the Thames, and removed by stealth a few ships destined under the ‘lag of the rebellion to prey upon our ¢om- merce, and almost to drive our merchant mae rine from the seas, we overlooked the offices in London and Liverpool, presided over by one of you gentiemen who to-day honor us with your pre- ‘sence, with which was gathered the funds which built and put in operation while we were engaged in war four hundred and fitty miles of railroad, traversing the States of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, and opening a new channel) for the increasing commerce of this mart, But will not detain you jonger. Our war is over; our sol- ders are again citizens. “The fever of the excitement of our troubles is over, and we now see the bright spots on the canvass. And now we again thank you for coming SPENCH OFGKIR MORTON PRTO, oa Morton Pero, in responding, returned thanks, and i: You have referred to the object of our visit, 1 know enough of you and of your people to know that you like plain speaking, and I tell you frankly and freely what that object really is, We have had the honor and happi- ness to be associated with Mr. McHenry in the great pro- Ject to which you have so eloquently referred—that of the construction of the Atlantic and Great Western Ratl- ‘Way; and it was at the suggestion of Mr. McHenry that we ‘undertook tnis long journey, in order that he mizht show ux where" onr capital wae spent, how applied, what were our and how we might judiciously and safely more in prosecution of our enterpaise, When we accepted ‘the invitation of our frend we did so in good faith on his representations; but I say to you that much as we had heard of the resources of America, and great as were Our auticipations from Mr. McHenry's statements, the facts ure tat the realization exceeds the opinion; ‘that our friend did not tell us half the trath either in regard Of the resources of your country or the profits to be ob tained from a judigious investment of cap.tal. What have we found? In the first place our railway has been built, sir, as you bave said, during the four years of your terrible struggle in this land, and the reéeipts of the line per mile at pres- invest ent are equal to the receipts of the London and Northwestern Railway of England, although the through traitic on our line hus been in operation only siuee last May. And then there is the additional fact that our rail- has not cost half what the London and North- ern has cost per mile, So far we are content. Mr. MeHenry has taken us to Meadville, to Cincinnati, to St. Louis, to Chicago, and to this point where we have the pleasure and bappiness of meeting you to-day. What do we find at each of chese places? ‘That the twaflic of the country at each of these places is literally starving— I mean ‘that railways at present do not accom- plish the end intended, or realize the amount of good that should result from them. I main- yn that when railways are completed, the most ijurious thing im the world is to starve them for the accommodation of sidings or rolling stock. All of | you will understand me, You know that the first cost | of the line itself is the main expenditure, and thet all ent made afterwards tends largely to improver eit judiciously applied. Until you have accomplished the full intention and object of railways—numely, by carry: ing all you can upon them—everything you peed in } the shape of rolting stock is a subtraction from the | profits of the road. We are prepared to recommend, on our return to Engiand, such an expenditure of capital as will load to @ full, and fair, and free developent of your commerce. That will be opr interest. We daim nothing tn the way of thanks for that—vecauge it) will be our duty, as representing a large amount of eapitsl, to see how that capital can be more largely inc and new fucilities given for its employment. I do not hesi- tate to say that the Atlantic and Great Western Railway ought to have a double track throughout; but itismse- Tess to do this unless the outlet to New York. be doubled also. And now, having wid these two or thrqe plain words on matters of business—we are not here toMisouss political questions—but you, sir, having tov litice, and referred to the position of the old regard to your late struggle, permitted to say a i made to certain vessels-of-war su side in the interests of South. sir, as a member of the British House of Commo! Heve that whem the questions of the Alabama loah are investigated you will see that our, nt did everythi could not prevent re! ‘ou have referred to the fact. of capitalists coming here dut- ing your struggie and giving evidence, by Investment, of # confidence in your future. It was impossible, sir, om the other hand, in a free country that there should n be a party identified with the party at the South, as we were with the North, But I do maintain that our government did preserve all which you could at most desire—a —dignifled neutrality. They never prevented arms being sent out to you, but when called upon by the Emperor of the French to acknowledge the South, the call was met on the part of the Englisl vernment by an emphatic ‘‘No."” A country like ours must have the freest exercise of opin- jon; but the moment international law is mtrenched on down come the fingers of the government. When Tams were constructed our government interposed, and Linay freely ask you to consider whether in the whole of your struggle it was in our power to do more. I have said on several ooccasions that the government of America is too prond and two strong, and too independent, to desire the interierence of any power on earth in its domestic aflairs. It desires simply to be left alone. Towe you an apology for these political allusions (Cries of “good,’’ “go on, ke), but, you, sir, have won thom from me, and, taking your right hand, Lam sure I take the hand of a man worthy to be ranked as a friend. But to another subject. After all, it is to my friend, Mr. McHenry, we owe everything. The history of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway is bis best eulogy. Upon bis representations fifty millions of dollars were spent here during your great struggle, and no greater proof of confidence could be given to any man than is implied in this fact, in regard of Mr. McHenry—and, permit me to’ add, no gear proof that you have friends in the old country. 0 day 1s, I trust, not distant, when England and Amer- ica may feel a thorough union of heart and sentiment: You have your flag now floating over a country in which there is not @ slave, and England now feels that your Policy is hera, that hers is yours, and surely the two to- gether may defy the world. (Great cheering.) Addresses were also made by Mr. McHenry and others, THE DINNER. The dinner, given by the citizens, took ™m seven P, M., and was a most pleasant and agi Ne gather With a regard for their guests not often met with on simi- Jar occasions, the committee did not inflict any speeches upon them, THR MALL. Toledo the requisite element for a successful bail, via:—pretty girls, and hence the grand ball Inst night was eminently successful. The room in which the dancing took place was hung with the English and Amer- jean colors, and Tefulgently beautiful with the brilliant lamps and variegated dresses. The members of Sir Mor. ton’s party took part in the dancing with great zest, and despite the fatigues of their journey many remained in attendance until the close of the festivities. The Distinguished Visitors at Ni Falls, Niacara Fatts, Sept, 22, 1866, The English visitors have been engaged during the day in visiting the objects of interest in this vicinity. In the forenoon they viewed the Falls from various standpoints. Some of the party took a trip wo Lake Ontario, over tho Erie and Niagara road to Niagara City, In where a public reception was given by the Mayor. the evening the Falis were illuminated with ¢: lights and Greworks discharged, The grand banquet in honor of Sir Morton Peto and Mr. McHenry, and the Buffalo extension of the railway, is now in progress at the International Hot . The Provincial Fi Loxpox, C. W., Sept. 22, 1865, Seventeen thonsand tickets were sold yesterday for the Provincial Fair. The day's proceedings were a grand public and civic reception to the delegates from the maritime provinces, and another to Sir Morton Peto and party, who arrived at noon and made a hasty visit to the exhibition, Sir Morton Peto made a speech full of kindly fecling towards the American people, and left for the East at three o'clock this afternoon, ‘ Virginia Episcopal Conve Baxrrnoat, Sept. 22, 1865, Richmond papers of to-day contain Bishop Meade’s address to the Episcopal Copvention of Virginia, strongly urging @ reunion with the Northern wing of the church Rev, Dr. Andrews, chairman of the special commit- teo appointed to consider #o much of the Bishop's interesting and impressive address as refers to the future relations of the diocese with the General Convention of the,Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, respectfully report that, having bad the documents referred. to therein under their most deliberate ara ‘a 1 gp tn a they recommend the adoption of tl owing resolutions :— ‘That ioe Christian and conciliatory course of oar sted diocesan, in his correspondence with the }- ding Bishop and other members of tho Protestant Bpis- copa Chorch of the United States, touching a reunion with the general eonvention of said church, meets ou probation; that thie Council appreciates ai Savetionet ventas 0 every sentiment of fraternal; rorad wht ‘been manifested in the Jeno ard which has mani roterred to; that this Connail is of opinion that ite objects which all th interested may be premumed mos Aeaire, a ypiished by ‘the eu feat to (ne next General Coancil The report was adopted almost nnanimousty. The Council then proceeded to elect clergy and lay dle gates to the Grand Council, which meets In Mobile, Aa, shout the tet of Movember Important Official Despatches from President Juarez, STRENGTH OF THE REPUBLIC. ae, &e. &e. Two Mexican officers in the fervice of the republic, who left El Paso del Norte twenty-two daye ago, have given us the following news :— President Juarez has fixed his residence, as we have already stated, at El Paso del Norte, and he had been re- ceived there with much enthusiasm. The people of that place had tendered him their unanimous support. General Negrete, with one hundred officers, had left for the interior for the purpose of collecting and dis- ciplining recruits, hoping to be able in a short space of time to raise o force large enough and sufficiently equipped to make a firm stand against the foroes of Maxi- milian. General Gonzales Ortega was hourly expected at El Paso, where he is to assume the duties of the constitu- tional Presidency. According to the constitution Juarez’s term will expire on the 30th of November next, until which time General Ortega will act as Vice President, The Official Despatches. TO THE RDITOR OF THE HERALD. CoNsvLADO GENERAL DE LA Repusuica Meyicana ¥N Lox Estapos Unipos, New York, Sept. 21, 1865, In proof of the falsity of the report that President Juarez is about to leave Mexico and come to the United States, I have to ask the favor that you will publish in your columns the enclosed official and private corre spondence which has been transmitted to me for tha: purpose. I beg to add that it is Maximilian and the French who are under the necessity of leaving Mexico, not the legitimate government of the republic, whose cause can never fail, for it is founded upon justice and upon right. Iam, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. N. NAVARRO, Mexican Consul General. MINISTER ROMERO TO CONSUL NAVARRO. New Yor«, Sept. 20, 1865, Juan N. Navarro, Consul General of Mexico in the United States:—As the enemies of our country are peek- ing to misrepresent the events which have lately taken | place in Mexico, with the object of misleading public opinion in this country, I beg of you to procure the publication of the enclosed official documents and extract from a private letter from President Jaurez, which have just been received here. I am, very truly, your obe- dient servant, M. ROMERO. SECRETARY TEJADA TO MINISTRR ROMERO. DeraRtMENt UF FoRtiGN RELATIONS AND OF GOVRANMENT, Paso pet Nore, August 15, 1865. By the annexed copy of thé circular fesued to-day by this department, you will see that the citizen President of the republic left the city of Chihuahua on the &th of ‘this month and arrived at this place yeaterday, where he has determined that the seat of the national government. shall for the present be located. If the circumstances of the war require a change in the residence of the govern- ment, they ‘will never change the firm and constant determination of the President to comply with his éeties in farang place in the a he may be located, or to which he may remove. I renew to you oe tentive consid-ration, LERDO DE FEDAD. To the citizen Matias Romeno, Envoy Ex! Plenipotentiary of the Mexican CIRCULAR, Dsrarrusyt oF Forricy RELAtions axp or Govanemnnr, AsO DEL Norte, August 16, 1865. }. Having left the city of Chihuahua on the 6th instant, the citizen President of the republic arrived yesterday at this place, where he has directed that the seat of the ~ ational government shal! for the at be evtabdlinhed. At thie as st whatever other in the republic where it may be convenient according to circumetances that the seat of Fovornment ‘may be established, the citizen President will do all that is possible to comply with his duties with Apnea ‘and constancy, fulfil inthis manner the desires of the Mexican people, who wit never ceas) struggling everywhere against the in- vader, over whom they must, necessarily, in the triumph in the defence of their independence and their republican institutions, I communicate the same to you for your knowledge and the consequent ends. Independence and Liberty. LERDO DE TEJADA. LETTER FROM PRESIDENT 3D4Rez. Paso DEL Nonre, Atiguet 17, 1665, My Dean Sm—Nowwithstanding the arnwal of the Freneb in this State, their situation is still the same, for they have failed to obtain any victory as the result of their military movement, and have not succeeded im dee- troying the jegitimate government of the republic, which was their principal object. Had General re. inained in the States of Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas and Sun Louis, ocupying their attention, as is now being done by’ Generals Escovedo, Men Cortina and Agwerre, the movement would not have teen made; bat Brincourt seeing the force disappear which had menaced hit in Coahuila, resolved to march upon this State; stil? after having expended much money an¢ traversed an enormous desert, he has ore and His ence untored nothing, for of the force jegrete retreat, I had ordered a part to Coahuila and a part 6 Du ‘wo jin the forces of Patoni and Carrona, aml the n disposed in the mountains near Chhuahua under the command of the military Governor, Don Manuel Ofinaga. ‘As the enemy in bringing the strength of bis forces into this State weakened ifs line the interior, ‘our forces have commeneed attacking him jn detail and with success, following strictly the system of not ain coe battle, and of not allowing ourse¥es to be shut up in the towns. ] On the 14th inst. I reached this place, where | have established for the present the residence of the jovern- ment. It will be very difficult for the enemy to Lng us re, and should they do so it will be w 1 my will ae eee still wor yh Bot succeed in d ‘ing the government, w! only Femove to some cier convenient point with) the ua- tional territory, while they will only haveincreased their distance to five hundred leagues from #¢ capital of the so-ealled empire, in the defence of wich, now that our forces are about to open an active ¢mpaign ip the interior, they will be unable to assist, Patoni, Corona and Villacra are operating a Pueblita, in the State of Guagajuato; Al Salaaar and Riva Palacio in the State of Mi varez upon Iquala and Cuernevaca; Garcia Who has re- placed General Diaz, in the States of Vera rus, Onjaca, Chiapas and Tabasco, and Escovedo, M¢des, Cortina and Aguierre in the States of San ‘Lui¢ Tamaall Nuevo Leon and Coahuila; while G Rubio, Pesquierra and Garcia Morales aj operating ia the States of Sonora and Sinaloa. All. these chief are of the opinion tip the time for attacking the enemy with success has /rrived, for the | reason of his which his lines I shall soon reetnoes of my calculations, which a knowledge which I haveof ‘the situ 4 . * ; Al upon the of our country, * . BINITO JUAREZ. Enounter wth a Sovruowo, L 1, Sept. 9, 1868, Afew days since the echoener Catharine Wilcox, of Lubec, Maine, Geoge MoFsiden, master, being bound from New York toZatport and Lubec, fell in when op. Donite this piace,#¥h what is termed a “dead calm, ’? The opportunity sgning propitions, the eaptar a young pan named Peter Jobnson, who was forineny » momber of the ?¥*t Maine heavy artillery, and who. as Wounded inte neck at Spotsylvania, Virginia, de. termined td enoy & salt water bath. Jamping ing the water it was not many minutes whon youtg Johns says he saw something “all white,” and in aninstaat Se was earried under the surface to a depth of tvery feet. He how discovered that he was in the jaws one of those vorucious man-eater sharks, Btrug- ling ith all bie strength Johnson managed to break away nd reach the surface again; but the shark was oon fer him, and continued to bite him in various parte the body, when the young man bethought hit of th sailor trick of putting his fingers in the shark's eyes, hich be did, and to Ms no small gratification son saw te frenzied monster fleeing from him. Johaton now #4m to the vessel, and, being taken aboard, was founcta have been fearfully torn about the abdemen— its lefer section entirely off—both thighs and ¢houider bein, tewibly lacerated. There being no pnd to any the crew took him in the yaw! ex rowed bi eigt mil" to the village of Greenport, yaere bis wounds: wee sewed up and dressed by Dra penal, Bryant and spnner, at the young man made, omfortable under Ww circu as possible, 4¢ i growing worse wurly and is not much “ance for bis recovery, The Sounds now full of «nee Tapacious monsters, and f nome of war New York eirtsm rt rorthy of thes ateel Abie he month to attack them, ‘They are hiaue Moded with perfoot safery by our villagers almost ery day. Budlary at Pontiac, M Dernorr, Sept. 92, 1866, ‘The aay Of Charis Dawson, at Pontiac, was entered by burnt lait night, and the tafe was blown open and robbe Clover twenty thourand dollars in government wor*