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» Ser, and represent ng constituencies identical as border WASHINGTON. THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION. Probable Exctusion of Vailandigham, Wood aud That Class. The National Capital Captured by Delegates. ‘The Mode of Appointing Armny Officers Under tho New Law Unsatisfactory. Gratifying Condition of the Freedmon on Wodmolaw Island. Gommissicn for the Examination of Claims ia the War Department. kee kee ae. Wasuycrom, August 10, 1866. Phe Phttadetphin Senryaipss: Some curiosity is manifested in regard to policy of the delegations to the Philadelphia Convention from the States of Maryl.od aud Missouri, which it ws argued mu st hho a unit, both delegations being conservative im charac: States, both burdeved with a radical registry law and & disfranchising clause in their constitutions, and both on- Joyiug the luxury of a member of tho Blair family in Bheir politics, ‘Tho anciunt antegonism between the and Seward is expected to manifest itself in piling these delegations against that from New York, Governor Ewing not being avaiiabiw for the Presidency of the Convention, he having dectined belug a delogate Decause of his health. it i+ intimated that General bix will be made temporary chairman aud Judgo Curts the permanent presiding cilleer, ‘Ths plan may be modified by giving Goueral Dix the temporary and per- manent chair as well. Senator Hoadricka, who has just returned from Tadiana, reporis a stvouz feeling in that State against Vallandigham, and atirivutes the paveity of members in the convention of that state to the general apprehension that Vallandigham, Wood and that class of people would ‘have control ot the Philadelphia Convention, Owing to ‘the general expression of discontent at the probable admission of such men, it seems a foregone conclusion ‘Mat a rule will be adopted excluding Wem. As I inti- mated in a former despatels, this rulo will be proseated Dy the Southern delegates and urged by them even to tho exclusion of some of their own me abers, ‘ Governor Orr and tho other mombers of the South Carolina delegations passed through Mickmond this even- ing on their way to the Convent: Washington haa boen captorod to.n) sit by an immense ‘Srowa of reconstructed delegates from the South to the Philadelphia Convention. ‘They ropreceat ali classes of society, from geueral oflicors to resurrected politicians. ‘Tho halls of Willard’s and the Metropoiitan are filled swith dilapidated bageage, and the drinkimg saloon: ro- mind one of the lest days of Cougriss. The President und Seeretary of State to be mt at the Lnauquration of the Douglns Mouument. ‘The President and Secretary of State will by invitation ‘visit Chicago to participate iv the ceremonies of inangur- eting tho Douglas monnment. Leaving here on (he 28ch Anstant, they will stop over night at Philxdoiplie end roach New York on the 20th. On the 50th they will take aran up to Saratoga aud thence proceed west by the Now York Central Raiirow!, reaching Chicag) avout the ‘Sth of September, ‘The Secretary of State and Assistant in . Search of Health. Secretary Goward baving gone North for a short vaca- tion im search of hewlth, nnd Assivtant Secretary F. W. Seward being absent on a similar mission, the President has appotnted Attorney General Stansbury Acting Secre- tary of State. General Dix Positively Declines the Mission to the Hage. It 19 stated positively that General Dix declines the ap- Pointment of Minister to tle Hague, partiy for the rea- sons heretofore communicated to the Hexaio, but more particularly with a view of succeeding Fenton as Gover- nor of New York, a position which the Presifent ts un- derstood a+ desiring him to secure, The mission to the Hague, thus twice declined by prominent military offi- ‘cers, wil, It is steted, be tendered (o Captain 5, ©, Adams, ‘tho author, Mendes the ctr a Ss, * arrangoment agreed upon beiwedn the Presi - dent, tho Secretary of Wor, and (oueral Grant, for the selection ani appointment of offers ip the srmy, under the uow law inercaring the army, does not appear to give general satisfaction to army off. core, who maintain that the refercuce of names to Members of Congress for recotamertations will have tho effect of introducing political clement into the ser- ‘vice, Congressmen will in their recommendations pre- for those who sympathize with tiem in polities rather than those whose militery record in the rolomteer ser- svice was praiseworthy. It Is urged thatas the War De- partmout bas the records of all tho vylnuteer officers who sorved during the Isto war, which records are made ‘up by Boards created fur (hat express purpore, It te bet ter able to jadge of the morite of applicants for these positions than are mere politicians and Congressmen. ‘These views are uLderteed to be chard by General Grant, who merely assented to the arrangement referred to because of the majority voice against Lim, but ae some: appointments of field officers Wave alreedy been made dn the now regiments, it would seem that Genera! Grant, to ascertain the extent, sucereded in having (he arrange- ament set aside. Thaw Generals Merrit and Onster have been appointed Weulenour colomels of two cf the now pogro cavalry regimenis, aud other probable appoint ments are montioned. No company officers have been appointed, nor will be appointed under any arrang, ment yot decided upon other than that heretofore oom tmunicated, alihough a «trong effort ie Seing mete to havo that atrangement rutirely set aside, thet all eppli- cante may sland on tle records they made jn the late wer and not Spon Lie) ical imMacuce the ay bring te bear. The Army Chang Notwithetaeding the contradiction of | partion I ropeat my statemeat, based wpon auibority, that eral Stoneman wi!) 1 lieve General Bard a New Orioans. Commission for the Exnmination and Decisi of Olaime tn the War Department. ‘Wan Derarrucst, Anrorast Orsrnat’s Orie, | Waamncros, D.C., Angns 9, 1808 5 BrRCIAL Om wh Fivet—That for the esanination and «pedy deren of ofaime im the War Pepartuer! a Conirme Organized, to constet of ie gers! Cenby, Judge Advorate Generei Heit, nud Co Advooate De Witt Clint mission. Ail special ele n of any Bureas whieh mar be referred to the Secrctary of War will be examined and decided by the Cow gion. It will also review «och claim her by any Buran of this Department av shall to the Secretary of War on appeal or review, or that may be referred by the Vresidemt for examination or review. pe juradiction Second, —All claims referred to the Commiesion sha!) he rogietered in their order hy the Recorder, who fecord the decisions und the pronnde thoreol, and t gait them, wit! the jay each Cae, 10 reyes Dureaa, giving nove nants, The deckions ¢/ paid board shall. be held as the Mnal decivions oF t partment Thérd. —The Comite W may call cpom the he Dureaus and military cor ders for information, re- porta, oxplanatione « rola\ing to any claim, whe when so called upon j make provipt auawer thereto Fourth. —The comivios on thay prescribe rules for their rocesdings in conformiy with law snd regalations. aime (will De diligentiy cramined and diepeeed of mm the order of their filing hefere ‘he Commmanton. A brief statem b month, apd of fhe action there y the recorder in tbe nowspape od by Inw 16 pai. fish officiai advert\sement+ ve Commienon ul be at the beadqu Washington, provisions of th copen Claims hetorore decided. By oF TH? SPCRETARY OF War. KE. D. Towssaxn, Assistant Ady ener. ’ The Reported Kiet at telenm, Ark. The Prosident has directed a thorough examinauon to he made into the circumstances of the reported Plot at Gelene, No despatches have yet reached the govern. ment ig 10 the afar, nor le anythiog kaown here Peyond thé brief degoatch of tne arvorinted oreme from. ’ SS mae a nna An meena Ss SE in ee eae ee a ee a ee ee eee SR ee SS as SPSS eee eS ieee ll NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST Nn, 1806, ta rticed that those who were so zealous Orleans outbreak, betray less anx- foty to learn tho facts ki Fegard to (his affair, im which the other ox seems to be y"ored. Cabinet Meeting. ‘This boing Cabinet day the doors of the White House wore Closed until evening again@.all Visitors Visitors to the White House. This evening there has been the usual throng of anxious seekers for executive favora, Among those who obiained interviews wore Senator Hendricks, Governor Sharkey, General Steedman, Goucral Roosseau, and Judge Emory, of Tennessee, Gratifying Condition of the Freeda Woedmolaw Isiand. Major J. E. Cornelius, in charge of the Freedmen's Bureau at Rockville, Wodmolaw Isiand, 8, C., under date of July 14, reports to the Bureau that the condition of the freedmen is daily tmproving, aud the prospects pre that all who are able to work will make enough dur- ing the prosent year to comfortably cloth them and sup- port them until they have time to make contracts for the ensuing year. Many of them will make from $400 to $800 if no accident happons their crop, and about one baif will, in addition to their cotton crop, raise pro- visions enough to support their famiiles during the next year. Doring the past spring the freedmen evinced a grvat deal of hostile fecling towards tho rebols, as they invariably ‘ermed tholr former owners, and rofused to converse or have anything to do with thom. This state of feeling bas improved of late, Theve nre about three hundred old, suporanuated, crippled negroes on Edisto Tslaad unable to provide for thems»! yea. Kequisition frem the Freedmen’s Bureau for Rations, The Assisiant Commissioner of tho Freedmea's Bureau for the State of Arkansas and the Indian Territory, makes the following requisition for rations for the mouth of Septemder:—Whites, thirty-Ave thousand; freedimen, five thousand. Internal Reven Decision in Relation to Bevks, The Commissioner of Taternal Revenue has decided that the act of March 3, 1865, amended July 13, 1:06, imposing a tax of ten per cent upon banks and bank ng associations for paying out the notes of said banks, does nol apply to private bankers doing business without « charter. If, bowever, a private baukor receives and pays out the notes of State banka as the agent of ana- tional bank’ng association, State bank or banking asso- claton, the statute of liability ts credited. Precaution Aguinst Cholera by the Italian fovernmen Our Consul General in Italy writes that on the 20th uli, @ quarantine of fifteen days was ostablished by tho Italian government for all vessels arriving at the ports of that kingdom from Liverpool (the only British port dvsiynated), Marsoiligs and all other French ports on the Mediterranean, on avcount of (ho existence of the cholera im (hose localities. Appointments, The following appoitimens were made to-day :—Alex- anderT. Stewurt, of New Vork; J, R. Frees, of Now Jersey; and J. HL. Alexander, of Maryiand, Come missioners (o the Universal Exposition of 1867 at Pari Joseph H. Wilson, of the District of Cotumbla, Commis- sioner of the General Laud Oilice, from August 9, 1560, view J. M. Edwards, resigned; James A. iini!, Collector of Customs for the dirtriet of Waldoboro, Maine, Decisions in Relation to Clerks’ Saiaries and the Collection of Kountics, Cowptroilcr Zaylor, in reply to a letter of Mr. McPher. son, Civrk of the Mouse of Ropreventatives, asking in- formation in regard to tho appropriation of twenty per cent increase of salaries of the employes of Congress: under the ac: of July 28, 164, rules, first—that the elshwenth section of the Appropriation act takes prefer- ence of all other resolution: recond—that increase dates back Ww and frou the third— that every porson described La this seotion, serving for a part of the poried named, ts entitied to the increase for the time during which ho was lo service, whether at the date of the act, or had proviouriy lol, fourth—that twenty per cont is to be added to tug compensation as it stood at the commencement of the Mason, The Second Comptroiior hus decided that State agents who are paid by their tates and who act gratuitously in the coliection of claims are exempted from so much of (he act of July 26, 1866, reluting to bounties to colored soldiers, aa requires the agent or attorney to file with each claim Lis oath ov affirmation that he has no inter- eat in the bounty beyoud the fees for the collection of the same, AVew Hiats t Applicants for the Medical Stall of the Army. The foliowing rules should be observed by applicants before the Medical Hoard ordered to asierable at New York on the 20th of September for positions in the Med- ical Staff of the army :— Applicants must be over twenty-one years of age, and physically sound. ‘Applications for an invitation t» appear before the Rosra should be addressed to the Surgeou General, Vuited States Army, and must atate the full name, resi- deuce and dato and place of birth of the candidate. ‘Testimonials aa to character aod qualifications mast be furnished If the applicant has been in the medical sor vice of the army during the war the fact should be stated, together with bia former rank, and time and ploce of service, and testimonials (rom the officers with whom he has served should aleo be forwarded. No allowance is made for the expenses of persons nn. dergoing the examination, as it (8 an jodispensable pre- requisite to appointment. Thore are at present sixty vacancies in the medical stati, forty-six of which are original, being created by the act of Congress, approved July 28, 1866 WORTH CAROLINA STATE CONVENTIO: Rauetom, N.C., August 10, 1866, The -tate — met here to-day W. A. Graham, George Howard, . Puryear and George Davie wore chosen deiegatos to The Philadelphia Conven! The question of aliornates ta boing debated THE NATIONAL UNION CONVENTION, ‘The Great Wigwam Nearly Completed Penn sytvania Delogates—Arrival of Delegnter- Excursion Tickets on the Pennsylvania Cen- tral Raidroad, &c. Parnanatrma,, Anguast 10, 1866, ‘The great Wigwam for the vee of the National Union Convention, at the corner of Twentieth street aad Girard avenue, is rapidly approaching completion, Although the Convention will”assemble on T will probably adjourn over until the following day, after a short session, as the Wigwam will aot be entirely com. ploted until them When the Wigwam is Gnished it will be the largest structure ever erected in the United States for polirical Tirpores, The accommodations for the deiegates as well ax tators are excelent. Scats have been provided for one hundred and ULir'y jonrnaliets in front of the speakers’ stand. the Prews Omb of this city bave ton tered the nre of thcir rooms to reporters and correspondents of the press arriving from abroad. The National Union State Central Committee of have greed upon # fall list of delepuies to the 1 Mnion Convention. hove are the delegates at lerge:-—Hon. Edgar javegan, William ¥. Jobustou ana Hon. Gain ates includes many prominent doubt nat the Wigwam Lag dy be fully com. od the Convention be able to pro sately to besiness. Ample provirion has nr te’eerepie comraunication fur journallate the Wigwam, ve already commoncing to arrive, incinding fom lowa, Missonri, New Among the arrivals are Montgomery Blair, Eavar Joba P. Comegys, of Dela been made Dele: the conservalive delegates York and West Virginia. Hons Reverdy Johnson, : John Stockton, bn Hogan. New York, Massachusetts and Ohio to abd aro expected to arrive to- nsailtation, ¢ committioss are in seein at room No. 16 where they request delegaiey to ware and J egaves irom have been telegrapued ww for we ‘The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excur- all persons desiring to Visit this city to onal Union Convention. PRISON REFORM. Mecting of the Prison Connmission. Te March last the Legisiature of this State passed an hor tho Rxeculive Commitios of the Prison Aweociation of New York to appoint s commission of their own members to examine any officers now or here- tofore connested with prieons im this or any other State on (be menagement aud general discipline ‘aed govern. ment ot prions, The commmssion inted under this act, mith Mr. Theo, W. Dwight aa gla ter: " at room Oo Bible House, ob ton A. eon Haynes, Warden of the Heamachoesis iron, and F. dbenree, Secretary of the neette Board Gos Charities, wore mt gave some interesting evidence on the prison reform. The comminson inteod bree tne their inquiries, and ¢n'ling before them a Aumber of ex. een —¥ to be exarpined in regagd to the adm'nie- pine of prisons, amd wil! afterwards other State and penitentianes uae ee: information wrmation om tue ease putjort on dh Oo Da woes public at « ; bnt whew the oat tnnk tt he Rad of thelr (nyse ientrom Gilt he pablished ahi A H 3 é Erste 2 F _ = EXECUTION. Hanging of Alexander MeCounel! for the Murder of Mrs. Rosa Col- vin at Cleveland, Ohio. THE MURDERER’S CONFESSION. Interview Between McConnell and the Mi dered Woman's Husband. AFFECTING SCENE. Xa. ae, &e, SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Curvmaxp, August 10, 1866. Anothor murderer has gone before his Maker to anawer for the crime which branded bim with the mark of Cain. On the same drop on which Dr. Hughes stood exactly six mouths before, and from which James Parke and Jack Cooper were launched imto eternity, Alexander McConnell, the murderer of Rosa Colvin, suffered bere to-day tho extrome penalty of the law, The history of the murder is brief. McConnell, who is a native of the north of Ireland, having emigrated to Fitzroy, C, W., in 1847, came last Mareb af a boarder to the house of Wm. Colvin, residing about four miles from Olmstead Falis, Obie, Colvin lived in a sbanty partly surrounded with woods, and was & wood cutier, Ho was marriod, but childless, and did not live in harmony with hia wife. On the morning of the 24th of March Colvin and AMeConnell started quite carly tor Berea, Cuyahoga county, Oliio, to seek employment im the quariics there. When they reached the railroad track, about a mile from the house, McConnell complained of rheumatism and deciled to twa back. Colvin went on to Olmstead Falls and met his wife Rosa thera, He desired her to return home, aud she was last seen going towards her house at otoven o'clock the same day, McConnell was observed at the house about tho samo tme, [twas the last time she wos seen aive, Colvin returned home that night in coin. pany with a Conadian friend namo! Joseph Miller, They found the howe shut op and dire. Colvin and MeCon- nell mi «ng ‘The husband expressed no surprise at thin ciroumstance beyond remarking that probably bis wife had ran off with »!eVonnell. Nex! mocuing as both men wero preparing breakfast Mr. Crawford, a resident of the vicinity, entered the house and immediately diecovered blood on the floor and walls; an earring and bracelet of Mra. Colvin were found on the Hloor and finger marks of Diood stained the walls, Colvin and Miller were arrested ov suspicion of the mur- der of Mre, Colvin aud MeCounell, for whose absence they could not account. Aftor @ long and thorough reareh the body of Mrs, Colvin was discovered boneaih a wood pile, The skull wos fractured, and the face, neck and bosom horribly autitated. Anather search was made for MeConnelt's body, which was of course unsuo- cosetal ‘There was a great deal of indignation exprossud acainst the prisoners, and tuey were held for trial on a eof murder, For dhe protection of the innocent ything depended on the iinding of MeCoynell, Ul he should not be found nothing conid save them from death Sheriil Nicola, becoming convinced that d.eConnell was the real murderer instead of & victim, ned every effort to dnd him, A detective named Otel was gent to Canada, and there he sucescded in arresting MeConneit at bis house, in Fitzroy. Several aructes belonging 10 Colvin wero found in his possesion. Ho mado some resisiaace (0 the officers, bot was cap nrod aud broug Imck to Cleveland, Colvin and Miner were at once 1 leased. MeConmeli was placed on trial in June, tound guilty murder in the frst degioa, denee produced nst him at the tral was ma circumstantial. Ho was sentenced by Judge Foote to & hung ou the 10th of Augest, On hia return to bis cvil lie mict his ister weeping on the Court House stops, aod 4 not until then, did his indiference and hardened demeanor give Way. lie coon alter mady a full coufeeson, from which wo extract that port n which refaies t0 the mannor tn which the murder wai cominitied, It is 2s follows — My name ls Alexander MoConuell. thirty.al years old, don't Know whic Tone, irelawd: eame to AB ago on the Sth of July Inet, and landed st vied tn te townelup of Fisro thirty miles from Ottawa. guiiren when! married her. We Rave bad three children. fave always been a former. I left my home to come hers in'Pebeart ta directly to Cleve! vi went w Berea io work. & man the sum of and he thepetened to aue me. I came to earn the mone Aun. (Here McGonnell wos overcome. Uy. his. f When I staried with Colvin to. go to Beren of the 2ith of March last I did not Intend to ‘> All the ways Intended to turn back and go ts the afanty Tetra eno ono atthe shanty whe there. 1 tuok eluthes boots and lett 1 mui for the railroad, te tla wostward—tbe way Lys Frond track I met Rosa plaining to her thet t had ¢ that he was going to Cleveland, Corvin was going she was, gning too. Wo went cm about hail way up the lene by ets house, when I told her that Colvin didn'tyet hie things he wonld not go. to Cleveland; that 1 w would go back to the b Rng nob do to tell ng the clothes down. he auld abe aida believe L was got in't know whattosay. I home to Canad: ouse jee, nud leaving bea roo! Colvin's clot then said [ would take my own clothes on them. She auatohed 1 the tron poker, and, placing herself in the door, said { should aot go Ull Willian, f ted that T would go. She said that ahe T got my own clothes eiruck me over hea, and think he nd etarted to the erm with * think on the mre be and struck me ck againet the ix atthe heads tine fell Bho jumped aver (he head with the poker. fi T maggered struck by wall, seized an ni Tho’ “ded inatauly. When the blow With, the pllck of wood she fe licked her, fell the baat 1 was alarmed, and said, (The privoner here wept ht: nd could nob speak for sotne moments.) Then I dit wat ty Jo; 1 thought | bad killed her tn my pa and did no’ know what would become o1 T went and stood theres tte white: ‘ten f sion, outside the shanty cate back into the aiamty and carried her to the wood pile between eleven and twelve o’ciock wn the forennon, After oarrstog her out Teame back While 1 wae inside the iwo Orawfords parsed close by the house, “peat The Cra taking the Pirnck westward, There [ took the five o'clock train for Sendu T arrived at Sandorky a Uitie before dark, arted on Monday ma for Prem wing here he forenoon. | There hous half part took the eleven a'e or & m tw Detroit then F after 1 sire and. deposited T held her in ny armen good while ‘ome Wy, wae Hor eonseOUS whe: I dropped s T bad wrapped A her, After I had d vealed ie | ody wader the ord I caane back In the and moppel wy heavy: er er as not more than fifinan firet blow Wilt maT sarnck hee ty The money with the eae Cod Alt tind Nope fo be forgiven ole bad a great deal of trouble with him ot ret, ae as favage apd revengeful and forme a) with bie fellow prisoners to break jail. At length wher the fatal day appornted drow near, and Governor Cox had refused af! peutions for a commutation of the deaih pentence, the prisower lomt ail hope and applied himaclt to relig on. Te professed the most extreme and clamor: ous repentance, aud wae attended the Hey, Menare. Rylance and Cooley, both Eptsc clergymen. The following letter was the last he wrote to his wife in Cnneca — Bhorift X CuRvaLanD, August 5. 1866. “Fae Fite Joe © few lines, for me to cominunicale Mrs. Age MoCo i My Dean Wire wil although feohie wilt be the God prosect oy The doomed man aint: hae even ope moment» weston elnkaone moun stator of hutle over. Alexander eg 4 was about five feet six inches in bewnt, ag oh beavy eyebrows, low, contracted ive you.” Vin, telilog him that lei; that Got hed pints, that 19 40 80 100, “T can pever ‘Ways treated you woll,”’ continued Colvin, ge I aut. ane taore than death because of you wife waa wirdor d. 1 Was accused of the ci me fhe ntiiing Dub the concw ngeas of lunaence upheld me, “bow If they bung me {was guiltless. [li never treat 7 Nor may es kindly as did you, How I "have out. coped th Mr. Colvin, T know it,” replied MoConnet wat do fe, “Lwantt. “©? man damned," said Col +f God forgives you on, “You, Tiorgive vou ax. exieuding his | Bande whan aa on uel creat couvalsivety, aad wopt more b trorly than bey Cie ing aban bem Spoil goodby, wishing. him the favor ot Heaven, ‘The galions was erected in the’ Bortherat corner af tho | Jatt, and presented nothing dixere.™! 18 Appearance frou the judicial instroment of death um 4, a! every execu tion, The space inside the jail being LWlled the Short Was obl yed to issue tickets only to tho ® “lowe du | caliod tiem thither, A strong force of yx ¥iC® Huarded the Jail, end kept back tho crowd that aan dled out side, At cighteon minutes: past twelve o'clock Me Vounell mounted the steps of the scaffold. accompanied bY he Sherif and deputios, the attending clergymen, St Others, Prayer was then read by Mr, Cooley from U9 Episcopal getvice.. McConnell, who all the noruiog bad been qu to , atill pre raffled demeanor, although bis cheek Occasionally beneath the danclin: rope. Turning to the peop trust in the Lord. I hope all men me. I forgive all, and hope The noose was adjusted, and the b'ack hood drawn over his bead, shitting ovt from bim the light of day forever, In bls last momonts be was tiem and coll Aud as he stood on the brink of eiernity with manacled bands and pinioved lirabs he did not tremble once. Onee mor) be said seodby. turning bis bead slightly, and thereby slipping the knot uw chin, At the'same moment the Sheriff spra trap; adel, heavy sound followed, and at twetty minu past twelve the sout of Alexander McCor went before its Creat Owing to the movement of the bead before the drop fell the neck of thacondemned was not broken, and be died the horrible death of #tran culation. It was a sic ou ing sight, For eight minutes alter the fala heaving of the breast and swaying of the body were manifest, the hauds grasplog Convutsively, and drawn towards’ the deadly noose as high as tho 'wriatlets would allow. At the end of Mtieen minules life was promounced extinct, and alter another quarter of an hour the body was cat dows, coffined aud given in charge of the kev. Mr. Doo! THE NEW ORLEANS RIOTS. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE “THE NEW yor MK HERALD. Politien! Position of vernor Wells and His Antecedents Who Caused the Disturbance di What Was the Objoct—General Baird's Tmbecility, &c. New Ontmana, August & 1868, A telegraphed answer of Governor Wells to a message from President Johoson inquiring as to the autbority of the Governor for ordering elections to fil vacancies in the deceased convention which had been convoked to overturn the government of Louisiana, maces tw frit Appearance in pphitc in the Northern papers siuce the recent diaturbances in New Orleans, and serves to reveal one of the principal causes and most guilty agents of that sad tragedy that hax produced so much excitement in the land. AB A Witness of what occurred in New Orleany, and persoualiy cognizant of all the facts relating to it, I bog the use of your columos for a pint und vavarnished Statement, every averment of which is suse opi ble of Judicial proof, and will not bo denied by any Lonest man who haa any knowledge of the transactions referred to. I want no better toxt for my exporition of the turpi tude of this convention plot than this reply of Governor Weils to the very portinent inquiry of the President. ‘The Governor says he ordered the elections for vAcuncivs in the convention by direction of the President of that body. ‘The Magrancy ond audacity of this falsehood are ex. posed by the fact that the President of tho convention, the Hon, B. H. Durrell, i# now, and hay been for several wooks, @ eqjourner in New England; that whon asked to convoke the convoution he perenpt irily refused, declar- ing that the body was extinct, and at the ruxgeation of somo of Wis radical frlonds that Governor Wella could be used to promote thoir viows, added that the “Governor had sold thom apes, and would sell thom again.’ Jadgo Durrell is or onght to be weil known through out the country as tbe Intimate and confideutial friend of Chet Justice and General Banks, ond « radical of ‘tho straitest net. Governor Wells, too, fori — furthor proof of the falsity of bis nfl a to tho President's inquiry, by the words of jamation ordering (he election for va- cancion, ba he seta forth that it was done by the authority of the President pro fem, R. K. Howell. Here thon was a del berate falsehood communicated to the Pre don, to dece vo bim and the country, by the principal eouspivator in thin nelarious plot. Lf the cou. vention Could ve legaliy convoked at all under the cir- cumstances, afver its mission bad been performed and iia functions had ceasod for over two yours, the rosoluvon on which the extraordinary clain was based Hiited the power of reconvoking It to the President. No ove elae was authorized to exercise this power, The “Hon. RK. Howell" in assuming that power was a double usurper, Ther coll be no President pro tm. of the jon, ag the body Lad never ciected one, and the ident silt existed, Lut to make this aot of this aude J puny pretender the more insole be was net even a mewber of the conventio fog resigned bia get iu it because of certain rads denc.es of the body, his rey cepted, aud a motion to reconsider that acceptance hav- ing fatled for the want of » quorum. Now, facts to the calm re flection of ailefroeman, as illustrative of the unparal loled andacity of this plot, aod axk then to take them home to isemselvos, aud determine what would be their own feviings and conduct towarts 40 dishonest and apt to overthrow the government of thor ty. tof General Baird, the second of the prin ale in the recent tragedy, and which hax n harped upon by th 1 the Premident, that at the 4 be practically ine honoat and deceptive one The reemgnition of this revolutionary body hy the Gov ernor, the fact that ite Prerident wasn nber of the Supreme Honeh of the Slate, and that (wo ot vers of that tribunal, known creatures of the Governor, were on- gaged in the conspiracy, backed, all were, by the pledue of the prot ction'and qapport of the military com. tmander of the departmeot (General Baird), wonld have practi ally transferred the government of the State to the conspirators, With guch « combinatic M4 have bero an easy and simple task to omst the other feers by due proces) of law, And this was th ates who composed the convention were no theoretical fanatics or ideoiogista, Usey cared botbing for any party or for any principlon, charscleriens adventurers aud peculatons, they only suuglt (0 got par- esaion of the fat offices of the State froin which they hod been ojected by the respectable portion of tse oom: munity, by the military anthority whieh succe ded Gene rai Banks, and cuietly by the Governor himself when he professed io be a Union conservative. Hi» motive for his sodden apowtacy was equally well known, Me had joat the confidence of hie original « fin» hort tiuae by. his personas sd po plan, The delog: buter Ho obs be impeached by the wm the Logelowire, It wen to save himself from tity fato and provent inquiry {nto transsctiony of the mont dam ning character that ho wont over to the convention plot, apd gave the weight of his oficial poxtion pledged ali hs power mad influence to promote the success uf the conspiracy 0 mech for the Covernor # commecction with this aMir and the imininent practicality of the convention whe me I have aid that the next moet guilty neon in ihe audacious conspiracy, Ix Genersl ‘tard, ho in the ahecnes of Gow mb o commanded the United ber xo lenge « share of the respobeld Aad deplorsinie ever im which thie ft jot on ian pated oth ral, bord) and ltnhectio ander Th sb weil aware of General “ber! im reygart to ra criminal character of thess comspirstow, and of Pree dent Johnson's ropeated orders W respect and rapport the civid aaihoriies, Geers! Baird from the fret maa femted bis party rymnpathy for the comnpera'ore, declared that they should not be arrested ander procrm from the state Court, and that if the Sheri andertake to arrest (bem under bills of indictient by the Grand Jury, he would put him, the heri™, ie irone Hut theo) \atimations and dcolaretions the esovention wold, eamembled. The members of inat body war Came who sought martyrdom; who were w ordisary dangers in } views and the execution of their plan. The protwase of | the protection of the United Mater military anthe gity in |* diacraced, | Such were briefly the main causes and ct praducing thy late duispyy tragedy ia Now Otionnn A ody of proclaimed revolut ouista, wio sought to o- | tur che regular governim-nt of the State by tio tint Hlogal and violont measures, aud by the aif of a corrupt | and characterivss Governor, und of an imbecile and par. t accidental military commander, whose schome aa | openly avowed was to oxciude tho four hundred thon | Sand white people of the State from aii political aud owl righta, amd vest the sawe exclusively in two hundred whites of the most desperute and Uoprinetpled character, and in the ninetovn thousand | Regro sullragana who had been recently elevated from th condition of alaves, constitnted such an organization, conspiracy and scheme, as oil history may be searched in | van for ® paratial Can it be necessary, in any coun ry where the simplest idea of manbood, of right, of respect for law, authority, ie) iate tha moet summary, bitter an of a people who were to be » wrong, indignity, insult and oppression? Ls ny community ot ‘this continent which would © borne ieelf with lem temper, excess and turbu vader like circumstances: — that of New Orleana A the Uhirueth of July? ob as & spectatorm@l pt Lear personal testimony to: ine ake ot that the excesses fo much dwelt pon by the reckless partisans who labor ical capital out of Jed into action Y commander wh ‘eo by tis own authority vitiow the cry !uuCupritt « to malotain it, wero not ited by the poopie of New Orleans, and were, in truth, areat deeply deplored by atl good cithzens, Tho PorKons Who perpetrated those violencos were of the sane Clas# whic exiat in all cities and are so well Known as “rough,” who can only be controlled by the exerc se of physical force and the exhibition of logal au- thority, There ure enough of thiv clasa in every city to produce even greater violewce aud turbulence than that which characterized the two hours of frevgy that em. braced the (uit period of mot v oleuce no New Orleans on the 30h ult If wome acts of bind, r&ckiows aud wer cenary erngity and Darharity were not © tted in the midst of this ex t and tumult it w be an uo usual and exc pt onal characteristic of {hit over all other *. If the police should be deemed to bave applind thoi force with unnecessary vigor and mpetuomity, lot those who are disposed to coudema thom place thera selvou in their situaton aud judge Lew they would act under the circunmances, Kired upon by the very partios whorg they were exposing themselves to protect, more than forty of thetr brethren slot down, they would have exhibited rare examples of moderation, philosophy and fortitude If they had restrained herr in solf-d a ith auel d-abolic euerey to make po hes wild vite their panel their instinct of can personally testify to the fact members of the convention who were from instant d o tholr earape to the tn heroe exposure of th dod by bails and tabs direc ton whowe be , there ungra: and calimniate this body of gallant men by «te stances of menace and violence of the poll @ excited by the wo in the discharge of their duty aud by the apectac their «lin aud wounded brethren whose bedies cum: ered the pay tacnts for som) durtance around the so Far be it from me to justify any such wets, J belie that it is the universal sentiment of the good poople of ow Oricans that the perpelrators, expecially those who # charged with official responsibility for acts oF violence and bruuail’y, ny of whom at members And y ing in- mini tied by ladividaass 4 thoy bad rex Jen Habltity niy for such a does in his. re and clrenmatances than those T bs ro flagrauuy false aud unjust that Lmarvel at lity of a people who can receive or heark sions 89 emphatically coutradicled by not caueos, me tallod, facts. enoral Banks’ aspersion of tho loyalty of the people # Orleaus, friendiy from oth f thelr good faith, thelr favorable and inclinations to all well disposed Suites, withont regard to party, to He lations, haa no more bon or ro motive than the mortiiet vanity and ogotiem of & hollow and proyent ou agroas debanchee tn mora’s, an remy Diddler in money transactions, a sboifling partisan dem not deceive an intelligent and bigii- nity into the idea that ho was a grent an, a gentleman, of a worthy embodiment of loyuity or a lt representative of the dignity of Chix great repo! hie, That ho should exhibit some emotion at the dew i of the poor crazed barber and dentist whom he firet inflamed with the ambition to figure aa ® mob leader by styling Robexpierre of radicalsm, and whom he insilated to force himself Into notoriety for the first time in hts Life by sending hit to @ theatre at the bewd of a disorderly gang t intorfere with a peaceful dramatic entertal nandiug and requiring the playing of certain tbe only remembered ach emout f thon 5 that he ahontd be seriously a vo of the partaers yrrupt oa cheme to Linpore upe poopie of Loursiaun a gor which bis present ally, Goveraor Wella, hae shown 1 thoaantion of two thoasard ple of Lousiana, tt perbaps moat respectable tation which the earcer of NP, Danks affords of jolty to bis friends and axeocintes Hin mony in their defence, as wellow his reflection upon the , Are ontitiod to ach wolght as is duo to crime of the one and the bitter and despued foe of the other party in Wis iste unhappy conflict THE RAID ON PICKPOCKETS, Notorious Ubeapest Newspaper and Beat Literese Journal tu the Country. “ELT Heat for Lhe provont Wook, Mow ceadg, ontiauation of THE DIAMOND CROSS," » Sroay or Asucay Soourer, M OBARNGD PHILLIS. on ran Waeei Uemane “TNTURY AGO, The The Wa | comtaing a Onna, Or WILLTA Wairray Exramver , A SUNDAY A Ox “oar, Pootry —Cioun Fanca,"’ aud “MY Law “A One®, Te It also containa:—Latereating ant UN Unpertans Europoan Nows, received by Atlantic ( Vie Aad Steeme abipe, With ap epitowe of tho Lala, yw 'sF Move went and the offrta to Katablinh Prace; H Sura of King of Pramia 0 Borin, Opening ov 'OO sian Legisiaturo on the 6th int, wt ee Speeeh in (ull of the King; Defoats Of Oe Bavariana, &c.; Tho Reform Agitation and Ser, Y* DO turbavces iu Kagiand, Commercial Faitureg, ke; Nets esting Lotelligonce from the National Captgd; Attu. © Mexico; News from Forteeas Monroe, ~Guirage by Prussian Government; interesting Canadien Affah News from the Routh; Arrival of a Queen Mowagor iY New York, and @ variety of other Interesting Bows, d- itorials on important subjects; Mamical and ‘Thoatomt Reviews for the week; Loteresting Agricultural Matter, Facetiw; Foreign Goasip; Sefentifio, Artistic avd Miatag Nows; Religious; Current News; Variotion, Liweary kar tolligence, &e. ; Reviews of the Cattle, Horw, Dry Hoot and bhoe, Commoretal and Money Market ringes aud Deaths; Advertisomouts, and all lm, yor) events of the woek. Now nubsoribors to the Waxcnr tho back numbers containing the DIAMOND CROSS" Hareco can (Votalm new Swry, ‘Was Teams. —Singi® subscriptivm, $2; Three copies, on! Five copioa, $8; Ten copies, $15. Single sopiog, Mee conta cack. A Iinited nunbor of adveruseomenss tar ported tu the Weacu Haat MAILS _FOR “THE ‘PACIFIC. The Mesehip, Arwen, Captain Masry) will loaro Chater port to-day for Aspinwall The mais for Centrat America and tho Bouth Paoie will close at half-past ten o'clvok this morning The New Youx Hansto—Kalilion for the Paotiia—ai be ready at half-past ume o'clock this morning. Single copics, im wrappers, ready (or mailing, halthy and provoats 1 1566.-Duplex Bi JW. SADLER CELEBEATED DUYLEX KLLEPTO O8 DOUBLE BRING TYLEs ARK NOW MADE. not BEND of BEAK. tke the a BV their PERPEOT end Bi cede four ordinury hints base beow Me ita Teta ti 1d Taken. Tuey com vine fort, darawiily and th that ELEGANCK of BUAPM which law if HLLLETIO the STANDAKY SKIRT AT le UNIVERSALLY 5 aan Sadat waa ‘ort ioaus ANGROD at he KXCLOBIVE WHOLESALR TOkehe sed BOLM OWNELS OF PaThe? WHATS, BRADLEY & CARE, 7 Chambers and TY and 6h Heads etreeia, . Also at WHOLESA 7 y te | cascctonin JobsLen Arrest of Several Pickpockets, | for are MP es verte iets, Wwinstow le Shoplifters, &¢. Beginning of n New Era ta | [2 SYMUr in ‘aml tio hao fst twtrudnase ta roy the Police Depariment—The City to be Kid oa m any oneelderation. <4 Barnet irom J. BD. Adame’ lower of Thieves. Tho very unpleasant notoriety which has lately been given to the workings of the Polive the effect of spurring up the Cominisaionera and causing & more zoalous and disinterested divohargo of their du tloe by tho oMcers and membore of the force. Latterly robberies in the cars end at the ferries have become of suck frequent ccourrence that the genvrl public has tailed to notice the alarming extout to wick they have been carried ov, and tho individuals who have been made views of the Hghiflag red goutes tu mont cane, hoon watiatied if they recovered their property without the troabie or delay of prosecuting the depredatora Ter cacer of to many leading thieves and pickpockets being at Inrge rests in a grout mensure with the people, for the reasons above tated. Yesterday, for instance, one xen- Hleman called at police hew boen robbed of a 4 aid of the police to on left the In wae brought in, aud the one who had relieved bh was willing to allow (he Uiief the pln, Another citizen came the afternoon complaining that an Amouat had been taken from bin, ing a# ip the case above mentioned, he tov was willing to a the thief to go on, infest the community and rob wherever be gota chanes, provided the property then in question should be restored. WHAT THE ERPPRCTORY Fay. The Inepectors immediately anawered n both cares that ne seh arrangement would her-afier be tolerated. The perous lowing property and arking (he aeistance of the police to recover it munt be willing o amtet the police in prosecuting the eriminale detected aptired, sacn fleong, if eeeary, thels private couveuence te the public welfare. ha A PEW CnDER OF THinoR inangurated y y by the Inepectors, by means which & nye tually be rid of « large nem- ber, if not all, of the leading “ermckemen,’' “erosemen, and profewionals generally Orders were thued precinets lo detail tw Kigent patrolnen from each pre quarters yesterday, ai non. At ¢ sarod to the detectives the captaine of the vartour f the mort efficient and intel net to report at bead. 4 Fame Lime orders duly netr bospectors ta | be on which they were expected to perform, which was thas every (ime a thief was seen im agy place where be might be muppored to be plying his voestion he was to be prrested, hd Wf 90 definite ohare could be cond * t hit his photograps ie to be taken, aed copies of t sont to each precin-t ptetion house If canght again they will be when | the Poure Justhoes, uw pomelt.ie, convicted # tore OF ae Vegran’ ant the mag! to The Ieinnd. plifters will he treated A thelr photograghe ve wey sen TReTERD AY The Dcoraphere with anders received by o were tod & lange mamber of peck por f of in cory and sagen, 88d brought heed quarters, Ae tmamy of them chowed (hat they bad bet boon plyiag their vocation for rome time past (oey were alowed (a go, @ith @ warning as bo their Jatare comlact, while srewral of them were 4 to allow the ple qrapher Yo prsenice his ert on teem The principal arrea'e yeeterday were te follows — Jamee Hart, ag d 24, born bm the United Riates, Charles Bart, 96 Vinited Prater. Felis Larkie, 26, United Seater yon Lee, 2M, tne Hiaae Jobs Kéote Treiwe: John * ScHy where thet authority hie been wo ome apment, | United Sater, Chariew Lowi, 22 United Batre | would have given confidence and a eense of ) manny | he jot, 20, Ireland, Joseph Gege, 27, bagiend 4 And recuriiy to any party oF individuals ty gw week, | Ht Cisir, Zi, Caneda, J wire, Bi, fertiand criminal and offeumve sever Mey might be tapihe mans | Clark, 18, Cened Mates, Witliam Welsh, 28, Usted of the comiannit) It wan upoo there aesorencen of Goveras Raird (net the founded (het peer, @ norant negrven that they might sud rf pele A loning of the coovention It wae ur bus be he vein of the imandiary style amd tempor "perturbed spiny F of the maical 44 to thie invitetion the iojanetion to comme “armed and reaty to protect (he Wy frends They (the negroes) would Hever have com p but for the bebef that Baird would have bad troope tpdofend thee. His feitare to afford that pretation © ae 9 grow breach of faith to them, aa bie Pailure to © dey the orders seni (0 the Attorney General of the Mts yn Dy the Premdent, that the miiltary «ald be C1pe pd to support and wt obsiroct tbe proneesce of the Mate couita, wer Segrapt ect of insabor ¢ieation and content commanding officer, In hie efforts * tity, Bairs not th ane treachery ’ ant would have eufficed for (rst Fisten The following were arrowed ae smemi thew ee John Jaques, ales Hert, 9, United Hater Mitkeet Month, aitan Kean, oa, | Paton Iewiden the above & notoriens burglar wee arrented ng the matint action of the Inepectore that he nm yrncveing for some throw oF four peare prreeted ob « patieed them ovine @ and owt of eoversl lreateay stores, sad bro gh. (hem to headquarters leet sonme of the gots i the stores might wtiekt Wo thew Ge clothes ead veil (hens Magi i VOry ged ook log abd may by recone’ by « bar Detectives Parley 004 Tasiare last night arreted two unis who yaNe (bet tomes omen & Coie = Wine “ i bering Sern engaged in a hew wwelry soten Nites wince, 804 Will be dealt With second og & lew qn, why Tee Ae rRONTTNS wee ie thet (Die le no eptorge Or mere temporary enterprise Bock San Lets Ty martial law efter peace bad es ve whall aa Ube thieves wheal hed. "aad deuvery of the Bes a FR on wie Ihe police tanning aed prog 8 have bow Gos fae some Wane ys, Param grociest eae ‘Ae, reve meh mee a v neues a vapes = fl 1 mare the ott p= fe rather then of military nerdy wader the order are eet at ent prom would, but for thelr merino antore denis 024 rere. bare ermal Mteule ant cooteme’ pron bet te 0 Gan wet Cee om ol wilt be orn ters and mated be hed bad nbro fit tat xd PEER. a the qume, bowels, cures w (ecreaian corre netiiy eves Toot “3 Department bas had | heslth to the child and comforts the pdbeigdytite der tanh tr lous beauty. At bie ‘i brcainsy, and druggiee, ane. “Mertekinnd’s | Auue Hemed, saipyt ond ater aati ata, "Sala By oft de uln® thew lab toto ris Kemet Utema: we old New Yorn. mendous sale alk over the eo fe | Sinan tae ia ernst hevaller sm ' the oop bye Vectory, treet Pies pet tie resnarer gree nal na ape sera sae 10 toe wombs lant he head Hold by « oBice, 1123 Brosaway. soe ae ats? TL ay sl Bi'iey trees teicnred hv) Pei as Seat a rn House Dre. Langworth vo Now Petar enmuam Toate ee niesrrages ee I uaLEeo 0°, oe cl ‘ chathich sewing Macken taser! Pauapiy Tih, heat ry nk eanted billige Bowtag Mabe thereby covuriitg scbanp ond nd reltabde graiuate taneous | home aoe, A word wher, On Mk Mets Psa ort Mak fick EEE Bt Ge i's Poudre HE crite rare. tele Haine 7 npr, rreaena Cor 10 prestion ” Vator patre Lic Werine aed Tat venty Soweg o> sian” No Gh Broadeny o "da ch Natactees Mowt Medics, Ceveteciarse tr Thane Bhat ALLS St hewery, Now Ys Te Revers pea Rens nity ¥ Tey We eon. Fry ih el by lt @ Ws". v0 rhe deoe's ’ The # Have Wh & * feute fomajs renter \any"¥ at me yan 3 5 Bo eatd, on eed oe J | J met hows they », New Tow. ners Fil Wheeler |