The New York Herald Newspaper, September 2, 1866, Page 8

A REMARKABLE STORY. * THE TOILERS OF THE ISLE.’ ‘A Century's Search for Captain Ki Buried Treasure. @perations at Oak Island, Nova Scotia. SINGULAR SECRET OF AN OLD SAILOR. ‘Subterranean Tunnels and Relics of the Past. YFourrPRINTS OF THE SEA ROVER. Discovery of Vaults of Masonry, Oak Chests, Barrels and Mysterious Chambers. @xe Eundred Thousand Dollars Already Spent in the Search. Four Million Dollars Said to be the Prize. ae. ae. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. CursTeR, Manone Bay, Nova Scotts, } Angust 24, 1866. were shave been for some days roaming about the nea shore, penetrating furests, tracing the source of the pid streams that come meandering down into the biue Atlantic; now “taking” the lively cod from bis native element, and anon roaming through the marshes like a stealthy savage, lurking behind bushes for ducks and plover. It is fine sport to get away out of a sickly city these hot days and rusticate among strange faces, where we can get the cool ocean breezes to steady our nerves avd dispel the headache. But, hold! I am not going to Branch off upon a long dissertation regarding the scen- ery of this coast, nor describe the sport that a life here ‘apon the sea shore affords. It would be the old stereo- typed story of rambles amidst the groves, adventures avith rural beauties whose cheeks have never been con- taminated by the cosmetique of man’s diabolical in- ‘vention; of sails upon the white capped waves, &c. AN} this I will puss over and give you briefly a narrative ef Ook Island round which there is wrapt something of yemonce. Hugo has given us in his graphic style the “gs la the Sea.”” J propose to give you a chapter vpon the TOTLERS OP THE 18.8.” Awong the spots 1 have visited isa small island in Mshone bay, on the south coast of Nova Scotia, known gu Oak Island, where, for over a century has been cen- ted quiie an interest. I give you the story as "twas told to me-— Mauy years ago, when this Province was a wild, diooming forest in summer, and a bleak, snow-capped ‘wilderness jn winter, with here and there a small clear- ing, from which arose the smoke of some hardy settler’s bot, an old man resided in the then British Colony of New England, whose life had been wrapped in mystery. Be hod boon a sailor in his youngor days, and people s#id he bad been a soldier too, for upon his brown face ‘there still remained traces of the cutlass, Often had the curlous endeavored to sound him upon his early career, bat it was a truitiess task, ‘fhe old man was as mute as whe rock regarding his history. At last, when peo- ple began to give up all hope of ever extracting his necret, the old cosmopolite was taken sick, and on his Aeaghbad admitted that he had been one of Captain ‘Kidd's rovers; that many years before he had assisted in burying over four million dollars of gold beneath the spilof a secluded islind east of Boston, the proceeds of Kidd's piracios. The death of this mysterious man and the secret he had divulged were borne from lip to lip, nntil Kidd and his hidden treasure became a household word among the settlers along the New England coast, who for ye>re searched all the islands along the coast for some traces of the subterranean treasure vaults, But ni} these searches threw no light upon the baried treasure, and yeare rolled by and people gave ap the search. Nearly a quarter of acentury later three men, named Sauith, Vaud and McGinnis, emigrated from New England, and settled in Chester, N. 8, Smith and MeGinnis taking op land upon Oak Island. As soon as these men had erected their buts they commenced their work of felling the forest that covered the island. McGinnis, while roaming over the island one day, was astonishod to disvower traces of former civilization, and upon push- ing hie explorations further he discovered that the first growth of timber had been cat down, and that a second growth was «pringing up, while some stumps of oak that bad fallen under some white inan’s axe were visible. Adjacent to this clearing stood an old giant oak whose forked branches felt over the smail clearing, and to the forked part of the oak, by means of a wooden trammel, converting the fork tuto a smail triangle, was attached an old tackle block. “M he marveiled, much he wondered,”’ at these evidences of prior settlement and away he went to Amith and Vand and reported bis peor. The following day they visited the epot together and on «ltompting to remove the block i broke to preces wo decayed was it by age ad exposure. , While exploring the island they found that the re- ynaine af « tolerably well made rod from it to the west shore of the island were still discernible, and part of this road 1 stil! seen. The first thought that struck them war what tuis was the island referred to by the dying éailor, The secladed situation of the island, othe marks of former — habitation, appenred in Keeping with all they had heard of Kidd's hidden plonder. They were still more stramgly im- pressed with this belief when they foend that the yound over which the block and tackle bung had set ‘and formed a hollow, once the three pio. neers set to work, Clearing the young timber fi the sunken ground, aud removing tbe surface soil tor about two feet, they strock a tier of flag stones, evi dently not formed there oy nature. Subsequently they mevortained that these stones w: enous to the faland, but had beem conveyed there (rom Guid river, two miles distant DIAOOVERY OF AN OLD PT. Removing the atones, the treasure seek mouth of anold pit or shaft, that had be mouth of the pit was seven feet in diameter, the sides ‘of 1 being of tough, hard clay, but the earth with which it had been tilled up was soft and loamy, and easily re- moved, Still, they descended the shalt, foot by foot, discovering some new Indication that increased their hopes of at inst hitting the long buried treasure, Tew feet from the surface they struck a floor of solid oak Togs, tightly atiached to the sides, and below this two feet of vacont space, caueed hy the Alling of the pit having settied down. They pushed their explorations firteen fect further down without siriking the sought for prize, and after driving stick* into the mud, Miled up the shart and abandoned the work THE SRCKRE OOYELONN, Compelled to abandon the search for want of money Smith and hie assoeiates endeavored to alist the assist noe of their neighbors and told their seeret; but the people were poor and ignorant, and laughed at them for atiompting to find Kidd's money whou he invarisly “kilted @ nigger to guard it Fifteen years passed without any further attempts being mode to fathom the mystery of the old pit A COMPANY FORMED At length an old resident nar ‘of (he pit, viewed the island, oxen believing these were the vaults of ‘Lynd heard the story d the ero i went home formed & company. Karly in the following summer they loaded a sinalt schooner with tools and arriving at Ook Wetland commenced the seateh anew under the su- pervision of the three original discoverers. Ieging down they discevored the sticks planted by Smith and Vaud, and fifteen feet further down they struck a ua ond tier of oak logs. Ten feot farther down they struck « ter of charcoal, and ten feet further or about Atte fect from the surface « tier af putty. Farther down was a fey stone one f v two with some rudely cut lotiers and figims ipon it. They hoped this inscription woud asitt in solving the mystery, but they were unable to At a depth of ninety feet. they found of water; at ninety-three feet the water in ght coming on they sunk a crowbar down creased. > five fect ant strack a herd impenetrable substance fownd by the sides of the pit. wrod some pposed it was others called ita chest. They quit work for the ‘and returned home, confident that with the morn. sought treasure; ould porsess the long aan they dincoased the question of ite division. Morn the matter, however, for on repairing to work found sixty feet of water in the shal ‘After futile attompes to bail the of ont, POMP. but there, too, failed, As they pumped were pot im; NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1868, the water rushed in vo rapidly time to retreat with their lives before water Suen the tunnel and ok ae placed pond upon the energetic seekers after bidden treasure; ‘the work was givev up after several Propet ny ony had been squandered in what some of the Row began to think an ignis fatuus, ANOTHER ASSOCIATION FORMED, Fifty years glided into eternity before the work was renewed, yet the shafts and tunnels still remained full of water, which rose and fell with the el ‘and flow- ing of the tide in the bay, showing cl that the island had been pierced by subteranean passages. This brings u« down to # period of fifteen years ago, A num- ber of young men in the summer of. 1848 to the island and renewed the work. They fe down the shaft of their predeceagors, when they encountered the same diffculty—water coming in upon them. After bailing it out they pierced the bottom of the pit with a chisel and sledge-bali auger at a distance of ninety-¢ight feet from the surface, when they struck a bard, wooden obstruction, which they confidently believed to be the mouey chest. The machinery brought up a bunch of something which sabsequentiy proved to be grags pec: Nar to the Spanish Main. This gave the toilers new courage, and they followed up the discovery with re- newed energy. The chisel having been attached to the ion oa a through . spruce log about six inches ick, wi ro} ‘@ foot and struck a of oak ‘umber four and a balf inches thick, “aes something than wood, and continued boriug until the auger settled down about twenty inches, While passing through this substance a sharp metallic round greeted the ears of those employed. It resembled the uoise a.bar of iron would make on being wormed through a keg of nails, aud the laborers wore in ecsta- cres. There they were wititin a few feet of Kidd’s gold! ‘Twenty inches further down more wood was found, and below it the same mineral substance. Then came wood again and afterwards mud. The only thing taken out was part of the nead of an oxk cask; one end had been cut off and the other exhibited the marks of the cooper’s knife, Other bores were sunk near this one, but with the same results, Among other articles taken out was more Spanish grass and part of the hoop of a barre) with he bark in a good atate of preservation. FHK TOILERS IN DESPAIR. After making ‘several bores with like results, and find. ing it impossible to keep down the water, with an ample exchequer, they thought of the Dutcbman and his an- chor, and then looking upon themselves and the treasure that lay hidden bencath them, many of the compan withdrew from the work. The few who stil! perobeereh from the fact that the water in the shafts fol! and rose with the tide, became convinced that there were subter- ranean channels connecting the bay with the pit, Act- ing upon this belief they searched tho shore, when upon the east side of the cove they found fine well made drains a the base of the island at low water mark. Removing the covering, to their surprise they found that the stones forming the arch of the drains were coated with a cover of this Spanish grass. Furtner investigations showed that the drains had been run in the direction of the old pit, and considerable cocoanut fibre and Spanish grass wos found as they progre:sed. They endeavored to follow the direction of the drain, vut failed to find it connecting with a perpendicular shalt, The water soon rushed into the drain upon them. ‘The next attempt was to sink a shaft and endeavor to strike this drain or channel on the line between the old pit and the entrance at the water. At a depth of seven- ty-four feet water filled up the shaft. Several other shafts were sunk with the same results, and winter coming on the work was abandoned until spring. Spring came, but the disappointed shareholders, some of whom had sunk their last dollarin the numerous pits, were disheartened, and the work was not renewed for nine years. In the meantime the charter of the company expired, and the seekers alter Kidd's treasure returned to more profitable employment, still, however, con- vinced that the treasure was there and accessible if they could only stop the flow of water so as to follow the old pit to its original bottom. “he story of the excavations on Oak Island had in the meantime spread over the whole province, ard there were hundreds who were disposed to © one more at- tempt to fathom the mystery. Accordingly in 1861 Boe My to ings were held at varions 1n the province, particulars of the enterprise laid them, and stock the amount of $2,000 subscribed. Severai new pits sunk and cep) run from them in the direction of the “money q subtorrancan edannol hat noode the Ate bat ah Be espero of $1,200 the resuits were not satisfactory. The company, which now comprises some of the most influential gen- tlemen of Halifax, bave increased thelr capital stock ty 8 Tesort, building a dein ‘the ase of the isiand tor the of cutting off the bay water from the sul! Is, when pro- pose to pump the water out of the excavations made, and follow the chanpels to their termini. It is ex- n Cl pected that the dam will he completed the present week, aid the company now fee) ine that Kidd’s four millions of gold are almost within pene ra It is estimated that fully $100,000 have been expend already upon the search, and the present company, who are men of means, are determined to solve the mystery of Oak Island, if {t costs as mach more. 8 the history of the ‘‘toilera of the isle.” All the members of the first two companies have passed away, and it remains to the third generation to follow up the work of their ancestors. wuld their expecta- tions be realized, and I must admit that the indications are good, what a remarkable mystery will be cleared up, and what a sensation produced. a stupendous work of art has been constructed by unknown hands at Oak Island is a certainty. That most of the material used is indigenous 10 this.country is also “certain, What. these works Were constructed r, and by whom, and what they contain, alone remain mysteries, which let us hope will soon be cleared up, o * (WEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS. SPECIAL -TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. A Loyal Militia to be Ramed in Lonisiaua to View of the Fall Elections—All Officials Who Do Not Cause the Elec be Held to be Removed by the erm New ORLRANS, Sept. 1, 1866, Governor Wells has this morning determined to raise a so-called loyal militia force throughout the State at once in view of the fall elections. It is to be composed of white and black troops. No one to be admitted as an officer or to the ranks who was in any way connected with the Iate Confederate army. The elec- tions under Governor Wells’ recent proclamation to fill vacancies in the Convention of 1864 will take place on the day designated. Governor Wells will promptly remove alt authorized gentlemen who do not in good fuith cause the to be held. dudae Abell De- eneral Sheridan's Jew Ontrans, Sept. 1, 1866. Judge Abell addresses ta letter tof General Sheridan, through the New Orleans papers, defending bimself against the charge of being a “dangerous wan,’ and says that in his judicial station he knows nought bot fidelity to State and humanity and to the unfortunate, regardless of color. He firmly believer that not « drop of blood would have been shed bad the military been baif as earnest as he in opposing the attempted usurpation. He says since the establishment of the civi? authority in Louisiana the status of Northern men has been one of perfect entoty. He telleGeneral Sheridan if he thinks the asser Lion correct to rejoice in it, but among good men he thinks rt will not add to his reputation. ‘The Convention and the I fends Himself! Against Charges, &e. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Hefors Justice Dowhng. Serreaxe t —Phe coartroom was filled as usual, with a lage number of interested and idle spectators, The first ease of importance was that of A PICRPOCKET. Crace Wilson, the vietin, charged Thomas J. Francis with having picked her pocket of a wallet containing nineteen dollars, while she was travelling on the Perth Amboy boat, For this nnwarrautable act the said Wilson was sentenced to the Penitentiary for six months, ABAD RECORD, imeon Marks, during the visit of lresident Jobnson to this city, assayed to enrich his pockets by abstracting ables from the pockets of others. D an eye on the prisoner’ Therrien nd J vrom three dit it person: minutes. Althongh a nomber of gen- es tothe good character of the accuse, the Judge remembered that it was mot the Sret ime he had been brought before him, and very properly sentenced him to a residence ov the Island tor six months, and to pay a fine of afty dollars VIOLATION OF THR WEALTH Laws The earnest aympathy of the court in the efforte made by the Heatth Commissioners in the ¢ of their duties bas been fatly 4, Tie counsel for bri tian Goiae, the defendant, applied to have the case p poned til October, bat the thought the matrer manded the attention of the court in one week, and auve orders accordingly. MORE PICKPOCKRTS. On the charge of detective Ober Jobn Roach and John Killing were cach sent to the Penitentiary for six months for pocket picking in Fifth avenue on Wednesday last. “There, for eeeating three ponds Thotnas Williams, a negro, for steal “ of cotton from the store 366 and 368 Washington street, was seat up for « couple of months. CASAIMERE WANTED. Coorge Couch, for having taken a pice of cassimers from the store 46 Nurray street, where be was employed as porter, was sentenced to the Penitentiary for her months. He was also accused with ba taken other missing property. 8 PIOPOMY: eerearton 0 DRIVE. Dennis Coleman, for having anaemed and beaten « siranger, Whom he enticed to drink with Bim at a beer saloon in West Forty-Orst street, was sent up for six monthy and fined $60. Tho injured man appeared in | ours with marks of violeuce on his face still visible, | ORINP_ OF AN OLD LADY. Aaron Kamart wae brought up for hav! embezzled vx dozen knives and forks from Michael Beek- meu street, by secreting them in the bottom of an ash box. The hgod mother of the prisoner was so grieved a) ho prospect of her son being taken from her fora abort sewwop, that the compassionate Judge suspended sentence, wherenpon the aged party went into a fainting Ht Lo express her jog. roo PAMTIAR. Joseph Johnson, claiming to be a member of the Ser- enty-firet regiment, and acknowl bis sity to imbibe the ardent, plead guilty to ng nities to Rowe Kelly while the latter wae walking on Third ave- noe Asentence of thres monthe to the Penitentiary brought veers to the young man's eyes, THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. ‘The Combinations Among the Conservatives— Hew the Chances of the Candidates fer Gov- ernor are Affected—General Dix and Sena- ter Murphy Gaining Ground—Alliance Be- erner—The Secret of the Movement in His Faver—Seuator Murphy the State Candidate for Goveruer on Conservative Side— Juda im the Field — Important Movement Among the Democrats for the State Assembly, &e. The developments in local politics during the past week have in many instances been somewhat singular. It is doubiful if New York city ever saw more bubbling and boiling of the political elements than has taken place in the last six days; nor is this confined to any particular faction, clique or party, bat to all classes of political wirepullers, from the managers of national and Stale machines down to the precinct messenger, The death of Dean Richmond threw the democratic side into # sea of uncertainty, and caused those who were anxious to be om the inside of the new programme to look around for a new leader to direct the canvass. Unable to find any person to gil that place who will be satisfactory to all parties there has been a general scramble for the control of the affairs of the party by numerous cliques, resulting as yet in no apparent advantage. The great respect and confidence which existed for Richmond, bids fair however to bring about a recognition of Peter Cagger as the leader for the time being, from the simple fact that no man im the State is so conversant with the political plans of Rich- mond as he is, In spite of all efforts in other directions he will unquestionably be recognized, for the present, at least, as the wearer of Richmond’s political mantle. The attempt of the friends of one of the prominent ean- didates for Governor, to ran counter to this feeling, and secure the election of delegates in the State in opposition to Cagger, bas seriously damaged that particular candidate, and from being the first on the list one week ago, he stands now at least the third in the chances for a nomination, if not still lower down. Tnurlow Weed, as the leader of the conservative repub- licans, has accepted the fact that Cagger is to be the power on the democratic side in the coming convention, and {s now co-operating with him in shaping the cam paign. At one time the conservative republicans mani- fested some fears that a portion of the democrats would reject all alliance witb them in the nomination of a State and bring ont candidates of their own in opposition to the joint convention, It was this that led to the movement for a separate State con- vention, But recent developments show that the democracy are going heart and soul into the new movement, and all fears bave now vanished in regard to the result of the campaign. The machinery for this new movement, under the banner of the Union democratic republican party, is now being jointly pushed forward, Cagger and Weed being co- workers in the cause, and the leaders of the two wings of the new party. Weed are each in command of army corps, and as long as they consult together in regard to their movements, itis probable that suecess will crown their efforts. But the enemy may make some important movement so sudden that they will not have time te consult together as to what shall be done to counteract it; then will come the serious time for the party. ‘Then wilkeomothe day when a leader will have to be selected, a lieutenant- goneyal si that Cbaitholrs ag President of the Central Ri:lroad. fiave any bearing upon who will c# ¢ successor of Richmond in politics tims Alone can tell. It may, however, be considered a fixed ‘act that this move will prevent the Corning-Vibbard interests from placing the latter gentleman where he powerful ag a_ poli that Vanderbilt entertains about the same opinion of Vib- bard ens Sr eteasaneny mat baron ee These matters have ail a upan the political manceuv: trom the fact that an effort bas been made toseoure ihe nomination alliance with the aristocratic element at Albany, General Cagger and General th3 supreme command. It is said ‘Aanderbist ig to be Richmond's successor Whether this will the party leader or will be tical manager, for it is known of a candidate for Governor through an which been idontifed with the opposed Richmond and has ing-Vjbbard faction of the party. Those who have counted upon bid fair to be badly di wetting in another direction, and that, too, #0 strong as to u ments of this kind for the tide is evidently leave vo chance for mistaking the course of the current, It leaves no doubt as to the fact that barmony will exist in the great conservative movement in this State. ‘THE RADICALS. ‘The radical party, on the other hand, are wonderfully exercised. ‘The enthusiastic reception given to the President 1m this'cit ta. tion of the radical officials in the Custom House by Collector Smythe, as well a# the removal of some of the same class holding offices in the Internal Re- venue Department, bave created yréat consternation in their ranks, They are sorely perplexed to know what to do, aud in this dilemma they are setting up a howl and imdulging in language which proves them to be fit sub- jects for an insane asylum. The Republican City Central Committee, known as the Twenty-third Street Organiza- tion, amidst this confusion has held its meeting to pro- vide for the coming State Convention and organize for the campaign. For some cause the conservative portion of the committee did not attend, and the radicals of course had everything their own way. But it seems el there were only about fifty members of the commit. present, or lee than one-half of the full number. This enabled them to so lay their plans that Governor Venton will have a united delegation from thie city to the State Convention. This, we presnine, is precively the result that the conservative side desire to bring about, and their failare to attend the meeting of the committer was of their programme nation by the radicals may forevone vonclusion ‘The successful candidate for Lientenant Govern ticket is not so certain. There are several nan Among them Wm. A. Wheelov, of Franklin ‘Thomas G. Alvord, of Syracuse, the present im Waldo Hutchins, and Horace Creeley, of tu Chauncey M. Deyew and Mr. Goul Greeley is being broug ht forward as the United States Senate, but in the event of the suc- cess of ibe party in the State, and if it should not be deemed advisable to take the suevessor of Ira H from this part of the State, then Fenton, will be the man for the Senate aud Greeley beoome Governor of the State, A strong move is being made in his behalf. The chances for the nomination seem to rest between him and Waldo Hutchins. The latter's nom nation was sup- posed to be certain till with few ays, But Greeley is now making conwi e and it is not at all improbable but that an agreement will be reached be- tween the iwo, and one or the other back off from the course, and concentrate his steenvth in favor of the other ‘audidate. The Westchester interest. will not be very well pleased with (his resuli, for they elected Greeley a delegate m hopes of heiping Depew; but it is one of the misfortunes of their identifying themselves with that wing of the repobiican party which bas siwaye yposed them. Fenton and Greeicy or Penton and ntchins bids fair, therefore, to be ihe Lieket on the ete, THE CONSERVATIVE SIDK. ‘The candidates or Governor hefure the Cuion Demo- vvatic Republican Convention have jucreased since ow lust review of tho political situation, The chances have also varied by the resulis, Goneral Dix is much stronger han he was ten days ago, and many promipent demo- vats who, it was supposed, wonld not even vote for him if nominated, have given in their adhesion to him and now announce that he is their candidate for Governor. But bis name is not yet on the slate of those who are supposed to be the managers of the convention. Nor is that of Meyor Hoffman found there In inet, while Dix has gained strength Hoffman bus apparently ost ground outelide of the city. An eftort has been made by some of his friends to seoure the election of delegates in and west of Albany through an alliance with the anti-Cagger faction in that locality, Private correspondence to that eect has been found, which bas created vonsideranle feeling. The result ix that the Capger and that mterest which worked with Riebmond in the central part of the Stare have now come out boldly for Henry €. Murphy, of Brooklyn, Weed bas visited that section spent most of the week pulling the wires, and returned to this city yesterday morning with Murphy's name on bis slate, Hotfinan’s friends will therefore have to overcome tho united influence of both Weed and Caggor to secure bis homination, or else to so divide the strength between Murphy and Dix that the convention will be obliged to take. Homwan aa the compromise candidate, In the meantime Judge Barnard is being strongly pressed for u mination, and his friends assert that he will have ax many delegates from this city as Hoffman. If t ue the chances of the latter will be seriou: mi Barnard’s friends are making considerahiy headway in the ranvass, but events alone can decide ns to the retative strength of the two in the delegation from this city. It looks very much as though the contest before the convention would be between Murphy atd Dix. Both of these may exhibit jost sufficient strength to piace them in @ position that will compel one or the other to turn their forces on a third man his event, Hofma Barnard, or some other person may carry of the py All will thea ¢ upon circumstances and comblr Uons at the convention, Only @ small portion of the delegates have been as yet elected, and there is a chance for a great obange in the position of are living in a period noted for rapit impossible to determine the result of the political de. velopment of the next ten daya. Those who now seein to be abead , before the assem! of the cow tion, be the last in the race, The friends of Homan more determined than ever before and ne unturned to secure hie nomination. will leave no hi sional contest im thie. olty further da secure the nomination convention in the Ninth district, He having been re. moved as of Internal Revenue of that district, the radicais are anxious to parade him before the * taf ‘on that side are the names of A. Rall, J. ‘Titden, @x-Police Com y=! , Tamer Hi. Coleman, Mr. Swackbamer, Supervitor Bly and Aedrew are Hl sreethEet ied rites But little h eon done ah yet In jut as in to the coun: local offices in the cy. many Hall holds ‘a meeting this week to open the cam) by providing for the ears bar ony oe — soon as event over rants for the minor offices will enter the field canteaaeg their clati The music of our local politics will then cor ‘in ear- nest. The combinations that will follow will be amusing and interesting. THE BLACK AND WHITE CONVENTION. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Colored Delegates trom the South—The South- ern White Delegates known to Fame— Informal Mectings Held—The President Denounced—Ex-Attorney General Speed the Probable Chairman—Order of Proceedings— An Exciting Time Anticipated, &c. PHILApeLPuia, Sept. 1, 1866, 8 ARRIVAL OF DELEGATES, Dolegates to the Convention which meets here on Monday next begin to arrive quite freely, although with the exception of the Tennessee delegation, which arrived yesterday afternoon, comparatively few Southern members have made their appearance. From the com- plexion of some of the delegations, the Convention pro- mises to be a racy afiair, With some half dozen excep- tions, none of the members of the Southern delegations ever figured before in political aflairs outside of the cireles of their own immediate acquaintance. Among the Tennessee delegation was a Massachusetts school teacher, who during the war held the post of hospital chaplain in this city ; since which time I am informed he bas existed upon his patriotism. Either the leaders are in fear of being overshadowed by the imposing pre- sence of the gentlemen of color who compose part of the delegations or of another riot ; for so far they are kept completely in the shade, NFGRO BARBER DELEGATE FROM KENTUCKY. Tam informed that a colored barber and a hotel waiter are here from Louisville, expecting seats in that Convention which is to mark a new epoch in our history, but up to this time I have been unable to obtain their names or catch a glimpse of their flitting forms, Fred Jiougiass has not yet arrived, but his presence is anxiously awaited by the faithful. EXKRTIONS TO INCITE ENTHUSIASM. ‘Vhe people of the city seem to take affairs very cooly, and the radicals have to make tbe most strenuous excr- tions to manufacture an enthusiasm, which does not ap- pear to arise at their bidding. As an evidence of the desperate shifts to which these freedom shriekers are obliged to resort, I send an extract from an enormous ere which was posted on the brick piles, vacant jos, and conspicuous places about the city :— Come, all loyal men who rallied round the old flag, come and greet true Southern men in council. hear their wrongs, learn how pardoned rebels again defiantly scorn the Union, insult the flag, and trample on law, justice and humanity. Come every man who loves liberty and government, and unite {n arousing the people to the new dangers which threnten the nation from usurpation of the one man power. Remember the glory of yn Revolutionary sires and the priceless heritage they lel Remember the more recent glories of Vicksburg, Atlanta, Gettysburg and, the Wilderness; the heroes dead on thé field of battle, the horrors of Libby Prison and Anderson- tille, ‘the martyrdom of Abraham ‘Linco in, the past five years, all your blood-bought gta at pour b crifives, all th rights, all your heroic sa ‘all your resulting duties, Aad proclaim ia thustertanes’ine cebele, “routed itp tne bayonet, shall not rule by the ballot. Veterans in freedom’s holy cause, come in serried ranks; let tho elective echoes of your reaminding tramp again as- fure the people that you sre. once more. marching 10. the front to save the nation and secure the of man. rebels you sub- ‘against republi eachery in bas organized ued in ‘cbt. ‘and hey ‘are again marshalled “ can iiverty, ‘Ag them nee more, and Anish with your bal- lots what your bullets left undone, CAUCUS OF THR TENNESSE DELEGATES, The Tennessec delegates, to the number of about fifty, perhaps, had a mecting at five o’clock thin afternoon, at the headquarters of the National Union Club, Chestnut street. Governor Brownlow was present, but took no part in the proceedings aside from being an int spectator. Mr. Frierson, Speaker of the Senate, acted as chairman. A speech denouncing Presi- dent Johnson and his reconstruction policy, and advocat- ing negro suffrage, was made by John M. Palmoys. An informal meeting of the delegates from all the Southern States being called for half-past five o’clock, the speaker was cut short in the delivery of bis remarks, and the tennessee meeting was declared adjourned. MEETING OF DELEGM CAROLINA AND FLORIDA Nor ‘The delegates from all the Southern States numbered about seventy-five persons. Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, was chosen chairman, and Mr. Hawkins, of Tennessee, secretary. A delegate from Tennessee read the invitation which bad been extended to them by the Loyal League of Philadelphia to hold their conveution in this CA and he su 7 yd it ep be the duty of the delegates there snsambled to make some Sting response to the kind hospitality of their Northere friends, He moved that a committee of one from each State be appointed to report on the matter. ‘The motion was agreed to, The Chairman announced that there were no delegates there from South Carolina or Florida, and that he would be compelled to ignore those States in appointing the committee. A delegate moved that a committee be appointed on credentials and Uckete of admission to the Convention, but the meeting seemed to think that the Loyal League should bave charge of the matter, and so the motion was withdrawn. AN ALABAMA DELEGATE OPPOSED TO THR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. A delegate from Mobile then addressed the meeting upon the constitutional amendment as passed by Con- ures, He beheved that the radicals in Congress were & good and patriotic set of men, but ev8n if the amendment which they proposed shortd be adopted by the Southern Staies, it would have the effect of driving every loyal man at of the South, It was not sufficient, He took the ground that the Southern States were out of the Union and void, and that they became defenct when they withdrew from the Union and entered the coufede racy of which Jef. Davis was chief, not be adinitted to the Union agw nd that they coold except by law of Congreve. The constitational amendment did not pro- vide for the safety of loya! citizens at the South, and fhey contd not stand under it, -) He was willing to endorse Congre: y cept this. ‘The chatrman intimated that the delegates were unani- mous on that point, and thought that all lurther dis Js unnec % TO RESPOND TO THE WELCOME OF ‘The committee reported that they had agreed upon Andrew Jackson Hamilton, of Texas, as the most suit- for the purpose of proceeding meet their Northern friends, 11 wae also suggested that the chairman should be appointed their marshal on the occasion, and that he confer with the marshal of the Loyai Leagne im reiation to matters connected with the 3 tire eu adopted throughont. A committee was then imted to wait mpon Mr. Hamilton and inform him of the action of the meeting tn here representing Kentacky. The of Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, think that the choice will fall upou him. With the exception of John Minor Hotts, Parson Brownlow, Jack Hamilton and a (ew colored men from Kentucky, there are no Southern delegates worth m: tioning. The Re Hope Barrie, who represents Goldsboro, N. C., os be nd says no Union man can be elected to office in his town. The reason for this probably is that there are, according to his own account, bat three Vnoa men in the place—namely, the , an octogenarian and himself, who have arrived are Among the Northern de! Senator Harris, of New York; Governor Fairchild, of Senator Lane, of Indiana; Governor Orapo, Fran 'i8taanet Maron nent ate Frank Thomas, of it is inten convention shonid be exclusively Southern, the Northern delegates to be treated like honorary members, with permission to be in the convention after the work, or boginess part, if finished. So that for the firet day or two the Southerners will have sole possession of the premises. ‘The idea is to give the convention the penrance of a Southern institution, representing limits of people in Dixie; but, jadging from the scarcity of doteg ates and their ni 0 unknown reputation, | opine ‘twill prove a miserable failure. Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts, and Ben Butler are expected to be here on Monday, Thus far the affair has failed to create any excitement among the people of this quie: and orderly city. Robert Ridgeway, member of Congress elect from the Fourth Con, jonal district of Virginia, who was ap. pointed a to the convention, jiates his ap- poiatment declares indignantly that it ie a villainous outrage him, and that he has not a particle of sympeihy with the Jacobin rabble. It is said that Judge Advocate Goneral Holt and Judge Edmunds, Postmaster of the United States Senate, will the Distriet of Columbia, They have not arrived, About vr hundred delegates bad registered their names at the Union League up to to-night. ORDER RE PROCEEDINGS, The following order of proceedings was issued this af- lernoon :— The Southern delegates will moet at the rooms of the National Union Ciub, 1,104 Chestnut street, at half-past _ o'clock A. M., and proceed (hence to Independence The Northern conference delegates will meet at Inde. maa Hall at nalf-padt nine o'clock A. M. JAll the delegates will be escorted from Independence Frail to the Union League fi according te the or. White Convention. Ex-Governor James G. Smith the TEE CLEVELAND CONVENTION. Reply of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher to the Cuas. G. Harring, Brevet Brigadier General ; ; GORDON Gen- Siocum, i ea Granoxr, Major sie par inte nt ge Jt chelate ve me to as vention n! Sailors and Soldiers about of government has no place for a State ex- cept in the Union. It is justly taken for granted that the duties and responsibilities of a State in federal re'a- tions tend to its political health and to that of the whole nation. Even ‘Territories are hastily brought often before the prescribed conditions are fulfilled, a8 it were dangerous to leave a community outside of the great body politic. . Had the loyal Senators and Representatives of Ten- nessee been admitted at once on the assembling of Con- gress, and, in moderate succession, Arkansas, ote, Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia, the public min of the South would have been far more healthy than it is, and those Staves which lingered on probation to the last would have been under a more salutary influence to good conduct than if a dozen armies watched over them. Every month that we delay this healthful step com- plicates the case. The excluded Les Saagergl enough unsettled before, yw more irritable; the army be- comes indispe! le to local government and super- sedes it; the government at Washington is called to in- terfere in one and another difficulty, and this will be done inaptly and sometimes with great injustice—-for our government, wisely adapted to its own proper functions, is utterly devoid of those habits, and unequipped with the instruments which fit a centralized government to exercise authority in remote States over local affairs, Every attempt to perform such duties has resulted in mistakes which have excited the nation. But whatever imprudence there may be in the method, the real criti- cism should be against the requisition of such duties of the general government. The federal government is unfit to exercise minor po- lice and local government, and will inevitably blunder when it attempts it. To keep a half score of States under federal authority, but without national ties and responsibilities; to oblige the central authority to govern half of the territory of the Union by federal civil officers id by the army, is apolicy not only uncongenial to our ideas and principles, but pre-eminently dangerous to the spirit of our government. However humane the ends sought and the motive, it is, in fact, a course of instruc- tion ing our government to be despotic and mn, prepari familiarizing the people to a stretch of authority which can never be other than dangerons to liberty, Tam aware that good men are withheld. from advo- cating the prompt and successive admission of the ex- iled by the fear, chiefly, of its effect upon Parties and upon the imen, It is said that, if admitted to Congress, the Southern Senators and Representatives will coalesce with Northern democrats and rule the country. Is this nation, then, to remain dismembered, to serve the ends of epon 4 Have we learned no wisdom by the history of the past ten years, in which just this course of sacrificing the nation to the exigencies of parties plunged us into rebel- lion and war? Kven admit that the power would pass into the hands of a party made up of Southern men, and the hitherto dishonored and misled prays the North, that power could not be used just as they pleased. The war has changed, not alone institutions, but ideas, The whole country bas advanced. “Public sentiment is ex- alted tar beyond what it has been at ied former period, ‘A new party would, like a river, be obliged to reek out aoe pos) im the already existing slopes aud forms of Ciaeeeilorea ‘6 tity a new era of liberty. The style of thonght is freer and more noble. The young men of our times are regenerated, The great army has been a school, and hundreds of thousands of men are gone bome to preach a truer and nobler view of human rights, All the industrial interésta of society are moving with increasing wisdom toward intelligence and liberty. Everywhere, in churches, in literature, in natural sci- ences, in physical industries, in social questions, as well as ip politics, the nation feels that the winter is over and a pew spring bangs in the horizon and works through all the elements. In this bg om and advanced condition of things no party of the can main- (ain itself. Everything marches and ies must march. 1 bear with wonder and shame and scorn the fear of a few that the South once pero adjustment with federal government, will rule nation! The North is rich, never so rich; the South is poor, never before #0 poor. The population of the North is hearly double that of the South, The industry of the North, in diversity, in forwardness and productiveness, in all the machinery and education required for manufacturing, is half a cen- tury in advance of the South. Churches in the North hill, and schools swarm in neighbor- the South has but scattered fe at long distances, like lighthouses twinkling along edge of a continent of darkness. In the nce of such a con- trast how mean and craven isthe fearthat the South will rule the policy of the Jand! That it will have an influence, that it will contribute, in time, most import- ant influences or restraints, we are glad to believe. But if it rises at once tothe control of the government, it will be because the North, demoralized by ity and besotted by grovelling interests, refuses to its share of political duty. In such a case the South not only will control the government, but it ought to do It, It ws feared, with more reason, that the restoration of the South to her full independence will be detrimen- tal to the freedmen. The sooner we dismiss from our minds the idea that the freedmen can be classified and separated from the white population, and nursed and defended by themselves, the better it will be for them andus. The negro i* part and parcel of Southern society, He cannot be progperous while it is unprospered. Its evils wilt rebound upon him Ite happiness and roinvigoration cannot be kept from his participation. The restoration of the South to amicable relations with the North, the reorganization of its industry, the ration ite enterprise and thrift will all re. dound to the freedmen’s benefit. Nothing is so danger- oom to the freedmen as an unsettled state of soc the South. On him comes all the 5 ecapnice, i ont of lawiess and heartless men, Unles# we turn the govern, ment into a vast mihtary machine, there ecaynot be armies enough w protect the freedmen while Sonthern society remaine insurrectionary. If Southern society is calmed, settled and ocenpied and soothed with new hopes and prosperous industries, a0 armies will needed. Riots wit! subside, laviess bangers on will be driven off or better governed and a way will be gradu- ally opened e: to the freedman, education and jeetry, to foil citizenship, with its bouors and z clety in the Sonth is indispensable to the welfare of the freedmen, to admit loyal Senatera and tatives trom the fou tr Congres ‘wl not help the fendmnn, Tt will not secure for them the vote, them. It will not secure any amendment of our consti- tution, however just and wise. It will omly increase the dangers and complicate the difficul!ias ether we ro. gard the whole nation, or any section of it or class in it, the first demand of our time i entire reunion! ‘Once united, we, can, by schools, churches, a free and increasing speech, attack each evil and secure every good. Meanwhile, the great chasm which rebellion made is not filled up. It grows deeper and strotches wider! Out of it rise dread and threatening sounds, Let that gulf be closed, and bury in it slavery, sectional avimonity and all strifes and hatreds | tt is fit that the brave men, who, on sea and land, faced death to save the nation, should pow, by their vows and vote, consummate what their swords rendered poxsibl For the sake of the freadmen, for the sake of the South and its millions of our fellow-countrymen, for our own sake, and for the great caure of freedomand civilization, | urge the immediate reunion of all the parts which re- Vellion and wor have shattered. [am tray yours, HENRY WARD GEECHER, City Polities. Jouxsox Meerixe ix rime Thievarert Wanp—On Fri- day evening the great hall of the Clinton Gardyn, Clin. ton street, near Broome, was densely crowded wy the conservative citizens of the Thirteenth ward calley to. gether for the purpose of organizing a National Usion Club, and maki fora cam| the comin, ae ae won Shosea Chalten nod, Jere H. ‘Colon, Becrotary any wae : . Resolutions ¢: confideare in the Executive and pledging him hearty and earnest support of the organization, were characterized f Frederick Germann, in oo wing list_of permanent officers wore reside Henry hardware merchant; i and George Jeane it. Twin, physician. Axpaew Jommsow Association —An association was or- ganized last evening, at 62 Cherry street, under the name of the Andrew Johnson Association. having for it See | Sipe fase Not a Delegate. 10 THE EDITOR OF THE HBRALD. I beg leave to call your attention to the fact that the Gerry, mentioned in the published list of de- the New York Union League Club to the Convention at Philadelphia is not intended for ELBRIDGE T. GERRY. Brooklyn Politics. Deuecass To Tum Syracusz Convention.—The -A. M, Bliss, Seventh ward; veehih ward, ahd Joka Gator, Fateh: th ward; General P. 8. “v3 keene elegates—J osep! Volney Green, Tenth ward, and tes— Di ir. Geo. Samuet iV. Thompson, Tenth ward, and R, P, Howes, 7 Fourth Dist rict—Delegntes—Stewart L. Woodford. wards Horatio N, Hol Third murder Ghatien philine Pitty ward, Alternates—M, Flanagan, Fifth ward; Abram Insley Second Ward; Charles J. Third ward. Fifth Distro ~DelopatoaNGharioe Jones, Ninth ward; W. jeth_ward, jates—David R. Jones, H fan Brunt, Eleventh Ward; Robert D. Benedict, Twentetts ward. Bixth agreement T. Maddox, Fourteenth ward; Stephen J, Simmons, Fourteenth ward; ‘Benjamin Wik Thirteenth ward. ternates—Ira Buckman, Jr.; John W. Smith, Watson Sanford. Seventh District—Delegates, Jacob Worth, Sixteenth ward; Daniel J. Ross, Sixteenth ward; James Qj , Nineteenth ward, Alternates—Joe Johnson, John Mitchell, W. L. Hub- Souprers’ Jouxson Coxvenniox.—A Convention of the veterans of the late war, in favor of the policy of An- drew Johnson in his efforts to restore the Southern States to their place in the Union, met. last evening, at the hall No. 9 Court street. General Kozlay was called tothe chair. Ata previous meeting a committee was appointed to nominate permanent officers. The chair- man of the committee reported the name of General Kozlay for President, but he deciined the honor, when the name of Colonel Creighton was substituted and ac- cepted. A resolution was adopted to call the society the King’s County Army and Navy Association. A com- mittee on the drafting of by-laws, consisting of Captain Maxwell, Captain I. mndel, Major Taft, Lientenant Col. Spencer, Captain F. Flute, was then appoinied. subject of electing delegates to the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Convention, to be held at Cleveland, Ohio, was post- ee until next Wednesday evening, to which time the Convention adjourned. Delegates to the Syracuse Republican Con- vention. * Sarnatoaa, N. Y., September 1, 1866. At the Convention of the Second Assembly district of Saratoga county to-day, W. A. Sackett, Alonzo Welch and Jobn P. Conkling were appointed delegates to the Syra- cuse Convention, and instructed to vote for Governor Fenton’s renomination Emma, N. Y., Septembor 1, 1866. At the Sonsty Convention held to-day, E. P. Bi Luther Caldwell and Jesse Owen wera elected delegates from Chemung county to the Syracuse Convention. Pennsylvania Congressional Nominations. Dor.rstown, Pa., September 1, 1866. Henry P. Ross was nominated for Congress in the Fifth Penneylvania district by the democrats, and Caleb N. ‘Taylor by the republicans. 7 Reapina, Pa., ymber 1, 1866. Daniel A. Lincoln was nom\nated y for Congress by the Republican County Convention. THE TURF. nm Course, L. I.—Trotting. A trot fora parse came off yesterday afternoon ai the Union Course between four road horses belonging to Williamsburg. The contest was very interesting through- out, the Inst heat being won by » neck. The horses engaged were Mr. Douglas’ ch. g. Dandy, in barness; Mr. Christian's br. Hambletonian colt, to wagon; cb. g. ya, and a black mare in burncas. wn after the second heat. Dandy won the Y oye: in three straight beats. After the first was the favorite at ten to three. The fol- lowing is a summary :— . ‘Saturpay, Sept. 1.—Purse $50, mile heats, beet three in five. Mr. Douglas entered ch. g. Dandy....... 11.8 Mr. Christian entered br. g. Hambletonian. 222 Mr. Harrison entered ch, g. Captain, 433 Mr. Lawrence entered bik. m, 3 4dr. Time, 2:4—2:51—2:61. Fashion Course. L. T. Sarenpay, Sept. 1.—Match $200, p. p., mile hear, Dest three in five. A. Lydet namod 8, m. Lady Whitson... .. Received forfeit. J. H. Whiteon named s. g. Clarence, .... Paid forfeit, OVERCHARGES OF COUNSEL. Supreme Court—Cbambers, Before Judge Barnard. A suit was recently commented in the Supreme Coun against Messrs. John C, Shaw, Oscar F. Shaw aad James 0, Tabb by several of the crew of the ship Alhambra, for alleged excessive charges made by defendants in act- ing as counsel for plaintiff. As appears by the papera, these gentlemen were employed to collect salvage on @ vessel saved Plaintiffs. Some $6,000 were rece!ved, reached the pockets of the crew. They now state that they have been overcharged for vervicer of counsel, and a motion has been made in this district to require defendants to disgorge. The matter was re- forred to General John D. regor, and his report, which ix against defendants, has been placed in the hands of Judge Barnard for confirmation. 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