The New York Herald Newspaper, September 26, 1866, Page 6

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The Paris correspondent of the London Timer states that the Czar of Russia will soon announcs, in a diplo matic circular from the St, Petersburg Foreign Office, his position and pol towards Europ? in its state of transition, It is intimated that this paper, plain Jo its language and very decided in tone, wil declare that “there 1s no reason why Russia should be bonnd by the Treaty of Paris of 1856; that (ue Black Sea must be free to her again, and that the injurious oblivations imp a her by a coalition of the Westen Powors are no longer binding.” The writer expresses the opinion that the Eastern question will be reopened and a war result therefrom, France and Prussia coming out in alliance agsinst Rusela, Joseph Mazzini is circulating a ticree invective against Klug Victor Emanuel, his cabinet, genorals, army and volunteers, for concluding a peace which “overwhelms their country with dishonor.” Tue London Times dis- poses of M, siazzini's most prominent arguments in @ very severe and peraonal article. The Britlkh government is likely to utilize the Ttallan railway, including tue Sumuunit lino, over Mount Conia, when completed, for the facilitating the transmission of the English mails to India. THE CITY. hore were five fresh cases of cholera reported in thie city yesterday. Burial permite for six cholera dead wore also issued. Dr. Harris’ weekly report was aout in tothe Sanitary Superintendent yesterday, ‘The doctor makes the startling statemept that there are one hundred untimely deaths in this city every woek, Unhealthy tenement houses are the cause assigned. Three new cases of cholera were reported in Brooklyn yesterday. The Farmers’ Club met yesterday at thoir rooms in the Cooper Institute, The attendanc® was not as large ae at previous meetings, but some interesting business was transacted. A commilitee of two was appointed to visit the Fairfield, Conn., fair now being heid at Norwalk, Conn. A vote of thanks was sent to Mr. Douglas, of Quiney, [1.,, for some fine specimens of fruit he had presonted to the club for exhibition. A very interesting papor on the habiis of the spider was read by Professor J. V. ©, Smith, of Boston. Between three and four thousand persons assembled at Cooper Institute last evening to colebrate the Con- tor Jabilee of American Methodism. During the evening eddrosss were delivered by Rev. C. D. Foss, Mr. William McArthur, Rev, Thomas Sewall and othera, Subscriptions amounting to upwards of balfa million of dollars were then taken up to wid in establishing and on- dowing colleges. Tho Radical Republican Central Committee, raised and organized pursuant toa resolution of the late Syracuse Convention, held their first meeting last night at their headquarters, corner of Twenty-third street and Broad- way. Permanent officers were elected aud appropriate ‘sub comuitiecs appowmied, and measures adopted for the Presont canvass. A meoting o! colored citugens was held Inet evening in tho African Methodist Kplecopal church, Bridge street, Brooklyn, for the purpose of celebrating the Emancipa- Hen Proclamation, The attendanes was quite large. Addresses were delivered by Reve. J. M. Williams, A. N. Dorman, Hon. A. N. Cole, W. H. Burleigh and others +ratioo Barret, of the Sixth District Court, has decided that ® yassoncer on the city railroads who makes use of the (are teet i# bound by the conditions printed on them, and he no right to detach any of the coupons. Moses Cuminngs, @ messenger in the employ of the National Broadway Bank, was passing along Wall street, betwoon Willtam ant Naasan, yeste: when a ian named Joseph H. Charon seimed a large pocketbook which (he former was Orrying, and watch contained nearly $25,000 in gold certiicates, Treasary notes, bank checks and drafis, and rao iy down Wall street. Tho hue and ory was raised, andat (he corner of William street tho thief wae secured and tre money recovered. ‘The case of the Swedish sailors, accused of mutiny on board the ship Indian, was up before Judge Cordoxo yes- torday in the Coart of Common Plas, On & rerure bo thee writ of habeas corpus After hearing argument of coun. aol on both sides the Judge reserved bis decision. A case which tnvolves the right of the Second Avenue and Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad Compa- nies to certain tracks in the city, was argued yestorday before Judge Su'herland in the Supreme Court, Cham. bors. Decision was reserved. A prize fight (ook place on Monday night between Jim and another man, who is ap 4 whose name did got transpire. The place appointed wae a loft on Prince and Mercer streets, nod in ihe fight Woods was the winner, punish: ing bis man so severely that it i# alleged be will not survive, The stock marke’ was tirm vasteriay firm, and closed at 144 9 Thore was a fair movemout \n (rade circles fosterday, snd transactions were to ® [wir exiont both in foreign and domestic merchandise, The steadiness in the gold market imparted greater buoyan y end jucreased drm. nea to the merchandise markets, ani the transactions were generally at full or improved prices Cotton wae rather leas active, but the late improvement was well austained, Groceries were quiet but steady. On ‘Change breadatulls wore generally fymer, but, With ‘he excep. tion of oats, Which improved ie, a 2¢, there wore no radical changes. V’ork was oasier, Beef steady Lard dall, Whiskey in moderate demand and frm, Fretgiie fad potroteum dull and heavy MISCELLANEOUS. The committee appointed by the Clevelsnd Conver ioe of Soldiers aud =a:lors to preseat Presideut Jouneon with the copy of proceedings was ashered into his presence yesterdsy, whon General Granger, om behalf of the committee, made an addrens and presented the copy. ‘The President acknowledged the good wil of thé Con- vention in # apeoch which |s given in ful! in our columns td moratag. toueral John A. Dit ha haven sonsiniad Ravoy Baten. Gold was alto BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—A Mar gv Cre NeW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of France by tho President. Mr. Hugh Ewing, of Kansas, was yesterday appointed Minister Resident at the Hague. ‘The Pittsburg’ Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Convention met in that city yesterday. The hall in which the meet- ing took place was almost overrun with citizens who were not delegates, and considerable confusion pre- vailod before the Convention could come to order. Gen- eral Butler was during Monday evening considered the foremost candidate for temporary chairman, but on assembling lis claims were held ag naught, anda pri- vate soldier, FE. L, Dudley, who got up the call, was appointed. Dudley wasaclerk in one of the depart- ments at Washington and sent in a letter of resignation Vofore leaving for the Convention, and the idea being ventilated that he was discharged by the administration on avrount of his political tendencies it was deemed expediout to make a martyr of him, and on this account he was appointed tothe chair. The eaga “Old Abe,’ which goldiered all through tho war with tae Eighth Wisconsin, was wecorded a seat on the platforn. The hall was tastily decorated, mottoes, banners and inmrip. tions being profusely distributed. At the opening ¢ business, Dudley made an oxtemporaneous address, which was well received. A telegram from Gov- ernor Brownlow was not received as enthusi- astically as the parson probably expected, and a proposition to give him three cheers was a signal failure, Acommittee on permanent organization was appointed. The committes reported in the afternoon, Major General J. .D Cox, of Ohio, being appointed permanent president, with Generals Banks, Garfield, Wil- lich and others as vice presidents A committee on ‘until ton o’elook this morning. A grand torchlight pro- cession took place in the evening, and spoeches were made by Genorals Geary and Sigel. The latter was particularly sovore iu his invectives against the Presi- dont, Our correspondence from the Sandwich Islands is dated at Honolulu, August 12, General McCook, the now American Minister, had beon presented to tho King. Rumors are again rife that the King shows signs of breaking down. Iu case of his demise Queen Emma, who recently visited this country, will probably succeed to the throne. Queen Ema, of tho Sandwich Islands, and her suite arrived at San Francisco on Monday, and were received with the honors usually accorded royalty. It was rumored that a revolution had occurred in Lower Califor- nia, the exiled Governor Podrin having started from San José for Japoz, with four hundred men. Our travelling correspondent gives this morning a ré- sumé of his trip over the battle fields of the war in tho South, Ho reports that he found tho people well dis- posed and orderly, and thoy express tho wish almost universally that the government will reconstruct tho States as speedily as possible, that Northern capital and industry may flow in, But tew traces of the recont bloody strugglo remain in some places, and in others the evidences are painfully visible. The negroes were gen- orally woll dressed, and appeared in good humor, They entertain tho same respect for their lato masters that they did before the war, and do not appear to desire an equulity with them, In caso of negro suffrage being ad- mitted, they would undoubtedly vote the same tickets that thelr former masters would, A sloop has been eeized at Toronto, Canada, on suspi- cion of being Iu the service of the Fenians, The Cabinet membors wore returning to Ottawa from Quebse. The caso of Lumirande, the French banker, was up before the Court of Quoen’s Bench in Montreal on Monday. Tho Judge in his charge to the jury sald that Lamirande had beon illegally carried off beyond tho court's juris diction, and an investigation into tho affair was do- munded, Two transports with arms and ammunition, and two steamers loaded with troops, had arrived at Quebec. An offer had beon mado by the priests to pur- chase the Parhamont buildings in Ottawa, and it was alloged the offer had roference to the eventuality of the Popo establishing his See in Canada. It isreported ia Ogdensburg that the Fenians are con- coutrating ia Northorn Vermont for suother raid upon Canada, and great excitement exists in the provinc!al border counties in consequence, A dinner was given by Major Norton, the American Consul at Pictou, Nova Scotia, yesterday, in colobration of tho laying of the Atlantic cable, Cyrus W. Field, the officers of the British vessels Medway and Terrible, and others were present, Among the toasts the Press was Proposed, and Major Norton, in a speech, bighly eulo- ized the enterprise of tha Haws iu veo ernasmission of news over the cable. ‘The races at Jerome T'ark yesterday, under the man- agement of the American Jockey Club, were highly suc. cossful, There was a large attendance to witness tho sports, the great feature being the four mile heat race between Kentucky, Fleotwing, Onward and Idlewild. Kentucky won very casily in two straight heats, in 7:35, 7:411g. The mile and a quarter dash for three year olds was won by Mr. Alexander's bay colt, Bayswator. Two baso ball clubs in Richmond refused to play friendly matches with the Union club of that city, be- cause the latter was composed of Northern men. Michael Fitzgibbons has challenged Mike McCool, tb: champion prize fighter of America, who whipped Sill Davis near St. Louis the other day, to fight for $1,000 and the bolt on the 12th of October. A convention of the freight agents of the principal railroads in this country and Canada was heh at Cleve land yesterday. A number of resolutions affecting the transportation of Creight and the charges thereon were adopted. Dr, Ferris, the mail agent, who was indicted in Louis- ville for murder on account of the execution of two guerillas, whiio he was acting asa Provost Marahal during the war, under General Burbridge's orders, has been released on $2,000 bail. There were four deaths from cholera at Loutaville yes- torday, and in Nashville forty-one deaths during the (wenty-four hours onding at seven o'clock Jast evening. ‘There was one case reported in Fortress Monroe, and it ‘has appeared also among the nogroes in Florida. Heavy rains wore falling agaiu in Southern Ohio yos- torday, and foars of angther flood were immiaent, e Tur Presinest’s Pottcr—Siontricant Dr- CLARATIONS.—The proceedings of the Cleveland Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Convention were yester- day presented to the President. In the speech ot General Gordon Granger, which accompa- nied the presentation, there is one sentence, the significance of which we are bound not to overlook. Premising that the Convention assembled to assist in devising means of restoring “confidence, unity, good- will and cordiality to all sections of our dis- tracted country,” General Granger, speaking on behalf of the distinguished warriors who assembled at the Convention added, “ We be- lieve these objects will be soonest obtained te accordance with the true theory of our gov- ernment when the measures proposed meet with the approval of the loyal people North, South, East and West.” This is an emphatic endorsement not of the President’s policy, not of the policy of Congress, nor of any- body’s policy tn particular, but of the great principle that the will of the people is supreme and must override even the wishes of the Executive, if those desires are not in accordance with the views of the great bulk of the nation. Such a declaration, coming from such ® source, bas immense significance in € present crisis. Nor does the President's speech in reply to the presentation lessen the importance of the occasion. In guarded language Mr. Johnson refers the committee to his past acts in proof that whatever course he takes will be for the interest of the country at large. We have al- trendy shown that there is nothing in the President's past acts or de- olarstions inconsistent with the consti- tufonal amendment, Recent events have also demonstrated that the “loyal people | North, South, East and West” are moving In | favor of that amendment. We, therefore, regard this speech of General Granger and the Prosident’s reply as an indication that President Jotnson will bow,as we have done, to the voice of the people, and urge the ratifi- cation of the constitutional amendment as the surest and beat basis of restoration. resolutions was appointed, and the Courention adjourned® The Administration and the New York De- President Johnson’s anticipations of the for- mation of a new and powerful conservative Northern party, based upon the Philadelphia August National Convention, have been scat- tered to the winds. It appears, too, from the very interesting and important letter from one of our Washington correspondents, published in Monday’s Heratp, that the President in a recent conversation with a member of bis Cabinet, attributed the failure of this Philadel- phia movement mainly to “the failure of the- democratic and conservative politicians to put their best men in nomination, and notto any unsoundness in his doctrine.” “Then,” he added, almost petulantly, “take New York. Had they (the democrats and conservatives) at the late Albany Convention nominated Dix, or Wool, or Slocum, or one of several others who rush on my mind, for Governor, 8Uvegs would have been certain; but because & PACe of reckless politicians see fit to put forth 9g&~s¢ the present popular incumbent a oandidate 0 19¢q) reputation (Mr. Hoffman), because, for800y, a good man, a good Mayor ofa city, I and nb national policy must be measured by his bye, still we must not despair.” It further appears, how.ver, that the Presi- dent had hardly expressed -4, hopes of the success of his late favorite rutoration plan against the plan of Congress “won unfayor- able indications came pouring in trom all parts of the country premonishing hin of his danger and of the further danger of telay, and deciding him to take time by the gore. lock.” We are next informed that “cor. pondence wag accordingly opened wiih the Governors of the lately rebellious States as to the propriety,” in view of the success of the Congressional plan in the North, “ofratifying the constitutional amendment,” end that “the Gov- ernors of South Carolina and. Alabama have already replied, signifying a readiness to assemble the Legislatures of their States and recommend the adoption of the amendment if the President adjudges it expedient to do so, orto co-operate with lim in any course he may deem it advisable to pursue.” Regarding the President as their best friend in behalf of their enrliest possible restoration to their proper constitutional relations with the government, they are prepared to aid him in avy course which he may advise to that end. Here we bave two or three important points gained in bebalf of a speedy restoration of the South on the basis of the constitutional compact proposed by Congress. First, in the stupidity of the New York democracy, whose leaders are indeed those old foolish “ Bourbons who never learn anything and never forget anything,” it is settled that the experiment in- augurated at Philadelphia for the formation of & new national conservative party has col- lapsed, and that the Northern elections of this fall are to be fought between the old d/mo- cratic peace party of the war and the Union war party which by force of arms rut down the late gigantic Southern rebelivm. As an active leader of this Union warparty, Presi- dent Johnson saw, from the Ivginning of his war with the radicals, that ix turning over his cause to the party and lealers of the Chicago shent-per-sbent conventvn he would be rush- ing to a certain and disastrous defeat. Hence nis efforts to bring edout a new party organiza- tion, involving tke burial of the old demo- cratic party apd the fusion of its disbanded clements on a aew platform, with a new name and new lesders, from all the old party mate- rials thus secast in a new form. The New York democracy, in adbering to their old broken and disjointed idols, have defeated this new national party movement. ‘The President thus has no alternative left him but to fall in with tie reconstruction plan of Congress ; but the points thus gained, we are sure, from the facts recited as to the present inclinations of Mr. Jobnson, will immensely facilitate the work of Southern restoration. Had the new party been organized as contem- plated, the conflict between the President and the radicals might have delayed for several years to come the readmission of the excluded States into Congress. Now we see no obstacle to their admission which may not be overcome before the 4th of March, 1867, Next, in falling in with the general move- ment of the North in support of the Congres- sional plan of Southera restoration, and in thus bringing the excluded Southern States to a ratification which will open at once to them the doors of Congress, the President will gain the important advantage of a decisive balance of power in Congress against the radicals. It is just the difference in his favor of twenty members added to the Senate, any how, and from forty to sixty in the House, as the States concerned, each for itself, may determine on the question of suffrage or no suffrage to their black population. We congratulate the President on the good t before him, resulting from the stu- pidiiy of the Northern, and especially the New York, democracy. The Union party of the war, with the plan of Congress, will earry him through the task of Southern restoration on a solid and satisfactory basis. A word from him to the several States directly concerned, and the work is done. Then, with a full Congress of all the States in council, the radicals will become a powerless faction, and the adminis- tration will become the master of the situation and the succession. Tax Triat. or Jarre Davis Again Posrronen.— We have a report from Washington tint the trial of Jeff Davis will be again postponed beyond the October term of the District Coart of Vir- ginia. The influences that will be used for its commencement at the approaching term of the court will be me@ by the same obstacles that have heretoforebeen inter. posed, This is the report at preset. In the meantime the prisoner is kept closely confined, with no present prospect that his ase will be heard before any earthly tribunal. Tho trial of Davis having placed the executive, the legislative, the judiciary and all other branches of the government in such @ quan- dary, it becomes a matter of doubt whether the prisoner will ever be tried at all. In this view of the case it becomes a matter of serious con- sideration whether the President would not be justified In lberating him upon bis parole. To keep a man in perpetual imprisonment, with- out accusation, trial or condemnation, is o stretch of arbitrary power rarely attempted in the most despotic governments. To put it in practice here in this boasted land of liberty is & mockery upon our freo institutions, We hone some branob of the eoveramont will bave SEPTEMBER 26, 1866.—TRIPLE SHKHETS nerve enough to liberate Davis on parole or give him the chances of a fair trial without delay. Prestdent John nd Congress During the Past Year, When the rebellion terminated our country comman ded the admiration and respect of the whole world. The zal, energy, discipline and wonderful adaptation to the vast and pressing emergencies of the crisis displayed in every department of the government exacted lauda- tions irom the proudest and most envious of Earopean kingdoms, Congress, tho Exocutive and his Cabinet ministers conducted their con- sultations and deliberations in a mild and con- ciliatory spirit. The intercourse between tho President and Congress was distinguished by dignity and courtesy on both sides, and each seemed to vie with the other in showing defer- ence to their respective positions in the govern- ment, During the political canvass that fol- lowed the close of the war a great deal of dignity and self-respect were exhibited by most of the contestants. It is true some Southern fire-eaters, together with a portion of the Southern press, at this time displayed a most shocking degree of bad taste and bitter- ness in discussing public events. They applicd epithets to Lincoln and also to Johnson that could scarcely be equalled for vileness—epi- thets that could hardly have been expectod to have emanated from the lowest characters. This was never the oase with the Northern re- publicans, who, while they listened to the vitu- perations of these Southern malcontents, did not take the trouble to denounce them or to reply to them in a kindred spirit. What a change has been wrought withia a Yar, nay, within half that time! After sup- Presing the rebellion, afier witnessing tho dignity nd decorum that thon marked tho in- tercourse satween the excoutive and legisla- tive branches & the government, after oxtin- guishing, in some measure, the spirit for ribaldry in the South, how humiliuting is if to witness, as the country has within the pust six months, Congress and the President pitted as rivals in bestowing invective and rituperative language upon each other! We snus find Thad Stevens in the House of Representatives speak- ing contemptuously of “se man at the other end of the avenue,” deiaring that the Preai- dent was a “traitoy’ “an usurper,” that if ho had “lived in the time of Charles I, his usurpa- tions wovld hove cost him his head,” and in similar strain’ of vituperation, We thus find Senator Chmdler, referring to the President, declare thst he had a3 much right to a policy ag hig (Mandler’s) horse, and at the samo time intimsing that if the President became an ob- stawe in the way of the radicals he would repeat his declaration of 1861 that “a little slood-letting would be necessary.” In the same spirit, but in another place, did a clergy- man, who opened the procoedings of a radical convention, invoke Divine vengeance upon the President for his “infamous policy.” Such terms as “perjured and usurping traitor,” @ man who “has the face of a demagoguo and the heart of a traitor,” who is “ consumed with egotism,” “the basest citizen of the re- public,” “a trickster,” @ “liar,” a “cul- prit” who has a “blood-stained and cowardly hand,” are among the expressions applied, in and out of Congress and by divines, to the President of the United States. Al- though men of but little character and respon- sibility uttered epithets like tho above in Congress, yet they stamped the whole body as one utterly wanting in self-respect and capa- ble of the most revolutionary and violent measures. That character adheres to them throughout the world and brings about confu- sion and discord at home. But fortunately for our country, while decent men were obliged to listen to these harangues there were others present in sufficient numbers to defeat the destructive designs of the radicals. Happily for the President, in all his public communications with Congress, even up to the latest moment, he has preserved a proper doe- gree of dignity, respect for his exalted position and deference for Congress as the legislative power of the government. Withsuch a record, which would have placed him so prominently upon one of the brightest pages in the history of the country, why should he descend into a personal controversy or squabble, as he did on his late Western tour, with every ribald mob, and by replying to their remarks and repolling their insults place himself ona par with his aasailk ants in Congress and his frenzied foes outside ? At Cleveland ho had words with some fel- low who called him a traitor, and said“if you could see that man’s face you would find cowardice and treachery in it.” Whon accused of a want of dignity he exclaimod, “I care not for dignity,” and proceeded to denounce his enemies as “subsidized gangs of hirelings and traducers.” At Battle Creek he bad a wrangle with a mob of fanatics, and, afer valnly endeavoring to make himself heard amid their hootings, “touched them up a little” by accusing them of a want of hospitality. Wherever cheers on the route would be pro- posed for Congress he would stop to argue the case between himself and Congress, as if he were upon an electioneering stump canvass in some remote Western Congressional district. But it is unnecessary to prolong the catalogue of these painful quotations, It is mortifying to see a man occupying the lofty postition of President of the United States descend from that position and join issue with those who are draggling their garments in the muddy gutters of political vituperation, Such a course might do very well on a campaign in the interior of Tennessee, but in the large cities and densely populated districts of the North, where the tele- graphs, railroads and an enterprising press are constantly ready to spread the sayings and doings of public speakers over an immonse area of territory and into the midst of multi- tudes of people almost before the words have ceased to fall from the lips of orators, it is both indiscreet and unwise, as well as dangerous, Qnd tends to lessen our national character all over the earth. President Johnson could well have refrained from even noticing the taunts and insults of revilers on bis recent tour, per- tons who were no doubt purposely set upon his path to provoke him to some indiscreet dis- play of temper. But amidet all these scenes of ill temper, folly and vituperation is it not a most astonishing fact that Congress has been so mild in dealing with the South as it has by passing 80 mode- tate @ measure as the constitutional amend ment? This measure negatives the violence of the radicals, and we have no doubt it will be endorsed by people of all parties at the nett Congressional elootions. Yot. whatever may be tho result of those elections, we hope the country will soon again be restored to reason, and from the lessons taught by the dangers through which it has so recently passed our people will learn to be lenient and forbearing, kind and forgiving toward each other. and Independent Jour- ualism. The late political conventions upon which so much expectation was based by all parties have proved magnificent failures, producing no practical result whatever. The age of con- ventions is evidently passed. The common sense of the public revolts against the shallow humbug of the few deciding for the many. People think for themselves nowadays upon the vital issues which concern the prosperity of the country, and they are disposed to act upon the suggestions of their own judgment and the light they receive from the indepen- dent prens rather than upon the dictum of an assemblage of politicians, Thus the three recent Philadelphia conventions accomplished nothing for the public good nor for the partios which inaugurated them. They were more huske without the corn. The Conservative Convention attracted a good deal of interest; but the interest was kept alive more by the suppression of froe speech in the cases of ceriain obnoxious and dangerous individuals than anything else. The course pursued in this regard drew con- siderable attention to the proceedings and awakened a good deal of curiosity as to the fruits which were expected to ripen out of that gathering. But whatever good was ac- complished there during the session has been entirely neutralized by the action of the par- ticipants since the convention dissolved. The convention of the radicals which followed was a complete break down. It was so inhar- monious and unnatural that it immediately divided into two parties and ‘avn into three. All that remaina of it now is the last joint of the tail represented by a parcel of spoila- seekers who are sucking Bourbon bottles some- where out West, The Soldiers’ Convention ia somewhat in the same vein and will amount to nothing more than the rest of them. The fact is that these political conven- tions are mere humbugs, having no weight or force whatever. In this advanced ago of civilization, with our telegraphs, railroads and independent newspapers, the people find better guides than the hackneyed machinery of conventions and caucuses; and the politicians must be stupid indeed If they do not understand this. Political conventions area dead letter. They can no longer govern the intelligence of a people aided by the lights of an advanced civilization and an inde- pendent presa, An independent journal like the Heranp, for instance, exercising an influence upon public opinion which cannot be.controlled by politicians or conventions; which hag no affiliation with any party, but deals with all parties alike according as they assist or obstruct the progress of the country, or effect the general good; and which never allows itself to be governed by any selfish organiza- tions, called by whatever name they muy he, whether democratic or republican—is a stronger power In the interests of every mea- sure which concerns (he best policy of our great free nation than any political party. We say this not in any boasting spirit, but as a matter of fact which must be patent to all thinking men and which is as well understood by the conductors of the partisan newspapers as by any other class in the community. This accounts for the silly attacks made upon the Heratp by these poor party tools—their charges of desertion of principle and abandonment of the democratic party; as if the Henarp ever be- longed to that party or any other, or as if the Herato fs in fact not the only journal in the country which belongs to no party. It has steadfastly contended for the immutable prin- ciples of the constitution, no matter what tricks or subterfuges any mere party organization may have resorted to. It is to cover up their tracks that the party papers assail the Herato with weak and illogical and windy abuse. The independent newspaper which deals with public events as it finds them, condemns dangerous measures of public policy, keeps faithful watch over the general interests of the country and thwarts the schemes of corrupt and ambitious politi- cians, exercises the most potent influonce over tho popular mind in this enlightened age; and that is the reason why the party newspapers are so bitterin their attacks upon a journal which cannot be made subservient to the dicta- tion of any faction, Mr. Sewarnv ar His Post Avain.~We ave glad to see that Mr. Seward has recovered and is at his post again. Such junketings a4 thoae in which the Secretary has lately been indulging do not suit him now. They are bad both for his health and reputation. We now recommend Mr. Seward, as he bas resumed his duties, to turn his attention to Mexico, That neighboring republic is still the victim of « foreign military despotism and the prey of factions, with litle prospect of an early change. There ought to be no longer any temporizing with this dis Graceful state of things. Let Mr. Seward speak out in plain terms the sentiment of the American people, and back it up by a strong cavalry force on the border. General Sheri dan, with fifteen or twenty thousand men, would soon setily the Mexican difficulty, give peace to that couniry and puta peaceful ead to the interminable diplomatic «parring with France on the subject. Political Convent Gero Aovice PRow rum Sovtueey Pansy to Tar Peory oF THE SovTH.—In conjunction with the extraordinary progress which the idea of adopting the constitutional amendmont as the solution of our political difficulties f+ mal ing in the public miu of the North, we notice that the South also is uoving in the aume direc- tion. Our articles on th. subject are copied in the Southern press with forable comments. We have before us a Georgia per, which says that “the people of the South onghi to consider well and earnestly before thrwing away the Hanato’s advice.” It then argue yory sengi- bly in the following language:— The North wilt hye it in spite of thes refusal or neglect to adopt it, ttl POT rostora ton and hold ourselves still 10 to AiMfrANCH ig sei) negro ‘fuffrage and confiscation, one of which, \f x tf will very probably be put upon va, to MmAke Us accep ing amendment. We believe it is true, as the Heraio states, this coma, ad is the ultimatum, that is to say, the torms the victorious North will offer vs, and the South will gain much and lose uothing by t# apsedy adoption This is the right sort of talk and a good in- dication that the South is coming to its reason. Wa think that [tf Praaideat Johngan will let the and tw ee ey South know that he favors the adoption of the constitutional amendment as the speediost way of restoring the Southern States, the people will respond to his wishes. By all means les the legislatures of the unrestored States mest without delay and pass this healing measure. Tue Forums ov Fextaxtism—Wuat Dosa Sreruens Mean ?—Mr. Stephens, the organizer and recognized head of the Fenian society, made a very singular speech at Jones’ Wood on Monday, which, if taken for what It ap- parently means, presents the movements and expressed intentions of the Brotherhood in a very curious light and leaves it open to the suspicion of having lost whatever common sense it ever enjoyed. While admitting indl- rectly, If we do not misinterpret the tenor of his speech, that there are very slim chancos of success for a present outbreak in Ireland, Mr. Stephens declares that he is going to that coun- try immediately, in pursuance of promises fre- quently made, to provoke a popular rising. This he says he will do, first, becanse he pledged himself to it, and next, because the Irish people will certainly fight within the year now rapidly drawing to a close, whother he is in Ireland or America. What they are going to fight with Mr. Stephens does not saye Perhaps with the British troops in the garrlaom towns, which is not very likely ; perhaps witk a few police, scattered here and there through out the country. Where or under what cir cumstances the fighting is to be done we are left to conjecture; but it is not difficult to com- prehend how small a chance of success an un- armed, undisciplined and unofficered peas- antry—though brave and resolute enough— can command against such a military force as Jngland holds unfortunate Ireland in subjection with. According to the allegations of the Cen- tral Organizer himself the people in Ireland have been deceived and deserted by the men on this side of the Atlantic from whom assistance was to have come. Personal wrangling and political bargaining appear to absorb all the attention of such leaders as are left, The “Jeaders” at the scene of contemplated action are locked up in jail, and the officers who went over from this country to marshal tho people have nearly all run back again, seared at that weapon which Britain hus always found ao potent for the suppression of conspiraciea— the suppression of habeas corpus. With all possible desire to see the condition of Ireland ameliorated, and without ony com- punctious feelings at all as to the modo of ila accomplishment, we cannot conceive what Mr. Stephens means by threatening an outbreak which, if not invested with some moral proba- bility of success, is a crime, involving tho useless shedding of blood. The Irish in thia country have done their duty gallantly im furnishing money and making personal sacrifice to the Fenian cause, and we trust that the sensible portion of them will discountenance and withhold their aid from such a wild scheme as Mr. Stephens pro- poses justnow, if he ia really sincere in his warlike professions. John Bright and the tn- telligent men who are co-operating with bim will probably succeed in inaugurating a re- form fn the system of government throughout the whole British islands from which Ireland WIL reap a larger share of beneft than Fenian- ism can ever bestow upon her. If the moral power of the Irish people can be directed into this channel they may see “the green above the red” sooner than many a wild dreamer ima gines. Tuortow Ween Stirs. Bosatva Arouno.— Thurlow Weed has been again down to Wash- ington and returned home. He has been again bobbing around, boring the President about the dispensation of offices. Thurlow is never satisfied. After having a finger In the disposal of most of the public offices in this State for more than a quarter of a century he is still clamoroas for more, Like the daughters of the horae- leeoh he ts continually crying “Give, give!” Lt is reported that he has lately been busy in re- constructing the Custom House here, even so far as relates to tho successor of Mr. Smythe, in case it should be deemed necessary to re- move that gentleman, but that he came away from Washington with a flea in his ear. The truth ia, Weed has lost his prestige as a polltt- cian and wire-puller, and his influence asa lobby manager has become equally insignifi- cant. The President should not waste bis time in listening to what he has to soy nor impair his own inflnonce and power by following tho old intermeddler’s advice. Tae Coxsymacy vo Hava Jee Davis,—lo another column will be found a communica- tion from Judge Advocate General Holt, in which he denies the authenticity of certain lettors purporting to have been written by him, whieh we have heretofore published , in relation to an attempt to suborn witnesses for the purpose of implicating Jeff Davis in the crime of assassinating the lamented President Lincoln. .We have no desire to impugn the motives or to assuil the standing of Jndge Holt, but upou comparing the original letters with the manuscript of his denial we are forced, in the absence of a microseopic teat, to pronounce them written by the same hand. The letters may be seen at this office, either by the Judge Advocate General or any other per- son who may feel curious In regard to the matier, “PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. General Grant, with bis wife, family and stall, arrive l at the Metropotitan Hotel, in thiv city, at an early hour yestorday morning, having left Washington on the pre- vious day The party after having bronkfaated at the Metropolitan proceeded to the residence of Mr. lL. B. Forbes, in Fifth avenue, where they will probabiy re- ja until their return to Washington jeneral J. 8, Fullerton, whosd oame bas beon (re- quently eopnected with the vacant secrotarysuip to the Presdont, is stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hota). TWE PHILADELPHIA TRAGEDY The corouse’s fury continued the'r investigation of the canses of Mrs. Miller's death on Monday. Several wit. nesses were examined, but no new important facts were elicited There was abundant testimony to show (lat Williama wos in the vicinity at the time the murter wae commiited. Evidence was also given refuting bis sto that the blood on hue clothes came from the slaaghter house, When arrested, Williams raid he had not any one, before any questions were pal to him verdict of the jury baa not yet been rendered. + Information | Mruent of Scand iter od The Tar Scaxprvavian Eso received that the Gest Grants which reached ( ader the auspl eso American Fanigraot Av 4 Homestead Company ar. rived at Rolla, Mo, om the 16th inet, in good health aod spirita, At St, Louis they were wall entoriained, ang nome large gorernment warelhoures thrown open foe their temporary accommodation. According to pravion@ ente, On reaching their destination they were with tmmediate employment ou the Soutberg Railroad, Al & meeting of the American 3 and Homestead Company, on Tueeday, Mr F, aes freer Vantaa Statos Aven, waa olactad Eyeaidont os. of tye Stan neton Kom wouniaty ey Proet oat