The New York Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1867, Page 3

HE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. Democratic and Republican RatiCca- tion Meetings in Brooklyn. The Democrats Addressed by Governor Sey- meour and Henry C. Murphy and the Republicans by Chauncey 31. Depew and Others. THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING. Speeches of Henry C. Murphy and Ex-Gov- ernor Srymo ad Others. A democratic ratification mass meeting was beld last ‘evening at the Athenmum, in Brooklyn, and was at- tended by a large and enthusiastic muster of the Kings @ounty democracy. The hail was filled to repiction, aud Was prefusely decorated with the national ensigo, while ever the speaker's stand was a large and bandsomely festooned American flag. Long pennants of re: hive and biue bunting were draped along the front of the gal- Yer, , ana the Stars and Stripes were grouped at intervals around a centre piece formed by the American shield. A portrait of Washington, also appropriately adorned ‘with tri-colored emblems, was suspended at the back of she stage, immediately benind the speaker, and the speaker's desk was ornamented with corresponding decorations, Outsido the building the scene was of the most animated description, Two stands which had been erected for speakers Were decorated with the national ensign and tliumi- mated by Chinese lanterns, A profusion of rocketa, Bengal lights and other pyrotechn:cs were discharged from tne ‘root of tho edilice, and a band discoursod patriotic virs. At haif-past seven o'clock the meeting was calied to order, and Henry C. Murpby was unanimously chosen presiding officer, Mr. Murphy then appeared upon the platiorm, in company with the speaker of the evening, the Hon, Horatio Seymour, and threo cheors were pru- posed and given with a will, The Secretary thea read to the assembly the following resolutions :— Resolved, That the democracy of Kings county, in mass meeting axaembled, do hereby cordially endorse and raufy fhe State ticket nominated at Albany on the 4ih instant, Rheaded by Hoi Momer A. Nelson for Secretary of State, and we pledge to that ticket our united support andan old fashioned Mnajority. | (Cheers, ) Kesolved, Thut we do also hereby ratify and approve of the county, city, Senatortal and judicial nominations mide by the convention held under the call of the Democratic eral Vommittee, The reading of this latter clause of the resolution was received with hisses and evident marks of disappro- bation, with cries of “No, no; we will vote for the State tickot and let the city and county look out for itself. We dont want this ‘ring’ ticket pushed down our throats because Horatio Seymour is here,” ‘After some little uproar Senator Henry C. Murphy gneceeded in quieting ihe disturvaace by an exceedingly adroit man@uvre. Apparentiy obiivious of the prevaii- mg discentent, he proceeded at once to the delivery of b's opening speech, It was notireabie, however, that be Reg'ected entirely the duty which is generaliy supposed devolve upon the chairman of declaring the expressed ‘leh of the audicvnce upon ihe reso:utions, As it stands the closing resolution has not been formally deciared as ratified or rejected, \ SPEECH OF HENRY ©, MURPHY, After a few preliminary remarks Mr. Morphy spoke ‘as fotlows:—A very distinguished man of this city said, and said most tru'y, that there was no place for iop, and yet ten States of thi re kept oat voiil this day, aud kept in subjection by a miliary power. Now 1 say—acd I say it ieariessly— that the restoration of the power and the authority of the laws and tue constitution and the Union could alone Tegitimarely be the object of war against any Siaies, It is coutrary to the very theory, toe principle of republican government that any ope portion of of ihe people should be for any reason, when they sub- mit to the laws, deprived of the political rights enjoyed Dy any other, There is no such thing as a conquered subject ina republic. There is no such thing asa Si deprived of 118 powers in the federal Union. It t! Fepublican party ure pot willing, or if the powers that be are net willing, that the States which have submitted and the people who have submitied to the power AC the United States should wojoy their political pitrieges, then thov are bound by the pepublitan principle tO say to them, “Go, begoue."” If they are in ‘tbe Union, and they must be io the Union, tuey are entitied ax States, and the people of them as citizens, to enjoy all the privileges that we enjoy. Now, what is the reason given for keeping this people out? Why, We are told that it would be unsafe to let them come in with their views and notions of government and vote ‘and act ant did before. Why so? If they submit does st matter wuat opinions or heresies they may entertain? Go imto any community and will you ‘not tind all kinds of opmions in regard to government to all those interests that affect communi- we wlerate them? We tolerate of ‘mey' of individuals they are of no account and the law still bas its eway. No, it is not through fear that these men will rise hs ered the government that they sre = depriv of = thei rights, against all reeson fenee to suppose that these men, pPamiwbed as they Lave been will be guilty of their former offence if they are again admitted to their former political privileges. Aad oven if they do, is pot the government of the United Siates strong enough to ent tbe least symptom of insurrection or revelion ¥ Ror ihe true reason is they expect that there men will net vote tho republican ticket. When they say chat ‘these men adhere to their former opiuious, they mean that they aahere to democratic opinions, they mean that they wil! mot support the republican ticket and keop in power these moa who have been banging like leeches on the body politic and aucking the life biood out of the country, And to accomplish their nefarious purpose, to get the votes of these States, they propose to turu over the government of them ¥o @ race for whom this government Was never inteadeg, This is a government for tue whites. it was won by the whites; it Was estadlisved by the whites, and we baye crowa what we are b, the valor and patriotisy, and wisdom of the white race. The blacks have got their liberty. One of the issues of the war has been to free them, to give ibem freedom from slavery, and to possess them with all the civil rights in regard to Infe, hiberty nud the reuit of happine-s It is #7,o1ner tbing io eafranchise it race which God bim-eif bas shown to be entirely distinct from ours—a rae, wnom I beliove to be interior in capacity and incaps? ie of carrying on this great mas- Werpiece of governwent which has been devised by the ‘wisdom of our foreratuers of the white race, SP¥/CH OF GOVERNOR SEYMOUR, Fruow Cittzens—I have come wo 6; to you to Bight bocavse I believe our country 's im danger, 1 do mot stand here 10 defame the republican party. it we cannes gain a victory without slauder we will go with- ‘out victory, ((Leers.) I atand here as one fecitng that ‘We should triumph in the contess because we aro rigut ‘and because they are wrong. I do not make this a question of party. Ido not charge upon the body of the republican party that they are less inteligent, lene virtuous or jess patriotic than oureeives, but | do ciniin that their principles’ of eciton are wrong, and I do claim that under the working of these principes bad and violent mea have risen up to control the action of their organiza- ton. I freely admit that if our party had been eub- jeeved to the same tomptations whicn their policy sub- ject ther officiais 10 we should also become corrupt Then our republ.can friends may say, “What do you in, then, by clanging men if your men would fail ma virtl too, uncer like Circumstances Wo mean to change the circums aness. (Appian: Aud th brings us to the great questions wuich divide ‘the great political organizavions of our lend. I beg of you w Isten pauentiy while I sual! wy to show yoo why it is that we can save our land, and why the republican party, = with all ite 6ovireues, = ith al its intelligence, and with all |ig patriotiem cannot save our country, In the Gret place they caput save 1, a e courses of events tite most unwise and mes: violent merabers of that organization Lave control of its councris, Wha have you seen? What bave you heard within the last two or three years? Not one man of that party markod for bis inceliect; wot One Of those Whose power in this vommonity first suaped in tho beginning the policy of the pariy Who has not striven tw cheok i¢ in its mad carver, aud in every instance they bave been trampied down by iheir maddened followers under the tutluence of tho vowise and indiserest of their owa party. My republican frend, if I pave one here to-night, [ mppeal to you if this not tree; if you have not seen these men whom vou bave most cheri#hed appeali and appealing io vaio, to thoas who form (hat organiza- tion to stop, telling thom that they had for enough—thet they bad gone much farther than they pledged themacives to yo at the outset of the contest, Look over the list of nares In your own great city, You bave a clergyman prominent for hw ability, prominent fer his power, wuo thotugist tbat no was gniding the des tines of a people, but who, When induenced by bir own Migh profession to step formant aud iter one sentiment of Christian charity, was wampied into the dusi—(ap- plause)—degradod (0 the ranks of the organization as if he bad been a very *% to his party. Agni, © divtinguished eatior, whose ability we all recogulze, felt the me was come when he owed No- thing to bis country, and on doing It, was thrown e as if be had beou a worthiess thing by those whom he nad looked pon ag merely hisowa bilud followors, I could, if the tine suiliced, go through the whole list of the leaders of the republican party who have beew recognized by men Of all part! as mon of ability, and abow that exch one of ther im his tarn bas made his rotost against the extreme radicalivia whie goverus at Vashington and has made it in vain, Therefore it 1s, among other Uhings, that the republican party canvot save the country, for the bet men, the most thoughtful ten ot that purty do not chemselves approve of the section of (be organizadon, They tmay hushed 10 cienes, they) way bo Btitnidated by, the clamor waich is raised whenever they attempt to speak for thole coustry ; nevertheless 1 aver that it is true judging from my own intercourse with the moat thoughtful members of te republican porty, that they bave been from time to linve impelled yo vay that their tzation wae golag too far, Why, lot ua go back @ tittle and measure hy the cignifieant ovents of the past four years, and see bow far they have gone beyond those limits Which they marked uut for themselves at the outset of the contest, At the beginning we were told if mon would Jay down their arms and become obedignt to tue Jaws thay should be restored to their political rights, A Hittle afier it was said they must emancipate their ay wers omanvinated, They did lay ste? Tine aitec, a contest waged 08 " part with a vicor, & | tenecity, an oa whieh we must all Se may congema that troasonable deed which they com- NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1867.—-TRIPLK SHEET. mitted when they assailed the government. Bi more than this was demand: The North sai must not only become obedient to the laws, vou must not only emancipate your slaves, but more than this— we Sig now disfranchise you.’ The North them do- prived of their rights the most intelligent, vig- orous and best minds of the South; the men most inter- esied in restoring peace aud harmony to that society; the men, who, when they once submitied themselves to the laws, bad a deeper interost than other men in bring- ing back to our land, I appeal to your jud, if 16 was pot so. Their children, ther wives, their ties live there; their estates are there; they had every motive that could appeal to men, of affe-tion, of interest, of good common sense, to try to heal up the nds that our eountry had received; 1 these m franchised. But thea a sep furtuer was taken then said, “You must bow givo the right of su’ the blacks.” That has substantially been done, and now something more ig about to be dove, Soon this question of confiscation 3s to pass out of our hands; it is to pass out of the bands of Cougress, and we are to hand over the white mea sod women aud children of , bound hand aud foot, to an uatitored, unedu- race, aud to gay to the latter, “ Do b these people.’ (Applause, and cries ") This you all know, You baw of * disfrancuised the whites, while you have given to the blacks the sole unlimited control of political power in that nection of the country; you know that this section is to be readmitied again o@ (bat footing in the form of Slates, so that they can make such laws touching the goveroment of property, touching the security of life, ever, touch under ¢ tive men who may go down there to play upon the passions of these poor blacks, Every man knows that that must be so, It is the inevitabie result of this thing. But do not merely pa: the white men of the South under this domination, It 1s not aione that they would expose hin and his helpless children to the rage of these black \men as they, im their ignorance, may be piayed upon, ‘That w not enougb. Another thing {fs to be done—and mark, wara you to-night 1 is almost done now—and unless @ voice goes up from New York that shall be heeded at the national capital it will be done, aud you will have to live, as well as the people of the routh, under black domination, Iam not now saying what i cannot prove to you in flve minutes, When thereshall be sent up from the voters Soutu represcotatives from the ten which are now, as it were, outside of the Union, represeutatives to be seiected by Congres- sional agents, aud voted for and sent to Vongress by joa, these ten States that under the operation to be placed under the control of the theta uu, Wil have twenty Senators, Tho Ubree millions of binoks living in those States will havo while the four millions of of the State. of New York two. That will be your a check i# speedily applied to the But thas is uotall, One naif of the domestic order, as they may soe fit to pasa mituence of the worthless or vile or vindic~ government un! party in power. a a population of tho United States live in nine States, ac- cording to the census of 1860, and you will seo that more than half of the white population of the country will have but eighteen Senators, while ibree millions of negroes will bave twenty. ‘1heve are facts; no man can guiusay them. You kuow that it bas been said that the represemtatives of these Stases should be admitted, not when they came to speak for the population behind them, not when they camo there as representative men; but we are told froin Massachusetts, and lat been told from the State of New York, that these men aro only tocome in when they send representatives in accord with the majority of the Senators and represeptauves who sit in Congress, You kuow bow the Souiu 18 or- gauized today, You know that it is living under » governmeat of military dictation, ® government of Freedmen’s Bureau agents, and there is no intelligent man woo will dure d spute the fact that these biacks in political action will be goveroed by the advice and counsel of these agents, not the agents of the peopie, but the aents of tue Congressional party, who wil! dic- tate who sbail be sent to the Capitol. 1 appeal to you, jeaving out all considerations of charity for the help- Jess women aad children of tue South, leaving out of consideration every feeling of mercy for those who have suffered so snuch and who are now sitting down by thetr dezolate homes, or perchance looking over all that remains of them iu tuo shape of ashes aud cinders; if you are willing to band over this {atelligent population, who fought like men-tor they did fight wanfuily, and displayed trae American courage, even if it was on the wropg side—tue home of Washington, the boime of Jeflerson. Task you, in God's name and for your country’s sake, will you havo them bound band and foot and given over to the merciless passions of an almost savage race? (Cries of “No, n0."’) Will you do auotner thing—will you sanction a policy that gives to three millions of negroes twenty =evaiors, while our own State has but two, and while a majornty of the people of these Untied “tated bave but ard What is that Senate in which thoy are to hold this controiling power? ‘Their twenty Senators are to upon your inierests, ‘our labor, the fasation, the laws iY Nf 4 wer the uvesides Of the legigiate laws of ig NIT Feach your ir South, 1 ae to speak to you upon this question of Fecoustruction, upon a home question which will reach You out just a3 tho tax gatuerer reacues you out. How- ever indifierent you have hitherto a 's Shig vital H question, be indideront to it no longer, for it will ood be ton late. This Senate of the Uniied States is one branch of the law making power. It has also the power of making treaties, a power that rises above ail |: lt has a power that to-day holds tue President boun sbackies, 80 that he cannot fill office without its col sont. It ja body tat Lolds its place by # longer tonur than the other branches of government, it has becom branch of government, and yi talk font a party would ever remain in power six or seven the contro!!:n; in = that iy sacred right of, suilrage, of impartial suffrage, ‘these are (he meu who will destroy all impartia! repre- zentation and put you uader the domoa ion of a mi- nonty miserable in numbers and still more miserabte in point of capacity and intelligence. There 18 no man shere who pretends thet this por mgt to be entrusted to thie poor peopie, who are afier all only the victims of ind fansticiaw, aud wo would never even know thi names of the Senators they elected any more thaa they Know their own naniés, or Al lonst the names by which they have registered themselves as voters, (Laughier and applause.) Ietand hero #0 deapiy imprewed with these opinions that l bave no political passions leit, 4 mmplere you, my republican friends, to Hsten to whet l have to eay to you, Task you, will not tuese tuings comg home to you ng well 40 the people of the South? to pul up with a government ‘That, a mockery of arepresentative body? lask you can you afford to erect each a government us that and give over the majority of that Senate to one quarter of the peopl, after d:afrauchieing more than a majority of tae people even inthose Sia.es’ I ack you if i ts safe for youany more then itis for us? Again, 1 ask, my republican friends, can you save the country witn your orzaniza- tion aftor it has committed itseif to just such a policy as thisy 3 more than this, when that policy is so wear perfection that when the honest men im its ranks have failed to check ut, its more violent faction is to be Teinforced by tweaty Southorn Senators, who are eltct- ed by the will of that party and who will ropresent in no way the majorly of the people either of the States for wile they hold tneir seats or of the United States, lvougbiful men in the republican party trembio io view of these things. We implored them @ year ago not to carry this State in a direction that would eovourage the violent men of their own party to further excesses. They were then more guarted in their language thaa now, aad they then talked, as they talk to-day, more temperately than tacir actions indi- cated afterwards their purposes to be. To-day again, now that the shadow of defeat has fallen upou them in tue great States of Otlo nad Penoeylvania, and now, as I solemuly believe, tuo deeper ehadow of defeat in the t jectious has fallen upou them, they use more eitbanever, They have sudde: foreigner has rights; tuey found out that there is such a tuimg as in meddling with men's private rights ora sud fireside babicg, They qualified many of their views, Why? It is because if there is but the cha.ce of a democratic victory, safer counsels ure at once talked at your national capial and miider and more temperate tagguage used by our politi- cal opponeuts, That is wuy 1 say Laat it was a misior- tune to the republican party, no leas than to curve! hey 4 iu no depariment of the gov check upon their political powers, I hope will never come when our organization, patriotic it to be, shall ever bave power in (his coun- try to that degree thas there shail be no check upon Our passions, no check Upon our prejudices, It is not well, it was aiemplaied by the framers of our government wheo they distributed political power, that the day would ever come when in the events there should not be two o—two parties standing face to face , oriticizing each otner’é actioa, hold- ing each other in cueck, and making each otuer feel that there were certain limits beyond which it was not safe or wise to go. Our fathers uever dreamed of such acivil war as we bave just gone through; they never provided for such a coubingenoy; they never imagiued men who about the as to us end Novemvei y dis even Boing too far A Grenide have ezsentially of years without any check upon iis will, And it is be- cause their power bas beea thus upenecked tha the more vivlent among them bave obtained control over the thoughtful and wiee mea of the party, Seven years has given thera so much of waalil, aod 20 to love power, for that is one too easily when we are iv- vosted that tho party has been carried from purposes and pledges; has been carried to a puint today that 1 firmly believe that the majority of its mombers regret that they hay advanced to, But, leaviag that branch of the subject, there i¢ auvther reason why this republican party can- not safely rule, Under its policy, and under its teach- ing, the peopie of the Norta have been taught to be ne- wlectful and forgetfol of their owa interests and of their own duties, We are now engaged in a State etection— that deeply concerns us ag citizens of the state of We have great interosts ag citizens of the © in this great coniederacy, The interests of commerce, tho advancenent of the minority of society, tho gewarat welfare of the country, Makes it @ grent of official pow has iaughs tu thing we learn hiuioal duty for every citizea to come up and eay, “What onght I to do, a8 a citizen of the Stale of New York, to secure good governmonp for my fellow citivens!” than that they enlightened when these — subjects discustad a3 (to the conduct jalt to whom power bas been entrosted in ¢! bey should Irara if thoy have been honest hil of uafaith(al Let me eull your © prominent facts, which wii! erdaie the practical workings of the policy of (ve radical party. Mr. Seymour then save a graphic account of the starting manne? in whten the shippin and commercial interests of tue country have ‘tectlaod under cho snflaeneo of the recent legigiation of Congress. He contioned as (vluWa:—Last nigtit the people of Now York wore address Ay @ person, the third in rank in Now nothing 1s, moro civar ehould be aro boing the off of niion to one or he Houge of Represontatir ‘t position in t desires to ba’ our natiog, @ man who wo. f land, that of Vice President, Presideat Johnson impeached. stood before the people to give them © statement his views, and ‘what did he gay to the citizens of one of the first cities in the world? Thoy bad a right 0 suppoer and expect that he would speak to (hem of the great interests and events of the country. They bad 4 right to suppose that he saw their great cily ond magnifoeat harbor, their wealth, commerce and iodartry; that when he an he Would speak ef ike came before them as a siae: ereat national questions of the day, Yet you heard from bim oniy the game wearying lay of party morals that bave bad rung in our ears for the last ten years, ‘and not one word \ouching the great manufacturing and commercial interests of our land. Can a party govern & country wisely and well who turn away from she very jasue which coucerns their own constituents? Do you think that your shipping has been swept from the sous, a commerce destroyed, ordo the citizens of Ne ‘ork do themsolves justice in not considering well these things? But why should I stand here to reproach you you who come without daring to make one word of pro- test. 1 appeal to you, the c.tizens ot Brooklyn, who were told by your tathers that it was worth while to dare one of the greatest Powers of the earth because it interfered with American shipping interest and ask you not to be guided by a party which laboriously tries to turn away your aciention from the greatest interests involved im the nation’s life and Oi your minds with that which concerns other States, Can such a party as that look Properly after the interests of the people who support and give (o it its strength? The energy and skill of our fathers mado a eommunication between the great lakes and the ocean, and through that means of communica- tion we have pouring a stream of commerce unparal- Joled in the history of the world. Yet we tind that thone officials who have béom entrusted by the people of this State with the care of thoir dearest and most important in! have been robbing them along that channel of their commorce tor years, und we have been 80 much taken up with what the Freedmen’s Bureau was doing that wo have not dared to make one word of pro- test. Did these men rob the canals? Yes, these re- publicans did, and we Look great credit to ourselves for linding itout, And how did we find it out? Why, by the great law that when rogues disagree honest men geveraily become possessed of their property. And they say that if there was wrong dove in our party it was done there also, But we want to put men into power who will bear themselves honestly and look to tho groat requiromenis of the people. The men who made those canal exposures were themselves candidates for nomination; but tney have been thrown overboard by their political friends.” And into whose Jands have they put tne control of the canal” interests? Why one of thoso men was indicied on charges of the gravest nature, and 1 might moltply instances of thy most flagrant corruption and misconduct, and since then they have put in men of the worst character, But I will say, and do the republican party the justice to say, ‘that they bave ien in their ranks who bave been honest and sincere enough to do all in their power to: remedy (he wrong. 1 say that one of the reasons why taxation rests so heavily upon you 18 that your minds have been so much taken up by otber aflairs, eutiroly unconnected With the interests which concern yon most. And why is it that you fod all over the Northern States such disposition to interfere with other men’s aifairs? I because tho leaders are too intent apon their own poses to allow the people to tura their thonghts to thir own concerns, and direct their attention with all their energy to the business of their neighbors, And Bow that attention has been directed to home affairs, they seize their brethren by the throa’, each one of them seeking to assort his authority, question of cor- ruption was before me once oiliciaily, and I laid outa path forthe purpose of redressing the errors ‘fhe clergymen found fauit with me, but vefore four years fad elapsed they adm { that I was right. They com- Plained of the evils « ‘owing the people the privilege of choosing what th wished to drink, and predicted the searfut results that would follow. Now Ido not hesitate to say that, taking all tve German element of this State, and grouping thom together with all their peculiar customs and without restraint, that there is less intemperance among them than among any other nationalicy or section of the community who are sub- ject to restrictions, It will always be found that it js more hurtful to temperance to drink one glass behind the door tham to drink four opeuty. But another reason why republi party does not control tuis government is because itdoes not try to do it. It does not sufficiently watch its officials m tho performance of their duties to Seo that they do their duties properly. I ask you if your attention is pot continually called to the affairs of tho Southern States, and not io yourown affairs, and if the repubiican party isnot misioading the peopley I again charge you that it is nov because that party is less iuteliigent, or lesa wise, or en- dowod with jess ability, Buta bad poticy will corrupt any party, and if we bad been exposed to the same temptations we siould have became as corrupt as they have, which is just as corrupt as men ean be, Power has been too much absorbed and concentrated tobe used culoctively and harmoniously. Our fathers were not so inched to dispense it, and they made such @ division of political power that it couid be properly aud consistently conducted, They distributed the power of the Lille localiies among the masses, aud we, the great people of New York, Were then .upon the borders of civilization, When Jetferson and those great minds set about the task of orgauizing a qreat and free people, the question with them was, hoW can we form this government so that every part of it shall be Properly governed? And they resolved thatthe best Way would be to put the power in the hands of the pene. The country was divided into States, because be people would then be able ,to attend to their own ailairs. Our complaint 1 not merely that the republi- cans have vioiated the written compact, It ta because they aro violating tho life and principles of this govern- me aul feretn their system of weakness into it, and GhGTMFathig a ale Witnout strengls oy vigos, Tack every fntelligent man if he ever réad ® hisiovy or ever knew an intelligent business man who conducted his attuirs upon the principles now followed by the government. We want the co-operation of th ple of the ~outh to give activity to the commerce and industry of the coun- try, and with this accorded to us that portion of éur country will be as prosperous as any other portion. But they have put that section under the charge of a mi!i- tary power and tho Froedmen’s Bureaa—under a gov- erument more despotic than that exercised by any crowned head iu Europe, £0 tong a3 there is confusion 4n your country so long you eball be infested by powors such e@ were Unkuown before in our government. Put you have heard that the reward which the government its offic rs for the faithful perform- ance of their duties s' be do; ion from power, The agents of the government in the South ‘are they who send reports to the Norih which will al: ‘# originate discord, and will foster aud incite disorder there. I ask you, can it be others ise that there should be corruption in the government, when they in open violation of every principle of religion, right aud jusiice spread temptation in the pathway of those who are ia power wider them? I ask the laboring mon to-day, what is it that youd read? Itis the taxation tha’ scouts the table and that limits your abil ty to give the comforts of life to your families, (Applause.) What ts it that binders you from infusing into your business the energy which it would otherwise have? It is tbat you don’t know what with be the policy of that government which may make you bankrupt to- morrow. (Appiause.) The teaching of your fathers is of no value, have made ail be tion you have no voice; they appointed by another power. Now they swarm in ‘corner of our land; they are the terror alike of honest men as weil as of ev)! doers, I protest against a system of government like thia, I ece ali those officials sweep.ug out the natioval existence, and I insist upon it that this wnoie system of government of ours might be simphitied. Iam told that we bave accumulated @ great debt to save the nation’s life, and therefore it was that we were wiiling to give up the fruits of one labor. And upon looking up this affair f find that wo have paid three or four dollars iato the Treasury, and find qne dollar set to our account, Now, it you also wili look up this matter you will find tha: we have to pay them throe or four dollars in order to get one dollar paid to the pubilc creditors. Find out how much was paid by the people for taxation, and then find out how much goes into the hands of tne creditors of the people, and dnd oat also how much goes somewhero else. The tax pon aicohol levied upon this system of governing amounted to one hundred and fifty millions of dollars, and wo well know that the amount of taxes wrung irom te people for this traffic far exceeds we amount paid into the public Treasury. This not be- cause the republican party 12 corropt, it is because they do vot know what is Lor the intorests of this great people ail over the jana, and they cannot have the wis dom necessary altorether to remedy it unless they lave more wisdom than God ever yet vouchsa'ed to man. I speak contidenily bere to-night because I know thas I hft op my voice against a fystem of government that carries distress tato tho homes of the peopie and sweeps away our commerce from the seus, Ikis the wisdom of siatesmanstip that teaches that a system thet spreads such temptations before the people is corrupt ‘mits principles and dangerous in ite nature, Now Lbeliove toat we are t@ iziumph io this contest. (Appiauze.) I Lave had a large experience in the political cunterts of this Slate othoth kinds, I have met disasiers. 1 have joived with you in shouts of triumph over victories. I have seou mauy gentlemen from all parts of our State within the last three or four years, 1 tave spoken to other audiences as I have spoken to you to-night I stand before you to-night in view of ali that I have learned, confident that we shail trumpa iu November next, And that thriompb be for the good of our country, for your good, my re- publican friends, as weil as ours, There havo been periods during the last three or four your swhen some of you im your moments of rage have laid bands ou our persons. There have been times when you have brought charges of the most grievous charecter agaiust us, There have been times when men bave been mobbed for their opinion, * democratic presses have been destroyed. Now, when we come into power, let me teil you that you may think and do and say what nes and if any democrat ictorferos with your political liber be the foremost to strike him to the ground, We mean to triampa for you, my repablicas friends, oll as for ourselves. Wo mean to restore the Union ef our fathers. We mean once more to feestabiiwh the prim. ciples of our government. We will try to impress upon the mind of every eitiven that itis his duty faithfally and patiently to look into the public affairs, and then to act as bis judgment dictaics, whethor it is for or whether it # agaost us, And may God defend the right in this contest; and if it enall be for the benedt of this land that we shonid triamph, as 1 believe we shall, may Woe rejoice in November next that one great «top has been takon t brick back ia whe dave of good government in this, she land ties we love. (Lead applause, with cheer: for ‘Horatio Soymour, the nost President of the United States, ’') rig wo stall Jodye barhard thea briefly midressod (he audienos, after oh the mesting sdjourned, THE REPUBLICAN MEETING. m Patrick Corbett, Chauns eey Depew and Others. A meoting was helt last evenieg in the new loads quarters of the Union Republican Gonerat Committee, Yrookiyn, for the parpose of ratifying tie republican “tate and county cicket, The meeting waseslarge ae the limited accommodations of the rather amall room woul permit, One noticasdle feature of the gathering waa the presence of quit@ a number of tadies; the other the absepce of (he eporkors WhO Word anvouneed as the “big gone" ov the occas The band of the Fourteenth rogimant was in attendance, and previous to the opening of the proceedings performed some choice pieces of mnisic, The meeting called to order by the chairman, Mer, Gronce W. Pansoxs, who said it was bigh time it was made perfectly respectable to engage in political associ- atlons, If they would save the best government ever created, if they would redeem these large cities from anarchy and misrule, it was high time the citizens should join in some political organization, Hence the ipauguration of these headquarters, After the appointment of officers the secretary read « series of long resolutions containing no especial point Mr, Parrick Coanarr, whom the chairman introduced as “the War Trampet of Syracuse,’ said the democratic party was very anxious to forget the past and discuss only present questions; but this was impossible, They must trace the origin of present questions in the Every canvass was said to be more important than its predecessors. Witbout saying so much as this, he would that defoac in New York at these eleciions would be @ recantation of th» past, a nullification of the history of the republican party, It had been said that the meno who elocted Abraiam Lincoln-—{appiause)—were re- ible for the war and ail che evils that followed in train, The contrary was true. The war was con- ceived and nurtured under democratic adminiatrations, and said that at ast, wheu war was inevitapie, the last democratic Presideut—and the last they would ever have (cuvers) deciared that no State had tue right to leave the Union, and that the governusent bad no right vo keep them in. (Laughter and applause.) The demo- eratic party, which had tue ear of the Southera States, might have stopped tue war; instead of doing so, they Aoatered it, Rawbling through one after another of these old issues, tne speaker remarked that the democrats who were now eo loud in their professions of loyalty and ism, had lost their golden chance. Had they fol- od Dickinson instead of Seymour, Sick!es (cheers) igstesd of Van Kuren, Bancroft instesd of Washington |) Hunt, their prospects might bave been brighter. Tbera were mea in Lrookiyn wuose faces during the war told ‘what sort of news came over the wires, aud thore were mien rejoicing over the elections out West who had not enjoyed a Learty lauch since tbe drat battle of Lull Run (Laughter and cheers.) sir, Corbett concluded a *peech heard very ofteu beiore at simiiar gather- REMARKS OF MR. DEPEW. Mr, Cuavscee Daraw was next introduced, and pro cooded to address the meeting. He was an apostio in the grand cause of ropublicanism. He had come from interior of the state whose voice had ever been for freedom, The greeting of the western part of the State ‘to the eastern wae, do your duty, and our State will be aa linperial in its republicanism as it is im all material Tespecis, (Appiduse,) The issue ig mot on the candi. dates, bat in the voice of New York. We want peaco and repose. We need that taxation be diminished and that the burdens upon the people ail be lessened, and tat the resources of the people be di- Tected to the development of tho wealta aud pros- perity of the couniry. There are two issues presented, one advocated by the Convention jately beid mt Albany apd tue over by that beid at syracuse. The Iatter Convention bas put forward agrand platform, upon whica ail true mencan stand. The Convention held at Albauy put forch the most cowardly piauorm ever presented to the country. The ticket was nage up of men who never fora singie instant exbibited a particle of imterest in the great struggie through which tae couns try bad passed. Tvey had uo recognition for the Men wso achieved our independence. They a Fernando Wood, and they invite Joba Haskin, who bas been everything upon every occasion, aud he drew up a platform in which even be did wot go tar enouga, Bat Haskin waves the potent wand of self- interest and he saya to tue convention:—Wait asic, aet what you can vow aod when you succeed you can ge your plutforia ag you wish, Since 1560 tucre Las ‘no democrat ovrn into political life; tor it is im- ber possible for tne young bivod of the couutry to be in sympathy with anything that is not liberal and pro- gressiy Democracy tor five years has never said but always said “a0,” til at Chicago ft suid the War was @ failure, and tue rebellion must succeed, ‘Trust tue democracy! Why the guns of democratic vie- tory have cajed strange spirits into existeuce, Freakin Pierce 1a cailed again into existeuce, aud he uttera a strange how! tor democratic 8, Trust Pierce! Not to-da: As the cannous rugg turouga Peaosylvania wakened the ecuces of Lancaster and the old pub-func, who howls out that the democrats gets into power the country must go to the dogs, Trust who’ In Obio they pat forth on the first blush of victory Pendleton and Vailandig- ham; and they ask vs to trust such men as these, wuo asseried they nover voted 4 mai oF @ ‘dollar for the war, Before a great prople can trust with power thd men who proved theinseives enemies of the republic it is mecessary thoy snouit give some evidence of repentance ‘and recantation. When they cai! upon us to trust them I asc thom w point to a single deciaration wat takes back the resolution of Tweddle Hall of 1641, or that says now that the rebvellion was wroug, or that censured Jetterson Davis, In all honesty ia the face of these facts I put it to any democrat who tay be here, what security or guarantee would they give that ademocratic administration wouid not uudo the great results of the wart Horatio Seymour, wao ie fonight addressisg the democracy of Brovkly n, comes to Albany and presides over the Convention, aud he makes there aspeoch which is tho best exposition of ee, since the days of Pit, So say the democrats, ‘hat does he me It ign how! against Now England. Not one word of commendation to the breve ooys m Dive who saved the couutry—not a sg of praise at the country’s salvation, Seymour speaks of deb: aad gal but provides no remedy for iifting it of the ot the poopie. He speaks of debt snd taxation had says they were Lin) wpon the country by @ radical Qopgresa aud a radical adminitrauon, while he koew that when Le uttered that assertion there was no hirtorical fact to sustain an ivta of it, He knew that it was andor a democratic administration that (hese taxes began, He knew that it was democrats in arms who compelled this taxation. He knew that every musket carriod ia the Southern fields rested againes the shoulder Kh ww that but for the sym. pathy of the democratic party of the rebellious democrats ot the South beon ended long belore ik waa fini overthrown, and that every additional year of the war added to the measures of the loss in nawionai biood, and added to the burdeas on the watioual back, The miseries that pow weigh upon the country are largely due to the maa wuv to-night addresses the democracy of Brooklyn. (Cheers.) The speaker upon this et eas review the political record of Seymour, Hollman and the deimocratic pariy geuerally of the State and city of New York, on which he animad- ried wish yreat severity and at considerable length, iting the applause of his hearers, and conciuded with a eulogy of the republican party. Mr. Joun Wixsiow, of Brooklyn, followed in a few remarks, touching upon the qualities of the various candidates nominaced by the reptiblicans for jocal oltices, wad ai about ball-past len o'clock the meeting adjouraed, de Meeting. Wirtlo the mecting was listening to the addresses de-' propriety, ‘of putting’ he. binge! to an ex; livered within the building, a large crowd assembied on the street below, and were addressed by a number of gentlemen from the balcony, Mr. H, M. Holt presided, and introduced as the first speaker Mr, E. L Saxpersox, who proceeded to discuss the issues of the campaign at some length, and criuc se the action of the Executive. He was listened to with sitention and was frequen'ly applanded. Mr. Sanderson was followed by sevoral other gentie- men, inciuding Meaara Daniel Norturap, Moves Pratt and others, ali of whom delivered party speoches and wero loudly cheered a3 they expressed their sentiments with regard to national aflaira, ‘The utmost order prevailed among the assembiage, who dispersed at about haif-past nice o'clock. THE NATIOVAL GUARD. INSPECTION OF THR FIAST ARTILLERY ReontENT, This regiment was honored with @ fine. but cold and windy day for their inspection on Wednesday last, 23d instant, They acsembied by companies upon Tompkins square shortiy after nine o'clock A, M., #0 that when the formation of the bine was completed at ten they wero ail realy for the Inspector, Colonel Teller acted as the reviewing officer and Major Godfrey as the inspecting officer, The regiment took poss on the east side of the square, aod was un. der the command of Major O'Grady. There wore two colors in tine instead of one. When the regiment presented arma, Voth Colouel Teller and Major Godfrey advanced and acknowledged the salute; the former wan of course right and the latter wrong, When the two sh she men all having executed this improper move- ment by the extrnordinary change from ‘a nt"? to ‘8 “return sabres,’ without coming to “a carry.” In paseing in review in quick time the ralutes of the officers were, tipon the whole, very bad, searcely any two being alike, and neariy all ii ‘ectly executed. Major O'Grady aud the commandants of the fret, third, siztn, ointh and tenth ra ealated properly, The fronts were very good, but the distance somowhat irregulnr, The closing salute for the review was omitted. ‘There was a ny band ont, just organized hy the reqiment, which gave evidence of being at the bu Two field, thirteen bugies, eighteen band, three comm! siongd eta, three non-commissioned staf, thirty-one line officers; nine batteries, divided into eimnisen pia- toons of erxteen flee front, ‘Total atrengtn present, S43, A member of Battery T, with tie head fall of lager and bi« belt turned upside down, kop! salting about the ground in search of ‘he —" some time Before the inspection commenced. When the muster was through one o'clock, s review to Goueral Burger, which terminated the doings. INAPRCTION OF THR KICHY-POURTH ier Cerny. A fiver day thaw yesterday, which was fixed (or the inspection of thie regiment, could hardly be desired. 1; was cool, prigit and sonny, The regiment came npon the grobud ia good season, mustering two field, twonty drums, twenty-one band, three commissioned oficora, three non commissioned officers and nine cont manda of twelve files front, In cougequence of Colonel Coakling having mgt with an ace evening in driving a apiinter ope of the companies, h ae the reviewing officer (his leute absent), and General Burger bet ground in fullantforr, attended by Godfrey, Captains O' Keel, through the detaila, Oniy the reviewiag and inspecting officer should have around the battalion walle id the music should bave waited nati! of duty; the band shoul conti play until they returned slong the rear rank to the right of a regiment, bay Gas ph comma: neta the fret company ac @ color com were de- cidedly the best nade, The General fasted apo ing the ranks opened and the proper sainte given at the close of the review, The mneter was over at about half: past twolve o'clock. present upon the jajor Frolick, Major Morse and Heyzer, went CITY POLITICS. Stuce Convention of Brewers, Maltste: mittee of Convention of brewers, malt manufacturers, hop deal. ers and others interested iu the trade was held at the Germania Assombly Rooma yesterday, for the pur- pose, a8 was stated, of taking action Im reforence to the ensuing election in this State, with «view of selecting candidates for the Legislature who cam be depended upon to oppose prohibitary legistation and to favor sn amendment of the Excise law, Reprosentatives from all the principal parts of the State were present The Convention was cailed to order by Mr. Lewis. Mr. Hewry Cravssey, Jr., was chosen temporary chair- man. {n stating the object of the Convention he do- clared that the present Excise taw ts clearly the fore- runner of prohibition, Messra, Rooke and Lewis were appointed secretaries pro tem., whereupon, on motion, mMmittee of eight, composed of Messrs, Underhill, of Wostchsstor: J, M. Moser, New Y. T. Beveridge, Orange County: F. Do Vigne, Schenectady; V. Wempel, Montgomery county, Albert Ziegele, Erie county, and Jacob ’bot\i, Oaoudagua, ‘was appointed to report permanest officers, Anothor commitiee, composed of Messrs, Bockte!, Richmond Deloa ie Pior, Oneida; Chas, Rivinius, West- James D. Lyons, Dutchess; Law Vroomen, sehoharie; Jacob Scheu, Erie, aud R. W, Evans, Colum- bia, was appointed to prepare a draft of resoistions for the Convent.on, While these committees retired, Mr, J. J. Freedman, of New York, addressed the Convention, who fully re: Viewed the fully of teraperance legistation, as tending to increase iniemperanca, vice and immorality, im proof of which he furnished statistics of the trailic in foreign countries, On closing his remarks the speaker was tendered a vote of thanks; and on recommendation of the committee previously appointed the following per- manent oflicers were elected :— Presitent— Arthur Brown, of Otsego. Secretary—Ricuard Katzenteyer, of New York, Vice-Presideots—T, Schuefer, fnoms t Stephenson, A. C, 8 mitp, all of New York, ber of others from the iuterior of the State. Alter an address by tne Prevideat resolutions were submitted by the commiitee, which, after a brief de- ae ‘were adopted by @ unauimous vote. They were as foilows:— of all nations have de- that legislative enactments passed for the com- pulsory enforcement of temperance aida cucga of habits Of the masses, and a regiilacon of the étdical amd physical condition of men in aid thereof, fail to accompliah the ob ject for which they were passed, but rea ly luciease the evils ‘Of intemperance, and that the moa elective way to cheek intemperance is yradually to dewwch the peop e trom their Old habits of driuking siroug and acdeut spirits by. placing Within the F reach a mild, nutritious substicute contain.ng simulating powers in a less degree; and Whereas iaalt liquors in cousequence, of their dietetir, and other wholesome quilities, their purity, cy, When used : tor strong Hiquors have the most wholesome, but at the same time ti autute, and Whereas tn consequence thereof, malt liquors has been fostered abd by the enlightened governments of tion; and Whereas the Metropolitan Exclse law not private rights, subjcots citizens to vexatious searches and reigimes, und interferes with soci and religious customs and iunocent recr.@ ion of the people within the Metropall. tan distr dun, URder the pretextof moral refucay, strikes a heavy blow to th it cof the whole state, as represented by the fi age, Wo xradually found to be he.peat, sub- he manufacture of couraged of late years. moss all civilized na- ly invades ate sympathizing with us upon these questions to be especially Vighant at the approuchiug and to east their suf frages aud use ther jaiueacs for such candidates only, irre. tive Of purty) Who are in favor of the repealof the Xclse law and of an adoption of un enlightened and liberal government policy towards malt liquors, in aecordance with science, experievee and established facis, and who will give Suilicient guarantsey that upou the ats they will not permit their individual action to be controlled by party con- siderations, After brief addreseos by Measrs. Claussen, Freedman, De Vigne aud others, a Campaign Commitioe was ap- pointed, composed of Messrs. J. W. Brown, Silug B. Dutcher and Toomas Tweddle, ana arraucemeuts were made for the immediate appointment of subcommittees for the various Cougties, Whereupon tho Cuuventivn ad- journea, Conservative Republican County Conven- tion—Nominations for County Officers De- clared Inexpedient—Adjourniment Sine Die. Pursuant to adjournment, the Conservative Republi- can County Convention met at beadquarters, coracr of Broadway and Twenty-third street, last evening at eight o'clock, Mr. Frederick C, Wagner occupied the chair The calling of the roll of delegates was dispensed with, Mr, Janng W. Fann said tbat, after consulting with a Bumber of mombors of the Convention who approved tbe Propriety of hia course, he had drawn up a resolution which he desired to lay before the delegates, It was as follows :— Resolved, That this organization having ulready do- clared its devotion to republican principles, and Laving Fatified the republican nomiaations for Stave oilicers, thin Convention deems it mexpediont to make any bominations for county officers, Resolved, That this Convention adjourn, eubject to the call of the Chair, Mr. Fare said he thought the sction contemplated by his resolution met the approval of the Convention, and he hoped it would be adopted, Mr. Jon Lavon hoped no such action would be taken, AS a conservative republican he was unwilling tuat any four or five men should get together aad concoct a plan for buying and selling his vote. He desired the Convention to do what it was eiected for, what was expocied of #, and that was to nominate a county ticket. He wanted to 829 put in goniination men whom thoy could stand by, and wben euch a ticket was made up he boped to gee it voted in every district and ward of the city. In this way only could it be shown that this organization bas lite and vitality. Mr, Axprew J, Prvwm announced his determination to support the resolution, for the reason tuat ie design was, tie believed, to carry out one of the objec:s ot the couservative organigation, Ho would be per.ectly wil- ling to belp in the nomination of a tickes to be voted ia every district and ward ot the city, provided candidates could be got to stand. But it was now withia twel days of the election, and be should Hke to know the of een thousand or twénty thousind dollars ‘undér’ resent circumstances, when this proposed resolution leaves every member of tue organization free to vote as ho pleases. If a separate ticket were nominated it would javoive a large ex} How much, he wished to know, would Mr. L 2 from his pocket and donate toward this object? For his own part he would be willing to give ono hundred dotlar: toward it, if thought i was necessary—if it would eventuate to the benetit of (ve conservative repablican organization. A Voicn.- You've got a good fat office to do it with— you can afford i, (Laugnter } Mr, PLome—Well, if mine is a fat office, there Pha- T hope, Mr. Charriaan, the roso- Jution will be adopt Tam sere it must concar wih the views of conservative republicans generally through- out the city, as it leaves thera ail free to act aa they see fit with regard to the various wominves for county offices, ‘Ibe question was thon cailed for and s vote was taken on the adoption of the resolution, ‘Tho Couveation ap- peared to be abont equally divided; but the Chair d cided that the “ayes” bud it, and deciared the resolution adopiod Lhe Conv sation thea adjourned subject to the call of Troah's kine wero lean, Tammany Senatorial Nomination. ‘The ‘dead Jock’ in the Firth Senatorial district om the question of nominating @ Tammany candidate extended through thirty-three ballota, On the thirty-fourth ballot Jast night there was a sudden change of votes, with the reeult—dieusel Norton, ». V. Frooman, 15. Alder- man Novion was thereupon declared the nominee of the Convention. A sabseq it effort te mal tho echoes Unauimeus failed, owing 10 the obstinate partisanship of Freoman's frieads, ; Mozart Senatorial Nominations It im positively asserted that Benjamin Wood has withdrawn in the Fourth Somatorial district in favor of Colonel James Bagley, whove nomination wiil be ratified by the delegates to ihe Mozart Couvention of the distnet ‘Tue Mozart dewoeriy of the Sixth Senatorial dietrics last night nominated Daniel M. O'brien. Republican Se rink Convention. ‘The radical republicans held an adjourned and de- cidedly acrimonious meeting last night, on the corner of Sixth #trect and the Bowery, for the purpove of nom. inating & candidate to represent the Sixth Senatorial district m the next Legislature; but no conclusion was arrived at—the doadiock continuing on the names of Ashman aud Parley. The Couvention discussed the question of adjournment for pearly an tour, and then, fnaliy, agreed to meet at eight o'clock om next Monday ning. Tho Conservative Repubdlicaa Convention, for the same district, called to moet at No. 17 Third avenus, last night, for so hoexplained reason Was ROL pat into working order, As tho managers Were abseat, go one could teil when it would ovavene, Tammoany Assembly Nominntions. The following additional nominations forthe Aseombly ‘ere inade last night by the Tammany Democratic Con- ventions tT Di wtriet—Anthony Hartman. rieenth DistrictJameos C, Moran. Mozart Assembly Nominations. The following nominations of candidates for Awsome biymon were nade last might by the My rarters Fourth District—Joba Galvin. Ninth Distriet— William Bergen, Democratic Union Assembly Nominations, The following candidates for the Assembiy wore inated last night by the Democratic Uaion parte — Tenth District Samuel Mullen, Twentieth A The following additional nominations for the Assembiy have been made by tha repubiicans: —~ First Dietrict—Joveph Sourly. 3. Fifteenth District— William J. Stewart, Seventeenth District—Jool W. Mason, firdt District—Robert C. Brown, A special meeting of this organization was held as the Bowery Garden yesterday, when Mr. Masonowski pre- sided, and a series of resolutions were introduced ée- claring that though they pay millions of dollars to carry on their business they are subjected to the brutalities of corrupt and ignorant officials, and that therefore is is their duty to insure protection and to support cand! whose sentimonts serve as a pledge that they will repre- sent their just uebie They nominated Mr, Jobn B. Mackiniey a candidate for the senate from the Sixth Senatorial district, and Messra.> Houry Ciaussen apd Froderick Wunmer for the Assembly, UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Natl Bank Shares and State Tax: The Distinction Between a Tax Capital and Bank Share: Tobias S. Bradley et al. vt, The People of Mlinois,—in error to the Supreme Cours of Illinois,—The piainti¢s im error were the owners of the capital stock of the Second National Bank of Peoria, Lhe assessor of the town of Peoria assessed the rhares of the bank at their par value, The plaintiffs in error, believing the assess. ment unauthorized, applied by petition to the Board of Supervisors of their county, and that board, after con- sideration, held the shares were pot subject to taxation, Snd granted the prayer of the petitioners, that the ‘assessment be stricken from the |'sta. The State Auditor declined to approve the action of the Board, and brought the case into court under an act euthoriziug the proceeding to test the questions in- Voived, The cause was taken to the Supreme Court of the State, where, after considering tho cbjections of the Auditor, “that the money invested in such shares in clearly within the meaning of the term ‘nvestment in socks,’ as defined in the second section of the act of February 12, 1803; thatthe rate of taxation sought to be levied on the sbares was no greater than would be levied on the capital stock or shares of Staie banks, and therefore not in contravention of the provisions of section foriy-oue of the act of J 3, 1864; and that the taxation sought to be imposed was uot in violation of aoy law of Congress ex ting Uarted States bonds from taxation under state au‘hority.” The order of the Board of .upervisors was reversed avd aunuiled, The cause theuce came hore, Mr. Justice Nelson delivered the opinion of the Court, ™ substance as follow: The case came before thay Court cn an appeal from a decision of the Board of Supervisors of the county of Peoria, by which iney bad retused to assess @ State and county tax on the s ares of Bradley and Howell in tue First and tecond National Banke of Peoria, The appeal was taken by tho Auditor of Pablic Accounts, in beliatt of the State, The Supreme Court reversed this decision of the board, and eid the sharenolders liable to the tax. The ground of exemption relied on, both before the Supervisors and the Supreme Court, was want of authority in the board, within the forty-first se: tion of the National Bank act of June, 1864, and particularly within the recond proviso of that section, which declares that the tax ‘shall not ex- ceed the rate imposed upoa the shares in any of the banks organized under the anth: the States.” The act of the State, dated Febru 1857, provides for taxing the capital stock of the danke, togetber with the surplus profits or reserved funds, No tax is imposed epecitically on the shafes held by the stockholder, This question came before us io the case of Vwn Allen vs, The Assessors, (5 Wail, 573, 581,) from New York, where the statute tating the State banks was sub-taotiaily like (hat of Iiinois, We then held the tax unauthor zed for the, dofect stated. It was fo that case attempied to be eua- tained on the game ground relied on here, that the tax on tho capital was equivalent to tax on the shares, as respected the shareholders, that, admitting it to . yet, inasmuch as the capital of the State banks may consist of the bonds of the United States, which were exempt {rom State taxation, it was not easy to seo that (he tax on the capital was an equivalent to a tax on theshares, We see no distinction between the two cases, and the judgment of tbe court be- low must be reversed, and the proceedings remanded, with directions to en jodgment aitirming tho deci- sion of the Board of Supervisors, Isaac Graham et. ab vt, the United Sta'cs —Appeat from the District Court tor the North District of Caifornia.—This is a contest bewween tho government and the appcliants conceraing the confirmation of title set up by the claimants to certain lands constituting # grant from the Mexican goveroment many years since, while California was a portion of that country. The land in dispute has passed through several band« since belonging to the original grantees, and no question is made as to the appollacts bemg tne holders of the title, if any there be; but oly whether that title ip cludes the iands claimed, and wheth»r the facts shewn ‘aa to possession dplivered under the title net up do not warrant confirmation. Mr. Justice Fieid delivered the opinion of the Court: — Tho grant to Maycre, from whom the appellants derive their titlo, describes the land granted as that formerly occupied by Francis Moss, and known by the name of Zayante, bordering on tho viliage of Branciforte and mission of Sante Cruz, and as being in extent ‘longi- tudinally one Jengue and latitudinally one-half league, more or jess," as explained by the accompanying dia- gram. The question presented by the appeal is wheihi the survey approved by the District (ourt embraces the laod thus described = As. ba had oceasion hereto- fore to observe (Melarin the United States, 1 Wallace, 289), (he Mexican Jaw, a8 weil as the common law, made afermal detivery of posseasion or I'very of set of the property essential, after the exccutivn of a grant, for the ineestiinro of the titlo ‘This proceeding w. usually taken by the magistrate of the vicinag avsisting witnesses, in the proxeuce of the adjoining proprietora, who were summoned for the occasion, preliminary to the actual delivery of possession, Iaud bad to be measnrad and ita boundaries establish when thore Was any apeertainty ia the descr the premises, Various regulations for the gui there matters of tho magistrases were preecril law. That which concerns the present joquiry te they required the +19 preserve a tnoas' ee aii os Lit danar! tape of, . as to have the samo altested by the agsisiing witnomes aod tw forniea an avthentic copy to the grantee. By his proceeding—cailet in the language of the country the delivery of juridical possession—the land granted war separated from the public domain, and what was provioosly a grant of quantity became a grant Of @ speciiic tract, The record of a proceeding of this Bature mist necessarily coatrol the action of the uilicers of the United Staces in surveying land claimed under a contirmod Mexican grant. In the present case juridical Possess iwered to the pranver, ‘and the record was produced aud given tn ovidence. Tho first survey of tne land made by the Surveyor Genera! of the United states for California, after th conirmation, did nov conform to the mensurement shown by this record, The District Court, for that rea- som, set (he survey aside, aod directed a new survey, which #houit correspond with that measurement, the application of tho appellants tor a change m the Jorativa, the District Court bald taat tere were weuper- able objections presenied by the action of the officers it was the daty to jucate the land ao. ording 10 the measure- ud wigued by him and the eedings upon nis view ree. under the former government, and t of the cour ent made by te alcalde, With the District Court, aad therefere ailirm it RICHMOND COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. The Democratic Coavention, Ruchmond county, met at Richmond yesterday, to nominate canilidates for county officers, The following gentlemen were bemi- noted :— Member of Assem'lu—David Decker. Crenty Judge—Judge Mevcall, Sheriff—Jacod County Clerk: Corer James Superintendent of ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH CORVETTE PHLEGETON. The French corvette Phiegeton loft Vera Cruz eo the Vth of August and arrived at this city on the 28th of the came month, with Mr. Dano, French Minister trom Mexico, on board, Alter ® hort voyage she returned to thin | e 7. r——Samie! Foe. if On the 23d inst., The following 14 @ list of ber olticors:— De Pritzbuer, Lieutensuts—Mase), Beauties, Vorbarne, De Borde and DeCiaybrooxe, Taymastor~- First Surgeon—Rey. Second Surgeon—Rigaud, uienavte—Kernard, Durand and Brager. SENSATION JW NEW ORLEA Cowhided. ww Orieans Republican, Uct 19. depositors in the tate Fires National Bank of New Oreaos wae Mr, F, ir. It is staved that the ount of bit deposit Was about $14,000, and that it made avont twenty-four hours before the bank josed, § Yosteriiay, at twel) ‘clock, Mr Bauer, whils walking along Corondolet street with @ brusn and pot of marking ink in his band, met Mr. D. Bb. Forbes, the late president of the First Navooal Bank, and immed)- ately saluted bit thas: —''You rascal, you have rained mo sed my daughter,” Baver iomediate.y grasped Forbes, the marking ink flew over his face and clothing, and t ‘was bespaitered with it. Tho spectators who heard the exclamation opened the for Hauer to punish Forbes, presuming that it wae ir of criminal intrigue, Bauer for a while had bie own Way, with one hand twisting the finaucier's peck tle aud choking bim so that his tongue proti ‘With the other laying the cownide over his he shoulders in no centle blows Fornes at length broke bie cane over Bauer's shoulders, but was stilt winemng under the verrinie strokes of the cowhide and the disgrace of the peaish ent inflicted when bauer, having mal dh