The New York Herald Newspaper, June 13, 1868, Page 6

tten—The Fence Democracy Thrcaten ‘to | Boh If the War ie Endorsed by the New" York Conventiov—The Platfornras It Should Be—No “Shoulder Straps*—Pendieton the First Choice of the West=Chief Justice Chase’s Position on the Questions of Suf. frage aud Finance Reconcilable with Demo- cratic Principlee—The True Platform for a o-operation of All the Elements Opposed to Radicalism. Dayton, Ohio, June 11, 1868. Dayton became famous during the war as the hemeof Clement L. Vallandigham. It is a pretty eity of thirty thousand inhabitants, who are about equally divided between the two great political par- tes. Mr. Vallandigham, since the war, has pursued his double vocation of lawyer and editor, con- @ucting, in the latter capacity, an evening daily entitled the Dayton Ledger, which is, of course, the eutspoken organ of the peace or positive democrats whorstillfollow his leadership. Mr. Vallandigham was the democratic candidate for Governor during the war, but was defeated, as may be remembered, @uring a veryexcited canvass, He 18 prospectively @ candidate for office again, and his name has been mentioned for the United States Senatorship from @hto, Afound him quite unreserved in the expres- sion of his views of the great questions now agitating the eountry, and I have thrown together in this let- ter what he was very free to state in reference there- to. Mr. Vallandigham is a gentleman of exceedingly good conversational powers, and defined his views with great clearness. His remarks and opinions are given in the order in which they transpired during the irregular course of conversation and as trans- eribed from my note book, only it should be under- stood that in what follows Mr. Vallandigham ap- pears not entirely as an individual, but in great part as arepresentative of the five or six hundred thou- sand peace or positive democrats of the West and such converts from the repnblican ranks as are now convinced of the failure of the war to achieve its legitimate objects and admire the anti-war men who had the courage to stand up against the war all through. Of this large number—the figures are his, net mine—Mr. Vallandigham claims to indicate the sentiments, OAUSES OF THE FAILURE OF THE LAST ANTI-RADICAL MOVEMENT. Ifthere is to be a new party formed by the anti- tmpeachment Senators, with Chief Justice Chase for @ leader, it must not procecd upon any pretence of setting aside or destroying the d@emocratic _ party. i this i not done there will be another miserable failure like that of the movement originating at Philadelphia. According to Mr. Vallandigham the convention whieh met at that city at the close of the war at- tempted to form a great conservative party composed ef republicans and positive democrats, which, in its nomenclature, was to ignore both. Its leaders were principally men who had been previously in the re- publican party. Seward defeated the whigs and General Scott in 1852 by free-soilizing the party. He Gefeated the Philadelphia movement by attempting to ignore the claims ot the democracy. The new movement must begin with the democratic party as nucleus, the burial of all dead issues and a plat- form of principies regarding the living questions of the hour. Any other effort at compromise will prove futile. Mr, Vallandigham quotes his history to show ‘that the “third party,” the one which attempts to step in between the revolutionists and the reaction- tats, is born of every such period of commotion as the late civil war and just as surely dies a premature death. Ita leaders refuse sympathy and fellow- ship with the reactioniste, while they strive to divert from their mad career their late revolationary colleagues, and think themselves com- petent to manage both parties. Between them they fall to the ground and are crushed under the wheels of popular progress. The Girondists, after the French revolution, entertained this delusion and perished. The Presbyterians essayed the calming of the troubled waters after the storm raised by Crom- well, but they sank in the whirlpool and nigh disap- peared forever. The Philadelphia Convention is ® wore recent illustration of the same kind of folly. PROSPECTS OF THE CAMPAIGN. Mr. Vallandigham is satisfied that, with harmony at New York and a proper candidate, the democracy can win next November. The chances for victory are unsurpassablé. ‘The republican party just now is lukewarm and disorganized, and without enthusi- asm for the ticket placed in nomination at Chicago. With his followers he believes first in the choice of George H. Pendleton, for whom there is perfect unanimity among the masses and the politicians of the North and West. Mr. Pendieton’s strength lies in the enthusiasm of the masses for him, and in his position on the great question of redeeming the bonds in greenbacks, which is 80 popular with the in dustrial classes thronghout this region. THE PLATPORM AS IT SHOULD BR. Mr. Vallandigham lays it Gown as mevitable that “any nomination or platform at New York which tacitly or openly concedes that the democratic party during the war made itself odious by complicity or sympathy with ‘treason,’ and therefore must be openly killed off or quietly suppressed, or which is tacitly or expressly commit‘ed to the proscription of the men in the North and West who refused active support to the war," would be followed by a conven- tion of bolters who would proclaim the ancient and ragged principles of democracy. Absolute equality and toleration, without regard to the war, is de- manded for all men—copperhead democrats, war “mocrats and republicans—who act with the demo- crate party in the coming struggle against radical- ism. “Av men ought to be ready to consider and adjust solely with reference to the solid and perma- went interests of the country all questions of prefer- euce a8 Lo men and all non-essentials in questions of Policy,”’ so a8 to secure the overthrow of the radicals Jn 1568, THE RLEMENTS OF SCCORSS IN THE NEW ONE. Mr. Vallandigham is convinced that the “third party” which is breaking off like a layer from the radicals, will not repeat the blunder of Philadelphia. The movement which was precipitated by the im- peachment of the President is controlled, in his opinion, by abicr and wiser men and shrewder poli- ticians. Instead of the “shallow and empiric’ Seward it has the “broad, deep and sagacious” Sal- mon P. Chase for its leader. Mr. Vallandigham does not wish to be understood as abandoning for one moment the claims of democrats for nomination ta the new movement. Mr. Pendleton is his choice, and he thinks Mr. Pendleton couki ve elected. 11, however, a better name is presented st New York the supporters of Mr. Pendleton would be willing to examine further and would not be found pertina cious, That gentleman, as the great exponent of the greenback theory, would draw vast numbers of followers from the masses of the repubiican party in the West, while p JUSTIOR CHASE AS & CANDIDATE would Uring over its leaders and managers and create fatal disaffection in its entir® organisation. The objections to, or rather Ue diMculties in the way of Mr. Chase's nomination are two only—first, his position regarding the matters of negro suffrage and negro equality; end, second, bis actual position on ‘he question of redeeming the bonds, His position on the question of reconstruction is perfectly satis- factory, opposed, as he lias expressed himself, to the. Congressional plan. The subject need not enter into the democratic ptatforrn, vecanse, as Mr. Vallandlg- ham shrewdly phosopnizes, a party out of power had better dea) in generaliies and make their plat. orm, short, "hile any opposition whicn might come from the enemies of democracy could be met with ihe argument that General Grant, as the republican candidate for the Presidency, deciares that he will have “no policy.” A general amnesty to all white men in the South would be the only requisite to an ad ustinent of the question in the future, and so far Mr. Chase would be acceptable. Vie first difficulty @ mot insurmountabie, The Chiel Justice as @ private citizen enjoys, the right of thinking that negro equality amd negro suffrage are doin en ntly proper ana just, and had the right of coving back to Ohio last fall to vote, as he did, tor ‘he couferment of those privileges on the colored race ut it does not follow that Mr, Chase, as President of the United States, need be an urgent or arvive propayandiat of hit views outside the State of hio, eepecially as the question of suffrage lam gual ‘van cee J0eriCe ‘Ae? fe’ PiyuER OF OREEN- . The scconf aimentty. te: not more formiaabie. ‘Coutd Mr. Chase stand: om the Western democratic ‘Suancial platiorst it is the general impression that he is Im favor of redeeming the bonds 1a gold, although Mr. Valtandigham “has seen nothing that exactly defines his position'on this) question: What ke hae sajd ta noting whatever as against what he has done. Mr. ‘ORase te the “father of greenbacks,” and a Secretary of the Treasury wrote the words—which willbe found on the back of every 1egal tender— “This note ts a legal tender for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt,” 4c. Now Mr. Chase is @ gentleman, ot merely of ordinary but of great intelligence, and in preparing the manuscript from which the green- backs were printed he doubtless weighed carefully every word which he penned. It will be observed that he excepts the interest on the public debt, which is only another way of saying that the coupons of the bonds will be paid in gold. 18 not this positive evidence that Mr. Chase is “‘all right’? on the green- back issue? Asa statesman the Chief Justice undeniably pos- sesses abilities. If the democratic party is to go out- side its ranks for a candidate Mr. Vallandigham is for his nomination. By an “outsider” is intimated any democrat who acted with the republicans during the war, just as much as it includes those who are now opposed to the party. Chase 1s preferable before such men as Johnson, Doolittle and Dix, As Mr. Vallandigham expresses himself, ‘if anything shall reconetle positive demo- crats to Chase, in any contingency, it is the fact that heis astatesman and acivilian and not a military Maan, Nor yet identified personally with the exercise of violent arbitrary power in the States which ad- hered to the Union.” And, again, “if so hard pressed for material as to be forced outside of the democratic party for a candidate we are for Chase, If there is to be a ‘bargain,’ let there be a ‘consideration.’ If there is to be a ‘sale,’ let us have ‘value re ceived,’ even if paidin greenbacks. If for lack of brains we are compelled to fall back on an ‘out- sider’, let us see to it that we get brains.” NO “WAR DEMOCRAT” AS A CANDIDATE, General Dix would not be acceptable as a candl- date. In Mr. Vallandigham's opinion he would be just as objectionable as General Burnside, who executed the orders for the transferment of Mr. Vallandigham beyond the lines of the Union army. General Dix ts not regarded as a democrat on account of his course during the war, Any “war democrat” would be feared by, or rather would be distasteful to, the fol- lowers of Mr. Vallandigham, because he would natu- rally feel himself obliged if elected to act in a spirit of proscription toward his peace colleagues. The “positive? democrats—such is the term by which they now call themselves in pursuance of the policy to obliterate all traces of the war in the new move- ment—would feel safe undér Mr. Chase, whom they give credit for more toleration, mercy and justice. GBNERAL HANCOCK. ‘The weakness of General Hancock would le in the fact that few know what his position was during the early part of the war. He is believed to be a sound democrat and devoid of the proscriptive spirit; but no military man can beat General Grant, THE OTHER DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES, Chase would be greatly preferable to General Blair, for whom.a movement has begun in portions of the. West. As for Horatio Seymour, there is no great feeling in favor of or against him. Hostility might be de- veloped from the impression which exists in the West that in his Albany speech last spring he com- mitted himself to the payment of the bonds in gold. General McClellan would have no strength, in- dividually or personally, and would be supported merely as a party man, in which position he would get the mere absolute strength of the democracy. Admiral Farragut would not be strong enough. The remark about opposing a general or military man to Grant applies with even more force in the case of the second hero of New Orleans, because in the minds of the Western people there is no com- petition between the two men. THE VICE PRESIDENCY. The feeling for the nomination of Mr. Pendleton also contemplates the nomination of an Eastern man for the Vice Presidency, and the names of Hoffinan, English and John Quincy Adams are prominently mentioned in connection therewith, Mr. Vallandig- ham is a great admirer of Mr. English, whom he re- gards as.an undiluted democrat, although he voted in 1862 for the abolition of slavery and subsequently for the constitutional amendment, and was a war democrat. He is one of the party leaders who went through the ordeal unsullied. There is no specula- tion with reference to any Western man for the sec- oud place on the ticket. THE NOMINATION AND PLATFORM. Mr. Vallandigham thinks that in the organization of all the elements opposed to radicalism a success- ful combination can be effected by a broad and general basis of co-operation, which is a different thing from a platform, The latter need not, nay, it should not, make any reference to the dead issues of the past. “Let bygones be bygones.” The radicals will be defeated by this policy of attempting a cam- paign. ‘There are live, absorbing questions now on which all the anti-radical voters of the country can rally. ‘There must be no proscription either way for opinions entertained during the war. There muat be no endorsement of the war. He thinks the posi- tion and views of his party may be summed up as follows:—Any nomination of & democrat who ad- hered rigidly to the democratic organization during the war would be acceptable, and wonld develop enthusiasm and strength in proportion as he is re- cognized as having been a positive democrat. If any one should be nominated on the basis of en- dorsing the war and proscribing the men who were Opposed to it there would, almost certainly, be another convention and another ticket in the fleld. No nomination of any man outside the democratic party would be acceptable to the democracy of the Northwest. Whether they would acquiesce therein and rally to his support would depend not so much upon the man himself a8 upon the basis of co-opera- tion and the platform, as well as the concurrence of a harmonious convention and the support which he might receive tmmediately from al! the classes of men —democrate, conservatives and republicans—in at- tendance upon it. Mr. Vailandigham intends to be present at the Convention, but will not ally himself with the friends of any of the candidates further than to contribute what infduence he possesses for bis first choice, Mr. Pendieton. He will stay at private quarters, through adisinclination to consort with any of the numerous delegations or “escorts” at the public hotels. SOUTH CAROLINA AND RESTORATION. The Sout Carolina Democratic State Convention assembled in Columbia on the sth instant, The fol- lowing officers were chowen:— For President—Charies H, Simonton, For Vice Presidents—Jobn L. Manning, Thomas W. Giover, Charles M. Furman, F. D. Richardson, M. C. | Butler, E. W. Charles, Marcus Reynolds, Alexander McQueen, John G. Pressley. The following resolution was adopted :— Resolved, That having enti aud patrictiem of the semocrs trusting w (heir aemurancee that nd mi North, to the Eant'and i @rnment of the white ri Fearing to the 8; and als hey Hi jecianes tear, romenie the tunder what are called (he Reconstruction laws, yentore Wo tbe Union the Bouthers. Btates, such'aa they were Before the enactment of ‘nid awe—we hereby our: selves to the support of the cand! of that for Presi. Gent and Vice President ut the United Staten to be aie geman convenes in the city of New York on the ¢th The Committee of Conferente made the following "Past in the discharge of thelr duty they met that committee in free conference, and after an unre- served of views, ih which it became manifest that each committee was unanimous in an earnest desire to harmonize and telte in a common purpose, that committee submitted the following fe od mamely:—“The Centra Executive mmittee having been invited to a confer- the Convention now assentvied here, and being most solicitous to secure ‘harmony in the State, beg leave to submit to the Conference Committee NOW in session the followin aais of union, namely:—That the Gongention proceed to the momination of to the National Demo- cratic Convention at New York, to fill up the delega- ton of the State. And the Executive Committee ledge themselves to use all their efforts to have ‘hese nominations confirmed by all the organizations repr the sald » The Executive recommend that an Executiv inted by this Convention, to act Dy tho Convention in Apr lent; with that sel arn HERALD the ot! r by the Convention of Aj thinks I ui in thir the ent tor ne of the istrict the state, ‘namely, the urth, that district notbeing represented in this Convention, We therefore. reea ‘that the appointments from rete ine, and, with this exception, the pi be ac- cepted. Delegates: at large having been already a] ted of of the First th dis- eo we Veuaitrtiten taal {n appoin’ ape remain: ing two mm ay! and alternat ts of the fin thae this Oanvent oe movaelegute. an and is Convention appoint o a two alternates from the ais fet ant ppe vel pointment of an Executive Committee, to consist of seven, and that, as suggented, the two committees shall be consolidated at the earliest moment possi- ble; also that the Executive Committee ‘ operen by u8 be authorized to fill any vacancies in appoint- ments y us. JAMES B. CAMPBELL, Chairman. The report was unanimously ado} L. The same committee also submitted the following ag a supplementary report, and asked {ts reference to a Committee on Resolutions, to be appointed here- after, which was agreed to:— Reeolved, That the democratic party of thie State dv ap- preciates aud accepts the invitation from the Kxecutive Com- mittee of the democratic party of the United States to send delegates to the generai Convention, to. be held in New York on the 4th day of July nex Presiden to nominate candidates ‘or the cy and Vice Presidency of the United States, but, ‘nasmuch as the Piss despotism under which South Carolina labore will render it impossible for the white race to cast the vote of the State at the next Presidential election, it is recommended to the del from tee me "ae thelr vot in the Cos Hi . ro} of ott t ° the propriety of thelr v ing in vention, and to gov" Mr. Rhett offered the following resolutions, which were referred to the Committee on Resolutions and subsequently adopted:— Resolved, That there can be no free go Liberty to # people without fixed fundamental Iawa, which the interests and passions of translent ruere cannot overthrow ; and when administrators (as the majority tn Congress) aeex to overthrow them they are naurpers and revo‘utioniate, traitors to the constitution and enemies allke to the peop!é they assume to represent and to free government in the wor! Resolved, That when the late struggle for independence ceased South Carolina waa prepared int good faith to resume her position as one of the States in the Union of the United States, and when rejected from this position to which was Invited and a military despotism was put over ber, she tributed {t rather to the policy of a party using the unsubdue: passions of war than to the sober convictions of juatice and statesmanship; and whiie suffering with some degree of for- Aitude the tyranny put over ber she looks to the peopte of the e pi i and no North to redeem which brought the war to an end in ‘te rea‘tty, States is equity and peace. ‘a coni jatitutional of the Supreme Court of the United’ States, it that South Carolina is a State within the Union and under the constitution; and that the attempt of & party to control the elective franchise within State !imits through the general gov- ernment, with the dealgn of manufaeturing politien! power by fling to supremacy over the white population the inferior Diack race, lately slaves, and thus to make the State a prey :o anarchy and strife and forever incapable of enjoying the privileges and blessings of free government is a revolutionary and destructive outrage, at war with the prosperity and peace Of the whale country, Resolved, the democratic party of the constitut perty, hed ever been the n—recognizing its limitations in the owers conferred on the general government, and observing the independence and sovereignty of the States in their re- ower upon which alune, as Union, the peace and the Itberties of the States. ‘& system, rests the people ofthe United Resolved, That it is with great gratification we have wit- nessed the ‘course of the democratic party of the North, in their opposition to the despotism put over the South—a dea- potism as inconsistent with the constitution and free govern- Tent in the country as it is faithless to the plain and explicit ledges of Congress and of the government of the United itates voluntarily put forth to the Southern States as the terms of re-union and peace. Resolved, That in the opinion of this Convention the next Presidential election fs the most important which has taken place since the organization of the government, because it will determine whether free government or despotism, I!berty or tyranny, is to prevail over the people of the United States ; and although the white race of South Carolina, under the bayonet and negro denomination, is powerless to iniluence this great isaue, their devout hopes and aspirations aud their profoundest sympathies aro with the efforts of the democrats of the North to save the country. ‘THE SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. At Large—Wade Hampton, J. B. Campbell; alter- nates, C. M. Furman, J. P. Carroll. bistricts—Virst, A. L. Manning; alternate, R. Dozier, Second, C. H. Simonton; alternates, John Hanckel, R. B. Rhett, Jr. Third, M. W. Gary; alter- nate, A. 'D, Frederick. The committee made no nomination from the Fourth district, as no delegate from that district was present in the Convention, THE NATIONAL GAME. Base Ball Notes. The Atlantica arrived at Albany yesterday morn- ing, but owing to the late heavy rain storme the grounds of the Van Rensselaer Park were so swampy that the game could not be played. The Nationals, however, took charge of the Atlantic party and made them acquainted with the ins and outs of the capital and to fee! perfectly at home, ‘The Vineville Tigers and the Scrub Nine, of Macon, , played a game on the Sth inst., in wh ‘Tigers worsted the Scrubs by a score of 56 to ‘The Williams’ College boys are in the field doing ‘The Live Oaks of ‘70 played the je “car. some heavy work. Sans Souci of ‘71 on the 6th inst., in winch less"? players came out ahead by a score of On the 24th inst. the University nine of 4*V will play against the nine of Princeton College, on which occasion a fine game mav be looked for. ‘The Cincinnati Club challei ithe Athletics to play areturn game on either Mon v Tuesday last, but the Phillans, not wishing to alter their plan of cam- paigu. declined. ‘The Eagle Club, of Louisvilie, has omered to play any junior club in Kentucky for the champtonship, ‘The Charter Oaks, of Hartford, plaved against a Trinity College nine on Wednesday last, at Hartford, and defeated them by a score of 41 to 26 The young men of Pensacola, Fla., have formed a cinb, to be called the Seminole Base Ball Cinb. The Fairmount Club, of West Virginia, has been challenged by the Morgantown Club to a game to be played at Morgantown. The Lowells, of Boston, defeated the Roiistones, of Fitchburg, on Wednesday lust. Score, 50 to 14. ‘The Haymakers will pi at Syracuse on the 17th inst. with the Central City Club of that place. The latter hold the gold ball—the emb! of the cham- pionship of Western New York. ‘The Atlantic and Baltic Clubs are the ouly ones which have responded to the request of the Secretary of the State Association given in the HiRatp of Mon- day last. Matches to Come Om, June Mutual vs, Star, on Union grounds, June 13—Union, of Morrisania, vs. Star, of Plea- santville, Unions take the eight A. M. 1 from Twenty-aixth street. June 13—Atlantic vs. Central City, at Syracuse, June 15—Atiantic vs. Young Canadians, of Wood- stock, ©. W., at Niagara Falls Tournament. June 15—Union, of Morrisania, vs. Mohawk, Capi- toline grounds. June 1s—Active vs. Rose Hill, at Fordiam. Jane 20--Union, of Morrisania, vs. Star, of Brook- lyn, Capiioline grounds, SYNOD OF THE REFORMED CHURCH. Hupson, N. Y., Jone 13, 1868. ‘The sixty-second annual meeting of the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America closed in this city to-day after a session of nine days, which proved to be unusually interesting ang profitable. The following were appointed a committee to visit Holland:—Revs. T. C. Strong, W. R. Duryea and B, 8. Porter. The report of the special committee upon the nestion of the Arcot mission Was again taken up aud the whole subject indefinitely postponed, The Committee for a Union Conference aad Con- gress Was announced to consist of the president, as- sessor and stated clerk and Messrs. R. H. Prayn, Sandford, Cobb and Frederick J. Frelingtruysen, The Committee on the Reorganization of the Par- ticular Synod are J. McClellan Holmes, Dennis Wort- man and James Demarest, Jr. The Committee on a Preparation of @ Digest are Dr. J. L. Lee, William H. Phrynes and D. T. C. Strong. The memorial of the president and the stated clerk to the Legislature of the State of New York was read to the Synod and unanimously approved. ‘The following resolutions were offered and unan- imousiy adopted:- Resolved, That the thanks of tha General Synod are hereby returned to the Church of Hudson, ite consistory and pastor for the use of thetr during the session of the ne and for the care with which they provided for the cosvenieni expedition of business, and to the members of theeburch, I . hy with which Ny Frecelved' ue into thelr hotees and provided for our eu SRewolvedy Synod ‘That this for them from the Ji ‘all grace the richest leselngs masa ‘can add of God bestow in ee sencrideation ‘of thelr natures and complete mivation iriet. ext session of the Synod will be heid it Phila- deiphia, in the First Reformed church, on the first Wednesday in June, 1869. QUARANTINE INTELLIGENCE, The steamship City of New York, Captain Hacrow, from Liverpool, arrived at Quarantine last nigtt with over one thousand passengers on board, nine han- dred of warn are from Norway and Sweden, bound of Society. ‘# after leaving Queenstown the sm: appearance among the steerage Pp one time threatened to bt very assengers, and serious, and no doubt would have caused great suffering among them had it not been for the unre: mitting attention night and day of the surgeot, Dr. Richowan, who adopted the precautionary measures of Lag * the sick oration wi iaolated, thus pre- ventin; disease spreading to any extent. There were deaths during the voy: from various causes, four infants and one adult, Immediately on arrival the Quarantine physicians caused the sick to be removed to the pital, The others have been vaccinated The amahip will be thoroughly fumt- before she ie allowed to come up Of 27 MAUL YAUHUTAR (LLAMA “WMOY wart “YORK SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2868. ment with hard labor in the State Dewitt and ‘two per- sons of color, who were indicted and pleaded guilty to the offence of having f¢ papers with t to defraud the United States of moneys alleged to be due to a soldier of the Bnited States Army, were sentenced, Dewitt to two years and Pe neen 1-080 HOF in the State Prigon with hard Ir. Geo tenced to a fine of $1 and ment each in the county jail. John Smith, who gear guilty of ie 8 counterfeit coin of the United States pu to be of the value of five cents, was senténced to a fine of $1 and one tata) imprisonment with jabor on Blackwell's Island. James Me) ott and Patrick Connolly, convicted of Bae done business as ay hye ym mee spe conse tax, were sentenced, thirteen and the latter to three months imprison- ment, Louisa Miller Drags guilty to a charge of having passed counterfeit national currency. Sentenced to AY Hy epeangiennns in Albany Penitentiary and afne le SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TERM. The Welsh-McChesney Murder Case—A New Trial Ordered. Before Judges Barnard, Sutherland and Cardozo. Margaret Weish, plaintiff’ in error, vs. The Peo- ple.—The plaintiff, who was also known by the nom au pave of ‘Fanny Wright,” was in December last convicted of the murder on the 20th of October, 1867, of police mam, Robert 8. McChesney. She, was sentenced, on conviction of murder in the second degree, to imprisonment for life at Sing Sing, and is now serving,out her imprisonment. Her counsel, Mr. Townsend, appealed from the con- viction on exception taken to the charge of Recorder Hackett, before whom the plaintiff was tried. The case Was on argument during the whole of yesterday and the day preceding. Yesterday afternoon the court, at the close of the argument, reversed the judgment, on the ground that the conviction was not sustained by the evi- dence, and ordered a new trial. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. An Episede of the Rebellion—Horse “Gob. bling”—Motion to Discharge from Arrest. Before Judge Ingraham. John G@. Winter vs. Newton H. Chittenden—This is a legai phase of an attractive and in many cases protitable pastime engaged in during the war by the soldiers of the Union army during raids, and in which also the Johnnies displayed remarkable proficiency whenever they happeyed to invade the ‘“horse-ttile”” Northern States. The plaintiff was formerly a citizen of Alabama, and the defendant, Chittenden, was an officer a Union volunteer cavalry regiment. Winter claims that in the month of May, 1865, aiter the surrender of the rebel armies under Generals Lee and Johnson, the defendant appropriated a horse which was his (Winter's) property without giving therefor any com- pensation, and that on the 30th of May he procured from Genera¥ Smith an order directing Chittenden to make restitution of the animal. Plaintiff followed the defendant’s regiment, and on the 2d of June found the horse in defendant's possession. Upon a demand being made for its restitution it was refused by the officer. Winter now sues for the recovery of the value of the steed. Chittenden justifies his act under: the order of the adjutant general of the brigade to which he was attached, and says that at the time the demand for the restitution was made the horse had been already turned over to the quartermaster’s department, and that he then had no furtyer contro! over it. ‘The case came before this court yesterday on & motion to discharge the defendant from arrest. The court denied the motion, defendant's affidavit justify- ing a taking prior to May 23, and the conversion of the property having been subsequent nearly one month to the cessation of hostilities between the Northern and Seuthern armies. SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. ‘The Loew Bridge Before the Courts~Suit for Damages and the Abatement of the Bridge us «a NeaisancePolice Dety Under the Bridge, and Opinions Concerning the People Who Patronize It. Before Judge Daniels, Charles Knox vs, the Mayor and Commonalty of New York,—This case comes before the court as an issue of law and fact, the action being brought to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff in his business and property by the erection and continuance in its present position of the “ Loew bridge.” an wria! iron structure at the intersection of Broadway and Fulton street, and also for the abatement of the bridge as a nuisance. Platntit? claims $25,000 damages, and Hamilton Robinson appears as counsel for the plaintuf and Andrew J. Rogers for the defendants, the city authorities, ‘The case came up for trial yesterday morning before this court, and the paint being called as a witness testified that the bridge was a source of inconvenience ana damage to his property aud business by reason of its obstruction of the light; plaintit’ had ex- pended $4,690 upon the laying of a@ sidewalk 1m front of his premises, which had been necessitated by the peculiar structure of the bridge; It was done by him under authority of the Common Connei; he aiso says that is a great resort of loafers’ and idlers, that no ladies except those from the country ever cross it. He says he never was willing to have any bridge there, (hough he did urge the adoption of adifferent pattern of bridge with spiral stairways if any was to be built and that he opposed tus bridge to Alderman Loew and others, though he did not make any formal opposition to the Mayor and Boards of Councilmen and Aldermen; that at the tine the bridge was about being built he contemplated sueing for an injunction against tt, but was prevented by the advice of both the Corporation Counsel and his own counsel, that such @ Course would be useless, and that his onmty course would be in daroages for any injury that might arise. Messra. Rich and Jardime were also called as wit- nesses and examined with reference to the plans of various descriptions of bridges and also of the bridge in question. ‘The former witness was the architect of the Loew Bridge, and the latter, Mr. Jardine, was the author of a pian for a bridge at the corner of Ful- ton street and Broadway, acting under injunctions from Mr. Knox, the plaintit. Charies E. Loew, resent Clerk of the county of New York, and formerly Alderman of this city, was examined, and testified that he was the projector and advocate in the Common Council of the strac- ture known as the “Loew Bridge; it had been erected in pursuance of @ resolution of the Common Council and ander a charter granted by the Legiala- ture; an appropriation of $15,000 to defray the ex- penses of its erection was mae by the Legislature; the bridge was constructed with the view and for the purpose of lessening the diMculties and impediments to travel on Broadway at Fulton street; Mr. Knox, the piaintit, submitted a plan to witness for the construction of a bridge at the corner of Broad- way and Fulton atreets, and was desirous that a bridge should be erected; the plan submitted by Mr. Knox had eight staireases—four abutting on Broad- way and four on Fulton street—all of them terminat- ing on the sidewalk. City Surveyor Sackisdorf, called for the defence, ‘Was examined and testified that he was a profes- sional civil engineer and architect; knew that the present Loew Bridge Was in contemplation before it was erected, and had the plans subinitted and made suggestions concerning them; the common appel- lation of such a structure ts ‘“wrial bridge; witness bad noticed the effect of the bridge on the light with reference to Mr. Knox's premises: it was an obstruc- tion tothe light, but not to any great extent; the street where the bridge 1s erected has never had sumctent accommodation ror the travelling public; witness had tested this matter without any reference to this bridge; in the first place he had tested the cay of the thoroughfare by actual count; it was for & purpose in connection with witness’ official busi- ness; witness found that the capacity of the side- walk was bey sufficient; these observations were taken at stated hours of the day; the roadway of the street was in about the same predica@nt, if not ‘worse, on account of the travel being so great; wit- had seen such crowds on the sidewalk there that they soosee ‘up the Fosnge; witness had never ‘Apparent danger; ‘aawiat the pan cat that point; witness had noticed how this bridge was used by pedestrians; most used tn bad weather and when the roadway ‘Was obstructed by. vebicles; wie bridge was particu- larly used in the sprite, when the side streets were obstructed by snow and ice; the greater part of [4 persons who used the bridge “moved on,’ but Others sometimes remained standing on {t to see the ae; witness had hoticed the passengers om it y. Officer Hayes, of the Metropolitan police, Broadws squad, was next called as a witness for the piaint and testified that he had been stationed, in accord- ance with tnstracttons, for dnty at the corner of Broadway dnd Fulton street; had occupied that of duty for two years, on the 17th of August, 1867, ras on duty therg before the bridge was erected; accommodation of travel on the street had been the same since the bridge was constructed that It ‘een before; the effect of the bridge had not been to relieve the street below; the taking of pictures is & dally occurrence in fine weather; the a when pictures are taken is the blowing + w ir @ horn; witness’ duties were to aid ‘rowsing the street and guard agaipat known of poet there caused had seen many en—in NM ladies also; d never seen bridge thronged yet; would ‘the persons stand on ‘the yo ee eeeeene give any ‘of the Dumber of persons who crossed the er Tyler, of the , Was next Broadway squad, led for the plantif, and that he had duty at Broadway and Fulton street eight mnths; ‘the street was Tore or less owded there; witness conld mot see that there was any more there than at crow of way; did not parte know that muddy weat such a8 we are having now, made any difference in the number crossing the » Unless it was actually slushy in the street. E. Loew recalled by the defence—There Was a plan submitted to the Legislature at the time priation was made for the construction of , oprenemed the plan before the Legisia- ture myself; it was the plan in accordance with which the bridge was constructed. To the court—t think the bill was reported by the Senate committee having charge of the tax levy; the committee had the bill under consideration: I think it was the Committee on Cities, but I am not quite certain about that; Senator White was chairman: I think it was the proper committee. This closed the testimony, with the excention of the putting in evidence, by the defence, of the act of the Legisiature, the charter of the city of New York, known ag the Dongan charter, and the resolution of the Common Council ai its construction. r. Rogers then proceeded with the argument on the issue of law, claiming that the plaintit’ had no right to bring an action for the removal of the bridge or its abatement as a me nuisance, that being @ power vested only with the Attorney General. He algo contended that under the Don; city authorities had exclusive jurisdiction over that portion of Broadway, which was under the charter ceded to the city and was one of the old Dutch roads, The court took the papers and reserved its decision. CITY INTELLIGENCE. Tae WEATHER SATURDAY.—The thermometer at the pharmacy of Alex. Hudnut @ Co.. HERat.p Build- ing, has indicated for the past twenty-four hours the following changes in temperature: Thursday, 6334. Music IN THE PARK To-Day.—The Commissioners of the Park announce that if the weather be fine there will be music by the Park band on the mail to- day, commencing at three o'clock P. M. THE WRECKED STEAMER NevADA.—The steamship Saratoga, from Norfolk yesterday afternoon. brings sixteen of the officers and crew of the wrecked steamer Nevada. COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE.—Since the signing of the tax levy by the Governor up to yesteraay a great many applications have been made by capitalists for permiss ion to invest m city and county revenue nds. Some $2,000,000 worth of stock has already been issued. A FALuinG WaLt.—George Berline, a German laborer, while assfsting in the taking down of a building at the corner of Rivington and Columbia streets, was injured by the falling of a wall. The in- juries hesustained, however, were slight. A Woman Faratty BuRNED.—Coroner Flynn yesterday held an inquest at No. 411 West Twenty- fifth street on the body of Mrs. Susan E. Cole, whose death was the result of extensive burns on her right side and back, received more than two weeks since, Md her clothes taking fire from a stove in her room. he jury rendered a verdict of ‘Death from burns accidentally received.” Mrs. Cole was twenty-eight i of age, and a native of this city. She has left a usband and two children. CHASE CAMPAIGN CLUB.—A preliminary meeting of a number of the voters of the Twelfth Alder- manic district, to organize a campaign cinb pledged to forward the election of Salmon P. Chase to the Presidency, was held last evening at No. 163 avenue C, Mr. J. K. Brady in the chair and Mr. P. F. Rafferty acting as Secretary. The following gentlemen were appointed executive committee:—P. J. Casey, James T. Blake, Charles H. Kraft, Peter Byrns and Patrick McEneany. FaTat ACCIDENT.—Yesterday, between the hours of one and two o'clock in the afternoon, a boy named Alexander Nodern Frue, fourteen years of age, residing at the corner of First avenue and Fif- teenth street, was killed almost instantly by car No, 14 of the Dry Dock line Knocking him known and the wheels passing over his body. ‘The fatal oc- currence took place while the boy was crossing avenue D, near Thirteenth street. Tis clase of casualties is fearfully on the increase, and a little more vigilance on the part of the police migit have some tendency to check the crimiai recklessness of drivers in the ci ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OR ATTEMPTED MURDER.—A case characterized by unusually conflicting state- ments came yesterday before Judge Connolly, of the Fourth District Police Court. Mrs. Jane Clark, living at No. 310 East Thirty-second street, was ar- raigned on a charge of cutting her husband's throat with arazor. The two have not been living together for some time. He was found in the hallway by her door with his throat ent, and charged the cutting on her, She says he cut his own throst. The Judge ordered her commitment to await the resu/) injuries. He was taken to Bellevne Hospital, and it is doubtful, according to the statement of the sur- geons, whether he will recover. THE Goopwoop Cur PReSENTATION,—Ainong the time honored customs of Columbia College, so old that its origin and iastitution are involved in some ob- scurity, is the presentation annnally by the grad- uating claas to one of their number chosen by them- selves to be the recipient of this honor of “The Goodwood Cup.” Last night the class of ‘69, following the traditions of their alina mater, pre- sented “The Goodwood Cup” to Mr. Henry ¢. Sturges. The presentation was made on the piazza in front of the college building, In the presence Jarge number of invited guests of both sexe Mr. Edward Weeks made the presentation speech in the nana! fervid style of coliege eloquence, to which Mr. Weeks made a fitting response. ‘The grounds of the college were gayly illuminated for the occasion with Chinese janterns, and succeeding the format ceremony dancing was indulged in in the room o/ the building to a late hour. Grafalla’s Band tur- nished the music. Boarp oF Avupit.—At the session of this Board yesterday the only claim of more than ordinary im- portance presented was that of the New Haven Steam Navigation Company for $16,000. In July, 1865, the pier at the foot of Peck slip, at which the boats of the company are moored, was destroyed by fire. The ciaimants applied to the Comptroller to have the pier rebuilt and repaired. That otticial, it ap- pears, told the company’s representative that he had no money to pay for the repairing of the slip, bat that the company might go on with the repairs and take the chances of being repaid. The company made the necessary repairs and extended the pier some seventy feet ata total cost of $16,000, for which they now claim indemnity from the city. Mr. Dean, on behalf of the city, gee the claim on the grounds that the terms of the lease required the company to make al! necessary repairs. The Board arned: Monday. COLLISION ON THR East River.—As the ferry. boat Republic, of the Union line, was entering the slip of the Wall street ferry at twenty minutes past eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon the passengers were suddenly startled by loud creaking of timbers and breaking of glass, and for @ time a scene of great excitement prevailed. It seems that the steamboat Bay Ridge, pl between the city and Bay Ridge, lands at one of the slips of the Wail street ferry a mt anti: noon on rry and the division between the slips is no protection whatever. A: was entering slip she was carried forcibly by tide against the stern of the Bay Ridge, the ladies’ cabin, one side of which was com demolished, and tearing away the side was noone fortunately the cabin the th as the fy ned had disembarked, and the chief cause of Wag lest the ferryboat would come in contact with boiler of the Bay Ridge, in which case a frightful calamity might have occurred. As it was there was no one Ny ne there _ lesson in cl Ferry Gompany stould best ta mind, and prevent ine im jou! bility of such hairbreadth in future. boas after m: two subsequent efforts to reach her alip, succeeded in doing 80 without hav- ing sustained any damage. * JRRCAPTION OF THE SABNGERFEST CommiTT THS City HaLt.—The delegates from Germany to the Chicago Saengerfest pald @ visit to Mayor Hoff. man yesterday forenoon, escorted by the Committee of Reception. After the ceremony of introduction had been gone through with Mr, J. C. Hant, chair- man of the en earae addressed the Pa a take @ 8 ee the wolfare ely German low-citizens and alludt with much feeit te the growing friendship of the two nationalities, His Honor the Mayor gave the delegation a cord! that he would do ever: their st Y expresall city and nel of his | REAL ESTATE MATTERS. eae abs 3d ‘The Weather and the Market-—Sale of Cot- tages at Loag Branch, Yesterday the attendance at the Exchange was: noticeable by its slimmese in point of numbers, the prevailing lachry:mose tendency of the weather gper~ ating to a depression of interest in sales. The possi- bilities of a second deluge, rendered in 9 high de- gree probable by the already longer continuance of the rain storm than the Scriptural period of forty days and forty nights, which once submerged the’ world, has had the effect of somewhat deseriorating” she firmness of real estate, which has been so often mentioned here as characteristic of the market. The possession of euitable building sites or eo PI rly located Jote in or adjacent the Still an object of ambition to thousands of reat and small, the acquisitive pro} ttle reduced, or, 80 to dam} my rospect h ribed my thie - not wholly to i 2 ehase of such as uit in @ proprietary interest in a pond, ambition which seeks representation ie interest of the country checkmated by the land purchased as a means to this end to be ered with water. The property offered yt however, had enumerated amonget its claima to consideration of put id indi addressed’ itself to their Sidings: its attract at Long Branch, sale, but the same influences with milliners and spring business barred ‘under more favorable auspices my cigated, considering the fasht this locality as a summer resort, rather slow. We give below BY A. J. BLEROKER, BON & 00. A new Gothic two story and attic frame ‘on Beach avenue, Long rane! 16 rooms; lot 100 feet trout on the ocean by 798 tuining about 134 acres, with for four ‘The house is aituiated on ‘kigh ground, commanding & fine view of the ocean and surrounding country ; is in close proximi:s to the Metr a few minutes’ walk from ad. stations; has a well of good water. Purchased by J. D. Smith for, 88,200 Aigo, furnished, adjoining, on Sea View arenue, distant about 500 feet from the ocean, the new two story attic and two story extension e, with tower and piazzas on three sides 8 feet wide, contain- ng 12 rooms, a stable for four horses, well'of water and ‘cistern ‘on the premises; lot 100 feet front by bout 376 feet in depth Belonging to the 12 feet , for bathing purposes. B. Stearns for. voles ® inches wide, running 1 low ased by H. i, Ww tn of Stan at, es, 158.9 ft north of oe Eaten me st, 8 &, lot No. 14, may Delancey at, 8'8,.50 ft 4 61st st, n 8, 150 ft w of Bth av, Sedaderes, w 8, 52.045 ft 8 of AT fi w of Int ay, T6dxi08 Sxi38 ‘s wecorner of Bth av, 130x100.5... 168,1x70xi73. 12100, 182.10x262126225. fe Ensat i see0 Bnav’ e srh-b ft of 50th Bth av.e8, 75.5 fea of Bith Sth av, nw cor 195th st, 11 ie A... LRABES. Duane st, No 6,3 years, per year. Pear! st, No 334. 3 vears, per year. Rose rf ofa Gentes Penden ii maonibar per year, Ratgers st, No 27, years, 11 mont year. sain at ‘West, = ‘436, 5 years, per year. tl vo 22 veueatbs i Ist av and av A, 20x DOr yr TRANGY ERS IX BROOKLEN. Bartlett st, n w a, 80 ft ne of Throop av, 25x100. Bartiet st,'n w 6, 105 ft ‘108 ft m @ of Throop av, 25x10... 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Clinton at, No. 175, house, &¢, 6 yra, per yi art at, No. 11. store, ce, B TRANSFERS IN HUDSON CITY, N. | Clinton at, ns, 150 ft from Bergenwood ay, 3)xti.. SOLDIERS’ BUSIN:SS, MESSENGER AND DESPATCH COMPANY. New York, June 11, 1868. To THE EprToR OF THE HERALD:— Why does not the HERALD, which scems to be the only paper which has the courage to hold up to pab- lic scorn such benevolent institutions as the Soldiers Messenger and Despatch Company, named in yester day’s paper, give to the public the names of the om” cers, agents, managers and stockholders, so that they may be widely known and duly appreciated? I bave been told that the President of this Cape a em is also President of the Fire Department of this city and Major General of the militia of this city. And if so, can you give the true friends of the dis~ abled soldier a fali history of his brillant career, and tell us how and why it is that such positions of trust and power are conferred uj any person who can resort to such transparent devices ters’ Despatch Com ? os EVERY. SOLDIERS’ FRIEND. Iw YORK, June 11, 1868. ™ To Tak Epitor or THR HERALD:— There is another fact in connection with the Sol- diers’ Business Messenger and Despatch Company which you have not mentioned. The President gets his time is taken op ‘where he receives