The New York Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1869, Page 6

8 — NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS, WwTED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Conaemmntion of Whiskey, Beer, Cigars, &e. Before Judge Blatchford. Return of process in the following described pro. perty having been made and no claimant appear- tng it was on motion of District Attorney Emerson condemned:—37,600 cigars found at 177 Pearl stroet; 10,500 cigars found at 175 Pearl street; 5 barrels of whiskey, 88 and 90 Pearl street; 39,400 cigars in boxes, 30 Reade street; a quantity of beer, raw ma- terial, machinery, found at Krauss’ brewery, Valley, Rockland county, N. Y.; 3,600 clgar- pinky 7 Wane street; 2,800 cigars, 192 Pearl street; 2,200 cigars, 140 Water sire 13 boxes of cigars, 238 Cherry street; 1 bag of cigars, Whitehall street; 1,126 cigars, 25 Wall street; 10,100 cigars and other roperty at 79 Roosevelt street; 6 barrels of snuff, Water street; 940 Cigars and other property, 940 Greenwich street; 6 cases of smoking tobacco, Cedar street; 9,431 cigars, 5 barrels of cigarettes and 44 barrels of tobacco, 66 Liberty street and 193 Broad- way. UNITED STATES GOMPNSSIONERS’ COUYT, Alleged Selling Unstamped Cigars, Before Commissioner Shields, Ie United States vs, Lows Frey.—Derendant is a manufacturer of cigars and a dealer in them, doing business at No, 580 Firet ayenue. He was brought before the Commissioner yesterday and exemined on the charge of having sold cigars on which the tax had not been paid. Rudolph Knapp testified that he had known defendant’s place of business since May, 1867, and that Guring the time he had been in the habit of keeping cigars loose, and supplying dealers in his vicinity, without having paid the tax. Witness went into asaioon on Second avenue and called for cigars; there were two empty boxes both of which witness marked. A boy took one of the boxes and went ont of the back door where the box was wrapped ap in a handkerchief, Witness followed the boy, two or three steps behind him, to the establishment of defendant, The box was given to defendant, and when the boy received the box back again it was filled with cigars. After the boy had returned to the saloon where he was employed an examination showed that the box was one of those that witness had marked, Evidence was introduced by the de- fendant to impeach Knapp, but it failed to convince the Court of his unreliability. Defendant was held Yo await the action of the Grand Jury. Tearing Of Stamps from Old Cigar Boxes and Putting Them On New Ones, The United States vs, Daniel Scleeartz.—Defend- ant, who Keeps a saloon at 243 East Fourth street, Was arrested yesterday on a cl of tearing of stamps from old cigar Hoxes und putting them tpou hew ones. Tie was i to bull in the sum of $500, to await an examina “ COURT OF GYER ANG TERMIHER, The Wall Street Usury €nses~Applications for a Revecation of the Seate s of Rase sell Sage and George B. atte=Afiidaviis Presented and De Reserved. Before Judge Cardozo. ‘rhe Court of Oyer and Yerminer opened at eleven ‘clock yesterday morning, when Mr. Bangs, who appeared as counsel on behalf of Mr. Russell Sage, wsaid:—May it please the Court, in the case of Russell Sage 1 have an application to make to your Honor, founded upon the indiciment and plea and aiso upon ap alidavit of Mr. Sage, which 1 will read at the Proper time. Belore statang the application or read- Ing the affidavit, however, I desire to call the atten- ‘Uon of the Court to several rnies of law, partiy pre- Bcriped by statute and partly by judicial decisions, 4m reference to which the affidavit and application have been framed. By the second Revised statutes, ‘Page 738, part 4, title V., article 1, section 5, it is en- acted as follows:—‘“Whenever a judgment upon any Conviction shall be rendered in any court It shall be ‘Ane auty of the clerk thereof to enter such judgmeut Tully in his minutes, statiug briefly the oilence for which such conviction shail have been had, and the court shal! inspect such entries and conform them to the facts." Now (Mr. Bangs continued), itis well settled that a court of crimimal jurisdiction may va- cate or modify a juagment at the same term at which itis pronounced, and before the sheri(f has roceeded to execute it, (See Miller vs. Finkle, 1 rker’s Criminal Reports, 374, where the rule is Btated in the words above used.) That case states it 8 an old and well understood rule. In King vs. Price et al (6 East, Reports, 322, the defendants had been convicted of perjury and sentenced to impris- onment for one month and transported be- yond the seas seven years. Afterwards, at the same term, the court vaceted the judgment (which Lurd Ellenborough observed might be done at any time within the said term) and passed a different sentence—namely, that each should pay twenty pounds and be imprisoned in Newgate six months and be afterwards transported for six years. The correctness of such a practice was aiso recognized by the King’s Bench in King vs. Justices of Leices- tershire (1 Manl. & Sclw., 442), and has been acted on in other cases (1 Chitty’s Criminal Law, 772). 1 find upon examining ine mmutes of this court for the 10th inst, an entry that in this case judgment Was pronounced and that the accused was sen- tenced. This entry ap opt to slow the judg- ment of the court. Is is the duty of the court to in- wBpect that entry, and the form of the application on Mr. Sage's part will be determined by its cor- rectness. Mr. Sage instructs me to say that, as he understands the entry, it is erroneous. His under- staading is that your Honor orally assigned reasons for your judgment and then orally pronounced sen- tence of fine and imprisonment. So much of the Proceedings reached the public through the medium of the preas, but what followed escaped attention. Mr, Sage almost immediately, and before any entry ‘was made upon the minutes, and before the ad- ene of the court, with the concurrence of the pistrict Attorney, advised your Honor that the rea- fons assigned for judgment embodied errors of fact in relation to himself and his con- guct, and your Honor, promptly and lenientiy Fielding to the dictates of fustice, directed a suspension of [bee until this day, and gave him leave to be heard to-day. In so doing the Court pursued a practice which has been sanctioned for many years tn this and other criminal courts, But Mf sentence had been actually pronounced and your Monor had revoked it and pronounced a new one, or given the accused a fresh opportunity to be heard as to the penalty of his offence, you wouid not have been renscending es Jawful power, as I have al- ready shown; and the sentence of tmprisoninent had been actually pronounéed and entered and not revoked, it was still within your Honor’s lawful porte, Without.usurping the funetions of any other raneh of the governinent, to stay execution, in order.to enable the accusea to move for a revocation of the sentence. ‘That privilege would not in a proper case be refused to the mean- est and most worthless member of the com- Mmunity; still less would it be refused to 4 man whose established character, large property and extended interest in this community, a8 well as the various honorable positions to which he has been from time to time elevated by the votes of his Teliow citizens, must assure the Court of his readi- rik receive and submit to its lawiul judgment. if the minutes of the court are to be corrected 80 as to show that sentence was suspended, then the atti. davits I have will go in mitigation or bar of sen- Vence, If sentence of fine and imprisonment was actually pronounced, then my applicatron is that the sentence, so far as it prescribes Pe ape atch may be revoked, and in gen of elther application 1 have afiidavits, which I will read or hand up aa the Court may direct, and which make a different state ‘of facts from that supposed by your Honor to exist. They have aj been submitied to the learned District Attorney, ~~ ‘i SS District Attorney Garvin sald that as far as the * plication was concerned he had no objection to it, S had nothing to say in Boe leg to the read- ng the afidavit of Mr. Russell sage. ir. Bangs then read the following aMdavit of Russell Sage:— ‘On the 14th or Lbth day of July last I was informed that the Grand Jury had found an indictment against me for a viola- Sion of she statute concerning the interest of money, by which asid iridictment, now on the files of the court, it'appears I chi with the singie offence of taking from E. P, Scott Bmgwrful latereat unon a loan of $22),000 made vy me to Mr. ott, and I have never been informed of any other indict- pe me. I am nota broker or money lender by pro- fession of ocenpation, but am engaged in the active manage- ment of four of’ the largest railway transporia- fion companies in the country, In the construction of four other and important railroads, aa for various rafiroad companies and their éreditors to the extent of more than $20,0.0,000, ana in the 1 of rval estate in'the city of New in the censtraction of twelve business ocettpations and rein- me and attention. I was formeriy ‘a8 merolant for twenty years and npwards, ring that time recetved what are to ine valuable proofs ‘of the respect and esteem of tkove with whom I associated 4n elections to pubile offices naan Aldertm in of the city of ‘Troy, an freaaurer of the county of Rensselaer, and aa kap- Fevcutative in Congress for two succesalve terais {rom a dis. riot which had usually selected representatives _ of different political creeds from my own; and I say that, notwithstanding my experience in ‘business and 4m pilolic life, as aforesald, Tdid not kuow antl a few dave ore the finding of said indictment that any énch facta as aro therein stated conatitiited # criminal misdemeanor, and In ‘the transection with Mr, Scott I did not Intend to violate any Jaw, withough f cid well know that in makthg the said loan to Mr. Seott { put myselt entirely upon bis honot and generosity ‘ma to the repayment of the Jaw would not lend me gaumne 5 bub I was igno Sab nid wun of 230,000, and that the id Inrecovering any part of the it that (ha law would otherwise pan- for thus riskin, my property. I further aay that ng informed of the anid iuaickinent Tailed at the of the counsel usually emplo me-—viz., Mr, Fran: wuld counsel Had ieft nis Bangs—but learved that m file tae on & journey to 9 ri of this State, ‘then 10 the office of the District Attorney, nd upon learning what lwas,charzed with Iwas ‘wiley and to guilty, and Ao expressed myself; but wi Jety) advised not to pload guilty uring the absence of my eounsel; butsipod ‘with Fy tew da 10’ preaente: of the Diirei Attorney and Eourt, un: counsel, and voluntarily. yo that of Sauilty," and I did istant to. no LA 10 40 Li rarther vay that the ‘was the charge and, fer an = BO H wil ‘ence at an; nc any combination to lock up any money, backs or teat ten- ders, or money of any description uilty to any such charge, Ehy such charge has beeu produ mny pr the day of 10th of Anguat F attended to the judgment of but up to the time when sentence was pronounced aware thot any inquiries had been made my conduct, or that any matter on the si had been submitted to or considered other than said indictment and to meet any charges tending to vaio the sentence or alleged offence, and had not prepared any alidavits tn mitt gailon of punishment, intending to submit to such judgme As the court, should. pronounce on the indictment and ple and my sald counsel was bsent and That had no opportunity to untll the 13th day of that I ba been ou party to, or knowingly with any person me or sentence y \ding justice und I was unprepared an; in, ‘who had any interest fn the lock- ing up of any money, eke or legal tenders, or in any other manner and form been ‘to any combination to lock up or prevent the circulation of money; that if any 1a- formation to the contrary has been communicated to any member or ollieer of the court such tuformation 18 wholly er- roneous, ald I do net know the sources from which such in- formation proceeds or the grounds upon which such informa- tion was founded; apd my own peauniery interests would be very largely and injurious); ected by any locking up of money, And I further cay my private and public cha- racter and position are highly valued by me, and it has al- ready been a source of great injury to me to have unfounded charges made againat me and made public thronshout the country without 3 know the part; Diatat of sny hardanip upon complaint of any ha zerons, who'clalms to be in the re- coigh Of Em Seeenaie bentatenn aemaal innoees. tem, baa celpt of an an Gnethad and thal T have repaid to dhe sald award Beott the entire sum charged in said indictment to have been re- ceived by me for the forbearance and oa eT of the day of payment of the said sum of #33 and 1 fad the Hee eae een eet aoe Is tke, sala con: Fon, °4 ‘Be same im Dar of any sentence i eskLL BAGH. Mr. Scribner made a similar application on behalf of Mr, George B. Watts, and read the following afil- davits in support of it:— George Watts, being duly sworn, says—When Captain Jourdan called at my office with the warrant of arrest herein I was absent; but on my return, a few minutes later, I cous teously inquired, “Who do you wish tosee?” He replie “T have a warrant for the arrest of George Watts for usur; Tsaid, “My name is George B. Watts, if you want me here I am; Dut if you arrest me under that warrant you must take the ‘responsibility.” He sald, “Then you are,not George * Trepeated what I hi , and he left without fur- mark that I recollect, and without farther attempting my arrest, On the following day one of Captain Jourdan’s otficers came to me in the Gold Room, where I was attending to my business as a broker, and arreated me. I made no re- sistance Whatever, and ‘made no disrespectful or de- hi remarks. 'The ofllcer accompanied me to my and we then immediately went to the Station where I was detained awaiting the f Captain Jourdan nearly two hours, Upon his return o the station house I was taken to court to give bail. When the undertaking had been prepared and executed, no justice this court then being present, Captain Jourdan said to me, “Will you glye me your word of honor to be bere to- morrow at half-past ten and complete your bond?” I said 8, and did at the Y ney Court farasl and be time appointed meet Captain Jourdan at ‘ouse, by whom I waa then taken before Seize Bowlian who aoprored ths, d Twas then re 1 3, being notihed t git ear to ple gt Retoltowing fay, which T aid, pleadhng not lea was any, .. That ple withdrawn early on the following , When Tu tented in court for that purpose, accompanied by my counsel, and I tuen substituted a plea of guilty. I used no language to Captain Jourdan or any ‘other officer intended to be tureatening, offensive or defiant; I was conscious of no of law on my part, nor had I any knowledge or ation that any charges of usury had been made me, or that I was liable to arrest for any cause what- am informed there ig aman named George Watts, res.ding in the city of New York, who has no middle , and Whose bane appears In the City Directory. My ‘own letters have miscarried, and to prevent fusion T have been in the’ habit of — writin; my name during several years past, G, Burghall Watts, stipposed I had @ perfect Fight to request the ollicer to make certain I was the individual intended, I was politely ad- dressed and kindly treated by Captain Jourdan and hia off. cers on both occasions above referred to, and I certainly did not feel nor intend to exhibit to him, or to the court or to any of its otlicers, any dlerespect or want of courtesy. That my pee of guilty was not carifer interposed was owing to my elief and the advice of my counsel that in my business trans- actions I had violated no statute of this State against usury, ad I bereby reaiirm the statements contained {n my former atfidavit submitted to the court asto the have transacted business, and the advice I have received from Mr. H. W. Robinson, upon whom I have long been ac- enstomed to rely as my counsel for advice in all Jegal mat- ters. I annex hereto copy of an aflidavit submitted to the court on my bebaif before sentence herein was pronounced. GEORGE B. WATTS. 4 The Judge took the papers and reservéd his do- ‘ision, Applications for Bail. Ex-Judge Stuart made application to the Court to accept bail in the case of Moses EK, Luddington, in- dicted for obtaining goods under false prevences, and the consideration of the matter was put over to Monday next by request of the District Attorney. A simijar motion was made in behalf of Flora Manschevitch, indicted for an attempt to liberate a prisoner from Blackwell’s Isiaud, and was also laid over unui Monday. Adjourned to the 23d inst. SUPERIOR COURT—SPEGIAL TERM. The Great Fenian Fund Case—The Irish Ree public Stil a Hopeful Contingency—The Case Argued Before Judge McCunn—Decision Re- served, Before Jadge McCunn. Batley vs. OMahony.—The argument on the mo- tion to vacate the injanction heretofore granted by Judge McCunn restraining the receiver, Thomas J. Barr, from paying over the Fenian funds to John O'Mahony, was heard yesterday. The case was ar- gued on behalf of the plaintif and receiver respec- tively by Messrs. Henderson and Guernesey and by Mr. Roger J. Page on behalf of the defendant, O’Mahony. The answer of the defendant, heretofore fled witn the Court sets up in contradiction of the complaint that “the cause of tae establishment of the Insh republic is not yet abandoned;” that it is still hopefully in progress, and that the promoters of the same have been and are now ready and willing to redeem the bonds, according to the terms of their face, six months after the recognition of the Irish republic. One of the chief points relied upon by counsel for the defendant in his argument,is aa foliows:—First, the cause of action set ‘forth in the complaint 1s predicated upon a bond or certifi- cate of the Insh republic, This bond or certificate is an illegal instrument, issued io violation of the laws of the United States, being issued for the pur- pose of raising means in the United States to set on Toot, provide or prepare the means for @ military ex- pedition or enterprise to be carried on from thence against the dominions of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Jreland, with whom the United States"are now at peace and were at peace at the time said bonds were issued. (Brightley’s Digest, Vol. 1, page 689.) This bond or certificate cannot be received in any court of this State or in the United States as evidence of a debt or ownership of pro- perty. Judge McCupn took the \papers and reserved his decision. COURT CALENDARC-THS DAY. _ SUPREME Mog abt? mars ar inna TERM.— Nos, 14, 38, 65, 67, 113, 115, 11 9 Ci7¥ INTELLIGENCE. Tun WeaTnen YRSTeRDay.—The following record Will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the cor- reeponding day of last year, as indicated by the ther- mometer at fiudnut’s pharmacy, HERALD Building, Broadway, corner of*Ann street:— 184s, 569, 1868, 1869. + 68 74 8PM 80 i“ 70 6 6PM iL OPM pt Average temperature for corresp year..... Crvy Mortauity.—The Board of Health report {hat the Dumber of deaths in the city for the week past was 587, of which 276 were from zymotic dis- eases and twelve from accidents or negligence. Anrest or 4 Brnoar.—Yesterday afternoon officer Breed, of the Thirty-first precinct ais Christian George, who stands charged before the Newark (N. J.) courte with a neriea Sf burglaries in that city, from which he escaped. ‘rhe Chiet ot Police in Newark was informed by Ini tor Walling of the arrest, and detective P. M, Smith arrived last evening and conveyed George to that city. FaTAL RAILHOAD ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last a deaf and dumb boy, named Peter Backer, aged ff. teen, and an inmate of the asylum on the upper part of the island, was run over by @ Hudson River train near Fort Washington station. The locomotive in passing over him smashed a leg ana an arm, from the effects of which Injuries death ensued yesterday. Coroner Flynn was notified by the Board of Health to hold an inquest, THR ARRESTED BANK PRESIDENT.—Yesterday a writ of habeas corpua was issued by Judge McOunn jo the Interest of Mr. G. R, Rutter, late pres the First National Bank of Memphis. Ti enteeien of Superintendent Kennedy Inspector Walling re- sponded and produced the accused in court, but the hearing was adjournea and the prisoner re- manded to the custody of the detectives until to- morrow, When the Tennessee officers are expected with @ requisition. The particulars of the case were fully set forth in yesterday's HERALD, WoMAN SUrFnAGR MeETING,—Yesterday after noon another of the weekly meetings of the Woman's Suiffage Society was held at the head- quariers tu Kast Twenty-third street. Mra. E. B. Fuelps presided, in the absence or Miss Susan B. Anthony, who is atthe Phiiadeiphia Labor Conven- tion. About forty persons were present. After the reading of a report of her experience among prison fumates by Mrs. Barlow remarks were made by Mrs, Whbonr, Mrs. Blake and Mra. Bronson. The subject of the Woman’s Suffrage Convention to be held at New- port next week, was referred to, and the impression prevatied that the convention in question would prove oue of the most important ever held im this country, A set of resolutions to be sent to the Labor Conyen- tion at Werlin was Unanimously adopted, FUNERAL OF GENERAL NAGLE.—Over 1,500 persons visited the residence of the fate General Nagle yes- “verdey t do pim the last honors, Awopg them were members of the Father Mathew Total Absti- nence Society, of the 1, R. #., the Irish Brigade, Knights of St. Patrick, Legion of St. Patrick, Unton Prisoners of War Association, Soldiers and Satlors’ Veteran Association of Kings County, several mem- bers of the Board of Aldermen and Common Coun- cll and prominent citizens. The coffin bore on a sil- ver plate the following inscription: — eoerener nentoassatcactrasesaraceseneeseene® g WILLIAM JAMES NAGLE, Fy DIED AUGUST 16, 1869, 3 Aged 41 years. 5 POOP LO ERE RELELELELE IEEE DPR LEIODOLEDEDE NSDL IED) The following gentlemen were the pallbearers:— Senator W. M. Tweed, Colonel Warren, Colonel Cos- tello, P. Sloan Holden, Colone} Ackerman, Colonel Chas. Pierson, Captain M. Doheny, Major “Turner and Judge Quinn. Abont twenty carriages followed and a procession of over 500 people. The route taken was via Chatham square and Chambers street to Broadway, and down Broadway to South ferry, saluting Emmet’s monument in passing. At South ferry the nearse was conveyed by the Monticello to Brooklyn, and on the route from thence to the ceme- tery considerable sympathy was exhibited, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ALLEGED SWINDLE—A DISTINGUISHED Name EmMPLoyep,—On Sunday night last Mrs, Kate Harri- son, living in Hudson street, between Perry and Charles streets, came to the Central Office and stated that a man who gave the name of Colonel G. W. Steedman, of the Treasury Department, had boarded, with his wife, in her house for several months, aud defrauded her out of by represent- ing bimeelt as a brother of M ey ral J, B. ES Steedman, rarily stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Si farther repreventd that Steedman on Sunday iniermed that hig wile was about ing on the Albany sjamer Con- necticut “for her home in Mechantesville, and afterher departure he would ret! Mrs, Har- rison learned in the meantime that Steedman haa sailed with bis wife, and, on examif'ng the trunk left behind, found that he haa removed all the valu- able clothing from it, She at once weut to the Central Office, detatied the circumstances, and from the Inspector secured a letter to the Chief of Police Cunpoell Allen) of Albany), asking for Steedman's arrest. Mrs. Harrison left on the Sunday evenin; tram at eleven o'clock for Albany, arrived there before Steedman, communicated with Ctuet of Detectives Kelly, who secared the arrest of the man. He was locked up at the Central Ofice in Albany, and Mrs, figrrison ye- turned to this city at once to secure a warrant for his return to this city. Yesterday she called at Jeffer- son Market and saw Justice Ledwith, from whom she asked a Warrant. The Justice elicited from her the fact that she had failed to comply with the Hotel act by posting up the law in her rooms, and of course could grant no warrant. General Steedman, on being conferred with, stated that the party ar- rested was not his brother; that aman making simi- jar representations had swindled various parties in Washington, and nothing would give him greater pespteen to learn of the conviction of the al- eged conildence man. THE CTYS CONTINGETCES, Some of the Bills Which the People Pay= How and Where Contingent Funds Go—in- terviews witn City Officers About Public Affairs. At the last session of the Legislature the tax levy for 1869, for expenses of the city, was passed, and embraced in it was an item of $50,000 devoted to “city contingencies,” for the payment of the prop- aration of the Corporation Manual, expenses in- curred in the reception of distinguished guests by the city and items not embraced under other appro- priations, Most of these expenditures from the contingent appropriation, excepting the salaries of the Commis- Sioners of the Sinking Fuud, &c., are made ja pursu- ance of resolutions of the Oommon VUouncil, under the approval of the Mayor, and the bill =of particulars of the entire amount ig somewhat exteusive and varied. Of course this $50,000 is public money, but, like all other public moneys, ia drawn from private purses in the shape Of taxes and agsessments. Itia, therefore, not un- reasonable to suppose that tie patient and prompt paying public should desire to know something of the way in which thelr money goes and to what pur- pose it is applied, Wito the view of enlightening the people on the subject, a HERALD reporter yesterday called at the ofice of the Clerk of the Common Council for infor- Mation, and was informed that the Clerk, Mr. Sban- non, was ‘out of town.” Mr. 'luomey, the Deputy Clerk, in reply to ques- tions, stated that the Ulerk of the Common Council had nothing to do with the matter, and was proba- bly unaware of any of the items of the appropria- tion excepting the sum of $6,000 received by the Clerk for the preparation of the ‘Corporation Manual.” ReEroRTER—Then, do you suppose that I can ind out the items at the Comptrolier’s oitice? Deruty CLerk—Yea, I should think so; bat the Comptroller is not in town, Pd tlm il that ig the ‘place to find out then Depory CLERK—Yes. REPORTeR—Can you give me the name or position of the cierk or official who would be likely to have charge Of that branch of the business? Deputy CLERK—Weil, the Deputy Comptroller is there, Mr. Storra; he has got the items of that ac- count, if he'll give them to you. Rerorter—Ihank you, sir. (Exeunt.) The reporter then went to the Comptroller's office, climbed the stairs and was shown to an inner room occupied by the Deputy Comptroller; and when Le gerd petrieg | who Was transacting some busi- ness, had taken his leave the HERALD attaché intro- duced himseii to Mr. Storrs, at the same time hand- tng the official a printed slip, cut from the published tax levy, announcing the appropriation for “city contingencies’? Mr. Storrs regeived the reporter's unpretentious card and the printed slip, aud looking up good na- turedly—very good naturedly, for he 1s a good 100k- ing, polite aud portly geniloman, wiih a Father prematurely bald head aud @ well cultured black mustache—cjaculated, “Well, siry’? REPoRTER—I 8M sent, Mr. Deputy, by the HERALD to request of you the items for which that contiu- gent approptation was expended. The Deputy Comptrolier leaned both elbows on the desk, aud holding the printed sip in one hand and the bard in the other, read the former very cave- fully. ‘Phen looking at the modest patroayinic, a3 yet unknown to fame, inscribed in monastic letters on the piece of pasteboard, be resolved his cogita- tlous into a thin low meditative whistle, and looked at the back of the card, waich was perfectly blank, Dervry (looking up)—You want ihig for the Henao, do you say? REPORTER— Yes, sir, ce eg hbo do you want it for—to publish it RerorTer—! don’t know that, sir, (This slight paneeee tee the prevaricator decined jusiifadle, eheving that it was nov the Deputy’s business what the HERALD wanted 11 for, as every citizen has a cer tain right to inspect the public records.) DervTy—Does the city editor want this? RerorteR—The HERALD wants it; I receive my in- structions through the city editor. The Deputy touched a gong and an attaché ap- cb Aye was told to bring 8 record of vouchers for 18 DeruTy—Well, the Comptroller is out of town now. A ‘The reporter felt that Mr. Tuomcey’s information on that score was corroborated from an oficial source; but not seeing the necessity of any demonstration of surprise remained passive, not even uttering the forest “sndeed 1? hk by tty a T 1 Were brought by the attendant, anc tue Nebuty Cony ‘oller opened the book and tura- tng to a. larae page, overs Wit W agHt, legible andwriting, fattened thé volume ope vhs palm of ius Hand and said: > OPeR with wwe nit are the — sir.” le then proceeded at “2:40” speed t of them sis follo ppver sme Mane Assusataent of salary of ‘ siukia rund, 31,000. 'y of Commissioners of the i Pénsation for loss of a horse to —=, $180. xpenses of committee of the Common Council to faneral of ex-President Buchanan, $690, Gold badges for the Common Councll, $6,000. Stand of colors for the Washington Greys, $1,000. Preparing Corporation Manua), $5,000, These incidentals were selected cursortly by Mr. Storrs a3 he glanced down the page, ani the re. Porter, in looking over his shoulder, saw several ing items of interest, among which was the foliow- wher assignments of the Commissioners of the sinkie Pond per resolution of the Common Coun- ol 0, but rejaombered, A the exact figures are not EruTY—These are some of the items; they are i ALY a3 you see there ‘are a em auder r r | eh esolutions of tne Com: RerorTer—May I copy them? Devory—Well, the Comptroller is out of town now. You ‘ey 4 Jook at them If you wisn, Kerorren—But I want to copy them, The official remained silent for a few moments, and then, slapping bis hand on the OOK, BAldi— ane neve no cppootion to your looking at tem, you can tel! the city editor that he u Lr chooses vaccum 4 here, sale araiin 89 HKPORTER—Then | suppose you that I should not copy them until the Com Waiter revurne? Derury—Not tilt he returns, 1 don't au) pose he Tul have aus obeetion to your copying hein, but 0 le! Ou scheint oii You copy them until be knew EPORTBR—Very well. Good mor: . Derery—Good morning. dann. ‘ane RAILROAD PROM THE City ov MExtco TO ACA- Pv1LCO.—General Rosecrans, in his letter decinin the nomination of the democrats for Governor ol ‘Ohio, intimated that he had other fish to fry. On this point we find an intimation in a little apeech he made at a Mexican town when he was on his way to San Francisco, In tho course of a few remarks which he made in response to the courtesies ten- dered him, he announced that his intention was to r to New York, and, if possible, form pao company oe re of constructing a raliroad from the City of Mexico to Acaputco, on Pacifié conat.—Pitisourg Commercial, August 16, THE CAMPAIGN IN OHIO. Speech of Hon, John Sherman at Canton ‘The Republican Programme—The Revenues aud Expenditures of the Government—The Public Debt—Futarity Not to be Mortgaged to Pay It—Important Financial Declara- tions—No Repeal of the Income Tax=The Currency=National Banks—The Tariff—Re- coustraction. . (Canton, Obio en tts st 15) correspondence of the yurg Comufercial.) A large meeting assembled at Schaetfer's Opera House last evening to hear General Sherman open the republican campaign in the ‘backbone’ coun- ties of the State, Joseph Frease made a few re- marks and then introduced the Hon. Jolin Sherman, who spoke for about an hour, as follows:— SPEECH OF SENATOR SHERMAN, FELLOW CiT1ZzeNs—When I accepted the invitation to attend this meeting I sup) d our democratic friouds had a different candidate for Governor. They commenced well, by nominating a patriotic eral, whose only distinction was acquired in what they calied an unholy war; but as he shrinks from the contest we shall have to go with a candidate inst us who, like General bo ap @ gentleman of char- acter and ability, and who has been a consistent op- ponent of the war. As republicans we are prepared to meet them either under old or new leaders, on old or new tasues; and I am gtad to present some of them tn this city, where we have a striking example of the change that is rapidly taking place in the industry Obio. me few years ago this place had the reputation of being a sleepy-golng town. It was not improving, and you are surrounded by as rich an micuttyeal region as we have in Ohio, with perhaps two 1D tions. What Was this arene except to give employment to a few stores groceries, and the usual number of non-producers, lawyers, and preachers? Now, suddenly, your is doubled, and your property values trebled. Every industrious man who wishes employment can have it. Your workshops must now produce annually more than a million dollars’ worth of machinery, the raw material for which is found mainly in your own soil, 1 gaw recently in the far Northwest, in many places, machines of different kinds made in Canton. A few years ago the county of Stark was the lead- ing wheat-growing county in this wheat-growing region of Ohio. Your surplus product was almost exclusively agricultural, and took its way in the slow-moving canal boats to an Eastern market. When the cost of transportation was deducted you had left a very small price for ee wheat, and nothing else would bear the cost of transportation. You got your pay jn store (dae) Manufactured in Old and “New England, and your year’s profl's, if any, mainly consisted in the increased valué of your land, Your wealth was in the surface of the soil, and that was being annually reduced in its produc- tive power by the necessity of confining yourself mainly to one giain, Now a great change has taken place, not only here but ayaa Ohio, and that change will Continue until Ohio will be the great manwacturing State of the Union, with its Work- slops in every town and its producis in every State and Territory. Ohio was a surface State; its wealth’ was in its soil, This wealth will not )y diminished by the sro, oF Manufactories, but wil be vastly increased, ou Cannot compete with Jowa and Minnesota In wheat growing, but the butter, cheese, egz8 and poultry of Ohio will, each articie, realize us more money than our vast wheat crops of thirty years ago. Gur soll, enriched by the rotation of crops, is now improving; and the farm- ers are row, taken in the aggregate, a3 prosperous ae any equal number of people in the world, and far more so than twenty years ago. Your towns are im- proving 1p population and Wealth. Houses, beauti- tal fs comfortable homes, are springing up from prodtable labor, What is the canse of this change? It is in the dl- versity of employment and the diversion of labor. No nation can be great without these. We must de- velop agricultwe, mechanics and commerce. When liberty and property are secure then the great object of civil law 18 to develop industry. The diver- sity of 118 industry 18 the gauge of its prosperity. The mechanio and the farmer should each produce what. the other wants, and the exchange of these pees ducts should take place near to each other. Then the surplus product of both goes off into the market in its more valuable form. You may at tribute your prosperity to the fact that your country ig underlaid with coal and iron. ‘This indeed, of greater value than your surface soil. But it is of equal value to your neighbors, for the cost of trans- tation has been so greatly cheapened by railroads Phat your coal and iron is as valuable to other places agto you. Mansfield has neither coal nor tron, but is trying to keep up with you because of her railroad facilities, Cleveland, Dayton and other Ohio cities are ahead of you, because they have more labor and capital, and with these may draw to their localities the materials for manufactaring wealth, Fortu- nately we have convententiy accessible to every part Of the State the chief materiais for manufacturing. We have coal without limit. ‘fhe Straitavilie mine 1s probably the largest body of bituminous coal in the country. We have iron ore in abundance, and we have easy access to the Lake Superior and Kentucky ores. Our soil will produce food, wool and flax for a million of mechanics, We lie in the direct pathway of eastern and western transit, We have four thousand miles of railroad completed, and are building more. We have many large cities and towns, and great wealth. We have a population of nearly 4,000,000—nearly as many as all the New England States. Our schools and benevolent institutions, our churches and social societies, wi!l Compare well with those of any other State, and perhaps I can say the same of the physi- cal development, courage and energy of our popula- tion, Under these circumstances we have entered upon a new industrial system, which nas already created so much wealth here among you, and which, as Ihave stated and now repeat, will soon make Ohio the bgt NE State in the Union. Several of the Western States will soon pass us in agricultural productions, The Atlantic coast must always be the seat of forelgn commerce. Oinciunati, Chicago or St, Louis wili be the great distributing point or internal commerce aud trade, and the west- ern towns of Ohto will be filled with the busy nym of mechanical labor, giving a sure market for your surplus farm products, and comtug into money the coal, iron, wool, flax and timber of the State. But you may ask what this oas to do with politica? I answer it has Sversehing to do with politics. Parties in this country are of no account whatever, unless they promote the pubitc good, the honor of the State and the development of industry. Under repub'ican administration we have secured the pattonal existence and the liberty of every human being in our midst. As republicans we ought not to be satisfied with merely referring to our glorious party history and to the conduct of the democratic party during the war, but we should be prepared to show that we are able to meet new questions as they arise with an enlightened statesmauship, not tn ad- vance of public opinion, but in harmony with it. A party roust not follow in ruts or depend upon names and cant phrases, but must show an aptitude for public aifaira and must have at all times courage to express its opinions aud take its position, Now It ts easy to show that the democratic party owes its long defeat to its dependence upon its name and history—upon some cant phrases and base preju- dices against a negro, who, though not a white man, is sul aman, and upon the political power of the most hideous institution that ever existed In a re- public. The trinity of that party was democracy, negro and slavery, Us ‘The republican party must learn wisdom from the history of the old parties. Whule we are true to our Feeney p'oud of our history, we must look to the uture and not depend apon our good work in the past. What, then, are the issues involved in this canvas that affect cur State or the nation? For though this ts purefy a State contest, yet ite influ- ence extends to many national questions, ‘The first question. is ‘he proposed amendment to the constitution of the United Staves, called tne At twenth amendment. Thia declares that no State suall deprive any citizen of the Uniced States of his equai right to vote by reason of his race or color, Way suould race or color be mad ground of ex- clusion? If the ballot Is useful for any purpose it is useful to the poor, the ignorant and the lowly. It was designed to protect ininorities. Other forms of government proiect the = Protect property, (ragls, Ggipmercs. industry, gud guard carefully the nigiis Of “the seiectea iew. ine "*OUbAgAD form of government 1a superior tw otner forms of government only as it extends to all fliie equal protection and favor. It we will not stand by the principle of @ republican government, why then shall we except only a race composing in the Union onty one-tenth of your Population, and in Olio Dat one per cent of our population? Are they dangerous from their numbers, when no blacke are cowing t) ns and many going from us, while our own taco is being swelled by an immigration of which there 18 no parallel in history! Are they turbulent, lawless and violent? On the contrary, if there {3 any pecudarity in their race it is their patience under wrong. Are they ignorant? ¥es, Dut what race under heaven would not be ignorant under the ostraciam they have suffered; but they are we eg knowledge with the agst- seek What is denied to us. Is there ve now Who feara the democratic nigit- mare Ol amalgamation? That phantom should now be laid atrest. ‘The uegro ta now free and she can rotect her virtue, Amalgamation was one of the erribie evils of slavery, and did make it a daliy afiair of life for men to sell their own chlidren as siaves. Inthe (ree Stategy amalgamation was rare, and now in the Southern States it is rare com- pared to the time of slavery. Does any wan fear the competition of negroes in the labor and employment of iter There is wors enough and to spare for all. Never was labor better rewarded thannow. The riguts of the laborer, nis pay, his time, his food, his comforts, were never more favorable than aow. ‘The labor of the biack man will muiniy be employed ib raising colton, rice and-corn in the South—artt- clea of airs necessity, and upon Which depend very juch the labor and prosperity of the North. Rach works for the other, and so society 19 80 interwoven by links of interest that we cannot do injustice to any class of laborers without doing hari to our- selves, There ave been many grounds of exclusion from P eoggt rights by governments in old and re. cont imes—age, sex, nativity, Property, education, birth, have been the grounds of exclusion; but this boasted republic of ours, founded upon generous ee of liberty and equality, was the first to make the exclusion depend upon the mere color of ® man’s skin, Gentlemen, there is n0 reason, logic or experience to justity it, It is the last relic of slavery, and should swept away with slavery, We owe it to our constituency a8 & 1, WO Owe It to the generous principles that hi animated us in @ great struggle, not to cease our efforts until the constitution seoures to every man equality in rights aa 1am quite sure it will vote of Obio, ta9 repui and privileges, wi i done, not suriak from, of the South, siavery would and Sopttoline Snrees of the government slow steps the Union of our fathers would have melted into disjointed local governments. If we had alowed the South to secede it would haye been the fallure of our system of national government, and this secession would have furnished the seeds of future wars so a8 to have ob‘iterated both sections from amoug the powers of the world, The war was then a necessity, and in conducting it, while we no doubt made wistakes, yet the progress of the war so completely settled the causes of the war—slavery and secesslon—and the results of it was 80 complete a trinmph of our cause, and such an tilustration of the strength of our government and our power as a pation, that we need not in the future, if we choose, do anything out practice the arts of peace. We have just cause of complaint against foreign Powers, but ‘we will have no occasion to go to war with tnem, Our party contests will again tarn upon questions of political economy, and not upon great questions in- volving human rights or the existence of the Union. On all these new questions of political economy the republican party is at liberty to be guided by all the lights of reason and experience. It need not wear the old clothes of elthelr the old whig or democratic rties. No man or set of men can speak for he republican pares im advance, In the nature of things ditferences of opinion will develop themselves, and we onght each to express our opinions freely, leaving to the authorized agents of the people to carefully weigh their arguicnts, and hereafter de- olde, subject to popular approval. 4 Perhaps the most. pressing of these questions aye those growing out of the revenues and expenditures of the national government. We all agree that ex- penditures should be reduced to tlie lowest amgnnt consistent with the public honor and safety., But what ts that? Does this include new Pacific’ rail- Toads? Does this, include the improvement of your rivers and harbor? Does this demand a further re- duction of your army and navy? Does this include ‘now bounties to our brave soldiers or the soldiers of 18127 Shall we build new forts for sea defence or levee the Le reniiie Tiver? Shall we fight the In- dians, or gather them into reservations, or vwrn them over to our Quaker iriends? These are the questions of expenditure; and, though often talked of on the stump, never bave been and never can be made party questions. They depend upon the locality of each member of Congress, and his personal ideas is what is necessary. During the pest year a republican Congress has greatly reduced the pubdlic expenditures, Aside from the interest of the public debt aud-the pen: ston fund, neither of which can be materially changed by Congress, the national expenditure has been reduced to $160,000,000, and certainly ought to be reduced within thatsum., When we consider the rapid {ucrease of our country, not oniy in popula- tion, but in the extent of territory brought under control of civil law and the value of our currency, this 18 a3 smaliasum as will maintain the Hover: ment, Another thing a repubiican President 1s now doing, He 1s actually reducing the public ex- penditures within a eppronrauons, he Jonnson’s Hime the begds of departinents and the Frosiaéiit repeater if £50 lated nt Ta and fRereath expenses beyond the amount of appropriations, and we had to pass deficiency bills. Now we know that General Grant means to prevent all exponditure unless tt is expressly provided for by law. fis administration will be an economical administration. There is one kind of expenditure to which the People ought not to object, and that is the payment of the public debt. The public debt may be, with a redundant currency, diminished more easily than hereafter, Wnen our bonds mse to par in gold and our currency 1s equal to gold. Ic has always been the poltcy of the United States to discourage a standiug public debt, to provide for its early pay- ment. We ought not to morigage tuturity one aay longer than is demanded by high public necessity. The future will have enough extraordinary expenses to meet without being burdened with ours. The United States have twice paid a natioial debt equal to our present debt, when we consider our popula- tion and resources, and it would be easy to prove that our present debt, vast a3 it is, can readily be paid in fifteen or twenty years without straining our resources or increasing ‘our taxes, I need not Say one word in regard to the sacred obligation of this debt, principal and interest. It is not only the price of national existence, but it rests upon the sacred basis of the promise of a nation amply able to fulfil it—a promise which cannot be disregarded by any nation except in the last. stages of decay. The republican party is fully committed to thé rapid reduction of this debt—first, by a large annual purchase or payment of the principal anda reduction of the rate of interest as rapidly as the ublic credit will enable ua to borrow imoney at a lower rate of interest. Wo have already seen so rapld a reduction of the pubic debt, and can in our rowing resources and tiuproved credit see means for a much more rapid reduction that our ability to pay is no longer a question of douvt or alarm. And now we have only to resiat the wish of capitalists to procure the debt ag a permanent basis of investment ‘and of the people for a too rapid reduction of taxes, in order to secure the full and ample payment of every dollar of the debt within twenty years, Allow me to say inthis connection that I notice with regret an inclination to repeal the income iax, This is the only tax now levied by the United States on acquired property. {t tg the fatrest tax that can be levied. ‘The only difficulty 1s in ascertaining acca- Yately the income of individuals, but this isa aifl- culty that will, I am sure, be overcome. I hope soon to see all our internal taxes repealed except the taxes on whiskey, tobacco and incomes, Tiese now, if fairly collected, are amply suiicient to pay every dollar of our expenditure except the pubile debt—and a fixed sum, say $150,000,000 per annum, wunhany from the taxes on foreign goods will if faithfolly applied pay off the public debt, These taxes are pledged for the debt. ‘They are amply suf- uicient and can be go levied aa not to aifect domestic industry, but rather so as to promote and eucourage It. ‘The condition or the currency is a much more dif- ficult and dangerous question. Iti3 a cert 3 dis- grace and reproach that our doliar of promize is only ‘worth seventy cents, Four years have now passed since the war closed, and tis promise to pay a dol- lar oh demand is worth leas tian it was this day four years ago, Why is this? All other forms of public securities-have advanced tu value. We pay the bondholders their interest promptly, and even before itis due. This note is as much a contract and promise as o bond, aad its non-payment is a8 much an act of repudiation as the re- fusal of the payment of principal and interest of the bond. ‘There ts{no want of meaus to pay the notes. We have enough gold to pay one-fourtn of them, and the application of the surplus gold alone would almost, if not entirely, restore the balance to a gold standard. The funding of a small portion of the residue, or even the right to fund them, would maintain them ator near par. Why, then, is this notdone? The only reason is that public opinton, which controls Congress, will not aliow it to be done; that the contraction of the currency, or even any measure to advance the market value of the currency without g reduction of the amount, will derange Bina. disturb the equities between debtor and creditor and reduce the nominal but not the real value of all commodities to the gold standard. ‘these considerations are not to be overlooked, and careful provisions ought to be made for them. But the stauding distonor,of the nation by mamtaining in circalation her broken promises to pay without any provisions for their payment with gold lying idle in the Treasury & Surpius revenue of seventy tutlitons, should be speedily put anena to, No pari can be charged with this, for public opinion, strong- er than ali parties, forbade a reduction of the cur- rency, but f trust the republican party will have the courage to grapple with this quesitoa, and restore the currency to the standard of value in use among all civiltzed nations, ‘The national banking system was nover a party measure, but spru out ofthe vital necessity dur- ing the war of absorbing State bank paper. It ac- complished this purpose and has furmahed us an admirable currency of uniform value throughout the country, and based on the highest securities, It must have two additional qualities, without which it will not be sustained by any party. ‘The cireula- tion must be more equally disiviouted among the Staves, or it must be open and free to hanks wher- al vy Cver organized, and its notes must be ecie, This can " be when the United States # mi re: snine syocse WAPMeme 2 {lg notes. ‘these two con- ditions complica with, (46 sys, 1 ™y opinion, Will be the best Danet systein even Oras ae any country. It is hardly necessary for me t6 that paper money mus exist in every commercial community, aud fromthe nature of the business a government cannot conduct it, There is another subject about which it seems to Me there is a great deal Of useless discussion growing out of the use of mere phrases without defining their meaning. These are revenue tariif and protective tari, A tariff is a tax on linported goods, aud ex- perience has shown that it is the most convenient, easily collected and best distrivuted mode of taxa- tion that can be devised. With or without a public debt a tari must exist, aud while the public debt yemains we will probably under any administra- tion continue to raise about $150,000,000 In this mode. Now this is a revenue tari, aad {t is also a protective tarlif to the precise extent that It 13 levied On goods that we can manuscture tn this country, The precise distinction between a revenue tariff and ® protective tart’ f never could make oat, [ have shared in framing all tho tariff bills that have passed Congress for the past twelve years—1 think six in number—aod either or ail of them could be called truly and properly @ revenue tariit or a protective tariff, ag you choose—you pay your money and you take your choice of names. No horizontal tarur or uniform rate on all articles imported has been proposed by any one. The articles are cither named and taxed or enbraced in schedules bearing a dif- ferent rate of tax. Now, if by a revenue tariff 1s meant uniform rate on all articles; then every man familiar with foreign commerce will concefle that such atari is impracticable, On some avtictes it would be inproductive and defeat the revenae; on others it would be confessedly too simail to yield the Fevenue doinanded by the public service, If by o Protective tariff is meant a tariff that will exctude all foreign productions that ean be made in this country, then such @ tari would greatly impair the reventie, and very few, indeed, would commit them. velves to such @ policy, The tariifas it now exists is a taritt designed to raise on our present importa. tons abont $165,000,000, The protection that it ren- ders is purely Incidental, but 1s greatest on such ar- Ucies as are made of iron or other metals, and is not #0 great as to prevent a healthy competition between foreign and domestic manufacturers, ‘The precise rate of taxation 19 She gh vn Of detail, and is the subject of oF tax on the man wants e and a low 909 om the article ke wnporta; | confict of interest ts rarely a party ¢ gg gap oh » silks, were selected for the highest Raw articles indispensable for our own. ductions were selected for the The questioa of production is purely inciden- tal, and until our debt 1a so reduced that we may largely reduce our taxes it is idle to discuss the mere policy of protection ag @ measure of national economy. It is enough that we must now levy the duties to raise revenue, and before this ni ceases the manufactories of this country will be om 80 stabie a footing as to defy the competition of the world. I have always believed in the policy of on tection, and vefore the War was for confining duties to articles that came in competition with home pro- duction. But now we must extend our duties to all imported articles, except, perhaps, those absolutely necessary, as the raw material for home production, Protection, ample and guiictent, 18 an inevitable in- cident of any taruf for revenue that will raise the sum that all parties expect to derive from duties om imported goods, do net consider it necessaty to say much about reconstruction. The late rebel States are gradually Qasumlng their rights ag equal States the Union; labor and capital are adjust hem—- selves to the changed relations ol mas- ter and slave. ‘The rodictions of the Sauth tis year will approach the highest produc- tions before the war. If the republican party has: committed any error in its policy of reconstruction. it has been on the side of Iberality and genaroaitg. Nearly all the rebels have been restored to political rights, and I hope the time is not far distant When general almnesty will bea safe and prudent olicy. The election of General Grant geaved, Ib von wilt ‘Thou lieve, @® secoud civil war. His aamuinistrat secure.to all classes peace and protection, sands who were implacable enemies of the Uniom- are now acquiescing in his policy, We may proudly joint to the general acquiescence of friends and foes in the South in the measures of this tration as the most ample defence of the wisdom: and moderation of the Cong! nal policy of recon> struction, so fiercely denounced by our political oj jonents. This policy being no longer hindered ‘he factious evasions of Andrew Jobneon, and now fairly put in execution by General Grant, we can hope for peace and quiet in the Souti, and pros- perity everywhere, Lappeal to you, TYAS licag friends 0 this brief and important feferénce to thé questions of the past and future, whether we may vot wisely cling to tie standard of the great party to which we belong. It has soived may iMlcult problems, and certain) from its composition 1s able to solve the less difeuit. roblems in the future, It has always been true tor uberty tn its broadest sense. It has always been true: to the interests of labor and laboring men. founded the homestead systeu in It has developed a variety of indusiries which are gow the: foundation of your prosperity, Jt, without diversics> maintains our common schools, and all feasible plant, {gr ggctal and physical development. Ohio has been sluce 1654, With two partial oxgeptlons, 6 leading, prominent repdovlicao Siatée. Tn you elected & majority of democratic representatives to Congress, What did you gain by it? ‘ihe mortification. of Onlo representatives tuwaruag Mr, Lincoln in the dangerous period of the war. Obio faltered two years ago. And what was the result of it? The last Legislature, I cannot go into detail, but by general reputation I can say it was the worst we ever had. ‘fnis experience fias not been very pro- musing. The democratic part) 1s no longer tne bold,. fearless organization of olden times. I¢ watches around for crumbs of contort caused by disatYece on in our own ranks from personal motives, or hanga like a barnacle to questions with demagog- ism in them. Two years ago it was pledged to tax United States bonds by the state. They knew they could not do this, They talk about paying the pub- lie debt in greenbacks, wheu the great want to make the greenback in the pocket of the eng man as good as gold. In Obio, with her great wealth aad resources, with her proud history and hopeful future, we have no need of the demo- cratic paris. Let them go and eatabilsh the seat of power in Kentucky and the jate rebel States, where hate of the Union and love of slavery stil lie slumbering, needing only the re- viving influences of the democratic party to bring. them into dangerous life again. Let them appeal to prejudice aud passion—ours 1s the duty to march onward. We have @ ticket with General Hayes at. its head, deserving our conidence and support. We havea Legislature to elect, wuo will be charged with your local interests, and | trust will avoid the extravagance and folly of 11s predecessor. We have @ cause and an administration to Sustain, which represent all the vital principles for which we bave contended for ifteen years, and we have a country to save, now great in its power but still greater im its exainple. I claim that if we may judge of the fu- ture by the past its honor, safeiy and prosperity can still be trusted to the great party that guided tte. counsels in the civil war and under whose adminis- tration it has reached the nt,hest prosperity. ~ The campaign, judging trom the A ig py night and trom others in disferent parts of the bene has opened auspiciously tor we republicans an will be prosecuted to a splendid victory in Octover, LIFE IN A CSSEMATE. Arrest of General Jobn A. Dix at the Suit of John Mitchel~Tho Arrest of the Irish"Pas triot and His Imprisonment in Fortress Mon- roe=His Only Literary Occupation Reading the Bible=Bad Food and Fixed Bayoncte— $25,000 Damages Wanted. It will be remembered that in the summer of 1868, shortly after the close of hostilities in the late re- bellion, ond while General Dix was im command of the Department of the Atlantic, Johu Mitchel was arrested in thts city, by virtue of an order issued by General Dix, for some alleged *treasonable act done or words spoken,” &c. Mr. Mitchell has since that time been “on the lay” for a chance to “get even” with the General, but was baflled by the fact that Gencral Dix was mm France as the Minister of the United States at the Court of the Tuileries. Recently the General re- turned to this city, and Mr. Mitchel yesterday, upon an afidavit setting forth the facts of tne grievances. and ok pi endured at the hands of te ueneral, procured his arrest. The following are copies of the Papers in the case :-— AFFIDAVIT OF JON MITONES. BuPrRioR COURT OF THE Crty oF NEw YOuK.—John Hitchel, plaiatif, ve. John A, Dia, defendant.—John Mitohele the plaintit ve named, being duly sworn, anys :—That @ several times hereinafter mentione’ he was, uring th ‘and is now, a citizen of the State of New York and of the United 8 of America; that heretofore, and on or about the 14th da: city of New York. ly and with the Intent sintiff, by Coree took btm (the platntir) into nd uniawfally confined bim at the city of New Yoru and compelled him to go 4 veasel under the control and command of him (the defendant) at the eity of New York aforesaid, such boat or vessel being then at that place, and the defendant imprisoned and retained in lose confinement this plointiff tor tho apace of two days, and from thence, this plaioulf, by eommand of sald defendany wae taken to Fortress Monroe, in the State of | Virctuis fur- ther restrained of hia Mberty for the further period of four months and fourteen days, making n all four montha ang sixteen duya, without rei cause and without any right or anthority 80 to do, whereby the plainud’ wan not only injured m body and mind, but also was injured in his credit and reputation, and was also prevented from attending to bis necessary’ business during that time. That by said imprisonment his famiiy were deprived of thelr means of livelihood and gupport and subjected to reat privation and distress, ‘That at Fortress Monrue je wan confined {n a casemate without liberty to take outdoor exercise or to read any book except tho Bible or to converse with hia fellow-prisoners, or even to smoke for the first month of sald confinement, and treated Jike a common felon. That the provistons farnishet hin were unclean, un- wholesome and unfit for use; that in two monthe he Was prostrated by sickness and seldom abo to arise fro ; that by day and by night an armed sentine), with fixed paced bis beat backward and fofward 14 his prison-, casemate. ‘After such confinement for two months he was informed by his nttendant physician that he was dying—then for tho first time he was furnished with wholesome food and per- mitiod {0 take out door exerclae. That he has never been informed or !n any way apprised of: para for which Arrested and rubjocted tomueks as pargh trentiaent, by reason of all which he bas heon subjected ats ~*. to wit, the sum of $95.00, That the plain- Unhagcsreatiboa me cHO® AERIARL Wa defendant upon the ‘Sauté of action above 2 te, BE Biworu to before me this 10th sei iNsateintd A, Lavine, Notary Public, New a pe B ORDER OF ARREST, SupEnion Count oF THR Mitchel, Plaintiff and hoid to batl. jew FY oF Niw Yore.—Jolim 1s. John A. Dia, Defendont,—Order to arrest To the ‘Shert of the city and county of ALR. it Roving bese made to appear to. me. by 1m Mitchel, the plaintifT, has a sufcient cause of action againat John A. Dix, the defendant hereln, you are required forthwith to the eaid John A. Dis, the de- fendant tn ti ction, for the cauge aforesaid, and bold him. to ball in the sum of 1,000, and return this order to Roger J. Pr Piaintit’s attorney, ‘at Ko; 7 am street, New York, t service ane Wereots <a is the same upon the de~ I. Mot }, Juati ce Superior Rogen. Paow, Piiailt'e allotaoy, No, Tikurray our, New York, JULY 12, 1869, OOPY OF UNDERTAKING. SvPERION CouRT.—John Mitchel, Ploint'f, vs John A. Diz, Derendant.—The above named’ defendait, Joun A, Dix having been arrested by James O'Brien, the Sherif’ of city ana county of New York, upon an order to arrest granted by the Hon. John H. MeCunn, in a certain action commenced In the above named court by the above named Plaintiff against the above named defendant, A, Di 3 ‘Twenty-firat stroet, in the We, John of city of New York, ‘by occupation gen Ctheo, of No, 186 "Fiith avenue, in occupation banker, and Moses Tay an, and Joba J. he etty ot New York, by of No, 122 Fifth ave- nue, bauker, hereby undertake in the aum of #20,000 that the above named defendant, arrested as aforesn! times render during much Judgment thei State of Now York, Olty and New York, 0 ~On th Irth day of Arg hid, Detore ie pereoney. eame John A, Dix, Jot Moses Taylor, Feo to be ‘the per pi? fst ad who ay ing under ins ni ere knowledged to me thi hey executed he Sabet THOS. A. BANCKER, ph ee a in double the amount as ree ders, Roger A. Appears as att for we Plainti, and H, BE. manne wt counsel, si nnpteeennesy ECONOMY IN CROTON WATER. TO TAR EDITOR OF THE MBRALD:— Our Croton Aqneduct Commissioners have re cently stated that ‘there are indicationsof ancarcity of water.” Similar reporta froi over try are daily reaching us. is ts deficlen vot waver not becom! serious matte r aud not the