The New York Herald Newspaper, April 5, 1871, Page 7

CONGRESS. Speech of Sevator-Morton on Southern Affaire. - mmany Repudiated by the Cali- fornia Democracy. Spirited Defence of Carpetbagism by a Louisiana Senator, Discussion in the House of the Ku Klux Bill. Ben Butler’s Arraignment of the Democratic Party. Sunset Cox’s Review of Repud- lican Misrule. : SENATE. WASHINGTON, D. Cp April 4. SUPTRYSAION OF BOULAERY OUTRAGTE, dr. SREBMAN’S resolution to provide tor a bill to suppress the Ku Kinx was thea coasidered, ‘ Mr. BLata, (dem) of Mo., resumed the floor. He had been asked yesterday ty the Senator fron Ohio, (Mr. Sher- ‘men what was the remedy fo his (Mr, Blair's) opimon for the shameless condition of affalie under radical rule in South Carolina and Loutsiana, He would answer, thut in the first | place it was curtain no vemedy euutd ve of any evel unless the inteligence and characier of the South are allowed to > have contro. in ftsaiians, In regard to depriving negroes in the South of the right to vote, the people of the South were willing to give negro suffrage @ fair trial, whieh ithad not yot had, Lecause of the interierence of Northern political adven- turers ani sifilar means, If after a fair trial it was found Beoessery 0 abo ish negro suffrage as a means of-saving the free institutions of the country, it gould be done by consiita- tional means. Con, ress had coniased at ane experiment of negro sa‘rage tn the District of Columbia was a failure + by providing a territorial gverament, of which the (resident Appointed the principal ofiicers. ‘The propery opens and respcnatle men of the Dist:ict hau gladiy hailed the change 3 trom the govermwent of & rabble iarely mude up ate. SH RMAN. (Dey the Dirtri 00) p.) of Ohio waid thet ne ro suffrage tm ject had been ayitated ever since he came to Washing- ‘noiidag tu do withthe cuange uf ti He did net agveve that she iwo cle and other democrats ba 1 the xifen aud wedition dawe, and thelr power Was rapid. wan Dg ir. MORO, rep.) Of Tnd,, arceed that Mr. Blair had frat denied (! e'oe: warenee of Outrages bn the 5 du ftied chem to help tis wr « sladmiuistration ip the suuth Vue whole of that rf eu tit Mt wart the purpose of the democratic party that neuer shall be overturown, ana they intended to make tu ys tue next Presidential etectio) Wir. ELAUR remarked that the @ dispomtion ty mae negro sul which the 8: nator from dadiana (Morton) be oaged, as they ha. taken the suflraze away (row the cuore peopeol the Ide:ric.o Columbia and from the white me : phd z¢ in ke government of feu bisa wi hat, under a territorial government, wih @ dt Ova. rend and an enturyetient, of ietisiutive Power the puiltical power of tie peopie of the Diairiet, in: Btead dng ‘esethod, had been vanty Increased, aid Coo. reas had only aceerie! 1s ccatidence in negro wail pace. Vhutever hau been taken from the white man had boea taken from the of the Ku Kinx oath, waich Pirremted the eds 9 OF wrepublicen, aud the act that quirages wer not directed agaiusi meu gu Meusance ip vues, were proofs in denial of the ‘el , a8 to the exisience of radical Ku Kins, at the orzatdzatton ia the South wel! defence apainst a civil mal adminis Beu wor (Mr. Bldr, bad stated that the give necro suffPaye a sale trial; tout i#, they were will Wwe tt u fair trial under democratic ausplecs, and to deprive 2 DeZroes Ui Uheir votes Whenever they did nov vate ihe democratic ticket. That Senator might veny it, but it w indisputable that the dem bailt to the negro whene er it ot into power, The Beustor :Mr, K.air, endeavure! yesterday to awiten off the Fenate-to use a rafiroad phrase—!rom the commentiag at great ienvth upen the t.nanc ab tion of several o: the couthern States, and the sq wouey for bie improveny nis, At’ was true that a creat del oc money had been spent in -one of thore States to as- sB6ruilroas an Sate bon # \ ad been fasued for that pur- pore; but this was no new thing, Aussourl had contracted @ jarze roadg Mr, BLALE sugzeste! that radieaem had opened a new phase and lent te money without any eccuvity. ‘Avr. MORTON replied the senator was rmstaken even na to his own State, as iacts proved, The States of iudiaga aud Pa ‘@ best in iy party whieh had shown aye ih Gest Was the one to that Mr, outs the District of abke, ant tl cetegnte rade party wo ject by of New ‘ork and demoe: to Tam Objo wud others had expended iaryely in aid ty railroads, 3 aio upon eorenpiions of Southern Legtslatuces, Let bim look at the democratic city of New york, wiere the States of the South siuce the war, The Sew Yors Legia- Inture was the paragon. of corruption. fi Mt York as the control ing democratic party of New Of the country, Mr, CANSERLY, (dem.) of Cal. ously ma‘, aud den: ctdess, Mr, MORTON bart uniterstood the (act to be notorions, The ywhen tey were in wouvle, as in the calc of Connecticut, the other day (laughter), and whevewcr dere uy retuen) Toe Senaior (Mr, Blair had was more ‘raud and corruptioa in ove year than in all In reply to av alusion to the .ammany Soclet + Tone expressed surprice that such ao assertion should bi hroughout the country, certaialy, aiwaya applied Was any stealing North or South ‘the demveri meray carried of the ilun'a sheie. He red "to the efforts of tne deuy Southern Le:huatares to carry to success various sooemen of plunder and to the efect of democratic spe: agaiuat the riotioy awa tu inciting the Ku Miux to continue murierons work, and proceeded:—the dem srauic Bry, 4) omy CO Ne Inve power DY CaLtyi the 80 States, fu which cage the Southern emoera.y wiil cu the umaority of the party aad be the conirilin, eement. Tee thetr The Sonthern democracy wil relage to vote taxes and Appropriations for peasions except upon coadition that the Confeverate eoldiers, their wicows and or- at ta are yy Tie "ato th vote taxes apd »pproprial they are pala ‘or teu saves, are conumitied by en jess res tion to the position that slavery was wron stitutionaiy abolished, woud su easier io assume the payment iv bate the national vt, “tor the reason that mom come prinelp much more dene (ted by payment for siaves than vy exemp- tion from the debt, [t ls improbable t) suppose that the. Southern democracy, wien placed in power, wonld voimnta- rily tax themselves ty pay the debt which had been created fur their suojugation, whtie all that they had tiveaced fn the Confederate ebt was lost, tog: That tocy wiil in that case inake the p equal utiern democracy will never vay the navonal debt uniess ortheru democracy, who nan to repu- payment ut the pally from the Surtu, and they are to be ay a.condition upon wuich the navonal debt aball be paid wo ent for their waves one ean dou wn the North will new yay be said. however, shat the demecratic party, consent to this iy answer ie that they will conmentgghen they ind (hat they cn hold power ov no other term dues, it Whi on'y ve consenting Lo the practical app wation of waat they advocated all the tine, Ho they were iu oeruest when they declared that javery was nbol kled withont anthority of Taw and without any pub ie necessity, and that ft was ot un) owners of Rlaves, ean chew, when in make the maton pay for theay « tO, will Le the cre. Uh aw In 172, vey Cher Ko meiely eo woteal HER ON CAD Vivid MY To atteniion with It, Shall reconstruction be mainiaine! bal. the consutnt onal amendmenis be apleid: bail the 60 vel people be protected tn the eujoymant of equal rights? SIvul the repnt tears of the South: rn States be pro- teete ‘1p life, livery and poverty? are the yest issans to be settled yn! 18, service reform Ww wer, Feluse to ea? The Sow conn qnes- wor ne Into instuni cane Playa ednerdinate Roathern rates the republic.ns wil Iie for the pri livfay ain security, while the democratic party will wire ‘their former power, and, a8 experience has x emit fe asto the rage na tat may. by In view of thé xolemn fact that ev Wid Nowe Afra gle, aad Paifered ti and 6 orm, let a bury all personal gi vcaces, an, forgetiing PAK Cie ners end All WetAD cCoHRiderstions wolte again ae a band o. brothers, and with unbroken iroot move ferward 10 conqu: r for the righ: ‘AL this point it was arranged by Messrs. Anthony and Camerly on behait of each #de of the chamber, and agreed to by the Senate, thar a vote will be taxem gn ‘the pending Fo.-utlon to-morrow (Wednesday, at then «'cloe. WIT, Pep Os, try tdmenited bie rep tyavion of Bottisiana rom what he cae ava sof Mr, Bair, wader: repnitican ru oy preseaied an unimpuac’ re. com ‘only mids’ by the dem: tian wis farinre; ANd Covernor hagae.(y, UFmneaR abd pluck mute! jecess was dive Was HO mean foe thi the opposition to that party wihiteh ie Took ng to t or are-toration of thay power Ko pots vented the North. He woult not occupy tame to show art. Tn ail the e rnegle peace to re nwa, will and veiteg is at Btixe or en + warrant a. State to-day, rou fh ie that i( caryetha tam waa what the ator (Mr. Bivir) calle Ht go ,reat a woe npoo the Soatvern peopie, that gea- | teman had essnyed te participate in the si those of the Sonth to whom carpethacien was genert ace onptea ft in all r wo te of bold pers. enterprise and repudiatel all the © frovrtim and ignowiny wl ir pponents assigned fo it. Our grea: republic was the oltapring oc carpetMagism. Colomb= Parra, the Vilrims of the Neyiower, and iaxt, from siiesourl My. Biain) were atrik: ‘but not Teaat, the Renat tig Stosteathons. Mr. of Inigrating where io oar constitution Whatever of 3 Whatever 6) eo rexponarble tor publie opinion, from whieh sofner or later will be rendered a Fighteonie vertet, Under a sadutary law passed by the Le ire to protect lack and while from outrag® the fase ana was peaceiul and ovleriy w thout eleotion ta Lo presence of or necessity for Aste hayouet, and the Waa then. retrieved from a democratic maj. rity, 1 f forty-neven thousand to M4 thi epubiican majority, eo! een recklewsly Incrensed. ated ther President more money than voth Stale ponds oD the accession wer, only worth thirty-five and fort tysive and weventy Inateas of forty the Hott to, jon dol State Habtly of tw the voting Tegnrd ey 1) rabizonth he gait the Lecisia: subsidy to a railroad ax a means of preventing the trate of Texas ram, Wetng wrested fron New Orleans} ‘ane that this policy had been supported by the democrats and windteated by the people, Me would If he contd blot out th: record of Louisiana's deeds of baad, but he now bore 7 at pe the reigned within wer vorders, and woutlon for political opluion had been in a great n avi® Were Originated by the same class of | Y suilrage | devy the * of the \ nited Stacesa ainst or-anizec rapine and inurde winistta- | 4 nderingot | the Prestient has Lees too .crupwous fa keep ng the admio- — to clear for a foreign port. by the sasue of bonus, de. ror the Construction of | terms with those on | rwith thelr siaves, | towards the | ‘cuestions oF tari, eurceney ana ete | for | ved for that PMrP. Ke | oih Wen yea sO war * N&W YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1sTI—QADRUPLE SHEET. pon pel odjeunee™ “O™ HOUSE OF REPRESYNTATIVES Wannyneron, April 4, 171, DEBATE ON THE KU KLUX KILL. OOsTINUT! Mr. Cons, (rep.) of N.©., repied to his democratic col- leagues, Messrs. Waddell and Shober t) show that outrages still extst in that State. He said the Ku Klux Klana are demo- evatic organizations and direct thely vengeance against re- publicans. The sirong arin of the iiw should be exten edto affora protection w she loyal and to avert the biow aimed at the national life. Give us the protection of the iaws and wo will he p you to retteve all from politica! dieabilitien. YOUSG AMA PRICK Of ua, beielly udureased the House against the bill, the lauer asking iat the people of the South be savediteum the urther {nuietiow of wrong, and saying that they desire to be resturea to ali thelr rights under the cunstitativn wad to be procected by the laws, TAS CONSKCLOUY FE ROT Mr. KeLry, (rey. ot Pa., caured to bes § wiepaicn, wich i planted ase te ly to that read by the vera from Obio (Ne. Moruan) {Ye day ater the New Hampshire election, namely : “HaRTrORD, Conn, April 4 Jel. “Mion, W. D. KELLEY—We wave eleewd Cur Governor and Congressmen, aud the rat is, 4s you know, aa good a provectioniat as you are.” oN. ead the following wbts Was greeted with mu,tier on both sides.of the Mone, | «Dir, MORGAN, dem.) of Ohio, replied :—We have elected four out of thé seven tembers .fo.0 New dampauire aud Connecticut, and there.ore we conzratiiace ourae.ves. DEBATE ON ‘WHE KU KUUS BILL BRBUMED, Mr, GARI AELD, (rep.) ef shia, after ewogiang the wisdom of \hose who framed the Constitution, arzved that since the adoptivg of the amendments to tust tastrument sreedom and suffrage ure secured aud can ve en.oreed by the direct iegit- Jauun ef Con, and the ite, Hberty aud property o. the citizen protected 1h tue Siates, and not us 01 original jurisdic Uon, Lut as’a residuary power, where tue Stales Lailed Lo He ‘curd or deny the equa: provectiom of the iaw. Ir this Dill Proposed ty pola persvas Lor Violations of State daw ib wad Koing veyond the fegul tine, and be could not sa)port tie Ruaanuie, at waadentgnen lo auxpend the privi.esos 0: the wit of habeas corpug, andt auchorizethe Presivent to de- cae marist aw. Me woud asx where the occasion had risen to “cry havoc and let sip the dygs of war.” He wan reuly in the weence Of the yovervment to send down au ariny to enforce the laws bat be cha mot want iv wlarm tue peovie of the Untied Blaves by calling into exercise atl thustrewmendous powers of war. BEENOM GY GENERAL BU PER Mr. BUTLER, rep. of Mu s., spoke O. the disease and ite causes, #aying it 6 evivent iba: ‘ue iawlersuess of tue soul, at uist an iveiied save Ly te uates, ia LOW Lecume organl In tue service Of & poatical party to cra h its epponents aud ty drive {rom their voruers every fread of co-repubucin ad- milnisiration. Korthis parvo. it is urgenized gy for kuls pare Tome Itrecelves. the orvers aud execttes the averees of “the central chict; fur this yorpose lt warders degistatora and seg, buros scuvo houses ant — ehurci mur ‘Gers atl agents, overawes courts and “‘asauite the judges, orrake jis villa or releases the privoners, as they ore few or (riewia; hendere the eoliec: Yon of the revenue and oulages its ollicers and levies a stealthy war upon the United mtavea, ia w: it «8 supported by majorly Of those who favor the Guise of svcedsion in the South, or 8 vile vandy coud aot sista themselves for an hour; 43 counived at ‘by aud imam code igue with state, goternmenis tn sowe St ves, ur 1s too power mt or tuo Ware Wo be met 14 all where it has suowa its mousier heas. If it Was not politcal in the beginuing, yet, «8 the 9bjecis of tts fury ax 1u persous were egraes ana Northern mea wio had ore Souta—he only iriende of repwpiican fberty—and as kebouluvuser and chuvel ry pe -al oc whl u we proudly clatm to be plopaganutatn of repudiienn why become & — political of the democracy, who ri,bys in the South, if Derr in or church ‘a ciples engine in Oppuse liverty and ni hands ewuadty of avd ail @:tdoa.ion and reli; lous inet: uction thare, this let any gentleman poi.t me ty a scho Dault inthe Svaw for’the use of the poor man, whe or black, by money aubserive i ty a deaue) ate organization in Ou the North, and 1 will retract toe charge, white can und nua. « | dreds of both buiit by republican sovieties, both social and | religious, I admit fully that these are grave charges at once | ag inst al of the people of the south, aud | meots of the im: Oudrages ure only sporadic ‘and are frowned dowa and pan- isi: by the comuauities in wisich they oveur,@s arate oF crime counted aud punished, to usetie Jeers and tau 9. tay gentiemen in Muss icunsctt the charves maue aya tuda we are 0) this tloor of the maintenance of the-present state of ailairs 10 imply, eadeavoring to getup acry | fur party purposes, and we ou :ht to be Lurie | from our seals | by Adecelved and favignant ‘people. He then exh bitud a dition of the proot upon: which — he proposed stand i there were nono other | Judgmect of every right minded and | honorable tan, After fartucr remarks he sail, thos Thave shown vou the uiseaxe upyn the body poule, ghd its causes, Whal, then, 16 the remedy f ces for ali Uhiairoubie, Which i 8 or fail, even | the counc mi trely, € | fectualy auc thorou,iuy cure alithese evils, canta it be put in | operadion, Let tue demo.rauc pry, turough ail its leaders, | orth | necess: nd South, of ali te organ zadons, proces that was ry forthe Rucceds 0} (he democracy that these mursers | Ottirazes and wrod. 8 whould sup, ant that nie, soperty and | aii the ri hts of citize.;a mass be respected, or they ¢ nid not choose a democratic Mresitent in stu, and trom “tat hoar, | tomy vedef, profound peace aud quiet would reign in every county in tae Spas tates, fasomuch that tue tmied aud desgised Yanke® *schoolmaray? micut teach, wadisturbed, negro children from t.e 1 © 3, you, even how to read the Scrip:ures. Tnfullyev dent, {rom the course 6. debate on this door, that we cannot | hope forany such sabime exhiuttioa of virtue and patriot ‘Tue democracy wil wot give up tific party organiza he South, aad there 1s nothi g lect (or as but tv pass strony and woroas laws, to be promptly executed by a arm 1, armed when need be with military power, In my {tepuniican party cannot stand woo vastitatio 1 Feave It ry: oecuuse, af | ba such measures lives and property of the citizen it the wetter for the purty and Kept alive without the abiity to 1o. provect the 4 varly urgautzatios has ceased, eniticiam spon the onty one to ould ge that Joa—aud 1t would ceriainiy waleu it 1a with any show of justice open | fatration .f the government too completely witula the eter | 0: the jaws, never althonsh sorely empied lence and en orce orverand jeace. Bucs, animadversion made upon s by my colleakue, Mr. Dawe, in the debate the other day, wien, tn deptorimg this ate of things in the South, ie gai‘ surscautially tht we lad Laws enough on this subyeet, bat ‘amt was one of ad- Be ft so; but shat input tue fawt asia | 3 grasper after power or of tbe people and mace ‘owart the couciusion of his speech he tae House threasen us, | we pass thts bt lesmroy the repuo tcan raged aad juignant peaple wil drive as If “tuey believe what they say, the. why he way and Jet us pacsits Why tlitbuster to it | party; that an out that trom our sea not get oat of | prevent the euactment uf tha, Or, ae they deciare. a worse | She ievm vetag ouevred? We deliove, om the contrary, ! that an iadienant poople onghe to huct uz tra our seats aid tie repuviiean party ou ht wo be visbanded if we axe not strong ennyb 10 protect the only people In the Soata who were our frienia during the war, Save tne #01 that we gent to destroy the reveltion. Every act of opposiion shows that their leaders weil unders'and tuat with peace, quiet and rvance of the laws in the South comes the end of the y there, and hence twelr determined and jeally farivas opposition to any Jaw which abail eccure that consuamaiion, NEW Yor. SPERM LY MIL OOX, 6 Mr. Cox; (wem.) of N. “This lezislution involves what Buckle calia the science of history. Qne of his ene- | miva to civilization js the protective spirlt--to wit, (he 9: that society cannot betag forever wate! the State, “This. b of force. | munieipal spirit so ten and the raier, It is the Congres, Oa A massage tive=who has no k.owledze of a8, aiter voting investigation, It hastens to uado a patriotic vote, it humiliates us beneath contempt —sefore wn nn- | thin cing 7 In France, in 1792 | @ Depat ominit saiel @ near tue palace, to be- | | get a. ot against the court, about assass: | Hons and outrages, a aft of his party. No such effort ap- | HOUgh ilooks so iu a pary way, ted Tor this seti-sacriice 1 wontd | recommend the gentiomaa trom Tennessee (Mr. Maynard, whom: namesace in the time ofthe Eng wh restoration #0 labored with Titua Oates and bis plus, aud against Vane, tuat Butier, fo his * Hudibras” wr. tes - + vid not the learned lawyer, Maynard, To make good subjects traitors strain bard 7” ‘This side yoied (or investiga Tue wer practised the pn witnout a | ! Riadananthus ode: — 9 109+ why | t. . They punish, then hear,’ This is the cade Coke called | that of the juige of ‘hell a dann d damnable order of ir | proceeding, ana wholly uniike toatat Wot Armi.hty Inthe case of Ajam and kve Better burn our powder on the suc face wan burg it for an expiosion, The republican party for six years, unshackied, has fafied to reconcile, It had ad the owera. It plundered and terrortzed, It had bayonet and | burean; black voter and tax collector. It fated, It would | be wee, Uefore a new code of repression and voleuce la enacted, to celiberate on tho failure and tle causes. | Conader the circumstanees—iine, place, — opinion, | | eximyns, temptation, Ae, eurionading the \ Ai od | nate iges. before commending or censuring. In WT the Kouch accepted events It concurres tu ali ont exactfons, 1 wus repulse’, Then arose thé Ka Klux, It began fo & re” upon the piltering negroes, It bad foolish orsies. Tt bugan, w& the lawa became Wore severe, to hare poitileal ends. Ih the testimony it appears that the members bein is(rayeiised fe tontiuwed, ant acted accordingly. t ooln to ihe example o: the model State South Caroliaa. Tpicuars ite corraptin, ita tebts, tts Teuimation, Its negro milltia and its taxes hucreased tenfold since 184), Caa you wonuer that men who love thetr homes rush int averesy to strike ther Spoulew-# ol.e8 nov of thelr race and but lately im | Seip inttet? “rev Dut. respeat tha taviviable thw ot history, Despotism 8 whe devil which beets desperation; wnyust repression ia Read the his- trevor the Tinmuines andthe Tugend. B | Poland was full or secret rocteties So it haa been with | Spatn up anul rrim’s dewh, aod even yet, Paria to-day 18 Boasula, Weel into cary ander therr lead. tay ander the ouarl, englan! with its Fentwniam, are instances of ® eret uanding for reveuge against presrimed and actus: op- pression, Lafayette, Kosciusko, Mirabsan, Weishanpt-- | men of action and meu of enius like Kozebue, Ruufiler und Schiege, wore aaxociated with these cute, We Know the fuimonve of the Avummes ereatin, Taey aid eamily, or ean deeper—ia ine tyrauny Loula XVI. | daco mm cide and the clubs of “1st and face the offspring of oppression, and France bleeds for their | Rontenee, sue iairection of those eiviy Fizkts «rawn (rom Magna Carts and the eonsttntion and the breach of federal falta bace caused Urese Ko hlaxes, Gentle measurew would ¢ preveate \them. Do you ask whut is to he done where the Sate authorities have the power but not the wil! to cash | them? Taoswer, the States with suffer, amation and Wiolence, crippled resources and tainted creait and a counter voryean.e Wil band the gvOl Agalngt them, Be-ter tet then. Fin'riot than by Wrong methods destroy the constitution to destroy them, the Governor of” Misefawiypl — trenta | them Fightiy, Be taxes the counties they. ar And only propores to use the State militia und state Inwa, savsolate military pewer to the Exeoutive sures as he may deem neceasary.”” wee y and navy itmakers him aatocr sullen and Aerimonious enaracter “Ait power, even if ikwere rh do not At him for th | the eiond winch, hit poli Dt to bestow it. He per ay Ras create only destroy the So: Let us by amnesty diasipare ite coud. Aieity oF the law I detyand the warrant tor such eany ru of constriiction—even tat as iArge action of the Carthage grant, wien a hides wae consirned to ean ibe strips--which “will confer thi wer? There ia no ‘power im any of the amen: ente-the first eeries Or the Iast—to Warrant thia bill, Consider the rudiments of our pollty. Twill not go to Kent, Story or the courts. Go to any seiool book or ene and af Ge: many, | | dlseontent. Jay | | sioma ay Is th aa the Tyrian o a Inw. cle of bulls’ es cuit in eycopelia and you, wit find that the police power ia a ro- ferved right ot the Mtates. quote Keat and the Supreme Court, but I prever to quote the constitution itwelf, Lee jan. ginuge In reatrierive ant reserve. 1 comment on ihe clause as to extradition of the nine or ten athend ud reservation of yp \ ts WH to the enumeration of rights 1 fod thelr com ary in aahtuvtou's Rurewell Address nnd the F Ast the fourteenth arte of amentment, imply ab. murd to) const that seh grant ofp wer Clianged the course of lowal criminal procedure, Tt only ytarantecd imparialily of ital, by dperating on Btates onigy N am be taken {fa grant oF hot given th ft rid section Of w/ticte three Constitation Is a limitation of the grant ae to federal jndie al fanetions, Take gli the powers granted in avery aritelo, And even stretch your constriction like the fyrian bull's hide In Dido's grant—and parrow ath the reservations, or claima for self gow + 80.W We verge of looe con: iruction, and then prewimd & ay If there be any gram to the fedetal goverament foternal pollee or trial of lerrtliots it is al ff ke {Tv ‘imate to be tried by the States; to®) Tt goes san nataee area iied Krcieericeenreare ate haar Sat lee: We usurpation ‘and. desvotiam. Whocver mrades Btate rights aud conriitudonal Sume.s power far a the State lao intrench on the gt outside of tue: Hons may y, Whether secret or open. gover mont vot were ? junretions you have order, but it porary, and it ie that of Warsaw; peace, but it fs that or the md. 'Hhe very’ Ky Kiuxes wi ome reapectabie beside Zoe for they do nok pretend to abide by inw. le. sh es in your vindictive Jeziaiative artillery a: the sou.h? Do you want ‘to. renew your power out of the ashes and blood of the South? You can never baverunion by suoh Tue common feeling, which ta the ennence of te North and South ip given. irkotisin, will bear no more nm Oe cage, than Spaia beara w Fiauders Phare geo to Engian ter tt will us centni lea of separation. introducing an auarchic Mexicos within our bor- ders—e perpetual weakness ani menace. By ail the lessons Tb.ve cuiled trom history ; by the yraces wuich have pact ed nations heretofore ; by tl ‘iis of smothered revenge and circ. wi 1 denounces ms; by all Sat, cnet st hopes “and ioettutto ee in mere Farce, ing party by such excesses of Anauructions. Lead | in ani | iznoble yon not to tempt the com awer. Do nok ue us nto temptation, You perceive that your shroud and grave ‘are being made. You need no: put your ear to to bear the tramp, tramp of the coming democracy, for you must have, felt tout the conmans negivct of ur here as to faxation, commerce and amnesty are demoralizing | aud deatructt:e. 1 pray you t» pause ou the brink. This j Weglalution wil Febound.. Hare ua ihe horrors what fotlow stich \ . with our tradidonal and | written liberties. save yourselves, it not your coun.zy. You have in your ranks men of apiendia reputation .and ‘abslity. Many haye je(t and are leaving vou whom you were once proud to Ta thelr honor do not cut you blossoms the past vf irom the parent stem, Save the country ag & and of Btates, not ae a bandkt of roving avion oF mereen: avis reds, I make my prayer to God for that mercy woich We shaliall need in that hour when the @xecntion of such a vindichve iaw as this ia exeeured by the wii a. an absolute dictator, a: the storaparty. I make my appeal to you for that conatitution we ali ave sworn to support It may be that our constitution fs like what some one says of the eword of the Biack Prince, too heavy to be wieided py the igmies of ourtime; but ii ft ts onty @ relic fn the savctuary, Mt be an object Oo reverenoe (or Wout It was, if note wer ror for what it —honoravle in its rast, If not in its ede. Mr. GOKUBN, (vep.) o¢ Ind. im the vourse of his remarks said the eviience of wrongs had accumulated. Men were | slow to believe im their existence; but the ..eople vow «de- ingnd that @ stop be put to them at once, However bad It ‘ax to commit crime vy mere individuals, 1 was worse to oonspire to do 80, organizing vice io a system. striking at innocent and hetpless men bec vuse of their poutieal opinian, Union men being the icttms, He argued the necessity aod duty of the government protecting all hs citizens im the exer- cise of their constituional rigite, Mr. W. K. ROGERTS, dem.) of N.Y. i thie bill aa, fn his opinion. one of the most unjust, iniquitous an’ uncon- stitutional that hasever bees prescnte | to au Ainerican Vor gress. Ho opposed it, not to tue prejudice of any cass of men, becaase he one; not through a (actions and par- a0 spirit, for he trusted that in the uiscusalon of this ereat canine, Involving the principles of justice to ali men, he could rise above party and prejudice aud foilcw the light of We own jndgment ond the prinelples af his awn donusience, Roberws reviewed the early history ac the cobntry, tae opipton of its founders, their Opposition to centralization, ani their determination to preserve the habeas corpus ufal by jaries timpartially selected, te demed and ridicule t this Ku Kinx business, saying dt was & mere pretext of tbe abliewd party tor by goa fing on tue people of ¢ South to acts of degporation and vigleuce , 80 a4 to vive them u pretext tor further tiolations ot the cohsticutton, that they might retalm power at the expenae of our Jivertes and that neo hold dear fn nfe, Kvon adimitting that disorder in tho Routh, the awe that already exlat re ample to protect the colored men as well the white men, and that they were ample enough for every President, irom Washiagion down, ‘There was ho evidence of the Ku'Kinx outrages in the Soath that cratic sidey he saw. very seat was Sou oid and young, ‘they seamod content and happy, and showed no evidence of any Ku Klux spirit, And (reterring to tae repadiican wile) he saw old and young men from the South. ‘They showed no evidence of tins Ku Siux business. They seemed happy, and had their scalps. Mr. Roberts, at the close of his adaress, received the con- gratulations of his fellow imembers on the door. Mr. HOLMAN (dem.). of Lud., opposed the bill, and at five o'clock the House took.a res till haif-past seven, Evenin ; Session. Atthe evenmg ecssion Mr. Portrr, (rep.) of Va., and Mr. STRVENGON, rep.) of Vio, severally spoke of Ku Kiux out- rages and argued in tavor of the bill Mr, VOLLADAY, (iom,) of opponed it. Otiier gentuiemen toos part in the proceedings, and ata Inte hour the House adjourned, EXTENT OF THE MARINE JURIDCTON OF THE U"ITEO STATES. . ‘WasHtnaTon, April 4, 1871. An twportant question, What constitutes the wate.s of ito United dtates? has recevily been under consideration in the Treasury Department in relation to the granting of an American reg@ster to @ foreign built vessel wrecked Gif the coast of Geor- gia and bought and 1epaired by Americans. The Norwegian bark Eas, laden with = rail. road iron, was wrecked on ,the reef at the south end of Sapello Island, off the const of Geormia, in the summer of 1879, The wreck was purchased . @iter the cargo haa neen removed by several Awe- rieans, and over three tmes the amount was ex- pended in repairing and refitting her thaa was paid for the wreck. Application was made for ap Ame- rican register, and all tne gonditions imposed by Jaw im such cases having been fuldlied, her owners | Were so sanguine of securing it tiat she was laden with a va wable cargo, and only awaited her papers In the application filed it was stated that the bark wus wrecked Seven miles from the Georgia coast, and as the Unwed Siates clakin jurisdiction only over a distance of & marine league (taree mites) from iand, the Secretary of tne ‘reasury decided that u regisier could mot be issued. 1t was sub equentiy shown that, under the ruing of the United Stares supreme Court, islands off the coast oi the United Suaies are to ve cousidered the same a8 the mainland, and accoraingiy ao American register as just been issued to the owpers of Lhis vessel. ‘This is Lhe first question of the klud that has beeu presented to tae Ireasury Deparunent or «many years, and, in view of the discussion upon ts potut in regard to the rights of American fishermen Jo Dominion waters, more interest atvackes to tua ever be.ore, PENSIONS FOR THE SUAV.VING SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF ISt2. WAsminaron, April 4, 1871. Under the aet of Congress approved February 14, 1871, the Secretary of tue Luterior was authorized to | place on the pension roil the names of the surviving ) oMicers and enlisted and draiied men, tuciuding Militia and volunteers of the military and naval service of the United States wno served sixty days in the war with Great Britain of 1812, providea they were joyal during the late rebellion, well as- tie names of the surviving widows of such'oLe_rs and enlisted and drafted mea, provided such widow shall have been marricad prior to the treaty of peace which terminated said war to an ofiicer or enlisted er drafred man who served in that war. The instruction of the Coamisstener of Pan- sions having been promilzated the claims uncer tne above provisions are being Ded tu iarge Dtiubders. Tae number of claims presented tor the week ead. tg Avril 1, 1871, Was 205/, and to day the namber flied Was over 600, According (0 the statistics of the iate censas the number of octogenarians who were dise overed by the Census Marsnais does not exweed the provable pumber of claimants tor pen- sions under the provisious of tre act of February 14, | 1874. FATAL RAILRO\D ACC.OLNT. A Train on the Roud rord Thrown from tho T Killed. tt and Oswego Raile k-Oac Man Kuneston, N, Y., April 4, 1971. A train on the Rondout and Oswego Railroad wi throws from the track this evening, near Kingston. Michael Garnet, & brakeman, was instantly Killed and the engineer and iiveman were seriously m- jured. BARNYARD Birvs BurRNrp To an event Fiety Frenring Deara.—We are catied upon to ehroat Which Will cast a givom over the snor ticn of our sporiing population. Mr, Jack Suepard, A gencieinan who keeps Herce fighting dogs, & Cute It and wa excelent Valley ol *stagser juice’? on | ark t street, vetweea Second and ‘Turd, had the musiorture to be partiaily burued out yesterday, "The damage to th: building and fixtures Was serious, Detthe most appalling feature of tie catas ropue was the smothering of fifty noble fighting cocns 1 the second stury o1 “ie building, Winch Mr. Shep: bad collected with a view to noldmy at un early day & maguiiiceat chicken dispute, birds, confined in cages in a bagk room, aud unable pe, Were overpowered by the dense smoke, and one vy e yleided up their Vaiant gaests. Aa d “blnker" hero of a score of fights held out vo the Jast, and exptred with @ cockadoodie-doo, Mr, Ste- pard has the sympatines of the entire cock shting community i thts almost irteparabie joss. ft is not @ Mere questdon of poultry. The ka were all of the finest breed, the very eream of the cock-breeding: distrtets of Kentitcky.—Luutsouie (Xy.) Ledger, April. Kv Kivxine aNearo IN GeorGtA.—From & pri- ‘Vato jetter from Sandersville, Washington couaty, wader date of Weanesday, We are wivised of © shocking occurrence Which took place there on Tuesday nignt. Last week the barn and stables of Mr. 4. Langmeade were burned, together with a flae young mare, & mule and a quantity of cora aud fodder, Tae uve was velieved to nave veen Incet- diary, and suspieton of firmyg the property tastened Upon a negro man named plbert Harris, who was Arrested and committed to Jat to answer tie charge. on Tuesday night about two hunmired disguised men went to tne jail, Secured entrance, and taking out the negro Harris, carried aim to Langmeade'’s pond and snot him to death, Tue body of the negro was discovered on Wednesday moroing, It having been thrown Into te pond by his executioners,—augusla (d4.) Conserimironalist, April 1. SNP county paper says.="The mud weather We have en- joyed for several weeks las made the season for Us Aport earlier Uian for a wumber of years past and tt Has how beGa tinperfection for avout ten days, and A Haber of FenUemen 1 Wastington aad Balik nore bave avatled themselves of the occasion to Viet our vounty, They have hd rare sport, ine deed. One geaceman alow Balumore, who visits Nottingham quite regularly — having bugged veariy threo hundred Gne birds near that piace m about toar days? suootng; whte a | od uf tpree gentiomen from Wasiington yexter- ay got over fity birus mm the morntog faom the | Marshes arouad this yilage 4 Haired por- | Toese valuable | & crack shot, from, imitations f responsible (or | by our is’ enuobling , i ask Musi¢ AND THE DRAMA. Lama Epwin’s—Pvro,—The Lingards have but @ couple of left of their engagement at this theatre, and, a8 @ dernier ressoré, they have brought out the burlesque éf “Pluto,” which is but a poor version of the @arming “Orphée aux Enfers.” Everything that could be done by Miss Edwin to make tho piece @ enccess by surrounds inz it with proper -accessories has been fat fuly attend to; but noting uller imanity, ‘The new feature casi, the rest being almost the same as appeared at sthe Comimue, a” Miss ‘Terry, who has evadentiy beenan eatire stranger to the stage until Be ap- ared on Monday night, By far the most tnterest- ing pars ot te performatce is the charmiue litte eomedietta, “Cool as a Cucumber,” in which George Bonttave and Mra. Boniface appear. management should tor the tuture eschew a) such hybrid performances as those of the Lingards, and make 6 specialty of tight comedies, Woop’s 4 USEUM.—The sensational drama “Across the Continent” fs still running on a tide of undunin- whet popularity. The theatre 1s mightily filled by large and enthusiastic audiences, who seem to on- joy the play tugely. And certaiuly, as fer as scenic effects and highly wrought sensational situations ave’, concerned, no piece could be more adapted to the popular tasie for melodrama, Sinee 108 first production several improvements m the seenery and stage setting have been made by the management, Mr, Gliver Loud Byron performs the Principal wale part dashingly, and 1s very popalar With whe ‘patrons Of tims theatre. Some of his “points,” particularly tie telegraph scene in ihe Jast » enthusiastic appluuse = from “po 8.” Miss Annie Firmim enacts te heroine with unaffec grace’ und = contri- butes greatly to the success of tue piece, Miss Firmmiy 18 a promising yeung actress, and her performance of this part induces us to (he belief ‘The | , also make her bow soon In the same Lbeatre, that. sue could do still better in acharacter wateh | would give more scope to her tatents. Mr. T. W. Keen: plays the repuisive part assigned him very oreditaply. He is # careful, pipes, gor id merits encouragement. Mr. W. B. Cahill Mr. J. M. Ward are very funny in their several parts and pub the risibility of the audi¢ace Ww a severe test. The “wags” introduced by these two gentiemen are, however, in bad taste and quie out of plac Stil their appeal to the gods is nightly answe: by shouts of laugh- ter. From present appearances ‘+A: tanent’’ is yet likely lo eajoy a protri curious m: pray Duis, **A fancy, spectacular extravaganza, en- titled “wlack Ape.’ 18 produced ever, Miss Annie Firmin, as “tie lovely Princess Zobedic,”” louks pretiy, and the other periormers are all more or Jess clever and runny. Tur “Japs.—The Japanese Troupe appeared at the-San Francisco Hall last evening for the second tume and had a large and enthasiastic audience, ‘The periormance consisted of a series of gymnastic and magic feats never before excelied in the rend ring thereof in this city, and there weré many new 4deatures introduced which were entirely un- expected, and thereture tne move enjoyable even lo Old pacrove of estaviisiiments of ths ‘Kind, “Little All Rigot’ was really all right im every- thing he undertock. Miss Ichi¥aiz did extremely Well the slack wire ascension, and the ‘nian moth tay” performance, by nxauneson and Koto, Was perhaps the vest woue part Of the wiiole. From ‘first to last the ‘Japs’? did not fail even in tae most dimcult of their underiakings. A very pleasaut hour may be spent m seeiug them, and cach evermng the performance is varied. + ‘Tnx Cnurco Music AssoctaTioN.—The first pub- lic rehearsal tor the third concert of the season will take pace on Tuesday afternoon next, 11th of April, iy Stemway Heli, at tour o'clock. ‘rhe programme for the occasion is a very attractive on: and will inciude Auver’s oratorio, “La Murtte le Portici,’? Niedermeyer’s Mass aud the whole o! Mendelssohn's: music to “A Midsummer Nights Dream,’ the fairy musie of which wiil be sang by about two aundred la ie# voices, sopraul ana alt. The chorus itself Wil be some tliree hundrea strong “and the orches- tra, Lo be much Increased in “8iriused iustrameuts,? Whi number, as a whole, UPWards ol exguty tust mentalists. ihe privcipal vocalists will be Madame Ania Bishop, Madame Ciara verl, Mr. Franz Kem- mertz and Mr, Witttin 8 Legsat. The whole will be under the direction of the talented conductor, Mr. dumes Pech. Pank THEATRE, BROOKLYN.—Tnhe trrepressivle “Pomp,” who has been the deiight of the Bowery theatre-goers for several weeks past, put in his sen, sational appearance at Mrs. Ff, B, Conway’s theatre, Brookiyn, Monday nigut A veiling welcome was ac- corded the wooilly-vuted hero of this highly colored drama of the period, the house being hierally crowded from pit todome. Enthusiasm ran bign, aid applause grected each act, scene and sentiment, in suena a manner as to berneak a most profitsole carcer for the piece m the “City of Churches,” where tt was, written by Mr. J. Mevloskey, Mr. dj. Campyei.,” who represents whe title rule of the piady, 8 an old faverite wick the amus: ment-guing iol of that city, and added new lau- Te.8 io dita Tepulition Jast evening, doing nis est to dese: ve his hoaois, The principal aie tne cast were admirably sastained oy tue foliow: excelent company:— J. W. Carroll, Joe Hunter; I. Chippendace, Coionet Greyson; F, ergusson, George Greyson; Mr. Shaanon, Kicuard Ruistou; Mr. Hey- bourne, George Wiitukar: S Parker, Pomp, 5r.; ir. Marks, air. Froud; Mies Liew.lyn, a Venaoo Quecn; wuss Browning, Lucy Greyson; Mrs. C, How- ard, Nance skagzs; Joe Lang, ‘Liza Jane. The scehery aud appointments were tar aud worked weil considering. 1t Was the first aise of the repre- sentation Ou the boards of the 1ark, -) Coscenr aT THE BROOKLYN ATHENAUM.— Giorza’s “Stabat Mater’? was given Monday night at the Brooklyn Atheneum, under the anspices of the Cunton Diamatic and Musical Society, for- the beneat of St. Mary's Hospital for Women and a pro- osxed founding dsylam, Sixty members of the rouklyn choral Union, Miss Pautue Nininger, Mme. vlanchard and Mrs. Dinsmore, sopranos; Miss Norton, to; Mr, Louis Bliss, cenur; Mr. FP. Ss Dahon, baritone, and a large orchestra, under the direction oi Professor Giorza, rendered tne nobe iusic artistically and with spirit, The Clinton edrun, A | goc.et7 provose giv ng the “Codeen Bawn,” at the Brooklyn Acadeay, ou Saturday eyculug, April 27, for the sane worthy object. MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES. The Florences will be ia Batfalo next week. Panny Herring wiil be m this city on the 6\n tnst, Joe Muryhy plays at the Park theatre, Brooklyn, week of May 8 Lucy Rushton is at the Academy of Music, Cleve- land, this week. Leona Cavender fs at the St, Charles theatre, New ans, tais Week. Doud Byron closes his engagement at Wood's Mu- sen on the 15:h inst, Lucilie Western will probably play at Niblovs Gar- den early next season. Josephine Fiddes is having two pleces written for her to star next season, Joseph Jefferson ta to be at the X Washington, next week, T. B. De Walden 18 writing a new piece to follow “Horizon” at the Olympic, The Kiralfy ballet troupe open at the Globe thea- tre, this city, Next Monday. Tne Meech Brothers, managers of the Academy of Music, Buffalo, are in town. Joan Eusier will be the manager of the new Opera House, Pittsourg, for next season, Gus Williams opeas at. Prank Wild’s Opera House, Syracuse, N. Y.,on the 17th tnstant, Hla ry Stanwood, banjo player, has been engaged by Newcomo & Arlington for their uew hail. Little Neli closet at the Academy of Music, Buffalo, on the 1st instant, and is at present in this etty. The Hyams sisters and Emma Grattan open at Fred annes’ Varieties, Pittsburg, next Monday. Sidney Franks and Emma Aliord open an engage. ment at Tony Pastor's Opera House nexs Monduy. Wilton and Mitchell, managers of the late Opera House, ‘Troy, N. Y., arrived in this city on the 3a instant. Quitter and Goldrich, two excellent song and dance men, open at the Glove, this cily, next Monaay, The “Streets of New York” will shortly be pro- duced at the Grand Opera House, with Frank Mayo as Badger. B, F. Matiock produces his new Nay of “Throagh by Daylight’ at Trimble Opera House, Albany, N. Y,, ol Mad Ie . Lizzetre Bernard arrived In this cfty on the 4th from Pittsburg, where sne played a star engagement the past week. Lotta pays at Wood's theatre, Cincinnatl, on Aprit 10, tor bwo Weeks, and will ve followed by Kovert MoWade on tue 24th. Gas Pennoyer, manager of the Paris and. London Combination, now praying in Philadeiphia, Is at Present im (hts city, Harry Josephs has been engaged to play Greppo, In the Black Crook,’ in Philadelphia, commencing ere on the 17th mst, The National theatre, Washington, has been doing & Vere Ol business ail this season under the man- agement of W. EB. spatdmg. Thomas ©. Morris, Mark Bates and “Lillie Fldriage have been cecured for “Viuck,’ to be produced at Ling Bawin’s on she 17th inst. Joe Chlids and wile—ida Wallace, and the De Lave jamily left tis city on the 4tn to open in St. Louts on tie 10th, a Deagte’s Varieties tneatre. Ada Gray, & well Known actress, Who marrred and rettved from sie boards some few years ago, is at 0 tional theatre, ross the Con- | ley of NOKseNSe, OF, as tb is cated ta whe | Ambigue, 21 repr aad this city, talking of going on the stage Mr. Wallack will likely his seanon to 8 bril- Mant close with “Rosedale,” for when that popular v4 is once on the boards there is 0 telling how 1g At Wied FUR, Aitce Brooks, that charming Ii‘tle actress, has been secured to «pen wite Latira Keene in four teenth street; a'so Harry Pearson, comediau, and William Davidge, Jr. : ‘The inst nights of the “Black Crook” are au- nounced, aud on Saturday au iis guiter and Lnsel, red fire and padded limbs, will vanish from Nipto’ boards, ior a Lime at Jeast. it oth, Katie Putnam, who has been in this city the two weeks, opens tm Cleveland, Onto, on the | and goes theuce to Denver, C, T., wheve she will play a three weeks’ engagement, ‘The appearance of George Clarke at Lina Edwin’ charming Wétle boudoir theavre will be an imteresi- ing event. We trus: that the fair manageress will Rovert MoWade is af preseat in tnis city. He opeus ut Wood's theatre, Cincinnati, on tne 24th inst., for two weeks, His engagement at the rark theatre, Brooklyn, the past Week, Was @ success, Theresa, the cantawice of the Paris Aleazar, anid one of the ephemeral celebrities of the worst days of the sham empire, 8 net dead, aa Was reported, but keeps with her mother a coffee huuse on the Sqmare St, George, in Parity ‘The announcement of tbe visitof Charles Mathews, the king of comedians, has produced a sensation along sheatre-guers, 10 judge irom the crowds that congiegate daily and nighcly ab the Filth Avenue theatre to secure seats in advance. Among those engaged for the opening of the new Globe theatre (Late Hooiey’s Minstre: Hall), Brook. lyn, are the foowin; Nino tddie, Add Weaver and “kid,?) air, Kimic, Lie Jove, Harry Mack, Delehauty and Hengier and Ella ¥ esner, E. 'l, Stetson opened at the new Opera House, Pittsburg, oa the 34 tost,, tn tis drama, “Neck an Neck,” to $869, whicn is best business tor Holy Week, He opens ut De bat’s Onera Hone, bt Louis, On tae 10th, aud Academy of Music, Buflalo, on the sth mst. Josh Hart ce ine 10 be monopolizing the variety business inand about New York. Not content with having the Globe theatre, In thls citv,eand the Globe (formeriy Hooley's), Brooklyn, he has secured the Theatre Comique, There were many applicants ior the Comique, but Josh Hart was we lucky one, W. Horace Lingurd closes bis preseat engage- ment at Lina Edwin's theatve on Afirit 16, ana then goes through New England tor one week, then Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Rochesic week mn Budato @t the Academy ate! which he gees to “iitusville, ta, dud then rough the West, on his way to aluornia. Camilla Urso, the grent lady violmist, has just purcuased the ceievraced Joseph Guarnertus Orer mona vioko or Mr. John Hart, 4 Princess street, London, at an enormous figure, Mr. Hart is the Most celebrated Violim counolsseur i vope, and midst of the valuable old violins owned bs the no- bi and rich amateurs iad into Ms hands, In the Savannah Repudlican we ind the following piece of ews, which will astonish ali who are sup- posed to. know the Metropolitan stage wad Mr, Jar- vett In particular: — Nivio’s No More.—Tt {a sald this splendid New York theatre ts to be broken up. ‘The Messa, Tweed, who nirchased the Metropolitan Hotel, in wich iy I sity niend, itis reported, to convert whe theatre portion of It into @ hai lor democratic meetings. Parisian Amusements, By a letter dated Paris, March 12, we learn these interesting Iteins of music and che drama from that gay capital. The following are the recetpts of the ‘theatres during the month of February:— Tuditre Francais, 13 matinées. Vari tes, 16 rey Pais Royal, & Boutes, 14 representations. Chany, 16 representation, Beaumarcua s, 24 representa Tue Varietes made the most mone’ Demi-monie,”” which Was to be preseated neve in Apri, wll be given in September, ws the weather would be too warm to have thin April, ‘Tus piece called La fin du Demi-monde” was writen vy Messrs. Leroy and Konig, and is sald to be a very spirttivlle mece. A piece of Alexandre Damas’ has Just been presented to the pubiie at the Theatre en Uhateaa Pau, called “Jean, in tnree acts, The Odeon thea re is not yet Open, A new baliet at the Gaiet-, called “Venus and Amour,” is very well spoken of. The leg drama 18 a& popular as ever. The Opera Comique gives “Zampa’’ next Thursday evening. ‘Ihe Lyrique will algo open., the Opera, alone, lag as yet no signs of life on 1. MILITARY EXCitEMENT, The Forty-Seventh Reziment Hold a Tu- maltuous Election. It would have done the heart of a primary poltti- cian good to have witnessed the sceaes attending the election of @ lieutenant colonel of tue-Forty, seventh regiment (National Guard State of New York) last evening at the regiment armory, North Second and Fourth streets, Brooklyn, E. D. The election was to fill @ vacancy caused by the resignation of Lieutenant Colonel Geary, and bad previously been postponed on several occustons in consequence partly of the excitement it occasioned in the ranks of the regiment. ‘The board of oMcers assombied in the armory at eight o'clock, at which hour the polls were opened, and balloting was kept up until about ten v’clock, when Captain Orton, of Company D, was deciared clected over Mayor Rozers (ney veing the only candidates) by a vote of 10 to 9 This vote was so Unexpected by the Major's frieuds, wiose election they tooked upon as @ foregone conclusion, that they raised a toimult, such a3 18 to De expected oniy at a ward primary. They groaned, tissed and cheered alternately, and many of them mentioned by name ovicers whom tiey denounced as traitors, A leuteuant who, ‘it is said, violated his pietiges, was anathema ized by @ large and abgry crow? aAssemvied ia the armory, several voices calling on him to come out and show Diueself. This, however, ae ceeuiee to do, and aiter @ tune the tumult sub- sided. Aiter @ competition drill this evening, General William M. Tweed, Jr. will present to ‘iis meut a beautiut and valuable stand of colors. OUTRAGE ON SHIPBOARD. A Sailor Kidnapped. , A gang of ruMans irom the Fourth ward, headed by a noiorious rowdy called “Frenchy,” who has just returned from serving @ term on the Isiand, Jumped on board the ship Black Hawk, bound for San Francisco, on Monday afteruoon, about two o'clock, a8 the vessel was about haul- ing out of her berth at mer No 19 East river, They then = selmzal = an inoffensive German, named Charles liasson, Who had been shipped by the Captain as an able seaman, They DRAGGED THE UNFORTUNATE Teuton to a wagon which they had in wait- big, and, fingng him » drove of at a furious rae. The oMcers of the ehip were so astounded by the boldness of the transaction that they tad scarcely recovered from Meir surprise when the scoundrels nad disappeared. The officers attempted to follow, but aa the vessel Was already some dista irom the pier and the diincult. of getting ashore detained them, the man- trappers were jost wo view before the seamen D INSTITUTE A PURSUIT. The fellows flea with their unconscious victim to the North river side and, putting him in @ boat, made all paste 10 au Eagiish ship iying im tae Roads Waiting tor her ciew. Low the waster of a vessel could receive @ seaman tn this condition Is an engma. ‘The ruMans who put him there, after violently ab- stracting the mau from the ship to which he be- longed, did not care w pin if he made the voyage without ach inge of clothing, or diet shivering in the shrouds, as long as tiey had gamed thew end— a lew doliars’ fee. The harvor police, however, were quickly imormed, aud returned the man tohis owa ship. The sworn st.tement of the sailor Was given to the pote, and it only now remains to lay hands on Mr. renchy’ and is coulederates for this Mightanded couduct, BOAT €1.UB3 AND CHALLENGES IN PITTSBURG. {From the Pittsharg (Pa.) Leader, April 2. Lax evening the backers of Wiliam scnart, the young aller, Who mace quite & reputation among our local oarsmen last samme py his abtity in handung tie var,.called at our ofice and banded us tne foliowiue card, accompanted by # deposit of fifty dultars:— Eptron LRapEn—Mr. Joe Kaye, Jty last season issued chalienge to row any ave of the crew to whic f delong. I am Tealy now to accommodate Mr, Kaye to row on the upper Monongahela course © tures or be mite race, for trom 300 to pity @ side, time to Ue agreed npon. Let him pppotn place of meeting, wither at Morill's xaigon oF at the Leier oihice to eign art ‘Lo show that 1 mean busmens | hereby deposit in the hands of Mr, Joha W. ittock te sam of ticky f Yours, respect! wily, COURTS LOUrE TP LIAM SUMARPF, Mckee Rargo Clad. The challenges of young Kaye referred to in the Above il Will Le remembered Waa issued on cre day fol owing that regatta last season over which there Was so much wranging, We don’t know what x intentions ave vow, but we expect he wil give a saualactory nuswet to LHe enuncmento of the Kirmingiian oarsman, Scharf’s dea is the wurst move In boating circles this seavou, and we judge (nat ib Will be the means Of starting uquattc $ poris early this year, THE MAX MOOKHPAD CLUB. During the week two new boats will arrive in this efty for the Max Moorhead club, They are vot constructed on the Kaggitstt model, One ts a four. oared boat, forty-tWo feet oug and seventeen inches Wide, and the orfer a Bingreseuil SHoll, Gulrty two feet ong and eeven inches Whie. S$ clu 18.1D & very prosperous Coudiion and, trom the eothusiasin and deverminatien maniested oy Wie members wali do good Word the preseut season, nl — THE SLEEPY HOLLOW MASSACRE Further Developments in the Backheat Trial The Insanity Theory—What Experts Think of” the Prisoner’s Responsibility —The Ac- cused Wishes to Join a Secret Order. ‘The trial of Isaac V. W. Buckhout for the mur- der of Alfred Rendall was contunned yesterday in { the Court of Oyer and Termiuer, at White Plains, Westohester county, As usual, since the com. Mencement of tits somewhat notorious case, the court room was filed to repietion with spectators, while at the seats in the @pacious gallery were monopolized by the sufter sex throughout the eatire day. The testimony for the defence was contmued, and was confined exclu- ively to the examunation of medical experts touch- ing the insanity of the accused. Dr. George ©. 5. Choate testified as follows:—L ha.e been Superintendent of the State Lunatic Asy- lum in Massachusetts for seventeen sears, curing which period about four thousand insane persons Were placed under my care for treatment; have given my enure attention to THE SUBJECT OF INSANITY for the last eighteen years; have also been employed by the govgrnment of Massachusetts to examine all prisoners, where the plea of insanity was urged in thew defence; bave visited many of the large inst- tutions for the Insane, in Europe, on two diferent Occasions; the last visit was made a year ago last December; haye seen the prisoner, Burkbout; viatted himin the jatl, accompanied oy Dr. Brown, of the Bloomingdale Lunatic Asylum; tt was after his firet trial; we called upon him, and had an énver- view of perhaps two hours tn lengtn; we did not in- troduce ourselves, although he probaoly knew Dr. Brown; BUCKHOUT WAS CALM AND PLEASANT; we began our conversation With general toptes, priveipally relating to bis iife im the jali, his weatment while there and other kindred subject on all of these his answers were to the point and straightforward; tere was a slight symptom of mental derangement but not euongn to attract my attention if Thad not | been engiged in seruunming such cases; his ex- pressions Wuen conversing did not exiibie any ng resiit; ater talking on general topics we to tue mabier of the homucii he war ut extremely reticent, so much so that 1 felt sure that he hat been cautioned against saying anything on the subject, and | asked mimif that was noo th was 80; I happened to brother, which L produced and read to him, in which the writer expressed @ hope that Isuac (the Prisoner) would pe free, and tell me all he could; aiter readimg that Ietler the accused was more i- clined to turk LO us; ME ADMITTED EVERYTHING regarding the houucide, and um answer to questions put to lm, as to why he had kuled Lis wile, he re- plied because she had been untaithiai to Lim, ant asserted that she had been improperly imamate with Charies Rendall, Mr, Millard, hus own brotner, Benjamin Buckhout, aa othe! we endeavored to tnd tue source of this jealousy—how he Kuew that his wie Was unfaithful to in; Withont stating any facts or Cucumstauces be suid he was sure of It, that 4 HIS HEART TOLD HIM 80; we asked him wherher te had ever seen any lmpro- prieues, Whether anybody bad tuid hun anything to That elect, aad whether he lal ever mtercepted any comuuulcat.ons between tus wie and .any of the persons aunded to by him; to all of which questions he replied in the negative; I formed the opinion then from his own statement that he was labormg under an insane delusion as 10 the chastity of his wile; asked Buckuout woy he had Killed Alfred Readall; be replied tat he was ap ac- cessory Wo We IFFIDELITY OF 118 WIFE, by aiding the son ani sending Millard to his house to live, for the purpose of cultivating au tmproper tmuimacy with bis wie, he told me that many years beiore he had been Invited Co join & Masonic lodge, but lis wife persuaded fim Bot to do il; that te elder Mr, Kendall had seat men to his (Buckhouys) house to have iinproper relations with his wife, ana for that reason .he kiiled him; thit the Masons had caused articles to be inserted 2 the newspapers which agreed with his own case; he ite tended 10 conve; ¥ » idea that ihe Masous—he not being one of tie brder—had got these articies in- served; the tdea in the mind ot Bueklout was that these people wouid trouvie Imm; the only question vo come up Was Whetler there Was ap POSSIBLLITY OF DECELTI on the part-or the prisoner; I concluded, after weighing all the circumstances, that he cuuld nos have Leen feigning; had another interview with Buckhout on Saturday last, perhaps for au honr; he remembered my former* visit; asked him if he felt uneasy about his trial; he sad that ne did not; asked hn as to bow he telt reyarding his wile; he sakl that he knew she had been untaitotul to hin—tnat ms heart toid fim so: ho asserted that the elder Rendall had been too fatl- Mate with “hs wire, thas varying from ois tormer statement; he alinded again to the artl- cles that had appeared in the newspapers, aod sali that the issue of his case rested with the reemasons; he expressed a desire to be adnttticd to the order, and if he coald not be had as well ve hanged; from what f have seen and fivara | arp of the opimon tuat Backhout has been more or less INSANE FOR YRARS, and I think he wilt continue tnsane; think he he. longs to the most dangerous class of lanaties, and [ should view him as such. « Other medical wituesses, incinding Dr. EB. T. Brown, Superintendent of the Bloommgdate Asylam for the Jusane, were examimed, each of them tavor- ing the theory of Insant:y on the part of the pri- soner, attor which the defence rested. The prosecittion then proceeded to introdace tes. tluony or tue purpose Of proving tie entire sanity of the prisoner anterior to aud ab the time of the murder. DOMINION OF CANADA, case; he almitted that tb have a letter frow bis A Parliamentary Protest Agalust the With- drawal of Trveps-Indilfereuce of the ine perial Govstamen’ on Canadian Affairs. Orrawa, April 4, 1871, In the House of Commons Mr, Cartwright, a Prominent member of the opposition, moved an ad- dress to the Queen respecitng the withdrawal of troops and munitions of war from this country. He considered the gpilcy of the Imperial government & wise one in. general, but the exceptional circum stances in regard to Canada he regarded as warranting @ diferent course, He thoughs the Scott murder should = have — been treated [nthe same manner by the imperiai authori- ties asinthe case of the Abyssinian captives; but in this mittter, as mn that of the . enian raids claims, and in the correspondence generaliy, he asserted that the impertal authorities were cool and ine different concerning jhe inierests of Canala, After referring t8 tne aubject of independeace, Which he desired to keep in che backgroaud, he conciuded by moving an address to the effect that while fully recognizing the duty of Canada to maintain milttary ‘delences aud expressing no opinion in opposition to the imperial policy, 1m View of the peculiar acd analagous position of the Do- minton, contermmous for thousands of mules with powerfai States, many of Whose imhabitants are notoriously actuated by sentiments of bitter host. ity to the British empire, We canaot but tecl that the Withdrawal of the troops is calculated to excite much uneasiness ym the mimds of mauy of her Majesty's sub,ects on this Continent. sir George F. Carttet sata as the address ex- pressed generally the wishes of the government tey Would not oppoge it; but he reminded me mover that there were garrisons at Quebec and Hal- jax. The Hose went into committee on the & Teported and asked leave to sit again, THE HOROKEN ‘ELECTIONS. Tress, ‘The Democratic Convention met at Busch's Hovet Jast evening. The wire-puilers, ied on by Wiliam P, Judge—the “Boss” Tweed of Hoboken—had been Working heavily to bring before the peopie such candidates as wonld be sure to win, Their snecess Was achieved easily. Mr. Hazen Kimball was nomt- nated for Mayor; F. E. Rowald, City rk; Michael Murphy, Water Registrar; F, W. Bolnated, Re- corder; J. H, Heddenhorst, Water Commissioner, and Wiham H. Childs, City Treasurer. The nomi- hations were made unanimonsly, Ali the nominees: are clilzens of high standing, and it is already aient thal sorehewd or party ooposition will be itless. When ihe news reached the repeblican headquarters cunsternation sat on every counte- | Bance. They adjo ad tit ‘Thursday, in order to “seare “up” a few candiaates. Mr, 5 who, tor thirteen years, has held om under Gemocratic sway, has been asked! to “stamp 1” against Murphy, but it is very doubtful whether Reed will hazard his reputation by pursuing such @ course, Deteat is belore nim In ady case, as Mur 48 weil aad favorably known aud lias many re, | ean friends, Either tere wiil ve no oppostt the present candidates or a morely ‘ormal Will be taken against them, ‘There {3 ate euente cor due between the German and friva elements at resent. Other nomluations Will be made before riday. Wisvonery Boar Ciun.—We understand that the Dramatic Club Invend to give an enter tat the Opera Houve on the isth of April, tor the boned of the Madison Boat Club, We ave hearty glad to hear this, for the boat cluy 13 Catitied to the help of our cis telub Das airearty done maen | to make bouting lively here, and tieuls the pre gent seasdn to buy several New boats, hurges, &C., whieh will hetp to make Madison aiiractive. Our citizens, We feel sure, Will give them @ rousing. benedt.—Mactboon (Wis) Sve Journ, MGreh dhe