The New York Herald Newspaper, November 13, 1877, Page 4

“+ € THE VANDERBILT WILL Its Provisions Contested Before the Surrogate Yesterday. TESTIMONY OF DANIEL B, ALLEN. Going Into the Private History of the Family. ‘There was an unusual flourish of preparation in the Burrogate’s Court yesterday afternoon, Court at- tendants busied themselves with the adjustment of chairs, tables and piles of paper, as fora great legal Dapquet, and the court loungers looked ow ip evident expectation me charmiag developments. The occasion of ali fhis durry was the expectation that in- teresting features in counection with the proposed contest of Commodore Vandervilt’s will would be de- veloped, ‘The heuring bad been set down for wo o'clock, and as the bour approached the court yoom filled rapidly. Very few ladies were present, Where were several memvers of the Vanderbilt family ’w the room. Cornelius J, Vanderbilt entered and sat alone. Wiliam H. Vanderbilt came in with Augustus Schell and sat near Cornelius, Two nephews of the Commodore sat together in another part of the room, und sons-in-law, cousins, old neighbors and friends of the family were scattered through the room. The spocial contestant in this suitis Mrs, LeBau, one of the Commodore’s daughiers The nature of the contest will be learned {rom the opening address of counsel given below, ‘About a quarter after two o’clock Surrogate Calvin took his seat, The case was calied and counsel for both sides announced themselves ready to proceed. Before opening Mr. Scott Lord, of counsel tor the contestant, bad calica the names of several witnesses who are to be examined in the course of the inquiry, Among these was the name of Mr. Daniel Drew, who did not respond. This over, Mr, Lord proceeded to deliver bis opening address, which he had prepared in writing, and he read it slowly. During the delivery of some portions of 1 Mr. William H. Vanderbilt scowled rather darkly, while at other times he sneered and even laughed at the charges altered, Mr. Lord read as follows :— TUE OPENING ADDRESS. May it PLease THe Court—Ihe proponent having ofiered bis formal prool, it is due to Lhe cage that the poptestant state brielly the points relied upon vy her in demanding the judgment of tuis Court, that the robate of the will of Cornelius Vanderbilt be revoked. fo say that aman who had the capacity to accumu. late $100,000,000, aud who naturally possessed a Vigorous will, bad not the capacity to dispose of bis estate, or was subject to uudue influence, so that the disposition of property was con- trolled by abotner, presents a proposition which one unacquainted with the facts would hesi- tate to beneve, We concede at the outset that a mau can do what he will with bis own, provided be has the Fequisite mental capacity or is not unduly influenced, however repugnant the disposition of his proverty may be to the just expectations of his Kindred or to ihe general policy and laws of his country. Yet we Bflirmm that there is bo case on record presenting so Slurtiing ap inequality anu so unjust and unnatural a disposition of property as does Lue case belore the Dourt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, the testator, died, alter becumulating property—inciuding property be hud given to the proponent and residuary legatee—of the value of $10,000,000. He leit him surviving two sons and eight daughiers, who, under the stutute for wany yeurs so Uuiversally approved, are entitied to equal ebarcs of his eslute; and yet, alter disposing of about $5,000,000 in geueral and specitic legacies, he gives, or bud given, Abe vast remainder, $95,000,000, to one of bis sons While his will is so unjust to bis daughters the in- equality and injustice is more maniiest as between the sous. Both certainly bad equat claims upou him; but we affrm that the son who 1s practically disins berited bad the higher Claim of the two, because ol Iifelong and painlui disease, which, Wuile 1b hus Dot jmopaired bis miud, bus caused Lim great physical Suffering. HIS OPINION OF WILLIAM H, VANDERBILT, Commudore Vanderbilt, in bis great railroad prosects, the basis of bis colossal jortuue, relied upon imself, and called neither of bis S008 to bis aid, because he did not need their assistance, Though a few years ago be called his son, Wishaw A. Vanderbilt, from the Staten Island farm he nad given bit to tuke charge of one ot bis roads, yet be was “out clay 1H the anus of tue power.” it was pot unusual when the Commodore cailed in # trusied employ to aid bim in the details of some great plan to say to im, “Don’t let Wiliam kuow wbything about ths plan’ uuul it is completed, else he will think that be originated Ww Yet, in the end, to this son be gives such colossal fortune, while to the otuer he gives only a limited interest in & five per cent income on $200,000, the priucipal being but the five-iuudredth part of bis estate, More than itis, he subjects bim (0 a vegradation upparuileled in the history of wills. lo his livetime he was in the babit Of paying acertain sum to his son Corneius, Jeaving the expenditure to Mis discretion; but in tuis wil, causea by influences whied will be h puts the son bearing his own Curist Vussalage #o odious that every justinct of his mu hood revoited agaiust it, All the rigbt that he has in such five per cent tuterest ie his mulntainance, notone laribing of money can be demand asarightif he 6uould live 4 buudred years, His elder brotuer, Who, we ure advised, orought about this result, can Wil bim where he may ba ted and clothed aud when and where be may go. ‘bat he is capa- bie of doing this wul appear when, upon au- other branch of the cuse, it is shown that, alter in- ducing his brother by the promise of $1,000,000 to Withdraw bis opposition to the will, he bad tbe mag- bunimity to offer Lim leo couts on the dollar aad de- died Lhe making of the promiee. Wuile tn regard to (he daughters the injustice is not quite so great, yet it may”be characterized as an oUt Tage upon (heir rights, Caliug certaiply lor an expla- bation; it will appear that the relavions between Come modore Vanderbilt, bis daughters aud their children were always amicable, and ue very Well knew tbat he had raised expectations tue $300,000 to $600,000 he gave utterly luiied to meet. The counsel then proceeded to dilate on the alleged domestic actions of the testaior for tue purpose of showimy ground for saying that be was unduly infla- enced ib arranging the disposition of his property, DANIEL Ik ALLENS TESTIMONY, This remarkabie opening addeess over, counsel for the contestants called vo tue witness stand Mr, Daniel B. Allev, wo was examined by Mr. Lora, Mr, Allen, who 18 a vigorous man, though white aired and evi- dently Weil advanced toward the tree score and ten limit, responded deliverately to the questions pul. He suid be bad resided in New York over lilty yours; was & son-in-law of Commodore Vanderbilt, ove of Whose daughters be martied iy Lsd4; be was in the Commo Gore's employment for wbirty years, ending in 1864; and had koown, Wilham 4H,’ Vanderbilt aii that un the members of the Commo- dore’s family were Pave ne (Who Tarried James M.. Cross), Ethel Lalla (whom witness murried), Eliza (wuo married Mr. George A. Osgood), Wiliam H.. kumily (Wuo married William K, Thorne), Sopuia Jovason (Who married Daniel Torrance), Cor- neiius, Jeremiau, Mary Euza (Who married N. B. Levan), Catuerine (who married Smith Barker, and 16 bow married tor ihe second ume), abd Maurie Louisa {Who Was the Junior of Mrs, Corranve, and who married jorace F, Clarke); those are Une living ooes; there aro uo dead vhilaren 01 the Commodore leaving issue, Q. Will you state briefly your relations with Com- modore Vanderbilt? A. During the ume 1 was with bim | had evure charge of tis stoambuat aug steam Ship business; tuat brought us daily in coutact. Q You recolicct a time when a difeulty arose tn Tegard lo the Commouor being taken (0a juputi swile, which resulied in ber ylum? A. bdo, Q. When and trom whom did you tirst bear of that matter? A. I lirst weard of it in 1840 trom iny wife Op motion of Mr, Clhovon, tuis answer was stricken put Q. Had you any talk with any one else about the matier ? Mr. Clinton obj Irrelevavt, but th ed to this line of questioning as Urrogate, deeming that sometuing was due to the standing o! counsel, entertained the | question, reserving the right Wo strike it out If ot con- nected with Lhe suOject at issue, dir. Allen, aueweriug, said it was imp ali that bad passed, but would slate ge Tecoliecied, He then explained equest, he wkd bis wile Went travelling with Mrs, Vandervilt for avout six weeks for the benetit of her beaich in the summer oi 1346, The fulluwing tail she was soul to Dr. SMcDoualues private usyiuin, at Flushing. Q@ Did you bave any conversation with William H. Vauderbiit avout ber removai to the asylum? A. Ye Q Will you state what was said? A. William toid me be could not justily the act; be had «good deal Ot sympathy for bis mother, butthe old man was bound tu huve bis own way, and it was useless Lo op: ose him; be bad made up bis mind not to do so, as i OWn interest Was 100 wuch at siake; | toid him witness said HOW my Wife and other members of the family sympatuized witu his mother, but William said it would Only iffitate the vid man to oppose hin, Q sta y further conversation you remember? A. There were several conversations on the subject, and always the seutiments expressed by William were the same as I have stated; during Mra. Vonderbiit’s stay at the asylum, and wuen sowe months bad elapsed after she had beeu removed (hereto, we talked return home; the Commodore then lived on nh that year Le built toe Louse in Wasn- a v should ve house- keeper came up; the governess woo had ven living In the Staten Island hi bad gove uway, aud it Was a question Whether sue could be got to returu aud to sible to recall rally what he how, at the Gum- taxe charge of the new house; the old man had writ- | ten to some Of bis daughters, askiog them to write to ihe governess aud try to get her vack; William suid if | to this William said that though | bis mother be could not, in consideration of bis own until Mrs, Vanderbili’s return bome in the winter ot ity Do you remember & conversation about Mra. Vanderbilt gotog to another bouse? A. Waat the Commodore stated about Lbas was tomy wile and pot my heart Mg have pe stated all you remember about what Wiiam said of the governess and bis jather’s conduct? A Yes THE FIRST MRS, VANDBREILT'S EXCELLENCE. Do you recollect what was said about Mrs. Van- derbilt’s duties as a mother? A, Yes; we talked avout ber excellent discharge of ber materual duties; ympatuized with tterest, oppose ihe old’ man, who would de down on bim ever after; Jt was undersiood that if the old man was opposed be would break up bis family aod go to Europe. Q ‘bout this time did you have a talk with the Commodore about sue future? A. He said tv me ove day, while we talked on tue subject of wills, which haa Db accidentally introauced ;— Daniel, when I die there'll be bell to pay,” (Laugh- ver in court, ip which William H. joined, ) Surrogate—He was @ prophet, apparentiy. Mr. Ajlen—I said, “0! imodure; I guess pot; | guess there won't be any trouble; he suid, “Oh, yes, | know there will;” be said it in ti way that lett no doubt in my mind that he meant it, Mr. Clinton—Meant what? That there should be hell to pay? Mr. Allen—Yes, air, @ While the Commodore and William H, lived on Staten Island avout this time teil uny conversation between them about William's conduct of affairs. A “BLATUBRSKITE” AND A “SBTTER,”? ‘A. He was not generally complimentary to Witham; bis couversation to him was often offensive; I never suw William make avy barsh reply to the old inan’s ilipatured remarks; the substance of the old man’s remarks was that Williai s deficient in brains; he oiten called nim a “blathorskie”? and a “setter ;” this William took whiningly (Wiiliam smiles); bi was expressed by a falling of the jaw aud by a peculiar noise, This was objected to, ‘The objection was over- ruled and exception taken. Q. How long did that last? A. Time seemed to ameliorate it 1u some regpects, though it conunned ulways up to 1864 Q. Did William talk with you about this treatment? ‘A. He spoke to me compluiziugly ; our relaions were iutimate, and he used to say the old man treated nim harshiy aud refased him money; be said the old man was niggardly. Q. Did you visit William H. on the farm, and when did be goon it? A, I thiak in 1851, an Q. How often about this time did you eee William at lis home? A, Pretty often, but not so olten as at my bouse. Q What did ne call to see you for? A, We were good friends, and be came to visit me, Q For avy other purpose? A. Yes, to borrow money; he used to say ne wanted money and the vid man Would not jet hit have whut he wanted; J never refused him. ‘AL this stage the Surrogate intimated his desire to Journ, and tne examination wad suspended wotil eleven A. M. to-day, The executors and legatecs wore represented by Jude Comstock, Henry L, Clinton and |beodore E, Leeds. The contestants by ex-Judge Jeremiah Biack, Scott Lord and Sutuerland /enuey. RAILROAD FREIGHT RATES. BUMORS OF A COMBINALION TO RAISE THE TARIFF HIGH ON THE FARMERS—THE EX- PLANATIONS OF RAILROAD MEN. ‘A statement was recenily published from what ap- peared areliuble quarter that 4 combination among the great raiiroads was on foot to advance the freight rates between the Eust and West toward the end of the present moath to anextruordinarily high figure by way of indemoitying themselves for the losses they sustuined iu the ruinous rivalry of a couple of years ago, 1t was asserted that the farmers were seriously alarmed at tno formidabie character of the movement, and intended, should it prove what itis apprehended to be, to hold back their crops uutil tho spring, when water communication will be open, and make im the meantime an appeal to Congress for protection. It is, of course, generally known that the railroads at the opening of winter and the closing of the water ways of truflic advance their ircight charges irom ten to twenty per ceut, It as natural enough to expect that whea they enjoy a monopoly of the carrying business they should seek to proiit by it more or less—in other words, to make hay while the sun shines, There isa general antici- pation of a heavy movement of freight from the West this winter, owig to the enormous harvests tuut bave been garnered; but this anticipation may prove tafucious, 48 the farmers must understand that M they rust large quantities of produce on the mar- ket prices will decline, while by keeping the supply on a level with the demand prices muy be sustaimed aii the way up to spring. Kuowing this, the farmers, it Is thought by thuse who Know best, will keep back very large quantities of produce Uil as lie wtume as possible bext year, Unless some extraordinary demand comes trom abroad. In this cus@ the raiirouds will have litte more business this winter tuan they bud Inst, and it will not be tueir interest to irritate the larmers vy adopting avy exorbitant freight schedule, us the latter will be aflorded an opportunity to take their revenge When navigation opeus in the spring. RECKIVER JUWETT’S VIRWS. In reference to the rumors mentioned Mr. Hugh J. Jewoit, receiver of the Erie Railroud, said yester- duy--"Freight rates will certainly be advanced wiih the opening of winter, They always aro, vut L know of BO cumbinatiou to overcharge the larmers, und I have certainly beard of no legisiation that was about to be undertaken to regulate railrova charges.” “Are the preseat ireight charges 1p your opinion reasonable ¢” “Very, 1 should say. They are neither as high nor us low as they ouce were, Tbey are hot losing rates, Raiirvaas must try, like other brauches of business, to live and pay ut least their expense “Does the arrangement entered into iast summer between the leauimg Hues cover eusieru vound freight??? “In that arrangement the quantity of business in western bound freight that each liue sould transact Was apportioned, but in eastern bound freight it was tue carrying prices and not the quactity to be carried Ubat were agreed upon’? “Do you expect an auugual business this winter?’ “It 18 possible there may be a European demand groater ttn uny we have now auy advices of Ouer- Wise (he volume ol business 1s vot expected to be un- usual. Lhe crops have certaimiy been very abundaus, but there Will be a holding back by tne Larimers-of all that tuey can aflord to keep On band To market ull they hold would be bad poiicy.’? “You don’t suppose the advanced rates will make the farmers gruwole ?”” “| should think uot It is what they always expect, ‘The advance capuotexceed twenty per ceni, aud us it 16 DO LEW experiment, bul What happens at the same time regulary every year, there need be uo alarm about.” Mr, J. 3. Gosler, freight agent of the Pennsylvania Central Ruilroad said:—"It is ag uplkely story tuat the railroads would combine to raise the rates of freight so us to frighten away the farmers trom send- ing their produce to market. A ruilroud has to be conducted like any other business, and when it puts up is prices beyond areasouable figure it will lose cusiom tue same as a dry goods or auy other kind of store.” THE PRESENT PREIGHT RATES. “How do you regard (he present freight rates?” “L consider tuem moderate, ‘hey were filly and a hundred per cont higher some years so, and they were as much lower not long since. Now we deetn them ueither ruimously low, vor, by any means, big, ‘Vhe freigut ou @ barrel vf flour from Cnicago is viguty cents, and @ hungredweigut of grain forty cents Four or hve years ago the rates were as high ws $1 50 for flour and #ixty-lve cents for grain, Eighty conts appeurs a very reasonable price lor carrying @ barrel of flour nearly a thousand miles, when you come to think it would cost ity cents to bave it carried from here over to Brouklyn.” ‘Of course there will be some advance in the rates inier, When Water communication is closed f!? 3.18, DULILIs a perectly just und legit. imate advance. It js the inuereut privilege of any busines: ilarly conducted, Tbe canals and the Kes Come Inlo Competition With the railroads iy tu er, abd Uke ratiroads are in duty bound to 6 their share of bustovss by offering the most attracuive terms they can afford. Grain will probably be au- | vanced trom forty to forty-fye cents, and flour trom eighty couts to $1.’ “But is thore bot every inducement for the railroads to auvance their rates?’ “[ don’t think 50, The incentive to each of the great Toads to struggle jor the business Of its Heighbor was luken away 1 (ue pooling arrangement of ust July, By that uoderetunding the Huasou River and New York Central were allowed thirty-three per cent of the western bound freight, the Erie road thirty three per cent, the Penusylvauid Central (wonty-live per cent and ‘he Baltiwore aud Olio nine per cent and aay of the roads doing more business than its allotted sbare in the pool has (o turn it over to the one that is doing Jess and pay tne fuli rates, On eastern bound freight there 18 no speciiies arrangement of Luis Kind, oUt it is weil understood (hat wheu au advance of rates is made ail four Ines shali charge alike.” WINTER TRADE PROSPECTS, “Do you anticipate ap extensive business this win- | ter?” gbe does not come back there must be sowe Woman | fognd 10 take ber piace; the Old man, be said, was bound to tall uncer the influence o! some woman, aad would secure toat Influence; be knew a wouwas, he said, Who would take her piace; be then Bamed & Woman Who subsequently did take tbe place of the absent governess, aud who stayed in the house “It will be considerable, no doubt, but pot extraord- tuary. Those juries living conveulent to warer com. munication will Loid over sipping till the spring.’ “How do (he companies Like the pooling arrange ment’? “it is much more satisfactory on the whole thao the previous way of doing busivess, Under the .for- mer method an old suipper would make the rounds of tho different companies to find out how mach one of the other Would charge to ship a load of goods, aud of course he \ovk the lowest offer, and this kind of thing gave rise to ruinous rivairy and the sharpest cutting of prices, Now it 1s all alike, Whatever com- pany he goes tu, because each charges the same, and I think 1t Works Weill aii round,” dir, A.C, Kose, agent of the Baltimore and Ohio road, £uid:—"‘iu all Loe tweuty-two yeurs [ have been AL Ube freignting LOsiuess an advance In the rates Was aj Ways Wade on Lhe coming om of winter, ana | suppose there Wil be no exception this to We SeUU/DR Cars oUt West as last ns We can spare them, aud Ll expect they Will bave ail (he business they cam curry.” Mr, Vanderbilt, of the New York Central and Huad- son Kiver road, und the general freight ageut were ebseut yeseerday irom the Grand Central depot, but one of ihe Ruvordinate officials did not attach avy tm- to (he reported combination, on tue grounds Hiroad companies are bo. yet prepared to wicide, and ‘bar they have a much inverest ing on good terms with the farmers as the have in securing low raves of freight FLEEfWOOD PARK, TROTTING UNDER THE SADDLE—NEW BROOK THE WINNER. Une of the old-fashioned trotting contests—mile heats, best three in five, under the saddie—came off yesterday afternoon, at Fleetwood Park, tor a purse of $100, There were six entries, comprising W.. Gal- jagher’s black gelding New Brook, John Murphy's viack gelding Aleck, Frank Brown’s bay mare Mary Lamb, W. Lane’s roan gelding St George, RK. Dua binck gelding Black Bushaw and F, Hall’s bay mare Rosa, This race was announced to come off on Satur- day Jast, but a rain storm prevailed during that day, which compelled a postponement until yesterday. When the beil rang tor the horses to be brought oa the track thoy all respovded to the summons except Rosa, Tho weather was all that could be desired for tue sport, the atmosphere being bright and pleasant, and the track was in very fair condition, although not of the elastic oraer tor very fast time. The attendance was small, and the grand stand looked cheerless and deserted, This should not have been the caso, a8 at elmost any other track tm the country « similar race would heave brought out « large bumber of spectators, as saddle races have always been popular with the admirers of the trotting horse, Ju the olden times 1t was the customary way of trot ting horses, und nearly all tho great events wore do- cided uuder the saddle, 1u the days reierred to the were many good riders, such a8 the brothers Whelan, Peter and William, James Hammil, George Woodryff, Matt Clintock, Joe! Conkling, Joseph D. McMann, George Young, George Spicer, Frunk Duffy, Frank Tolbert, James Whelpley, Joho Case, Albert Conkling, Isaac and Hiram Woodrufl and many other good men, who were ever ready fora mount, no matter the dis- tance, whenever they were called on for match, purse or stake, and while writing the names of these men who figured loug ago we ure reminded of a trotting contest that came off in 1831 on the Hunting Park Course, Philadelphia, in whicn old Topgallant (aged twenty-four), Whalebone, Dresd, Collector, Chan- cellor, Lady Jackson, Moonshine and Columbus were the contestants, a brief account of which will not be out of piace, as it will show that trotting at that day was conducted in a manner that should have been continues to the present time. The late Hiram Woodruff, in bis book of the “Trot ting Horse of America,’ gives the following graphic description of the race relorred to:—“There were eight trotters in the race—Dread, ridden by George Spicer; Topgaliant, ridden by Matt Clintook in the tirst three heats, and by my uncle, George Woodraff, in the tourth ; Coilector, ridden by Poter Whelan ; Chancellor, ridden by Frank Dufty; Whalebone, ridden vy Frank Yolvert in the wurst two heats, but in the third by George Woodruff; Lady Jackson, ridden by Jobo Vauderbilt; Moonshine, by James Hammil, and Columbus, by George Woodruff, until he broke down in the second heat, Dread was # handsome bay gela- ing, about fifteen hands and an inch, a bewutitul goer and a horse of capita! bottom, Columbus was a bright bay horse, sixteen hands high, In the first part of bis carcer he was called the Acker colt, and at that time George Spicer took care of him. He afterward went to Philadelphia aad passed into my uucle’s care, He was tho first horse that ever beat eight minutes inf three-mile heat, Peter Whelan rode him in Tw. 583 James Biack, of Philadelphia, owned him at that time Chancellor was 4 hand- some dapple gray, with along tail, At tnat time mo: of the horses were docked, He wasavout iilteeu hun two inches, an. hud a deal oj style, A little race, in the same year aud on the same vot trotied tbirty-twd miles in two bours, anu in that Haevey Kicbards rode him. Luday Jucksea was a red gruy mare, ffieen nauds and balf ap inch Ligh, Sue was quite handsome. Moonshine was a dark gray gelding. tfteen hunag and # ball high, with a long wil, He Was a tine, stylisu borse, ‘he Ouds at the siart jor the lirst beat was ou Columbus, 100 to 70 aguinst the field, Lt was one of the fuest tights I ever saw when these eigut spicndid bays aud grays, all in tho foest order, abd their jockeys in tne richest and most varicd colors aud beautiful costumes, came thunuering along tor the word, ina group, at the flying trot. Kight such boravs und such riders bad never met before, und it 18 doubttul when they will again. Never, Certainly, uptil the good vid customs of using trot. ting horses under saddie, and requiring the jockeys Lo ride in dregs is revived. At the period L speak ot, and prior Lo tbat, the riders of the trotters bad always to be dressed 1 Jockey costume for the race; and there Was @ great deal of expense und taste Jaid out in tie rich velvets and silks ot vivid hue of which the jackets and caps were made up, The word boing given, away they went jor tue first heat ol three miles, aud Collector had the speed oi the party. Columbus did pot 0 as welias usual At this distance of time, and referring to nothing but my own memory, ldo not ven. ture to place ali the horses. If it ve required, with some {urther consideration and a book or a document or iWo Calculated to freshen my recollection, | may hereafter do tha. I kuow that Collector won the heat with great easo iu $:16, and that Peter Whelan suid afierward that be could have distanced all the others, ju 418 Opinion, if bis party nad let him go along. ‘The pext heat was wou vy old Topgallant, aod ip this Columbus broke gown, ihereupon George Woodrull mounted Whalevone for tho third heat The excitement was very great, and away they wenot again, This time Dread wou, ana Whaleboue, not baving Wou a beat ip three, was ruled out. Now then, George Woouruil mounted old Topgallaus for the lust struggle. At tbat time there was no rule against having more than one horse entered and started in a Tace of beats irom the same stable, Iu this race we had three—Topgaliaut, Whalebone and Columbus—and such Were the 7icissiludes und ortunes o/ the day that, before it was over, my uncle had ridden them ail three, The only horses that bad won a heat were Coil ctor, Topgallant and Dread, and of course these alone came to Ube post for tbe fourth heat, and the great riders Peter Whelan, George Woouruf and George Spicer being on them respectively. The veterau of twe: jour yeurs, old Topgailant, went away under full sail and Jed tuem tor two miles and some 200 or 300 yards, but Dread then came alung aod passe him, and woo the deciding Let easiiy.”” A face like tne one just pictured does not occur nowadays, but suould, nevertheicss, as there are plenty of burses in the couniry wuca faster thun those men- tioued above and as well bred, but we have not the sume quality of riders, those ot tne preseut day pr ferring to ride in sulkies at mile beats and have th pool box to reguiate the pace. Tue trotting yesterday was Very gouu and clusely conte: by New isrook, Aveck and Mary Lamb, the other two, St. George and Biack Basbaw, uot being at all equals of the others, and would bave been distauced bad not the race been at catch weghiss New Brovk wou im three straight heats ihe trotting pleased so weil that ihe management of Fiectwood Park con- | template giving one or two races a week similar to (he above us long as the track can be kept ia con- dition to wroteon, It 18 not requisite in races und the saddle to have the track sv very smooth for those in harness where the time record stand: them, but the fustest and best in the lund away under saddle, and make beats never go lust, as they, like Ry Van Winkie’s “uips,’? dou’t count, ‘There ts no doubt the public will patrouize liberally good fields unuer (he sadale, ‘The following are the details of the trotting :— THE TROTTING, First Heat.—Atter consideravie delay tue word was given, with Mary Lamb leading, Aleck secopd, St Gvorge third, New Brook fourth, Black Busbaw tiith, ‘The Luvee last uamed broke up on the turp, avd Mary Lumb and Aleck left them, the tare leading to the quarter pole three lengtus in 38 seconds, Aleck pocond, ball a vozen leugths iv front of New Brook, Ube latter six lengths in advance of St, George, who Was four lengths ahvad of Biack Bashaw. Mary Limb kept in frout around the lower turn, und bad the best ol it by (wo leugihs as she passed the halfmile in 1:15, New Brook second, Aleck third, the others far beuind. Going up the backsiretcn Mary Lamo broke up abd New Brook pussed her, and | three lengins to the quarier pole, the mare recond, three lengths in advance of Aleck, tue oluer two practically out of the beat, New Brook came steadily home, wiboing the heat by four longths, Mary Lamv second, tour lengths in troot of Aleck, tue latter seventy yards abead of SL George, Black Bushaw a furlong bepiud. Time of the heat, 2:33. Second Heat.—The race being at catch weights there Was uo distance, aud ali the horses came for tue sec- Aleck bud the best of the send off Necessiui attempts to getaway on even terms, Stu George secoud, Mary Lamb third, New Brook fourth, Bick Bashaw Ofth, New Brook, 8 George and Mery Lamb broke up, and Aleck led eight or ten Jevgths to ihe quarter pole in 37 seconds, Mary Lamb second, two jengths in front of New Brook, St. George fourth, Black Bashaw fiith, Aleck wag Dall @ | dozen leugths avead ative halt mile pole, bur Mary Lawb aua New Brook were vow trotting steadily and fast, St. George and Bisck Gashaw tar bebiod, Time, 1:10, Golng up the hill ot the backstretch New Brook overtook Aleck, carried him to a break and led six Jevgtbs at the turee-quurter pole, Mary Lamb second, one lougth aboad of Aleck, Black Busuaw foarth, St. George Hith, both of them'a long disiance bebind the others, New Brook trotted steadtly to the end, win- ning theheat by five lengthe, Aleck second, ten lengi hs abead of Mary Lamb, who had broken ap aiter leaving tue turee-quarter pole, Black Basuaw came in fourt St. George lth. Tune of the beat, 2 Third Heat—Mary Lamb had the best Aleck second, Black Bushaw third, Su fourwh, New brook fifth, and = Mary Lamb went’ t 37s seconds, eight lengths in front of Black Bashaw, New Brook fourth, St. George far b bind, Mary Lamb arew away trom Aleck on t) lower turn, and was four lengths tn front at the halt- mile pole 10 1:14), Aleck recon, six lengths in front oi New Brook, Wao Was trotiing Very fast at this time, Black Buanhaw ana St George were jae bebina, New Brook gained ou Aleck and Mary Lamo up the bill of tue Vackstretch, and at ihe three.quarter pole be had his head 1a irout. From that mowent the affwir wes never in doubt. New rook cw eadiiy howe ad wou the heat oy a length, Aleck second, two leigins ahead of Mary Lamb, Black Basoaw fourth, St. George filth, ‘Time of (he beat, 2:d245, Aleck wou second money, Mary Lamb the third prize, and Black Bashaw tho jourtn The following 8a SUMMARY, Fisetwoow Park—iKortixG--Moxpay, Nov. 12— Purso, $100; wile vests, best chree io tive; for bor | that havo never trotted better than 2:35; under tuo Tan catch woights; $50 to the first, $25 to second, to third, $10 to the fourth, PIGEON SHOOTING. The regular monthly pigeon shooting of the Nassau Gun Club took place yesterday at Dexter Park, Long Island, There was a fair muster of the members present, who contested for a beautilul cuampion ail- ver cup, and each sbotat five birds, there being also quite a number of sweepstakes, which were decided belore the sport was brought to a close. The shooting was about the average. Mr. J. Abrams killed all of bis birds in splendid style, wiuning thecup The fol- lowing are the results of the cup stigot and a sweep- stakes :— Dextze Pamx, Jamatca Roap, L. 1.—Piaxow Suoore mG—Mogpar, Nov. 12—Monthiy shoot of the Nassau io, forthe Champion silver Cup, shot for 80 yards boundary; 1'¢ 1 club rules to govern, Killed. Massed. J, Abrams...... 5 0 HH, Van Wicklen 4 1 Mr. Lott... 4 1 J. Van Wicklen,. 4 1 Mr. Dunnam 2 2 Mr, Slover. 2 2 Mr. Bergan 0 3 * Fell dead out of bounds. Sams Day—Sweepstakes of $2 each, with twelve competitors, making a total of $24, divided into two parts, at three birds each; 30 yards rise, and from five Laps; ties miss and go our. we Missed. Mr. Dunham ell o Mr. Burrough Ol 5 1 J, Vau Wicklen, . 1 OF 4 2 A, Vau Wicklen iO 3 2 D, Van Wicklen - 011-0" 2 2 J. Abrams . -110-0 2 2 Mr. Bergan »100 1 2 Mr. Woou: 100 1 2 Mr, Siovel 100 2 & . 5 3 Messrs. Lott, Smith and F * Fell out of bounds. Mr. J. Adams was referce; time of shooting, Lh, 40m, The members of the Brooklyn Shooting Club are to meet at this park to-day to test their skill in double bird shooting for the champion gold badge belonging to the clab, There will be pieniy of swoepstakes shot off, which will bring out a great many ol the crack shots of the club, INDICLED POOLSELLERS. The most strenuous meusures are being taken in Jorsey City to bring the pooisellers to justice. Requi- sitions to bring the indicted partics {rom New York will be issued to.day by Governor Bedlo, The indict- ments found thus ar relate only to the offences com- mitted three months ago. The cases of the twonty- turee men arrested recently in Hovoken bave beon postponed ull the next term of court. The triais of the indicted parties have been set down for an early day during the present term. RAPID TRANSIT. AN ASTONISHING SIGHT BY NIGHT ON SIXTH AVENUE—OVER FIVE HUNDRED MEN LAYING. THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE GILBERT ELEVATED ROSD—IMMENSE T’ROGRESS OF THE WORK— FEELINGS OF TRE PEOPLE, An extraordinary spectacle was presented on Sixth avenue last evening, and the quiet, respectable people who live and do business on the line of that ample thoroughiare were exercised in spirit far beyond their customary experience. Over five hundred meo, in gangs of nine and ten, were epread aloug the avenuo from Seventeenth to Forty-second street, working away with @ vigor unusual to see, lay- ing vho foundations for the Gilbert Elevated road, They did their labor by the light of lamps suspended to upright posts, and these, with the ad- dition of a powerlul calcium reflector erected in the centre of the avenue at Seventeenth street, looked in the vista like @ torehlight procession in a Presiden- tial campaign. Numbers of people wore attracted by the uncommon sight, and, except among those who were actual residents of the avenue, great interest und satisfaciion were mauitested in the work going on, Some of the property holders were absolutely savage, but the trath was discovered that these were of the most obscure and loast wealthy class, A prominent rosident gaia that, in the begin- ving of the rapid transit agitation, there were two Classes io Opposition Lo an elevatea road bein, ected on the avenue, Que tuat held meetings ana coustanily Vocileruted against the thiogin any shape or torm; the other tnat opposed it because the design contem. pated tho extension of tne road enurcly across the street irom curb to curb, but who are now willing to accept it, since the plan was moditied aud the pillars of the structure jaced at a double curriage width from the sidewalk, fhe sixth Avecue Railroad Company, it 18 6uid, fanned {be opposition in every direction and still continues to keep tue iteling against the road al The largest estatos oo the avenue were never reprosente the anli-rapid transit meetings. Neither the Rbinclander por Peil estates, owners of hall the best property ou the line, ever objected, RAPID RUSH OF WORK, Work began on Mouday, tue dth iust., at Forty-second street, going south, and at I'wenty-second street, goiug 2D the sawe direction, On Wednesduy an injunction was procured by the Sixth Avenue Railroad Company, and served on the company T'uarsday morning, Tue same day it was vacated, und work resumed and carried ou with the same vigor as bforeo, Last night foundatio were jaid and completed from Thirty- filth sireet to Forty-second strect, on the east side of the street car tracks, and from Seven- teenth street to Twenty-second strect on the game side, At the same time the excavation and build ing of foundations was proceeding on the west sido between the points bawed. At no piace op the avenue did (he work proceed simultanvously on both sides ot the track, and the consequence was Lhe carringe trafic was wholly undisturbed, By December 5, weathor permitting, it ts expected the foundations will be en urely jaid trom Worth street to Forty-second, Then will begin the task of puting up the structure, which wil De done 1m three @ Merent sections, one commencing at Worth tand West Broadway, and forging ports (oa junction with the present piece of rapid transit: build. ing in South Filth avenue, aud the other two begin- ning respectively at Forty-second and iwenty-s:cund streets abd working south, The roid will likeiy be in running order irom Worth to Forty-second street, by March 1. THR SORT OF YOUNDATIONS LAID. Nobody who bas failed to see tue meihud of build- ing the foundations for the columns can cneeive how exiremely strong they are, aud yet so simple and easy of appreciation, A tole, seven feet squite and #ix leet deep, is dug in the street beside the sirect car track, aud then two blue baso flagstones, averaging eight inches in thickness, ure lowered side by side and imbedded in tour inches ot bydraalic mortar, A brick pler is then built with cement on top of thew stones, through the four corners of which projed upward four iron columns ecrewed tn place below, Un top of the brick pier a cast iron base for the foot vf We column ts placed aud screwed to tue iron coiumas Just meu- toved, the whole makin; foundation 48 id as could be ues The earth 18 then filles i4, ang when the paving stoves ar uid drewm bow much work had been done sircet in so short a time, The buse of vie pillar is vot discernable on the suriace of the street trom a little distance away. Where a jas pipe or water main 18 Uncovered a plan # suvmitted and approved by the Departwent of Public Works, and the pipe or matin is leit in a tunnel ly an arrange. ment of iroa bridges, so that when it wods repairing it can be reached without disturbing anything but the stone and of the street. The eugincers, at the head of whon is Mr, Sloan, have taken up their quarters over a ¢orner house on the avouue, Where tuey have been working might and day. Yesterday they were served with & notice to quit by the Imdiord because he ts uiraid of the biter ridicule the geople on the ave- ating bim to and may coousue to give bin for harboring the repid transit engines. Mr. George M. Pullman, the president of the cofpaay, is devol- uterprise Which is under bis coustans personal directs 6 workmeu are paid by the 4 did not strikeof till near te o'clock last evening. Between Bvorers, masous, foundry mea, &c., the company ie now employing & forse vl about two thousand, aud is pushing along like @ steam engine, THE GILBERT RAD. In the General Term of the Suerior Court, yestor- day, the cage of the Sixth Avenuj Railroad Company against the Gilbert Kievated Rflway Company was not reached until late in the took the papers and points of odin! cussion, 1+ was agreed to allow ive how ‘ in which to sum up, ‘To-day Mg Grosvenor P. Lowory will open for the Gilbert Compby, to be toliowed by Bir. Joseph H. Choate for the sxih Avenue Company, The arguments will be ciosel lor the appeliant by ex-Judge Porter, and tor the fespondent by ox-Judge Comstock, of Syracuse. } JURSEY CITY DENIED STEAM TRANSIT. ‘Alter ali the agitation amon} the residents of Jersey Ciy Heights tog the esta¥ishment ol a depot at Baldwin avenue the Peunsyifania Katiroad Company has positivoly retused to yyld to the public demand, eyed om the pa the company that in so fdry four meu would be re- the outlay would exceed rosidents f this Vicinity could reach irom fiv@o ten mivaies irom the Jersey City terry with a a shed at Balawin avenue, whereas now theyare ovllged lo travei by the horse curs, which run ovijat loug intervals and take bail ap hour 1a the trip, short quired to collect Wwe profits, The their bomes 1D NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1877.~TRIPLE SHEET. SENATOR CONKLING MISSTATES FACTS, Unica, Nov. 10, 187%. To tax Epiton ov Tae HeeaLD:— In the Fourth ward of this city, wherein Senator Roseoe Conkling resides, Sylvester Gridley, the Conk- Npg candidate tor State Senator rin behind bis ticket 100 votes. The rd is strongly republican and al- ways bas been, In it reside many of the most wealthy and influential politicians, business and protessioual men of this county. Senator Conkling, Lewis Law- rence (the weaithy gentleman who 18 ¢o infatuated with Mr, Conkling that ho has sturted a newspaper in ‘Dis interest, also to get even with the republicans who would not send bim to Congress); Arthur B, Johnson, brother of Justice Jonnson, of tho United States Court; Ward Hust, son of Justice Hunt, and many other personal followers, stood at thia poll irom morn. ing until night, and not only worked their best for their ¢andidate, but through the connivauce ot the inspector handling tickets, scanned each one cloacly to noteany “splits” or eelskins. In the interview with your reporter, last Friauy, ac- counting for the defection of the republicans and Grid- jey’s defeat ip ois (Uonkiing’s) owa ward and district, the Senator say “Let me tell you sometbiag. We sent the tickets to the polls in the ward in which I live at daylight, as dig the democrats, Not one of our tickets was found at the polls. They were all thrown into the canal,’’ WAYS THAT AKB DARK. “Who threw them into the canal ?’” “Either he who curried them or some one who re- ceived them.. No man does a trick like thut uniess he is secured by indemnity tor tho past und non-prosecu- tion for the juture, Some potential person must have given that We sent over into the Tenth ward, where there happoued to be an excess of ticket aud, at a comparatively late hour, supplied our poopie with the ballots,?” In dealing with “little” things a great Senator of the United States should be as curelu! to state facts truth. jully as he doos when speaking of greater things—of himpolt for instance, As regards the Fourth ward, Mr, Conkting and his tends Kuow that the republican ballois Were honestly distributed at the polls, and at no Line Were they Wanting. No ballot trom tis ward was thrown into the canal, Ip the Second ward (democratic), the cusvodian of the ballots, Lawyer Morehouse, the only republican witb whom the Conke log Committeemen wouid iutrust the ballots, pled an juvitation to drink with a prominent business wan, a democrat, of excellent standing and honoravie ju all retations of fe. This man 18 of a jovial ais. position aud alter drink:ng wich and joking Lawyer orehouse, foolishly grabbed the bundie he had under his aru, apd alter ruouing a fow yards throw, it into the canal, This was a very foolish and, sume may say, Wicked and dishonorable thing to do, and the fol. lowing day, When his head clearer, uo one felt more ashamed of it than the offender, Democrats united with republicans im condemoing the act, and 80 promptly was every facility offered the republicans for obtaining uno.her supply of ballots that not one vote was lust by tbe trick, In no other ward did any- thing of the kind occur, It your reporter could interview the honest and in- dustrious Welsh citizens of the northera portion of this county whom Senator Conkling eniogizes 80 highly, he would get at the true solution of political ulluirs aud fod why they united to defeat Mr. Conk- Jing’s Canuidate for Senator. Weeks betore tho elec- tion they openly declared ugaimst nim, and accounted for this course by saying tvat Conkling’s oflice-bold- ers bad packed’ tbe caucuses agsinst taem, sent ma- chine delegates bo the conventious and dece.ved them in every way. Thoir cbief compla‘nt was against Conkling’s arrogant rule or ruin disposition and bis cuurse at the Rochester Convention, Tbe majority of Queida county republicans are tired of Coukiing’s rule and the tron band of his fullowers, who are try. ing to crash out the lite of ail who do not bow low in adoration of their maker anu supporter. ‘Since tue Rochester Convention Senator Conkling bas showo a uecided pencbant for boing “inter- viewed,”? with the hupe, probably, of neutralizing tue poison which be injected into bis own political system And future prospecis by bis bitter declaration of war agaiust the adimivisiration, Tne eyes of muny ot nis former worshippers were opoued wide by that event, and even the large Senator cannot close them again by uis light chail or contempvuous siurs against men who re in every respect bis sociai equals. ie interview wade mighty inter showing as it did how small some gre: themselves, While ail ure glad that be bus cousented to show bis‘hand all respectavie citizens, and especi- ally business nen, are united in coudemuimg his uncalled for relereuce to the privaie busi- ness affairs of . Hon, Ells H. Roberts, of the Utica Morning Hera. Mr. Koverts’ has grown from youth to muupood in Utica; trom a poor boy, through all tue positions in a printing oflice, tu that of editur aud. proprietor of oue of tho tuost presperous newspaper vilives in New York Stave. It ho 1s “mortgaged down to bis lust sbiliing,” a Biderable credit fur having @ reputation at tue banks of ulways paying 100 cents on tue dollar, and currying on the bustness ol his paper with uuuiminisheu success. The Senator’s meddling with Mr. Roberts? aifuirs of @ private character recull the fact to many Uticans that Roscov Conkling was as poor as a church mouse when first mominated tor Congress; that he had not envuxh mouey to pay his election assessment or campaign expenses; that Mr. Palmer V, Kellogg aud A. DL. Barber louned him $3,000 out of their own pockets, which Nas never veen repaid, aud when they judorsed the petition of a can- didate’ tor Postwaster of a peity Village after Mr, Conkling bad been elected by their efforts heard with surprise that he told the caudidate that ue must hove diflereot indorsers trom Kellogg und Barver if he Wanted to be appoiuted. This has been Lord Roscve’s style of gratitude and this atyle bas been in Vogue so long with bim that bis most ardent.admirers are daily withdrawing from bis fold. ‘hey are grow- ing Weary of noting tue litticness of big men, A MK, CURIIs ON CHALLES SUMNER, West New Bricntoy, Nov, 12, 1877, To tue Kpitor oy THE HERALD: In your issue of to-day, relerring to the Sumner controversy, you say:— In these circumstances it is hardly credible that Mr, Curtis would remain silent if there were anything he could say in Vindicetion of Mr, Sumner. ‘This siteuce has the air of au admission that he knows General Grant's charges to be true, 1 cannot allow that construction to be put upon my silence. Goneral Grant said to your reporter in Scot- lund that he pad underiaken to prove to me that Mr. Sumner bad made statements “knowing them to be tulsehoods,”? The facts aro these:—ln a conyers sation with General Grant, whic I nave giwoys considered as confivential, I menuon us evidence of Mr. Sumuer’s’ peculiar titness for the chairmanship of tne Committee of For- eign Alfairs tat he had said to me that upou leaving tue committee be had lett a clean docket. General Grant repiied tbat this Was untrue, lor there were several treaties Upou which Mr. Sumer had not Teported, wud be added that be would seud moa list of them, Subsequently I received trom him the list Which Mr. Fisu las receotly published, 1 was oatu- rally surprised, but oever fur a moment did 1 suppose that Mr. Sumner meant to deceive me. My contidence 1b Nis Lruthiuiness Was not 10 tue least disturbed. My conviction Was then anu is now that I bad misunder- stood What le intended to express by tue phrase he used, and having learned tue Hop lessuess o1 any effort to eflect a goou understanding between bim wud Gen- eral Graot | never meniioued the sutject to nim but whatever the misunderstanding muy bave donot believe, nor did IL ever give General Grant reason to suppose, that | believed tuat Mr. sum- ner, a8 General Grant udserte, stated Woat he knew to be # falsenood. Kewpectivily, #LORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, THE RINDERPESLs Collector Arthur issued the following order yester- day im reiation to the importation of hides {rom for- ign ports, with @ view to preventing the landing of such skins as may be aifected by the cattle disease:— Custom Housk, New York, Coutector's Orrick, Noy. 12, 1577. honorable secretary of the Treasury « .. the Collector is advised that the ov ptot Keigium has provivited the introduction into try frum the German Empire, the Grand Duchy of By letter from the dated the L0ch ert Luxembourg, Austria-ituauary, Russa and the dilferent Orieatal countries of neat cattle, sheep and all other runt- thereof, busing the order on tie lopment of the rinderpest in ‘hese ry thereiore instructed not to grant, iM instructions irom the depart with the exeop. uction of u cons U. A, ARTHUR, Collector. Attached to this is the following notice to import- invited copy rable Secret ury relative to the importation of cattle and the cultle. the following Trous id ot Treasury Devancmest, Wasuixetos, V. C isi, } Sim—In consequence of the + tot the rinderpest in a importation of cattle or of the hides of jpped therefrom after the Ist prox, Will be permitted on any conditions, unless mccom- panied by consular certificates of non-iniection as pre- neribed by the existing requiations of this department. in regard to she landing ot hides sbipped before the dete men- thones been & failure to Hil exercise ite gat requested to 1 publicity to this order as you may deem expedi- ‘ery respectiuily, HW. F, FRENOH, Assistant Secretary. NG THE RECONNOIT TRAMP. Un Saturday afternoon a tall, middle-aged lady called at the residence of Justice Heury P. McGown, No, 20 Bast 129th street, and solicited aid, which was retused, As she went down the ateps Judge MoGown’'s nine-year-old boy caught sight vl & pair ol cavuiry bouts under the Visitor’s petticoats. Le ow ews to the bead of the house, who smiled, hight burglars entered the promises and carried off His Honor’s $75 gold-ueaded riding whip, presented by the Harlem Gas Company ; & siiver-mounted whip, wortn $15; @ solid silver napkin ring, worth $30; cuues, umbrellas, Nr and other property, valued in all at $250, A lot of silverpiated ware not being d, Was tukeu to the cellar aud stashed up. A Gomestic sleeping in the attic awoke with the tooth- ache und screamed, Whereapon the th fled, Jus- lice MoGown reported bis lows yesterday at the lath biroet police station, LAST POLITICAL THOUGHTS. AN UNUTTERED SPEECH OF SENATOR MORTON WRITTEN IN OREGON—THE NEW CONFLICT— THE EXPEDIENCY OF THE PRESIDENT'S SOUTHERN POLICY—THE EXTREME MaAG- NANIMITY— BROKEN PLEDGES IN LOUISIANA. The Indianapolis Sentinel (November 10) publishes ‘8 speech prepared by the late Senator Morton is Oregon in July last, but which was never delivered. Ly will probably be accepted as settling forever the coutro- versy a8 to what his attitude would have been in tha Senate toward the Southern policy of the administra- tion had be lived to take bis seat during the present Congrosm Afver an introduction he says:— ‘TH NEW CONFLICT. The suppression of the rebellion and the reconstruc- tion of the States that bad been exgaged in tt, upon the grand principle of liberty, equal rights and pro- tection to all, was @ grand epoch, vot only in Ameri- can history, but in the history of the world. We are Low upon the threshold of what we have grave cause to apprebend wil! be an epoch of retrogression, Al- ready @ long step backward has beem taken, and it is ua master of duty to all, aud oi the deepest concera to every lover of his country, to arrest this backward progress * * * The States tbat were engaged in the reveliion bave not renewed it 10 16 original ‘orm, aud are not now intent upon secession from the Uuion, but have entered upon a new policy, which is even more tnreatening and dangerous to the persot hb. erty, rights and honor of the North tian was the ree bellion; aud not to the people of the North alone, but also to & part, und we believe a majority of their own people. This policy bas tor its initial step the extir- pation of the republican party In tho-e States; and thi Gould only be uccomplisbed by violence, * * # THE CONFEDERATE PROGRAMME, This policy is to bind ull tue States of the South, so-callea, filtean in number, into one sheaf, to be wielded as a unit in the Eiectorai College and in the Congress of the United Staces, and with this united force au@ the division of tue Noribern Siates beiween the parties, and even with the aid of but two or three Northern States, to become possessed of the govern- ment of the United States, to control its action tor their benetit and to subjugate the North by govern- ment lustramentalities, When that ume comes the government ot the United States will be ded i the interests of those who but atew vears since sought ity destruction, 1t will thea reimbarse their losses incurred by their rebellion, It will pay the:n for their property consumed or destroyed by either army. You must remember that thew theory of the rebellion is that It was forced upon them by the op. pressions of the North; that they took up arms against 4 tyranny too grievous to be borne, and that the Norta 8 morally respousible for ail the consequences of the reb lion, bott in the loss of Ife aud of property, au ought to be made to pay for that loss, go fur as money cun be a recompense, ‘hese assumptions on their part, except us ty the mere matter of payment, havo been coatinually indorsed by the democratic ty of the North; and when the time comes upon the part of the South to demana payment the democracy of the North will be estopped by their own uninterrupted declarations for many years from denying the justice aod morviity of the demand, It is a part, and the chiel part, of this policy to stamp out those princi. pies of equal political rights aud protection to all which bave been itpluntes io the constitution of tl United Stutes and im tho constitutions of all the re- constructed states. While there may not be any tempt to re-establish the institution of slavery, primary object apd inflexible purpose is Lo reduce ¢ Regro irom his position of political equality belore the law to an inferior position, midway between tree. dom and glavery; to deprive him of the right of suffrage and of all share in the government or in the administration of justice, and to make hima sert of the most degraded character, ‘THE SOUTHERN QUESTION, Alter reviewing events in the Sout since 1869 the late senaior says:—Whatever may be thought of the methods which were adopied by the Presidvut ia uw treatment of the questions in Louisiana and Sou Carochua it is undvubtedly true that if he had al tompted to sustain republican governments in tho} States by military power he would Dave been opposed Lo the bitter end by the new House uf Reproseuiatives, who have tt in their power to destroy the army utrerly ; und, 11 view of the pust, be bad no reason to suppose he would be sustained by the Senute, That the Prosi- dent had the constitutioual power te sustain those gove eraments by military force 1s unquestionable, but it Was bot bis duty to attempt to do a thing which be could not do, aad in which he would have met with a disustrous Deeply as 1 deplorg the events which bave taken place, inuch as I mourn over thi condition of the South and tho sad fete of Southern republicans, still I believe that aby attempt upon bis part to Lave mamtained the Packard and Chamberlain xovernments would bave led to dissensions in bis owo party in the North and to tuevitavle tailure, The Presidout did not make toe situavion; it had been pre- pared by a long course of bioody events, und ne did but recognize it THE PLEOGES OF THE SOUTH. Ho was far icss responsible for the actual condition of Lue Soath than those men who bad in lormer years, when we hud a majority in both houses of Coxgresi resisted the enactment ot proper laws lor the protec- tion of the fives und property aud of the political rights of the republicans of the South, In ing the course which the President did he had the assurance of leading democratic politicians of tne South that pro- tection anu equal rights should be guaranteed in those States to republicans, biack and white; that the crimes, coercion aud persecution of which we com- plained should be discontinued, and that peace and protection should be given to ail. 1 will not say that tho men who made these promises did not act in good faith, Lirust thattuey did. But they had no power to execute them, Ibe body of the democracy of thu South reiused to be bound by their promises; declared that there Was no cunsiueration jor such promises; that they already bad tne power m their hands, and their success could not bo resisted. I hoped thatin this opinion I might be mistaken, but recent events in Louisiana anu South Carolina are proving trom day to duy that 1 was mght in my opimon. THK RETURNING BOARD PROSKOUTION, The recent prosecution of the members of the Re- turning Boards in Louisiana 18 a Hagrant breach of fuith which should make the face of every Southern maa crimson, and the course since pursued by the democratic Legisiature of south Carolina aud ol the body of tue democracy of that State, shows aa utter disregard for ull promises, obligations and pro. prices, Tne President, for tue best of purposes, sought to make bis concessions appear to be Voluntary, and thus to place the politicians aud the people of tie South upon their good behavior and to iavolve the exercise, upon their puri, of good faith. THE EXTREMITY OF MAGNANLMTY, He has tcnucred the olive branch, be has offered oblivion to the past, and all that he bas asked was that im the future there should be peace, protection, equal rights to all and the faithtul observance Of coustiutional ovligations, Should he in this be di:appointed—as 1 believe he will—it cau never hereufier be charged that a republican uawiuistration has treated the poupie of the South harshly or with au unforgiving spirit, He has gone tothe extreme of maguauimily. ie bas appa- rently abaadoned those by wyose courage ana patrione devotion he was made Prosident of tue United states, but, I believe, not intentionally se. Keeniy perceivin; the actual situation, aud apxious to make the most o} it for the peace and security o! tue repuvlicaus of the South, ne boidly adopted a course which bas expos him to much miscoustruction and ceosure. Hau he taken the other course and boldly recognizes the Puckurd aod Coumberluin governments, aod thus com. mitied himselt fully to their suppure vy mulitury power, does any intelligent mau believe that the cons ition of things to-day in the South would be better than itis? For one, 1 donot My regrets are chielly iu the past, that those things were not done that ought to have been done in former days, when we had the power to execute them, aud that our party was divided and purposeless at a time when it should have been united and auyieiding. RELIGIOUS EVENTS AT HAND. The convocation of Newark of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern New Jersey will meet in St. Stephea’s Church, Millburn, this moraing, and alter the mo! ing service and communion will hold a business ses sion, Inthe evening the question, ‘Does it necessae rily or usuaily injure the character of young men ta give them ald during tucir preparation fur the wants try?’? wilt be discussed, This question bas agitated tue Episcopal Courch for several moutns, puolic Ument berg divided thereon, and in cousequence the Teceipts of the Society for the Increase of the Ministry have measuravly talien off. Ou Wednesday evening & “Methodist Rally” will be bev inold Forsyth Street Metwouist Hvisvopal Courch, at which Dr. Curry and Bisbops Bowman and Peck will deliver addresses, This old cuarch, one ot tue Oldest In Lhe denomination, is heaviy tu debt, and the pastor, Kev. N, Hubbell, (akes this meuns to let the community kuow its condition. Next Sunday a memorial tablet tor the late Bishop Janes will be unveiled in old Joun Street Methodist Episcopal Caurcu, BRENTANO NON-BENEDICTUS. 29 Usion Squanx, Nuw York, Nov. 10, 1877. To Tue Kviroe or THe HERALD :>— itis with extreme rojuc.ance that I venture to ad- dress ycu upoa a subject wuich can have no claim on your regard, since it personally concerns myself alono; but suould you condescend to favor me with the insertion of this letter in the coluwas of your widely circulated journal it may be Lhe means of Bot Ung al rest Lhe much agitated question now prevail. ing among tue inquisitive circles of society as to whether or hut Il aim still abachelor, A New York correspondent of one of the Boston papers nas given yout thavl wi coutly married in the offic Mayor Ely to Miss Mary Celli, Not sacistied with bit of pure fiction, the writer turihermo 1 say} “could have married twenty times.” 1 deay such a remark ft escaped my lips; and through this public denial, suould you graut my request, I trust that the doubts and misgivings of ladies of my acquaintance will be at once assuaged. It is a matter ol dvep concern to moe, and if L neglect to give peremptory coutradictiwn to the assertions of the uloresaid aponymous writer I tear that many of the Jair sex with whom | have been permitted to corres spond without let or hindrance on literary mattera May Withdraw f/om me that boon of triendship— Tue noble mind's delight aud pride, which Ihave so many years been honored with, and whieh has n yeb been suffered to diminisn, note withstanding my retirement from basiess. Hopiug to learn through your next j#sue that | have not made this soilcitation in vain, L beg to suvseribe myself, wir, yours, Very respectiully, AUGUST BRENTANO, Se thi