The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 25, 1864, Page 2

‘hal A (HE NEW YORK SUN. THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. 25, 1864. The War ta Virginia. The Confederates soem for the time to have de- + ved from their demperate struggles to disposnens (ye eral Warren of hia hold upon the Weldon rat)- and our forces are now engaged in strength. eving the position gained on Thursday last, and rou ntiained with so much tenacity end bravery «nee, The return of General Hancock's corps to the south bank of the Jamen river, indicates that the recent movements on the Peninsula were mere fonts intended to deceive the enemy and divert his attention from the real point of attack. Gey tal Grant's etratezy is now clearly directed to eetoblishing himeelf upon the two great lines of roc road leading from the cotton states to Richmond. Ooly a aingle ling the Danville and Richmond Ths lroad, now remaing and thia ie distant thirty rollos of a day's march from the point on the Wel- don road, now held by General Wannes, To eooure thie line, plant hie army in the rear of Ibeimond, and preserve o'a own communications, appear to be the great objects of the campaign. The powsertul armies operating upon the Upper Poto- rune for the posseawion of Washington seetn to be regarded with sublime indifference by General Grant, who availa himself of the weakening of the eoemny in bis front to purse his plans against Pet- erburg and Richmond with renewed energy. Kat | is impossible to ignore the existence of » retel force of not lesa than fifty thousand men ro in Norther Virginia, or, it = may ley ‘ou Maryland—that is = liable = to be pre- ip tated upon General Grant at any sent. The experience of the past warns us that we cannot altogether rely upon the generals now ip coromand of our troops in the vicinity of Wash- ington to bold this army in eheck, The proming neet of the hour is a re-enforcement for (General Guast, by a force equal to that which may be con- centrated against him from all quarters, A hun- dred thousand men forwarded to General Grast within @ week would enable hirn to capture Rich- mond and demoralize all the opposing armies in Virgiula within @ month, Half that number landed within twenty-four hours would ae. cure the same result. The campalgn Ianguishes sud the war drage everywhere for the wantof a comparatively amall cieposable force, Irnmediately available to turn the seales in our favor, and break the dead-lock that prevails at various points, At present we are only drifting towards success at ® ruinously slow pace, A litilo more vigor—s month of the burning enthusiasm of the epring of 1461, combined with tho discip!ined valor of 1s64— would terminate the war and restore the Unton bofore the Presidential election. Political Common Sense. In another column we publish a document of groat intercat to the whole American Poople at the present time, It embodies not only the principles and platform of the great Democratic party, but the sentiments of every intelligent American Citizen, We have the best assurances that the Chicago Con- vention will unanimously adopt this declaration of prinicples for the government of our nation, In the evont that the candidate put forward to stand upon this platform, ts lected to fill the office of President of the United States, the honewt men of all political parties can accept this document and unite in mupporting whoever is elected to carry out its various provisions regard- Jess of the opposition of demagogues and tricksters who desire to control the government of the coun- try for their own selfish purposes, The ultra poli- ticiaus of both parties are the only men who will oppose the doctrines set forth in this platform, bee cause their trade will be endangered by a return o the people to that political common sense promul- gated and endorsed by such men as Wastinaron, FRANRLIN, JEFFERSON, LANCOOK, ADAMS and other Fathers of this Republic—men who, if alive at this juneture of affairs, would counsel o return to those first principles upon which the foundasions of the nation were laid, The doc. ment to whick we call! attention has one advantage over any other platform presented for the consider- stion of the people: it has been already adopted by every patriot in the land, Many good and true men who have turved away from the faith of the.r fathers, may, like penitent prodigula, under this appeal to their reason, return to fellowship in the national family, and be welcomed back with Uniou music and rejoicing, Those who have agreed to adopt this platform are confident that they will have nothing to defend, ‘They will stand upon principles that have been conceded by generations of men, and consequently cannot be assailed by the fanatica who have plunged our nation inse the bore sors of @ fratricidal war, Pest Office Department. Tn a pecuniary point of view it would be dosir- able to have # change of carriers, As it is now, the Post Office Dopartmont is aburden to the people to the extent of several million dollars annually, in excess of its receipts, This, added to the poor accommo dations afforded, is sufficient to warrant a change, The country is already burdened with taxes toa larye degre, and any reduction of their amount would meet with favor from the people. It is said that ope of tho great express companies, whose chief office is in the city of Now York, has offered to deliver letters in any part of the Uuited States, at the residence of those to whom they may be directed, and charge no more than the Government dices to leave them in {te post-offices, Parther, thia game company even offered to pay the Government one cent premium on each letter so carried, if the privilege were granted to it, The Administration, ju its wisdom, bas not yet seen St to embrace this opportunity to remove a great load from its shoulders and st the same time matorially in- croase the revenue, Without doubt the politicians wud those who live on government spoils would strongly oppose a move of this kind, It is time thot the matter was investigated, If it {8 proved that our mails can be delivered with more certainty wt uo greater cost to tho receiver, the old mothod rhould be discarded and a new plan adopted, even at the risk of offending the army Post Musiers and other Post Oifice officials, whose sulur.es constitute the greatest churm that their office now poss sses, A reform of this nature would be @ siep iu the right direvtion, aud itis hoped the day 1s not (is- tant when tho United States Post Ollice will Le among the thingsazhat wore, Soand Doctrine, (Continued from yesterday's Sun.) He has refused to pass laws for the accommoda- tion of large districts of people, unlces those people would relinguish the right of representation in the Legislasure—e right inestimable to them, and for- + tdable to tyrants only. §Tp be contioved.) - ~ tsb i ~ * THE Chicago Platform. Is advance of our colemporaries, we present to our renders this morning 4 full and correct copy of the Platform which we ore .naformed, will adopted by the Democratic Convention at Chicago. Aentlemen prominently connected with the Demo- cratic party declare that four-fifths of the + to the Convention have verb und agreed upon the following as a “Declaration of the Principles of the Democratic Party."! an! 7 themnee!ves to sustain the same under ayy and all circumstances’ W2, the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfeet union, extablish justien, ueure do. Teatic tranquility, provide for the common e+ fence, promote the veveral welisre, nud secure the blessings of liberty to onre|ves and our pose terity, do ordain and establtst tt for the Uuited States of Awerica, Ait, 1. 80. 1. All legislative powers herein erant- @4 shall be veried iu a Congres ot the | cited States, which ehaileousst of a senate end Louse of Nepree sentatives, Kee. 1. The House of Rey pored of members chosen people of the several riates erate eball have the qualiticatio be in wri . Ave Constitution crontatives eh vrequigite for electore of the moet numerous branch of the sate eelelature No person epresentative who shall not have attained to the wee of teeny five » , of the Cuited states, and bean inhabitant of that etate ia wiiel he staal Keprerent * and ed among the reveral howen. tances ttion whic Inded within this | uion, a ww helt respective oume berg which slall le termined by tid whole number of fre persona tnelu ling those to service lor aterm of youre, aud exc uding Bot taxed, three-fifths of all oth 1 epumerntion shall be mac the ficat ineeting of tho Cony aud within every ant« it term mich @ manner as they etinli by law dice Der of representatives elall not exceed om thirty thousand, but euch «tate hall + wentative; aud until # ot New Han Muestwohne to the hound diehane it wioe avon ehall be * and Providence Viantations ove Ne New York ix, DD laware one, M iin five, Bouck ¢ When vacancies happen in te ce any Btate, the executive authority cheieot eball iseue wilt of eiecuon to uli such vacud The Houre of Repreentatives whall chooee thelr eperker and other officer Hd shall have the cole power upeuch went. Bre ‘The senate of the Urtted Stater hail be cou posed oF two senators trom eact: atae. chocaby the iexislatuse thereol, for max yews, wud Cacti oe tor shall buve one vote Tinmediavery alter (hey ehail be assembled in conse. que A the flist esmegion, they chal be divided as equally ae niay be inte three chowes, The seueorthe senator ot the be Vacateu me bie Fd) ation the rocond # ab bac expinath ur, andot the third ¢ at the expiramou iy he EDL ODL may be choven © and if Vecur happen by reelenation, or 6 Of Ue icgisiature of muy alate, the he temporary appoiutment 2 the segielatase, wrueb shall (hea fil euch s Jersey tour, yiand «ix, Vireinia ina tive, sud (4 Ae No pereon shall he a aenator who tained fo the ase of thirty yourk mal ceca a citizen of the Enited Stater and who whea d, be au inhabitant os that etate for whet he elall tect a The vice-pedcent of the United States ehall be president or the Senav, butebell have no voce, ane they be e juniiy div I not have at vine The Senate hail chuoe their other offieus, and alroa p lent pro tenpore, in the ot eeof the VICE Pie! or when Lhe oi.ee oF he phuli exe.eu Pre went ot Biaee The Senate «hall he mente, when siting ou oath or altiniate fea United Staten ia tried ee shall p fe; and bo pesrou shad L@ conv.ck d Withiow. the Coneul revee of two-thirds of the members p escent Judement in cores of hiopeacume ail not extend further than t removal ti 4 dinqgumlitlen- tion to hold and enjoy an ee Ov hie + Gust, oF piotit wuder the Cnited states; but the party eonvie: ied shall peverthe Le babie abi eulooct @ andies ment, trial, judcment, and puokehacut, aceording to law, Sire. 4. eloeu Hower to ter all tropmact, tp they eld Jor V The times, places, and mat 8 for senators, and , sbed un each tate by he Cougiese tay at alter such 1e ulations, exc jug re 1 evs ehallawemble at | euch meeting enail be on uber, Uibews they t diy. sballe by + Oppant @ src. 6. Kueh house shall be the judee of tha elece tony tetutues and qu ALL own me Ci gad A mWority Of xed aii ce te a (uoruta to do Dusiuees; but wamalier number aay vouch tom day to day, and may be authouzelio compos the ote tendance of abeeut member, in euch ina " UnUeL such Peuuiios we each hou me p bach hou we TnMy GOW Late Ee Fes OF ihe doge, PU Loe te wre for diserdery bohe With ‘he Concusionce of by o-thirds, eapel a bach houre ehiall ke p a journal of ite and fiom Gine tO tine pabush the eae uch pate as in thew judenmeut maiay creey, and the vena e of bese of ev ier house on any question wliail, filth of thore pieseut, be # Neither house, daring the without the coneent ot the than three day a uor to which the houses chal Bee. 6 ceive 4 compe dies ion of Conrreasetall, ib y othe @ bia, OHAOIE wld Lep ea ntative ation for ther re:rvices, to Place than that in shall re. #, Bid purd out of che tleaen y of the nated States, ‘Tney shall in all caros excep: tiemeon, felony, aud a breach o: the p te pa ed fom dure Hhen ALL Raauce & the eesmiouw ot tied hou: #s, and im guiuy to aud 4 dius trom and jor any speech oF eebaie in eb ler ehali not be que te No senator on rey for which be wae ck eli aly othe ntstive shall, during the ted, be appointed to an fice under the suthorty of the Cuted st eball have been created, or the euolume eball be bea it A Gui Bue Linn peteon fing i hee uncer the Laced shail be w mciuber of eather houre during ays cous muCe La_ol ) prot. I's for raisin in the Mouse of Repro Propo b revenue ONAti Ves; but UF COHCUL WILL wii bill which shall have wed the Rep eseutatives and the seus hall, be love come a law, be p eseuted te Mosel of Lae Lie ted states: ithe he pla Lecuii ity w io which it efiall have or oidections at larce on the ove he recousicer it di alter auch PIGEPALIOL, bide thisus of that houre sliai aevee oo pa Cully tt ohall be senk tocethes with ihe ouce ous to the | other house, by wiaehat ead Lave be ered, und, tf approved t shail becouse bor bh houses «! the names of th bid eliadt be ente.ea ob the spoctively, Lt nny bul president within te Aye exceme phall have | p. 3 ty bum. ibe sna uw, in like omuaer ds at he hai shoe Congres, by their mYourUMmOUt Peveok ite rerun, in whicu case it sual Lot Le a law, Fvery order, resolu thie Bub an au s ihe voles of Cae Adu by eid Aud against the | of each be ot be retusa On OF sot to which the conenr- rence of the senue and Howe om hep ftatives may be nece sary Ceacept Of A edie Ob Mujomine Went) shat be peeveated to the Peeslvenus of the (obted piaioe, atid Delos ihe eae alia tase effec, shall be app.oved by tii, of, be steapproved by hum, eball be vepaored by twoethirge of the schate and House of Kep.eseuiaiives, cocordiug to the ru mud Lintbation= poeci ia the ewe of a bil, SkEo.s, Lhe Comic hulk have power to lay and eAcibes, Lo pay the tou d venue gud general + but all dues amports, Col ek UES dulew debte nd prowl .e iw | OF the | Mmewlite. 5 ad 40 provide for the punlenue the securities aud cureuy Cou us ¢ "To vatabliah Possulliiee aid posi u 10 ProMie BAe Prowse OF re eu by socuriag (Of ins ea ties & tore, the exclusive and dincoveiies; i Jo constisute tribunals inferior to the Supiemo Court; 0h oo0nt, Punish piracies and felonies commit- o0 the high cess ana obeuces agasnet toe lawe of netions; 'o declare war, grant letters of ma ° eal, and make rules concerming the Rae ABE. Teaets ond water; s 20 jiokeG lid PUPPOSG AGAAAGM SL UY phe ve ambaies of. t of count wid @mcu ob Choushous the Lassed | pivce, fo Lorrow money on the eiedit of the United | Sines gulate commerce with foreign nations, and | eons Mic weverM ptutes, and with the Lodisn ‘Locawebileh auntform rule of naturalization, and | uni sh OU he But Oeeol banks poles tisoukhe | ou iw Due i | Yo cul Hones, te the ! f f : he valuy thereof, and of forer. GOiUy Bod W LA Lhe eianda dot wou h | { | PLusio sus rH iuseful arte 4uthore and inve right to tnoir specuve willings | euch insecior courts as the Consors taay Le ~~ eared be for a longer term than two and maintain a navy; 'o make rules for the cevernment and regulation of the land and naval forees : To provide to the lawe of th repel invasions ¢ _ fo prov de tor oreaniz'ne, arming, and dieciplinin the fe and for vyoverning such part of them a tamy oved on Un rvice of the United States, reerviny tothe States reapectivel, tt nitient Oo} the offee re, and the autborit. of tra: i the mil ta neeording to che dive pine prescribed by Conzar Vo exerece exeuatve loeatation tn all cases what- sorver over eneh Olatr (not exceeding ten mies unre) ae tony, by m of particular States and acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the sore taoent ot the United states, aad to exereiee like authority over all places purchased ly the convent of the ioeisiatare of the etate in which the sane eho te. for the erection of forte, magazines, aveenals, r calling forth the militia to execu: Union, ypieas sheurrections and dock ards, and other needtul bulldiqve: ownary and pro- LOL 080. DE POW OL by thie conetitution in y put ofthe ue d Dtaves, or in aay departinent or of, fee. 9 The mieration or Import ona Ae any Of Lhe etates now exteing ehall think pro- per to adult, shal. wot be prohitived by the Congrese poor tothe year one thousand eleht hundred and oleht, butatax or duty tins be ingered ou ach line portation, Hotexceeding ten dollare for cech person, ‘The priviege of the writ ol haben pue shall not be euepended, uniere when in eases of reveliion or lar varion the pulbe eat-t#riny require it obill of attnimder or ex poss iacko law phail be fon of ench per. pam Noe orother direct tax «lall be Inid, unless @ 1) the ceheusor enumersten d to be takeg suall be iad on articles exported ane reentation of of one sta ff} HO uly bound to a ove tate be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another, No woney shall be drawn from the treasury, but in cones juence or appropriations made by low saad 4 regular cbatelueut and Acouunt of the rece and experfituresof all public money shall be published tryin Une to time No tide to nobility ehall be granted by the United States; and’ no person holon: aay fice Of profit of trust under them, ata without the convent of t rat accupt of any " of any Klad what- or toreie eta aty, Allie All euler late erant lotte i cola noe emit bills of hut wold and #iiver « ten pass any bill ot attainder, ex pow jawor myaiung the oblivaven of contracts oF + rent any title of nobility No state ehall, «tthont the consent of the Congress, Tay any impostor dut WA {taporté OF EX Porte, EXCEDE what may be abrolutely necessary for executing ive inepection lawe; and the net produce of all duties nnd dropoete laid by any State on importe or exports shall te tor the use ot the treasury of the United Staier; and all euch kawe shall be subject to th virion anid ¢ vl of the Congrens, ance. of conte 1+ No State 1, without the courent of (he Cougteas, lay any duty of tonne heep Woapey thipe of war In thine oF peace, inte Any agree 1 @F con. pact wat athe or With @ focewn power, of ence ary . ly invaded. ov 19 euch imbuaent dancer os will vit of delay. Auth ‘ The executive power phall be entof the Ut J sinter of Ataerd Koen State + eppoiat, in hn manner ae the logieloruse bhese t, @ number of electoiy equal tothe whole number of Senators and hepece alives to whack the State inay be enticed ia the eve; but no Senator or Reprerentative ¥ fon holding ano of trust or p.ofitunder the Un ted 4iatey ehall be appointed ne elector (ibe cleerors Jineetin their tespeetive States, and gow by bab for ty ont, os who the au inhabsbant of the sane And they shall make a hat ot all aud of the uutuler ol yovee jor ehall sien and cectif led to the eeatof the government ited ptater President The Piesicentot the Senute eliall, the pit+ renee Of the Senate and Hloure of Reprerentatives, open alt the Heater and Lhe ve tholl thea be counted. tt lung the gieatest nuater of vores sum be ident, ifeuch nutnber be a majority ot the «bole bum er ot electors appoiied 5 aud it there be more than one who have ouch mae vority and have an equal bumber of votes then the Howe of Keprerentatives ¢hali immeaiuely choose by t, Olw ol them tor President; sud if pe eon tin tluajority, thea fom the five highest out diet, the sald douse ebail dn iike manner chovee the Viewi.ent, But in chooing the Presieat, the votes phil le taken by Slates, (he sep. esenta:.on trom cach State hav.ng one vote; a queruin jor this y tof @ member or members from tw Shates wud we iwority vi ull the states uy Wa choice, Iu every case, ater choice or the Presicent, the person having the tuber of voles ol the clertois sual be the nt. Butit these should seman tyo or have equal vot senato shail choure by ballus the V a ) ss tay deormine the t of choosing and (he Gay oo which they shan ive winch dey shall be tie eau OU OU the United state No pereoty exc ren ot the U aste of thie Conat ptanoatural born citizen, ora citi- sates atthe gi Uiiod, elall be @tiai! Pree ient) Be Lue) had uty Poison olhce who ead bot Live tthased tO GL ae ni been tourieen year cesiie ut at within oval of the President fom of lualility to dusehurre wah Oteey the a At Guha the | the Case of Temova the Pv flicer shal then act bail ae AccOmuueIY, the ident, aga eueb ofbce A tue un fipatuiliy be Petuvred, OF @ Mieeuenk ela by wl, wien ead creed bo diuinieled ing the pe be Shiau have eiecied, wud be -bali to. recet within that period any other emolument “om t Tnited States, oF any of them, Beoe bees. on the earecution of hisotwe, he alia tune tl oilowing oath ol ae “| dao flniveaweas Cor attiita) thatd ta cure the Oitice of Presiden: ut the baited du tot ability, p.eserve, p Netitunon Of be. Hed Diales dro. 2. A feng abal be cotutadude: = of the aim navy of the (niiea stat Mii.cd OF LE * vhea ealod ‘ aeive vil Pustes, be u opinion, in wr e rineipal oflic | the exceu ve i id pou 4 fi ara et pirage others ietaned by the people, have pe or to Kraut reprieve lor oft Art, 19. The powers not delegated to the United ‘ t ve ‘ caece 0 + | Stwes ls the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to ces we uallet the Luited ptabes, except an cw tins by the ¢ t R prohibited by at 1 SALT, te ruses Ved bo tlie Diates reepecuvely, or He paul have power, by and with the advices and | W the people, Ob (Le S) Uale, 0 bake Ueatiod peudi ou two. Art, 11, The judicial power of the United States the seruOre Preeont Coucds; Ais Lie heal | fia Got be construed toextend te any suit in law or pad by aud wath the mavice bas consent ot! eoutty, coumeuced of Prosecutod acains! any one of Mat studs tem Obes Wasine | the Calico: States by eltizens of another Stato, or by jUdues oF th og fk citizens or subjeets of auy toreixn rtate, od Shales Whose ape Wie Dov dou wit | Att The electors shall meet in their respec. raw; bat the C tive states aud vote by ballot tor President and vice IpPualuod OF eUEb Laterios Ollie | Let Gone of Who, Ht loner, shall not bo an ine ak prop ID the Piessde at ale y | bebiig@ut of the suue state with Uemeeives; they rhe Ol jaw, 0. 1m hae leas oF ¢ | shall ame tn ther Dallote the person y : ' ry ) ye AO diab ay a *,eeld woud io dvetinet ballota (Xe person eles a ae AeA ante SAB ae bor Be Bat ry | as Vice President, and thoy ab ake distinct diets by #:Bobns Comdissions whieh abad expue at tie | Of all persons voted for ne Pr ut, and of all y oud of the.s next teauou, | tebe Voted tor us Vice President, and of the number Bree, tes ua time to time give t . | of vo each, which liste they shall the mio mation ot the state orthe tr wid OX ne a i Athy Oa onveue sod an case of d to the tit a m to such time 4 1 he ehall receive arabe nintaters, be aha ian ‘ fas Uiuily eXeCU bed, he United Statee, tent, viee-pre@-ident, and Lied SEATOM BLA be Pochiment 1ory and Con TICLE thes high ert and tal NI Sie! Ji, The judieil ed States sal be verted im ue sup adores aa Oo olial Abad pully naan 1 EINE Lo 3 bat when committed in any state, the 2 at ox places as the Congress r &: Trearon inet the United States, shall conslat only in levying war againet them, or in adher- ing, to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort, No person hall be convicted of treason, unless on the Lda ey of two wiinesees to the samme overt act, of on coufession in opau court The Congres# shail have power to declare the pan- iehinent of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work coriuption of blood, or turteiture, except duriug the life of the person attained, AKT. IV.-see. 1. Pull taith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acta records and ju- dicial proceedings of every other etaus. And the Cou. eres inay by general jaws proccrile the & per in which such acts records and proceedings shall be proved, aud the effect thereof, Seed, The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the feveral cuales, \ person charted in any state with treason, felony, orother crime, whoehall flee from justice, sad foun! in auotber state, hadi, on demand of the exe- cutive authority of the atate from which he fled, be deliveret up, to be removed to the state having ju jon of the crime, No perton held to rervice or labor, in one state, under the awe thereot, eecaplng into another, ahau, in eH. cool any iawor reculation thesela, te shareed from guch * rvice or labor, but ahall be ed upon claitn of the party to whom such service or iabor tany be due. tno, 3, New atates mag be admitted by the Con. gress into thie Union; but no now tate shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other stale, nor auy siete be forived by the junetion of two or more states, without the counsel of the legieingures of the states concerned a well ae of the Congiers, The Congrees ball have power to dispose of and tinke all needini rules and pecuintions respecting the tertory or other property belonging to the | nited di vothing in thie Constitution ehall be so astopeudice Any claims of the Luited % of of any par ‘ 4. The Unite state to thie and ehall p Ou Applicat fwhea th a | guarantee to every bican tor of government, them against invasion, and, sinture, or of the executive cannot be convened) agains dor \ Tuo Congres, whenever two-thirds cf both sem slall de it neeessary, abell propose amendments to thie Constitution, of ou the appli- ention of the legilatures of two-thirds of the reverand shall eal! @ couvention for proposing iments, whieh, in either carey shall be valid to mil intents and purposes, a parto: this ConrUtution, when ratified by the leg- isia'tices of three-fourths of the reveral states, or by conventions ta three-fourtha thereo: the one or the other mode of ratificatfon m opored by the Contress ovited that no ar nent which may be inade Dior to the vearone thoneand eieht bu died and eight shall in any manner affect the aud fourth claures in (he ninth section of the fiss art sand that te, Without ite consent sad be ceprived of ite eyaal eultrage ia the Senate, AKT. VI. Alldebte contracted aud engagements entesed into, before the adoption of this Conetitu- tion, «hall be as valid against the | nited States ander this Const tut.on, a under the contederation, — This Conetitunion, aud the taws of the United States, which sliail be tmade tn puceuance thereof, aud all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of Uae Ll uited States ehall be the supreme law of the land: aud the judgee in every etete ehall be bound thereby, and anything Ip the constitution or laweof any sta‘e fo the contrary note Khetaudse, The renatore and representatives before montioned, and the members ot the several stave legislatures, and Ul emeculve aud jud | oiticecdy both ob the uited Btates and of reveral states, shall Re hound inination, to support this Constitution; h higious test shall be ever requised as @ qualific any office of publia trust uader te Uusted AKT. VIL ~The nine «tates shail be this Constituuon L ae, Done in convention, by the unanimons cenrent of the statee present, the seventeenth day of peprember, juthe yearot our Lord ove thousand reven hun died and eighty-seveu, and of the independence of the United states of America the twelith. Im wit. ness whereot we bave hereunto subscribed our names, atifieation of the conventions of Mictent for the establishment of een the states so ratitying the GEORGE WASHINGTON, Preavtent and Deputy srom Vergsnia, AMENDNENTS To the Constitution of the United States, ratified ac- cording to the provisions of the fifth article of the foregoing Constitution. Auticne 1. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or profi itdue the tree exerese thereof; or abridving the freedom o: speech, or of the prove ; to nese diees of grievances or the rivhtof the people peaceably son the Govecumeut for re- ible, and to pet { mittia. being necessary to the rightof the people to nie shall not be infrinved, Aut. 3, No soldier ehall, in time of p ered in any house, without the ec fot in time of war, but in ® manner by Law “Aur. 4, The right of the peopte to be secure in thelr persons, houses, papers and ettects, againat unreneon~ abic eearches aud seizures, sail not be violated, aud no warrants ahall feeue, but upon probable eause, sup ported by oath or aifirmecon, and particularly de- i | eciibing the ploce to be eoarched, and the persous or rarn thinge vo be seized, Arr, 6 person shall be hold to anewer for a cr ital, o: Wire, jutumous erie, Unless Ou eo sent or ndictinent of a grand jur cares arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, * ben ig actual rervice, in time of war aud public danger; nor shall any perron be anbject for tho ame offence, to be twice putin jeopardy of life or timb ; nor shall be cou peiied in any curio esse to be a witness agains: himeel{f, nor be deprived of Wa, liberty or propesty, without due proc nor shall p ive without 5 6. In all criminal prosecutions, the ac: njoy the right t te tial jury of t! shall t ehall have n mecertained by law, te iutorime. of the mature aud eause of the aceusa- { tion; to be contionted with the witues-es weming | hiny; to have cons pioeess for obtuintng wit. | hersee in his fayo., aud to have the masistauce of counsel for defence In suite ut except in wot Law be taken jo: public use, property needy and publi state and d sitted, ry y mon law, where the value in v shall twenty dollars, the right of trial ry «hall preserv wid ne face tried by § jury eball Be otherwise re-cxuuidinmed ip eny Court of thé United States, than accoriag tothe mules of common law Aut. >. B excecsive fin fehment nthe ant. % ‘The ¢ certain rights p hail ehall not be required, nor iposed, noe crue! and unusual pun- ‘ineration in the Constitution, of Il not be construed to deny or dis- ' fico and transmit sealed to the seat of the eov the United ptates, directed to the F r ithe President of the Senate the p ynate 4d House HUUVGs open au the certificates and hall then be counted ; the pesson having number of votes for President, President, if such number be « ity of the whole numberof electors appoluted ; sit ne pe sou have euch majority, then from the pevons having the higheet numbers not exceeding three onthe Het of tho-e voted for aa president, tt House ot Lenesentatves shall ehoowe immediate io the joecdent, Butin choosing the dent, toc voles #hall be taken by etates, # 1 tidon toniesch state Lavine one vote ; a quorum for meuber or meubers trom & matority of all the ue o wud establish, The jude, boik of ihe a choice, Andif the fupien interior courté thalh voi thei oie 6 ul Hab chopee broadens Guile - Cod | euavior, dad ie bl whale Oa ite One Gevoly yon thera, ceive Jor thea services @ COMP Naation, which etiusl | t th day or Macch uext toliowine, then Bot be dituiued during thes COuuuUanC. ia ocice, | HE VCe-p ericeut shall act ae prosigent asin the ped, Pee yudleabh powes BL ex C40 ak Cdowsy | case of the th or other constitu iousl disability: of juss aud © ,Uity, GIs Ub this Conststursom the p codeat. ‘he person having the greatest num- the moeo. tue United Sbstee Cities lnaue, of | LAr OL votes as ¥' esident, ehall be the vice-piesic AUG bial LO Maaue, UNG. au yaar jou burater be #moajority of the who.e nume Chote AUC MOE Gali rebuem 6 po be of eectors appoluied, and if no pesson have a mae woudl Gatco ol ada: 4s erly, tact trou the two hichest mumber he eb Se vuuiurerelcs to Wu.ch | the Sorare ohads chooee the vicvepresiven juoruin be m phity ¢ fo coutios } for the parpove rial consist ob twor sof the TOON B ALAC O whole aumler of eeasio.s, and a tiolotity of the us ot ditiece whole nunibes ehall be necessary to a eho Bot no tate Claus seo QbuereiaDs CER OW Fey OF [he Chie zeus thereol, and foreign Paes, CitiZeds ore Iu ull cases affecting ambarsador, orne, pal isters aud consuls, and those ia while a scue sual be party, the Dupree Court shail have origiual jurisdice von, ta wil siher. cues beiove meuuoned, the Supreme rh Ve uppellaté jurisdiction, boLh arto iow and fact, with SUC exce} ious, Gnd under such regu'ations a the Couxscee hall make, The trial of ail crimes, except in cases ot impeach. meat, soall be by Jury, 60d euch trial anall be Leid in We enene iv eeet UG OL Canal au DATS ROO Coal Po mon cousitucoushy saeucible pcolvent suai be eligible to that ofthe | allied States, Raworven, That the above Constitution be and hereby is declared the platform of the Democratic party, whereon every inember of our political or- ganization can stand, with room enough remaining to accommodate all who are opposed to the present policy of those persons pow seeking to destroy the Union of thope States, , tu the ottice of Ol Vidurpresivent Financial News, Markets, & co New York, Wednesday, Angus! 24 6 P. M.-~Toe eneral stock market has been very unsettled to-day and lower. Governments maintained the prices of yesterday but the trenasctious were light, (Gold tovle 4 sharp downward turn, influenced, it wae believed, by a revival of peace rumors, The following were the flactuations in gold :— At 10 o'clock. 267; 11h 250% 10.35, 206 dy 5 10.40, 266"): 10.00, BBE; 1100, BOE 11.20, 255 § 21,50, 8655. , 12, 266g: 12.0 BBS s 1.065 265; 1.20, 254%; 1, Hq 14s hy de: 3.58 2644; 4, 264%. The loan market retoains unchaaced, —<the rate wae T percent. with a moderate demand, Commercial paper pened atT 99, Exchange war ine active at 106%, for gold, , ATOOK SALRG—FINAT HOARD, 90000 ULB. 6a, "81, 00 Quicksilver M... 89 oe ibe ead 4 + tai 7 la do 1ou0 U8, 66 67. tt 1f0 Conpake Lron M.. 6M Sov00 U8, 646-270.118 4 40 Ashburton Coal.. 15 6100 lide do, 16 H000 U.S. bay Let's 4 3% yaad litan ws WO Trea, T 8-10... 200 Wyoming V. 50 su U.S. be Lye. 14) Canada ¢ 3 ono, do. soe WB 500) Mo, 68., * 3100 M. Os Hae 2000 Brook, hy 5000 Ohio & Mise ! a Lot sal log 46000 do, bo PL Ft Wee C.1 Luo NY. ¢ Bou do... 11 alll‘ en Mich 25) Hud Ry. B ab 180 do. 127 gal Ze 10 Reading 138 sl do... 4M. B.A NLL 26 Cle. Col, & Cin. day Chu, & IN, WLR, 58 zo do... ot “% GY ChL EN W.PE ST fu Chi, & Alt. due. 600) At. & Gt W. 1. bow) Atm, Gold, 10 Metiopolitan B..116 | J00 Chi. & RT KD 6 Continental Bk.102 Sm) do... 14 4a) lite 5) Canton Co, lou Mil. & P. du € 63 200 do, lw do, ° . 604 i160 Penn, Coal. Wo QWAL& THR... 83 Buu Cum, Coal Pf... boi ARCO POARD, 5) Erie Pf. ‘ liud Ry. R.. do... e+ » Reading KR do,. Mich. Cen, R. le Chi & BLK 10000 1°.8. 6a, "St,ep 119% bu ‘ TSK U8. da Lye, 4000 do, qo do.. Ih) Mo, Oe. ha M.S. GN, Ia... AM) do... . T4 do 4 Juw00 Ohio & Mire 7H M.S. & NN, Ta, 100 Canton Co,.... fuv I Cen. sp 50) do, 34 (61 do, by OM Quicksilver M.. st 600 Cle, & Pitle BR. 1101G ju) Cum, Coal Pf bu Chi. & NW. Ot 5 do... 60 do, MM lw Chi. & N. W. PEST Y lusty 60 PL Ft W.& C.D 200 Erie R 9% ¥50 do... 111 ealit' do... 100 gn LUD bg Wholesale Prices of Country Prodace. New Yous, Wednoeday, August 24, IMAL With « comparatively easy money market, aud gol@ tending up, the merchandise markets are very firm, The weather has been propitious for business operne tione, Yet with all these favorable conditions we de no: find «my material improvement in legitimate trade, Prices have reached a po'nt which restricts consumption, and every attempt to force them highers walesa accompanied by # correspending increase of é@he means of the people, must result in a commercial paralysis, The receipts of butter are light, and prices are firmly sustained, Potatoes are tn ample supply, but eel! at full figures, The supply of peaches in «till very large, but on the whole of a good quality, thus cauring all other fruits to be more or lass neglected, porien. Orange Co, pail,...52a58 j state dairy, fr STa6) State ‘4 Ibe ......hn54 | Western 4 46 Weich Prine... 5d |Grease ., non inal * coin.to good 4ba48 | Lard, tabs... Ohio Prime.......-dumtd roa, N. Jersey, ch 24nth IN. Y, State ch... dary Weatern kage Qa baer, treeh, 0 ior eo) vREGH MEATS, Beef rides....., sal5 Pork.... Meals Mutton, carcass Sal? | Lambs, per lb.. als Veal, per Ib........ Luss CHERSS, N, Y. State, prime 20a23 (Ohio... 20021 do com, 10 good. 15420 | English Dairy 1Sal5 DRIED FRUIT, Cherries...........28e80 |Biackberries...... 14015 Piurat soee2e 2] Phernies,... bars Peaches, i APPi08 vcore eco se Bul Prunes, . W hortleberrics Currante.............3a8 | POTATORS, $'t Pota's, bbl... 2 T5a2 50 Dykomans........4 5005 Mercers, bbi., Buckeyes Sweet potatoes 5 Sua6 vO Prince Alborte. 0 buad 37, 4 Bond vo! Western, ° 8 00n10 WO’ Pinkeyes. MISCELLANEOUS, Rhubarb, per dozen. .v 59) Musk Melons, bb!. Parsiey, per bunch. 4) But. ‘Lurmips, bbi Celery, buneh....... Crab Appier. press | Carnot bbi...... 26] Musela durnips 176 Bqueshes, bbl... 1 Sun’ Yranges, por Loz 6 0aT uo he! Onions, bbI..S Uuas § | Lemons, box Sn ue Yellow On.ous, sed 6 Teary bb... 6.02 0084 00 leeks buneh. 5) thadieh, per luv....7ha1 76 Sp.outs, bbi.. 06254) Young Unions. ...9' ae Salud, doz, . 1s ep noage Obi... 07 Currants, per ib -1 jilickory Nuts, bush,. 3.00 Apples, West,..2 War & (Chestnuts, Span. Ib, 21 W'e ‘Lornipsbol 1 25a1) | Almonds bush. ..1 00a1 28 Com. Apples Walnuts, bush... 62 76 sreen Peas Fomatoes bask ° Wat Venchos, bax't.. Melons, SPECIAL U.S. 7-30 Loan.—The Secretury of the Treasury gives notice that subscriptions will be ree celved for Conpen ‘Treasury Notes, payable three years from Aus, 1th, 1504, with semi-annual interes est at the rate of revca and three-tenths per cent, per anoum,—principal and interest bothto be paid ia jawtul money, ‘These notes will be convertible at the option of the holder at maturity, intosix pe: cent. gold bearing bonds, payable not less than tive nor more than twen ty yearserom their date, as the Government y elect, They will be issued in denomfuations of $50, $100, $590, $1,000 and 35,000, and all subscriptions must Le for Gfty dollase or some multiple of fity dole lars, ‘The notes will be transmitted to the owners free of tranyportation charres as soon after the receipt of the original Certificates of Deposit ae they can be pres pared, As the notes draw interest from Augus} 15, persone making deposits eubtequent to that date must pay the intercet accrued trom date of note to date of deposit, Parties depositing twenty-five thousand doli:s and opwarde for these notes atany one time will be ale lowed a commission of one-quarter of one per cent, whieh will be paid by the Treasury Department upom the receipt of a bill for the amount, certified to by the ofticer with whom the deposit wae made, No dedues tions for commissions must be made from the deposite SPECIAL ADVANTAGES OF ‘THIS LOAN, 1) ie a National Savings Bank, offering a higher rate of interest than any other, and the best eccurity. Any savings bank which paye its depositors in U, 8. Notes, considers that it is paying in the best circulate ing medium of the countiy, and it cannot pay in anye thing better, for its own assets are either in governs ment securitics or in notes or bonds payable in gove ernment poper, It is eyually convenient asa temporary or perma nent investment, Ihe notes can always be vold tof within @ traction of their fuee and aceu ated ime terest, and are the test security with bunks ue cole laterals for discoun's, Convertible into # Six per cent, 6-20 Gold Bond, In addition to the very liberal interest on the notes for three years, this privilese of couversion is now worth about three per cent, per annum, for the cure Tent rate for 6-20 Bonds is not leas than nine per cent, premium, and before the war the premium on six per cent. U, 8, stocks was over tweaty per cont. It will be seen that the actual profit on this loaa, ut the pree eens market rate ie not less than ten pei cout. peg apbuy 4