The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-01 00:00:00

but throughout mankind. It is impossible to secure
Ala interest without either seeing or hearing, and while
the Times does not even maintain a regular corre-
spondent in that vast country, where the west inte-
resting problem regarding the human race is being
solve], Englishmen will go drifting into a Republic,
or into chaos, not knowing where they are going, or
what it is that moves them. They know that all
Europe, but more especially themselves, are influ-
enced by the Great Republic, but they seem deter-
mined to learn nothing of the nature of the influ-
ence—at least if we are to judge from the action of
the Times. A question of vast interest deeply
affecting England is about to be fought out hi the
United States —Free Trade versus Protection—yet
they know little about it, and we fear th ►t the
Times is very ill qualified to teach them. Surely
that great organ of public instruction an I opinion
might employ an American well versed in suc'► sub-
jects to write from New York or from Washington.
It ought to have a correspondent in each of those cities,
one to discuss political, the other social questions.
By attention to such points the Standard obtained
a circulation that extends over England. It was
" Manhattan" that gave the great impetus to the Tory
journal ; an eccentric, sensational, but really Ameri-
can writer, who, had h not drifted into extrava&ant
Copperheadism and died, would have become a
celebrated man. No mail reaches England without
a letter instantly appearing in the Standard, which
unfortunately is too one-sided not to convey false
impressions. We would not object to the Standard's
correspondent if the readers thoroughly understood
the questions discussed ; but as they do not, the
impression conveyed is that America is a land of
jobbery and corruption, violence and rowdyism,
lawlessness and vulgarity, with but a thin slice of
good in the extreme Democrats. Thus the millions
of the most industrious, ingenious, law-abiding,
brave, generous, and patriotic people are included
in the sweeping censure which has reference only to
the professional politicians, and the most ignorant
and brutal of the imported element. The Telegraph
does not much discuss American subjects ; the Post
avoids them ; the Drily News has but the other day
come down to the penny, which will insure its wide
circulation ; and the Star is not read by the eaises
most ignorant on American subjects, and among
whom it is most desirable that correct information
should be circulated.—Anglo- A nzerican Times.

BUTLER UNRAVELLLVG THE "CON-

SHRACE"

On the Bth June Woolley appeared with his coun-
sel at the bar of the Representatives, summoned on
the House refusing to receive his petition from the
Speaker, which Woolley asserted would clear him
of the charge of contempt. Mr. John Covode de-
;cribecl him as a .perjurer ; Butler called his counsel
a, co-conspirator. Woolley agreed to answer the
questions, and it transpire 1 that he and Shook, a
revenue collector of New York, were drunk io a
Washington hotel, and that Woolley offering to bet
$20,000 that the. President would be convicted,
cook out of his pocket a roll of notes, which be
threw..on the table, and a,gentleman who was pre-
sent, seeing the state of the men, counted the
money, and finding $17,000, took the sum to the
master of the hotel, who locked it up in the safe.
The money was produced in the inquisition-room,
where the Washington Express describes the General
as re-acting his old part at New Orleans, and gives
the following scene :—When a respectable and well-
known geat!eman appeared in the room, Btitler,
walking the floor rapidly,, asked iu a gruff voice,
" What have you been doing in Washington so
long ?" The witness, looking at him a moment, •
answered quietly "None of your business, sir." •
Butler at once became excited, and, stamping his
foot on the floor, said that no impertinence would
be allowed. After the victorious General had rested
for a few moments the following questions were pro-
pouuded :, Butler—What became of the money that
I.r. Woolley left in his room on the centre table ?
Answer--I have it in my pocket. Butler—Will
you produce it and the e tvelope containing the
other papers ? Answer—l will produce the money,
but the papers you shall not have. The money
was then laid on the table, amounting to $17,100,
in seventeen one thous Ind doll tr notes, and small
hills making the one hundred dollars. Immediitely
aher Butler receive I the money he ordered the
witness out of the roam, but he declined to leave,
giving as a reason that he (witness) was respon-
sible for the money, and he could not leave it in his
(Butler's) hands. Batler insisted on the witness
leaving the room, but the gentleman refused un-
less he could take the money with hire. At I tat
Butler Was force I to succumb, and the money was
counted in the custodian's presence. Butler counted
the money, the clerk of the committee taking the
numbers of the notes. After the counting Butler,
looking sideways, said to the witness-1 find, sir,
here sixteen thousand one hundred dollars. Wit-
ness—Mr. Butler, if you will take the trouble to
look under that piece of paper near you, I think
you will find a one thousand dollar note, which I
have no doubt was placed there through mis-
take. General Logan, rising from the sofa, said
—" Yes, antler, I see one corner of it sticking
out." 'Butler—" Oh, yes ; 1 did not notice it before.
Were you ever indicted for perjury? Have you
ever been arrested for swindling ?" These were the
questions put by the General, and he actually took
upon himself to imprison a witness for contempt,
supposing, we' presume, the days of military des-
potism had returned—but he was released on the
General discovering that he could not thus act with-
out an order from the House. The evidence given.
by Woolley on the 11th instant has not transpired,
but it is known that the funds were intended to
affect the Whisky Tax, and had no connection what-
ever with Impeachment, Woolley denying emphati-
cagy that he ever even discussed the subject of cor-
rupting Senators. Ile was released by order of the
House. But Butler, having still the powers for
ferreting out the conspiracy, has been actively en-
gaged in seizing telegrams, searching for evidence,
and directing slanders against the characters
of leading men in Washington. Two schemes
are now attributed to him. Some assert
that he is collecting evidence to sustain a new
charge of Impeachment. ;—others, that still cherish-
ing his old grudge against Grant, he intends to drop
down on him, in the hopes of crushing him, no
matter what he risk to his own neck. lie has in-
dicated his intention of ceasing to act with the Re-
publican leaders, at least for a spell, under certain
circumstances, which means that he in'enls to
oppose Grant tooth and nail. We have not heard
that Miss Vinnie Ream has got back the roan taken
from her for the incarceration of Woolley. Much
annoyance and uneasiness is caused by Butler's
action, and the House is beginningto desire that
this fertile source of mischief shouhrbe checked in-
stead of as hitherto encouraged. They know him
to be unscrupulous, not only in his means of using
the powers entrusted to him, but of using the in-
formation collected. They cannot tell when he
may suddenly wheel round on the party, and fire
the very shells at them with which they have fur-
nished him, and, to say the least, he is as dangerous
as slippery.

Births.
BARKLEY—On the 29th ult., at Folkestone, the wife of
C. mmander E. Barkley, RN., of a son.
WlLLouGunY—On the 29th ult., at 32, Montagu-square,
the wife of 11. W. Willoughby, Esq , of a daughter.
NI:GENT—On the 30th ult., at 76, South Audley-street, the
wife of Albert Nugent, Esq., of a daughter.
Marriages.
MARCII-11ATcli—On the 27th ult., at St. Pancras Church,
Middlesex, Octavius March, solicitor, son of the Rev;
11. March, of Southampton. to Emma, only surviving
daughter of the late G. E.. F. Hatch, Esq., M.R.C.S., of
Greenwich, and Farnham Royal.
OSnORN—MEYER—On the 27th u]t., at the parish church,
Penge, George 11. Osborn, of Northfield, Bromley, lientl
to Helen Beatrice Meyer, of Islington.