The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-03
INTELLsGEhCE sY rag NAILS,
WAsuIvGroN, Sept. I, 1874.

WhNulNrIDN, sept, Is 1915.
The Preparations for Conference.-The orders of ne
Var Department. Ergcu,tpe Ciemency-Par-
do"s- The Roueh and Ready Cipb-7he Per-
formanceS-1n 1necdofe, etc.
AtIegraphic despatch has been sent TO Jefier-
son Barracks, Missouri, To remove the troops there
Uhe second regiment Of infantry, / beeve) to
New lolk. They wall probably be transported by
way OF the lakes Orders have been issned to
BrIgadler General Riley IN. officer in command
To staft about the middle of October for Caifor
MIA. The steamers Massachusetts and Edith will
carry upwards ct four hundred of the regiment:
other vessels are not yet provided. Some Of the
officers VIII take their families with them to that
lar distant region, which they would not be able
TO 90 were the troops TO proceed overland, orlgi-
Bally designed.
We have heard, within the present week, of
twenty or thirty young men IN this city and here
abou's, who are making preparations to emigrate
10 oaiilorna. Some Ct them will engage in BUSH
hess ueie being provided with capital the others
VIII seek Their fortunes, depending on their wits,
wnich sometimes are good as dollars.
since me PRESIDENTS return from the Bedford
bau pam Hprlhgs on tuesday, two important acts
nave been performed by HIM, viz. the transmission
OF directions to law officers of the government in
NewOrleans, st Louis, and else where to crush anv
lncipien measures which they may discover for the
invasion OF the territory of Mexico bv the buffalo
hunters;' and. secondly, the pardon TODAY of
Bryan Fraile, lately convicted and sentenced to
Two TWO years Imprisonment In the penitentlary, for
killing, WIN brick bat orphan boy, (who
among others, had trespassed on the premises of
Mr.. @: l. Coman. and got into dispute and war
fare with Fraile, the guardian of the premises on
Sabbath afternoon.) His Exc-llency has been
months, having pardoned In addition to the person
Just mentioned, five others krause, for assaultlng
and intending to kill Thrift, in Georgetown; Bar
nard for similar ,dolngs, towards James Hall;
Smith for forgery: This individual was occupied
Tor a few months III teaching the cOnvicts sacred
music, having been leader of choir in a church.
In all these cases the President has acted on the
attorney, or those who served as jurymen,
and other respectable citizens. Thus were
these persons beret of residence in the
district penltentlary; but there was. no at
who was sentenced to six weeks confinement in
jail Tor borrowing" or stealing, rusty saw, of
the alleged value of one dollar In these enllght-
ened days, there should be established some STAN
The Rough and Ready Club held meeting
last night at their rendezvous the little band
box" fitted up as the Olympic Theatre, by Kill
miste, near BackwelI's hotel We had, for the
enjoyed the performances gratutously. Mr.. Brady,
a member of Congress for Pennsylvania, was upon
the stage, speaking good word for old Zach,
"arv he pr OF the
would not Inure, without a determined and con-
centraed effort, as they had to contend against
Toe well disciplined, and supported by the patron
another member, from Illinois, addressed the au-
dlence from table near side wing, and, in the
course OF his remarks, said, without any qualif-
ders to long John Wentworth's district, previous
to the late election in that State, to have him de-
feated, even though wing should be returned to
congress In his place. If,thls be not so, there
ment. With all the characteristic mimicry of
genuine Sucker, Mr. Lincoln related several
anecdotes, in dcule of the efforts, as he said Of
Gen. Cass to occupy two positions at once. There
Ilp and on several occasions he took advantage of
NE defect OF speech which this malformation pro-
duced.
AS an instance, the man was at a cock 6eht.
and bet quarter on the high comb cock, saying
to himself, as the battle progressed, Quarter on
the nigh comb cock" quarter on the high comb
cock" etc MIR. Lincoln spoke In an assumed
tone, in imitation Of the hair.lip sportsman, and
he bent his long body, and made earnest gestures,
as though the ieathered fighters were actually be-
tore HIM, and he appeared to be excited 10 the
highest point OF enthusiasm Anon, the low comb
cock began to get the advantage, and the better
ow comb cock" .Quarter on The A' low ' comb
cock" etc. After the high comb cock had been
he quarter!' exclaimed the antagonist; you're
liar; you bet on the high comb cock !'
You're another liar; bet on the low comb all
ONE measure, subsidized, Mr. Lincoln said that
vas the way with General Cass he was lust as
onslstent from the jump! He read the recently
ublished letter OF this gentleman to II. S. Wilson.
which this passage occurs" The Wllmot pro-
$50 will not pass the Senate 1t would be death
the war-death to all hopes of getting an acre
terrItory-death to the administration, and
.ah to the democratic party" In this, Mr..
lincoln remarked, would be seen the soctude of
e writer z" to keep together rotten party to
ect a rotten President, AS to pay, General
ass had received from the public treasury two
iDdred and twenty thousand dollars General
ayor had received ninety thousand
They entered public life about forty years ago.
I'd the services of the latter were Of infinitely
ore value than those of the former Look at the
count Cass's was dotted all over with extra
la-ges, and Taylors had not single one Mr.
ncOln argued that Mr.. Swartwout stood before
e community with purer hands than Gen Cass
r Swartwout borrowed the money! thinking that
could return II at some future time without the
IN being discovered, while Cass systematically
I himself TO work to draw money from the public
ID, without the plea of extra services rendered,
d which, unsubstantlal it was, in the course
years matured into ''tixed fact"
The President OF the club, Richard Wallack,
e brother Of one of the editors of the True Sun,
ade brief and earnest appeal for contributions
money to aid the cause and as we left the
eatre, crowds were fiocking up to the book to
cord their names as contributors.
We must take look at our democratic friends
nlght, TO ascertain how the cause Is progressing.
FELIX.
WAsHrNGroN, August 81, ls4S.
rportant Decision 10 Bird. steaiers and Bird ocners
"A Boat Roce-1He Philosophic Woodsawyer, &c.
In the absence Of positive law, the decision Of