, 1863-04-14

to Pay so each to liquilatc that debt. Tho
money Was speedily subscribed. and thc
"sonth stission," with property worth at
least $S,o0o, is now completed, furnished and
out OF ocot. Services will be held there every
sunday, and Sabbath School Sunday afternoon
nt o'clock. God helps those who help them
selves, In agood work. !:
Mayor Sherman and the co,,r co,
I Fenttoh.
ine classic maxim, "whorn the gods would
ses11"S they first make mad" was never bet
esf caefnpllaed than in tho case Of Mayor
sherman. Not content With yetoine patriotic
resolutions, lie has now intcrposed his official
innnence to tiwart the Canal Convention, TO
be held In this city next June, in which at-
Tempt he is aided By the Coppcrhcad mem
pefs OF tue Council Yesterday afternoon. n
special meeting Of the Council was held to
consider the petition Of the Board of Trnde
Mercantile Association and citizens for an m,
preparation Of $4,000 to dcfray the expenses
OF the Convention. AID. Hoyt proceeded wifi,
the reading Of the petition, and was checked
~ 4la. cohlan-whocver he is-dcmauflinp
Luz. IL should lay over. The Mayor ruled the
leao1ns out Of order, although it contained
the names OF our best citizens. Aid. Hovt
od.rod a resolution to accompany the nct;-
'ion, providing aplan for disbursement, etc.,
anu the Mayor refused to reeci,e it at all. It's
fortunate for The city and her interests that
'h's man has but week longer in which to
continue his attempts at putting down loyalty
and crushing the agricultural and financial in
terests Of Illinois. 4 day of reckoning is
coming when an outraged people will put
their Eeto upon him so edectual1y that moth
ingw stfaciliatc" his resurrection.
Letter from IAos. q. Bryan. Esq, to
the Germans.
We publish below extracts from letter
printed in the Sfaa{s Ztituny and Telegraph and
written by TLos. B. Bryan, Esq. We do 50 at
the request Of many German citizens-as ,yc1,
as Americans who we're unable to read it in the !
German and we're dcsirous Of knowing its con.
tents. AS Mr. Bryan was absolutely pressed
INTO The writing Of this letter by his numer-
Gus personal friends, il is for the purpose Of
preventing Misrepresentation, TINT VIC hare
secured translation Of it. It will be Of in
terest to the public, with whom Mr.. Bryan's
naIe has been in frequent use, Should he |
receive the nomination it will be one that hc |
las earnestly desired some otLcrcitizcn should
obtain; should he not receiyeit, it will not he |
source Of regret to him:
TRANSLATION.
Eat9rs Of the lR:aois staats zeltxag and Chicago
GENTLEMEN: Ny attention has lust been
called 10 your Kind editorials which appeared |
III to'day's issue Of your respective pa,ers,
gzlies sing the desire that / may accent the |
uh!on nomination for the Mayoralty at the |
!, 10 avoid possible misapprehcnsion upon
th1s subject, deem 1t due alike to my friends |
and myself, that I should state the simyle |
iaets 1etpecting the use Of my name in tic |
RrGPosea !'[e re- connection: Fer several weeks past
has been made verbally to me By TOO partial |
friends, Of like tenor with that OF your a5ti !
cles: Until within few days past uniformly |
declined to entertain the idea, assigning
amo'g others the following paramount rc:s,
EU1,s:
lst. Tic hatgd excitement incident 10 a
peI,tonai candidacy, repugpaut to all ny tastes
Cd. The heavy pecuniary sacrifice, which in
my present. business would be incurred by
For these aud other reasons, have labored
11rdnstrious!y to induce the names Of cminent-
y worthy citizens to be substituted for mine. |
and have promised In case Of such nonina-
tinn every aid in my power, and to an extent
81 Jealous effort which would be iMpraeticable
in my own behalf
icn know how constantly and earnestly
have sought to accomplish this end. thus lar
in vain. |
Now am assured that further persistence On
ny part in refusing to accept tile nomination.
II rendered to me, twill ehattcr the confidence
ofmy friends in the earne5tncss Of nv patri-
1t1sm,' BY proving my unwillinsncss to incur
ths sacrifice Of personal considerations FIR tue
tHke t;1,t o. 1ne ealse 10 such pressing decarsl.
SHOULD not prove, as I claim, too sanguine as
to the prevailing preference of the Union men
of the city.
Bnt shon]d any other citizen be able to unite
l4S s, Union men In favor of his nomination, TIC
porter than Yours very truly,
Tnos. B. BRIAN.