Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-23

! HE YANKEES AND THE GAMBLERs.-Ihe MRttamO-
ras correspondent of the Houston Telegraph says:
Business got dull in Mattamoras and the gamblers
wanted to get at the Yankee officers greenbacks So
lhe gamblers and cfcers (al the Yankee officers gam
be) made application to the commanding General fer
permission to open club roOm.' The object of the
club room argemfnt just we'll understood by
the General as 1t Was by the gamblers snd the bor
dnate officers. Permission unhesitatinQly grant.
ed upon the paymt ut Ia specie ct $3.50 license where
upon the club room opened. The r.c1y ornamented
roulette commenced rattiog through the chuck Luck
stand, and the eFerenticng bank opened. The official
gemblrs to lie number of forty fifty, cautious
about betting the first night but made every prepara
tiOn to break the bark, ard run the roulette of by
betting upon the principle of g. the more you lay
down'the more you take up" Cf you VIM The sec.
ond night opened with every prospect of doing ex
ensive business in "depositing" drawing out" and
| making a run" The game was furOus, betting was
| high but the bank all the time won Suddenly
there rush of soldiers at the front door then
others at the back door, so that look which way the
| bewiidertd gamblers would, bayonets stared them in
the face. The GERS allowed to walk out but
the other gamblers made prisoners in their own
house, and thGre kept till next day. wher the point
OF the bayonet, they ere put over the river minus
| over So 900 in specie Thus ended the successful
| scheme to ROB the Matamoras gamblers, and 80 my
| letter is ended.
| The New York Herald has an editorial on the Bal
! tmore LINCOLN Convention, which will be read with
| interest. It says:
The extraordinary gathering OF political odds and ends
has closed its labors adjourned and dispersed LIS
is Abraham Lneoln of illinois, and Andrew Johnson, OF
ia generally RADICAL yet withal strangely mixed and
| cur ously cong omerate affair.
| Why Hannibal Hsmn was set aside and why Andrew
Joshnson Of all men regarded the for Vice
President, do pretend to urdersand- hav
inetbeen down 10 the 1ebeon regularly ed in he oo
Southern Democrat It may have Be- en- supposed that bis
would give strength to Old Abe among the old line
War Democ acy and contribute at the same time to en-
abandon the uuproftahle drudcey of JEFF Davis, ard
into the service of Abraham Lin
coin. will suffice, however. that Andrew
been nominated tor Vice President and with the id
possible New England States may have word to
this matter which will be anything but advsnta-
geous to Mr.. Lincoln or his new colleague.
The platform upon which Messrs. Lincoln and John.
son are m nat w. must say ti sunn1 The first
belion by force OF arms Good, although think
have heard Of this proposition before The second
ton declares against any ccmprcmse with armed rebels
except the condition of their ondonal
tery extpated from the soil of the United States,
for constitutional amendmentto that end This is plank
sailors for their gallant and glorious services which
is al very well The tnh appr9ves the couse pursued
nations, ensm mt Of negro soldiers, and which
remarkable after declaring for the supersedure
of old bes tnkering Abo ion experiments py mode
provided in the Constitution: But what means the
OF e 0s m on h
those Officials whose sentiments and Conduct are
miuistration Is this shot at Mr. Seward or at the
Blair family the inoensive old man, Atorne Gen
eral Bates? What would Mrs. Grundy say Montgomery
Blair Postmaster General, made to walk the
plank for the benefit of hungry grumbliog abo
on Philosopher in old white bat aud Coat Who
tell? The seveuth resolution demands full protection to
soldiers of the Union without color which is
pretty broad hint thai Old Abe has fallen sholt of his
duty n III The eighth resolution declares in IA
vor of foreign mmig gration-a bid for the foreign
vote The ninth goes for Pacific railroad, whch proba
bly, secures all parties concerned in that pre- jsct The
tenth pie dges national fail for the redemption of ths
public de0t, which will be accepted good thing by
Mr. Secretary Chaaes bond-ho ders The eleventh de-
care the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine which,
in winding ug is pretty good thiIg for Buno9mbe:
love- and ans rights etc, are among the reforms
Dhch the Convention TUNED out of Doors With mixed
delegation army suffers and conrabands, whites and
blacks, from South Carolina. hat Wendell Phillips and
his faction Wl this, think it will not be
difficult conjecture. The Developments of very few
days. apprehend, tror popular reaction among radi
Gals and atiVes, and peace lepubIi
cans against the corruptons bupders and
mbecies OF this aomns ration, will show that honest
Old Abe his platform, viii have very 'hard
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