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'neie'o' 10 eeo" 1ooe oeieEa1es LOT each stat'
and two for each Congressional District, NJ
allusion whatever was made to PresIdeutfa
succession in the meeting. and the utrros
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giving brilliant soiree in honor of the Con
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| The following is the
Tux CALL OF TIE CONVECTION.
The undersigned, who By original appointment
OF subsequent designation to iii vacancies. con
gt;,ute the Executire COMMITTEES c,.,+ad =. ~.
NATIONAL Convention held at Chicsro On The 4,st1 III
voters Who desire the nncond;f;ons1 a.
Of the Union, tho supremacy Of tho consti,utIon
and the comnlete supnrtseion of the rrbellton
with the cause thereof, by vigorous war, and al
spt and efficient means to send delegates to Con
Ientton to assemble At BAL7HonE or TUESDAY,
9nne 1se4, at u o,eloek, noon Tor the purpose o'
a Mng W. saon eauues mt 'ae o'nces ol ftes.aent
g.. h,s,n. saa..s....,,a 80 eA.1 ~. s' Gaen
entitled to es many delegates a. .Saii bs anna, m te
twice tie uumber Of elecfors to vh1eh snch s,ste n
Is entttIcd In the E1ectoris1 coscc NJ ,hS 1ut.a
States.
Resolutions were also adopted inviting the
Territories and the District of Columbia to
send delegates subject to the determination
by the Convention OF their rightto yote,
The Committee agreed to meet again ut
the call Of tie Chairman. The following
N embers were present:
Mes95s. r D. Morgan, President; Law
THEE nl4iha1gs y! vermont Hco. >. Good-
Weitcs Conn nem1nino: nr;ae T.uToa Ta
ward Mcpherson. Pa: Nafhanie] r. S2mith.
era, Del Jas. F. WaEler, Nd; Thos. Spoo-
ner, Ohio; Henry S. Lane, Ind; f. PEEK,
II; =; n. Hox1e, Iowa; WIN: y. Wash
TIfh' Tnafh' Nah;; M.hn, coine1us ZOE, "a .. Il:
Cor'nbfe, :. N' Int "
/, The meeting Bas entirely barmon,ons IN
it's proceedings, and adjourned in the. hest
! possible bpirits:- :-S.---~nr7~---
THE EUROPEAN 4spEcr
The opinion prevails among foreipn a;n,o.
matists here that no general European war
will result from the Danish German difficult
| ties. The belief is that Prussia and Anetria
will content themselves with arjr,nr the
Danes out Of the luchies. and then rc-oncn
negotiations.
WHERE IT CANE FROM.
4 scurIilons publication Violently abusinr
President Lincoln having obtained some
what extensive circulation throughout the
country, b5 the aid Of Congressional fc,nks.
statement is authorized by several p.ont-
nett Republican Congressman, whose franks
hare been used, that they were ignorant Of
tie contents Of this pasquinade, and sup
posed It to be Senator Pomeroy's circular
It is understood that to Mr.. Carroll of
MARYLAND, writer of some uotorietv. he
loncs the dfscredit of It's authorsh1n.
.. THE WHISKY QUESTION
The Conference Committee on the whisky
bill met this morning, and agreed to rcnort
the tar at sixty-tiye cents from the frat of
July to the tirst of Jannarv. All the roru.
bers signed the report. ercent Washbnrna
who contended for sliainr rate Of eirhty
cents and one dollar, with ta1 Of twenty
eeht8 Oh stoeh On hand- MI. Washburne in
tends to express bis views on these points in
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At. antsoous, "ltn Plc{ure OF Gencra
Grant, arrived here from Chicago to-day.
The likeness excftcs much admiratfon amonr,
the friends of the General and ia nrononnced
by competcnt ,udfes In hc snner;or vor1-
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1oFfEnaEAo 20 LIZ NAILED j
senator doHard'S report on the alleged
military interference with elections In Mary
land, Delaware, Kentucky and Missouri, ef-
fcctua11y si1enccs the conperhead c1anor in
that behalf showing not on1v that erc,.1
1o,n1 ror vo. .f,r5.a ~,
49, T.. n +,.o"s e.a.na *o.eee ~ opPol1nnlty 10
ss"s.n1.H,sss ~ e, ". @nat nuno1eos - OF
A1fn$1nn
"atAout antef1cfcoce OF 1ntm1dnt1on, and in
many Instances elected candidates of their
own persuasion.
The report gives an elaborate history Of the
subject. presenting all military orders a,d 8!
State md Federal 1a,vs hearing ,no, ~
..no ~ SA3
w.e,,xcro,- r.1, q, n.a co....l
corfarance ~, ~ whie1- IN ~ nut.,s "
today. ~ "A4 '4"o A''et'1ss
1t consisted of Senators Fcssenden. Jobn,
son and Howe, and RcpresentatIvcg Wash
burnc Of Illinois, Stevens Of Pennsylvania MA
and Fernando Wood. -.
proposed tax On spirits On hand. IT was ot not
deemed BY tho majority OF the committee to
b. in controversy. and hence 1t 80 remains.
1t is understood that the sliding scale has
On Ep9sIs-Disti11ed md ro,a or d,.tf1f.a md
removed for consumption or aale nreyions tn tbe
,et Of JulT next n fr.t 49, ~ aa,,:". ~ .h ne
du1y payab,e on license. ;1otv ~ so nants ~.
Inn. - 41'' - W es41'o s~t-
Tron Al, ,,onorx ph,c,
n,.saos nj thta ~ ,ns as oe olstleo a'testne
s,ratfcn ~ s.'s n @lu eolo o. removed tot CON
49, snd nra-inua ~ - ,h a'.eI INC 1et Gay OF July
es aeA au uo ~ lne ls1 Gay OF January next,
60 eenso eA'on, /.
on an nqIots Emca may be distilled after the
fatsage oi Inis aef, and sold or removed for con-
sumption o. aae On and after the 1st Of January |
The notifications arc from 70 to ss cents aud
from 50 to 20 cents.
Another point In the controversy has been
settled, namely: ''"' o'eA
On dtstt],ea sntrjts ,mnortca f,cyo foz.,,. .,.
49, nrs1soo. - tta ~ ~ ' 1usr .ole'sn eoun-
n-eo, 20 nsnts ~ ,s1'or 49, " '1'' 0e@t' o' init
uooi. ~ genus M pe1 sano!i.
On altusn spirits imported nom foreign conn |
Saes on and aites the al Of July next previous to
the let Of Jannar, duty Of Is cents Instead Of 80