Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-05-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

morning; Laurel, evening.
Tuesday, May l7tb, ut Millsboro. evening.
Wednesday. May 18th Grace Church, Balti-
noie Mills, evening.
Thursday, May 18th, Long Neck, evening.
Friday May 20h, Georgetown, evening.
Sunday, May 22ud, Lewes, morning. St.
Gentge's, evening.
Monday, May 23d Milton, evening
Tuesday, May 24'h, Milford, evening.
Wednesday, May 25th, Milford, Convention.
DEATH OF LIEUT. BARR.-Died, prisoner In |
hospital from wounds received al Mansfield, |
Louisiana. ia the hard fought battle Of she 9Th |
Of April, Lieut. Joseph W. Barr of the Chicago |
Mercantile Battery, youngest son OF the late |
Rev. Joseph Barr and nephew Of Samuel Barr,
Of this city. Whilst the battle was raging in |
all its fury, he was seen on his horse waving his
hat to his men, and urging them to stand firm
to their guns. This was the last time he was
seen A day or two afterward his horse was
found at large, with his saddle perforated with
bullets. His wounds were through his vitals.-
lie was noble mark for the aim of the rebel
standing over six feet in height, and Weighing two
hundred pounds Whit n target for the bullets
of the enemy But he has fought his last battle.
None were more daring and brave than he. He
responded to the call Of bis country at the com
mencement of the war; and in fifteen hard fought
battles he has sealed his devotion TO his country
Among which was Fort DOnelson, Pittsburg
Landing, Corinth and Vicksburg. Such has
been his experience in this infamous war, gotten
up to sustain that c1rsed but doomed institution
OF the South. He has been cut off in his youth.
lie leaves little daughter. an aged mother and
sister aud brother, aud other friends TO mourn
his loss How many homes are filled with grief
and anguish All over our country from the same
cause to-day.
Mn. SMITHERs IN TnG HousE.-On Friday
| LAST tho Miagnuri nj 81,
and discussed.
Mr.. SalTHRRs (Del.) of tho minority OF the
Committee, argued from the evidence, that with
Que or two exceptions, the election was conduct
ed with fairness and that the inferior officers
manifested no other desire than to secure fair
expression Of public will. He claimed that LOAN
was entitled TO retain his seat.
Mr. DAWES (Mass.) spoke of the duty of
keeping treason away from the ballot-boX, as
through this owing to our peculiar institutions
the Government might be injured in it's vital
parts. The Executive should not only keep
treason away, but give instructions against ii
debating or controlling, more or less, the result
of any elections, The House owed it to them
selves to accept the fact as shown by the testi-
; mony that in this case there has been no valid
election. He could not see how any Massachu-
sets man could reconcile it to its constituents to
i give a vote here in affirmation of the position
occupied by the minority of the Committee.
MIR. ELIOT (Mass was at a loss to know why
n his colleague had directed his remark to him /;
but he would say that he had carefully read the
testimony, and had come to the conclusion to
vote for retaining the sitting member.
q Mt DAVIS, (Md.) repeated he understood the
gentleman as asking how any Massachusetts,
d, mau could justify such a vote after be reached
- home
Mr. DAWES (Mass.) could not understand why
. soldiers should control the polls, when he con
i sidered that In Massachusetts they we're Tree,
. and the town meetings were opened with prayer.
lie could not understand why men approached
the 5allot-box through files of bayonets, or at
J their points, hui he could understand how the
: gentlemen from Delaware aud Maryland could
take their views from stand point different
from his own.
= Mr. DAVIS md asked for the evidence OF
such elections IN those states.
Mr.. SMiTHgRs (Del. said the gentleman fro m
Massachusetts, had, during his remarks, alluded
n TO him in a manner for which he was sure the
gentlemen would, on reflection, feel sorry and
had alluded TO the Delaware election in no com
y plmentary terms. He wished to know whether
the gentlemen alluded to him.
, Mr. DAWES replied, with all frankness that
the relations between him and the gentleman
| bad always been friendly and should continue
such. The gentleman had no right to take any
remark he had made in an offensive sense.
/ Mr.. sAirnERs-with that explanation an
= perfectly satisfied
Mr.. DAVIS (resumine) said he had aluded =.
/. Delaware aud Maryland without designing any
A oifeuse His friend from Maryland could not BE-
expeeled to see the same way as others on this
question.
II entire peace prevails in Maryland, and il
no persons are cooped up there to be voted for
at elections he must not assume that in Massa.
chusetts aud Vermont no peace prevails, thai
N ht al
: not cooped up. His friends from Maryland and
D Delaware must be charitable, and excuse him Il
he could not come TO the same conclusion.
Z Mr. SMlrHERs (Del) denied that he had i'm.
pugned the voting in Massachusetts,.
. MIR. WHALEY (West Val said the gentleman
b had opposed the admission 10 seats of members
/, south OF Mason and Dixon's line. Was that the
/. policy If so he had better join the gentlemen
f from Ohio and Maryland, namely. Long and
Harris Did the gentleman wait to have himself
4 placed on the Mcclellan ticket for vice Presi-
denti
1 Mr.. DAWES replied if the gentlemen ooull
not succeed by more votes than he represented
III the last Congress il was mot desirable TO have
I MN on any ticket As to being opposed 10
members being admitted from south Of Mason
I aud Dixon's line, he had only to say that he ex
: erted mis- iull power TO have two members from
l Louisiana admitted to the last Congress; and
DeCnu9g
they were the free choice of their respective
! districts by sufficient number of votes
Mr.. WHALEY, resuming, spoke of the lovaltv
OF MS mountain district, and said there were
iour thousand soldiers from his district at Vicks
burg and elsewhere who had not an opportunity
10 vote for him. We're the volunteers of that
district at home he believed he would get as large
vete as the gentleman from Massachusetts. and
not musket should be used to influence The
election lie Mr.. Whaley) had reputation for
. bravery, having as a soldier been in the wars
The gentleman from Massachusetts has talents
} put no taste for gnnpowder. (Laughter.l |
am Vnly mountaneer; have no pretentions
to talents am only soldier daughter
The speech you have make will act like
shower bath to the Border State man. When
massachusetts, men undertake to exclude loyal
men from their seats, it will be time for the
people to take the subject into serious considera
ton.
The debate for the day here terminated.
An understanding was arrived at by unani-
nous consent, that the contestant and the sitting
member should speak on the pending subject
MONEY AND sTooKs.-Hiyard & Co., Bankers.
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lowing quotations, TO ~ o'clock, yesterday -
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U. 500 Bonds, 1863 S6IO6E
US Z $40 Treasury notes, 10 @il04
Certificates Indebtedness, 98 n gSi
Gold, 1863 SS1704
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Fourth and Market streets, furnish us the follow
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