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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15
TIKI UNION LEAGUE CLUE.
Addresses b. r.. Ned. Collins - The
Overland Telegraph. aud Sessr Dss
Reni. vieuna Makenna On Chilli.

Last evening the regular monthly meeting OF
the Union League Cah held at their rooms in East
Seventeenth. 81. Charles Batter. esq presiding.
After the transaction OF business, Mr.. p Mob.
Collins was introduced delivered the sans lecture
which he road before the Travellers Club on the 9Th Of
November.
Senior Don Ben ,am.n Vicuns MakeDns, Special Envoy
from Chill was then introduced, who spoke as follows:
GESTLrxgS: Ahsr hearing such "a eloquent lecture
on subjec. 50 interesting 10 the world. and oy man
20 superior IN intelligence. think should DC Jus'in
able 10 saying that your Kindness in Calling on me"
speak amounts almost 20 cruelty.
Bat Mr.. Collins La. mentioned IN DIS eclu,e' vac
name OF nv country and find IT. ysef among gentlemen
that consider friends of CL. venture to say tas
that country vas the first in South America to oner
IL, cordial and effective support TO me st ss.
graph While. in fact. BY its geographical
position Chill is in want OF such means OF shortening
distances the telegraph will benefit Is more than any
other nation owing to its exclusion by nature from In
tercourse With Other nations Chill is fond OF teie
graphs. Ia ohd Of everything that brings progress
Applause We had our pivot line OF Telegraph 10
1870. and now have the whole country spAnneo oy
them.
A line has been proposed from Panama 70 Valparaiso
Chill ia the only country through which eleg sph lines
could 60 through from the Pacific 10 the Atlantic Ocean,
will not be adventurous TO say that line VIII soon DO
completed.
hope these facts viii induce some of your enter
prising men to study d. and invest their capital
Senior Mskenua alluded 70 the monopolinae OF the
commerce OF Chill by England. fact which he hoped
would 30, long continue
The Senior ended With a brilliant alusion TO the
Monroe doctrine. It's vital principle the power
which bound together the republics OF this continent
and without which they cond not exist He hoped the
time would come when il would he enupciated not only
by editors and orators but 10y such men Gen. Grant
and Gen. Sheridan ~ the mouth OF oannon Immense
applause.
mous'y
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15
A NEW RAILROAD.

1t has been decided, after careful considera-
ton, to intersect our State by new Railroad,
whose termini shall DO New.York and Oswcgo
respectively, and which shall traverse the inter-
vening Counties in generally north-westerly
and south -eastery direction. BY this road, SYRIA
cuse and Oswego will be brought some forty
miles nearer our City, whilc important sections
Of Onondoga, Oneida, Madison, Chenango,
Otsego, Schoharie, Delaware, Greene, Ulster
and Sullivan Counties will be trayersed which
are now thirty to sixty miles from any facility
for transportation and travel more effective than
the ordinary farmers wagon.
Oswego is chosen as the farther terminus,
because it is the point nearest our City on the
chain Of Great Lakes, and because it is the prin.
cipal focus not only Of the trade Of the Canadas
with our seaboard, but Of the Grain Trade Of
the West as well. Ten thousand barrels of
-four daily are the product Of but ono Of its
while it yields more in tolls to
our Canals than any other city whatever. And
both its manufactures and trade are constantly
and rapidly increasing.
The Counties traversed by the proposed road
have 100000 inhabitants, whereof Half
Million will be customers to this road. Though
but little more than half their area hss vet
been improved, their farms arc officially valued
Vt One Hundred and Eighty Millions Of Dollars.
Their timber, wster-power, &C., invite TO OK
ensive manufacturing whenever they shall have
facilities for intercourse with markets.
,ome of tnem--like Delaware and Sullivan
-sre skirted by railroad; but this 10 seps.
stsd from their population and production by
rugged wilderness seldom crossed BY the mess
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15


Tho Rev. Gov Brownlow, with a: higher in
spiration than usual, says, in late remarkable
address to the people of East Tennessee:
1.-THE National Government may govern tho seeded
States with or without the forms N State elections II
IL choose to have elections has the right 10 prescribe
tho Of elcctors and II may make suffrage
mitsd or universal The seeded States have no such
rights until they come up to the requirements Of the
National Government"
Here il advanced and positive ground-the
admission of Southern Governor that the ma.
ton has q right TO rebuild the ruined constitu-
tons of the South on the basis Of impartial suf-
frage. Much learning was said to have made
a certain eloquent saint mad, but il only made
him wise. Much tribulation. for which tho
Rebels Of Tennessee are to blame, has made the
Rev. Gov. Brownlow what many opiniouists
will carelsssly call radical, but which others
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15

The sentence Of Luby, publisher Of The insh
People, strikes the first sad note in the swell OF
the Fenian revolution. Luby. it seems, sd-
mItted his guilt, according to British intsrpre-
taton, but, like John Brown, appealed to a
higher law. English law has been more merci-
fu, TO him than it hos been to the blacks Of ia
maica; but this is saying little for either its
pity or It's justice. Az tho greatest ofense OF
Luby and his comrades would not amount to
any serious attempt upon the liberties Of either
England or ireland, let us hope that the friend.
ly prayer of America GOTTEN appealed TO on the
score of pardon 50 literally granted TO the
SOUTH may be listened to, and that these latest
unfortunate Irishmen may go free. Their worst
fault is that they have endeayored, however
imprudently, TO serve their poor country, which,
as no Enslishman can reasonably deny has
been bitterly and sorely oppressed.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15

SAY that the Supreme Court Of Massachusetts
has lust set aside this famous verdict. on tho
ground Of unreasonable, disproportionate, and
excessive damages. The Court declares itself
unable to find any cause for such an award IN
tho injuries the plaintiff may be presumed to
have suffered. There was no proof, say the
Judges. that the plaintiff sustained any actual
injury in reputation; no proof that any direct
aud positive injury to his health resulted from
the alleged wrongful acts Of the defendant.
There remained, therefore, a the basis OF the
verdict. nothing but the false imprisonment and
injury to plaintiffs feelings. The Court COM
putcs the damages for Imprisonment as
equal 10 two thousand dollars day
for the time spent in Fort Lafayette
% rate at which considerable portion of the
loyal community might perhaps consent to he
locked up for longer time than Mr. SturteVoht
was. That estimate leaves several thousand
dollar, over for the modification. degradation,
aud outrage for which Mr.. Sturteyant claimed
COMPENSATION. The conclusion Of the Colrt II
chat tie jury were greatly mioled in the per-
formancc Of their duty. and suffered themselves
to be uuduly influenced by matters which ought
TO have had no place in their minds. That we
take to be mild and judicial way Of saying that
,hc polite, Of the jury were NJ better than those
of the plaintiff, and were the real Cause of this
outrageous verdict.
The plaintiff offered TO remit 50 much OF The
amount a. the Court might think exceSsise-a
shrewd device fos saving his costs and tho ex'
Iensc and risk of another trial-hut the Court
said no. ChiefJustice Bigelcw, who delivered
the opinion Of the bench, declared in terms that
the verdict was 80 unreasonable as 70 sho" the
jury incapable Of rendering any verdict on the
issues involved, and he set il aside aud ordered
a new trial of the whole ease. II Mr.. sturtc-
van, gets So. 800 from the next jury, he sill be
iuckier than wo think.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15
WOOL AND wOOLEN FABRICS.

The Wool.Growers and Wool Manufactures,
o. will be seen in another column. have resolved
to ask at the hands of Congress such Legislation
as shall secure the interests Of these two great
branches Of national industry. The fact that
ne DO not grow wool enough for our own weay'
ing, Icy some seventy thousand pounds, and that
we have imported Cor twenty years al average
of twenty millions Of dollars WORT, Of woclcn
goods, is sufficiently humiliatine even il we
did mol, at the same time, export thc raw cot
ton which clothes half the world. Clearly,
We ought to DC able 10 raise aud make our own
clothing better than any other people. We
have the skill, the energy, tho coal, tho iron,
the water-power, the raw material the bread
stuRs; what We want i. capital, labor. stability
and fair chance We can bring tho workman
TO his raw material better thanvc can keep car
rying il to him and bringing back the fabric,
Capital will soon follow and spring up. but Ia
have fair start, we must have protection
from aggressive foreign competition, and it must
he unshiliing, trustworthy.
OF the advantages Of manufacture, TO a
people there ought to he no dispute. However
much British merchants and manufacturers may
talk Of free trade, all their wonderful industrial
development has followed repeated and sirln'
gent protective measures. Edward I'LL. saw
that the Flemish who bought English wool at
sixpcnce a pound and returned it in cloths AT
ten shillngs, We're thereby enriching them
selves and the State" and ct once imported
both wcavcrs and looms. by successive and
arbitrary prohibitions and endorsements, il
stimulated the production Of wool. until from
ten millions OF pounds in l-l0 it Lad risen in
fifty years to two hundred aud sixty millions :
Similarly Napoleon said: "Spoin has twenty
five millions Of Merinos; wish France TO have
hundred Millions" and immediately laid the
foundation ofthst wonderful production Of fine
fabrics which is one Of the chief revenues and
glorcS Of that nation. Germany and Austria,
by the same process, are rapidly enlsrginS their
trade The manufacture Of cloths is an ad-
vantage, both in war and peace. beyond
the immediate pocuniary profits. No country
is 80 well adapted TO the growth Of sheep as our
own: from The hills Of Vermont and the woods
of Wisconsin, TO the plains Of Texas. they can
be raised successfully; but in order 10 do this
our farmers should bc assured that they are not
liable to be exposed to the injurious competition
Of foreign markets, or they will assur'dly send
their sheep to the shambles. II We would On
courage the investment Of capital in manuiac-
turing enterprises, we must nurse them through
their infancy until they are able to defy foreign
competition. We are glad TO perceive that the
Revenue Commission is taking steps 10 elicit
such statistics and information as will enable
them to deal intelligently with the subject.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15

The Ersning Post closes what purports to be
argument against Protection with the following
slashcr:
1.-THE trus interest OF the laborers IL best secured
when labor IL free and trade Is free The aborer best
of whom he 10 allowed to sell his labor In the best
market for precisely what 1t Is worth and to buy In the
cheapest market whatever articles he wants for pre-.
cisely Whit they are worth. On this line all worthy
interests haronize the laborers OF Europe and Amer
ics tho owners Of land and the owners Of the raw
inc capitalists and few greedy politicians who wish
gain profits beyond their deserts at tho expense of
their countrys welfare
so so Now will The Post be 80 good as to
inform us whether tho Andrew Jackson who in
1924 wrote al ultra Protectionist letter to Dr.
Coleman Of North Carolina, was q "grasping
capitalist" greedy politician" or simply q
natural fool
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15

Tho State Of Mississippi enjoys the honorable
distinction Of having furnished more soldiers 10
tho National armies engaged in our late strug.
gle than any other Of the Cotton States. To be
sure, they were almost all Black; but that made
no difference in their fighting, while they re-
ceived few bounties, and still fewer promotions,
allowances or pensions as officers. Others may
have done better: they did what they could,
putting their whole hearts into the work.
Our last telegrophic advices, via Knoxville,
apprise us that their systematic punishment
has already begun to be inflicted. Like other
Union soldiers, they were authorized to pur.
chase at a stipulated price the arms with which
they had served their country. These arms are
now being torn from them by their late foes
now restored TO authority and power in
that State. An order from the State
Adjutant- General directs the disarmng-ol
course without compensation of every
negro in the State and requires tho captains OF
militia companies Gall Of thom ex-Rebcls) ia
execute this mandate, employing "such force
as may be necessary to put down any efforts Of
resistance" If this robbery and oppression is
allowed by our Government, we shall not only
have the negroes against us in the next struggle
that the Sccessionists may incte, but we shall
deserve 10 be beaten by their arms; and all
Ebriutandnn will any Ameu
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15

viii interpret sensible. On the question Of
negro testimony, the Governor is equally COM
prchensive. "Ths Rebels" he says, "clamor
for the right of testifying aud voting ard Union
men are ready to concede that right on account
of the color Of their skin" while black men,
who have fought for the country, arc excluded
from the courts or the polls by the same shady
discrimination:
THE voice of prejudice says, hol'! them back. The
voice Of reason aud justice take suffrage from the
enemies OF the Government and give 10 its 'chds
under the amended Constitution. TO do It. and viii and
ought 10 Carry IL ont"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15
THR PENIAN FEUD.
Farther Deveispnents--Ius Dse..
ntatS.

Nothing further is heard from the ONIahoDy
faction. which seems to have received permauss,
quietus. But tho following report OF meeting Of H.
Iara Circle. reflects strongly against the Senate:
At regular weekly meeting Of the Tara Circe "a
Tensn Brotherhood held at their No. 800 Fulton
st., Brooklyn. l.. l.. on Wednesday evening. Dee IA
1905 the following resolutions were uDaanoa,I,
adopted
R,soir,d That tie members OF tie Tara Circle =. A.
hereby dsnonnee the action o. the sosled ten Senator a
the Fenzn Brcsh.rhood ard consider them tsors N N.
deepest dye and Unworthy cf .hc name OF lr.shnlen
Rssoired That the patriotic conduct and gn,lnanly bsr
Ing Of worthy President, Col. John OMshony In N,
dealings IT'D the socalrd Senate Ia tina crisis nsrs oil,
our Hearty approval and undivided support and In hin W.
reeogn,. tho only legally and oonuticrsly elected Pres
dent OF the L. Is.
Rssoiref. Ths, we trsw or support from Them Y
Hh dmeyc1n neg,paper edited ., r. J. Meehsu and cal
o. or brothers snd country sustain NJ In or
scon a., the osoS.d orgsa Of ihese Senafo,iqi
r,i'ors
Capt. Is +. hIuRPar ~ II. McNAxasA
aIsHN Dbsfss. r. NJ. BrsKI
fAraIcx HicxEY.
n
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LOUISIANA.

The Militia Armless-Nsgses evil Dis.
peseA" - Prsieriisa Needed fer the
Whisss-Case s( shc Governaeus Get
ten Agent.
NgwORLFay, Tuesday, Dee. Il. 1865
A number Of the Louisiana country newspa-
pers state that the white military organization under
the Governors orders cannot be effective 10 much OF
an extent. as they have no arms.
la some Of the parishes, Terre Rome and Natchi.
toches for example the negroes evil disposed TO-
ward the whites and the papers charge that eyilds
posed white persons are az the bottom Of this state Of
things.
In the parish OF Nschtoches tie papers say that it
evident TO all that the militia OF the State should be-
organised and armed TO AFFORD the necessary pro-
lection 10 the whites.
The course OF the military authorities in interfering.
by force of arms 20 protect government cotton agent
charged before the State Court with stealing cotton
from arrest by the sheriff has been approved by Gen.
Candy Only the Sheris account OF the affair has beea
published.
Cotton active sales to-day 5000 bales at &C 4i7c for
Middng. Molsses declining; prime soc. gallon.
Checks on New'fssk. per cent premium Gold urn
ct li;i. Freights unchanged. Block OF cotton on
baud, lt6 900 bales.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15
II is said that fields in the South are running

II is said that fields in the South are running
to waste, and that sedse is growing over one
half Of State for want OF laborers. AT the
same time, q great mass Of laborers are destl'
tuts for want Of employment. Landholdors are
unwilling either to sell their lands to negroes
or slow them to work, except upon principle
Of monopolising profits. White buyers and 10
borsrs are scarce. and black lAborsrs and white
uon.lsborsu ars plenty and stsrvles. The In
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15
The Pssisns 81 Jersey City sustais Gel,
O'Uahouy.

At tho last meeting of the Wolf Tone Circle.
Tcnisn Brotherhood OF Jer,e, City the following res.
olutlon vas adopted:
Re,olrs5 That We. 10 member Of Wolf Tone Crcs
Fenan Bro,nerhc jersey City, IL regular meeting assen
oiled do pledge upied and unl1aihed support Col John
~ slshony tho only corsto'iorsv elected President Of
the feBan Brotherhood aid n =. unanimously repadase
action the sOslcd senate H. 10 assumed sn,hoy Of
tie pescLnient Of Col. John ONshony and 1sl
brothers throughout North America 70 sustain seton.
lohni meeting of Emmett Circle /. Is, Of Wolf
Tose Circle. >. l.. of Jersey City and Wolf Tons
Circlo OF Hudson City, viii re held q. Washington
Hat Jersey City. this friday evening.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15

of their people. We cannot doubt that the
construction of this road will add many thou.
sands to the population and more millions to the
wealth Of our State, and we hope 70 see thunder
able management, pushed to az osrly aud ecs-
nomical completion
Ameetng to organize the Company was held
in this city IN Wednesday and Thursday. re-
port of which will DO found in another column.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15

It viii be remembered that early in the Wa,
several OF tho Washington churches threw omen
their doors for the reception Of tho wounded
brought in from the battlefield. When ~
longer needed, the buildings were put in Thorough
repair by the Government; bot, NOTWITHSTANDING
this, we understand that they have, within few
months sent in bills for rent. Thus il is proved
thst Goodness is great gain"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15

Secretary Seward has received from the
Secretary Of State Of Oregon a dispatch an.
nouncing the passage Of the anti-Slavcry
Amendment Of the United States Constitu.
ton. This is the twenty eighth ratification,
though all are not yet officially announced
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15
aTURTRVANT VI. ALLEN.

Some months ago, an action of SANDER was
tried in Boston, involving all accusation by
Aaron H. Allen that one Leonard Sturteyant
was traitor, or COpperhead, or something OF
the sort. 1t was alleged that by reason Of the
Islander, plaintiff had been arrested and imprs.
oned fifteen days in Fort Lafayette. 1t was
further charged that he had suffered greatly in
reputation, in injury to bis feelings, and in
health. For the injury to his reputation, the
Jury gave Mr.. Sturtevant $50; for the injury to
his feelings and other special damage, they
awarded him $32, 500. This enormous verdict
was trumpetcd all over the country at the time,
to the peculiar delight Of those unhappy gentle
men whom their more loyal neighbors had stg-
matted as Coppcrheads. Disloyal journals pro.
claimed il the forerunner Of innumerable other
awards Of exemplary damages to be paid by all
similar offenders. We should DO at loss to
compute the number Of actions for SANDER that
have been brought in consequence. Mistaken
pstriots like Davis and Lee, Seymour and Low.
oil, saw prospect of unlimited reimbursement
for the countless calumnies Of the press upon
their spotless virtue. Who knows how many
rctainers the lswysN have pockcted In such
suts--surs they Of their profits in advance. at
any rate'
It is painful to pull down these castles 10 tho
sir but truth and q sense OF duty comosl US to
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15

In the Senate yesterday a resolution was of.
fered instructing the Committee on the judiciary
to consider the expedlency of adopting the Eight
Hour rule in all employments and places within
Jurisdiction of Congress. 1t was laid over in
formally. The remainder of the session was
occupied in addresses upon the death of Senator
Collsmer of Vermont by his colleagues Mr..
Foot. Mr.. Harris, Mr.. johnson, Mr.. Fcssen.
den, Mr. Dixon, Mr.. Riddle, Mr.. Sumner and
Mr.. Poland. Resolutions were passed, and the
Senate adjourned till Monday as a mark of
respect TO the deceased.
In the House, the Committee on Reconstruc-
ton and the admission Of claimants from the
Rebel States was announced by the Speaker.
1t was voted Gf the Senate c0ncur) that the
two Houses adjourn from Dec. 90 to Jan. g.
the vote being 80 to G7. Bills were passed ap-
propriating $4,000 to refurnish tho White
House, and $15, 10000 for the payment Of in
valid and other pensions. A resolution for
printing 20, 900 extra copies (instead Of 25O, 900,
~ first proposed) Of Gen. Grants report was
passed. Mr. Henderson Of Oregon offered q
resolution that treason is crime and ought TO
be punished, which the House adopted by q
unanimous vote-l53 yeas. A resolution was
passed 10 inquire into the sxpediency Of estab-
fishing National Bureau of Education, with.
,ut limit Of race or color.
Oh motion of Mr.. Wilson Of lows. tho House
.dop,sd Q resolutions substantially the same -
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15

Speaker Coliax has constituted the House
portion Of the Joint Committee of Fifteen on
the political condition and claims to be repre-
scented by the States lately in rebellion as
follows:
Hon. THApIEUs STEVENS. of Pennsylvania;
Hon. FLIHU H. WAsHTEsE, OF Illinois;
Hon Justin s. Morrill, OF Vermont;
Hon Hsayy Grido,. of Kentucky;
Uon. JOHN \. BiSGiiAM Of Ohio.
Hon. E0-ooE COMBINE, Of New York;
Hon GEORGE S. Boutwell, oi Massachusetts;
Hon. HENRY 4 BLOW, OF Missouri;
Hon A,drtc J. Rogers, of Ncw.Jerscy.
This is certainly very strong Committee.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15

Gov. johnson Of Georgia has received dis.
patch from the President directing the inau.
4uration of the Governor elect, and suggesting
the election of United States Senator. He
advises that the commissions of Members Of
Congress he issued by the incoming Governor
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15

\ bill. offered in .he Virginia Legislator. pro-
pose. TO distribute the oycrcrowd Of negroes on
the Peninsula 10 their homes in other states.
A. tLeIc are some sixty or seventy tA'l7and
people in that neighhorhood, II - nct likely
this work will 10 done in day. YET could
the policy OF distribution he carried oUt IN q
humane aud liberal spirit, We think the south
would reap the benefit Of 1t. We hear Ut much
desttuton around the great refugee ccntcrS
where tho freedmen. hopeless OF aid or work
elsewhere. swarm upon the orertasAed care OF
Government not able. at all times. TO provide
for them. The supernumerary and starring
oond, "A of labor in some portions Of the South
is answered by great demand IN Others.
Here. then, Is work FOR the immigration and
labor societies. if they will only turn their at
tenton Southwark, and give the same kind
of inducements and guarantees to black laborers
that they are anxious 70 afford e. white ones.