, 1865-12-25

duccd to IN audience larger the door-keepc,
says, than any ever before gathered in the
For an hour and half he spoke with great
earnestness and with great precision. It Was
evident that the severe criticisms upon the
wholesale endorsement Of the administration
Ind done him good by bringing him
TO sec TINT his former record Was better than
the later. For he began with det1niteuess. to
pterogatives after the familiar fashion Of
other days, and from beginning to end de-
mauded absolute Justice without Notification.
He asserted with frequent iteration that jus.
tice to one man Is precisely the SAME thing as
| Justice to another man; that American liberty
| guished from American liberty TO tie white
man; and with most solemn ea1nestness
and thrilling exhortation be declared
that it Is the one duty of every
member OF the Government, from the
establish the victory, ~ Of the val, 50 @ eitteriy II
bought, by GIVING the people Of the South,
both white and black, that American liberty
which neither have had before, bnt5which
both must use henceforth forever. He made
an admirable point in warning the more Ger
tainly hare not to give way g temper: "Do
rather :" He said distinctly that If he had
been President eight months ago, he should
entirely conferred suffrage upon the negro,
regarding It. as q right Of the citizen
which only despotism can afford to With
1t1ta, 1old; 1i:..s ne would ID @ haye the Southern
the earliest moment after the ABSOLUTE f4ce.
dom of the slave had been fixed beyond per-
adventure. Upon this prerequisite condition
he dw.t at length, declaring that whca such
siguntic interests are at stake, nothing should
b. trusted -cycrything must be realized In
advance.
Mr.. Beecher probably never made another
address ION this side the wate) which gave
SO general satisfaction to the best people Of
all parties. lie gave four days, in all, TO tho
meeting, but they were days well spent.
Sometimes talked Of between the American
FFccdman's Aid Commission, aud the Ameri-
can Union Commission, was finally accom-
p1ishcd at q joint session Of the two bodies at
the New York Chamber Of Commerce on tile
fifteenth instant.
1t was agreed in general terms that one
organization could do the work OF both better
than the two: that the two Boards should
together constitute the new one that Bishop
Simpson should be the President and Dr..
Thompson the first Vice President that Mr.
Shepherd md Mr. Abbott should be the Sec-
rctnTies.
and Nj: Ward, the Treasurer; that the Gen
eral Ofllce should be In Washington and that
the administration should be conducted with.
ont prejudice Of color, 1t Is expected, of
course upon nil hands that the work OF the
new Commission will lie chiefly-almost
wholiy-umong the blacks, because they need
most aud deserve most, both us creditors and
as loyalists; it is simply agreed to mike no
account OF mere color. In tue breaking down
Of this old and odious distinction, rreat
advance will be universally recognized, and
with especial satisfaction by the best friends
Of the freed people.
do not understand that 1t will be abso-
lntely necessary to unite the two local organ
Eations at Chicago, for instance, unless both
prefer 1t. But as both will hereafter be tribu-
tary TO the same central administration, they
viii lc sure to work har1nonlously and as far
In common as muy be-
THE RATION QUESTION.
The President, being waited upon some
weeks since by committee charged to in
quire the policy Of the Government toward
nest assurance that tho freed people we're lit
orally the wards of the nation, and as such
slould be furnished food at least, when una
ble to earn IT, at the national expense.
He has recently modified this assurance.
however, by saving that rations would
but that none would be purchased As
not even the Quartermaster General has thus
far been able to ascertain the approximate
condition of the Fast commissariat, an un-
easy contingency listurbs General Howard
and those who are interested with him. Cen
eral Swayne te1egraphed thrce days ago for
forty thousand rations for Alabama, and Cen
cTal Howard Immediately made the rcuuisi.
ton upon the EomHlissary General, who ap-
proved and sent it to the Secretary Of War.
+ the rations are Oh land they will be sent
If not, General Swaync avers that forty thou.
AYh IL yS.ft t3,xn
Irish taminc to BE- cc1lrsed by darker days In
TIC United Stntes:
sudden pca1,x F51;ia E5;6ssaa 6s's; Ieue rove.
r.: 70 a 4: :ssSs* rsSss; s,ssi ST.
ca 1rez,;: NJ l3.t nAts ,ie1,San l,sI;tIcraa minis
ter. named f1ederict- Theodore Winkel1naan.
who was employed rs Professor OF Languages
in tlc olytrchnic Institute kept By Spanish
gentleman and Ills wife, Eiliavrede, al Wee
haw ken. died suddenly OF congestion OF the
lrain- The subsequent examination Of the
Professors effects revealed some remarkable
tlans:act{on5 il which he llnd t,cen engaged.
nnd proves him to have been u common thief.
~ young Spanish gentlemen from the Island
Of Cuba. On the 11th Of July list two Of
these young gentlemen were engaged in some
sports, on the lawn, and It being warm day,
they deposited their rests and watches cndcr
turned for the articles, when they were
nowhere to be found. For some time pseri-
Gus various articles had disappeared In u
mysterious manner, and suspicion fell upon
the servant girl and the gardener.
The services Of Capt: Davis, Of the Hobokcn
entrance to the grounds occupied by tho gar
dencr was thoroughly searched, but none Of
the missing property WIS found. Madame
vilarIede was so confident that the
gardener and terrant girl we're tue
guilty pnriics tl!at sle caused their
to disappear in mysterious manner,
as before, but stlil suspicion was never
directed tnWnr1 the Professor, who was look-
ed upon as deyuut Christian, and was highly
esteemed. After bis decease, in looking over
Ills ELECTS number Of pawn tickets were
other articles. 4 diary was also found, 10
which the Professor kept minute daily
record Of all his transactions, and in which he
had noted down all the thefts Us committed
ty himself, and the disposition he had made
otthe property. Under the date Of July .,
j bottle of wine; stole it, After the search
for the watches and rests, was the following
entry: They have sent q policeman to
search for tue watches; he will find them,
oh yes-perhaps." There WIS also recorded
The tact TINT he was put in the Toombs oycr
NHnts WIS ulscAa1Eeu tne ncAL morning, 0ra
went home with the headache aud feeling
very bad, and on two other occasions became
Intoxicated In New York. and slept |
In the station-housc. Yesterday Capt. Davis |
proceeded to New York, and recovered fine |
suit Of blnck broadcloth, valuable silver
watch, and a gold ring nj simpsons pawn
shop, in Chatham street, where deceased had |
rawned them, and which belonged to parties |
residing at Fillavrede's Institute. The Cap
tain also expects to recover considerable /
other property Of which he has traces at other |
places, |