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The Insane AsyIusns.

~ tbiloN Or hbHhbU
II with pleasure I read the two arti.
cles in you edition Of January 2, In regard 70
insane asylums There Ia doubt that these insti-
tuticns should be placed under the srctest survei.
lance and legislation and the rights Of American citizens
their freedom be fully protected The
Of persons In these Asyums is becoming com
thing; and the stigma and III consequences on
persons character great Of his having been
inmate In unsc ingtitution there IL point OF law
that should be moro thoroughly tested sustained
than that Of the necessity of his being placed there In
tho recent trial Of Mis- Underh I was particularly
struck with one part Of Dr Browns statement and TO
which II would be well To call the public attention. VIZ
that Miss UnderhiIl 1T Blcominedale Asylum
wceks Dr. Brown s tho resident presiding physician,
the head OF the establishment still he did not know
that any medicine had been administered her during
that time This appears TO me fragrant want OF duty
strange neglect his part ~ what was due 10 her ~
patient needing medical treatment There a dear
friend OF mine In that Institution last summer placed
there unnecessarily by oncious friends for nervous
weakness and debility, &c not insanity whose physical
condition required some medical care; and know thst
for several weeks he received augh Of anything
scri5ed by of his wife and family physcan fhis
any may ascertain for themselves by inquiry that
the fare is very plain and Of the commoucst kind,
no variety, or what we would expect gentlemen 10
receive who ray largely for a cell In that in
sttution. | am also personally acquainted with
young man Of fine abilities and talents whose sanity was
unquesonabc but who vas kept there by the caprice of
OF his relatives who had object In view IN
thus prosecuting him by fase imprisonment He
there six months but II now believe released
In Of the medical journals In this CITY, published
June July there In article which expressly
that the supernendeuts OF there Iunal do
wish State legislation or interference In the management
Of the insane sincerely hope that ths subject win be
discussed until these Institutions placed under the
sirctest resrnints, and that viii bc
placed IN confinement without the fullest examination
and the most undanabe necessity for their commitment
r. OF these dreadful tombs Those asyums arc filled
with patients sent 10 them at the nsgaou Of friends
and relatives, who do not wH 10 he troubled annoyed
with The irrabiy and freluness Of The sick and suffer
ing wrio from personal experience OF tho necessity
that OIL osylums private, public corporate, should te
thoroughly, mpcrativoly examined and renovated Mr.
editor arc doing noble work whom YOU sustain your
fellow citizens In this desirable and widely called for
formation. sanity can make friends, insanity needs
fiiends ns well as compassionate pity J..
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The Question as to tho JurlsdictAOn Of
she Court In the Case Or tho Raiders
Decided Aarmatively.
MoSrRsAL, Jan 7, 1885,
The question Of the Jurisdiction Of the Court in the
OF the rebel raiders rearrested which has been under
debcraton for time past to-day decided The
decision that the Court had Jurisdiction. The
will therefore proceed
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MDCCLXXyIII.n -
'sThe heart Of voltaire died at Paris, May, 1873"

The Minister then declared he took possession OF
the precious charge aud ordered that II be temporarily
conserved with the respect due 10 the of that
great man. In the safest department OF the Bbtotbque
Imperial that Ia to say In the Department of Medals until
the advanced state Of the works will permit Of s being
definitely installed In the Departments Of Manuscripts
and Printed Papers, tho first floor Of the rotunda stu
ate at the junction OF the do Rcheeu and Sueve
des Petits Champs whore place will be set apart 10
ceive, with the heart OF Voltre the original OF his
statue by Houdon, the medals struck In his honor and
tho manuscript correspondence and printed works Of
the immortal writer The due process verbal for the
accomplishment Of this reception has been issued by the
Emperor
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Az AsGLo AMERICAN ConMssoS mixed commb-
son authorized BY convention concluded last wintes
between the United States and Great Britain commenoeA
its sessions in ihis city yesterday, and will examine nto
aud adjudicate the proprietary rights OF the HudsoA
Bay Company and the Pugets Sound Agricultural Com
pany 70 lands within the last established Northwestern
boundary of the United States The United States
missioner is Hon. A. 4 johnson, Of Albany, and lie
British commissioner is Hon John Rose, Il Montreal.
Hon Caleb Cushing will represent the interests OF The
state OF Oregon and Washington Territory, while Mr.
Day II the counsel for the British companes Wask
tngor Int,igcposr, Jan. o.
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vAS AMnURcH's MkSAcEnR This valuable establish.
mcnt goes on constantly extending Us collection Of rare
animals birds and varied natural curositics The p,o
petots have recently added 10 their vast collection three
Bactrian or two bumped camcsonc large End splendid
specimen Of about years Of age and two which arc
younger and Of course smaller The one bumped Ara.
biaD canei or dromcdary Is familiar 10 almost every
90 this country but very few Of tic present generation
baye had opportunity or seeing true Bnc,rian camel
which from tie middle zone or ASIA north OF the
Taurus and Hirnalaya Mountains
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FURTHER PARTICULARS.


Quebec paper has the following further particulars
with regard TO be riot u ateau Richer which appears
co have been suppressed before any damage done
The parties concerned In the riot appear 10 have made
ther escape 10 the woods In Of the parish well
20 the parishes lower down the country g. AIMS vii
lage visited by portion of the force; but II
found that groat many Of the nhabitsnts, ac-
sympathy with tho rioters, had also fed. Tho
disnay appears to have been Of such a ma
ture as TO surpass all description An armed force had
mover beore been In that part OF the country aud
the inhabtans seem TO have had some sort OF n faint
idca ,ha martial law about 10 be proclaimed One
ot the 'rsons arrested suepcion and examined
ally tainted In the hands OF his captor The person ar
rrsted Nas Inan named Fregie PaIin, who has been
pound over LOT examination Tuesday Ls journal Of
saturday evening says that named Sinard belong
ing 10 Qcbec' WIS hrrcscd with nrns IN his posqcson
and thai he appears TO have been ,b pcron who warned
troops We believe that warrants arc out for the arre
OF sOue other parties who said 10 have bcen mn
cltcd la the disturbances. -"
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Corns, Busions, Nails, Enlargsd Joints,
al disea-es OF The feet cured by DR.. ZACHARIE No 10
Broadway
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vi INmIs fDr sale.
boO hCnES IN FEE SIMPLE AND sDr
acres leased. IN Washington snd Aonfoe counties OHIO
FOR particulars inquire o. y. LiMffNU
st. Nicholas uosee.
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Batcheior's HAIR Dye-The best In the
world Harmless reliable Tho oniy perfs
Dye. Factory II BsrVlsy street.
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Cherokee Medicines for the Unfors ansass
>. pag. pamphlet with full particuiars free Address DE-
w. H. Merwn Co, 81 Iabcrty street, New York
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pamphlet directing how o. specify restore sight asG
give ppcrtsccs without AID of doctor medicine a~ne
~ mad free pt ~ 10 cents Address b. roots
NJ u, ~ broadway, New York
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dent veusngo county Pa oncr II broadway, n " havsan
valuable o BORING Lands Allegheny iyer Ifemlock and
crcupne creeks and McCress of t>n miles est<s
invite proposals Cor leasing poons Tor Oh boring upo-A
AM0Ry EDWARDS, PrcsiaenA
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q 10 II M o N D.
TIE Eject Of Last Tuesdays FiYing
Oh Petersburg,
hc., Ae., Ae.
Mr.. 8. Ca5w.Iisder's ce.pptch.

Mr.. 3. CnJw aIIsder's He.pntch.
Cry PonT, Jan 0, 1886
EXPLOSION ARMY RAILROAD
Az the ton O'Clock train from City Point yesterday
morning nearing Brney station, oD the Army Line
Railroad the boiler Of the engine e. Vibbard exploded
with the following casualties:-
Conductor Douglas Anderson, OF Hornesyilie New
YORK, dangerously bruised on the face and head.
Engineer Erasas Gray, Of Alliance, Ohio WAS thrown
shoulder and collar bone
Fireman Frank Cromer received severe confusion o.
the neck and supposed % be injured by inhaing
- Davis, railroad employe, badly scaded.
Only The back dome OF the boiler was blown on This
gave way ut s connections with the main boiler ard
was broken into thousand Fragments The esgine cxb
was completely demolished and tho splners scattered
thickly In every direction around
Several surgeons the train gave sitentiou
10 the sufferers. and II is possible all may svrvve n
ESCAPE Of many assoas frvM insat dsssh ssems simo
snisacui0as As.,lsaal, 'sne Une to blame
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Ngw BowKRy THFATRR-Mss Leo Hudson takes her
farewell bench, al this theatre next Friday evening,
when sho will appear In ono Of her most attractive
equestrian pieces and In rnn,onime This will bo Miss
Hudson last appearance but In this city sbo has
played q very profitable engagement
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WA*hNuTDN, Jan ], IBdN
informston from City Point under date Of yesterday
az 10 tho OBJECT tha. the artillery firing Tuesday
ing aimed q the lower psra Of city and bssdss
acings dssl sf damage to property frightened ths rs.
dents in the v'cnty badly No casualties arercpotsd 70
the Petersburg newspapers The enemy replied by only q
occasional shot, doing damage. Since that tune
everything has remained quiet In front of Peteaburg
Nothing Of interest transpnE In front or Richmond
Operations the Dutch Gap have ceased for the
present Scarcely shot has been ared there for sons
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Advice Specially 20 Young Married Vs-
males. A Book Free send Tor by nsaii.
ID. MORRIS boz Wv New York Post ONCE.
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Electricity Applied ny Dr. Cha m be rIin.
~ Bond street. for the OF diseases
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0rover and Bakers First Premiums
Elastic Sich and Iock stitch sewing Mschnes t0o DroaA
way, N. ", and ~ Fulton street, Eroohiyn.
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10 s effects and us-fu in ts application rssrass
sozoDoNT has become the most popusr dsntifrioe In
@tnnc-. 'Tisu used and praised by everybody.
sold BY al Druggists and Perfumera.
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Ear Rings and Ptns-New styles, Juso
r~cevedThr~e Ave- seven en twelve hfieen twenty i've
o. one hundred dollars Get. for sale by GEORuK O.
ALLkk, As Broadway, door bei0w CanI street NJ T.
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NunOr OF European Intervemti0O
after she tth of March IL rife Wall street. -
"bosh Neher Victoria Louis Napoleon has sny susA
ifes IL would b. rational 10 beieve that HOsTETTEK9
Hf1fERs would fall 10 produce the desired effect ono
aud regulating medicine IA thing npossbe1 that IL
the Union In peril rum kuroprAn intercrsneA
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gus of rfiette, his widow and bs son are dead and
Their heirs having regarded IL duty 10 return Gis
charge To the stat their representative, NJ Leon Duva
nen ser OF the order of Advocates OF the Imperial court
OF faris, applied for the OF the Emperor that ma
onal should be given TO tho heart Of Voaire In
the Bbli0th que Imperial seeing that henceforth IL be
1871.
In pursuance OF the orders Of his Majesty on Friday
last tho 10th inst, his Excecncy, Durcey Minister
OF Public Instruction, appeared At the BbliohSane i'm.
peral in presence Of tho Administrator General OF chat
establishment, accompanied by the members the Con
snting Committee where he received from hands of
M Leon Duva the heart OF Vol,are, enclosed in = gt
metallic vessel, which these words inscribed
.~<~<>~~~e~
lie Casr de Voltaire; mort q Plris, k -fK1 Nav {
MDCGLXXVIHn
I The heart Of VOltaira died ut Paris. MAY lIIHn
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The exchange OF prisoners has again been resumed
Col John t. Mulford arrived here from Washi ngton
yesterday afternoon and left on the flag Of truce steamer
for varna, the James river, with about fifty rebel
officers mostly surgeons
to be a severe one
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PnugsIAs JSTgRSAuoSAL EXHIBITION We perceive
that tho prugans bavc determined 20 lod general cs
hbiton Of the industries Of all nations during the com
ing summer and that fellow citzcna arc urged 10
send contributions, which have no doubt vii meet
With proper response and that we shsil give evidence
thai, notwithstanding trials, can still
maintain rank In The progress and improvements OF
the sgc Lot our and manufacturers look 20 "
aud furnish ample specimens Of the rcsus " American
ingenuity and oatcrpise VI tho exhibition.
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ummrnse Prices Pa Id for Old BoOks-
600 30 Books ON hand-sciepuh Medicine, A..
LE0SAr BROTHERS.,
U9 Nassau street. uett below Bcckmas.
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II You w.st q Know, ae., Read

MEDICAL COMMON syNsR.
book curious peopls and good book for sveY
Pric< 81 ~ To b~ bad nj all depos Conteosa
tables mailed free. Address
Dr. y. y PoorR. i.i0 Broadway. NY
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ceive areaages Of pay and bounty the same "a other
mothers.
The bill referred the Committee ON Military AT
fairs.
sxcLUsIos or TESTIMONY or nrxREsrxp PARTIES
SUITS.
On motion OF Mr.. WILSON, lrep.l Of Iowa. a resolution
was adopted nstructing the Committee on tho Judiciary
to inquire into the expediency OF reporting bill 10
cude the testimony OF parties In interest in whore
administrators executors and guardians are parties
coSfiscArios OF THE PROPERTY or coNscEnrs VINO FAIL
TO REPORT.
Mr. GRISNELI, (rep) OF Iowa introduced a resolution
nstructing the Committee Military Affairs report at
an early day on the expediency OF law conscate
much of the property OF conscrpts who have failed
report for duty win soldiers in their stead
Ts r ~ AaEspshNI AhoL'siisG sLAvEas IT.
Senate resolution proposing the amendment of the
stituton SO as TO abolish slavery throughout the United
States
Mr. BLISS (opp) OF Ohio, spoke OF the impolicy and
unconsttutionaty Of amending the Constitution in the
made only the basis of compromises The subugation
Of the South and sway over IL could be accomplished by
no other means than by standing army and in his opn
ion could not afford the blood and treasure which
would be required for that purpose
Mr. RoakRs lopp) Of n J., said that there was noe
interfere with the domain Of any State TO control slavery
or any other institution the control Of which was not
delegated 70 the general government The institution OF
sav0y he repeated belonged 10 the States and no com
bnaton OF men can, by legislative enactment abolish
therein.
Rogers that civil liberty consisted in the right of one
people TO ensave another So far from this being true
Nature made all men Free and entitled them TO all civil
rights before the law and this principle the govern
msnt must stand and sooner or later !. viii 30 the
should ind no apooxist and defender smonc those who
represent tho free Ses and slavery shOud die because
Il s incompatible with freedom, and has undertaken 10
destroy our and subvcr our institutions
He would ask the South 10 back with free nstu-
tons because freedom only could make thu Union per
petual.
Mr. HaBsx, (rep) Of Cal, in his speech said that the
people by majority OF four hundred thousand votes at
the late Presidential election had endorsed the emanc
patton policy The Senate the last session passed the
joint resolution under discussion by more than
three fourths majority and although vote of twohrds
was not obtained for II In the House, there was ma
jority Of thirty than those who voted against IT,
He alluded TO these and other facts to show that the duty
Of Congress clear and well understood by the nation
Mr. AsHLxy, lrep Of Ohio gave notice that he would
on Monday Tuesday ask the pending propo-
sition.
Adjourned
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United States Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 1885.
The now before the Supreme Court OF the United
States are:--
The people Of the State Of New Yerk rel, the Bank
OF the Commonwealth and the Bank Of Commerce. plain
s in error the Commissioners Of Taxes and Assess
ments Of the city aud county OF New York.
The argument of these was commenced by
Messrs. Bradford aud Sman for the plaintiffs, and
nucd by Messr Develn and Brady for the defendants
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with ho-e OF the past yeara makes the number OF souls
whom he has TO the Catholic Church amount TO
fifteen thousand.
The Rev. James Donnelly D. D., p p, Rossiea, county
Bahop Of Clogher in succession to the Right Rev Dr.
McNally Dr Donnelly was formerly professor Ia the
1h College At Pars and of the priests GENT out
10 America 70 collect subscriptions for the Caholic
University OF Ireland" Hs Is comparatively young
man.
The OCEAN of Brcs says:-rour Carmeiite frars have
just left for the mission Bsgdad priests OF the
doceses Of Lyons and Cermont Ferrand for New Mexico
and i've Jesuits for ths missions In Bourbon NADIA
eascnr Catholicism making gratifying progress In the
East Indes where there present seventeen bish
ops eight hundred and hfty priests s5t 900 Cstho-
lies and oS4 schools, attended by 25, 900 children
The Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo has just Addressed
circular 10 bis clergy absolutely forbddng 20 sing
In churches
THE MEMORY Op voLrAIRE-HIs HEART TO BIZ
GUARDED nv TBE FRENCH NATION.
prom the Paris Mcriteur Ube Empcrors organ Dec ~
On The death OF voairc after the autopsy Of hts body
bis heart was extracted tho 3ist OF May I17s by
order or tho Marquis OF votto In the hotel whore Vol.
ttro resided on his return to as and where he died
The friend, tho aduirer of that great writer wished TO
save s heart from tho destruction produced by death,
and u was therefore deposited IN metal vessel i'm
mcrsed IN chemical preparation capable or peipctnay
preserving H. Afterwards came tho law OF the 30h of
May 1871, which ordained that tho ashca Of Vol,aro
should be transferred tc the Church ~ san Genevevc,
where they should receive the f,nor rendered 20 fcst
men Wien that law was executed on the 1Ith OF July
stopped bcoro tho bocl Of NJ do viileo nj the
o. ths rue de icaurro and tho Qnai toairc; and the
Non'fcnr OF tho I3th OF July etacd that that
station or s,oiTage had taken place because the
afterwards the heart of voaire wns removed
70 the cbatcau de vlctie, IN the arrondisenIcnt
of Pont same Maxence tOisel Hhcre " bss since re-
posed aud been guarded With vcncrauon- hut tho Mar.
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denee for the prosecution which he knew could
be uohtradieted. A third reason was that the la
bors on him had proven quite too heavy, and had
bfekei down his health SO that he required
few days rest. fourth reason was that the
Government had consumed many months before
the trial In preparing the prosecution. They had
money, agents, reporters, and all conyeniences
for the trial. and the sdvioe Of that able public
servant, Judge Holt, in pointing out the paths to
pursue. WirE was here with his health shattered,
aud had no means to conduct the trial or purchase
the neccssaries OF llfe or to bring many
witnesses. Here was sickness, misery, and alb
ject poverty graphing with untold millions
For these reasons he asked that the Court give
q week from next Tuesday to get together the
defence. He sincerely believed that 0hpt. wirz
had = complete defence to the charges against
him. ' so
Col. Chapman said the charge made by wirz
that many Of tho witnesses had sworn falsely
was an insult 10 the armies ofthe United States,
and he felt II his duty to deny the charge.
Mr. Baker thought Capt wirz could evade
many crueltles charged against him. For In.
stance, he had been charged with cruelties dur
ing the month OF August when II could be shown
that wirz during that month was home sick. II
was a common thing for witnesses to be mistaken.
He charged mono Of the soldiers with falsehood,
but II he showed they had been mistaken he
would do 40. He had no disrespect, and he
wished that nothing Of that kind be charged. Ho
hoped no motives Of an improper nature would
be attributed to him In making this application
At half-past two o'clock the Court was cleared
for delibeTation. 3D..
At quarter before three the doors were reopened
and the prisoner brought In, whom
General Wallace snid Mr.. Baker, tho Court
has decided to ovetrule your motion for contin.
uanea; but at the same tine, In consideration OF
your health and as an act OF courtesy TO you, tho
Commission has decided to adjourn until Tues
day morning next, at ten o'clock
The Court then adjourned until Tuesday morn
ing next I'm.
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Lieut.. Col. RoNoSsrywA, of 81. Peters
burg, Russia; Capt. csmplon and G. W. Camp
ion, Of England, are at willatd's.
Hon. LUKE +. CozzANs and wife, and Ho-
ratio Allen,i ESQ.,, President OF the Novelty
Works, New York, arrived in town this morning
and are at the National hotel.
Gen. Hooker and about sixty officers Of
less note paid their respects to Secretary Stanton
In New York yesterday.
We note the marriage at Boston, on wednes-
day, OF Senator PoNERoY, Of Kansas, to Miss
MARTHA S. WHITING, Of Boston.
BESSIE" the widow of Ton MOORE, is
dead. She was one Of the most charming Of
women and self-sacriacing Of wives and mothers.
Moore's private correspondence, published by
Lord Russell, is full Of the most loving and
grateful tributes to her excellencies; and the
noble editor, who knew her well and had OBJ
served her long fully confirms the poets praises.
THERESA KossUTH, wife Of the celebrated
Hungarian patriot, died at Turin on the lst Of
September. She was IS years Of age.
GEN. FRANK BLAIR has been assigned to
duty on Maj. Gen. Pope's stat, his position be-
ing that Of Chief Of Cavalry.
KENNETH RAYNoR, the former we'll known
Congressman from North Carolina, writes, tha.
unless the freed people are treated with less
severity by their former masters, they will take
bloody retaliation.
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DAN to the blunders and incompctency Of
JEFF DAVIS and those whom he insisted
upon placing in offices of responsibility.
swayed by personal passions and "amorous
to an Incredible degree Of the ofice-giving
powers of his place, and the exercise Of
which absorbed by far the greater part % his
waking hours, he was blind alike to those
insuperabe as we'll as those favoring circum.
stances or favoring occasions which the states.
man will be quick to recognize
Says General JoRDAS-andifh his fncts are
correctly stated, they bear out his Judgment
on DAVIS" The longer he held power the
narrower grew his conceptions, the more i'm.
pcrious his will, until to differ from or cross
the orbit Of his fancics, or even to run con.
ter to the plans and wishes of his favot.tes
became n personal affront;" and che could not
stiae that characteristic distrust lin forming
and revising his Cabinet) and intolerance of
superior men Of Independent minds, which
have made him, by his course as President
Of the Confederates States, at once a patr-
eide and q moral suicide"
Here is picture of the despot Of the late
confederacy, drawn by confederate's hand,
which cannot be very pleasing one TO an
ex-confederate or British holder Of confed.
crate bonds. This ex-Goneral JORDAN brings
powerful array Of facts-and his entire arti-
Gle in Haypey'S should be read extensively
showing that the Southern chivalry have
been deceived into following leader as in
competent as he was inscriptions. He led
them, thank Heaven, to the "last ditch -
much sooner than many anticipated, but Its
waters, though muddy, will have purifying
effect. Let them drink it and become good
citizens, and as they drink and take the
oath, may they ponder the question whether
| JEFF. DAVIS ought to BE- forgiven.