The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-30

tral and Southern America, for the
purpose of reassuring and consoli-
dating them against European ag-
gressions, and to offer the good Off
ces of the United States Government
in healing the intestine jealousies and
feuds which seem to render the sue
cess of democratic institutions some
what problematical in those regions.
A trial IN New York ended on
Friday very comically. A suit had
been brought against the Captain OF
an emigrant ship for the attempted
seduction of one of his female passen-
gers. The Sun says the learned
Judge of the Supreme Court deliver
ed long and elaborate charge to the
jury, who then retired to their room.
After being out nearly an hour, they
came in and stated to the Court that
one of the jurymen was unable to
speak the English language sufficient.
ly TO understand anything that had
passed. The Court, after some hes
itation, decided to discharge the jury,
whom he thanked for their attendance
during the term.
A rail on the Erie Railroad, near
Deposit, broke on Thursday, and
threw off the track the mail car,
smoking car, and three passenger
cars. The mail car turned q somer-
sault into gulley twenty-five feet
deep. The others were piled in q
heap by the side of the track. No
one was killed, but several were more
or less injured.
The New Orleans Picayune says
that, of the famous Crescent Regi
ment which left that city three OF
four years ago l,l00 strong, only 81
survive. 1t was composed of the
sons of old citizens, many of whom
were taken from schools before they
had reached the higher classes. They
had been called out for three months
service, and in the expectation that
they would be absent only for this
period, many immature youths were
persuaded to 90. The regiment was
soon reorganized for the war. At the
battle of Lobadievillc its Lieutenant
Colonel wa: killed. and the whole
regiment captured. In the subse-
nuent campaigns Of Gen. Taylor, the
regiment, having been exchanged
and reorganized, was again severely
cut up, until at last, in the fight at
Pleasant Hill, it was nearly annihi-
lated, the Colonel, Lieutenant Colo
mel, and many of the officers and
three fourths of the men being killed
and wounded.
Mr. Locbuek, the notorious rebel
sympathizing member of the British
Parliament. addressed . turbulent
meeting of his constituents n Shelf.
field, on the 9th. He said he was as
much opposed 10 slavery rs any OF
his hearers, but there were many
ways Of getting rid of it. One was
to get rid Of the slave, which was
being done at the present moment,
when hundreds of them were dying.
He therefore believed gradual eman-
cipation was the best, for by that the
horrible guilt of killing many mil.
lions Of slaves was not incurred. -
I This statCment caused muCn laughter
among his audience, and the question
was asked what he thought of South
ern recognition. lie answered: ~
am quite sure that if the South had
heen recognized great good would
have been done. In the first place
the arrogant, the overbeariug, and
great republic would have been split
in two-and for the safety OF Europe
that is required. You have not
played out the play yet, my good fel
low. BY and by you will see what
will be the result, and l say that my
policy was wise policy. 1t was not
accepted hy the great council of the
nation; and what did 1 do? When ]
found that the House of Commons
was resolved not to acknowledge the
South, held my tongue about Amer
lea since"
A North Carolina correspondent o
the New York Times SAYS: / discov
ed among all classes a feeling of an
tipathy against William l.. Yancev
which appears very strange to me-
: In referring to the probability o
h hanging Davis, it is con- mon thing
to hear people here say that they wisl
Yancey had not died-he was tn,
} man to hang. He was the mos
. prominent secession leader in the
: South, who stum2ed North Carolina
advocating rebellion. His promises
to pay the expenses of the war with ,
ten cent piece, and wipe up the BLOOD
split with his handkerchief, are Otter
repeated now, and his memory is helt
in anything but a sacred reverence.
Gen. Terry has put stop to tn,
persecution of the freedmen by the
Virginians. The Petersburg New
has been suppressed for disloyalty
and the Richmond Times warned t.
change its tone. In the election al
Norfolk many rebel soldiers partici
pated. Troubles have occurred there
between the returned rebel soldiers
and the freedmen. Gen. Howard, o
the Freedmen's Bureau, is inquirine
into the subject.
}, A new secret order, called the Spar
tan Band, beld convention in Wash
! ington on the llth, and passed reso