New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-21

The individual III whose court Mr.. Davis has been
indicted, is thus shown up by the Richmond
Wing
The Alexandria Journal informs its handful OF /
readers, doubtless upon the authority Of Under
wood himself, that an attempt was maze 70 assIs'
sinate that interesting person while he was " tle
city lately. The silly falsehood is not worthy Vi
| contradiction. ~, a.,
his residence and then ran away from the inqigna-
| ton of his neighhors. He has been much ap: |
plauded by the negrephisfs Tor the courage anu
devotion to principle, claimed 70 nave 19el shoMn,
notwithstanding his flight, "a erecunS lhls nag IN
| slave .hoIdinp community. There was no courage |
| or principle in it, only little YANKEE cunning.
| Underwood foresaF, as almost every one did at |
the time the election OF Lincoln to the presidency
IJa knew there would be very few Southern peo-
ME willing to receive office at his hands and con-
| GUIDED there would be a good chance for him.
self, if be could only do something to attract
| notice The erection OF the Lincoln pole and
/ far was the trick he hit on. He obtained the no.
toriety he desired, and no sooner was Mr.. Lincoln
| insugurated than he presented himself with his
| application not however, for judgeshp. He had
not then the audaeity for that. He introduced
himself to Mr.. Lincoln as the man who had erected
a Lincoln pole in Virginia. Mr.. Lincoln was not
jeremy diddled as easily as Underwood expected
He told him he need expect no reward nor thanks
from him for the pole business; that he had done
just what he, Lincoln did not want done-had eX-
cited angry feeling and provoked disturbance IN
Virginia, at the very time when eonclllaton and
guage to the same effect sent him of to enjoy the
reflection that he had oyefreached himself, and
| had been detected and exposed in his knavery.
| By what art6ce or influence he succeeded some
| time later in imposing upon Mr. Lincoln, and get
| ting the appointment he now holds, we have never
heard. The facts we have related were commune
/ Gated to us by gentleman who was present at
| the interview with Mr.. Lincoln
i That Underwoods interest in the negro is all
| pretended and his horror at traffic in human
souls is all affected. is concusiyely shown by
fact which has been brought to light by the War
4 renton True Index. Amongst the records OF
certain SUIT ia the circuit court of Fauquier county
styled Field Walden, will be found the answer
! of j. c. Underwood and Marion g., his wife,
| signed by Underwood's own hand, from which is
| taken the following extract:
e These respondents further answering say that
| by reference to the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Jack
son, late mother of the respondent Maria g. I'M
/ deTwood, copy OF which is exhibited with the
BILL it will be seen that the said testaix gave her
real estate to this respondent and her brother
Il George VIM. jackson, and her slave property
charged with the payment Of her debts to Flora
Il yFFIoree sister of this respondent, and as these
respondents advised that the estate of the said
Mrs. Elizabeth jackson is liable for its dspropor
ton OF a debt recently ascertalned against the
estate of VIM Gibson, deceased, then insist that
Fin making distribution of The personal estate ne
terred to IN said bin, that the share Of the
$taUes 9giSc2t mag be dlloHedto tte said Flora Y
Flogee shall be subjected to the payment OF TIE
said Hrs Elizabeth JacbsoHsS share of said
debt, ana bdgi1lg tily dnStoered they pray 10 be
''s'''s Ss''"f''9 ~ JOHN c. UNDERwooDn
\ This answer was fled the 18th day Of Septem-
n her 1868 and shows as the Lynehbatrr News
says that this very phianthropic and humane gen
\ tenlan who is go startled from his sense Of pro
4 priety and decency by the mere recollection that
negroes have in times past been bought aud sold
in tile cityAO Richmond, was himself, in 1858, SO
4 anxious to secure the enjoyment of all the real
estate Inherited by his wife, that he insisted that
4 debts due BY the estate should be iquidated by
the sale of the negroes of his sister n-law, rather
than any portion of his wife's broad acres should
Z pass from his possession, No hideous phan,
tom of human beings torn from their homes
and families, and r1thlessy sold like cattle under
the Hammer of the auotioneer5 came across his
4 mental vision then, and startled his exquisite
sensibiities. No Congo, or Loango doomed in
dreadful proportionsin the blue skies of Fauquier
and Angola and Benguela were alike forgotten.
The sensihilites of @, are meyer permitted to in
terfere with his interests, and whether he is found
insisting the sale of the slaves of his sstersin
law, or purchasing for one-tenth its value the paa
tial residence OF a former friend, condemned and
\ eondseated by his own order, his consistency is
| preserved in one particular at least-he makes
] money by the transaction.
I A few days ago, our neighbor the Enquirer,
4 very properly called on UnderWoods grand Jury
to indite him for defrauding the treasury Of con:
siderable sums OF money in manner Inanifestly,
4 palpably and scandalously flegal,' by franking,
as Senator J" Tnulhtudes Of documents andietters"
The Enquirer closes the article as follows
g 1t is monstrous that he shall act as Judge, and
draw pay hs Judge, ana a the same time appro-
Y PIRATE the public means as Senator.
q win the grand jury look to this matter? If
/ Judge Underwood denies the statement, we will
! undertake to find the proof. ~ n
| gsWe are sensible that we have wasted valHabiei
space on worthless topic but very trihing and
contemplate things have sometimes adYendtoUs
| Importance, and it is so with Underwood.
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MT Bright's CONSERVATIVES Suffrage Edess.
|
| Mr. Yelling, formerly one of the editors Of the
National Intelligencer, and now its European cor-
respondent noticing the debate in the British Par
lament on tile reform bill, has the following in
reference to Mr. Bright's position on that occasion:
Ia the progress of the discussion on this bill,
Mr. Bright announced some opinions which seemed
to take all parties by surprise, as evincing more
4 " conservative " sentiments than are commonly
4 attributed to him, reputed as he is the most adj
Vanced. exponent Of the progressive Liberal
| party He said:
The principle Of the ancient constitution is that
every householder in every city and borough shall
| vote. From various causes that franchise had
1 Become greatly limited, and it was necessary,
when the reform question was considered in 1882,
\ that that limitation, TO a large extent should be
! removed. hold it to be great misfortune that
the ancient constitution was not restored, Thear
| hear,l but the limits were removed in most cases.
1 and the franchise was extended to the lint of an
occupation OF $40 per annum
Assuming, for the sake of argument, that the
government bill will pass, and that the franchise
| will bp Vai frnun IN