The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-12

nection with the son.
This friendship continued between them
until the death of ''the father of his coun-
try" Major General Henry Lee was a gall
liant officer, the author of Memoirs of the
war in the South" Governor of Virginia in
1871; ain advocate of the Federal Constitution
in the Virginia Convention; a member of Con-
gress when Washington died; appointed by
Congress to deliver the eulogy on the occa-
sion, and in his eulogy originated the classic
words "First in war, first in peace, and first
in the hearts ofhis countrymen.-M ontgome-
ry Mail.
{ The Richmond correspondent Of the New
York World gives the following notice of I'm
derwoed's charge to the Grand Jury
The sixteen jurors being all empaDnelled,
the Judge commenced to read, in clear but
trembling voice, his charge to them-and
such charge do not repeat it here, for
the papers, will give it to you Uerbdttm Suf-
flee it to say it was never equalled by any
thing in the whole annals of American juris-
prudence, not even by the charge by the same
judge at Norfolk. 1t fairly out-underwooded
Underwood. Thecountenances of the assem-
blage, during the delivery of this wonderful
written document were something worthy of
the pencil of a Hogarth. Every sign of mirth,
from the half-ineredulous smile to the fully
appreciative broad grin. were there visible.
Learned lawyers sat listening with lifted eye
brows and mouths agape with establishment;
the wicked press gang punched each other
hilariously in the ribs as each successive pop
gun came booming against the press; gentle
men sat pleasantly staring at each other, evil
IDENTIFY trying to discover a likeness between
them and the savages of Mozambique and
Senagambia. The whole thing-intoierable
vulgar, and insulting as it was-was far too
rich to excite anger; the one pervading feel
ing was, incredulity and establishment, mingled
with pity for the exhibitor The wicked ami
mus Of Jeffreys was completely lost sight of
ia the amusing bombast of Buzfuz.
The Richmond Enquirer of last week, calls
the attention of the Grand Jury to the case
of Judge Underwood, of whom it says:
In order to save the sum of three cents on
the letters he writes, and in order to frank
radical documents at saving of two cents
each to his Judicial pocket, Judge Underwood
assumes to frank as Senatorl He has thus
franked multitudes of documents and letters,
and defrauded the Federal treasury of con
siderable sums thereby. He has clearly no
more right to frank those letters and those
documents, than we have to frank our letters
and this newspaper, and he has less excuse;
for he is getting as Judge large salary for a
service that is neither arduous nor brilliantly
administered. This is nlanifestly,s palpably,
scandalously illegal, and in the highest de-
gree improper; aud we Insist upon the appro-
pirate rebuke at the hands of the Grand Jury
Nor mnstshis accessories be overlooked Our
information is, that the NEST of Mr. Under
woods frauds of the postal law, are committed
through the Alexandria postefice The off
Ger there knows that the Judge is not asSena-
tor, and has no right to frank, and yet he for
wards his matter without demanding prepay
ment. He, too, needs to- be taught his duty.
LAWYERS Test OATH IN GEORGIA.
Judge Erskine, of the Federal District Court
of Georgia, has decided the test oath as appli-
cable to lawyers to be Unconstitutional. The
Judgment of the Court was as follows - g 3
"Upon argument had on the said motion
of the petitioner, Mr.. Law, and after full
consideration of the matters Of fact and of
law involved in the motion, it is ordered and
adjudged by the court, that the act of Con-
gress, approved January twenty
eighteen hundred and sixty-fve, so tar as it
was intended to apply to this case is repug-
nant to the Constitution of the United
Statesn 8g}s z y E14k - 8
Motion granted 95ia-' iat ~ 4
Hon. VIM. Law; Ex-Governor Joseph p.
Brown, (of the Northern District,) and Hon.
Thos. E. Lloyd, argued against the constitu-
tionality of the act. "a = = 4 y. ~
United States District Attorney Colonel
Henry S, Fitch in favor Of its constitution
atty. zbas q
. The validity Of the Civil Rights Bill has
been again called in question by Justice Wat
kins, of Sandy Hook, Md, in the case Of a
charge Of rape made by colored woman in
behalf Of her daughter against a white man.
'Ihe Justice decided that tLe evidence of a
White witness was necessary before he could
lake cognizance of the affair." The case was
nrst reported to the War Department, and by
!. Feierred to the proper authority for inves-
tigation
me proposed constitutional amendments
VIII probably pass to-day in the Senate 1t
Is Understood that the President does not fa-
INor Them, Tor the reason that there is no eeca-
sion ier haste IN the matter, and that it is de-
sifaoie the Question should be- fully under
stood and discussed before the, people; He
IS therefore, opposed to the passage of any
constitutional amendments now, and to the
imposition OF any new conditions upon. the
Southern States before they can9bs represent
eddy loyal mem in Congress- he believes
that the organic law of the land should net net
be changed until all the people can particii-
pate in observation-disclosures Evening CONNER
cial y H. ~ 80 .1r-eo Z PIX (, . INV
+ The total number Of emigrants leaving the
ports of Ireland in 1865, was 100, O96, of
whom Sc ,2O6 were males and 46, $50 females.
| The number was less than in 1864 by, 500.
There viii beg however, a much larger emigra-
ton in 1886, than for MANY years. The last