The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-12
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Gratifying Condition of Affairs
in Mississippi.
Contradiction OF Senator summers
Alarming Statements.
Probable DisapprOval by the President Of
the Freedmen's Bureau Bill.
Clio sing Anniversary Of the United States
Christian Commission.
Immense Assemblage and Highly Inter-
esting Proceedings.
THE LING DIN MEMORIAL ADDRESS.
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Omcial Programme Of Arrange
ments.
DC. &c. &c.
Clio sing Anniversary Of the United States
Christian Commission.
Immense Assemblage and Highly Inter.
esting Proceedings.
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL ADDRESS.
Onlcial Programme Of Arrange
ments.
Gr Ec r.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL, 1896.


GENERAL osBAND ALIVE AND KICKING AGAINST
MR.. SUMNER.
Elk Brgadier General +. d. Osband, who was tele-
graphically reported murdered by the Southerners last
month near Skpworth's Landing Miss, writes me as
as follows, dated January %, 1866
The tel graph informs me that am murdered man
decline the honor. ! an neither shot nor otherwise
letter dated '.Gubb' Rancho skipworths Landing"
stating that the country unsafe aud that exiedera
officers in danger when attending to their pursuits
without bodygUard has been used by Senator Sumner
prove that this country needs federal assistance to
preserve order We can do quite well alone Some umo
about Christmas four presidents of Mississippi and
outlaws made raid upon northern merchant ana
returned Confederate soldiers turned out en- mas.
and pursued them one hundred miles. owing TO good
horses they escaped This Is the only case Of
Mississippi Containing four large counties) since
the surrender. Resigned or mustered out federal
officers OF all grades occupy this country M
partners OF the OF plantations arc clearing land
intend plant cotton and have thought Of violent
death This county safe to law and order safe 70 the
Union and the residents ae as loyal those Of any
county of the size In tho North not utterly gwen
over to radicasm Every plantation Is being worked;
mon given from fifteen TO twenty-five dollars per
month. with house rent. full raons, fire wood and
large garden for each family for five and half days
work per week; negro women boys and girls IN proper
ton About half OF the bottom lands and onequarter OF
the hill lands obtain hands enough.
General Osband formerly Major OF the Fourth I'LL
",
escort till the fall of lss3 and then rcsgnd his position
to accept Colonecy Of the First Mississippi colored
cavalry which he commanded till the close Of the
He tborough-gong abolition rebel haicr, and can
not be suspected OF undue partisy for Southerners
THE rREEDMES's BUREAU BILL
will be sent to the Presd morrow and the opinion
gains ground In the best informed circles that be wd
not approve II unless materially modnd. Among the
objections likely DO urged against its becoming law
are the following IL applies TO Kentucky, at
least unjustly; that IL creates OF officers and
thereby greatly increases the OF government
that Il establishes judicial system unknown to our
form OF government and that confers too much power
on comparatively irresponsible agents Tho President
may And many Others but these mentioned as most
obvious.
CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
Since the departure OF tho Canadian delegation II has
transpred that Frederick Bruce immensely pleased
with the dauouement His chief foar appears TO have
that such trade facilities would have been accorded
the British provinces TO build up identity OF inter
ess and thus weaken their attachment to and depend
ence on the homo government. II u also suspected
that our refusal establish any equitable regulations for
exchange products will lead 10 confederation between
the provinces for selfproecon and thus delay the ope
ration OF such natural laws tend 10 their absorption by
tho United states II s furthermore, coming to be
OF trado regulations between this country and Canada
more political than commercial and almost solely In
spired By Engands pcrhdious behavior during the
when time has soened this asperity and the CONNER
cia ages Of international trade better under
stood, some reciprocity treaty win be necessity
CLOSING ANNIVERSARY or THE UNITED STATES
CHRISTIAN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or SPEAKER
coLFAx.
The fourth and las, anniversary OF tho Uned States
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tho House or Representatives All the seats beth on
the loor and In galleries. filled early no
and many persons were unable TO obtain adnitiance.
The Hon Schuyler Colfsx, Speaker Of the House, on
taking the char " preside, said - M
The fearful trial which republic subjected
for the preservation OF ne existence " over The loved
and ioet who died that The nation might I've sleep Ia
their bloody shrouds IN village churhyards In cannon
furrowed battle nclds, near prison camp.-aaa 700, "a
unmarked gravcsbut all eBsrhod IN millions OF hearts
with the Of tbe Revolution forever
The yet vacant chair ~ many lonely heartiistonc
tells the sen. s,o o. .ser,es such as ss wor n
temple OF Janus closed from the battle lns
which swept across our conniry thousands Of niles
c hammered hosts have returned 10 their waiting
ZONES volunteers transformed by the shock Of arms
Union Tho sword r. exchanged for the plough.
share, and the great rebellion, organized on
broken o.,ss sad samn.sg n The .ss'ss,nsSn
which patriot, ally contributed 70 and the great We.
tory which crushed ~ have passed. into history whrht
memory and The school Of llfe II Is under lhese
aurpcOus circumstance that this organization, inspired
ike handmade q mercy wen, forth with armies
and 20 save, returns tonight 70 this Represcn
taiIye Hall To- render a hnal account o. ~ stew
aud ~ millions Of expenditure You viii hear from
abcr tongues than mne from all quarters of the notion
from church altar and family circles IRON merchants
and manufacturers from mechanics and miners from
ers 81 earth and sailors Of the sea- from crowded
cities humble cabins, from the mDninccn donations
Of shc wealthy 10 The Widows mite The material
aid which poured its mighty volume into the Golfers OF
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hrmanfty and bcnevoence, and clad IN the
ola nations sympathy. went forth 70 win the
over sn Ger nx victories disease victories death
Itself from whose icy grasp they rescued 10 many thou
sands BY their more than Samaritan benefsctlons To
the battle hed they came snatch our brave defender
from under ths very guns OF the enemy wne,e thsy mao
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oil NJ possible the expiring lamp Of fe 70 the death
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where he should I've NE snsi viI never die Resting
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| now and forever. ons snd insspssHble" 81
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