The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-13

him. Sir, that speech which was imposed
upon the gentleman from Iowa, and which his
had considerable run, and has made some
impression on the public mind, was one of the
grandest hoaxes that has ever been perpe.
trated, and more successful than any except
the "moon hoax" which, am told, deceived
many astute astronomers. (Laughter.l lam
now glad OF an opportunity, although do not
wish IL TO go ont publicly, lest my motive
might be misunderstood of generating the
President from ever having made that speech.
Laughter. tits q part OF thetcunning con
trtvances of the Copperhead party, which has
been prescribing our President since the 4th OF
March last.
Mr.. Stevens proceeded 10 quote newspaper
comments on President Johnson's inaugural
address, and the alleged circumstances attend
ing its delivery, and proceeded to remark that,
taking advantage of an incident which, II Is
thought by many, was brought about by
themselves, they have been ever since perse-
cutting him with such ISLANDERS as tnat put,
sir although they have asserted IL from time
to time they have never made the loyal repnb-
lican people of this nation believe 1t, and they
never can We never credit it but look with
indignation on the Islander thus uttered against
the President of our choice daughter.
Being unable to fix such odium upon our Pre-
sident by direct evidence, they bring In evil
dence diiuRde with the skill of practiced
advocate in case OF de tuadttco inq'irsn0o
where the outside evidence was doubtful,
they cautiously lead the subject of the inquiry
TO speak on the question of his hallucination,
and If they can get him TO gable and talk
nonsense, then the intrinsic evidence in the
case Is made out. [Laughter.l Now If these
slanderers could make the people believe that
the President ever uttered that speech, then
they have made out their case. CONTINUED
laughter:l But we know that he never dld
utter it, 1t is not possible; ana am gao VI
this opportunity to relieve him from that
odium but they had wrought it up in such
cunning way.
Virginia had assembled the free representa-
I tnIn vftCht 1Np
tives of fragments OF about eieVen townships
ont of one hundred and forty-two counties,
elected in spots between the Intending armies,
on disputed ground-twelve men-Who met
within the Federal lines, called itself conyen-
ton, formed 4. constitution, ordered elections
for the whole State, and Governor Peirpoint
received about thirty three hundred votes for
Governor (half Yankee soldiers, l suspect
and was proclaimed, in the market:house OF
Alexandria, Governor of imperial Virginia,
the mother of statesmen. In "reconstruc-
ton the President acknowledged him as the
Governor, and those twelve rs the representa-
tives of n million and quarter of people, ana
counts this Virginia as one OF the twenty seven
States that adopted the constitutional amend
ment am fond of genteel comedy, but this
low farce is too vulgar TO be acted on the stage
of nations Are these free republics, such rs
the United States are bound TO guarantee 10
all the States in the UniOnE should these
swindles, these impostures, bred In the lnldst
of martial law, without authority from Con-
gress, be acknowledged here?
THE OLD CAPITOL PRISON.
The Old Capitol prison is TO be thrown open
TO morrow TO the public, when the curious
will have an opportunity of inspecting the
cells of the many noted prisoners who have
been confined there at different periods OF the
war The picture of WirZ, pencilled by his
own hand, still remains on the wall of the cell
occupied by that unfortunate.
STEAMERS TO VIRGINIA.
A subscription paper is now being circulated
90 lA q
new line of Potomac steamers to run to the
lower counties of Maryland and Virginia
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS.
A clerk in the Treasury Department, named
T. w. Hasbrouck, who is secretary to the
National Equal Suffrage Association, has
been discharged
FRgEpMES's BUREAU AGENT DISMISSED.
Thomas w. Edwards, Esq, of Loudoun
county Virginia, having been charged fve
dollars and fifty cents by the bureau agent
who handed him the order restoring ms pro-
perty, General Howard relieved the gentle
man from duty. Good
REPUBLICANS WHO SUSTAIN THE PRESIDENT.
According to careful computation by mem
bprs who are interest ted in sustaining the freSl-
den t $ policy of reconstruction, there are out
fifteen Republican Congressman who can be
depended upon TO vote against radical mea'
sures rs they come up.
CoSFIaCATED PROPERTY OF LOYAL MEN SOUTH.
The Judiciary Committee of the House have
under consideration, and will probably report
next Tuesday, bill empowering the Presl-
dent or any military commander who repre-
sents him in the late rebellious States, to rein
state loyal men in the possession of lands
which they were deprived of by rebel confisca-
ton during the war, as everybody knows the
Confederate Government INDUCED pretty
heavily in contiscation against those VINO were
known to favor the Union cause. Since the
war, many of their DEGREES have been reversed
and the former owners reinstated in possession
of their property. The object of the proposed
bill is tokeep the loyal owners in posse sslon by
the employment of military power until the
southern country has become so Tar settled
that the questions can be tried before the civil
courts 1t is merely a measure to choke of the
lawyers temporarily .-NeU York Herutd.