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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30
Wendell Phillips Last Programme

Perhaps the chief Radical thinker is WEN
DELL PHILLIPS, and Radical he is "intuS ct IN
cute" Behind all his intellectual vagaries and
his flights of fancy is the malignant spirit Of
Jacobinism. They are as the beautiful ilOw-
ers under which the serpent is coiled. This
evil-minded son of genius thinks for his party
as Satan thinks for his imps. His last thought
is tinged with gloom and dependency. 1t is
evident that affairs have not gone to suit him.
He has grown apprehensive and distrustful-
distrustful Of the constancy and integrity of his
friends in Congress. 'The Presidential obsta-
Gle" is not, according to Mr.. PHILLIPS, an OBJ
stacle to be despised. He begins to find out
that the President has some power, and that
immaculate Radicals even are not superior to
temptation, and not insensible to those inhu-
ences that operate upon ordinary men. He is
afraid to trust Congress any longer in Wash
ingtOn, lest its virtue should fail it. He, there
fore, calls Justify upon Congress to adjourn,
saying, il it continues in session, ''H may be
bought, bullied or deceiUed." He thus an
nounces his programme
Our true policy is this: Let Congress plainly an
nounce its beiefthat no State lately in rebellion is
ft to be readmitted to Congress Let it lay down the
principle that no shall be admitted ercept ii
establishes universal or at least impartial suffrage,
and then let Congress adjourn. Every day it con-
tinues in session jeOpards this great cause. may
be bought bHliied or deceiped All tends that way
while il is in session, exposed to Administrative in
fuence Once adjourned, let the lines be distinctly
drawn and 90 to work To meet 1868 in earnest the
interval between now and the next elections, State,
National and Presidential, is too long for the
work. The treason of President JOHNSON, and the
impossibility of mpeaching him, leaves no hope of
any earlier settlement II is just as well, and much
safer, to acknowledge this. To adjourn and go TO
the people on this issue is saving time. In this way
spite of the President the whole fruit of the may
vet be saved. With the lines distinctly drawn, the
light above-board and acknowledged issue fair
ly presented, and every Congressman stumping his
own State, the nation may yet be founded and built
up on impartial and absolute justice. Our New
England air will save some Of our Senator's at least
from the compromise malaria of Pennsyyania-ave-
nue..
Any other consolidating about in storm OF
constitutional amendments, pilot blinded or drugged,
and rudder unshipped-allOws timid and needless
Senators to put US, bound hand and foot, into the
hands Of the enemy under pretence OF being pract-
cal statesmen. Any other course runs the FISK
Of giving another ten years just such dislocated,
discOrdant and perl0us national life as we have
passed through since 1856. Adjourn Congress- then.
Let every member turn himself into witness teacher
and drill master; and let our buge-cal be, No
State admitted at present and none eper admitted,
lrhich has the IpOTd tchite or the recognition Of
race, in its statute books.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30

THE Washington correspondent of the New
York Times states that Attorney General Speed
has the consideration of the matter of the trial
ofMr. Davis now before him. On the arrival
of Chief Justice Chase, which will be some
time this week, it will be determined whether
o. not Mr.. Davis shall be tried in the State Of
Virginia. The Attorney General has also con-
suited with Judge Underwood in regard to the
trials of ex-Generals Lee, Wise, and sixty
others indicted for treason in the United States
District Court, held last summer at Norfolk.
1t is proposed to try Henry A. Wise first, and
it is Thought that his will be the only case dis
posed of this season. There have been so
many rumors from Washington on this subject
that the public have learned to receive each
new one with incredulity. We have no reason
to suppose that the above is any more entitled
to credit than the rest.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30

New Law FIRM IN New YORK.-We find the fol-
lowing paragraph in late number of the Home
Journal;
Roger A. Pryor. late General in the Confederate
service as many of our readers know, has resided in
New York since the close of the war, and followed
the practice of his professiOn-the law. In this he
has been very successful. He has been intrusted
with some important cases, and has given general
satisfaction. We announced, some time since, that
Mr.. Pryor about to associate himself in business
with a talented young lawyer of this city. The gen.
tleman referred TO is Mr. Thomas w. Pittman, who
has for long time held responsible civic position.
Mr.. Pittman is known as an able counsellor but not
for that alone. His literary talents are of very
high order and he has written some poems that have
earned him a reputation. The firm, as now estab-
lished, is styled Messrs. Pryor Pitman, and their
Office is situated at No. 90, Liberty street. We
would advise our best friends to keep clear of the
law, if they can; but if caught in its meshes they
will be ably and faithfully served by the two schol-
ars and gentlemen mentioned as aforesaid.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30

ExEcUTIvE GLEN ENCY.-rhe Military Com
mission sitting at Charleston, South Carolina,
recently convicted four highly respectable citi-
zens of murder, upon evidence which was
generally believed, in Charleston, to have been
suborned. Two were sentenced to be hanged,
and two to incarceration for life in a Northern
Pcnitentiary. Much feeling was aroused by
the belief, on the part of the citizens, that the
accused had not been fairly tried, and were in
nocent of the crime imputed to them.
We are glad to learn that the President has
suspended the execution of the sentence.
The parties condemned were Francis Gaines
Showers, James Crawford Keys, Robert Keys
and Elisha Byrem. They were convicted on
the following charges " Attacking with arms,
forcing and overcome guard of the military
forces of the United States" on duty in
Charleston g Murder" and % Robbery" The
proceedings, findings and sentence were ap-
proved and confirmed by Major General
Sickles.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30

PEACE.-In a recent letter of General Francis
P. Blair, he makes the following just and
truthful remarks: " Peace means pardon, am
nestv, reconciliation without these we can
have no peace. believe that those who have
done and suffered most to secure peace by de-
stroying the power which took arms against it
are those who are now most ready to suffer
and do to maintain it. Those who have suf-
fered nothing and done nothing, but who, on
the contrary, have made the war an occasion
for profit and vehicle for personal advance
ment-these are the greatest and only obsta-
cles to the perfect restoration and mainte-
nance of peace. They, having filled their
pockets and secured the best places, talk most
of " compensation for the past and security
for the future"
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30

TIRED OF HIS FREEDON.-A few days since q
former slave of gentleman of this place-a healthy,
active young fellow, possessed of more than the
average intelligence of his race-who had been
doing business on his Town hook" pretty much all
the time since the close of the war; met with his late
owner and, to use his own language, Surrendered"
to him, asking him to take him into his service again,
and on such terms as he thought proper He stated
that all his efforts to maintain himself as comfort
ably as he had lived when slave had proved fruit
less. He had tried merchandising, and failed at it;
then farming, and met with no better success-and
now he had come to him for a living and home,
stating that he willing to live with him through
life, to do any work he might require of him, and
for just such wages he might think proper to pay
him.
The gentleman received him kindly-told him to
go to the country where he had need for his services
and the unlucky eX-merchant and ex-farmer left
for his work, his mind evidently relieved of all care
or trouble about the future.-Fdrmpil;e Journal.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30

II. F. Remington of Springfield, Massachusetts,,
has obtained patent for the last novelty-a paper
shrt-to be got up for the modest sum of twenty-five
cents, and to be sweat proof.
There are fifteen ronclads now in progress of con.
struction three Of them in New York. three at Gin.
cinnati, two each at Saint Louis and Pittsburgh,
and one each at Portsmouth, Philadelphia, Browns.
vile and Kensington, Pennsylvania.
!. II. Burch, the Chicago millionaire, Familiarity
known in suit growing out of domestic difficultv
recently gave grand dinner in Paris, which was At
tended by all his countrymen and women of note in
that gay capital, and by many of the French.
General Candy, at New Orleans, refuses to reeop.
nize writs of hdbcds corpus in the cases of govern
ment agents who have been arrested.
married lady in Mercer, Pa, committed suicide
tern,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30

Mr.. PEABoDY's REPLY To THE QUEEN.-Mr Pea
body has sent the following reply to Queen VctOria's
letter, through Earl Russell, dated April o.
Madam: I feel sensibly my inability to express in
adequate terms the qualification with which have
read the letter which your Majesty has done me the
high honor of transmitting by the hands of Earl
Russell, on the occasion which has attracted your
Majestys attention of setting apart portion of my
property to ameliOrate the condition and augment
the comforts OF the poor of London.
have been actuated by deep sense of gratitude
to God, who has blessed me with prosperity, and of
attachment to this great country where, under your
Maiesty's benign rule, have received so much per-
sonal kindness, and enjoyed so many years of hap
piness Next to the approval of my own conscience,
shall always prize the assurance which your letter
CONVEYS to me of the appreciation of the Queen of
England, whose whole life has attested that her ex.
allied station has in degree diminished her sym.
pathy with the humblest of her subjects. The por-
trait which your Majesty is graciOusly pleased to
bestow on me shall value as the most precious
heirloom that can leave in the land of my birth,
where together with the letter which your Majesty
has addressed to me, it will ever be regarded as
evidence of the kindly feeling of the Queen of the
United Kingdom towards a citizen Of the United
States
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30
Tragedy in Maryland-A Woman Shot.

The BoonsborO' (Md.) odd FeliOw, says:
On last Saturday tragedy was enacted in Fred
erick county, across the mountain, in the ncighbor
hood of Boliver the particulars of which, near as
we could get Them are these:
Daniel Shoemaker, who is a married man with a
family has been in the habit of making private Wis
its at the house of widow lady, named Mrs.
Schdtknecht for the purpose of meeting her daugl-
ter. On the night in question, Shoemaker had made
an appointment TO meet the girl at the usual trsting
place and after dark concealed himself in the yard,
near the house to await her arrival. In the mean
time the mother had discovered the illicit inter
course held between them and that they were to
meet that night She auayed herself in the clothing
of her daughter and at the appointed time went out
to meet him. Not suspecting any deception, Shoe
maker came from his cOnceament and met the moth
or of his victim instead of the young girl. Reproach
es were hurled at the vile scducer of heI daughter
which so exasperated him that he drew revolver
and fired three shots Mt her, of which took effect
imAicting a serious if not fatal wound. The seducer
and would be murderer fled Immediately Officers
are in pursuit of him, and we hope he may be caught
and punished for his double crime against law and
humanity
p. s Since writing the above, Shoemaker has been
arrested.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30
THE COTTON MARKET.

We have been furnished, by an extensive firm in
this city, with the following letter on the condition
of the Liverpool cotton market, addressed to them
by an eminent house in that city;
" LIVERPOOL, 10th April, 1866.
"DEAR SRs-We have not had this pleasure since
the 18th of November as we thought it unnecessary
TO trouble you with letters, which would contain
only repetition of printed report for we could
not conscientiousy encourage you to consgn cotton
TO this market.
1.-THE cotton market seems to be in hopeless state.
The dependency is difficult to describe and the IT.
regular sales are Enthusiastically irregular, for al.
most any kind of offer is acceptable, and is accepted
at once We quote the decline since Thursday last,
the 9th instant, lld per pound OF course, the re-
duction is greater than this in too many instances
for sellers We shall soon hear of failures. The
total sales to-day are only 250O bales. We rejoice
heartily that we have kept friends out of tue APP
preaching melee.
/" WEDNESDAY, April 1.-THE market is really
worse to-day than yesterday. The low prices which
were then considered irregular have become more
general Sales 5000 bales"
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30


SENATOR CLARK, of New Hampshire, says
s'I love my country" to which the Washing
ton correspondent of the N. Y. World re-
spends, and why should not Clark love my
country, when my country not only pays
him his salary as Senator, with such pckings
as mileage, stationery, franking, public docu-
ments, seeds from the Agricultural Bureau,
and pots of plants by the boXiull from the
National Botanic Garden, but 'my country
goes far towards supporting all the other mem
bers of Clarll's family. Clark's son, youth OF
eighteen, is doorkeeper of the reporters gale
nv of the Senate, and for that nominal service
Clark's boy receives one hundred dollars a
month"; round twelve hundred for the year
for supposed services in session time, and for
services when he is at school in New Hamp-
shire. Clark's nephew-anOther youth of ten
der years-is clerk ofthe Committee ofCaims,
of which Clark is chairman, at q salary OF
fifteen hundred dollars per year. How many
more salaried Clarks there are in and around
the Senate chamber, the congressional directo-
nv does not state but if there be any family in
creation, or even in New England, that have
more reasons to love my country than the
Clark family, the Clark family would do well
to resign few of their patriotic places and
positions, and devote their attention to gene
raj search for rebels in the South, for the
benefit of the Reconstruction Committee Of
Fifteen. ~
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30
The Cholera i'm New York.

The New York Herald, OF Saturday, says:
The cholera is abating at the Lower Quarantine,
and no new cases have been admitted on board the
hospital ship since the last report of the Deputy
Health Officer. Eighty-eight cases now remain in
the hospital, being a reduction of nine since We'd
nesday last. Three deaths occurred on Thursday
and six patients were returned cOnvalescent to the
Illinois. Dr. Swinburne has forwarded detailed re-
port of the condition of affairs on board the steam
ships Virginia and England to the Commissioners Of
the Board of Health. Two more vessels, ordered
here as hospital ships by the Secretary of the Navy,
will be lowed into quarantine this morning. The
passengers on the England strongly protesting
against any further detention at quarantine and
state that food and water but scantiy furnished
them. DR.. Swnburne, the Health Officer at the
Lower Quarantine, publishes defence Of his course
since the arrival Of the cholera ships at this port, in
reply to certain reflections upon his management OF
affairs at the Quarantine.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30

LOUDoUN COUNTY, VG-Col. Elijah V. White,
has been nominated by a county convention a
candidate for sheriff. The contest will be between
him and Mr.. s. C. Luckett
Rev. W. W. Williams, rector of the Episcopal
Church in Leesburg has received and accepted call
to Christ Church, Georgetown, D. C.
The Spring term of the Loudoun Circuit Court,
Judge Thomas, presiding, commenced last Monday.
Mr.. Daniel White, died very suddenly on Monday
last at his residence in Maryland, near Whites Fer
ry, of spotted fever. Mr.. W. was in hLeesburg on
Saturday.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30
Up PURCELL, LADD s. CO.,

Having recommended business in their new house on
the site OF their old stand
CORNER OF MAIN AND THIRrEESrH STREETS,
RICHMOND, VA,
Are prepared to offer their usual Inducements to ppr
chasers.
They receiving, and have in store a large
and well selected stock Of DRUGS, MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS, PAINTS, OILS, WINDOW GLASS,
FRENCH POLISHED PLATE and oRYAMENTED
GLASS, INDIGO, NADER and OTHER DYES, Re- CK-
BRIDGE ALUM WATER, and a general assortment Of
articles in their line, which they offer favOra-
BILE terms
Particular and prompt attention to packing and for
wardng orders.
PURCELL, LADD Co, Druggists,
l22 Main street, corner OF Thirteenth,
mh2-lf Richmond. VI
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30
TOBACCO MARKET.

RICHMOND, April %.
Thirty hogsheads were offered at the Exchange to-
day; bids on rejected; balance sold as follows:
One at SIS So one at IS SO, one at S. TO- two at s.
two at 50 %, one at 81 60 one at so, one at sl2
one at sl4 one at sl5, one at sl5 30, two at sl6,
two at sl6 So one at ST. one at sS 80, one at sl9
80. one at 49, two at 80, one at so 30.
We notice in letter from prominent tobacco
grower there, that tobacco plants very scarce in
the country-so much so, that he has any number of
applications for plants This is owing to failure of
the old seed
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30
RICHMOND WHIG.
MONDAY MoRNING.........APRlL 80, 1866
Advertising.

Ifapy business man in Richmond doubts that the
WHO is the best medium through which to reach
the Virginia public, We invite him to call at this
office and we will take pleasure, as matter Of
tusinexs in exhibiting 10 him our lists Of bona fde
.,, ,s.r;ters in every section of the State.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30
Conflict Between the Military and Civil Authori-


LOUISVILLE, April 26-This afternoon Judge
Ballard of the United States District Court issued
an order for the arrest of Gen. j. C. Davis for inter
ering with the course of public justice, in disObeyng
the writ of habeas corpus in the case of Henderson,
charged with conspring to defraud the Government.
Marshal Merriwether was resisted by Davis in attemp
ting to enforce the order. The order against Davis
is returnable in May.
Attachments were also made out against Major
General George II. Thomas, r. W. johnson and Gen.
W. D. Whippe, provost marshal of Tennessee, re-
turnable at the next regular term Separate attach
ments have been ordered to be issued against Gen.
Davis and Lieut. Col. W. II. Cooper for resisting the
United States marshal in the discharge of his duty.
Bail was endorsed on each writ. Marshal Merri-
wether has notified the President Of the position OF
affairs.
Mr. Henderson was taken to Nashville last night,
by order of Gen. Davis, notwithstanding the writ
issued by Judge Ballard for his prosecution before
the United States Court.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30
BALTIMORE MARKETS. APRIL 81.

COFFEE-Rio Is to 2lc.; Laguayra lii to l5lc.,
in bond; Java 264 to 27!-al gold.
FLoUR.-Howard Street Super and Cut Extra
S900a10 Shipping Extra slOOOalO50 Retailing En-
ira S1lalli; Family Sl3al3 90 Ohio Super, IS 75a
80 Shipping Ex. sl0al0 90; Retailing Extra, slla
IL 80; Family sl2!al3! City Mills Standard Super
IS 75a9 so; Shipping brands Extra $40 50al3; Bal
tmOre Family, $500; Baltimore High grade Extra,
sI400
Rue FYowr.-s4 75a5 %. Old Mixed 60 5Oa3 IS.
Corn AIeai-s4 %.
GRAIN-W hedt.-White Fl So to SO 80; Red, 90 80
TO . 10
CORN. Mixed S2aS3 cts. White, 90 to 81 cts.
Fellow Sc TO 81 cts.
Odts.--0O to 55 cts, weight.
MOLAssEs.-New crop clayed Cnba, 40 10 46c. :;
Cuba Muscovado, A. 10 Doc: New English Island,
40 10 Toe; Porto Rico 45 to Toe, for old and new
Provisions Observation-Disclosures 12i to 10 cts. :;
Sides, Is. to Is cts. Plain Hams 10 cts. +;
Sugar cured, 2laO0 cents, for uncovered can.
vassed, 22a23c.
Bulk Aeat.-Shoulders 11lall4 cts; Sides IA TO
LGrd.--western 10 to 81 cts. Butchers and
City 49, TO 2la cts. .-...-
Pork.-s26 624 TO 500 10 for Mess.
SALT.-Ground Alum II 10 to ! 10; Worthngton' s
Fine SO 10 to SO %; Ordinary Fine % 10 to So 90
Turks Island 00a60 cts. per bushel.
SEEDs.-Clover So 90 to 600; Flaxseed - 80 /;
Timothy s. 90.
SUGARs-Cuba and f. I. common to good refining
$40 00a0 90 Cuba and 4. ]. grocery SO 50all 80 (;
Cuba and f. l. prime to choice grocery $40 GOALS 90
Porto Rico common to good grocery so 75al2; Porto
Rico prime to choice grocery SIC 50al3 80.
WHIsKEY-Western - % to 80 90, and City
- % to 50 26 country - 23ta2 "a Pennsylvania 50
244aS2 25; Ohio - %.
Conee-Java scarce and steady
Flour-good grades held quite firmly. Sugars very
ouiet and lower Whiskey-market inactive, but
steady at the close.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30

Mrs General Tom Thumb is said to he again in
an interesting situation.
DROWNED. Mr. MILESTONE n merchant OF Luz
ray, Page county, Virginia. lost his wife last week,
by drowning, in the Shenandoah river.
The ladies of Columbia, Murfreesboro and Pulas.
Xxi, Tennessee are getting up entertainments in their
respective towns for the benefit of the MANNED Con-
federate soldiers.
Frederick Nd, corporation are trying to prohibit
loose and suspected persons" from visiting bawdy
houses. Whereupon the Maryland Union wants to
know if " tight and unsupported persons" are allow
ed TO visit them
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30

SOMETHING TO TIE To.-No Remedy is more widely
known or generally used than
PLANTATION BITTERs.
"They not for day, but for all time" They
have stood the test of trial This is because they do
what they are recommended to do They relieve pain
and cure disease.
For Dyspepsia Heartburn, Vertigo, Pain In the Side,
Headache, Cold Feet Languor, Dizziness, and all Dis
caused by Stomach out OF repair, most con-
6dently recommend the PLANTATION BITTERs.
If you weak, low spirited, discouraged, and sick
Of life, down by dyspepc agonies, Frustrated
by disease of long standing, be induced 10 try PLASTA
TIoN BITTERs.
The result will not dsappon you, and you will find
yourself restored to
HEALTH, VIGoR AND HAPPINESS.
ap2G-eod2w
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.
F RICHMOND ALE AND PORTER.

The undersigned have just commenced brewing
ALE AND PORTER,
at Buchanan Spring. the head OF Clay street, where
the manufacture OF these articles will be continued
until their
NEW BREWERY,
now in course OF erection, the site OF stearns
Brummers disillery, below Rockets, is completed.
They guarantee an article in every respect equal to
and cheaper than the best imported from any quarter
outside the State. whether home or foreign.
ER- All orders sent through the post-ofhee will be
punetually attended to.
feb6-3m BETZ, YUENGLING & BBYER.
Up PAINTING! PAINTIGil
L. L. MONTAGUE 4 SON,
HOUSE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTERS,
TENTH STREET,
BETWEEN MAIN AND CARY
will be pleased to receive orders from their friends
and the public generally for work OF all kinds In heir
line.
ING, GRAINING &c, in the very best style. Call and
leave your orders. Our shall be reasonable and
we guarantee to do the best Of work.
SIGNS furnished at short notice.
mh3O-tf L. L. MONTAGUE 4 SON.