The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

desire the welfare OF our country. The President ex-
pressed his qualification at receiving the information and
alluded the obstacles which Congress is throwing
the way Of his policy or reconstruction The members
he sad have been session three months with
out accomplishing anything practical In the way OF re-
storing the South and while continuing oppose the
Executive PLAN they fail TO bring forward Of their
own.
Now Hampshire will elect Governor and other State
is Frederick Smyth the present incumbent and tho
democratic John g. Sinclair. very close has
been made every and ward in the State by desig
mated officers of the republican clubs and the result a.
returned to the Secretary Of the Republican State Com
| mttee, is as foIlows:-
Sinclair democrat 81 500
This gives Governor Smyth . majority OF a. TIA divd
ing the doubtful equally, 2,941 II all the votes In
doubt cast against him.
In the Of the Bank for Savings OF this city versus
Maunse B. Field the United States Supreme Court yes
terday decided that that institution is liable to tho
monthly tax OF twenty fourth per cent % Its do.
posiis Invested
Tho Supreme Court also yesterday confirmed the de-
cisioa of the District Court for the Eastern district OF
Pennsylvania coademnng lawful prize OF the gov.
tho blockade Bermuda and her cargo,
captured IN April 1852 by the Uned States steamer
Mercedfta
The North Carolina Legislators adjourned yesterday
after passing the bill allowing negroes 10 testify IN cases
in which persons Of their color are parties.
Rev. J. J. Williams consecrated Catholic Ar h
bishop OF Boston Sunday last by Archbishop Nc.
Closkey OF this city. full report Of the impressive
ceremonies Of the conservation appears in Boston
correspondence in this mornings HERALD Supplement
Tho very interesting testimony Of Baron James
matters in Europe recently taken before the Supc-
rior Council Of Commerce in Paris, appears in our
Supplement sheet of this morning. and will be found
worthy the attention of nanciers and business
The Baron among other things gives On of the
mode of operation of the Bank of England and opposes
o financial system resting on plurality OF hanks.
of the city OF Knyngchau and the slaughter Of ali the
hab ans excepting the able bodied and the prettes
women the former OF whom they forced into their army
The Radicals and the Prcsident-ThnH
Stevens Trying to Cover Up the Breach.
1t is very evident that The Jacobins in Con-
gress begin to see that their revolutionary
course and opposition to the policy of the
President is destroying their hold upon the
people The developments since the reception
of the veto message In the Senate, and the
Presidents mastery speech on Washington's
birthday, has no doubt convinced them that
they must take new tack, or go under They
cannot sustain themselves before the country
on platform in opposition to Andrew John
son, for his course has been such as to secure
the appreciation of the great mass Of the peo-
pie. To support the measures of his admins
tration and carry out his policy would destroy
all the party schemes Of the radicals; but on
the other hand, they see that If the people once
become convinced that the republicans in Con-
gress are arrayed in direct opposition to Mr..
Johnson, their success in the future is equally
hopeless. They have therefore adopted .
very adroit course to mystify the public and
postpone direct issue between them and the
President, until after the tall elections. When
those elections are over then they will come
out and bid the President dellanee. claiming
that they have carried all the Northern States
on the radical issue.
The speech Of Thad Stevens In the House Of
Representatives, on Saturday last, was part of
| this programme. II was bold attempt, by
| uttering deliberate falsehood, to cover up the
fact that there is an actual conflict between the
Executive and the ruling majority in Congress.
The Freedmon's Bureau veto message of the
President and bis speech from the steps of the
White House on the ed of February defined
clearly the issue between him and Congress.
They reveal the fact that there is contest. But
sufficient time has elapsed to show that large
| portion of the republican party side with the
President in this controversy; that there are
/ Mt Ieast a suficient nu,nhar 10 hold tho halanoa
| Of power and turn the elections in the Northern
States against the radicals. Stevens therefore
comes forward with a plausible story yet
| wholly false, and delivers an amusing harangue,
attempting to prove that the President made
no such speech. In his usual bold style,
| claiming that he has a confidential COM
municatiou, he says, :" That speech, which has
had considerable run, and which has made
considerable impression upon the public mind
| was one OF the grandest hoaxes that has ever
been perpetrated, and more successful than
any other, except the moon hoax" In order
that this falsehood might have its proper effect
| he adds that che exonerates the President from
ever having made that Speech and then goes
| on, charging II with being a coinage of the OPP
position press. To clinch il still further he
quotes q statement heretofore made by o New
York journal, and characterizes this as piece
Of the same kind of Islander. Admitting, how
ever, 'that If the people believe that the Pre-
sident ever uttered that speech the case would
be made out But" continues Stevens, 1--WE
know that the President never did utter It,"
As II he could not repeat the lie too ofien.
Now this bold electionccring dodge Of the
radical chief, this malicious coinage will no
doubt accomplish Its purpose in many localI-
ties. unless the President pursues . straight
forward and independent course. 1t is calcu-
lated, no doubt, to affect the campaign
in Pennsylvania. II will be sent broad
cast through the rural districts, and