Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-15
FROM WARRINGTON.
WASHINGTON. May II.

WASHINGTON. May Il
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST JEFF. DAvIss.
Judge Underwood, before he left Norfolk, gave
positive instructions to the Clerk Of the Court to let
no one see or copy the indictment against Jefferson
Davis now on file
SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.
The Sabbath School Union, composed of thirty
eight Protestant SchoOla eight hundred and seventy
eight teachers and nearly seven thousand scholars
celebrated their anniversary to-day With six bands
of music. national flags, embems, floral decorations
etc. they proceeded 10 tho Capitol grounds, where
they were entertained with vocal and instrumental
music and addressed. The spectacle was beautiful
and interesting.
the CHOLERA.
Tho Consul at Halifax, undcr date Of the 7th inst.
writes to the Department of State that the cholera
has disappeared from the quarantine station au3 that
within the last week case has occurred either in
the city or its vicinity.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE SENATE.
The Senate to-day in Executive session. confirmed
the following nominations Richard II. Rousseau.
of Kentucky, to he Minister Resident at Honduras.
gonsuls-Edward Maynard, of Tennessee, at Turk s
Island; John Henry at Quebec; Charles ates ROOse.
welt of New ork, ut Copenhagen George Z Kettell,
of New York, at Carisruhe. The Senate also CON
r%ed Morris B. Bf9wR as Indian Agent M for Utah
Of Columbia; Ii. II. Henry as Marshal for the District
Of Vermont, and John Bievins as Marshal for the
Northern District of Mississippi.
WE SCARCELY know whether it is worth while for
this journal to continue its invocatOns to the people
of the South TO avoid every expression of sentiment
which may be tortured by the most uncharitabe into
want of loyalty and good faith to the Government
are S ued that the great mass OF the people
perfectly honest in the oabs of allegiance they have
taken to the Government OF the United States. For
more than year we have been steadily en3eavOrnR
to nculcate the Importance not only of abstaiuing
from evil. but of avoiding the appearance of evil
We have deprecated unjust 10 ourselves not less
than wanting IN duty, lntemperate and angry denun-
Citations through the press and elsewhere of public
men and public measures.
We have tried to point out how the President in
his unequal hut glorious struggle with the extreme
men of the North. Is embarrassed ard weakened by
the indScreet and intemDerata utterances of those
who are supposed to represent tho public sentiment
of people whom he is laboring protect and benc-
it, 1t does seem to us that ia gratitude to him and
upon every consideration of expediency as well as
Igh it is tho solemn duty OF those vino speak for the
South, to abstain from every word and act which
tends to strengthen the hands of our enemies and
palsy the hands of friends. If we are not able to
extnguSh the fires Of sectional passion let us least
deslSt from adding fuel to the fame.
We confess that she complete aScendency which
extreme counsels seem to possess in the councils of
the nation, is calculated to Gsquet and iepress the
most sanguine mind. But tie voice of the nation
has yet to be heard, and, if manifest spirit of
patience and fidelity, certainly cannot injure and
VIII probably improve the prospect of ultimate relief
from the Intelligence and good feeling of the Ameri
can people. In any event no measure which has yet
passed Congress- be of permanent effect upon our
happiness or prosperity, If continue in steadfast
and patient obedience TO the laws of the land
I'm the contrary, even exclusion from Congress
by compelling us to devote our energy and ambition
to the development of material resources may
prove of great and substantial benefit. need fear
no obstruction in our efforts to improve our ndivid-
ua welfare to restore the waste places of the land to
nulld up agriculture, manufacture and commerce.
and to unite ourselves by railroads with all parts of
the country. This is Il kind of reconstruction which
Is ntlrrly within our power and which ought to
set about accomplishing, leaving the disturbed poiti-
settling it farther By useless sexctement.-Rchmoad
ReDUGtIC.