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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19
THE NOR THERN ROUTE TO AIONTA.
MAN ESCORT REFUSED BY GEN.
SHERMAN. s.s ssSssss.s

( SHERMAN. Ss' sss
E ,ss tie Z. mn a. IN.
a)loWlng M6Slmedsg Ere lin answer
e letter aadresASd by Hon 4knatius Dom
nelly 70 Gegs Grants And signed BY our en-
qIS delegation and lome 81 the Wisconsin
mem befasss sskinE eboook who
vas appointed to survey..a northern route
to Montana should 60 with his party from
st. Paul and not mp .tha Missouri. It will
be seen that the request Of our delegation
was forwarded to Gen. Sherman, who says
he has no cavalry to escort a party 'aeross
the. country from sSt. Pahp' hut suggests
that ''Col. Babcock could 60 from St. Paul
E4oaAbescrombie andathence To- Fort Rice, Or
Bershold, along with sppe emigrant party
The facts Is, the st. Louis interest il ma
king strenuous efforts to make the trade Of
Montana tributary 4, that city-and though
our delegation are doing all they can to Sc
cure the definite opening Of q, northern
route unier. military protection between
Minnesota and Montana their success will
be, likely to fall short Of public expectation
in this quarter unless -they-'ar sustained
by vigorous expression Of public senti-
ment.
Though Gen. Sherman gives the prefer
euCo W INV MlSSOuFl " 1tS present 1lg0
stage Of water for the transportation Of
troops from ST. Louis--yet this is NO argu.
ment against the assumed superiority Of
the northern or land rQute for, emigration
purposes. II is incontestably far cheaper
far shorter-and far better in every way
--taan any of the Southern land routes,
and as for the Missouri river that is too
precarioys a resource TO he taken into the
account. An energetic movement should
be made, We care not under what auspices
to open this northern route, and to make
it mail and stage route, with military sta
tions at regular intervals ID supply the
necessary escorts for. emigrant trains or
stages against hostile Indians. !
The following are the documents referred to:
! HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF TIE u s..
E.-laIgf.r.t WASHINGTON, April 4. 1885, Z
Hon. I. 1onnelly, NJ. c.:
| SIR-Your communication requesting an escort Of
troops he sent the country from. ST. Paul. was
duly received and forwarded to Major General Sher
man, commanding the Military Division Of the Mssis.
| sppi, taknow If he could make such disposition Of
! troops asyou request. send you this morning his
| endorsement on the same. The small number o.
regular troops to distribute over 90 extended
renders it impossible for Gen. Sherman TO furnish III
| escort. .zzsgf#Ess#*# q
obedieut servant, 4sss;s 81 = 6 33
s z.SS - s. BRIT Col, A. n e
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19
-. MONTANA MATTERS.
Card from Captain Fisk,

From the Pioneer Of the 10th, ,l..-..,-~-,r.
81 *1H.Sz',z' EXCEPTION HiApouARrERs,
ST. PAUL, April l6 1866. !
To Whomscerer il may cn,ce,n; ~ 3.t.,s;s. J., i
1t is time for all persons intending to
join my expedition to Montana this spring
to hurry forward preparations for the jour
ney.., l have deter mined upon Tuesday,
the 22d of next month (May,) as the day
for movement from ST.. Cloud. the point
selected for the assembling of emigrants
and organization of the party preparatory
to The march.
:; Ienjoin upon each and every one inter-
ested, that you be fully ready and on the
ground by the time set; for the train will
positively start as stated, provided the
grazing be sufficiently advanced to admit
of it.
The expedition will be-in fact now is
full three times greater in numbers and
strength than the largest of my three for
mer parties; and l am assured, by est
mating from the best evidences before me,
that the present force will be doubled, Al
least. St. Cloud and vicinity alone are
fitting up some $50 wagons for the grand
columa. a- 49,:
The statement in yesterdays Pioneer and
Press, 10 the effect that Gen. Sherman had
refused an escort for our trains crossing
the plains from this State this season,
would, if not corrected, lead to q misnp-
prehension.7 The published correspondence
between Gen. Sherman, and Col. Babcock
and our delegation in Congress-, applies to
an application which was made for :. caval-
ry force, to enable Col. B. to make q
special survey and examination of our
northern route to Montana, with view to
its permanent establishment and protection
by q continuous line of posts, &C. Tue
special and positive arrangements previous
~ made for the protection of our cmigrant
train are not withdrawn or countermanded
by Gen. Sherman. In justice to all con
ceTned, however, have addressed letter
of inquiry upon this subject to Major GEN.
eral Corse, commanding this district, and
upon receipt Of his reply, will lay it be-
fore the public: *') sfss.: T. ! t.a
Our delegation are doing ali in their
power, no. doubt, to open our route per-
,manently this season ) and the assertion
that the Government still withhold :he
mer' mite Of public aid onl, required,
seems incredible, when 80 many great in
terests, Of national, State and local i'm
Por.anca, demand AID clamor for it. But
1 do not, by any means, believe that the
friends of this vital project will end their
exertions here; fofif ono plan fails, I am
confident another will be tried, until, final
:ly. itmay shipped that, in the march of
our strong column of emigrants across to
the new FL Dorado this spring, we can be
enabled to participate in the honors Of per-
manently defining and opening the route.
~ ia# JAS. L. FISK.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19
STATE NEWS.

We understand that orders have been
issued by Burbank + Co. for the liscontin-
uanoe Of the line Of stages running betw
this point and Kasson, in anticipation Of
the opening of the Mississippi. Until Lake
Pepin opens, passengers will be conveyed
around the Lake in stages, making about
80 miles OF land travel. - Faribault Repub-
Aea,s. s''i&s ~a'.et".''ss u. =
We know =: house not great way off
that is about 80 by 40 feet square, and two
stories high. In this house lives a Yankee
family with six children; q German family
with children, family, supposed to be
Swede, Will, 6 children; and an old Bach.
dwclls in one apartment Of this structure
in the garnet. To make the variety still
greater, Q room Is TO be made ready soon
for couple about TO be married.-St. Pc
ter .4drertiser. ........--.....,..-...
The lumbermen are returning from the
woods, and the saw mills of Minnesota are
expected to turn out more lumber this sea-
son than during any other year.-Pioneer.
"A young lad aged about seven years,
son Of Mr.. H.. Bragg, while. playing
about the lumber mills Of Daniels, Howe &
Co.-where his father was engaged upon
some of the machinery-fell through q
chute breaking his arm near the shoulder.
The broken bones were reset by DR.. Haw-
ley, and the little sufferer is doing well as
could be expected.-Red Wing Republican.
Last Thursday afternoon, the 5th inst.
Martin L. Densmore, of this city, started
up the river With gun on a sporting ex-
cursion. After DING about half a mile,
up to the head of the mill dam, be attempts
ed to go on the ice, and took hold of the
gun near the muzzle and threw the breech
as far as he could reach, to ascertain the
strength of the ice. The breech of the gun
broke through the ice and caught on The
lock, which exploded the cap causing the
discharge Of the gun, and the whole con-
tents Of the barrel entered the right breast
making hole % by inches where the
charge first entered the chest, causing al
most instant death He partly turned
around, to shall boy who was with him,
exclaiming II am dead. Dead" and fell
down lifeless. He was brought back to the
city, where his remains we're properly car
ed for and deoently buried. - Owatonna
Plaiadeoler. lsE si.$i !
From all We can learn, the lumbermen
in the pineries have been far from idle. this
winter. We are informed chat ono gang
of thirty men, with eight horses and six
oxen. got cut over four million feet Of logs
in little over three months, and this is
but one Of great number Of gangs that
were in the liinnsapois Atlass.
Col. Shaw is tearing away the old
front to the Merchants Hotel, in St. Paul,
with : view :to building anew four-story
stone building, Of the size and style Of the
section built last year. So says the 4Pso-
neer. 81 ~ 3:
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

Part LV. Of the Rebellion Record, edi-
ted by Frank Moore, contains finely en-:
graved portraits Of Generals slocum and
Hunt. It also furnishes full accounts Of
the engagement between the Kearsarge and
Alabama Battles Of Port Republic and
Cross Keys; General Lees Report and Doc
uments concerning operations in Virginia,
besides much other valuable matter. D.
Van Nostrand, New. York. sE tS
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19
DOUBLE SHEET,
MILITARY PROTECTION INSURED.

AAASIAxNx ExtOVECI1ON ANSONcDs
We publish in this weeks paper several
letters and articles relative to protection
rom the Government for the train that
win leave this city for Montana in May
As conclusion to the whole is given a
letter from Major General Corse, which
furnishes abundant assurance that there
are sufficient troops ''between Abercrom,
bic and Montana for the especial protection
Of; emigrants.' ..|
Even had the facts been such as the face
Of Gen. Sherman's endorsement seemed to
imply, viz, that no troops would be grant
ed for this route, they would not have
interfered with the starting Of Capt. Fisk's
expedition or the successful accomplish
ment Of its purposes. A military escort is
needed more to give confidence to persons
from the Eastern States who intend accom-
panying the party, than to protect it from
any actual danger. In the first place, no
apprehensions exist here that any attempt
viii be made by the Indians to interfere
with the progress Of the exposition; and
In the second place, if such attempt should
be made, the numerical strength of the
party under Capt. Fisk will be more than
sufficient to repel any attack. As Gen,
Corse says: 81 apprehend the few Indians
you will meet will prove objects Of com.
miseration and pity, rather than Of dread
and terror" . .'''' '''5'' %
- For the purpose Of giving confidence to
those not so well acquainted with these
facts as Minnesotians, We are glad that the
military escort has been provided for.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

Tile Department of the Missouri.
which formerly embraced the State of
Minnesota, has, by General Orders, been
divided, and this State now belongs to the
Department Of the Platte" Brig. Gen.
Philip st. George Cook has comm and, with
HE headquarters at Omaha, Nebraska.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19
The Montana Expedition
Protection Guarante ed.
Letter from GEN. Corse to Capt. Fish

-
In order to correct q mistaken impression
that was received 81 soImnaa from HenE Shcr.
mans ,a,,ar can. c;a, aa.o,a., ~ a..
80. 'f.s 80 sssS.s's> -. N'A,
:oofss - Aes1eFs ASKING 1or q .paoI'e an
official announcement of the plans Of This
department with regard to the Montana
exnea;t;oufr The fo,,ow;no ID Gan corse,s
i,:s,.'.'.., 49, s Nv ,.s. :. w. oo'' -
'ep'y' WHY" "'spois aA "oupt'
HEADERS n1sfs RI! OF MINNESOTA,
y. ;.... g. 4..f. sr. PAU. Anil IL. ises, J.
o,ps Jas. L. Fisk, S.. 1axa A;na,: It
DEAR SIR. Yonr communication Of the
18th inst. asking ,nformation as to what
nrotcct;on can he nfFor,lea - nar,;ss
ro;no to A,on,no. from INC S,ota,I;.T has.
.the bonor ~ acknowls3ss% rsns;n,' of his
dn1a' -, 'ef' - 49,. -
Gen Sherman does mol. sav ,hat no nro.
lection will b.. Afforded em;oyaors ooing -
Montana via tho mort ern ronte.. INT 'tha,
he has emo cnvalrv. to escor, - nor,v Nv
81 panl .cross 70 the M;ssonr; ~ snS .dSs
,hat the applicant for nm escort can 90 -
..Fort Abererombe and thence 10 Fort
Rerthold olono Win. son,e a,,,;croot ~
knnw;no .that annie arran esnan,sF hsys
heen made to afford nro,ac,;en ~ nor,;ss
.po;nr 10 Montana that wav Wh;,o III 10 .
no csvalrv ~ fnrn;sh asnsc;., asccor,. e.
;nd;v;du,is thara 30 az. thros h.,na.oa
mo,n,aa ;nf.n,r,, -. 49, sau;a', ~
twoan aha,cron'h;o ana Mao.a.i 0s se ~
esnec;o, ,,,o,ac,;on ~ an,;..o ~ J, ~ '''o
Tha com N : dino "a; oass =, ~ ;tF.,.,,, /.
nosts are nstrnc,ea - ;nsns ~ s tra;ns
to 400 that. thev are nronarlv oraan;-e3
and n - g. cord;,;on r. 49, ~ ..;n
Thev ara further ordered to FURNISH vi VI on
necessary ! sufficient ascor, IN odd;,;on
10 tho fnrce with tha train, =" nro,ao, :, =
tha.ner tsm;l;torv, nost whora = ~ !. ~
I -. s.s-.:-.,.. t' ~ 1'A
ana these ssco,.. ~. t,l :.
from One post a .notIer sntil tSs s. ~ :.
b.vondI a. nr,r1 ors.s IS - ~ =
s.. Tha ccmm sn.la,,1 y, ,l.;- ,.n.,. -.
e.n.c;.uy char.ed = S,..;.l .s..,-erv 80 .s;.
tan,e At their cnmm.pd 10 =. .na
render sec,rasiip,ss: $500 = an,;1ran s, :
across tho ,,s;..s s, tha soma t;ma ,hon
ara reou;red 70 exac.' rom ,hosa nar.;as :.
str,ct abserrance ~ al nrnnar ~rd pS
aoa;nst Ind;ans ana - paop;ra t ,ho n.r,;as
g 49, 49, ".u i, Wv
II nov w.; 49, , n"wa. M, - '.tSS s
mnst he oroan;zed have . head .,1 nronc y
Of GERS ,ecoon;zed oa snch Iv tha mamh ers
~ 10 nor.,e anS a.h e .
and submit h;mss,f dnr;nr ,ho ;onrna. ~
anch re.n,a1;ons 90 no ,an,ho.;.,d ~; .o ~
sbo1, nreso.;ho 80 $500 o'.nr a.. Hso.
| $500, 90" P'',o'H" sueH uu'1eee as
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

lxNIaRAT1oN.-Fof many q year simmi-
grafton has not been SO brisk at this early
date of.the year, as it has been this Spring.
The boat frOms below comes in crowded
every day with ianmigrants-n really SUI
.perior class Of settlers, too; better, We think
than ordinary. 800 S.. ,,.,..
The Mollie Mohler yesterday morning
had about 125 settlers. a number If them
were Indiana formers and Kentucky refa-s
gees Pioneer, 18th. tn II /.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

Their. We are not in the midst Of . politi-
eel campaign; the article We have quoted
was written coo,ly and premeditatedly
and swe merely throw It out SO our realers,
=, OR Democratic READ ers e.ps oially ~ hss
they may - ooolly and saliak ooaasilsr
what ,eal s. tie spirA of 6nesof ths co.'s
tendingpasties ip the 40 x eanysss. s
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

The Fenian excitement is again in
tense in the Provinces. The Canadian
press calls upon osr Government to pre-
vent all law less raids into their country,
and the British Minister At. Washington
has notified the State Department that,
he has received information which leads
him 70 the belief than an. organised body of
Fenians Is being concentrated on The, bor.:
defs 81 New Bruins wicK. 81 '1s71 8 y
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

-"Petroleum Y. Nasty, or otherwise DavidR. Locke
now an editor Of the Toledo Ohio) Blade was in 1850
foreman Of the Morning Journal Once NJ. NJ. Pome-
roy, now one Q thempst influential and interruptions
Copperhead editor III the Northwest, then devil"
In the same Office.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

No BOAT had come through Lake PepiD
at last accounts; but it was confidently ex
pected that enc would reach St. Paul bv
this evening or to. morrow. ~.L
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19
Groceries J, 9. ( ): 1 So So {.

Allof which will be disposed Of At the
very lowest market rates FOR CASH.
v6nl9-tf ]. r. BENNETT
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19
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Dissolution,

|, The oopartn ership hsistofor, D 'iis,hs,
sslwssn L. GoRT0N IA o. a: PRAY;
,s G. firm Of GoRToN = sRaEs -
thls III dissolved by mulAal qpssl IS
W M sp 4, PRAY. j.
.,,..sl ~ e 50 . ,sI5I:
The interest formerly owned by Q. Is !.
PRAY in the ::'Union Mills," Of 81. Cloud
has been purchased BY BURBANK BROS,
and the business will be continued under
The firm hsms ana .tyls Of !, aoRToN 3
GO.
= s.pl2-sw
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

DEING now in receipt Of my Fan and
II Winter Stock, which has been selected
with care, purchased at close figures and
with reference to the increasing wants Of
this section, would most respectfully in
vite purchasers to call and examine my
assortment = :, :. :~~:~ sEEkrf
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

Business and Over Coats, Pants, Vests,
Understands and Drawers, Gray and Fancy
Wool Overshirts, Jackets, Buck Mitts,
Gloves, Gauntlets, &c. p
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

bscanse d tho manifest economy.F
have no cavalry TO escort party by St. Paul
acNss 70 the Missouri, but Col. Babcock could 90
from st. Panl to Abercrombie, and thence to Fort
Rice Of Bel thold along with emigrant party
caq only spare the 10th Infantry for the~pasts In
Minnesota. Col Habcock will have about 500 niles
more OF land travel by this route than by the Mis-
souri, river which is navigable MP to the mouth
OF the Yellow Stone. Look at the maps. =. 90.
80 |-'S' W: T. SHERMAN
Major General.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

1: .saxony, Fur and Cloth Hats, Seal, Nu-
tria, Plush and Cloth Caps, &c.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19
Dissolution.

The frn 'of u, 9. &H. G. BgRBANKs&
CO., was iaisshlveds by mutual consent on
the fest day .of March instant. The bust
ness at St. Paul will be settled by A. H.
WILDER and continued by A. H. WILDER
and CHARMING sEABRURY, under the
firm name Of A.. H. WILDER & co.
The business at St. Cloud will be settled
by H C.. Burbank, and contin1ediby j. c.
BURBANK and H. C. BURBANK, under
the firm name Of BURBANK BROS.
VI j. c.: BURBANK,
H. c. BURBANK,
T.. A. H. WILDER,
J. L. MERRIAM.
st. Cloud, March 10th, 1866. =.
E.ss " oioPARTNERsHHR::.
The undersigned have this day formed q
oopartpership under the name and style of
$50 BURBANK BROS.
The business Of the firm viii be oontin-
ued At the old stand. Of ]. CT q VI CD.
bank s. CO., IN Broker Block, Ct 81. CLOUD.
Ainnssots. sss'. I'D.
[osE A4r Ssalatas 4 Mn oop.Siatb1s TIT q
wHoIEsAIt Rs y u, PFAIa,s y DIR
GooDs AHD GHoc1lIEs; FORWARDING, Cox
MISSION AID GENERAL TRANsPoRrAr1os
Thankful for the very liberal patronage
beetown upon the late firm, We resi- ec.ful-
sly request acontiruanee Of the same, plsdg-
ing our best endeavors to give entire salts
faction, and. a. an earnest Of this pledge,
we now propose selling our present stock j
:25oper cent. Below Cost !!
And will continue to reduce the price, cor
responding with reductions in Easte IN! and
Southern markets, that our. customers may
reap the full benefit of such changes. 7a:.
The highest market price, in cash, will
be paid for WHEAT and OATS. =. s%5 \
&c. BURBANK,
ey8n37:9t$ =! -. r: : H. c. BURBANK.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

Col. Shaw is tearing away the old
front to the Merchants Hotel, in St. Paul,
with : view 10 building anew four-story
stone building, Of the size and style Of the
section built last year. So says the .Pso-
neer. ss #>'=52 " 81 +: Z w. ::
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19
In Dress Goods

have fine line, consisting Of French
Merinoes, Grape du Chenes and Amures,
Alpaccas, Paramattas, Tartan Checks,
Poplins, Plaid, Striped and Brocaded Mo-
hairs, Printed and An-Wool Delaines, &c.
q
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

4. x 'eEssg- 75te&h;E& j - -
Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Mirrors
Ao.-a very large assortment.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19
Ladies Cloths, Fur Viotorines and Capes,
Misses Ermins VictoIines and Talmas.
:5r.yE

Hosiery and Gloves Ladies' Merino
Vests and Drawers, Wool Hoods, Nubias,
&C., &c. tE!f .{T g. 7&$:s S>Es.tS;
Bonnet Ribbons, Ruches and Flowers.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19
Trunks, satohe els, Blankets, 80
gty s',lsa So ses {%'!fE;ss
Boots and Shoes.

A good assortment Of Mems and Boys
Boots, Ladies', Misses and Children's
Shoes and 'Balmorals, Buffalo and Cloth
Overshoes, Lace Mocoasins, Oil Tanned
Boots, 60. ~ ..' -. 3 Z. - -: =
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-04-19

- I--
St. Cloud, Mimi, April 9Th, 1865.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-28
" BOYS i'm Blue"

The indianapolis Journal of Tues
day morning contained call for a
Soldiers Union Meeting ON Wednes-
day Qast) evening, which was signed
by eight or nine hundred soldiers and
sailors living in Marion County. But
seven soldiers to whom the call was
presented refused to sign it, and many
more names might have been obtained,
had the call been circulated through
the county.
The publication of the call, with the
names attached, has given the Indian
apolis Copperheads the collie, and they
are endeavoring, in various ways, to
neutralize its effects The Herald
charges that the signatures to the call
were obtained by fraud, as it charges
that all elections where the Union
party is successful are the result of
fraud. The real truth Of the matter.
is, the boys in blue" despise treason
wherever they>fnd it-be it in arms
perheadism In the North
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-28
The Chicago Journal.

This paper, which has stood by
President JOHNSON when the indica-
tons were strong that he intended
abandoning the party which had
elected him, denies the report that
one of its editors is an applicant for
the Postoffice in Chicago. No one
connected with the office, it affirms, is
an applicant for any office or appoint
ment in the gift of the Administra-
ton. 1t defines its position as fol-
lows:
The President, in a message which we
publish to-day, indicates that he does not
indorse the reconstruction constitutional
amendment. The amendment has never
theless been forwarded to the Governors
of all the States by Secretary Seward, to
be submitted to the Legislatures for rati-
f1cation. And we hope and believe that
the loyal people of the country will, at the
forthcoming elections, give an emphatic
verdict in favor of the amendment, and
we anticipate with confidence that the
Legislature of not a solitary State that
maintained its loyalty during the war will
reject it. Deeming that amendment a
fair, just and comprehensive basis for the
| final settlement'of the veXatious question
/ of reconstruction, we heartily indorse it
/ and hope for its success.