Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-23

New YoRk, May 22.-The verdict of the
coroner's jury on the body of Preston King
was rendered to-day. 1t was that he
jumped off the ferry-boat while laboring
under insanity.
FROM BOSTON.
BosroY. May 22.-The Senate to-day
elected General Benjamin +. Butler, Of
Lowell, 10 be Major General of the Massa-
chusetts State militia, and to suPerintenI /
the new militia organization.
The American Baptist Missionary Union
commenced its anniversary meetings to-
day, Hon. Ira Harris, of New York, being
president Of the society. The president
made an interesting address, in which he
indicated his purpose of retiring from the
Office of president.
CATTLE PLAGUE
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Inspector of
Customs at Panama says that the cattle
plague has not yet appeared in Central
America.
The President yesterday pardoned r.
Palmer, the rebel General, Charles L.
Mould, the post-oflice thief, and J. W.
Bowling and George Coates, for smuggling.
OFFICERS ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Ali officers on leave of absence visiting
Washington are required to report at the
Adjutant Generals office.
APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED.
William Trip has been confirmed as Sur
veyor General for Dakotsh.
CERTIFICATES or INDEBTEDNESS.
Notice is given TO all holders Of certif-
Gates of indebtedness due in June, July or
August, 1866 that they will be paid if pre-
sented this month, and cease to bear interest
thereafter.
BLOCKADE OF CALLAo.
Commodore Rodgers writes that he re-
ceived notice of the blockade of CallaO,
with four days for neutrals to leave. He
gives a minute account of the lombard
ment Both sides fought with courage.
The ammunition of the Spaniards became
exhausted. The Peruvian loss on land, in
killed and wounded, was eighty. The
Spaniards were obviously badly punished,
and their loss is unknown.
The fear of torpedoes has kept the Span
iards at long range. One was picked up in
the harbor. DR.. Peck offered his assistance
but it was declined. DR.. johnson was told
that Admiral Nunez was badly wounded in
eight places.
SPEECH OF MR. SEWARD IN AUBURN.
AUBURN, N. Y, May 22.-Mr. Seward
to day addressed large meeting of his fel-
low citizens as follows:
Ny good friends: Since we last met the
national condition has undergone some
material changes. We were then on the
verge of a series of elections throughout the
States. The leaders who so pertinaciOusly
claimed Democracy, organized with their
customary machinery and orations. They
| had wisely ceased to denounce as a failure
the war for the Union by affecting a new
born admiration for its chief, Andrew John
son. They seemed anxious to prove their
devotion superior to ours by committing
themselves to support him as a candidate
| for the Presidency in 1868. They inserted
our administration motto of reconciliation
upon their newly wrought banners, and
| recognizing their struggling lines as well
as they could, they vehemently charged
| a reward for partisan, not patriotic VIC
/ tory. What led the Democratic leader to
| mako this change with the striking, may
| call it, the marvellous strategy which was
| Just then exhibited in the scene of the recent
rebellion. The whole disloyal community
in that desolate region, accepting the condi-
| tons of partial amnesty, and the invitation
| to returning allegiance which was proclaim
/ ed oy the administration, all at once re-
nounced the principles practiced, and the
policy Of secession aad disunion, and ten
| dered as a new covenent of loyalty, coated
with their oaths, and brought forward with
alaerity the remains Of their long cherished
institution Of slavery, and cheerfully threw
| them to be burned upon the constitutions
altar, which they had so newly restored
These unexpected changes in the attitude
of political adversities once so obstinate
| naturally enough excited suspicious, leal
onsy and apprehension among the loyal anC
| tried Union men. 1t was the old case o
William of Orange, who, having in civil
war put down the forces, afterwards founC
it necessary to cede to the repenting Jacob
ties and Papists the right of citizenship
1t is the case which has ever occurred and
| which must forevermore occur at the end o.
| a successful resistance to rebellion. How
could Democrats and rebels be converted Il
the support of triumphant Union Admin
istration This was the question every
where put by the jealous leaders Of tn
Union party.
1t was at that moment that 1 answere'
that question by asking another, namely
3How could Democrats and rebels avol'
being converted ?" Is it not their conYer
sion that you contended for and that yol
now desire? 1 expressed the opinion tina
the condition of peace with its new respon
sibilities must tAenceiorth be in good iaitl
accepted. I advised prompt and complet
reconciliation, with the restoration, at once
of the constitutional symmetry ofthe . MON
Rejecting the ungenerous suspicion that tn
rebels and their Democratic abettors Wer
only changing their political strategy, will
traitorous purposes, argued that with 1e7
and marked exceptions they were now
be received and accepted as fellow-citizen
and brethren. urged that this would b
! safely done if only the tried friends of tn
Administration, remaining united and har
monious, and thus retaining their justl.
acquired prestige, should themselve
promptly and magnanimously secure to tn
nation the enjoyment Of ardently desire
peace and indlspensably required prosPeri
ty. Fer time the friends of the Unio
acted upon that policy. The election
everywhere resulted in the defeat and over
throw of the Democratic organization, an
placed the administration Of Andrew John
SON beyond the reach of danger at home
abroad.
The work of reconciliation has outrun a
expectations. Indeei, it has never had
parallel. The National disturbance wa
less serious than those which sometimes a