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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14
THE sERENADE
to the President, tonight, is expected to be a
larpcly-atten dcd affair."
The Coup D'Etat.

Some time ago, the Washington correspondent
of the Boston Post alleging that he spoke by
authority of Mr.. johnson himself, stated that 1t
was the Presidents intention to resist impeach-
ment by force of arms, and that he would innr-
guratc regular revolutionary programme dis
perse Congress, &c. The President stou;ly denied
that lie had ever made such disclosures to the
correspondent, whilst the latter insisted that he
had. A question of veracity was thus raised and
as the people know johnson better than the Post
correspondent, the majority are inclined to be-
lieye the latter The question of vcracity thus
raised never interfered with the c,cdingy
friendly and confidential relations between the
President and the correspondent, aud the latter
now telegraphs his paper as follows:
developments during the past few days show
that President johnson is perecting his plans for
the programme as stated in this correspondence
some weeks since, and which at that time attract
cd the attention Of the whole country. II is now
ascertained that the negro regiments of the Grand
Army of the Republic in this city are to be dis
banded by peremptory orders from the Govern
ment. 1t was limited in the Radical organ here a
short time since that the services Of these troops
| might soon be needed, and, as the President sus-
| poets, 10 aid In thrusting him from the Executive
| chair. This he checkmates by requiring those
dusky regiments to be disbandcd But Mr.. john
| son does not stop here. An order has been is
| sued requiring the Commanding General to re-
port to the President the number of United
in and around Washington, their locality, and
the names of all their officers. This is an i'm
portant move, and will enable the Presideni to
lay before General Sherman, upon his arrival
here next week, the precise condition of his new
command, and the available force he will have
with which TO resist any attempt of parties acting
'outside of the Constitution to subveit the form
of our Government. Things are crystalizng rap.
| idly, and the correctness of my former despatch.
es Will be verified in every particular"
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14
4 ISLANDER REFU7'ED.

The Washington correspondent Of tie
Boston Post telegraphed to his paper on
Thursday that General Grant was very in
dignant over the publication Of the article
in the Washington G1fOaicte and the Phil
adelphia Press, concerning his position,
and that he severely denounced Hon. + b.
Washburne, and even expressed his dctesla-
ton for him. Saturday mornings Press says
it has received from Washington the follow
ing overwhelming contradiction from the
most distinguished authority:
General Grant expressed neither ndigna-
ton nor annoyance at the appearance ofthe
article in the CHroaicie and the The Press,
nor did he intimate to any one that ii mis-
represented his political position. As to
the remarks attributed to him relative 10 Mr.
Washburne, they are 50 palpably untrue as
to stamp the character of the entire despatch.
General Grant has never uttered a word
against Mr. Washburne which could have
afforded the slightest foundation for these
atrocious statements. General Rawlins
maintains that the sentiments attributed to
General Grant in the Chronicle, are un-
doubtedly those he has held, and holds
still; and he asserts unequivocally that the
italicised words introducing his own words
are true
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14
A LOOK dBOTT rs

The position and duty Of the Republican
party toward Universal Suffrage remain pre-
ciscly the same, since Tuesday, that they
were before While in some States we arc
temporarily defeated upon it, that was to be
expected, this year, We have never pro-
posed, or agreed with the propo ition of
others, to secure the primary right Of Amer
lean citizenship yoting-h by State action.
Il is Illogical, unconstitutional, absurd, and
liable to continual danger of impeachment.
In many Northern States universal suffrage
is looked upon as an abstract principle,
because they have scarcely any coored
population. In Ohio, out of about 800, 600
voters, only some 1000 would be colored
men
We say the position Of the Republicans
in this respect is unaltered We cannot, if
we would, so back upon the loyal voters at
the South who are mostly colorcd. We
cannot abandon our work there, nor ne
| glect the proper protection Of their rights
This commits us to negro suffrage. We
shall, therefore, fight it through, next year,
with heroic Grant at the front, as a Nation.
al issue. National Suffrage is one of the
essential planss of the Republican plat
form, and it is useless to talk of tearing
il out. When that shall be done, both plat
form and party, as now organized, will b,
destroyed.
Fellow Republicans we have lost New
York-hoW you can readily see for your
selves, when you read the returns of til,
city, where corruption rules as ii did in So
dom. But Massachusetts and the grea
| West are true and staunch as ever. We re
new our bonds to you that the leader wh'
is to marshal us 10 victory,in 1868, is as true
as staunch, and as reliable as he is bray,
and popular. I.ct the cutlery ofour enemies
their rcjoicings over their little and barrer
successes, only stimulate us to new resolu
ton.
| Remainder ! That me hapc f0uoht G
hard fight, bcf0re, and hare achieved
WiM desperate crertioas, against area
odds, tie noLtest Uictories that haye enc,
distinguished any party ii the ocoritt
Only towards despair. Only fools talk o
giving up the principles which bind us to-
gether.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14

The Wcllsboro' Agitato,, published up in Toga
county, Pa, by our sturdy Republican friend, NJ.
II. Cobb is in favor Of basing suffrage intclll-
gencc and ignoring all accidents, such as color,
property and nativity. Its platform is, 1. Intclli-
gencc the basis of suffrage. 2. Repeal of all ma
turalization laws. g. Voting to be compulsory.
The measure of intelligence 1t would require is
ability to read easily the literature of the day. 1t
would repeal the naturalization laws because they
are a dead letter, constantly cyaded and defled
false in principle 1t docs not require an intelli-
gent man hve years to learn how to vote. 1t
would compel those having the requisite qualif-
cation to vote because n fair and full expression
of the popular will is essential to the perfect
working of government by the people. 1t con-
siders that the government has as good right to
compel man 10 the performance of this duty as
it has to the payment Of taxes or the taking up of
arms. It finally hopes the Republican party of
Pennsylvania will adopt these ideas as Its plat
form, which by the why shows n sanguine tenn
perment somewhat remarkable In these days Of
doubt,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14

ur AT MAsAYuNK, the Pennsylvania Lowell
busy active hive Of working men and women.
somebody got up a Grant meeting, the other eve
ming, and Rnnkel, who used to edit the New Era,
there, till it was transported out of existence, made
speech. Runkel is good fellow to get up
Press Club dinner, and mix the punch-or drink
it-but his political knowledge or acumen will
never make him U. s. Senator. He said, on this
occasion, that the Republicans must g set aside''
the Radicals among them, performance already
attempted and not accomplished, as he ought to
have learned, in 1866, when the great Wirwam
Convention essayed 1t.
In Mondays Press, Judge Kelley addresses
Ruxkcl letter, saying that any protested friend
of Grant could not more misrepresent him, or
urge his nomination in worse style than coupled
| with such advice as that mentioned. The Judge
concludes as follows -
Should any party adopt the views attributed
to you by the Inquirer,t will not carry one State
let Its nominees be who they may. The hand OF
| God is in this contest His people are again pass
ing through the Red Sea. The Republican party,
under his guidance, has gone SO far that its lead
ers dare not recede or even pause. Three States
are hopelessly Democratic. In Delaware. Mary
land, and Kentucky the returned rebel soldier
votes, but the dark-complexloned loyalist is dis.
franchised, though he fought for the flag on
score of bloody fields, and these States are ire
vocably Democratic. But the dark-complexioned
man, though he be negro, votes in Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhodt
Island, Wisconsin, Tennessee and il the later re
turns are correct, henceforli in Minnesota, ant
they are all thoroughly and reliably Republican
States.
In the ten States now being reconstruc tel
under the laws of Congress and the executiy,
supervision of General Grant, government Is L
be established for man, and not for particula
man shall be denied the right to vote by reasol
of race or color. In three OF these States, Soutl
Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana, citizens o
African descent constitute the majority and il
the other seven they hold an indisputable balarc
of manhood suffrage to step out of the Gran
ranks, you order eighteen certain Republican
States to quit the column, and reduce your part,
to a helpless minority in all the rest"
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Telegraphic News.
WALR USSIA.

NEWS FROM THE NEW ssEssioSs--foRMAL
TRANSFER 10 ", s.--ooMPLIcATloS--T TERRI
BILE sToRM--MovRMRNTs OF yRssELs.
New YoRK, Nov 1s.-The Herald publishes
special dispatch, dated Archangcl, Noy. 3D., Civ
Ing details of the formal transfer of Russian
America to the United States by Captain Pest
rlchotf, Russian Commissioner, to Gen. Rosseau.
The Russian Commissioners have protested
against the occupancy Of the Fur Company's
buildings by the United States troops.
BY courtesy the troops arc now sheltered and
supplies stored. The matter will be referred to
Mr.. Seward.
The steamer 0ssipce was nearly wrecked on
the 9th, in the most terrific hurricane ever wit
messed during seventy years. She lost all her
boats, and her sails and rigging were oil carried
away. Her Chronometer was destroyed and oil
fires but four were put ont. The Ossipee put
into Sitka harbor on the 2Sth ult.
The storcship jamestown, and steamer Resaca,
are in port, all well. Revenue cutter Lincoln has
gone to Staken River, with U. =. surveying
party In tow. The chartered vessels, Milan and
Buena Vista, with government stores for the gar
rison. have arrived safely.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, the philosophers OF
the Seaboard were full OF lamentations over
the " misrule" and outlawry'' in Missouri.
Just at that time the rebel spirit, not yet
entirely dead, was making its expiring and
most violent effort The Union men of the
State, resolute in their intention that the
cause which appealed TO the sword and lost,
should not win at the ballot-box. met the
issue like heroes, and conquered. Rebel
ideas are stamped out Of Missouri Now
mark what a recent issue Of st. Louis pa
per says r.
The future has never shown before Missouri
in brighter hues than now Her wondrous
capabilities are attracting capital an immi
grafton to an extent unprecedented. The
tall influx ofpopulation has become rush,
and new enterprises are springing up every
where. But all this is only the promise Of
richer prosperity at hand Railroad extern
sion and bridge building will soon swell
these incoming tides OF wealth and people
The Republicans Of the State have special
cause Of congratulation for this success, and
also in view Of the fact that the immigration
can but add 70 tile hosts ri the party OF
Dr0gTnss
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14

DEMOCRATIC OPINION OF JOHNSON.
Motives of policy induce the most impor-
tant Democratic papers to disguise their real
tetcstaiion of the Apostate In the White
House, but the country papers being less
under the control of the wire-pullcrs who
manage the others, once in while let out
the real sentiments of the party.
The following, in relation to the Presi-
dents recent Thanksgiving proclamation,
we find in the Easton (NId. Journal, though
it does not appear to be original with that
Sheet
" President johnson proposes a thanksgiving
for good crops, shipbuilding and variety Of
other things which do not exist, but 1t Is a part
and parcel of the fraud and cant of the day to
talk in this strain, and the President is not cx-
pectcd to be above the level Of his surroundings.
lie himself keeps an army in the South to pre-
| vent the blessings OF Providence from being en-
joyed by the Southern people, and a time will
come when not an irresponsible and lunatc mob
called Congress, but when he, Andrew johnson,
| the Constitutional President of the States will be
regarded as wholly and absolutely responsible for
the unspcakable and uniathomable crimes prac-
ticed south OF the Potomac. There is a half q
million less population south Of the Potomac this
moment than there would have been If Johnsor
had administered the constitutional government
OF the United States, and II the people, the mass
es, the working classes of the North could re-
one clear glimpse of the situation, they woult
march on Washington and tear him. and hi
igadicr-Gcnerals, and " Freednnn's Bureau,
and the tout ensemble of the tools of Congress
into million of fragments, and scatter thci
worthless remains to the four winds of heaven
But after ALL the blind and bcsotted creature doe
not see or comprehend the hideous and uniatf
enable crimes he is daily committing by his mil
lt..r. - =
blind impicty In invoking heaven for ''situa
ton, so horrible, may be excused
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14
DEMoCRACYS RICHMOND

When General Grant sat down before
Richmond with his army, we doubt very
much if he could have told any one how
soon he expected to rout Lee, and gain pos
session of the city. He simply knew that
he was there to take that city, to break the
power of that army that The could do this,
and that he would do 1t.
His Object was tangible, positive, definate.
His policy was to " fight it out ON that line
If it took all summer" He fought straight
ahead, took all he could and kept all he
took.
He triumphed. He struck the very foun-
dation from under armed rebellion, and it
fell to rise in that shape no more forever
The cause then defeated would have died
of the blow then dealt it, had not Andrew
johnson blown his pestilental breath into its
decaying carcas, that the beast might rise
again in fouler form and call him blessed
The battle is to be fought once more, but this
time in the minds and hearts of the people,
And in this new field there has been new
rebel invasions.
The Richmond of the Democracy to-day
is prejudice against the negro, of this is con-
stituted the entertainments from which
they deliver their volleys of ballots, and
the rifle pits from which they pick off solita-
ry republicans.
Let the Republican party attack this Rich
mond with the same resolute persistency
with which Grant did the other Let the
press and the rostrum hurl every argument
against this last citadel of Democracy, and
let them keep doing ii if ii takes them all
this winter as well as " all summer" Let
them quicken the torpid conscience of The
people to do what they know to be right. Il
can be done as surely as Richmond was con
qnered. The American people have suf
ticient sense 10 be made see the absurdity
and injustice of making mans political
and civil rights depend on the color of his
skin; they have sufficient conscience to do
justice when they see it. But you must en-
tighten their sense, and quicken their con-
science. Make them think and feel.
iSSe us ihhhS tiiio OIucCllft
point and bend all our energies to crush it.
Let us do it now and in 1868 Democracy
will find its Appamattox. Destroy this pre-
judice and Democracy has no cohesive force
to hold it together, no foundation On which
to rest. Hatred of the negro is the only
thing Democrats now in common. On finan
cial questions they are as widely sundcred a,
Wendell Phillips and Andrew johnson.
This has to be done sometime, why not al
well now? When during the rebellion W,
fought here and there, attacked first thi
position, and then that, we met with vary
ing success; when loyalty and freedom
measured their full strength with treason an
slavery before rebellion's citadel and strong
hold, the right triumphed. II will do it agail
if we resort to the same tactics Let us thel
do it, and let us not forget that Grant had OF
McClellans on his staff, and we want n
New York Times on ours.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14

FROM an OccdSfphut Correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA, November &, 1867.
Ristori acted this afternoon, ut the Chestnut.
" Elizabeth" her wcl-known master piece, was
the play. 1t commenced late, but the audience
n full house, ut the last-came in slowly, SO that
one was ready about us soon as the other. There
is, most unquestionably, magnificent dramatic
talent In Rist0li and she personates Elizabeth the
queen, and the woman, well and powerfully. But
l should like to have seen her ottener. to give
critical opinion either of the STYLE the quality, or
the extent of her powers. Besides, why add
not valuable contribution to subject already full
ly elaborated
But there is no doubt TO me that the Italian Lam
guagc is greatly deficient for the representation
of scents and characters so thoroughly English
as those of this drama. IL iorbds enthusiastic
sympathy from the audience, for In the ordinary
average OF houses, such MS she had to-day, probi-
bly, not In one n hundred understood word OF the
mellow, liquid stream which run with such unim-
peded volubilty from the lips OF the actors. They
talk with wild rapidity us though it was against
TIME, on a wager, to get out so many thousand
accents u minute, and in the short step from the
sublime to The otherwise, 1t sometimes seems us
though this great mistress of the tragedy was sim
ply scDlding tambonrine girl Infatuated ut an il
sulter of her companion nonk11.
Very different in style from this was the tcr,c
English, and practical to-day earnestncss of tile
old time Anti-Sayery people, who held one of
their Re- Unions Mt the hall of the franklin lnsi-
tute, this forenoon and afternoon, and this eve
ming are listening to Wendell Phillips warning
against Grant, Mt Horticultural Hall. The good
old Anti-Slavery folks. who years ago used to
hold annual fairs, in December and kept alive
by patient attention the lamp Of devotion to Free
dom, are gathered together, once more. |
thought, however their numbers were ,lwindlrd
as they sat in the little lecture room at Franklin
Institute. Phillips was there, and ,lelieatc-ook-
ing Lucretia Mott whose physical features are
become but medium for her soul to shine
through.
The PIesbytcrlans are considering the propos d
| union of the two Schools
Jay Cooks Evangelical Society," for the propa-
CATION of the true faith has been meeting.
Old Judge Reed, one Of Philadephin-est of
Philadephians, has made decision that running
street cars on Sundays is a., work of charity
and necessity" After this-what? suppose
not the duluge, but really could anything moro
| surprising or stunning have occurred Thus
kadicalism breaks out in new quarters.
Of Newspaper gossip you will be pleased to
hear that the POSTS hopeful and energetic and
much praised by radicals. ........, The Sunday
Press, when discontinued, after being unproilta-
bic for II long time, was just paying handsomely.
| But sober-sided brown wouldn'l touch Forncy's
cash book unless the Sunday edition stopped.
u.,,u, Enyious people call the Post protege oil
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14

The SCANDAL concerning Mr., and Mrs.
Charles Sumner, which has been running
through the papers of the country and has
furnished those of the copper-head stripe
with occasion for much unseemly mirth, is
authoritatively refuted by the simple an
nonncement that Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner will
occupy their mansion in Lafayette Square
during the coming session of Congress. Mr..
Sumner has returned from his leciuring tom
where she had gone for short time with
her brother and sister.
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EXII' BRADLEY.

THE DECISION OF JUDGE FISHER SUSTAINED.
WASHINGTON, Nov .gth.--In the Supreme Court
to-day Mr.. Bradley read statement In answer to
the rule for him to show cause why he should not
be excluded from the bar as II practising attorney
owing TO his former difficulty with Judge Fisher.
Robert J. Walker made nm argument In Mr..
Bradley's behalf, when the full Court, through
Chief Justice Carter sustained the order of
Judge Fisher heretofore made suspcnding Mr.
Rrndey
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14

Why SHOULD CONGRESS- hesitate TO i'm
peach? Not because johnson is not guilty,
for everybody well knows his guilt.
Not because he is popular, for except the
poor panderers who cling 10 his skirts for
Office, there is nobody who speaks a fair
word of the man.
Not because il would be II bad is ne fol
the Republican party 10 go to the people
upon, for it would be n safe and strong one,
Il could not be successfully alta, kcd.
Not because we fear violence from iii,
barking revolutionists who threaten resist
ancc to Congress, for everybody knows tina
so long as that body adhcrcs to law and til
Constitution, no violent man dare lay hand
upon it,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-14

WHAT HAD the recent elections TO do with
the guilt of Andrew Johnson9 If he has
committed such acts as demand his lmpeach-
ment, ought he not to be impeachedf And
II he Is innocent, Is not that quite sufficient
to show at once that ho ought notf
But some people, who turn with every
puff of wind, seem to imagine that the cleo
tiohs have something to do with the punish
ment of the usurping traitor of the White
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News Items.

TowN OF ST. THOMAS DESTROYED.
The town of st. Thomas in the West In
dies, was destroyed by hurricane on the
Goth ult, and several hundred lives are re
ported to be lost.
RAILROAD SOLD.
The Piitsburg and Steubenvillc Railroad
was sold at Pittsburg, on mortgage, to the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Wednes-
day, for 81 100000.
THE U. $. DEBT.
The public debt of the United States on
November LIST is reported at $685., 502, S4S.
Cash in the Treasury, $l33, 1893, 39s, of
which $ll ,54o,3i7 was coin.
PHILADELPHIA MORTALITY.
The interments in Philadelphia last week
numbered 2il, including ID from the country,
Deducting the latter, there were POI deaths
in the city, decrease of 53 compared with
the preceding week. -Four deaths from
cholera were reported.
MISSOURI ELECTION.
The majority for Gen. Mccormick, Demo-
crat, as a member of Congress from the
Third District of Missouri, is estimated at
500, Democratic loss of over 500.
SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
A Conservative Convention of white rebels
representing twenty districts of the State,
has just concluded its session. 1t adopted,
and will issue an address to the country In
which IL protests against what 1t calls negro
| supremacy.
PARDoNED.
The President has pardoned William John
ston, of Pittsburg, who was convicted some
months since, of dealing in counterfeit
money.
GERMAN IMMIGRANTs.
| The arrival of large numbers of German
cmigrants in Texas is announced by the
papers Of that State.
ARKANSAS.
Returns of the election in Arkansas indi-
cate that Convention will be chosen by a
large majority. A majority of the Delegates
elected are Republicans.
ARRESTED.
Lindsay, the colored delegate, was arrest
ed yesterday, in Richmond, Va, for using
incendiary language, and is to be tried by a
military court.
JUDGE APPOINTED.
Gen. Mower has appointed X. King Cut
ter, Judge of the Second District of Louisi-
ana, To fl a vacancy occasioned by rcsig
nation.
MINISTER PRESENTED.
Senior Don Manuel Murillo, Minister from
the United States of Colombia, was present
ed to the President yesterday.
REVENUE CHANGES.
II is understood that several important
changes of Internal Revenue officials in New
York city will soon be made.