The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-26

Special Despatch TO The Evening Telegraph
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.
The Campaign Document
from the White House, Johnson's letter to Tom
Ewing, Jr, excites considerable attention.
Johnson is now fully on the "war path" and 1t
is said some of his friends advise him to take
the stump this week for Seymour. II need
excite no surprise If he should make himself
perfectly ridiculous in his frantic efforts to
serve Seymour. Only week ago he was just
as frantic 10 take Seymour's place on the
Democratic ticket. Rumor has 1t that he has
taken to drinking hard of late, or drinks deeper
than formerly.
The e"Intelllgencern
continues It's assaults on Seymour. 1t says to-
day that Seymour Is the creature of the Tam
many Hall ring, and was nominated in Jaly
that Hoffman might be elected in November.
1t sarcastically refers to the trlokery by which
Seymour was nominated, and says It was so
skilfully done that he was betrayed into the
conviction that 1t was an act OF profound
homage to his well. established reputation
when 1t was no such thing: 1t was only the bass
of the Hoffman edifice The Iatell!0encer ex-
travagantly lauds Johnson's letter to Tom
Ewing.
Despatch to the associated Press.
Treaty with Madagascar.
The President has promulga' ed q treaty be-
tween the United States and Madagascar, the
object of which is to enter into more close COM
mercial relation and friendship between them;
hence it is soemnly declared that peace and
friendship shall exist forever Without war. 1t
is provided that the domlni0ns ofeach contract.
ing party, as well the right of domicil of their
Inhabitants, is sacred ana no forclble posses
sion of territory shall ever take place In either
of them by the other party, nor any domicllary
visits or forcible entries made to the houses of
either party against the will of the occupants.
Citizens of the United States shall, while In
Madagascar, enjoy the privileges of u free aud
unmolested exercise OF Christian religion and
its customs. New places Of worship, however,
shall not be built by them without permission
of the Government. Commerce shall be per-
fectly free, with all the privileges under which
the most favored nations are now or may here
after be trading Citizens OF America shall
however pay a duty not exceeding 10 per cent
on both exports and imports In Madagascar, to
with the following exceptions:-Munitions of
war to be imported by the Queen of Madagascar
into her dominions. or by her ORDER prohibited
from export by the laws of Madagascar.
No other duties. such as tonnage, pilotage.
quarantine. or lighthouse dues, shall be i'm.
of the other to which national vessels or vessels
of the most favored nations shall not equally
be liable.
The ports of Madagascar where there is no
military station under the control OF o Cover
nor must not be entered by United States
In case of the shipwreck OF an American veg
sci on the coast of Madagascar or If any such
vessel should be attacked or pundered in the
waters of Madagascar adjacent to any military
station, her Majesty engages to order the Gov
ernor to grant every assistance In his power to
secure the property and restore IL to the owner,
or to the United States Consul, If these be not
impossible.