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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-06-19
Bankruptcy.

Warrants in bankruptcy have been is
sued to the following persons, viz T. r.
Cobb Sons, William Banks, J. S. Lister,
Joseph Solomonsky, Mordecai Morris, G
Hunter, Thos. A. FOWL, Thos. Markham, A.
P. White, Willis Whitehurst, Jno A. Bur.
CESS, w. Fl. Lyon, VIM. Glover and VIM
r. Spruill, Pasquotank J. G. Freeman,
BERTHE Samuel E. Smith, Gates Jackson
Low and r. E. Weathersby, Martin ; Evan
d. Pritchard, ChoWan.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-06-19
Election of United States sNnators-Con
ueCtfcut.

Mr.. EDMUNDs introduced into the Sen
ate on Friday bill which provides that il
case of the death or refusal to accept the
Office of senator elect, during the session
of the Legislature by which he was chosen
the said Legislature shall proceed on the
second Tuesday after receiving notice
thereof to elect another senator in his
stead.
The bill is proper one bat the motive
for its introduction was. as usual among
Radical lawmakers, base and contemptl-
bic. It was introduced to prevent Cover
nor ENGLISH, of Connecticut, from appoint
ing a Democrat to succeed Mr.. BUcKING-
HAM, who is very i'll and not expected TO
survive his sickness.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-06-19

Elk PARTE TESTIMONY. this head,
the Raleigh Sentinel, after making some
judicious remarks upon the evils resulting
from too hasty action by the military au-
authorities upon ca parte statements, pub
fishes The following extract from Special
Orders No. 131, issued at Headquarters,
Charleston, S. c., June 5. 1868:
EXTRACT.
CIV. It appearing to the satisfaction of the
Commanding General that a suit was commenced
in the Oonrt OF Pleas and Quarter Sessions OF New
Hanover County, North Carolina. by Halstead
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-06-19

Boabde12 against Jeremiah King, upon cause Z
action which arose i'll The State OF North Carol
IN 1862. which said action was stayed under par
that the said Court in disregard and violation Ct
said Order, proceeded to give judgment therein
for the plaintiff in the sum of twenty-five dolla;
appearing that the defendant therein did not {?
consent in writing to the entry of such judgmep,
It is hereby ordered, that said judgment be
aside, vacated and annuiled, and the Clerk
said Court be required to enter upon the recorc
OF said judgment and sign Officially the follo"lh4
certificate
of Special Orders No. l91, issued from the Head
quarters Of the Second Military District, dated
June 5. 1868.
"(Signed) ----''
6" The Commanding Officer. Post of Whining.
ton, N. c., is charged with the execution of this
order"
"This was forwarded to Major Upham
commanding at Wilmington, who endorsed
it as follows -
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY Posi- OFF
WILMINGT' N, N. c., June b
Respectfully forward d to the Clerk of the
Court of PIeae and Quarter Sessions who will
compi, with within instructions and m Ike report
Of having SO complied to these headquarters.
J. j UPHAM,
Brew. Maj, Capt 9th Infantry,
Commanding Post
,''The Clerk of the Court having made dill.
gent search, reported that no such suit hao
eoe'' been commenced in his Court, and nc
such Judgment ever had !P'
We learn from Sheriff Bunting that some
time since he received for collection an
execution from Duplin county where this
case evidently originated) for the amount
set forth in the order. The defendant
having made affidavit that the case came
under operation Of the Stay Law, an order
was issued by Col. FRANK, then commanding
this Post, to the Sheriff. directing him to
stop the collection of the execution. The
Sheriff then forwarded this order to Duplin
with the execution, and since that time has
heard no more of the matter. Halstead
Bowden is a resident OF Duplin, and in the
Court for that county instead of our own
was the case evidently tried. We merely
make these statements as embracing the
facts of the case, which we deem it proper
to publish.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-06-19
JOHN HUGHES,
LETTER FROM JOHN RANDOLPH
JOHN HUGHES, ESQ

My Dear ar Some time ago, Ia converse
ton had with you in answer to question put by
you TO in regard to the number of coffi as made
in my shop while in the employ of the Freedman'e
Bureau, l stated tn 1T in period embr cling about
thrtee 1od months, there were made between $500
used during that interval for burying colored
people in and around Newbern and that a con-
siderable lumber of coIored people were buried
in collins MADE outside and that some were bur-
led without coffins.
Very respectfully,
JOHN RANDOLPH, JR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-16
what Grant Said i'm 1851.

The Randolph (Missouri) Citizen,
whose editor himself heard and vouches
for the conversation, states that in the
summer of 1861, when Grant was Col
onel commanding the post of Mexico,
on the North Missouri railroad, he was
asked by sterling Union man at Ring s
banking house, the following question;
"Wbat do you honestly think was the
real object of this war on the part OF the
Federal Government
And to this question he answered as
follows,
"Sir, / have no doubt in the world that
the sole object was the restoration OF the
Union. will say further, though, that
| am Democrat-every man IN my req.
ment is a Democrat-and whenever l
shall be convinced that this war has for
lis object anything else than what | have
mentioned, or that the Government de-
signs using its soldiers to execute the
purposes of the Abolitionists, ! pledge
YOU my word as a man and soldier that
/ will not only resign my commission,
but will carry my sword to the other side
and cast MY lot with that people"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-16
FOREIGN.

LIVERPOOL, June l6.-Cotton firm.
Sales, 10000 bales. Uplands, lOs to
1871. Orleans, l05 to lid.
New YORK, June l6.-The Herald S
Port-au- Prince correspondence says
Salnave, in q recent interview with the
United States, French, English and
Spanish ministers, declared his determi-
nation not to yield to his antagonists,
and to hold his position at Port-au-
Prince under all circumstances. The
British frigate Phebe and American war
steamer Penobscot were still there.
Onthe 10Th Slanave sent deputation
of his generals to the army of southern
revolutionists to effect a compromise.
He proposed to retain his office three
years, and give his ministry to the south
ern generals, and that the army of the
south would enter Immediately into the
city, and join with him in repelling the
Cocas These propositions we're indig-
nantly refused.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-16
rac,, for Northern Men.

The recent election, so-calied, IN the
State Of South carolias yas conducted
in manner rather novel to the vie~ OF
old fashioned Republicans. 1t was but
a sample Of the character for fairness OF
all the ELECTIONS held under the bsyonet
in this quarter. The Charleston Courier
states that the managers vera ell Radi-
Gals, and at many Of the polls, we're en-
tirely negroes, the required test oath ex-
Gliding all intelligence. That at Black
Oak eolcEpd men were not permitted to
vote except Radical, and W. c. Smith, a
colored Conservative, was driFcn from
the polls and beaten at the insiigation Of
Edward Mick, q negro member Of the
Legislature. The Courier further states
that ct many precincts more votes were
cast than voters recorded, and son'
voted over and over, at one precinct
ballOt-box was taken by one Of the ksdi'
cal managers and kept over night at
house CT jll-fame. The managers Of the
boxes, instead o. being chosen from diff
fsrens parties, we're exclusively Radicals
very often ell negroes. aud net seldom
msn Who instead Of acting as couserva'
tors Of the peace encouraged violenc'
and took every means 10 prevent bal
lots being cast in favor Of peace
order and conservatism. And this il
called free election Of republican
people, impartial suffrage. equality and
liberty. where barbariAHs, ignorant o.
the first principles Of free government
aud incapable Of estimating the sAlu'
Of juaiae and morality, bore absolute
svsy. This Is the ballot box and th'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-16
tyranny Of a Petty satrap:.

A communication appears in this
mornings Avalanche from Col. David y.
Cross, which unfolds a tale of sco4pdrel-
ism by petty tyrant, Thomas c. Will
1iams, in Arkansas, of character
shameful and vllainous beyond ex-
preston. When the fact is taken intp
view that Col. Cross is a gentleman of
the first class, and the highest character,
and man whom the people OF that
State have always honored, while be has
been equally respected by others, the
detail of circumstances attending the
attempt at personal degradation, will be
only the more suitably appreciated The
despicable caitiff, Williams, probably en-
tertaining previous grudge, consequent
upon his natural antagoDism to all true
gentlemen, and sympathizing with a
negro thief of his own feather, doubtless
procured the negro testimony on which,
without any just cause whatever Col.
Cross was arrested, dragged about from
place to place as criminal, held in Gus
tody for weeks, tried and acquitted
without an opportunity for a fair de-
Tense, because of the sheer want of all
proof whatever, even passable before a
military commission. Though entirely
innocent of offense, the villain Williams
actually instructed the soldiers 1.-TWO
whites and one negro, whom be sent,
armed with rife and navy repeaters,
to make the arrest) to shoot him, as the
circumstances very fairly showed. Two
attempts we're made for that purpose, and
his life was only saved by the fortunate
presence of some friends at his house at
the time. The motive for the arrest was
Immediately to prevent COL Gross from
procuring the indictment Of the negro
sent with the soldiers, who had been
stealing, aud had, therefore, a reason for
desiring to do the murder. The fellow
Williams seems to be carrying matters
with high hand on the other side of the
water. And we are pleased to see that
the attention of General Gillem has been
called to his infamous practices. 1t is
the first duty of the Government and the
military to protect all law abiding citi-
zens, and we trust that duty will now be
performed, and the guilty cuiprit in this
instance brought to summary justice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-16
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate yesterday, Mr. Fowler
introduced a bill to provide for the better
security Of life on steamboats, and other
vessels Referred.
The following House bills were intro
duced: Amending the homestead law /;
amending the habeas corpus act, and
also to define felonies and misdemeanors;
to regulate challenges in the United
States Courts; and for the division of
Texas and her admission into the Union.
Mr.. Drake called up the bill for the
relief of certain contractors for the con-
struction Of vessels Of war, steamers and
machinery. He said the contractors
had been unfairly dealt with by the com
missiouers appointed by the act of March
I'd, who reported favorably in regard to
the six ironclads built in the East, and
unfavorably to the rest, they having been
1 BUILT in The West.
The bill passed, with some slight
amendment, by "a to II.
The bill supplementary to the act to
provide that the national currency shall
be secured by pledge Of United States
bonds, and to provide for the circulation
thereof, approved June 8, 1864, was then
taken up. The question was on the
amendment of Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont,
as follows: And on the issue Of any
increase. of tho national circulation, as
provided in this section, the Secretary of
the Treasury is hereby authorized and
required, to permanently withdraw an
equal amount of United States notes."
Mr. Norton gave notice that he will
move to add the following: "And the
United States notes, so issued, shall not
be obtained by the sale of bonds, but
shall be taken from the funds in the trea
sury, collected in the ordinary way"
Mr.. Cole addressed the Senate in favor
Of the proposition Of the committee to
make the $40, 600, 600 increase, and the
debate was continued by Messrs. Morrill,,
Conkling aud Fessenden.
In the House a resolution was intro
duced to authorize the Secretary Of War
to deliver certain ordnance to the States
of Arkansas. Louisiana, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
Florida for the use Of the militia on the
discontinuance OF the military govern
ment therein.
The House then passed a resolution
instructing the Committee on Ways and
Means to report a separate bill for the
revision OF the tax on the manufacture
and sale Of distilled spirits and tobacco,
by IS to 62.
Mr.. Schenck offered the following res
oluiiou:
Resolved, That sfter the report Of q
tax bill hy the Committee on Ways and
Means, in pursuance Of the order Just
passed, no 5ther business shall be in or.
der but the consideration Of the bill Sc
reported By the said committee, except
The reports from the Committee on En-
rolled Bills. This was adopted under a
suspension Of the rules.
The Senate bin relating 10 the con-
tested election in Washington Was then
taken M, debated some tseniy minutes,
and passed BY "a against %.
The House refused to receive Mr.. Lo-
gan's resolution for the removal Of the
capital.
Mr. Robinson offered a resolution
which vas adopted, requesting the Presi.
dent 10 take measures f0r the release q
Warren end Costello, nov imprisoned
for words spokes and acts cone IN the
United States
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-16

70 Democratic. SO with Pennsylvania
and Missouri But the Nation, while
putting Tennessee into the doubtful Rad
ical lisl, ventures TO put Maine, New
Hampshire, Michigan, Wisconsin and
Kansas into the morally certain :"
lat. We do not think one Of those four
States certain for the Radicals, nor will
the public think the judgment OF the
Notion reliable when Il classes an abso'
lutely certain Radical State as doubtful
and on the other hand arrays several
States az certain for the Radicals where
the Democracy made remarkable ad-
vances at the last elections and fright
ened the Radicals with prospect OF i'm
pending defeat We have referred to the
calculations Of the Nation as specimen
Of the loose and unreasonable estimates
which are made by the Radicals. The
prospect Of Democratic triumph has
unsettled their Judgment and thrown
them into confusion. Missouri Repub-
icdu.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-16

Total..................n2

The Nation remarks that it classes
"all States as doubtful, the' result in
which cannot be foreseen with moral
certainty" The spectacles through
which the Nation foresees with " moral
certainty" the vote of Ohio cast for the
Republican ticket must be very remark
able. At the last election the Democ-
racy knocked the Radicals out of 49,,
900 of their majority of the year before,
came within less than 5000 Of electing
their Governor, revolutionizsd the legis-
lature completely, making it Democratic
by a majority Of seven on joint ballot,
turned out Ben. Wade and put in Thur
man. With such materials before it,
the Nation pereeives with moral GER
tainty" that Ohio will 60 Radical next
November. But then equally curious it
is to see it putting down New York as
doubtful. or only probably" Demo-
cratic Leading Radicals and sagacious
old politicians ct Chicago, at the late
Convention, admitted that New York
would "ge Democratic in November by
40. 900 majority" and where the Nation
finds a resting place for doubt" con-
corning il we do not see The Democrats
carried the State at the last election
hv a majority Of 1880 The cities Of
New York aud Brooklyn polled an ag-
gregate Democratic mel )rity Of 73,444,
and those figures are certain TO be in-
creased in November. The Radical ma
iority 10 the rest Of the State was 25.5l4-
The year before the Radical majority in
the State, outside Of New York city and
Brooklyn, was 10000. The Democracy
Knocked il down 70 1854, and carried
the State By 1880 majority, electiug q
handsome majority Of the lower House,
and having q majority Of seventeen on
Joint ballot. Since then thc~local cleo
tons in the spring indicate largely it,
creased Democratic vote. With such
facts sefore il we do not understand why
New York is classed Is doubtful for the
Democracy. and Ohio . morally certain
for the Radicals, or why New Jersey
should be put down certain II New York
is uncertain.
And whv should Connecticut and Cali
fornia be classed as doubtful for the De-
mocracy1 They both vent Democratic
decisively Al their last elections And
whv should tennessee Be classed as
doabtfully Radical, when the whole
countrr knows that 100. 900 white men
are diafranchised there, and that except
tbere IL a revolution the State Is Also
iuteIv certain TO Be carried BY the negroes
and she minority Of Radical whites :
The Nation is unQuestionably correct IN
donhiinr . Radical resnlt IN Illinois and
IndianA We expectto see both Of them
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-16
From Wa,hinRton.

w4sHISeros, June l4.-There Is q
committee hers from Columbus, Georgia,
seeking Executive or Legislative inter
position in the case Of Chipley and 9th
ers, now in the dungeons Of Fort Pulaski,
for alledged participation iu the murder
Of Ashburn. A resolution will be intro
duced in Congress tomorrow asking an
investigation Of the atrocious conduct Of
the military authorities
Senator Henderson, Just returned,
saws that all the Democrats and half the
Republicans Of Missouri indorse his
course in impeachment
There are rumors that the NOTORIOUS
CLARK. OF tie Currency Bureau, aud
Harlsnd, Depuiy Commissioners Of heve-
nue., haFs resigned.
Thefriends Of Perry Faller claim that
his name viii be sent in this veef az sue
cessor TO Rollins. Col. Boy, Of 81
I,ouis. il also spoken Of for that Office
Special 70 L0Hisriile Courier.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-16
Conservative Democracy in the
North.

The States and Union, a fearless
Democratic, New England journal, jokes
thus with Mandy pambyism in the Demo.
cratic party of its section:
II is solid consolation to be Conserva-
tive. 1t is an anchor to the soul both
sure and steadfast, and will anchor it in
heaven, perhaps, but more likely in the
other place, because Conservatives never
climb, but gravitate. 1t is against their
principles to move up or move on. That
is aggressive. They must be Conserva'
tives or they are nothing Conservatives
are net offensive. They never tread on
apybody's corns. They are a very mod
est, moody, solemn class of brethren,
who believe in letting the world wag.
Why shouldn't il wsg? 1t was made TO
wag. aud better let it wag. We are called
upon to unite harmonic, fraternize, bed,
board and eight with Conservatives, but
we don't see where that comes in. There's
no fight in them, and we are for putting
them back in the rear to take care Of the
baggage and provisions, aud bury the
dead. They are honest and will make
good uudertakers. But kept back 10 the
rear, and brave men, fighting men, Dem
ocratic metlle and muscle to the front.
Get back, Conservatives; you are right
an the way.
So here, there are some good conserva-
tives, very, who are in the way. and
would let the world Of radicalism wag
for peace and PHYS sake. In the great
national issue now pending there is no
half way ground in any quarter. That
sort Of conservatism in the South which
will parley with the adversary, and cry
peace when there is and can be no
peace, except in the maintenance Of
just principles and the right. is indeed
to be deplored and lamented. The
tremendous issue is clearly defined. 1t
is the government Of white men, as our
fathers made Il. with honesty and ecouo.
nv. the Constitution and laws aud liberty
a II was, with freedom. life and proper
tv.to all, black and white, against
a government by adventures and
freed slaves, 3 government Of Ignorance
barbarism and corruption. extravagance
waste and crime, such as that undel
which we live in the State Of Tennessee
Conservatism in such case is lik'
that Of man who. in the pretended in
terests Of peace, should stand between
tbe hoaest laws Of the land and thei
criminal victims Men who deny tn
Constitution deny liberty And men VIII
viii not stand for it, wearing = mask o
conservatism. deserve GO share in tina
liberty for which they viii 10i strike
blor. They are merely luksvAsH arones
uuusstby Of eli respect, and st 70 be 10
Elegantly spevea forth from ever nani'
presence
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-16
r.. Aes,ou Of me Convention.


The Nashville Union and Dipafch
takes. substantially, the same view Of
the action Of our State Convention which
we have hitherto expressed. The sixth
resolution was not intended by the COM
mi.tee who prepared Il asAnything more
than complimentary resolution, and
was not understood by the Convention as
meaning anything more. OF that We
have no doubt The Onion and Dis
patch very accurately and properly
makes the following simple and en-
phatic statement, which will be recog-
nized as true by the vast majority oil the
members Of the Convention;
1t can serve no useful purpose to con
tinue TO discuss the action OF the State
Convention, on Tuesday, in relation TO
expressions Of preference for fresi-
dental nominee. But, the persistence
Of correspondents, by letter and teic'
graph. in representing the sixth OF the
series Of resolutions as instructing the
delegation in Mr.. Johnson's behalf,
makes It proper to say that that was not
the meaning and intent OF that resolu-
ton. Il it had been so construed, either
In the committee room or In the Conven-
ton. il would not have been passed. The
effort to strike out the portion sus-
ceptible Of that construction, was
made by those who feared that an
;mnress;on not intended would be
made by the language. IL was not
stricken out, because majority did not
beli6ye that the expression of an opinion,
that in the event Mr.. johnson name
was presented, the compliment oil
united vote was due him from the Ten
uessee delegation, could fairly be so con-
strued. II is, therefore, incorrect to say
that Mr.. johnson was preferred as the
6rst choice of Tennessee We doubt II a
score of men in the Convention had the
remotest idea that Mr.. Jobnson's name
would be offered at New York, and there
were not more than that number who de-
sired il 10 be done. Not one public ex-
preston of that sort was made aud II
resolution to that effect had been pro-
posed, it would not have received the
sanction of the Convention.
This paper, before the meeting OF the
body, advocated the policy of expressing
a preference. We desired to have col
lected and presented at New York the
sense of the people in that regard. The
convention was opposed to that policy,
and it is absurd to say now, that 1T did
instruct, and especially ridiculous to
contend that it instructed against Mr..
Pendleton, who was evidently the choice
of five. sixths of the convention, and the
only name seriously discussed among
members. These are the facts, and it is
due to state them in order to correct mis-
apprehensions