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d Mr.. Ewing said If it were appropriate
for me it would be impossible for lack of
voice to express to this Convention the
thankfulness which and the members OF
the Convention and of the committee feel
for the cordial and enthusiastic manner OF
this reception. We feel that the memhers
of the two conventions, however widely
separated their paths may have been In
the past, will march henceforth in one
line. [Applause.l We earnestly wish to
accomplish the purpose Of the war as we
understand them. [Applause. The truly
cordial, unconditional restoration of this
Union. [Applause.l We have no sympathy
for those purposes that have been falsely
and dishonesty substituted by the Repub-
lican purity for the avowed objects of the
war. Applause,I We care not for the
dogmas of negro suffrage; we abhor their
measure of white disfranchisement. APP
plause.l We look upon then as enemies Of
the republic when we zee them endeayoring
.by means of that power which great con-
tiding people entrusted to them to under
mine and overthrow the settled foundation
of our Government. [Applause. We can
not, we shall not, associate with them.
Longer applause] We earnestly wish to
associate with the great body of the Demo
criaecy,, North and South. lApplause.l
With thousands against whom We fought
during the war. LApglsuse,l With thou
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General Grants Letter of Acceptance.

General Grants Letter OF Acceptance.
ls WASHINGTON, June 1.-The following is
General Grants letter accepting the nomi-
nation of the Chicago Convention:
WASHINGTON, May 20, 1868.
!" To General James r. Haaoley, Presi-
dent of the National Union Republican
Convention ,z.s,- aE5isL
In formally accepting the nomination
of the National Union Republican Conyen-
ton of the 2lst Of May it seems proper
that some statement of views beyond the
mere acceptance of the nomination should
be expressed. The proceedings of the Con-
vention were marked with wisdom, mode
ration, and patriotism, and believe ex-
press the feelings of the great mass of
those who sustained the country through
it's recent trials. I endorse their resolu-
tons. If elected to the Office of President
of the United States it will be my endea-
vor to administer oil the laws in good faith,
with economy, and with view of giving
peace, quiet, and protection everywhere.
CAT times like the present it is impossi-
BILE, or at least eminently improper, to lay
down policy to be adhered to, right or
wrong, through an administration of four.
years. New political issues not foreseen
are constantly arising the views Of the
public on old ones are constantly changing !;
and purely administrative officer should
always be left free to execute the will Of
the people. I have always respected that
will, and always shall.
Peace and universal prosperity, its Sc
,quence with economy Of administration,
! will tighten the burden of taxation while it
constantly reduces the national debt. Let
us have peace.
Your obedient servant,
gu. s. GRANT"
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I, "a FIRE in New York Sunday night de-
stroyed property valued at from $50 600 TO
sI00 900. The heaviest loss falls on IL e.
Dible Go, dealers, in silk goods, who oc-
cupied the first floor. d. Sumter, n. Stein
hart, and n. Stern, all dealers in mems
clothing, had stocks badly damaged. &
u The Charleston Mercury tells Of Q white
man sncking out of q negro's leg the
poison injected therein by rattlasnake,
and adds that the negro had been before the
war the slave Of the white man, ran off,
Joined The Yankee army, met his master in
battle, shot at but missed him, and returned
TO him since the val. 80 &. .. y
s. One Of the largest societies IN Boston,
with popular pastor, who has but few
equals as o preacher, propose TO dispose OF
their ofiureh and leass q large hall. where
the sittings VIII he free @ al. ss5oa
IA msasical prodigy in London plays two
airs on ths pisno with each hand, and sings
d 9Th: Rope she won't come here: 4.
Il TIE I'll. .Jsssish ssseag III says DisFsell IL 9
Uhjtssians a y - s. 4.
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The Supreme Court Of Ohio has declared
unconstitutional the act Of the last Legis-
lature excluding I'LL persons who had any
visible admixture . Of African blood from.
voting, and also the act restricting the
right of students in schools and colleges to
vote. E.s ss. ,sss2ss,g
A number Of prominent Democrats In
albany Governor Seymour, among them
are seriously considering the ayai labil styof
Chief Justice Chase as a Democratic can
didate for the, Presidency Ne,o & fors
Herald. g12t i{s'ts
General Miller, of the Quartermaster's:
department, is the Federal ofiieer who re-t
FUSED TO contribute to the expenses OF me-
moral day unless rebels and Union men
were to be alike honored. ass4
The residents of Washington who were
IN the South during thewar we're noEailowed.
10 vote yesterday. - E.' 49,.
The Demoeratsin the Senate Yesed for Ms3
fsffy's amendment. sss y i i =
The Senate will not confirm Mrs Stan, i
EXPERIMENTATION for Atterpsy-G General, ,es
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r,rrespondence OF the Baltimore Gazette. !
9 Grants Glllnse-Tfe
Southern States, &c. IS

WASHINGTON, May 3l.--A prominent
,,;.e;an held . conversation with Grant a
wSays since on the subject Of the next
1 nss.e;3cn,ial canvass, during which Grant
i lls,essed the same Indifference which Is
eAp exhibited By the masses OF the people
,,s e.ns the country. Hcstook occasion
~. !" criticise very severely the, conduct of
~ Ts;sf Justice Chase, and said that if no
VA heep as ANTIQUE for the Chicago nomi-
10" non NJ Chase was, perhaps he would feel
" s-. interest in the result. He also ex-
n, Sv.ssed the opinion that Chase was stil1
ling for nomination by theextreme
1p.d;cals. But, General" said his friend,
T. ~, are now the candidate Of these very
az don't so understand il, :, replied
Giant, aand when you see my letter OF ac-
."ntance, you viii discover that such lie NOT
Wy Tosition." This would seem tothreater,
No.. Grant is about coming back on his
Tb;caro friends, as it is very certain ne
ms to feel that defeat awaits him in the
"ostest. He charges that Judge Chase is
..SsSnonsible for any disaster which may
hefsll the party. ass - s,,%sss.ss-- 9
I, has now become exceedingly doubtful
rbe,ber the southern States will be admit
,s5 to representation in Congress at Its pre-
.sn. session. The constitutions, which have
heen adopted by the carpet-baggers are SO
-,onstrous in many Of their,proyisions, and
- palpably violatiye Of the Federal Consti-
u,ion. that several of the Rad ssenators
have already taken determined positions
,rsiust their approval, and il is thought to
r. very doubtful if two-thirds Of. the Senate
esn be had against q Presidential veto. !.
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II JUDGE FuLToN.At ia meeting Of the
members of the bar held at Bland Court
house on the ed day Of May, 1868, it was
Resolued, That the members of this
bar, having learned that the Hon. Andrew
8. Fulton, who for sixteen years has filled
the high and responsible Office, of Judge of
this circuit, has rendered his resignation,
weFdeem the occasion a proper one to ex-
press. our high appreciation of his ability
as q jurist, and the integrity! fidelity, and
.impartiality with which he has uniformly
discharged his official duties, and to assure
him that he carries with him in his retire
2i1nent the kind and affectionate regard of
the members Of; this bar: 90 a>,5's r z
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PREsBYTER1AN GESERAL ASSEMBLY, OLD
School Albany, May 3O.-To-day is the
ninth day of the Presbyterian General As
sembly9tof the Old School. Nominations
were made for a board Of domestic mis-
;sions land for the vacant professorships,
and the time Of election fixed at 10 o'clock
A.. NJ. on Tuesday next. The several arti-
Giles of the basis Of the union were adopted.
Several amendments offered were laid on
the table. s'sia,s see1 on - i'tz 80 af ~ {
The motion to accept the report. Of; the
joint committee to adoptthe basis Of o union,
and send the record down. to the Presbyte-
ries for final action, was adopted by vote
Of yeas 1871, nays &c.. - II -, !.
DR.. Mountford, in behalf Of the majority,
offered q resolution expressing opinion in
favor of striking out the explanatory part
of the " confession of faith, as stated in
the first article Of the basis, and to tele-
graph the fact to the New School for its
approval. 80 -" 800. Z. z ri
| Adopted the first branch unanimously.
The Committee on Churches in the South
ern States reported. that those which have
voluntarily withdrawn and organized sepa-
'rately be recognized as ), Independent
churches: and not under the care of this
Assembly, but that they be invited TO re-
81.
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Our CONSCIENTIOUS SENAToR.-Senator
Wiley, after long wrangling with his con-
science, at last yielded tosthe devil and
voted for impeachment. He is ut least con-
slstent, as many of our citizens can attest
who heard his speech delivered in front OF
the courthouse in 1860 after, his return
from the Richmond Convention. He said;
III there is one man upon earth l would
desire to see hung above another, that man
Is Abraham Lincoln. -Morgd ntoton Con- n
StitmiOn. *, @,.s. u s5a
tMr. Wiley resides in Morgantown. -
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81 TIE SAME OLD SwINDLE. illiam b.
Emerson, 6fty-fye years old, has swindled
numbers of persons, and humbugged many
Others, by writing letters from Boston re,
presenting himself asa young girl who had a
somewhere been introduced to them, who
had since fallen into poverty and crime,
but was. still accomplished, beautiful and
ready to- hys to- the arms of q protector.
Several gentlemen offered to become her
protector. he received much money. Two
Of the letters found in his possession were
from Lexington, Va, sse.Ft ~. 100 =; s (
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A New FE1TrnE IN. III TaHr NokrHsax
DID School AssEaBLY An Albany letter
from the General Assembly Of the Old
School aPresby terian Church contains Tie
Following: Gssiksss u Fsi2i IsfgT;Fs III
z The special fsatnrrte, of5iinterest tbiis
morning in che Assembly was thers colored'
Or dark feature, which came he ! suddenly
into conspicuous pfoni nence. Old Father
iliams. the delegate from Knox Presby!:
terry, Georgia, was invited 20 come forward
upon the platform and address the Assem-
bly, .Ahh0ugha member Of the body and
shaying The same right 10 rise and, speak 10
any question that anyalt white member
tofs the Assembly Joys; still the fact that
leyer !ine the history of the sPFesby
Church (0ld ,Schooll has Z black dele
gate sat nsany Of her ecclesiastical courts
made it a. matter Of delicacy for theane
delegate toexerciAe his ghht bout special
inYitation.'s TTSTGR3 II Ia FTy5fsf
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EXTENSIVE ENTERpRIsE.-The old Oxford
Iron Works, a few miles below this city, on
the river, formerly owned by Mr.. Golf,
have been purchased by Mr.: w. B. s. Moor,
I of the State of Maine, for the purpose of
operating them. The purchase includes
I 1, 400 acres Of land, with ore beds and an
abundant supply of wood for burning coal.
The sum paid was $40, 900. It is the in
stention Of Mr.. Moor to put the works in
thorough repair, and operate them on
large scale. Mr.. Moor was formerly a
United States senator. s.. ! .....g,,5.,,,..
We conversed with his superintendent,
MIR. Madara, who has had fifteen years ex-
perience in thesbusiness in Pennsylvania,
and is entirely familiar with it, and he is
greatly pleased at the prospect here, and an
says they can produce iron q third cheaper
than i'm Pennsylyania. syaehbaug 2par-
gilman. 3. y Il "a 49,. IL r., IL, tss{
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=: The Inscription on the Benton statue at
st. Louis is &c There is the East There
lis India!" This occurs in the peroration
/, Of an eloquent speech made at q. railroad
meeting nTSt. Louis by Colonel Benton in
s1849. The close. of the address was as fol-
lows :saasF :
tsLet us beseech the National Legisla-
ture to build this great road upon the great
national line which suits Europe and Asia
the line which will find on our continent
the bay Of San Francisco at one end, St.
Louis in the middle, the national metropolis
and great commercial emporium at the
other, and which shall be adorned with its
browning honor, the colossal statue of the
great Columbus, whose design it accom-
plishes, hewn from the granite mascot a
peak Of the Rocky mountains, overlooking
the road-the mountain itself the pedestal
and the statue part Of the mountain,
ponting with outstretched arm 70 the vest
ern horizon, and saying to the flying pas
.senger: There is the East There is In
dia ~, .sls Il tsA
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FIGHT WITH INDIANS IN NoRTHEAsTERN
CALIFORNIA. San Francisco, May .27.-
The official report from Captain Munson
announces: the result OF q conflict with o
party of thirty or forty Indians in the
vicinity Of Parades Valley, Northeastern
California. 80
- Captain Munson's force consisted of fifty
men belonging to the Ninth and Eighth
cavalry. ss i..:.s.:.s,,.- .sstsss ISL Is ,z,.ss:
The Indians occupied a strong position j in
the mountains, but we're driven from it,
after four hours fighting, with a loss OF
several killed. The troops lost one killed
and two wounded. The Indians were nearly
all armed with rifles. &gg, - l.rzss.,z
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stopped By the issdsF 1 n ii asppsslsd 10 him
In behalf Of q poor widow, for whom this
-pious little band were getting up asnbscrip-
ton The teacher gave all the change he
had, land again tried to leave. But his de-
won't friends were not satisfied With his COM
sribution. So they took forcible possession
OF his person, and when, at last, he got
array heshad nothing on but pantaloons and
shirt. The police, on learning the facts,
put the whole of this extraordinary g pray
ing circle |" into close quarters. e. z
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From WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Senate Judi
ciary Committee will report against Stan
bery's confirmation.
No change in the subordinate personnel
of the War Department is contemplated.
Reverdy Johnson is spoken OF in connec=
ton with the British Mission.
Congress will adjourn about the 18th OF
July, according to q caucus tonight.
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~
CRABTREE, THE FATHER. OF Lolita, Runs
orr WITH HER MoNEY--McC ooLE.-St.
Louis, May 31.--On Thursday night last
Mr.. Crabtree, father, of Lolita, the actress,
had some difficulty with his wife, which re-
suited in his taking from his wife's trunk
ss2 500 in Government bonds and SO, 900
in greenbaoks, the. earnings of his daughter.
Hs He left the next morning for New York.
He also struck his daughter and carried off
allher jewelry, leaving her and her mother
without money and an unpaid board bill.
Crabtree announced his purpose to return
to England. !. The affair created q good deal
iof feeling here, where Lolita is a great IA
gyorite. &c.,. ..,.sze 49, 4,ass rs.,..5sfg-s.E
IS Governor Fletcher and q number Of pro-
sminent persons have telegraphed Governor
Baker requesting him to release McCoo1e.
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& A simple mode of computing interest is
as follows : Multiply any given number; of
dollars by the number Of days of interest
required, separate the right-hand figure,
and divide by six j; the result is the true
interest for such . number Of days ct six
per cent. This rule is SO simple and 80
true, according to all business usage, that
every banker, broker, merchant, and clerk
should post itup for reference and use. By
no arithmetical process can 30 desirable In
formation be obtained with 30 few figures.
Exchange 81 g ..stssa,.
. OR multiply by one-sixth Of the number
of days. !Phe interest on 81 900 for thirty
days would thus be found by simply multi
plying BY Eve. lsSss f 81 -
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The Delaware Democrats will hold their
State Convention in Dover on the 18th OF
June to elect delegates to the New York
Convention. There is said to be great RI
valry between the war and the peace wings
in that State.
!. The first of the double daily trains to be
run over the Alexandria, -Loudoun AID
Hampshire railroad between this city and
Leesbnrg will leaye here; June 1st.-Ater-
andria Gazette, 30th..
The Loudoun Standard, weekly news
paper which was started in the Radical in
terestin Leesburg some months since, has
suspended publication for want Of patron
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a.; NORTHEREERs, SoUTHERNERs, 1AND WIZ
|qaISIA eorTespo ndent of the sBoeton
1 5dduerGser, writing from Lexington, says:
|st But You will find I'M Virginia nothing
more Esremnrkable \ than, the aVirginians.
Trnty they are arace by themselves, not to
be commanded with their southern any more
than with theif hoftEern neigh ors though
Virginia has been the New England of the
South and you find iitsl children and its
customs from the Potomac tothe Bio Grande.
I entered the State from the southwark,
after d sojourn Of months among the people
of the other Atlantic States; yet Twas at
once struck by Che Peculiarities of the peo-
Pile. There are,three classes of Americans
northerners, southerners, and Virginisns
and perhaps the ;Virginians form the most
distinct of these classes, And yet this class
is distinguished, not So much by what it
does as by what it claims. Sel-appreciation
is the, cardinal virtue Of the, yirginian. 1t
is not conceit - is not even offensive, like
conceit.:g The tone In which he says Il am
o Virginian .betokens pride perhaps, but
not haughtiness, and more reverence than
pride as if the Virginian were something
superior to mere man species Of demi-
god, not to be, named carelessly /; yet gra-
ciously taking cognizance of the exist
ence Of human beings, and even thinking
kindly of them, and willing to live among
them. The expression of his feeling is
somewhat imposing to one who has always
thought himself made Of. common clay. He
regards these complacent Virginians with o
feeling akin to awe, until be. knows some
thing more Of them than their opinion con-
corning themselves. Afterwards, when he
finds. that these men who take his announce
ment of his northern nativity as afconfes-
sion of. inferiority are rather remarkable
for their inability to adapt themselves to
circumstances than for anything else; when
he sees the State inhabited by these people,
one! of the richest by nature, and one of the
earliest settled in,the Union, yet one of the
least developed, and one of the poorest; its
people lacking energy and lacking culture;
it's agriculture of the rudest.; it's manufac-
lures insignificant; its schools rare and
poor, without scholars; without statesmen,
with no great men except soldiers; and when
he reflects that the pride of the modern
Virginian rests on great names, not great
men, the assumption Of superiority seems
ridiculous rather than imposing. ~ - az
He;adds that as the Yirginians won't. as
sociate as equals with the best of Yankees,
we need not look for many emigrants.
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TEIEGRAPHTos NEWsI,.
Congressional

WAsHINGToa, June / Senate The Sc
nate this morning discussed resolution Of
thanks to Stanton.
| The resolution finally passed, Messrs.
Henderson, Ross, and Fowler, of the Re-
| publicans, voting against it. = -
The joint resolution Of the Chic Legisia-
ture protesting against any tampering with
the impeachment judges was referred to the
Corruption Committee. 49,
The Arkansas admission bill was re-
sumed, and after very Iona, debate the
bill passed-34 to sLas it came from the
House. 1t now goes, to the President. Id
Adjourned. e9ysr,-s -,
/ - House.-Under the regular MONDAYS
cali the. following were introduced ''2eat e
IA bill constructing o telegraph line and
railroad from Washington to Cleveland,
Ohio. ~ ~ .-g.1Tfe n Z
A joint resolution, by Mr.. Eggieston, Of
Ohio, authorizing the Secretary Of War to-
employ. Bingham and Butler TO prosecute
Jefferson Davis. ,sit 80, g = y
| A bill removing the political disabilities!
from certain Mississippians. Il az:
| A bill establishing emigration agencies
in Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, and
Norway. ~ - I.SfS9sz
A bill granting lands for o telegraph and
railroad line from Kansas to: Santa Fey 1ss7
A bill for the better preservation Of the
lives of travellers on steam conveyances,g
A bill restoring the Office Of gommiBsi oner
of Public Buildings. - = :,, fslsra i
| IA resolution continuing Miss Vinniel
Ream, the artist, in her studio in, the capt
T toI was tabled--6f to 4T. jis7s5.sss ~ 90
Mr.. Van Trump offered resolution that
| the Committee on Military Affairs be in-
structed to negotiate with the Mount Vernon.
Association for the historical key Of the
French bastile, now In their possession, for
! the use of the capitol turnkey. The House
refused to receive this resolution. =
A resolution calling for information rela-
tive to the arrest of citizens Of Columbus,
Ca, lies over under the rules. $50. ~
s A bill was introduced forbidding prose-
cutions against Freedmen's Bureau and
Treasury agents for official acts. 40
Z A resolution was offered declaring ma
tional bonds taxable for national purposes.
The House refused to entertain resolu-
ton declaring it violation Of the Consti-
tuition to seize private kilograms or papers.
A recess was ordered from till o'clock
hereafter-the night sessions to be devoted
to considering the tax bill. a'-.A - -
The tax bill was taken up, and MIR.
schenck made q long speech on it.. He
said he would take occasion now to say that,
it is not the expectation Of the committee
that the 81 tax on whiskey will be re-
tanned by the House, Had a reduction
been made four months ago the Govern
ment would have lost $4,000,000; and he
had come, very reluctantly, to the conclu--
sion that reduction should be made. He,
indicated the probable tax would be 75c.,
which, with the additional taxes on whiskey
merchants, and q capacity tax on distille-
ries, would, he estimated, bring revenue
of s7O,OO0,OO0. He also thought the in
creased tax on cigars would not be insisted
upon. 80
Mr.. Kelley thought tax on whiskey Of
not.over forty cents would be sufficient.
Adjourned. y