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FIRE FcOM CuuNES
CRACKERS.

WORCESTER, MASS, July 6.-The Lawrenes
Academy, al G-otoa- Mass. was entirely cOa-
sumed by fire on the at.eraoon OF the sth inst
Inc library. apparatus, &c, was mostly s2vra
Inc nre was suppc-sd 10 have eau ght from
Chinfse crackers thrown on the piszzi nv A
boy. The loss on the buitdiug is estimated NJ
s4,CN, entirely covered by Insurance
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. FINANCIAL AND ooMussC,.I

The Fourth OF Julv having ben settled upoa
eS our ione. tthers as dNy OF general -ejoieiur.
mere was NO busine1s done in Nev York 81
nraav among the mOa-y cAaassrs, stOok oper-
aiors sad lesittm1'e oanker.
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tNfEfb srS4ns II TSI gf,,

On the petition Of sTTPaENy COL q. eiue1u
wah, Conn, praying for the extension Of pafeut
granted 20 him The ID day Of Octsber iss for
an Improvement In warming Houses by etsam
Tor seyen years from the expiration Of said pa
1855:
II !. ordered that the sAid petition be hoard az
he Pstent Once on MONDAY. the 18th day Of
september next. at I. O'Clock M: and ell persons
are notified 20 appear and show cause. n any they
hove. why ssid petition ought not 20 be granted
Persons opposing the extension ere required 20
die in the Pstept Once ebcir objections spsci ally
set forth In writing st least tscssy days before tie
day 81 hearing All testimony hled BY either party
transmitted In sccordance With the rules Of the Of
ace. which win be furnished on Application
Dispositions and other papers relied upop q tee
tinony must be hled In the % cs rsres;y dave De
fore the day Of hearing; the arguments, NJ any,
withia ts? days sfter flIs the testimony.
erdered, also, that this n0tice be published In
the Republican and in the Intellieencer. WashiBg-
ton, d. o., snd in the Resister, New Haven, ons
once week Tor three guccessfve weeks; the arst
Of said publications 20 Be at esst sixty days pr.
Nous 70 the day Of hearing.
jeSwsv ActiAa 0ommissioner Of Psssais.
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9s-day's New Ysrh Msrksss.
lby TeleGrnph.l

NV YeRK, July 6.-Octtpn Arm at .2kar7r
for Nidding rp,znds. Frrights qatet tsonr
dull sud wsthout cccidrd ceanse Wheat
quIot and v. -ho1t change. Coru exciGcd. aud
ron 32'c. he,ter. Pork duIl, mess, s27..5.
Lard quiet AZ 10 SaIet.
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Wall Street Ts-Ssv

NEW YoRk- July &C 0ld I.sSS. Old bouds,
Is; neE, 81. hosey per CEN. Gnve-nmantS
dull. Exchange, '01. Norm Carolina e's ex-
coupons, ~ neN, S6K. yIrrinA IS, er-cOu-
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- Hon. Por.us Eaxier, late M. e. from YER
mont who died roceh.ly an this ciiy had an IN :
sursnce ofs o,0oo on his life, which has iust
b. en- and TO his widow.
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Bsltimere Stock Mar ~, To-day.
BALTIMORE, July s.-yirginia Sc. inscrfb~d,
&9k hld: t9A ASKED.
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OUTRAGI.-During the first of the week a
most dis graceful and terrible outrage was ner.
petrated on the person Of Mrs. Cherick. res,d |.
ing near Sandy Hill, in this county. Thrse
young men, whose nanee we will not at pred
ent make public, approached the house during
the night, and finding the doors secursd
against them. tore OF the wsatherboardin9 aY,.5
proceeded to the private chamber of the IadS,
in question, dragging her from the arms of her
husband 70 ths yard, where they consum natsd
their violent purposes. These parties have. St
course, left for parts unknown, but iustioe WI \
oyertake them at lsst. These are the ONLY naS.
ticulass We have. bat they are 90 tar reliable. !
Ae,rtoscs (Ad.l ,Recsrd, 9H af1TT~T
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In BANKRUPTCY,

L pIsTRtcr OF CoruruA,u
At the City Of W gtoa the SDfh day OF yuDr
pointment e sssignee Of G, ALFRGD HALL.
IN the City Of within said District who
has been adjuc Red BANKRUPT. upon his own petf-
ton, By the Sulreme Court Of said District.
ly 11aw3W C1ty Hall. Assignee.
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THE EVENING STAR
EXTRA.

FROM NEW YORK,
Democratic Convention
To-day's PrOceedings.
TREMENDOUS PRESSURE.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
PANDEseONIUM BROKE LOOSE.
CaAsE'S LETTER.
SEYMOUR MADE PRESIDENT OF THE
CONVENTION.
Iwo-THIRDs RULE ADOPTED.
DaMPER FOR PENDLErON.
sEsneuR DzNouNCss THE CHICAGO
RESOLUTIONS TO PAY BONDS IN
GREENEAChS.
THEY ARE APPLAUDED.
sG>aN b. ANTHONY WANTS To BE
DfhEGATE.
THE DISTRICT DELEGATES.
THEY CAN'T VOTE.
AsNULUTIONS ENDORSING JOHNSON
xSD CHASE.
THE NATFORM FIRST.
THE NOMINATION TO FOLLOW.
COMMITTEE On THE PLATFORM.
NOT FEADY TO REPORT.
ADJOIR INVENT T0 A 0.CI M.
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- - e61 An Looxsnr1u.
.'.,Rls, ,ss'alfsS & r. ~ eA,. :.
80 ssiase 80 s::ssjc s.A''ss's.s

1iltF-- 50 rf rEle .tssF fEa1F -
-sa af-t1l a. fa,rrfa rs.i .-c.i) fs1ss - -.
n sletf sU fi-ii a .an.as+ss =
{ 80 Be- |sl.- a. .1Iei1l -gif .iTib ~ ID rss-lT
.s-s a ira5e b. 40 -
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LIoi. JAWS OF Weet Point, has an income
OF $4,000 from his arithmetcs. =
~Brooklyn has voted 70 make every nv.
Oh ant in the city drinking fountain.
0Oounteffeit twenties, from fiyes, are in
circulation in New York. - -
Mn. Victor, lately convicted at Cley..
iand, OF murde7ng her brother, VIM. Puquet.
has been sentenced 70 be banged August aeth.
~ Rev. a q. SAaner, passor Of the United
Presbyterian Church in West Deer TOWNSHIP.
Pepnsylyania was tnseAntly killed by urhf
ming on Tuesday hst. -.
~Mr. Hint dwelling. At Someryiile. Mass,
was consumed by nre on Saturday mornlne
The cackling Of some hens roosung in the base
ment favedsthe live Of the family; who were
all asleep Within lev feed Of the names and
were awakened BY that noise.
- The prosecution testimony Of the Ash
burn Columbus rrisoaes eiosed On Sssaniay
Al Atlanta Ga. ff,fF "
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DrfAfsHHnt44sk55 & sEllEss lHHs PIqIEg PEiqEEEFq1 15rr

On the petition Of NURMAH G aAEkIs. Of
sSS,spsy, Vermont kr.yinE for the eI,sn1ion o.
fcr % tmprS ve0snt IN moaufactuSe Of elste Pen
Gle. Tor ssvsn ycaIs m Ne ssSir,sssa cf said
q. fssss SsFss Sa. . % 81 81 s. &, = fs:ss s.s =
novsIbsr neat. e I. o,eIook =. ssd sli persons
Seys. Why ~ ictitios osgks sst 80 b sssstsd'
az sSs e!so1s - sss rss.ir.e @
80 fOrsh in .riti9F g Is.s sEgs DAY. ielors tss
saSsissi !. ssses sS.sos visA sss rsss q .se os
doe, vsiee vin = lsl.ishsl % svprcsssss.
sss:y 20 :: - a sss6e.sysSsss ~ ~ ss,sr. s
e. e. az. S:S & ~ s;11S s Is 81 sas sSs
3. .6.,ssd q sEs hssistss, ~ 49, osss co son.
sssssIs.:,sHSe: Y, y :. 5. = Issss s1 %
s1 Va kednS 0onnlsdosSr 6Psf<et.
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~ General Samuel Hays -disd At his red
dence in Franklin. Pa, on Wednesday, in ne
both branches Of the Pennsylvania Teeislatu =
was q one time the United STATES MSrshaI 4,
the Western District, and for several successi Se
terms wesa menber Of Congress, where Il
General AlexAndey Hays, Vas fiile1 i'm tSe
hattie Of the WILDERNESS. S
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- EIeAtesn menbsrs Of the pfesent Rrit, a
Hot3iamenf lave. since its oreaninal liop Il, iS.S
sbssn uneeated for bribery conHected win nj
eiecoorss loa Eg6a ETweYsg Vgssx |
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ARREST OF SURRATT.-The House to-day
appropriated $4,000 to pay St. Marie for SER
vices in securing the arrest Of John H. Surratt.
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FIVE PERsoNe DRowNED.-Three little S1rls
named Mary Sullivan, Margaret Dohertv and
Ann Carroll, while bathing in q pond Ar
Brooklyn, New York, on THURSDAY, were
otowned Mrs Doherty, mother Of one Of the
children, and James McGee, while endesvor-
ing 10 rescue the children, got beyond Their
depth. and were also drowned The bedies
have all been recovered.
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eoverbnfsnt Securities.
"AsHrseroS. July 6 isss.-Jay Cooke A
10 tsrn'sA the feslo~sag Qaessnoas Of Gov
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WHLIAn seIHAHp.

.e.sr.i oibes. @ No 81 Lsus:,sn. s,.nu:. G se;...u
sth and 7th streets west Dranch Yard, corner let
sreet sast end street south. wharf and steam
Saw I'M, foot Of ID street cost Large Wharf socrm-
modstfons for loading end unloading vessels spd
storing goods. GOAL By the cargo st Philsdslphis
pf1ooo. Ne lily
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HON. Mr.. Shellabarger, Of Ohio, will sail for
Europe by the next steamer, on q health trip.
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THE SCENE OF sPLENDo9 HAS ARRIyKD
u All should sc he
GREAT ECROPKAN CIRCUS,
Louisiana evenue, ietween lgth and lith streets
Entr- nee foot of ltth street n
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f'-se -if n sdai stat tna asss. -.
fsai 7Fssa y Esr ~ sS
UEER - 80
szSsach aEssssi
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as sasH ssis snsis ssa siisaa .1st4
- -cgl irsf asf - - F -
EEreE 4EgEFss
Fsn.E ~ = ao ffr
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wAsHINGrON.


WASHINGTON, d. O., May 12.-Owing
to the Illness OF Senator Howard the
vote on impeachment has been post
poned until Saturday.
The case or John Surratt was called
in the Criminal Court to-day. The
prisoner appeared. His counsel sx-
pressed a desire for postponement, and
after some discussion the Court ex-
pressed a disposition to allow the case
to go over till next term. The counsel
then moved to admit Surratt to bail,
on which argument will be made to-
morrow. The witnesses were then dis
charged until further notice.
Consul Morse. in letter to the State
Department, shows that while the
number OF arrivals from American
ports at London, in 1851, was 209, the
number in 1866 was only 40, thus show
ing the decline IN American shipping,
occasioned by the Confederate privR-
teers and kindred causes.
The Secretary of the Navy has re-
piled to a resolution Of the House,
showing that over 800 vessels have been
sold since the close OF the war. In some
cases the captured vessels were small,
and would not pay the expense OF ad-
Indication; some were unseRworthy,
and could not be sent within the juris-
diction of a prize court. They were
taken into service and used without
compensation to captors. The United
States acquires no title to captured yes
sells except by purchase from the
court and payment in the same way as
II the vessels were bought of private
individuals, and payment Of prize
money is made from the proceeds OF
sales of captured vessels and other
prize property, whether sold to the
United States or 10 individuals after
condemnation, and Is the avails OF cap
tured money appropriated and paid by
the United States.
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EUROPE.
BY. e 9HE l. , AEGANFIe y! 5.. .eABLR.

CoNsTANTISoPLE, May 12.-The Sui
tan opened the new council, yesterday,
in speech remarkable for its liberal
ism. He said the time had come when
Turkish warriors must yield to Euro
pean civilization.
LONDON. May 12-1:20P. M Consols
941Sa94L for money, and 925Sa93 for ac-
count; Illinois Central s4zs; Erie 451<;
U. s. Bonds 705S.
FRANKFoRT, May l2.-U. s. Bonds
LfvERPooL, May l2.-Cotton, dull
aud inactive; uplands 1lESa12d; Or
leans f21Sal21<d; no business In cotton
afloat. Corn, 3Ss Sd; California wheat
l5s Sd. Provisions, generally dull.
Beef, 114s; Pork, SSs; Lard, SO; Petro-
leum, heavy and unchanged.
ANTWERP, May 12-Petroleum, nat
and nominal at 44E
LONDON, May 12.-The Morning
Standard says the Queen will take NO
part in the contest of the House of
Commons, on the Irish Church, and
her reply to Mr.. Gladstone's address Is
sure to be favorable.
LONDON, May 12-Evening.-In the
House of Commons this evening, the
reply OF the Queen to the petition OF the
House, based on Mr.. Gladstone's third
resolution, was announced. The Queen
says that she desires that her interest
in the temporalities OF the Irish Church
will not in any way, hinder parlia-
legislation on that subject.
Mr.. Gladstone will, tomorrow, bring
in bill to suspend for the present the
making OF additional appointments in
the Irish Church.
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rENIAN C0NvRNTIoN.


SYRACUSE. May PA State Fenian
Convention Is now In session here. One
hundred and ffty.seVen delegates are
in attendance. The following address
has been adopted: -.---.. 3
To the Irish Nationality: a-f 4
BRoTHERs:-we, the representatives
of the Fenian Brotherhood, of the
State of New York, In convention as
sembled, having carefully examined
the strength and resources of the or
ganization, and the plan OF operations
submitted by Gen. O'Neal, declare the
organization is stronger at present
than at any time hitherto. and that
said plan of operation is entirely prac-
ticable. Wehaye pledged ourselves to
meet the enemy soon upon the battle
field, and we call upon you to exercise
your utmost energies; to furnish the
necessary means to equip and arm the
OF willing hands and brave
hearts impatiently waiting orders 70
march.
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= . ~ Ciineinnnff. = =. :
MAx12.-FLouR-Dull; family at S11s

MAY 4z.-ELoGh-Oui4JA AtAAnAAJ - fAAa
GRA1N-Wheat-Duu; No. Q at S2 30
and No. i at 90 45. Corn-Qutet at $50
goo for ear or shelled. Oats-1n mod
crate demand at 75c for No. 2, and 77c
for NO. !. RyeDuu at u S5a1 go
Barlsy-No demand and prices nomi-
nal. ,f - 80 fIsl.LLrt .s'-.Ea-
CoFToN-Very dull and no demandi
middling can be bought at 2sc. =
rates; GALES of 116 hhds lugs at 81 30a
20; leaf at S12 10aS2 60. 77E.
PRovIsIoNs-Very dull; no demand
and nominal. Pork-Mess Is offered ai
81 20. Bulk Meats-l21<a141<c. Ba-
eon-1SI<c for shoulders; 161<a16sSc for
clear rib aides and 17c for clear; those
having bacon ready for shipment are
offered at 19c, buyer all this month,
Lard-Neglected; it can be bought at
BurrEs-In better demand; market
dull at 3sa43c. ...----..
Eees-17c. -.-..-- -.
CHHEsE-IrreguIar; cured factory Il
a15c: fresh made sal1c, according TO
OTISELInseed oil-Steady at 81 goa
1 %. Lard Oil-SI 45a1 90 for No. 1 and
extra; demand light.
PorAToEs-In better supply and dull
at IS 75a4 90 per bbl. 80 .-5-..i
DRIED FRUIT-In good demand at 10
a13c for peaches. .-.ff-r.-.-
-Cohee-Firm; sales 200
bags good to prime Rio at 2Sa25c. Su-
gar-Active and prices 1Sc higher sales
760 hhds at 131fa14c for Cuba, and la
151<c for Porto Rico. l.gro. .-...-
Hoas-Ffrm at Sa10, gross. ...-
GoLD-1S9K buying.
chicago -
MAY 12th.-FLoUR-Very dull and
easier; spring extras 50 50al1 90; super
fines SO 25aS 75. IS slas 80
Observation-Disclosures and closes
tame at 81 17a2 Is for No. L spring: q O8
az OS1< for No. 2 spring. Corn-Ffrm,
higher. in good demand and closes
at e31<ae22<c for No. i: o21lc for q Oats
Firm and better and closing quiet at
73c. RYe-Dun and entirely nominal
at 81 75al 7s. Barley-Dull, Irihing
sales at s. IL for No. 2 in store.
PRovIsIoNs--Dull and almost nominal
small lots Pork sold at S2S 25a2S so;
round lots not saleable at SIS 90. Bulk
Meats-Dull ana inactive.
LARD-Ddll and nominal at 15Aa19c.
LAKE FRRIaHTs-Weak and dull;
charters at $40 on corn to Buffalo: 40
on wheat to Toledo.
MAY 12.-GRAIN-wheat better;
sales amber Michigan at q 62. Corn
1c better; sales No. at 92a95c. Oats
sales No. 2 at 7Sc. Rye-Firm. 4
b SEEDS-Dull. a.-
LAKE FREIaHrs-Dull and unchang-
ed. i'.-- -lAI Pc ----
BuRaIO.sc g--.s sa a.gH
MAY l.-FLoUR-Dull. "aa
GRAIN-Wheat- - Entirely nominal.
Corn-Rather weak at 81 90. Oats
Steady and In good inquiry; 7sc paid
for several boat loads.
-.Ig 411 lIIIWnuRee.
MAxu.-ELouR-Dull; city Xxx al
= yGsATsswheat-euiot HaaiS y at 81 1sSS 70,
NO. 1. L--.-.- ~ -. ...--..-.L
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NEWS SUMMARY.
By TFLR0RAPR.

L rUaE --.
Horace g. Whiting was arrested
yesterday, in New York, charged with
fraud in paying for some goods In Mas
silon, Ohio, with q worthless check.
Assistant Postmaster Simonson
lyn post Office. The post master re
ports a deficiency ofS2000.
The delegates from New York city
to the National Convention of the Sol
diers and Sailors, met monday even
ing, and elected Gen. W. FL. Lawrence
chairman.
Another fearful epidemic Is raging
in Mauritius. over 1900 death are re-
ported.
The small screw steamer. Isle oi
Arran, WAS run down recently by the
Australasian, near Holyhead, and six
men were drowned.
"A large meeting OF German cabinet
makers in New York, Monday night,
voted TO demand an increase of 80 per
cent. on wages. H.r
The Bishops of the N. E. Church
South, at Louisville, closed their laboIs
Monday. Their next meeting will be
held at st. Louis.
"A dispatch in the New York 7Ti-
6ttHe of yesterday says that Mr.. Fre-
linRhuyseu is sure to vote for convic
tion on the three first articles; and
that he will carry Mr.. Wiley with
him.
An Omaha despatch says: The
Indian Commission separated yester.
day, Generals Sherman and Terry go
ing to Fort Rice 10 meet the Upper
Missouri Indians, and Gen. Augur and
others are going 70 Fort Bridger to meet
the Shoshones. They concluded a
treaty with the Crows, heretofore
friendly, part of the Cheyennes and
Arapahoes. Red Cloud and the Sioux,
have not yet come In.
Gen. Myers, Chief Quartermaster,
advertises auction sales of all Govern
ment property at Fort c. f. Smith, on
June LIST. The Powder river forts are
all being abandoned.
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.Gle1lIateaiqerfer
PROsPEOrs.

The unWelcome Indications of yes
terday mornings intelligence from
washington are greatly Strengthened
by what we lay before our readers this
morning. The detection OF Republican
Senators, to use a mild term, is formid.
ablei. and the cause of the people in
their hands is unquestionably in dam
ger. 1t may yet be saved by the firm
ness oftwo or three Senators who are
classed with the doubtful. But when
we witness the Decentralization 1--WE had
almost said treachery) of men like Fes.
senden, Henderson, Sherman, Howe
and Trumbull, we know not what 10
expect or whom 70 trust. We have pri-
vate information from Washington that
not only the success of Impeachment,
but the peace of the country is in in-
minent peril; and we can easily see why,
In view ofthe unbounded license with
which an acquittal will arm the man
who successfully. defies the people
through Congress, and who by an ac-
quittal will be placed above and beyond
the restraints of law. The taking of
the vote is postponed till Saturday, os-
tensibly on account OF the illness of
Senator Howard. 5L4A K w
The Cincinnati Gazette, which is
strongly in favor ofimpeachment, COM
menting on the news, expresses the be-
lief the President will be acquitted. It
says that according to the best count
johnson lacks but two votes, with sew
eral weak men to draw on, and adds
that tswith the whisky ring at his back
and millions of ofcorruption moneyin his
control, we shall be greatly and most
agreeably disappointedif If the two votes
necessary to acqnit. are not secured.
Knowing the influences that are at
work, the personal jealonsies that pre-
vail, and the amount of corruption
money that may be commanded, we are
forced to regard, in the light of yester-
days proceedings, conviction as i'm
probable If not impossible" .E
The case against the President, says
the Gazette, was fully and clearly made
out, and We had hoped that there was
sufficient honesty in the Senate to se-
cure his removal; but in this the public
are likely TO be disappointed. The
great obstruction to reconstruction
must, it seems. remain in power. The
Treasury thieves are to have new
lease, and the work of Decentralization
and public robbery is to go on.
It only remains for an indignant and
outraged people to appeal from the
Senate to the ballot-box; and in taking
this appeal and re-trying the case at
the bar of public opinion, the Senators
who have violated the confidence placed
in them by their constituents will not
be overlooked. Andrew johnson will,
in any event, retire from office without
the confidence or respect OF any party.
The same fate awaits those Senators
who have betrayed their country and
their party. No Senator who voted
to reinstate Stanton, and at the same
time voted that the President, in re-
moving Stanton, had violated the law,
can now honestly vote to acquit him.
The people cannot be deceived upon
this point, and they will be governed
in the future by their honest convic-
tions, which the Developments of time
viii strengthen rather than diminish.
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ImrEACHmEnT.

Whatever difference of opinion there
may be about the wisdom or propriety
ofinstituting proceedings for the i'm
peachment of the President, we think
there can be no doubt his acquittal
would be great public calamity. 1t
would be q triumph for the enemies of
the country, which would foment the
spirit of Observation-Disclosures and rebellion
that has thus far prevented the
settlement OF questions whose settle
ment must precede peace and harmo-
ny. Its Influence would be especially
disastrous to the South, W here 1t would
be hailed as the first step towards the
restoration of the South to power, and
the ultimate revival of. the "Lost
Cause" 1t would protract indefinitely
the work of reconstruction, and per-
petuate for years the strife, the discord
and lawlessness which now peryade
the States lately in rebellion.
The rebel element in this State would
be stimulated TO increased effort at the
coming election, to get control of the
State government and elect a rebel
Senator to the Senate of the United
States, while Union men would be cor
respondingly disheartened.. rgt
/ The Senators from this State are
sometimes classed by Washington
gossip as likely to vote for the acquittal
OF the President. What foundation
there may be for such rumors we, of
course, have no means of knowing.
We have already expressed the opin-
ion, and have no doubt, they will vote
according to their honest convictions,
and under full sense Of the responsi-
bilities that rest upon them. But we
must be permitted to say that from a
pretty extensive acquaintance with Re.
publIcans of the State, we do not know
one who would not be paiued and
mortified, if they should deem 1t their
duty to vote for the Presidents ac-
quittal.
West Virginia Republicans unlver-
sally believe it "high crime and
misdsmeanor" in the President to use
his official patronage and power to pre-
vent the execution of the laws OF the
United States, by removing faithful su-
bordinates, such as Sheridan, sickles
and Pope, for no other reason than that
they had sincerely and In good faith
sought to execute thelaws according to
their true intent. The appointment of
General Thomas as Secretary of War
ad interim, when there was no vacancy,
In violation OF law, his recognition as
such in Cabinet councils and otherwise
during the whole whole progress of the
impeachment trial, seem TO the unso-
phisticated Republicans OF West vir-
giniR not to be In accordance with the
Presidents oath of Office to s'see the
laws, faithfully executed" involving
him in the guilt of moral perjury, very
like "a high crime and misdemeanor."
We trust and believe our Senators are
of like opinion, and will feel it consis-
tent with their sense of duty to express
the wish OF their people when they
come to say for West Virginia whether
or not Andrew johnson deserves ex-
pulsion from the executive chair of the
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