The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-29

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issue Proclamation shOFtly In
regard 60 18th Amendment-VlF-
ginla afTairs-fPiGl OF capt. Eyre
for sinking the Onleda, ETC., ETC.
NEW York, March 28.-It is stated
| that trUs tWorthy information has been
communicated to the President, to
the effect that the Virginia Legislature
is preparing to abrogate its ratlhca-
| ton of the Fifteenth Constitutional
Amendment by a coup dn9at'1, and
| that the members intend to rush
repeal through both Houses on the
same day without notice and without
debate.
The President has declared that he
intends to issue a Proclamation, an
nouncing the adoption of the Amend
ment, as soon as Texas is admitted,
and that he will not wait for the ad-
mission of Georgia
The IIibune's Yokohama corres-
pondent gives full reports of the evil
dence given before the naval court of
inquiry, and the decision of the court
in the case of Capt Eyre, of which
the telegraph had already announced
the substance The facts of the case
remain substantially as first reported.
The testimony of the officers OF the
Bombay shovSs that tho time which
elapsed between the order to stop her
imminent, and the order to 60 ahead
and leave the Oneida to her fate, was
only four minutes. That the Bonn
bay herself was supposed to be in
danger; indeed, was making water in
one of her seven compartments. as
the captain we'll knew. That
the Oneida, after the collision,
hailed steamer ahoy." and the
hail was heard and reported to Capt.
Eyre, who nevertheless refused to
stop. Nobody on the Bombay seems
to have heard the Oneida's guns, but
the Court justly remarked that if
Capt. Eyre had kept proper lookout
after the accident, he could not have
failed to see the fash. There can be
no question that the damage to the
Oneida was supposed to be serious.
Upon the question whether the
Oneida or Bombay was to blame for
the collision, the Court pronounced
decidedly IN Capt. Eyre's favor, but
the case is by no means clear, and
further inquiry has been Instituted
by the commanding officer, of the
United States squadron in Asiatic
waters.
Undoubted information has been
received that leaves no question as to
the personal safety of ex- Collector
Bailey. General Pleasanton, the
present Collector, has received a
letter from Bailey, without date or
DOstraark in which the writer ex-
presses his qualification at General
'leasanton's appointment, of which
he was advised by the New York
papers. BE also requested the pres
ent Collector to retain as many of his
old subordinates, as possible; that
they were all honest men, and had
no part 10 or knowledge of his own
conduct. The letter was written In
Bailey's own handwriting, and was
dropped in the New York Postoffice.
1t is believed that Bailey is in Canada.
The japan Herald applauds the de-
cision of the Court the Eyre case.
and thinks the ser nee may seem
heavy to Capt. Eyre but it may be
less than it might haS been had evil
depee been given on an inquest over
Commander Williams body.
The Japan Gazette wishes that the
Court could have found it compatible
with their strict sense of justice to
acquit Capt. Eyre altogether; yet un
der the circumstances, he could hard
" have hoped to get off as easily as he
has. His error In leaving the Oneida
was one of judgment, rather than de-
| liberate heartlessness.