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A Question OF History.


In recent article ne have referred to the feel,
lng conEonl5 Guppo.ed to exist between general
Sherman and eI-secIetaFJ Stanton In regard 10
tfe surrender Of Johnston. The history OF that
ttatsscuon has never teeu written. In 1us:ics to
&c toW Dead We presume, Genera. Sherman 4aa
hhl1ta!red chtvanlc E11ente IN .egard 10 fta-
Iule e1 tEe laneac1ion which NC are sure Mr.
Atco!n himself, could be speak IRON his grave,
Fokl be quick 10 disclose. We know OF no rea-
sca ~ others should nus ssste What Tue departed
fTesietAI woald Eurely Elaks knoFo, were that
peshnes aEd Justice TO ths MFlrE can heFes be
real injustice 10 the dead Ne Enan H:ate 1hnt
We believe be facts, only rrpnlaiuR that no ra1s
Ct the 5t4teneni las come to Is IRON General
S1ernap, or by bis knowledge, n1d. 30 lar as We
know, he tas Fever suggested to anybody the
explanation which re have reason TO believe the
When Lee surrendered President Lincoln, in
his great. boGe4t heart, believed thss tee glory
aco completeness Of The victory would only be In
creased BY n1aenau!ntty On tne part OF the victor
thus the Southern Teople Eese IN the mood %
Voluntarily accept tust suca terms AZ wonld be
Eatlkfac:cyy 70 the naEloD, and that peomot dis
PLAY OF coL11eCce IN the sincerity Of their sub
M,ts.on uoCld te1d to make that submission more
conplete ard hearty. We all kroT shat subse-
se1J rtatly right IN one retpecs--tnat the temper
Il The Southern neop'e, inst at thai tine, WAS far
better 1au ttevc1 has been Etnce. Whether he
IVES altoRethet right il his policy or not 1t Is
tain. however. that he made grave mt9:ake In
detat'a He forgot that The then exIst11E okoan.
isA:tons n the South were not, and coaM ne1ts
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TIE PARDON BUSINESS.

Letter from StnIe'H Attorney Reed,
10 the Editor IT The Chicago Tribune:
In Jour paper Of this morning, In an article
headed "Delea: Of Jnstice," yoa refer TO me az
having signed several applications for the pardon
OF pri10nerB whom prosecuted. II Ia tue that I
hare signed several such applications. When l
signed them believed that I was doing rtg1t, and
1 s.lll think 30. Every application for pardon
which have signed ws1 also signed and endorsed
b5 the Judge who sentenced the convict. have
never signed one until have submitted the cage
10 the Judge ard received his endorsement Of the
application The Judge who sits and hears 1se
efidtnce "a certainly better q1alded to determine
whether 1t IL proper case lor clemency than
any other pefton- Our judges. al will admit, are
utn8ht mtr, VINO deslse the enforcement oi the
Nhcn nave 8igned+ The prosecuting Witnctse1
bare loned. an perfectly willing t0at the pub
s aSa xow nc az nave
light N e1', ore esse Ssse Iresret:ed IL y rec &c
convict committed smother cs,Ee after biz release
aud as arrested, convicted, and ae1tsnced TO the
peL1iennafy. where be nov +. The crime OF Incest
% hofr1bie ana revolving. In that case 4. tue
nns Of ~ ias lent sentence, 1ne Judge and
euitt Of ,tne accused: sabstqlent 1nSeslgauon
cent. Therefore ne strongly urged his pardon.
II nany oi tue cases the Judge and have recon-
Eenged nasdoss iot The reason taat We became
JUST clsn nust Gay tnht in aucu
tAscs II is our duty to recommend
lr MEDIATE paEdopA The Judge8, every term or
couEr, g.c pe1soss found guilty BY Jury new
LISA On the Ground ,fat the evidence IL ,nsutt1-
raidon Ia Eight, bat a1ou.l be carefully and
spaHnety exercised. Considering the great nun.
ber 0{ cti1 lrLls convicted 1n thts couaty, have
,ssolaHs5deo @ se1, rev pardons: hare applies.
alw:ys rs1rEe. hm TOT putting b1rglata and
thieves Tttre teeJ canLot "bteAk through nor
EeAi,' and Hute punishment Tor all oshef c1tml.
nals. Yours respectfully,
CHARLES II. REID,
CHICAGO, Jan H. SERtc'a Attorney.
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TIE DRFAULT1NG CASHIERS.
Tho Dcfn1cn1loa ut the Farmers.
and Dxoverns National Bunk at
someKs, Westche4ter County-Eur-
theE nnd 1naports1ut Ekeyelaslons.


From the .Seu York HtrnM, Jana
1t Will be remembered By our readers that there
~aa reported TO be heavy Ielalcaltop discovered
toEe weeks siace In the oank aoove mentioned,
Which discovery VAS Immediately folio xsd by the
satcen disappearance Of Ar. C.. S. Hill, Tia Casn-
VI. The boois, upon e1smIr at,on n the tine.
Mete 1c1n0 to he 10 sach condition that no de-
termination could be arrived at a. to whether
tEs1e was EeAl Gef2 cation, or only m "nroau-
la'lty which might hare aI.sen IRON slacE or
nntiey tn!e Ct the Cashier IN keeping bis acconnts.
Mary Ct the friends OF Mr. lii1 insisted mat us
EtEskhoHn Integrity Touid prec!ndc the thought
!ot Eoment q hia using the funts or
irE them to be rsed BY other parties fpr oJnsr
han prIeft legitimate bnsiLess IN connection WITH
a 'n..'etts iaI o. ne Ganf Tns amouns anac
reach the srm Of s3ot tb; but, "a stated above no
dtfibtie 6nm could be 1Hed upon, u coaseqncLco
OF the centused sra.e OF the too1s. The 9hersa-
bouta Of Mr. Hill Renamed mystery for seyefsl
Ne.sA when be vas discorsEed a: a res2tiva's
residence, u New Haven. a requlstioa vas OBJ
Of ConnecticuI, and III. Hit was raken to tic iii
a. h'fe t1aile, to atswcr charge Of fraud. pso.
TERED sGairss Inn By the Pre*,ceut Of the bane.
hlsirt S. III this SHy through the Merchants, FS.
cthrRe Nn:totnl Hauk, IN which lustltCiton the
t'sss, ~ ssissssn ,n., nac Of s@o y is Cashier
.'a!r s ce that the ceialcaton At this LITTER banr
Wss but pcr,soE Of the mtsdeeds ar Oakley. 2rd
LanE Led tee1 11aced to ft.te eu,rtes on inc narf
& Galley ut the MercnantA' Excosogc BanE.
1s .to1I as den,ea by he 1f!enas Of inc LITTER
Oo ILussdRF uhe OF the UE!ted Sratea HANK fx.
aItters IVES detailed to proceed to the Fa,ners'
aid uroyeIA' Eatk and examine into s uracclu
ce1da1lop. Tic books we're found In unite bad
e:ate, ard reGn!ren tho da}s' labor, win a largc
Clerical force. as11ye at the true cnniilon CT is
NJ accee. The result Of The Investigation ehor,
die 10 the Irregularities Ct the Cashier Hs. hill
,.t'S teefe MAJ no competition Ehaever
CT tie Aetchan:A Exchange DauE. Tr. iii Il
Eow in lal1 a. White Plains, awaiting frr;her uc-
fore the co71t3- 1oAn1% Nc
Oakley. The defarlter Of tie $4,000 at the Her
ehsn's' Exchange Bank, OF this clty, has not Yer
been h1reaed for bis c1lne. the bank cu1clals Lot
ha1iIg lade any charges against nin1.
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inert Of hstie snthettz.d the sssen blluF q iSs
Eeeel Les1satuze Of Virginia .Talx orde, zas
War. quciI perceived ,is fasal COZ sequel ce, asa
e. feop a. ne could reach BIZ. Lincoln Convinced
Bur IL The meanwhile Mr. Lncoln bnd r,yer
certain ttst1uc1tons IL Ie2srd 10 the aurrvnd.r Of
&c o.htr amy Of The rebellion. Ilf had eat:sed
tulned 10 Washil e1on had s,ven inc orIers il r.
gard toll 9 Meeting at the Virgins L+cniatEr.
But Juss tesorc The bDsl movement, Asrch q, IT,.
Graft At CITY Po1t, ard GeLes1 Scernan, h.y,ne
there Tecef7td iEstIuctlsrt, went back c. once Il
eonmsrse ne movement T6lcn e.deg Il the sus-
i1e terms Of saz1eld rne P1esIdess naie .ort'
e wss, hs aa n 9# 2s1, n
Iesson 10 believe that the te.ns etYen bJ saern.a
to JohDiton wers IN The most esaentlal punt xu.
!ee.t hImseh And + y ce.;ss:,.
IL the e4stenee and validity Of ss:s CO..
actually given by the PIts:deut In regard 10 w
gr'a. There was 20 opportunity for fu.,her
con muD1catlsn With General SHERMAN pefo;s the
surrender. AEt II PYetident I.ncc!o, upoG MS
retLr1 10 Washington, became sAt,*ued Of h,s,
Irsta1e a. 70 tae deta,!a Of tne sfnattun, be hsd
to reac1 Sherman before be was sssasstnsisa M u. LING
TnAs one eve1r otnpEed The whoIo si,,a.:ap
L lonsed terrible teeaDe q .he Horn. s1uI sni
the very eIittence cr the no,toa might vel ,tepsnd
Or 6tnneea u ao1usttug t1e terms Of s.rtepier.
agreement between Sherman and Jobasson, Ano ID
nilted to the President for spprcyai. The Gai,os
Instantly rejected u, and rGatly- The Psesic.nk
snd ;1ui caSne1 M ,dtsaoPsoyed y! s1d ot nscessl!
Ena troer. Instant explanation Was necessary
70 sattktJ an excired eope th2r The rights OF The
Vas eses 81 H. 1n
fltfen, We have no taouht, In ignorance OF any
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THROUGH TICKETS ARGUED THE
WORLD

We lea1n that one Of the leading Esstern
rai1says has an arrangement nearly COM
pleted to issue through tickets by rail and
steamer around the world. It is believed
the whole thing can be completed by the
lst Of February. The tickets are to be
good until used, giving travellers opportu-
nifty to make excursions in japan, China,
the holy Land, or wherever tourists may
be disposed to leave tho main line Of travel
The arrangements are now complete, and
prices h1cd from New York as far cast as
Alexandria, in Egypt, and west to Yoko-
hama and 6hnughai. An agent is now on
his way to anange with the English steau-
ship lines between China and the head Of
the Bed Sea aud the railway to Als1andria.
As soon as this is done it will
be announced in New York
by telegraph, and the tickets will be ready
Tor delivery. Atablo Of distances, with
time, between important points, etc., is to
be printed upon them, and synopsis ID all
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SID ma,pre r1ps1larce. but whne 70 doing and
Representing Tho Government CT the United ststea
o. AneI1cs-a powerful. visefona nsnon..d ea9,
down q ny felloW.counuJuen Htthoot fais@8
my votca srAn u such uantnn Aad uup!oIoked
outrsEcs as have been recently committed ~ tne
Volunteers Of Havhna. II = truc thai, under tho
peculiar bearings Of tho sttuauons me Govern.
Mens of tae DATED States nuss look fer no
dIteharge Of lnteIpattnnai eor1gemants and 0blis
Rsttous sae cttrg the 0overumeut md ctt3ens Of
the United States to tho Provisional Goye7nment
IN L E EeaI TN I, while 5ou csls upea that Pro.
ytsot ri Goye1rnent tbot <oLalttten 81 Jet>, End
receive s reply, orders arc sent here to Ret up or
It 10 esns 10 spslu ard thence returned to Wasn-
trE1ou. Ali our ca.izena here ERy oe Hnnto1ly
neeaty @ beites M tasn e % despssr. Fs.tcuia1, Would
tsts be to case with or nsturallz.d eitl1ens Of
Caoan oif.s, Who ere pow nsnssd @ 90 q s.d per, e.,
R1ren the mtlvea oTtE, nca<t and Eoo', TO the
United 6tAea
has been tod tsas '.he csn b given his pisspors
at my time It IA rot deemed convenient D} Gen
e1al Iuco that te shall exercise hi funcuous
q ss 3 ~ e. ss
act" 50 fat, can nsctentspus'y aver that I
nss ,s 5e Tnn Dqs
on the vc1J contrary. hold today as htca and as
prord portion IN lnis community a was ever
universally conceded b. Ill inst have
pertcrned my duties credtaoly. and eyen hld I
uQt 1nA support m1 ConF1ctftn OF p8Tt0E given
Dy best eno1ts to that end would ac7ut me- Of all
blame. But, IN fact. there Is none imputed OF e1-
htrF. am perfectly willing to stand or fall upon
men, ard therefore repeat wbat hare said ID my
telegraph freEa Eey West, that unless the proper
Protection be extended TO our citizens, mar be
relieved from the duties OF poltt1on IN which It
"a mort f1irR 10 me to be unable to extend to them
the pIOte cton due TO them.
nolai no pasaon a. sbof ne but hass re
plant nfteen inch shell IN the Captain GeLelala
palace, aEd let the people Of Havana once be-
tOrFfnced and understand that such was the
policy 0f the United States from Hauton p1traQes
upon Its citizens, Vass amount Of diplonatic
sIitnE, ink and ren, sould b spared rs, and
llLion Of these wanton Ects, unworthy of people
who Eet up 8 title 10 civilization. au, air. With
!he hlRnss respect, sour obedent tervant,
[S!Sned) II. r. DE- Ii RElSI1iK,
Vice CoERnl General Of the Uuited statea..
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information that viii be essential to thu
traveller. The whole trip can be made in.
sido Of ninety days, and the entire cost will
be about seven hundred and fifty dollars in
gold We are not informed whether this
sum will include state-room and meals
upon steamers, and bertha on Pullman'a
Palace Car line, from Now York to San
Francisco; but vie presume 1t will, for it IL
intended to combine the highest possible
speed and comfort for the traveller. The
scheme is important in its- magnitude
and probable results upon the commerce
and the civilization Of tho world; but it is
now certain that few weeks at most
will SEQ 1t fully realized. The cost of an
entire trip around the world will be from
a thousand to twelve hundred dollars in
CON-:
This arrangement will furniah another,
and, It is believed, controlling reason
for an increase Of the mail and steamship
service between San Francisco and
Shanghai. We learn that the Pacific Mail
Company ara ready to put on semi
monthly line, instead OF monthly IS now,
if Congress will pay reasonable sum for
carrying the mails.
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be tho height Of folly. in partv mint ~

be tho height of folly, in party point Of
view, to give the Democrata the exclusive
honor Of framing such an instrument. es-
pecia,1y when they will not be entitled to it,
This the Springfield Journal is constantly
striving to do, alleging. in substance, TINT
1T u none of our funeral" although it
Knows that The Republicans have a major
ity q the convention, the presiding officer
OF the convention, and majority OF tho
committees, and all the political committees
Of tha body.
For our own part, We ahall claim for the
Republicans nll the credit they are entitled to
in the formation of the now constitution.
and II it proves, on the whole, to be good
one, We shall not inAist on bu1deninR the
Democrats with an undue share Of popu-
lALity on account of it.
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THE SULTAN BUYING SECOND.
HAND MUSEETS.
Tho United Stu.es In tho Old ,JuuE
Rusiuess-A Few More Lett OF t,,e
Snme Softs
Froa ne Str foTk Rrald, Jen. ..

From he .ytn forE Rrrold. Jen. ..
Ccnttoelao'e las feen said OF laie SCOUT tue pur.
chase OF arms tom the United Stalcs BY u,
Io1klsh Government, and nordeE has leen az.
The ruin IL there ts nothing sudden a5uut The
tfartlction- More than cne gear ago The Su1t1n.
Ell 1eld r1ne muskeis ea hand, which could hr pur
chaeed sheap, sssuea an oideE.to tue Mar Mih!sls1
With authority to call TO t1s assistance an E6xi.an
oIdEaIce on!cer, familiar With the EnSitsa
Enfield nne, as III expert. About IT 0 yeara 5fter
ins nss clese & 81 he Esr Ct he ssbslo1, Ge@erai
cotte Of Gcnelal Grant, Ordered report to De
made a all the ou aIms COLLECTED At ire arEenal1
and military posts that were whole or complete IN
asceI.atned, alttr considerable eE,ort, ttat ihefu
were about 9i1,tE1 Enreu rides, for wnicn tua
RosexSnent a; s PAID ne 3trmns1sm nanniscturees,
each: 9e.ices ina nupber ths esvernE.ut had
These arms were classified and o1erei for sa,e a.
1olioSs: New Ennelts. seven dollars zach: old
EItelbs, cleaned, torf doasY each; old Esic:ua
rEc!e9ted, three dcllars each.
Terorgh private sgenc4ta the Turkish oEGeEa-
ment leulned that these srGs we're fer safe a. tue
pt1ces ttatea. 11e officer referred 70 came to
attending to the collection, tn4pec:ic1 md shlp-
PEG Ct obout 15e,0 OF the old EnEelds sad
aeout 100 cOo old Springfield rttles, Cleaned, Tor
each more than the Enfield.
The IniIlsh cE1cer Ii noV In this ctt?, not h4v-
trE cpH pIe;ed his mission. The purchased arn,a
are 10 &c conveyed 10 Eu1epe, and altered lite
hTeech'loaderf, providing the work c2u be dono
cbcapcH there than at Gorstahli1opic. Tne etIl-
tcfsEce In The price OF the c:ca:eI and nncicaaed
(one dollar Is tue exact cost Of cleaning} About
Rail Of the E. fields purchased hy The Turkish
Government aIe uncleapcl. In inc process Of
alteration into hfcech-loadtrn they eau 30 Gle aned
81 let5 coat than one dollar.
The Turkish Government made the purchaae
hraly through Diague Beys tue Turkish Mlnlste1
A. Washington. That government for long
While have felt the le1cAsity Of having more and
better arDs than they hare h2d especially IN Wow
az me Improvement ma.tnE IN The arts Of EAr by
ell the great powers Of Europe. It Ntu consume
one yesl = time more beiorn ine arms purchaser
hy Turkey can be transported, altered and pns
tAto the hands Of ttt7opa fo- service. Both aFsie
When Cleaned, are nearly as good Is new. Tue.
ore cleaning and a:teEtcg The game arm 3. tho
springfield aruotJ for future ute. Our tteops
roW IN the neln against the 1ndiaus arc armed
with them.
0pr government, within tue last year, has soil
enAll quantities Of Ercelt.s to other psstlea aui
have some on h2rd for sale.
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viewed" Fl Zee, prominent Chtoau4n CT that
toKn. with the following result: "H Zee, of Chi.
patoup. has purchAaed ne wornsn. hss 'cost
him. In San F11nciaco, the sum OF ta5o IN gold
coin, and The ns2otattons that took p.acs .befuze
tte purcbase wss concluded cost stout $50 Fl
Zee ssJs TINT, Ill tod, his new,. wnnku east him
about Sslh. He u eroa1y apoaI the a1ats OF tho
woman market At tho bsI, snd he tninks II tnero
were not 50 many partners u the selling bu43ness,
women could Be purchased at 4 nsuze low eaougn
70 enable q purchaser to ret h!s money back in
year or tTo. F, Zee IL an economist He aays
that money II 10 acafce. interest 30 high, and
ChtnAEoman's tie and health xhen she Is put at
her usual business, 10 precalious, th2t une woman
b not worth over $780,.
: The other day, nj. John 'Arnagsst, Of Buffalo
Run, Pa, an sgod citizen. WIS nearly devoured by
hogs IN his own barn.Jard. MI. Armagast has
long been IN feeble health and for some time past
has been subject tn 1u Of epilepsy, frequently
failing down, when alone, ID an entirely unco1-
cloua state. He Vas suddenly taken with this
weblpeas one dsy last week when in the barn.
yard. and in bis helpless condition was tet upon
BY number Of hogs which tore aid nsngsed him
horribly. Fortunately HI. son came 10 his assist
ance In time To ssve him from I'm mmedlAte death,
tut the old gentleman Is noW lying IN very pre-.
cQIjOps condition.
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GAINESVILLE,

Terrible Afsllction-A Little Girl of
twelve Years Drotxned.
Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
J4NEsT1LlE, Jan. 9.
Last Tuesday, towards evening, some few
ycung boJs ard gtsls we're Skating nboYe the dam.
sone were alone, but Emma sch.cker and another
one OF her age w1re holding each otnera hsuda as
they sped Lightly over the Ice, and Emma said to
ter little friend, "1guessthts Is dangerous here
and cuced round, lie, go her f1ienda hand, and
broke Though She sans, but rose, grasped the
ice, placed one foot above It, and terrible sigh
from The poor glsl Was heard as boy threw his
Ecarf TO her. Which did not proEe enectual SIZE
said "Oh." ard another ran for ush.p pole, but
too late, for the edge Of the ice gave way, and
Emma aanl into the deep rolliug Hood OF Kock
River, sayltE, Mother ~
Planks were placed on the Ice, which was cut
away, and after the proper hooks and etap2les
were procured. the body OF the child was recov-
ortd from water thirteen feet deep ard 6ity feet
from wnsfe The ice gave way, having been IN the
water four honIs; and a. the glow Of the lanlerns
at r. NJ 1ell over the scene, silence feIgned.
The remains were taken to her parents, aud
Their grief and Anguish c1ncot be described, but
ttey eIpresEed sincere thanks that their dear IT.
tie daughter was Dor lsi1g In the cold shroud Of
Rock River. The 1u1eral took place yestetday,
Rev. G. Hodge preaching very appropriate
dlEcoufEe, J. SR
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II IL Ou6 tuaL lleSe TalulI1onA 0fe not
more than one-third their real value, but,
even nt these figures, the debts arc cnor-
nous in proportion to the property. The
interest On these debts forms but portion
Of the annual charge on this property. 1.
is ta1able for all poses-State, national,
and local. Estimating the annual product
Ct this property even at the highest ralua-
tion Cat per cent?, and deductiug there
from the taxation for all purposes, it will
be found that the tax to pay the interest on
this debt is excessively large.
Mr.. Coolbaugh proposes to limit the
amount Of ell municipal debts to ) per cent
Of The assessed valuation OF the property Of
the corporation A township with n list of
ta1ables amounting to $500, 900 will then
be limited to debt Of $s$a5, 600, and q city
exhibiting tax roll of e:20O, 0oo, 900 will be
limited to debt Of SO, 600, 200.
There is one municipal corporation in
this State which is nov under arrest for re
fusiDg to levy tag j.. to pay its
judgment debts; and the apology Of
the. authorities is, that the property in
the corporate limits is not sufficient to yield
tn1 10 pay the debt, or to pay the accrued
interest thereon In the State of Iowa
there are dozen cities, md as many coun-
ties and townships, IN exactly the same pro-
dicanent, and these are MI in the hands Of
the Marthal. How many towns are thers in
this State which, unless restrained, will soon
Be involved in the same manner? Our
debts are reported by counties, when, in
fact, in many instances, it is mostly owed
by few townships; and, when the day Of
taxation md payment comes, We may have
repeated in them the deplorable state Of
affairs which prevails in Iowa
The convention owes it to the people Of
the State as measure Of protection
against reckless Supervisors md acheming
jobbers to limit the aggregate Of local in
debtedness to fixed percentage Of the
assessed value Of the taxable property Of
the corporation; and 10 provide, az an ad-
dit'onal protection against inconsidarate
borrowing, that, when debt is created,
there sha1l nlso be levied ta1 to meet the
same, which tar shall continue until the
debt is paid There is no better prevent
i've Of new debts than requirement that
the old ones shall first bo paid.
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The occupation Of the Springfield Jour
'tol seems 10 be to make itself general
nuisance To the Constitutional Convention.
It seems to Us that newspaper SO ardenty
devoted to the Republican party as the
Springfield Journal claims to be might find
its interest in cogitati0g tho question
whether the Republican party are likely to
be benefited Ly giving to their opponents
all tho credit Of any wlse aud judicious ae-
ton which the convention msy possibly
take. It ia, Of course, impossible to judge
Of the new constitution At the presen. tiue,
but it is safe to presume that the membars
will a,n to make it acceptable to tbs peo-
pie and, il it should turn ont 30, it would
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SnppFek6sd Documeutk-OfgicfH His
tory OF The War for Cubnll Liberty
Fron. the Ns.r 1'ort TtDs<s, Jan. s.
CONSULATE GENNAL OF TIE
rE1IED STATES or A4EElcA,

No. 13Q. tC0P5.}
C0EsCLAT1 GENkEAL OF TIE J
uf1IEp STATES or AAEEicA.S
HAvANA. Ian- =, 1ete.
SIR: The enclosed copies AID tTansassous Of q
cc1!efpondence tetween the Consulate General
and the Captain General OF The Isihrd, ucder date
o. the eth lnsl viii br1Dg 70 you Ihe sad Etws Ct
the murder OF Ar. Samuel Alexander Coh.el, d
citizen Of the Unite1 StA'es, aod. go far a. cao
learr, a nastse OF the S-a.c OF New York. Ha WAS
AHo a. o. time employed IN the navy Of the
C1tted States
Although hare rot teen, thus far, ecaa.ed -
aEce11ntn the Iane or the assass1n, It Il netnly
snAe one OF the vo:uateers, receluI oreanlzed ID
1eis CITY, With The view Ct maintaining the pablo
peace ard order, hJ G-Ee1al Leralodl4 The.6
yolID:etfs ale dis LEASED w1th the ue8 system In
auEurtted here BY GeLeEal Unlce, and, for the
pAst iwo = ee1s. lad toa1ed shout tbs city st
VIII ntd without their Officers ut:ef1nE threats OF
Eer Reanca sgainft nj Cupans and iore.gnerz Who
dio 10. sGtes With them In political ppln1oaA A.
The nlqhts set H. sEelr demo. straaons were more
nets 70 Their hreasts, and comp@lnI8 them to CT
out, Viva Erpsra." The freedom Of The pIefs
haEirg beeo granted By General Daice, 1t ex.eud-
&c TO tie theat1ee, Where Few local, and other
ptqusbt plsys were presented to the public. Th!A
occ1ITed particularly 1t the Wills Suesa Theatre,
Ibis city, WheIe, Oh Thurkday (alst nsk} the per-
foYmatcea we're Of = yesy Abtral character. and
elected repe bursts Of app!aose from he ~.
dlt nee was myself present wi,h ny family, By
use OF tue evening, The next day, Friday g7at
iLAt, reports of the ch1rlc;ef Of the
pt1io<r ance sue8d ID ersrJ direction,
AID yelJ large concouTse Of pleAaure-5ee1e1s It.
te1eed; in The meantime lArte oodt Of tha 51l.