Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-23

the committee there would not have been env
re-peciahle Trustworthy citizen examined. By
those efforts, however, certain number Of sr, n
witnesses were call led most o them Republ cans
aHa many Of them Union soldiers, and ih.ir tts-
timonv was conclusive in show ing the peaceable
deposition Of the people, the annoyance and
oilrages TO whca they had been subjected hy
the Bullock Government, the Absence OF all in
ci!nation to injure annoy the color ed ,'eo le.
and The Willingness of the best people in the
State to welcome respectable Northern people,
of whatever politics they might I've As to con.
splracies and Combinations the main evil Of that
kind the secret political leagues which bind
the negroes together, destroying their independ- |
ence as citizens, and making them like droves !
of cattle. Georgia. however, had at last got a
satisfactory State Government, under which she
might hope for peace and prosperity Of Flor
ida, Mr.. Bayard said that nothing could he
worse than its present political condition.
RECONCILIATION, Not RECONSTRUCTION.
In conclusion he asked the Senate and the
whole country whether in view Of the history
ofthe pas, three years at the South, it was not
time to abolish reconstruction and substitute for
it reconciliation. He related an instance Of
kindness on the part Of a Boston man, the late
Daniel Denny. who voluntarily sent to q suffer
ing Southern man, an utter stranger, a sum OF
Money suGicie to pay his debts and give him
fresh start in the world. This act. he said had
. bound together forever in bonds Of love those
| two families, and he asked why their relations
with each other should not be allowed TO typify
the relations, Of the people of the North and
those of the South.
j. The New METHODIST BISHOPS In the tele-
d graph news ia our yesterday afternoons DAILY
= GAZETTE. the names OF the new Methodist Bish.
ops elected that morning were gwen. We row
append brief sketch OF all of these gentlemen:
Ii Dr. VIM. l.. Harris is native of Ohio. is S:
years OF age, was professor IN the Ohio Wesley aI
University; ia 1860 he was elected associate mis-
,e sionary secretary OF the church.
, DR.. Randolph j. Foster was born in Kentucky y
i and is 81 years Of age He is the president Of thu
y Drew Theological Seminary at Madison. n. Y
e. He is the author OF severa works
W DR.. 5. NJ. Merrill was born in Ohio, and is 4
e years OF age. He Is the editor OF tho Western
Christian Advocate. Of Cincinnati, OF the lead
n ing official organs OF the denomination a maj
a. whose fortunate fame 1t Is said, came suddenl,
il upon him III the preceding conference, rs the re-
ward OF single but splendid speech On the rlgh
l., OF iaymen 70 a voice ana vote III the church
'e' DR.. Isaac ". Wiley. editor of The Lade
Repository, goes from the same profession I
IN the same houorobe promotion. He Is :
las years Of age
.pt Rev. Dr. Thomas Boreman was born in Be-
led wick, Pa, IS 81 years old, Is graduate I
Nv. DiShiHSpi S'hreVS VutelFi 'lo ohit'uIoi
, IN Conference in 1899, was previously princp
:. of the old Light Street Institute" He
II. now president of tue Asbury Universit
u Gre-ncastl-. Indiana.
Rev. DR.. Jesse T. Peck Is native OF Ne
ha' York, was four years principal Of the 0ouve
cry neat Seminary, New York, and was subs
"a" quenily elected President of Dickinson Coitr
/ oi II" WAS at one time lnrmb-r OF the b lltino
l. Conference. and Is president OF the Syracu
University, New York.
Rrv Gilbert Haven is a native of New En-
land, and Is the editor of Zon's Herald, u,
n. ton
- DR.. Edward q. Andrews is a naive of NJ
-. jersey, and was president uf the Cazeuo'
~ Seminary, New York.