Year: 1867

been given TO the readers of TIE TRIBUNE and scarcely
need repetition Suffice 1t to say he oudone the previous
ehraptured the audience by his soothing denuncauon
ana ber sarcasm Of the Rebels and his laudaton OF the
suferngs of his hearers in bondage their loyalty both
past and present and above all the Radical course they
had taken He said they were the only loyal people the
South TO the government that had kept them in bondage
while those upon whom had bestowed every blessing
lad always been, and were now rebelious The vivid
pictures the speaker drew of the slaughtered thousands
Of national defenders, the sufeTings OF the mothers,
prisoners of Lbbk and AndersOnville drew from the
warm hearted eoored men CALCULATIONS Of Indignation
whue tears gnstened IN the eyes OF many Alternately
they were in the melting mood and again in raptures
Of enthusiasm. The speakers ridicule OF Andrew
Johnson, JEFF Davis, and the slave arsOeraey nge
nOusy interviewer throughout his whole address, aDdnOt
only relieved the depression from It's tragic portions but
altogether caused much meTrimcnt and kept the audience
in good humor Never before had they seen or heard
perfectly thorough Northern Radical The address OF
Senator Wilson was remembered as poor, stale, Hat
effort at speech compared with the radically rlcD, rare
racy they had just heard and When the meeting
for Conldsman3 Ward. No whites were present, so
that whatever restraint they might have h&d upon the
utterances OF Mr. Ward, he was entirely renewed from Oy
their absence.


Even had public announcement been made of the in
tenton Of Mr.. Ward speak, it IS extremely doubtful
that many whites would have attended. The OLD prlu
the present advanced stage OF recOnstrucuon and We
the capital and enterprise OF the Yankees are eagerly
sought after they nevertheless hated ana character
zed as damn Gankoes and those resident mere are Iq
only completely ostracized from all respectaDle
society, but frequently experience tho g0ssest Insults
sneh state OF feeling at q tlme whcn every energy
should be bent harmoniZng and uniting the conflict





making every allowance for the inherited preiudces OF
the Southern people toward the Yankees made still more
bitter by defeat IN the late civil war; the stubb0rness OF
the ex-ebels cannot bc severely censured Among
the promnento of macontens and dIsseners against
Commissioner OF Exchange, Robert Ould. The
avOwed sentiments OF this individual on all
occasions emphatically opposed To RECONSTRUCTION
His speeches last Winter in the Senate OF which no was
member from this city, were the acme OF dsloyaty lie
chiefly Instrumental in defeating the passage OF tne
Constitutional Amendment when that Instrument came
up for consideration by the General Assembly In al his
oOH d ina t5ipS or the YanleesD we're always main
features TO many hero II is matter of extreme sur
prise this parsonage has not received greater snare OF
he formerly resided the people have decided aversion
90 him. because OF these characteristics, and he las nOW
settled himself here az the mouthpiece of dsOyalty,
casioning trouble, engendenng ilceng ana, by every
means In his power prOtractlng Ieto lstrnetiOh ~,


the past few days Gen Schohcld has had under ms
consideration the very perpexng subject Of city officers
The magistrates becoming totally one-sldod IN thelr
administration of Justice were the first in for
attention his part and aletter laready published in
THE TRIBUSE WAS addressed them, OeinaInln6 some
explanation as to certain OF theirs reply has been
forwarded, of considerable length. the purport OF
which has not yet transpired but 10 Is more
than likely the present incumbents will have 70
make way for men moro Loyalty disposed. The
Council win next receive the attention OF the COmmand


at body communication supposed 10 be ia relation to
their capacity hold Offices under the Reeonstrucion
bec6miug vacant the appointments 10 which are made
by them Only loyal men who can take the oath OF 1862
office and il presumed The letter from the General gave
the council such ntimaOn This letter, IN connection
with that sent to the magistrates has caused quite trep
idation among all classes Of Oiceh0deTs here VINO now
with fear and trembling exercise their tunctionsa gene
raj decapaton is daily looked for and each incumbent
looks upon himself as already an eX oicO IN aDtlcpa
OF these offices becoming vacant in the way expected
the question arises VINO VIII DC IOunu 10 NJ uehi !
and in view Of tho small number OF loyallsts mere
and the number Of these THAT cannot take the oath
this assumes grave aspect Added tO this majority of
the parties capable OF taking the oath not qualified to
discharge the duties required in such positions, and few
can be found who have the ability MI them. In such
an emergency II is than probable that when loyal
men, competent cannot be found military officers VIII De
appointed until elections take place.