New Orleans Republican from New Orleans, Louisiana • 1

"Watchman, Tell (Je ef the Boston, Jane 17, Tne nomination of Governor of Ohio, as the presidential standard bearer of the national Republican party in the presi. dential contest of 1876 develops the Protestant issue as the one on which the election will necessarily turn at the iaj the "West" especially, for the West is tbs battle field where the present political fight is to be fought out. We may deplore this fact, but the fact remains, just as the fact remains that New England is a land 3 Protestant church stands on every hill, where a common sohool is in every Yjlley. and where a newspaper press exists in each village. As the New England folk gay, "Thus may we stand for all time." So do they desire also that the West may etaud with them and as they do, and, depend on it, the West will so stand.

The readers of the Republican will re member the statements made in this correspondence during the contest in Obiolafct fall in regard to the influence which then changed the result from Republican deieat to Kepubliean victory. The correctness ot this view was confirmed by Wendell Phillips during aa interview held the "silver tongned orator" not long since. Mr. Phillips informed me at that interview that Governor Ilayes himself attributed his election last fall to the Protestant issue. It appears that the Republicans were beaten in Ohio by twenty thousand majority on the "financial question six weeks the election." "The labor needed to turn the tide." said Mr.

Phillips, "shows the power of the greenback issue, nothing bat the Protestant issue could have produced the change." The importance of this admission of Phillips can not be overestimated in forecasting the result of the approaching election, because Mr. Phillips himself is in personal sympathy with the Catholic party in many important issues. He is also a "greenback" man. But he ad mitted to your correspondent that the vital Republican issues involved in the status of the negro citizens at the South would constrain his (Phillips') vote notwithstanding his strong greenback views. Now, when we remember that the Republican party is in it last analysis the political expression of the Protestant faith of America.

and that the anti-slavery sentiment of the North forms a part of this same Protestant faith, we can fully understand the tremendous power which was brought fito bear in favor of Hayes last fall in Ohio. and the significant augmentation of that power as it has now culminated in his nomination at Cincinnati as the chosen presidential leader for 1876 of the great anti-slavery Protestant Republican party ef the New World. In the press of news sad other matter upon your columns, yon may not have lonnd place for two Utters written recently to the Republican, in which 1 analyzed the make-up of the Repubbean party, on the one hand, and the Confederate-Democracy on the other. In that analysis it was shown that if the Confederate elements and the Catholic elements were extracted from the so-called Democratio party, nothing would remain. It was also shown, per contra, that if the Protestant elements and the anti-slavery elements wc re extracted from the Repnb lican part nothing would remain.

Hence we may rely with safety on the sure assumption that the Confederate CatholicDemocratic coalition will now encounter, in every town and county and district of every Northern State the Protestant antislavery allianoe which the nomination of Hsyee has inaugurated, and of which his nomination is the outgrowth. The eig-' nificance and power of this allianoe can not be over-estimated. It tenders utterly fatile any attempt on the part of the opposition to raise the greenback issue in the West as a ing issue in this contest. Now, as in the Ohio election of last fall, the "greater will absorb the lesser." The Protestant issue in alliance with the anti-slavery sentiment will now. or it did then, absorb all other The policy which the Republican party will pursue under these circumstances is elear It will consist in throwing the whole weight of the Republican forces on this one weak point of their enemy's line of battle, 1,518 Republican party, as it stands to day, ia admirable condition for doieg this.

It is well organized. Hayes' nomination is accepted by every shade of opinion in the party. We are in "possession." Blaine has, the great "whipper-in" of the party, aroused it to the fighting point, and he will continue in the fight. It only remains for the Republicans to assume the offensive and attack without reserve the Confederate Catholic Democratic coalition, as such, to mrantee the annihilation of that coalition. The American people are Protestant to the core, and while they love civil and religions liberty, and would not deny to the Catholic or even the monarchthe right of private opinion ander the Sag, nevertheless the people feel chat America is, after all, Protestant, end that the foundation of the free institutions of the nation is laid in the distinctively Protestant character of those institutions.

To show how the West feels on the issues the approaching oonfliot, I reproduce the made by ex-Governor Howard, of Michigan, on the first day of the of the late Republican convention. As Governor Hayes owes his nomination chiefly the Michigan delegation to that convenand to Governor Howard as its leader ud spokesman, the speech of the Northwest anti-slavery leader referred to poelosses exceptional interest. I ask your readers to read it carefully, with its companion speech from the Hon. Frederick Douglass. Having done so, they will know what the nomination of Hayes means, Gentlemen of the will excuse me for sitting while I speak.

is a wounded "carpet-bagger, having reoeiy his wounds in the Union army The success of the great Republican must depend upon enlisting the sympathies all classes. To do that we seek to give classes representation here. E.oqnent orators have already been heard, leading 111 the Republican party-The our brother has been heard- Two desses hsve been represented, end I suppose, sir, that I am indebted for this honor to the that I am a cripple- and Gentlemen, I stand before yon the great leader of tho cnppies PMty Bene at th. er a time when I was Sot aonppie. onl nominee for Con: time when I was for Congress under the 'i nnde thatname, and for a wonder I was elected.

and Iaugh8mce that time the Republican party has Jwen instrumental in making more history "7 Party that has ever existed under the heavens. Today it 9e, i Ce 1 rin0i ples, certain Llbe 'ty has always been the leading characteristic of the party. The Democratic party, our opponents, they also, as liberty. They claim the liberty to murder negroes asMssmate white men's reputations. hee 1 We claim there should be this land one manner of citizens we claim that there should be one manner of laws and that the law should be inloroed in every place of the land.

We federal government has tue right to fight pirates on the seas in detense of American citizens, they have the right fight the Kn-Klnx in our own land. IV ociferons For these two things, for the protection of every citizen in every part of the land, we are ready, not only to vote, bat to fight, and, cripple as I am, I would rather die in tne ditch than to see the Republican party take one step backward. 1 have said that it was a principle of the Republican party that we must have one kind of citizen only, so far as rights are concerned. No matter about the color, no matter abont wealth or poverty. If he be a citizen he is entitled to equal protection.

The broad principle of our constitution is simply this: Every man in the Und is entitled to no privileges over any other man. This is the principle that underlies our whole creed. Do not go back on it. Never fsar your enemies. A bold fight is the best.

We should advance and not retrograde. Bat, sir, I ought not to have consented to come np here at all. Fred Diuglass is in the hall; he's not mnrh blacker than I am, but he is smarter, and I hope you will give him a call. A motion by a delegate from Michigan to adj earn until ten o'clock tomorrow morning was lost. The convention then raised a unanimous cry for "Fred Douglass, who oame forward to the platform and was greeted with an ontbnrst of applause and cheers that shook the walla of the hall.

The of the convention, Frederick Douglass needs no introduction anywhere in the United Statee. SFIECH OF FRED DOUGLASS. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the National Republican me to exprees my deep, my heartfelt gratitude to you for the warm, the cordial invitation yon have extended to me to make my appearanoe on this platform at this time. The work to which yon have oalled me ia somewhat new.

It is the first time in my life that I have ever had the pleasure of look irg the Republican party in the face and and I must say, and I hope von will acquit me of everything like a disposition to flatter, that yon are pretty good locking men. and applause Bot I will not detain yon here by any attempt at a speech. Yon have had speeches, eloquent speeches, glorious speeches, wise speeches, patriotic speeches, speeches in respect of the importance of managing oorreotly your currency, speeches in defense of the purity of the administration, and speeches in respeot of the great principles for which you struggled, and which the race to which I belong struggled on the battlefield and ponred ont their blood. The thing, however, in which I feel the deepest interest, and the thing in which I believe this country feels the deepest interest, is that the principles involved in the contest which carried yonr sons and brothers to the battle field, which draped our Northern churches with the weeds of mourning, and filled onr towns and cities with mere stamps of legless, maimed and thing for which you poured ont your blood and piled a debt, for coming generations, higher than a mountain of gold, to weigh down the necks of your children and yonr children's children, I say those principles involved in that tremendous contest are to be dearer to the American people, in the great political struggle now upon them, than any other principles we have. and cheere.l Yon have emancipated us and I thank you for it.

You have enfranchised ns and I thank yon for it. But what is yonr emancipation? What is yonr enfranchisement? What does it all amount to if the black man, after having been made fiee by the letter of yonr law, is unable to exercise his freedom, and, having boon freed from the slaveholder's lash he is to be subject to the slaveholder's shotguns? Oh! yon freed ns, yon emancipated ns. I thank yon for it, bat under what eironmstanoes did yon emancipate ns Under what oiroumstaces have we obtained onr freedom Sir, our case is the most extraordinary case of any people ever emancipated on tbe globe. I sometimes wonder that we still exist aa a people in this country, that we have not been all swept out of existence and nothing left to show that we ever existed. Look at it when the Israelites were emancipated.

They were told to go and borrow of their neighbors, borrow their coin, borrow their jewels, load themselves down with the means of subsistence alter they should go free in the land which Lord God gave them. When the Russian serfs bad their chains broken, and were given their liberty, the government of Russia, aye, the despotic government of Russia gave to those poor emancipated serfs a few acres of land on which they could live and earn their bread, bat when von turned us loose you gave us none. You turned us loose to stay the storm, the whirlwind, and worst of ail. you turned ns loose to the wrath of our infuriated masters. The question now is, do you mean to make good its promisee in yonr constitution? Talk not to me of finance.

Talk not of mere reform in yonr administration. I believe there honesty in the Amerioan people, honesty in the men whom you elect, wisdom in the men to manage those affairs. But tell me, heart be as mv heart, that the liberty which you have 'asserted for the black man in this oonntry shall be maintained 1 Ap The nomination of Mr. Wheeler, of New York, for Vice President is what may be anari "judicious" selection. It assures New York to the Republicans.

It satisfies George William Curtis, Whitelaw Reid and other like gentlemen. But the animating life and sonl-foroe of the Republican presidential ticket for 1876 is Governor Hayes, of Ohio, and the things for which he stands. In my next letter I wiU give the effect of the nomination of Mr. Hayes in New England. With New England solid for the Republicans, with New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania safe on the same side, we invade the West under the lead of Republican Ohio and sweep all before us.

I head this letter, "Watchman, tell us of the night." To the lovers of humanity and its divine cause I reply that the brighter day begins to dawn. God and trutn will triumph in this conflict. B. Appointments. Governor Kellogg has made tbe following appointments for the parish of Avoyelles: delon, F.

Minot, aldermen. cacoel Town of Cappel, B. Jackson, oonstable, A. M. ku natriok, Manuel Bennett, S.

H. Hashing, Muse. H. W. Miles, aldermen.

Correipomlence of tbe FROM WASHINGTON. Washington, June 20,1876. It is an undeniable fact that much disappointment was felt here when the nomination of Governor Hayes was first announced. Tbe crowds had been waiting for two days and one night to give expressions of satisfaction or dissatisfaction, according as the favorite of this, that or ths other faction should prove the winning man. Mr.

Blaine's friends were in a large majority, and his name much oftener heard and applauded, as the result of the balloting was from time to time announced. But when the selection ot the convention was finally made known hardly a sign of approbation or disapprobation was blank surprise; but as soon as the first wave of incredulity and astonishment had exhausted its force there came a reaction and a unanimity of sentiment, approving the decision of the convention, was de veloped, even among the most vehement and impetuous followers of the other candidates. It was felt that the ticket presented would, not only unite every faction of the great Republican party, but would also secure the support of thousands who have hitherto acted with the opposition, but who have been converted from Democracy by the insolent and arrogant demeanor of Southern Democratic Representatives during the present session, and the cowaidly subserviency of Northern and Western Democrats to the spirit of Ku-Kiuxism and enmity to the Union which has dictated the course of the House majority since last December. The well known views of Governor Hayes upon the engrossing question of the public schools and currency, with the platform epon both it is confidently predicted would bring in many recruits from the more intelligent members of the party who have observed with alarm the coquetting and dalliance of their party with the avow ed enemies of onr pnblio school system, both in their own party and anting the priest hood, who demand the destruction of the system as a condition precedent to their political support, and who view the capture of their organization by the infia tion ele ment of the West as destructive in the highest degree to publio and private interests. Mr.

Blaine's prompt letter of congratulation and offer of support assn res the ticket the enthnsiastio co-operation of his legions of personal followers from Maine to California, and from the Northern lakes to Mexico; and the oheerfnl acquiescence of the other aspirants unites in one homogeneous mass the hundreds of thonsands of voters constituting the Republican party The almost wild enthusiasm with which Mr. Blaine was greeted when he appeared on the streets after the resnlt of the nomi nations were known showed how keenly the reverse to their great leader had touched the hearts of the masses of people here; but they content themselves for the time with the feeling that he W3s spared to assist in tbe coming struggle with the rebel Democracy. A ratifisation meeting to-night will include among the speakers all the rival aspirants for the Cincinnati nomination now here. As a test of the polilitical preference of our temporary and permanent residents, I may 6tate that the action of the St. Louis convention is regarded with a feeling akin to indifferenoe.

exoept with the Democratic leaders. But not much may be expected of Congress until after its close. The Senate transacted very little business of importance during the past weBk. Belknap's counsel have proposed to the managers to postpone further action in the ease until November, but the House declined to interfere when the request was preferred by Mr. Lord, holding that the Senate should decide the matter.

The army bill is still before the House and varions amendments have been proposed, among them one cutting down the force to 12,000 men and non-commissioned officers. No progress has been made with the appropriation bills of any moment, and from present appearanoes there are no prospects of any immediate compromise between the House and Senate. The Presi dent has sent a message to Congress, calling attenten to the perils to governmental interests from a failure to agree upon the necessary appropriations, and suggesting that Congress authorize the government to anticipate them nntil an agreement shall have been affected. Randall, Holman and others characterized his action as impertinent; but their own incompetency and disregard of the rule requiring all appropriation bills to be reported within thirty days from tbe assembling of Congress, were pointed out to them by Messrs. Uurlburt, Kassoc, Fort and Foster.

The two gentlemen last named showed up the hypocritioal character of economy, by desiring to know of Hereford, chairman of the Committee on River and Harbor appropriations, how much economy they had enforced in that swindle. No satisfactory reply was attempted. It is admitted, even by tbe official organs of the British government, that Secretary Fish has by his great ability displayed in the Winsow correspondence, puts that government in a very unenviable position; and as he was clearly right in the position he assumed, onr government will be in no haste to take the initiative in securing a new extradition treaty. The Democratic leaders here are frantically appealing to the delegates about to assemble at St. Lonis to sink all personal considerations out of sight in selecting a candidate, and assuring them that their most available man will have no chances to throw away if he expeots to successfully compete for the presidency with General Hayes.

Mr. Wheeler was serenaded Saturday night at West Point, New York, and gave the assurance of a complete victory in November if the Republicans are trne to themselves. The tenor of dispatches received here by the national committee from every section of the country je equally reassuring. MAXWELL. The Temperature.

The thermometer at Lonis Frigerio's, No. 50 Chartres street, stood aa follows, June 23: At 8 A. 85-; at 2 P. at 6 P. Lowest point daring the night of one 22, The Pleasant Marders.

Not mach more intelligence has b9en obtained daring the past twenty-fenr honrs regarding the cruelties practiced by the Regulators at Mount Pleasant. While the snrmise that the worst has not yet been told is reasonable and has the attendant circumstantial evidence to indioate it, yet even here the refugees do Dot dare to express their minds freely. They fear the information would be traced to them, and from that time they would live in honrly expectation of death by assassination. Some of these poor people have reached the city, not more than half ot them, however. They tell a pitiful tale, but even ther are guarded in their speech, and, in listening to them, one knows there is mnoh more to tell, if they only dared.

The secrecy of the grand jury room is necessary to unlock their tongues, but of what use would their disclosures be then Where in Louisiana could a jury be found to convict the parties indicted Even the plea of the Baton Rougo Advocate, that the murderers were "a baud of irresponsible persons from over the Mississippi line." be an excuse for an acquittai in that region. One part of their story confirms an assertion of Captain ascom. They fay there were from thirty to sixty negroes on the plantation at Mount Pleasant at the last attack. So does he. This is satisfactory on both sides, for though what Captain Bas00 says is confirmed in no other respect, he may be considered to have made no mistake in his hearsay evidence in this.

The rest of their story, oondensed, is substantially this: Early on Saturday, before any row or any beating, they were notified they would be attacked. The notice was that "there would be trouble," and came from "Levi," but who he was they did not tell. This was early in the morning, and George Kraft, who had two or three skiffs, spiked them to the trees so that no one might get away. At this time there were only eight at the plantation when the thirty whitee oame npon them, and they were driven off. The next there were sixty blacks and 200 or 250 whitee.

Again it is a pleasure to note that it was about this nnmhar who received Captain Bas 00 with "marked cordiality and courtesy." Of the sixty blacks, thirtyfive had shotguns or old muskets, but very little ammunition. The attack was regularly managed. It is a pity Captain Baseom did not witness it, and thus obtain material for his military note book. The advance was seven men, and was halted lour times. Then they commenced firing, and fell back to wait for the main body.

They came mounted and firing, but soon dismounted and advanced aS infantry. The thirty colored men that have been spoken of retreated to Springfield landing, being without ammunition, and crossed the river. Tbe balance scattered through the woods. Their empty gnns were worthless to them, end harmless to any one else. Yet the people of West Baton Rouge took them from them.

Perhaps this saved their lives, for some "citizens" pursuing them on a tug turned back on hearing of it. All that they know of the women and children is that they were making their way through the woods to Profits Island, two miles and a half away. Of their property they lost 200 head of cattle, 400 hogs, fifty males, 100 horses, a new gin and engine, all their supplies and fodder and their nearly ripened crops. A perhaps his name had better not be mentioned just close by Mount Pleasant, was concealed on an island at Fontania landing. He saw Levin Foster, a Baptist minister, Henry Martin and Wilson Rhodes, all Mount Pleasant men, hanged.

Lorenzo Jackson, of J. A. Campbell's plantation, was bulldozed, terribly whipped, the excuse being he had stolen a gnn in 1872. Jacob Heintz, employed at the cemetery, was fired at while on the road to Monnt Pleasant, and, with Henry Mason, was taken by the superintendent, Mr. Dillon, into his custody for their protection.

Lonis Carter, Minor Holmes, Billy Simms and Rafe Simms were tied to Campbell'd gallery. Minor Holmes, a Baptist minister abont forty years old, was taken in W. S. Slaughter's store, he ordering the clerks to close the doors in order to catch him, and was hanged there. Before death ho was out dowD.

revived by dashing water in his face, and tied np with the others. Of the Ellis, whose leg Captain Bascom filled with shot, no one on Mount Pleasant plantation knows anything. They, those that have reached here, deny that any one was shot or molested in the least. Here it may be noted that full justice has not yet been meted out to Sheriff Foreman. The affair occurred in his bailiwiok, the parish of East Baton Ronge.

He raised all the men he oonld. He might have called on the Governor tor aid, bnt there seems to be an impression there that no snch aid eonld be furnished. He certainly saved the lives of fourteen men, and probably ended the matter by his presence. His fall report will be looked for with anxiety, especially as confirming the hanging of the five men. After the Regulators had finished desolating the plantation of Monnt Pleasant they oonclnded to look for higher game.

Abont fifty armed "bulldozers" came into Baton Ronge and considered the place their property for some time. Thursday morning the place aas fall of them. No resistance being offered no blood was shed. They had, in consequence of their success in crushing the people of Monnt Pleasant, received reinforcements and overran the whole parish. They also threaten to visit the parishes of Iberville and Pointe Conpee publicly and openly.

The fourteen or fifteen unfortunates now in the city, that they have driven from their homes, who were a week ago, are to-day without food or lodgiog. By the order of General Auger they have been temporarily supplied with both, and they are now depending on the bounty of the United States for an existence. In contrast to this it may be noted that until Lieutenant Colonel Morrow assumed command at Baton Rouge there was none of this riot and murder. When he appeared tbe disaffeoted spirits speedily took his measure. They fostered his inordinate vanity by listening to his proey lectures; they flattered him by suggesting that a deferenoe to pnblio opinion as privately given by them would insure him political honors.

For over a year this trouble has Inen gathering. He mast have known it. He must have been willfully blind to it. The slaying of John Gair should have opened his eyes, bnt he kept them closed. This should have been enough, but many other circumstances have occurred in his district that would have warned a less conceited commander of trouble ahead.

A dozen assassinations hare followed that ef Gair, almost under his eyes. There never has been a time that an official with nerve and power eonld not have checked it all by a word or even a gesture cf disapproval. But no, he chose to identify himself with and encourage the bad people of that place in their lawless, ness. Bat he has been relieved of his 00 mmand. His successor is a different kind of a man.

The Wire Workers at Cincinnati. The Chicago Tribune reminds its readers of the important part the telegraph played in supplying tho country with full details of the nominating business at Cincinnati as the convention progressed. On Thursday night, the fifteenth instant, the Western Union Telegraph Company sent oat from Cincinnati special dispatches to 180 daily papers, in all the great cities of the United States, aggregating 250.000 words. The Associated Press dispatches of the same night, of which the Sooth got an insignificant and confused quantity, amounted to 50,000 words, and as many as 10,000 private dispatches were disposed of in their regular order. The lines of the Atlantic and Pacifie Company were also worked to their fullest capacity, and it is estimated that over 1,000,000 words were wired ont of Cincinnati on a single evening.

An eye-witness states that as many as 150 men, with dispatches to get off, would be waiting in line at one time at the Western Union offioe. The receiving clerks would place dispatches at the bottom ot the pile as fast as received, and the lightning operators worked from the top, treating all fairly, and getting them off wonderful rapidity. General Anson'Stager, general superintendent of the Western division of the Western Union, with headquarters at Chicago, gave his personal attention to the working of the Cincinnati offioe daring the convention, and the system, order and rapidity with whish business was dispatched is greatly due to his careful attention. Knishta Templar. The Knights Templar of this city, representing the three local commanderies, turned out to the number of about 100 yesterday afternoon, and, preceded by a fine band of mntio.

marched to Trinity Church, on Jackson street, where religious services peculiar to the order were held under the direction of Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, acting grand prelate. Rev. Sir Kuight Thompson also delivered an eloquent address, which was attentively listened to and appreciated by a large audience invited to witness the ceremonies. The Templars paraded ander the command of Sir Knight Berry Russel, eminent grand commander of the State of Louisiana Encampment.

This morning a Urge number of Templars will leave the city by the Mobile road for Point Clear, where a three day's encampment will be held. A detachment of the Continental Guards will also join in the excursion, and a delightful time of pleasant recreation is anticipated. Parish of St. Martin. Sc a meeting of the Parish Executive Committee of St.

Martin, held at St. Martinsville, on the seventeenth instant. Charles Nenven presiding, Messrs. O. Delahonssaye, and John Lavergne, delegates to the State nominating convention, were elected to represent the parish in the senatorial convention, together with Messrs.

Jerry Washington and Alcide Veasey. Messrs. Delahonesaye and Lavergne were elected delegates to the third judicial district convention. Oa the eighteenth instant a mass meeting was held at Breaux Bridge, Mr. Neuveu presiding, where the foregoing nominations were ratified, and addresses were made by Mr.

Delahonssaye, Hon. Theodore Fontelien, Sam Wakefield, Jerry Washington and Senator Detiege, of New Orleans. This was a harmonious gathering of the Republicans of the parish, independent of past differences. Comlns In. Every train, now, and every boat, brings in numbers of delegates to the convention, which will meet at the State Honse Tuesday noon.

The following named gentlemen from North Louisiana oame in on the train together on Thnrsday: McVey. B. Gorham. S. Harris.

Morrell. Hon. Frank Morey. B. H.

Dinkgrave, G. B. Hamblett, Sandy Bird. Ross Stewart, A. B.

Jackson. C. B. Wheeler, C. T.

Dann, J. J. Sohardt, T. D. S.

Tuoker. J. E. Leonard, B. H.

Lanier, J. A. Gla, Cain Sartain, David Jackson. The delegates from Iberia, St. Martin and Lafayetto have arrived, and taken rooms at No.

82 St. Lonis street. Military Matters. Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Morrow, of the Thirteenth United States Infantry, has been relieved from duty at Baton Rouge Barracks, and ordered to the command of the post at Little Rock, Arkansas.

Lieutenat Colonel John R. Brooke, of the Third Infantry, has been relieved from duty at Jaekson Barracks and ordered to the command of Baton Ronge. Army Prometieaa. The President sent to the Senate last Tuesday the following promotions: Major H. C.

Merriam, of the Twentyfourth Infantry, to be lieutenant colonel of the Second Intantry; First Lieutenant H. C. Pratt, of the Thirteenth Infantry, to be captain in the same; Captain Robert Nugent, of the Thirteenth Infantry, to be major of the Twenty-fourth Infantry. Personal. C.

G. Andry, notary public of New Orleans, and William Fagan, criminal sheriff of Orleans, have each received leave of absence for ninety days. Louisiana consols were quoted at 70o in the New York market at closing hoar yesterday, an advanoe of three-quarters of a point sinoe laet quotations. The Famena "Pence The fact that Mr. 8.

J. Tilden was chairman of the platform committee of the Chicago convention in 1864, which pat forth the famous "peace platform," pronoancisg the war a failure, and demanding an immediate cessation of hostilities, seems to have been strangely forgotten by the Northern politicians who propose to present him as a residential candidate at St. Louis. It is eat that that fact should be reoalled before tbe entrance upon a programme so etnpid; for it wonld certainly not lack plenty of advertising after the taking of the proposed step. We copy from the record of the Democratic National Convention of 1861, as follows: "Mr.

Tilden, of New York, offered the following resolution: "Resolved, That a committee ot one delegate from each State, to be selected by tbe delegation thereof, be appointed to report resolutions, and that all resolutions in relation to a platform for the Demooratio party be referred to said committee, without debate." The resolution was adopted, and the committee appointed as follows: W. Dana. New win Pease. Ingereoll. Rhode Bradley.

Lunt. T. B. Redtield. New J.

TILDEN. New Browning. W. Cass. Brown.

G. Pratt. Guthrie. L. Vallsndigham.

M. Hanna. 8. Marshall. C.

Baldwin. B. Smith. O. Hamlin.

A. Hall. F. Bates. B.

Weller. Stark. C. McDowell. The platform reported by this committee consisted of six resolutions.

Tbe first one was a declaration ot "unswerving fidelity to the Union under the constitution." The second one was in the following words, namely: Retoved, That this eonveation does explicitly declare, as the sense of the American people, that after font yean of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of whieh. under the pretense of a military necessity or war power higher than tbe constitution, the constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and pnblio liberty and private right alike trodden down, and the material pros peri ty ot the country essentially humanity, liberty and the poblic welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a Ci east ion of hostilities, with a view to an ultimate convention of States, or other peaceable means, to the end that at the earliest practicable moment peace may be restored on the basis ot the federal States. The third resolution was a condemnation of interference by the military authority with elections in Kentucky, Missouri and Maryland. The fourth was a denunciation of the "administrative usurpation of extraordinary powers net granted by the constitution, manifested in military arrests, the disregard of "State rights," the employment of nnusnal test oaths, the denial of the right to bear arms, etc. The fifth was a reprobation of the administration for its "shameful disregard to its duty" in respect to prisoners of war.

The sixth was a declaration of sympathy with and consideration for the soldiers of onr army." Every one of the six resolutions was in relation to the war, but none had any great political significance, or gave any positive indication of a politioal policy, excepting the second famous "peace resolution" reproduced above. The fact that Mr. Tilden was the foremost member of the committee whieh brought forth this burial platform of the Democratic party would not seem to enoonrage any reasonable expectation of his election to the residency against such a man as Governor Chicago Times. Hancock and Mrs. Sirralt.

Hancock stock appears to be rising very rapidly in the market of Presidential nominations; but there is one obstacle in his way which, from the Democratic standpoint, may prove a very troublesome one. On the morning of Jnly 7, 1865, the petition of Mary E. Surratt was presented to Hon. Andrew Wylie, one of the Justices of the Sapreme Court of tho District of Colombia, representing that she had been arrested by the military authority of the United States, and unlawfully tried and sentenced to death by a military commission; that she was at the time of the commission of the offense for which sbeliad been tried a private citizen of the United States, in no manner connected with the military authority of the same, and that the offense was committed in the District ot Columbia, within the lines of the armies of the United States, not enemy's territory, and not under the control of a military commander for the trial of civil causes; that the alleged crime was an offense aim ply against tne peace of the United States, properly and solely cognizable ander the oonstitntion and laws of the criminal court of the district; that she had an unquestioned right to trial in the courts by jury, and that, therefore, her detention and sentence were without warrant, against positive law and wholly unjustifiable, and henoe she prayed a writ of habeas corpus, commanding Major General Hancock, in whose special oustody she was, to produce her before the court to abide its decision. This writ was served upon General Hancock, who made return to the court, refusing to obey it, and citing the authority of President Andrew Johnson for so doing.

Mrs. Sarratt was retained in custody and hanged the same day. The course of Andrew Johnson had received the severest oriticism in this matter, Demooratio authorities especially alleging that the trial was wholly illegal, and that the execution was a shook to pnblio sentiment, an outrage upon decency and in direct defiance of all law. Bnt we are unable to discover that General Hancock was at all at difference with Mr. Johnson.

8trong protests, as for instanoe that of Ben Wade, are on reoord against the coarse taken; General Hancock's is not. We are not aware that he evinced any disinclination to disobey the writ of habeas corpus; he certainly carried out the order given him, when, had he held the Demooratio view, be might easily have avoided it by resignation, x'hese are given as as oars; and unless we are greatly mistaken they will prove a very serions obstacle to General Hancock's nomination Times. A Story Abont Fiddle. When Miohiele Ballotti, the Italian, was sentenced to imprisonment for life, he asked Judge Brazee if he eonld not have his violin restored to him, it being held by an officer as security for fees. The judge informed him that the matter was quite beyond the interference or jurisdiction of the oonrt.

Ballotti afterward told his counsel that he put an inestimable value on the fiddle, partly on account of its great age, but mainly because it was a present from his father, long since dead. His father was a master violinist; in fact, the Ballotti family were famous in Italy as instrumentalists. The violin, which is unusually fine in both tone and construction, is actually several hundred years cld, being one of the famous instruments manufactured at Cremona by the brothers Amati and Stadi varias. Ballotti says life will be endurable in the penitentiary if he can have his fiddle for a companion, bnt says he wonld rather die than go there without it Neu-s. Independent voters pair off abont even 1 from the great politioal parties and do not effect general results.

BY TELEGRAPH Sean te. Washington, June EJmundo called np the bill amending sections two, 1 four and five of the enforoement aot. Passed. The Senate insisted npon its amendment to the Indian appropriation bill, and asked for a committee of conference. Adjourned.

The Committee on Elections reported in favor of retaining James H. Rainey, of South Carolina, in his seat. The report was adopted. The sundry civil appropriation bill was resumed. An amendment increasing the appropriation for lighting and buoyage of the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers was adopted.

The House non-oonourred in the Senate amendments to the naval appropriation bill, and appointed a committee of en ce. The House will be in session to-night. Mr. Hancock, of Texas, offered aa ment appropriating (45,000 for c.nupleting the military telegraph between tbe posts on the Texas frontiers, etc. After debate the amendment was agreed to.

was WASHINGTON. Army Orders. Washington, Jane Schofield has been ordered to West Point; General McDowell to the Military Division of the Pacifio, and Colonel Roger to the Department of the South. The vision of tk South will be discontinued. Et.

JLauit Gossip. Many departing for St. Lonis. No boisterocB preferences are expressed for any candidate. Conservative money and strong Chinese planks with Tilden are most whispered, bnt there has been no positive demonstration in any direction.

The Cabinet. The Treasury and Navy Departments were not repiesented at the Cabinet meeting to-day. The Resumption BUI. The Banking and Currency Committee will vote on the resumption bill ag-tin Monday, when General Gibson will be present. Scott's Testimony.

Colonel Tom Soott testified before the Judiciary Committee, confirming his letter to Mr. Knott. James G. Reed pu letter assuming responaibity of the dispateh to Josiah Caldwell, of London. Tbe committee will summon him to testify regarding the matter.

Conference Committee. The conference oommittees on appropriation bills are in almost constant sessison. Resigned. Coatis F. srnum, second assistant sec rotary of the treasury, has resigned.

Nominations. Charles C. Waters, attorney for the eastern district of Arkansas; Towner Schley, postmaster, Charlestown, West Virginia; Sam Carson, postmaster, Washington, North Carolina; Thomas Taylor, postmaster, Chattanooga, Ten nessee. NEW YORK, Ont ol Danger. New Yobk, Jane run on the Dry Dock Savings Bank has ended.

Will Suspend Business. A considerable number of mercb mts in the various branches of trade, in addition to those before reported, including Tiffany and Arnold, Constable have resolved to snpend business from Jnly 1 to Wednesday, July 5. Sub-Treasury. Sub-treasury currency $34,380,150. The sub-treasurer paid ont on account of interest and for bonds $28 000.

Customs receipts $229,000. Investigating Expenditures on Public Bnlldingn. The sab-committee of the Honse Committee on Expenditures on Publio Buildings arrived at the Astor Honse to make an investigation into the alleged excessive and illegal expenditure of $227,000 on the New York postoffioe. Moulton vs. Beecher.

The general term of the Sapreme Coart at Brooklyn reversed the decision given by Judge Dykeman in the oase of Moulton vs. Beecher, are usd at Poughkeepsie. This gives Mr. Moulton the right to bring an action. It is now Mr.

Bseoher's turn to appeal, and he can carry the case to the Court of Ap peals. THE WAR PATH. A Fight Between General Crook's Celnmn and the Soldiers Killed and Twpnty-ene Wounded-Captain Henry Badly Wenndcd. Omaha. Jane following has jost been received at department headquarters irom Captain Nickerson, aid to General Crook, dated Camp, Snath Fork Tongas river, Jane 19, vie Fort Fettennan, Jane 23: We had a sharp fight on Rjsebnd creek, on the morning of the nineteenth instant, lasting several honrs.

Onr loss is nine men killed, and twenty-one wounded. Captain Guy V. Henry, ot the Third Cavalry, is the only officer hart; he is severely woanded in the face. We won the fight, and camped on the field. The Indians made tae attack, and had a force they no doubt believed suffioient to whip this oommand A private dispatch states that Generdff Crook had a horse shot under him during the engagement.

General Crook's Official Report. Washington, June Crook reports nine white and fifteen woanded in the Third Cavalry, two woanded in the Second Cavalry, three wounded in the Fourth Infantry, and Captain Henry, of the Third Cavalry, severely woanded in the faoe. The loss ot the Indians can not be ascertained, but thirteen dead bodies were leit on the field and many had been removed. Gem-ral Crook has ordered five additional companies to report to his headquarters 1 10 field at once. FOREIGN.

Ballten. London, Jane amour. of bullion in the Bank of England is the largest ever reached. Bismarck at Klsstngen. A dispatch from Berlin to the Pall Ma Gazette says Prince Bismarck has gone to Kissengen for ohronio inflammatioa oi the veins ot his iegs.

Von Arnlm. The Kammergericht has consented to permit Connt Von Arnim to go to Carlsbad unmolested, and to send from there a phy sieian's certificate of his inability to undergo imprisonment. Movements of the Servians. A special dispatch from Vienna, published in the second edition of the Times of to-day, says: According to intelligence received from Belgrade, an order for tne mobilization of the first contingent ot the Servian militia has been issned. sch brigade ia to assemble in its station next week.

An order will be issned for the mobilization of the second contingent at the end of that week. The army is to take its strategical positions on tho frontier at the same time. Print Milan is to issue a manifesto to the peopi and proceed to the army. As an intentic to attack Turkey is still disclaimed, thei measures, il carried into effect, may meant as a demonstration and pressure promote the diplomatic sneoess of Mr. Ri ter, the Servian minister.

A Steady Moor. The Gibraltar Chronicle re; orts that on ths ox EIGHTH rAGS.J.