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THE GLEANER. S. A. PARKER, Editor. GRAHAM, N. C., MAR. 23rd, 1875. [ These columns art open to the free discussion of affairs. The GLEANER is not responsible for the opinions expressed by correspondents.] ~~ VMOM CHATHAM. After ad absence of a little more than A week, we are jn«t at home Irom Chat ham Court. Thire was considerable business, both criminal %nd civil, dispos ed of. Judge McKoy, thongh not a stranger to the good people ofCffathum, was upon the bench for the first time in their midst. As a judge he is learned polite and agreeable; -content to hear j counsel without forestalling them, and to decide questions before him, without evincing a disposition to show his own quickness of appreheusion by catching at points before they are made, and jumping to conclusions before the case is sufficiently developed to warrant an intelligent opinion. lie is patient in listening, impartial in considering, and firtn in his opinion. lie hears and then decides, and decides but oncc. In a Word he is such a Judge as the man was so well calculated to make. To those who know him, nothing more in his praise could be said. Solicitor Strud wick was sick and left in the early part of the week. Prosecution in his hands will never descend to persecution, nor will the guilty find indirect means of escape from the punishment ot crimes, while he represents the State.» His dis posal of the State docket is as rapid as the discharge of his duties will permit; his speeches to the jury are pointed and forcible, and his tamiliarty With the crim inal law of the State is marked, for one so recently called to the position of pros ecuting officer. He could not be con victed for want of ability before a jury of criminals. They dread him. Cases arc not tried before the Solicitor at his room. For offenders to know this has much to do with the suppression of crime- Chatham sends three to the penitentiary, all colored, two men ten yearseach, and one woman three years. One ofthese is a doctor who, in vending his medicines, grew tine I of walking from place to place, and so borrowed a mule, which be ueglected to return, but instead, went to horse trading, with the mule as his stock in trade. The civil action, in which there was a wider field pre- * sented for the exercise of forensic elo quence, than in any-other tried was a case of slander. The plaintiff was a woman • Wlio had been accused of concealing stolen peas by the de fendant, who in so doing took occasion to say that the conceafer. was ns mean as tho stealer. The persuasive rhetoric of plaintiffs counsel was almost entirely wasted; the jury bringing in a verdict for five cents damages only. It is not ungual for counsel to charge half the damages re 0 covered. We cant say that they did so in this case, though. We left on Sunday morniug. The celebrated will suit, in which Derapsy Brown figures, was to have beeu tried on Tuesday of 1 tho seooud week, but was not, we sup pose, on aooouut of the unroofing ot the Court House, which ocurred suddenly on Saturday eveulug, during the severe storm of which we give an account el»owho*u. There la no more pleasant court to attend than Chatham, that we know of. ... .i 11 i. •OR rOBLIO MMAMa. The aoudltiou of our public roads, in many localities, renders them well nigh impassable, and scarcely any where, are they good. This It a matter worthy of serious consideration. Tho comfort in traveling la wholly destroyed, and the expense moeh Increased. Transporta tion, by the farmer, of hit produce to market is, in some places, at soma sea sons of the year, next to impossible; and , w here hauling is done, It la at the risk ot breaking vehicles, and getting ftst in the mud, and with the certainty of carrying half a load at a greater strain and injury to the team than a full load would coat over roads even ordinarily good. Tba cost of bad roads to a county or community oaanot be estimated- For this condition of affairs there seems to be no adequate remedy. Our judges charge grand juries until they are hoarse, and all to no purpose. Indictneata against overseers are seldom found; and, if found, a convictlou is seldom or never hoard of. Our statute In regard ( to keeping up roads is a dead lav. It Is impossible to enforce it. The roads are growing worso everyday, Id the summer aud fall, they may be Arm, but the gul lies washed and deepened by the put winters rains an there. They will soon altogether oeate to be roads, un less more work Is done upon, and more attention given them. Ifonr pissent system fail* to keep up our highways, some other must, of neoesaity, be resor ted to. If ire .are to have reads then that deserve the name, the method of mend ing then must be changed. Our pres. ont system it as unjust too, aa It Is In gutter Mn the w, naen who were largely interested in good roads contribute, if not a fair proportion, at least something to make and kecp4hcm so. Now, as a rule, those who have leas , use for them, and, are least interested I in their condition, must keep them in , repair, if it is done. Take any piece of road in the country, and observe the hands whose duty it is to keep it up, and, iu the light of your knowledge of the neighborhood, you cannot fail to observe the great injustice of tlie sys tem. Koads, like all other matters for the common good, should be kept up by taxation, so adjusted as to make the burden bear equally. Look at the wagon of some one of our wealthy citizens, driven by one less fortunate, who has to toil from morning till night, for the scanty support of the bare neces saries of life, for himself and family. The owner is the man interested in firm even roads, but he docs not contribute one cent, in either money or labor, to make or keep them so, while his poor driver must work the road, at the ovcr seers' bidding, and have his wages docked by his employer, for every day he loses for that purpose. There is no fairness, justice, or equality in it. The law that requires it is unjust and oj>- pressive to tho j»oor, and should not exist. The law was always unjust, but especially is it so since the war. One class of men cut up and use the roads, another class has them to work and keep in order. We don't believe in it. Nothing more unjust and un equal could be. It is a violation of one of the first principals of just govern ment that it is so. Keep up our by taxation, and then they will be kept up, and no hardship upon any one. Let the principal of equality and justice prevail iu this as in other things. We don't beleive in taxing labor in kind any how. Those most to be benefitted by the tax arc usually exempt from every part of its payment. A DJOI'RMED. The Legisla ur.\ after a session of ncai 1 v one hundred days, adjourned on Mon day the 22ud inst., at twelve o'clock. The session was a long one, and the mem bers had many important, difficult mat ters to deal with. It meels no more> unless convoked by the Govcnor, whicb is not probable, it did the Legislation it deemed necessary for two years. "What its Rhort comings arc, ifany,—and It would be wonderful if their were not some, no one can yet intelligently see. 'That it did a vast deal that is good and proper, all must admit. The passage of the usury law, we confidently be lieve, is more in the real interest of our whole people than any measure passed by any Legislature since the war. This act alone, will cause it# su]>p?rers to bo long and gratefully remembered as wise Legislators, and will go far to ex cuse whatever else they failed in doing or did amiss. The State debt, that vex ed question, that had perplexed and oc cupied two prcccediug Legislatures, was finally disposed of. For the hon est debt of the State, a liberal compro mise has been offered to creditors. In a former issue we gave the terms of set tlement proposed. They are as libera 1 as our impoverished conditiox enabled ns to make, and, as in justice, our credi tors ought to demand. What isknown as the special tax bonds arc unprovided for, and ever will bo. They are tho offspring of fVaud, corruption and dis honesty, and chairty should ask no more thau that they did in obscurity. If our State debt is not settled upon the proposed basis, it probably never will be. We can as patiently refrain from paying as the bond-holders can from receiving. The law, making the home stead a fee, i 8 of the utmost importance to many of our peoplcj whom misfor tune has driven to its shelter to preserve a borne for themselves and families. At tile law stood, there was only a life estate exempt from the payment of debts, now it' is, free from 'incum" beranoes, to the unfortunate man and his heirs forever. • Tho Amnesty bilb though not important to so great a number, is of the greatest consequence to those whom it may concern. Al' must rejoice in its passage. How any one can think of the hearts made glad by It, and then condemn it we cannot see. Taking the body as a whole, and it* act* together, we shall probably fiud ar much to commend",' and as little to censure as any one could reasonably ex pect. During Ita last days, after long and mature deliberation, iu which the subject was considered iu all of its bear ings ; and after the fullest intercliange ot 1 thought aud opinion among the mem. | hers, as well as, the tallest information possible, from their constituents, the people for. whose good and welfare they were there, a convention was called. This act alone, had it done nothing else? would have redeemed the Leglature of 1874,-5. By this it did what it could to rid the people of the objectionable fea tures and provisions in a constitution, whieh, in many respects, was novor rait ed to their wants, aud condition. A convention will meet, the good in the present constitution will be preserved, and the bad will be altered and amen* dad or eliminated. Thou the people wil 1 havejtaken from their path the grcates obstacle to their prosperity and happi licss. Had the Legislature done not.h ing else for the good of those who sent its members there, its history would by this single act have been rendered glorious. There may be criticisms and censures now; it is natural there should be, and they arc to be expepted but liine will silence these, and the Ler isladire just adjourned will come to be regarded by all, as one not excelled, if equalled, in past years, tor honest iu dcavor, and sound judgement in serving the best interest of the whoje State. It 8 I errors will be found few, its virtues THE STORM IN PirrsßOito. —On Sat [ urday evening, tire 20th instant, about four o'clock in the afternoon, the storm of wind and rniti, which spiead over this section of the State, burst suddenly with a violence 110 where exceeded that we have or hope we shall hearof. Some years ago we saw the track of one ot these terrible hurricanes, as it was call ed in the neighborhood, but that was in the woods, and could afford, espec ially after the lapse ot time which had occurred, a very feeble illustration of the terrors of such a tornado as witnessed upon the occasion of which we spe^k. Our opportunity tor observing was? as good as it could be, —better than we nope to ever have again . r We had just Icli the Court House. The) Judge was 011 the bench, —the jury had been dis charged—and some motion was being heard by his Honor. The lawyers, the Judge, the officers of the Court and the few spectators, shut, in the building, failed to note the near approach of the maddened elements. The cloud, dark and portentiolis, rose angrily from the west. It came rolling on, in black threatening billows, accompanied by an ominous roaring, high up in the murky atmosphere, that resembled what might have been a hundred rival railroad trains, vicing with each -other in speed, and dashing abreast in an even race. "We stood awc-itficken, watched, listened ,aiul feared. The streets were deserted. All had sought shelter from the coming fury. The few horses, that were hitched here and there, were in stinctively imprescd with the iinpcnd danger, and tugged at their fastenings, or tore loss and, Avitli a wild frightened look, galloped away. The rush and roaring came on and nearer. The aw ful sound foretold its terrific force. On it marched on its way of destruction. The very earth trembled as if under the ti ed of an army of giants. We stood gazing. A dash of rain—heavy drops— was driven before:—And then the whole air was a sea of water, driven iji currents and iddies. You could not see ten yards beforo yon. The roar was deafening. The debris of ruined build ings, the branches of trees, and other objects taken up by the force of the irresistable current, were hurled in every direction. The air wng thinl-, flying timbers. On marched the storm, nor lingered over the ruin it had made. As a flood of water suddenly loosed, it rushed on, in one destructive, grand, terrible wave and was gone. In dread, we looked around us. Everywhere, on every and was destruction. We lies* tated to inquire lest the answer should tell us of death. On every side were houses demolished. Not a prem ises escaped unharmed, in the path swept by this besom of destruction. The regret tor the damage done was lost in ii feeling of thankfulness that all were alive. Many were hurt, but none dangerously. How all escaped with life is wonderful. How it was possible in some instances we cannot conceive. The roof of tlio Court House and of the Presbyterian church, followed in the track of their destroyer for hundreds of yards. Dwellings were unroofed chimneys blown down, fences laid to the ground, trees uprooted, and many outbuildings scattered over adjoining lots, llow the occupants survived is truly a miracle. To attempt a detailed account would occupy more time and space than we could devote,— even had we AiM information. When we left Sunday morning, peo ple were coming in from the couutry in crowds to learn of the direful conse quences to their neighbors and to tell of their own losses and escapes/ These losses fell heavy on many. We noticed one house with chimneys and roof en tirely destroyed. This was the home of a poor woman, with a large family whom Ihe war had left a widew. She could scarcely support herself and little ones. Without the repairing, which .she is unable to do, they now have no shelter.-. Not a streak of mercy even for the widow and orphan in this relentless storm. We hope ncveragain to witness the like. ;>'. r » -- - ... The Kielimond and Danville Railioad Com pany ban changed the gauge of the North Caro li*»a Railroad from. Greensboro to Charlotte. The newspapers characterize this action as a high handed outrage. We understand the Su pretne Court decided they could do co. We notice dark insinuations respecting the Court. We have two railroads now where we had one before. The North Carolina Railroad was quietly leased, its name was quietly changed, It is being quieUy ran down, and the Pennsyl vania Central, through its servant, the Rich mond & Danville, will quieUy walk off with it after awhile. We should scarcely be surprised if the iron were taken up at may time to put on some otter road. We guess it can be dune. +: The Irish Societies of New York Brooklyn, and other cities are taking steps to hdld public meetings in order to express 1 egret for the death of John Mitchell. THE CONTENTION ACT. An Act I® Call n of tlic Feo pic of North Carolina. WHEREAS, The present Constitution of North Carolina is in mmiy important particulars, unsuitcd -to the wants and condition of our people; and whereas, in fche judgement of thisTJcncral by, a Convention of the people is the oiilv sure, and is besides "the speediest iind most economical ~u*t>*fe of altering or amending i(^.-^d* "believing the end in view jjtteiwrimpractiblc by legisla tive enactment on account of- the great number of discordant and conflicting piovissions of the Constitution as it now is, now, therrfore, Section 1. The General Assembly or 2s orth Carolina do enact, (two-thirds of all the member* of each House con curring,) That a Convention of the people of North Carolina be, and the same is hereby called, to meet in the Hull >f the House of Representatives at the city of Raleigh, on Monday the 6th day of September, A. I)., 187."), for the purpose of considering and adopting such amendments to the Constitution as they may deem necessary and expe dient, subject only to the restrictions' hereinafter provided. ' Sec. 2. The Said Convention shall consist of one hundred and twenty del egates, and each county shall be entitled to,the same number of delegates that it has members of the House of Represen tatives under the present apportionment and the said delegates shall have the qualifications required of members of the House of Representatives, ot which qualifications tli« Convention shall be the judge. Sec. 3. On the first Thursday of August, 1875, the Sheriffs of the State shall open polls for the election of dele gates to the said Convention from their respective counties, and the election a foresaid", and the registration for the same shall be held and conducted; the officers thereof, including registrars and judges of election, appointed; the vote counted and compared; the result pro claimed, and certificates issued in the same manner as is now provided by law for the election of members of the House of Representatives of the General As sembly. Sec. 4. The said delegates shall be called (o order at 12- o'clock on the day fixed therefor, by the Chief Justice or one of the Associate Justices of the Suprenjf Court or Secretary of State, who, if there be not a quorum, shall adjourn them to the same place, and from day to da\, until a quorum shall appear; and on the appearance of a quo rum he shall administer to each of them the following oath: "You, A. 8., do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the delegate elect stiall choose) that you will faithfully maintain and support the Constitution of the United States and the several amendments thereto, includingthe 13th, 14thaud 15th amendments; and that you will neither directly nor indirectly evade or disre gard the duties enjoined nor the restric tions imposed upun the Convention by the act of the General Assembly author izing your election. So help you God." Aiid no delegate shall be permitted to sit or been titled to a seat in said Conven tion, Or act as delegate thereto, until he shrt!t halve subscribed to the above oath or And as soon as a majority of jthe delegates elect Shall have thus ap peared and been sworirin/tlley shall then proceed to elect their presiding officer, and such other olficers and ser vants as they from time to time, shall find necessary; and if a vacancy shall occur, the same shall be filled in the same manner as the like vacancies are -filled by law in the cause of vacancies in the General Assembly. Said Con vention shall have no power to consider, debate, adopt or propose any amend ment to the existing Constitution or ordiance upon the following subjects: (1.) The Homestead and Personal Property Exemptions, the mechanics' and laborers' lien, and the rights of married women, as now secured by law, nor to alter or amend section 3 or 5, ar ticle V, of said Constitution, uor.ohange the ratio between the poll and property tax as herein published; nor shall the said Convention have power to propose or adopt any amendment Or ordiance vacating any office or term of office now existing ana filled or held by vir tue of any eteetion or appointment un der the existing Constitution and laws, until the same shall be Treated or ex pired under the existing 'laws; but Ihe said Convention may tftcommend the abolishment of any office when the present term therein Shall expire or va- occur, and they may provide for filling such vacancies, otherwise tlian as now, and limiting the terms thereof. Nor shall said Convention adopt or propose any amendment or scheme of compensation t6 the owners of euiaucipated slaves, nor for the pay ment of any liability incurred wholly or in part in aid of the late war between the States, nor for the restoration of iin- I prisonment for debt; nor shall'thcy re quire or propose any educational ot property qualification for office or vo- i ting.; . nor shall said Convention pass | any ordinances legislative in their char acter, except such as are necessary to submit the amended Constitution to'the peoplo tor their ratification or rejection," or to convene the Generai Assembly. Sec. 5. The Constitution, as amend ed, shall be submitted to the people for I their rafifioatiou, and shall not be biud | ing until the same shall have been rati fied by the quallifted voters of the State, and the Convention shall prescribe the | mode: whereby the sense of the people j thereon shall be taken and recorded. | Sec. 6. There shall be printed imme diately ten copies of this act for each member of the General Assembly, and one hundred copies within thirty days after its ratification for each Board of County Commissioners, and the use of the registrars and judges ot ejection in their respective counties: aud this act shall be in force and take effect from I aud after its ratification. A member ot the Illinois Legislature has introduced a bill providing that "any persou asking another to drink any intoxicating liquor shall be fined not lets than f2O and not more than $100." A GKANHE FUNEBAI,. The Kirst Grange Ilurinl of n H.ndy in Virginia—lniprcasive Ceremonies at the Grarr*—(>alhcrinj[ of Members' of (lie Order, Jkc. On Sunday last,neat' Tinkling Spring, in this coimtjsytlrc first burial of a lady the order of Patrons of Hus bandry that has taken place in Virginia was affojided by a large concourse ot citizens. Mrs. Sarah Calbreatb, a mem ber of Fisherville Grange, No. 71 died on Friday, having had a very perilous surgical operations performed a few days since.. She was about Torty years # of age, and was much beloved and es teemed by'all who knew heiy and her funeral bivnght together a large num ber of citizens outside of the order to which she belonged, who testified by their presence to the high esteem in which she was held. She was the mother of Miss. Jeifiiie Calbreatb, who fills the position ot "Flora" in the Grange. GATHERING OF THE GRANGERS. Early in the morning the Grangers' each wearing a small bonnet in his coat, commenced arriving at the Presbyterian church at Tinkling Spring, where the funeral was to take place, and of which the deceased had been a consistant ber. Among those who arrived were the designated pall-bearersof the Grange wearing white baldrics," and the mar shals of the procession, who wore the orange-colored baldrics of their office; Among the members of other Granges who were present were a large number from Barterbrook and Waynesboro Granges. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. G. B. Strickler, after which the concourse of persons, num bering over 500, proceeded to theceme tarv. Tin; GRANGER CEREMONIES. The pall-bearers ot the order bore the collin decorated with flowers to the gate, followed in order by the family of the deceased, the lady members of the Order, the male members, and last, the processions of citizens. At the gate the c.'flin was stopped and the members of the Grange opened tanks and passed on each side of it to the grave, around which they formed a circle", (he coffin being placed at the side of the excava tion in their midst. The Master of the Grange, Mr. Samuel B. Brown, of Fish erville, then made a brief address, fol lowed by the chaplain, W. H. H.Lynn, of Staunton Grange, wher officiated in place of Chaplain of Fisherville Grange, who was absent on account of sickness, who repeated the Lord's Prayer, the repetition being followed by all the members of tlio Order. The Chaplain then read from the BURIAL SERVICE of the Order, some words of comfort to the relatives of the dead and a brief address to the membc-s ot the Order, in which they were told that "Heaven and God are best discerned through tears—scarcely, perhaps at all discern ed without them. '1 lie constant asso ciation of prayer with the hour of be rcavment and the scenes ot death, suffi ces to show this; We must be made perfect through suffering; butthe strug gle by night will bring calmness of the morning. The prayer of deliverance calls forth the power of endurance, and while to the reluctant, tlie cross is too heavy to be borne, it grows light in the -heart-of-those-who wit! trust.' 1 A hymn was then very sweetly sung, the singing being led by Mr. Frank Bell, of the Granger choir, and Mrs. Woody, a lady chorister of the order, during which the grangers passed a round the yet empty grave and break ing their bouquets apart dropped in the flowers, The chaplain then read the beautiful burial service which ends with the 23d psalm, during which the coffin \\ as lowered into the grave and the lady members of the grange then passed around it each breaking her boquet and scattering the flowers on the coffin; a very sweet hymn being sung during the time. The master of tlio lodge and the pall-bearers then advanced to the grave and threw in their bjquets. the master saying: A good niuue is better than pre cious ointment, and the day of death better than the day of one's birth. He shall go as he came and take nothing of j his labor which he may qary in his hand." He then took up" a handful of earth and sprinkling it in the grave, saying, " In the name, of Fisherville Grange, I pronounce .the words, Sister Calbreatb, farewell." MEMORIAL. The Grange has set apart a day to plant a memorial tree, as is the custom of the order, at the grave of Mrs. Cal breatb. They also have in summer a memorial day, on which they visit the graves of the deceased members and scatter flowers on their gaaves. Exchange. Our exchanges come to us loaded with the accounts, and details of the vast damage of the storm ot last Satr urday week. Nothing like it was ever known before in this Southern Country. It was not confined to a neighborhood or county, but it extended over States. The loss of life has been terrible. The news from various sections is appalling. We cannot undertake to mention each particular instance of loss of life now, much less cau we particularize the dam age to property, aud the hurts, seriousor trivial, done to in hundreds ot sections. A telegram to the News and Courier from Thoinn son Ga., Mar. 20th says: At a quarter to 1 o'clock to-day, thick clouds were seen gathering in the north west, which in a very few minutes be came so angry looking as to attract the universal atteution of the citizens of our town. Our people were not long ; in determining the nature of the angi y | cloud, for while groups could be seen j watching its movements, the terrible j souiid and murky cloud, as if driven at electric speed besi>oke destruction- Scarcely had the awful sight passed be yond the view wheu messengers began to arrive from different directions bring ing the sad news of devastation of prop erty and loss of life, and asking for help. Our citizens, some mounted and some on foot, burned towards the scene but to find dead bodies, wrecks of houses, fences, and for the distance measured by the hurricrne, all the trees felled. . Everything is excitcmcntt as news of additional disasters is brought from tho track of tlic angry storm. Among the casualties reported up to dato we report the following: John T. Stonal's resi dence blown down, and he, it is thought, mortally wounded, his wife also wound ed; J. W. Morgan's residence blown down, a daughter seriously injured;' James A. Benson's residence blown down, a negro man killed and a negro child mortally wounded; JohnESmith's houses all blown away except the dwell iitg and gin houses, two negroes were killed and several seriously injured; Mr. Dorsey, of Columbia, 8. C., was killed. Additional disasters, arc con stantly being reported. The mail carri er brings news of dreadful disasters a appalling and vicinity.-The houses of St S. Huthiuson. Solon Kcese, John Bos ton, and several were destroyed or in jured, and his mother. Mrs. Dorsey, killed. George Grave's house was blown down and his mother seriously injured. Dr. Bailev's house, at Appall ing, was blown down, and his sister,. Miss Maggie Baily, killed, and 7VI iss Malcue seriously injured. One cud of the court house was blown away. Another telegram to the same paper from Augusta Gn., Mar, 21st, says: The tornado caused fearful des ruc tion along its track, laying waste hou ses, trees and fences, and killing persons and stock. The Baptists were meeting at Elaiu Church, near £nmnk when the storm demolished it, killing three and wounding twenty-five. Resi deuces and out-houses were demolished on many plantations in Wnifen, Mc- Duflee and Columbia counties, in Geor gia, the destruction extending into Ldgcfield, Aiken and Barnwell coun tlC.-S, in Soiuh Carolina, In 6ome places persons were blown a distuuee of sixtv , yards. / ! I" Coliibmia county, Georgia, three negroes were killed and twenty-five per sons wounded. Ten houses on Dr. Hamilton's place were destroyed. It is impossible to give a correct idea of the amount of property lost. Several hun dred thousand dollars will not cover it. Fearful suffering is already. reported in the devastated territory. Nothing has * been so universally destructive, it being the severest storm ever known in this section. . . (THE PREMDKNT REFUSING TO suit A roiinu ri;ii OF LA. BORERS. [From the Baltimore gun.] About two thousand colored laborers, with a comparatively few whites, inarched in procession to the Executive mansion between 8 and 9 o'clock to night, for ths purpose, it is said, of making complaint that certain moneys appropriated by Congress for the use of the District Govei ument had been paid to contractors instead of the laborei'6 em ployed by them. The band on ap proaching t.ic portico of the mansion, played, "Hail to the Chief." Then tho committee of the laborers went to tho door, and through the attendent there informed the rrscident of the presence of the crowd. The attendant soon re turned with the meswige: "The Presi dentJßesiies to be excused." The spokljmnan of tlu? party, who has been actingYis attorney for many of the la borers, then said: FELLOW CITIZENS : The President de sires to be excused. In other words the Chief Magistrate cannot receive (he la borers of the District of Columbia, but we will as law-abiding citizens acknowl edge his mandate and retire. This is the first, time in the history of the Ameri can people that a President refused to receive the delegated authority of ten thousaifd working men. The crowd cheered, and voices wore heard, "Hit him again." The speaker, after further remarks, moved an ad journment to Judiciary square there fo hold a mass meeting, and the crowd moved off in line the band meantime playing "The Weariug ot the Green.". A detail of fifteen policmen was ordered to the Executive Mansion, but there was no occasion for interference, nor was a breach of the peace appre hended any where. In Judiciary Square speeches were delivered and resolutions passed for the appoint ment of a committee of one hundred to call upon tho District Commission ers and state their grievances. ANDREW JAFLJISON. ~Y "NO FRIENDS TO REWARD OR ENEMIKB TO PUNISH. New York, March 7.—The Tribune's Washington correspondent sends a lengthy interview with Senator John son, who said : "I can give no pledge of my future course. I canuot say that I will act with one laarty or with the other. Wo have U>6 much of partv and I propose to bind myself in advance to no theory of party policy. I have never done so in the past, and I do not intend to do so in the future. I shall support such measures as appear in my judgment best for the country, careing not whether it is a Democratic measure or whether it is supported by Republi cans. I will never place myself in a position where I must do a tiling be caused it is a party measure or oppose a thing,at a party's dictation. I place the country above party." Mr. Johnson could not say whether he would participate in the debate on the Piuchback resolution. Beinir asked if he would not in his new position have an opportunity to pay off some old scores, and if he did not have a mass of facts against the leaders of the parties to-day, he said: " Whatever I nay have I do not say, but I shall use nothing. My service in tho Senate wHI not be « personal one. Ido not represent my self, but Tennessee. The country has now nothing to do with my personal mat ters and with what has passed, I have no enemies to punish OrfHendfc tore- Ward. I have buried resentments and have forgotten the ill treatment of in dividuals. It I can perform the duties that are now before me as conscien tiously and clearly as I see them at this moment, I shall accomplish as much as human vanity may seek to attain
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