The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, November 21, 1866, Image 1

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\ * v ' k # r Iff faumitx fetrget, VOLl'ME XV. ' - LANCASTER C. II., S. C., NOV., 21, 18G6. NUMBER 41. UlUSAjaiHUi DKEAMINU UJT IliEK fcr i. DR-utOk urums, m. t?. l The twilight hash died on the shore, The winds ate asleep on the ka | And the lavish night rkahes from her piodigal tore A shoWer of gohl o'er the sea ( Whose deep bosom moves to the moan that she loves, And I, Idvo, am dreaming of thet. There's a cloud in the glooming west, Thajfc will crimson to blood With (he dnj*, And red handed Mai* shake his fiery crest, And Orton goes down to llie fray, And his falchion and Bhild glentn I right o'er the field Where I, lore, am dreaming of thco. Ah I TTraVoii! for one of reft, One awoet, short hour, lobe Where my love lies couched, in her mountain nest llr yon star that is trembling with glee. Lies hushed hi her nest, with my babe on her meant, And, perchance is dreaming of me. SELECTED SToTiY. A STORY OF WATERLOO. ??? tot gp IrOllNIIKD ON FACT. Tiik residence of the hospitab'e Puke of Richmond was hrillinnt'y lighted on ^he etening of June 15th, 1815 Groups ?f officers in various uniforms sure seen assembled in the ball room, many of whom were probably entering into these guy scenes for tl:? last time. Amongst the ladies that omamonted the room, many of our own couuirv ?romrn mighi readily he distinguished hv the easy dig nity of their manners from the vivacious _.i .1 ? .v.v.HIIII wiium vnev we'c mmijii'ci | On? of tit a must attractive ?>f tl ese wm ' Edith Myers Aii artist would not, p?*rlisps, have called her beautiful, l>u' there *!it?n;tv and character n li#?r fare which ?mply a'oned for aaytliinn in which the rr.'ght have fallen short in Grecian model, Not reallv alaive the average height, the slightness of her fig tire made her appear iAlter than moat of | the women around her, as she stood sti| i holding the arm of her father, Colonel > Mrere, with whom she had just entered, i Many an admiring glnnce was turned ' upon the fair voting girl. as her cheelr , flashed fieyond its wont; she looked hurriedly round lite room, hardly seeming to notice the officer who was soliciting Iter h old f> r a dance She accepted him, however, mechanically, wher. a bright smile passed o*er her face. t-iapt. hruf?, an officer in the uniform I of tha L''e Guards, *H crossing the room , towards tier. His figure was tail and solritrr lika, liia countenance grave and thoughtful, at times almost Hern In years, lie appeared considerably her senior Advancing to her side, ha aaksd in a low voice, if sha weald spare a few minutes that evening to atroll with him in the adjoining terrace. Rhe aaient-d to his ! request in the aaroe lone, e deep blush rising over her face. They immediatslr aeparated ea if to avoid remark, and Edith was eooo waltzing in the brilliant cir c'e. The even'ng wore on end the gaiety was at its height, when a hand waa laid on Edith's arm, and tha same low voire whispered In her ear.: *'! claim von now. at least for a lime!" With a beating heart, ebe accepted the Drofiared arm and making jLlieir way through (ha merry group* that surrounded tLem, ihe two p**tetLout upon the i*rmet. They atood ilenl w>r e few moments. The bright i moonlight which poured around them, lighted up the shining burn of the shruha below, end the rcent of rare flowers wiib which the terrace was decorated, seemed to freahen the evening air with its fra grnnce. Kditb'a hand tremhlsd aa it lay upon her companion's arm; the flush had died from bar cheek and left it deadly pale. MUiae^Myers. I am bare to night, to eek one question which deeply involves my future happiness. You cannot Suralv be blind to tny long cherished affection for yon, end" As be spoke, the shrill Mast of a bugle was heard sudden tf breaking (ha atillncae of tha night.? J Oapt. Hntft atarte-1. and hia wKo'n frame I earned to quiver. "Edith ha exc'n'med j hurriedly, "row bear (hat eonnd; it ia i (ha atonal for notion, am) mil* ma aithar ' to death or victory. I bare onlv a fa?r momenta mora to be aith you, Tall ma. 1 implore you, what her f mm to welcome death aa a friend|or to fight with redoubled courage for a lite which ia dear to you I O?od beavena, aha baa fainted P The atartlintr na?a bad bean too aettah > for Edith'a delicate frame;'a d Wbd k not [ been for Iter Inver'a anpportinff arm, aba would bara eobk to tb? ground. FT a v :Tv r V/.^ - d-tied etnv no loi'jrer hut celling miiiih Waiting,women to her aid, It** imprinted one Ities ttp->n her forehead, and listened front lite home In a??emhl* ! in men. The following evening, rIhiii) i wo lioios a'ter minuet, h d (Terettt e-*i* presented it*?lf. Tlte conflict of tl>e tie* wa* over, End ill* filence of tle.th had ttiCeeednd >0 the storm of the he tie Oronpe of hoI diem might l?e seen dotted over the halt tie field, oecup*ed in searching for their miMing comrade* amongst tlic dead and .1 1 I i - - - me living. whin paaeing to ami fro among them might he dUtinguidied i?o female figures, timidly and c*U'iou*lv treading their way acres* the fatal ecenC, whrrueo many hrave mm fay mangled and lilele?? at their fact. The for?-mo*t of tlie two w aa a young girl wrapped in a looae cloak which enveloped her figure; a ( thick vail wa? drawn over her face, and in her hand ?he carried a email lantern | She wtt followed l?y an elderly woman, J hearing on her arm a basket, in which | Were two email fl ieks, one containing water and 'he other fit ed with brandt, A a the voting girl proceeded "n t>er eeatch, the light of her lantern fell on the pallid j feature* of those 'ting around her, and moo than once ehe atopped to ae?uage the iliiret of 'he dxing man hv adminie taring to liim a draught with her own hand. Flour after hour ehe continued her ?arch 'ill apparently OxCrcotne .W'th fa tigue, disappointment, and the horror* of he ecene around her, ehe ^at down on the lYroonrl ? if to ? *l- J ? . ... .-Trunin, MtO Cmiaider wl.ai course she >h?ulil next pur sue IliT nMhuHni'I followed her eXatm p'e, am' ! ?! ? thus nea'ed ihet heard the m ifinur o' !>?* ?# approaching them ? Prfdelltly a pur l of sold'er* appeared, b?Hri< l' ? "iiUIiiIihI mnii <ui ? lit*?-r ? They 'in I hard'v (utMril, wlirn the loiinnr er of tin* t?o women, a? if actuated bv a idden itnpulae. sprung up and fol'owed* them A?l?!r*??*??nv* a veteran of the ptriy. lie aaid, in a low tone t "Soldier, can von 19U me * lint pNrt of the field the L'fe Guard* occupied dur ng the ac lion, and whether *n> of their wounded are ati'l left behind r He looked at her for a mom-tit w<th mi n'r of mirmiiK1, hiiH h-n r?tihnd J ' Xp trt no* l-Hnnp a -rifcHtil of thrit con* to iln? rillap- ??f Waterloo. mtr l*dv, whar* mint of nur men have ju*t txken on* of th?ir wound ^d offiiirn." Tha soldier pa*?ed on. and *' ?* ftjoin-d li't utt?i danf. who, in 'he mrnntimo, loot riaeo to moot her. T! #v followed th* party a' such a dimanoo a* to keep them in S'jfM without h-inp oh a-rved thsmae'vaa. In tlii* mnnner thev proc-eded for anmetnna. ?i-I 'ha nohli-ra halted to real for a few minute* up ?n haprendirp roota of a larpa o ?k tr-e. clore to which, in the course of th? dav. the Dike of IVwIinpt.m had taken up his portion From the (attar eireunwance tins old tree hat tinea ha-n dial in oiiahed Hv '.ha til laa of W?lli??i? /V.I. ? Tli* p*ltv loon proceeded on their m?reh, till followed bv tbe two female*. Pre* ntlv they rente to a f-rm hottee; thin tb t*v pa*?ed wit bout a nernnd hah ; but the young girl end Iter attendant agreed to enter tbe nerd, where thev eeetal themnelvaa on a atone Here a aeene of utter deeoletion preecnted it?e'f; ho lie* of inen end hor*ea were hing ebout in all drertiona, ee well e? hayopet heath* e?d tb" rage of old clothes wbicb covered tbe gronnd. Finding the bouee unoccupied, they were glad to turn from thi* heartrending scene end proceed on tbeir we?. Af'er walking ebout e mile some corteges became vi?ible, which they determined on entering, to ascertain, if poettible, bow far th?y at til were from thevHUge of Waterloo. They were jwet going up to the gate t? make inquiries, when they observed ah officer, with liia arm in a aline, leaning againat tlie wall, apparentl? w moped in thought. Thev approached biin and I ha young girl began, in a timid roice "Will vou kindly direct ua to .w "Car it lie possible I" exclaimed the officer, etiddenl? turning round. "Surely that ia Mi?a Myers* roice P E l ib uttered a or? of joy. exclaiming, "Thank tieaeco, he |s safe !" and thee all,the fortitude which had n^rred her through thaae Urrthie scenes gave way, and aha buret into an hysteric fit of sobbing. In n moment her lorer stood be her, hie arm was round bar, end bar head laid upon tm Iweaat, while, banding down, he whispered in Iter ear: "Klith, I need no other answer than tha lore which induced yon to braee tich ?cenea in search of me.** Often, In after years, when aorrounded br his children, would ? lata lh? cireumatancoa under wUicb b* bud prepoMMi and haen ace-pled. Tha puratiii which w? au*?<ii **k 0?d!? |>r At action muni b* criminal; Ih* pteaauro for which w? d?r* not thank him cannot bo inftbeont. ; A Woman Supposed Dead Cornea to Life and demands her money of a Terrified HusbandOn one of iIm street* running parallel v?uh Hroad miv liveil a married couple wliil had not traveled together very ttlon Ills since tliev had been tine fle*h. The husband, though not a bad man. Occasionally took a drop too much,and hap* pines* on such OCca-io'iB was 'he excep I tion in the household- Tli? I--,.' - - 000 in greenbacks, which she had saved, ] am! a'wa\a carried with liar, and being J the master spirit in the firm, she would not allow ii in he encroached upon, but, on the contratv, endeavored to augment !il . ' The wife took the cholera. and the h"sb*rd. nb'aining a permit, had her re? j ni"V?-(l to the c'tv hospital. It i? not j known that he accompanied Iter thither, j 1 though * ? most have visited Iter. One I morning, the nurse being otil of tbe room ' for some time, he returned to tbe bedside of the poor woman anil discovered Iter, to all appearance, dead. Tbe doctor was no'tfied, and made It in observation. No tui'satioti of tbe heart, no breathing, notb iltg to diao'pate the illusion and naaeftinn thai the patient tut dead, was discoveted and the disein'e of .fitMilnpius pronoun Ced Iter ? dead Site was forthwith dis robed, p'ace-1 in the rough coffin furnish ed by the citv. and conveyed to the dead bouse For hours she lav apparently a corpse, with all tbe surroundings of death Aher the shadow* of night had closed in, he w ><c -m?n took a look into the room to see that a" was right From the i.i m<f? of t|i? coffin*. a perceptible ki)i??'kir>jj wv Ke*r<! Snoerstiiion *? ze ! bin ; *'Hinme.l lli? >lo<)t aflr-r Kim n<i| went in off mli?r purlieu of ilie rnvftterinu* tapfiiiiir. ?n I t-evpral acorn pan m l tlie nan l<? 'be t-oiipnr<rv ri>c<?pi c'e ??f (Ke (IhkiI. \V Kmm iK? <l<<or was opened m mi*! iKe of t'.io pnf*v wKieli in >ilf* tie rno'i of lKf?r h tir tingle, and canned tlirni 'o '?*m1 h wpikne?? about tlie knee* T' e '<* >fpKi*" bi ' raided ilie li?l of ilie coffin, h to I ? h? *ii 11 i ri l? upri^hi in il "Where <111 I f" khvi ?li-. The m<n cr ?n * xit'n't.pif fo her hriifli, F tlfd till Hi<i?er. i lt e?? Iihviou neeininnlv <lepurteil. *'<e lot l<> <? M<e fl ml ?*ie of ber |1K?? O'l Ml ihe III i? ?>t IikKi" ??.'l * " j ?neh h coni*>iMp'',.)l? receptacle S'>? li- ?1 $1,000 when she went to tl>? hottpi'al, *h?? (mill, Mllll pile (i. Ill to kll'IW wl'ctf II lutll ^O'M I It HI M III* III II t WOllld have given her m deceit sepulture The at'endenta were tumble In exp'ain the whereabout* nf the iiijimiitg moncr, and the woman demanded to he restored to herself nnre inure, that she might p'ir sue the tl?;ef w ho had folded her end senile lo her bolv if she wiere to die, de rent burial. The "resurrected" one wan he'ped our of her narrow prison house and taken to a more genial chamber.? Brit her? another difficulty aroae?her e'nthea had been destrnaed Suitable apt parol, however, furnished, and on finding herself once more of ihe flesh and h'ooJ. ahe insisted on starting at once in .A..?t. ~r i.?. w...i.? i _i? ? ? MI nri (iii"win111 WIMI mm ififjuuni, and perhap* correctly ? waa cnneoling himaalf with herjtl.000 and the idea that r?m* other of Ev* would con *?te hi* lonely hour*. Th* Burgeon, oh aerying that M*dame wa* comparatively well, and thinking that it might do her mora harm to retain her than permit her departure, had the iron Rata opened for her exit. D*rVrea* had ?et in ere aha reached her huthanda place of dom'Ciliat?on She knocked at the door, and her hnshand opened it. With area fairly a'ariing from their aoekett he (rated ; word* failed him; he waa parah'ted with fear at the auppoaed apparation. At i length the wife demanded why he had robh??.l har, in?i?tiug at tha warn# lima that aha ?m not daad, aa ha no doubt hflpnd aha ?m, and alio had noma horn* ?ha would find It harder than that to S#t rid of har. Tha hu?hand waa too aatoniahad, horriRad, to l?alie*a hia araa. and ha bwggad tha **ghoatn to laawa ; aha might hara tha monay. but for God's aaka to go away and not dsatrov him ? At thia tha man with fear and tramhling handad har tlia naiaaing money, which aha took ; but aha waa not to ba driven from har homa, and with a poah aha opened tha door and antarad tha houae ! Sha had-no aoonnr dona an, than har hoa. j hand, mintta no a I and hat, ruahad out of ; tha baak d??or into tha yard, and oaar tha i fanca, and that ta tha last that aithar hia ! who ?fvn rr?Bii? M?n of him.? St. Ltntt* Tim?, Ortob? 26 - tmm ? A colored cook cipcrtinf #nrapMir of bar 0*1 kind, wae ? lone how to on ' har ftMndi. 11m raktr*** *?M: Otiloo. vno mott m?k# an apoloov.' ' I 'La 1 miaatia, how ran I maka it t T got no appl*, "o *66*, fo tattor, no 1 noffin to make it wid.' The Next Session of Congress, O .U about four w?*ek? will now ?Up*e before tin* ut scrupulous leaders of die Jaeobin pnrty will again xxseuible in whet they exll die Cnngrese of the United c?<*i?8 I liny will go there lull of arro gutce mill exultation over their surcesaex in th? fail elertiona. and they will claim that these result* Jnalifv them in the exo cutioh of any policy they may seam pro. per to adopt tdwards the South, no mat. Ur how ex'reme and rtiinoua They know 'hat the President in helpless in the presence of their overwhelming majority in both Houses, and can ojipo?e no oh atae'e* to their nefarious plana. Thev arc exa?per ?ted ai the opposition they encotitt t*-red in the late e'ection. and are mad dened with the knowledge that they bare ly escaped defeat that their majorities were cut down, and that the p<>ptit?r rote ahr w? a hea?y fal'ing off in their strength hoth Ea?t and Went. Thia ia to them the hand writing on tlie wall, nnrl while it c?n*es their knees to knock together, atid th??ir miaerah'0 son's to qoake, it at the hum time infl one* them with rag*, and give* venom to their tongue* and fre?h maliytl't'* to their heart* We mav. therefore, confidently look for wilder and I more unreasonable di?p!av? of fanaticism, I than anv the country ha* yet seen. Nn possible good ran he hoped frem auch a hoity of men. No idea of statesmanship | guide* their legislation, nor eenae of da | cenrv reatraina Rioting in power which thev feel and know i* slipping from th?ii hand*, thev disgrace the se*te 'her occu pv. and aacreligiotialv defile the holy treat* comtnit'ed to their charge Thank tiod, the *e**ion ia a ah oft one, and thev have hut ahout ninety dava it. which tn n?*rp??tiinto thair anornvtiaa Tha hopa is tha' ihav will h?ya do mxnv villainous . chrmaii that will conflict with each oih< t. tint' ihav may fail to perfect any.? Tlii?* i? no' impo-aih'a Naw K'oj'and'a intaraal mnat ha attar, dad >o Sha mnat hava har in'amnui tariff hill, concociad at tha I* at action, hill laid nvar until thi* and aha will no lonoar tnlarala tha fiirthar poatponaman' of lit' a'in?rior c'titn*; an I much a? -hi daVata iha S -irh, much a* aha would da liffht :n pnr-'ii' jr lha work of tortura o that do?n trodden anil impoveri had pan pla, alia must liata ilia tariff ao arranged that all -action* ahall ha Irihularv *o har Riyhl hera will coma a atrii 'cla among tha Jacoliii a th*tn?*1tr*ft. Tha Waaiarn mamhara will not d?ra to aaer'flca thaii constituencies to iha all'irraspinp avarics of Naw RnffUcd Dnm linit a aplit, how evar. which would d*priva ^herp of lh? rich rap<al of i;rarfii'd malic* and fanati I rinin in ilia South for wliicd- iha? ?r? ?r etgerlv preparing. the? will endeavor Id compromise an.I temporise with the Yan ken States upon the tariff queation Bnl thoae SttlM, wo predict, will he unvield h>g. Their mono ia. "A bird in the hand i? wnnh two in the buah," and 'hey ha*i another mo*. o. that "it ie better to rob no men than one." The tariff will ena ble them to rob the whole country, on* section of which ia yet rich, while th< plunder of the S 'trh would give them t chance at hut one taction, and that alr?*a dv cleat e?l of ita wealth. She haa hearc of the fah'e of the dog who dropped th< hone to get the ahadow in the w tier.? Thia startling difficulty, which ia no? ataring the amiahle Jacobin* in tlie face may prove the salvation of the cnuntrv by preventing IvgUlntion against thi Sooth. If i? doe\ it will he the flr?t timi in Americno history that the sordid mean ness and grasping avarice of New Eng Is-id has ever besn of service to the conn try. There is no doubt that, if the bill i parsed, the President will veto it, ant then there will he a muddle, for no two thirds vote can he had io that Congres 1> carry it over |iia bead. We are wel satisfied, from all the signe, that Yankee mm is about to receive a check.? Lou it pi lit CturUr. New Yone and thb South*** Trads "1 < \ i ?A New York letter, ef Saturday lest sets: "Tb* dry good* march ante ar# doing i great deal of grureb ling jiut not. Trndf they any, ia aarioualy alow, aud what ii more, tha Utlora thny r*cei*a from 8<>uth rn euatomer* to whom lhay eold goodi on rrodit early in tho aaaaon, hold ou but littla hop# that (bay will ha abla t< get their monav without an extenaioa 01 lima Mann whila, atocke of good* an accumulating her*, aad prieoa are looking down Thi* morning, now boot# eold 800 ***** Merrimack print* at about mi cent, reduction from tha aaking rat*.? Foreign good*, a* well at doinaatica, par ticipata In lb? dapreaaioc." Why Masons Celebrate the 24th of , - June.?8t. John's Day. Masonic Lodges m Hncient tune were dedcated to King Solomon. Tradition i informs us ilial they were thus dedicated! from the building of the first temple at 1 Jerusalem, to the Babylonish captivity, j From that time to the coining: of the Messiah, they were dedicated to Zsrubba | l?el (he builder of the second temple; and ! from that to the final destruction of the I temtle bv Titus in tbo rei<*n of i>.<? If>? I peror V??s| asian, they were dedicated to St John the Baptist. Owing to ih<* many massacres ?nd dis ordi rs which attended that memorable event, Freemasonry feli very ill ticks into dvcav. Many of the lo Iges were broken up, and hill tew could meet with sufficient members to constitute their legality.? Under these circumstances a general meeting )f 'he craft was he'd in the city of B-mj mitt, when it was observed that the principal reason for the decline of Masonry was the want of a Grand Master to direct, its affairs. They, therefore, deputed seven of their most eniment mem' er# to wait upon St. John, the j F.vangelist, who was at that time Bishop of Kpltesus, to rcQtiest him to take the office ot Grand Master. Us returned for answer that, though well stricken in years (being upwards of ninetv,) yet having been in the early part of his life initiated in?o Mas- nry. bo would take upon himself that office. lie d d so, and completed by bis learning wha' St. John the Baptist had accomp'ished bv his zeal. After his d-cease the Christian Lodges were dedi Cited to hint aod St. John the Baptist, bo'h of them being regarded as eminent \y r>ii?n pa'mu* or lasonrv. S "Ce then M <8ons h??VH ever celebrated the 24th of i June in commemoration of St. John the i Ihiplht, and the 27'h of December in coomiemnration of St John the Evan ge'ist.? Flog of the Union. The Payment of the Confede ate Debt. * The New Y >rk Tribute daily tell* its 1 reader*. fiat if the Radicals are beaten in 1 the coming election, and t' e President's ' party prevail, "the Rebel debt wtll be * declared valid, end the tax payers will have to pay it. Its Washington oorres ^ pmdent is instructed to shape bis "news" so as to bolster up tins theory. Accord* ' ingle the creature writes on Sunday * last : Verv man* letters are received at the i Umled States Treasury from cu'Zens in * I the South tnclosirnr Confederal* mrmot - - - ?'"'J , ?nd Hskunf tliHt il tie redeemed The hasta of ili?'r impudence is ilieir claim tliat the surrender of Lee and Johnson .wan 1 a treaty with lit- Confederacy, an<l that two yearn after the 21st of April, 1865. i the date of the Appomattox surrender, ( these notes and honds. issued (or tlieaup port of treason, are virtually t?aiketatile, as the? read, "Thie note is redeemable ' two years?and some six months?after the ratification of a treaty of peace be | tween ^ie Confederate states and the j United States." The latest application of this kind is as foils ws: > fiRKKMsnoRo. Ga.Oct. 22. 1866. , //en, F. E. Spinner, United St*tee i Treasurer : , Dear Sir: Enclosed please fine one $500 note, which is payable two years after the ratification of neara between th* ' Confederate Slate* and liia United States. ? I wish you to remit me $500 in greenbacks and take up the Confederals $500 , note, as it has been rendered useless in this country by the action of the present ' United States Government; ard as tbis * comes tindsr the clause of the Constitu e tiou which save no private property shall e he taken without just compensation, I s wish you to take the bill aforesaid and remit me $500 in greenbacks, just com pensation as aforesaid. The United Stales * in'erferrad and broke up the existence of thie fiscal institution, and required all of g its checks to he handed in, and in com , formilT to that understanding I have remitted you the $500 note, be'ieving that * tou. as agent of the United States Go?. * ernmant, will award the just coinpsnsa | tion by return mail. I might expect it in specie. If so reclaimed, please forward be express. * ' BARNY PEMMISON, Jr. North Carolina and Georgia are rapid, ly goin/ ahead of all the other Southern States in manufacturing enterprises. The former, indeed, bids fair in a few yeare to be in tbe front rank with tho New Eng< 1 Isnd States in this respect. The State ie '? wide awake. She hae now in the course i of construction not lees than fifty estab I liahn.enta of this kind, nil to ba ou larga I acala and requiring ("go capital to put I tham in mo'ton. fn Kayattavilla ar.d vii ? ' aioily thara ara atraadv a dozen eottcn f factories in full blast At Ralaigh a fac? i tor? it now being built for tha rosnufac, f' tura of cotton and woolan good* of tha I ffnaat quality. At Charlotta ia tbe Hock > Iaiand Manufacturing Company, whoaa factory turna out tha brat clotba and caa > aimerea. Tha Ralaigh Sentinel apaaka of amplea of thaaa gooda and doclaraa that they nre superior to imported. This mill runs 2 5U0 spindles, turns out soin^jfC,* 0 000 yards of cloth a month, and con* i sutnes about 200,000 pounds of wool A wear. Resides these, large iron foundries | Are being established in the iron regions of the State, to develop a source of wealth hitherto but little tried. ? Carolinian, The Result of the Election* The best resume of the elections bfld last Tuesdar we find in the Richmond Times, of. Wednesday. It will give our readers a pretty good, Idea, not only oftho result, but of the effects on the present j political condition of the country : j "Twelve Slates, on yesterday, passed judgment upon the issue which has bssn raised between the President and Congress. New York, New Jersey, Delawaro, Maryland, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts and Nevada make up the dozen. Of these States, Maryland and Missouri deeply and nobly sympathize wjth the South, but the voice of their best citizens has heretofore been stifled by registry I laws, which were enforced during the war by Federal bayonets, and are now bus* tained bj the most brazen and atrocious* outrages and frauds. Ol ibis sort of lawi lesness, we have just had a precious specimen in Baltimore, anil doubtless in many parts of Missouri there was enough of it on yesterday. In all the rest of tba twelve States which voted on yesterday, radicalism has been running riot for many months, except in New York, New Jersey and Delaware, and in the Empire Slate, the great city ol New York of late haa opposed a brave but invariably unsuccessful resistance to the radical'agriculturfkl districts, where the 'soul of old John llrown' seems to be always'marching on.* With these exceptions, Massachusetts is the type of all the rest, and that Stats. although perpetually boasting of her raori alitv, piety and intelligence, yesterday doubt Iras elected a notorious thief and disgraced cowarJ to Congress, because pf his hostility to the Southern people. 'Except slight gains, which were sntit cipatcd in New York and New Jersey, 110 one expected anything hut defeat and continued reverses to the conservative party in the electione on yesterday. The loss of a member of Congress here, or gain there, will in no respect control or change the complexion of the next Con* gress. Of tha ninety one members 0/ Cougress who were elected on yesterday, we think it probable that at leaet sevetl* ty five were Republicans. In the seven in _w:~u _i? 1 ? v/>n?Q nuivu OITJtlUJIIB W?r? neici ROml weeks ago, sixty Republicans were electe^ and twelve conservatives. Of the present Congress of one hundred and ninety three members, one hundred and fifty are Re* publicans, and forty three are Democrats or conservativea. We think the proba* bilities are all in favor of the strength el the Republicans being just as great in the nevl Congress as it is in this. They wity probably have a surplus of at least twem a- r.? at. - e-1- a a a ' iv nve uf?> mirub, wiiicd enables . them to bid defiance to the veto of the Preiident. Congress is now omnipotent, end a worse despotism never scourged any country, sge or people. The atrocities of the 'thirty tyrants,' and the mon> strons vices of the 'French Assembly,' in the days of Danton, Marat and Robei spierre, promise to find a parallel in the revolutionary bodv which now riots i.n i i ?" - - iKiriati power ai >v annitigton." Fearfal Freaks of ? Lunatic on a Rail: way Train. At Hanwell, England, recently,a young ' lady was put into a train alone to go to Loodon. As the train was on the poinf of starling a gentleman rushed up and got in. Shortly after the train had started, the gentleman jumped up and ex< claimed, "This carriage is too heavy, it must be lightened," and straightway bis .earpet bag disappeared out of the win dow. Lie sits still a few minutes, when he begins again, and this lime hit coa^ i and wniet-coat follow hia bag, After a little while he said, "Let 09 1 pray for tbe Duka of Gloucester." Down > they go on their knees, tbe poor girl only . 17, too frightened to do anything but obey. Whee that was done they prayed for the Duke of York, and then for an1 other?in fact, through a whole sthnff of duke* ; then they 1(1 down, the yonng lady frightened out of h*r sense*. After a few minute* bn begin* Again J 'It won't do; I can't aland it; the' train i? loo heavy, either you or I must get nut; I don't want to, *o you nsuel go." The girl, in despair, *ay?, "But we hate not prayed for the Duke of Nottk* nmberland." MAh, no more we have." Down they go 00 their kneee, wheat luckily the train stopped at a station, and, the enung lady called tba guard, wbea it wa* discovered that the gentleman was g' lunatic escaped from U an well.