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ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Wednesday, June 7, 1865.
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“ ERROR CEASES TO BE DANGEROUS WHEN REASON IS LEFT FREE TO COMBAT IT.”—Jefferson.
VOL. 8.
ATLANTA, GA., JUNE 7, 1865.
NO. 86.
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JOITN SLIDELL.
‘‘Paris, Apr
My Dear Sir:—No one could have
with greater horror and r
intelligence ol the atrociou
ted at Washington. No one could repudi
ate with sterner indignation ti.e idea that
the assassins had received promptings oren-
couragement from friends of the Confede
rate cause. Perhaps no two prominent
persons of the federal Government could
have been selected who excited in a less
degree feelings of personal hostility and
vindictiveness’ than President Lincoln and
his .Secretary of State, i am much obliged
to you for inviting me and my family to as
sist at. the solemn service which you pro*
peso to hold to-morrow at your chapel,
and, could bo present turn ply to manifest the
feelings which i have briefly expressed, we
would not hesitate to kneed with you in
prayer, for the souls of the victims. But re-
flection will, I am sure, satisfy you that our
presence on the melancholy occasion would
he subject io various and not unnatural mis
constructions, received on the part of some
as a hypocritical display of a regret we did
not feel; by others, as a virtual acknowledg
ment. of the injustice of the cause in the de
fence of which so many noble martyrs have
fallen: and as a tacitly implied acquiescence
in the course of policy pursued by Mr. Lin
coln since his accession to power on the 4th
of March, I -.61. 1 will fake pleasure, in
compliant <• vit'o youi request, to lei arty
Confederate friends I may see know of the
intended ceremony.
Believe me, very sincerely,
Your friend and servant,
JOHN SLIDELL.
IM1MUTANT Nol'ICK TO COTTON OWNERS.
Office of Tint U. S. Purchasing Agent, )
Savannah, Ga. May 23, 1865. j
The lUleclion ol all cotton owners is
caili d to tiie following extracts from the
“Amended Regulations for the purchase of
products of the insurrectionary States on
Government Account, issued liom tho Trea
sury Department, ot d ..le, May 9 h, 1865,
and approved i>y the Presidi ng oi the same
date.
“Agents shall be appointed by the Secre
tary ol ihe Treasury, with the approval ot
the lYebidCiiT, to purchase for the United
Slates, under special instructions from the
Secretary of the Treasury, products of
hi talcs declared to be in insurrection, at
such places as may from time to time be
designated by the Secretary of the Treasury
as markets or places of pure base.
* * . * * * ,
“HI. The operations of purchasing
agents shall be confined taihcsinglo article
o: colt up; and they shall give public notice
at the place io which they shad be assigned,
that they will purchase iu accordancfe with
these regulations, ail cotton not captured
or abandoned w h ell may be brought to
them.
“1 v. To meet the requirements of the Sob
seen.m ol the A. i ol .inly 2d, 18o4. tne
agents Sk-di receive uli cotton so brought,
aud forthwith return to the seller three-
limiUuathereof, wh.eh portion shall be an
average grade ot the wh<-L\ according t#
tho certificate ot a sworn expert or
sampk r.
“V. Aii cotton purchased aud resold by
purchasing .-.gouts *-h dl be exempt trom an
Ices and all internal taxes. And the agent
selling shail mark tiie same “fue£,” ana
lurnisii to tiie purchaser a b.ill of sale clearly
and accurately describing the character and
quantity sold,'and containing a certificate
ihat it is exempt fronj taxes and fees a?
above.
* * * * *
IX. All agents are prohibited from pur
chasing any product oi an insurrectionary
Slate, which shali have been capturedby
thcmuil.irv or naval forces of the United
States, or which shall have been abandoned
by she lawful owner thereof.
X. These regulations, which are intended
to revoke, and annul all o'hers on the sub
ject heretofore made, will take *f fleet and
hi* iu force on and alter May 10, I860.”
The undersigned has been appointed
Pureha-irg Agent at Savannah, and hereby
gives notice that he is pi spared to purchase,
ia accordance with the regulations of which
the above paragraphs are extracts, ail cot-
ion not captured or abandoned, which may
be brought to him. The war is virtually
closed, and Io the cud that the people may,
to as lull extent as possible, commence to
reap the benefits of a state of peace, it is de-‘
sirable that the old and regular channels
ot trade be rc established. m.w ones opened
and the occupations of the people both In
ci y and country be resumed. It is expected
that the pm chase by the Treasury Depart
ment, in good taiih, cf the cotton in the
country now in the hands of its owners, re
turning therefor a lair and honest equiva-
of things so much to be dfesired by all.—
Restrictions upon trade are now virtually
abolished, aud citizens may, with-a few un
important exceptions, dow purchase and
lake away whatever their necessities re
quire, and I feel satisfied that the disposition
to do all that may be done to bring about
once njore a normal and healthy condition
of trade will not now be warning.
Gotten owners may re3t assured that it is
now perfectly safe (ro far at least as auy in
terference on ihe part ot the Government is
concerned) lor them to bring in and dispose
of their cjttou. The fullest protection wid
be granted upon its arrival at Savannah, and
such olher protect) >11 and safe conduct as
the agent may be able to obtain for cotton
i:i transitu, will b : freely afforded.. It is
hoped tha' before long enterprise will open
up belli .t ami safer means of commuuica-
liou wiin, and transportation to, Savannah
born the interior than now exist. In the
meantime, and until that takes place, ow
ners of cotton-at distant points desirous <5f
marketing it at Savannah, will doab»!e r s be
able 'o devise temporary wfjflsUienfs for >ic~
compTifchlng tba*. end.
T. P. ROBB.
U S. Purchasing Agent.
Ofik iM :
C. Grover, Brev’t Maj. Gen. Com'g.
that the fugitives had hastened back toward
the interior. ThQ cavalry that weat in pnr-
suit have not been bea*d from.
TIIE
From ihe Ne:v York Herat J.
MEXICAN FUROR.
Savannah, Ga , May 22,1SG5.
General Order, >
No. 37. J
Authorized Differs in Liquors in ibis city
wiil be governed by the following regula
tions, viz :
I. Liquors will not be solo or otherwise
disposed of in less quantities thau by the
quart, and will not be drahk on the nrem-
ise3 oi the seller.
II. No Liquor will be sold or otherwise
disposed of to enlisted men of the army or
navy, or to persons for resale or to take be
yond the military lines ot this post, except
upon special permit from thesp Headquni
ters.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
DARING RAILROAD ROBBERY.
vVe gave'a bciet account iu our issue of
Saturday, containing all that was then
known here ol a most daring aud snccesaluF
assault upon a train Hull of passengers on
Friday night last. We now give below all
the iurther particulars we have been ena
bled to gather in reference to the affair.
The unlucky train was the St. Louis Night
Express, which left here Friday evening at
8 O’clock, containing iour passenger
coaches, a baggage, and ap Adam’s Express
cat. The former were pretty well filleu
with passengers, including perhaps a hun
drt-J men. Tiie train had passed North
Bend, four’een miles below the city, when
the locomotivo v?r,3 tLrown from the track
and turned over on one side, the express
and baggage cars sharing the same late.—
Tiie first passenger coach stove into the
baggage car, causing a great shock, but in
juring nobody seriously, the otheia*retainii^g
their position on the track. I mediately
following llic concussion, a volley oi fire
arms apprised the passengers that the affair
was not simply a railroad-accident; and be
fore they ha 1 time to concert any measures
of detence, a desperado, with revolver iu
hand, presented himself at each door of the
several cars, backed by one or two
companions of the same character. The
order was given, “Rob every d d man,
bat don’t hurt the ladies {” and while one
kept guard ut each door, tfjpe others pro
ceeded through the. train and made every
man “stand and deliver.” Pocket books,
watches, chains and jewelry changed hands
rapidly. But few of the whole number were
shrewd enough to save anything.
A soldier returning home was robbed of
$300, ahd although he begged hard to be
permitted to retain a portion of the money,
the villains took all. Another individual
was relieved of a gold watch and five hun
dred dollars in greenbacks. Still another
lo-t two hundred dollars, besides a watch
and valuable breastpin. The conductor/ Mr.
Shepard, had forty dollars taken from him;
but, by cutting the lining of his coat pocket
and allowing the contents to drop into the
skirt, .succeeded in saving $320. The en^
gineer likewise lost a valuable watch. We
are unable to give any statement ot the ag
gregate loss of passengers, but it was con
siderable.
While the passengers were being robbed
in this way, five others of the gang plun
dered the express car. It had capsized in
such a way as to imprison the messenger,
Mr. Pierce, who, after the accident, thrust
ing out his head from a small opening to see
what, was going on outside, was greeted by
a loud oath trom a desperado standing near,
who threatened to blow off the top ol his
head if he did not get back. The party,
with tho aid ol an axe, soon cut thair way
into the car and drew out tho money sales,
three in number. They demanded the keys
from the messenger, under pain of death,
but two of the safes being through from
Cincinnati to St. Louis, ho was only able to
open for them the local safe. The others
they blew open with gunpowder, having
vainly endeavored to force the doors with
the axe. The amount of money lost by the
Express cannot be accurately stated, but it
was net very large.
There were, however, $30,000 worth ot
7.30 United States bonds abstracted from
one of the safes and carried off. The only
object of tho ruffians seemed to be plunder,
for as soon as they bad obtained all the
valuables they could find, they hastened to
the Ohio river and crossed in skiffs to the
Kentucky shore. The reliable accounts
obtained since the affair took place give the
number as not exceeding fifteen. They
were dressed, with one. exception, in citi
sen’s clothes, and but for the lact that one
was called captain aud another lieutenant,
and tho character of the enterprise, no one
would have suspected they were guerrillas.
Even now it is thought they may prove to
be a band of burglars, pickpockets aud
kindred eharacteis, who united to make a
big haul uuder a guerrilla-like movement.
Prompt action was taken by the military
authorities iu reference to capturing .the.
whole gang. Gen. Palmer, at Louisville,'
was informed of the facts, and before day
light Gen. Willich had a detachment ot
sixty men, under Capt. Booth, ready to
proceed to the vicinity of the disaster,
which went down on the 7 o’clock train.—
A force of cavalry also went down from
Covington on the Kentucky side. Captain
Booth returned Saturday evening, without
having discovered any clue to the retreat of
the brigands. Nobody^in thei»cighbof hood
bad seen them previous to Ihe arrivai ol th
Progress of the Recruiting in the Metropolis—Another
Article from the French Organ—The rush of the
friends of th- Monroe Doctrine at the Mexican Consu
late's—Astonishment at the sudden popularity of Mex
ico, £c., &c„ ic.
The Mexican emigration movement pro
gresses to all appearances very favorably.
The rush of volunteers or emigrants ol
ev :y class continues unabated at the vari
ous ollices which have been opened, aud
are now in full blast. The indications at
present are that more men will offer than
Juarez and his adherents can possibly re
ceive, or, at least, pay for at the costly price
announced a few days ago.
General Ortega being absent from the
city, there is, of course, no new develop
ment to be added to those already published
in this paper. On-his return from Washing
ton it is hoped by the friends of the move**
tnent that the full and complete details of
the affair will be announced, so that all may
understand clearly the precise object and
design contemplated. .
The excitement. respecting the matter is
not confined t* this city, or Philadelphia, or
Washington. In every part oLthe country
the same interest appears to be lelt in the
movement, and the chief agents in this city
am daily'- in receipt of piles of communica^
tions asking for all sorts ot information. —
Yesterday Col. Allen received no less than
sixty mailed letters, which, together with a
great number from parties in this city,
would suffice to occupy his whole time, if
attended to. Of course it cannot be expec*
led thaj such communications will be an-
swefev. -otherwise than in a general manner
through tho newspapers. During the course
ol to-day Col. Allen expects to be able to
arrange all the details as to offices in various
parts of the country and in to-morrow’s
issue we shall probably be able to announce
the names of the officers for the city, State
and elsewhere. •
TUE RUSH OF RECRUITS.
c An office for recruiting “emigrants” for
Mexico was opened yesterday at No. 144,
2d street, near avenue A, by Col. Quilfeldt
and Lieut. Col. Sclaefor. There was quite a
rush to the office all day, and the large nums
ber of four hundred and fifty-five men were
recruited at this branch office and the office
in 35, Third avenue, together.
THK MEXICAN CONSULATE IN NEW YORK.
It is entirely useless for people who may
desirif to emigrate to Mexico to imagine that
they can derive important or any other
kind oi' information at the office of Senor
Navarro, the Mexican Consul General in
thi3 city. To find the Consul at all is, in the
first place, a matter of seririus difficulty, and,
when , found, he has nothing whatever to
communicate on the subject. “But such is
the rage for information concerning the new
emigration scheme that large numbers of
curious people are continually flocking to
his office to be enlightened concerning their
future chances under the banner of Juarez.
Senor Navarro, however, has but on?
an_swei' for everybody—kqowa -flathingl pleaiigaymai e£stare« mwwift’yvre, aatht?
abom t he maltc : K hoi caffhe possibly know
anything about it. Jtlis lime and attention
is occuffed willi the pressing duties of his
cousutar office, and it seems he can. find lit
tle or no opportunity to meddle with emi
gration schemes.
With a thorough organization and proper
persons to lead the movement, more than a
hundred thousand men could be thrown
into Mexico by different routes in less -than
three months. As agricultural laborers
they would be right welcome, and as Presi
dent Juarez has invited Americans to come
iuto the country, there could be nothing-to
prevent them going there, except the oppo
sition which they may be expected to meet
from the army of Maximilian. Thera never
was a more interesting question submitted
to the judgment of an intelligent people,
and, as it is next to impossible to obtain
correct information from any source, we
must, like Micawfier, wait forsomething to
turn up.
THE MOVEMENT IN BROOKLYN.
C -Tonel M. Murphy and Captain Getleb
are engaged in consolidating a corapanyof
emigrants on a favorable basis, at Montague
Hall, Brooklyn, aud, as we learn, lcoui one
to two hundred stalwart men are every
day enrolled, flic work, as they say, “goes
bravely ou.”
NO MEET TNG AT CENTRE MARKET.
Board cf Officers,
Seventy-First Regiment, N. G.,S. N. Y.
New York, May id, 1865.
To the Editor of the Her add : v
Please contradict the notice published in
your paper of ?fcis date, with reference to
the using of our &rmor3 r for any organiza
tion connected with the “Mexican expedi
tion” under Co). Allen.
Lieut JOHN A. HULL, Sec’y.
THE PROBABLE ACTION OF GOVERNMENT.
[From Washington Letter in f-.e Philade'phia Ledger.]
H the Mexican “emigration” project gains
much further headway, the Government
wilt interfere with and put it down, threat
ening penalties against those who refuse to
obey its dictates. What the Emperor Na
poleon has done thus far in Mexico has
been done without any opposition from the
Government, without a word of rebuke,
but rather with a spirit of acquiescence on
our part, and though such would probably
not have been the case had not oar civil
war been iu progress, the President will,
nevertheless, act ic a perfectly fair manner
towards Napoleon new that our hands are
free, and meet him, if at all, wi'h the hon
orable weapons ot dinlomacv. It may be
doubted, however, whether anv immediate
attention will be given to ihe subject, out
side of forbidding buccaneering expeditions
trom this country. This, it is felt, must be
done to prevent even the possibility of un
pleasant relations with France, and at the
same time maintain our neutral position.
Such a position Mr. Seward declared to
be our proper course more than a year
since, and ii is not likely that it will be de
parted from even in the winking at of ex
peditions which might or might not be
transformed into armies on their arrival on
Mexican soil.
Uofortunately for us, the Empire of Max-
imi ian is an heirloom of our war. It is es
tablished,'with a sway over the most im-
question, and it Is yet to appear that the ma
jority desire aixjK'chaDge in the govern meet
that is now installed over them.
One thiDg ia Certain; this country has
done much toward placing an Austrian
Prince upon the&hrone of Mexico, and the
proof could be adduced to show that we are
fully committed to ih^new monarchy m all
save the reception of an accredited minister
theretrom.
Privately, the^President is known to be
in favor of the enforcement of the Monroe
doctrine upon this continent; but w hat if
he finds, on assuming ihe reins of office,
that the only esse which calls for ibis ac
tion is beyond hfe immediate control ? He
must needs accent the circumstances as he
Gads them, and jiwait the imure iu hope.
THE FrLLQUSTSRS AT WORK,
[Translated from the Uoiffier des Etats Unis, May Id.]
On the 21st of January of this year we
wroie as follows,regarding the differences
between Spain aad Pern, the maniiesiations
of sympathy for Peru in-the United. States,
and American covetousness.
It is certain Ulm before very long Ihe 1
ambitious spirif^Mch has already attracted
the attention ofj&urooe will break forth
stronger than ev*Jr The American govern
ment itselt will be powerless to repress Ir.—
Speakers in quest of popularity, al auy
price, will flattei- national passions, be they
good or bad, and the men at the helm oi
the ship of State will be carried away by
the store). In the commercemeut there
will be strong demonstrations ref sympathy
for “sister republics;” but such demonstra
tious will not suffice to conceal secret cov
etousuess’ and desires for aggrandizement.
Action will be taken subsequently, whether
authorized or not, and the Spanish Amcri ■
can Siatts will then see the greatest danger
to them does not emanate from Europe.
Our predict:009 have unfortunately been
only loo soon realized. Neutrality ia be
ing openly violated, and iu the face of the
most culpable proceedings the government
maintains a sihpfice which may very prop
erly justify the accusation of its connivance
therewith. Ia this connection it is to be
remarked that the agents ef Juarez, who
until lately confined their operations to
clandestine recruiting, did not begiu to re
cruit publicly or to call for men through
the newspapers until after Gonzalez Ortega
had arrived in Washington, and conferred
with Mr. Ropaero and Mr. Hunter, the Act
ing Secretary of State, Can this coinci
denee be' purely accidental I Does it not
tend to verify the report that Mr. Hunter
has given permission to the agents cf Jua
rez to go ahead with the purpose of prohib
iting recruiting upon the first protest, made
by France? By this means Mr. Hunter
would probably achieve two ends—viz: the
J uarez party would gain recruits, and the
Mexican empire might become intimidated.
But vre reply that the-latter object will not
be attained, for behind the Emperor Maxi-
milliaa there is France which never flinched
before threats.
However it may be with regard -to the
equivocal course of the Cabinet at Wash
ington, the agents of Juarez are acting as
though*they had its formal endorsement.
Reciuits are flocking to the various officers;
but we must say that, with the exception
of a few decent looking officers and soldiers,
their appearance in general is not prepos
sessing.
It is difficult io recognize these filibuster
ir.g adepts as ujMteieuders of great prinCi-
traiu, aud only a fisherman, ia a hut near j portant ppxt of the country, and for aught
by, saw the scene from outside the cars, and S we esn see, the people acknowledge its
saw the fellows fleeing to the river. On i power. Mr. Seward has declared that the
the Kentucky shore it waadearned that a p»ople were the rightful arbiters upon the
Daily News characterizes them; and it is
evident to ihe most superficial observer
that the Monroe doctrine and manifest des
tiny would run a great risk of finding no
adherents if Ortega, instead of coming here
with several millions extorted, per fas cl
nefas, in Sonora and Chihuahua, had ar
rived empty handed.
According to the Herald, private soldiers
are offered one thousand dollars and eight
hundred acre9 ot land in Sonora ; captains
two thousand dollars and fittcen hundred
acres of land; colonels, five thousand acres
and a money bonus iu proportion. By this
it will be seen that the Monroe doctrine
cannot be upheld gratis. The Heraldstates
that the regenerators of Mexico will not
strike the first blow; but that if the im
perialists attack them they will return their
blows a hundred fold. If these emigrants
have peaceful intentions, why is Ortega
purchasing arms ?
The Herald blows its own trumpet in con
nection with the filibusters, and asserts that
the American government will place no
impediment in the way of their departure,
and also that Ortega has full powers in the
matter, ir.cludiEg General Dix’q assent.
The same sheet subsequently expatiates
upon the geography, ethnology, mineralogy
and fwealth of Mexico, while at the
same time its article contains some very
questionable compliments to the Mexicans,
such as: “There can be no'national spirit
in Mexico, because no nation exists there.”
Further on: “The Mexican officers are
desperate actors of the Wilkes Booth stvle;
their battles arc massacres, and they ncVcr
attace with the bayonet.” Af'er this it is
clear that the Mexicans stand in great need
of being regenerated, and that all the vag
abonds aud wretches throughout the Union
are absolutely necessary lor the achieve
ment of this most lioly work. It will
take at least the whole aristocracy of the
Five Points to translorm all the admirers
of Booth into honest men. General Ortega
and his colleagues most assuredly (eel very
much flattered by the comparisons made by
the Herald of Mexican officers with the at-
sasains of Mr. Lincoln.
But this is not all. The Times informs
us that Juarez has issued "letters of marque,
and that privateers—another name for
pirate^are to be dispatched against all
French vessels, both on the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans. Moreover, the Times states
that a large meeting is shortly to be held at
the Cooper Institute, with a view to en
courage emigration—an alias for^fllibuster-
tog* . •
Such are the facts. They are notorious,
and we doubt whether neutrality has ever
been violated with less coolness or with
less care for right and the results which may
ensue.
The French and Mexican Governments
will, without doubt, take energetic meas
ures. The emigrants- 1 -who will not receive
by any means one thousand dollars in gold,
but something on account, with a promise
to pay the balance later—will enter upon
the adventure at their own risk and peril,
and they may be sure that the Government
of Mexico wiil not recognize any conces
sions made by Messrs. Juarez and Ortega,
as such would virtually be a promise from
the empire. The agents of J uarez have no
more right to grant lands in Sonora than
they have to cede the territory of Ohio or
Indiana. The Cabinet of Mexico will treat
such title deeds in the same way that
the Washington Cabinet would treat deeds
delivered by Mr. Jefferson Davis. With
regard to the so-called emigrants being able
to land without any one protesting, the Em»
peror has a very simple course to adopt—
viz: to declare the Metickn Gulf ports
closed, in the same manner as Mr. Lincoln
declared certain ports of the United States
closed.
The filibusters may attempt to pass
through Texas, but, the Franco-Mexicans
being warm*], will guard their border. So
nora can also be aeacheu by waf of Cali
fornia; but this route can only be taken bv
filibusters from the Pacific,‘and those enlist
ed here would not tbink of selecting it.
• The Herald insinuates, with an object
which it is easy to comprehend, that the
Emperor Maximilian has agents now in the
United States with instructions to enlist
men for him. The publication of this rumor
is but an attempt to justify the violation of
neutrality, in order to bo able to allege later
that the Ii-13 Were open to both parties.—
Unfortunately, however, the assertion of the
Herald is utterly incorrect. Mgny persons,
desirous of serving a good eausi^ have ap
plied to us for informfftjou as to where Max
imilian was recruiting; but we know that,
the Government of Mexico wishes to re
spect neutrality. There is no agent here
.except Mr. Arroyo, (a consul without any
exequatur, it is true,) and he does not at
tempt io enlist men. Some persons have
applied to him in good faith, while others
have merely attempted to draw him into a
trap by asking - him to enlist them; but Mr,
Arroyo, conformably to his instructions, has
wisely abstained from doing so. The Em
peror dees not purpose to regenerate Mexis
co by the aid of filibusters, but by promo
ting order and public welfare in all direc
tions, by developing the natural resources
of the country, and By caliing upon sterling,
hard working emigrants, who will rely upon
right and justice instead of their revolvers.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
MAXIMILIAN MUST CLEAR OUT.
The following article, from the Albany
Evening Journal, whiejj is generally con
sidered as expressing the views otMr.'Sew-
ard, is significant, and gives an idea of the
position that will be assumed by that dis
tinguished statesman now that the war for
the preservation of the Union is over:
Now that the war to overthrow rebellion
draws to a close, popular interest centres on
Mexico. Will there be a new contest there?
Gen. Burbridge, of Kentucky, in a speech
on Tuesday, expressed a hope that the ne
gro troops under I113 command would soon
be operating on the other side of the Rio
Grande. Bishop Simpsod’s prophecy, that
Uncle Sam’s next order to his army will be:
“Guide centre! For ward, "march! through
Texas into Mexico!” finds a general echo
among the soldiers. They would gladly
drive the remnants of the Confederate for
ces into the army of Maximilian, and whip
botli together.
The establishment of an empire in Mexi
co was a premeditated insult to the United
fStatbs. It cfchld not have been attempted
were we at peace. Even with a rebellion
on. hand, the people would have applauded
their Government in. making it a ground of
hostilities. But Mr. Lincoln’s shrewd states
manship prevented this. “One war at a
time,” he said, and waited. Meanwhile we
have on record a diplomatic protest against
the wrong, aud a congressional declaration
that the new dynasty shall not be perpetu
ated. The empire has no recognition from
us. Our agents are not accredited to it,
nor is its minister received. In Jiis indig
nation Maximilian recently accredited an
envoy to the..Confederate Government. He
will be at some pains to find it.
No harm has resulted from delay in this
matter.- The new Emperor is by the ears
with both parties in Mexico, The republi
cans have never been vanquished; the con
servatives hate him because he proposes to
carry out the policy of confiscating church
property. By lbi,g j and his toleration of
creeds, he is involved in a spirited quarrel
with the Pope, and nothing but the influ
ence of Napoleon has prevented his excom
munication. Meanwhile, Napoleon himself
is made uncomfortable by a growing oppo
sition in the French Chambers to his ex
pensive scheme. A debate on the subject
is pending, and possibly a motion will be
carried demanding tho withdrawal of the
French troops now in Mexico. Maximilian
finds that he has pillowed his imperial head
on a cushion of thorns. If our Govern-,
ment acts earnestty against him, the end of<
the glittering farce is not far.
President Johnson’s views on this subject
are in no doubt. In the Senate he. took a
leading position in iavor of the resolutions
denouncing the empire. He is an earnest
and life long advocate of the Monroe doc
trine. In an able speech to the British
Minister he made a most adroit reference to
the subject, intending' to show that it was
the • interest of England to act with the
United States in demanding the termina
tion ol the French occupation. We shall
not probably have long to wait beiore ft
will become manifest that Maximilian must
leave Mexico, in response to protest, if he
will—In obedience to force, if necessary.—
This country will never tolerate a branch of
the Napoleonic empire upon its borders. It
is not probable that the modern Caesar wiil
choose the alternative of war. But if he
does, we shall have a hundred or two thou
sand troops who would ask no more con
genial occupation than teaching him better
manners.—Macon Herald.
From the Melbourne Punch
ENOCH ABBEY-BOILED »OYV.\.
Phillip Ray and Enoch Arden.
Both were “spoons” on Annie Lee ;
Phil did not ful-flll her notions,
She preferred to mate with E.
• Him she wedded, and site bore Jiitn
Pretty little children three *
But becoming short of rhino,
Enoch went away to sea.
Leaving Mrs. Arden owner
Of a well-stocked village shop,
SeUing butter, soap and treacle,
Beeswax, whipcoiM, lollipop.
Ten long years she waited for him.
Bnt he neither came nor wrote;
Wherefore, she concluded Enoch
Could no longer be afloat.
So when Phillip came to ask her
If she would be Mrs. Ray,
. She, believing she was widowed,
Could not say he? su tor ‘'nay. !I
And a second time was married,
Gave up selling bread and cheese,
And in due time Phillip nursed a
Little Ray upon his knees.
Bat, alas ! the long lost Enoch
Turned up unexpectedly.
And was vastly disconcerted
By this act of biga-my.
Yet, reflecting on the subject,
He determined to atone
For his lengthened absence from her
By just leaving weli alone.
• Taking to his bed he dwindled
Down to something like a shade ;
Settled with his landlady.
Next the debt of nature paid.
Then, when both the Rrys discovered
Flow poor Enoch's life had ended,
They came out in handsome style, and
Gave lvis corpse a fun’ral splendid.
This is all I know about it;
If It is not sufficient, write
By next mail t . Aifred Tenny
son, P. T., the Isle oi Wight.
From the Journal £ Messenger
LEGISLATION NECESSARY.
If tb^ people of Georgia are to fie permit
ted to regulate the internal affairs of their
S ate, to legislate for the iff crests of trade
of labor aud domestic economy, thenris a
vast field of labor before iff-m, and one
upon which they should speedily enter. To
conform to the new order oi lliiugg, there
will have to be a radical change iu the
statute laws ot the Si aft*. The relationship
heretofore existing, between labor an^ capi
tal has been violently severed, and we are
now called on to .adopt measures which
will, as far r.s possible, render tiie change
subservient ot these two interests. Free
labor, as au organized institution of the
South, is au untried experiment, and it is
no more to be expected that we shall adapt
ourseives Lo it without some perplexity,*
thau would the North adapt horseli to slave
labor. The theory and practice of such au
institution are as novel to 113 as have been
those of slavery to the Northern people.
The change involves not only industrial,
biit social interests, and in thi3 latter par
ticular the South has difficulties to contend •
with which can only be appreciated by her
own people.
Those who have labored so strenuously
to free the slave seem to have thought that
the change from proprietory to compensa
ted labor would be of easy transition; that
it was only necessary to assure the negro of
his freedom, and that he *was at libeuy to
make the best disposition of his industry for
his own benefit, to at oacc develop tho
greatest amount of compensated labor, aud
incite a spirit of emulation among the freed
men. Never were people more deceived, if
they thus judged tho character of the ne
gro, How to regulate slave labor so a9 to~
render it of the greatest practical utility to
the interests of the country at large—the
North as well as the South—has been the
peculiar study ot Southern statesmen for a
- >great many years, now to do the same for*
tree labor has been equally the study of
Northern Statesmen ; and it is fair to infer
that ot these two classes of students, the
one is, in proportion to his knowledge of the
subject to which liis mind ha3 been pecu
liarly directed, ignorant of that which has
not been made his study. Hence the South
ern man understands the naiure of slavery
and the slave belter than the Northern man.
He understands that compensated labor will
not do for the negro, as a freed man,^what
compensated labor has done for the white
man ; that ihe former has no mud brent ap
preciation of the privileges and resp'onsibill-
• ties which freedom, confers; that ho is by
nature indolent and careless, and will only
work under compulsion and to gratify tem
porary wants. ladeed, no greater mistake
lias ever been made by tiie Northern people
than that of believing t’ e Southern slave
destitute of all means to acquire wealth, if
he desired it. As compared to the free white
laborer in this section, liis opportunities for
amassing money have been favorable, for,
being fed, clothed, and otherwise amply
provided for by his master, his private
earnings (and, if he was industrious, they
were large) could Ire husbanded or invested
to his own exclusive benefit.
But the truth is, and we presume those
Northern p ‘rsor s who have recently been -
among us have noticed it, the n^gro spends
everything he earns in extravagant dress,
trinkets, and for the ^temporary gratification
of any and every caprice which may enter
his fickle brain: He is proverbially im
provident—never taking heed for to-mor
row, so long as he can gratify the wants of
to-day. He has bo idea of system—order is
not one of his craniological developments,
and without some one to direct and restrain
him, he wiil never become distinguished as
a prominent -agent of the industrial pros
perity of this or any other, nati' n.
Iu the uegroe’s behalf, therefore, no less
tnau ia that of the public generally, legisla
tion will be necessary, and if our people are
indeed to enjoy the civil rights which were
tLeirs before the war, they should at once
tike steps to regulate by law the siatus of
labor and'the social privileges of the blacks.
At present they arc ia a state ot anarchy,
apparently conscious of nothing but the
fact of their liberty lo go where and do
what they please. They infest the streets
and alleys, straggle over the suburbs, in
trude upon private premises, and with
characteristic aimlessness of purpose, lounge
hither a»d thither, heedless of ti e time
coming when they must either become a
useful member of, or a burthen to society.
Relieved from ali obligations of obedience
to iliose who once had a legal right io con
trol, ^nd were responsible lor his acts, the
negro must now become the peculiar object
of the law’s regard. To that end, ii is
proper that legislation, should speedily en-
ue.
C3F” The sourest grapes ar4 those which
we gather at the fuo‘ ol the hill after fail
ing to reach the top.
£3T* Prosperity iries the human
with the deepest probe, and draws
tha hidden character.. We struggle
ad verslty, success disarms us.
heart
forth
with
A merchant at Saa Francisco, hav
ing the misfortune to fose his wife, invited
his clerks to attend the funeral^ He after
wards charged each of them for the day as
lost time, and made them pay for the car -
riages.
Declivity of Rivers.—A very slight
declivity suffices to give running motion to
water. Three inches per mile, in a smooth,
straight channel, gives a velocity of about
three miles per hour. The Ganges, which
gathers the waters of the Himalaya Moun
tains, the loftiest in tr.e world, 13 at 1800
miles from its meuth, only about 800 feet
above the level of the sea, aud to fail these
800 feet in its long course theyvater requires
more than a monlb. The great river Mag
dalena, in South America, running for
1,000 miles between two ridges of the'An
des, falls only five hundred feet in that dis
tance; above the commencement of the one
thousand miles it is descending in rapids
and cataracts from the mountains. The
gigantic Rio de la Plata has 30 gentle a
descent to the ocean, that in Paraguay, fif
teen hundred miles from the mouth, large
ships are seen, which sailed against the cur
rent all the way, by the force of the wind
afone—that is to say, which on the beauti
ful inclined plane of the stream, have been
gradually lifted by the 90ft wind and even
against the current to an elevation greater
than that ot tne tallest spires,