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Newspaper Page Text*The «fnteUitjenm PUBLISHED DAILY AND WEEKLY BY ARED I . WHITAKER WEEKLY J O H N H S T L E ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Wednesday, June 7, 1865. I, A IK SAVANNAH. \\V arn in-li l-t Ohio C the Re, i nf.- THI (raci: ntc AM America ERSKRS 1 im sum I’ai A idigiu death ot A day in the aid. A re h-ii <:l*ap«il ,1 to Captain Kirkland, cl airy’ f ir a late Savannah which we make the iollow- X PARIS—SERVICE IN THE ENGLISH CHAPELS—SOUTH - Tit HE i’RfcSKNT—REPLY CP f April: Lii jcl»i, was [i an ch&oel of the same Aine Kcrvi lli ■1 ofri Mr. C Hit Of ! * a n 1 ■ oi.j ican citizens h :« tJjr» follosvi between Mr. i.iMon of the formed this ie Rue Bay in the Eng- 168, Of Hhi. ij in, with tue >rrow of the •vious to the who rejiresciil orrflnont : “My Dpa. with me that lake every op a~N:i >i nations, to do away w propose d to Jk both .Southern ben Cinrney tiie 0 oonden and Mr. h'doderai took didell, CruV- 1 It'll.- iern . \uu will agree .lujieaiih should (•rebate the late ii • with a view ngs tiiat I have mm ' vice, which Northerners are invi v .1 \ 2 o’clock on Saturday. There is to sermon,only litany, penitential psalms, is a tribute ot sorrow and rogret.Ter- you will be good enough to acquaint with Hie circumstance, including the >wn family, as this may afford 1 opportunity, and there can compromise any one in such and it is in an v tc hap “ ERROR CEASES TO BE DANGEROUS WHEN REASON IS LEFT FREE TO COMBAT IT.”—Jefferson. VOL. 8. ATLANTA, GA., JUNE 7, 1865. NO. 86. lent, will largely Und to bring about a state j farmer had'missed two of his horses, and flln 1 on ladies of your them be in a c.» ithint Vi.nr rnu't obedamt Faithful ARCHER G ervant, ORNE 1 LETTER FROM 28. ould have lieard igret than I the i crime perpetra- 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,

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Weekly intelligencer. (Atlanta, Ga.) 186?-1865, June 07, 1865, Image 1