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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1870)
THE WEEKLY OONSTITUTIOHALIST WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEB 16. 1870 Ouf New York Correspondence. iIBW York, February 5,1870. The most Important topic of discussion with us, at the moment, isthebiU which has just been introduced Into our State Legis lature, for the reconstruction of our muni cipal government. It is as voluminous as the “ Reconstruction” acts of the Radical Congress, and meets with discussion as varied and contradictory as that which is brought to the attempt at settling the Federal finances. This bill has the especial championship of Tammany Hill, and is em barrassed by provisions designed to main tain the political supremacy of that or ganization. It thus suffers a double embar rassment, from features suggested by per sonal ambition and antagonism provoked by personal hostility. Taken as a whole, however, the measure Is a long step in ad vance of any thing which we have had in thirty years, and if passed will no doubt greatly increase the efficiency and reduce the expenditures of our municipal govern meet. The discussion of this and kindred measures is likely to be prolonged far into the Spring, and develop no end of tyros in statemanship and constitutional lore. At last, Wi iter has come. The weather is' severely c.Hd. Skating carnivals are once more all the “ rage.” The ice men, those engagei in laying up stores or ice for use during the comming Summer, are once more smiling. The premature blossomson the shrubs have incontinently disappeared, and as I write, we have prospects of such a snow storm as will set the sleigh-bells ring ing. The visit of Prince Arthur to this city produced an amount of intrigue and heart burning that would be Inconsiderable to any one who had not witnessed the passion which prevailed among our shoddy aria* oc racy for what is termed “ social recogni tion.” Expedients .that would make a pick-pocket blush, are resorted to for the purpose of obtaining the entree into circles which are really Intelligent and refined. To belong to a certain “ set ” in “ society ” is almost as advantageous fn a business point of view, as to be a member of one of the great political “ rings,” and, I am tempted to add, not a wbit.morc conducive to true refinement or a proper self-respect. From what has leaked out, there is reason to believe that the private ball given to Prince Arthur, at Delmonico’s, was a most ridiculous affair. One defect your young lady readers will appreciate. There were about seventy-five young ladles present, while of the gentlemen present there were only about forty, old and young, who could perform a plain quadrille. In the more in tricate dances, the disparity was even greater. It is sail the Prince did all he could to overcome this deficiency, by re fusing to dance with the dowagers, but chose a fresh partner from among the young ladies. The large receipts of cotton at the ports confound, without materially weaktng, sell ers, except for future delivery. It has been said that there is nothing new under the sun. This, however, is not altogether true, at least so far as New York is concerned. One of the late de velopments in Wall street is the existence of a feminine firm of stock brokers—not Messrs., but Madames Woodhull, Claflin & (Jo. These ladies have, for some time past, done a regular business in Wail street, but have an office at the Hoffman House. Mrs. Claflin is abont twenty-four years of age, having been married, how ever, for eight years. During business hours, dresses plainly, and though rather pretty, presents, as is natural to suppose, the appearance of a thorough business wo man, keen, shrewd, and withal, somewhat masculine. Her sister, Mrs. Woodhull, is five years older, has a bright eye, is of a sanguine, nervous temperament: These decidedly strong minded ladies are, it ap pears, doing well, havingmade about seven hundred thousand dollars, and held their own in the financial panic of September last. One of the projects which they have in hand is the incorporation of a silver ledge companv in Nevada, from which they expect large profits, and they have also, It seems, been mnch interested in the establishment of the Arcade Railway. It is said that these ladles are strongly backed, Supported and advised by Vanderbilt and Peter Copper, a circumstance, which may to some degree account for their success, though, '’oubtless, they are gifted with a good share of native shrewd ness. As we have stated above, their office is nt present at the Hoffman House, but they intend shortly to establish one on Wall street, or in the immediate vicinity. During the panic, Mrs. Woodhull "sat in her carriage, day after day, from morning till night, in Broad street, operating heavily, and in the end not only cameont winner, put assisted more than one of her friends to regain their own after their fortunes were nearly swept away. The firm look, contented and happy, and are certainly doing well, though they say that profits amount to little, when it costs them more than $2,500 a month to live. La '>es who take an active part in house hold ...fairs, usually find calico wrappers a useful article of wear at every season qf the year, and 'adies of these tastes will be glad to know that the prices of calicoes have been much reduced. A good one can be obtained as low as 12>£ cents per yard, in cashmere patterns, which make up very effectively, and for a somewhat less price the neat Gamer prints may be procured iu pretty patterns, while all along one sel vedge is a strip an inch wide, which is used as a bordering far the dress. Jhe shape most in favor for a morning wrapper is the Polonaise, which has just the appear ance of a gored dress. The skirt should just touch the floor, the*sleeves should be made coat shaped, a turned over collar of the same is worn around the neck, and a a separate belt of the calico made over, foundation muslin confines it at the waist, and the entire garment is fastened up the front by buttons of wooden moulds cover ed by solid colored calico. Wrappers of the bordered Garner calicoes look well cut off at or above the knee, and finished off to the required length by a flounce. This at the lower edge Is bound with worsted braid, and at the top where it Is gathered to the wrapper the seam is covered by a band of the bordering stitched on. Striped wrappers arc prettiest scalloped and bound with worsted braid, or with Chambory of a bright color cut bias. Small figured prints are trimmed with red worsted braid, ser pentine, and with a rough surface In imita tion of coral, or wide blaefc alpaca braid la stlcbed on with a sear let braid beneath, showing at each edge like piping. Hand sourer wrappers are of French calicoes, or 'others somewhat leas, or of English prints at a less pries. Calicoes are often cut into short skirts, gored slid rurtb-d, with hall loose hasqm s fitted to the figure by a belt and s*»h bow A pretty nshion for school girls, especially slight figures, Is a yoke walsi with a double ruffle round the liuck and on tbs edge of the yoke, which should be pointed. The skirt I* gored uid trim. iumt often with a dm pi wwo*t< fiouniMi, which may i« mein either straight or Idas, and with two or thn* narrow ruffles which may be scalloped over the point of the Iron. A bias baud stitched on over the gathers of the flouuce looks better, perhaps, than when it is drawn on a cord, and holds it more firmly. The sleeve is sabot, scal loped at the wrist, and gathered three inches from the edge, by which a ruffle is formed, and a bias band large enough to admit the hand is stitched on, which holds the gathers iu their places. Some ladies wear light calicoes all Win ter, with woolen jackets of a gay color, aud these, which are so mnch worn this season, arc in especial favor with ladies of econo mical tastes, inasmuch as a dress which has been worn for a season or two is often somewhat threadbare on the waist, while the skirt remains good, and here the juek -t comes into use. In these cases, the waist should be discarded, and a blouse ot white or ecru linen be worn .with a jacket of merino, which should be long enough to conceal the white waist at the belt, but showing at the wrists and neck. Elderly ladles wear plain waists or basques, falling over the hips, buttoned up high at the throat, and trimmed with a simulated vest or rover of velvet or silk; the skirts are less plainly gored than those worn by younger ladies, and are long enough to lie on the floor a quarter of a yard ; the sleeves being sabot, or coat. For old ladies, scarce any thing looks so well as black; but those whose complexions are still fresh, look well in grave sardonyx tints, the dark London smoke color, fine purple elderberry ami re gina tints, and even violet and sapphire. A most desirable material in black is the lustrous silk alpaca, or for more dressy oc casions, Irish poplins, gros grain, and for receptions, velvets, which last are some times trimmed with white lace, or with black lace over white blonde. With this, a wide antique collar of rich lace may be worn, or a Marie Stuart frill or folded chemisette of fawn or illusion, softens a faded complexion. Fop evening, most old ladies wear their own gray hair arranged with pnffs in front and a chignon at the back of the head. This, when properly ar ranged, looks beautiful and stylish. Willoughby. [Special Correspondence Constitutionally. Letter from Columbia. v Columbia, 8. 0., February 3,1870. Mr. Editor: In my rambling, I had oc casion to visit this fire-stricken town, at an eventful period for poor old South Caro lina. It is not the beautiful Columbia of old, but scarred and marked by the demons of Fire and War. Many fine substantial buildings have been erected on Main street; wide gaps and unsightly heaps of ruins still remaining in this thoroughfare. The rest of the town stands as when Sherman left it, a heap of ruins, here and there anew house, but generally a waste. THE SUPREME COURT. Business called me to the State House, and meeting with an old friend of the legal profession, I was invited to visit the Su preme Court. This is a fine room in the new State House, commodious enough for all purposes, yet unfinished and unfurnish ed ; all the appointments are very plain and cheap. There I saw Chief Justice Moses and Associate Justice Willard presiding. I expressed my surprise to my friend, as we expected to see on the Bench the newly elected Associate Justice, J. J. Wright, a genuine negro. It was apparent that something unusual was anticipated, as the court room was invaded by a large number of negroes, an occurrence, I was told, that had not happoßod hefore in this State. Up to this time, the n groes have not en croacnod upon tho '•“prump rjAnrt. Tlift Senate House, Representative Hull, Execu tive Department, have all been invaded and carried by the black man, but the Judiciary has heretofore escaped pollution. Alas! for the poor old State, with all her glorious memories, the supreme degrada tion has been placed upon her now. Thank God, Georgia has not been made to endure that indignity yet; but how long ? THE NEGRO ASSOCIATE SNUBBED BY JUSTICE WILLARD. When I entered the court a case, which had been commenced the day before, was being concluded. That finished a door opened in the rear of the Bench to admit a well dressed, respectable looking negro, who quietly entered and took his seat be side Chief Justice Moses. The Chief Jus tice and his Associate Justice, Willard, did not rise to receive him, the former merely turned his head and nodded to the newly elected, the latter took not the slightest notice of him. What a commentary; the .Chief Justice, a native South Carolinian, was a Judge of the olden time, elected by white men who overcome prejudice and graciously allowed him to wear the robe that had been honored by such distinguished men as have adorned the Judiciary of this proud old State. But he Is a recreant son, and has disgraced his race as he has disgraced his' State. The Jews, if possible, feel a more profound contempt for him than do the Christians. A great mistake has been made here in South Carolina, when the State fell into the hands of the carpet-bag gers and negroes ; the respectable white people should have withdrawn from all participation in the government, that is, so far as accepting office from them, for every native who has taken office under this mongrel government has helped to de grade his grand old State, and if lie has any respectability, learning, integrity or ability, has thus strengthened the hand of thf party now crushing out her very life blood. I believe you were right when you counselled social ostracism. THE CARPET-BAGGER JUSTICE DISGUSTED. But to return : Mr. Justice Willard, as I have already said, did not recognize his negro brother Wright; he neither looked at or bowed to him. It is said here he is much disgusted and talks of resigning; if he does, Whipper, the negro opponent of Wright, will lie elected to fill his place.— The elevation of Wright to the Supreme Bench has given rise to many remarks not at all agreeable or complimentary to the Chief Justice. Thus “ How will Moses feel sandwiched between a carpet-bagger and a nigger?” Another, “Has not South Carolina swallowed the bitter pill ; her Supreme Court presided over by a nigger, a carpet-bagger and a jew?” PLENTY OP ASPIRANTS FOR JUDOF-SniPS. And yet there are men in the State will ing to go on the Bench if the Legislature will elect them. How weak is poor human nature y Before he did it, we would hard ly have believed that Mr. Orr, Speaker of the House in Congress, Confederate States Senator and Governor of South Carolina, would condescend to accept a judgeship Iroin this Legislature. Who would sup pose that Mr. Hnm Melton. Assistant Adju tant General of the Confederate States, would electioneer for the judgeship made vacant by the death ol Judge Boozer?— Who Is nut surprised to hear Gist any i huuth Carolina gentleman will suiter him- I sell to iw approached on this subject? I i am sorry to learn there are many who do I not wait to be approached, but seek the nIiKMM 111 the gift of Gils venal sod corrupt (tody. THK NKOHO JI'»TI< P IN HIS SKAT, j To prnreed, however, wlili the noun I M fDi The Drat pass esiM spur Gm> newly UlkcUml mgro A»*oela'« Justins look ids seat was one lu which were engaged Messrs. Dnnkin. Dr. Treville, McCradv and Rutledge, of Charleston. This was singu lar ; there was Rutledge, the grandson of one of the first Chief Justices of the State; Dnnkin, the last Chief Justice under white rule; Dr. Treville and McCrady, two dis tinguished lawyers of the old regime, all of them engaged to argne the first case be fore the new negro Judge, and ail of them signers of the ordinance of secession. I hear one of these distinguished lawyers said, tu reply to a remark on the curious spectacle: “ Yes, it is a strange aud melan choly sight, bat as Chief Jnstlee Moses and Mr. Justice Willard can afford to sit on the Bench and in council with a negro, I can afford to stand here and keep them right” JUDGE ALDRICH. I met our friend Judge Aldrich in the court room. He delivered his lecture on Modern Society last night, for the benefit of the Ursuline Convent. I was not one of the audience, but the papers speak well of ■WHAT TnE OLD JUDGES AUR DOING. I asked my friend, who took me *.o the court, what the old Jhdges were doing? He replied, “ there is Moses, Chief Justice, the only oue of the old Judges who has affiliated with the uegVo and the carpet bagger; Judas betrayed his Saviour, and Moses has tietrayed his State ; Chief Jus tice Dunkin is practicing law with his son, in Charleston ; Judge Wardiaw is keeping a savings bank in Abbeville. Judge Inglis is practicing law and Professor in the Law School in Baltimore; Judge Glover is practicing law with his sou in Orange burg ; Judge Munrois practicing law with his son in Anderson and Union ; Judge Daw kins is practicing law in Union ; Judge Aldrich is practicing law with his son in Barnwell; Chancellor Carroll is practicing law with the Meltons in Columbia ; Chan cellor Johnson is planting cotton in Marl boro ; Chancellor Lescsne is practicing law in Charleston.” TnE NEW BENCn. On the new Bench there are fbnr. carpet baggers and s:x scalawags. Willard.and Carpenter, carpet-baggers, arc said to be men of ability, and dispatch business promptly and to the satisfaction of the bar. Platt and Wright are not so favorably spoken of; the former is a good man and tries to do his duty, but he is in feeble health, and too old to undergo the fatigue of his heavy circuit. Wright, the negro, is untried; he confesses his unfitness. ROBBERY AND PILLAGE. Yon can have no idea of what is going on here, how the State is pillaged and openly robbed by those carpet-baggers and negroes. Yes, you can too, for you have been to Atlanta and know Bullock, Blodgett & Cos. To give you an idea, I was told that Mr. Speaker Moses, the son of the Chief Justice, a degenerate son of a degenerate sire, received a thousand dollars for a single ruling on a railroad hill, and that his week ly deposit in the bank is fifteen hundred dollars. He can afford to keep fast horses and make himself agreeable to fast women. Governor Scott was very indignant with the Charleston News, for some strictures made by that paper on his earnings out of the State bonds, bank notes, Blue Ridge Railroad, &c. “ Why, it Is a lie,” said he, “ I have made only one hundred and thir teen thousand dollars since I have been in office, and in legitimate transactions.” A pretty good only. Senator Leslie, Land Commissioner, keeps open house and buys a good miny acres. He is said to be doing so well, that some of the Senators and Rep resentatives wish to stop his supplies aud seems to VMS*' s?4lflii%"l$ f ßis general, that he feels the door for investi gation will not be opened. TEAMS OF THE NEGRO REPRESENTATIVES. Elliott, a negro Representative, drivos the finest team in town. Whipper, D.eLarge, and several other negro Representatives sport flue horses and buggies, ail on six dol lars a day and mileage. ALL TO BE PAID FOR, Every bill to incorporate a company, re store a lost bond, or other evidence of debts, has to lie paid for, and in this way these sablestatesmen may eke out a small pittance to feed their horses. And yet the South Carolina negroes cannot, see that these Yankee thieves and native robbers arc making use of them to Impoverish and ruin the State. NO NEGROES AT JUDGE WILLARD’S. While 1 am gossiping, I may as well tell, you an anecdote that was related to me yesterday. A sheriff from oue of the middle counties came to Columbia to have his account passed; the solicitor of his circuit asked him to go with him to one of Judge Willard’s receptions. He went, and tiie next morning expressed his surprise that he did not see a single negro, male or female, in the rooms. The next night the same solicitor asked him to go to the Governor’s reception. He went, and on his return he said: “ 1 met negro men lounging on the Governor’s sofas, smoking his cigars and drinking his liquor, negro woman dancing the round dances with the Governor and other whitp men, but I did not see a single white wonjan.” lam informed that Judge Willard has never allowed a negro man or woman to cross his threshold as a guest. TOE GOVERNOR, SPEAKER, AND TOEIR DAM SELS. The Governor and Speaker of the House, the latter, especially, arc said to be quite favorites with the dusky dames and dam sels o r the Capital. Speaker Moses Is a perfect dancing devrlsh, and will whirl one of these saddle colored women, until the aroma from his partner pervades the whole apartment. WORSE THAN GEORGIA. But enongh ; it is sickening, nauseating. I thought we in Georgia, with Bullock, Blodgett & Cos., had reached the depth of infamy, but poor South Carolina is infinite ly worse off than our own beloved Georgia reconstructed, undergoing another recon struction. We have no negro Secretary of State, no negro judge, but, God help us! we have Bullock and Blodgett, Brown and Farrow, and there Is no telling what the Fates and the Radicals have in store for us. Yours, truly, Augusta. The Stowe-Byron Scandal.— The lat est—and we hope the last—development in the Stowe-Byron scandal appears in the London Quavterly Review. It consists of a number of letters from leird and Lady By ron and from Lady Augusta Leigh, which are ably, and so for as the case admitted, modestly edited, with annotations and comments. It kilts the whole story, In cluding Charles Msekay’s smut a>>out the smutty Madora Leigh, while the latter is shown to be a bad char wstcr picked up by | Lady Byron to assail—after many years of sisterly Intcroouso—tire name and fomo of ■ Byron’* sister Augusta by a most Infamous ' charge against her own mother. We have I dons with this bad lot). We are sure that Mi'*. Store wlsfre* she bad never begun It. { AW York Krp/rM | Hlmou Csrneron hs*.lnherited 11.600,000 I from hi* lately diNMNMNNt flltof'lS’llw, Me> I Cwnnisk, of Harrisburg. IfirMtel OMrapcsteiMof the Haliiaort Gue t >. From Washington. A MEMORIAL FROM PENNSYLVANIA AGAINST NEGRO SUFFRAGE—THE STATUS OF THE NEGRO—OPINIONS OF STATESMEN ON THE SUBJECT—“ LET US HAVE PEACE —TOE GOVERNMENT OF TOE DISTRICT OF CO LUMBIA—THE PROPOSED CHANGES. Washington, February 2,1870. The memorial of Mr. Win. Patton, oi Pennsylvania, against negro suffrage, pre sented by Senator Sanlsbury, yesterday, gives the following reasons why suffrage shonla be confined to the white race: That negroes did nothing toward the establish ment of our independence; that those of South, instead of being loyal during the late rebellion, supported the cause of the rebels with their labor and aided in the construction of rebel fortifications; that the negroes are, intellectually and organ ically, the lowest in the scale of capacity and intelligence of all the five races into which the human family is divided, and ere the connecting link with the brute creation, and have no claim to Mil eage or unity of descent from our common ancestor, wh<7 was the fin ishing work of the six days’ creation, nor from any of his lineal descendants, either before or since the deluge; and as the Al mighty has set his mark of condemnation upon a mixture of the black and white races by limiting the extent of their admix ture, sometimes to the third and always to the fourth generations while he permits the crossings between all nations of the white race to continue without interruption through all ages, and with healthy aud im proved progeny ; therefore, it Is foul treason to our race, and rebellion against the law of God, to encourage a mixing up of the white and black races; that the amend ments to the Constitution which have given equality to the black with the white race were adopted Ruder duress, and by forciug upon the Southern States illegally an un qualified votinggilemeut, and those States, arc therefore not bound to abide by such a forced adoption. Mr. Patton invites the attention of Con gress to the opinions of the following emi nent and patriotic men on the question of negro quality : John Adams said : “ I havo never read reasoning more absurd, sophistry more gross * * * than the subtile labors of Helvetius and Rosseau to demon strate the natural equality of mankind.” Thomas Jefferson said : “ Nothing Ls more certainly written in the book of fate than that these people (the negroes) are to be free ; ror Is it less certain that the two races, equally free, cannot live under the same Government.” Daniel Webster said : “ If any gentleman from the Booth shall propose a scheme, to be carried out by this Government upon a large scale, for the transportation of the colored people to any colony ir any place in the world, I should be quite disposed to incur almost any degree of expense to ac complish that object.” Henry Clay said: "Os the utility of a total separation of the two incongruous races of our population (supposing it to be practicable) none have ever doubted. The mode of accomplishing that desirable object has alone divided public opinion.” Stephen A. Douglas said : “ I believe this Government was made by white men, fbr the benefit of white men and their posterity forever; and lam in favor of confining its citizenship to white men, men of European birth and descent, instead of conferring it upon negroes, Indians and other inferior never have b'eCTrftl’iifvdil and jurors or negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to Intermarry with whites, and I will say further, \m addition to this, that there Is a physical difference between the white and black races, which I believe will forever forbid the two races living on terms of social aud political equality." Mr. Patton concludes by expressing a belief thnt negrd suffrage can never be pro ductive of anything but evil and irritation, and trusts that .Congress will not permit the black banner o( treason against oUr Heaven-favored race to float over and dis grace the Capitol of our nation with the eternal discord of races. In the language of our illustrious President, “ Let us have peace.” [Special Telegrams to the Richmond Dispatch. From Washington. GF.OHGJA—GOVERNOR BULLOCK CHARGED WITH n.AVINO MISLED CONGRESS. Washington, February 9,1870. A delegation of Georgians claiming to be Republicans, but opposed to Governor Bul lock’s policy, were for a long time before the Senate Judiciary Committee to-day.— Governor Bullock and his delegation were also present. Hob. J. H. Caldwell and Colonel Bryant made statements setting forth that they were not there s partisans, but came to make an appeal In behalf of the people of Georgia and trust to Con gress for the remedy. That Georgia had in good faith carried out the recons acts np to the time the negro members were expelled. That prior to that time no ques tion as to the legality of the Legislature or of any of Its acts had been raised, but, on the contrary, Its validity had been ac knowledged by General M ade, Governor Bnllock, General Grant, and even Con gress In the admission of representatives to seats. That during all this time neariy all the officers of both Houses elected were Republicans. That the of Mr. Miller for the short term In the Senate was by a clear majority, even counting off all who voted for him and have since been de clared ineligible. That they (the gentle men here) had deprecated the expulsion of the negro members, and had pronounced the act unconstitntlonal and unjust. That many of Governor Bullock’s party had voted for the expulsion of the negroes ; nevertheless Gov. Bullock had made this the occasion for an appeal to Congress in order to confer upon himself unusual powers, and failing to get such authority as he sought, he assumed additional powers, and had now come to get those powers con firmed by Congress. That Bullock assured the United States Senators and State officers and judiciary that they should ail lie re elected and reappointed. That official terms were to lie extended two years longer than was intended at the election in April, 1868. That the Governor's party had used this as un inducement among members of the Legislature, who are paid nine dollars per diem, In order to get .them to support hi* policy. The delegation recited seven teen alleged flagrant violations of the late act of Congress. After this statement had been made, Governor Bnllock was scarchlngly exam ined by the committee, especially by Messrs. Cunkling and Edmunds, who charged Governor Bullock with having deceived and mlaled Congress, when here last; upon inuUrrlul point*. Bullock at first denied that he had made the representations which bad reference to I unw-atlng the negro member* and filling ! their places. Governor Bullock and bis delegation are 1 to I*- heani at the next meeting of the none i mituc THE GEORGIA DELEGATION VISIT THE PRE- SIDRNT. Mr. Ilill, Senator elect from Georgia, and a delegation of the Qcofgla Legislature, had an interview with the President to-day Messrs. J. H. Caldwell. A. J. Williams, C. K. Osgood and J. E. Bryant (of the Legls lature), N. 8. Angier, State Treasurer), and 001. John Bowles (a colonel of a colored regiment during the war), were the delega tion. All these gentlemen claim to be thorough Republicans, and as such paid their respects to the President. Messrs. HUI and Caldwell stated that false and erroneous impressions in relation to the stAto of affairs In Georgia had been given to the Executive and Congress by designing persons, and that they had come to correct some of these statements. Mr. Kill said he was a Republican, had voted for General Grant, ami yet he had been re presented as a rebel. Mr. Caldwell said that Mr. Bryant and himself had made statements of the entire case of Georgia before the Judiciary Committee this morn ing, and asked the President if lie would be pleased to read them when pulrlishcd in pamphlet form, as they would be in a day or two. The President answered the remarks of the gentlemen so a random conversational way, saying he had not expressed any opinion on the Senatorial question iu Geor gia, and that he did not intend to interfere in the matter. He thought Congress was able to attend to that question. It was their especial business, and not that of the President. He agaiu denied the newspaper statement sent oft by Bullock night before last, that he lmd given Lis opinion that the Senators should be elected over again. He invited the gentlemen to come and soe him again before they returned to Georgia; and turning to Mr. Hill said, laughingly, “ I expect to see you very oftenwhich was understood to mean that he expected Hill to be seated. » TORY VISIT GENERAL SHERMAN. The delegation wlthdiew and paid a visit to General Sherman, at his headquarters. The General received them warmly, and expressed delight when informed or their Interview with the President and what he satd. General Sherman reiterated the opin ion which lie gave some weeks since, that the present elected Senators should be ad mitted ; and when tqld that Senator Conk ling, in the Judiciary Committee this morn ing, gave Governor Bullock an open re buke, saying to him, “You have deceived us iu reference to some or the affairs in Georgia,” General Sherman laughed very heartily. It Is said the Legislature propose to elect Senators next Tuesday. If such be the case, Messrs. Hill and Miller (the present Senators elect) announce their Intention of contesting the matter before the United States Senate. IFr m Norton, Slaughter ft Co.’* Clroo’ar. Cotton. New York, February 1, 1870. Cotton.— The market this season has passed a most trying aud severe ordeal, and has maintained Its strength and exhibited Its vitality in a most remarkable degree. Without some, extraordinary stimulant it must have yielded under the late adverse influences of heavy receipts and the low rate gold and foreign exchange, and fall en much below the lowest quotations of the past two months. But, as stated In our last regular report, the speculating in terest Upheld the scale of prices, In the face of continued large receipts and the fullest estimates of the American crop. The Southern people ganoraiiy seem to have .an ftbidini', confidence in the staple, and in denced by the fact that orders for contracts for future delivery from Southern speculat ors have been weekly on the Increase, and are being daily filled by their New York merchants at current rates. It will be seen by our appended statement on this head, that these future contracts, sold in this market during the past month, In clude an aggregate of nearly 50,000 bales, a liirge proportion of Which Is for South ern account. Impressed with tlpj apparently strong position of cotton by the facts Just men tioned, we have of late In Our dally corre spondence expressed our views frankly ; and lyhlle we repeat that wo look for no sudden advance in prices at any time dur ing the remainder of the season, nor any rapid or violent fluctuations, we are en couraged to believe that we have passed the lowest prices, and that a gradual improve ment will follow a nuirked diminution In receipts. We believe this especially es good cottons, which arc already scarce, and must become scarcer as the season advances, and consequently in better demand th&ft tiie low grades, which arc yet comparatively neglected, and which enter so largely into our present stocks ; but should the late re ports from India of much smaller crop esti mates be fully confirmed, we may have a better market early in the Spring for even the low grades. At present they arc not desirable, especially stained, highly colored and seedy, and it is next to Impossible to sell them at satisfactory prices. The most desirable grades for this market are full style low middlings and middlings, which arc largely wanted for export and spinning; and even the higher grades of strict and good middlings find ready buyers at very foil prices. We may remark, in this con nection, that of late the press quotations daily given have been somewhat below actual sales, and that good cottons have generally commanded irom to % above. Under the most comprehensive view we arc now able to take of the whole situation, we arc disposed to think that although prices will not touch as high a point this scasou as last, for the reasons given in our last circular, we shall have a more steady market during the Spring and Summer, and a somewhat better scale of values than at present. In concluding our remarks we have to state that mnch of the cotton of late com ing to this market from North A'abama and Mississippi is of very poor quality, in cluding a large quantity of mixed, stained and dirty cottons, with some seedy bales; and we desire to caution shippers in this regard, and to suggest that they thoroughly examine their cottou before shipping. They should bear in mind that a mixed bale of cotton is worth really le-s than a uniform bale composed entirely of the lowest grades of cotton In it, the good cotton in a mixed bale not being counted any redeeming con sideration. We now invite attention to the following statistics: Bales. Total receipt* at all American ports since lu September, 1869 1,730,509 Same time last season 1,587,318 Kx'ess over last season 343,191 Total export* from the United States since is'.September, 1869... t 9"8,787 Same time lost season 685,363 Fxeess over laet season .. 243,414 Export* from the United States for the four weeks ending 29th ult.. Ureal Milts a Conilin m, Total Week ending Bth.. 28,069 31,133 40,299 •• " 16th.. 26,016 12,416 42,43) » •• 224... 27 076 22,242 61,65 » •• 221 b.. 68,W6 26,970 *5.916 Total. 117,724 93,467 228.199 New York.., «7o« Savannah Chuieaton....... , ih'mui Galveston JJrSS Other parts !!!.”! 98^001 Total iU'M, Same time last year Excess over last year T 44 WJ Stocks In the Interior towns on the 28th ult, 87,848 bales, against 90,501 bales, same time last year. The following shows the visible Rupplv of cotton, as compared with same date last year: 1870. 1860 Stocks in Liverpool 8(0,000 260 340 Afloat from India 60,000 102*000 Afloat from America..!.. 163.000 141 000 Stocks in London 113,580 185 SlB Afloat for London 89,000 58 000 Slocks In Havre 7SOOO 6rt 0-; 9 Afloat for Havre. 484:9 86.887 Stocks In Bremen 2,277 79. W Afloat for Bremen 19,406 13500 Stocks in U. 8. ports 486,735 360 941 Btocks in interior towns.. 97,848 90 501 Totals. 1,41®, 275 1,280,518 showing au excess in visible supply over last year of 121,757 bales. [Fiom the Flnintlal Chronicle. Friday, P. M., February 4,1870. Bv special telegrams received by ns to night from the Southern ports we are in possession of the returns showing the re ceipts, exports, &c., of cotton for the week ending this evening, February 4. From the figures*thus obtained It appears that the total receipts for the seven days have reached 104,601 bales (against 104,772 bales 1 .st week, 98,651 bales the previous week, and 88,311 hales three weeks since), making the aggregate since September 1, 1809, up to this date, 1,885,290 bales, against 1,455,- 183 baleß for the same period in 1868-9, being an increase this season over, last sea son of 880,107 bales. Compared with the corresponding week, of last season, there Is an increase In thff cximrts this week of 36,128 bales, while the stocks to-night are 141,490 bale* more than they were at this time a year ago. The exports for the week ending this evening reach a total of 57.200 bales, of which 44,- 188 bales were to Great Britain and 18,182 baler, to the Continent, while the stocks at all the ports, as made up this evening, are now 529,248 bales. the effect on consumption of high PRICES FOB COTTON. That the average price of cotton this sea son, measured in gold, has been above the price for the same period of last season Is well known to our readers. The influence of this fact upon the question of future rates is evident. Last year the effect of the high values ruling was seen In diminished consumption. In this country, for In stance, the Northern mills consumed, for spinning only, 767,512 bales, agalnstßol,B4O bales the previous year: and at present their weekly consumption Is still further diminished. ’ In Great Britain the con sumption of 1860 was 939,018,050 pounds (2,628,400 bales) against 980,197,100 pounds (2,801,940 bales) for 1868. Here Is a falling off of 57,178,050 pounds, resulting from the higher prices. The temporary activity at Manchester during late weeks on account of the home demand for goods is evidently leading many to forget the Inevitable work ing of this natural law. A good illustra ted /romd&e a^n^T'L^^.F’MVc howTllgn pTWCSMo. shrv.whl'T have forced consumers to substitute wool and flax. This table gives the average pro duction of cotton, woolen and linen fabrics lu Great Britain during the four years pre ceding the war and the four years Ending Dec. 81,1867. Is flguros show that while the outturn of cotton goods underwent a decrease of about 7 percent, tbatof woolens experienc ed an Increase of 45 per cent, and that of linens an Increase of 81 per cent. Hence the Idea (which some entertain, and which we have seen expressed In circulars,) that since the consumption of cotton fell off last year there is to that extent an unsatisfied demand existing which must be supplied this year, ls by no means correct. Much of the needed supply was satisfied by the use of other material,and the balance was the result of the forced economy of the poorer classes which nothing but lower rates can relieve. These suggestions have a special import ance on account of the very large stock of cotton which is being accumulated at our ports under the belief which holders enter tain that prides are to go above 13d. In Liverpool and absorb it all. We advised our readers many weeks since, In view of the above facts and of the tlr-a large pros pective receipts, to let Europe have every bale of cotton it desired at the ruling rates, and the wisdom ot that advice has grown more evident every week since. Americans Shot in Havana for Wear ing Blue Neck Ties—Prompt Action of the Authorities —Havana, February 7. Yesterday morning, about 11 o’clock, four Americans—lsaac Greenwall, Henry K. Foster, Hugh Johnson and Gardner Wells, all of New York, were on their way to visit a photograph gallery. They Intended to have their pictures taken, and all wore blue neckties, and when near the Tacon theatre they were stopped by a man, who pointed to their neck ties, and addressed the men in au excited manner in Hpanish. None of the party understanding the lan guage, no answer was returned. The unknown man then took out his re volver aud fired upon them. Greenwall was killed and Foster and Johnson were severely wonnded, and arc In a precarious condition. Wells, who was unhurt, ran lor his life. A number o/. people followed, and raised a cry of “ Stop him.” but he es caped. The wounded men were badly treated by the crowd which gathered around them. The man who fired the shots disappeared immediately after, and it Is not known whether he was a volunteer or not. The declarations of parties and witnesses to the affair are now being taken by the legal authorities, in the presence of the Uuited States Consul. The indignation of the Captain General at the outrage ls very great. He has called on the Chief Justice and other leading officers of the law to use every means to discover the perpetrator and abettors. The people and all parties denounce the act, and the officers and vol unteers are uniting and hunting for the assassin and his accomplices, and the Gov ernor has placed the entire police force In motion. Do Itodas has offered a reward of $1,00) for the arrest of the cblpable parties, who, If found, will be tried by a d.-nm-head court martial and executed within two I hours after sentence Is passed. Tim vic tims of this unfortunate affair arrived here from New York several weeks ago, to open a cosmetic and perfumery factory for Luu mao A Kmnp. Thu volunteers who took a prominent part iu the recent disturbance st Matan ms have been arrested by the order* of the Captain Gaucrsi, and are now iu Moro Cas tle awaiting trial.
