Georgia Historic Newspapers

    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.