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Udq’rs, Third Military Dist, 1 Montgomery, Ala., April 4, ’67. j General Orders No. 4. I. All pObt commanders within the limits of this Military District are in* structed to report as soon as practica ble, alter their occurrence, any fail ures of the civil tribunals or officers to render equal justice to the people, and any acts of such tribunals or au thorities in contravention of the Civil Rights Bill, or other acts of Congress applicable to the Southern States. Their attention is particularly called to acts of the local or State authorities or tribunals, which discriminate against persons on account of race, color or political opinion ; and, whiffet not in terfering with the functions ot the civil officers, they are directed to give pan ticular attention to the manner in which such functions are discharged, so far as relates to the matters above specified. The post commanders are admonished, howevrr, to be cautious and careful in their statements, and to Bend with their reports such evidence «f the facts as shall justify action on the part of the General Commanding. 11. Reports on these subjects will be addressed to the Commander of the District in which the offiee so repor ting is stationed, and the District Commander will forward the reports to these headquarters, with his opinion and recommendation endorsed thereon. 111. It is made equally the duty of the District Commander to give his own personal attention to the cases above referred to, or any which may come under his own observation, and to report thereon without delay. IV. The attention of all officers sen ving in this Military District is called to paragraph 3, of General Orders No. 1, from these headquarters. Any vio lation of that paragraph will be forth with reported. By command of Major-Gen. Pope. J. F. CONYNGIIAM, Ist Lt. 24th U. S. Inf., A. A. A. G. State Convention of the Teachers at Tallahassee. The Teachers of all public schools in the State, and of the neighboring counties of Georgia, and all others who as teachers, feel an iu• tercst in the cause of education tho’h not now actually engagud in teaching, are earnestly requested to attend a Convention to be held in Tallahassee, on Monday the 20th of May. All persons expeoting to attend the convention, will notify the liev. Chag.. Kenmore, of Tallahasse, the chairman of the comittce of arrangements of such intention, on or before the 15th of May, and report themselves imme diately upon their arrival at Tallehas see to this committee, who will be in waiting at the Capitol. Promised Reform in Pleadings. Judge Erskinc, of the U. S Circuit Court, in rendering an opinion upon some pleas offered by counsel in cases before bis Court at Savannah on the 23d instant, concluded with a remark ibwtpromieaa a desirable reform. The cases were against the Planters & Mer chants’ Bank, brought by several par ties to recover on the notes of the cor poration. The Bank’s counsel entered such pleas as want of legal service, failure to file copies of the notes sued on, and the joining of several causes of action in ono (called by lawyers ‘dupli city.’) On such frivolous, though common, quirks as these, it was sought to avoid an honest trial the causes on their merits. Judge Erskinc over ruled all the pl:as, and in conclusion said: “And I will here take occasion to remark that while I have the honor to sit as a Judge of this Court I will dis courage, nay, discountenance, all the delicately cunning and curious devices that have crept into, the Bciencc of pleading. ‘The law,’ says Lord Coke, ■‘speaketh by good pleading,’ and the day has arrived when this wise axiom of that great lawyer is to be interpreted liberally. This is an ago of progress and utilitarianism in law as in other sciences, and it is, therefore high, time that the subtleties and useless disputa tions of ancient pleader give way to common sense and common reason.’’ Valuable Invention. —A correspond ent at Union Point sends us the fol lowing communication : Editors Chronicle ds Sentinel The steam mills, owned by Mr. J. B. Hart, at Union Point, Ga., are capa ble of grinding sixty'five bushels of corn meal every hour. 'J’his immense amount of work is accomplished by an invention of Mr. N. W. Wortham, the miller in charge. The same ma chinery has been in use for the last six years, and the largest amount of corn ever ground was twenty (20) bushels per hour. The runners are four and one-half (41) feet in diatuo ter, the engine thirty-horse power, and carries forty.fivo pounds of steam in the boiler. This improved dress upon the runners has been in use for the past three mouths. Hundreds of per sons have visited the mills, and can testify to these facts. Mr. Wortham has taken the necessary steps to se cure letters patent upon this invention. No doubt he will reap a rich harvest /lom this wonderful improvement. V IOTA. Reported Drowning of One Hun dred Negroes. — St. Louis, April B. Advices from below say the town of De Soto, opposite Vicksburg, was sud denly inundated a few days since, and from eighty to one hundred negroes were drowned. The people of Vicks burg used strenuous efforts to rescue the poor creatures, but could only reach such as had secured temporary places of safety. The town was exclu sively occupied by negroes. are young ladies kissing each other like an emblem of Chris tianity ? Because they are doing unto each other as they would that uicn should do unto them jiontjfcrii Enterprise ( SEMI-WEEKLY.) L. C. BRYAN, : s : : Editor. THOMASVIhLE, GA.: TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1867. MISS ANN ELIZA LEAK, “ The Georgia Girl,” born without arms, is indeed, the most wonderful and singularly accomplished specimen ot humanity living. We have just paid her a visit, and witnessed her wonderful performances, and confess that we never expected to witness the demonstration of high accomplish ments in ono so singularly uul’ortun ate. She Crochets, Braids Hair, Em broiders, Writes, Sews, Knits, and uses the Scissors, Knife, Fork, Tum- IDr, &e., Scc. t with as much ease and dexterity as stated in her handbills. Miss Leak is a “Georgia Born Girl,” or lady, we should say, for she pos sesses the accomplishments of a lady, and in every respect deports herself with the nice propriety, dignity nnd refinement of a true and pious lady. Her levees commenced last night at the Masonic Hall, and w ill be contin ued until Thursday night next, which will be her last at this place. Those who have not seen her, should not lose the opportunity. In every way worthy of the most liberal patronaje, we trust Miss Leak will receive that consideration from our citizens, to which her merits enti> tic her. Remember that she will hold her last levee in Thoraasville, on Tburs* day night. NEW* BOOKS. J. R. S. Davis, proprietor of the “ Cheap Book Store," has just receiv ed si fresh stock of new books, which he offers for sale cheap for cash. His stock has been selected with a view to ready sale, and composed of School Books, Toy Books, Children’s Fancy Letter Blocks, Novels, the lat* est sensational works, Northern and Southern Literature, Magazines and Newspapers : —well selected. Call and examine his stock. CIRCULATING LIBRARY- Our cheap book store friend, J. R. S. Davis, proposes the establishment of a Circulating Library, upon a plan explained. in his advertisement, to which we call the attention of those who desire to read good bocks fora very small investment. Our opinion is asked. Avery good idea, friend Davis, and we hope your motives will be appreciated and your plan patron ized. FLOWERS. Job, our little devil, has placed an immense boquet of most beautiful and odoriferous flowers on our sanctum ta ble, and they have been softening down our reflections so much,and car rying us back to the palmy days of yore, that we have found it rather an up-hill business to bring our senses back to tho stern incongruities of the present, and altogether forbid a politi cal editorial in the present issue of the Enterprise. How did the devil know we were so fond of flowers, and what sympathy is there between him nnd a beautiful rose, a delicious Cape Jasa. mine or a gentlo Verbena 7 He was not born when the ladies used to honor our sanctum with a daily pre< sent of beautiful boquets. But those dnys arc gone--no wnndoring flower trom “ bonnio-lassie,’’ has strayed into our sanctum since the war. Why? Hear the mournful story— the Editor’s married. RAILROAD IRON. We learn from tho Brunswick Cou rier, that the British sh-p May Dun das, arrived at that port a few days ago with a cargo of Iron for tho Macon & Brunswick Railroad. Squabbletown H ebadd. The Squabbletown Herald, has appeared in our sanctum, but from what part of this inundano sphere it hails, except from Squabbletown, deponent saith not. It is however, a Herald of Ain, wit and humor, and therefore wel come. Freedom of the Frees. —Uen’l. Schofield has notified tho Richmond Times , that its editorials are likely to create animosity and will not be toll crated. Wa?*Augusta, April 27. —Kx-Gov. Brown addressed u large meeting of citizens at the Court House this eve. ning. He took the same ground as in his Atlanta and Savannah speeches. He advised tho people to accept the terms of Congress, as bciug tho best aud only hope of Southern restoration —persistent opposition will exasperate the Northern people and may load to confiscation. On the other hand, a speedy acceptance of the terms offered will lead to a speedy restoration. The address was received favorably. Way* 1 ho Atlantic oable brings tho news that Mr. (iladstonc has written a letter, in which he virtually resigns the leadership of the liberal party.— 'lbis resignation is an important and significant event. It shows that in Mr. Disraeli tho tory party has a leader who excels in tho tactics and strategy of po litical warfare, and who has proved himself to be more than a match for Mr. Gladstone. If “freedom shrieked when Kosci usktf fell,” 6he must have given an unearthly yell when the military bill btestae a law. —Boston Post. Latest from Europe. Paris, April 27. — The journals as sure the public that there will be do war about Luxemburg, as a peaceful solution of the difficulty is about to be found. The entente was not to be af fected by the naturalization of the Grand Ducby, as such a proposition would not be accepted on either side of the Rhine. On the other hand foreign correspondents of London jour uals say, though war may be avoided for the moment it is certain to oouie. It is said Bismarck is anxious for peaoe, and Count Molkc prefers im. mediate war as Prussia is quite pre> pared, and has three chanoes to one over France. Important Correspondence be tween Gen. Pope and Gov- Jenkins. The Atlanta papers of the 24th inst, publish the following important cor respondence between Major-General Pope and Governor Jenkins. The in ference is this, that if Gov. Jenkins advises the people of Georgia against organising tho State under the terms of the Military Reconstruction Bill, ho will bo deposed by Gen. Pope. We have no further comments to make upon the correspondence at this time. Perhaps the less said upon the points at issue the better, as the military arc determined to remove all obstacles in carrying out the provisions of the Mili tary Bill: — Telegraph . Diadq’s 3d Military Dist., T (Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.) > Atlanta, Ga., April 17, 1867. ) Sir : —I have the honor to transmit enclosed a copy of my General Order assuming command of this Military District. Copies were sent to you at the time addressed to Milledgevillc. Paragraph 3 of that order reads as follows, viz : “ 111. It is to be clearly understood, however, that the civil officers thus retained in office shall confine them selves strictly to the performance of their official duties, and whilst holding their offices they shall not use any in fluence whatever to deter or dissuade tho people from taking an active part in reconstructing their Slate Govern ment, under Ibe aet of Congress to provide for tho more efficient Govern ment of tho Rebel States, and the act supplementary thereto.’’ I have the honor to request that you will inform me at as early a slay as possiblo, whither, when you issued your address to the people of Georgia, dated Washington, D. C., April 10, 1867, you had seen or load knowledge of the enclosed order. I am very respectfully, your obedi ent servant, John Pope, JBrev’t Major-Gen. Commanding. iA duplicate of this letter has been reased' to you at Washington City.] Provisional Governor Chas. J. Jen kins, Milledgeville, Ga. National Hotel, V Atlanta, Ga., April 20, 1867. y Brevet Major-General Jn&. Pope, com manding, etc. Sir: —On yesterday evening a copy of a communication from yiu, address ed to meat Milledgeville, on the 17th inst , was handed to me in this hotel. With that communication was trans mitted a copy of your General Order, No. 1, issued from Montgomery, Ala bama, and my attention being called to paragraph 3 of that order. Yqp inquire whether, when I issued my addreps to the people of Georgia, da ted Washington, D. C., April 10th, 1867, I had seen or had knowledge of your order above mentioned ? 1 an swer that at that time I had neither seen nor had knowledge of it. I supposed I was exorcising suoh freedom in the public expression of opinion, relativo to publio matters, as seems still to be accorded to the citi zens of this Republic, not imagining that it was abridged by the aocident of the speaker or writer holding office So much for the past, Genera], and I will only add, that in future I shall do and ssy, what l believe is required of me by the duty to which my oath ofc office binds me, and this, I trust, will not involvo either conflict or con troversy between us in the execution of our respective trusts, as l think it need not; everything ot this charaotcr I certainly desire to avoid. I am, sir, very respootfully, your obedient servant, [Signed,] Charl.be J. Jenkins. Governor of Georgia. Hk.vdq'rs 8d Military Dist.,] (Georgia, Alabama and Florida.) C Atlanta, Ga., April 22, 1867. 1 Governor: —l have the honor to ac knowledge tho receipt of your lct.tor of the 20th instant, in answer to mine of tho 17th. It givos me pleasure to say that your explanation is satisfactory, so far as tho past is and I cordially concur with you in the hopo that our relations in tho future may be harmonious and agreeable. I would content myself with this answer to your letter but for tho 101. lowing remark which it contains.— You say, “I supposed I was using suoh freedom in the public expression of opinion relative to public matters as seems still to bo accorded to the citi' tens of this Republic, not imaginin'” that it was abridged by the accident of the speaker or writer holding of fice.” The expression seems to indicate that you think that in some manner, either personally or officially, you hare heeo wronged by that paragraph of my order which has occasioned this correspondence, and that I am seeking to abridge tho liberty of speech, in this State, in an unnecessary and op pressive manner I trust that I may be able to disa buse your mind of this idea. It is scarcely necessary to tell you the late acts of Congress, which I am sent here to execute, recognize the existing State government of Georgia as merely provisional, and that the object of re cognizing it at all was only that the ordinary course of business in the civil tribunals, and tho administration of the laws of the State by the customary agencies, might not be interrupted further than was necessary for the strict execution of the laws of the United Statca. It is not doubted thnt Congress might have the present State government of Geor gia out of existence as easily as they have recognized it as provisional, and it is as littlo -to be doubled that Con gress would have done so, could it have been foreseen that the entire machine of the provisional State govi eminent would be used to defeat the exeoution cf the very law by whose sufferance alone it has any existenoe ■ at all. It 'q very clear that Congress did not intend to recognize or permit to exist, by these reconstruction acts, a powerful organization to be used against their execution, nor can such use be tnado of the State government ol georgia without greatly obstructing, if not indeed, entirely frustrating, the performance of the duty required of me by these acts- The exitsipg State government was permitted to Stand for the convenience of the people of Georgia, in the ordi nary administration of the local civil laws, and to that end it should be carefully confined. It was in this view that paragraph 3 of my order assuming command was considered, nnd it is not easy to see how it can be regarded as oppressive or unjust. lidding jour office by permission of the United States Government, .you arc debarred, us I am, from expressing opinions, or using influences to pre vent the execution t/f the laws of the United States, or to excite ill-feeling and opposition to the General Govern ment, which is executing these acts of Congress., With your personal opinions, ov those of any citizen of Georgia, or their expressions within the limits of the law, I have nothing to do; but the distinction between personal opinion openly expressed in an official capacity, and official opinion, is too nice for the common understanding. The influence of your opinions open ly avowed, must of necessity be very great with the civil officers of the State in all its departments, when the tenure of office is largely dependent upon your jleasure. Your opinions as a private citizen, without official station, and tho sam% opinions whilst Governor of Georgia, have a very dif ferent effect. I only require that She eivil ma chinery of the State of Georgia be not perverted so as to frustrate the execu tion of the laws of tho United Stutes, and, for that reason, I exact fre-ta the civil officers that, whilst they retain their offices,, they co-nline themselves strictly to the performance of their of ficial" duties, and do- not uso their in fluence to prevent the people of the State from submitting to and carrying out the laws ol the United States. In your address to tho people of Georgia, which- occasioned this cones’ pondemje, you denounce tho acts of Congress which I am sent here to exe cute, as “ palpably unconstitutional ” and “ greviously oppressive.” and ad vise the people, whatever may be the decision of the Supremo Court ol the United States, to take no action under those laws. ' Whilst yon coun sel them not to resist by violence, you at the same time, b-y open official de nunciation of the law, invite the very action which you seem to deprecate. It is manifestly impossible for me to perforin tho duties required of me by the acts of Con-ires*, while the Puvj sional Governor of the State is opcn-ly denouncing them and giving advice to the public in his official capac-ty, the result of which will bo to excite dis content and array the wholcarmy of of fice-holders in the State in opposition to their execution, unless, indeed, the whole civil government of tho State is overthrown, and the Military substitu ted. I think such a change would be as distasteful to tho pooplo of Georgia as it would to me, nnd yot if the civil officers of tho State follow the exam ple which your excellency has set them there will bo no escape from such a result. The 2d paragraph of my order im poses no restrictions on you to which lam not myself subject; you hold your office by permission of the United States Government; I hold mine, as do thousands of others, both civil and military, by subtantially the same tenure. Custom, old enough to be law itself, restricts us in conversation aud action, precisely as paragraph 3 of my order restricts you. There is a very simple mode of free ing ourselves from such restrictions when they become too oppressive. In conclusion, Governor, it seems necessary for me to say, in general re. ply to the latter portion of your letter, that the paragraph of toy order to which you object was very carefully considered; that it m-aus precisely what it says, aud that to the lull ex tent of my power it will be strictly en forced. My great respect for your personal character has made it painful to me to write you this letter, but as a fair aud full understanding b-tween us is abso lutely essential to anything like han monious relations, I have thought it neccssury, even at tire risk if giving offence, to acquaint you fully with ray understanding of ury duty, and of the status ol the civil officers of the Provi siotrnl State Governments under the late Acts of Congress. I again assure you that it shall be my study, as it will he my pleasure, to preservo unimpaired friendly and har monious relations with you. and 1 trust that cur views on the subject of Ibis correspondence may be made to hsrr, monize sufficiently to secure this rei suit. I am, very respectfully, your obedi ent servant, [Signed] John Pope, Major-General Commanding. Headu’iis 3d Military Dist.. - ) (Georgia, Alabama, and Florida,) > Atlanta, Ga, April 23, 1867. ) [General Orders No. 10.] The following paragraph from Gen eral Order No. 1, from those Head quarters, is republished for the infor mation of all concerned : “Paraurapii ILL —It is to be clearly understood, however, that the civil officers thus retained in office shall confine themselves strictly to the performance of their official duties, and whilst holding their offices they shall not use any influence whatever to de ter or dissuade the people from taking an active part in reconstructing their State Government under the Act of Congress, to provide for the more ef ficient Government of the rebel States and the Act supplementary thereto.” The words, “shall not use any influ, ence whoever,’’ shall he interpreted in their widest sensa,and held to mean advice, verbal or written, given to in. dividuals, committees, or the public. All officers in this Military District arc directed, and citizens arc requested to give, immediate information of any infraction of this order, and to prevent misunderstanding on the subject, it is ! distinctly" announced that any civil of ficial) State or municipal) within this I district, who violates the above order, will be deposed from his oilice and ; held accountable in such other manner as the nature of the case demands. By command of Brevet Major Gen eral John Pope. G- K. Sanderson, Capt. 33d U. S. Infantry, and A. A. A. G. [Official] . * Court Bismarck’s Speech on Na poleon’s Negotiations for Luxembourg. In the session of the North German Parliament, April Ist, Her von Ben nigsen rose to question the Govern ment relative to the rumored cession of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to France. Count Bismarck having previously announced his readiness to give an immediate reply to the inter pellation. Herr Bennigson said : —A disquiet ing rumor is current that Germany is lo lose Luxembourg, a birthplace o# German princes, and Parliament wish es to learn what the altitude the gov ernments of the Confederation intend to adopt in the matter. The question is here of a federal German fortress arul of a German frontier territory, with an essentially German population which never dreamed of wishing to be come French. The sp-caker then read a letter from Luxembourg, which was described as a cry of distress to the Parliament, and in which it was asser ted that out of 2.00,000, inhabitants, these were not two hundred whose lan-gnage was other than German.— Ilerr Von Bennigsen then continued ns follows : Before this question all party differences disappear. When the integrity of Gennwwy is threatened all parties will unite and support the Min ister President against foreign powers jto the utmost We wish for peace, j but will not shrink from war if it be necessary to repel the very first atempt of France to attack our honor. Let us give a speedy and resolute answer to the warlike ton (fences of Franco, and we shall st fle them- in the-bud ; to be silent would'he weakness. The prom ise given by the King that not even a German village shad bo lost ig pre served by the people in grateful re membrance. Let him call upon thciji and ho will find that they are one.— Th* wofk of the mew constitution can be concluied within a few days if fore ign intervention threatens. We do not seek war, and if it breaks out, let France bo answerable. The German and the French natrons coirld live side ' by side in peace and prosperity, where as war w mid inflict deep wounds ; but if France attempt to hinder tho work of our reconstruction, we will show her that Germany is united.’’ Count Bismark in reply said : By the dissolution of tho old Confedera tion the Kingof Holland acquired full sovereign rights ovor Luxembourg.— There prevails in the Grand Duchy a disinclination to enter the North Ger. man Confederacy oil account of tho military burdens that step would en tail. In the higher and highest cir< cles a bad feeling is entertained with regard to tho victories of Prussia, and in a dispatch addressed to tho Prus sian Government last October, Hoi. land demanded the evacuation of Lux> enibonrg. The Government, not wish ing to have foreign Princes in the Northern confederation, has not put any pressure upon tho Netherlands.— Prussia values amicable relations with Franco, and lias respected her su-eep. tibilitics so far as was consistent with her own honor. Tho Pruss an Gov. eminent does not adopt tho opinion that an arrangement has been entered into between Holland and France; but cannot, on the other hand, assort that the contrary is the case. The ques tion was first officially bmught forward by a communication made by the King of Holland to tho Prussian Am bassador, askiug what positiou Prussia would take up in case his Majesty should « any way cede hi? sovereignty over the Duchy. In reply, Prussia declared that she would leave tho re sponsibility of such a step to the King of Holland. So far as Prussia is con cerned there is no reason to make any declaration on the subject. Prussia wilt assure herself of the views enter, tained by the Powers which sighed with her the treaty of 1889 and by her federal allies, as well as of the state of public opinion as represented by the North Germau Parliament. Holland has offered her good offices to further negotiations between France and Prus sia, but they have been declined. Count Biimarek went on to declare that he was prevented from giving any further explanations by the nature of the affair, and concluded as follows : The North German Federal Govern ments believe that no foreign power will endanger the undoubted rights of Germany, and they hope to protect these rights more safely by peaceful means, and preserve good relations with foreign powers the more the de bates in Parliament shall show the in dissoluble ties that exist between the governments and the people. Arguments in the Supreme Court. Washington, April 26. —The Su preme Bench was full to day, and ma ny distinguished lawyers were present. Attorney-General Stanberry opened by premising that the Court, would treat the question in a strictly legal aspect, and that the political questions dividing tho country were not to bo discussed here. For a clear under standing of the subject, it was neces sary to define what the acts of Con gress are of which the States com plain, as productive es excessive in jury to them, and depriving them of their constitutional rights. He ex. plained the reconstruction laws, re. marking that the States lately in re bellion have no republican govern ment, capable of Congressional repre sentation. Narrating the restraints demanded by the complainants, stop ping Gen. Grant, Secretary Stanton, and other high officials from perform ing their duty, he maintained that this was no case provided for by the Constitution to eomo before tl is (.Wrf. The controversy was not with these men as citizens, but as high officials, and not within the jurisdiction of this Court, cither with reason or in the spirit of the Constitution. Ho dwelt upon th-e damaging eonsequences-of a veto by the highest judicial tribunal, selected for life and beyond the peo ple’s control. Tho injuries set forth in the complaint were only contingent and might never happen. In conclu sion, he argued that it was a political ease, etsrable only by political reme dies. Charles O’Connor, Esq., followed. He said the idea- of tbs complaint was to show that what was -ordered to be done by Congress was in length and breadth unconstitutional, and that, therefore, the Court ought to order an injunction in general terms. The Georgia of 177(5 was to bo wiped ont and anew Georgia substituted. Geor gia occupied the position of a body politic and corporate, and a Court of Equity could prevent and restrain any attempt to divert the purposes of its corporation or violation of its eliurtor. He took issue with Attorney General Stanberry’s assertion that the mis chii fs complained of were contingent and might never happen to tho parties named in the complaint, as the officers had already taken steps lor enforcing the laws complained of as unconstitu tional. The further bearing was postponed to next Friday, when Walker will plead in behalf of Mississippi, and '’Stanberry will close. Another Japanese Embassy. Tire Commission from Japan to the United' States Government, which ar rived at San Francisco in March last, and started for New York via Panama, arrived here yesterday, and took apart, meats at toe Metropolitan Hotel. The Commission consists ol the following persons- : Ono Tomogora and Mats Moto Jui Yudaw, Commissioners; Tukusawu Twschi, Secretary; Tuda Senva and Seky Simpaty, Interpreters; Ginno Sintiodio, Payinrstcr in Navy ; O Oarawakcmfour awl Iwatu Hai Seku, Lieutenants, and iwo servants. The Commissioners are accompanied by Colonel George S, Fisher, li-te Uni ted States Consul in Japan, who will proceed with them to Washington, and afterward accotn-pa-ny them in their travels through the States. The Com missioners come to this country for the purpose of obtaining information in re gard to the construction of our iron clads, dry-docks, and public works, and to study the American system 1 of edtfoa. tion, especially with reference to our common schools. They are duly ac. credited by the Tycoon of Japan, and have some official business with the Department at Washington, the nature of which has not transpired yet. The first Commissioner, Ono Totuo gora, holds the rank of Governor of tho Treasury in connection with th 6 navy. He is a very able man, and at that timo of the first Japanese embassy to this country held tho position of first lieutenant on the steamer Cauda tnarah. 110 is a fine scholar, aided by one of his countrymen, translated the whole of “Bowditch’s Navigation” into the Japanese language. Tho second Commissioner, Mats Moto Jui Yudaw, is principal of anew college in Ycddo, for the education of young men in and science. In personal appearance lie is not very prepossessing ; but liis scholastic abil ities are of tbp highest order. He is an able historian and an excellent mathematician. lie understands Lng lish thoroughly, though ho is not capa ble of speaking it so well. He wishes to obtain a thorough knowledge of our common school system, with a view of introducing it as far as possible into his own country. It is to be hoped that every facility will bo afforded these representatives of a friendly for eign power for the obtainweut ot knowledge which shall raise them in the scale of civilization and intelli. genco. At present the modern lan guages, chemistry, philosophy, botany, mathematics, an i associate scieoces, are taught in the Ycddo College, and it is the wish of Mats Moto Jui Yudaw to get an insight into cur method- cf instruction, with a view of raising the standard of instruction in Japan. 1 he Commissioners will remain in this city two or three days, and theu proceed to Washington. Official no tification of their arrival at New York was sent by telegiaph to Secretary Se ward last evening. It is not known how long they will remain in Wash ington—probably a month. After transacting their* business with tho President, they will take time to visit the forts and arsenals and machine shops, and then return to this city and go through an inspection of our public buildings and educational insf?-' tutions, perhaps remaining in the city for several weeks. Last evening some members of the embassy went to see the “Black Creek,’’ while others took a stroll down Broadway to see that thoroughfare by gaslight; Their appearance attracted a great deaf of attention.— N: Y. World, 23d. Gov. Jenkins' Letter. —The Char leston Mercury copies the reccht leti ter of Gov. Jenkins, and says of its advice to the people of Georgia : The counsel appears to us wise for the Btatc of Georgia. From the large preponderance ot her white popular tion, she can reject at tho polls the call of a convention, and thus gain time t) obtain the reluctant arbitra ment of the Supremo, Court of tho United States. Unfortunately, how ever. all the other Southern States arc not in the condition of the State of Georgia. In two of them, at least, the white population are in a minority, and may find it to be their policy to suppoit the call of a convention. 1 But their cour e should not inflrence the course of other Southern States, who are differently situated. It is tho duty of any South mi State—which is in a situation to do it— a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on the constitutionality of the military ac\ If that decision shall be, what Governor Jenkins thinks it must be—that is, that the Southern States are States in the Union of the United States, a shield will be thrown over all the Southern States, which will protect them from future perse cution, by Congress; and what has been unconstitutionally done under the Military act will be reversed ami obliterated. To the French Citizens of Michig.til and the Western Stales. —A con vention of French citizens, whether born in Canada or the United States, will be held at the City Hall, Detroit, on the 26th of April, 1867. The object of this convention is to promote the general interest of tho French citizens of the Western Dis trict. Tho French residing irr* tho different localities of Michigan, Illi nois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, lowa and Minnesota are earnestly invited to call.meetings immediately and send delegates to represent them in the convention. The same invitation is also made to the French residing in Canada, as mutters of great importance to them will be brought, before the convention. Signed by a large number of respecta ble French citizens in Detroit. An Editor.—A very eminent and | successful English writer, who .has I spent a lifetime on the columns of a | newspaper, says : “ A good editor, a ; competent newspaper conductor, is like a general or a poet, born, not made. Exercise and experience givo facility, but the qualification is innate, or it is never manifested. On the London papers all the great historians, j novelists, poets-, essayists, and the wri ters of travels have been tried, and nearly every one hns-failed 1 . ‘ l can,’ said tire late editor of the London Times,, ‘find any number of men off geaiiss So write for me, but very sel dom any man cf common-sense.’ Near ly all successful eiVitois find this true, A good editor seldom writes much for his paper; be reads, judges, select*, dictates, alters and combines, aud to do all this he lms but little time for composition. To w?it>e for a paper is one thing, to edit a paper is another.” Quieting Down. —The correspond ent of tho Charleston News, writing from Washington, 21st inst, says:— * “A political calm has began to prevail over the whole North. The Radicals have exhausted all their mean- of agw tat on, and, as a party, they arc losing ground. If they cannot advance they mu«3 fall back. Late election# its Chicago, and vario'us other places, show that the Radicals cannot bring their old columns to the polls. New issues will soon arise upon which par ties will divide. The old ones area?- ready or nearly out of sight.” Poor Poland. —Below is a forcible illustration of the amiable and paren. tal tenderness of I hat Russian govern* uient with which the Radical party is so much in love : A recent official return states that since ISG3, 18,682 inhabitants of the Polish provinces of Russia, including 161 women, have been banished to Siberia; $38,71)0 to,the steppes of the Ural ; and 12,556, including 21fi wo men, to the interior of Russia. Be sides these, 2,416 Poles have been sent to the penal regiments, and 1,468 hanged and shot for political offences. Jhe Women Suffrage Resolution Passed the Legislature of Il'iscontt*. —Wisconsin takes the lead in the Women Suffrage movement, the Sea ato having concurrei by a vote of 19 to 9, with the Assembly Resolution proposing to amend the Constitution so as to extend suffrage to all persona over the age of 21 years. bdr The Hollywood Memorial Ba zaar at Richmond was opened on Tues day last, and the Richmond papers give glowing accounts of tbo beauty of the decorations, and the grace and courtesy of the lady attendants.