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OLD SERIES. VOI . LXXVI.
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AUC hS J'A. <»A. :
WEDNESDAY HOMING, MARCH 27.
y>• • riinttM Ini;i -try Ahead.—South
Carolina has entered the Held against
Yankeekonr once more. This time, how
ever, ’tin an attack on Northern pocket*,
and is likely, therefore, to ho crowned with
a more successful issue. In any event,
’twill prove less sanguinary.
A firm of enterprising men have estab
lished themselves .in Die Palmetto State,
just opposite Augusta, < la., and are enter
ing quite extensively upon the manufacture
of crockery ware of every quality and
description. The average of their prices
is lower than that of the New York article,
w hile the decreased eost of freights will
exclude competition throughout tiio South
from that quarter. Already these Carolin
ians have taken possession of our market,
and. some of our leading dealers uro draft
ing orders for them to till. For tho benefit
of our country merchants, we may men
tion ti;ut our clever v mg friend, George
F. Akers, is tho agent at this point, and is
ready to till orders promptly. Ho will
have samples on exhibition to-ilay at tho
Cl in m I ier of Commerce. Xutthville (Jdsettc,
March (If h.
SoiTiiKUN Relief Meeting in Fihea-
Dl-xriitA. A meeting was held at tho
Hoard of Trade Rooms on tho morning of
tho 15th, to inaugurate measures for the
relief of Iho sulfering poor of tho South.
The Mayor, Mr. Michael, presided at the
liieetini'. Resolutions wero adopted ex- .
jq easing sympathy with the destitute peo
ple el the South, and committees ue.ro ap
i riled i« eaths.i, tm.iMiyiiMViniVliriL'riWfr
to superintend their distribution.
Thirty thousand dollars’ worth of jewels
ami gold, wrapped in newspapers apd en
closed itt a cake of bitumen, were recently
found in art old unclaimed barrel of damaged
pork, itt New Orleans. Tho lucre is sup
posed to have been concealed during the
war.
A Good llit. —“There are none so
blind as those who will not see.” We say
this for the benefit of Mr. Logan, of Illi
nois, says the Xuiwnal InteMgenar, who
doubts about the stories oi dire suffering
and of starvation at the South. He was
either imprisoned or put in duress by the
military commander at Springfield for
speaking, if not acting, for the rebels at
the beginning of the war. He seems to bn
under no apprehension of imprisonment
now, wlieii assaulting tho wretchedly des
titute families who were perhaps replete
with wealth when he proffered his unasked
aid in support, of rebellion.
Maciunkhy ofthe Bankrupt Law.—
It is stated by the New York Sun, of the
14th inst., that Chief Justice Chase is
already overwhelmed, by applications for
appointments as registers under the Bank-,
rupt Act. lie will not appoint any one
until after the meeting of the Supreme
Court iu April next. Whtfre several coun
ties are embraced in one Congressional
Di.-trict, one register will probably l>o
selected for each county, and none will bo
appointed < xeept lawyers who stand at the
bead of tin ir profession, and all will be
rigidly examined, a> these positions are
n■ garden as of as much importance as that
of United States District Judge, and the
f.-es will be fixed by the Supreme Court,
so that the best attorneys can afford to
attend to it.
Where there are any number of persons
who de-ire to take the benefit of the law.
the position of register will be very profit
able.
" I'm: SOUTHERN I’ltK —ln t’llA flltiiU
of to-day we publislv, articles or
portions of articles from several Southern
presses upon "the duties of the hour."
They are-the outspeaking of a self-sacrific
ing patriotism, and of an unquestioned
statesmanship.”
Among the articles referred to by our
esteemed contemporary of the old National
Intelligence?, we find tiro which appeared
in the columns of the (’hrontd, NY ti.ul
in relation to the nitwit inn, and the duty of
the Southern people in our present most
trying emergency. We are glad to find
that the course which we have recommend
ed meets the approval of this'able and
consistent journal.
NEEDs li !'• I CN-TKI'C P.NV., The Ohio
Legislature, in acting upon a bill to make
Washington's Birthday a legal holiday,
actually voted down an amendment which
proposed to substitute the name of Lincoln
lor that of Washington. Radicalism may
stand'the action of this same Legislature
in refusing to submit to the people the
question of striking the word ‘‘white"
from the State constitution : but the re
fusal to strike out the name of Washing
ton from a resolution, when the name of
Lincoln was tendered as a substitute, is an
enormity that calls for the consideration of
the propriety of immediately extending the
new military reign over the rebellious
Radicals of Ohio. So says the New York
WWW.
IL>! for Hondvhas. —The Atlanta
AV(i of the 20th says : We are informed
that a number of our citizens are making
preparations to bid “adieu' - to tlioir own
Georgia homes, for what they consider a
more congenial clime. Wo regret to see
this movement among our people. Emi
gration from the South has heretofore
proved disastrous in almost every instance,
and we see no reason to believe that tuiure
'movements of the same kind w ill prove
more successful. Abandon the idea, gen
tlumen, and go to work w ith a will to rev
establish •hurinonv in our own dear land
and “all will yet be well.”
Toledo, Ohio, boasts of fewer deaths in
proportion to population than any other
'■it v! In 1 866 there was one to every si-iy.
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National Finances.
It seem.: to be a settled point that the
Fortieth Congress will not legislate further
upon Finance until their next meeting in
December next. In the meantime the
subject is being fully discussed, and public
opinion North is being canvassed. From,
inent among those who have written, is
Mr. John .J. Cisco—long United States
Assistant Treasurer, in the city of New
York—and his ietler lias called forth, gener
ally, comment arid discussion in public,
through the Press and in private. .Mr.
Cisco’s views have not met with general as
sent, but there seenin to be a disposition
to.adopt the general principles which Mr.
Cisco sets forth. We, therefore, present
to our readers Mr. Cisco’s letter entire, as
indicating the direction of public senti
ment :
hear Sir: I have been asked by several
members of <,'digress, at diliurent times, to
write out my viewsof what should lie done
in the present condition of the public fi
nances. I have decided to answer ail these
requests by add re slrur my reply to von.
The eon lit ion of th Treasury i; this:
Reside a lev. -bonds ot the old debt, due
next year, and a few overdue, and some
Thirty-Year Cimenev Ronds, the aggre
gate of these Doing unimportant in amount,
it owe* to-day* (January i, i-<.7 ,
1. 81,385,096,(W00f live-twentii sand other
gold bonds; none of the principal of which
can be dcpianth-d lor fifteen years, except
a few Fives ol 1874. On these it is paying
every year an interest of 886,000,000 in gold.
2. ■"115.' 1 r! 11 hi Compound Interest
Notes duo in 1867--S ; principal and inter
est payablo in currency.
3. .J677,00'1,600 of 7 3-Iff Notes ; principal
due in 1867-8.
The holders of these may demand pay
ment of them, when due, or may demand,
at their option, 5-20 bonds in exchange for
them. The interest on these notes is now
payablo in currency ; when exchanged for
5-20’s, the interest will thenceforward be
payable in gold.
4. 8F0,000,000 of Legal Tender Notes, in
cluding fractional currency, payable on
demand, and of course payable in gold.
The resources ofthe Treasury are :
1. A revenue in gold which is at present
largely in excess of tho annual gold in
tercst.
2. A revenue in currency equal to the
expenses of Government and tho interest
which is payable in currency.
3. A present reserve of gold coin of SBO,-
000,000.
The Treasury is not in perfect credit; its
notes payable on demand being depre
ciated 27 per cent, below gold, and its six
per cent, bonds selling much below par in
gold, although the interest is payable in
coin.
To this condition of things I should
apply, dimply, the same rules of conduct as
l would apply-to my own affairs if it were
in the same condition, or as a prudent
manager ot a bank or other private Com
pany would apply to a like condition of
its affairs.
1. Being under a heavy load of indebted
ness I would seek first of all to improve
my credit, so as to. make my promises of
all kinds pass at a less depreciation; this
would be good economy, for, with my
credit improved, I could make future
loans more cheaply.
2. A large portion of my debt being in
the shape of promises to pay on demand, I
should do all I could to increase my ready
moans in cash, knowing that if i raised
the credit of those short promises my long
promises would bo sure to pass at higher
rales.
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3. I would take caro that my income was I
kept tip lbr tho future so as fully to eqifsl .
my future expenses and payments of in
terests, and if part of my interest bad to be
paid in currency more valuable than that
in .common use, 1 should take espe
cial care that this partof iny future indebt
edness should be well provided for by so
curing an ample income in that special
currency.
4. 1 would let my creditors see that I had
in tiie management of my affairs a lixed,
plain, direct system.
Applying theso ideas to the Treasury, it j
should, in mv judgment.
1. Have all suits of its gold forbidden by
aw; letting it be well understood by the '
law itself that tho coin so to be retained in |
lhe Treasury was kept as a reserve and |
tguaranty fund against Iho future gold in- !
tercst and against tho Legal Tender Notes, i
so as to enhance tho current value of these |
latter; just as a bank keeps a reserve |
against its liabilities. The loss of interest
on tho gold so reserved would be compel!- |
sated four or five times over, by the ini- j
provomont of tiie Government credit and ,
of the prices of its stocks.'
The only legitimate demand for gold !
among the people is for payment of duties, i
Tho Treasury now pays out coin for interest |
six times a year, and the aggregate amount !
SO paid uUi. t.OMU*W, together '
with the receipts from our own mines, is !
moro than sufficient to supply this I
demand.
2. Slop all contraction of the Legal ;
Tender Notes. Leave them where they ,
are—in the pockets of tho people—and take
measures for making them good, as above
suggested; thus avoiding any disturbance
of’business, which would react upon the
public revenue and upon the prices of
(lovernment Securities.
3. Issue no more t iold-15earing Bonds ai
present. Our gold iiiterostamounts now to
881,000,000 a year. On r gold revenue year
before last was only $83,000,000; Last year
it was $180,000,000; but it is not prudent to
j count upon such a rovenuo always. Trade
is subject to sudden and great vicissitudes.
Moreover, it is bid economy for tiie Trea
sury to buy in (as it is now doing) its
1 notes bearing 7 3-10 interest in currency,
| and to issue bonds in their place bearing
6 per cent, in gold, which is over 8 per
j cent, in currency. Time enough to do this
j when we have to do it—that is, when the
notes come fine.
4. The 7-3-10 Notes are soon coining fiuo,
when, as matters now stand, our gold in
tercst will be 8130,(ten,0W a year. Between
now and that time is our opportunity for
.strengthening the Treasury iu gold ; after
that our power to do so will bo in a great
degree, it not entirely cut oil'.
5. The holders of the 7 240 Notes have
an inconvenient option to accept 5-20
Bonds or to demand payment, when they
come due. They cannot ho deprived of
this option except by their own consent,
it is desirable to have these notes provided
for'atone© before maturity, always with
the consent of the holders. AVe must pay
for such consent. I would otler to take
them all up by funding them at once. But
with a view of guarding the gold revenue
as lopa as possible, and keeping it under
control of tho Government, I would not
offer to fund them in bonds which bear
gold interests. T would offer to exchange
them for bonds having a definite term of
years to run. say twenty years. Theso
bonds to bear 7-3-10 interest in citrrrnci/,
with the option to the Government to pay
instead of i 5-10 in paper, (iper cent, in
gold, after tiie first three years.
6. 1 wo id appiy tiie same class of
bonds to the funding of the Compound In
terest Notes, if any shall need to be funded,
that is, if the surplus internal revenue
should not sutliee for paying them.
7. Repeal all laws and parts of laws
which authorize the issue of any class of
bonds or obligations other than those
above propose U so that tho powers ofthe
Treasury may be defined.
S. 1 would make no special effort to
reduce the principal ofthe de’. 1. I would
rather reduce the taxes as mucti as possi
ble, and let the debt, for the present, be
reduced in comparative buruon, by our
growth in wealth aud population. Simply
authorize the Treasury, when it has sur
plus income, to buy the Seven-Thirty
Bonds, these bearing tho highest interest.
9. 1 look up.ui all attempts to negotiate
a live per cent. loan, here or abroad, as
useless at present. We are everyday issu
ing Five-twenty Bonds, oil which the
interest is six percent, in coin, aud which
wc cannot sill r.tanything near parin gold.
14. The question of what to do about tak
ing in and canceling the Legal lender
Notes maybe postponed until we have
•irsl brought these notes up to par, which
will be done, sooner or later, as tho reserve
in the Treasury increases.
11. Ido not believe any ofileial can de
cide how much currency or money the
people need in their busint -s. When the
money is onee made good, that is, equiva
lent to tin currency of the world, the ope
, ,ns < . trade will solve that question.
12. 1 would not attempt to/onv specie
payments, nor to iix \ time for them, but
leave them to come about naturally.
This is the result of the best tiiiiiking 1
can give the subject, alter examining the
discussions which have been had upon it
both at Washington and outside.. It seems
to me that this scheme is full, simple,
plain and direct, and it needs no compli
cated machinery. It will bo readily com
prehended by the people, who are the
Treasury’s creditors.
The Treasury has had since the war. and
has now. Qof&ted -policy. \\ hat it means
to do front day'today is a matter of con
jecture. the result is uncertainty and doubt
in the public mind to a dangerous extent
dangerous, because uncertainty and
doubt may some day ripen into distrust.
If it wishes to inspire confidence, the
jioliey of the Treasury must be simple,
comprehensive, direct, plain, open and
permanent. This is almost as important
as that it should be wise.
There is no need of any complicated ma
chinery. such as is commonly known -is
financiering. It is safe. I think, to assume
of any scheme for our finances, that, if it
is complicated, it will work badly.
The simple idea of what I propose is
this: that, as the Government lias a large
indebtedness, it is net in full credit, and
much of its indebtedness is in the shape of !
short obligations, some of them payable on j
demand, it should, as an individual ora !
biuiK wounl do in like circumstances, keep
a very lull purse of cash. j
It li.i- scheme be onee adopted by the
Treasury, it can safely thereafter let things 1
alone: H will have no occasion to watch
toe money market or the gold market or
the price* of stocks. The banks and the
people will take care of themselves, if the
treasury avid let the money market alone
and coniine itself to strengthening and
guarding its own credit by attending close
ly and carefully to its own proper con
cerns.
I feel confident that it the pobey I have
indicated could be adopted, not iu'part but
entire, the Treasury would every day be
getting upon more and inon- solid ground;
that the people would feel this and go fur-
ward with confidence ill their enterprises
and industry, that the credit of the Gov
ernment and tho r riets of its securities
would be constantly strengthening, that
business would be subject to no check
from loss of confidence, and. moreover,
that as tliis is a perfectly smooth and easy
way, so it is Un most rapid way to specie
payment. Yours, truly,
John J. Cisco.
The Supplemental Military B‘I!.
It will be seen that this bill which we
published in our telegraphic columns
on the 19th, authorizes the military com
mander: in the several districts to cause a
registration ot all the voters in each State
not disfranchised by the original bill, on or
before the Ist of September next. Thirty
days after the registration is completed the
military commander is authorized and
required to order an election fir members
of a State Convention. In this State such
convention will be composed of the same
number of delegates from each county as
they now have representativesin the Legis
lature.
The Convention can be defeated by a
majority of the voters, by placing upon
their ballots ‘.‘against a Convention.” Rut
if the Convention is held, and agree upon
a Constitution, such instrument must he
submitted to the people for approval or
disapproval.
These are the main features of the bill,
and under its provisions the people of
Georgia will be-called upon ot no -d'stant
day to act in the premises. What that
action will be, we are not prepared to say.
This much,' however, we will venture to
suggest— that if such registration is order
ed, every white citizen of the State who is
not disfranchised should be certain to regis
ter. Nothing can be lost by such a coarse,
• while it will enable the white element to
control the whole affair.
According to the tax returns of the last
year, there were in the State 87,909 white
male adults over 21 years of age and under
00, and 65,909 blacks oi the same age. This
gives to tiie whites a majority in the State
of 21,000. From the 86,909 whites are to
be deducted the number disfranchised by
tlicShennan Bill. We have no accurate
information on this point, but we think that
it scarcely exceeds the number'of blacks
who .have left the State during the past
fall and winter.' If we are correct in this
surmise, then the relative strength of the
two races is about that shovvn in last year’s
tax returns. At any rate, tho whites have
a large majority, and can, with the aid of
such black votes as they can surely con
trol, give such true direction and shape to
the Convention as shall be deemed ad
visable and best.
Governor Jenkins.
“Delegations from tho South are arriving
here daily for tiie purpose of obtaining the
views of tlie President on the Reconstruc
tion Rill. Gov. Jenkins, of Georgia, the
head of the delegation from that State, will
soon be here, and among other important
questions involved in the operation of the
Mill to which he will call the attention of
tiie Administration, is the repudiation of
tho- State debt. Since the close ol'tho war,
the Georgia Legislature passed a law pay
ing the old debt of the State by the issue of
new bonds, which being issued under tiie
authority of the present Governments, de
clared illegal by the Rill, are now worth
less. All of the Southern States are now
in the same predicament, as they have
also issued bonds in the same manner.”
The above extract is from a Washington
letter to one of the New York papers, and
wo notice it now merely to show that there
arc questions growing out of the passage of
the Military Rill which will tax Radical
ingenuity to its utmost limit to settle satis
factorily, besides the elevation ofthe black
and the humiliation of the white races.
The people of the North own a large
amount of the Ronds of the Southern
States and they will not quietly and silent
ly submit to being robbed of their prop
ci'ty by,tiff, tosMp. .jutttatoia- at
Washington.
Another “ supplemental' Bill must be
passed to satisfy Northern Bondholders,
and the Congress must declare valid and
binding.all laws, orders, judgments, acts and
decrees, which have been enacted, passed'
and adjudged in the Legislatures and courts
of the several Southern States since the
commencement of the war. \\ e shall
get through this reconstruction business,
wo hope, however, in tiie course of time.
Radical bondholders must not, however,
become impatient and restless. The “as
sembled wisdom’ ’ at Washington are not
yet ready lbr another “supplement” just
now.
The Pope’s Allocution.
PIUS THE NINTH ON THE CONDITION OFTHE
CHUItCII IN ITALY.
The following is the allocution which the
Pope addressed to the consistory on the
22d of February:
Venerable Brethren The love, of
Christ urging upon us the duty of inquiring
why so many dioceses have been left vacant
in Italy, we sent an autograph letter in the
month, of March, 1865, to the Most. Serene
King of Italy, asking him to send to us
some person with whom we could treat on
such a serious subject. When he acceded
to our wi.-hes negotiations were renewed,
but through no fault of ours certainly, they
came to no result. They did not fulfill our
desire, although, moved by an ardent
solicitude for the salvation of souls, to
which the Holy See has always given
priority in dll things, we condescended to
invite these negotiations. Luo matter was
recently taken up at the desire of those
who are masters of affairs in Italy. But
it is impossible for us, venerable brethren,
to treat of this subject without expressing
profound sorrow and bitter grief. The j
holy prelates whom we are about to send
to the vacant sees will not only find the 1
ecclesiastical treasure ruined, but they will ■
absolutely find themselves in want ot their j
ordinary means of support; and what j
is still worse, they will find the stones
of the sanctuary scattered, the asy- j
lums of religious perfection desert
ed, the inmates of the cloisters reduced
to utter destitution, and the ltoly virgins
expelled from the religious edifices where,
with the help of God, they had retired to
live and uio on the kisses of the heavenly
spouse. It is sad and painful to send
bishops to such sees, especially in a crisis
of public affairs like the present* But
what is tobedotfc? Give up the project
j for these reasons ? No. These laborers
■ will return to the vine planted by God and
; watered with the blood of his Son, relying
lon the Almighty's aid;. they will proceed
to their work, confident in the protection
of the Mother of God, who can powerfully
! as-ist them. It is she, indeed, the true
seat of wisdom, who, with her inspiration,
aiding the efforts of the pastors, will bring
1 to them, in her quality of refuge of sinners,
great numbers of wandering souls. Com
forter of the afflicted, she will assuage,
through them, the sufferings of the
wretched; protector ess of Christians, she
will bring back to. the pastors the
respect and filial affection of the people,
anu thus, in the docility and love of the
flock, they will find relief from the weight
of their onerous functions, as well as conso
lation in the contest they will have to sus
tain against the enemies of God and the
powers of darkness, who are endeavoring
to seize the whole field of the Gospel in
order to make it a desolate abode.
Therefore amongst the new bishops wc
shall provisionally name some who belong
to Italy having confidence that in future
consistories we will have an opportunity
of proeoaising others and others still, if the
judgments of men, who live according to
exigencies of the time, will harmonize with
ours especially in what concerns the elec
tion of individuals. It would not be op
portune to say more in the present state
things : but the future, unless the justice
of the Almighty brings about a change, is
but too clearly indicated by the past series
;of most distressing events. Still we must
have confidence in God. who, in concert
with the immaculate virgin and the holy
apostles, has, in so striking a manner, pro
tected us beneath the shadow of his wings:
and who, in the end (such at least is our
hope i. will change our sorrows into joy.
Lot us endeavor, venerable brethren, to
this n- ult, -
in onr prayers, by the c-oneord of our souls
and the exercise ot every Christain virtue.
Maryland Aid for the South.
Both Houses of the Maryland Legislature,
in iuesuu} tast, adopted a Bill reported
by the Committee ou Finance, appropriating
sluo,ooofbr the purchase of food, supplies,
and such necessaries as may be wanting by
i the -ufterers at the South.
AUGUSTA. GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, 1867.
The Negro Vote.
The fa: 5 is that ever since the close of the
war th< frt-i'dineu have been organized in
loyal Union Leagues, through the influ
ence of the preacher* in their churches,
tiie Northern teachers in their schools, and
the officers of the Freedmen's Bureau.
Recently, since tiie white loyalists of tiie
South have adopted the negro suffrage
plan of reconstruction, the i'rcedinen s
leagues have received considerable acces
sions of members from that class, and are
in many cases controlled by them. In
Georgia nearly every county lias a
thoroughly organized Radical political
society, .the object'of which is to see that
the freedtnen vote against tiie Johnson
party, as it is called, and throughout the
whole South they are under the sway of
tiie most u.tra Radicals, and every prepa
ration has been made by them to proceed
at once to assume control of the organiza
tion of new Governments, when the regis
tration of another supplementary Recon
struction Bill shall have become a law.—
Correspondence of yew York Tones.
Tiie people of Georgia and of the entire
South should give the above statement a
careful consideratiop. If the facts therein
stated are true, the‘respectable white people
should lose no time in considering and
adopting such a course in the premises as
will frustrate the machinations of these
emissaries of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
From our knowledge of' the negro char
acter*, and Lis present wholly dependent
condition, wc entertain no fear -as to the |
course which he will pursue in the exor- j
cise of the elective franchise, provided the j
decent white people take proper and
prompt action in t’ue matter. Nineteen
twentieths of tho black voters can be in- !
fluenced and controlled by those who give
them food, lodging! and. employment. It'
lies now in the power of the white cm- |
ployer to cast as many ballots in our future !
elections as ho may have adult male
negroes in his service. The machinery of
Union Leagues and Freedmen Leagues !
cannot step between the employer and |
employee, provided 1 the former will' but
exercise the ordinary prudence and fore
sight in this matter which he brings to
bear in the usual transactions of life. The
negroes have already learned one valuable
lesson, and one which they will not soon
forget—that the Southern people are their
best friends. This feeling has been grow
ing and intensifying since the Ist of I
January, 1806, and will continue to in
crease and strengthen as long as their old !
masters treat them kindly and con
siderately.
It should be remembered that the ne- •
grees themselves have not been suppliants
for the elective franchise. This great
privilege has been thrust upon them, not
because it would, in the least degree, bene
fit their condition, but because it would
humiliate the whites- ' They have had no
agency in the concocting and enacting of
tho Military Bill, and should not receive
from us any of the; resentment which it is
natural should be entertained towards those
who are responsible: for this hill of abomi
ntydons. They have been clothed with
this highest privilege which can be enjoyed
By an American citizen, and we must set
about in earnest to guide, direct and con
trol them in its proper exercise. If
we fail to do this, ai few had men in out
midst will get control of every department
of the State government, and our laws will
be so shaped as to make the situation of j
the white people here as hard, perhaps, i
as that of the whites to-day in Tennessee j
In this connection; the New York World,
in its issue-of the 16th, says:
“In all Southern States where the negro ]
population is nearly equal to tiie white,
the latter must conciliate and control tiie
negro vote or bo ruled by it. Will they
choose to bo horse or rider ?
“The management of the negro vote will
bo easy enough, if tho whites begin in sea
son. Tho majority of the negroes wore
faithful to them during the war, and if
they receive kind and considerate treat- j
meat, tiiey will bo faithful now. The ne
groes can bo much more easily managed
Lhiiji.fccar iji.m imiv oouhl -have Lean iasr
yea for thiryear before. By the experience
of two years, they are well cured of tho
hallucinations by which their effervescing
minds wero filled! by their new-found
freedom. Some of them have learnt bitter
lessons in the school of vagrancy. Even
tiie steadiest and most diligent find no'.such
bright contrast to their former condition as
leads them to feel much gratitude to their
deliverers. Those of them who have fami
lies—that is to say, most of tiie voters —
discover that freedom brings burdens
as well as exemptions. The pover
ty and prostration of the South, tho
short crops and impending starvation, j
have thus far made freedom a hard
road to travel. There could not lie
a more unfavorable time than tiie
present for tho Radicals to impress tiie ,
freedmen with a sense of obligation. A
year or two ago, tiie negro heart danced to
a ptean of vague and tumultuous expecta
tions. A year or two hence, regular in- ,
dnstry and good crops will enable the ;
negroes to realize; the substantial advan
tages of freedom. At present, their feel
ings are at tiie lowest point of depressiop, 1
with nothing in tlfeir condition or expe
rience to kindle any enthusiasm towards ,
their Northern benefactors. ‘There is a :
tide in the affairs of men ; ’ anil if, by
Southern blindness and inaction, tiie 1
whole political power of the South should 1
he lodged in the hands of tho negroes, the i
Southern whites would find that
‘All the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
“But if they make a prompt use oftlie
present opportunity, they can imbue the
negro mind with just local feeling, and
thereby save Southern society from a total
wreck.”
Reconstruction.
“Senator Nye declared recently that
he was not in favor of bringing the South
ern people back nolens volcns, blit lie
would rather furnish the propelling
power to drive them tho other way.”
Doubtless Senator Nye speaks the true
sentiments of a large majority of the
Radical party. They do not wish tiie
Union restored on any terms. The debate
in the Senate on the “Supplemental”
Bill shewed that Mr. Nye, Senator from
Nevada, was lacked by quite a considera
ble number of ultra Radicals; ‘or, as the
new Senator (Drake) from Missouri terms
himself, Radical-Radicals. These men
feel that the death-knell of their party will
be sounded the day that Southern repre
sentatives are admitted to seats in Con
gress. Their power may be retained a few
days after that, but all observing men see
very clearly that their lease in office is
bound to expire in a very short time after
the Union is re-established. This class of
politicians do not desire restoration on any'
terms, and will oppose, to the extent of
their ability, any plan of reconstruction
which promises an early consummation.
Cuthbert Factory.— The Cuthbert
Appeal -contains the following about the
Factory at that point:
The Cuthbert Factory, under the imme
diate supervision of Messrs. Hardee &
Brown, is now running as glibly as well
adjusted and splendid machinery can be
made to run. Hundreds of spindles are daily
turning out woolen and cotton threads by
the quantity, anu looms with firing shut
tles are making cloths a prince might wear.
Everything in the establishment looks
business like, from the quickstep of the
‘■Ross’’ to the'whirring wheels and floating
bands about him. Receiving, weighing,
packing, distributing, adjusting, carding,
batting, dyeing, spinning, warping, weav
ing, and many additional ings are going on
at one and the same time.
Every lazy man in the community should,
by all means, spend one hour there when
the concern is in full blast.
The engine which drives the whole vast
collection of complicated machinery is of
40-horse power, and for durability of con
struction and security against accident,
surpasses anything of the kind wc have
elsewhere seen. In the arrangement of
the entire establishment, it is evident that
the proprietors had an especial eye to per
manency, convenience, and success. We
wLh you a bright future, gentlemen. Fi
nally, Cuthbert is awaking as if from a
lethargic sleep. May the ball keep mov
ing.
'Daring Rubbery. —The Greensboro’
Herald says :
At a late hour on Sunday night last,
some person entered the LeJ-room of I)r.
T. N. Poußain, by raising the window sash,
while all on the premises were asleep, and
stole a gold* watch and a pocket-book con
taining between two and three hundred
dollars in greenbacks, and notes to the
amount of ten or fifteen thousand dollars
The New Military Commanders.
The military appointments provided for
by the Military
2d. arc officially announced. The dj Arrets
are assigned in order tt G enerals Schofield,
Sickles, Thomas, Oft! and Sheridan.—
With the . exception of Sickles, sayp the
Hartford Times, all professional
soldiers. Gen. Scholiast! is already pretty
well known to the people *6 \ i ; .gi n j a •— Vi - e
beg pardon—of "Lvfotct No. .1,” over
which he is to rule. He is considered to
be a just and upright man, in whose hands
the people would be as safe as they would
be in the hands of any irresponsible mili
tary dictator.
General Sickles lias of late years become
an ultra Radical? anu the Uarolinas,
under, his rule, will be .made to feel it.
General Thomas is a good soldier ! less
good as a politician. His rule is like to be
a strip one. Gcofgitf jporida, and Alaba
ma a his field.
Gemral Ord is a better selection so far
as his spirit and inclinations go, than any
of the others. He is to govern Mississippi
and Arkansas. «
General Sheridan, who remains in Louis-'
iana, is governed by good enough natural
impulses; if he will keep himself Hear of.
the artful manipulations of plotting politi
cians; but this, judging -from the record
.i • '
yeUiy'iAprolbabiy too much to expect.
Will Georgians Execute the law *
This question is best answered by the
U. S. District Attorney, Henry S. Fitch,
Esq., who, in taking leave of the Grand
Jury at Atlanta last week, is reported to
have addressed the Court as follows ;
May it please the Court: Before the
Grand Jury is formally discharged I desire,
with yourYlonor's permission, to return
to the' members of tiie panel iny sincere
thanks, as an officer oi' tiie Government
and of this court, for their intelligent fidel
ity to the interest of tho Republic, and
their prompt enforcement of its laws. It
is gratifying to :myself, and ho doubt
equally so to your Honor, especially attliis
critical period, to record the fact that tiie
Grand Inquest for the Northern District of
Georgia have not only, faithfully but earn
estly vindicated, irrespective of persons,
places, or political opinion, the sanctity of
their official oaths and the peace and dig
nity of Hie United States. It is a cheering
prophecy of future prosperity, a happy
recognition of the truth that the Constitu
tion is not like an Arab’s tent, intended
only for a night’s shelter—but in perpetu
ity like the Pyramids, at once the monu
ment of our fathers and Ilia protection of
our children.
After the sad memories oftlie past few
years, the very speetable of a United
States Grand Jury, to inquire into offences
against the laws of the Republic, is not a
figurative but practical illustration oftlie
'dove returning over the weary waste of
waters to the shelter of the ark.,
Tiie pleasure which I fuel an irresistible
impulse to express, is .not entirely unself
ish. Asa citizen of tho Republic and a
resident of Georgia, I feel a personal
interest in the resurrection oi a spirit of
loyalty and devotion to that Government
which alone has heretofore, or can here
after, by a wise administration of its laws,
give protection to the rights and interests
of every iffiui who claims the honor of
being an American citizen.
Olic Cental System,
This system having been already adopt
ed by some of the principal cities, instead
of the bushel measure for grain, we copy
below a tabio showing tiie relative values
ofthe bushel and the cental for wheat and
corn. Wheat is estimated at sixty lbs. to
the bushel, and corn and rye at fifty-six
lbs. The probability is that tho cental
plan will soon, bo generalily adopted, and
this table will be useful for reference, par
ticularly for those who. at present may
purchase by the cental and sell by the
bushel:
WHEAT.
Per I Per jPer | Per | Per Per
Bush. Cental Bus. Cental Bus. Cental
$ Cts. 8 (Its. !§ cts|B Cts. jjtCts $ Cts.
100 fed 2-3 j*2 "lit!l3 33 1-3 | _ 2 SIS! 4 ‘J6 2-3
1 02; 1 70 2 02 336 2-3i 3 00 5 00
1061 SO | 2 0813 40 2-3 3065 10
1 10 1 S3 1-3 | 2 10:3 50 3 08 5 13 1-3
1 12 l SO 2-3! 2 12 3 53 1-31 3 10 5 16 2-3
1 l-11l 90 | 2 1413 56 2-3 j 3125 20
1 ltfl 93 1-3:1 2 loh 60 I 3 1415 23 1-3
1 is|l 06 2-3 j I 2‘ 1 sI.‘i 63 l-o!l 316526 2 3
I 20;2 00 j! 2 20'3 06 2-3 |*3 18 530
1 22j2 03 l-3jj 2 22‘5 70 II 3205 33 1-3
I 2412 06 2-3 ! 2 24‘3 73 1-5 3225 36 2-3
1 25 2 10 2 26 376 2-3 3 2415 40
1 25;2 13 1-3 2 2813 SO 3205 43 1-3
1 30j2 16 2-3: 1 2 3<)|3 83 1-3* 328 5 -46 2-3
1 34|2 23 1-3]j 2 3T13 90 “”j 3 32)5 53 1-3
1 56|2 20 2-sjj 2 30|3 93 l-3j 3 Oij.i 50 2-3
CORN AND It YE.
Per Per . Per j Per || Per Per
Bus. Cental |Bush Cental [ Bus. Cental
$ Cts 5 Cts. |$ Cts. p Cts. j s Cts 8 cts.
40, "71 3-7| 02,f 64 2-711T44 257 1-7
42 75 ! 9pl 67 6-71| 4 40;2 60 5-7
44 78 4-71 9Cj 171 3-71 148 2 6-1 2-7
461 82 1-7 ' tJSiI 75 J! 1 50j2 07 6-7
48 85 5-7 1 ffllil 78 4-7 .1 5212 71 3-7
50 SO 2-7 1021 82 1-7 1542 75
52 92 6-7 1 fil 185 5-7 I 1562 78 4-7
51] 00 3-7 1 00 198 2-7 j 1582 8? 1-7
56 1 00 1 0811 92 6-7 1 0012 85 5-7
5N 103 4-7 .1 ]o:i 90 3-7! 1 62|2 89 2-7
6(1 107 1-7 1122 00 j 1642 92 6-7
02:1 10 5-7; 1 14(2 03 4-7 1 1 1 (>.'> 296 3-7
64; I 14 2-7 j 1 16 207 1-711 1683 00
00] 1 17 0-71 1 IV2 10 5-71 1703 03 4-7
68] 12! 3-71 1202 14 2-7 i723 07 1-7
70(1 25 | 1 22|2 17 6-711 1743 M) 5-7
The Price of Printing Paper. A
dispatch from New York to the Chicago
Trih imc says; “Under the influence ol
recent importations of printing paper from
Europe, and the probability of further
orders being sent out, the price of rag
print has declined to 15j@lG cents per
pound. Straw and rag mixed ranges from
13 jto 15 cents, as per quality. The pub
lishers here are determined not to submit
any longer to the extortionate prices im
posed upon them for a year past. Good
print paper, such as tho papers now use,
can be purchased in Belgium for 8 to 9
cents per pound, in gold, and can be laid
down here, including the duty, freight, in
surance, commission, <ke., at about 16
cents; and more than that price the New
York dailies have resolved not to pay the
domestic manufacturers. ’ ’
Baptist Convention. —The Baptist
Convention of Georgia will meet in Colum
bus on the 26th of akpril. The Sun
says;
Arrangements are being made in the
various families (members of the congre
gation) for the accommodation of the
delegates who may attend, and also to
have them pass over the various railroads
on one fare. The promise is that the
Convention will be largely attended.
Coweta Court. —The Newnan IlcralJ,
of the 16th, savs ;
Court has been in session during the
week, Judge Underwood presiding. On
Friday, of last week, the case of the State
vs Wn. B. Blalock, charged with man
slaughter—the killing of F. D. Bowen.in
1864—was called up, and both parties
announced ready for trial. The trial of
the case consumed two days, and late
Saturday evening the jury returned a
verdict of not guilty.
It is said that the Spanish gentleman
who drew the §100,6 * prize this time left
his ticket in Havana, and told the person
that he left it with that if he drew the
8100,000 prize that he might keep 5 -*O,OOO
for himself, g(ve $30,000 to the poor,
§IO,OOO to his clerk, and' $30,000 they
might send to him in Spain.
The South London Press informs us
! Pall Mail Gazette) that the religious com
munity of London is promised a novelty
.in the shape of the “smallest Methodist
preacher in the world.” This latest “sen
sation" is at present in the Peterborough
: circuit, where, we are told, he is “laboring
with extraordinary success .so much so
that in some places where he has been
engaged the numbers have been more than
, doubled. The reverend gentleman is about
an inch taller than Gen. Tom rnumb. •
Sloped. —The Rev. Wni. Wells, pastor
of the African M. E. Church, North, at
Clarksville, Tennessee, hired a hoi se and
buggy recently, drove to a neighboring
town", and sol-i the turnout on the public
square for SBS, and absconded sac- < lI,IV -
It turned out afterward that he earned
with him about to the awe
mentioned African enurcl), waica was
his nands for safe keeping.
In a report on the geology of Alabama,
Prof. Tuomey computes that, there are
5,330 square miles of coal fields m the State
of Alabama alone.
Forewarned, Forearmed.
\\ e Lava already-cautioned the Southern
people against the danger which threatens
' them, if, by any means, they should
become divided into parties on the great
questions which arise under the recent
action of Congress. We believe that it
lies in our power to avert many of the
evils under which the people of Tennessee
and Missouri are nqw suffering, by frown
ing down any attempts which may be
made to divide our people. We cannot
afford to differ on any of these momentous
questions. If our judgments or feelings
should prevent us from agreeing in all the
dc tat ts of the movement to thwart the
Radical attempt to place us in the power
of the negroes and renegade white
Unionists, we should make up our minds
at once to yield something of our prefer
ence, and. it may.be, of prejudices, for the
public good. The danger which surrounds
us on every side is imminent. We can
save something from this wreck of the
Constitution and State rights, if we are
only true to ourselves.
AlreSSy the Radical press is congratulat
ing itself ' upon the idea that the South
wik divide, tmd thereby enable the negroes
tr ioid the balance of power. They know
Mjiat unless divisions arise amongst us, that
tho white people ol the South will eon
- oi' the
’Muitafy Bill aricl trs supplement, to con
trol our State aud local affairs. Hence they
wiji leave no stone unturned to accomplish
this primary object. Emissaries will be
sent into every district and county to stir
up strife and bitterness between the blacks
and whites with a view of preventing any har
mony of action between these two classes.
Wo shall be compelled to meet and combat
these efforts, for upon our own successful
accomplishment, of this object depends the
security of our lives, our property, and our
honor. Yvc cannot hope for success if we
are ourselves divided. In this matter
hnioti is strength.
The New York Post, one of the most
bitter and malignant of the Northern
press, in a recent issue, in commenting
upon this subject, admits that the success
of the Radical programme depends upon
the division of tho Southern people. Let
us take warning in time, and at once set
about preparing to defeat their scheme for
dividing us. That paper says :
“The movements for reconstruction
under the act oi Congress will produce one
very much needed result—they will divide
tiie Southern people into parties oncemore.
There must henceforth be two political
parties there, as there are and always have
been in the Northern States ; and by means
of the negro vote theso two parties will be
in every State so nearly balanced in strength
that each will have to respect the other's
rights; and each will bo able to insist
upon its own rights. This once done,_ tiie
Southern States must inevitably and
quickly advance in liberal sentiments and
in love ol' country—for it needs only free
discussion, thorough discussion, to enable
the people everywhere to see the right, to
recognize their best interests, and to lead
them to east away the false loaders whose
stupid blunders and criminal ambition
brought such ruin upon the Southern.
Suites.”
The Connecticut Election.
The contest in Connecticut is unusually
interesting and excited. The Radicals are
evidently depressed, and are almost will
ing to give up the race for Governor and
three of the four members of Congress if
they can secure the election of their can
didate in the 4th District, the great mod
ern humbug and showman, P. T. Barnum.
The Democrats are united and enthusiastic
in their efforts for their whole ticket. The
eight . ltpux ifil&uibo
“lialaticc’of power between the two great
parties, and we learn from our Eastern ex
changes that the Democratic party has so
managed the canvass as to secure the votes
of this outside organization for English
and the balance of the Democratic ticket.
The New York Herald , a paper noto
rious for its faculty in catching the first
indications of any changes in the political
atmosphere, virtually concedes that the
Democrats will carry the State. We give
below an extract from a leading cditoral
which we find in the Herald of the 15th,
and whilo the motives which prompted it
were doubtless those of great personal
hostility to Barnum, yet, we think that
it shows very .clearly that Bennett sees al
ready “the handwriting on the wall,” and
is taking in sail, in order that he may be
able to join in the eomeing rejoicings over
the lta dical overthrow.
“The Republicans of Connecticut are in
a terrible quandary. In the midst of an
important State election they find them
selves adrift on an unknown sea, with all
their former landmarks gone, and old
negresses, Feeje'e mermaids, learned seals,
woolly horses and other monstrosities
floating all around them. They discover
that the people are coining out in April en
masse, independent of party,’to vote on the
great moral and political principles in
volved in tiie new issues that have taken
the place of the slavery question and the
reconstruction question, both of which are
now settled and out oSthe way. All over
the State the appeals of the Republicans-to
the working men, their labor resolutions
and their loyal ’speeches are covered tip
and hidden by the large posters of a small,
swindling showman. They tremble for
their whole ticket, Governor and all, under
tliis stale of atliiirs. Old Joyce Hetli casts
a black cloud over their hopes. They
feel no confidence in the tale of the Foejee
mermaid, and the woolly horse is a night
mare to them. They have good cause for.
alarm, but their case is not quite hope
less. We have already made an effort
to aid them by calling upon the lead
ing members of Congress to come to their
rescue. These gentlemen do not respond.
They arc not usually averse to making a
show ot themselves; but they- are just
now in a state of anxiety and trepidation,
and are fully occupied with their own
affairs. They begin to fear that the Pres
ident lias the power in his own hands of
immediately reconstructing the Union on
the basis of the Constitutional Amendment,
under the Sherman Military District Bill,
I and thus bringing the Southern States
back before the next Presidental election,
and they are too intent upon their effort to
l re-open the reconstruction agitation to find
i time to bestow upon Barnum and ids
small swindles. Wentworth refuses to
travel as the Belgian giant, when he may
have more smelling duties on his hands at*
| Washington. Ashley cannot consent to
put on a roaring lion’s skin in the Barnum
: caravan, when lie lias a cal! to play the
I more congenial role of the jackass in Con
gress. Ben. Butler will not bottle bimseif
j up for the amusement of Bamum’s au
diences, when he has a chance of bottling
: up Andv Johnson by impeachment.
| “One thing is evident—every republican
is bewildered and alarmed, and the gen
i eral inquiry is, ‘How is Connecticut going?
! Something mast bo done.’ ”
Confiscation.
Some of our weak-kneed capitalists and
large real estate owners doubtless slept
better last night than they have for some
weeks past. The telegraph informed us
yesterday that old Thadbrokedown during
the delivery of his speech in favor of his
emancipation scheme, and that, although he
was aided by the accomodating Clerk of the
House, who kindly finished the reading of
Stevens’ great philippic against the
South, this darling measure of the old
dragon's soul was unceremoniously laid
upon the table until December nest —that
is. it was kicked out of the House.
Two days before a similiar project in
troduced by Sumner and supported by one
of hislongest and dryest of unmeaning plati
tudes, was laid upon the table by the very
decisive vote of-7 to 10.
Thus, for this session, at least, we need
fear no further legislation on this subject.
We know that the spectre of confiscation
j r , destroyed the spirit and unstrung the
nerV oS of many of our leading citizens, and
caused them much tribulation of spirit;
and for their sakes we are really glad that
the matter is thus summarily dispensed
We hare never entertained any fears on
this subject: We have never been able to
bring ourself to the belief that a majority,
even of the present Congress, were so
wholly lost'to ail sense of justice and right
as to pass such a law. i. vents, so iar,
have shown that we were right.
English prepared coitee is adulterated
with burnt sugar, It is made of beans
here and adulterated with coffee.
White Labor for the South.
Mobile, March Sth, 1567.
-Editors Advertiser <i Register :
Many inquiries have been addressed to
me, from various portions of the South
ern States, requesting information as to
the procurement of white iabor from Eu
rope, I avail, myself of tho columns of
your paper to reply thereto.
Iliad given some attention to this sub
ject during my late residence in France
and Switzerland, and, as the information
which I am Enabled to communicate may
aid in perfecting a judicious system of
emigration, it affords me pleasure to fur
nish it.
„ f found that emigration to the Southern
States nail several causes operating
against it previous to the war, and, though j
one of them, the institution of slavery, has j
been abolished, another has arisen in its |
place quite as potent to prevent it.
During the civil war the policy of the
Government in regard to the public lands
was changed, in order to stimulate emigra
tion from Europe.
B.V the act of Congress of 20th May,
1862, and 21st March, 1864, known as the
‘Homestead Law,” emigrants are permit
ted to enter lands upon tiling an affidavit—
paying to the Receiver ten dollars —and
occupying and cultivating tho same for
five years, with residence, Ac without any
further payment.
The existence of this law, and the bid
thus made for foreign emigrants to come
to the country, was circulated through
Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium,
and the Northern nati ... ,
so be attributed the then, to us."
inexplicable reason why so many foreign
ers came into the Northern ports during
the last years ofthe war.
The current of emigration, heretofore
running to the Northwestern States and
Territories, received a greatly increased
impetus, and the stream is now flowing
altogether in that direction. There are
other causes operating to continue this
condition of things which will readily sug
gest themselves to you, among which may
be mentioned the influence or the settled
emigrants in this country upon those of
their family and friends in Europe, intend
ing to come over, and the flattering rep
resentations made to them of the wealt h
and prosperity which has followed their
labor and enterprise.
Under this state of facts the "question
arises, what is tho proper course to be
pursued by tbeSonthern people in order to
divert at least a portion of the large emi
gration from Europe to our borders, and
to what points should our exertions and
legislation, if necessary, be directed lbr this
end ?
The practical working of a successful
system by which emigration to the South
can be obtained, may be stated as fol
lows :
Ist. The planting ihterest of the South
must offer the same or greater induce
ments to emigrants that arc now open to
them at the North.
2d. To do so, they must divide their
large plantations into small farms, to bo
leased to emigrants for a few years, to be
paid for in labor, and at the expiration of
the stipulated period, to belong to the
lessee.
3d. The revision of tho emigrant laws
of the States by which the rights of the
employer and employee are clearly defined,
and. liberal and impartial in their pro
visions.
4th. The appointment of an agent in
Europe, among whose duties it should be
to circulate in the English, French, Ger
man and Dutch languages, truthful state
ments of the rich productive soil, the min
eral and mctalic wealth, and the inexhaust
ible water power for manufacturing pur
poses in Southern States, with the proper
statistics applicable to each industrial in
terest, and accompanied with geological
maps, showing its mineral and other re
sources, and such other information as may
be necessary to a thorough knowledge of
the country that invites them to her soil.
Among other means of affording correct
information to the masses of the popula
tion who desire to emigrate, would be that
of procuring some man of intelligence,
probity aud worth, desirous of leading a
colony to the South to visit this' country,
whose expenses would be defrayed, and to
whom every facility should be afforded to
examine thoroughly into Jk.j»
wu eiimftTc ana advantages offered to em
igrants.
nth. Information and facilities to be af
forded to emigrants at their ports of em
barkation, and the aid of the States, if
necessary, to any trans-Atlantic lino of
steamers from English, French, German or
Dutch port's to the Southern cities of the
United States.
6tli. Proper guards and precautions
against the shipment of felons and persons
of bad character, many of these classes of
persons having been notoriously sent to
the United States in large numbers. (Join
plaints to this effect have been made by
the Government of the United States to
some of the European Governments.
The foregoing are the leading features
which may be profitably considered in de
vising a system for procuring an extensive
emigration from Europe to the South.
In a conversation with a Swiss banker
of Lausanne, on the subject of Swiss emi
gration to supply our want of agricultural
labor, and to till the position of shepherds,
vine growers, mechanics, &c., &c., 110
remarked that although there was little
wealth among the masses, there were few
persons in Switzerland who could not make
a support, and such were their local at
tachments that they would prefer merely
supporting themselves at home to an un
certain support among strangers. That
the only means of procuring emigrants
from such a people would be the
guarantee of a home and employment,
which would enable them to support them
selves until they could look around them
with the view of improving their condi
tion.
I kept this question of labor continually
before my mind during my residence in
Europe, conscious that the time was at
hand when our people would be compelled
tc supply themselves with it from some
source, and I feared at unnecessary cost, if
long delayed.
I am satisfied that if measures for the
purpose are properly inaugurated, and our
planters view the question from the
standpoint of their own interest, that they
will promptly yield to the necessities of
their position ; and however reluctant they
may feel to “ despoil their inheritance” by
reducing and eventually giving up por
tions of their lands for labor upon the bal
auOe, they will find in the end that it wiii
not only enhance the value of the portion
retained, but that the intelligent labor of
the white race will render it more produc
tive, while the labor itself will be cheaper
than that of the negro.
And here permit me to observe that it is
a very mistaken and erroneous idea, which
obtains quite extensively in this country,
that a large proportion of the foreign emi
gration coming to the United States are
paupers and destitute. On the contrary,
by far the largest majority of them are of
the well-to-do class of the country frciu
whence they come, with money sufficient
to pay their expenses, stimulated by intel
ligence of the superior inducements offered
them to increase their pecuniary condition,
and ambitious of. improving their social
and political status.
I would suggest that conventions repre
senting all the industrial interests of our
people, should be held at central points in
the Southern’States, where their views
can be discussed and measures matured
for obtaining the labor necessary for the
present and prospective wants of our sec
tion. Th re is uo-real difficulty in its ac
complishment, and the expenses incident
to its successful solution will be much less
than would be supposed.
I have thus frankly stated my views in
relation to this all-absorbing and interest
ing question. Upon it depends the future
prosperity and independence of the South
ern people. Very respectfully.
F. 8. Blount.
The Legislature of South Carolina, some
time since, appropriated $500,000 for re
lief, but, its bonds being almost valueless,
this'amounts to nothing, _ unless those at
the North who sympathize with human
suffering purchase these bonds. A pe
tition has been placed upon our counter to
day f'gr signatures, calling upon the Legis
lature of Maryland to purchase $50,000 of
these bonds. W e will also cheerfully re
ceive at the counter of The American all
private subscriptions that may be made to
purchase bread and meat for the sufferers.
As we have regarded as their real friends
those who have for two years past urged
the people of the South to accept the terms
of reconstruction offered them, which would
have, by this time, brought peace and'
prosperity to their borders, so we now ap
peal to all our citizens, regardless of politi
cal views, to come promptly to the rescue
of this famine-stricken section of our com
mon country. The present movement is
in the hands of gentlemen who will see
that the poor and destitute are the real
beneficiaries of the fund contributed.—
Baltimore American.
Baitman, secretary to a limited liability
undertaking not considered too safe, hav
ing a handsohiely furnished office, it was
remarked to him that his room was lietter
than his company.
NEW SERIES YOL. XXYI. NO. 13.
Special Correspondence of the Charleston Mercury.
Our Washington hotter.
Wash i ngtox, Mat ch 1 2 —Since my last
letter a bill, svppkmcntal to the Military
; Government Act, has been introduced and
I passed in the House,
j The Radicals claim that the object of
; this measure is simply to provide the ma
j chinery wherewith to carry the original act
i intp execution. It will be seen, however,
that :t enlarges the power of the military
j commanders, and if they should so desire I
it, would convert tl proposed elections
into mere instrument- . ' registration 1
of their decrees. All . however,
upon the character of th - .- selected,
as of course, it is possible to hold a fair
election under military rule.
The bill above mentioned is now before
the Senate Committee on the Judiciary,
and will probably be reported back to
morrow or next day, aud immediately
passed. A Committee of tho Virginia
Legislature were at the Capitol t'o-day seek
ing to obtain some modification of its pro
visions. lam not informed whether they
succeeded or uot, Much surprise is mani
fested at the objections which Governor
Peirpont of that State is said to entertain
to the measure. He opposes it, as I un
derstand, on the ground that in confiding
the registration ot' voters and the regula
tion of elections to the military, so-called
loyal men will be practically ignored and
rebels elevated to power, for the reason
that the Commanding Generals in the
South are more or less influenced by the
predominant public sentiment by which
they are surrounded. And this, is tlui
HKelrue reason why they oppose-tho whole
military scheme. It will be remembered
that they advocated and desired the pas-,
sage of the Louisiana bill, not only for that
State, but for each of tho unrepresented
States of the South, Its practical effect
would be to place them in as bad, if not a
worse, condition than Tennessee, in com
parison .with which a perpetual state of
exclusion would be a blessing.
Generals Grant and Schofield were with
the President for some time to-day. They
also had a consultation with the different
members of the Cabinet. Jt is understood
that the object of their visit related to the
appointment of commanding officers in the
South under the new law. As it is not
necessary that they shall be confirmed by
the Senate, tho President will no doubt
such as lie may think proper, and
therefore it is easy to account for tha ap
parent delay in the matter on the ground
that he is seeking the best and most com
petent men.
Mr. Sumner startled the Senate yester
day by introducing resolutions for a gener
al system of education for the negroes, and
an equally general system of confiscation of
Southern lands for the benefit of that class.
He argued the propriety of such a measure
in his usual grave and serious manner, and
although nearly all of his political associ
ates were evidently opposed to it, he gave.
them to understand that he was hut a lit
tle in advance of the party, and predicted
that his propositions would era long be
accepted by that loyal crowd. The subject
was laid on the table, and to-day Senator
Morton, tof Indiana, moved a reconsidera
tion, and joined hands with the Massa
chusetts fanatic on the main question.
Iu these monstrous schemes of despotism
for the* South, lies tho final ruin ofthe now
dominant party. If they undertake to
carry them out, the whole civilized world
will be compelled to protest, arid if they
are pressed so far as to cause a disruption
in the solid ranks of that iniquitous politi
cal organization. the day of our salvation
from such thraldom will have arrived ; so
take either “horn ofthe dilemma,” and I
think it cannot he made to appear any
worse for the South than the condition in.
which she is now unfortunately placed.
The evidences of disintegration in the
Radical ranks multiply rapidly.
It is conceded that the Butler and Ash
ley faction has been floored in tiie House,
and the same is true ofthe Sumner faction
in the Senate.
Old Senators like Fessenden and Trum
bull—men whe have not lost all sense of
self-respect—frequently have occasion to
rebuke their more Radical associates, and
they do it in such a way as to leave the im
pression on the hearer that the breach is
widening, and that cro long an open dis
ruption niu.-t inevitabh take place.
President Johtisou - •••«e»t conversation
with flic editor of the New York Citizen ,
published in that joun;, ', attracts general
attention.
It related solely to the ~ : condition
of the country, and although satisfac
tory to Radical bondholders, it was never
theless so forcible, as to set even political
enemies to thinkihg, on the important
subject so ably discussed by the Execu
tive.
The New York Herald of to-day, which
is before me, contains a long editorial on
the question ; your readers will remember
that t\\Q'l/crald has been advocating im
peachment for the last two months. But
now, in the editorial above referred to, it
say
■‘V hatever mistakes Mr. Johnson may
have made in his conflict with Congress and
the dominant party in power, we must ad
mit lie possesses a good deal of sagacity'.
He sees that the ‘main issue, looming up
in the immediate future,’ is the financial
one. and this ‘must swallow up all minor
questions.’ We agree with him; wo have
lcpeatedly asserted the same opinions.”
This will do very well for the Herald■ —
“strawsshow which way the wind blows.”
One understanding is, that as soon as the
.Supplemental Military Bill, now before the
Senate, is finally enacted, both Houses will
bo ready to adjourn. It is conceded that
the President will not sign it, but I am in
clined to think that ho will not keep it ten
■days as allowed by the Constitution, hut re
turn it, at once, with a brief message,
referring to his objections to the original
act. *
Congress can and will immediately rc
pass it, arid then an adjournment will be
agreed on probably until late next Fall.—
Such seems to be the better impression
just now. The Irish citizens here are ter
ribly indignant at the way their invitation
to members of Congress to attend Fenian
meetings was treated in the House yester
day’. It was sent to the Speaker, and af
ter being read was immediately laid on the
table. It was noticed at the Irish demon
stration last evening, no Radical member
could be seen. This will lose the party
many votes in the Northern States. The
highest clement is a strong one in all politi
iil contests in that section. The Radicals,
however, never had any affection for the
i oh, and are unanimously opposed to
bringing on a war with England on their
account. They think it might seriously
interfere with some of their negro equality
schemes in the South. Hence, the-poor
Fenians receive the “cold shoulder” from
this liberty-loving Congress.
Palmetto.
Population of European Turkey - .
In the Transactions of the Austrian Geo
gs aphical Society for .1807, just published
at Vienna, there is an article, by Professqr
Goblert. on the “ Population of European
Turkey.” The author gives the popula
tion, of European Turkey (excluding ltou
mania and Servia) as 10,000,000. Os
these 7,000,000 are Christians and the
rest Mohamedans, Turks, Albanians, Bul
garians, and Bosnians. The number of
Turks proper is 700,000 only, who chiefly
ru ide in Constantinople (where there are
200,000 of them), in Eastern Bulgaria, in
the pashalick of Adrianople, and in some
parts of Thraeia and Macedonia. The
Slavonians of Turkey consist of 4,000,000
Bulgarians, I,loo,oooßosnians and Croats,
and 400,000 Servians. There are also
1,200.000 Greeks, 1.009,000 Albanians,
and 400.000 Wallachiari.?. The superficial
area of Turkey in Europe is 0,520 square
miles.
A Noble Example of Charity.—
Amid the many noble acts of charity
which of late have occurred, to show that
there are yet good and generous people
beyond Mason’s & Dixon’s line, and that
the South has still many friends in the
Northern States, none i.- more observing
of note for its straight.-a ward manner and
subtantial character than the following:
Messrs. A. Whitney & Sons, manufac
turers of car wheels. in Philadelphia, have
written to Mr. H. T. i of this city,
enclosing a check for $5 ; relief of
the destitute in this St:: a.-, c sent
like amounts to Savannah . . lontgome
rv.
They state in their letter to Mr. Peake,
that no public movement has yet been
organized in their city for the relief of the
South, and that they have, therefore, de
termined to act for themselves. Let all
the friends of the South, in places where
no public movement has been organized,
act in the same way, and we shall soon
have money enough to keep famine from
our doors. — Charleston Mercury.
Anew color, called amaranthe, is worn
for carriage full dress. It looks remarka
bly well under gaslight in velvet over white
satin undertrains. This is the greatest
novelty, as also light fawn crape, over
which blue beetles and other brilliant in
sects crawl among the ruddy Autumn
leaves. Ido not advise this unless a verv
brilliant white underskirt relieve the tail
impression left by so negative a color ; the
effect is, however, extremely distingue. -
Paris Correa,
The Reform Question-Coarse of the
Government.
In the House of Commons, on February
-sth, the Chancellor of the Exchequer
l made the promised explanation of his re-
I form resolutions. It was proposed to
j create four new franchises, applicable both
to boroughs and counties —an education
I-franchise, somewhat wider than that pro
i posed in 1850 ; a £3O savings-bank fran
chise, requiring a twelvemonth’s retention
of the deposit; the possession of funded
property to the amount of £SO, and the
payment of twenty shillings a year of direct
taxes. _ The first would create 10,000 new
voters in boroughs and IfqOOO in counties,
the second 35,000 in towns and 115,000 in
counties, the third 7,000 in towns and
32,000 in counties', and the last 30,000 in
towns and 52,000 in counties ;in all 52,000
voters added to the borough and 124,000
to the county constituencies, derived from
lateral extension ; and these numbers, .Mr.
Disraeli added, were not merely of per
sons qualified, but of those who would bo
likely to come to the poll. Before pro
ceeding to touch on the reduction of the
present franchises, Mr. Disraeli intimated
that the government did not intend to in
sist on the “plurality of votes” resolution,
explaining that it had been misunderstood,
and that its intention was simply
that a person enjoying any of the
four new franchises should have one
vote in addition to his occupation vote. —
The government would bg ready to pro]>ose
the redaction of the franchise to £f> rating
in .in counties,
added to borough and 52.500t0 the county
constituencies; in all, over 400,000 new
voters would be created. Asa remedy for
| electoral bribery and corruption, the govern*
1 nlent would propose, on a petition being
presented from a town after an election, to
send down two assessors to conduct a local
inquiry, with an appeal to a select commit
tee (the costs in both cases to be guaran
teed by the complainants 'and the appel
lants); and when a successful candidate
was convicted of bribery, the unsuccessful
candidate, if he were proved pure, should
be seated in his place. These proposals
might be embodied in a separate bill.—-
Passing to the redistribution portion of his
scheme, Mr. Disraeli announced, eliciting
loud and general cheering, that the gov
ernment would propose to disfranchise the
four boroughs which had been recently
convicted of bribery. This would place
seven seats at their disposal, and by ap
pealing to the patriotism of small boroughs
with population under 7,000 (which lie de
clined to specify, though repeatedly urged
by loud cries of “name”) to part with their,
superfluous representation, they would ob
tain twenty-three more. The thirtieth seat
would be given to Loudon University.
Mr. Lowe urged, and Mr. Bright joined
in pressing the government to abandon their
proposed course, which was reprobated by
every one off the Treasury bench. After
Mr. Disraeli’s Speech, he maintained, the
resolutions were out of place; they would
not only waste time, hut would throw the
subject into chaos, would lower the charac
ter-of the executive government, and would
“Americanize” the House ol‘ Commons.
In the House of Commons, on the 26th
the Chancellor of the Exchequer rose, and
announced that the government had de
cided not to ask the House to proceed
further with the Reform Resolutions, be
ing satisfied, from the course of last night’s
and previous discussions, that there was a
general disposition to give their proposals
a fair and candid consideration, to se
cure which was the chief object ofproceeding
by resolution. A further inference drawn
by Mr. Disraeli from speeches of Mr. Ayr
ton, and Mr. Gladstone that the opposition
had virtually engaged to read a bill a second
time was met by murmurs of dissent; but
his final intimation that probably on Thurs
day week he would bring in a bill was re
ceived with much cheering.
JAPAN —THE NEW TYCOON, AC.
A Hong Kong dispatch says: “ Intelli
gence received here from Japan announ
ces the election of Shotsubashi as Tycoon.
He had declared his policy to be progres
sive, and favorable to foreigners, and had
announced that he wouid resign if unsup
ported by the Damios.
“Great fires had occurred near Yoko
hama ; four miles of houses arc reported
to have been burnt uownAL ******
From Washington.
the military commanders for the
SOUTH RUMORED CABINET CONTRO
VERSY DENIED—BUTT,ER STILL HAMMER
ING AT IMPEACHMENT.
Washington, March 10.—A report has
been telegraphed from this city to several
leading journals, North and South, that a
difficulty or controversy has taken place in
Cabinet meetings relative to the appoint
ment of military commanders under the
for the government of the South
ern States. lam authorized to say that
there is not one word of truth in the above
quoted report, nor is there any doubt that
the members of the Cabinet will agree
with the President in the selection of com
manders for the five districts.
Upon a more careful reading of the Act,
it is found that the law does not require
that the military commanders shall be of
the regular army. The terms simply
direct that these officers shall he selected
from the army, and not be of a lower grade
than Brigadier General. Under this con
struction General Sickles, who is a Major
General of the army, would be eligible,
though his grade in the regular army is
that of Colonel, and there is reason to
believe that ho will be one of the five com
manders to be selected. lie will probably
supply the position suggested for General
.McDowell, who was named in my first dis
patch on this subject.
As the matter now stands the officers for
command of Districts will be Generals
Sherman, Meade, Hancock, Schofield and
Sickles. This arrangement will not affect
General Thomas in the command of his
Department, nor probably .General Sheri
dan, both of whom have Departments
under their control. »
It is understood that General Butler will,
to-morrow, offer in the Ilriuso resolutions
instructing the Judiciary Committee to in
quire whether a civil officer can hold office
or must be suspended during trial on im
peachment,
THE WILSON SUPPLEMENTAL HILL.
Senator Wilson’s Bill, supplementary
to the Act “to provide for the more
efficient government of the rebel States,”
provides for a registration of qualified
voters in each of the Military Districts,
through the Commanding Generals, for
the conducting of elections, the calling of
constitutional conventions and for other
purposes preliminary to the admission of
the Southern Senators and Representatives
into Congress. Yesterday the Senate’s
Judiciary Committee, to which the bill
was referred, agreed to report back the
same with a recommendation that it pass.
The House Committee on the Judiciary
also held a meeting on the same day and
approved of the measure, with a few
amendments. Therefore, it may be con- -
eluded that the Bill will soon pass Congress
and become a law. It • meets the concur
rence of leading Southern men now in
V. ashington as absolutely necessary tocarry
out the intent of the Reconstruction Act.
It is said by prominent Southerners now
in this city that the introduction, by
Messrs. Sumner and Wilson, of the Sup
plementary Bills to the Military Force Act,
which are designed to reduce the great
mass of the Southern whites to a still
further condition of helplessness, will have
a tendency to nip in the hud the efforts
which were being made in good lixith by
representative men throughout the seced
ed States to reorganize their governments
under the prov isions of the Bill. Accounts
corroborative of these opinions have also
been received from different portions of
the South. The truth is, there is no in
tention on the part of those having con
trol of the Government to allow the restora
tion of the Union under any circumstances
which will in the slightest degree jeopar
dize their success in the Presidential con-
The Jewish population of St. Lotus is
10,<W0. 3
John Slidell is reported to be one of the
richest men in Paris to-day.
, One hundred dollars were found in the
pocket oi a Mobile beggar.
a ,, H'-H-r, j sople have seen the
kfiacK Crook in New York.
Logical exercises for ladies—Jumping so
1 conclusions.
Mi. \t ade is the forty-second President
ct the Senate.
live hundred Americans arc reported
in Havana for health during the past
winter.
; An exchange alludes to Wendell Phil
lips as “ the pilot fish of the Republican
1 shark.”
I More than one hundred thousand in
; fants, less than twelve months old, die
every year in England:
What injury can children bear best
without complaining? Having theirfin
j gers jammed.
The members of a society in Paris take a
i pledge to he buried without the prayers of
j the church. They might feasify perjure
j themselves on such a pledge, and never
1 know it.