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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1864.
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The Black Man in Destiny.
Tie freedmen subject cannot cease to
liaye a profound interest to all who earnestly
appreciate the cause and the sacrifice of the
•war; to all who understand its deep-rooted
hearing in the whole problem of the slow
hut sweeping revolution through which the
nation is passing. Emancipation has solved
-the first difficulty by cutting dt/as" Alex
ander cut the Gordian knot. Another re
gains—the problem of the “Ereedmen”—
Which, conscientiously worked out, will,,
perhaps, solve all, in removing -most
of the evils of that obstructive ques
tion—the' reconstruction -of States. It
is not yet time to he tired of the'.slavery
•question, for it still possesses a life, like
the life 'of a snake, all the more virulent
because it is a part of its death. "We must',
yet find occasion to try the wrongs against
the negro at the bar of public conscience,
•and confirm: with overwhelming evidence
the popular anti-slavery judgment and
sympathy throughout the North; for the
slave, in his progress to freedom,/ and
the nation, in its advance to peace, have
need of it all. The sufferings of the slave
are now common stock of sacrifice and
offering, with the wounds of our sol
. diers. 'We must hear out the whole
tragedy, and suffer with all who have
suffered. In this vast struggle, which
has drawn into its vortex the hearts, ehar
/ actors, and minds of all men, Without dis
tinction of color or degree, sweeping off all
•disguises, every earnest actor of a part
must find himself more a citizen than a
partisan, and more a man and philanthro
pist, perhaps, than citizen. Hearing the
story of the slave, we hear also the groans
of our captive compatriots in the prisons ,
of the South,, How else than by striving
• to understand this subject shall wo ever
appreciate the wrongs which slavery, and
nothing else, than slavery, has .wreaked
upon the; North ? How else shall we un
derstand the duty of regenerating the
South ? • /"'//"/■
Side by side before us we have two pain
fully contrastive phases .of slavery—one a
collection of the songs of the plantations,
/ and the other an official narrative of the
martyr experience of the slave. There
appears to be abundant material in the
former for the hroad-natured musical
thinker who will write the book we want
out of that interesting and tempting theme.
But to treat it as it should he treated 1 ,
he must understand/ the latter, and
interpret the pleasures of the slave by
his sufferings. - Similarly, the/ states
man must solve_Jh>S-.needsj>v. i,; a
future by his past. To carry
', on the work of emancipation, we need all
the humanity that can be pressed into the
service of freedom. Suggesting this, vre
have the conscientious and interesting re
port of Gob James McKaye, of New York,
one of a commission appointed by the Se
cretary of War to examine and report the
condition of the freedmen of the South.:
This document will he printed for circula
tion in Europe, and as one of the fairest
and strongest testimoniesagainst slavery,
and in favor of the freedmen,' it cannot/but
have a wholesome and permanent effect.
The public of the North would have been
amazed at one time to have thoroughly
understood such revelations as are now offi
cially made, hut which were once con
sidered as only a- part of romance. It
seemed, too much to conceive that human
beings were treated, in thousands of eases,
with even harsher severity than that ap
plied in Northern communities to brutes.
Literal facts, such as the wide-spread de
gradation: of concubinage in .the South;
the torture of the Slave after modes wor
thy of the dark ages; the usual pun
ishments of the bruising . paddle; the
knotted bull’s hide, bringing : out bloody
welts on the back of the victim; the iron
collar, leg-fetters, and the stocks; the pro
fessional and ordinary blood-hound hunt;
the working, whipping, goading and pur
suing to death; the capital punishment of
burning at the stake—all these authentic
facts a nation, trembling for its existence,
once refused to believe. / Yet who that will
: allow us to suppose a sort of moral geometry,
with the given hypothesis of the bare insti
tution of slavery, cannot see how all/these
evils may be fairly deudeed from the mon
strous license of men: holding their fel
low-men as property, body and soul alike
commodity, purchase, and chattel. There
was an infinite; ramification of suffering
extending over the whole area of the
South from the : black and bloody root
of slavery-such suffering as to have made
the slave race capable of hearing, must
have required that slavery should make
them almost beasts in endurance ; and,
surely, if the slaves ever suffered like brutes,
brutes never suffered so much. In some of
the plantations (especially those on the
Mississippi) a much greater-social equality
ckisted between the races, but this did
not lessen the amount /of labor. im
posed upon the slave (from fifteen to
eighteen hours per day, and/sometimes
' during the whole night on the sugar plan
tations,) nor did it secure tho integrity of
snartfag'C either to the planter’s wife or
•the slave-woman’s husband. ’ ’/.One witness,
•“ Dr. E. 0. Htbe, an old physician whr
had lived and practiced more than twenty
•years among the planters of North and
■.South Carolina, and in the Valley of the
Mississippi, declared, on being examined,
/that the slave-woman was forced to labor
: from pregnancy to maternity,” births taking
place between the cotton-rows, the woman
being given one hour to recover. “ Many
; planters on the Mississippi do not wish
•to raise / negro . children—they’d rather
•they would die than live—they do not
think it profitable.” The planter’s .co
habitation with a slave resulted in fear
ful punishments of the victim by tho out
raged and vindictive wife. Insubordina
tion from the merest involuntary impulse
. often brought down on the slave’s back
the crudest of scourges. Whipping a
woman in child-birth was a standard prac
tice in hard worlc-a-day neighborhoods;
; and .in every vicinity the slave was at the
anercy ctf the planter’s veriest whim; and
‘Worse than oven that, was a double-slave to
the hard-hearted avarice and pitiless revenge
of the overseer. Whipping in the slave re
gions was, by no means,, a school-boy’s
punishment. It was: a studied /art as to
bow much could be inflicted and how much
endured, and had its special professor, who/
was a sort of plantation executioner, some-,
(hues a master of the hounds, and always
the dread and nightmare of the helpless,
hopeless, and frantic slave.. There wore
instruments for the purpose sufficient to
furnish a profession—the /whips of knotted
hemp cords, bull's hide twist, coach trace,
flat hand-saws, the paddle, and, besides,
whatever the master or overseer might lay
hands on in a moment of passion wore
added to this make-up of scorpions, and
brought to bear on man or woman ex
posed in every variety of posture. This
was only an ordinary system of disci
pline, and though it left among the people
a kind of human life, “full of unheard-of
toil and dreadful anguish, it did mot ap
proach ,by many degrees the slavery on the
South Carolina shore,!' where the specta
cle of whipping was frequently witnessed
by the old master and " overseer, and the
mistress with her sons and daughters.
Out of the, escape of the slaves began
mt other chapter of heart-laceraling hard-
ship—the swamp "life. The bayous and
interminable: cypress gave them sometimes
a. piccarious refuge from the bloodhound.
Colonies have been known among tlio
almost impenetrable jungles,-, thick with
cottoii-wood, bramble and gray moss, in
fested /with evil birds, deadly snakes,
and the big mosquito, the poor colonists,
protecting themselves by smoky fire’s, and:
living by secret foraging in conspiracy "with
the plantations. Alfred Jervis, whom
we knew as a prominent man in the Free
State movement, and as formerly a teacher
in New Orleans, gave the case of a man
who lived for three years in the top of
a large cypress tree, thus escaping be
ing hunted out by, the hounds. Another
slave was caught, tied to a tree, and pe r
rislicd of the mosquitoes. Instances of rare
heroism are narrated in this , connection,
the heroes now members of the. Corps d’Af-
rique. In all his degradation " the slave
kept his; selfish . intelligence for : freedom.
lie knew of John Brown's execution, and
for what that sublime old man laid down
his life.: Surely when such facts as these
thus show us the ‘raw heart of the bleed
ing history of the slave, no power is
left us! to: denounce slavery for the wrongs
it has inflicted , upon the country.
We cannot say chough ofi its Outrages
upon the slave. Ret .it not be said in
apology that these cases arc exceptional.
The mildest phase of slavery famishes
loathing, and even an indifferent case has
its horror. Slavery itself is one immense
exception, wherein,’the slave, whose, story,
we read, seems to be damned, and where
the planter is, in spite of - himself, amid
the perplexed complexity of such a system
of doom, a practical demon. a Only by
swords and guns, and a great war, was it
possible to destroy so vast a hydra ; yet it
is wonderful that any one should think the
institution of slavery has any right to be
.respected, or any wrong to be avenged.
With tlio premise of such a weight of
painful experience—inappreciable to the
slave, or he could not have endured it; un
imaginable to ourselves, or we could not
have tolerated it so long—it is hot sur
prising that the passage of the slave ;to
freedom should prove a great and serious
study to-enlightened men. Colonel Mc-
Kaye, who has examined the subject both
as a soldier and a humanitarian, gives frank
and full testimony as; to the industry, in
telligence, and ambit ion of the free colored
men. 7 : In Louisiana they liavc education,
society, and-wealth, ami have glill at heart
the rights of their -whole race, Upon the
class-of free colored men in the South and
North" we think, must- depend a vital por
tion of the -work of loading out, by sympa
thy and help, their down-trodden race from;
ignorance and: barbarism •to freedom—a :
mission which it is impossible to accom
plish by the white men alone. The black
soldiers of the country are not the least
agents in the task. That the froedmen have
, so gladly accepted the gage of battle to se
cure their freedom is the best of auguries
for the race. In Louisiana many entered
the ranks for the avowed purpose.of freeing
their families, and some died happy because
their children were no longer slaves. “ I
know I shall fall,” said the black hero
Moore to. his family, “ but you will be
free.” “Lieutenant,”;: said another,: “I
want to send . my-childreuto school:; my
wife is not allowed to see them ; I am in
your service"; X wear; military clothes ; I
have been in throe battles ; I was in the
assault at Port Hudson ;X want mychil
-a»on...jliey are my flesh and blood;” a
speech hetfef anci'ffloro to the: purpose than
Brack Hawk’s. There are hundreds of
instances of such heroic manhood, hut it
would bo useless to name them, when the
gallantry of the black men in their battle
for freedom has already become a proverb.
Why should it be at.all curious that these
men have hearts and courage, love for their,
families, and pride in their children, am
bition to rise, when we recognize the bare
fact that they are . human beings with
the wrongs of martyrs? Now the slave
sometimes confronts his old master!After,
the massacre of Fort Pillow, twelve gueril
las, iaken by an Arkansas black regiment,
went prostrate on their knees, cringing and
.imploring for life in a manner that would,
have disgraced a slave at the Whipping
post. : One of them, a master, knelt before
his servant Bon, and begged him in vain.
Shall we wonder that the negro could not
forgive his master’s ten-fold crime, and his
own ten-fold wrong ? .
The. demands of the froedmen are few
and simple. ■ That they shall not be flog
ged ; that they, shall labor only when they
are well treated; that their families shall
not be separated, and that : their children
shall be sent to school, comprise all. Pew
cases of. insubordination among them have
occurred, save from violation of the first
demand by a few cruel officers. Lately
Gen. Basks found it necessary to devise a
plantation scheme for the organization,
government, and improvement of the
froedmen, a scheme to he tested in
its .working, and to be 7 modified ac
cording to necessity. Some portions of
•this plan, according to the testimony of
Colonel McKate, have not operated justly.
The planter is still inclined to consider big
black workman a slave. Some of the mas
ters unquestionably desire to see slavery
restored ; and a spirit of feud may arise”
between Slavery, as represented in the old
style; master, and Liberty, as represented in
the poor parvenu freedman. TJndor the
plantation scheme, “ the provost marshals
reside with the planters, and hence injus
tice arises. On many plantationswhipping
is still permitted. ” Progress in . building
up a social and industrial system from
downfall, revolt, and ruin, is necessarily
slow, and it will be some time, perhaps,,
before the regeneration of the black, now
in: encouraging advancement, becomes ft
broadly-organized and self-growing pur
pose." There is. but, one solution to our
national problem—that is by taking strong,
honest hold of its moral root; explaining
the work by purest justice. The revolu
tion whieli the black man lias begun for
- himself will not, we know, go backward.
The lowa Tribune, the leading German,
paper of Southern lowa, repudiates: the
-Cloyclnnil contrivance, and raises tii.e ban
ner of Lincoln and Johnson. 'When thP.
details of the marriage between the Cop
perheads and Radicals reach the Germans,
wo shall find them abandoning Fremont
in a body, . They' may admire the General
for his professed devotion to freedom, but
they will not he transferred like sheep into
the shambles of treason. ' '
Tns Democracy of Wisconsin lias con
cluded to wait until “something turns up.”
It lias no opinions to express until the Con
vention in Chicago meets. ; Instead of
taking one side or th e other, this Micawber
Democracy skulks around the baggage
wagons, waiting, until the battle is oyer,
that it may plunder the dead.
An exchange suggests that there are
many points of resemblance between the
campaign of Grant and McClellan.
This is possible, but there is also one great
point of difference— -McClellan was de
feated, and Grant is victorious.
W. M. Anderson, an Ohio delegate to:
the Copperhead Chicago Convention, writes
a letter in favor of a Western Confederacy.
Tliis is Democratic devotion to the Union.
British Politics.
Many things lead us to believe that the
days of the Palmerston Ministry" are num
bered. The fall of that Administration
cannot be otherwise than injurious to the
interests of the United States. Lord Pal
merston dislikes this country, so does Lord
Russell, so do all the politicians,; Whig
and Tory, who hold office in England, or
who expect to hold office, If a change of
Ministry takes place. Palmerston and
Russell have arrived at the conclusion
that tho best thing they can do is to keep
England neutral, during this present deso
lating war. Wc sec how much it goes
against the grain of Lord Russell to ab
stain from wlmt Lord Derby calls his
eternal and absurd “meddling and mud
dling.” When Lord Clanrickarde as
serted, without the slightest proof, that
American, agents were busily‘agitating for
recruits in Ireland, Lord Russell, who
know the falsity of that ’declaration,
did not contradict the lie, but com
plained that; Mr. - Seward did not pay ■
sufficient attention to the remonstrances
of Lord Lyons. Remonstrances! about
what? Either there is American recruit
ing in Ireland or there is not. If there is,
why do -not the Peelers (irfe., the police)
catch somebody in the act, so that lie can
be tried and punished, if convicted. If
there is not, wliat is there for Lord Lyons
to remonstrate about ? Yet Lord Russell,'
: affecting a tremendously virtuous indigna
tion, while ,lie admits that; no charge of
enlistment lias boon proved, mutters com
plaints against Mr. SEwAnD for neglecting
to notice what does not exist. On Tues
day Mr. Lincoln sent a communication to
the Senate, wholly official in character,
stating that “no authority lias been given
by the Executive of this Government, or
by any Executive Department, to any one,
either in this country or elsewhere, to ob
tain recruits either in Ireland or in Canada,
or in any. foreign, country, for either the
army or navy of the United States, and,
on the contrary’, that wherever applica-
tions for such authority has been made, it
has been refused and absolutely withheld.”
Is this sufficient response to the remon
strances of Lord Lyons ? If Lord Russell
has any idea of fair play, he will fairly
confess, in the House of Lords’ that lie was
misinformed as to’ American enlistment in
Ireland.
In October Lord Palmerston will com
plete his eightieth year—having been near
ly half a- century in office, under various,
masters, and having, attained /the /reputa-.
tion (such as it -Is) of being the greatest
political gymnast of the age. Our own idea
“is that he will remain in office as long as he ,
possibly can. Personally popular,.this old
gentleman will scarcely quit oftice®rliile
lie can hold it. He will probably have a
general election in the coming: autumn, hut
is not likely to augment the number of his
Parliamentary adherents by such a mea
sure. In short, lie: is—played out./ Lord
■Russell is nearly as old as Lord Palmer
ston. There is only eight years between
them, and Lord Russell, at 72, is not at
all likely to become Premier. Indeed, the!
./'Whig party have agreed, it is said,.that the
Earl of Clarendon shall succeed Lord
Palmerston. , He is only 64 years old, has
been Ambassador to Spain, Viceroy of Ire
; land, a Cabinet Minister/ and is: now again
i in the Cabinet, us Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster. He is the man, not Russell,
’ to succeed Palmerston as Prime Minister
■ of England, should Palmerston consent
or be compelled to quit office.
. / Hot : Mr. Gladstone ? somebody may
say. No. That able Doctrinaire—& sort
of English made a great bid
for popularity, and, like vaulting ambition,
did “.o’erleap himself.” Without; notice
to or countenance from his colleagues, Mr.
Gladstone . declared that every man, of
full age and- unsullied by crime, should
have a vote at the election of members of
Parliament. ; Hewas right—but this decla
ration: was far ahead of the convictions of
his party. The Liberals claimed him as
their future leader. But Mr. Gladstone
soon saw tbKt ho had gone too far, and lias
accordingly published his committal speech,
’-with a preface; in which hP endeavorg to
explain away what -he. said, lie does not
believe in himself. He is a regular; Ran
dall Leslie,' (Hide ‘‘ My Novel,’ ’) who has
no one to believe in him because he does
not believe his own words.
Mr. Gladstone ,is the great champion
of Free Trade in England. His enact
ments have admitted viii . ordinaire and
other descriptions of French vinegar, well '
watered - and colored with logwood,. to
compote with English malt liquor and
spirits ; and to encourage French wines,
he has raised the duty on English, spirits
from $1 to; $2.50 per gallon, whereby
illicit distillation , and smuggling have im
mensely increased. Under Ms free, trade
system the price of beef has gone up
twenty per cent, and of mutton thirty per
Cent; in the last three years. Four cents
a pound rise in; the price of meat is a very
; serious thing in England, and the people
there, feel it, and remember.-what cheap
living Mr. Gladstone promised thorn un
der the new tariff. Mr. Gladstone has
. taken off only one penny in the pound of the
Income Tax fixed by the late Sir Roiseut
Peel,; but his financial Plundering has
added a penny (two cents) per pound-to
the price of beef every year. Beef is twenty
two cents, ■ mutton is twenty-four cents, and
lamb, is now. twenty-six to twenty-eight
cents a pound in London. Mr. Gladstone
is a very fine rhetorical orator, but lie fails
to give England cheap living, and, were lie
twice the Liberal he professes to be (though
he qualifies that profession) , lias no chance
of .being Premier of England. That posi
tion, whenever Palmerston drops off—we
believe he intends to .die in harness—is re
served, we - think, for tlio Earl of Olaren
don. There is just a possibility that he
: may make a strong ministry, with or with-,
out a coalition witli the'most liberal and
i practicable; of, the Opposition leaders. We
1 predict,; and wait for.the fulfilment, f
George W. Morgan, a.“ general"
greatest achievement was Ills retreat
from Cumberland Gap, by reason of which
brilliant exploit lie found it convenient to
go into private life, has been appointed an
elector to the Copperhead Convention, and
thereupon writes a letter, in which he tells
us how our'troubles may be settled. This
is bis plan : '• .
“Say to our countrymen -or tho South, ’Ret us
reason together. ‘ Your homes aro draped in mourn
ing, and so are ours.. Many of your noblost sons
hare perished oh the field of battle, rfnd such, alas,
is the case with us.. Wo are countrymen, and wo
have been friends; and oven, now, amid the rod
storm of battle, wo are proud of each other’s floods,
WO honor the names oi Lee," Sidney JCuhsoA, iilfl
of Jackson; andyou respect those of MeOlollan, or
Grant, and of Sedgwick. Rot us talk together and
call hack the sacred memories ortho past. Wash
ington was yours and ours, and Franklin and Madi
son sat side by side in the Convention which framed
the great Constitution. - :
“ ‘Season Is the attribute of the gods; carnage is
the festival of fiends. Then let us assemble around
the eounell fire, and for once Imitate our brothers of
the forest, and smoko the calumet of peace.’”
: We-arc afraid Mr. Morgan’s rhetoric and
diplomacy will do him as little credit as his
generalship. y
Mr. M. D. Cosway, «u eccentric gentle
man now in England, who wrote an ab
surd letter to M. Mason sonic
months ago, offering to make terms on the
part of the Abolitionists with the rebels, is
yyfiting; absurd letters against Mr. Garri
son. The Anti-Slavery Standard thus dis
poses of Mr. Conway :
“A friend, win) has strong claims upon our cour
tesy, asks us to print the following extract from one
of Mr. Conway’s letters to the Commonwealth. It is
colored by tho extravagance which usually mars
the productions of, tho writer, and Illustrates his
tendency to make wfdo and hasty inferences, from
isolated and exceptional facts, without fairly weigh-,
ing all the circumstances belonging to;the daso.
The recollection of-his correspondence with the
Confederate envoy, Mason, should teach Mr. Con
way to bo modest. in his judgments and sparing in
his rebukes of other Abolitionists, especially of so
old and tried a soldier of freedom as Mr. Garrison.”
A Cincinnati journal makes this perti
nent comment upon Y allantoic, ham and
binnartyrdom:
Vallandigham seems also to have changed his
mind on another subjects at loast, thoro is a wide
difleronco between him and “his friends”! concern
ing it. In his speech at Hamilton, the oxilo declared
that he was the “,on/y victim of despotic powor In
the country.” Now, according to tho way his
Mends have talked for some time past, thoroshould
bo a largo number of suoh victims. What becomes
of the rest of the “ blessed company of martyrs!”
Gen. Robert Toomrs, formerly Senator,
in Congress from Georgia, and then general
in the rebel army, is now a private in a
Georgia regiment. Roger A. Pitroit is a
private in a Virginia regiment.
THE PfiESS.—PHILADELPHIA,' THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1864.
Governor Sbytkoto, of Now York, is ia
groat trouble because he cannot persuade
the Grand Jirry of New York city to indict
the “authorities” for tho suppression of.
the World and Journal of Commerce. The
Governor is determined to- “ execute tho
Jaws,” notwithstanding the Grand Jury.
We give the hand of freedom l to free
Maryland. The curse of slavery lias-passed
away from takes rank
with the free Slates of 1 Republic.
We welcome Marykßd''tojphture of pros
perity and renown,
Tna Copperheads jjaein to neglect a great
argument which tmght. be used against
Mr. Lincoln. It is from a recent speech
of Hon. J. L..M. Cujinr, the Secession
leader of Alabama. “ Should Lincoln be
re-elected,!’ says Mr. Curry, “our fond
hopes will be dashed to the ground.” . This
is an argument the Copperheads neglect.
. Thu' striking out.of tho commutation clause from
the conscription act by the . House of Representa
tives yesterday furnishes a conspicuous - instance
of tho feebleness and'anrenrosentativo character of
that body! —New York World. ; :
Will the' World tell us.what it thought of
this commutation act one year ago—and
while on this topic will it also tell us liow
many men were killed by the New York
rioters, because, of the anger occasioned by
this same commutation clause ?
A Copperhead journal, in New York, a
few days since devoted a column to prove
that Mr. Lincoln is a buffoon. The Rich
mond Examiner, by a suggestive coinci
dence, is engaged in the same business. For
our own part we prefer the traitor to the
Copperhead. He writes better English and
is more manly in liis abuSe.
, w So anxious is Stanton to put a deceit
fully good face upon the military news,”'
&e.' “ The statement is as false in fact as
it is absurd and ungrammatical in forth,”
&c. The Copperhead newspaper which
thus. introduces ah editorial article, com
plains that Mr, Lincoln 4s not a gentle
man. ... -V: . -
A citizen exempt from military; duty
advertises to-day for three able-bodied men
to represent him in thewarj We commend
this manly-, and public-spirited- example,
which other citizens will follow.- Mon will
not be slow to offer themselves. - ;
General Orant Sure,-to Win.
Baltimoke, June 29.—A-promMnt officer of the
Christian Commission sends thbHfliotving note to'
tho editors of the American:
“ I have just arrived from the front this morning.
Everything looks very well. Tlio troops are in fine
spirits. You may. bo assured of this, as I have been
in personal contact with hundreds, both In tho re- 1
: serve and In the rifle-pits. ,
"I. had an interview with . General Grant on
Monday afternoon. He is confident of the result.
Ho says there can he but one. result—the defeat of
the enemy or his retreat from Petersburg, and then
his complete overthrow.
. “ Extensive preparations aro in progress, and
soon the country will the more loieiiy applaud the
military genius and executive ability of Grant and
Meade..
“ 1 was surprised to fmd some'of our, linion. men'
despondent when ! arrived here thi3 morning. You
can safely assure your readers that there is ao oo
casion for it.’ 1 ;
Montreal, June 29.—An emigrant train, con
sisting of eleven cars, went'over; the Beloid Bridge
at St. Hilaire, this morning, with 354 German emi
grants on board.
Thirty-four bodies have, been recovered, and be
tween thirty and forty persons token out j who are
more or less badly injured. Oho oar has not boon
. sufficiently reached to. allow the dead'to bo taken
"out* , ;
Ilia engineer went down with his engine, bat es
caped with slight injuries, jW dreadlhl responsibili
ty appears.to rest on this man for violating the
standing order to stop before going.on tiie ,bridge.:
Only two living persons were rescuod front this
car.
The depth of water when the accident happoneil
was about ten feet. . ' -
The conductor was killed, fireman is also
supposed to have shared his fataftT
£t. Hilaire is nineteen miles frW Montreal. .
Tire Christ i»i«
Baltimore, June2S.—
Grant, the U. S, Christian CM«B®i?yesteraajT?
sent Steam I’iro Engine eity to.Oity
Point for the l>urposo from the
‘ James river to the hospitals, distant from,
the river. The location of the hospitals is at such a
d istance from the river that great lacbnvehience is
experienced in obtaining'water for-the uso or tho
patients. There were sent with the engine several
thousand feet or hose. Sir. Wesley Shaw, assistant
engineer of the Tire Department,'Mr. Mike Dunn,
engineer, and Janies liali, assistant of No. 4, ac
companied the engine.
.&FGI7BTA, June 29.— Tire TJaion StateConventlon
to-day renominated Samuel Corjjfor Governor,and
J. B. Brown ami A bner Stetson for electors.
, Ecsolutions endorsing the Administration and
for tho vigorous prosecution of the war were passed.
The Convention was presided over by Hon. Warren
11. Vinton. ,
Crawford House,, i?. H., June 29.—Tho Ame
rican Telegraph Company will open an office here,
the top of Mount Washington, on. Jnly Ist. '
Hovv Slavery Debauches: itb Victims.—'Wo
append a telling description of one of the evils of
Blavery as given by a soldier of the lOith Pennsyl
vania. Whoever parC. it, knowing that it is
only one of thousands tfiSt can be written, and still
defend and seek the preservation of the “institu
tion, 1 lost as well to tho dictates of reason, as to
those of humanity. satv,-whereof ho
writes, as.well ns all who'wero‘wlth'hiin i ,and de
tails his impressions in a stylo of-simple and touch
ing earnestness. After some Introductory remarks
lie continues:
“ About four miles north of the Pamwnkey river
we were met by a delegation of UncieTom’s hardy
black follows, who wanted toemigrate to tho Yankee
land of promise. They said they represented one
hundred and ttfty slaves,f4he property of Mr. An
derson Scott,' cultivated fields
for miles. : They children car
ried In our tran£t&itj,tiMl White .House
la nding. from which ptaea they, had been: assured
Undo Sam would take .thom-‘North.. Our wagons
beingfull we could accommodate but few. However,
a nything was. preferable to being a slave; so they
determined to come along any way. About a mile
further we came to the mansion of this rich slave
lord, Mr. Scott. A broad avenue, lined with broad
spreading magnolias jp. full bloom, led up to tho
house, which was the usual style, of Southern plan
tation houses. Or one side of iiis house, and in the
rear, stood a and. tidy little slave hut,
Everything was clonn about. The iittle yard neatly
trimmed and swept, tho door (Step? sorubbed to an
astonishing degree of whiteness; everything, in
fact, denoting the careful and skiiraMiousekeapor,
“Around the door were three women.and-about
half a doson children, rroin ,tlo woe baby, to the
young girloflb or 10. Twoof tht women wore about
a shade lighter than the quadroon, while alt the
children were white.t The thirl woman was appa
rently. pure white : her eyes wort blue, her hair was
brown and straight; her featuies were entirely
American—noth'inglto denoto iy particle of negro
blood. In her arms site htttt alsautifuliittle boy,
about four years bid, with fair liair and blue eyes.
This woman was crying- bittcAy’Whon weirode
up.. Thinking that she was a member of thefamtiy,
vc tried to console her by assures’her that Yan
kees made warbupon men, and mt’upon womcn.
Can you imqg&e'how shocked ye were when wo
were told that VChls white wotnai and child were
slaves, and degraded moilior was weeping
for shame at he? degradation icLitut. TYren, quar
termaster or the'oist EewiYorki was ss> excited that
he bolted into the' houSefand-his suord rattled and
his spurs jingled' withAyj®Ctaoslty;as ho strode
along the halls Vin Scott.
.- >‘l askedonopf th'MKppSfWKysaeajd notbundie
up and come .alonqjt'bSf that' she had a chance,
with tho resWiS&STtei// she had- an idiotic son in
the house.whowaS-Btrir, and-thoy could not go
without -him. ,1 caked this woman ir she was the
daughter of the owner, of the plantation. She said
she was 1 We went into the cot, and upon a clean
bed there, sat tliiA poor' idiot bey, white as I am,
with brown hair. About this'Hums'. Mr. Scott eamo
in, the lord and owner of aU thebe ivhite people,
whiter than hiptsolf. Bo is ai old, shrlveliod-up.
. nixger-faced, .crooked-backod J little sjseolmen ‘ of
Somiiern : arkinmiand
s Yinrinian born by Gawd.’ I cfeked. tho mother of
this boy. if Mr. Scollwashls father. You should
have soen her blush as she aiswered ‘ Yes> The
incestuous'.old beast! This *d|of, ton—ike child of
his own daughter—father and gtvndfather: to his own
ckildnn!” . - 4 .
: .o&mnxrninf. is?*'
I thank from; my Inmost slul the w'orklngtnefl
of Dundee for their loving aidress. All honor to.
the man who'earns his bread fionestly'by the sweat
of his brow: he is to me far more cstiraable than- a
King upon Ids throne, and I ixtond to ail such of
every every cried, the right hand of
fellowship. I, too, havo worked ;Uianfully to* sup
port myself and.-those who;were ‘dear to me, and.
well: know that many a noble'lioartebeats under an
humble garment, and that, in; spite of poverty, “a
man’s a man for a’ that” I was grlevod In this my
a rive ut to the land of tlio bravcaiu! the froo, at be
ing. unable to extend,'.my visit to Scotland—tho
country of Bruce and WaUtieo. I will, howovor,
hope that this is hut a pleasure deferred. I accept
as an augury your good wishes for the prosperity
and freedom of my beloved dountry. Once shaken
from off her bosom the foreign despots, that now im
pede’her progross, may . siie’imitate your glorious
nation In irfdustry, probity, and civilisation. I once
more thank you eaoh and all for: your ..good opinion
of me, the which I wilt endoarornever to forfeit :
\'OUrS,AC., G. GARIBALDI.
Tire Boat-race at Pittsburo.— Tho approach
ing contest between HamHl and Ward on thoMo
nonguhela river, near Pittsburg, is exciting general
interest in that city, as it is expected to bo very
lively. HamlU, according to the Pittsburg papers,
tsdetermined to win, and therefore “settle Ward’s
pretensions forthe future.” Ward will arrivo thoro
UiC day before tlio raeo, and will bo shown over both
courses—above the. dam and bolow the bridge—by
Ilamill. If Ward elects above the dam ho will pos-.
sees as much advantage as Hamitl, as tho latter has
very little of that course.
‘ Dangerous Plaok'xor Old Men.—’ The Colum
bus Statesman or Saturday, gives accounts of threo
accidents to old mon.' In one ease on old man; In
his market stand, was run over by a* horso and his
ribs broken; in another;an old man was as
-sauUed by a man who wished: to compel the old
man to sell his hogs, and in saldh“ eobroion” broke
two ol'(ho old man’s ribs. In the third ease,’an old
man was superintending work on the Pair grounds,
where two young mon were committing depreda
tions, beat the old man, breaking his bones, &o. Old
men stand a poor chance in Columbus. --
Terrible Railroad Accident near
Montreal.
Maine Conrehitioii,
A Mountain Wegraph Office.
Letter prom G-AnniALDt.j-Froui tho Dundee
JdtcrtiseriKQ learn that Goneral GaribakU has re
turned the following rojJly tojan address from the
workingmen of Dundee, forrarded to him on his
departure from England:
THE WAR.
G«N. GRANT’S AKMY.
LI, *OIET IN FRONT OP FETEESBfRO,
OiTt DGTWIWi ACROSS THK WKLBOff RAILROAD.
Advices frrai Gen, Siiermnß to Tuesday Lash
lIS LOSSES GREATLY EXAGGERATED:
All the Positions Gnlnetß Still IScltlV
HUNTER'S EXPEDITION AGAINST-LYNCIIIS[/YG
THE GREATEST RAII> ON RECOItOt
SEWS FROM THE MISSISSUTI AXD THE GULF,
GENERAL GRANT’S ARMY-OUIt LEFT
WING ACROSS THE WBLUON RAILROAD
—A CAVALRY ENGAGEMENT.
IIBADQUAKTUHS iBMI OF THE POTOMAO, .TunO
iiß, 5 A.M.—All remains quiet at the front. Our
loft wing swung around and took possession of the
Weldon Kailroa'd, about four miles from the city,
; without opposition. It is behoved that the enemy’s
linos have been somewhat contracted since Friday
last., nml the opinion prevails that a roreo has boon
sent to meet and drive back General Hunter.
Almost nightly an attack is.mado on some-part of
the picket line in front of the 9th Corps, but finding
our men alert and ready for them the rebels quickly
retire. As an instance of the sharp practice, be
tween the pickets, a man yesterday desiring to
stretch himself and, not desiring -to stand up, put
his feet out past tho edge, of the works, when ho was
instantly struck by a ball in tho ankie. Many are
wounded daily when going from the rifle-pits for,
water, and on other errands which cannot bo post
poned.
The Sanitary Commission aro-dally busy issuing
fresh vegetables ,to the troops-, which are very grate-:
fully received and will prove-of great benefit to
them. . ;4s ... •.
: Junk 2S—l2 M.—Q.uite a severe engagement took
place on Saturday between :*ur- cavalry and a force
of the enemy, consisting of cavalry and mounted
Infantry, at tho;Chickahominy.rlvor. - . -
They had followed Sheridan from the White
House in the expectation of-being able to cut off
part of Ills wagon train, whiobwas very largo, and
it was here thoy made the attack. Torbett’s divi
sion was detailed to protect the train, while Gregg’s
was placed in position to resist .an attack from the
enemy in the roads , which they were, known to oe
' cupy,. ' ;-. ■ '
. At an early hour skirmishing commenced, and
was kept up till near noon, when the cavalry, which
had been dismounted, made a desperaid charge on,
the lino, and although our men, dismounted, fought
them gallantly for a time, they were finally com
pelled to retire, suffering considerably. It was at
first, thought our loss would be over 500, but your
correspondent has been informed it will not-reaoh
one-fourth that number.
The division fullback to their support, near the
bridge, and the command, with the entire train, got
over without further loss.
No effort was made to follow up by the enemy,
audit is thought they must have suffered heavily or
thoy would have done so. . .
The whole command has arrived at tho James
river, and will cross by to-night.
Two soldiers are on trial at headquarters, charged
with outraging a woman living In the vicinity.
The authorities are determined to put a stop to
these-,crimes, and;lf ; ,the proof is sufficient the
offender will be dealt with as tho negro was a week
ajjSy’namely, hanged, s
Thero are now about, five thousand sick and
wounded in the hospital at City Point, ami they
suffer much from the heat and alack of good water.
• The members, of, the different societies are fast
giving out from oxhaustion and fever, and many of
them have been forced to give up and return North.
HUNTER’S EXPEDITION—THE GREATEST
RAID ON RECORD.
Weabow Bluff, Ya., June 25, via Gauley, .Tune
20— Hunter’s army reached Lexington .Tune 11th ;
found It occupied by infantry and artillery. After
fighting for a few hours the rebels left. We burned
the Yirginia Military Institute and Governor Letch
er’s house.
Captain Blaser’s. scouts capturod seven canal
boats, containing six cannon, nine thousand rounds
of ammunition, and a largo amount of commissary
stores.
G eneral Bnffio having cut the Charlottesville and
Lynchburg Railroads at Amherst, we marched, by
way of Buchanan and Liberty, to Lynchburg. At
Liberty we tore up the road for several miles, burn
ing a bridge 700 feet long. Five miles from Lynch
burg we found_.the rebels in strong position, and
.attacked them Juno 17th, driving_lhem tyo.iiniles,
-.uli to. Durinjj^S^Mp^^vy^re*
On Saturday, after feeling , ye ifc
was-declded that they were too strong for us, and
by"night we withdrew, having taken .two cannon
and sixty prisoners. The 2d Virginia Cavalry, on
Saturday night, cut the railroad ten miles east of
Lynchburg.
At'Salem a party of rebels attacked Carlin’s and
Strauss’ batteries in a defile, drove off the men, cut
the wheels, and took off one hundred and twenty
horses.. AVe brought offfive cannon, leaving seven
that were ruined, together with seven caissons and
carriages that were burned by tbo explosion of the
former. Six men were killed and ten wounded.of
the 2d Virginia Cavalry. Our whole loss in the
entire movement is probably six hundred killed,
wounded and missing. We havo one Inmdred'pri
soners, seven cannon and six hundred horses cap
tured, and have lived almost entirely off the coun
try, and made the biggest raid on record. Among
the killed is Adjutant Torrence, 12th Ohio; wounded,
Col. IJohn A. Turley, 91st Ohio, and Lieut. 0. Ro-
of the ‘ General’s sta fT.—Coirespondence Cin
cinnati Gazette.
MATTERS AT CITY POINT—DEARTH OF
SURGEONS.
Washington, June .29.—The Reyport arrived
this morning, bringing wounded soldiers and part of
the Excelsior brigade. She reports that there is an im
mediate need of surgeons at the front and at other
points."',
She brings up inpiils and the 3d Excelsior New
York Regiment—ll 2 men—Lieutenant Colonel John
Leonard commanding. She also brings 15 rebel
prisoners, to Fortress Monroe, and the bodies of Col.
W. W. Bates, SSth New York Artillery; Captain S.
P. Keen, 20th Maine j Lieut. Frank Hammond, 56th
Massachusetts; Lieut. Joseph E. Colby, 32d Maine.
Steamer Thomas A. Morgan reached the wharf
yesterday afternoon from ‘ City Point, with 250
wounded men. '
Sheridan’s raid has been very destructive on
* horse-flesh.
IMPORTANT FROM GEN. SHERMAN.
Washington, Juno 29.—The Star says: Wo learn
that advices have been received here from General
Slicrman up to yesterday afternoon. The’return of
missing men, &c., had, up to that time, reduced his
losses in the action of the day before yesterday to
two thousand instead of twenty-five hundred, as he
reported on the day of tft fight. ;
He was holding all tfie ground and the positions
which he had gained tn the coiirse of the action.
Though not successful in carrying the works ho as
saulted, the position and ground he gained and
holds are of no little Importance to the future pro
gress of his operations.
Louisville, June 25,-rrThe/medicai director of
General Sherman’s army telegraphed to Dr.’ Wood,
sojourning here, that our entire, lobs in the recent
assault will not exceed- 1,600. Colonel Watkins
was not captured at Lafayette, and Colonol Faulk
ner, who was reported, captured, has arrived at
Chattanooga,
; SHELBY IN COMMAND IN ARKA-NSAS.
Cairo, Juno 28.—The Memphis toteio, ft now
paper, of\ yesterday, says General Shelby lately
entered Arkansas from Missouri with 2,600 mon, and
assumed command of all the Confederates between
the 'White and Mississippi rivers, and is enforcing
tlut conscription and devastating the country.
The MMin says we bad only forty-eight men In
the two.companies of the 12th lowa in the fight near
the month of the White river a few days since. The
enemy’s force was fifty-six. Among out casualties
*■was Captain George 23. hunter, killed.
There is nothing doing in the Memphis cotton
market.
: The steamer Bello of ‘Memphis brings twonty-slx
bales of cotton for St. I*ouis»
The weather is di*y and Aot, . The river is falling
rapidly.. ■
DISTURBED CONDITION OP MISSOURI—
CrUEB-ililiAS; ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER.
-g T , .2.dcris. Juno 20.—1 n .oonsoopcneo of {ho dis-,
turbed condition of tho State, oebisioned by prowl
ing hands of guerillas and bushwhackers, Goneral
Kosccrnns has ordered one or two companies of en
rolled militia, to bo raised from each, eounty for the
protection orjtheir respective localities. These men
are to bo chosen without rospeot to party, with the
special view of commanding the confidence of tho
people generally. The force is to be armed and
equipped and put into the sorvioo at once.
Leavenworthipapors state that, on the 16th inst., ft
part of General Cooper’s rebel force sunk a steamor
laden with Government stores, in tho Arkansas
river, twenty-five miles above Fort Smith. Tho
rebels bad a battory of throe guns. Cooper, with a
large force, occupies his old position on the Arkan
sas river. .
DEPARTMENT of the gulf.
New Youk, June 29.—Now Orleans papers of the
21st, contain the following:
The rebels have withdrawn from Tunica Bond.
Another steamer was considerably injured below
Bayou Sara by a rebel shore-battery, but no lives
were lost.
The health of Now Orleans is oxcellont.
Goneral Banks lias issued an ordor that all ship
ments of gold to Now Orleans must he deposited
with'the Assistant United States Treasurer, to be
delivered to the consignees or merchants only upon
satisfactory assuranco being given that it will not .
be used in contravention of the regulations of the
Treasury and War Departments.:
Tho steamer Electric Spark, from New York, ar
rived at New Orleans on the 25tli. Gold at Now
Orleans on tho 21st_wns quoted at 104 per oont. pre
mium ; cotton, $1.10,. with a light business; sugar
and molasses active'; fair sugar 20)f@2lc ; molasses
Ss<®9oo. ,V;'
Fortress Monroe-
Fortbksb Monroe, Juno 2S.—Deaths in Hamp
ton Hospital: .
David Johnson, 70th Pa., died Juno 21th.
James Wilson, 2d Pa. Oar., do.
George Bliley, 70th Pa., do.
Admitted to Hampton Hospital:
N- Baughman, 188th Pa.; 11. Early, U2th Pa.;
Joseph Lott, 07th Pa.; Jacob Phifer, 2d Pa. Art.;
James Gradon, 88th Pa.iT. Odell, 97th Pa.; J. 11.
.France, 188th Pa,; George W illiams, 97th Pa.; Ws
F. Shcrr, 48th Pa.; W. Alien, 97th Pa.; W. T.
Du vis, 2d l’a. Art.
WASHINGTON.
Wakuinotok, Juno 29,1804.
OFFICE U. S. MIL/TARY TELEGRAPH,
War Department,
Washington, D. 0., Jiirro 18,1864,
The order of the War Department, prohibiting tho
transmission of military buehrosa over the wires of
the “Independent” and the “Inland” Telegraph
Companies, Ib hereby rovokod.
Alt ofKcors forwarding public business to tads De
partment can employ these the sasro as other lines.
By ordor of tho Secretary of War.
Tiros. S. Eckert,
Maj or and Asst; Supt. Military Telegraph,
WOUNDED OFFICERS.
Tho following wounded oificers'havo reported hero
for treatment : Captains George I#ovo3fc,JJ, 187th
l Pa.; Francis -Cassiday, 11, noth Pa.j A.J. llupp.
T, lhTth Pa., Pennsylvania House, sent to-Annapo-
Ife f.Tohn A. Davis, M, 21st Pa. Cavalry, sent to
Annapolis ;K, H. Miller, 12,03 d Pa.; 0.12. Vaughan,
K,ld3dPa.j .T.H. Iliirßt, A, Ulstl’a.
INTERMENTS ’OF SOLDIERS,
Tbcnamea of Frederick G urlofT, G, 74th Pa.; Tolm
McGinnis, E, 23d Pa., and Washington Richards,
K, 4th Pa. Cavalry, hare been reported at Captain
Mooro*d, 134 5* street, as having died in the hospi
tals hero, amT boon Interred.
XXJLYIHth CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY,
Mr; - HAEEealled up his resolution heretofore offered,,
which wa& adopted,, instructing the Committee on the-
CSndhcfcof the War to inquire what progress had been
madoin- the construction of gnaboaU contracted for ia
188fc, .wHU whom the contracts were made on the part of
tha-Government, whose plana were adopted, what is the
prospect of their being launched, and. whether other
vessels have been contracted for.on the model of tho
Cbjrno; &c. .
FSARDB IK THii WEST,
.Mr.-AKTSONY of Rhode Island. 1 tromihe Commit
tee on Ihihlic Printing, reported in favor of printing the
report ofthe sominißSion over which General McDowell
presided, i» relation to certain alleged frauds in. the
Western Department.
Mr. HENDRICKS said tb&t in this report the name or
Colonel Slack, of the 47ch Indiana, was mentioned as
bavin's* been connected with cotton speculations. He
bad koovrn Slack for many years, and was Hot aware
of anix-fauH i»hu» character.
Mr. GRIMES wished other gentlemen do be vindi
cated/ some of whom had died in the military service
since the report was made. They did not know of the
breath of slander against them.
Mr. DANE, of Indiana, said several of ike parties
charged with improper conduct were thousands of
miles away.from the commission, and knew nothing
of tb» charges against them. He caused to be read let
ters exonerating Colonel Slack from what are charac
terized as false and slanderous charges.
Mr. GRIMES moved the immediate postponement of
further .proceedings as to printing the report.. His
reason for the motion was that the military -’com
mission appointed by the War Department reported on
meie hearsay and ex parte testimony, without giving a
hearing to those implicated on loose charges, and who
were not aware at the time there were charges against
them.
Mr. Grimes’motion was agreed to.
TICS RELIEF OF MARY KELLOGG.
Mr. FOSTER reported the House bill for the relief of
Mary Kellogg, whose husband was hung as a spy in.
Richmond. She is to draw a pension on his account.
It was passed.
DOCUMENTS RELATING TO MEXICAN A Ini’AIRS,
Mr. SUMNER, from the Committee on Foreign Re
lations, to whom was referred : the message of the Pre
sident, and ihe accompanying documents heretofore
enmneraud, in relation to Mexican affair.*, and invert
ing the question concerning the conduct of France* said
bo far as thetomroitiee bad examined the documents
they were unable to affirm whether they were of sufi
cient importance to justify their publication as a abject
of printing. *> ■: - : .
Mr. ANTHONY thought the Committee on tko-Jiidi
ciary would be the proper reference.
Mr. WaBE said these documents were more valuable
than two-thirds oPthe documents ordinarily printed.
He. could not understand .why they should, not be
printed. To suppress iho publication wouli.give rise
to suspicion that something was wrong when there may
■not be.■ •'•'
Mr. COWAN said nobody would read thoa-lf printed.
The people have something else to think about just
now. ’
Mr. SUMMSE explained that the reason which influ
enced the Committee on Foreign Affair* was oao of
economy, and the Committee on Friating. was tho pro
per on© toexamine the saoject.
Mr. PAVIS thonsht no documents could bo more
vainable than those relative to Mexico. .
The Committee on Foreign Affairs was discharged
from tho subject, which was referred to the Committee
on Printing.
RETSSUE OF LOST BONDS,
Mr. VAN WINKLE, from the finance Committee, re
ported a bill 10 provide for the reissue .of. certain lost
bonds to Adams'Kxpress Company. ’
THE ARKANSAS SENATORS.
On motion of Mr. TRUMBULL, the resolution de
claring Mr. ' Fishback and 51r. Baxter not entitled to
seats was taken up.
Mr. LANE, of Kansas, desired the postponement of
the resolutinn till December next.
: Mr. HALE thought the question ought to be settled
before Congress adjourned, as it was Presidential year.
If the Senate should adjourn without action upon it,
and the election should be decided by such votes as those •
of Arkansas and Louisiana, the party thus defeated
might not be satisfied with the resait,. and might not be
disposed to submit to it. He deemed the question preg.-
nant with civil war-.
Mr. TEN ETCK said that if there was a Senator more
anxious than himself to see these States restored to. the
Union, ho wouldlike to see him; but there was no doubt
that Arkansas was stilt in a state of rebellion. He
would like to admit gentlemen of such respectability as
the claimants, bat theiPresident, by authority of law,
had proclaimed that State-in a condition of rebellion,
and that decree had not been changed. He urged the
immediate settlement of the question,
Mr. NESMITH held that Arkansas and other so-called
seceded States were as much in the Union as ever. He
did not acknowledge in any view the doctrine of seces
sion; but it was a question, under existing oircum-:
stances, whether these gentlemen werelegal representa
tives of Arkansas. One of these gentlemen having voted
for the ordinance of secession, he would not vote to ad
mit him.
Mr. TRUMBULL said the JncUoiary Committee had
purposely avoided thequeation whether Arkansas was in
or out of the Union,and whether any law was necessary
to bring them, into the Union was a controverted ques
tion. They ooght to leave it to the future. He hoped to
issue without involving a discussion
w TO POSTPo2^^t^-.,
Mr. "WADE’moved to postpone the 'Arkansas _qnaSsion,
and take up the House bill makiugfprovirioa-for.th*
whole subject •of reorganization of rebel States;* The
bill would Kettle the'whole controversy in this as well
as other States. .
Mr. TRUMBULL suggested that, were this hill passed,
the admission of Arkansas claimants would still be a
question. ' - '
Mr. LANE, of Kansas, declared himself one of thQ3e
who bfclieved tho loyal people of any State, without
regard to numbers, constituted the State, and could re
sume a State Government at any time. The loyal peo
ple of Arkansas had elected a Legislature, ; which had
elected lhese Senatois. Ho hoped the motion would
prevail.' Be would not make war upon:, the people for
coming back into the Union, but for going out of the
Union; and he hoped nothing would be done to wound
the loval sGrtimeni of Arkansas.
. Mr. SAULSBURY hoped to find a party in power who
wouldrecognlzethe doctrine that both Arkansas and
Southxhvrofiha were still in the Union ; that the ordi
nances of secession were a nullity, not merely voidable,
but void. Butthese gentlemencame re
present a new State, made by the proclamation ofa man
who sits enthroned at the other end of the avenue. The
President had made war upon the Constitution, by set
ting up a Government unknown to that instrument. No
representatives of such a State should be admitted here.
Mr. BDGKALEW'.opposed the taking up of the bill by
Mr. Wade.‘which would launch this body upon a wide
ocean of debate.
TEDS MOTION VOTED* DOWS*.
Mr. WADE expressed a determination that these
questions should be squarely met so far as he was con
cerned. He would as soon dosort the camp of the sol*
dier as leave this chamber with important duties un
finished, and would regard such desertion equally dis
respectful. A vote being taken,'Mr.- Wade’s motion
was lost—veas 5. nays 28. Messrs. Clark, Harlan, Lane,
of Kansas, Sherman, and Wade voting j ea.
DieCUSSIOX OP THE BILL EESUJdCED.
Mr. HOWEspoke against the exclusion of the claim
ants, holding that by such exclusion the rights of the
people of Arkansas were abrogated and nullified,
Mr. TRUMBULL said the point at issue was not
whether Arkansas had a right to representation, but
whether there has been any election by the Legislature
of Arkansas. •
: . Mr. CARLILE argued that twelve thousand voters
could not assume to act for the people of Arkansas. He
concurred with tha Senator from Kansas in the doctrine
that the State Government belonged: to the loyal people
of the State, but there were thiriy-four counties unre
presented. He declared that thb amendment of the
Constitution of the btate was not legally made, aod
that there was nothing to prove that more than twelve
thousand loyal people were represented in the State
Government.;
- THE BILL PASSED.
The bill passed—yeas 27, nays 6, as follows:
YEAS. .
Foot,
Foster,
Hale,
Harlan,
Harris,
McJDougall,
, Morgan,
Morrill,
Powell,
NATS.
Anthony,
Brown, ‘
Buckalew,
Carhle,
Chandler, •-
Clvk,
Cowan,/
Davis, •
Fessenden,'
{Howe, . {Nesmith,
ILane (BTsinsas),. : iPomeroyy
AMUJfDSrBNT OF THE XUJNSION ACT.
Doolittle,
Hicks,
Oh motion of Mr. FOSTER, tho hill in amendment of
the pension act of July 14, ISB2, was. taken up. Ho
stated that fifteen thousand cases would be : relieved by.,
the provisions of this bill. - h
.The committee's amendment, extending to the wives,
and children of colored soldiers the benefits of this bill, -
without further proof than tlio fact that the parties have
lived together for two years, rvas adopted. Other
amendments wereagreed to, and tho bill was passed
reimbursement or Pennsylvania yor rebel
damages.
Hr. COWAN called up the bill to reimburse Pennsyl
vania for the expense of tho militia in the rebel invasion
of last year.
SIMILAR PAYMENTS TO NEW YORK AND NEW
Mr. TEN EYCK offered a substitute to include a simi
lar reimbursement for New York and New Jersey, ap
propriating twelve: hundred thousand dollars for that
purpose. :
THE TARIFF BILL.
Mr. FESSENDEN, from the committee of conference
on the disagreeing amendments to the tariff bill, made
a report with recommendations, which wore notread,
but ho explained that raw cotton was exempted from
duty. : On brimstone the Senate recedes; on spices the
Senate receded in part, most kinds being advanced five
cents; on Bait, eighteen and twenty-four cents,
The report was adopted,
BALE: OP MINERAL LANDS,
Mr. CONFESS, by unanimous consent, introduced a
bill to provide for the sale of mineral lands and extend
the right of preemption thereto.
RE-MDURSEMENT POE REBEL DAMAGES IN I’EKN-
The consideration of the bill to reimburse Pennsyl
vania b?inv roenmed, Mr. SHERMAN. Bubmitted an
ainSndmOifsfrlklagout Pennsylvania, and .making the
bill general, paying alt the militia engaged in repelling
the invasion of PennVlvania; or, where they have been
paid, refunding to the Governor of the State to which
they belonged in trust , for the State or the institution
or individual who advanced the money to the State.
The amendment was adopted. .
Mr, TEN EYCK withdrew his substitute.
rkoVISIOK FOIE THS^ITATIOIfAX,>£nrXTXA.
Mr. WILSON, from the Military Committee, reported
the House bill further to regulate and. provide for the
national militia. V
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE ON THE PACIFIC
RAILROAD BILL,
The President protein, appointed Meastß. Harlan,
Poster, and Conness a committee of conference on the
part of the Senate on the Pacific Railroad bill, and
Slessrs. Doolittle, Harris, and Nesmith on tho Northern
Pacific route hill. . : :
LEAVE OP ABSENCE.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Collamer, on ac
count of protracted illness. Also, to Mr, Grimes. ,
• A DAY OF HUMILIATION AND PRAYER,
c On motion of Mr. HARLAN, the following joint reso
lution was-adopied: • ' • . • ».. .
Be it resolved by the Senate and Houseofßepresenta
tives nf'the United State* of America, »» pongress as
sembled, That the President of the united States ho re
quested to appoint a humiliation and prayer
by the people of the Unwed States. That Jhe request
his constitutional advisers, at the head or the Execu
tive Departments, to unite with him, ft» the Chief
Magistrate of tho- nation, .at tho . city of Wash
ington; aud the members of Congress and ail
magistrates, all civil, military, and uaval officers, all
and murines, with&ll loyal and iavr
ftbidingpeople, to convene at their usual places of wor
ship, or wherever theymay be, to conlbiß and to repent
of their manifold sins, to implore tho compassion and
forgiveness of the Almighty, that, if consistent with
HU will, the exciting rebellion may he speedily sup
pressed, and tho supremacy of the Constitution and laws
of the united States may bo established throughout all
the States; to implore Him, as the Snpremo Ruler of
ilie world, not to destroy ns as a people, nor suffer u»
to bo destroyed by the hostility or connivance of other
nations, or by the obstinate adhesion to our own
counsels, which may be in conflict with His eternal;
purposes; to implore Him to enlighten the mind of
the nation to know.and do Ilia will, humbly bsltov
ing that it is In accordance with. His will ithat our
place should be maintained as-a united; people
among the family of nations; to.iinploie Him to grans’
to our armed defenders and the masses of the people
that courage, power of resistance and endurance neces
sary to secure that result; to implore' "Him. in. Hw ijj
finite goodness, to softenthe hearts,
winds, and quicken the consciences of those in rebeV,
lion, tLat they may lay down their anna, and spoedily
return to their allegiance to. the WW MataVtkjt
they may not be utterly destroyed: that tlio effusion of
tloodmay bo stayed, and that unity and fraternity may.
lto restored, and peaeo estabUtbed throughout all our
then took a recess tiU seveu .o'clock. . -I
fvening sjossion.
LAW AND EVIDENCE , N THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Mr. FOSTEB called up the bill relating to law &a
evidence ia the District of Columbia, -which was
passed.
RESOLUTION OOM'OKBN’IS'O A StfPPUBftSED NBIVS-
Mr. POWELL iuo?ed to postpone'the prior ordera to
take up the Joint roaolation as follow^: 1
. Whtrea#, A military order has been recently
in the Suite of Kentucky, prohihiiJ&g Che escalation in
said State of tfhe GiuciJmatl Enqi*frer\ a newspaper
printed and pablished at Cincinnati. Obioj and
whereas, A free press Is to mwintaia the rights
And liberties of the people; therefore,
w Rp.fiolvfd, That the President bo requested tocoose
the aforesaid miUtnry'brder to be revoked,-and tfcarff the
President bo further request©# to issue such’ orders;**
•Will prevent the military authorities front'encroacMog
upon the freedom of the press iirthe future.
Mr. COWAN professed no knowledge of the'Cits*
cinnatl Enquirer. Iredld not know whsit'it cbhfcalaedV
and did not care, hut he had como to the conclusion' to
: oppose this infringement of rights in the future. People
might road what they please, and say what they
E tease, but not do what tbry please. If this could 4 not
e allowed there was an ead to free government. The
, power that exercises this tyranny weakens itaelf. SncU
expedients are not'only useless bat Kiiichierons. He
basted thatlhe Senate would say that it was tbe repre
sentative of the people and not tboir ma*ter.
The PRESIDENT said that general debate was not In
order on motion to take up a resolution.
Mr. of Indiana, said the order was issued by
General Bus-bridge. He was a brave and gallant Ken
tuebien. itrwae at the time of John Morgan's raid, two
weeks ago. He had no doubt that the paper referred
to was then- doing more to aid the enemy and deluge
the country with blood than all the armed rebels fit
Kentucky. : Gen. Barbridge had the right toissuoauch
an order, aud he would have been unworthy of his.
commandif-hahad not exercised It. Suppose a rebel*
apy should goihto Genera! Burbridge's camp and pub
lish a Secession paper. If this power.was not lodged in.
the military commander he could, not be ejected. He
was not prepared to vote either that the order should be
revoked or that ao similar order should be issued. We
have dealt too leniently to the treasonable press. No
power In the world conld exist if treason could thus be
allowed to erect its bead in the mlcst of Us armies.
Mr, COWAN, of Feu a sylvan! a, replied that nosoldier,,
has the right to say that it was his privilege to judge of
what lie should read. 110 believed it was far safer to
truKt the people to seek to control them. Ho did
• not believe the “Copperhead” papers had theriigbtesfc
* effect iu seducing citizens from their loyalty, but their
; suppression would have an injurious effect.
jMr. FESSENDEN, of Iteipe. remarked that this was a
; flue subjectf<r declamation, bat he had been inquired;
of forty times 10-day to know when Congress would ad
journ, and now safes-be would give notice that he would
call any Senator to order if he wandered from the s ab
ject.
Mr. POWELL, of-Kenincky, said he had read tho
Cincinnati Enr/uirer'for twenty-five years.
The PRESIDENT* pro tern, said no further debate
could be allowed on the merits of the resolution,
Mr. POWELL attempted to proceed, but was again
celled to order, when he sat clowq, saying thathe re
gretted that the Senator from Maina was in the Senate.
. Mr. "HEN D RlCK'S'appealed from the decision.
Mr. DENNISON, Freridfiot pro tem., made a few re
marks, and Mr. H. thseitvwthdrGW his motion.
Tho question was then taken, and
—yeas S, nays 25—as follows:
Bnckalow,
Carliie,
Cowan,
Anthony.
Chandler,
Clark,
Conners, ;•
Doolittle,
Fessenden,
Foot,
Foster,.
Grimes, .
On motion of Mr. WILSON, the Senate lookup the
House bill farther to regulate and provide for enrolling
and calling out the national forces.
The following amendments of the committee were
adopted: Striking oat the substitute in the first sec
tion, which provides-fara bounty to volunteers, thus
excluding subatUiites-frona the benefit of the bounty ;
changing the mode of payments of bounty from one
half on being mastered tu, one-fourth at the expiration
of the terra of service,.to three equal payments of one
third each instead t jttriking out the clause which al
lows full bounty to persons discharged from service by
wounds or sickness from sixty to forty days
the period allowed-after a call for filling the quota with
out a draft.
TUNIfSTINUaNT SOB ENLISTING MINORS,
Mr. offered an amendment punishing
officers by dismissal, with forfeiture of pay and allow
ances, for knowingly, enlisting minors under sixteen
yearsofage. It was adopted.
.Mr. BROWN-represented that the entire committee
did not concuxin recommending this bill. Oa th© con
trary, tlieminority believed it fatal to the efficiency of
*the militia system.* It would be a Tar more expensive
system than we now have. The bill was. calculated,
if not intended, to enlist black rather than white
troops. How, then, shall the depleted armies be filled
up? Not only will it be impossible to draft for forty
days after a call, but more lima* will still be re
quired to get men into the field. What is wanted
is a simple draft that will prodace men. This will pro
duce few men aod require much money. It is a weak
measure, a shame, and a pretext. It is for the exi
gencies of a political campaign that all this sugar coat
ing is required. Men'of the West are willing to go
forward and sustain the war as they have sustained it,
but they are not willing to continue their exertions
under a condition of inequality with wealthy sections
of the country He moved to strike out the third sec
tion, which permits the Executives of any of the States
to send Agents into States iu rebellion to recruit volun
teers, which- was adopted.
- Mr, SHERMAN moved to amend the amendment by
inserting “duty of the President,” instead of “lawful
for the Executive of any of the States, “'and providing
that such recruits may beorganized, armed, and equip
ped, accordin&toexisiiiiglaws, and receive the monthly
pay and pensions prescribed for other troops in the
military service of the United States.
_ Mr. GRIMES , believed with such a bill as this was
when first introduced there could not be obtained a
single white eoloier. and but few colored ones. Hebad
opposed the. commutation clause,believing every Citi
zen owed hi* property, personal service, and life if ne
cessary to his country. Under the biU a person could
buy a negro for fifty dollars, enlist bim, receive $150,:
and pocket S3GG by the operation. He characterized it
as a wild and suicidal scheme.
Mr. TEN EYCK favored the amendment of the Sena
tor from Ohio. Unamended he believed disagreeable
scenes would result. He feared'the-battle would be
lost, assd he believed there was national power enough
to fnrnkh the troops necessary to save the country.
Mr. POWELL opposed any permission to aid in filling
the quota of any State from insurrectionary districts, and
declared it unequal, iniquitous,- and unjust.
A COJXMXTTKEON DISAGREEING AMENDMENTS,
On motion of Mr. SHEBMaK,'a committee of con
ference waa appointed on the disagreeing amendments
to the civil appropriation bill.
Messrs. Sherman, Cowan, and Ramsay were named..
Mr. McBOtJOALL asked if it were true That upon us
whites sins had so accumulated that we must make
sacrifices of whole hecatombs of negroes in the South.
The people of the North were as brave and'noble-as
were ever led. If these blacks were placed in the front
of bailie with such an exercise of tyranny, let it not be
done in the name of liberty. He opposed this section
of the bill as .well as the amendment.
- • A NEW SECTION.
Mr. SHERMAN introduced the following as a new ;
section: •
i And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of
paying tbe bounties and enforcing the draft provided for
in this act, there be levied and collected in addi
tion to the duties imposed by law a special duty of 10
per centum on all incomes exceeding $6OO, which shall
be assessed and collected in the mode provided in the
act entitled “An act to provide internal revenue to
support the Government, to pay the interest on the pub
licdfebt, and for other purposes/' and this duty shall
be payable on tha Ist day of October next: and the Se
cretary of the Treasury is authorized eo prescribe such
rules and regulations as to the time and mode of assess
ment As will secure the collection of this special tax.
• Mr; SHERMAN, of Ohio, said this tax was absolutely
necessary. , It was foliy to pass this .bill without pro
viding means for the payment of these heavy bounties.
- MODIFICATION OP THE AMENDMENT,
After a desultory debate, Mr. SHERMAN agreed to
modify the amendment, making the special war tax
five instead of ten per centum, and it was then adopted
—yeas2s, nays 7, as follows:
Anthony,
Brown,
Chandler,
Clark,
Cenne&s,
Doolittle,
Buckalew,
Davis,
Harris,
Mr. POWELL offered an amendment, the object of
which he explained to be to confine each State to recruit
ing wit bin its own limits. Agreed to.
The bill, as amended, was then reported to the Senate
and passed.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
PRIZE COURTS.
The House concurred in the Senate’s amendments to
the bin regulating prize proceedings and the distribu
tion of prize money.
. DISLOYAL CLERKS IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
‘ Air. COLE, of California, asked , leave to offer a reso
lution instructing the Committee on the Conduct of the
War to inquire whether any disloyal clerks are em
ployed in the Wat Department, and whether rebels are
employed in any capacity, and if so, who is responsible
for the same, hnt objection was made.
QUALIFICATIONS OP HON, MESSRS. SCHENCK AND
Ramsay, i
Riddle,
Saulsbury,
Sherman,
Sumner,
Ten JSyclr,
Trumbull, .
Wade, .
Wilkinson.;
Mr. DAWES, of Massachusetts', from the Committee
on Elections, called up the resolution that Mr. Schenek,
having resigned his commfssiou as a major general be
fore the commencement of this session of Congress, was
not, by reason of having held such commission, dis
qualined from membership in tlie Bouse, but that Mr.
Blair, of Missouri, having held his confmission as ma
jor general after the commencement of the session, did
thereby decline aud disqualify himself from holding a
seat. The resolution was adopted.
THB ItkPRESEXTATIVES Off ARKANSAS.
Mr. DAWES, of Massachusetts, called op the report
of the Committee on Elections, postponing the admts
“alonitf the. Representatives elect from Arkansas until a
and. inquire iiito and
pdted fearea? too/ thauliere
llr. DAWES replied thaf'no unfair advantage as to
the electoral votes could ho taken under his resolution,
which merely proposed, such, action as will enable the
House to obtain full information-upon which to act.
-Mr. BLAIK, of West Virginia, hoped the gentleman
from Ohio would withdraw his objection. These gen
tlemen from Arkansas should be heard before they are
kicked oiitof the Hall, and; nothing done to favor the*
interest of Jeff Davis.
Mr. COX said such remarks were beyond common de
cency from the member from. West Virginia.
Mr. BLa IK supposed the gentleman did not recognize
West Virginia as a State.
Mr. DAWES resumed the floor.
ItEORGAKIZATtOX oy ItEBKLLIOVS STATES. .
The resolutions of the Committee <m Elections were
read- They authorize the President to appoint a com
mission of three members, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, and not residents of the States in
volved in Ihepresonfcxebeilioo, whose duty it shall b'e,
in the recess to visit such States declared by the pro
clamation of the President to be in rebellion, and which
have already,or may before the next session, take mea
sures to re-establish or reorganize a State Government;
and, after an investigation and hearing of the testi
mony, to report at an early day whether the loyal people
save succeeded in re-cstabliehing a State Government,
to what extent they are represented, and whether they
have the power to maintain themselves against domes
tic violence; and until Congress satisfied, by
evidence submitted to them, that the rebel Hon has been
so far suppressed and a republican form
established prohibiting the existence of domestic sla
very, and maintaining itself against domestic violence,
such State should not be entitled to representation in
either branch of Congress,
Bfr, BROWN. of Wisconsin, froiil the minority of the
Committee on Elections, advocated the resolutions of
fered by him as a substitute, declaring- ;
First. The acts of Secession were nullities.
Sfcond. That they neither change the status of the
Slates nor the relation of citizens and Government. ■<
Third. .That whenever the authority of the United
Stages is completely restored over any State, the State is
entitled to bo represented m Congress. . .
Fourth, That the only question to be entertained by
this House in regard to the member from Arkansas are:
First. Whether the authority of tbo United States was
completely re-established in .the districts. Second
Whether in an election, held according to the laws and
Constitution, they received a majority.of the votes.
Mr. BROWN, iu the course of his. remarks, said: In
conducting this war wo should not neglect efforts at
conciliation. Hedid not propose terms of peace to Jeff
Davis, who would refuse them. The war should be
conducted on the basis of the Constitution ami rights or
the people. He believed the rebellion could bo crushed
out by torce, and that wo can meet all our national lia
bilities, provided there shall be moderation and econo
my, iii connection with skill and bravery in lao Sslu.
ORIGINAL AKl> SUBSTITUTE LAID ON Titß TABLE.
Mr' DAVIS, of Maryland, moved the whole subject
lie on the table; Carried—yeas SO, nays 47.
AMJJS’RSIKNTS TO. THE CIVIL API’UOTBIATIOX BILXi.
The House acted on the Senate's amendments to the
Cl The a SlSafo hid ftmsiided the
SJt C t h l"g «l.al ff ffi B SoSE*S# uSttffiK
theroslml!be au exclusion of witnesses: on account of
color/nor in cWil action, because he is a part, to or in-.
*4ll?* M ALLOKT regarded the amendment, as vicious
* n Mv V paid colored testimony was admitted
itviVme of the Federal courts and exclnded in.others,
Sd the object of the amendment wa* to make the prac-
remarked, if the object were to make
U nniferm he would propose uu addition that sack tes
timony Phall be taken only in the Federal courts, where
the State laws allow such testimony. .
Mr STEVENS said that would make the practice m
the Federal courts uniform if all the State lawawere
alike ou that subject, hot they are not. _ ~
Mr MALLOKY remarked that the uulformHy would
be in making the Federal courts conform to the State
Senate's amendment was concurred in. ■ t
The Senate's amendment Teada, that the eighth and
uintfr sections of the act to prohibit .the importation of
slaves into any point within the jurisdiction of the
United States after the Ist of January, 1808, and whioli
said sections undertake to regulate the coastwise slave
trad* be repealed forever. ,
■ • The Committee of Ways and Moans recommended a
CO Mr U BHTOKS smSKested the danger of iuterfering with
the'questionof coastwise trade, which wasuowamo-
THE ItKSOLUTEOX LOST.
the resolution lost
! Powell,
Kiddle. '
[Davis,
Hendricks,
IMcDougaLl,
NAYS.
Harlan,
Harris,
Howe,
Lane ilndiana),
Lace (Kansas),
Morrill,
Pomeroy, . *
Ramsay,
Sherman,
Sprague,
Sumner,
Ten Eyck,
Trumbull.
Van Winkle.
Wade,
Wilkinson.
TBE-EHROLMENT BILL.
MOTION TO AMEND.
YEAS.
Grimes,
Hale,
Harlan,
Howe,
Ramsay,
Sherman,
Sprague,
Tea Eyck,
Wade,
Wilson.
Wilkinson,
Willey,
Lane {lndiana),
Lane (Kansas},
Y. . Morgan,
* Pomeroy,
NATS.
I Hendricks,
[McDongall,
(Powell,
Riddle. ♦
AN ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT.
THE BILL PASSES.
A SUBSTITUTE.
nopolyin the hand* of Americans exclusively. Th*
.public mind might be ufo agitator! (hat changes would
be made detrimental to soamorcifri tat§rcwt*i
Mr. DAVIS, of New York, heHeri’ea ibo jgwitlemaa
was mistaken a» to thenaioroof tho umeDdufent. It
only proposed to bo interfere with the coastwise trade
as to prevent the importation and tTausportstton of
slaves
Mr. MALLORY, of Kentucky/ said’ if the AboHtiotj
tets could make any profit by continuing slavo trade
they wonld do so.
Mr. BLAINE, of Maine, said the gentleman' front
New York (Mr. Brooks) would, Xn his policy, strife*
down protection to the navigation and commercial in
ternets.
Mr. BROOKS said If there were trade Now York
would vastly improve in all her material interests.
Mr. BLAOIE replied/ she gentlemah would strife*
down the law* of navigmoß, in orderthat a new Go
vernment migAt be boiil up,
Mr. COX said the advantage of the ernstwisa trade
was a contract between tfie North and South. The
North has broke* the contract/ but holds tL* considera
tion.
jMr. BLAINE said a. Western Confederacy was talked 4
efl
* Bfr. COX said he never Heard* of it.
Mr. BLAINE, ic* the courwof his remarks; said A
: Western. Confederacy contd not be setup long enough
’ to be kicked over wirnont an outlet to the ocean.
My. aRNOLD, of Illinois, brH the gentleman'from
New York remarked some timrago that slavery was
dead. Did lie still tbifik so?
. Air. BROOKS replied he was do* undertaker, no em
b'almer, to bury the body of slavery.
Mr. ARNOLD asked, u slavery was dead, why coa
* tinue the «lave trade?
Mr BROOKS replied lbe-gentlemao,like Don. Quixote,
. Was fighting a windmill.
. Mr. ARNOLD said he Wished slavery was a mere
ahadow. He was for removing from ffce statute book all
truces recognizing slavery.
Mr’BROOKS, noticing some remarks of Mr. Blair,
said-the latter whs guilty of moral treason in saying
thstif the vote were taken NoorYork wonld giye a raa
joiutyof ihirty thousand votes for Jeff Davis. This
' would give aid aud comfort to iherdbels,and be paraded
in theßicbmond papers.
Mr; 3LAINE asked how would New York decide be
tweenthe Montgomery Constitution and the re-election
of President Lincoln. Would she not prefer the
former?'
Mr; BROOKS replied she wanted'the Constitution of
our fathers, no other.
The debate was terminated by order of tho House,
. when the'question was taken on the Senate amend
ment, which was agreed to-
Thc Honee at 4 o’ckck took a recess tfll 7 P. M.
EVENING- SESSION,
APVAntS IN THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE,
On motion, It was resolved that the- Committee on
Pablie Expenditure*, entrusted with the investigation
of the affairs of the New York custom-boose, be autho
rized to sit during the recess with tins eaano power and
authority as heretofore exercised.
ORGANIZATION OF AN ENGINEER CORTS,
The bill to-organize and regulate the engineer corps
in. the regular and volunteer army was passed.
THE CIVIL APPROPRIATION RILL.
The House acted upon and concurred :a the action of
the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union
on the Senate* amendments to the civil appropriation
bill.
THE APMTHSION OF NEGRO TESTIMONY IN COURT.
Mr. MALLORY, of Kentucky, had offered an amend
ment to the bill providing that negro testimony shall be
* admitted in the Federal courtn in the States, the law®
of which authorize such testimony, which was dis
agreed to —yeas 47, nays 66.
THE SENATE AMENDMENT CONCURRED 17$.
The Senate-amendment towhich Mr. Alai lory proposed
bis amendment was concurred iu—yeasJA nays 47 It
frovidos that no witnesses shall be excluded from the
edeiral courts on account of color, nor in any civil salt
. Is which each person is interested, or a party to tha
suit.
RETORT ON THE AMENDMENT.
Mr. MORSrILL, of Vermont, jnade a conference re
port on the disagreeing amendment to- tho tariff bill and
it was coucnrrf d in.
Mr. MOEKILL said this House has done all that duty
required,.and that the tariff bill will largely increase
the revenue* by additional taxation on tea, iron, spi
rits, wine, silks, crockery ware, shoes, &c. In the in
ternal revenue bill new sources of taxation have been
sought, including a tax on banks, while the taxes gene
rally have-been largely increased.
He anticipated, from these measures, a million of dol
lars a day, to retire the greenbacks to that extent, and
establish our credit on a firm foundation.
AN ADDITIONAL TAX BILL.
Mr. BROOKS, of New* York, said, &« rumors wer
afloat, be wished to ask whether it was likely that tho
Committee of Ways and Means would report an addi
tional tax bill.
Mr. MoRBiLL replied that, so far as he knew, ho
did not think they would.
Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, said a request had
come from the proper quarter for the passage of a bill
to raisenn additional sum of $85,000,000.
Mr BROOKS inquired what were tube the sources of
taxation, and whether real estate was to be included.
Mr. STEVENS replied that he had but recently re- *
ceived the document and had not looked into it care
fully.
THE OVERLAND MAIL,
The House agreed to the amendment of the Senate to
the bill to extendthe contract for carrying the Overland
Pacific Mail. , '
At half past ten o J clock the House adjourned.
g NEW YORK CITY.
New York, June 28, ISfli,
[Special Correspondence oF The Press.]
POLITICAL
A mass meeting was held, last evening, at Cooper
Institute : purpose-of ratifying the nomina
tion of the party who parts bis hair In the middle
and believes in the of free speech and
Fremont. The attendance-was large ; the mottoes
and epigrammatic banners were many. Numbers
of Copperheads were present enjoying themselves;
so, they say, wera numbers of post-office and cus
tom-house employees. Subtracting these from the
bulk of the audience, it may be judged how many
were present who were true partisans of the. party
. who parts his hair in the middle. A number of reso
lutions were read by a Mr. Sharpe. All of these
partook of the Cleveland ideas, and pointed oat the
, absolute necessity of upholding those elevated prin
ciples which are promoted by a fine tonsorlal dia
: crimination and a practice of parting the hair in
the middle. The meeting was somewhat stormy»
Sentiments and names were greeted with hisses and
cheers, and such , elegant and. anti-shoddy expres
sions as “ bully for you I” “that’s so!” Jeo. Doctor
O. A; Brownson made a speech. He would vote for
Vallandigham or any other man who would defeat
Mr. Lincoln. The Doctor was irate. He thought
McClellan a very respectable man. Air. Cochrane
also .spoke with his usual reticence and modesty.
Outside meetings were also in vogue. Tho last ru
mor of the Government’s Interference with young
Mr. McClellan is to the effect that said Government
sent on an officer to prevent the young man from,
speaking his piece at WestPointby effecting a post
ponement or the substitution of some man in the
place of the martyr. A rumor of equal truth is to
the effect that a well-known Republican paper is
about changing its base and rendering support to
the Fremont ticket.
A STEAMER SEIZED.
The Ounard steamship Scotia was seized by'order
of the Custom House authorities this forenoon. It
does not seem at all . probable that tho seizure is
more than temporary, or that it will interfere with
her proposed sailing to-morrow. It is stated that
the grounds of the action taken are comparatively
insignificant. Some petty officer smuggled a bundle
of silk on shore at the time of her arrival here; and.
possibly the seizure was only made to meet the re
quirements of the law, which render ships liable
for misdeeds of officers.
: GRAND JURY TROUBLES.
Our grand juries are growing more unfortunate
every day. It was not enough that one sitting in
KiDg’s county should have been censured by the
presiding judge for presenting whom it saw fit to
present ; but our own recent jury is now assailed
violently for refusing to present whom it saw no
grounds for * presenting. The Copperheads are
angry because the suppression of the World and
Journal of Commerce did not inflame it with digni
fied.fury, and hint that it was bribed, or com
mitted perjury, or something equivalent. The silly
remarks made by them arc not worth repetition,
nor tfie bad logic with which they endeavor to up
hold their censure. Nothing suits the Copperheads
now-a-days.
PROCURING SUBSTITUTES.
Our citizens are hard at workprocuringsubstitutes
for themselves, at prices varying from six to seven
hundred dollars down to as low as four hundred and
seventy-five. The practice" has been more general
than was anticipated. One church, that of the Rev.
J. P. Thompson, raised the sum of six thousand dol
lars last Sunday, for this purpose, and associations
of gentlemen are constantly adopting the same
course. The city has thus far an excess of I,IST men
over all quotas yet demanded. Sttjyvesant.
THE CENTREYILLE RACES.
Sweepstakes for 3 years old, Eclipse filly winner,
beating Lurlinc and Lexington colt: time 1.80 and
1.46%-—2'mile dash, Reporter beat Idlcwild easy
in 3.43%..
CRICKET-MATCH.
. St. George’s Cricket Club versus Willow Club—
first day’s play, former lie, latter 62.
AUCTION SALES OF COAL,
At the auction sale of coal to-day 25,000 tons of
Carmel coal were sold at $9,25@10.40 per ton, an are
rage advance of $1.23.
THE GOLD MARKET.
Gold closed at ¥2.40@2.42,
SHIPMENT OF SPECIE.
The Scotia sailed at noon, for Liverpool, with
¥418,000 In specie.
MARINES INTELLIGENCE.
Schr. Sarah A. Reed, henco for Fortross Monroe,
was abandoned leaky on the 23th. The crew wore
saved by the steamer John Eiee and have arrived
here. .
Arrived barks Xlva, Maracaibo; Tweed, Bermu
da; brig Startled Fawn, Jacmel.
Sale ef Prize Steamers,
Boston, June 29.—The prtee-steamer Minnie was
sold at auction to-day for *62,000, and the Young
Republic for $61,000.
Blackwood’s Maoazine.— The .Tune number,
republished In New York, has'reached us throngh
Mr. W. B. Zleber, South Thlrtfstrcet. It has not a
single feeble article. It contains further portions of
“ The Chronicles of Carlingford,” and “ Tony Bat
ler,” (which last must owe Its paternity to Lever) 1
it has a Tresh screed of worldly wisdom and obser
vation from Cornelius O’Dowd; It reviews the bi
ography of Sir fWiliam Napier, the historian; It
talks about Eton and other public schools; It has
“ Letters from the Principalities,” (Moldavia,) and
it sums up, very curtly, the present Crisis of Par-'
ties, with great severity on Lord Russell and Mr,
Gladstone.
English NEwsrArLK?.—Wc are obliged to the
attentive kindness of Btr. J. J. Kromer, 40* Chest
nut street, for the London News of the World of June
12, and the Illustrated London. Abies; and lUwstrated
Neas of the World, both crowded with engravings,
of the samo date. ■
: Closiko Lakoe Fositive op 845 Lot#
op . Domestic and Foreign Dry Goods, Dm
bkellas, Straw Goods, Embroideries, Cloth
ing. and Carpets, ico,, Sec., op tub Season.—
John B. Myers & Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234
Market street, request tho early and particular at
tention to their closing sals of the season , to bo held
this (Thursdayfmorning, being very attractive and
.valuable, embracing about 825 packages and lots of
winter and summer British, French, Swiss, Gor
man, and American dry goods, umbrellas, straw
goods, clothing, carpets, embroldorlos, stook of
goods, Arc., to be peremptorily sold by catalogue, on
Tour months’ credit and part for cash, commencing
at 10 o’clock precisely, with the carpets and mat
ting ; sale to be continued all day and part of the
evening, without intermission.
Public Entertainments.
Chestnut-street Theatre. —Tho public is still
entertained at this establishment by tho extrava
ganza of the “Seven Sisters.” Thispieco has been
alteredj;adapted, and added to, so as tokocp it fresh
and amusing. New scenery and incidents h&va
been introduced, referring to tho present topics or
public interest. To-morrow night is set apart for
Mr. McDonough’s farewoll benefit.
. Arch-street Theatre.— This evening tho new
and attractive drama of “Ida Lee” will bo per
formed, with Ceoile Rush as , the heroine. Miss
Lotto, tho California comedienne, will also appear
ns Jenny Lind.
Walnut-street Theatre.— The drama of
“Faust and Marguerite” will again be played tins
evening. Mrs. Alexina Fisher Baker sustaius the
charming character of NtnyuerUr. and Mr. .1. B,
Roberts will porftrm the fiendish Mcphislophek* .