tr t 41 FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1.825. Cold World Relations with the New. Lord PeTarvnaTon has obtained no small applause, in the House of Commons, by his emphatic declaration that " the British Government had no intention of attempting any interference in the internal affairs of the United states." He was drawn into making this statement by a question— Whether, a large sum having been offered for the apprehension of .T.sarEasort DAVIS, jt was the purpose of the British Ministry to make any representations to the United states Government in reference to the treatment of Bebel leaders and other trai tors. Lord PALMERSTON, whatever he may have been fifteen years ago, when he had very nearly brought England into a war with France, on account of certain claims upon Greece by one Dolt Pammeo, a Bri tish subject, is now the reverse of im pulsive. At his:time of life, and with the official experience of half a century, he knows better than to do any thing rashly, and must be fully aware, from the terrible crisis through which the United States have passed, during the last four years, that it would be equally absurd and dan gerous to say or do any thing at all likely to sow dissension between the two great em pires. The truth, which foreign statesmen cannot realize too soon, is that we have a decided objection to being interfered with. We hav6 become a mighty nation without foreign intervention, and we shall jealously continue to repudiate and resist it, if at tempted in the smallest degree. No foreign ruler or diplomatist shall presume to tell us how we are to treat the great criminals Whose treason, perjury, and ambition created the most awful war the world ever saw—the most costly, too, in blood and treasure. These ringleaders . shall be treated strictly according to Constitutional prineiples--that is, shall be fairly dealt with according to the very laws, for the overthrow of which they banded together in a vile conspiracy. Lord PALMERSTON acts discreetly, in determining that Eng land shall carefully eschew every tempta tion to interfere in the internal affairs of the United States. Our desire, as a people, is to be let alone,—to manage our affairs in our own way,—lnd wo to those who attempt to meddle with us. Equally cautious is the assertion, not by, but for Lord PALMERSTON, that the Aus trian Archduke, MAXIMILIAN, is in a very bad way in Mexico. He has not made any announcement to this effect in the House of COMMOTIS, where it would have more authority and weight, because notice has been given in that branch of the legislature of a motion condemnatory of the recogni tion of the Mexican Empire by the Queen of England. It would be out of rule to an ticipate that discussion by any declaration of policy. But there are various ways in which a Ministerial intention or opinion may be made. One of these is through the newspapers. Now, Lord PALMERSTON is understood to be actual owner of the Morning Post, the fashionable journal of London, in which some very able articles upon politics frequently appear, and he bolds some shares in the Globe, an evening paper, which has been his organ ever since the accession of the Reform Ministry, in 1830. What PALSIERSTON has to say— boldly, defiantly, or triumphantly,—ap pears in his own Morning Post ; what he desires to have rather insinuated than ex pressed is published in the Globe. We can smile, therefore, and indulge in a significant shake of the head, after the manner of Lord Burleiglc, in " The Critic," when we find the Globe de clare that "Maxnerneet will be highly favored by fortune, and will prove his ability, if he can conquer the adverse cir cumstances which surround him—that his success is very doubtful, and that it is to be hoped it will not be a case of calamity for the Mexican people." When PAL 'AMMON sanctions such a declaration as that, so prophetic of failure, we may well understand that he has no faith in MAXI KILIArea future, and will not allow Eng land to advance one sixpence to forward it. Should there be a Parliamentary de bate upon Mexican matters, PALMERSTON will have one great difficulty to contend With—namely, the understood fact that the ready recognition of MAteraufami as lemperor of Mexico, was urged on her Ministry by Queen VICTORIA herself. As " the Queen can do no wrong," is a Constitutional principle in England, Vic Tana. really has not the power of appoint ing a dishwasher in the Royal scullery, and her Ministers are responsible for every thing. But, as was charmingly expressed by Miss Caroline Wilhelmina Amelia Skeggs, in " The Vicar of Wakefield," there is a way of doing these things, and one can readily imagine the Queen's personally putting it to PALMERSTON and. Messzw.,, that one would be glad to have the new Mexican empire con solidated by British recognition. It is' not very likely that she knew or knows what are called "Therights of the case," but the Archduke ISlimarnaAN's wife, CHARLOTTE?, of BelglUrn, is first cousin of Queen VICTORIA, and her uncle, LltOrow, of Belgium, who naturally desires his child's advancement, is in the habit of giving his advice to Irrcrolua, his niece, and is be lieved to have interested and influenced her in this Mexican affair. As this may ooze out in a Parliamentary discussion of the question, it may be expected that, if possible, PALMERSTON will continue to stave off the debate. The hospitalities of Cambridge House (PAntamorost's London residence), have conciliated much Parlia mentary opposition ere now; and where PALMERSTON'S dinners have not succeeded, admission to Miladi s delightful evening parties have frequently been the means of effecting. The Mexican Empire has never been ac knowledged by the United States. NA ronnore, who created it, is understood to be not only concerned but embarrassed by the opposition which MaxnerrtAx, his no minee, has encountered. It was believed in Paris, that Neronnorr would send a French fleet to Mexico, to support MAXI aULIAN. But, from the first, the interfe rence in Mexican affairs has been unpopu lar in France, where the waste of the army, by sickness as much as by battle, has caused much disapprobation, while the expendi ture of over sixty million dollars, to build up a fragile throne for an Austrian prince, is still more deeply condemned. It is evi dent that NA.vonnoN is in a difficulty of his own making, out of which he can scarcely enierge 'without something extremely like failure. Becoming Popularized. It is satisfactory to find that the British parliament is becoming popularized. A few years ago, a step was taken by which this was commenced. A statute passed in the reign of Queen ANNE, provided that xto one elected member of the House of Commons should take his seat until he proved himself in possession of actual property, of the value of £3OO a year, in the case of a borough, and of £6OO a year in that of a county membership. The only exceptions were in the case of members for Scotland and the Universities, (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin,) and when a no bleman's eldest son had been elected. The city of Westminster, in which the Parlia ment Houses, the principal public offices, and the royal palaces are situated, is a very Important part of what constitutes the im mense metropolis, which is known ;ts Lon don, and has three million inhabitants. 'Westminster contains over 250,000 inhabi tants, of whom some 14,000 are registered Voters—to elect two members of Parlia ment. At present, these members are Sir DE LACY EVANS, who fought so bravely in the Crimea, and Sir :form SHELLEY, a Sussex baronet. E - v.alts, who is seventy-eight years old, and has represented Westminster for about thirty years, will retire from Parlia ment at the close of the present sessio n , i n a couple of months ; SMILLEY, who is twenty years younger, has sat for Westminster for thirteen years, and is not threatened with oppposition at the approaching elec tion, this summer. There will be a severe contest for the seat to be vacated by EvArts retiring. For this seat there are two candidates, both professing Liberal Opinions. One is Captain Gnotivalfolg, nephew or cousin of of the Marquis of Westminster, and the other is Jonx STUART MILL, the well known political writer. The Liberal opi nions of GROSVENOR go merely to the ex tent of supporting the Palmerston Minis try through thick and thin—but he is a ca det of the Marquis of Westminster's fami ly, and that is expected to go a great way, for the Marquis owns about a clear third of all the houses in the Westminster elcatoral borough, and will probably press his te nants to vote for the gay young captain, a mere holiday soldier, whose campaigns are in the drawing-rooms of the West End. Mr. MILL, who is nearly sixty years old, has been a writer all his days. He has contributed largely to the Edinburgh, and edited the Westminster Review for some time ; the opening article on the Philoso phy of .Auguste Comte, in the last number was written by Mr. MILL, and is emi nently mystical, laborious, and unintelli gible. He writes better on political eco nomy, though he has . yet to learn much from Hx,Nny C. CAREY, and has argued with great power and sincerity, in favor of the Union principles in connexion with our recent-war. He has rarely, if ever, spoken - in public, and few men who have entered Parliament at, his advanced age have ever succeeded there. His Liberalism is of the boldest character—more extensive even then Mr. BRIGHT'S. Should GROBVHNOR and MILL carry on the contest so as to appeal to the electors at the poll, a third candidate will oppose both. This is Mr. W. H. SMITH, who is connected with " the press." There are newspaper-proprietors, editors, and con tributors in the House of Commons, but Mr. Smarr, if elected, will the first news render. He keeps a large establishment in the Strand for the sale of newpapers, and is the lessee of nearly all the newspaper, magazine, and book-stands at the railway stations all over the British Islands. In this trade he has made a great deal of money, and now, smitten by ambition, he seeks to enter Parliament upon Tory prin ciples. If the two Liberals go to the poll, the Tory newsman has a good chance of slipping into the vacant seat. He is sup ported by a numerous and strong commit tee, consisting of the most influential Con servative inhabitants of Westminster. There once was a professional pugilist (the late Joni Gvmv) in the House of Com- MOM, but if Mr. SMITH is elected, he will be the first newsman there. Thus do level ling principles creep on in England. A Visit to Richmond. Cipt dal Coneepondenee of The Item] RICHMOND, Any 30,1830 One of the most delightful trips that can be made at this season of the year, and at this particular time, is to Riehmond, the late seat of the so-ealled Southern Confederacy. In company with a number of ladies and gentlemen, I left Philadelphia on Thursday last (over the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad) and taking one of the beats of the celebrated Old Bay Line at Baltimore, reached FortresS Monroe at seven o'clock on Friday morxiirg. The scene at this point was abusyone. The transports were getting ready to sail for Texas, and were tilled with "Americans of African descent" for that distant point. The news of the surrendp Of Kirby Smith and his army will doubtless change their destination, as that was the last organized Confederate force, and with their surrender literally ended the Confederate States Government. We left the Fortress, where Jeff Davis is now securely cobtned, at 8 o'clock, and reached Richmond about 5 P. K. There are several things which strike the North ern visitor to Richmond; and to some of the Impres sions made upon my mind, without referring to the many points of interest in and around the city, / will devote this letter. THB BURNTNO OF THB OITF. The immense destruation of property, lamed by the rebels in evacuating Riehmesd, Is alined indescribable. Over eight hundred buildings in the business part of the city were utterly de stroyed, and a mass of iron, stone, and brick remains as a testimonial of the diabolical Spirit which, even in their final overthrow, actuated the leaders of the rebellion. I was told that a Gem- Initttce of citizens, learning that ft was the Intention of the rebel authorities to fire the oity, waited tinbn, that arela.traitor Sohn C. Etreekierldge, and TO wrortsiiated most earnestly against Ouch a coarse. But their protests were in vain; the torah was apOled in various parts of the city, and in a few hours many of the oldest citizens were re duced from affluence to poverty. But for the efforts of our soldiers the entire city would doubtless have been destroyed. They saved Rich. mond; and their efforts on that occasion, SO entirely different from what the people were taught to expect, have had a most salutary effect upon the hearts of even the most bitter rebels. Only think of it! Their friends attempted to destroy Rich mond; their enemies attempted to save it, and did save it. What a commentary upon the spirit which actuated the loyal and the rebellious ! One of the most distressing things that occurred during the fire was the explosion of tie magazine, by whioh twenty paupers In the Almshouse,,abyttt fifty yards distant, were killed, and many woeinded.. ' It is alleged that the building was not ordered ,Ito be destroyed, but it was destroyed ; and, to shield the authorities from the responsibility, it is said tbat it must have been done by the mob. ;. DRSTITTITION OP ItICITOND. The extreme destitution of the people of Rich mond (and Richmond la said in this respect to be but the type of the whole South) Is obvious to the most casual observer, and he must have a heart of stone who fails to be moved by the pictures of dia• tress which everywhere present themselves. Let me exhibit a few out of thousands: I met an old friend, whom I had not seen for several years, Who has been in the army since the commence. meat of the war. His quarters are a few miles from the city, where he is boarding with a planter. When he applied for board, the planter said he would Cheerfully aocommodate him, but he really had not the means with which to purchase provi• sins. The Federal efticer replied that he would advance him money, which he did, and he then took up his quarters with a man who before the rebellion was living in comfort. Another picture : The party which I accompanied came across a man who had been a large sugar planter in Louisiana. The year Laic: e the rebellion broke out he moved to Richmond, for the purpose, as he said, of educating his children, such advantages being rare In the State from which he came. Ho purchased a residence which still bears evidence of former ease and plenty. When he came to the city, he knew not what poverty was. When we saw him he had but three dollars in the world, and when that was spent, he did not know where the means were to cane from to feed his family. During the four years of the war, he had not purchaSed any clothing for himself or family ; and although never accustomed to labor, during that period he made all the dams for his fatally. He was a good Union man, and said that his rights had never been trampled upon until the heresy of secession attempted to destroy the Union. I Watt present many other cases, equally distressing, which came under my notice during the three days I remained In the city, but it is unnecessary. WHAT IT NBIMBD. A groat difficulty under which the people of the south now labor, and of which they freely speak, is the want of means to recommence business. They have no money, and with perhaps rare exceptions, they will have no credit North. Under these cir cumstances, Ido not see what they are to do. They are hoping that Northern capitalists will Come among them with their means, and by purchasing a portion of their lands and town property, enable them to start again In life, and time recover from their utter prostration. All the persons with whom I conversed, while feeling humiliated in the defeat of their attempt to break up the Government, ac cept the present Condition of things as definitely settling - secession and slavery. They say they went into the war believing in the right of se. cession and In slavery. Now that the war has settled both against them, they will adapt themselves to the new order of things, and submit to the decision. My own opinion Is that a free inter change of sentiment between the people of the two sections will do more than anything else to bring about a true union. It will take but a oompara.- Urals , short time to remove all the bitterness en gendered by the war, and the delusion under which the Southern people have labored as to our motives and objects can readily be dispelled by the two pecples coming together. Tug FEW GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL. Governor Plerpont arrived here on Friday eve ning. His arrival was announced by a salute, and in the evening and on the following day quite a number of the leading citizens of Richmond called upon him to pay their respects. In Company with a few friends, I called to 800 him at the Executive mention on Saturday, and was much pleased In its. toning to the policy whieh he Intended to pursue. His course will be firm, yet conservative, and I have no doubt that but a short time willelapsa before the Whole people will heartily support him as the Ease. Indye of the State. Ills first public reception took place last night, and for three hours, from eisht till eleven o'clock, the parlors of his residence on Oapl tot Rill were filled. A MOST SHNSIBLE SOUTECSIINSR . Before closing this letter I must not omit to state that, among Other gentlemen whom I mot was Thos. H. Wynne, Esq., a native and at present a resident of Richmond. He accompanied our party to soma of the battlefields, his descriptions of which were very interesting. He pointed out the positions 00. copied by the different armies, and, in a few mo. meats, garb us a much better idea of them than we could obtain from columns of correspondence. lie speaks sensibly of the war and its results, and thinks that, in a short time, judging from the spirit exhibited by the Northern people who have visited Richmond since the evacuation, a more perfect Union , ' will have been effected than has existed for many years between the two sections, B. SWEDEN AND RUSSIA. News of the Assassination in the North of Europe. SWEDISH POEII AND TRANSLATION. JOURNALISM IN SWEDEN AND MEM C Special Clorrespondence of The Pi ees. ] STOCKHOLM, May 10,1355. Of all the rare and wonderful revelations or hu man emotion elicited by the march of great events during the last four years, that with which the sentient world quivered in response to the outrage perpetrated upon the American people, on the 14th of April, was the most marvellous. The blow width Murdered Abraham Lincoln not only wounded the heart of the Western Continent, but stirred hu manity to its profoundest depths throughout the civilised world ; not with sympathy merely for the peculiarly bereaved nation, but with the rage and anguish of a personal wrong and loss. In snob a resistleSS Ude of overwhelming passion loosed sud denly from the fountains of the Soul, all petty con siderations of conflicting interests or national jea lousies were swopt away, and the various tongues of divers races were lifted in one great wail over a common grief. The English, French, and German press will supply you with the utterances of most European nations ; but I eannotresist sending yon the enclosed specimens of Scandinavian and Muscovite lamenta tion. The first Is a poem from a StoekhOlM paper, and Is by no means the most earnest of the exprea- Mons of the Swedish press. The seeond le trans lated from a Swedish—the third and fourth from a Russian journal. p.)44:010ff0 , 011:1.:0040460iV5*01iaka* , 14010 , 4 ,, W , 13t The bitter sense of isolation which smote the heart of the American citizen abroad, on hearing the sad Intelligence, gave place to a sentiment of universal kinship as he witnessed the spontaneous Sorrow around him; sorrow which sought demon stration, not only in the action of constituted bodieS, such as Parliament, Corps Legislatlf, Reichsrath, Diet, or Chambers of Deputies, but in unceremoni ous and often unrecorded action of the people, In such ways as seemed appropriate to the moment. There was to have been a ball at Gottenburg, but the news of the death of Abraham Lincoln ended all festivity. At the same port, and at many another around the world, the nags dropped to half mast without proem:art or order. Here the papers were in mourning, and portraits of Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward were published with brief biographies. SYMPATHY . 01, THE BWRDISH COURT. The King of Sweden, who, in graceful and gra -0101111 action, is unsurpassed by any monarch or gen tlernan in Europe, promply sent one of his aider-de camp to Mr. Campbell, the American mint:dor, to express all the horror and sympathy of his Majesty. The Minister of Foreign Affairs not only wrote a warm and earnest letter to our minister on the occasion, but called in person, to glee his sympathy the additional impressiveness of spoken words. AMERICAN BORROW. The American residents here, numbering but three or four, testified their grief by wearing the badge Of, mourning, and felt that the fame of him they lamented belonged, not to America alone, but to Freedom and Humanity throughout the world. SWEDISH POEM AND TEANSLATION4 [Vidunderrtiltelsen 070 Abr. Lincoln's 2nord.l Saar det sannt, det dystra, hemska ord, Som fran Atlantan natt till vara straader, Som aterljudat krina den hats ford ooh vredens askmoln I 'wart shine Hinder, Hyatt stone, som for sannlng, ram ooh vett, For frihet soh for menekovarde ommar Oak uu Macau har sin malaman eatt, FOrverklitigorar'n of en frau:Aids drdmmar. Ja! fallen, han, sem Harms aviird Mot vald Oeh Mann! mod-scyrka forde, - Han, tants kampe I den nya vend, Sem jublande I dose triumfaagn I akepran gOmd, loreatligt ondakan anidg Sin lomaka pill gegerfuratens hjerta, Oa ifran man till man cuss illuragd nag Ate mutat utsf minima's smarts. Ja! han 1t dod, dock star det adlkqvar, petheHiga, som oes tan halt lemnat, Och Slaver; beder Bin can, sin far, Sem font bans boja lost, harts firs; bamnat. Oeh menskligheten sdrjor rid bans graf ; Historians genius ristar der sin runs, Oat; ryktet ljringar vidt kring land ooh haf ; OdDditgheten rackes at Nana. Bu Pug Poet bar till Kedaktiouen avan stainide ve.t,er. ox wax: NEWS OF 111.11 MURDER OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. [By a Young Swettielt Poet.] And so 'Us tree—that word of woe and dread, That from Atlanta on our coast bath lighted; aid borne =echoes, through the world bath spread A thunder storm of wrath In.every soul ignited ; In every Soul with truth, and right, and sense, With freedom and with man a sympathizer; And that In Lincoln saw their creed's defence— A hand Of future dreams the roMizer. Yes! there he Iles, who God's own sword, with 'Golust vtolenee and despotiam parried ; The Champion, in the "Newer World" of light, That in his oar of triumph late was carried. Suet then, from lurking ambush, mallet, shot The Victor's heart, with base insidious arrOwS ; And man to man proclaimed the cruel plot— The sews of which the souls of millions harrows Yes ! he is dead ! but not his work of love— The noble heritage to us transmitted ; For slaves, released, shall thank the friend above, Who gently looeed their bonds ti' le_so.saae 613. See ! at Me grave all human nature Weep ; iiino7lo MGM are penned upon the portal; Hie fame o'er EV% and land like lightning sweeps, And there, " Solana "* grants a crown immortal ! GEORGE FEBUDBERG GEORGE, Translator. *A Swedish Goadeee In the ancient mythology SWP.DISIC SYMPATHY. The following is from the Stookholm Allehanda, a leading Swedish paper: "Abraham "Ormolu was the very embodiment of the great principle which pervaded the war. The vindicator of free labor, he !ell at the moment of ac complishing its victory. Rig was a beautiful death. A new martyr has been added to the champions of liberty, and the name or Lincoln will be surrounded for all times by a halo of glory. ills death will Stigmatize forever the patrons of slavery, who, fighting under the false pretence of maintaining the independence of the individual States, had no object but to uphold feudal institutions and enrich themselves by the sweat of hordes of slaves." ==! The Russian Invaiide employs this language: "The ehockirg news from America fills all honora ble people, all friends of moderate and sensible progress, withdeep sorrow. Lincoln has been taken away at the very time when he might have hoped to enjoy the fruits of his persevering energy in a war carried on for a just, respectable, and a lawful cause. • Amain may be proud of having produced such a man as this. Undaunted by gigantic MlR:tattles, and firm amid all opposition and sorrow, he never doubted for a moment the high destiny of his pee pie, and steadily pursued his course to the chosen goal. A modest, moderate, and deeply religious man, he was the last to sins his praises, and never allowed himself to be carried away by the impale of the hour. Never did his qualities shine more brightly than in the last days of his life. Unmoved by the people clamoring for revenge, untntimtdated, by party cries, he spoke of mercy to the conquered, and was intent only upon rebuilding the edifice of the great Republic." - Extract treLetated from the Jourita/ of SL Peters• burg organ of the Department of Foreign A ffalra : "We are persuaded Shat the American nation will show herself in the present, as in the past, equal to her destiny.- Inspired by the memory of the great citizen she has just lost, she will continue the work commenced by him. President Lincoln had glom ously fulfilled the first part. It remains for her to complete the second ; more difficult, perhaps : that of reconciling after having smote, of soothing after having vanquished. No doubt this eminent man would have Drought to this work the same greatness of soul, the same elevation of views, which have marked his career. His memory will animate his fellowozitizens. They will remember that it Was neither political passion, nor party spirit, nor hate, nor vengeance, which armed with Inflexible energy the hand of Ms patriot; but a sense of duty. a de• sire to re-establish upon wide, solid, and enduring basis the union of the great Republic. His death, then, as his life, will remain a lesson for his fellow-citizens and successors. We can tth firm, that nowhere will more Mater° Wishes be of. fared than In Russia, that the w-wk in Willett he was martyred, may be Crowned with entire recon ciliation between the eontendin portions of the American Federation, and by thereturn of that peace, which is the best guarantee of her prosperity and power." Ak Payment of Our National Debt. To the Editor of The Press : SIR : The proposition now so widely discussed re spading paying at once of our enormous war debt has in itself so much of the element of grandeur and originality that it is not wonderful it dazzles almost all eyes, prone as we are, individually and nationally, to mingle Fame with acts of honesty and benevolence. But granting that the proposi- Lion is possible, let us pause and reason for a mo- ment : First. Whether it Is expedient / Second. Whether It Is just I Third. Whether it is wile I I submit that ft Is not expedient, because the whole nation is perfectly able to pay the whole debt gradually—perhaps as fast as it becomes due—and the interest in the meantime. And the debt, from its very magnitude, will be In these days of reeeir Strnotion an immense chain binding together all the sections of cur country, and making protection to our manufactures a settled polio', instead of tariff and free-trade disputes that must instantly arise on the extinguishment of the debt. I maintain that the payment of this vast debt by men of the North would bo unjust as proposed, for it should be paid by the whole country and not by any section ; and why should the South be relieved of her just portion of the debt, and the interest on the same, incurred solely through her arrogance and rashness ; withdrawing thus an immense capi tal ftom active business la the North, and Causing many men, blinded, perhaps, by the desire of fame, to subscribe large sums that might be of great bane fit to their creditors or heirs; for who will affirm that none of there "rich men" will fail in business at some future day I With due deference, I assert that the sudden pay ment proposed would not be wise, because it would give the wealthy men effecting it cause to gloat i rapture over their higiztened benevolence and self sacrifice, to their own great disadvantage morally; while Envy would not fail to be cherished by the poor Wass (equally loyal) WhO could take no part in such splendid liberality. The pen of Inspiration records that the heart of man "is deceitful above all things," and I fear greatly that this proposition is a temptation leading us to some great national evil. Let us pause and think. The times are big with events, and we know not the future. How greatly by this would we be enfeebled is ease of a foreign war forced upon us ! The nation has done wonders enough, by the aid of God, to cover it with lasting glory. But self-adula tion was a national sin before the war ; shall we, after repenting of it, again court puni shment for its recurrence I Let the dirbt be paid gradually by the whoze country, and instead of a lightning flash of glory and adulation, arising from a sudden end sectional payment of it, our steady persevering ho nesty will glow with increasing light to all ages; while no one will be able to utter a reproach for In jury, and the humblest artisan could then, with ho nest and proper pride, say, "I , too, have helped to pay my country!!! vast indebtedness by the sweat of my brow!" JIIBTITIt4 THE PRESS:-PHILADELPHIA; FRIDAY, JUNE 2 - , 186& The Late:• /President's Merciful Dispo- The exhibition of public sympathy and horror'at the aasaesination of our late Chief Magistrate, as shown Mave' foreign court and eity, is indicative of the supreme regard entertained for him. With out attempting to distinguish between the honors bestowed upon his memory in the Several metro politan cities, it may be remarked that nowhere was more sorrow or emphatic grief exhibited than In Liverplol Itself. As Is known, that place was in some measure the principal re sort for Southern capitalists. There, it was supposed, the popular mind was imbued with ea. treme rebel sentiments, yet we trod the horrible atrocity which deprived our nation of its head, Was rebuked with dennnolationx the most elemor one and emphatic. It does not admit of }ines- Wm, that the sensible portion of all reboldom blotted upon the death of Mr. Lincoln as the severest 0 10 W that could be stricken upon their falling fortunes. They had good sense enough to know that he, the murdered Oilier Magistrate, was exerting his utmost efforts in behalf of those who were penitent, and that no other mind know so well, and no other hand could so direct, the affairs of state as to save the Sontlifrom its present perilous oomplioatione. In view of this Condition of things, the sensible men of the South might well deplore the blow, which, tails It struck down our President, killed also their Lest, best friend. In this connection, we were sadly gra= d by Conversing with the Hon. D. L. Phillips, m rshai of the Southern district of Illinois, an Intimate per sena friend of the late President. Mr. P. was in Washington prior to and after the assassination. He accompanied the funeral cortege on his return. On Thursday, the day previous to the atrocity, he spent nearly an hour and an half in conversation with Mr. Lincoln. Mr. P. had just visited New Orleans in reference to seine matters of pablio M terest, and in hisieonferenee on that occasion en joyed no little of the President's confidence. After a tong interview, and being Interrupted by a meeting of the cabinet, Mr. Lincoln appointed the ensuing Saturday evening for a further conference. Alas he never Saw him again alive l Our friend states, that on this occasion, the day before the murder, he never saw Mr. Lincoln in better health and spirits. The traces of care had been effaced, and he was exceed. Ingly joyous in the prospect of returning pesos and a happy country. One fact, and in illustration of the leniency contemplated by Mr. Lincoln, should be Stated. Mr. Phillips learned that the late Preildent contemplated introducing to his cabinet a scheme of compensation to the southern owners of emancipated slaves. This project was, of confer, only in its !intention. No doubt Mr. Lincoln would have perfected it. We all know how earnestly he Was engaged in bringing about a kindly feeling in all sections. Who can hesitate in believing tnat Mr. Lincoln was honest in his friendship towards every portion of his country.—Springfield Republi can, The Pursuit aud Death or Booth. We extract from the London Times of May 11th the following terse and very dramatic aooount of the capture of the aSSIISBIII. AS a Capital condensa tion it may be worth professional study to many of our own journalists: ° A dramatic death has been the lot of the actor who murdered President Lincoln. A fate too like a soldier's has ended the career of one whose deed has made every soldier on both sides indignant or ashamed. The details which we receive from seve ral sources of the death of this man and the capture of his accomplice form one of the most interesting narratives or tee war. The act of assassination was in itself full of horrible audacity, and the sweet is in keeping with it. When the murderer leaped from the box on the stage, a height of nine or ten feet, he broke his leg. Re is described as having been bent double with the shook of his fall, bat he had the energy to rise up and Shout Ont the motto of Vir gitfa as the defence of his mime. Still the leap probably proved fatal to him With that disregard of pain which is often shown in the first moments of a wound by men under the influence of strong ex /*extent he was able with his broken leg to rash across the stage, overturn those who ware in his way, mount a horse, and gallop off. But In a short time the hurt disabled him. Re was obliged to have the leg set, and for the few days that he had to live must have been in great pain and nearly disabled. All the resources of the Washington Government were employed to find him. Ma refuge was at first unknown. Whether he remained hidden in Washington or, its suburbs, or was lurking in Maryland, or had contrived to cross the Potomac, and heel pushed Into the interior of Virginia with the intention of escaping southward, could Only be guessed. Those conversant with the pi:Altera state of the coun try seem, however, to have formed a shrewd judg ment as to the place of his oonaealment. In the low lands of Maryland which - lie to the met and south of Washington, between the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay, exists a population which is said to be strongly Confederate in feeling. They are not very numerous ; they cannot be very rich ; their country is swampy and unhealthy, bat such an asylum as they had they were suspected of being willing to offer to John Wilkes Booth. In this re gion, accordingly, the United States cavalry and police made a strict search. They were furnished With that potent instrument of detection, a photo graph of the criminal, and for ten days they par sued him incessantly. A little army was employed on this service, and at last success rewarded the exertions of Colonel Baker, to whom had been committed the task of discovering the asses- Sin. The details of the capture will be found in OUT Columns to-day. Booth, It was discovered, had really secreted himself in the Peninsula, hat finding, doubtless, that hot pursuit was made after him, he had crossed the river into Virginia, at a place called Port Royal. Ile was followed, and In the night of Tuesday. the 25th of April, a party ar rived at the house of an old man named Garrett, who it proved had harbored the fugitives. Ths old man and his son were forced by threats to reveal their place of concealment, which was a neighbor lug barn. Then followed a singular scene. For more than an hour Old the pursuers parley with the assassin. The correspondents of the New York pa pers tell the story with little variation, and there can be no doubt that Kis In the main correct. Booth preseeved his bravado to the last and IS reported to have asked the soldiers to retire to a distance,so that there might be a fair fight between them. Hie companion Wes less obstinate, and soon gave him self up. Booth, In the end, was shot by a certain Sergeant Corbett, a man of English descent. One of the Booth Conspirators Arrested For a few days past We have been aware that the H. S. Detectives, connoted with the provost mar allars office, were "working up" a ease which might prove of benefit to the Government, and also that a man had been arrested on suspicion of being one of the Booth conspirators, but we did not feel at liberty to make known what we know of.the matter, - lest the law might be cheated of some of Its legiti mate Victims. The Commercial of last evening, however, announces in Its last evening , e Issue, the arrest of W. D. Beers, on suspicion of being 00n fleeted with the Boothconspiracy, as follows: "Not having bemf . enjoined to silence, we Sup pose there is no harm in mentioning the feet that a person Is now In Custody in this city on suspicion of being concerned in the plot for the assassination of the Yresidents A man who registered his name as W. D. Beers came to Bonney s Hotel some days since, probably two weeks ago, and took apart ments there. Kis business and destination were ualtniNn, endue particular notice was taken of him until no day a card, on which was written the fol lowing, In the same hand as that in which Beers' name was written on the register, was picked up, as we are informed, somewhere near the entrance to his room "E. O. Deur' : AS Booth Is dead and Davis caught there Is but little hopes for the Circle. God must have prevented our plane from being - executed. If Suratt had not failed, our plans would h.ave been carried but, Virginia regained, and our cause saved. All is lost. "P. S.—you failed. If I live I will expose you. Suratt should die. I wish to live, but I think we are all surrounded, and will be caught," Beers was arrested at the Bonney Rouse on Thurs. day last by United States Detective Emerloir, and lodged in jail, where he still remains. We presume the facts In the case have been forwarded to Wash ington, for the consideration of the authorities, but of this we have no knowledge. Ay the provost marshal's ofiloe, the publication of the facts conneeted with this affair are regarded ag seriously detrimental to the investigations, and will probably prevent the arrest of the man Delhi, whom the officers have been In pursuit of for some days. It is altogether likely that himself and Ida aecom pikes will eMape, DOW that they are fully informed of the suspicions that attach to them.—nafrflo C. rier, lOih wit. The Working Men of Europe to Prost- The New York Tribune, of yesterday, says: We have received from a London friend the fol• lowing address to President Johnson by the Tater. notional Council of the Working Men of Europe on the assaSeination 01 President Lincoln, widen we presume has by this time reached its destination. As nothing could be mere appropriate to the solemn observances or this day, we append the document, as follows To Andrew Johnson, President of the United States : SIB: The demon t,t the , ipecallar Institution," for the supremacy of which the South rose in arms, would not allow his worshipers to honorably sun. comb in the open held. What he had begun in treason he most needs end In Infamy. As Philip 11.% war for the inquisition bred a Gerardo, thus Jefferson Davis , pro•slavery war a Booth. It is not our part to Dull words of sorrow and bor , ror, while the heart of two worlds heaves with emo• Hon. Even the sycophants who, year after year, and day by day, stuck to their tosyphus work of morally assassinating Abraham Lincoln, and the great liepublie he headed, stand now aghast at the universal outburst of popular feeling, and vie with each other in strewing rhetorical flows= on his open grave. They have now at last found oat that he was a man neither to be brow.beaten by adversity/tor intoxicated by success, inflexibly pressing on to his great goal ; never compromising it by blind haste 5 slowly maturing his steps never retracing them; carried away by no surge of popular favors; die• heartehed by no slackening of the popular pulse; tempering Stern acts by the gleams of a kind heart; illuminating Scenes dark with passion by the smile of humor; doing hie Titanic work as humbly and homely ae heavenborn rulers do little things with the grandiloquence of pomp and state—in one word, one of the rare men who suceeed in becoming great without ceasing to be good. Snoh, indeed, was the modesty of this great and good man that the world only discovered him a hero after he had fallen a martyr. To he singled out, by the side of such a chief, the second vietim to the infernal gods otelavery was an honor due to Mr. Seward. Had he not, at a time of general hesitatim, the - sagacity to foresee and tl.e manliness to foretell "the irrepressible Conflict i" Did he hot, In the darkest hours of that cordite, prove true to the Roman slaty never to despair of the Republic and Its stars I Wo earnest ly hope that he and his son Will be restored to health, public Activity, and well-deserved honore within much loss than "ninety days." After a tremendous civil war, but which, if we consider its net dimensions and its broad scope, and compere it to the Old World's 150 years' wars, and 30 years' ware, and 23 years' wars, eau hardly be said to have lasted 90 days. Yours, sir, has be. come the task to uproot by the law what has been felled by the sword—to preside over the arduous , work o:political reconstruction and social regenera-, Lion. A profound sense of your great mission will save you from any compromise with stern duties. , You Will never forget that, to initiate the new era; of the EadANOIPATION OP LABOR, the American : people devolved the responsibilities of leadership upon two men of labor : the one, Abraham Lincoln, the other, Andrew Johnson. • THE CENTRAL 00171401 L OP THIS INTEEEATIORA WOERIZIGMEN'S ASBOOIAZION, LONDOE, .5 18 0 , 13,1805. [Rare follow the signatures.] Problem nr Yoralationt. area the Sibley Arm] The twenty•seend annual report made to 0 Legislature by the Secretary of alassacheetts, , in relation to births, deaths, and marriages, presents, Some serious figure. They relate to the year 1863, during which 15,892 boys were born, and 14,679 girls. The excess of male deaths ,over female we 1,264, which restores the balance of the sexes. The effect of the war IS shown In the fact that, compared with the annual average for the live preceding years, there Is a deorease of 4,423 births, or 5,787 less than In the year 1880—a diminution of 405 marriages. or 1,529 lees than in the year IEI6O, and an Increase of 6,602 deaths. The naturattnarease to the population of the State, that is, the excess of births over deaths, is, therefore, only 2,583, Which Is 8,735 less than In the year 1862, and 10,420 less than in the year 1861. The number of marriages (10,873) was 141 less than in 1862, and 405 less than to 1860. These are also the results of the war. The figures show a slight frac tional Increase of longevity, and the whole popula tion is Winstead at 1.250,000. Bat the most re• markable fact is that indicated by the patentee of children born. Of these, 13,066 were of purely American parentage ; 14,540 of purely foreign ; and 2,144 were mixed. The preponderance of foreign over native births continues to increase year after gear! What is the cause and what the result 1 That it is owing to the greater prolitionees of the foreign race is evident from the fact that the Ma jority of Muriel couples ore American. In 1663 the per tentage of strictly American marriageS Was 59.61 which steadily Jeremiad somewhat, till in 1867 it went down to 65 44 ; since then it has been gradually rising, till In 1883 It was 62.10, and the preceding year was as high as 68 93. The war, which ban drawn largely Irani the ranks of mar, sition. in Annala. 4lent Jottason. riageable foreigners, aoeountil for this. But despite this, the fact remains that the =alertly dren born in Massachusetts are of foreign parent age. The natives in greater numbers get married, but the y foreigners get the children It looks as If the philant hropic women of Massaohusetts de voted their attention to the Interests of humanity In every way but the simple oktfashioned right way. Looking with Intent eyes at Garlogoola.Gha, they forget the interests of home. The fflillanthropie lady who dropped her infant in the Mc while she was penning a tract uponthe elevation of the negro, sacrificed the practical to the theoretic ! The wo men of Massachusetts give out their babies, like their washing and ironing, to the Irish "to be done." This is literally labor-saving, and is very convenient, doubtless. But think of the consequences! In twenty years Massachusetts will be nothing but an Irish colony, with an infusion of Gorman! There are already some hundreds of thousands of thiS class of population of the second generation—born there, but of unmixed foreign parentage. We have no doubt these are active contributors to the popu lation. Estimate, in addition to these, the annual prependerance of purely foreign births,l,soo a year, and the influx of emigration, and take into Con sideration the geometrical rule of population fa miller to the readers of illatthas ! In twenty years what General Scott once called the "rich Irish broue" and the "sweet German accent" will di placge the musical nassalUty of the Yankee in the ir vm t s me ngh a l m a A u factur d n w v h i o l lage ent Ne wEngd lard, described the condition of society: Two dis tinct classes, natives, including employers and their foremen and a few village families, and a large body of workmen, most of them, in this Instance, Canadians. Between the two Masses, little or no Intercourse, except in the rigid way of business ; no mutual