Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1866, Page 2

EVENING STAR. _ W. BD. WALLACH, Editor and Prepricter. WASHINGTON CITY: WEDNESDAY......FEBRUARY 7, 1866. S7 READING MATTER ON BVEBRY PAGE. SBE OUTSIDE G@RAPHIO AND OTHER MATTER. WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION. ‘The reception at the White Mouse last night ‘was large and brilliant. From eight till near- ly eleven o'clock the tide of visitors poured steadily through the suite of reception rooms, The President took his position near the e: trance to the Blue Room, and the guests | paseed from him to Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Stover. These Iadies were dressed as usual with elegance and quiet good taste. The Marine Band, under the leadership of Professor F. Scala, enlivened the evening with music. The following were among the pieces Pen :—National Grand March, Finale of act 11 Poluiti; Romance and duetto from Don Sebastian; Duetto, I’Masnadiere; Waltz, | Dream on the Ocean; Quartett, Il Puritani; Faust—March, Core; Aria, Harold; Nightin- gale Polka; Aris, La Favorita; Romeo e Guili- etto. Col. Robert Johngon, the President's son and private secretary, Major Morrow and Major | Long, of the Executive staff, and Senator Pat- terson, the President's son-in-law, were in at- tendance, and contributed greatly to the en- joyment of the guests. Nearly all the members ef the Cabinet—Sec- Tetaries Stanton, Harlan, Welles, McCulloch, Attorney General Speed and Chief Justice Chase—were present. Many foreign ministers were in attendance, among whom were Sir Frederick Bruce and Senor Don Matias Ro- mero. The number of Senators, Representatives, Army and Navy officers was, ss usual, very large. Among them we observed Generals Meigs, Brice, McCook, Nicholls and Kiddoe; Senators Harris, Wilson and Lane, Hon. Si- mon Cameron, Hon. J Wilson, Third Audi- tor, Hon. John A. Bingham, and many others, THE CEREMONIES TO THE MEMORY OF MB. LINCOLN. The joint committee of Congress having the affair in charge, met last night at the residence of Speaker Colfax, to complete the prepara. tons tor the ceremonies of respect to the mem- ory of the late President, te be observed on Monday next The Hall of the House will be closed. and the people admitted to the galleries only by tickets, each member haying five to distribute to his friends. The President of the Serate will preside, with Speaker Colfax at his left. Hon. George Bancroft, orator of the day, will occupy the Clerk's desk, with Sen- ator Foot, Chairman of the Senate Committee, on bis right, and Representative Washburne on bis lett. President Jobnson and his Cab- inet are to sit directly in their tront; on the left of the President the Supreme Court and Diplomatic Corps: on the right of the Pres. dent those officers of the army and navy who bave received the thanks of Congress, the Governors of States, the Heads of Ba- reans, and the Mayors of Washington and Georgetewn. Representatives will oceupy the sides and back of the hall, and the Senators, who will come trom the Senate in Procession, will take seats upon the right and left of tae main aisle. The daughters of President John- son, Mrs. Bancroft, Mrs. Daniel Webster, Mrs. Foster, and the mother and sister of Speaker Coliax are to have reserved seats in the front gallery. The diplomatic and reporter's gal- leries will be held exclusively for those en- titled to them. Atnoon the Senate will enter the hall, and Vice President Foster will call the two Houses of Congress to order. The Ma- rine Band, stationed in the upper lobby, will perform a dirge, when a prayer will be offered up by the Rev. Dr. Boynton, Chaplain of the House. Mr. Bancroft will tben deliver his eulogy. After the exercises the Senate will re- turn in a body to their Chamber, and the Ma- rine Band willrepair to the Rotunda, where they will play the national airs. The ceremo- nies will commence at 12 o'clock, and will probably t until 2 o'clock p. m. COLORED SCHOGLS OF FLOBIDA. Col. Osborne, Assistant Commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau in Florida, has transmitted to Genera] Howard a bill passed by the Flori- da Legisiature, entitled an act concerning schools for freedmen. The bill provides for the appointment of a superintendent of com- mon schools for freedmen, and in case of ne- cessity, an assistant superintendent. The eu- periniendent may establish common schools for ireedmen when the number of children of col- ered people will warrant. Competent persons Will be admitted to teach in any freedmen’s school in the State, after having procured from the superintendent a certificate of competency, for which the teacher must pay $5, to go into the common school fund. A tax of $1is to be collected from every male citizen of color be- tween the ages of 21 and 55, which shall con- stitute the freedmen’s common school tund. ‘The salary of the superintendent is fixed at $1,000 and the salary of his assistants at $200 Annum. The teachers to be paid quarterly ‘om the school fund and no other. h pu- pil to pay 4 tuition fee to be prescribed by the superintendent as a portion of the school fund. if oo d person shall crganize or teach any school of colored persons in the State without havin; obtained the sper license, that person s! be fined not less than $20 nor more than $500, = = imprisoned not less than 30 nor more than lays. Col. Osborne states that although this bill is 4efective in many parts, it is the pioneer bill for the education of.the freed people, and is passed by a legislature that knew little of the common school system. It provides far better, however, for the education of the blacks than they have provided for the education of their own children. Governor Walker is said to be deeply inter- ested in the matter, and will have the bill amended at the next meeting of the Legislature TBE PRESIDENT AND GOV. PIERPOINT. Reports have been somewhat extensively circulated to the effect that the relations be- tween the President and the Governor of Vir- ginia were not altogether of a pleasant char- acter, and that the latter signed the vagrant law in opposition to the wishes of the Presi- dent, thus necessitating Gen. Terry’s order suspending the operations of that law in his military department. We are informed that no communication of any nature passed be- tween the President and Goy. P. in reference to this matter. The statement in regard to the vagrant law is controverted by the fact that the Governor of Virginia neither signs nor approves acts of the Legislature, and has not the veto power. WHITE HOUSE. The number of visitors atthe White House to-day was yery large. Four delegations ‘waited upon the President. The delegation br colored Representatives, headed by Fred Doug- lass, occupied a considerable portion of the time allotted to personal interviews. A dele- —- twenty-five from Montana Territory, by Hon. Walter A. Burleigh. A dele. g8uon of the Superintendents of sc! isin the different states of the Union, headed by B. G. Northop, Esq., and a delegation from New Mexico. Among those who had interviews With the President were Senators McDougall, — Lane and Howe and Gen. B. F. But- BETURBN OF AN INSPECTING OFFICER. Col. Ely S. Parker, of Lieut. Gen. Grant's staff, arrived in the city last evening from his tour of inspection in the south western States. b Siretsmbenient sor etl Tux OreRa.—There was a large and brilliant —— at Grover’s last evening to witness representation of « Faust” by the German Opera Troupe. - Se as usual, electrified the andi- ence by his disbolic “make up,” expressi action, and powerful voice. ie oad se im second act, and « serenade,” in ‘Were never sung better, and were togian nee Himmer sang with correctness and Spirit; and Mad. Rotter, though not equal to Frederici as “Marguerite,” was enthusiastically Spplauded for her warm and earnest of the part, particularly in the iast act. Mlle Dziuba as “Seibel” was graceful and pleasing. This evening, Mie Elvira Naddie her first appearance in this city as the Princess, in “Robert le Diabie.” Himmer and Hable. mann both in leading characters. Livvt. GexeraL anD Mus. Grawyt have Tecalled their invitations to a dancing recep. tion on Monday evening next, (February 12th,) | Speech at the o; | S-ssion, says -—O: } VOR INTERESTING TELE | pression to you of my views asin precedi TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. French Tro lexico—Interest- Feb. oy op Ree ming oO} legislative = ex: tion, of mpire, andin the ex- PAILADELPHIA, the situation of the years, 1 will examine with you the princi questions which interest our country abroad. Peace seems assured every where, for every- where means are sought for of am iably settling difficulties in place ofending them with the sword. The bonds which attach us to | Spain and Portugait are stil! more strengthened | by my tate interviews with the sovereigns of those twe kingdoms. You have shared with me the general indig- | nation produced by the assassination of Presi- dent Lincoln, and recently of the death of the | King of the Belgians, has caused unanimons | Tegrets. In Mexico, the government, founded | upon the people, is being consolidated, and the | Opposition, conquered and dispersed, have no no longer a chief. The national troops have displayed valor, and the country has found guarantees of order and security. which have } developed its resources, and raised commerce with France alone from $21,000,000 to $7 (00,000. As Lexpressed a hope last year that our expedition was approaching its termina- tion, 1am coming to an understanding with the Emperor Maximillian to fix an epoch for the recall of our troops, before their return is effectuated, without compromising French in- terests, which we have been cefending in that Temote country. North America,issuing vic- toriously from 1 formidable struggle, has re. | established its Union, and solemnly proclaimed the abolition of slavery. France, who forgets no noble page of her history, offirs up sincere wishes for the pres- perity of the great American Republic, and for the maintainance of amicable relations which soon will have bad a centuries duration. The emotion produced in the United States by the presence of onr troops on Mexican soil will be —— by the frankness of our declarations, ‘he American people will comprehend that our expeditions, to which we invited them, was not oppose to their interests. hations equally jealous of their independence ought to aveid every step which might affect their dignity and their honor. The Paris corresponden: of the Daily News says it bas transpired in Court circles that the Emperor Napoleon is greatly displeased with Maximilian on very many grounds, especially on account of the bad reception given to the French counsellor of state sent to Mexieo to take the fnances in hand, and it is insinuated that this is one reason for the withdrawal of the French troops. A key to the Imperial con- duct, however, is thought to be contained in the following words, which the Emperor supplemented the notice of the withdrawal of the French army: And the emotion produced in the United States by their pape soldiers’) presence on Mexican soil would be appeosed. Arrest of the Chiljan Agent in New York on a Bench Warrant. New York, Feb. 7.—The World announces that the grand jory having mdicted Senor Benjamin V. McKenna, the Chilian agent, Judge Shipman yesterday issued a bench war- rant for his arrest, which was executed by Marshal Murray. Mr. McKepnais now in cas- tod: nd will be arraigned before the Circuit Court to-day. The charge is fitting out an ex- pedition from this port, which 1s said to have sailed some time since for the destruction by torpedoes of the Spanish blockading fleet. The alleged particutars of the affair were printed a month aco and were generally regarded as en- urely sensational. Murder of an Agent of the Freedmen's Bureau. Carino, Feb. 6.—The Cairo Agent of the reedmen’s Bureau was recently murdered in his bed, in Pontotoc, Mississippi, by the ene- mies of the Government. Baltimore Markets. * Batimor¥, Feb. 7—Flour very dull. Wheat scarce and prices steady. Corn 85a6; yellow 75. Oats advanced 1a2 cts. Seeds’ heavy. Clover $8. Provisions inactive: Bacon Sides 11%; Bulk 15¥al. Lard 18. Sugars firm and im good demand. Coffee steady, sale of a bags Rio at 20a20%. Good Whiskey nomi- nal. New York Markets. New York, Feb. Cotton dull and droop- ing. Flour quiet, Southern unchanged. Wheat quiet and unchanged. Corn dull. Beef steady. Pork steady. Lard buoyant. Whisky dull and nominal. Gold, at noon, 1 c SN aoa TELEGEAMS, AMERICAN TELEGRAPH OomPany, ™ ° beso ah Hotel, Nebraary — ie tollow! ‘elegrams remain in is of andelivered, for want of sufficient address and from other causes: wood, JC Preston, FC Clark, J 8 Gibbs, sctiaciy "B. P! SNYDER. Manager” SUNDAY EVENING LECTURES FOR THE YOUNG CATHOLI¢’S FRIEND SOCIETY, At ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, 7th street. “RELIGION AND THE REPUBLIC.” The Third Lecture of the Course will be deliy- ered by. BEV. I. T. HECKER, of New Yerk, Superior of the Congregation of Missionary Pri of St. Poul, the Apostle. ae OnSUNDAY Sa het pan re FEBRUARY 11, ai 3 Tickets for, the Conrse.. 2 Gentleman and lad: Bingle Admission ... fe7-W,F&S WASHINGTON CRICKET CLUB.—The Annual Supper of this Club will take place at SL Cus: imart’s Resta: it, - BAY, the 8th instant. at E™. ee retary. Tickets can be had of th A. WOODLEY, President. _fe 5-4t* F. TAYLOR. Sec. Gg fei CONCERT AT THE FOUNDRY M. E. CHURCH, Corner — and G streets, THUBS DAY, Feb! 8th, at 734 o'clock, To be given by the oe SABBATH SCHOOL AND CHOIR, Assisted by the best singers of the city, z ry ebtidren. is city. Chorus of ickets Fifty Cents; to be had at B. H. Sti metz’s Hat Store. —s ery © PIANOS FOR SALE—Great bargain, at T 77 and $30. Call at 474 lith street, between Eand F. fe 7-3t* tn ES ee. 40 BUTTER! BUTTER!! BARRELS And Half Barrels fine ROLL BUT- TER, arriving on consignment. For sale b: fe7-3t" CauBiaces FOR SALE. SoZ Two handsome COUPEES, but litth eed. Also, one new large 2- G WAGON, and several other lieht Carriages, new and second-hand. which we offer to buyers at low prices. J.M. YOUNG, JB.. & BRO., fe 7-e03t* 403 Peun ave. WATCH Ed. r LONDON, GENEVA, COPENHAGEN, AND AMERICAN WATCHES. A large assortment of every variety. M. W GALT & BRO., Joweolers, 354 Pennsylvania avenue, fe3-6tif near Metropolitan (late Brown’s) Hotel. F "5 Waite LAMA LACE POINTS. ‘We bav ejust received a fresh importation of very beautiful WHITE LAMA LACE POINTS, which we shall offer at MODERATE PRICES. JOS. J. MAY & 0., 308 Pennsylvania avenue, fe 6-2t between 9th and 10th sts. B* W. ©. WALL & Co, Auctionsers, WONDEBS OF THE DEEP. SEA SHELLS. CHINESE AND JAPANESE GooDs, Curiosities never before presented in this Country. THE ONLY GENEBAL COLLECTION IN THE UNITED STATES! consist in fs rb O; r and Mt iL BOX vRpRE ‘The ELLS are th Jargest and most extensive “Magnificent SHAWLS, with thousssde of Siher “Baye tania ere ertaemaan, Aucts, TEVSER WARE. SOLID SILVER TEA SETS, FORKS, SPOONS, &c. Also, every variety of FANCY SILVER WABE, Suitable for WEDDING PRESENTS. M.W.GALT& BBO., Jewellers, 354 Ponnsyivania avenue, fe 6-.6tif Near Metropolitan (late Browg’siHotel Sontenenety (Va.,) Methodist Episcopal Church. Report for the Evening Star.} Be ars body See roeeet Minieters of =~ Bal- imore Conference, serv! in Virginia, con- Yened in the Southern Methodist Ohureh, Al- Rey. 8. 8. formerly of Wash: Most of the ters have been in service in the Valley during the war, and doubtless the session will be a very interesting one. There were: a number of spectators: ent this morning, among them several Washington. The meeting was called to order by Rev. Samuel Register, who nominated Rev. Norval ‘Wileon, of Winchester, as presiding officer. Mr. Wilson, on being elected, opened the Con- ference by giving out the 642d. hymn, which pes oe DE, which he addressed the Throne o Trace. Kev. Jobn S. Martin, of Lexington, Va., was elected cecretary, and Rev. James E. arm~ strong, of W: tock, Va, assistant secretary, The roll was called, and a large number of ministers answered their names. Letters were received from Revs. J. A. Wil- liams, of Baltimore, and Thomas E. Carson, of Winchester, (Mr. Carson has united with the Protestant Episcopal Church,) asking to with- draw their names, which was granted. Rey. J. A. Moore, through Kev. Jas. Gard- ner, also asked to withdraw, and his name Was stricken off. Revs. George Stephenson and David Schoef, of the East ‘Baltimore Conference, John P. Hall, and Jobn Poisal, were admitted tothe Conference. diey. Samuel Register called attention to the fact that this was the first Conference since 1561, sud he propored that the roll of the Con- ference of 1961, at Stannton, be called, in order that those who haye not attended the m of the Conference—claiming tlint those how resent constituted the Baltimore Annual Co: erence—may be striken from the rolls or other action taken. Key. 8.5. Rozzell contended that there had been no meeting of the Baltimore Conference since 1861. The secretary proceeded to call the roll of those present at Staunton in 1861, when all oo present answered, ineluding Rey. J. W. ull. ‘Rev. Mr. Rozzell moved the appointment of acommittee of two from each district on the state of the Church, to whom the roll should be reierred, as also all matters pertaining to the interests of the Church; adopted. The iollowing committee was appointed, the Presiding Elders making the selections: Reys. E. B. Smith, F. A. Tebbs, of Roanoke District, (Rev. S. Register, P. E.;) George G. Brook, J. W. Ewan, of Lewisburg District, Rey. James Gardner, P. E.;) W. K. Spinger, 1. A. Gaver, of Lexington District, (Rev. J. S. Martin, P. E.;) James Beatty, J. Temple, South Branch District, (Rev. Mr. Griffith, P. E.;) J.C. Dice, J. D. Armstrong, Rockingham District, (Rev. Mr. Eggleston, P_ E.:) Norval Wilsou, J. W. Tongue, Winchester District, Rev. Mr. Veitch, P. E.;) J. Hoffman Waugh, F. . Smith, Loudon District, (Rey. S.S. Rozzell, E) On motion of Rev. S. Register, C. F. Busey and A. Wilson were appointed to represent the State of Maryland on the committee, and Rev. W. ¥. Tudor to represent the District of Co- lumpia and elsewhere. The hour of meeting was fixed at 9 o'clock and of adjournment at 1 o'clock. The rules of order of the Staunton Confer- ence of i-Gl were adopted as the rules of this Conference. On motion of Rey. James Gardner, commit- tecs of one from eaeh district were appointed On necessitous cazes, seminaries, temperance, &e. Rev. Messrs. Rozzel!, Longstreet and Gard- ner were appointed a committee on public wor- ship. ‘a number of ministers of various denomina- tions were introduced and invited to seats witvin the bar, Among others Rey. Dr. Dog- get, of Richmond, Rev. Dr. Bond, of Baltimore, Rey. FE. G. Gage, of South Carolina, and Rey. J.T. Ward, of Washington. M1. Gage’s visit North was stated to be for e of receiving aid to erecta church at Columbi C. Aticntion was called to the cases of Brothers Zimmerman and Harris, who had been exam- ined in the first year’s course and passed, but circumstances prevented their examination for the other years, and they had not been ordained deacons. The question was raised whether they could appear before the committees for the second, third and fourth years’ courses for examina. tion, and whether if they pass they cannot be ordained as deacons and eiders at this session. Rev. W. G. Eggleston stated that other breihren were the same fix, their recom- mendations to the preceding conferences by reason of war not having reached those bodies. A motion was made that all such persons be entitled to go before the committee; adopted. Rev. Mr. Register said there wasa great question to be determined at this conference, one of which affected their status and relations with other bodies, and suggested, m order to preree for the action on the subject, the mem- rs meet at three o'clock informally, to discuss the qnestions in issue; the meeting to be of members only. His idea was that this matter should be talked over paretely, but they would come out openly when they were ready. Rey. Mr. Veitch seconded the motion. Rev. Mr. Eggleston suggested that as the questions in issue vitally affected the laymen that they be admitted. Mr. Register accepted the suggestion of Mr. Eggle-ton,and the motien was adopted. K Rozzell offered the following: olved by the Baltimore Annual Conference, in conference assembled, That ——, —, and — be appointed a committee to wait upon the President of the United States and assure him of the Christian co-operation of this body in all matters coming within its legitimate sphere of operations, in so far as that may be necessary to secure and maintain the peace and quietness of the country. This resolution was unanimously adopted; and the Chair appointed on the committee Revs. S.S. Rozzell, S. Register, and D. K. Veitch; to which were added the President, Rev. N. Wile son, and Rey. Dr. Bond. of Baltimore. Afler the transaction of some other business the Conference adjourned, BALLS, PARTIES, &o. Te aaa SS CRESS eit ene A NOTICE! GRAND PRIZE MASQUERADE BALL, ef the H : eeemere ‘ent Boctety, under the of the HARMONY CIRCLE, will be held at MARINI’3 HALL, on THORSDAY, h let, 1856. Tickets are now ready, and can be procured of the Cummittee only. The umber cf tickets is positively imited Particulars intuture advertisement. fe7-3t*_ IZ INDEPENDENT BOCIALS Take this method of informing their friends A and the public that they will give their SIXTH GRAND BALL, AT ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, (Seventh street,) oN MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1566, Tickets $1. admitting a gentleman and ladies. ‘The Committee of Arrangements have made am- ple ene to secure t! leasare and comfort oftheir guests, and assure all who will favor us with their presence an agreeable evening. Positively no improper persons will be admitted, 4 ib King. J.B. Ward, Fist GRAND FENIAN BALL By the ¥ nited Circles of the WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN BROTH- EERHOOD, AT ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, Seventh Street, FEBRUARY 9, 1866. ements cordially invite assuring them the, frtende of en oor canis, no or pon to make this the amust brilliant afair of the Committee of Arrangements.—J 3. Ki \- town Circles Gt bacuards Saraieid Cele 3 Bete dares tissmscee yo Mea O'Mahony Circle eo ; ry ‘ ONE DOLLAR, admitting a Gentleman 5 le Tickets and Ladies. —— OS HE 7TH STREET PASSENGE T BELIEF ‘ASSOOLATION patewey Most respectfully ann: to Zaman tea FIRST GRAND BALL will take place at ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, 7TH STREBT, Ox WEDNESDAY EVENING, Fes. 711, 1866, best Cotillon Music has been i committee Tlekets 1, cdmittings and ladi tobe had of any conductor geek Wiha Gane dae —_——_———_—_—_—_—_— W 45HINGTON, D. 0., FEBRUARY 5, 1866, Oar business ofore Pame and style of J.P. BARTHOLOW ee sit Low's Commer a “Te higinouow, arearghouses in Washington, D. Grand Alexan- Tis Soe ar . NECOND_EDINION. 4 @CLOCK P. M. GOVERNMENT SECURITi Es. Wasuinoron, Febraary 7, 1806. 2 ay Cooke & Oo. furnish the following quo- sitions of Government securities: Buying. Selling. U.S os Uew 1881 soscerecsceel@S X= 1048 U.S. Five Twenties, 1962. 2X WS% U.S Five Twenties, 1964.., Was U.S. Five Twenties, 1865. 102% U_S. Ten Forties Mx U.S. Seven Thi rs 9% One-year Certificates—new ... Wx EW YORK PIRBT BOARD BALES. Coupons, 43%; Five Twenties, 1s@2; 103%; Five Twenties, 1864, 102¥; Five Twenties, 1865, 02; Ten Forties, 913: Seven Thirties, 99, Certificates, 985; Gold, 1395. _ oro Important Expression of Views by the President, ——_@—_— INTERVIEW WITH A COLORED DELE- GATION, —_e—__ ES TO THE PRESIDENT BY . DOUGLAS AND GEORGE T. DOWNING. ———_—o-——— RESPONSE OF THE PRESIDENT. ——— HIS VIEWS UPON NEGRO SUFFRAGE FRANKLY AND FULLY EXPRESSED. normal tithes [Reported especially for The Sfar by James O. capone, Esq., of the firm of Clephane & Smith.] This afternoon, the celegation of colored rep- resentatives from different States of the coun- try, now in Washington to urge the interests of the colored people before the Government, had an interview with the President. The delegation was made up as follows:—Fred. Douglas, New York; George T. Downing» vepresenting the New England States; Lewis E. Douglas (son of Fred. Douglas) and Wm. E. Matthews. of Maryland; John Jones, of ADDRES: FRE I! nois; John F. Cook, of the District of Co- lusnbia; A. J. Raynier, of South Carotina; Jos. E. Oates, of Florida: A. W. Ross, of Mis- sissippi; Wm. Ripper, of Pennsylvania; John M. Brown and Alexander Dunlop, of Virginia; and Calvin Pepper, (white,) of Virginia. The President shook hands kindly with each member of the delegation. ADDRESS OF GEORGE T. DOWNING. Mr. George T. Downing then addressed the President as tollows: We present ourselves to your pccaceryecs (1 to make known with pleasure, the respect whic! we are glad to cherish for youe-arespect which is your due, as our Chief Magistrate. It is our desire for you to know that we come feeling that we are iriends, meeting a friend. W< should, however, have manifested our friend- ship by not coming to further tax your already much burdened and valuable time; but we have another object in calling. We arein a pavsage to equality before the law. God hath made it by opening a Red Sea. We would have your assistance through thesame. We come to you in the name of the United States, and are delegated to come by some who haye unjustly worn iron manacles on their bodies— by come whose minds have been manacled by class legislation in States called free. The colored people of the Sta es of INinois, Wis- consin, Alabama, Mississippi, Fiorida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsy ia, New York, New England States, and District of Columbia, have special- ly delegated us to come. Our coming is a marked circumstance, noting determined hope that we are not satisfied with an amend, sid gary ga slavery, butthat we wish itenforced with appropriate legislation. This is our desire. We ask for it intelligently, with the knowledge and conviction that the Fathers of the Revolution intended freedom tor every American, that they should be protected m their rights as citizens and equa! before the law. We are Americans, native bora Ameri- cans. We are citizens, we are glad to have it known to the world, as bearing no doubtful rec- ord on this point. On this fact, and with con- fidence in the triumph of justice we base our hope. We see no recognittion of color or race in the organic law of the lawd. It knows no Tivileged class, and therefore we cherish the £5 e that we may be fully enfranchised, not only here in this District but throughout the land. We respectfully submit that rendering anything less than this will be rendering to us Jess than our justdne; that granting ee pine eri aE radi ie ot ofour just rights, of due respect for our feelings, if the powers that be do so it will be used as a license, as it were, or an apology for a community, or for individuals thus disposed, to outrage our rights and feelings, It has been shown in the present war thatthe Government may justly reach the strong arm into States, and demand from them, from those who owe it. allegiance, their assistance and support. May it not reach outa like arm to secure and protect its subjects upon whom it has a claim. ADDEESS OF FRED DOUGLAS. Following upon Mr. Downing, Mr. Fred Douglas advanced and addressed the Presi. dent, saying: Mr. President :—We are not here to enlight- en you, sir, a8 to your duties as the Chief Mag- istrate of this Republic; but to show our re- spect, and to present in brief the claims of our race to your favorable consideration. In the order of Divine Providence you are placed in 8 position where you have the power to save or destroy us; to bless or blast us. 1 mean our whole race. Your noble and humane prede- cessor placed in our hands the sword to assist in saying the nation, and we do hope that you, his able successor, will favorably regard the placing in our hands the ballot with which to save ourselves. We ehall submit no argument on that point, The fact that we are the subjects ot Govern. ment, and subject to taxation, subject to volun- teer in the service of the country, subject to being drafted, subject to bear the burdens of the Siate, makes it net improper that we should ask to share in the privil of this condition. 1 haye no speech to on this occasion, 1 simply submit these observations as a limited expression of the views and feelings of the del- egation with which I have come. RESPONSE OF THE PRESIDENT. In reply to some of your inquiries, not to make a speech about this thing, for it is always best to talk plainly and distinculy about such matters, I will say that if I nave not given evidence in my course that I am a friend of ridge and to that portion of it which con. stitutes the colored population, I can give no evidence here. Everything that I have had, both as regards life and propert: » has been get in that cause, and I feel and think that understand (not to be egotistic) what should be the true direction of this question, and what course of policy would result in the imeloara- tion and ultimate elevation, not only of the colored, but of the great mass of-the Reople of the United States. I say thatif I ve not given evidence that Lam a friend of humanity, and especially the nd of the colored man in my past conduct, Te is n that 1 can now do that would. I repeat, all that 1 pes- sessed, life, liberty, and pi yy, have been put up in connection with that question; when I had every inducement held out to take the other come ey adopting which I would haye accomplished perhaps all that the most ambitious might haye desired. 1fI know my- self, and the feelings ot my own heart, they have been for the colored man. I haye owned slaves and bought slaves, but I never sold one. lmight say, however, that practically, so far as my connection with slaves has gone, I have been their slave instead of their being mine. Some have even followed me here. while others are occupying and enjoying my property with my consent. For the colored race my means, Ry. time, my all has been perilled; and now at this Jate day, after giving evidence thatistangi- bie, that is practical, 1 am free to say to you that 1 do not like te be arraigned by some who can get up handsomely rounded periods and deal in rhetoric, and talk about abstract ideas of liberty, who never perilled !ife, liberty, or property. This kind of theoretical, hollow, unpractical friendship amounts to but very little. While Isay tnat Iam a friend of the colored man, I do not want to adopta policy that I believe will end in a contest between the races, which if sted in will result in the extermination of one or the other. God forbid that I should be: in such a work! Now, it is always best to talk about t peace) andin acemmen-sense way. Yes, have said, and I repeat here, that if the col- ored man in the Untied States could find no chrantacent har weet Peeters able and efficient than myself, I be nis ™M to lead him di iy reach) of freedom. Yes, I would be will! to pase with him through the Red Beatotne La of Promise—to the land of. liberty; but I am not willing, under either circumstance, to adopt a policy which I believe will only tin the Secrilice his Tsay} and I feel well sesured age argh some it res' reat injury to the white be ‘well ored man. There is deal the sword in one ballot-box. have forcibi¢applicatien, "We talk about by to ev one. ,” how Tmaen would that ameliorate their condition atthistime? _ . Now, let us get closer up to this subject, and talkaboutit. What relation has the colored man and the white meee —- the South? I op; very upon grounds. First, it was a great monopolyren- abling those who controlled and owned it to constitute an aristocracy, enabling the te derive great profits and rule the many with an iron rod, as it were. And that is one ob- jection to it ina Government, its being a mo- nopoly. I was opposed to it secondly upon the abstract principle of slavery. Hence, in ig clear of a monopoly, we were getting clear of slavery at thesame time. So you see there were two right ends accomplished in the accomplishmeat of the one. Mr. Dougias.—Mr. President, do The President.—I am not quite through yet. Slavery bas been abolis! & great national guaranty has been given, one that cannot be Tevoked. I was getting at the relation that sub- sisted betwren bed nynace a ee eee, men. A very sm: reportion of white per- sons compared with the whole number of such, owned the colored people of the South. I might instance the State of Tennessee in illus- tration. There were there 27 non-slaveholders to one slayeholder, and yetthe slave power controlled that State. Let ns talk about this matter as itis. Althongh the colored man was im slavery there, and owned as erty in the sense and in the language of that locality and of that community, yet, in comprising his con- dition, and his position there with the non- slayeholder, he usually estimated his import- ance jnst in proportion to the number of slaves that his master owned, with the non-slaye holder. Haye you neyer lived upon a plantation? Mr. Douglas. { have, your Excellency. The President—When you would look over and see aman who had a large family, strug- gling hard upon a poor piece of land, you thought a great deal less of him than you did of your own master ! Mr. Dougias.—Not I! ‘The President.—Well, I know such was the case with a large majority of you in those sec- tions. Where such is the case we know there isan enmity, we Know there isa hate. The poor white man, on the other hand, was op- posed to the slave and his master; for the col- ored man and his master combined kept him in slavery, by depriving him of a fair partici- pation iu the labor and productions of the rich land of the country. Don’t you know that a colored man in going to hunt a master (as they call it) for the next ar, preferred hiring to a man who owned sinyves rather than to one whodid not! I know the fact, atail events. They did not consider it quite as respectable to hire to a man who did not HOt OWN negroes 5 to one who did. Mr. Dougias.— Because he wouldn't be treated as well. The President —Then that is another argu- ment in favor of what I am going tosay. It shows that the colored man appreciated the slave owner more highly than he did the man who didn'town slaves. Hence the enmity be- tween the colored man and the non-siayve- holders. The white man was permitted to vote before Government was derived from him. He isa part and parcel of the political machinery. Now by the rebellion or revolution —and I yack to the objects of this war, i that tbe abolition of slavery was not the objects, Congress and the President himself ceclared that it was waged on our part in order to suppress the rebellion. The aboli- tion of slavery has come as an incident to the suppression of a great rebellion—as an inci- dent, and as an incident we should give it the La gid direction. The colored man went into this rebellion ‘a slave; by the operation of the rebellion he came outa freedman—equal to afreedman in any other portion of the country. Then there is a great deal done for him on this point. The non-slaveholder who was forced into the re- bellion, and was as loyal as those that lived beyond the limits of the State, was carried into it, and his property, and in a number of in- stances, the lives ofsuch were sacrificed, and he who has survived has come out of it with nothing gained but a great deal lost. Now, upon a principle of justice, shonld they be piaced ins condition different from what they were before! On the one hand, one bas gained a great deal; on the other hand, one has lost a great deal; and, in a political point of view, scarcely stands where he did before. Now, we are talking about where we are going to begin. We have got at the hate that existed between the two races. The query comes up whether these two races, situated as they were before, without preparation, without Ume for passion and excitement to be and without time for the slightest im- provement, whether the one should be turned loose upon the other and be thrown togetirer at the bajlot-box, with this enmity and hate existing between them. query comes upif Be there we don’t commence a war of races. think I understand this thing—and especially is this the case when you tforee it upon a people without their consent. You baye spoken about Government. Where is power derived from? We say it is derived from the people. Let us take it so and refer to the District of Columbia, by way of illustration. Suppose, for instance, here, in this politica: community, which to a certain extent must have Government, must have law, and put- ting itnow upon the broadest basis you can put it-take imto consideration the rela- tion which the white has heretofore borne to the colored race, is it proper to ferce upon this community, without ir consent, the elective franchise, without regard to color, ma- king it universal. Now, where do you begin? Government must have a con ling power, must have a lodgment. For instance, suppose Co: should pass a law autherizing an election to be held at which all over 2i years of age, with- out regard to color, allo to yote, and a majority should decide at such election that the elective franchise should not be uni- versal, what would you do about it! Who would settle it. Do you deny that first great principle of the right of the people to govern themselves? Will you resort toan arbitr: power, and say a majority of this people shail receive a state of things they are op; ed to? Mr. Dougiass.—That was said before the war. The President—I am now talking about a Principle, not what some! else said. Mr. Downing.—Apply what you have said, Mr. President, to South Carolina, for instance The President.—Suppose you go to South Carolina; suppose you go to Ohio. That dvesn’t change the princij at all. The query to which I have re! still comes up when Government is undergoing a fundamental change. Government com- menced upon this principle; it nvr existed upon it; and you propose now to incorporate into itan elesient that didn’t existbefore. I say the query comes up in undertaking this thing, whether we have a right tomakea change in regard to the elective franchise in Ohio, for instance. Whether we shall not let the people in that State decide the matter for themselves. Eack community is better prepared to deter- mine the depository of its political power than anybody else, and it is for the legisiature, for the people of Ohio to say who shall vote, and not fer the Congress of the United States. might go down here to the lot box to-mor- row and vote directly for universal suffrage, but ifa great majority ofthe people said no, 1 should consider it would be tyranical in meto attempt to force such upon them without their will. It is a fundamental tenet in my creed that the people must be ee Is there anything wrong or uniair in that Mr. Douglas rar. great deal wrong, Mr. President, with all respect. The President—It is the ple of the States that must for themselves determine this thing. Ido not want tobe engaged in a work that will commence a war of races. I want to be- gin the werk of preparation, and the States, or the people in each community, if a man de- means himself well, and shows evidence that this new state of affairs will operate, he will be protected in all his rights, and given every Fomine advantage by that community when they become reconciled so- cially and politically to certain thi Then will this new order of things work oni- ously; but forced upon the le before are be resisted, id inbarmoniousty. I feel a conviction that driving this matier upan the people, upon the community, will result in the injury of both racer, and the ruin of one or the other, ‘ou wisb— God knows 1 have no desire but the good ot the whole human race. I would it were so that all you advocate could be done in the twinkling of an eye, but it is not in the nature of things, and I do not aseume or pretend to be wiser than Providence. or stronger than the laws of pature. God kuows that anything I can do 1 will do. In the might which the a 1s to he | a, anything T can dot elevate tion I will do, and to be able = deere of todo so is the sin. ve you, and thank ht Doaiment you bave paid me. is Mr. —I have to return our thanks, . President, for so grant. his very full treatmee ony eye rege yh we cer. whic ie van = tainly do not concur, and I say this with due ‘The President.—I thought you expected me to indicate to some extent what my views were on the subjects touched upon in your stale- ment. Mr. Downing.—We are very happy, indeed, to bave heard them. Mr. Douglas.—if the President will allow me, I would like to say one or two words in re- hy. - The President.—All I have done is simply to indicate what my views are as I supposed you expected me to, from your address. r. ym own impression is that the thing your Excellency would avoid in the Southern States can only be avoided by the measure that we pi 5 and I would state to my brother delegates that because I perceive the President has taken str ground in favor of a given policy, and distrusting my own ability to remove any of those impressions which be has ex. pressed, I thought we had better the interview with the expre 5 thanks. (Addressing the President)» your Excellency will be pleased to would like to say a word or two in that one matter of the enfram blacks as a means of preventing the which your Excellency seems to appi that is ® consiict of races. = The President.—l repeat, 1 merely to indicate my views in reply to your add and not to enter into any general controversy, as I could not well do so under the eircum- stances, Your statement was a very frank one, and I thought it was due to you to meet it in the same spirit. Pur, Douglas.—Thank you, sir. The President.—I think you will find, so far as the South is concerned, that if you will all inculcate there the idea in conneetion with the one you urge, that the colored people can live and advance in civilization to better advan- tage elsewhere than crowded right down there in the South, it would be better for them. Mr. Dougias.—Bat the masters have the mak- ing of the laws, and we cannot get away from the plantations. The President.— What prevents yon ? Mr. Douglas.—We have not the simple right of locomotion through the Southern States now. The President.—_Why not, the Government furnishes you with every fac a. Mr. Dougias.—There are six days in the that the negro is free in the South now, and his master then decides for him where he shall go, where he shali work, how much he shail work—in fact he is divested of all political power. He is absolutely in the hands of those men. The President.—If the master now controls him or his action, weuld he not control bim in his vote? Mr. Douglas —Let the negro once under- stand that he has an organic right to vote, and he will raise up a party in the Southeru States among the poor, who will rally with him. There is this conflict that you — of bet ween the wealthy sinveholder and the Tr man. The President.—You touch it upon the point there. There is this conflict, and hence I suggest emigration. If he cannot get employ- Ment in the South, he has it in his power to go where he can get it. In parting, the President said that they were both desirous of accomplishing the same ends, —_ to do so by following differeat roads, rT. Dougins. on turning to leave, remarked to his fellow delegates: ~The President sends us to the people, and we will have to goand get the le right.” The it.—Yes, sir; 1 have great faith in the people I believe they willdo what is XXXIXTH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION. Wepwespay, February 7. SENATE.—Mr. Hendricks, from the Commit- mittee en the Judiciary, reported that no fur- ther legislation was necessary to exempt Northern creditors from the operation of South- ern statutes of limitation, as the subject was covered by the act of June 11, 1564. Mr. Chandler called up the Honse bili to prevent the remsue of American registers to American vessels whose registers were c’ during the war. Passed—yeas 31, nays 12. Mr. Wilson called up the joint resolution to amend the Cunstitution by probibiting any pay- ment for the emancipation of slaves, which ‘was referred to the Reconstruction ities. The joint resolution in relation torepresenta- tion was taken up. Mr. Fessenden took the floor and spoke at length on the subject. Hover.—The House & bill the effect of which is to remedy defects in the internal rev- enue act,so that foreigners and non-resident: sball psy taxes on dividends from bonds of railroads in the United States; and further, to require taxes to be paid on the returns as com- puted in legal tenders, and not merely on the gold basis. [Some persors render their returns in coin, but pay taxes only on that amount in paper, without regard to the difference between the two descriptions of money.} Mr. Brooks presented the credentials of the members elect from Alabama; which were referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. 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