The New York Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1865, Page 4

4 JAMES GORDON BENNETT. BDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OPVIOK ¥..W. CORNER OF PULTON AND NASSAU S88, 71118 EVENING. ‘ERY TRE, - Bowery.~Duxax oF Dae wuts Nooamanesite Wire ano TE NIMLO'S GARDEN, Broalway.— tun Wicxiow RAM NA POGUE; OW; WALLACK'S THEATRE, YRE, Brondway.—Counnes BAWR wi LS a BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery. —Ixao! am’ Pucectus Hor wine Ausven H way.—Bassce's Museo ae een: on tue Gowen Pius OF NAGE, tcove Bastar, “open Day and Evening. —MARRIAGS AF .L, 614 Broadway.—Ertioras Bones Dances kote Hewo; om, ewe Navi WOOD, " L, 586 Bi San Feaxonsco Mim. gssdenonan Maina, DANCING, BC —OTHRLLO AND " ‘A HOUSE, 901 Bowery —Sina- TONS Kaisa Bensaaven, so-—Tar FmeNeK SOmpOK- sovaetipecuantee aaa oe NEW YORK MUSRUM OF ANATOMY, 618 —s Open from A. Hay 108. M. porsseen cSt Receipts of Salcs of the New York Daily Newspapers. OFFIGIAL. Year a ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY. Advertisements for the Warxty Hexat.o wnnst be hauled tm bofore ten o'clock every Wednesday evening. Its elr- ulation among the enterprising mechanics, farmers, Merchants, manufacturers and gentlemen throughout the country is increasing very rupidly. Advertisements, in. sorted in the Wrexry Hrustp will thus be seen by a Portion of tho active and energetir people of the United States. THE CABLE. Tho despatches brought by the steamships Bremen and China with regard to the Atlantic cable will be read with painful interest. Four days lation becaine fur the third fhad beon heard of the Great Fastern or the cabie smee, Tosta applied at Valentin are stated to have shown that ‘Phe-defect watlocated twaive hundred and tity miles from shore, in the deepest water of tive entire touce, and that insulation-was completely tost. ‘This, if correot, ‘would indicate that-cither the cable had parted of itself, Or bad) been cut and the end bnoyed up. ‘hromgh Jnr either vase; | the Great Eastern would probably return to port with- had intervened since the ineu- suspended and nothing Pome unforeserh difficulty arising, out delay, and as she was not more than nine days) sail from Kurvpe, by the 20th instwat we may hewr of her return lo Valentia, unless in the meantime the leviathan Bhould create an agreeable surprise by turning up safe and souud at Heart's Content Hopes of 4 wnecesstul provecution of the enierpriva wore still cherished in England, and the telegraph sbates dad gt folign 90 30 low as wares deen auuiclpated. 2 thea more dagentout thaw Probable was suggested, fut possidly a magnetic siorm of wore thea agdsl Yeverity which prevailed on the 2d instant bad caaged hie deran ent Of the insulation of the cuble, ZUROPEAN NEWS. By the arcival of the steamship China at Halifax we have European advices to the uh inst. two days later than thos published in yesterday's Hunan. Tho German stvamship Bremen brings detsils of mews to the 24 inst Chotara, in its westward travels, had reached Ancona, Italy, where thirty-four persons wore dying of the ter rible disease daily, ‘The rwages of the Rusian murrain among the cattle in the veighborhood of Londoa continued, and there wore feu of the morulty extending into the provinces, Advices from Spain confirm the statement mentioned in our St Domingo ¢ Yoaterday, of the probabitit: ved by Spain ayainwt the Signifivant ministerial chagges have taken place ttt Ausiria, all in the direction of freedom and liberalism: Tho Motternichean policy of the Austrian dynasty ap- poarsto have been completely reversed, ‘The change, if Porsevered tu, augurs well fur Hungary and the obher bat\wantities ineluded under German rule, Fuptier information of an interesting obaracter’ had been received iu Kurope respecting the recent navel bat. He in South America, United tates five twenties were quoted at 68 & 4834 on the London Stock Exchange on the Btb inst, Beltish console, 897% 2 00. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Our Rehmond correspondent states that a grand mil- tary council ts to be held in that city during the Inst woek in August, at whidh President Jobnson, Secretary Stanton, Gendrals Terry, Turner, Curtis, Schofield, dow- ard, Buwil Its supposed that fiual action will then be taken apon the grave lien of State polley growing out of the recent clestion | held tn Richmond ‘Tho Mississippi State Convention met at Jackson you. ; torday. After an examination into the loyalty aud qualifoations of the members by Governor Sharkey, the organization Was complotod by the election of the propor ofticers, Governor Holden, of North Carotius, has tsngd a | second proclamation, dated at Raleigh on the Sth WBst., appointing Thursday, tho 21st day of September, for an election to be held throughout the State to choose one hundred and twenty delegates to a convention whieh is ‘to meat at Raleigh on Monday, the 24 of October. Governor Marvin, of Florida, addressed his fellow eitl- Rous at Jacksonville on the 2d inst, He informed ehem @s to tho plan of the President for the purpose of recom: ‘wtruction, giving his views on ow pation, confiecation and other topics he decmed most ceventiad to the welfare ‘of the people. “Slavery,” says the Governor, “has Conved to oxist, With the fall of the confederaay ite ‘Corner stone crumbled to dust, and the winds have samt: tered it,"” of war being again to 4 othere are to be preset Cully accept the new order of things. | or Brigadior Genera! Harris, commanding a rub cto ‘thont of Virginia, delivered a specch at Spottsyivania ©ourt House on the Tth inst. The General, who (Virginian, takes unmistakable ground on the slavery jeation. He states that the people of the North #ill frsuie tho Virginians, and that the only way they jeun be to thelr rights is to elect min fino will go to Richmond for ; the Bonsutu amendment ae avery, Tho Buw, , seems to be ually reorganudbg, oat of the Justices recently elected having quaiffied, tournament recently belt at the Fauquier un) perinen, where a friendly cootost ‘a piace | batwoog the nion troops apd cat survivors of the famous Piaok horse cavalr¥, whore all stfote together | foe ths | feuerdon of tap unt Tae Maine cone wit Porte bi nominate @ candidate for Governor, to cing ® to Comimitton for the volitival your commencing Jam ur Faaguies correspondent alno sends us an a ool may be deomed expedient. Hoe silening Se SPI, Estar geese te. Sipe soln 02 prone re yesterday tried their powers in # race between Ports- mouth aud Portland. The distance, Afty miles, wae run by the Agamentious in five bours and tem minutes, the Dictator being a mile ands half bebind when off Port- land; but the latter vessel was entitled to an allowance of seventeen minutes on account of dotay from heating hor crank pin. It is stated in our Washington despatches that the trial of Wirz, the rebel prison keeper at Andersonville, will commence to-day before the Military Commission of which General Underwood is President. About one hundrod witnesses have already been supwnaed. They will testify from personal experience. ‘The old frigate Congress, sunk in the Merrimac retd, off Newport's News, has been successfully raised, and sto | be- taken to the dry dook at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. ‘The trom and $e pin Bink on patimated to be-worth thirty thousand dollars. muoceanful partion witl, it leunderstood, be ‘given the J00 ‘of ralnnig the Oum- berlaud. ‘A despatch from Woxhingtin states that the dishand. ment of the famous signal corps of the army bas com. menced. Companies B and H of the Soventy-fret. regiment State National Guard leave this city to-day on a grand excursion to Boston. A dress parade and reviow of tho Dattalion is to take place on Boston Common on Wednes- day afternoon. From the uncouth but bustling little town of Scranton, Pennsylvania, one of the Hxnanp, coprespondents sends: us an account of the strike at present prevailing among the coal minors of the Lackawanna valloy and ® descrip. tion of that region of country. ‘Tho strike has now lasted for about two weeks, and there is yot no prospect of the employers acceding to the wages demands of tho workmen, or of the latter, who it is gid have a fund of eighty thousand dollars to fall back om, submitting to the terms of the former. Consequently the mincs for miles along tho valley, lately the scenes of life and in- ‘dustry, are almost deserted, and the effects will shortly be felt in high prices by every one who is compolled to use Lackawanna coal. ‘The most startling subject on “the streot!” yesterday was the removal of Mr. Simeon Drapor as Collector of this port, and the appointment of the Hon. Preston King ‘as his successor. ‘The change is to take effect on tho first of September. The reasons for Mr. Drapor's re- moval have not yet been made public, albeit every quid nune in town bas probably settled it to his satisfaction. A sketch of the new Collector will be found in our colunins this morning. Wall street had another sensation yesterday, in the suspension of a large gold operator, with labititios esti mated all the way from seventy-five thousand to three hundred thousand dollars. It is stated that several forged checks have been discovered, and that great deal of very mystorious financicring has taken place. ‘Tho #econd base ball match betwoon the famous Allan- He and Mutual clubs took place yesterday on the Capito. line ball ground, Brooklyn, the Atlantica being the win- ner by a score of forty to the Mutuats’ twonty-oight. ‘Thess clubs are prominont compotitors for the champton: | ship of the United: States.’ Tho AUautic and Kureke- Clubs play a match at Newark ol Thurddiy next: Hiien Owens, an intelligent, ‘propurseasing girl oF xia toon, residing in Hoboken, mysteriounty disapporced from her home on Wednoadey -morning Iast, ant ab though overy offort.was mude--to"dscover ber wher” ‘abouts by, ber (friends . nothing—was- heard ot her -untit Sunday evening, when she was ‘met by hoc hrother-in Jaw, who was in search for hor, at the forey house, foot of Bareiay street, in this cily, Miss Oweng ‘eccompanied her brother home, but was found yesterday morning under the influence of Isudanum, which ale stated she had taken for the purposo of self-dostruction, and in Spite of alt efforts to restore bor she died from tho efforts of the drug. Thy case is enveloped in inuob mystory: . The Gkutnination in tho oaso of the Phenix Rank .dtefateation will commence this moruing at hal-paat tein clolock, at the Jefferson Market Police Court. No facts of importance were olicited yesterday, though it was proven that Rigas Jenkins was robbing tbe benk Karle wae obbing the, detuyltss, .agd_Lyt seoured 8 large portion of the which Jenkina had sup posed to be lost in specniation ia bis own mamy, Tho detectives oxpoct t recover ahout one-third of the stolen money, which amounted in all to apout three hundred thonsand dollars, ‘The somewhat romantic wife abandonment case, the complainant in which waa the neice of an ex-Presdent and the defendant « son of a New York millionaire, was Drought to a sudden termination vesteriay morning by the wife accepting the promise of the husband to again love, cherish and support her. ‘Tho happy parr took tho first train for their home in Washington, while the Cuna- dian lady is left disconsolate. George A. Hall, a stevedore, wan charged before taltod States Commissioner Osborne with interfering with Lonis J. Menard, an inspector tor the discharge of veasols, in the proper exeontion of his duty, and tending to lead to « breach of the peace. Kvideuce aubstan- tating the charge was pat in, and the Commissioner held the defendant for examination. Bail was allowed. Thomas McKinney was bronght before the United States Commissioner on the complaint of John &chardt, for attempting to pass a counterfeit twenty dollar greon- ‘back. The accused had just boon shaved by the com. Plainant, and in payment therefor offered a one dollar State bill—counterfeit. This was roturned to him, where- upon he presented a twenty dotlar counterfeit greon- hack, which also proving bogits le was given-in charge, and on boing searched three other similar counterfeits wore found upon him. Held for examination. In the United Staten Distrlot Court yeaterday, before Tadge Betts, a libel wat Med by United States District Attorney Courtney against the aieamer Colambin for a breach of the Revenue Iaw in landing goods without a permit. In the police courts yexterday John Cook and William |- Carroll, azed respectively sixteen and winston, were ar raigned, who confersed their guilt and were committed to the Tombs to stand tria!, for burgiariously entering the dwolling house 242 West Tbirtieth stroet and stooling therefrom wearing apparol valued at one hundred and twenty-five dollars, William McCammon, lates drivor in the employ of Adams’ Express Company, was com- mitted for trial, in default of two thousand dollars bail, on acharce of ambexalement. Joseph Bowers was com. | mitted for trial, without dail, on » charge of striking Jobn G. Halligun on the head with a glass bottle, whereby @ dangerous wound was inflicted. Mary Myors was com mitted for stealing ninety dollars from Charles Holl while he was asleep in a room ata hotel in William street, Malachi Coughiin, the young man who was shot oarly on Sunday morning in Second avenue, died at Bellevue Hospital on Sunday night. The Coronor will hold an in quest to-day. Jobo Jordan was fatally injured on Wednesday evening last by falling from the rear platform of @ Sixth avenue car, The Coroner held an inquest on the body yoaterday at Bellevue Hospital, Atonement house in Cincinnatl, containing etx fami - ies, foll on Bunday morning, burying the rains, One woman was Killed and several persons wore badly injured. According to the City Inspector's report, there were 052 deaths in the city during the past week—being an in- ervage of 20 as confparel with the mortality of the week provious, and 16 loss than occurred during the correspond- ing week last your. The recapitulation tablo gives the Gollowing regult:—Acute diseases, 410; chronic diseases, ‘816; oxtornal causes, &0., 26. There were 477 natives of the United'Btates, 108 of Ireland, 49 of Gormany, 18 of i nd, ¥ of Scotland, and the balance of various for- ite colintetes, Yosterday was an exovedingly quict and uneventful da tiie ta The highor prico of gold checked the some commodities; but a4 a gen thre was but little domkud to bo shocked, warn very quiet, while produas was te it demand, Rowgh with. + cxgontial change in hay Cotton. way dal), b3t we- eds Groceries Word siondy, with re On ‘Change flour was without decided spring dull, winter firm. Corn was eg ee ne vory heavy reooipta Pork wag lower, tard waa steady. Whiskey was nearly momioat wary 1, 1866, and to eapeet soy other business whic ‘The Vanlted states, exten ane eS a NEW YORK HERALD. f sneeringly predicted a most inglorious termina- NEW YORK: ‘HERALY, \TUESDAY, ‘AUGUST 15, 1866. or a War.” ‘hiladaah et Debt Reece actienis has carefully avoided the mistakes of his uncle, he has committed others of his own. The ruin of the first Napoleon was too much war; and the ruin of the second Napoleon, unless he is very careful, will be too much Mexico. The present Emperor was not at all popular in Europe when he raised himself to the throne. The old mon- archs looked down upon bim as a parvenu, and tion to his career. His counsel was not asked nor his advice regarded upon any subject of international policy. To the old nobility he was merely temporarily snocessful adven- turer, sure to come to some bad end before very long. Ho was as much of an outcast upon his imperial throne as when seeking a refuge upon these shores, or playing the part of o special policeman in London, or landing at Boulogne with no other force than a stuffed eagle and his unole’s old coat. The diplomatic difficultly—which he had carefully nursed—between England and Rus- sia, in regard to the designs of the Emperor ‘Nivtiolis ‘upon Turkey, came like a godsend to Napoleon. He at once formed en alliance with ‘agland, who was only too glad to have an ally, and soon pushed the difficulty into an open rup- ture and a war. He had prepared his army in anticipation of some such opportunity, and con- sequently he was all ready for the contest The war continued until it was conclusively demon- strated thatthe French troops could fight better than the English, and had « fair olaim to the honors of victory. In tho meantime Nicholas, who was terribly prejudiced against Napoleon, ‘and foremost in denouncing him as an upstart, shufficd off this mortal coil, and was succeod- od by Alexander, » more moderate, more aagacious and wiser rulor. The coniest, which was simply @ diplomatic war, waa brought, to @ conclusion as soon as Napoleon saw that he had gained for himself and for Frarice all the glory which could accrue from it. To bis laurels he added, the palm branches of a peace- maker, and mado friends with Russia and the old German dynasties. Thus by a shrewd war and an equally shrewd peace he forced all Kurope to reapect him, and the ery of parvenu was dropped. Desiring to please the liberals and to put England in # false position, Napoleon next embarked in a war with Austria in regard to Italy. Perfidious Albion had made the Italians many promises. Napoleon promised Iittle, but set his, squadrons in-the field; His diplomatic moves to keep England out of the fight, while apparently urging ber to join him, were tho , admiration “of all the old diplomatists. Aa the campaign progressed he whippod.Austria pretty severely. Ambitious of the fame.of @ great soldior, as he has since shown. himself to be anxious tor the reputation | ofa great author, Be quittod Peels, assumed he command of tho, wemy, Adil Jed it ton de cided victory. ‘Then, juitaa—Ausizia--was beginning to despair, and ttaty to look apoai, ome-as her capital, Napotson suddenly con- cluded the pasce of Villafrqnes, ang appealed b the world & aed admire his magnaninity. Tho world did moro than thisit- applauded his akill and discretion, Tho Garman States wero almost ready to assist Ausiria whon be mado perce, and a9 he kept himself oubof serious danger, and carried oF aa immense deal of glory at tho name tims. [iurope was gratofil to bim for not giving tho [tatians: all they -de- mapded; Austria thanked him for sparing ber; tho German States wate vary glad aot io be obliged to fight, ‘aha Ienglish praised him tho liberator ot Italy, and compared his EN en hc uufaypeably, with that of their own government. mica ta ye hObONY ¢ gambia add, OX- Copt, perhaps, the Ttalians, when Feraee Took Nice and Savoy as anbatantial tokena of triumph, Thus Napoteon bad been succesful! in two wars, and still more succcssinl in getting oul of them at the right time. When the Sobloswig- Holstein imbroglio oconrred he at once per- colved how he could turn that to his account and add to his already overwhetming intluence. He proposed an tnternational congresa, in whieh England refused to join because Napo- leon proposed it, and bocauss the licklixh nub- jecia of Ireland and India might be thera dis cussed. Other nations, with a Polish or Hun- garian weakness to be ashamed of, also refused. Napoleon -contonted himself with mutcly pointing to France, a country without a blemish, and with the oracular prediction, “a congress or e war.” ‘The congress not held, and war came. Austria and do feated Denmark and tore away from her the Schleswig-Holstein provinces. Napoleon nei- thor interfered to prevent nor to assist in thia outrage. When appealed to he producod his rejected proposal for a congress, which would bave settled the difgculty without a war. Kng- land, the first to retise the congress, fairly reeled boneath the oxecrations of the world as she stood idly by consenting to tho humiliation of Donmark. Her own people bitterly assailed the governmont. There were intestine feuds in her royal fumily. The Queen and the beir ap- parent were at variance. Napoleon beheld all this and was satisfied. His own position was unassailable, qince be had offered to avert tho war. Now, however, whon Austria and Prus- sia, like the man who drew an elephant in a lottery, do not know how to dispose of thoir new possession, the iden of the congress ix again put forward, and it finds more advocates than enemics. ‘The United States of America are in favor of this international congress, and are willing to take part in it. It cannot proceed to any prac- tleal result without our concurrence, and it affords an easy solution of the troubles on this continent. We bave seen that Napoleon gained great glory by making two wars and extricating himself from them at the critical period when a false move was a failure, and we are willing to give bim an opportunity to retrieve bis Mexican mistake. The ability, shrowdness and prescience which had carried him so triumphantly through the Crimean, Ital- ian and Schleswig-Holstein intrigues, deserted him when he came to deal. with this country, He imagined that the Union was dissolved, and that two republics, either of which he could onsily handle, had taken the place of the United States. Under this misapprehension hp walked boldly into the Mexican England and | chaaataeate 8 set x! they spied. Of cotirse thoy held the same Sion ee this country as ho did, bat they a ¢ of the accuracy of their own judgments, and dosicod. When Napoleon ‘North would conquer he endeavored to make his calculations certain by armed inter- vention on behalf of the South. England, happy at having caught him in a dilemma, declined to sanction any such proceeding. The end of our war, therefore, found Napoleon stil! in Mexico, unable to complete his plans in the face of this powerful and united republic, and too proud to encounter the jeers of Europe by retiring and acknowledging his scheme a failure. The sita- ation now is precisely the same as at the close of our war. The United States have no great love for England and no desire whatever to humiliate France. We cannot allow Napoleon to stay in Mexico, since that would violate the Monroe doctrine; but we do not want to eject him by force, and we are willing to make his with- drawal as easy and graceful as possible. The idea of an international congress presents the very means to accomplish this result. If we take part in that congress Napoleon can put his retirement from Mexico in the form of a friendly concession, and ae such we will accept it, So long as we seoure the substance wo shall not quarrel about the form. We insist. that France shal} leave Mexico, Spain Cubs, and England Canada, end wo are willing to give euch guarantees and compensation as shall admit of no dispute. Franco will not be humilisted if she leave this continent in company with Eng- over twenty-one years of age. It may be hedged about with the restrictions and limita- tions imposed on’ the model abolition States. The concession of the principle of negro suf- frage is all that will be required to disarm the radical abolition faction in Congress, and this concession, astounding es it may seem to men sohooled under the old defunct institution of slavery, is a small thing compared with advantages which the now excluded States will gain by their speedy restoration to Congress. Of all the late’ rebellious States taken In hand de novo by President Johnson, it is pos- sible that Miasiasipp! may be the only one that will have progressed by December to the elec- tion of members of Congress. It is impor- tant, therefore, in’ view of this contingency, Congress ‘sion; for thus the ‘way willbe made plain to all the other States in the same eategory, and |. thus this question” of negro snffrage, which threatens a world of agitation, trouble and discord, especially in the South, will be quict- ly settled, to the advantage of the Southern land and Spusin. England ought to be feady to accept a receipt in full for the Ala- Dama damages, as the price of her withdrawal from Canada. Spain will be paid a round sum for Ouba. This being agreed to, the United States will offer guaranteos in regard @ the annexation question, about which Europeans understand very little. Woe do not care to an- nex Canada or Mexico, They are more anx- ious to be annexed than we are to have them. But we will not permit Europe to take charge of them and array them against thls republic. Let the Emperor Napoleon consider these suggestions, and be will find that they point him to # plain path by which he may escape from Moxioo without the loss of honor, and may ac- tually increase his fame by the proceeding. Let him consider, too, that the United States are in favor of a revisal of the map of Europe, allowing France the boundary of the Rhine, giving Austria or Prussia all the German em- pire, aniting Spain and Portugal under one government, erecting a new empire from the Oriental States, locating the Italian capital at Rome, and restricting the Pope to his epiritual kingdom. Has this hintno meaning to Napo- leon? Does he see in it no compensation ‘for, Mexico? If not we,can only ccho his own ora- cle,’“a congress or a'war;” and this be oannot misunderstand. ‘Tho Roxtoration of the Rebel statos— Nogep Suffrage. In anpport of the tate Southorn rebellion thir: teen of the filteen late slaveholding Statewwero. claimed by the inaurgoats, end wore represent oi to Yio Laat in the ,Congroas of “Und 40-callod “Confoilerste States.” or tho 19 thirtecn Kon- tucky ‘and’ Missouri, remaining: foyal: to’ the Union, needed no restoration, while Old Vir- ginia, Tenneaseo, Arkansas and Louisiana were roorganized under President Lincoln. For each of the seven States remaining President Johnson, under the rules laid down to his am- noaty proclamation, has appointed 4 Provisional Governor, and those governors, in entering apon their work of rostoration, have appointed the tiniea for the holding of their respective State elwctiona and reorganizing Slate conventions, ne followa— _ 4 ‘Aten serty 6 ported on peertientte: The proclamations of each and all those g5vernors to their people, in reference to these elactions and conventions, are aatiafactory, and most of thom are admirable State papers, in exposition of the grout revolution which the re- bellion has brought upon the South, and of the ways and means for mooting the now ordor of things. Governor Sharkey, of Misalasippi, for example, distinguished for many years as an authoritative exponnder of the law, tells bis people that slavery not only in fact, but in law, is dead, and that all their proceedings in this bnainess of reorganization mus! atart from that iniiial landmark. So with all the rest of these Provisional Governors; and they aluo ad- monish their people that the war has demol- ished that diauatrous Southern fallacy of the right of secession, and that the aovéroignty of the United States is paramount. But there ia one point apon which no step hasbeen taken by any of these Provisions! Governors Not one of them has snything io aay of tho neces sity, the propriety or the oxnedisncy of nogro suffrage, which, from the fierce agiiation com- mencod in its favor by the abolition radicals of the North, may already be pronounced the leading political question of the day. ‘The. Mississippi Stato Convention met yestor- day at Jackson. No imycrna’ business be- yond organizing was transusied; but we preaume that this convention will act upon tho fixed and irrevocable fact that slavery fs dead, and will take care to secure from the initial State Legislature of tho new dispensation the ratification of the con- atitutional amendment abolishing slavery as a sine qua non in view of the acceptance of the new State government by Congress. We pro- sume that each of the States concerned will recognize these concessions on their part as indispensable to their restoration to Congress. But what will this Mississippi State Convention do upon this ugly question of negro suffrage? The President has said nothing upon the aub- ject. He leaves it to the authorized white reor- @anizers of the several States directly inte- rested. Governor Sharkey has nothing to say in favor of any system of nogro suffrage. He leaves this matter untouched, and the Miasis- sipp! Convention, which we suppose assemblod yesterday, will probably act upon his example, and follow in the wake of the State of Tennes- see, reorganiced under tho special supervision of pi «aid Provisional Governor, ci this Tisosis From present appear- ancea we should say that the chances aro es ition of the new State gov- pi by the Congress which meets onal arctan on the first Monday in enoxt,and which holds good for two p Of the grincip! 1? Sinsply a4 @ quostion doing what they | of expedieticy and sound polloy on the part of timi ttf |-dio Stabe, and of all the Southern States. wo » provisign aa now States in every way. We would earnestly call, therefore, upon the Mississippi State Conven- tion to lead off in this work of restoration with the concession of the principle of negro snf- frage, for, in ceasing to be a slave, the South: ern negro becomes a man, whose political claims must be recognized by the South, or they will be used by our abolition agitators against the Sonth, and possibly to the disad- vantage and disorganization of Southern socie- ty. The two races in the South must be bar monized by the South, or they will never be harmonized at all. Northern Political Conventions. While President Johnson, through the Pro- vis‘onal Governors, is endeavoring to quietly yet effectually readjust the machinery of the respective State governments in the South, the politicians in the Northern States-are holding their conventions and quarrelling over the platforms which they shall erect for their can- didates to stand upon. The policy of the Pres- ident is in most instances working harmo- nioualy and bringing about the desired results; but the politicians in the North are not all so. fortunate in their schemes bere. The radical wing of the republican party, which set out under Chief Justice Chase in a bold movement, not only to contrgl the President and the reor- ganization of the Southern States, but also the politics of the North, are being sadly defeated stn: almoat every: itistgnce, They, haye been |. apable to swerve the President from bis fixed. policy, and in all: tho:conventions yet beld they. have. only found two! which would glee: ‘their :Egdtoat roaolven éven the-respeot of consider lion, dad-omly one that ‘would'+in’ thé least endorse them. The republicans of Ohio led off in holding their State Convention. It convened just at the time whon the agitation in regard to negro auffrage was at its height, and when it was geu- erally supposed the radicals had sufficiont strength to. direct the action of the party in many of the States. But the returned veterans obtained control “ot that gathering, and kept the radicals in the background. They sequred their own platform and nominated one of their, teaders for Governor. The Jacobins then olung to the nominee—General Cox—deolaring th ho waa pire te thaie “3 epi, 8m “was all the . | pir they “desired But he soon came out and copuciated them, and in a oloar and logi- cally’: repargd letter proved that their doo- trines wane anton. dle and . their dogmas cro bane of depose. Vermont was the next Sigte to hold its vention, and there she dootrinat of the Chase faotion were passed over in ailence, mat State has always been considered one of the most radical in the Union, and was never known to give the democrats sufficient show to furnish evidence that there were any such beings in the State, The policy of Mr. Jobnron waa thoroughly endorsed, and the people of the State pledged to its support in its execution. The republicans of New Jersey were the next to hold their State Convention, and there, aftor extraordinary efforia, resolutions wore intro- duced containing a long rigmarole about the equality of the red men, black mew and white men, declaring thst the blacks of the Soutb- were entitled .t vote, But no person. but the mover of these resolutions took the trouble to advocate thom. The result was that they were unceremoniously kicked under the table, not recoiving as many votes as there were resolu- tions, while, on the other hand, the couvontion was almosta unit in epdorsing, in the most emphatic inaaner, the course of the President. The 12°". + in these three States was not very to the Chase party, and indications ywhere manifest of their backing down in the principal Central States. Inst at this stage a black star appoared tn the Kastern horizon. ‘The republicans in the State of Maine came to tho rellof of the Jacobins, and endorsed tho social equality of races and negre suffrage, but were compelled to sugar-coat it over with the pretence of endorsing the policy of the President. This action has furnished the radi- cals a small ray of hope, but will hardly amount to anything practically. The republi- cana of Pennsylvania hold their convention at Harrisburg this week. The politicians of the party are deoply interested in the struggle be- tween Gov. Curtin and ex-Secretary Cameron for the Senatorship, which will, no doubt, over ride all other questions. There is, however, but little indication that the radical doctrines will fare any bettor there than they did in Ohio and Now Jersoy, which border on that State. The endorsement of the pacification policy” of the President may be considered aw certain. This universal course of the North- ern conventions, and the general disposition of the dominant party here not to force upon the Southern States s class of voters not admitted to the privilege of the franchise at home, strengthen the Southern people and en thom to work more earnestly for the success of the adjustment programme of Mr. Johnson. It also ine moasute checkmates the radicals and 8 sevore blow at their power and Now let the constitu- tonal conven! are about to assemble In the Southorn States adult the blacks to the privilege ef hy edopting some such | y tn thie Stato—that ia, the South, for the benefit of the publio; bat obstructions were placed in the way by the War Department. A despatch, received yeater+ day, explains the reason why the public have overburdened with government business not used by. private commercial telegrants: Th itrikces. ws that, this in very poor loglo. If “commodated? Why should « few individuals ‘be favored and the public excluded? The press ig the conservator of the interosté of the commercial community as well aa of the whole people, and if despatches om commercial matters were published in the newspapers all classes would get the news, and no one individual could take advantage of it. Tt may be quite fair that the governmont should have the first claim upon the telegraph lines which have been reconstructed at their own expense; but if any favors are to be granted we think that the press, which represents the pub- lic at large, is entitled to 1 to them. Sours AMERICAN “Aumnce Acamst Be Rops.—The South American republics are @ last waking up to the conviction that in unio there is strength, and that warfare among themselves is destructive to all. The invasion of Mexico by European arms has opened thelr eyes to the danger threatening them from that quarter, and thus we find that » treaty was entered into at Lima, in January last—the text of which we give in anoter column—betwees seyen States—namely, Salvador, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Eousdor—by which they agree not to go to war with ead other for fifteen years, to settle any difficulty which may arise by peaceful arbitration, not to permit troops nor munitions of war to pase through their territory to be used against any, one of the contracting States, nor to allow the vessels of any foreign Power which may be war with any of the contracting States to “or ‘obtain goods contraband of war in thels ports. This must be regarded as.n dofenstve teaty against Barope, and it bed peo adopted years.ago South aad Central Amerfod would be: ty a very different position “The - other - republics sre invited to: join alliance, and’ we presume « ‘et nyo will do #0. eae. Yaorrs avy Yacarmna.—Tho glorious enjoy ment of yachting was novss 2 flourishing as it is this season. “ater sailors have come an effete > er, The briny deep, a8 poets call it, ow tempis the enterprise of yaohtmer,; and it is the only place aps the {ualities of the boat oan be fairly re Tne New York squadron is off on a orulé) ! which will continue for two.or three weeks. - N. dropped ad_ anchor at Newport the other “4. numbering twenty: i. We sf conclude that there will be some oapitel ealy © ing, to try the mettle of the different yaohts, of this cruise, and to create that wholesome spiril of emulation without whigh the amusemead would be tives oy dull. ~ The preaich for yachting which has grows ° up for the past few years has done » smonnt of good. {t has served sbip! ing, for every one who can afford to keep & yacht wants, of course, to ihe est model—the best sea-going boat, well as th.” fasteat that oun be bad. Now our yachtmen Ww" sre hy) longer content with ging the inland m2res of Long Island or the North river, but “ : the dangerous waves’ on the bosom of the ocak; they must staunch boats as well as fast omed There not perbaps to be found. in the world fingr yachts than the New » ie squadron now pre’ sents, ‘The yaohtman’s school makes navigas tors, and that, in. the new position as a great maritime nation whioh the country has assumed, ia @ matter of great troportance. We therofore, that the yacht institution will go and prosper, and become better and better every year. Eps! if reid Cuanoa m tax Costom Hoox.-Our dew patches from Washington this morning am nounce the removal of Simeon Draper, the Collector of Customs at this port, Ind the ap- pointment of Hon, Preston King as his succes aor. Tho change is to take place on the Ist of September. This proves that President John- son.ts determined to carry ont his policy ial regard to the Southern States, and intends that no subordinate officials shall be retained who atiempt to throw obstacles in its way. This i encouraging to all friends of the administra tion, and we doubt not is but the beginning of the dooapitation of the friends of Chase. This removal upsets many nicely arranged plans, and is the precursor of the overthrow of the Loyal League intriguers, who have made the Custom Houses and Internal Revenue offices tiple genting. place 105 Sham time past. Obiteary. DEATH OF THR CONSUL GRNERAL OF PRUSSIA. Tho Prussian Consul General to the United Btates, Jobe W. Schmidt, died in this city on Saturday morning lesty fully invited td attend the fu PT ‘chm eo Fy. Oom a coneat ance Comes Le <a Broadway, corner in'oobalt ct the CROPOLD SCHMIDT, Naw Youn, August 14, From the extensivg official and other acquaintance of the deconsed, as well as tho large circle of mora intimate Dervonal. friouds ho mourn lis toes, it te moro them Probable that the celebration of ta han agepetaoret bis romaige will bo Very fully attondad, +” “1. MATE OF a PROMINENT OrTiRRS Sy 14 voorsvin va Loouriin, August 14, 1965, , Jatnee H. Garrard, Stato Tronsuror, died voutorday nereiags: