The New York Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1866, Page 2

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Soypay, Feb.'%5, 1866, Affairs in Wall stroct have been somewhat unsettled uring the past week by heavy sales of gold on govern ment account, the intervention of a legal holiday, the @iscussion of the new finance bill in Congress and the political commotion consequent upon the President’s ‘Yoto message—a combination of causes which effectually ohecked for the time being the improving tendency of prices on the Stock Exchange previously manifested. ‘The immediate effect of the coin sales referred to was a drain of currency into the Sub-Treasury to pay for the specie sold, and an advance in the rate of interest on call loans to seven per cent, lenders being distrustful of the future, not knowing to what extent the govern- ‘ment might sell coin and hoard currency, aud being una- ble to understand why the sales wero made, unless for Political effect, as the balance in the Sub-Treasury was far in excess of the requirements of the government, ‘and now stands at the excessively high figure of a hun- dred and seven millions. Rumor ascribed the cause to ‘an intimation received in official quarters that @ strong combination had been formed to buy gold for strength of tho split between the President and tho radical republicans, and that the Treasury Department was determined to make coin for delivery 80 abundant that the combination Another a rise on the would bo powerless to produce an advai rumor had it that the Treasur 1 redice their temporar: governing the sal fas obviously a far larger than it has any possible use for. 7 superabundance of cash gold in the market was to lower the premium from 1374 early only on Friday morming to 136 on Saturday, but before the close of business it had recovered to 136% » 137. One thirty second of ono per cent had at the samo time to be paid for having coin “carried.” The market suffered on tho whole but a fractional declino during the week, the quo- tations on Monday having ranged from 13674 to 13734. The demand for cusioms duties aggregated $2,607,795. The week opened on the Stock Exchange with a some- what buoyant market, and the bulls appeared confident of higher quotations and bought freely, relying upon an abundance of money at six per cent, the large outstand- ‘ng ‘short’? interest and the encouraging prospects of the railways to support the upward movement, But tho monetary pinch and speculative hesitation pro- duced by the causes already mentioned fell like ® wet blanket upen ~ their operations and targe sales were made to realize as well as on ‘short!’ account. Government securities were likewise depressed in sympathy. On Saturday, however, a less unsettlod feeling provailed and the money market worked easier, owing to an abatement of the apprehensions of lenders, ‘Thoro was at no timo # real scarcity of currency, and the effect of the Sub-Treasnry coin sales and the do ngs at Washington was oxaggerated. In view, therefore, of the supply of money being at least equal to the de- mand at seven por cent, if not six, cithor rate being ‘equally immaterial, there 1s a prospect of increased ac tivity and highor prices in the present temper of the depo ' amount on t r market. At half-past ve on Saturday afternoon the following quotations were current:—New York Central 914 a %, Erio 81, Hudson River 102 a %4, Reading 997{ @ 100. Michigan Southern 63% a 69, Minos Central 113 a 3, Clevoland and Pittsburg 773¢ @ 4, Rook Island 103%¢ a Je, Northwestern 27 a 4g, preferred 5444 a %, Fort Wayne 92% WX. Foreign exchango was in brisk demand carly in the weok and the market reacted from its previous depras- sion, Bankers’ bills, at sixty days on Ry rland, 1084 a 7% on Monday; but steamers was loss urgent ait 43g. Tho supply of Sout! pool had a tendency to weaken the rate, on the theory that tt would stimulate exports of the staple; but the fact of tho riso having been in Amorican only shows that thero is @ strong preference for it abovo all others in the English market, and this encour. ages holders on this side to awalt higher prices, and hence the advance of about three cents per pound hore which took place during tho week, The re- cotpta at this port for the week ending on Friday evening aro estimated to have been 19,062 bulos, and the exports at 10,038 balea, The stock at Mobile, on February 17, was reported to be 80,000 bales; at Galveston, on the 3d, 28,929 bales; at Savannah, on the 2ist, 12,337 bales; at Charleston, on the 15th, 8,914 bales. The stock of cotton at Liverpool, on tho 11th inst., was 429,310 bales, of which 207,800 wore Amorican. rato last year was 536,660 baloa. The official returns of the commerce of this port for the year 1865 show that while the importa were valued at $224,742,419 in gold, the ‘The stock at the same oxporia, exclusive of specie, wero valued at only $178,62),599 in currency. The ex- ports of specie during the year aggrogatod $30,003,689, The nature of the importations and a comparison of those of inst year with the two previous years aro given in the following table:— Dry goods. Gea l mer dise Specie...... year since the commencement of tho war, in conse trade. than forty-three millions ued at $221,822, ho highor prices then pre foprociation of the cure’ Our exports from this port in 1864 were more larger than in 1866, being 2, bat allowance must be made for owing to the greatr exports were lowest They wore tn that 50, 21 9594 tm 1861, $4,296,250; in 1880, $42,191,171. The total ex- ports in 1865 were valued at 282, in 1864 at $272,644,163, in 1863 at $220,465,004, in 1862 at $216,- 871,843, in 1861 as $142,991,151 wud in 1800 at $145,- $83,451, Tho total exports in 1904 and 1865 aro thus sven :— Qomostic produce. . #174,247,154 Vorcign re-exports. 4370104 Specioy... see. p 80,003,653 Total oo $972,045, 163 $205, 029,052 —Tho amount of customs duties received at this port has increased with remarkable rapidity, Tho total ro- coipta in 1560 were only $21,714,082, in 1861 they were $53,74,110, In 1862 $18,586,054, and 1m 1865 they had risen to $101,772,905. For the cur. unt year the receipts promise to be from thirty to forty millions in excess even of this amount The Stay law passed the Georgian Senate on Friday, February 9, after considerable discussiun. The Will provides that one fourth of the debt shall be paid on the first day of January, 1967, and one fourth every year thereafter until paid, and refers to ail con. tracts made prior to the passage of this bill The prinet ple of stay iaws le bad; but pract Uhey may serve a useful purpose under the preseut exceptional condition of affairs in the South, The following table shows the quotations of the lead. rng shares at the first session of the Stock Exchange at the close of each of the laet four weeks :— Stor ka, Feb, 3. Feb. 10, Feb. 17. Feb 24 Allantic Mail............ 11 = 128 105% American Coal... 06 % Alton & Terre Haute RR. 30 - 35 Altos & Terre Hause pref 54 Danton Company........ 43% ay land & Pittsburg... S1ig TI Geveland & Poiedo 10665 oago & Rock | ‘ 10854 jeago & Northwest aN ig a Northwestern pf 64 By Chicago & Aiton RR..... 117 13 and Alton pred 116% pa ral Coal... se @ “ mberland Coal... “ 44 ware AHudson Canal 136 135 Re 102 113 102 68% 96 a 100 poaa Mining. uX ry MaripoeaMiuing preferred 18 Pronk en rm RR... : ‘ork & Erie RA... ‘ork & Erio pret... 9064s and apocio at this vort during the Wook eniay cial bills was very Limited, the exports bolus rather ; At the close three days’ bills were quoted at 1094; 4 45; francs 5.20.0 5.183% at long date and 5.163; 95.174; at abort sight. ‘Tho advance in American cotton at Liver- $67,2 $716 of the markets of the country having been left bare of foroign merchandise and the reopening of the South to M NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1866. Febroary 23 was $2,631,519. ‘The total imports of the week compare as follows:— sarin sto iia ate gactoaus iso, 1,833,066 beeen 2,631,599 Total..........+++..$6,574,030 $8,189,206 $7,240,843 ‘The Now York importa of foreign dry goods compare as follows with former returns:— 1864, 1805, 1866, $2,510,041 $1,125,584 $4,610,244 2,303,478” 840,637 3,680, 02 Since January 1. Entered at the port, ..16,645,069 5,064,634 20,022,679 ‘Thrown on market... 16,452,523 6,460,517 26,752,717 Government securities wore quoted on each Saturday of the past four weeks as follows:— ‘Feb, 3. Feb, 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 24, Sixes of 1881 +104 104 10d3g «1044 Sixes of 186) 14 (1a) 125° (124 Sixes of 4868, ‘12 121” 4120 Ten. forties, 94: 94% 91 9436 Five-twenti 108% 102 103% 102% Five-twonties of 1864.102% 1025 10334 = 102: Five-twenties of 1866.1023 102% 10354 1027 Tand3-10the, 1st series 99% = 993599 9955 Tand 8-10ths, 2d.series 993, 99. 99, 9036 7 and3-10ths, 3d series 99 99. 99. 993% One year certifieates.. 98% 98: 98: 989% The compound {nterest Treasury notes are quoted as fol- lows:—~ ‘August, 1564, 865..... 1 October, 1864 105 Octobor, 1865......+6 100% December, 1864. 104 Non izations have beon made under the na- uk ng system during the past week. The whole ands at 1,630, with an aggrogate capital of The amount of circulation issued to the ve banks during tho week, reaches $2,172,635. Pre- viously issued, $254,902,275, Total, $257,072,910. Tho following banks have been designated as additional de- Ppositaries of the public money:—First National Bank, Charleston, LL; First National Bank, Hannibal, So. ; National Bank of Newbern, North Carolina, The earnings of the Western Union Railroad during the woek ending February 14, amounted to $10,073 against $10,589 for tho corresponding porlod in 1865— decrease, $516, About thirty thousand dollars of tho notes of the First National Bank of Attica, -N. Y., which failea somo time since, are still afloat, Its issues amounted to $45,000, of which $15,000 have been redeomed by the ‘Treasury Department at Washington. Tho following figures represent the amount received from customs at the principal ports of the United States from the 10th to the 17th instant New York. Boston (3d to 7th Baltimore.. Phitadelphia . ORES he seve s+ $8,912,157 Taking the above as the weekly avorage of tho receipts from customs, leaving out the amounts collected on the Pacific coast and the duties at New Orleans, Mobile Savannah, Charleston, Portland, and other smaller porta, the aggregate for tho present fiscal year will amount to over two hundred millions of dollars, Tho average weekly receipts under the {ntornal revenue Iaws have been about six millions, which will make a total for the year of over threo hundred millions, and swell tho re- ceipts tho present year to five hundred millions of dole lars, Estimating tho oxpensos of the government at the outelde figures, three hundred inillions, thore will remain two hundred millious to be appropriated to the reduction of the national debt, CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Sarunpay, Fob. 24—6 P. M. Asurs.—Recoipta, 27 pkgs Tho market was quiet, for want of stock, Baxapstvrra,—Recolpte, 3,687 bbls. flour, 100 do, and 5 boga corn meal, 5,250 bushels corn, 3,230 do, oats, ddo, nail, and 4,110 Mo, barley, The market for torn flour was less active. Ordinary to » brands were without decided change, Common ond tuferior qualities ruled 100, a 150. in buyer's favor, Total... ay undera very limited demand. ‘The sales were about 8,500 bbls, at our royised quagations annexed. Southern flour was dull and drooping, common frades beins nominally ashade lower, Tho sales comprised 460 bbla Canwia flour ruled 5c. a 10c. lower, mainly for inferior grados, Tho sales were to a moderate oxtent, embracing 400 vbla. Ryo was noglected and pricos ralod alto- xether noml Corn mo%} was inactive and heavy at our quotations, We quotel— Sapertine and Westorn flour $6 55 a $7 25 extra Stato, +7000 7 60 Choice State....... 7a 800 Common to mediu . 7300 8 00 Extra round hoop Ohi +800 a 8 50 Western trade brands. ....... + 8 65 w10 75 Common Souther 8600 990 Fancy and oxtra d +995 015 50 Common Canadian - 7400 810 Good to choice and extra, - 815 all fo Rye flour (superfine +6254 610 Cor meal, Jor ‘ a 400 Corn meal, Brandywine, . 4250 4 40 ‘n tucal, Brandywine, panchoons. 24 00 a 24 25 —The demand for wheat was moderate, and prices rulad nominally shade lower, We note sal 5,500 bushels @ferior Milwaukee at $1 45, 7,000 bushels No. 2 Milwaukee at $1 50, and’ about 10,000 bushels ai $1 67. The ». 1 Milwaukeo, mostly if not orn market was firm, with a fair inqui- ry. The sales were about 40,000 bushels at Tle. a 720. tor Ungound, and 75c. a 780. for sound mixed Western, Oats were without special change, Tho sales wore at BSc, 48c, for unsound and Suc. a Ste, for wound Western, 55 a Ste, tor St enusylvauia and Ji was dull and nominal! ab $1 30a $1 35. t, but no im- portant change was perceptible in prices—rather hvavy if anything, Covi ke — were old. fhe demand was very fair, but no cargoes prices were demanded for ull deser orcu Fi tiona A resale of 2,600 bays Rio, part of the \. something ove? Lic., gold, in gen's cargo, was made at bond, Cortox.—The market prices ried entirely nom nz heavy at subjoined q fined to about 700 bales, was unusually inactive, and nal and somowhat lower, clos- vations. Tho sales were con- We quote:— Florida M tile, N.O#T. 4 an bark, to and bac ner, to Jamaie 00; 0 Mr tet se Hist bry gous at and two set from G iio Moxley to New York, mahogany, Lac. per foot; a British v , dry bbis., 260 ; a echooncr, to M y aud buck to New York, $2,000; two from lizabethport to Portland, conl, $2 8754 Hors wore unchanged in overy rvepeot, ‘Tt com: prise 100 bales at 20c. a 70. for new crop and 10¢, « 19¢. for old crop. —The market continued quiet and steady, al sales were made, The stock comprises 10,000 hhds, Cuba, including old and new crop; 1,275 hhda, Porto Rico,’ and 250 bbls, New Orienua, ‘We quote:— Caba mnscovado, old a now erp, 38 ; do, Rico, old crop, 400, ® Ze. ; do. do., new crop, 700. 8 900. ; New Oricans, 000. a $1 10, Prrkouscm was duil and nominal at yesterday's prices, We note of 2,000 bbis. in lots mainly at 280. a 29c, for crude, 45¢. a 48¢, for refined in bond, and 63:, a 660, tor refined free. Provimoxs —Receipta, 1,808 bbla pork, 43 do. beef, 809 pkgs. cut meata, and 1,082'pkga and 19 kegs lard. ‘The pork market was dull and prices ruled lower, closing heavy at €27 75 cash, for oldand new mosa Tho sales for present delivery were about 4,600 bbls, at $27 75 & $28 12% for now mess; $27 75 a $28 for old mess; $20 60 8 20 76 for ‘prime, and $23 a $23 26 for prime mesa The sales for future delivery om prised 4,000 bbis iness, including considerable for April and May, seller's ‘and bu: $28 a $28 80. The fair demand, The sales were about 400 bi for new plain mess, and $20 60 a $24 for now extra mess, Bef hams were not much in demand, but prices were stondy. The sales wero $160 bb Dacoh wax quiet and pominal, and we have ouly to new ‘ of 200 bxs, mostly Cumberland cut, at 16\0. a The. Cot meats were without special change, The saloy wore about 260 pkgs ab 11346 @ 12Ke. for should ors, and 1650. a 18jgc. for hama Dressed hogs ruied somewhat firmor, with sales at 12%&e. a 1850. for Woat- ern, and 18\¢. 9 I4\ce. for city. o lard market oon. tinued active, but prices had a declining tendency. The sales were abont 2,000 pkgs on the spot at Ic. @ 10 %sc, and 2,300 pkys. for future delivery, Inclading April, sel- ler's option, at 19%e Butter was Grm at 280. a 480. for Wostorn, and Se a 60e. for Stata Cheese wae steady at 166. ® 2c. for common to choice. rices wore steady, The demand continued ie, We note sales of 200 bags Rangoon, in bond, rivate terms, SGA" was dull and nominally Wo. a Ke. lower, with very limited demand. The sal s were 1,600 bre. vena on private terms and 375 hhds Cuba, mainly at 10Xo @ 126., inoluding 27 bhds, for refining at 10K0, alte, The stock embraces 24,455 hlda, 40,64 bxa, 101,020 bags, and 270 melaio. TAL ow was in good demand, but prices were lower. Sales were about 176,000 Iba at Le. 9 12K 0, T Bacco Was Without noticeable change, A small de mand prevailed from the trade, We note sales of 46 hids. Kentucky @t 60. 0 24, and 95 cases goed leaf at 13 sney.—Recetpta, 273 bbia The market was vi firm at yesterday's improvement, with a fair doman The sales comprised about 120 bbis., mostly Western, at $2 26, Srrnewe Part tnt i cise, Now. $02, 1214, 1894, 1396, 42, 1348, 1 1350, 1954, 1864, 1986, 1968, 1900, 1962, 1364, 196d, 137 1974, Part 3.—Before int Poster, Non at bas 284, 606, 158, 885, 832, 312, OTA, 824, 680, 421, 295), 544, 61y, S01, TOL ana —Refore Judee Ingra 65, 62, 63, 70, TA, 82, 108, 107, 103, 109, ham. —No# 14, 28, 46, 51, 62, 54, 25, 88, 01, 02, 08, 04, 04, 7, I IMMIGRATION FROM EUROPE, ener eeeees Number of Passengers Arriving Here Daring Last Year—Their Destinations to the Southern ew Hamp tire a Sc. ew York 52 f ‘ North Carolina... New Brunswick ies 22 South Carolina, South America. LE oan! 24,451 | 27,119 |21,200 22,011 [23,204 !20,009|24, 005/12,118 THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION. Our Hartford Correspondence. Hanrrorn, Conn., Feb. 15, 1868. The Hartford Cnvention—Inside Vicw of RKepw'lican Manauvres—Why Their Platform was Changed—Radi- calism not Popular in the State—The Claims of Hawl-y and English, &e. ‘The late hour at which the Republican Convention ad- Journed on last Wednesday rondered it out of the ques- tion to send you anything but tho merest sketch of the proceedings, and prevented my entering into the many Hittlo details and incidents closely connected therewith. 1 propose now to fill up the hiatus, In the first place, touching the apparent harmony and conciliatory feeling exhibited by the delegates, To an uninitiated party these might seem porfectly genuine and Honest; but as on who knows better I am obliged to state that the unity and peaceful disposition existed moro in somblance than in reality. The convention, in fact, was composed of two diametrically opposite factions— one and by far the larger favoring the policy of old Thad Stevens, and the other and by far the moro intel- lectual siding with Prosident Johnson in his firm and patriotic efforts to restore the Union on its former basis, except as modified by the fundamental alterations in the national constitution, It will bo uaturally asked, if this bo trae, how was a compromise offected? Simply enough. ‘The leaders perce ved that the republican ascendancy in the . tate was in port, The democrats, tnught by the oxporicnye of the past, warned by repeated deats, and determned to retrieve their fallen fortunes, cast asid» the old dend iasuos of tho past, buried tho exploded dogmas of seoession ant State sovereignty, boldly changed front, and came out before the people on a traly national platform, embracing au unqualified support of theadimin- istration, advocating the very popular princtpte of equality in the method of taxation, aud opposing tmmo- diate and unconditional negro suffrage. ‘This took the wind complotely oat of the sails of the republicans, Stealing all of their capital that was popular, it left them only two distinctive matters on whith to Join issue with their opponents—namely, tho doctrine of negro suffrage and the question of supporting or opposing Presi: Johnson, ‘Tho republican sages quickly © the position in which they wero placed by this an pected action of the demovracy. They perceived that ta proclaim open hostility to the administration Would be to sever from ther ranks a large portion of the con- servative branch of their party, and they also foro- saw that to incorporate a negro suifrage plank in their platform would be equally fatal to their prospects. In this dilemma there no choice left them but to abandon ther cy principles or to enter the canvass with almost © feat before them, They chose the former al and accordingly set to work patching up the reuts in ranks, striving to hea! w e sores and wounds, beseceting and iinplor nore fanatical mother up th ir extreme views for the tine sing them a full opportunity to ventilate | . That this is a tr statement of the ease | sis will demonstrate, ‘Th abl cans tion were inve ghiny the President, pro traitor to his party and los ¢ 2 ‘ $ t-4 compromising oppostiton to tis pe nv ns.itea look. ing to thy reconstruction of th The party pa- | pers of th) State were, 1 possible, even morg ultra than | their ors, A tow days before of February a A new ays em 0° t adop ed, hole pariy became as peaceful as | far as to counsel a new selection dates. Joo Hawley, as he ts popularly termed, w resented a¥ ico far commitied to extremoism to be a suitable standard bearer under the altered condition of th Who, then, cond ba piteh Averill or’ Seran i this changed. some Went how ht te t the scale in iavor of Hawiey, and tt was tinally that he should be nominated, In his favor it was ur ed that he would carry with him the soldiers of the State, numbering, perhaps, eight thousand in all, and quite sufllint to counteract any desertions from other quarters, I. explained to you in a former let- ter how the platform came to incinde both an endorsenont of the President and Congress, ent rely overlooking the fact of the very marked dit- ferences hetwoen those two branches of the governm nt. It js therefore inn: cessary to state anything further on that subject. Th position to this programme Dougins and the rn . e ded in beatin, their rivals at the primary clections, and sent to the cot ention @ radical set of legates. The former deter- nined tormake every effort to lug in the nigger question and so upset the well laid plans of the wiser hends of the . The adrott management of the conciliatory spirits, frastrated both Dongias and Hartford. At the general caucus held the nicht preceding the convention the speeches made by some of the leading delegates including sevoral of vory radical views, choked off all attempts of the disergauizers and yeritatora, Cony | ploy have led regtinents, brig | powortehod, they man Brandegee’s addro:s was the cleverest of the even ing. Identitied as he is with Steveus in opporing Presi- dent Johnson, it somewhat startled men of his own way of thinking t bar him shout out in a thundering voice that if “any men had come bere w.th the intention, if satistied, of goiny over to the enemy, they should be ung ad mutneers.” It started thom to hear him ad. voeate endorsing the President for patriotism, imtegrity and ability, and to hear him pledge the undivided sup- port of the freemen of Connecticut to Andy Jobneson. Bet ongresstman Ferry was als marks What was there, be asked, the dent's recoried a¢ts that placed bim im antago mat with republican principles? Had he not told the seceded States before could be kt back into the or even aliowed to exorcise any of the fancttous of clvil government, they must do three things—repoal the urdinance of secession, agree to the emancipation of their slaves and repudiate debts incurred by the rebellion? What more evuld any republican ask ? ‘Only two or three delegates ventured to oj the tide setting in In favor of harmony. Hiseel, of Fa and Lieutenant Governor Dovgias deelared that they ho objection 19 support the Presire policy as far as they knew it, but further they would not ga, In the convention Douglas stood alone, After th pointment of a committee on resolutions, he oppos the F ference of resolutions without. debate, Havingcome armed with @ resolition in fi of negro suffrage, be asked to bo allowed to road it in open convention, but was votod down. His resolution was deferred, but was taken no notice of by the committee on resolutions As regards the democratic nominee for Governor, It ts only stating a very evident fact when I assort that he ie much feared by the republicans, They can tind nothing to urge Against him personatly, and contine themeelves merely to aitacking Lim through Isaac Toacey, ex-Beere- tary of the Navy under Bachasan, Wm. Eaton and Jim i Toucey, they say, ee the ine and Eaton and Gallagher tools. om, they say, fs o fo the rebellion, ral tro} necticut ter- of James E. English are such men, can any beter? This is a question they tngentously put to hesitat ng repub!ienns, the wther hand, the d mocrats claim that Mr. Rngitan’s gon rosity to the soldiers during the war, bh Vote (or tie abvlition of slavery and his popularity with the working Classes will be found so much in his favor | 00 olection dav as to insure Lim success, Nous verrone, when, dari THE YANKEES AT NEW ORLEANS, Effect of Northern Emigration on South- ern Soctety—Americanizing New Or leans and Yankeeiz: the South Gon- erally—What a Northern Emigrant Must Expect to Encounter—His Chances for Making a Fortune and Danger of Getting Tabood Out of “Good Southern” Soolety. OUR NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENOR. New Oruwans, Feb. 14, 1866. AMERIOANTZING NEW ORLEANS, The influx of Northern emigrants is almost American- izing tho city of New Orleans, Its forelgn points, so per ceptible but a short six months ago, are becoming toned down and rounded; the French customs, formerly se prevalent, havo commenced the march to gradual ex- tinction, and the broad Western dialect and Yankee twang aro almost as common as the creole-French pa‘ois orthe Spanish-Acadian linge. The inovitable Yankee has commenced his innovation, and his iron fngers are alroady (figuratively) gripping the musty oid creole by the throat The customs of New Orleans, as they were, are disappearing before the advance of the Northmen, To those of the North who first visit the city the appear- ance is almost improbable, Evorything is foreign, al- thorgh now being rap'dly changed to sult American ideas, The city itself ts below the level of the and protected by immense dykes or loveca from inundation. The water in the sowers rans from the river toan immenso basin, whence it is led again to lake Pontchartrain, There is no rising ground within the limits of the corporation. The counties are all parishes, The streets aro named Royal, Chartres, Camp, Conti, Rampart, Tehaupitoulas, and after (he nine muses, The burial places are all erected vaults, as two feet bo- tow the earth brings water. Funeral notices are served ftack'ng them up on corners. The banana, fig and 20 trees shade the streets. ‘Tho French cab 9 the WFincipal conveyance, Tho clsterns or water reservo'rd tre placed on the topa of tho honses. Tho sidewalks riv itlers’ from the Yankee arm: al F. J. Horton, who, in connection with A. A. Shoiton, formerly ¢. 8, from Boston, Jnrgo banking and ‘brokerage oa: ries streot; Brovet Major General Michael K. Lawler, who is com ortably ensconced on his plantation four miles below Baton Rouge in all the dice nity of a bens fide Southern planter; Colonel L. A. Shrl- don and Lieutonant Colonel Don A. Pardee, formorly of the Forty-second Ohio, and Colonel James H. Smith, for- merly of the Ono Hundred and Twenty-oighth New York infantry, who aro all at the law in tho city and doing an extensive business; Lievtenant Col nel Hoog, formerly of the Second’ Now York heavy artilery, is residing hers, but what business he is engaged in I cannot say. Majors, captains, Heutenants, and enlisted men in profusion are enjoving the fruits of thor hard f ir fre and en- 4 landing Mon- wore to of sorial tab 3 will buy whi couns t where ‘ord or 3 they em- s in deadly its; and that, ants thay buy from have wiel musket in the opposing ranks, or the lawy es or divi charge on the'r works in the late war. THG SOUTHA!N YOUTH, unfortunately, are guing to the dogs ae rapidly as fact South Returning from the wars im: now nothing of th oral utility busin (hat distinguished the Northera youth; and, still tinctured with the “pride of indolonce,” shey reck l sly end thelr days and hopes by the ft train of gambling and drinking. Where their mean of subsls ipation aro is unknown, perh en to of them have th by dodging the rin mit by the nozro, and able bodied Northmen who are willing to work soon push them to one side as useless lumber. os are sufficient to lead a man into good society if he is at all fitted for it otherwise, and the almighty dollar is worshipped as devotedly as it ever was by the Yankee. The men who propose to cast a social ban upon new comers from the North are the very men who eraved favors and professed Uniontsm when the war was golng on. The bitter secession feel ng is found not among the war soldiers who faced the musa, but among the money savers who stayed at home. Robel soldiers express but one opinion in regard to it, and that is they are glad the warts over, The “stay at homes,’ who are deris vely termed mossbacks, wonder how a man can be satisfied with the way it has ended, who waa in the rebel ranks, and take occasion to hint “that the time may come," with an otninous shake of the head. TH LANOR FOR NORTHER At present New Orleans is o7 ployed mon from the North, The emigration haa boen more rapid than the oceasion called for, But if they are ‘willing to handie the spade and the axe they will have plonty to do; and if they have the asnal energy of the Tace they will soon have plonty for others to da A Louisiana planter does not want to be harassed with bis business, “He wants an agent to do everything for him. One man works the bands, another attends to the ey 2 ping of the product, and his commiesion merehant in ‘the city attends to the sale of ft. Kach of these persons, MA salary or commission, decrease the profit on tho arti: ele until it ie a bare living. In the long ran the eom- mission merchant has the plantation sold under a mort- gneo to pay his demands for services rendered and sharp practice put in operation. The planter might have done all himeelf if he did not consider it i ynsable to health, comfort and dignity that he should sit all day in the ehade of bis verandah sipping jeed cobblera They are now sceing the error of ir ways and retrenching. A Northern man is more in contidence of the darkies, and they are being Leo! « ployed by the planters to manage thetr handa, in prefer. ence to the old clas of overscers, having beeo in social disreputs even among those who gmnployed thom, are now debarred by law froin using the lash, b their only means of governing unruly slaves, and find thomesives totally unfitted to rale by the mild threas of “docking" wages “Commence poor.and get rich" i = Northern practice that must be retained by Northern men ‘on Southern plantations, SOCIAL TABOCNO AT Tiw SOUTH The yn of the Seathern mombers is generally Datied with by the sokdiers in this department, who have found hm wigs Dy ty southern part of this re- public is ungrateful, With the civil authorities a soldier are condemned before trial. But the late mm sone of the nabobs down régime las not been entirely a yet, and they may bave to work slow, fora walle. AN BXAMPLA OF THE EPFRCT OF SOCIAL TAROOING. As an jostance of the effect of social tabooing, let me AG pile the following :— ‘AMr. Bachelor, ving fm Clinton, La, at the com. memcement of the war was a violent rebel, and proposed te wade in Yankee blood and devastate Yankee homes ia tho manor most approved by gentlemen of the South at that time. — Baton an Senge d a B. left be pt , Which was cons! ie, in the posseesion of his ca Np carried his body inside the Yankee hres, ali intention of wading and devastating having red out at his manual extremition He Carica on Er cout, he rememberi former proj mea, his posal threats, did ‘nos sympathize with him, and threats deep but not loud were made that Be could live there only while the troops did. Bachelor felt keenly his social banishment, and triea by oye means to recover his lost foothold on the ood will of his algnbars. He became almost as viru- ent as before. and ly saan we his career by shoot- ing, unprovoked and cooly, an officer of the Sixty-fifth jored infantry, on duty with the troops as assistant surgeon. His name was Dr. J. C, Moore, and he was from Somteaaas 2 Y¥. — rae pron tary di nthe fects of the wound, after lin, + por! n fs nd Bachelor rescued from tte ticariated noldiery by rompt action, is now laying in the prison at Baton Ronse to await the action of a military oommission. No cause can be given for the act further than his own ‘statement—thas he wished to instal himself into the good graces of the citizens by the murder of @ negro oflicer, SOUTH CAROLINA. Our Charleston Correspondence. Cuarteston, 8. C., Fob. 6, 1366. Revival of Businest—Reconstruction on a New Basis— Fla'tering Prospect of the Orops—Northern Capital In- wited South—A Crack at the Radicals of the North— Work—Agricultural Examination of the Southern Country—A Special Agent of the Government, &c, Business is reviving here, and many solid firms aro being organized. Among men of good judgment tho grcat aim is to build up the South on the great {ounda- tion which supports the Nurth—a combination of the in- terosts of agriculture, manufactures and eommerce, Mauufactures have beon sadly neglected here, Ths the people now soo is their groat error, and one which it will be their aim In the future to rectify. From the planters from the seaboard I hear the most flartering accounts of the anticipated abundance of the crops the present season. Thoy will take advantage of the ruling high prices and retrieve their former losses. The noxt harvest, it is expected, will place thom once more on & good footing. Tho people hore earnestly desire that Northorn capital and enorgy shall come among them, and a friendly hand is extended to all. The movements of the extreme radicals at the North aro regarded as uncharitablo and unehristian, and not calculated to encourage friendly feelings between the two sections. It 1s, indeed, a cruel ‘way to treat a whole community who are suffering from the offvets of the wild ambition of those few who insti- gated tho secession movement. It is to be hoped the wise men at Washington will soon eoucuct same way to restore harmony, in order that we may blend oar inter ests in the welfare of a common country. Is is evident now that treo labor will be of service to the South. It is a fixed fact that the freedmen will work, The only point where any trouble now exists with them is on’ the sea islands, where they have con- gregated in largo numbers, apparentiy detormined that no white man shall have any eo. This matter ia being looked into by Genoral R. K. Seott, of the Freed men’s Burean, Ho is satisfled he can restore order, He is a decidedly popular officer, and in Ynutters referred ie him has never thus far failed to give geueral satis- faction. Tho Mills House, which was pretty well hammered during the memorable siege of Charleston, is now ele- pool refitted, and is weil filled wih guesta, L. 6. eacote, Esq., being intorosted im the house, arrived hero on Sunday from Now York, Among the strangers now stopping at the Mills House I notice Mr. 0. H. Keily, connected with the Department of Agriculture, who 19 making a thorough tour of the Seuthern States with a viow of embodying his ¢xaminations of the agricultural, mineral and mochanical resources of these States iu a report to be presented to the Bureau of Agricuiture at Washington. Ho is accompanted ia his researches by Lieutenant James W. Dixon, son of Seuator Dixon, of Connecticut. Thero is also lenatee here for the present, having just arrived, Mr. J. H. Wigg a, of Boston, who is acting ag arp cial'ng nt of the government in rogard to certain re, enue mattors on the Southern coast, Georgia. TPASSAGH OF A RESOLUTION IN THE STATH SPNATB REQUESTING THB WITHDRAWAL OF COLOKED TROOPS—-LETTER FROM THK HON. HAKSCHEL V. JOUNSON ACCEPTING KLECTION TO THN UNIT STATES SGNATI In the Senate of Georgia, om the 15th instant, the an- nexed resolution was taken up, agrocd to and transmitted to the Hone: Whereas the people of Georgia have quietly and peace- fully acqu.e-ced in the results of tho late revolution, and havo with entire unanim ty, by their conventional’ acts and by their legislative ‘proceedings, demonsirated their willingness te adopt any ‘and all mens. ures deman or intimated by the national @uthorty that were necessary or proper to emablish justice, to form ® more perees Union and to insure domestio tranquillity; and whereas not- Ww thetanding att these acta of amity, obedience and fra- ternity, our towns, cities and villazes are now be.ng gar- risoned by United States colored truope, thus placing our former slays, with arms in their banda, to arrest, fine and imprison and Jord tt over their former owners, and, As ancee-sary Traut of recemt emanctpation and’ seli” axcrandizoment, to maltreat our ciuzens and insult their wives sud daugtters; and whereas such conduct wilt inevitably tend to irritate and tpfuence the pubic mind, and produco scenes of disorder, violence aud bloodshed ; and Whereas if garrisons are decmed necesary no such re-uits would onsue by sending here white troops under competont officers; therefore be It the General Assembly, That his Exeel- rhor bs instructed to immediately send a comm ssioner to Washington city to properly represent the above facts, and to ure with all his power upon the Pres dent, the Secretary of War and Goueral Grant the Justice, wisdom and propriety of removing the colored troops. On the kame day the annexed letter from the Hon. Herschel V. Jovnson was read in the Georgia Horse of Representatives :-— Ayavsta, Ga, Feb. 5, 1866. Grstunwes—T must express may grateful acknowledge ments to the General Assembly for the honor of my election to the United States Senate, 1 did not expect, nor desire the positon, and I sincorety wish the choice had fallen on some other ro worthy and But the fact that it was mneought enhances my apprectation of the compliment. For more than twenty years Ihave been an active partici olitics of the country; daring that timo I tly beon trusted with ‘distinguished official The people have honored me bi ; bat though conse.ohs of having » feebly, yet I have served them faithfully and ho After a carger #0 protracted and so fall of viel acing as it does the years of the war through which we have passed, it is deeply gratifying to w that I stil! enjoy the cont of the people of Georgia. If this paragraph seem to be egotistical, forgive me, The siun to the emotion nit occasion justities me in giving expre of my hei al i not to glorify iny ment of the ge ¢ the honor to be very respectfully your HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON. , but to make > ackn Sate of Preedu ro vay Bu We have read in your | Taseara hh Minister at Washingto statements of the pr ating to the ity salo of black American citizens as slaves in Cuba. The Spauish Minister brings forth tn support of his theory that the Spanish laws are very stringent on the landing of free colored people in the island. We doubt not that all colored persons introduced there by Americans, and whose introduction has been noticed by their Consul, havo been promptly delivered up and sont to their homes But this declaration does not destroy the re- peated assertions of the press and of somo Congressmen, because the scarcity of feld hands felt in the tsland, on aecount of the difficulties the African pirates have now to contend with, makes the forfelture of the one thousand dollars claimed as seeurity from the consigners a pretty good bargain for the slave dealers, who have to pay at present $800, $900 and even $1,000 for negroes newly imported from Africa, this supposing that the kidnappers of Southern frosdinen are not aware of ail the trieks resorted to in such dealings by the netabilitios in slavery annals to baffte tho laws and the authorities of Cuba Moreover, ns it is well known to the world, the traditional bad faith of Spain, who fifty years ago de- franded the English nation out’ of $2,000,000, purporting Yo be used as an indemnity for the slave ; And not onty this sacred pledge Is yet to be fulfilled, alave drivers continue to be hon inl giv noll's rofusal y his a of the “hoclety joet the slave trade’ lately establighed in the islamd by native Cubans. As it is also well known to the world that thirty years ago the English government entered a protest on which gives occasion to this letter; that thorites denied at the time the fs Engkeh Commissioner, Mr. Tarnball,, re! of eh subjects and their mainte nance in Alavery in Cuba, we conclude that the assur. ances of the Spanish Minister are not to be trusted, until the United States followin g th England on the mentioned send wo Cube official or confidential agente to Inquire into the truth, and visit the plantations, where, as it was the case with ite Kagiad olor mubjects, maay of your colored fellow cittsens submitted to the dark dooin of slavery. NATIVE CUBANS, New Yous, 1 ere entertained uonor of ihe occasion. The bridegroom rom @ long | pe of dilustrions ancentry, ny quacier! an Au mm of Alben orig a, end sin ee io during the war, aimoelf asa Union refugee, and ing the ence of | came in with the conqueror Mahme He is Litneelf orm iit authorities thera, When the only twanty abres, ona half ian bride Is aweot rourned to Clinton with the first troops that occupied | sixioen,” veaatifal, it {> -ald, nq ® bourl and endowed piace aad found” Bimseit tabooed, He waa wot | with ail the xccoul's! youth of the Kast. THE JAMAICA INQUIRY. - {From the Colonial Standard, Fob. 8.) pent Weenie Comualesion te inquire tuto ts ate ext , and the means of suppression peo has already got through with a large number of wi generally, that the character of the outbreak has been fully made out by this evidence to be what Governor Eyre called it. The outbreak was a for m dable rebellion to all intents, and one which would bave uickly sproad to the entire island bad it not beem “hoadod”” and hemmed in in time, As to tho organiaae tion existing am: the followers of Paul Bogle, and the premeditation of the mur at Morant Bay and else where in Saint Thomas in the East, we think the evie dence of tho several policemen who were captured af Stony Gut, and of one or two other witnesses, whe wore nt accidentally at that capture, quite conclusive, @ fact that the Queen’s troops met and dealt with large banda of rebels at every main point of communication between St. Thomas in the East and the parishes, where thoso bands had gathered with the avowed intention of passing onward; tho state of feel- ing, and tho actual declarations of the who were near to them, and the - o_ stances that those bande all contained a numbor more or less of rebels who have been at Morant Bay, have been all made known to the Commissioners by that unim- peachable testimony. Who, after knowing the ebaracter of the uneducated negro, and the facility with which he is made to imbibe every excitement, can, after the testl- mony given, doubt the necessity of the quick action which was taken to nip the evil inthe bud? Abunda evidence has also been given as to the object of the rebols, and it is now impossible to deny that the murder of the whites and better class colured inbubilants and the confiscation of their properyy were Intended. ‘On the other hand, parties who desire to make out the accusations that have been heaped agninst the author ties and the white inhabitants of this island, and to beat out the Ex ter Hall ideas of the amiability and harmless ness of the negro, are dolng ey can to bring evidence for the purpose before the. commissioners, Notwitle #tauding, however, the efforts of our Jamaica dema- ues (aided by the poworfal means aod influence — afforded” both aril the sending out here 0x) advocates by the negrophilists of England) no poem whatever has been made by those parties, On Monday, tho 5th instant, a woman named Susan Bonnett, pro- duced, as wo ulderstand, at the request of tho Kxeter Hall party repres ntatives before the Commission, was examined as a witness She coolly deposed’ to having been sent for summarily to be shot, though —_— innocent of all participation in the re Hlion, and to having received instead of death— her accusers being unable to prove anything against her—ono hundred lashes on her bare back, from a cat with wire thongs. She was fired at, she said, whem Jet go, and also, afterwards, in tho dwelling of a frie who had given her refage; again taken up tom days afterwards, and punished witt ten lashes more, Hor dwelling was burned down, and she suffered much other cruel treatment, As it was necessary to alte.¢ 4 motive for this treatment, she stated that Mr. Woodrow, a gentleman for whom she had worked two weeks, and who recused to pay ber, had got her taken up that she might be shot, in order to evade tho payment, and to pal her out of tho way. The story appearing so improbable, his Excellency the President of the Commission sent for two medical men, who, in his presence, examined the woman's back, and were able to deposo'on oabe warts that she had newer receceed one stripe! AMUSING SOBNH—A BRITISH MAJOR GBNBRAL O@ HIS DIGNITY. — the Colonial Feb. ee inet eneral Horbes Jacksoa was called befere the fom tniss.on. [ajor Gonoral Jackson—Iam ® major general ia the service, and I wish to mention to the Commissioners the tr atmout which I received from a polico sergeant whem Tcame here. Iasked to be accommudated with a and [was told to sit dwn alongide of Wwe niggers. hae no! Len treated with decency. Mr. Commissioner Gurney—That Ia all prejudice, His Excellency tho Prealdent—If you have plaint, it must be made in writing to the Commi Major General Forbes Ji yh Was then sworn, Tho witness—I wish to state that I am give evidence on every question concerning this concerning the rebellion and everything els, aa clear day. hy Mr. Commissioner Maall—Iam major general of the army, and n justice of the peace of Port Royal; Live af Mohogany Vale, in the mountains of Port |, nema the Yailahs river; was there wheo Lsaw armed bisek mea; the rebels did not come to Malo any Vale, but af the Gap, three-quarters of a miie up; they came on the night of the J2th, yellimg and laughing at me derisively, OnErday. as ekg. Hee wroto for troops, an petme in Fr day, at eight P.M. for forpeoeents 4 on Salida at ton AM; 7 Fndag night I got a despat m Lieutenant Ross. (A ques ion dij put to tho witness, and he commenced: answering it in a roundabout % Mir, Gurney—You must answ: e question. ‘The witness (loudly)—Don't threaten me: J wil eneaap tre question «aon way or Twill leave the court, dir, Gurney—I wiah you would bebave yourse! Mkew gentioman. ‘The witness—J don't want yu t tach me; I om @ ‘mag ir general of her Mojesty's army. de Sexcelleacy the Governor—Perbaps you are | awaro that you are before the Governor of Jamalea, aim addressing you as & major general of the army, The witness—I um old in office, (Another question was put to the General, but he eg persisted mn answering in an indirect mauner.) His Excellency the President—You must answer the jue tion. ” The wituess—I wish to defend the character of the soldiers. His Excellency the President—The Royal Commis sioners are not here to heara defence of the but to hear evidence touclung the rebellion. 1 must re quest you will answer (ho questions a4 they are put te on ‘Aiter further testimony the witness rose to leave the room, when he said, to Mr, Commissioner Gur- ney:-—You know m thing about @; yu were sitting jm your nice deawving room at the time; don't look at me; you twon't allow me to GU my story in the right way, Iwas radical before; I defended ihe negroes, foolish as I was 4 i. Jf Colonel Hobbs, an officer, a se-geant, or priva’ the Sixth regiment are called butchers, then I, Generat Jag son, am a dow be tutcher. His Excellency the President—I will not allow you te proceed in the manner you are doing; I will not allow remarks, neral then withdrew. 8 impossible for our reporter to take full notes al Jeckson'e evidences he gave it in such @ er tho whole court was couvulsed with of Gen puzyling m: laughter daring the time. JAMAICA AND THE CANADIAN TRADE DELEGATES. [From the Kingston Standard, Jan. 29.) Although Jamaica, with her proverbial backwardness in matters of the sort, took no step to second advances for an intercolonial ‘trade with the North American, colonies, wh ch were made a fow years ago by some the sister isiands, tt is not unlikely that, ag she already doos some busi olo the Commis- jonora may visit here tending thas trade if possible, Ought w ore, t) be on the alert to xeize the opportunity bh in: sen y from our Nor just what we cannot Tally enough will have our gold in payment. little if any of our products, for instance, hence to Halifax to pay for the fish cargoes we from them. We sball be answered with the fact, that the gold we pay can only be what we re- ceive in exchange for our produce sold in other coum tries, where it meets a better market; but might we not secure by means of an advantaceous treaty upon the basis of mutual concessions, terms which would render the Neth Am rican markets as favorable, if not more faver- able, to us than any other, and by Inducing a larger inter. coures, perhaps, open up to netier some fre h source, come unexplored means of wealth which we dy not know @ exist here? But for our intercource with the United States: we should pot have explored the bamboo, the export which now for the manufacture of paper is gracing at "4 a pace thot the artiele wih oon attan rank among the highest staples of te island, Advan tages spring from intercourse between peoples, which itis i ible to foretell or measure, and the truth of this proposition is now so well estabi.shed that we find the Urst nations of Europe getting more and more fave rable to the establishment of liberal commerciat not, ther of ent at advantag: 10 dd th intercourse and exe eae prodece many things wi which, if they coul also supply us with so far ay our wants go. nies import sugar; we produce 1%; they import ewoods, “rugs, spices, hard woods and 1 of ‘which ‘we have in abandance. might supply them with bamboo, which Diy th will require for the mille inay establish ae | they hall have done the United Statek, Our fibres, which Mr. Nathaniel Wilson baa so often demonstrated the beauty and value, might perhaps begin to be expl by some Northern adventurer with auch success as stimulate us to look after the article just a# the energy rother Jonathan tnade us to look after the bamboo In a word, we could very well be excellent customers to Sea ie neodions to add that Jamaica nett by W But 1a tao prosens state ot affairs, what could be dose if the commissioners were to call here, as it is vi aS. will? We have no ae oat —_ whit Logisiature might gran’ with those commissioners, and the Legislature will never probably be called together again. J fe this fact to which we desire to a tention, in order that our merchants should ab once nee means wanted by appli to tbe Srermecas OF ciherwioe, it would. be r} to the home comm ssioners through here, and Nd cs ibem to 0 away without taking cavebinge of the citeurstance, mere! because We may Dot be pre» pared meet them, wad 0 had at ap the oppor Ay. The Cutt TO THB EDITOR OF T Im your paper of this morning i & stateme: James MeDonald was severely cut in my place, No. 7A) D, ‘The aimple facts are these :—McDonald m@ a snd George Harding came into my house, and vallims Uquor refused to pay for it, and € "ed to we commenced to Marsauls me. VAth the ® £f the barkerper L eaccoeded in putting them oat of ‘ onea, when McDonald commenced breaking we oI ob glass ay tho de with bishend, the glars cutth ‘wrist 4 pot the gtael, as stated by your reporter, w! wen en to the satietvetion e Ha ‘py cor. Tecting ve mistake you eo © ofeat or on oe SOHN Sticks eda aay weceose Wew Yorn Feb on tage ‘