The New York Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1867, Page 9

NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1867.—rRiIPLE SHEET. 9 trad ona mpetec e eaeaSt by Keffor's tion it that the negroes w have sense enough to perceive Which is really willing to give them most Thew probably more atrong! this question railroad cars and steamboats ‘upon any other, and will certainly never Festwottent with anything sBort of absolute equality in these matters with white men. The discussi0a upon ‘the miter was condusted mostiy by tho colored mea, , aad their ideas upon the subject will doubtless prove of iute' Mr. Hellsod (black man) spoke as follows:—On ‘count ‘ws beiw’-oue of dat committees, I want to say sues. committee decided on yas 24 tion wheg J warn’t presept with them, And it a rayin’ ob root ym @at circumstances does alter cases, And dar will be, ef «is ting is not done passed, what is cailed 0 folks a tendency to make a dis- timetion an pF 5 eutiar, by common carriers. An’ dat aint rite. shuab! We enliut folks don’t *zactly want sosbul equality; but suppos* on» ob dis ou’rbie del’ga- ton should want de company ob a cullud gen’lmaa in de same car with him, Why, what would happen? Oue of dose conductors wou'd just come ’ioag and kick him out—ehuah! I hope dis Convention will just take a rar serfous “ ob dis question, and just it done passed, Mr. Groen (also a black man, and better known on the plantation from which he has been sentas “Ole Jim Green”) also made a speech. Ho said:—I feel inter- ested in dis question.” I had traveiled a littieon de, cara myself, and it is a eommon thing, gen’lmen, for de cullud ple to be put into a amoking car with drunk- ards and low while folks If drse distifigehune is takeo way, and we ard allowed to be ‘mong decent white folks, we won't never be subject to any such disgrace. Dat is my Treason why 1 support dat dar document. ‘Mr, Gregory (negro) sald:—Wo hab met beah for do express purpus of piece of work dat was badly done beto’, Nineteer tieths ob de mombers of dis RECONSTRUCTION. SPECIAL CORRESPORUENGE OF THE HERALD. The Second Dey’n Rrecerdinge-Underwaod Elected President—Communication of Gen- eral Schofleld—Address, Judge Uuder- weod—The Sent Questio . Rigumosp, Va.. Dec. 4, 1867, According to adjourameat of yesterday the Constitu- sonal Convention met this morning, at eleven o’clock A. M., m the hall of the House @fDelegutea, A distine- tion was made to-day, one of the gallenes being reserved for the plain, the other for the dusky citizens. The Jaiter was filled to overflowing, while in the other @ pye foll upon a “‘beggarly account of empty bene? [dawksharst, and the triumph of Underwood for the the firat Angust mass meeting appeared cresifallon aod deprossed, Among the assembled delegates, emany of whom are familiar to your readers as craters of an incendiary character, having already gamed an unpicasant reputation throughout the country, were to be seen the great Hunnicutt, of Aloo and thunder fame; Lindsay, why was so anxious to see the streots of Richmond run knoe deep in biood; Captain Piatte, of Vermont,.who made monsy as a United States commissary; Porter, a man of Northern ‘birth, now a pettyfogging Jawyer at Norfolk and emis- wary of the radical republican committes; Peter Mor- gad, @ negro, who rays be is of Indian descent, though ‘taxed; Samuel Fuqua, a Luneaburg rowdy and sirect ! Fy ea 00d ai Lie man; Ua~ of judicial EW. Ancited tI inack negroce ai Convention hab been heah by cullud men, and it ‘will De a pretty story dem to carry home to dare constituwents—de men whom dey look to for dare votes, and to put dem fn men who to-day 1s de berry backbone and stnew ob State ob Alabama—dat dey hab legisiatea dose ddgen’imen out ob de berry pur- pus, de berry idea, aad Say, we hab mot beah to do. Da idea, gea’lmen, is ridicolous, as well as pre- pos'erous, Now, an ittede custom in de Old World dat cullad people rides With do whites in the same cars, and all de thoroug! dar is filled irrespective of cullur, clags or 8 condition, And noone is hurt by it, shuan 1° ne feela as well when he F malfeasance in office; Yankee Allen, dusky, who bas | geiy out as wl t in. I want to know, ‘deen practising contidence schemes amoug rethren; 4 if de gen’) 5 al Mentecnery thinks t the idiotic Inshman irom, this city, and sey- | dat he fe poli “sitting alo le ob Finley, eral others, both plain, and dusky, who to the prognt | ue culind gen’lman! some county. And why doos Dave not atiaii remarkable reputations, The pro- | he think that he wor ‘any more polluted by sitting ceedings were opened by White, plain, temporary clair- the body to order. Prayer was then offered by Mr. Mitchell, Methodist -Charch North, after whien a motion was made to elect John C, Underwvod permanent Prosident of theCon- ve Several others were nominated, some of whom in favor of Underwood—tbe Rey. Mr, W: ‘eonsetvative, being the only remaii e rolt was then called, the members being i to name the candidate they were in avor of in reply. This was a test vote, and fairly rated the radical apirit of «ne Convention; the Voted unanimously for Wilson, while the ‘both plain aod ducky, sung out in various “Underwood.” While the vove was being the gallery reserved for the plain citizens be- veame suddenly filied with ausky forms, and soon the house assumed a thoroughly Africanized anpect. The whole number of votes cast was 104. Necessary 53. Of this uamber Bowden received 1; in a railroad car.or. boat aiongmde ob Fintey? Cuilud ladies is allow ride in white cars ef dey bab 8 white child in dare aims, and white ladies and gentle- men doesn’t feel hurt Sy it, and doosn’t feel at all pol- luted or disgraced . How cana white member ob dis Convention go home to his black constituwents after habbing voted to deprive @ black man from enjoying de rights das a white = is entitied to? How could he ask a black man to poll a voto for him or to ratify a constitution which didn’t give cullud folks equality with de whites in all respecs? The berry thing would insult me, sir, to ask me to say dat I am inferior to any white man, Ydaosn’t feel dat way at all. Napoleon on his throne to-day ia not a better man than me, in my opinion. But T cannot deliove dat dar are many white folks heah who: will vote agin Mr, Keffer’s amend- ment Mr. Caraway (negro) ‘spoke as foliows:—In five Btates, canna at matter has been regulated. It is rS3.8 ~ pat cad a berry serious thing for auy of us—woulda't it be a berry Bneed, 3; Wilson, 33; Underwood, 05; absont 1; de- | gorioua thing for aay of you white folkst—to send our @lined, 1; and Underwood was deciared permanent | wives from one part of the de State to another in a President of the Convention. Upon taking his seat the Judge expressed: his hearty banks for the appreciation of his services in the cause if human freedom aud iibertf. Ho counselled modera- im the work before the body—the traming of a con- tdtiog which shall provide for the people of Virginia and moral education, diffusing knowledge and ~encouraging all the higher “developments or the heart © land mind. He hoped tuey would remove unjust taxa- every legitimate business, and compel every ‘tion trom to contribute the necessities of the State h eigpsienns to bis ib provasic made for the poor Ro save proverty. Judge ion should their homes from = forced sale for idebt, He asked indulgence in the responsible daties to \whio& he was appointed, and concluded by asking the smoking car, filled with low white men and drunkards,” who smoke cigars and spit tobacco juice. De cullnd people expect dis change, let me tell you, gen"Imen, Nineteen- twentieths of the votes which has elected you has ben cast by cullud men, and you does dem an injustice if you doesn’t break down dis monopoly. I should teel mortitied and ashamed to bab to go home and to tell my dat dey would have to continue in dese box cars. gen'Iman seems horrified at making dis change just now, but I think dat every troe friend of de cullud man will try to break down dis question of monopoly. Mr. ‘Rapier (colored) spoke as follows:—I feel called ‘upon to say sumfin’ 'bout dis thing heah. De manner in wnich cullud gen’Imen and cullud ladies are treated in the State of Alabama, and every Southern State, is past my comprehension as a gen'iman, I want de gen’l- [ ‘of the Convention. Porter (plain radical) moved | man from Mon'gomery, Semple I mean, to know Géorge Rye, of Shenandoan, 1 elected secretary | dat I don’t feel mysell beitored oP namarea thes the . Of the Convent while a conservative member nom- or bocame very indignant and excited)—or conde- speaks scended to, by beingybesid+ him in a car, simply because he isa white man. No, sir. cullud people, gen’t- men, are placed, forty or fifty of us, in a box car not more than ten feet square, We are not all raarde, gen’}- men. Some of us are as decent aad and intel- gent as any white men ever are or,can be. I want dis Convention to lay down rules by which citizens can be inated a Mr. Loving, formeriy a clerk in the federate -Congresa, ‘This vot, by holding up kar ahoeea the Conservatives all io be banded together on the right ~gide of the house, while the white radicals and negroes ‘were on the tert and centre.* Rye was elected, the vote for bim being fifty-nine of a majority. Nominations ‘Were then made for the offices of sergeant-at-arms, ~doorkeeper, first assistant ‘and other minor | protected in travelling. I hope de gen’lmen will have flan ei of whom were uamed by Pore, plain rad- | Some: raspac™ fo Mie’ constitucnia ‘dat has sent dem I. Deab, tives had also a mg0nd in the fleld’’ who calied their Mr. Saffold (white) said:—When the Emperor Joseph IL pet a Pe ie . 5 roughout his inions that the bu: named, nominated or eivoted wo by their ardebt | should be abolished and therr bodiessconsumed to be prov oked a revolution throughout bis Kipgdom. His prime minister, moro experienced and more sagacious poteme nee gi gge or vy ©. T. Thomas, ex- | than his master, went to him and begged him to coase member of his wild notions of what was right and pay proper defer- Frey 4 usage to she peslndioe of his ner z (Mr. —_ regrett any gentleman s! ave ‘Lindsay, hoped de Conbention would beable | per to tbrow such a firebrand so unnecessarit: graphy wo “port ae ‘nore Coubeation, aad be ored de | aoe, afta cee teats vt” aot polhival rights mae game Proceedings would be given to de public, an’ de ‘porter | But im securing to one section of the their Deen the issue ia the Northern States in the last el.c- May resulting ‘anally ta the lection tions? Did not 1 know tbat ia the eee Br hemacls, of itumore, as permanent repurter of the cB touthy apmod they know that Bal aes the whole of the proceedings “ of whites as well as blacks of parliamentary behalf gp ang triead to humanity, ae ‘was quite respecte 2 Se ouvert hed proventea gaan a wat of : incideats occur: negroes and many | races. They knew that their opponents sought to force of the tilterate whites mak! the most singular | that wsue upon them, and if they were so unwise as to bi suffer them to do so they and their colored jundere. 4 communication was received from General Schofield + 0s follows:— ‘To rns Passipenr or tus Stars Convention, Ricawonp, Vai Sim—I have the honor of submitting herewith for jaformation and action of the Ovonvenuioa the year or two more might avoid entirely. Attempted to inverrupt the speaker, and on Mr. Saffuld refusing to grant the floor, the nearoes uttered an audi- bie murmur of dissatisiactlon.) He stood apon that door by —o- he and justify his vote inst this amendmens, knew that they ad more sense, discernment, more prudence, more justice than their opponents gave them credit for, and he knew that when he told them that they jeoparded their rights by un- wisely pressing them, that they endangered their po- Hitical and even personal existence by provoking a con- ‘Met of races, they would do justice to bis intentions and he acts supplementary ate and pe 1807, youn constitute the suthor.ty under which nven- Gon was called and defines its powers and dudes. (A.) 2 Ary of general orders No. 77, current series, from these headquarters, giving the names of tho delegates ed to the Convention. according to the returns of the ‘who conducted the election. ( 8.) & Lotiers from, redatick &. ‘Tukey, a candidate tor dele. gate to the Uonventioa rom the election dialet eompased peeve <r ene Pear ha a a . Be ing marinas oocnsang tp ballots cast Yor Jaaes 0, Southall Mr. Duston said as this was a very impportant quest: inthe Sixth magisterial district of Augusta county, and | 89d as most of the delegates seemed to have vacal @ seat asa delegate to this Convention together | their seats, and since coosequently there aon easels ‘with the of Mr, fhomas P. Jackson, President of the resent, ho thought the question had dette nd of Kegistration of Augusta county, on this subject, deecsed nntdl dipaiay onaaing, by The iation to 0% 4A letter from Messrs, N. A. Sturdivant, Marmaduke J. Evans, post. 4 pone was agreed to and the Convention adjourned. Johnson, Thomas Alexander H. Sanda and Wil- J iam Taylor, provesuing agsiast counting the ballots CONVENTIO: the Firet, Sosond and Third wards of tveny of Rickesoas, THE LOUISIANA STATE Me 0 sccountof the manver in ich aed Ceara re. my at they be weerled James W, Hunnicutt, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Lewis fidndoey and — « Sixth Day’s Proceedings—The Day Spent in a Bierce Debate and Quarrels for Supre- macy—The Question of Organship—The Con. servatives in a Majority of Four—They Declare They Can Control the Negro- Supremacy Party—Will i from John B, Eastham, of Lout : Saneust R beny, of, amolis'eounty, and Rovere, beanie: Of Greene county, delegates elect t the Convention, tend ing their resignalious as aueb, with copies of my replig ce. 7. Copies of my repites to inquiries addreased me in refer. gce ta the eligibility to election ax delegates to the Conven. 1 shall be pleased to furnish the Convention with all formation and cupies of ail papers sad documents inn and which be. aired bj im your berations. JM, SOHOPIELD, Major ates These papers were all ordered to be printed. Committees were appoluted to examine credentials ‘and wait upon General Scnotield. ‘The seat quesiion came up and raised some curious to draw for seats, as is ‘usual in pariiamentary smembiages, ‘This was objectea x.luded the Aéricans from Mer Clauses Offered for Cons ae say New Onteans, Nov. 30, 1967. Another day of party squabbies has passed, and the split in the radical camp is no nearer closed. The same old bitterness, the same persoval criminations and re- -Crimimations, the same disreputable compliments and reference to members’ past antecodents were indulged in, The contest to-day was simply a question cf pick- ings for the white and black organs, The conservatives are still fighting for the white organ, From the vote today it seems that the latter are gradually increasing in strength. To-day they had a clear majority of four. Crane has lost one of his ablest white supporters, in the person of Mr. Jones, who — fahant nd Sir ial peg aie ates sos COBRESPO! OF THE HERALD. Le femm been Casreenives ow claim that they have — everything herr own hands, and will subm: ye “Pho Bleeping Car Question+The'Negro Dele- | stitution very conservative, under whic Besron antes onthe Kampnge—Thoy Demand that. Common Carriers Shall Make Ne Distinc- tion on Account of Celor=The!White Dele- @ates Try to Avoid the gy Mowtoowmy, ‘Mev. 24, 1867, In the Convention to-day, after a numibér of untnipor- stant ordinances had been disposed of, the Bill of Rights, ‘a8 reported by the committee, was takoa up. Mr, Keffer moved that the following section be in- r cannot rure the State, and whieh will not disfranch! more than one hundred white voters, The proceedings will give a fair idea of the wrangling in- | i @erted as an additional article: — Convention; an: That common esrriers shall make disertextn Proved by prayer; sergunt St cote Seiween pervs traveling te Sante Merronwrd’ ic open This proposition at once created a tremendous senes- Baton Rouge, for tiom, both among the biack and white delegates, The | Tolling clerk and darkies immediately assumed an appearance of intense and expression Interest, while the whites evinced symptoms of great uneasiness, many of them quietly vacating their seate and sneaking out of the hall, The proposition was offered undoubtedly Im order to prejudice the negro against the more moderate delegates, who think that this is a question which should be allowed to regulate itself, The manwuvre of General Swayne, which I explained in a where Home and whites could mingis and secures lucation, which was also reierrod. D, Wilsow (colored), of Orieans, offered ' reaolutions which was referred, providing for the organization the militia of the S'ate oa a loyal basis, irrespective of color, to ombrace all between cighteey and ‘or:y Tho ball was opened, when the order of the day was come te for the considerstion of Mr. Reagan’ tioa for pap to the New Orleans Tepublican, in the shape of the publfoation a this waite organ of daily minutes of the proceediags, Mr. Crane (white), of Now Orleans, whose Confederate record was 80 seve ventilated ia the white organ rocently, cleared hi®thront and’ took the floor, He de- clared that the gen'iemen who introduced this resolu- tion bud many ‘'whereases’ in his document. Hoe should have added another whereas, vis.:—Where- as tibia Convention bas elected that the proceed~ ings shall be published in the New Orieaus Z'ribun-, therefore wo repudiate that eiection. Ho sbook bis arms about furiously and worked himself into a tower- ing passion, and declared he wanted, to begin tho stru, gle that would say whether the radical pariy, who Tepreseuted by this Convention, was to go under, the opposition conservative party rise, Ho declared that the radical party, who were reproseuted by the negro organ, were eighty-two thousand strong, while thelr opponents in the Convention did not number one. tord of their strength. They had chosen ihe Tribun« Was it right, was it just to repudiate and stulti(y our action? He entered bis protest now, aud be appealed to the peopie of this State to vind cate the right and re- press the wrong. (Here great drops of porspiration roled‘down the crane and Lo took a driok,) Hy did not rise to @ question of privilege, but if.a certain white organ, which so tar forgot itself as to introduce into au article calumnies calculated to kit! its party, he wished to appeal to this Convention. We shou know where we were standing; it was high wmo. if the radioat party was to go under, he wished to know ft now. Prior t> the Convention of 1864 he was one of those Who thought (he time had come to raise the ban- per of univer suffrage, Had {t come to this, that the radical party, which he and others bad created, was to fail, apd the mon—the rebela—they then fouebt, to triumph and control us? (Apvotber drink.) By taose who knew hix past merits and demerits he was ready to bo judged. Ho thought the people of Louisiana were in great danger to-day, and he thought he should let his love for the downtrodden be oxhibited now as in tho past. He would resume his seat, feeting that ho had done as bis‘con-tituents and his heart required. Sovomow Moss (cout biack), of Orleans, arose with ail the pomp and dignity of a Clay or Websier, and, wiping his mouth with his coat sleeve, took a position in the aisle aud track a tragic atuiude, He remarked, with av almost absence of negro dialect:— Mx. Prestpxyr—De consequence of do arraignmont of this paper here I don’t think should agitate our peo- ple so mach now, Iam under the :mpression that opr Proper duty in this Convention was not to argue the rights of newspapora, I was under the {mpression that this Convention should select their “orzing.” I now seo that Mere ie another “orging” thal wanis to beim If my Memory serves me right, in 1864 the Convention bad an “‘orginz,”” Now the precious time of this Con- vention must oe taken up with the Worging,” wheo we, have come bere to ize our organic law for Louisi- “sar. .There is too much time lost about tho “orging,”’ and Tam in favor of layin’ do resolution on de tal Solomon sabsided. At this stage of the proceedings a vote was taken to table the resolution of Mir, Keagan. and lost by a vote of 42. yeas to @ nays. This dofeat of ‘Crane's wing” made thom rampant and alarmod. Sevoral rose at once, much excited, to speax. Mr, Keacan, the ‘mover’ of the resolutions, got the floor, and delivered a sharp speeoh in thelr favor, in which be declared that his objects in submitting them were to spread broadcast through the te the proceedings of this Convention in a paper th Jd reach all parts of 4s (the State), so that the people would fully understand what had been done and be able to vote iptellieibiy, aud help to roll up an electoral vote that would, in 1868, elect a radical President, (Loud cheers, which were promptly euppressed by the chair.) Another reason was that tho Tepublicans deserved to be sus'amed, and required a share of the patronage of the Convention. Mr. Wicxuirer, who was recently denonnoed by this white organ asa ‘political polecat,”’ got tne floor next, and, of course, opposed the resolutions strongly. Hs denied that the people could not learn the proceed! of the Conyention excepting through the A-publi and instanced the city press reports as evidence t! the minutes were being scattered far and wide. He saod, and turning gradually warmed up as he progre: to the reporters’ «desk exclaimed eloquentty, “Why, Mr. ty see oat the = tabies A representative of a paper that, whatever its politics be, penetrates to every nook and soraor of the earth; a paper that has more influence thar any other in the world, that is read wherever the Figlish langnace is translator can be found, it is the New Yore ose representative sits (hore, catches our mgs and on the wings of peeing, heralds them to the uttermost parts of the world. Many suggestions were made as to what commiltee the resolutions should go before, and they wore refesred to the Printing Committee, a'ter brief speeches by Messrs. Smith, of Orleans, and Newsham, of West Feliciana, The battle of the day ended, and aa adjoura- ment uatil Monday took place. ‘ Lcontinue my sketches of members of the Conven- tion. W. H. Cooley, delegate from Point Coupe and West Baton Rouge, is one of the ablest lawyers in the Con- vention and a member of the Judiciary Committee, ot which Mr. Sudeling, an able lawyer, is chairman. Mr, Cooley was born in Point Coupe in 1832, and, as he face- ttously remarks, in infancy stole apples like all other boys. Ho was educated in Kentucky and admitved to the bar in 1854. In potitics he was a whig and Know Notbing, opposed secession promptly and privately, being the only member of his family who did ao. Through the moral and social influences of the times Mr. Cooley was compelled to enter the Confederate service as Captain of the Nixon Rifles, from New Orleans. in the Four- teenth Louisiana volonteers, in 1861. Disgusted with the cause, he came back, resigning bis commission one month after, He remained at home during the balance he removed to New oe egg, Rage conscription, In a the su; i of General Ulman, which at pam bol one g- Ie of negro soldiers and = second class guaboat. , practiced law in New Orlean and in the first potitical contest took the stump the demcoratic party and in tl interest of the national Union party, waa subsequently appomted jadge of the Seventh Judicial District, and was elected as a rey in by the voters of his district, james Mushawavy is of Puritag stock and a native of Boson. He bas resided in New Orieans since 1838, is about fifty years of age, below the medium sizs and of a German cast of countenance. He has filled various responsible postions ia commercial business, and whi hesays bat litle he has a clear nnderstanding af w is required by the people at tho hands of this Conven- tion. He has been an adberent of the extreme party, but it ie said is disgusted and on the point of bolting to the white m: party. Solomon ses, sometimes called the “Boly Ridiey’” of the bi ig @ native of Boone county, Ky., whore ho first saw Weht as vo in 1 He 1s deotdedly the blarkest and ugtiest negro in tho Convention, In- deed, his countenance is sepaisive, and such a one that would not like to be encountered on a lonely road; nevertheless, “King Solomon’ has the reputation of being a “quiet dark,” of a large heart and considerable inteliizence. He sveaks frequentiy, bat oriefly, and in- variably clowes his “s»v'? by @ severe pantabment of the before him. His portrait id do honor to the illustrated papors. Simon Jones, unti! recently Crane's second lieutenant, for years been one of the most violent radicals in Louisiana, He is’a tative of Mississippi, bit early ro- moved to Texas, wont through Aranama College and the law office of O. and J. D. Giddings at Washington, Texas, Corpus Christi woth the rebellion broke out, exiled himself, entered the Union lines and joined th: the Quartermaster's Departmont, and subsequentty pro- moted to the coloneicy of the Twenty-fifth regiment Corps d'Afrique, and filed various commands at ports. Mr. Jones says bat litte, bat thinks mach. He first allied himseif with the ipremacy and disfraochiwing party in the Convention: but seeing that the party to whieh he was at ached were bound to rule or ram, he hat the good sense to quit tt and array himesel! with the white man’s party. Indeed, ho is ope of the most con~ sorvative men to-dav id the Convention and heartii: ashamed of the company be has kept in bo ree He no ew with him. to the many While the holds out to ‘The vilest sinner may return. Robert H. Isabelle is @ yellow of considerable 190, The Advooate thus speaks of him:—He wag in St. Landry parish, La., ta 1837. His father, Dr. B. Isabelle, was a native of France. He disc! 8 death, in 1849, Robert cain to New Orleans, where ho bas sinco lived. % at —— in the Second Louisiana Yative wi 10 Was Bibsequent commissioned Growl Butler as a first lieutenant, While in this tiow he devoted his lvisure time to ing schools the peopie of bis own color. before the examicing board appoll by General with the object of turning ont as many o 4 colored oflicers as bic, and was among fow retained. was moted to m captaincy in the Seventh isians, volunveers, Since the expiration of his military serviea, Captain Isabelle has devoted bia time to the establish. ment of schools and asylums for the colored people. By his efforts tho following acbools for colored children wore opened and maintained by voluntary contriba- tione in New Orteans:—The Wesley Chapel echool, the Canal and Franklin street school, tho Bienville street school and the Urquhart strost school—beu'des an asy- lum om Race street, which has now some thir:y-six in- mates Charles Smith, of Orlenos, is a native of Maine, about forty-two years of . Ho hae resided in New ber of the extreme wing of the radical q ry Jones, is understood he is died ih jmgrativade of his party and ite lent s * and day by day grows more conservative. version i i He, of while willing office that would prevent’ army. Jn 1803 be was attached to’ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Saronpay, Dec, T—OP. M. eloped a downward tendency this treme range of the day was from wAB the closing transactions prict to the adjovrnment @f the board af 1357;. lhere was an active borrowing ¢emand for coin irom the bears, and Tans were made Without interest and ut 42 0 percent | for Gurrying. Thavote of the House of Representatives against the majogty resolution of impoaciment bad ‘tome effect in dbpressing the premium, but its under- tone is firm in Bi of the high rates of foreign ox- change au! ‘he nt heavy decline it has ur dergone. The passage of tt nou-contraction bill in the House by & vote of one nymdred and twenty-eight to thirty-two exerted no matepial influence upon the market, but a cheerful ieing reveled on the street when the fact became knowa, |Afier the adjournment thore were more buyors than sellers of gold, the quotation for which had advanged before five o’ctock to 187 a 127)% The gross clea: am@anted to $51,162,000, the gold Balances to $1,262,035, and the currency balances to $2,020,010, Too daity range of the market during the week \s thus shown: — ‘The gold market Monday. Tuesday Wodnosday Thursday. Friday S.turday ne 1 a6 The shipmen's of specie from Yhis port to foreign porta during tne last thirty weeks were as subjoined:— Week ending. September 7. September 14... 1,013,959 325,328 September 21 179,222 September 28 657,347 October 5 397.598 73,478, 110,982 214,696 519,064 208,112 242.285 316,075 287,195 November 9 November 16. November 23, August 17. 827,575 August 24, ene August 81. ++ $33,133,195 Government securities were very dull and boavy in tone at the counters of the leading dealers during tho morning, the reduced goid premium and the fact that the foreign market for five-twentics has not fully re- sponded to the decline having a depreasing influence, especially ‘upon five-twenties of tho original issue and the tasue of 1867, of which last the supply is vory large, owing to the heavy conversions up to the close of last week. At the close there was an absence of pressure to well, and the market was firm at the subjoined quota- ‘tions:—Registered, 1881, 107% a 1075; coupon, 1831, 112 0 112%; 5-20 registered, 1962, 104% a 104%; ; 5-20 coupon, 1862, 107% a 107%; do, 1884, 104% a 104% ; do., 1865, 10514 a 1053¢; do., 1865, January and July, 1073 w 102%; do, 1867, 10734 © 107%{; 10-40 registered, 100% a 100%; 10-40 conpon, 101% a 101}; June, 7.30, 104% @ 105; July, 7.80, 104% a 105; December com- pounds, 1864, 1194¢ a 11054; May do., 1865, 117% 4 117%; August do., 116% a 116%; Soptember do., 115% @ 116; Ootoher do., 1153¢ a 11634. ‘The December compound foterest notes mature on the 15th inst,, when it 1 expected they will bo redeomed ia the three per cent certificates authorized for the pur- pose, and which are counted as legal tenders by the banks Abont $200,000 of those have been issued daring tho week. On the Ist’ of Novembor only $11,660,000 ot these were outstanding, although fifty millions were authorized; and the reason why Mr. Mc- Culloch bas tesued them ao reluctantly is to be found in his desire to contract the currency to the full extent of his.ability, regardless of the evil consequences to the country at large. It is to be hoped that be will now see the advisability of issuing the remainder of these certifi cates in redemption of compound interest notes as (ast as they mature. Money was in good supply at seven per cent on call ‘and the demand from the Stock Excbange was rather Nght, The discount line continues stringent, and the best grade of commercial paper is rated at 8a 10 per centon thestrest. The banks are discounting to a very moderate extent for their customers ** seven per cent. The statement of the associatea city banks for the week is:favorable to prolonged ease, eo far as tho stock houses are concerned, although it has not been completed, owing to the fact of one of the banks not baving sent in its return, Omitting this one from the scoount the obanges from the statement of the previous woek are a decrease of about $365,000 in loans, $750,000 in specie ang $750,000 in deposits, while in the legal tender thore is an increase of $500,000. At them menoement of business the stock market ‘wns dail but steady, and at the early sesaion of the open board Now York Central gold at 114%; Erie, 71%; Reading, 9544; Miebigan Soathern, 81; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 823; Cleveland and Toledo, 102%; North- western, 6414; do. preferred, 663¢ ; Western Union Tele graph, 32%; Pacific Mau, 123% a 123%, At the first regular board railway straroa were dull and slightly lower. New York and New Waven, however, advanced to 140. New York Central closed { lowor than at the camo timo yesterday, Erie 4, Reading %, sNorthwestern preferred 34, Western Union ielegraph %. Northwestern was % higher, Fort Wayne \, Pacific Mal %. Goyernmont securities wore heavy, Coopon five-twenties of 1862 clased § lower, issue of 1864 44, Issue of 1865 14, now tesue of 1865 1%. The State stocks were dull. Teunessoe sixes, now, declined 1%, and Missouri sixes %. The express shaves were weak, and Adams declinéd from 814% to 79 90 the call, under a sbarp pressure to eel, At the open board at one o’clook the market was quict ani steady. New York Contral sold at 1144 = 114%; Erie,.713¢ ; Hudson Rivet, 127; Reading, 95% a 9534; Miohigan Southorn, 80%; Rock Island, 96; North. westera, 64% a 049; ; do. preferred, 063; ; Fort Wayno, 9734; Paciflo Mail, 1233 ; Western Union Telegraph, 82%, At the second reguiar board railway shares were firmer, under an {improved speculative feeling, in- fivenced by the passage in the Rouse of Mr. Schonok's Dill, before referred to, suspending the further contrae- tion of tho currency. Now York Central closed 1 higher than at the first regular board, Erie 4, Hudson Rivor 14, Rock Island %, Northwostern %, do. pro- ferred 34, Westera Union Tolograph 34. lilinois Central was % lowor, Pacific Mail. At the open board at half-past three the market con- t'nuod firm, and there was a moderately brisk demand for all the leading speculative shares, New York Cen. tral sold at 1145; Erie, 719%; Readine, 9534; Michigan Southern, 81 9 8134; Rook Island, 96%; Northwest- ern, 64%; do, preferred, 665%; Fort Wayne, 97%; Western Union Telegraph, 82% a 33; Pacific Mail, 123% @ 123%. Subsequoatiy the demand for stocks quick- ened and Erie was particularity active, while the price advanced to 7174. At the close of business at haif-past five the market was buoyant at the following quote- tions:—New York Central, 1145 @ 114%; Erie, 71% 71%; Ronding, 96% 8 9634; Michigan Southern, 8144 ® 813; Cleveland and Pitsburg, 82}¢ 83; Rock Isiand, 953 096%; Fort Wayne, 975% a 97%; Northwestern, 64% 9 65; do, proferred, 065% a 65%; Pucific Mail, 1248 124%; Weatern Ugion Telegraph, 33 a 33%. ‘The traneactions for the week at the Custom House and Sub-[reasury have been as follows:— Receipts, $1,731, 396 1,382, 600 25,080,486 Total,.......«. $1,567,659 $38,450,543 020,048 Balance in Sub-Treasury morning of Dec. 2. . 107,055,082 143,085,031 A, 456,543 Total .....+0+5+ seqeseoeeeease Deguct payments during the woek. Balance on Saturday evening, $104, 638,488 ‘The totale at the close of various weaks since the commeneement of the year sum up as follows :— Weeks = Outom = ————~——e» Treasury. 6.. $1, 117,566,961 $12500408 $102, 613,658 a. tite, 19,168,306 » 103,325,450 5 40,068,248 100. 866,760 Jan. Feb. Nov, 23.. Nov, 80,, 1,204,901 Mioing shares were inactive, ill Minteg sold at $3 60; Davidson Coppor, ohanan Farm Petroleum, Oreek, Bonneho® Run, $205. AS the first board Bago. | The foreign exchange market was inactive, but firm, | ral, this (Sunday) afternoon, at 1 ociex, from the ree and some ofthe Jeading drawers askea 110 for their | “e200 Of bor sister, Mrs. Brophy, 232 Kast Morty-sixtm “8 aireet. sterling at sixty daya Bankers’ bills on England, at Cooper —On Friday evening, Deesmber 46 Rumanere sixty days, wore quoted at 109% @1097;; at threo days, | Coorsk, daughter of the late Rev, Khas Cooper, of You= 11034; commercial bills, 1081, @ 10 re <; bills on | big Paris, at sity days, 5.16% # 5.15; at tt © i Funeral services ai tbe rosdon ww days, 010M | 14) West lwenty-secoud aire voock. RK ati paper of Thursday says:— | vited without further poetics, y in monetary ¢iroles comtinues, wih heavy | ‘? Yonkers for interment, x onstant applications for ldans, Collections | | VANIHAON Onn 12 the couatry are improving, and batances to tho cred): ANTILLOM, § of city banks in the neighboring towns in Ohio, Indiana | ives @ and Kent ate accumulating, whiet,, in the course or | (Sanday) u fow days, will bo transferred to this market and mate- | ' rintly assist in queeting the drafts for currency tO move the hog crop, The checking of the pork packing imter- oor S, R. Comstock, nday inoraing, sb ives’ and friends are ine Mor remains will be tlakem lay morning, December 5, Dan- a year of his a, invited avenue, Croven, aged eral Will take plac ville, Staten Island, est Was upnsuntiy large to-day, but the demand for loans from that quai rior got quite 60 heavy, The demand from nia (Sanday) afternoon, as T, contivues as active as ever, aud al paper is plenty al 25 a 13 per comt p°rs please copy. Cor y, on Friday, December 6, Jaana market, Comnovty, in t of bis age. The report of the State Treasurer of Indiana for the His friends and relatie hose of hix nephewa, fiseal yoar ending October 31, 1867, embodies the fol. | Owen and Veter Morony, aro requested to actand the fa- peral, from the resitehca of his sister, Fourth street, on Mouday afternoon, a o'clock. Daty.—On Friday, ie daugbter of Joseph ana months. The relatives and’ friends fully invited toattend the fu as | of ber parents, No. 93 Congress sir (Sunday) afiernoon, #4 one o'clock Devina.—On Friday, December 6, iUness, Manrin Devins, in the 24 year of The friends of tue family are iuviiet funeral, this (Sanday) aft at one bis lave residence. 716 ¥ treo! Donx.—On Prid December 6, Mary, widow of Pa.rick Denn, aged 62 years. ibe relatives aud friends of tbe family are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral, from her late restdenre, 13 Keawick street, this (Suaday) afternoon, at bali- pas! one o'¢ Fenns.--Haswar D., wite of James Feilds and sister o. 11k Kass iC-past one lowing statemeats:— Balance in the treasury Nov. 1, 1806, a8 per last re- port, $390,350 14 * during the fiseal year, $4,- 210,306 44; cotal, 84.600. Disbarsements duriag the fiscal yoar, $4,446, urer’s balance, $151,- 025 49.“ Ordera ‘out aud unpaid, $967,270, Auditor's balance, $145, . The funded taterest ty bt of the State i follows, viz :—-Stoek bearing 5 por cont interest, 84, 719.83: war loan bonds beariag 6 per cent’ interest, 000; Vincennes University bouds bearing 6 per | rest, $66,585. siderable portion of this debt is held by the , Making a reduction in the amount for which the i# habte as follows, viz:—5 per cent bouds ue d by State Debt Sinking Fund Board, $771, 234 per bonds held by the Siaty Debt Sinking Board, $96,900; total outstanding debt, $4,116, Of tha latter the State holds in trust (yr the common*school fund a5 foliowa:—5 per cont sthek, $734,000. Total debt exclusive of the amount held by the Staie, $3,901,- of James Fox, aged 23 years, 187 33, The followtag is « statement of the securities held by Notice of faueral in Monday’s papers, Fisuv.—On Saturday, December 7, Gxonax Saar. the Treasurer of the United States in trust for national | 44 wr Ot Anenater sok thuaiah Fenn aan banks, as a basis of circutation, on the 30th of Septom- der, according to the offleial records :— For seeuri'y of cir- culating neler. 50,000 bor 6, CaTumnixe Mave Daly, aged 3 years and 6 9 family are respect » the roodenes , Brooklyn, this od the » frou, ts 8 days. rhe relatives and friends of the family, alao the mem- bers of Pacific Lodge, No. 23: and A. M., are respect fully invited to wicend the funeral, from the residence weet, this (Sunday) afters Description of Sccurities, Registored bonds—act of Jan, 28, 1847 Registered bonds—act of March 81, 194) 33,000 . y, 7 Kegimered bonds—act of Juve 15, 1858.... 1,055,000 | rayeate plas, wa Darts Gonsua tM No 18101 nd#-—act of June 22, 18ui 181,000 Th cea alit tak Sang yy . Hovitcred bonds—aot ot Fob. 8, 180 g.01to00 | ,, rue funeral will take placo on Tuesday moraing, a6 Jonpon bouds—act of Feb, 8, 1861. 1,000 In Sersoy City si 1 on a Sorse ty, on Saturday morning, De- So ell gees aetna eee 48,250 | o.mber 7, of measios, Many A. Hxywarn, only daughter S 1soL idhub Sipeanarrcsn 50,870,000 | o! Andrew J. Sophia Hoyward, aged 1 your and 8 iinibiminn wits ¢ Bhidacie obaniet veseee 69,879, tdi Semgepeneengere snip ead Ang, 6: 0.009 | 2h# friends and rolatives are respectfully invited te isnsic usin feet sene ret ces e pd the funeral, from the rosidence of ber paron| Reainares ponita--6ee ied mb. 25 1862 66,750,450 Souph Fourth street, ths (Sunday) pai 9 joupon bonds—act of Fekk By A862, « tts 200 alf-past six o'clock, without further notice. Registered bonds—act of Maren 3, 1863.... 38,901,500 | “"i7,nu On Friday, December 6, ator « short and Rogrstored bonds—act of March 3, 1964, 5 sevore illness, Eowakn Hane, laie ef Arva, county coher, conte pean sss» 88,225,100 | Cavar, Ircland, aged 70 years, ens am 10,000 | _ the fiends of the firmiy and those of his sons, Bide reg ine SE ESS NSA UAN SS 9 . oe) ward and William, are respectfully invited to attend the fa pepe isa tpn dng epee row 39,013,750 | funeral, this (Suaday) afternoon, at 1 o'clock, from his a eae Larter geared eo lato residence, 142 First avenue, 7 geese snes es eee sees 577, Javan (Ireland) papers please copy. Rogistered bonds—act ot March 3, 181 lizatu,—On Friday, December 6, after a lingering Wk se sssevse 8,608,500 | pnosa, Henny S Hxata, eon of Josepb L. and Elizabotm 865, first Heath, in the 26th year of his age. 28,048,300 fhe relatives and trionds are invited to attend the funaral, from the residence of bis father, No. 14 Mortom 10,812,500 | street, Brooklyn, E. D,, this (Sunday) afternoon, at half- past ono o'clock, 20,000 ‘ Host.—ly Brooklyn, on Toureday_ evant ° Decanaber — ~~~ | 6, ANNA M., daughter of the late Wilson J, Hunt am Total ........006 $310,675,000 | granddaughter of Thomas Hunt, Esq., aged 9 years, 6 Annoxed is tho United States Mint statement for No- | months aud 8 dass, pa EE ‘Tho relatives and friends are invited to attend ber funeral, this (Sunday) afternoon, at haif-past one o'clock, —_ deporits.. + $521,928 | from the residence of her mother, Mrs, Franklin Wood- hiver deposits and purchases. + 16,865 | ruff, No, 101 Joralemon strest, Brooklyn. eo Hoore,—On Saturday, December 7, Joan Hoorn, after TOL... 0. sseeeesseessessesssareceseeseee +e $040,703 | a lingering illness, at the ago of 37 years, 1 month and GOLD GOINAGR. 22 days. Value. Tho friends and relatives aro respectfully invited te $646,600 | attend the funers!, from his late residence, corner of 7,307 | Stagg and Smith streets, Brooklyn, E. D., to tho Latheram ———— | Comerery, on Monday afternoon, at balf-past one o'clock. $653,907 Kanz.—On Friday, December 6, Mary, beloved wie of James Kane, in the 50th year of hor age. $10,300 Tho funeral will take place this (Sunday) afternoon, 40,700 | two o'clock, from her late residence, 197 Seventh street. 93 | Lawwerr.—On Thursday, December 5, after a short rst cea illness, B. Jacop Lamuurt, aged 44 voars, 7 months and 26 days. funeral will take place this ania? afternoon, at $9,750 | half-past twelve o'clock, from his late residence, 168 6.880 | Foreyth street, to Lutheran cemetery, Friends and rela- 16,560 | tives of the family are respectfully invited to attend. 186,000 Lawers,—On Saturday, December 7, after ort painful illness, Betrvpa H., wife of Wm. J. Lewers, $219,190 | ‘Tho relatives and friends of the family are fully invited to attend the funeral, on Monday afvern $653,907 | at one o'clock, without farther notice, from her + 61,093 | residence, 112 Devoe street, Williamsburg. $219,100] Mansutite,—On Friday, Decomber 6, Jaco P.. som ————"| of the late John Marscilles, in the 41st yoar of bis age. 00 ‘The relatives and friends of the family are respoct- fully invited to attend the funeral, this (Sunday) after- yy at two o'clock, from bis late residence, No, 38 ey “of 5 .—On Friday, December 6, after a long aad Bomerainge Dec. 2710:15 A.M | painful ilies, Gxonae 7. Moous, aged 40 yours, 200 “do. He | months and 28 days, ¢ + 79 Fonoral services on Monday afternoon, at one o’cloek, ; 19% | at Rev, Mr, Mecker's church, Bushwick avenue, Brook+ ; 2 | lyn, & D. Faneral will start from his late beat Big | 419 West Thirtiotn atreet, at eleven o'clock, A. M.. proceed to the church. Relatives and iriends of de Ceased are invited to attend. Monoxar.—On December 6, after a short and sovere iliness, Jaume Monoxay, of the of Clon- oo county Tipperary, Irelaud, in the year of bis ‘The friends and reiatives of the family, and these of his son-ia law, Antonio Regaao, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his Jate residence, No. 10 TOM... sceseseneeeeees 05) 715,041 SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. 8228 = ig yey Street, Now York, this (Sunday, afternoon, at 3 o'ciook. ai MoMauon,—In Hariem, on Fridey, December 6, Jom w nie from (loner, county of Monaghan, Ireland, aged ears. ¥ The {frends and relatives are respectfully invited to i attend the funeral, from his late res’ Third aves OR eT AS | nue, between 120th and 130th streets, this ) ike 000 W Un Tel 7's, ternooa, at one o'clock. 50®) Pitts, Ft Wace: i o'olock afternoon, Mom at two on Saturday inner , Pal MoMauox, @ native of county Cine, reat e [I Hie relatives and friends are invited to attend the te residence, Lanrel Hill, on Monday ‘3 witernoon, ‘at one o'clock. 4 mcDervor, —On Friday, December 6. Avx MoDenor, : Gig | wite of Patrick McDermot, aged 86 years, © oative of 66} Bettysbapnon, county Donege!, Ireiand. ee Her friends and relotives are respectfully invited'te r attend fhe ‘uneral, this (Sunday) afternoon. at one o'clock, from the residence of 50 sha Fourth Ni SO Ninth Nations ‘900 Western bi 1m di 8) Obte & NW pe 1m ciey #4 Hew & | ” 100 Chile § ik IRR boo do. 1) Aclasus Mati'88'Bo 11 (00 do, i 1 60 hor annt, Mrs. Gallagher, 99 Del & Hid CanalCo 144 6t No. avenue A. 100 Boston Water Power O’Berry,—Iv South » N. J, on Saturday, De- 8 18 er & short but severe dliness, Parnion ch we of the ciunty Arias of Tar- it taraghaa, Ireland, in the 34th year of % His oe George, William and Danici, and the & Alton RE... friends of the Ny, are respectfully invited to attend P & Ash Kt. 1044 | tho tuneral, on Monday Carriages will bo im Eiternoon., rest ferry at bwo o'clock, aud , Half-past Two o’Clock . M. whiting @t Desbrosses Cemetery. from thence to Ceiv: Raxnowrn.—On Wednesday, December 4, nt Rivers- dale, N. Y., Haury Loturor Raypourn, daughter of Ba. myed D. and Helen E.1, Randolph, in the 6th yoar of ber Teas een oe A on heey 8 beepers Decom- ber 7, Fuxomice Row in yoar of his age, The friends be. fh afternoon, #& two o'clock, from his late real- dence besos street. % x SMEPRED, Decomber 7, Lovraa Anrnt, dauuhier of Willian H, and Amelia Shepherd SS Sie Alexander Forte Barreughs, fits gh, county ford, Ireland. re, Srovvaxgt —Oe f ny December 6, Jouzs J. Wea- waa, infant son of Jules Joan and Lizie C. Stouvenel. The relatives frends of the family are respect MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Married. Fareatz—Rawson.—On Thursday, December 6, by | of the Rev. % Malone, Marg A, Fenraut to Ann Lovina At on Thursday, Smith, James i osville, om —M Carma November 28, by the Rev. J. Howard His wea and are to oiead tee eee ‘this (Sanday), from bis late reat ab balf- Bee rooms, on_ Saturday, uF. pte i