The New York Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1871, Page 10

10 WASHINGTON. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET, comimg campaign, Measures of this kind and tne greut impeachment programme show the most de- Fermined spirit of opposition, but it 1s samitted on all hands that there i be @ most bitter and unreienting wo Senator Wilson’s Views onthe | war ‘or supremacy m Congress, though Senator Political Situation. Continued Excitement Over the Threat- ened Impeachment Scheme. The Breach Between Sumner an the President Widening, PASSIVISM AND POSSUMISM. Attempt to Exterminate the Bureau of In- ternal Revenue and the Army of Tax Collectors. Investigation of the Defalcations in the. Treasury Department. WASRINGTON, Dec. 10, 1871. Kenater Wiison en the Presidential Ques tier—Hostility of Summer te Grant—Seore- tary Fish and the Republican Senatorial Lever—His Opinien ef the Impeachment Programme. Along conversation wita Senater Wise yester- ay reveaicd some points of very great interest 1n ‘the present juncture of potitical affairs. It is well Known that Mr. Wilson has beem very active ever since the reassembling of Congress in trying vo bring about a reconciliation between the President and Senater Sumner, and has exerted himseif with all his power to heal the breach in the republican party. So far ail his efforts have been unsuccessful, ‘Dut the fact that be has been so strenuously making them, and Nis belief that the dierences between his colieague and the President are the misappre= hensiou of two very strong and very obstinate men, who have butilttie community of feeling at best, give to his utterances a very grave importance, Senator Wiison believes that the republican party to-day is stronger and more cohesive than was the 4eino- cracy at any period ofits hiswry, and he does not conceal lus belief that Grant is by all odds the Strongest man in the party. Me declares that no coalition can break down the President, and that every effort 10 destroy Grant must pruve abortive. This belief is founded on Grant's prestige abroad an’ his popularity at home, and it 2s strengthened mm the Senator's mind by all the pecullarides of the political situation. At Unis stage of the conversa'ton Mr, Wi'son drew @ most interesting picture of recent events in the history of the country, saying the war had revealed only two names, which stand so far above all the others, that have attained a world-wide fame, those of Lincoly and Grant, that the story of our great civil war could not be written without bringing out 4p the clearest colors the achievements and process of Grant, while the words aud acts, and even the games of bo Senator of vhe United States was neces- sary to its jutcrest or completeness, — “Pitt Jressen- den,” the Senator remarked, “was not only the abdlest dcbater @nd one of the clearest and most comprehensive thmkers who had sat in the Senate at any time during his own long years O! service in that body, but be was Secretary of the Treasury at the time when the war was testing American credit ana American financial ability to (he utmost. Mr. Grecley had actually written a Aistory of the confilct for the Union tn two large voiumes, Which did not ever contain Fessenden’s ame, From unis the Senator glided naturally into & comparison of Lincoln's chances for re-election at the close of the year 1803 and the beginning of 1864, and GranU’s chances now, powting out the fact thal at the tme of the meeting of the Thirty-elgnth Congress a majority of the republican members of both houses were opposed to Lincoln’s renomination, and took no care to conceal ticir hostility, while the assem bing of the Forty-second Congress brings men dogether who acquiesce in the apparent predeter ination of the people, whose will, like conscience, “doth make cowards of them ali.” These, of course, are far from being the Senator’s words, but go other form of speech could more vividly por- ray the Senators meaning. On other points Mr, Wilson was equaily clear and explicit, and he does not fear that the republican party will be tn want of an acceptable and successful candidate in any event, Vice President Coliax wonld, be delicves, ye Grant's successor by election ~— in vase of the Presideiit’s death, or of any eyent which should prevent Grant's fendinination, but he does Bot question Grant's success In Spite of every effort which may be made by the strongest mei in” the Tepublican party to defeat him through a coalition with the democrats, In Massacnusetts the Senator Delicves the number of Grant's friends is over- whelming, and, though they deplore the unfortanare quarrel between his colicague and the President, he Goes not think that many repudlicans could be in- duced t@ take sides against the admiuistration. Seustor Wilson combats the tea that Grant, by bis own efforts, ts secking a renomination, and Winks the Present does too many things Which be would wot do if he were guided only by @ desire for another term, Uis own fainre as a peacemaker, he believes, 1s one Of the evidences of this; and the President's tm- Politic leuer to Collector Murphy op accepting the latter's resignation, he regards as sui further proof, Many other liule points of the same kind were aliuded to in the course of the conversation, and the Greeley-Fenton fight was also discussed, but as this part of the talk was of a private nature it can- Bot be divulges Wilson’s opinion as to the fruitfulness of coali- tons, and passivel sm and possumism, is shared by nearly all of the moderate party men, and the new movement men are so timid as to be capable of nothing but cowering—cowardice to-day and the energy of despair to-morrow. Movtgomery Blair is skulking behind his own ghost, aud this morning inspited & newspaper article which says, speaking of the “inpeachmeat programe,” that unul the HERALD, contaming the farcical suggesiion reached him, te haa never before heard of any such foonsh idea, and that go far as it velerred to hua, was utterly false. Mr. Bia never was “a very good witness, wut he %3 about the enly politician in Washington whe is willimg to admit that he never heard of the scheme ‘efore, Senator Fenton, Senator Sumner and = many other genticmen have been approached on the subject, and the HERALD learned it through a source as unquestionable and irreproachabvle as auy in Washington. Two weeks ago a leading democrat remarked that by the holt days the democracy would have a programme ready which the party must etther accept or reject. The Man wno said this isa member of the democratic Executive Committee, and after all that was said about impeachment im quiet corners aud democratic dens before the publication im the HERALD, and the senseless ravings ever sluce, there can be ne ques tion that this was the «contemplated programme, To-day consternation reigned. Some of the leading democrats were aagry,-bat others were only gor- rowful, The poor fellows in the Honse who were compelied to give ap the guod seats that the strong, sound democrats might not be compelled to dwell in the back settlements were anxious und almost persistent in thelr inguirtes, but they were fatly told not to talk. Opinions on the Impeachment. Governor Stevenson, of Kentucky, when inter- viewed, was in the cendition which school girls describe as “awful.” Fernando Wood, always calm and always magnificent, even when taken in un- dress and unawares, was inclined to be for- giving, and would not advise democrats to “pooh, pooh,’ or deny a thing which had been so se. riously contemplated, and which might still be ucted on, General Banks was so unfortunate ‘as not to have heard anything on the subject, and of course an opinion from him was an impossibility, Mr. S. S. Cox had been out of town and knew nothing except that the democratic committee is to meet next Wednesday to decide upon a policy. The early announcement of the scheme 1s everywhere deprecated as the possible aeath of the plan, but tae whole matter will be determined upon at the meeting which is about to be held. Mr. Sumner, though reserved on the subject, docs not conceal his real feelings, He says he ts not in a position to advise in the mat- ter of Impeachment, but 1! he was a member of the House, a8 he'is of the Senate, he would not hesi- tale @ moment In preparing and offering the ar- ucies. Mr, Sumner coincides with the view of the democrats who have been holuing the matter under advisement, and thinks he could prepare articies against Grant in every way stronger than those which were pre- ferred against Johnson, and this is the way the matter stands at present, The excitement growing out of tne disclosures has been intense, and no Movement yet developea in the capital has created such profound and such varied emo- tions. It has been the topic of conversa- tion everywhere, but nothing has yet been developed which shows how the republicans willtake the movement, In regard to the cham- Monship of the measure in Congress nothing has been determined, and this will be leit to the democracy, It was intimated to-day that if tne scheme 1s finally determined upon an ar- Ucie will be inserted charging the President with violation of the army regulations under the acts of Congress, in employing enlisted men of the army in tienial apacities at the White Mouse, white they are patd for extra duty services, This, together with the other peculiarities of the charges, shows that the men who bave undertaken to dcieat Grant will attempt it at apy and every hazard. Sumner’s Attewpt to Exterminate the Burean of Internal Revenac. In the Senate to morrow Senator Sumner will in- troduce his bill for the exterminatiou of the Inter- nal Revenue bureau and its army of tax gatherers, the first feature of which will be that “no income tax shall be assessed on or after the first day of January, 1872, but assessments made before such date shall be collected.” This 1s intended to abolish the income tax for this year, wolch under the preseat law could not be assessed untll March, 1872, whlie it would not deprive the government of collecting assessments unpaid. It has been represented to the Senator that a stamp tax of seventy-five cents per galion on Spirits will ‘not Yield to the government inuch” ‘as 18 HOW collected under the bar. rel 1AR-The Tak “of ond YA cent on te sales of wholesale ana retail dealers—the capacity tax and the present stamp tax of fifty cents per gallon. ‘Treasury ofMicials, who have made a careiul estimate of the total amount per gallon cole lected under the present law, say that it does not fall short of eighty cenis, and Mr. Sumner’s bill will specify that amount, The objectinm placing the tax @t chis rate, to be paid by stamp, 18 to simplify the system of collecting it, and to dispense with the ometal and clerical force now required to collect the various taxes on this article, Senator Sumner’s idea Is that if the revenue to be derived from inter- Dal taxation 1s wholly limited to stamps, all the Uusiness of the mternal revenue system may be properly superintended in every State by one col- lector, dispensing with the services of at least four buudred mgh salaried oficiais. Keperted Opposition to the Reforms in the Civil Service, Somuch feeling ts manifested by members of Congress relative to the rumored intention of the President to try the civil service reform programme The Senatorial letter to Secretary Fish, which has pot yet been answered, but which, tt 1s under swod, Will be assented to by the Secretary, bouh as the wish of tne President and of the Senate, was admitted to mean more of a@ disposition ww | Keep Judge Pierrepont out than to keep Fish in against his will, George Wit\tain Ourtis ts Senavor Wiison’s Choice for this important place, and the Senator thinks that with @ map of Mr. Curtis’ Character ant culture tu the position, che repub- lican party would be strengthened fa a greater degree than in the nominauon of Judge Pierrepout, who 1s, for one reason or another, distastefnl to many Senators. The significance of this conversa- was due as much to the ume when tt occurred 4&8 Lo its Sulyect matter. When Congress assembled a week ago, neither party went up to the Capitol with a poiicy, The masterly spirtt of the Message forced the republican party to face apout with as much rapidity as an order from Grant's headquarters changed the post- tion of nis army, His democratic opponents were bewildered by the celerity of his movements, and had it not Leen that Senator Sumner stood up to direct the counter attack the democracy would have been irrewievalily just. Sumuer 18 so astute a polie Ucisn and so direct in his attacks that he recovered some of the lost ground betore the week was out, There 18 something sublime in his hatred of Grant, a0) Grant is foolish enough to talk of Sumner 46 “crazy. The two men completely un- deresumate each other's power, and are coming to- gether in Herve but bind confict. When Grant en- Ceavored to caich the popular ear by proposing a reduction of taxauou aad Savoring civil service re form, Sumuer sevlied by notice of a bill sweeping the whole Interaal Revenue service out of exist- ence. “If the guverpment does not want invernal taxation, exce mp duties on tobacco and spir- iis,” said Mr. Sumner to @ HERALD correspondent, “dt 1e unnecessary to KOeP oD army of tax gather- in office.” ‘The vill which 13 to be offered Senate to-murrow, xnd which makes the 43 on distilied spirite scventy -five cents per and terminates the Revenue Bureau with ers gallon, #.) its parapharnalia on the 1st of September, was ~ y prepared to meet the poiijeal exigency | ote aiseioner Dougias’ nomimation Wat no full draft of it was ready up to yesterday, Jt is she frst determined upon by Mr. Curtis’ commission, with- Out asking for the passage of some act, that reports prevail a8 to opposition intended to ve made against the passage of any appropriations that may be needed for the consummation of the projected plan Tho Massacre of the Students at Havana, The most recent intelligence received by the State Department irom fMavane shows tnat the barbarous action of the Spanish volunteers there in the mat- ter of the medica students who have been killed or are now in the chain gang serving out punishment for te alleged desecration of the grave of the for- mer editor of the Voz de Cubato have been very much worse than even the first reports showed t to be, Generai Banks saya that the House Committee on Foreign Affairs will not take any action at preseut on Cuban affairs; tuey wait that of the State Department in responding to the resolution offered by General Banks on Wednesday last calling for the instruc. uons, &c, which have been given to our naval commanders in Cuban waters relative to protecting the honor of this nation and the lives of our citizens. tis to be hoped that the department will respond Tully to this request of the House, and the committee walt on its reply, At their meeting loeinorrow the question Of framing legtslation to enforce and make operative provisions of the Wasvington Treaty wiil ve considered and acted upon, Cuba walls on events, and it 1s evident there is @ growiug feeling with regard to taking action and in favor of Nading some method of ending the barbarous condition of affairs known to exist in the island, One perplexing question which meets General Bauks’ Committee at the outset of ite consideration of the President's recommendations and suggesuons on Cuban matters, espectal as to that part referring to aileged complicity of Amerivan citizens With slaveholding in that island and in Porto Rico, 8 a8 to whether this charge has not been maderthrough Spanish infuence, acting, it aid, on the State Department, and therefore de- signed to prejudice naturalized Cuvans who were owners of slaves and plautations when the insur. rection begun, and still are so nominaily, though tt 1s declared that in reality thelr former siaves and property are used by and occupied for Spanisu beuest, General banks, whore interest re- pound Of War egaluct Cxeguuiye Dalouage ly the | Was Ubabated In ih¢ puccess pi tg Cuban na triots, naturally does not desire tobe made an In: | strument of needlessly injuring them in the estima, tion of the American public for the beneftt of the Spanish volunteers and their policy in Cuba. There will be no direct action or *eport by the House Committee on Foreign Ai@\":s till after the holidays, The Defalcations nt the “Treasury Depart- muah A resolution, will be Offered tn the House to-mor- row by Mr. Lynch, chairman of the Committee on Expenditures m the Treasury Department, tnstruct- {ng thatcommittee to make an investigation into the late defalcations in Treasurer Spinner’s office, and report to tne Hease how matters stand in that office an@ what measures are necessary to the bet- ter protection of the deposits in the Treasury. Mr. Lynch has commanicated his purpose to General -ptnner and Mr, Boutwell, and these offices have invited him to go ahead with his investigation and make it as thorough as he pleases, This isthe only answer that they could Take with propriety, but, for all that, they are a latte piqued at the officiousness of Congressman Lynch in cutting out work for a committee that nas had no other existence taan its name in the mem- Ory of the oldest inhabitant of the capital. Besides, they were doing the werk of investigation them- selves, and as General Spimner claims to be respon- sible for the amount of any defalcations in nis oMce, the action of Representative Lynch is re- garaed to some extent as a reflection upon them- selves. But Mr, Lynch no more intends that Mr. Blaine shall put him out of sight by assigning him toan obscure committee than General Butler does, and as his success{ul management of the special committee of the last Congress on the decline of American commerce nas not brought him to what he had a right to expect im this Congress he intends making the most of what he has got, and the general impression 4s that he will succeed. The Proposed resolution will give him ample powers, however restrictive its formal terms, and the Treasury Department aifords a wide field of explora- tion, If Mr. Lynch does not offer a report contain- ing livelier reading than Senator Patterson's report on the New York Custom House he will disappoint those wno know his energetic character, as well as those who think they kuow the department to be investigated. With such leaders as Butler and Lynch—each witn grievances to stir up their ag- gressivencss—this is to be the day of small commit- tees in Congress, as past sessions have been the day of small men and smaller measures, Resumption of Specie Payments. The bill introduced by Senator Sumner for the resumption of specie payment has awakened a new interest in the proposition to put our currency on a gold basis, aud ne has already received many letters from prominent merchants encouraging him to persevere in the good work inaugurated. To-day a letter was read by nim from one of the leading members of the Nattonal Board of Trade, now in session in St. Louis, in which the views of that body are concisely expressed in the following quotation:— “We tind among the members a general determi- nation not to be satistied with a mee declaration that specie payment ougit to be speedily resumed, Let sn attempt will be made to suggest a cefinite plan, Senator Sumner is assured that something will be done at this session to wipe out the difference be- tween a paper and a gold dollar. Attorney Generel Akerman and the Cabinet. Attorney General Akerman has said nothing Whatover to the President about his leaving the Cavinet, nor has the President saia anything to Mr. Akerman on the subject Members of Congress and others have, however, freely expressed them- selves in favor of a change, and are endeavoring to effect it, Testing the Claims of the Southern Loyalists, The Southern Claims Commission are holding back their overdue report to Congress for a day or two, for the purpose of going througn their list of awards, to see, in the light of some newly dis- covered reports of military boards of assessment appointed by the Union commanders in Tennessee and elsewhere in the South, if any improper characters have managed to gain admission to the select circle of loyal claimants, The Commissioners are anxious to gain the confidence of Congress and the House Committee on Claims by presenting a report that shalt be, in their own words, ‘/fire- proof.” There has been a great deal of doubt whether Congress could be induced to accept tae conclusions of the Commission, continue their powers, or adopt the principle of paying any body living in those States whose inhabitants en masse were proclaimed by President Lincoln to be in insurrection against the United States; but the two facts being established that many of these proclaimed rebels were as true to the Union under the most tying circumstances as any of their higher favored brethren living in a loyal atmos- Phere, ana that their scanty possessions contrib. uted material ald 1 the Umion armics, the feeling in Congress ts tending in the direc. tion of paying the claims of these loyal- ists, both on the grounds of = grativu and justic&. Miscoudeption of the ‘amotnt an Measure of compensation to be awarded by this Commission is assigned as the chief cause of tne Opposivion heretofore encountered, but as this is now removed and the Commissioners are generally conceded to have done very well under .these dim- cullics there is ttle doubt of their being sustained by Congress, Some discontent over the individual awards is expected to find expression through the southern members, bul to meet this the reasons for every disallowance are given with the rejected cases that go to the Committee on Claims, Back Railroad Debts Against the Govern- ment. One of the strongest lobbies just formed 1s being organized tu the interest of a number of railroads, who are aboui to make a demand on the Treasury amounting, in all, to several millions of dollars, for full freight and trafic rates during the war, Quartermasier General Meigs refusedMo pay more than acertain amount per mile—much less than the usual rates, The companies engaged in this effort have kept ajuil account at full rates against the government. These accounts are now to be presented; but it 1s expected they wiil be disallowed by the Treasury. The parties who are managing this matter then propose to go to Congress for relief, Revision of the Mint and Coinage Laws. The Committee on Coinage have under considera- tion the bill revising the laws relative to the mints and eoinage of the United States, and it 1s the mn- tention of Judge Kelley, the chairman, to bring the subject before the House carly in the present ses- sion, The bill was prepared at the Treasury De- partment, it had already passed the Senate and its passage 1s again recommended by the Secretary of Ube Treasury in his annual report. Weekly Report from the Trea: Receipts of fractional currency for the ve week ending 0 day........ srecee $766,100 Sbipments of fractional currency. . 991,703, Shipments of notes.......... + 2,522,468 ‘Lue Lreasurer hvids in trust as security for pational bank circulation. « + 800,044,000 And lor public deposits + 15,229,000 Nalional bank Circulat this uate Balance in ‘business Lo-day— “peal 456 -103,076, 290 + 8.642,002 + 8,496,640 Commissioners for Examining Applicants for Office ta the Civil Service. ‘The bill introduced by Senator Edmunds to regu- Jate the civil service of the United States and pro- mote 18 efiiciency provides (hat bereatter all appointments of civil officers in the severai depart mients of the service of ine United States, except Postmasters and such oficers as are by Jaw required to be appolnted by the President, by and with the conseut of the Senate, shall be made from those per- sons who shall have been found the best qualined for the performance of the duties of the offices, to Which such appoimtments are tobe made in an open and Competitive examination, to be conducted as prescribed. Proviston ts made by the appoint ment by (he President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of a board of three Commis. sioners, Who are (oO hold tueir offices for the term ot five years, unless sooner removed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, among whose duties shall be the following:— First—To preacrive the qualifications requisite for an appolucment into each branch and grade of ihe civil service, having regard to the fitness of each candidate, in respect to age, health, character, knowledge and abiiity, for tue branch of service IM1O Which he seeks Lo enter, Secoud—To provide Jor ite examination of all bernOns @oeible ULUEE Was Art Wig tuay ergsent ‘shemselves for admission into the civil service. ‘the uppltcant whe stands highest in order ot merit tion for any particular branch and grade of the Wavil service shall have. the preference in appotnt: ment to that branch and grade, and so on, in the order of precedence in examimations, to the muini- mum degree of merit fixed vy the Board, Special Treasury Agent Appointed for Phile- delphin. Charles Redneffer, of Philadelphia, has been ap- pointed spectal agent of the Treasury Department, and will be assigned to duty in that city, The Polygamy Bill—A qQuictus tor Morm isu. The bill recently introduced by Senator Cragin to aid the execution of the law naa st polygamy and tor 0! cv ‘poses, provides tI citizens only of the United States shail be competent to serve as grand or petit jurors in the Territory of Utah, Pro- Vision is made for the appomtment of probate judges by tne Governor, and the Supreme Court 1s authorized to make rules and regulations as to the mode and manner of taking and periecting appeals irom one Court to another, 80 that the just mghts of the patties may be secured and preserved, The militia of the Territory 1s to be organized and dis- ciplined in such manner and at such ames as the Governor shall direct, and ali the officers shali be appointed and commissioned by the Governcr, airiages may be solemnized only by Justices of the Supreme Court or by Justices of the Peace duly pointed and qualified in their proper town- sbips or precincts, or by any priest or mumister of the Gospel regularly ordained and settled or established 4s such in said Territory, or by any bishop or elder in the s0- called Mormon Church, between parties competent to enter into the marriage contract, M: Is declared a civil contract, und no marriage shali be contracted walle elther of the ‘lies has,@ former wile or husbaud living in the United Statés or else- where, unless the marriage with such former wife or husband shall have been dissolved, All persons being within the degrees of consanguluity within whicn marriages are herein prohibited to residents of the ‘Territory aod declared to be incestuous and void, who shail intermarry with each other or who shall commit aduitery or fornication with each other, shali be punisned by imprisonment at hard labor in the Penitentiary Of the Territory not more than fifteen years nor esa than six months. Ii any officer authorized to solemmize marriage shall, knowingly and wilfully, solemnize @ mar- riage between parties, either of whom is disqualitied to enter imto the marrage contract, he shall be deemed guilty of a misde- mMeanor, and upon cunviction thereot before a Court having competent jurisdiction, he shall pay a fine of nov less than $100 nor more than 3600, and stand committed until the tine shali be paid, And iW any person shall presume to solemnize @ mar- riage who 1s not authorized todo so, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic- tlon thereof before any Court ot competent juris- diction, sha)l be punished by a fine ol not exceed- Ing $6.0 nor less than $100, or by imprisonment in the Penitenuary, not exceeding six monibs nor Je83 than Oue month, or by both, such fine and im- prisonment, at the discretion of the Court The Dill provides for the pusishment of spiritual wile- sealing, and alsv for the puoisiment of any person who sliall knowingly and willully aid and assist in, or be present at, the ceremony of Mormunism known as sealing, or spiritual marriage. And if any persou shail publicly or privately counsel, aivise or per Suade any man or Woman tv commit the crime of polygamy, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding $5u0, or imprisoned, al the discretiun of the Court, for a term not ex- ceeding twelve mouths. NeéWe but male citizens of the United States over twenty-one years ol age, and not disquaniied by the conviction Of some crime, shail be competent voters. In prosecutions for polygamy proof of cohabita- tion by tie accused, a3 husvand or wile, or toe acknowledgmeut of the sarty accused of we existence of the martial relation of husband or wre, shall be suficient to sustain the prosecution, The bill also proposes to suppress the so-calied Legisiature of Deseret. Pupplemenutary Convention with Mexico. The Senate will probably this week act on the supplemental convention between the United ‘States and Mexico for the setdements 0; claims, a8 the original will expire early the coming year. Commercial Treaty with Spain. Negotiations for a commercial treaty between the United States and Spain have Leen commenced and will soon be coucluded. Cuban Affairs. There is at present no Information in possession ol the goverument relative to Cuba which requires spectiic legisiation. Should anytuing occur calling for the consideration ol Congress it wili be commu- nicated with a special message. THE WEATHER REPORT, Wan DEPARTMENT, | OFFICE OF THE CIUEF SIGNAL OFFICER, M. WastincTon, D, C., Dec. 11—1 A. Synopsis jor the Past Twen y-four Hours, ‘The area of highest barometer has moved from Missouri and Tennessee into Louisiana and = Texas. Clear weather succeeds the rain in the Gulf coast, and extends thence northward to Pennsylvania and Iowa, with light winds and calms. An areao! low barometer has apparently advanced irom Canada over the lakes, the pressure naving fallen, especially in New Eng- land, with brisk westerly winds and clouds or snow from the coast westward to Lake Michigan. Pleas. ant weather continues at the Rocky Mountains and California. Rain is now reported in Oregon. Probabilities, The barometer will probably continue higher, with clear weather, on Monday in the Southern and Guilt States; lowest in the rez10n of the lakes and in New England, with fresh westerly winds increasing to brisk from Lake Huron eastward; parually cloudy gud rising temperature from liinois to the middle Auantic coas’, Warning Signals Ordered, Cautionary signals continue at buifalo, Rochester and Oswego, Supplementary Weather Reports. ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1871, The following is a syno) Tor the past twenty- four hours of reports received at the Signal ofice:— Snow fell last mightat Montreal, Canada; light ram was also reported from Mobile, also at New Orleans, accompanied, at the jatter piace, by a fresh northeasterly wind. The weather was foggy at Portland, Oregon. Upon the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire, trom observatious taken at the Signal office observatory, tne weather was cloudy; the barometer was recorded at 29.61; the thermometer registered ten degress below zero, and the wind, from the nortneast, was blowing a nurricane. The velocity was recorded at 100 miles an hour, The temperature in this city fell to nincteen degrees, Raln continued tals morning at Mobile, Ala., and New Orieans, La. It was calm, with a heavy fog, at Norfolk, Va,, the temperature being recorded at thirty degrees. Fog was also re- ported from Lynchburg, Va., Memphis, Tenn, and Louisville, Ky. At Mount Washington, N. #., the weather remained cloudy, the barome- ler was recorded at 29,63, the tempera- ture was three degrees below zero, and the wind was biowing a heavy gaie from the west, Snow was reported from Montreal, Canada, Snow fell this evening at Oswego, N, Y., with a wesierly wind blowing twenty-turce miles an hour. It was slecting in Cleveland, Ohio, It was snowing at Mount Washington, New Hampshire, with a tem- perature of two degrees above zero; the wind from the northwest was blowing eighty miles an hour, In New York city the wind irom the west was vlow- ing twenty-five miles an hour and the weather cloudy, The temperavure at San Diego, Cal., was eighty-one degrees, The Weather In this City Yesterday, The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past Uwenty-four aours in comparison with tbe correspon ling day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer as Hudnuvs Pharmacy, UERALD Building, corner of Ann street: — 0 1070, 187. 1. ue Average temperature yesterday. Average lemperature for correspoud ling date Jaat year... 3 AFFAIRS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, Dec, 10, 1871. In the Federal Court, on Saturday, the govern- ment entered a nolle prosequi iu the first inddew ment against Bealion and others, and presented a new indictment charging murder, This brings up & question expected to go Jor decision to the Supreme Court. The oojections of the defence to ihe hew inaictinent were overruled, but they were given until Monday to examine tne indictment. The delence argue thal prisoners who plead guilty sbouid be linuy punished, under the fourth section of the Ku Kiux bil; put the prosecution claims the sen- tence sould be ten years’ Imprisonment and $6,000 fine, uber the sixili section, No decision has veen reached on the State House of Representatives’ pill, Introduced Jor the repeal iing tunding act. ty Land Yeusurer Parker have ordered ig vonds, It We hands oi the Amert+ Company, to be seat to Columbia, where tev will be canceled. In officiat les the finaeial excitement is rub+ siding, and A uniied eiort is peing Made Lo resiore (we plate crediy | EUROPE. King Victor Emmanuel in Rome and His Relations with the Pope. Seen thd THE KING'S ADDRESS TO: PARLIAMEN®, Rome the Capital of Italy and thé Respected Seat of the Pontificate, BISHOP DUPANLOUP ON GAMBETTA. The Emperor of Germany's Speech on the Opening of the Prussian Diet. The steamehip Calatris, Captain McMicken, from Liverpool 28th, via Queenstown the 29th ult,, arrived at this port yesterday. She brings two days’ later news than that already received, ITALY. The King in Rome—What He Thinks of the Pope’s Seclusion—Victor Emmanuel’s Letter to the Pope—Visconti Venostn on the Nom uae don of New Bishops—thoe Jesuits. Rome, Nov. 24, 1871, Victor Emmanuel is beginning to feel himself at home in the new capita) of his kingdom. His ex- pression on seeing the cordiality of his reception by the Romans was that he felt. quite en sami/le among them, and he has begun to give a proof of his being entirely at ease here by taking a daily drive ina light open carriage, witnout escort or outriders, and orly accompanid by Count Castellengo. Everypody seems pleased at this mark of Jami- liar confidence, and tne salutations rendered to His Majesty are not the less hvarty because bis equipage and livertes give no evidence of royalty. On the 22d inst. the King presided over a Council of Minis- ters, Soon aiter the Prefect of Rome, Signor Gadda, presented the members of the Municipal Junta to Ins Majesty, who conversed aftably with the different Assessors, inquiring into their especial attributes and congratulating them upon the re- markabie improvements which ne observed in the city. The King then inquired if the Juntahad any news to give him of the Holy Fatrer, and expressed his surprise and regret that the Pope should have yielded to the advice of those who have completely insulated him and persuaded him to shut himseif up in the Vatican. The King also stated his convic- tion that the seat of government would find a guarantee for order and tranquillity in the midst of the peaceable and serious population ot Rome. The Provincial Deputation had the honor of being Maaliana and tne Dovere, o! Genoa, was sent *_. General Garibala: py the Workingmen’s 4° soctae tion of Faenza—an association composed “of thir distinct mutual aid societies—in rep! —_ declaration that any reconciliat’ <“% bedhead iiss and Mazzini was “impossit' ye Paced between himself i- / GENERAL—The Asse Parwza, Nov. 13, 1871.’ Societies have une volation of ‘ths Workingmen'a Ald ~simounly voted the following answer to~ <et (0 the Citizen Petroal:— UBNERAL—We have (pbserved with deep sorrow “uduetlon into our part “so “genrrate contusions dineugy seo item ions, end seiive ainong as, and thus to Catholicinmand wonarchy, by. the eae oi our own cause, ero) disputes, occas) Teal diversity’ of principles, but merely oy teenie tasat Fancon ‘which ‘should ever’ be sacrinced toy inaivaaual teyia goo, yet “bare “the ‘eflect of” separating into two adverse camps those who, lustead of follomigy te democratic dea for its own sake, follow. tt for the maker the man who represents it. “It appeara that un attempt to being made former Catal dialium between tere and to disseminate two o; pon the authority of two men opposed | We beifeve that in the present deplorat Malian political parties, workingmen' are bound to "give expression tor thel to endeavor fo" put un end to onite one of phase r ciliation between you; causes the relation of which belonge not to us, but to histor Ye have ever had faith in you and, fu Mazzion, hi Held ; to hima by ideas, W show ‘d to an accusations you cast up im, observe that” you set ws the example of following bim in 19 ta Kome, aud again in England ro claiming him your teacher. We would observe t! ‘Ou have led us to serve our country under Pope and King, ¢ has ever maintained the republican flag inviolate for us in the future, We would observe that Mameii ana Innbriant Any ot fell {ighting to the cry 1 Mazzni the greatest mime, bi y jaribaldt,” yet prowl men, and not only accepte: polltical prograi ut shared his social and philosophical belief, We would ob- Serve that while you accuse the venerable letroni, 01 Italian Aristides, of spleen towards you and yours, answers you by prociatming you and Mazzint y presidente of the Workin,men'’s Congress at Rome, Bod expreaaing his earnent’ desire to, ee you crows, the edifice of Malan triumph and xlory in harmony louetber. With respect to his ideas, allow us to declare to you that your letter but condrme’ ut in our Mazzivian b, for in ft we find nothing but what hasbeen far more \d we declare that and programine of Mazzi ‘unfalth{aul to t! }, becwas Bi principles of tenth and 4) are not the patrimony Of any individual, but the property of all men. Ana we bee eve that those principles and that prozramme precede and Surpass the Intervational, of which you speak, because through the methods of such non-exclusive socialism we shoud best realize that true procresa which tx the alm alike of the Ipteroxtional and ouravives. ‘That auch progress has not be ultributed, not to auy dete but Principally to the ‘neces. the qu hy and independence paramount ove d also—for we desire to Hon of national 3 iy deplores lepior i the axcending movement ot the Working ‘and proletarian classes as far back as in 18, when the workinginan’s question and that of a new social and economical orsanization. were unheard. of. | We are proud to claim the precedenoe in these ideas for Ita Jan science and genius so sublimely peraonitied in Jonepls Mazzini, and we ate prow to claim for Italian milltery enius the merit of your victories over the German arma im ral We are not foil y “Mazzinian sect,” for no Mazzinian sect exists, We belong to the great. Italian, Fepudlican, social and democratic party which accepts aw {ts progratnme the social and political doctrines of Josep Mazzini; which aeeks the liberty and alhanee of the peoples, commencing with — the alliance of. the Italians; which socks the recognition of the equal rights of workmen and proittarians, through thai abolition of every form of tyrauny ‘and privileges | which advances upon iit path secure and full of faith; tree from haired or revenge, and gufied by the principles of truth, justice. duty, liberty, equality and fraternity, Far xis not @ question of persons Dut of principle, Upon matters of principie all may agree. ‘And we have faith that (ron a right understanding of the true interests of our airy and humanity we shall one aay fev you at least the political friend o: Mazzini, even if it be not possible to see you, as we could wiab, hi Iiberty and personal received at the Quirinal after the Municipal Junta. THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. Great curlosity is manifested by the public with Tespect to the ceremony of opening Parliament. ‘The Minister of the Intertor has about six hundred lickets of admission to dispose of, but he has al ready received applications for them to the number of 24,000, The Senators and Deputies have only one ticket apiece to give away, but crowds of friends are besiegiug them. All this is strongly indicative of a squeeze. THE BILL FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES. The King’s firm determination that the bill for the suppression of religious communities in Rome, as well as in the rest of Italy, shall be one of the rst presented to Parliament has been so {frequently and so positively asserted that your readers will not fall to be surprised at the following paragraph, which I quote from the Armonia of Florence:— THE KING'S LETTER TO THE POPE. A letter 13 spoken of irom King Victor Emmanuel to Pope Pius 1X., announcing to ‘His Holiness te Inaugurauon of the lialan Parliament, and promis- ing that the reigious corporations in the Holy City Will be respected. ‘Tis letter was written aud sent With a view W prevent tue protests which the Pope Intends to make against the oppres:ion and perse- cution which convents aud mouasteries suffer in Kome. A circular bas been sent by the Minister Visconti Venosta to all the Italian diplomatists accredited to joreign courts relating to the nomiaa- tion of tne new bishops to the dioceses 80 lo) vacant in iialy, In this circuiar Signor Viscoutt Venosta pretends to prove that the Pope enjoys lull and absolute liperty after the spoliation he has suffered—indeed, greater liberty thaa he enjoyed ee the temperal power, siuce, a3 loug as le was ing of Rome, Pius 1X. was never able to nominate bishops to the dioceses of the kingdom of Italy, as he has done since the abolition of the temporal power, In virtue Of te guarantecs established by the italian government and Parliament. ‘whe circu- lar of the Minister Visconti Venosia awelis princi- pally upon the nomination of the new bishops. ‘he representatives of the King of Italy are invited to read {t to the goveruments to which they are ac- creditea, to persuade them to approve the faits ac. compilts at Rome and think no more of the temporal power. This circular Is to be presented to the Iai jan Parhament, with We oiher documents of the Green Book. A NEWSPAPER SRIZEt. The Osservatore Romano of the 2ist inst. was seized for an article entitled “Ciarle Parlamentare” Parliamentary goseip), In which the Procuror Henerat discovered threats of distruction agwust the constituuonsl monarchy and odence against the statute. She Osserva‘ore announces With considerable sat- jelaction that not only the Ministers of France, Austria and Belgium will Le absent from the rarila. Mentary mMauguration, but also those of Germany and Great Britam—both of whom it afirms are con- fined to Florence by sickness, In the case of Cowit Brassier de St. Simon the Osserrafore may be right, but it is certainly not so in the case of Sir Augustus Pager, who 1s on a long leave of absence, and who, with Lady Paget, 1s enjoying a round of visits to’ the counity mansions of their friends in England, The British Legation will nevertheless be represented al the opemng of Parliament by Mr. Herries, who 18 now acting us Charge d’ Affaires jo Rome. M. de Goulard ts still in Germany, and is pot expected In Rome beiore the loth of De- vember. He 18 quite a young diplomatist, having made lis début at the Congress of brankiort, THE FIRST PETITION TO PARLIAM The Rivorma and otner liveral journals announce that the first petition to be read in Parliament will be one signed by 9,570 Roman citizens praying Jor the suppression ‘of the order o1 Jesuits The Osservaore kKomano states tu reply that a solemn rolest agaist this petiuon is in readiness, signed by 33,546 really Roman citizeus, praying, on we contrary, for the preservation of that illustrious order, ‘The Osservatore iniers that, unless the ma- jority 18 to be trodden under toot by the ‘new law,’’ Ihe petition of 43,546 persons ought to outweigh that of 9,570. CONSISTORY. This morning the Pope holds his consistory for the nomination of the remaimung baten of bishops, without waiting to comment on the King’s speeci. But I cannot yet send you any deialls, pecause the mails for the north leave Rome at such an iconve- mently early hour that thts lever will be en route before the Pope 1s well scated on his throne, THE POPE! The Opening of the Italinn Parliament— Speech of King Victor Emmanuel=lKome the Capital of Italy and the Respected Seat of the Poni ates ‘The Italian Parliament was opened 27th ult. by the King in person, Who deiivered the speech irom the Throne, of which the following is a summary :— Italy 18 restored to herself ans to Rome, and we have re- conquered our piace among the nations of the world. We shat remai to our principle, Regeneraied by t erty, we shali seek in liberty and order the secret of suength and @ reconciliation between the Churc Kone, ae State. Having recognized the bsolute ind of the spiritual amtbority, we may be certain that 7 the capiial of Italy, will Continue to be the peacefal and 're- spectedd aeat of the Pontiticate. We shall thereby mucceed tn reassuring the consciences of men, Thus, by the firmness of Our resolutions and the moderation of Our acts, we bave | mplish the unity of the being allected with f roperties, leavi tutions which have ‘sal Ubureb, ‘The speech adds:— Now that Italy ts constituted we must devote our attention her pros ing her finances. Fie furnie untouel he in the government da ua to fear that e of the navonal the works for of our uire long and searching studies, The call us tto a revere account. for our Propoaitions relating to this subfect wi The speech then enumerates varic ‘nal administration, It express ment of the nauional unity with, iy ewal the defence ry future | migh gence, bmnitted to you. bills concerning the tnt 1 eat must 5 f communication and outlets for The tunnelling of Mont tiene to be under e ‘Thone evierprines will facilitate and increa friendly relations which aireads unite us with other ¢ tries, and will render more fruitful the legitimate emulation of work and civilization, Signor Mogzzint and the Ltatinn Workingmens Tae following letter, publisned in tae Unite jaribal |, Micvele Chlarini, Vicenza Michele Pompiguoll, Tue Committee—Sante 15, Pompignoli, Pieiro Liverani, DUPANLOUP AND GAMBETTA. The. Reply of Bishop Dupnaloup to the Speech of vette The moderate Journals of Paris regret the absten- tion of voters on November 26, as having assured: the success of the extreme radical candidates, ) ‘The clerical organs pubiish the reply of Mone¢ seigneur Dupanioup to the speech of M. Gambetta at St, Quentin. Monseigneur Dupanloup passes @ severe -judgment upon the acts of M. Gam- betta while in power; accuses him of sac’ rificing national interests to party ends and personal ambition, and objecis to the vagueness of the terms of the speech on an import~ ant iundamental point. Mgr. Dupanioup warmly defends religious teaching agatnst the accusation of obsiructiveness, adverts to the heroic conduct of the Christan Brothers and Sisters of Charity and the Ponutical Zouaves during the war, and says that M. Gambetta vainly Matters the lower clergy, Mgr. Dupanioup adds tat there 18 no institution more democratic than the Church, He also protests against an attempt to calunniate devoted men, and excite agalust them the same blind fury before Which they fell during the Commune. Mgr. Dupan- loup conciudes by expressing to the world his opiu- lon that the system Of education advocated by My’ Gambetta would produce human monsters, GERMANY. Opening of the Vrussian Diet—Emperor Wi'a am’s Speech from the Throne=The Maing tenance of the National Power and Sccurity’ of the German Empire. ‘The Prussian Diet was opened on the 27th nit, by, the Emperor in person. In bis speech from ine inrone:— Hig Imperial Majesty commenced by thanking the pecle for we noble attitude they had maintained during U 1¢ late war, and proceedéd to point out that, while the maintenance \ of ‘the ‘uational power and security belonzed tu t German empire, the Prussian representatives coula! the more thoroughly devote themselves to the! healthy development of the internal insttutions. The speech further mentioned the extremely satisfactory fn: cial condition, which will be sull more favorably develo) Bills are anno ue employment of, the Prussian State F consequent upon the formation of the Imperial war fund for the payment of the State debts This reiief, as well al fucrease of the amount of the’ ‘and, tn addition, the Important the to requirementa in all the departs; ments of the administration to the fullest extent, Que sitions will be ane for ® and otber bills will be. Introduced reiative to tie fon of the Andit Unies, the reconstruction of varivus State railway du Tear® of the plant of the Ste railways. Is re:at trate, lauded property and the yovernmeut of astern provinces will be presented to the m ‘The speech also dwells upon the further success development of the communal local administration the provinces In reference to the agitation on Church! governuent is determined to preserve per- s jh reyard to the adminisn, tration of justice and the civil taw, aud at the sume ime to maintain the legal tudependence of the chure! ct the liberty of conscience and fait he constitutional execution o} fore the Diet ou the mar. glutry system and the to and their} ure. ly referenc ‘dolic Instruction very covaiderabie meagures are promised for the ratisfuction of many bitherto neg Fequives ments. Finally, a general education bill as well as one for the pervision of echools are promised. HAVANA MARKETS, HAVANA, Dec. 9, 1871. SugarStock In warehoures at Havana ind Mutanzine 65,775 boxe exported during the week trom Havana and M: xes and 100 hbda., of whic anaes 1 13,800 boxes and all the Lhda, were to the United States) Small parcels of new sugar Matanzas and Cardenas. or ve been received bere from ‘The weather continus ore grinding, and the yield satisfactory. continue to be made for cent Sugur market firm; demand acti rices advanced; Nos. 10 tol2,D. S., 1 14 10 20, D. S., 1134 @ 18% reuis. yrvado Buy ig reals; (air to good retining, reals. Bacon quiet al $13 a avie ha 8 me la or en 1reee sae steady wanerere, OL erioam, 7 per quintal. Flour, American, 13 35 ‘per. dbl. Hams, ‘American sugar cured, act at $23 a in tins, % a Sia e upp ol axed on the latest New York quo- yecelpis moderat Lard, B15; ‘The importers of Ind bi mine prices daily, to bt tations. Potato i 475 a $5. tn tint yn" itch pine, #29 ;_hogehead, 22 ‘hoops, ton box of ir to United s gn tue United Staten sixty dava, cu ., Short sight, da pre! i i i bore aight, 13-8 14 prem it, Tw 1G ps Onto 1, 950. nominal; and Southern ports in pee be Exchange preminio y ixty days, gold, Wis @ m. On sixty days, currency, 26 a Lon- HUMAN HAIR SWITCHES, FIRST QUALITY, NOT 4 yous ho onimped batt In, solid hale, (24 inched longs 3 weight 2 ounces, only $6; 28 inches, welght 214 ounces, 8 Bi" fence welghi ig ouicen, $7 ih: inches, weigat ounces, only && Only hair Importer who retaiis at whole dale prices, CHARLES V. PECKHAM, 657 Broadway, Moar Mh, and 251 Gr el, corner of Chrystie. Seis, tupon receipt of color by mall, Corres+ A ALLY OBTAINED BROM taias. No puolicity. Adviva ace (Or State. 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