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Ete APTI ETNA the Southern people will readily dispense | bee red by 8° ‘1 { 5 fair and manly interpretation of my terme can THs NEW Y( RK SU N, ind “a i sa readily = e h urged Ly Davis’ friends against this accuss Sen than for ter werda et ats States = _ | wie cable AML a uted weichtched ayant er | tot, Las bern founded upon his alieged purity of “United States authorities,” “ Umitationg THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE A, 1660, [2¢8t0 Populaion, whenever in the course | character. How Jcrr's moral virtues can be made Se eet carla (ery, Pibat: the pute Ponsteaetetistsind + —_—— a = | of events, they find that it will be safe for them to | compatible with bis language respecting the a to gives to the Southera pecbie. Fast lny. do 804 Wo, at the North, beve no doubt they could | tragedy, is @mystery, which can be solved, if at Crcncre iio diva ou chet 1 a) Vin Covers In sccordance with the Pres: .°at's Proclamation, | gafely do this now, They, at the South, bred with | all, only by the forthcoming trial, of the arch ment of the Uni States, either through Ite erecns this day will Be observed by cur citizens gener- | glaveboiling idea, do not yet see it in our light. | traitor, Af ey of tery te'rrortes ally, a8 a day of fasting, Luriliation, prayer ant | Time will open their eves, quicker than Tribunic ToT Punctaaly, leary fully. by the most rapid ineaug mourning, in memory of Anranam Lixcot™, | agitation, or pathetic appeals to the people of the General Sherman's Defence, Got one slgele precaution ee ary Bhan the late President of the United States, All | North, to uncoustituiionaliy enact that the Bouth- Tim evidence of Geuerai Sueuman, given before | penetite of my porttion tn case the Severna places of business wil be closed, aud citizen | ern Siates ehall not control thelr own tnternal | the Congressional Committee on the Conduct of Nae a ee ae eee ceearie minced rith (be wenorally are requested to sasernblein their respec | affaira, Give them liberty, and shew wil! all | the War, bee just made ite appearance. Below | military history of thy perr wold Like at this tive places of worship, for the purpose of uniting | be a free, froin oppression toward negro, | Will be found General BamAMAN's statement con- | Point wo submit to the Committee my offic’ (n this last tribute of respect to she memory of & departed Chief Magiatrate, Io hambly recognis- ing our dependence upon a1) vine Providence, we fuay well devote the day tw thone reflections which are muggested by the untimely death of Mr. Lin- cons, and implore Hi who watches over ua, to quard our nation against the tone! inaions of every enemy, and \u merey permit our country to obtain that p rwanent peace, which God wloue can secure wus, General Sherwnnan’s Report. Grmenat Sue) wan has eubmitied to the Commit tee on the Conduct of the War,'an elaborately pre- pared report of bia proceedings in connection with Jowsston'as gnirrender in Norih Carolina, This ia the first opportunity the public have bad to hear Surnwan'a aide in this interesting question, and the report will do much toward eliciting the truth. The claim set np by Generu| Pnrmray in, that the ironmatancen existing at the tino of the negotin- Hons, Justified him in the course which be pursued, Ho asserts that the conversation which he had with Prorident Lixcouw Petersburg, the are surances given hii by Fisston at Savannah, and Gis correspoudence generally with hia superior officers ted him to eve shat he would be jus. fed tn treating preiiminarily with the rebele upon civil questions, and with that belief entored into the “agreement’* which has created @o much General Burtaman arguca bie case eor be controversy. with the skillof @ lawyer, and it rust be con- loaned thathe putas very diferent phase noon it from that which has geuerally been accepted, ile waked out a gol case for himself, and a# the pub- le are nitting In judgment upon this question, It @ill undoubtedly weigh avougly in bie levor. Secretary SiANTON must now “abow cause.” It S reported that he ja eng fin prepuring « atate. went for the purpose of vindicating himself from be charge preferred by Geveral Bogue tutil ho has received @ hearing, the case oan in @leyauce, When toth sides have bern gear, apd the lonew carefully naidered, the public will decide the question upon ite meriva ond tiust ree A Few Specimens, The Governmont seeius Uisaposed to give foreign natious an iukliag of the metamorphoses that have occurred in ourvavy during the last four years, le- ‘ore the War, our navy was the lauzhiug stock of Ul Europe, and our tare received ma y a stings By cut asthe representatives of a country that wuld inuster only two or three dozen woe ‘on pulka ; under theengnonen of a “ navy.” But ‘things have changed." The Government ie pow ereparing to dispatch a@ fleet tw the Mediterra- sean, consisting of fifty of our moat approved war fersely including the TIronatdea and two double. surreted monitors. Ny European nation has any. shing in the naval Une, balf as formidable aa these fron monsters,that have Ko Iately sprung Into exis ence, and thelr presence ty foreign waters will five those who furmerly derided aud sooffed atour duprevending navy, something of an idea of our present tinportance a# a naval power. In this thange they will see socihor nee of .he way the Yankees do th ngs'' at owill make them open their sleepy eyes in blank age onishment, Four years aco there eas hardly s fth-rate Government in Europe that did noth onnt # Davy superior to cure; to-day we stand flest on ihe list, and even the gouty Lone voliged to adiwit that “the American nevy ie un- surpassed in oil * Tils expedition, which Munder the command of Admiral ¢ Times is LDeKOMOL GH, will show the Europcans what kind of a nade of, and it may tend to n Hore rerpectul thun they @ard our Government, we are Ko then @ liste have hitherto been w- The Negro Question, Tur Tainese elaima that we yy readers that that journal advocates “taking from he Southera people an alinitted right, because it ware that the nu rroes tuay @t some future time be Wade the victims of persecution,’ Now, if know h istalenly tell our we ! woto read the En- ¢lish Janguage, and form any opinion of the position cur cot: toporary occupies on the negro quostion: its article means exactly what we have stated it; or it waa inteuied © prepare the way for a continued Scitation of freedmen's rights, until Con ress euacts uo law tompelling the white Southern people to recognize the right of black fo co-equal sip under all circums'ances, to wordy the Trurse have Nauma added he Constisuiior that no State in the Union a! tows that probibitod newroew from selling in that Mate ; holding real estate i educating black chi}. fren | working men eltizeus othor another . pro would enact wonl! siding + Parsuiog happwess 5 voting; or doing other and Gundry acta that white men May do Biate, under the Ponedituti om, While the Truexs admits that Is is Intiuitely otter on all Lends that the States Bs deal eachusiv ‘ly with questions of auftraye, Provisled, they will deal ri shteoualy } ig ualy, or ) w be intoloral : He ‘ Phe editer adds that he rauuet “contiientiy hope that the States will so set in the prowises, thas the Dali y pation may hon y ond justly let it alone.» silt We #e@ no reason why } y Mr Gnwacey Tay not ®confidently hopo'' that the Southern States will oot jumtly end righteously towarts the freo now iu every y Wron f& view of the natural laws that will pila govern the Boutherm people in their fature ¢ . as non slavebolders, If ¢ desire to sie id Aiwir landed property available, thes ase as a boly, treat tho nogroes in 0 od wer suggested by the Tarmune toe re own selfinterest will be against such We shall see the Tennosses case, (ol BURR) Ho modified in the future, ‘ ® course, and ged by the Tare shat overy mom. aswecould wish them. Iu regard to the hypo. thetical cave in which our contemporary eo graph feally describes the acts of oppression aud reta’ ation that Boutherners might be guilty of towar negroes, welook upon it as almost without the pale of proba! ility ; for the reason, that th black men travel elsewhere, if they find a Bouthern residence undesirable, ou secountof the weave la concerning necroes. During the anti-slavery agitation we heard a great deal about the “Black laws of the Southern States ''~-and regarded them as the most outrages ous enactments, that «ver ciagraced the statute booka of civilized States, Our opinion would be the same concerning ‘ disab.lity acts" of alike character, if passed by the Borthern States, under their non-siavoliding relations w the Nevertheless, we have no right doe greater wroug tthe purpose of pr ng If people bim inform Union, now, f a minor @rong that may nover be conmnittel Mr. G ¥ fears thet the Bouthern Will exterminate the negroes, let the black men how they can beter their condition: instead of desiring the Northern people to interfere, as @ Nation, in ® tastter that ouly concerns individual States under the Constiiution. And now we have one word more to say in reference to the Trine se's ides of “doing our full duty by our late defenders,"* how meanng the negro soldiers, We are prepared bo do our duty by every soldier, white or who bas taken up arms and fought for the Union cause; but in colng our “whole duty,’ we cannot jose sight of the white man, or include every bla an as one ot our “late defenders."' We have ays bet os high opinion of Mr migy's philantbrapy and overflowing kindness towards his oppressed fellow- creatures, but with al! due respect to that gentle. tan, we thick be teas generally favored the negro more than the white and if he would now turn over anew lef, and assert the rights of white men, as bravely aa be hae advocated the wrongs of the black race, wo Willexpoct a speedier eolution of the preseut negro question. Howat Coun amt MaLiony, late Becretary tof the rebe! Navy Departinent, are on their way to V/ash- ington, under the eafe escort of « Union ¢ uard. Conn was Boedanan’y Secretary of she Treasury, sud while acting in thas capacity her used h # pos sition to facilitate, and promote the work of eeces- sion ant rebellion He was activel'y conmected with the war froin the time of fits inc eption until the end, and figured somewhat consple uous! ¥, aa® military commander, althoug! he neviorr achioved any great success The position of Mal .Lony, aw & Dember of the rebel Cabinet? during | Le gremer part of the war, renders his arrest ove amore im- portant than thatef Com, Neither of thies tangible claim for lent having occupied prom pent positions iu 4 be Fedoral Goverumont, which they prostituted in the inter Ost of treason. They are revels of the fi ret classy, aud must tuke their places with the ott." leading inatigators of treasor Let the Sok lor Retain His Can. It ‘s stated that the sel hors of Has oce’s vet these wor- y. both has any ran corpe will Le allowed to resain their ius. te and rites an eouveniza of thowar, Why notes tend this compliinent to all the soldiers, We ven- ture to may that the confer @ Government coals. hardly fe the svldiers, that © rould be r upon more highly appreaiased, than shat of p ormisston fo carry to their homes the guosg which t hey have © beroically carried throu,h thy war, TY @ soldier Orme an attachment for bis guu which a civilian anot fully comprehend, It wae Lis sole. compan: jon on the lonely piokes Lue, and possibly it saved big life When the lurking exewy was com passing his death, In the istof battle it was | vis tried and trusted trieud, that never fatiod him « ben she “bead’* wasdrawu, Turough the long m arches, inthe hour of bardship aod suiteriag, ib was ever With him, and he now reyvards is ea the iristri ument with which bo achieved the deeds that call forth the gratitude aud adroirativa of his country men, He now wants to take fig home to show ‘the falles'* aud those Who are We jing for bir at the old home- stead are none the ler ws desirous to ase aul to han dio this wonderful py oce of mechanism, wash which the soldier boy foug atthe battles of ita couusry. Still later, when th » soldier of to-day shall have drawn near the da & valley, when bis children and Brandchildren slat) hover around him, wha coubkd ro than to point te the old ml ive bim greater dust covered tire plea lock hanging upen its pex, aad fougea the Let the sfitlers teil the younyste ra how ** ran’ tuor rebels Wikh tin have their pune the grows War, Was J davis a Party to the Assaraine tien. Tue evider ce elicited in the Censpiracy triale showing, tim doath of Pres id tN, and that bie only re- eres tb at ray Mecretary STA w1oON di! not share the same fate, will consti- tu! 9 strong circumstantial evidence against him, * san secessory tothe conspiracy. The only ples “which Jave'’s friends lmve pretended to aivauce for , the purpose of exculpating him fr comple Jery, Davis felt exultant over the Live was Ani JouNsoN and the charge of yin the plot is, thathe is ao devoute Chmatian, so amiable a gentleman, and #0 purely humane that bis 1 wold revolt ot auch # deed as This trileute to bis virtues , and possibly n ight bave some (lint of assassination sounds very wo Wolcht in tormin? publie ophulon,tosshe contrary. But unfortunately tor Jigy lis record a’ cruelty during the rebellion, and the Utmistakuble language whict heemployed o hearing that the wor f assastna- coming bis armistice with Je Tow, Being asked to state all the facts and circumstances relating to ‘t General Sammwan replied an follows + (1a the J5th dav of April leet, I wae at Raleioh, In corntand of three armies. the Army of the Ohio, the Ariny of the Cumberland, and the Army of the Ten. heme ty enemy was Gen, Joweph FE. Johnaten of te Cogtederate army, who commanded 60,000 men, retceating alone the railroad from Raleiwh, by Hille borough, Greensborgueh, &alishury and Charlotte ; I commenced pursuit by croseiae the aurve of that road ‘a the direction of Ashborouch and ¢ ntte; aft the head of my column hed crowed the Cope Fear Kiver at Avon's Ferre, 1 received a comr trom Gen, Jobnatw: T \udet p letter ada. Or Le we Pte . Laverou, N.C, April 15. 1866 S. Grant, and Seevetary of War Leond rrespondence to you with Gen, Johneton, I think will be followed by terme of capitnia- tion, Iw ters the same terme Gen. Grant gave Geo. Lav, and be carcful not to complicate any points oft civil policy, If any cavalry has retreated toward me, caution thein to be prepered to find oar work fone, Lt is now raining in torrents, and I hail await Gen, Jobneton's reply bere, aud will prepare to meet him in person at Chapel Mill, “| have invited Vanes to return to Raleigh, with the civil offic of his State onere . Holden %. all oi whom agre: is over, the States of thi resume their wiiegiance, subject to the Constitution amd laws o ‘ and murt submit to she National artne, hin reat fact was admitted, aud she details are of cusy arrangement. “W. T. Siena on, Major-Gen.” [inet Gen, Johneton in perron at is houre five miles from Durhata Station, under @ flag of truce, Atter o ‘ew preliminary reinarke he raid to me, since ieo has surrendered his arm at Appomattox Court House, of which he had itt been advised, he looked upon further opposition by him ae the vreatest posile of crimes; that he wanted to know whether [ could make hint any general anything by which he coc id maintain his trolof hie army, and prevent ita ecatt y the great yo ng oft it he could arr e LerTae Bat ory to both parties, He wanted to embrace the jon and fate of ail the armies of the Southern to tue Kio Grande—to make oue job of it, so he termed it. [ asked him veiat bis powers were--whether he could command and control the inte of all the armies to the Rio Gransle, He answered that he thought he could obtain the power, but he did hot possess it at that moment; he did not know where Mr. Davie was, but he thought if | would give bim the tine be coald find Mr, Breekiuridge, » hove ordera would be obeyed everywhere, and be could pledge to lie personal faith that whaiever be undertook to 1 ‘eck sud with Gen jon left upon my mind was, that if a settlement could be made, comsletent with the Constitution of the | nited Staves, the laws ot Congress and the proclamation of the President, they would not only be willing, but pleased to termi. uate the war by one stroke of the pen, I needed time to finish the railroad from the Neuse bridge up to Kaleb, and thought [ could put in four or five dave of good tire in making repaira to my road, even it | had to seud my propositions to Washington; I therefore copsunted to deiay 24 hours, to enable Geo, ocure what would satisfy me as to his vority @nd ability as @ milicary man, to do what he undertook todo; i therefore consented to meet he beat day, the 17th, as 12 noon, at the same ae We did meet again; after a eeneral interchange of courtesies, he remarked that he was then prepared to satiety me that he could iulfill the terme of our conversation of the day betore, He then asked me what | was willing to do; 1 told him, in the first piace, I could not deal with anybody except nen recogni by us as “belligerents.”” because no military man could go beyond th General has aince #0 ¢ RODEO KO under {it before; there was no difference upon ms to the men and officers accompanying rate armies, I told hin that the Pi | nited states, by @ published pr enabled every man in the Southern Con- the rank of Colonel and unc in amnesty, by simply taking the oath of allegiance to the United States, and agreeing to go to his home and live in peace, ‘The terms of Gen, Grant to Gen, Lee extended the same princples p ofheers, of the rank of [brigadier General and upward, including the hoehest ofeer in th pn fed- erate Army, view: Gi foe, the Commander-in Chief, [was therefore willing to proceed with him upon the game principles, Then » conversation arow fea to whi f roment they were to have in the Sonth States thee to be di rd, and w to be deuied representa tion in the people there to be—in th ot the people of the Bouth— #iaves lo the people of the North ? Of course, [ ssid, “No; wodesize that you should resain your position aa citizenaot the United States, free aud @jual to us Jn all reepects nud with represeatation, upon the con- dition of fubmission to the lawtul autherity of the Stased as defined by the Constitution, the ny States Courts, ond the wuthorities of the Lniged States supported by thore courte.” He then remarked to me that Gen, Breckinridge, a Major rtiin the Conted yas ne a { Thad ino object, © have him ent. Leaiied hi nition to the facw that J had on the day t re, lained to bim that avy nevotia. tious between us must be contined to b yen Hie replied that he understood that pertectly suld he, * Breckinridge, whom you do not know, e by public numer, Seeretery of War, is, in tact, a 1; [give you my word for that, Have ction to hia being present as a Major 1 replied, * Thave no objection to any But," Genere military officer you desire being present us a part of 1, myself, had tay own officers Breckinridye came a etrauger to and he your personal stat." near me at cal! whom T had never spoken toin iy ti tin the conversation, While that outler arrived and dar vt papere; he and joked over them for some mn J ston & pay pat oown aud ime and say in their pockets; what they wore t » but ove of them waa a elip of pa a, w Geu, Johnston told me, by Mr i acan, Postmaster General of the Southern Con- federacy ; they seemed to talk about it suffe roce, and finally banded it to me; [ glanced over it; a6 vas preceded by a preamble aud closed with a few generul terme; 1 ted it at one We nm dis cussed inatvere: tacked about slavery, talked abous every thing, re was au univeres) assent thas slavery wae aa dead as anything could be; that it warone ofthe igeues Of tie war long since deter- mined ; at so Gen, Johnston laughed at the tolly ot the Go eQoverameut jn raising negro ale diets, Wi y they guve us wll the points of the case, Ttold them thas slavery bad been treated by us ase dead Institution, tirat by one Class of men trom the initiation oft war, and then trom the date of the Fananespation Mroclamation of Fresideut Lincoinand toadly by the aasentoftall parties, Asto reconstruc. thon, Ltold thers I did not know what the views of the Admipietration were, Mr. Liucola, up w that tinm:, in letters aud by telegrams to me, cocouraged me by all the words which could be ured in general tortua, © believe not only in Lie willingness, but in » desires, that I should make terns with civil au. ities Kove TOTS aud legislatures, even as tar back itthen cecurred tome that I might write ol some Keoeral propositions, meaning Littl, or meaning Inueh, secording to the construction ot par. ties—whatl Would term “glittering geueralitios’ — and send them w Washingtou, which I could do in four days, That would enabie the pew l’resident to give me aclue W bis policy in the important june ture Which was theo upon us, for the war wos over: the highest military au. thorities of =the Southern Contedersey po confessed to mie openly, uuconcealedly und repeated ly, Ltheretore drew up the memorandum (which has been pubiished to the world) tor the purpore of retore ring it to the proper Executive authority of the l nis- ed States, Abd euabling him to deine to me what 1 cline, elm to cover the pride of the pouthera men, who thereby became subordinate to the Jaws of the l pited States, civul aud military, I made ne concessions to Gen, Johnston's army, or the troops under bis direction and immediate coutrol, andil any Comcessions were Made in those general terius, they were made because 1 then believed, and Saat Won had been effectually accoummiisined, outweighs | now beLeve, they would bave delivered into the ‘Der of that Levislature wal be a» Qamod of bia vore | the laudstions of tis brot! : hands of the United states the absolute control of ou the negro laws enacted tn i 4 ons of Mis brother tra tors, Aman who | overs Contederate oficer and roldierall their muster ehanae of esnitme 3 + that Bbate, This | wit! clos over, or even sanctior, ao e@iabolical an | rolis and ail theiy arme, Jt would save us all the in- rang! ment will be, « 4d) saued be, brought | act as) “ cideatal expense resulting tom the military occupa. About by @ proper educ Mee Be Bes OF wasaseiontion, to tworaliy guilty ofthe | tion of that couatry by provost marshals, provost ‘ stiua of the black | ori: Now, tf J Davis rejoleedaat the con | euarde, wilitary governois eud all the machinery People, oud io fair |} iaet thiaiams Shs ihe. | éstanasing Ct jorh : by which Aloue muitary power cap reach the people people of ell the Sistes; OOF this. cris and ho isnot the man | oi uw civilized country, It would have suriender- © * af the rights, under the | to expone a! he foels what ground has his armies of Dick Taylor and Kirby onmitatom, of individ us) going Ansure the | fronds f ' é them capable of doing infinite Southern le that N “ . a re y that he could not possibly be to ue by exhausting the resources of peop! fthern agitators may mot | guilty of so, dastardly a deed? The Preaidens whole country upon which we were to engrafi ultra Northern iaaaass f * K | depend tor ub luture extinguishment of our foe guidance of ite Upon any State for | stated in his proclamation that then) wamevidence | de freed upon us by thelr wronetul wud rebellious tern A Mr. saession of the 4 ‘ +3 | Conduct. | hever designed to shelter a human beir femmey may +1) 4 a pale yi ane in po’ the Government to prove JEFF'S | frou euy liubiilty inentied Ih consequence ot past note Comite ai hyve ther Koamylictty with tbe plot, All se ded mse thes bas | the civil tribuuals of vur oowmiry, aud 1 do uot bee which has been in the hande of the p.oper officer, Brie -Gen, Rawlings Chief of staff of the Army the United States, since about the 19th instant. It wastnade by meat Manchester, Va. after I had re- turned from Savannah, whether 1 went to opea up the Savannah Kiver, and reap the fruite of my nesotiations with General Johnston, and to give General Wilron's forces in the interior a aafe and sue base, from which he could draw the necessary and food tor hiscommand It was filled ab thia, that L learned, for through the public press, that my i animadverted upoo, no only by : ry of War, but by General Halleck, and the press of the country atlarge. did feel burt, and snnoyed that Mr. Stanton coupled with the terms of my tmemorancum, contided to him a copy of @ teleerain to General (rant, e hich he had never sent tome He knew, on the contrary, that «hea he was Qt savannah, that | Lad negotiations with civil par- ties there, tor he was present in my room when those parties were confering with me, and 4 wrote hii a jeiter, setting forth many pointe of it, in which I eaid Talwed to make a eplit fn Jeff, Davies dominions, by segregating Georgia trom their course, Thore were civil negotiation=, and fer from being discouraged from makiny tuem, 1 was encourared by Secretary Stanton himself two make them, By coup- ping the note to General ¢ with my maneraudum, he gave the world fairly snd cleai.y to infer that | wae in pow ot it. Now, 1 wae not in possession of i, and have reson wo know that Mr, Stanton knew I was notin posession of it, Next wet me Gen, Halleck’ te/eeram, indorsed by Mr, Stantwo, in which they publicly avow on actof pertidy—nameiy, the violation of my te which | bad a right to make, and which by the |b ot war and by the awe of Cong'essis ponishabie by death and noother punishwenut, Next they ordered an army to pursue ty euewy, who was known to be surrendering t0 ine, in the presence of Gen, Grant himeelt, their eaperior officer, and finaily they sent oriers to Gen, Wilson and to ( Thouas—my eub- ordinates, acting under me on in of she most tr nificent semi diiniiably executed—to deleat my ordere and to thwars the interests of the Government of the United states. Tdid tee! indignant. 1 do fel indlenant, As to my honor, | can protect it, of the Lith of April] used thie language: have invited Gov. Vance to return to Kaleigh with the civil officers ot hie State." 1 did so because Pres- ideut Lincoin had bimeelt encouraged me to ® simi- lar course with the Governor of Georgia, when I was in Atianta, And here was the opportunity which the pecretary of War should bave taken to put ne on muy cuard againet mak ngtermes with civil authori- tiee, if euch were the settled policy ot our Govern. ment, Had President Lincoin lived 1 know he would have sustained mu More Aboat Jef. Davis, A correspondent of the Philadelplia Lequrmme, writing from Richmond under date of May 20th, faye that the manacies were removed from J. D. on Bunday afternoon. Duriny the days Le was jroned Davia steadfastly refused food, cating each day nothing but a bit of bread, and yesterday Dr, Cravens said plainly to the authorities that unless he was relioved from the shackles, the prisoner would not live two days. In consequence of thie representation the irons were removed late yesterday afternoon, and then Dr, Cravens is reporied to have further expressed the opinion that unless Davis wae allowed more fresh air than he could get by constant confine- ment in his cell, he would not Hve ten days, He will live the ten days, however. for to-morrow he The and will be sent to Washington, Connecticut, ordered from Washinton for hiscon- veyance, will arrive in Hampton Roads this morn- inboms nd to-morrow forenoon the prisoner will be conveyed on board, under strong guerd, Davis certainly has shown childishness,and temper,tiat is in the highest de,ree, diagracetul to him, and robe him of ell claim to pity or respect. No vreat Beate criminal ever stood in go unenviable # light Lefore the world, From the firss momeut of bis capture until now he has not shown a single sign of that fortitude, courage and dignity that bave so often gilded the last hours of crime. None of this has he shown. Ho acts and talks Ike # apoiled child, whose playthings have been taken away, The Par Value of Brains. Working ae an ordinary hand ina Philadelphia eh p-yard, until very recently, was 8 men named Jobo L, Knowlton, His peculiarity was, that, while others of bis class, were at ale houses, or in- dulging in jollification, be was incessantly engaged iu studying upon mechanical combinasions of hiscompan.ons secured a pood monihe in teaching the quairupe to execute a jig upon bis hind less. Kuowlton spent the same period in discovering some method, Py which hecould saw out ship timber, in @ beveled form. The firs man taught hit dog to dance—Kuowlton, in the #ame time, discovered a mechanical combination that en- abled him to do in two hours, the work that would eccupy ® dozen men, by slow and laborious pro- coss, an entire day. That saw is now iv use in al! the shipyarieo!f the country, Ii cuts a beam to a curved suape, as quickly ag an ordinary saw-tuill saw, rips Up # straighs plauk, Knowlton continued expermments, He took no part in paredes or target shootings, andin » short time afterwards be secured 4 patent for amachiue that turns any material whatever into a perfectly splerical torm, He ecld a portion of his paiout for a suin that is equivalent tos fortune, The machine is now in cperation ip this city cleaning off cannon Lalla for Government, When the balls come from the i the surface is incrusted, and the ordinary process of sumvothing it waa slow, and wearisome, This machine almost in an instuut, abd with tmatbemaiical accuracy, peels it to the surface of the metal, at the same time smoothing out apy deviavions from the perfect spheroidal form, Within « few days the same } lain, Unassuming man bas invented @ boring machine, that was tested in the presence of a number of scientific geutiomen, # (ow days ago. Is bored at the rate of tweuty-two inches an hour, through @ block of granite, with @ pressure of but three bundred pounds upon the url, A gentleman present, offer- ed him ten thousand dollars upou the spot for a part interest in the invention, in Europe, otter was accepted on the spot. Tue moral this is, that people Wie keep on studying aw to achieve somewbing, Mr. Kuowlwnu do sider \.meelf by auy means brilliant but if onee inspired with ao ides, be pursues it until be furces is int tangible shape. If everybody would follow copy, she world would be less flied with idlers,and the streets with grum!lers and malcontents, A Converted Rebel, At a meeting of Southern men, lately held in Mewphis, Colonel Grace, of Arkansas, made an ad- dress, from which the following is an extract, He wald: “Tam the man who drow up the ordinance of secession {u the Loyislature of Arkansas ; & have been in the field tighting ayaiust the Union for nearly four yoars, but now 1 am @ conquered and whipped man, (Lugater,) As 1 was galiant, in go- ing out tofght, I now pro; ose to be gallant at sur- rendering aud submitting to the arms of the ernment that wecannot conquer, (Laughter no contempt for Federal authority now, ill ever bad, Ido not think there isa manly bosom in ybe South, but shat bas higher respect for Northern gallantry than when we went into the tight, Vhere may be some men in the North, who may thiak that the south Lead a band in the deaib of our lawented President, bus I kuow the people of the Bouth wourn over bis death, and tee: buat Mey have lost afriend, The North baye maintained shis contlict nobly, and the Svuth bes nushing to be asbawed of, Taw proud of tue South—there is something in the very atmoepbere that wakes men grest, Bo, I shat the South is not an ingguificant people ; if so great people @s KLey are cannot whip soe world, who cannot come & the inevitable conciusion that the Norshis greater? (Laugbter( And Lam not going to stulsuty myself by gay.ng IL bave been whip- ped by somebody, Now itisour duty to repent and get buck to this great national chu.ch—repent, eb absolution, and be baptized afresh, LLauglter) { kuow we will receive bonorable and just terme. Whou [had an interview wish the President, bis heart seemed to be evor overflowing with love to- Ward she Moutbero people, We first went out of the Union and threw down the gage of batile. ond the North picked it up; took the first Lage FR ae gt w afew daysaco. (Laugbter.) to be wowing to fight; they did mot think © would fight, aud 60 we thought of them, but, to our sorrow, we have found out different; they seem to of the ear! af he does not have fit associa daughter ot Leence to atiend the fa “ enta “oi pe hase ion, the Tealaenoe of ber pa A © first gu we fire The North seemed oe up like mushrooms from a) parte Evnrey boy, every girl, every man ts discontented . The true poate Fieancial Nows, Markets, &e. New York, Wednesday, May 51, 6 P.M. ~The follow. ing wore the leading quotations at the (iold Ioom toe Gay :—At 10.30 A. M. 137% ; 10.48, 196%; 11, 196%; 1, 15689; 9.30, 137%; 1BT 4: 3.45, 13TH; 4th, 187% The general stock market experienced an up- ward movement, with considerable activity, the ad- vance being from 's to 4 percent, Governments we quiet and steady. The loan market was easy, but fairly active at 6 per cent., with transactions at 6 #7,] Commercial paper doll at 7 a9. Sterling exchange, was quiet this afternoon, Bankers’ bille were quoted, atlY'eelll. On'Change to-day Flour was beavy and 6¢. a 10e, lower, Wheat was quiet and very firm, Corn was scarce and le, ae, better, Onta were exe cited and Ye a Se, better, Pork was decidedly higher, Beef waa etendy. Lard was lower and Whiskey wae firm. To-morrow wil! be observed as a close holiday in business circles, The Stock Boards, Gold Room and Produce Exchange bave adjourned over to Fri+ day, The Benks will also be closed. TOOK SALER—FIReT BOARD 85000 UB. 66,'51, ep. 15% 400 Cary Inpror’t 1000 do 19 U8, Ge, 6-90'e, ts TH 194919 220000 do... 102 gal02% 700 N.Y, Cen. k si 120000 do. new ise.) do “ in Osh ee 183 1) ht 5 al. ia es whi, Be. 20000 Obio ds Misa. 21% 4") Reading Bun do we 2 vAuo do Dome ig 10 Mich. Cen, BR. ..i.6 0 Ul. Con, K,. be 330 do. .114'90116 68 BK. Btate NY cae 1 don bs gash . . 2 0 4 Chatham Bko...1% 10 Chi. * 34 is eee Minn. lity ido P weiss BEOOND 16000 0.8, 6a. '81, ep. 108, 31500 Ud, 6s, 6 Jue’ BOARD, 200 Chi, & BLL RB... 3.0 BP. FLW, : uu 200 Mad Ry. RB. ifuoo 106s SW do. 15000 Trea, 7 5-10... 9Y » O00 Reading K.... lvoe Teun, 66, "90... Oty 1900 aN 19000 Ohio & Miss, ne luuoo— do... ° luv Canton Co... 400 N.Y. Cen, K, lw do., aoe lw Cum. Coal Pt 600 Qaiekmiver M. sw Bre R.. bu do., Wholesale lrices of Country Produce. Naw Yous, Wedaceday, May J1, 1565 There sre no new features in this departuweut at trade calling for epecial remark. Except, perbaps, te stimulate a more active demand tor a few of the lead ing staples of domestic merchandise, the recent erratic course of guld has effected but little change tm the views of buyers and holders, aud prices :emain nearly as inst quoted, Butier, owing to a diminished inquiry, ati) tende downward, prime Orange County | being quoted at 6 cents lower, Several varieties | dressed meats are also quoted materially lower, espoe- jally mutton and pork, the former having been re« duced Jase and the lates leper pound Potatoes, owing toan increased supply), are also lower, as are several other varietios of vegetables, Feet are iy ebuncant eupp!y, and owing to u diminished inquiry, are lower, and etill tending downward, The market! is abundantly supplied with strawberrice, and pricea are fast being reduced. We quote: ‘ NUTTER, Orange Co., prime 838) State dairy, fr. old. %Sa8e New pr Stare, tubs Suns.) | Wat'rn, prime vel, 25es0 Fuir to goud do....27a29 |Penneyivania, pew 2ues0_ Ht Welch, vood w pr. Bunty | Paliow Lemos 4 wou. god u7asu [Land bub oe 16013 OHMEOR, N.Y. dairy, prime 18019 | Ruglish Dairy, 0., do com, & good. |oai7 | Pine apple oo 42D Olio diary, laid) ‘Now duse skim tuk... Jae} roce. N. Jersey,....00.. i Limed Fags. nominal Wertern nore if Duck eggs, doz + BuaSS N.Y. otute, do. sald Geese eens, doz...., 040 VOULTBY AND GAME, Dressed Fowls, Ib,. 4 Pigeons, flight feath- Ducks, per !b a3. | ered, perdoz,...2 Ua 2B) Chickens per ib, Fnelish snipe, dz.1 T5a2¢s | Jurkeys, perdb, 434 Yellow legged do.57 teal @ Geere, per ib.. Ai Viover, per doz...) 1ba2@ LIVE POULTRY, 430, Tame ducks, pair. 2 00a2 26 acu) Live geewe, pair. .2 Toas ue FRESH MEATS. ‘ Beef sides seo 12016 | Veal, per Ib..........60I% Mutton, care WIS [PORK eeeeeeeeeeces LOLS Lamb, per ib. Abavd Fees FRUIT, Apples, Rox, rust's.9 00¢ 10 Straw berrics, quart..1 50a ey § 00a39} bd Ned. bak. ..406 Gooseberried, bh,.2 Yowz bu! pRigy rucry, Cherries moose... 4018 | Risekberri wba Plums. ako | Keapberries. seer DOMO Pearhes, poaled .shat0 jAppeow toe. ca bd unpealed 2oa’3) | Whortleberies....2.0% Currants, Lew eeeers. 129 | Kausing, layer,.......4 75 roTaToRs, New Bermudas. ..4 0000 00, Mereerm..........2 Oiae Yench Blows......2 5Uw% U0|Comuun........ 1 20) 6 Y Prince Alberts ..1 6941 57) Deisware, aweot......—a= Jecksou Whites.1 62al 7h! PRAS AND NRANS, j Penboans........1 a! 25 Mixed lote Son 28 Mar'iate, bush.... 9041 60|Peus—Canada....1 9001 98 Kidneys, +1 4val by GARDEN AND FIELD VRORTAULEA, Asparagus, dozen Onions, yellow ..4 60ab08 buuches 2.0T%a5 00! Onions red, DDL. 4 Sond Rhubarb, 100 b'he Kat. Tu'nipa boi 1 W. Turnipa, 1 b SPECIAL For One Doliar—The Jan., Feb, Mare! 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Betwer ty les aud prices ives, 408 inal Howe's sewing Machines Sromway, ELIAS HOWE, Ji, Ibe Acente wanted, ww = ~ —— } DMATRs, CROWLEY—On Wednesday, May 21et, Daniel Crowley. aed 3] yeare, a " \ Kerry, lreland, yearea native of Tralee, County Mie relatives and friends are the tuneral! on Friday, June 2d residence, 115 Washinvtou @ CAFFREY—On Weduesd: requested to atiend at 2 v'clock, trom hie 290 ay, May Slat, Marea d © years, Y months. and wid Catherine Gaarey; alte frieuds of the family are Teepectfully invited Workoon, at Yo’ 286 °