The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 30, 1866, Page 1

* eerival. Number 10.4638, The Latest News By Telegraph to the N. ¥. Sun, a G02 WASHIRGTON DISPATCHES Adairs on the Texas Border. CONGRESS WANTS INFORMATION: The President Refuses It. CANADIAN RECIPROCITY, Draft of a New Treaty, IMPORTANT CHANGES PROPOSED. PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS, The Reoonstruction Question. MORE RESOLUTIONS AND SPEECHES. General Sherman in the House, ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. News frem South America. THE INVASION OF PARAGUAY. Great Activity of the Allies. Lecal and Miscelianeous News. FORTUNE-TELLERS AND THEIR CRIMES and Death, Meeting of the Common Council. New Plan for Plundering the City &e., &e., &e. Wasuinuron, Jan, 29, The President, in « communication to the Beuste, enclosed the opinion of the Secretary of War, that it is incousiseut with the public luterests to give anewer to the resolution of the 17th inet., requesting the letters of General Sheridan and other vtticers of the Department of ‘Texas, with regard to the present condition of affair: oa the Bouthern frontier, and espectally in relation any violation of neutrality on the part of the armies now occupying the right bank of the Kic Grande, The United ftates Supreme Conrt to-day deided the Philadeiphia Chestnut street Bridge ears. Mr. Justice Wayne delivered the opinion, asserting the Principle that the power ander the Constitution to fegulate commerce, extends to all oavigab| rere, ead does not stop at State lines, Bridges are in the ebaracter of ferries. General Lane, of Kaneas, recently introduced « resola‘ion into the Senate, which was passed, in- ructing the Committee on Commerce to inyuire (nto the expediency of making an approp:iation ef #10000 for the erection of @ Court house and Post Office at Topeka, Kansas. Colone! John G. Wright, of the 61st New York (Shepherd Rifles), has been breveted brigadier Geveral, for conspicuous galentry at Petersburg. The Washington Intelligencer says: It is car- fently stated among military men, high in rank, that Lieut. Gen. Grant will visit Europe during the Present season, and will remain there several Months. The President bas nominated Col. James L. Me Dowell to be Postmaster at Loaveaworth, Kaneas, Copies of the preliminary report on the Treaty of Reciprocity with Great Britain, to regulate trade between the United States and the provinces of Bcitiah North America, prepared by E. I. Derby, at the request of the Secretary of the I essury, e to-day laid on the devks of the members of Congre He appends the dra‘t of @ bill to ex'end the present Wreaty for the further term of one yeor fiom the ‘th of March next.on the condition that Canadas sball repeal all dus! Od taxes OD salt, cre, locomo- tives, vehicles of Jods, muchime y, furniture, implements, soap, staich, Loore, oe, leather, oes and boiseshoe velit, harness, tacks, brads, watches, music and musical inetrumente, eiockhs, tin aud wooden ware, mousselin de- faiues, Coarse shawls, satinets, aid shectings, end shirting worth less than oue dollar a pound, aod raised ber interoal tax and duty oo spirits to at least seventy-five cents per gallon, wine measure, and dis her free porte cn Lukee Huron and Supe- id treaty for extension shall aleo provide ‘nited Btates way impose any ioternal taxes ou the productions of the pioviuces, which bevy apou their own products of the eame kind Piresicent is authoiized to appoint commissioue: er envoys to gotiate ty with the Luned Kingdom aad provine ther joimtly or seve- rally, to reguiste the commerce and ne respective ter:iiories and peop! idihe United Sates ou te:we reciprocal.y beneficial. It ie to be made the duty of the commission to provide, ii poesibie, for the perma mt security of the fisheries of the Lnited states, secure the frre interchange of the chief pro- ducts of art and manuiecture as well as the products of the forest and agriculiure and Products between the provinces and the United States: to secure, if possible, the discon- tioeance of any fi ports that iuay eodanger reve- ue, and the assimilation of dues on articles taxed by the two countries, ana the removal of wi cli rgee for lights aud compulsory pilotage, and ali discruui- mating wlle and du: aod for lmproved navigation between Lake Michigan aud the Missisvippl, around the Fails of Niagara, and bewween Lake Untari Montreal aad Lake Coauplain, Ali artic e+ produc tm any of the provinces, which under the provision @ the treaty lor extension, it made, sual Le treely edmitied into Canada from the Uuited States, shail the year of extension be treeiy aamitted to Bited Btates from Canada, if produced in that eountry Tax U. 8, steamer De Boto, with Secretary Bew- erd and party on board, returned to Wasuington # Bunday, efter an absence of four weeks, SEWARD AT HAVANA, As Enthusiastic Reception. Havana, Jan, 28, 1966, Toe absorbing topic of the day is Mr. Beward's The DeSoto arrived on Saturday last from Port eu Prince, with Secretary Seward, F, w, feward, Exq., Mrs, F, W. Seward and Miss Whar- ton on board, They went immediately to Mrs, Almy's hotel. Our Consul General was on the elert, and bardly had the De Soto anchored when be arrived on board. The Captain General sent his secretary to offer his country seat for the use of fhe distinguished vistors, which, however, was feclined, Oa Guaday Mr, Seward received « of al) ranke and clammes. The Captain General insisted on making the first call, which breach of ordinary et'quette baa, of ourse, caused many com- mene Mr. Seward and his party were (uvited to at tend the theatre and the bull-fight, both of ec anc . Bower! ptain-Gene ned. O; Monde fon returned the cal! of the in the evenir tended @ barquet ,iveu th y Genera) Dulce at the palace, wuich, with the sur rounding public buiidings, was br.liautly .J)umi- pated. A band discourse! music in the court yard. The ladies, meanwhile, bad taken « long rie ip the euvirons of the city, end then weut to tle Tacon theatre, where the Captaiu-ieneral's box was placed at their disposal, and where, after the banquet, they were joined by the Mossrs, Beward, Lhe professors ani students of the University, and various simirers, had ceter- mined to pay their respects in the evening, accompanied b dof mume, — Permission was asked of ronment and refused, when they resolve! to go without the music. Boa etous 10 o'clock, P, M., they started from the University for the Hotel Almy, where, much to their surprise, they found # fine band awaiting them, sent | ral Dulce, who, itis Said, felt somewhat asuamed of bis refusal of the morning. About eleven o'clock the party arrived The entrance and stairs were lined, on each ade, by these young men, who requested the hovor of @ Presentation, which was gra ily acceded to, aud Was about to commen¢, when General Dulce rrived for # tarewall visit, Ajter his d estudenis passed up in file aud were pre- souted, each leavivg bis card, Mr. Wiliam Beward made a t speeech, and they, Witue burreh, retired. The baud in toe equare in front of the hi ed ll after midan ht, Tae De o-day ateleven o'v.ock, A number of Cubeus have eugagod small steamer, to ac. ou psoy ber aud ber ilustrious passengers w we mouth of the harbor, Alwgether Mr, deward Las reason to be pleased witu bis Viait, Nover b ny one beeu reve Ved bere with wore houor or # wore Sincere Welcome, were decl Mr he go CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Thirty Sinth Session, BENATE, Washington, Jan, 20.—Mr. Rameay, ef Minnesota, prevented « memorial from the 8t. Paul Board of Trade, asking for the improvement of the Upper Mississippi River, and euch commercial arrangements with the British Provinces as will secure the freedom of the Welland and Lawrence Canals te American le; and the anale by the ent to pase thousand tons burthen trom | hicage to the oceau ; and, also, thata jouut commission, representing the governments of (he States and Provinces, shall be authorized, with » ‘al aud satisfactory ayeterm of recip eval trade. Lhe memorial was Teterted to the Commitiee on Commerce Mr. Yates, of Ill, introduced the following, which was relorred to the Joiut Committee oo Kecunst: uc tion: Whereas, The Constitution of the United #tates abolishes ee and Territories of the | o constiiulions, liwe 5 cS = é 8 5 . 2 . or ations of avy Bateor Territory wo ad of siavery, OF growing vul of tue same, are wull and void; and W heveas, By virtue of sald abolition of all men, in ai the States ans ‘Termtories are ci ns, sulject only to legal disabilities appucuble to white at a; and eas, Also, it le expressly provited that Co: shail be er to enforce by appropri ization, th foressid power abolishing luvery which cannot be done without p-otectine all e.tizens Det Oil restrictions, peumties or aeprivations of it resulting from sinve.y, and securiug w them their civil anu political rights, ime uding the elective franchise ; Therefore, Bo it enreted, ete, that no Btate or territory Of the Uuited © ates shall by auy constitu. Von, law or otuer reguisiion whatever, here ofore in or beieafter to be adup ed, make or enforce, or y Wanner recognize distlaction between us of ihe Luied States, or ol guy State or territory, on ‘ount of race, or color, or cond. tion; aud that he or all citizens, without aistimetion of race, color, & condition shail be p.oiec et in the fullaud equal enjoyment and ex:re ee of all thour civil aud political rights including the right of sut- tieege, ©. Wileon, of Mass, also introduced @ bil! to inc.enee the numbe. of cadets, and to raise the | jon to the Military Acwemy widen! W eppolus two Additioval cholate represented in Congiess, and reventy-five who shall be selec ec from sous of ofi- cers or privates who have died in the military eer vice of the United States, apportioued to the several Btates according tothe number of troops turoished during the war, It also requires for aumission alter July, 1567, examination 10 spelling, reading, writing Tauimar, polijical and physical geopraphy of the nited Staves, | hited States history and arithmetic; ebra and geometry are stricken ont tr, Sherinan, of Ohio, offered a bill to promote military @ducation, which was referred to the Mili- tary Committee. It provides thas for the purpose of promoting Military ec.euce among the young mien of the United States, the President may, upon the ap- Plication of an establis College or University withia the United States, with sufficient capicity to educate at one time not less than ove bunured amd fifty mole students, detail an officer of the army to act as Premdeu, o oupermutenuens of auch Coleve or Luiveresy, she wumber of otlice ® +o di tuced shail not exceed tweuly at any one tue, aud suall be apportioned thioucb the | ojted Biates as Lesly as practicalle acco. uiog W& popu ation, anu shui be roverned by geueral rules to be prescribed em tuue lame by the Presiden , Mi. Sumner, of Mass, presented @ petition from the citizens of Peuusyivau.a, asking wor ap aneud- ment & the Coustitution prohibiting distinction iu civil rights om recount of wior, which was reierred to the Dyecial Commitios of fliteea on Kecouswruc- tion. Mr. Wilson, from the Committee ou Public Lands, reported favorably on the biil to grant @ wilidon aces of the pubic land tor the Leuefis of the public schouw im the District of Columbia, Mr, Wilson called up the bill to restrict the amount of fees for collecting the ciaims of suidiers Lo teu dol- lars each, M:. Clark, of N. H., offered an amendment to except cases fu which the accounting officers shall certify that the services rendeed are worth more than teu dollars, which was adopied. The bill was then passed a a 83; are f Mr. Grimes, of lowa, otfe.ed a rerolution, giving the thanks of Congress w Kear Adwiral Farragut, and bis officers and men, for gallant conduct in we engageinent ib Mobile Bay, August btu, iood; whieh wae rejeried W the Naval Couiu.tree, Mr. Trumbull, of Lil., called up the bill to protect sll Im the enjoyment of their civil rights, and to furnish the means of their vindication. It provides that there shall be no discrimination to civil rights or immunities among the Iuhabitants of any State or territory of the United Btases on account of race, color or previous condition of slavery, but the inbab- itauts of every race and color, without any r do any previous condition of slavery or invoiun servitude, exe p unishment for crime, whe the party shall have been duly convicted, shali t she came might to wake and enforce contracts, to sue, Le parties, and give evidence, w inherit, purchase, lease, sell,bold aud convey real and personal property, and full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property, end shall be subject to like punishment, fines anupecaities,and te none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation or custom W the contrary nowwithetunding, Ibe re- mainder of the bil prescribes punishments tor the vio ation of the above provisions by fine and impris- oument, i Mr,, Trumbull, offered the following amendment to be inserted immediately aftor the exacting clause in the first section; That all persons of African Zervent born in the United States are herevy declared 1o be citizens of the United states, Mr, Trumbull proceeded to address the Senate en the above, which he said was a measure necessary to the enforcement of the Constitutional Amendment and called for the second clause of that amend. ment, Since mm of the Constitutional Amendment, which bad declared all the Inhabitants of the United States free, be said, no more juiportant eesare had e@ugaged the atieution of Congress ¢) this one, This proposed give practical effect to that declaration. ‘he announcement of great fun- damental laws are of little consejuence while they who are to be affected by them are denied the means of availing themeelves of their benefit, Of what avail 4, be the grees ant slavery, it the late NEW YORK, TUESDAY, slavebolding States by wu tyranica! lecistation, shall « theee persous of African descen of treelom ? In seme of tie Sta = lar ippt tor instance 4 afe net perwitted to enter penalty of being soid into slavery for residing iv the Stare travel from one county to anotl aud tor exercising the functions ot Gospel for negroes are turnisued with auy number Of lashes not exceeuing nine, All such acts are inconsistont with the jom ot he colored race, and are badves of servitude made in ibe in ereste of and became null and void whe d. ihe measure under con jed to protect coored perso ation, and all others which againet them in civil rights on account o Mr. Saulsbury looked upon this bill erour to civil liberty than any ever introduced nthe Renate. He denied th er under the con stitutional balaw Mr. Howar« ' bury whether the in- tention and meaning of the Amend- Ment wes not to render him, who was formerly @ a \° Wa replied that the amendment did Dothing to the slave 1 move the burden of servi io from hi @ he said thatwe al, oppressive and ay permitted to den. he creat essent not permi'ted to Ut teare trom He miwore cause in the bat years to shed tears for the poor white man, fle believed tons if the bill was passed it would be coustrued to grant ihe right of eto negroes in thes If the P the enlarge. s bureau he two ate more daugerous for the liverty Of hie countrymen aud more tous bo the cits fens otthe country than the sets that have been Passod trom the foundation of the Gove:mment to thie present bour At halt past three o'clock the Senate on motion of Mr, Sumner went into executive sotsion, aud soon after adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House proceeded to the consideration of the resolutions introduced by Mr. Niblock fot Indiana), Inst Monday, declaring—Firat, that the conduct of hie Exeelioncy, Andrew Johnson, im refusing @ pre- sent of a carriage and horses from rome of his triends in New York, was under the circumstances, emi- nently prudent, commendable and patriotic, and affords @ valuable example to all others s:milarty situated, and meets the unqualitied approbation of this House, tecond, that as the sense of thie Houre, the practice now © common of sulwruipates under the eovern Ment ¢iviog prerenis ww their superior officers, de pendent upou them for appointments aud promotion w office, ie demoralizing iu ite tendency, destructive to public morals, and oent to be probib ted Mr, Farveworth (of lilinolr) moved to iay the firs Fesolution ou the iacie; but the question wae decided iu the megative, 1s agaiuet vu. The two reso.ations were thon separately agreed w. Mr. Julian, of Iudiana, offered « resolution, declar- ing that ie the deliLerate judgment of the House the speedy trialof Jeff. Davis for the crime of treasou aud hie prompt execution, if found guilty, are tin- peratively demandea by the people of the Luited tates, Im order that tressou et be adequately branded by the nation, traors mute lufanous, and the repetition of their crises, ae tar ae possilie, be preveuved Mr. Behenck, of Ohio, sugrested am amendment, which Mr, Jalian accepted, to provide tor the trial either by a civil or military tribunal Mr. Julian accep,ed a modification proposed by Mr. Bingham, adu ng --“or the over crimes of whieh he riands charged, The House ret to second the demand for the Previous question, when, debate arising, the :evoiu- on went over The house resumed the consideration of tbe amendment to the Constitution apportioning direct taxation and representation, as ieporied fiom the bolect Committee on Reconstruction, Mr, Raymond, of New York, commenced @ speech upon the subject, but had mot proceeded far before he yieided the floor, at the request of Mr. Farusworth, who stated that Major-General Bherman was in the Hail, and in order that that geutieman mighs have an opportunity of greeting him, he moved thatthe House take @ recess of five minutes. The motion was noanimously agreed to. The speaker inuedi- and, joining Geveral Sherman, conducted bim to the 4, amid general applause both on the flour aud im the galleries, The spoaker “dentlemen of the Howe of Representatives: 1 have the honor 0) iniouucing you this aay, by your Unohitious Oder, Major. beral Sherman, eo weil known to you, and to tue whole civilized world, asone of our moet gallant and herole detenders iu the coutest for the Union, which hae so bappily clowed. Of the briliiancy of bis achievements for our beloved couutry, imperi!ied—but, thank God! pre- served--I veed not speak to you, as | know they will live torever in the giatitude of every heart.” Mr. Washburne, of Lil, proposed three cheers for Ma). Gen, Sherman, They were enthusiastically given, amid the waving of bate and handkerchiefs in the galleries, Gen, Kherman acknowledged the coupliment by saying : Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: I am more accustomed to cheering such as has been given by you, than to pitehing my voice to reach all parte Of thie room, whieti | never eniered before those valle: 1 can eucpiy say I theuk you trom my hears » this iecepicn you bavexiven me. | hops 1 may continue Ww dreerve the poud wicks s you Sauiees, and 1 shall eudesver todo uli | can bo thas end, The Speaker then Imtroduced to Gen. She:man the members who thronged arouud him, The five minutes recess having expired, the House resumed ite business, Mi, Raymond said the original resolution before the House came trom the Joint Committee appointed to suyuue into the peues, conus tou of the states lareiy in reteliion order © vevermine whether those Biates were or @ uot entitied to re tion in Cougress, Lhe tioure vould jugge Low wuch iuto. mation the resolution embraced on that sulject, sud What connection it bad with tue objec: jor which the comimitweo was eppoimted. Tue committee Lad reported, without explanations or reasons, « baked ropositiog ww amend the Constitue ton, @ acknowledged trewy that he dis- trusted Pioposttions for emeudment But the question of slave: such @ (ova: change as to make au ar Constitution wise and proper, t there were very se. tus objections to the amend- ment bow proposed, Une was that it chauged the Dasie of represcusation Lom yopuistion to sumething else. It wuss fundamental principle of tree govern. ments that the inhabitents—au who are subjects of law—#houd escuted in the ensctwent and execution of the Another objectionable leature wae 10 regard to the meaning of the word “race” and “color.” Anothe: was that it disfrauchised « whole race, it @ portion of that race was distranchised by « Bia, That was uot # wise proposison, — {t held ous no encouragement for enfrauebis- ing aby portion of the cviored race, This was the first & serwe of propositions to amend the Coustitution, ‘ile House was entitled to kuow the whole programme Letore acting, or any one feature of 18, Be could not hep beieviag that this Proposition was part ofa scheme ior reconstructing the Goverumen, of the [oied States ou the basis eo frequentiy anuounced here, that the rebellious hud ceased to have any oO: tue rights or powers of bates, He denied in tot the tact ol auy euch subjuga- fon, UB the contrary, Le ucid (hat the Bousuern Brates were to-day Bates of the Lu.on, entitied wo all she sigote Conterred om them by the Constitution, The mae interruption of vivdience did pot exuu gush apiate, There were examy es ot thisall over the world where bebiiaal obevieuwe to law was sus- Deuded, sometimes by auarcuy, sometimes by usure pation, som.times by civil war. Lue Mexican Enipire Wo-day wee 6D illustration, Lhero there Was usurpe tion, There habitual obedience to law bad beeu suspended, and be who was regarded as ite righttal owuer was @ itive amoung tho mountains, But wueu Jaureg should come back and take possession of the government of Mexico, would 4 be contended that the Biare had ceased to exis? The point in Tegard to the continued existence of (Le Slates of the Union was the same. Mr, Shelabarger expiained bis position was that that when btates ceased for the tue being to be Btates of the Union they coud mot under the system revive to 600 governing tusue Without the leave of the general governineat, Mr, Raymoud--luere never had been « time thet the Southern States bai not gowernwent and law aud obedience io law. 1b .d uot require obedience io ony parteuar form Of iam Vo-waake 0 tiatg © baie, er uudergoue Kumentot the Usht, however, JANUARY 30, 1866, It mirbt be a repubtie today, « monare! and A despotiam the next diay to be @ Btate, by to-morrow ‘ i but still it continued Was there « time when hot have recoenized ove of the rebel tm the petiae of public law ? Not atall, 1 the sense of puble international n ta tou of the Untied States, itaal oF @uence due from (hem to the vent of the Unite Sta ee wae only muepended MOL ADroFALed oF troved. If they bad succeeded ip refusing that obelience permanently ard torever, then they would © coused to be States iu the Union, not otherw It the Government bad per- formed ite solemn obligations to guaranter io each Lo Republican form of Gove iment, the rebel lion would have beou pievenied, The pec ple of the South had nochowe in (he matter, If they refurod obedience fo the usurping power, they were punish- od for their teiusal, If they histated, thelr eoode confiscated. If the neurpers had been expelled ix months. in one year, or in two years, would an) baly heave contended that the States were out of the Lnien? And would any one now point tthe breciee line in point of time when @ State Kole out of the Union by the usurpation of ite poweia? When, for instance, did South Carolina cease to be a mem- ber? Was it tue day she adopted the o:dinance of secersion * Did the act of secession make ber cease tobe a member? Would any gentieman maintain that theory ? Was it the fact that they made war? That tact could make no change in their Constitn fiona! relations, If the war had been suc ceseiul then ouly would the purpose of sepa:at- jug trom the Union have been seco viehed It bad been claimed that the redo: States had tor- fe.ted their rights, and oad thereiore cOased to Lave euy righte. He did not Know how States could for- seit their righis outeide of the Constitution, No. Wo had put down the cebeliion, ani, when that was done, we were cone, and the Staves remained as belore. He bad heard it said thas the rete: States were estopped by theirown acts from cleining their rights But he submitied that the doctsiue of estoppage must be weutral; and that as Cony: ees had deciatod the otject of the war to be to presecve the rine of the Stales unimpalred, Congress wae estopped from pulling io auy ober pies today, The Iney rebel- Hous States were in the full exercise of ther tune tions of self-government, The rederal laws were on their saute books, and were auly executed; fares were collected; then ports wee epen, and versels entering them paid duties as in ai the other ports of the County Those Bates wore (o-vay States Of she Union, d could only be got out of the t oion by expuimon, by « bositive act of deprivation, All that remained to be done was, the aduwission o: their Kepreseutetives imo bovb Houses of Congress, tle argued in favor of ad- mitiing woyal represeutatives frum loyal dissricts, Lough the rows of ule The House bau abdica: eh function com. Mitted them tw & joint committees of ftteen—toe committee tha in seor that oer wot the House iniormatea on action; but sends Ite retee Pt to the tiouse and d. nde @ rat teation or it bejore the Going Gown Of the sun. *@ that &@ constitutional tode of acting vn thie great mubleet? Me leu beard tee & evod deal about the ue: ty Of exnotir from the pouty; tor lus tivn of the heb: dotiar of the wasbo dange el debt woula ever be paid, rth It ° heard it eaid that weare to hold them as provincial dep ucies, Ten miilions of people heid jeen Government ip dependence tore: bi ch outrage pe y by « ri trated tor a ai with them in that form, © course they have taken, oulee tn the future. Did loyalty by boldiug Lealy or y Me eubjumaton? No, Bir, ibe disoyaly stronger and stronger till Austria was forced to yleld to ft, ‘The dial of jon must have gone back two thousand years to Bocept eed wuch theory as that reise as much clemency os Julius Cesar in the civil ware of Kome? His first act conquered Pompey wae to admit all his tol- Wanamnesty. Te tiret thing he did afer conquering « Latin enem,, was to wdiit its people to juli chieenship in Rome. Mr, Raymond suluussed the following polule: Firet, that we ought to accept \he etevue of the South ro Biotes, as heving 1e- tuted under the Pieshent's friannce, their functions of self-government iu the | uion, second that the tious salou uec.de ov (he admission of 1ep- p.eoontatives by districts, admitiug none but lo, al mea who cau take the oath preserived, hoiding ail oihereas disyualified, The tenuate acting ig the same way in regard to the :epiesencatives of States ibid, That weeshould provide by lew for giving to the f.eeumen of the South ali the rignts Oo: ciuzene sm courie of law aud eewhbere, Routh, Raciuae from Feweral offices the leading setorein the revel- hon, Fillb, Adopt auch amendments to (ue Couss- tulson @4 DA) Bel Wire W Congiess and w the Ble os, acting fr @y and withoat coercion, Bix b, ‘Lake such woasures of piecuuon as will prevent the throw iM euy Dhebe Ow ike publican lor Of Ger. @. ninent, M:. Julean, of Ind., spoke for « few minutes de ering that he was agaiiet Shopilag ® vempol izing po.iry, the tebe of the Sou.b bate the nero, Lot eipy ee alieso. the Yankee, but o@ the aushors of tien misortunes, ihe, bae Lik wiblh & rancor, tha. Cieepe oul ail over tbe poutn, They wouw uot VYolunbaruy give @jual bcm Tights the aegro. ‘Lbey aeclare they woulu a ather:ban dos. luers should be» constitutions, amenameator @ law of Congiess guaranteeing (he ballot Lo the negroes uf the South. Let us uot, be said, make enemive of poor pie, BInODE Whom thee were uo treiloie and who would be jound 16 the future as im the past our most eifective ules, Mr. Jubnron, of Pa, asked and was grented leave to print his remarks, Mi. Uiriawoid wished the whole subject to be 1 committed, without ius ruction., im eraer that th Commith® might report iu view of the discussion, Ho sald if (he Commuitioe. after having tue debate, should report back the same ieaviuuion, it would go very far \o strengthen the minus of many who are bow doubting, The previous question was ordered, on re-com- mitting the subject, and the House adjourned, South Amerioa. Progress of the War, Kio Janeiro, Jan, 2d—Im the Platte, the Allies were within fifty miles of the Paraguayan position, on the north side of the \pper Paraua, at Passo da Vatnia, and were expected to force the passage of the Paraua et that point, assisted by the fleet, The ironclad Tamandaie, with soveral vessels, bad reinforced the fleet, and troops were coutinu- ally arriving to join the Bragilian army. Great efforts were making by the Allies to pour an overwhelm.ng force into Paraguay, in the course of January, Gieat sickness prevailed at Ascencion among the Paraguayan troops. Amongst the Allies the health was improving, Urquisa's Katre-Riaus were again disbended, In Rio Janeiro, great ac- tivity is manifested by the Government in sonding troops to the Platte, The Government has denied the accusation, made by Lopes, of Paraguayan prisoners having been reduced to slavery Large Fergeries in Boston, Boston, Jan, 29.-Some excitement was created on 8 \ate street, thie morning, when the public were in- formed of an extensive and successful attempt at forgery, by some parties as yet unknown. It was discovered that the following forgod checks on Bos ton brokers were paid at differons banks on Hater- day: Two checks on Merars Atone & Downer, amounting to $5,000, were pala a the Merchants’ National Bank; two checks for $6,100), op Mesars. J, LH. Ciapp @ Co, were pald by the Third National Hank; and two checks, spounting to $4,500, on J, Hammett, wee paid by the Bank of Cowmerce; meting lu ali 215,000, Th sdui'ion to the above, a check tor $4,404, on Mr. EB, P. Wooster & Co., was preseuted at the Mount Vernon Natioual Bauk, but wae not paid, us thery Was Ly stamp upon at. A worked Cueck on Mr, J. W. Davis, tor #¥,40, wae alee preseuted af the Hide and Leather Baok, Lut payment Was refused, NEW YORK STATE Senate. LEGISLATURE, Albany, Jan 29fh, — Bicts Lernopvoxp.—Te Continue the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson Kiver, aud to make appropriations therefor........To authorize the vificers of savings banks to admiuister oaths in certain cases..... 5 To incorpo ate the New York Emigrant Society, ereeeece To encourage the tmportation of laborers, Bits Ompsucy 10 4 THtRp Reapovg,—Making speloptiniions w vay Mie Caun debt......,.Te ———— the Assembly. A communication was received from Speaker Tromain, stating that in consequence of impertese Professional engagements, he was compelled te bet Absent from the Capital for several days. Lat Hashing meved Sat ee Hen. Dewts 6. n be elected tem, fematader of the session, whic as edopted a noualy (Ym taking the chair. Mr, Littlejohn a thal! endeaver so to administer the rules of the’ Pana & to frcilitate the transation of ite business.” ae Annee was fprpinted to inform the Gover. tlemen of the Assembly, thanks for this Kind manifestation Senate that Mr, ° pe ince Seat Fr. Littlejohn had been appetnt: tien to reve Krronrs.lo incorporate the Y Also to amend the Bouth and Wrist vices, ont Yorn duvantic Aapimen’ <n, Sertar ef, the, flow venile York Wat Ai eee JILL INTRODCOR Crees town lalltoad ia Kew Workers wits Armory for the 4th Keriment im Troy,.... Te * d th _— he charter of the International ridge Com. MOTION® AND Rent eriona— Mr, thill offered resolution that the Contracting Board oe oe the State canals be Feqiestod to report the reasons Nhy the contracts for repairs on sections 1 and 2 of arg Canal, at st Pird lotta Teor, ware to parties bi altoge more ‘han other parties for said work, “he es, BiLLs OsoekeD vO Tien Beavina,—fo eather. Ld ize the Coaptrolier wate eae i ptrol of New York wo teeue eae ame: he chi New York and Jemate Ral fread Commas? suthorize Attorne: Oounseilore of the Court, residing jo Courts of this St 8 © precticn ‘Adjourned, = News Items, By Telegraph te the New York fun.) A rina broke out in the public square at Newark, Ohio, on Sunday night, Lose $17,000, Tus Vigilance Committees of West Norfolk, Ve, arrested Give garroters on Sunday aight. Tus workmen ot the Gosport, Va, Navy Yare have Leen reduced to two bundred fm aumber. Mu Sraraens's friends will “run him for tbe Georgia senatorship “long term) to-day, regardiess of his wishes or feelings, A traseee from the coast, on Sundey, broughs fo Bavannal, Ge., 300 freedmen frou the See le- lands, returning to their old homes, San aton Ginson {ntroduced e bill in the Georgie Logislature, yesterday, allowing banks te repudi- ate debis contracted for war purposes, Tas “Confederate General, Mercer, tried by military commission at Bavannab, Ge, for the murder of seven Union prisoners, was acquitted snd released from prison yesterday, Eowanp Stewaup, Past Grand Master of Frée and Accepted Masons of the Btate of New Jer- sey, died at the residence of his son-in-law, in Jersey city, @t seven o'clock, om Jam. 90th, Y ® protracted illness, SeomsyaRy Brantom and Mrs. Stanton gave thete second reception, Saturday eventug, which wee attended by an immense throng. Generals Grant, Thomas aud Hancock and Admiral Farragut were Present, but not Gen. Sherman. Tas steamer Richmond, of the Balémore an@ Bavannah Nne, which was wrecked om the shoals off Cape Hatteras, on Wednesday, was valued St $90,000, and insured for 948,000 in New. York offces, The most of the freight ond cotton would be saved, Tas Poiladelphia Academy of Muste, last might, Presented one of the grandest spectacies ever ex- hibited im this country, on the cocasion of the grand Masquerade Ball of the Young Mamnerehair, The reception of Prince Carnival, at 10 o'clook, was vory imposing, elephants and camels partict- pating in the procesmun, and « grand ballet of pro- feasions! dancers was given in honor of the Prince end Queen. (By Mail to the Now York Sun} Savanat wagons loaded with Minots cotton, ar- rived at Ss. Louis recently, War is clectricity like the police when they ere weuted ? Because it is an invimble force. ear two hundred and thirty-two persone led by carriage socidents in the strecis of Warm that load of Massachusetts women reaches Oregon, 1b 18 proposed te found » ay and cal! is She cargo. No leas than twen' Upon the files of the Lest were ki London. -two thousand nemes are m Weshington os spplicants for clerkahips. Tes Mil) Ville, Ga., Penitentiary 's about to be as ® military % coun therefrom arrived in Bavanuah lately. Mx. Haunts, of Mississippi, the privete Secretary of Jef. Davia, who was reli some tune Mace from prison, has arrived in Washingwa. Ax Irish Bailway wae recently sold for deta in the Dublin Barkruptey Court, A London firm bought 1s for €126,00u. There wae e devs of weariy 350,000 on it, Betom Hatt Cottzgs at South NJ, was vearly destroyed Ly fire at an eerily Bour vu Bunday morning. The college libraries wee waved. Tne building was insured for $20,000, A sxozo girl in Macon, Ga., in ng escape irom ® soldier who attempted to embrace her in the street was shot by him and mortally wounded, The perpetrator of the deed was ar- rested Mr, ExorD, an Englishman, ts going to establioy several colonies between Vora Crus and the city of Mexico, end @ ship-load of EB immigrants have just landedin Yuceten to form the nucleus of « settlement, A Revrva.ist in Binghampton, N. Y., recently encouutered « large sized Airican and asked bim— ** My good man, have you found the Lord?" To which Sambo replied, in a ourprised mauner— * Golly, maaser, is de Lord lost ?' Ih Memphis every hotel is crowded, and so is every warding bouse ; aud the renting of a hou e, or even @ suit of rooms, lor a small fawily, joo. xe impossille, Bmall unfurnished rooms on whe third Boor rent readily for @25 to 980 & month. Carr, Baumns hes forwarded to the President an elaborate argument claiming the benetiis of tue meb-JoLoswo parole, He bolds that under sus parole be is entitled to Le discharged trom priscu until be shall beave been tred and cou- victed. Tan Galveston, Texas, Naws calls attention te the couuition of the cometries of Houston, in whica ‘she beasts of the Geld and the fowls of the ai make heir wallowing places and neste ayon the resting pieces of the deariy-doved, bus departed Kom was the cause of the recent disturbances ‘a Darien, Ga, Lebwoem the ciilzeus and evldiers, a which two unoffending colored men came near deat.—oue by Leing thrown late the mver,aod we ower by beating on the Lead with » Urwk-iel, ot the bauus of drunken soldiers, (Comtinaed ea the Last Peas,