The Sun (New York) Newspaper, February 27, 1866, Page 1

Number 10.487, The Latest News| By Telegraph to the XN. ¥. Sun, FROM WASHINGTON. TUE PRESIDENT'S POLICY. Another Ere pouitiens: CONVERSATION WITH A GOVERNOR. | PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS, Speech of Senator Sherman, Good Advise and | Wise Counsel, ACTION I HOUSE. N THE New Freedmen's Bureau Bill, SYNOPSIS OF ITS PROVISIONS. A New Constitutional Amendment. THE KENTUCKY FREEDMEN, Horrible Outrages Upon Them. IMPORTANT FROM CANADA Warning to American Fishermen. City and ‘Miscellaneous News. Proceedings of the Common Council. RATIONAL AFFAIRS TAKEN IN HAND. &e a&e., &e. THE PRESIDENT’S POSITION. Another Expesition. Washington, Jeb. 26.—The following was read to- might by Governor Cor, of Ohio, to the uniied repre- seutatives in Congress from that Btate: Wasntroron, Monday, Feb. 26th, 1966. General George B. Wright, Chairman Union Cen- trai (‘ommitiee, Columbus, Obie: My [ran Sin: On Saturday Inet I had the honor of an interview with the President, which I regarded ws of sufficient interest and importance to make it ‘oper, that I should reduce to writing my remem- of hie statements, The President said be no thoughts which be waemot willing to avow —that bis policy had simply aimed at the earliess ible resvoration of peace, on the basis of Sevag. Courressional policy bad ever been adopted, and, refore, when he eatered upon tho duties of bis he was obliged to adopt one oi tisown. He had in some seuse inherited that of Mr Lincoln, with which be thought be agreed, aud that was sub- Mantisiily (he one which he had carried ont, Congress bed no just eroand of complaint that he bad dome so, fr they bei not seen iit to deciare their Views or adopt auy mwessures embouying what pould called a policy of restoration. There was al necessity of adopting a policy which should resto ivul government fully, Just ae soon se the rebellion should be thoroughly ended, One cen- tra! idea bad controlied Lim in the whole matter, and bhin wae that the proper systern of pacification should be one which 'euded everywhere to stimulate the oyalty of the people of ihe South them- poives. He bad contemplated that elther by procamation of bis own, or by some action of Cougress, a condition of peace, the technical sod of the rebellion, would provably be deciared as ome period nol very remote; and as he understood the pieseut iaw ihe Mreedmea's Bureru wight con- Hove a year from shat time, util tie Bureau were lo be made @ peruianeut thing by le on ipetead of envouragiug the south to loyal\y wid tend to drive them W desperation. and make their hatred of he Goveruimin, inveterate, In the water of re bousirucwOl (he Suutl bad so lar ac ted his can tions thea: be did pot regard the eaperimenta laliure, but @success, fle had accoruinsiy recognia- ed them se btutes n this U pion, ouly keejwog enough wi ® wuuitary bold to protec. the frecutuen, a be bed be ore atated. Now Lutone thing someioed in which phose States did not exe@rciee the full rip bie of Stases, pod ibet wos icp oseniaien in Cooviess, In this he bud suvieed tiet tue same ps imeiple of etinuletiog wyalty be applied, Whenever e siete or distiict peut s loyal mau properly ted sud qualined, he Would think it right vo adr ‘Ou. any other St of tue e@ wctions and quali Longress, or of their loyalty. opgiees was e own judge, aud he had no dream interfering with its constitutional rigut; fle then ie crred briefly to certam wen who buve been rejoicing over bis veto rucseage. saying thas it bh@c@ Wiel, 10 gOOd faith, adupied the views ot the policy be bad bomecl heid and ected upon, ana which Le bad ry tuily eimvorated in Lis august mee ase, suiely, ib (bal case, be could base uo Cause tor porrow. li disloyal wen and rebels everywhere, North and Souili, svould cordially give thelr aaue:- “impossible to conceive of a wore humiliatme raw + NEW YOR ——— = <== At one o'clock the regular was taken un being the Concurrent resolution declaring that no Senators of Tepreseatatives from the latc'y rebellic aball be received im either House anti shall have been declared by Coogress cnt! Presentation. ] | | Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, toot the floor, He com- Menced by remartice that the Ser had decided | on thes occasions that Con: @ power ase } eertod in the reson’ iin solution shad th t of th Orit wae mater miba| ou! jer If he believed afiect 16 conid vote for it mich mo: nhe would | o'herslee: but we did pot close agi tation, He regarded it asa me the storm, thrown in at an opportime mement—« mere asec Ota right tha: could not be disputed. If Congress faii- @4 to agree very soon npow aplan of recous(raction | he did noe believe the pending reslution woud Prevent either House from acting upon ite ern ie. eprmribility im the reception of {te own members. yhat was needed was a pisu ef reconstruction from Congress npon which the Sonthern States could be received back fmt the Lnion with eatety to the country 1¢ Wade and lavie bil t Shermaa seid, was the only attempt every me by Congress te provide for civi rebe! States, The fate of tha known that the mani ravi i m velced did not moet the y Mr. Sumner interrupted Mr, Suerman by eaving | that immed y after the proclamation of President Lincoln reepecting the veto of ihe Wace aud Davis il, he had au interview with Lincoln, aud he | Line coin) expressed his reerets the’ be had uot approve | it veferring to the lately rebe: States, Mr. Sherman said they were Siatoeatill, They had been ia insurrection, but every branch of the Gov- ernment had regarded them as Stace whose rela- tions to the Government had been urhed by the war The first duty of Conviees wae to provide for taking thee back ono by on eech npon ite own mer r Shermen mex pared the reco! ction policy of Presideut Jolnaon with that ot prececessor, Preadent one was continuation Lincoln, showing thatt nh of ith the exception that the plan of | Pres hneon wae the most revere in ite re quirements from the rebels, The neipal of yi that had bern made agai he had not incinded the negroes aion yee WOM he declared entitied vote Inthe Sourh, It should be rememvered that colored men were prot liwed by law from voting in the Bouihern piales, as they were in every State inthe | mou omer os the prejudices of the army were also ageinet it. iu make luce lawe the p he pec must be teken into couguleratiog Sherman next referred to ud.ces of Mr. the « h made by Pies 4 Jobovon on the 2d of February, He thourb thit no mau | who wae @ end of the Presideni's woud be nowilliog ¢ m@ thatontot hie his ory, It w pecta- ele than that of the Preasidentot the Cuited stare addressing pach a crowd as called upon him ou the tid ot Febrnary. He revretiod eapeciaily tue paragraph in the eperch mado by the Pre ident on that cay, referring by Mame to Moerrs. Stevens and Sumecr. But tt should be remembered that nt Jeokuson was avery combative man, sat th be had always been noted for bia loree in repel « ing sapaulte wpon bir, Mr. Sumner ree cen ly accared Lia of “whit ing,” and while oo intended, th!s lancuay s eviceniir ‘obo an affront, Iteould not be jergotten Stevens proclaimed Androw Johoon am emmy” ju the Baltimore Conven ion, he reeentiy aid im the tlouine e used by bim ithe Presivent), affront thas aud that for certatn langu “a Briuiieh king woud Lave jost bis head two bun These facte must be taken into waking up a jucement pen thie upfortunate spece (be most 1ojud clous paragrapa ip ik Was Mar waieh charged corp ripe @t bie sapassin raicu cue ond he bele the count,’ whe bs gery aiff much in the epeee od oo itwar a? bouthern Bt 1004) relations. the mir or the Preeo,ne! for tie bill aud sgaimef phe > Lized the veto as BO eXiraort Oring AC of the President, and it war nothing more than hit constitutional right. While bé (Sherman) was BUxjious to see & Mode adopted by which loyal Yen from the South might be sedmijtted Congres, he sever would consent to the admissieu of any mean who bad tek art in the releliion, and he never would vote for repeal of the teat oath, he beiueved suet the peopic of the couatry dewauded a change in the basis cf represen - tation 00 as to keep therete! 5 * from coming back here with increased representation, a they would do under the freedom o1 the Liacks acoordin to the preeeut basis, He believed that the bert av fairest basis of representation would be voters aod not population, although Le should probably vove for the picposition pow pending in the Benate, which recoguiged population as the baste, pe did not believe thas Mr. buwwer’s propoaiiion te deciare sutfrage by en act of Congress was practicably Mr. Sherman eaid, in conclusion: I have thus, Mr. Presicent, endeavored to show tbat t dred years age.’ consideration in pi (ein gontiemeu with act has been done by the Presidens incon: 4 Stisea, but thay ba risea, by ve areeu Upoo Rew questions Hot within (he contemplation of the Uniou party, or the Union peope when the him, Presideut was vowinated, 1 have wise shown (ues he nas sete in pursuance of a policy adopied by dic, Lincoln and npproved by (be peowe. and that no eveut bes yes tran pired that will preclude btw from eheariy cowperation with the great giassof tho Union party ip secart lo the cougtry the objucts for wich we couducted succes#tiliy @ great war ‘Thateveote have tieus that utterauces L beea made, feuding j0 that direction, LO ope w,) Geuy, Lhe surest eGideuce of it is ihe joy of the worst enemies of the @ouutry over ourd.vision. | pod iu areceut paper this yniticant paragr Deytan, Ohio, feb. Ww » emocsate ot Dayton had @ jollitication over President Jolneou's velo of the Fregdimeo's Bureau bil this afternoon, firiug luo guus, Mr, Vallandigham mace & brief rpoerh saying the Democracy aid bot elect Mr, Johnson, Wut it is now their duty to mand by him, He aunouneed 9 tase In@eting in future for exultation, A flag tloats trom Mr, ¥ shuun's (esivence, Mr, Sherman continuen--Now I am aware of no ceiamity mere disgracetul thaw for us, by our dis Cusswus, © surrender tu mee who were euemies Lo the rcwuntry in tune of war @uy or all the powers of thie government, fle who cousributes in any way to thie result deserves the cxocrations of his e ance tothe Condition: of rea oration be Laduniformiy | countrymen ihie may be doue by rusting upon Ipsisied upou, he thought ibwoud Le piceleely the *bhe President pew ius, in which toe well known = of pecinca'ica loyal men everywoere wou | principles ot hie life du not agree with the judg. réeju.ice ip, ‘the more tL weie committed | meut of bie political iates. It may done wo such am course, te woud ise | by inviting Coutlovers of @ personal characier, it, for if they were not vy would | li may be dome by the ¢ Geut turning hie back at least diunauish their power uf gerous | upon thoee whe trusied b with bigh powe nd position in fuiuie, file whole heart was iu the body of tiue wen, who hed carried ihe country bBiOUgs be War, cud he ea: mestly ceslied lo tai tin aco: dial and pyriect unsers.euding wilh them, The seatiunont anu pu: pose he iegaided ascay.rely pPObseseNt Wilh Wee: miued oppositiwu to the Obelruc- Hen policy of those exireuiieuw, who, ae Le Lelieved, woud keep ihe counuy sv Chece Ull sLeviule rua Wight cvlue upom ws, CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Rinth Session, Senate. Washington, Fed, 36.—Mr. Grimes, of Iowa, in preseouiug & petition from citizens of lowe, said he would take occasion to refer to « dispatch published In the IMTELLIGENORR this morning, and stating phat an iumense ratification meeting had been held in Keokuk, at which the Veto Message and the Pree ident's adininistration hadbeen eadorved. He said the author of thatdispatch bad been opposed to the erall along, aud that his press bad been ihrewn mw the river for the utterance of disloyal senti- ments, He was unwilling the dispatch referred to phould go forth as @ reilex of the sentimente of the people of lows, Mr. Lane, of Kansas, moved to take from the files ef the Benate the papers Im the cases of Messrs. Buow and Baxter, Senators elect from Arkaness, and reter them tothe Judiciary Committee, After some remarks from Mr. lene, asserting she loyaity of the time Geverement, he courluded. by al uniew Congrers immediately admits ie @ulalives Of tLe Doutbern Biases it will He said be would o; ery motion locking to the poe!ponement of the reception of loyal senators from iheese ptaus. Mr, Clark moved to lay the credentials on the table agreed two 9 to IT. Mr. Lane moved that Messe. Suow and Brxter be owed to take seats cu the floor as had reevatiy een done in the case of the demalore eect trem Legrade—tahied £7 0 bie ‘ thus liuking bie Dawe with oue of the most disgrace- fui ig American bigory,end tuatot Joun iyler, [ fee. am abiuing contudeuce that Andrew Johnaon will not, cannot, do this; and sir, who will deny that the over-bearing aud intolerant will of teary Clay coutributed very much w (be deecsion of Joun ‘tyler? But the division of the Wig party wasan eveubutierly iusignificent in comparison with the evil resuite ofa division iu the Uujou party, Where will be the jour imilieus of slaves whom by your poucy you have emancipated ¥ What would Le their duevituble fave li Yow pusreudered wo the cuaiody of the reLers of the mous? Wail you by your demand power of the Lauion party (0 piovecs them in (heir dearly puichased lib. e:ty? Wall you by Bew issues, upem which jou Know you Lave bot the views of (he pedyle, jeupard.- ign thove rights which you cau, by alu of tie Lulon party eecure jo thee tieedmen, We kuow tat Lhe Presideus cCanuot, will wou, aud never agieed U0) wih Us Uo Lhe issuer Of Universal sullrag Ane dead Dials, NO such doy las were Con euplat wues, tor bis beruic services 10 the cause of the Unieu, we piaced bin wide by side with Mr. Linco as our stauderu Learer Why dwe!l upoa ibem? why net compiete the work so g¢iorivualy begua by our euidie:s by securing union and Liberty to ad mea without distinct.ou of culos, leaving Ww the Bu os belore, the question of suffrage ? The curse of God, the maledictioneo! millivas of our pepe Qud the tears and blocs of wen mauve treemen, will, iu my judgment, rest poo those who gow, tor auy cules, Ubelig, Lhe Um. y of the great party that bas led us through the wilce:jessul war to peace and iepose, We must now lok Ww our puriic ¢. edit, We have duties t perforin to the business iteresta of the couniry, in which weneed the assistance of the Piesiucut. Welave every Diokive for basmony with bia and with exch ovher, and fur @ generous, wenly trust in Lie parriotism, Ii @ @ tine shall come whep ican uo lamger eonhde in his devouou to the pris upon which he wae elected. 1 will bia Ausiow Jobneon with unatiected sor: remeiuber when he swod iu bis very spot five » yours Be tepeUine, Wil UUOxampied courage, the oesau.te of traiwis, Me iett in their hands wile, chudien, poperty and home d staked bis allin the joeuls A wil remember ib Whew @ 1Ulreasing (renorel would have leit Ne-bville to ite fate, thas syuiu, with heroic courage, be ma! stained Lis post. 1 wil remeuLler cont: curb the fierce op Gnd trials thr hg ond bie loliem qumpaccions tp Man | Guar | from pereomal mot. vee | ecparaie from bim uatil sayy maintained our canes fn tho heert of ihe | nlederacy Will temenbler the etrace@ he bad with the a ati ean of Lenncssee never aehare gin and Never far from the pecp © & ou tp nor eover tL y rem thie loval @emout of . theories of posible t < the ices of euch patr ¢ cevotion he te ls vou in his weeenee, if a are t element of reform, and time @ on voureide, FT romejcer the j homely and encouracing words of a pioneer in the | an!.-lavery cause, an expelied Methodist preacher | from the South, who told those who were behiud | bio iv opinion —" Well, frien Ii) block up avid We must all trevel wowerver.” Be l say to all who! aid eho wish to nove more | * block up aw hile “a ory with ‘he . | Treason sod th hey will continne tt . Ail wisdom will de withas The hiebest humo Virdom is to do all the good veu can, but not to sacrilice & possille ood 10 attempt the saprac bie lhe pecpieot my vativesuue sentrusted me with e portion here extending four te mine have rears bevend the en of the Presidential | ' | Know thet | eonot urge harmony and coneso ida joa | | ef of tho Pierent ineumbeut, Tecan grant me no favors, If Lteleved tor ermoment that be woud nalliance with those who by either arma or counel even by epathe, were ae try in the reernt . Ould turn over the high powers entrusted to ghim b party ; ir, be is dishonest, and bo homme mt Ewill not bim inv thie atrituce. If he Ho not p to the declarations made by b in hia veto tessege@ that hie “strongest desire was tosecure to the freedinen the full enjoyment of thelr freeiom ani property then [| wil mot quarrel with him astothe means ured : and whi o, ee he teil+ usin this some message, be omiy nets for Siaee to be represented which ere in an attitude of lo,alty and her- mony, and fa the pee of representatives wise Joyalty Cannot be ued under ao. conatituuional ot legal te we ought not of ther loya ty ibe Walch wo are willbe bo » bave not Twill poetry him by new creeda— will denounce tim for haety words uttered ip repelling personel affroute Tree him yet surrounded by te Calinet of Avraham Linco.n, pursuing bie po ay. Noword from me sballdrive him into polisieal felloweh.p with thave who, whea be wae ove ihe woral jeroee of the war, de- nounced bim, epst apon him, and derpiteluliy ased bi, The assco.stion must Le self-eourht, and even then Twili part with bim jo ee:row, butwith the abiding hope that the sane A biy Power that has gmided us through the rec ar, will be with oti im cur ne \ifieuluise, matt every Beate is restored to its full communion and ft ship, and until our nation, purified py wa ! assure Amoug the nation# or the earth the 1 position hoped for by Washington, Clay, We + Linco n, aud hundreds of thetisauds of unnamed heroes, who eave up their lives for its glory Farther consideration of the concurrent rerlution was postponed until one o’ciock to-morrow On motion of Mr Chandler, the Senate proceedod to the consideration of the Pill to authorize the establishment ef te!e¢raphic communication between the West ludies and Now York It authorizes the International Ocean Telogreph Company, incerpor- Sted under the lave or New York, to lay @ teiexreph cable from the United states to the Isiand of Cobe end to the Babamas, eitbere@r both, and other West ludie islands After debate, Mr, Ofark moved to reoommit the bil to the Committee om Commerce, which was adopted, Adjeurned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr, Beaman introduced a bill to continue in force and to amend am act, to establish @ bureau for the relief of freedinen and refigees, [twas referred to the Committee on Reconstruction The bill euthoriaes superviston over ail loyal refugees rnd free men, and al matters relating to them, to enabie them ly as practicable to b eome self suppor fihe (United & * eo that thelr freedom may be dered avaiable and beneficial to the repabiic. It euthorizea the ap- po.ntment of two aduttions!l essisten! comm!erioners sod @ division of istricte tuto sub dietric's, not exceeding the Vumbe: of counties or prrialios in the clatrict, It allows detaile of military officerswithout pase Of pay. If aeenteaie taken trou civil life aries are confined within the limits of five e@ buudred doJdare per anoum wecéssary, euch Commis oners may ba each, aud each ayent one ci each, ata salary not exceeding ove thousand dolla eevoum, Aud it shall be th o! the Comrtoisioues, eben it can be don t with ihe ! \ateree to aproing as assistant commissioners agents aud cierke, such men ae b proved their loyalty by faithful service iu the armies of the | piea during the rebel Non, All employees are pieced under military jur diction, It authorizes tho Secretary of Wer to sue medical and other #tores ouly to persons unable by proper industiy tO keep themee.ves, and gives the tre eideat power uncer the homestead law, te en tp loval refugees aud inoedmes public laude, bol ext ‘ forty eres @rch. and bot exceeding three aullio facres iu all, in (he Bates lorida, Alavama, Mi ippi, Lowsiaue aud subject to appual rental Italso confirme t yenis, the laws aiyned by | wral She field order, with o provision for exchange with lande in eertain cases It requires the co-operation of Bureau officurs with privare benevoleut atsocise tions, and the! agents aud teachers, iu furuishing facilities tor education of treeamen, and requitce the furuishing of sites aud buildings tor eehool hocses, It secures to freacmenu ihe evioyment of a! rights aod immuuitiva euioyed by while pereous uader the common lew, including the fight wo ‘estifr, holt property, and Lear arue, and accords them military Protection yutii the Stave coveruments reasored end the Bate reprosented in Congr Versecu- tious of fieedwen are punished by fue Mr. Trowbridge offered « resolution which was adopted iustructing the Committee un Military Al- faire wo inquire into the truth of the reports to the effect thatthe artificial lege furnished soldiers aud sailors crippled in the « eof their country, are of inferior mane aud 4 y aud #0 dewcive that crutches lave io te io ied Ww; and Ww ieport woet jurther action or legisinuion i@ Leceesary, * Mr. McClurg, of Missouri, offered a preamble in- structing the joint Committee on Reconstruction to inquire whether the late seceded States are at!li ja ecuntingancy, and if eo, to inquire {nto the expedi- eney of leveling cont butions oa the disloyal in . tente thereoi, to celray the extraordinary ment pevers renduiod necessary by 64 dislovaly On motion of Mr, Schenck, of Oblo, the resolution was rewerred, without ines uctions, to sho Recoustruc- tou Committee by yeas 102 vays 27, On motion ef Mr. Thoruton,the committee on Ways and Meaus was instructed to in jaire lato the expedi- ency of amending section Us of the Internal Kevenue Act of June 80, 1554, eo as te relieve auctioncers from tazew on a of pre y made by virtue of judymenw or decrees cf courtsor ty atuiho ity of Guardians, execu'ors or adminis ritere, ‘lbe motion was avreed by # voleo! 19 yen: ayainst Y7 oeye On motion of Mr. Lard ag, of Il, the Committee on Peusions wae detiue es to loyuire into the ex- pediency of making & douation to A. Zegler, ot Port byron, [liinow, for seud ug even sone iato the far of the Luited blates to quell the late rebel- 408, On motion of Mr. Orth, the Committee en Military Affasie was iuarucsed to ir bul at an day, providing tor (ue equal The Speaker presen ed 4 Hawillos Jones, womnbere eteesioual district of Ne ry coutinue be Beveoth Con Carina, and they Were referred to the Comiustiee oa Mecomstruction, ASOTHER PROPORED AMENDMENT Mr, Bingbam,of Obio, reported fom the Commitiee on Keconstruction a joint resulution to amend the Constitution by adding the following article: The Congress shall bave power to make al! laws whch shad be necersary aud pooper torecure to the c..4ens of ach Stace ali tue privieeer aad imimunis thes of bho citizens of the seve ra! ptates. aud vo ail Pereons i) the several & 4.c#e jus! protection In the sighte of lie, liberty aud property Mr, Binrham sald he woud no! detaia the House by any lengthened argument io support of the joins resolution, If such legislstion Lad been on the atatnie book, soasto enforce the (onetitubional re. quirements ip @veiry State, the rele tion wh eh lad Charred aud biackened tho land would have bi an uaporsibibty, lhe poporcd ameudment imponed uo vLluKetion en eny piaia De shy ciizen im @ State which w ed upew them by the very letier of It was imporsibe for nas t) [rame Words uole oblifatory than those already 10 to Codstitution enjoining this great dusy a Whe evera: States, aad ou ibe several officers of oy the Giekes bas owes umes Olees thet by Se a a ala lt a a ace aE a ale eR acter onc Ee ea een = = = a 4 _1866, a eat every repeteseton of the Constitution-dte contem Poraieous aud tint * construcy that crea’ " vielou ' on mined the Second Se ea f . wh, end { a tien 6 the Fitth Amendment ado ‘4 by he Firet Congresain ite at that iuumortal bill of riehte } had hithe peoded eo the actin of the several States, Phe Nour, the comutey aud the world knew that all lewieiniive, wi executive, al judicial ofieers in @ even 3 , he Voter 1 im the iat five yours ted rovinion of onstitation, the eblorcemect el wik re olmululaly Game alto American nations Ry ores the Corralttiee On Reconstruction ant for the pr me ol giving to the whole paone bie cote of the gemorai sovernmett, Without which Amer) \ pare, ie Would press tee ad ent om the one countrr, he e@llerete and diepessionate utof the Llouse, Rovere, of New Jerecy, epoke against itase Newent towarde centraliration, Mr. Rogers denounced the Reconstruction Commaities and deciared that A wore tatel and bloody trranny did wot bosult bumeutiy, If gentieuen would look atthe Constitutional ameudroeute provosed by that Cotumittee, they would eee that they wore (he em. bourmentof tyranay, They were designed for the Pur pore of ke D Stat eourol the! from she banne F © w suck conditions, Betore, he the liberties of the peopie of the wo by tanaticiam, Lain, said the Uling, with the peopie of (he country, te take the ewori and canwou te defend shoes litertice Ofaivat any Lody of men, Te is propored today to rohibit the payment of the rebel debi. Such « tu@asure ie th very emblem end quint@senvge of Gespotieus aid ty ranuy, Afver further discusstoa the Constitutional Ancnd- meut wentover to come up taworrow alier the readiog of the journal Mr, Rogers acked leave to introduce « petition in favor of (he e.gbt hours labor movement Ubjection was made; aud the House adjourned, Mr Dios! daugerous te ston From Kentucky. Horrible Outrages Upon Freedmen. Washinvton, Feb. 26,~More than half « doran letters wore received today by Kepresentaiive Mc- Kee, of Kentucky, detailing outrages against the freodmen of that State, in various parte of his Dis- trict. Une case of the shooting of two negroes and robbing them of ell their farniture bed occurred, and upon the arrest of ihe perpetrators of the by the Aroate of the Bur die harced on « it of habeas wel ag 4 out and tried betore null Judge of State Court. Another here @ party of white men went to the hours of Od begio, Pearly S) years of age, andefne Bian weary ail bis ite, robbed him of bie mousy aud honed bum to death; thea raked the comls trom the fire, aud patting him on them, roaeied first one alde Auu then the Other, They aiso burned two others Bearly io Gath, putting out the eye of one, and bovsied that they bad ous only i nded to drive out the oogroes, bar inieaded also drive ous certain whites. POLITICAL SPIRIT OF THE STATES. MAASACHIUBETTS Boston Feb, 6.1 he following ie among a series of resolves introduced in the lewer bragch of the ature today, and referred to the Commitwe tera! Nelations: Keartved, That the recent public attack upon one of the bonered and beloved beuators of Maserclureite the Preadent of the | uited States, ia a pnblic ty of Wachingtom, is ao insult to weal’h, ae unjustas it was aondign ted and disgraceful, and calls torthe Indignaut rebuke 1 every patriotic citizen ofthat State to whore sons the country jase iarwely indebted for the salvation Of Le seHounl Capila, Whea those who board and Bppieuded that acteck were traitorousiy ploiting jo pliant the # suda@id vo! tieeron upou ile w aud Wo destroy the Cousituion aud the Ge MARYLAND, Naltimore, Feb °C ~A& menting called to endores the President's policy of reconstruction and lis vei meernge, wae heid tonight, at Maryland Inetituie Hall, whieh was densely crowded. Lienmt. Gov, Cox presided, and speeches were made by Benators Cowan and Doolitte, aad Cx |W ilaod, Collec us of the port of Balimore, « others. Kesolutious were edopied fully eudorsiag the Administration, From Fortress Monroe. Arrival ef Colerea Troops from New Urieann, Fortreea Monrose, Feb. iA, The steamer Evening Star, from New Orleans on the 17th, arrived bere thie morning with the Firet U.S, Colered Cavalry, $50 men strong, under the command ef Lieut. Cel, WoW Slip. This reciment was organized in Der ems ber, 1505, and was rceruted in the vieuiteof Camp Memiiton, (wo miles trou Old Poiut, Va. Tk pasties me in the memorable operstious om the James Kiver, part of the Sith Army Corps, up te the siere of 1’ sburg, aod were vent to lexae ovar the middie ot Isst June. Bloce that time we reyimone hoe taken a yarsia the armuay ia Texes, under Moeyr Geveral Weaze, aud hes at various times been stoned at Bazos, ant! om (be bauks gf the ie Grande ‘Te troops wele warcbed to thelr ola Cunp at Camp Hatrlpon, ant Quariored temporarily in the borpit'ae until tr peitation can theas bo City Polot, where (hey will be m of (he service About twenty thouss troops, from ihe Deparimentot lexas, uw. here ebory, to be wustered out of servi Ww arrive Active Preparations Are fone oF wil w View to carrylag vul tue urcur aisbauding thes troupe Canada. Retaliatten-Warning to American Fish ermes, Ovfawa, CW, Feb.) ~The Canadien Gacrrrs Coutaine the proc amation warning American fish- ermen thet they caucet use the Canadian shuse tieh- eries aftor the ITth uf March next. ‘Ihe tullowlug is the substance of the proclamation: a certain treaty was made between Her d the of Paid treaty wil. expire on ch, 1 ; under said treaty mauy persons, citizens ot the Unites States have invested mougys €n¢ tiiied ou ebips tor arty ing on in-eho.e fisheries within the sersiio. y of Canada, and may be unaware that their tieht to cerry ou euch tishe: ies Wilk ood ou the 1 hot March, Isao; Phere'ere, to peveus tojury or lows to enr subjects O° esbizens of Sistes with which are ia am ty, we do eauiion and warn gu pe hot ube Jeetw of our teal, shat ater thelT bof March next, hy vensels ow ued oF avd ia the Loited states of America cao pursuy the in-shore tebe: ie withous rendering (hemereives liable to the swatiou of pls AY Veeseis, Bud euch ObLer Pomailied as are lui vused y aw, From Europe, Three Days’ Later News. eainship Herman, from Bousheampton va the 14th of February, hae arrived, A teariul gale passed over the Southern coast of Kugland, Lt ie expected that wavy casualties will be reported, FRANCS, In [he Seuate, on she luik, M. Kouher protested egsiues the epoech delivered by M. Koissy in Priday's jog, Marehal Dorey stated that the return ef the Vreach troops could mot take place so speedily as appeared to be desired in }rance, aud he even ad- Yieed that teeh reinterce sents sbould be seng out, M, Keuuer deciared that Mariel Korey had expressed te bis fpeeck Wiesesy bv ale Opmon, the views of the koversmeut upou this subyes beige Qiase con teiped in the epeeay from the throne draught of the adress » Oba. he ‘Phe Gres Ought pai agraplis of Che address were then adopted, The Poenen bas ree! ved a second warning ; itio. fends to appeal io the (oonell of Btate Ageloas ile twe werdiugs whicd ib bee received, Finaccial aad Commerctai. The Times’ City Article of Tuesday, Feb, 13th, aye A furiber sight improvemeur of u bartahia la the glee marhaia Bete me 8 | | | | | | SUN. MiMoh rty-"h ird Year: ——a —a rm hing atnong the discount establishments al though it te fully evan thet the coures of recove-y, even if it svould now be continnoug must be very Gradual, Console closet at 56's to 87. The discount demand to day was mode: bot! the Bank aud in the open market rie oncten paid Up) declined L; And Five Twe linet tral shares a further @ each. wicrbein Rows items, By Telejraph to the New York Stm) flow, Anson Reairaoawe and family lett Boston yesterday for Now York, en route for China. Hon Wittiam Panmenten, formerly womber of Congress from Maasechuseits, ed ou Sumcay, « Lia residence at Kast Cambridge. Lia schooner Ia, Capt. Hutchinson, from Port- land for Havane, went ashore on Booday night on Naisart Beach, Cape Cod, Mass, and bilged. The crew was saved, Pim oficial gazette ab Ottawa, C. Wy, contains Orders pasend in Cabinet Couneil to preven tho introduction into Canada of contagious and™tfee . Sous disorders aifocting cattle, sheep, horses, ctv. Row prevailing in Europe, Auovr ane hundred feet of the high embanks ment on the Renesolser and Saratoga NY. Rall- row !, about halfa mile northeast ot Saratoga, wes washed away on Bunday inorning, It will probe- bly take several days to ropair it, Ar Col. Forney's entertainment, !aat evening, ot Washington, many Senators and Representatives of different politics were present, Awony them wero Governor Cox, of Ohio, and Postinaster Gen eral Dennison, ‘Tne disbursements at the Treasury Department, last week, amounted to upwards of shirty millions of dollara Thie ie the iargest outlay that bis ox curred im any one week since the close of the rebeliion Tro Ire TMarris Coised States Mospital at Albany has been converted into @ Home for destitute and Aiaabled soldiers of the State. Que hundred have been received. They are provided for at the ox pense of the Btate, Reports from English detectives at Pittsburg, received at Toronto, say that the Feuian General Bweeny's plan isto make # demonstration ayainet Canadas about the middle of March with a suet force, and strike New Brunswick, vie the Maine froutier, with his main columns, Awona those who had interviews with the Presi. dent, youterday, were Governors Cox, of Ohic, Sharkey, of Missiasipp!, and Parsons, of Alabaue ; Generals Steednan, McCook and Saxton ; and also ® number of old Democratic members of Congress frou the Biante of New York, who are temporarily in the city, AT the close of the case now on argument before the Supremo Court of the United States, at Ween~ ington, thatof Jotm Maguire ayuiust the Bate of Massachusetia will be argued, Gen. Cushing wald open the case for the Iquor dealers; Atiorvey Groneral Read will argue for the State, and Mr. Richardsom, of Boston, will close for the liquer dealers. A peernvortvs fire ocenrred lant evening in Philadelphia, as Third above Rave street. It ortyi. nated in Robert's bardware store and communk cated to Mesars, James, Kent, Bautees & Uo! exe teusive dry goods warehouse, The upper stories of the Jatter buikling were destroyed. Mr. Roberts’ store \n entirely destroyed, and four firemen killed, and others reported killed or injured by falling roof aud sidewalls, Avumber of firemen in the fourth story were precipitated into the cellar. About 26 were erverely injured. The loss by the fire amuunts to over three-quarters of a milbom of dulace, - " LOCAL NEWS. KEW YORK AND THR VICINITY. Crey Goversméxr—Boarp oF ALDER wen--Tae Fivtay Conpriion of Tux Srarera « le Tite Cory [Nareoron's Orviog AsoLisngp?~Tna Wivesinge of ANS anv FULTON Srugem Ero, Kiu—The Board met at ¥ o'clock yesterday after- noon, (he President, Mr, Brier, in the chair, Mr Ely presemted (he following preambie and resolution + Whereas, Hy an act of the Lerialature of this State, Acontract # owith Messrs, Bb Devoe & Kuay », to el ete of thie city, aad notwith: #taudii g such eouir ontinues im tuil force aud effect, conaiant complaints being made ot the inv eoudition of the ad Wheresa, The City au are by many un- justly decmed responsible for such alleged violation of (he ead Coptract, aud are regirded by our citizens ae Leing anawerable to them tor the suite recently frou such tuiractions of its provisions; be it there- fore Keaolved, That the Gamptroller be and ho ts hereb; requested to furuiah this Board, at bis earliest cone venience, with an exact copy of said coutract as it wt prosenot @xists, in order that the Common Council May lecome couveraaut with ite provisions, aud to enable it to take such ection as may be deemod necessary orexpediontta piace the streets of this city ‘ma cleanly condition. Which was R Alderman Ely offered the following resolution. which wea adopted > Resolved, That @ spesial Committee of three he Sppointed by the Prestoatol this Board, whose duty itsbell be to exainine into the provisions of the act of the Legislature abolishing ibe City Inspector's Departwent, tue e ness performeu by the present City I tment under existing ‘epors the result thereof, with thoir intions to this with the view thas on taay be takea thereon, A rewiu‘ion to increase the salary of the eweepere of the various markets to @60 per mouth wascailed up. Mr, O'Brien ssid he entered the Chamber of the Hoar! to day he tacklou" by severu! meu, who told him he must vote for this resolution; but Le wi-ued thes® meu to kuow be wus not bo be iorced im ble action In thie Board, and be would thereture vow ageiuet the resolution, Mir, Loew ssid be had beeal informed that if he voted against tila resolution he would Le “ma.ked.’” The resolution was ther lost, recousidered aud laid over, A resointion from the Councilmen ereating tho offiee of Inspector of City Kaliroads, at a salary of $2,000 per snuum, was called up and concurred in, Mr. Varuuin offered the lowing reeviutions In copnecticn with the peliiion of the Owners and les. soca ol property elected by the coutemplated widen - ing of Ana and Multon etreets,which were laid en the table: Resolved. That the Corporation Counsel be directea to sus) ik proceedings onder the resolution ior wider Avon to bulson atrects, approved December Shet, 1665, until the further order of the Common Conugil, Healced, That the petition of Heury Hilten aud others, nud all other p person fle, be referred to » joint sm Gal committee of the two Boarda with ia siroc! cos to give all parties igboregled au opportu nity to be beard, aud to report in full as to the proba bie costof such improvement, aud the prop: unde taking the wane; and Wut sald commit ave si tosend tor pereous and papers, and ty empiy uuerepuw DOT ler we Cier.. P| aviation reminding the resolu’ tiem meed ae the (4.40 Baws,