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The members of the Association proceeded to the Executive Mansion, and being admitted, were introduced by Mr. Ward, who spoke as follows: Mr. President, I have the pleasure to introduce to you the direct representatives of the manufacturers of iron and steel in the United States. They represent the immediate interests of more than one hundred and fifty thousand laboring men, who, with their families, represent a population of over seven hundred and nfty thousand souls, or more than the whole population of Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis. We are here, Mr. President, in the hope of Inducing Congress to foster our efforts and to protect us against European competition ; until such time at least as Ave can protect ourselves. We believe that within a very feAV years the Southern States will commence the Avork of getting out and bringing into active use their iron coal and copper which abounds with such profuseness throughout their territory. We believe, Mr. President, that the Southern States are as full of wealth as the Northern, and that time will de velopo their resources. The Southern States have now at least two millions of poor whites that could and should be converted into miners and manufacturers, and at one dollar per day each of the aggregate of one year's industry alone would be not less than six hundred million dollars, a sum which would soon tell upon the prosperity of the country. Entertaining these opinions, we met together last evening and passed some resolutions expressing our views in rcf erence to the laboring interests of the country, and l nave the honor to present you with a copy of the same. Mr. Johnson replied as follows: Gentlemen :?All I can say, and all, perhaps, that it is prudent for me to say _j il Jl. _ J T _ _ _ _ _V _1 at mis ume, is mat x ani very niucn ouliged to you for calling upon mo, and thank you for tho compliment, I sympathize "with you to the utmost extent in what you purpose to undertake and to perform, and I might say that my whole life has been directed toward ameliorating the condition of the masses of tho people. Every effort of my life has tended in that direction. Whether I have been correct or not is for others to de termine, and must be left with timo. I am gratified to meet you here, and I sympathize in the labors of your undertaking;-but while you aro engaged in adopting plans and schomes that may result in building up and strengthening the manufacturing interests of tho country, you should be equally engaged and interested in developing and restoring the principles of the Union and the Government, which I think should be the ^ precursor of what you are undertaking. . ' The restoration of our people would 2' ^ v _ini x?i. x ? uv uiiw ui me greatest protections to otir home industry that could bo given. Our currency has reached- a point of great inflation. Many aro apprehensive that we cannot, stand under such an enormous circulation of currency, and yet are fearfhl that if we attempt to contract we shall he reduced to bankruptcy. All our serves should be directed to preserving the currency and preventing expansion on the one hand, and bankruptcy and revulsion on the other. It seems to me that in this work, which affects five manufacturing, agricultural, and mining interests of the country, the first thing to be dono is to labor for a restoration of the Government If we could enlarge the area in which our currency is to circulate?increase the number of hands in which it is to ~ -.1 1.1 T -i jkvoo?Diiuuju, uurrusponumgiy give il a sounder basis without talcing out one dollar from the circulation. By restoring tlie Government and the industrial products of the South, wo thereby widen the area of circulation, and along with it bring into the markets of the country millions of tobacco and cotton. This is a very important item, and would strengthen the country and in. crease the demand for all manufacturing productions. It seems to me that the most powerful stimulus that could be given to these interests would be to restore our Government. It would increase the demand fur manufactured articles of all kinds. By restoring the oountry yon increase its ability to pay taxes. You could leave the present rata of tariff as it is, if you could take away this internal revenue tax. By getting rid of this internal revenue tax you would correspondingly increase your protection to manufacturing and agri< altural interests. I think that as last ns we can we should get awav from these internal taxes that now test so heavily iipoll tho industrial products of the coun- i try. Anything 1 can do 1 will do that will tend to strengthen the resources of our country. I sympathize with you, i feint I trust and hope your efforts will succeed and extend as our country is restored and peace returns. t To these remarks Captain Ward responded : ] We believe, Mr. President, that tho constant drain upon us and our resources is the vast importations that come from England. We believe that that drain will produce very disastrous results unless the present tariff is increased. So far as tho currency is concerned, if it is greatly reduced wc believe it will result in disaster and bankruptcy. Mr. Johnson: As I have remarked, if we restore the Government, and thus increase the demand for articles, our currency will be placed upon a firmer ba sis. I think this does away with all argument for a diminution of the amount of circulation. But theTe is one tiling of paramount consideration. Let ue have-a Government. Let us have a united people; then we have got a Government. Mr. E. B. "\Vard. Mr. President, we are all laboring under the belief that we have a Government. Mr. Johnson. Then let us have a whole Government. Then we have got a wider area for everything to be carried on in. The several members of the Association were then respectively introduced to the President by Captain "Ward, and immediately thereafter retired. THE COMMITTEE FItOM THE MEETING HELD IX DALTIMOItE. The President was waited upon on ( the 1st instant by a committee of gentleman bearing the resolutions of the immense meeting held in Baltimore, to < sustain him in the general policy of his administration. Lieutenant-Governor Cox addressed the President substantially as follows: 1 Wo come sir, as representatives of a < monster mass meeting assembled in tho ] city of Baltimore, tlirough tho almost i spontaneous act of the people, on the i night of the 2Gth of February, to endorse your policy and sustain your administration. In the State of Maryi j n l! .1 ??? iaiia nil pui Li.ua ujlu xiiuigmi m muu grand party to sustain the course of the Executive, and we can give you full assurance that no State contains -within . its borders more of your friends. Incredible as it may seem, unheard of before as it is, without any preparation at all, and at a timo only a few months removed from the bloodiest civil war on record, the .people assembled in a monster meeting, spontaneously, to endorse you. It was thought expedient?it was ilumght neooeeary to givo SOniO such public encouragement, through "the masses, that the President might bo strenghtened. Loving the Union?reveling the Constitution, wo extend to you a cordial support, believing that this Government never had a firmer friend or a stouter champion than yourself. Your theory of the relation of the States to the General Government, the great principle that thoro should be lio | taxation without representation, your firm and unswerving maintainanco of tlie Constitution in its integrity?your 1 prompt and timely intervention to pre- J vent a monstrous" measure being fastened upon tlie country?your thorough- ( ly American and patriotic utteronces on 1 the 22d February, each and all meet 1 a hearty endorsement by the people of Mar}*land. You, sir, proved yourself "master of the situation." You have performed deeds of lofty and noble heroism, and are fully sustained by the people. We tender you, sir, the resolutions adopted by tlie meeting of which we are the representatives. The President then replied to the Committee substantially as follows: I can make no speech further than say my policy is before the country. It is not the result of impulse, but the re- i suit of a conviction that it is the principle upon which the Government was founded. It is before the country, and it will continue to bo. I say this to give assurance tnat tne u-overnment will be administered on that policy, and I do not say it menacingly. It is believed that the safety of the Government rests upon thoso principles. -I am not insensible to the compliment you pay me by this visit. That man's heart and mind must indeed be barren not to be deeply impressed by such assurances of thi* people's support. This compliment is peculiarly gratifying to mo. ?T. believe that the country will 1>g restored to its normal condition of prosperity and harmony. I entered tho contest, expressing the. same views I do now, and I stand now as I did then, by the Union and the Constitution, not having swerved a hair's breadlh. It is said that if a President be elected by a party and abandon that party, lie is Tylerizcd?and much abuse and taunts liavo been uttered. Thoso things have 110 etl'cct on me. My only work is the restoration of the country ?tin; thorough reconciliation and harmony of the nation. "We are steadily accomplishing our work. Wo hnvo seen families who were divided amongst themselves, and had considerable dissension amongst them?but wo soo them all afterwards harmonized, and living j in peace and friendship. So it will be | with us. If wo can do this, I think it | something to bo proud of, and not to j be taunted. It will come right in tho | end, notwithstanding opposition'. On j this matter, extremists of both sections, j while pursuing different moans, labored I steadily to tin; accomplishment of tho 1 same cud?the destruction of the Union. Si- far a's the dissolution of the Union was concerned one is as bad as the other. When the rebellion is put down,and we find a party for consolidation and concentration, it is the same spirit as rebellion, and leads to tho same end," tho destruction of the Government. I desire nothing but to effect this reconciliation thoroughly. When I can do this I can exclaim with full heart " I have reached the summit of my ambition." I have no other ambition. My only object is to restore the Union to its full and reconciled normal condition.? Then my work will ho done. I thank you, gentlemen, for this mark of your countenance and support. Tho Committee were then introduced to the President, and after a moments chat withdrew. n?pga* ' -r-nn rii.H i i J_ ? CAMDi;Ws FRIDAY, MAR. 16. W. T. Walter, of the firm of Dehbeo & Walter, (factorage and commission njer cuani*,j is uio omy amnomeu ugeni ior urn Camden weekly Journal lor Colnmbin, S. C. Kg* Col.Twos. P.. Slidrr, is the onlyauthorized agent of the Camden Journal for4be city of Charleston. Ho' may bo found at pie Mills house in that city. 1 The Army and Navy Journal says that 70,000 Confederate soldiers are buried in Holy wood and Oakland Cemeteries,-near Richmond, Va. .. . j Selling oir at Cost. By reference to advertisement in another column, it will be seen that Mr. P. H. Moore offers to the public his present stock of dry ?Oodp, boots, shoes, &c., at cost prices. " In the late civil war, 220 battles were fongllt In Virginia 80, Tennessee 87, Missouri 87, Georgia 12, South Carolina 16. North Carolina 11, Alabama 7, Florida 5, Kentucky 14, tjie Tndian Territory and New Mexico, one each. There were also seventeen naval engagements. Slrauss, Vance*, <Jfc Co. We call the attention of our merchants and o hers desirous of purchasing fine dry goods or fancy notions to the large stock constantly kept on hand in the wholesale storehouse of the above named importing firm. Ko 130 meeting street, Charleston, S. C. The 5oiitlicr.il Cultivator. We have received the March number of this valuable agricultural monthly, published jn Athens, Ga., by Messrs Redmond & White. The publishers of the Cultivator have long enjoyod the confidence of Thousands of farmers and plauters who are leaders of this moit'excellent rural monthly. Terms $2,00 per. annum. Goo II. Walter.& Co. By rcfereuco to ndvertisemont persons desirous of securing a responsible and efficient factor, will seo that in the persons of Messrs. Walter A VcCorjiick, Charleston, S. C., their want can readily be euppTe l. This' house jjiv^s utid o ttbtcd voforeneo. A branch of the 9KhC firm is located in Columbia, which will no doubt greatly facilitate the transportntiori of goods from any given point. The Wadesboro (N C.) Argn.i says: "Rev. FT. C. Parsons departed this lite at J* is r?siin this town on Monday last, just at sunset. Last Spring it was his misfbrtuno to fall into the hands of some of the "Bummers'' of Sher* m m's army when itpassed through thisection, and upon the supposition that he hadcinfjoaled plate, &c., ho was subjected to very rouglt, coarse treatment, to toiako him revealjt. ritis treatment, acting on an already weak and Jclica.'c constitution, caused his health to foil ipiite rapidly, and a few weeks since he took Ills bed, linally, only to lcavo it a corpse." Meetings arc being held in all parts of the sountry to express the popular will in support of President Johnson's Administration, ar. Renounce th.: efforts of Sum.ver disunion faction to destroy the Government. We cannot notice all. so it must suffice to say that the people? not the fa tin tics who control the States? throughout the north mid West are giving un^ualilied evidence of their devotion to the Constitution und of their determination to support the Executive. Tuad. Stevens will soon hctir a louder earthquake than the one that stanled him in the Capitol recently. Daily 7'ttil Facilities <o be Discontinued. "VVj^iavc been credibly .informed that it,is tho^feniun of Mc3srs. DobV*& McI'owalUo. ' discontinue running their daily lino of hacks, from this place to Sumter,"* after the preset week,; _ and the'cause assigned is the Jwmt,of patronage. These gentlemen have been affording a daily through travel' to and from this place to Charleston and intermediate stations, regularly for the past six months?often, too, without freight or passongcr?that our citizens aud the traveling public might incur no dcloijp. The Citizens of Camden and tho district have also been furnished by the'eo gentlemen witlra daily Northern and Southern mail, thereby facilitating the business transactions of our merchants with the mercantile community .of Charleston and other of tho larger cities, and that, too. without any guarantee of bplhig at all remunerated for the servico rendered. mere are lew, u any, in our iowu aim viouny who will not feel the inconvenience attending the withdrawal of this daily lino. Could not the merchants and iiiany others, who arc directly interested in this matter get up a subscription sufficiently large to induco these gentleman to continue this lino ? "We feel confident that all of our mercantile community and somcot/ers would respond liberally rather than liavo this line discontinued. English Female Detctives in IreLand.?The British Government lias re cently employed a large number of verv modest looking yeung English ladies to travel in Ireland and pay particular attcnlion to the conversations going on in the cars, steamboats, hotels/etc. It was do-. lievel by the authorities'that Stephens would be arrested through the exertions of these women detectives. Juniei I.ouIn jPetifTrU We have received from S. G. Courtekay, of Charleston, a "Memoir of JAMES LOUIS PETIGfeft If W.J. Grayson"?a neat little volume gotten up in tfarpers' best style. AsVe open the volume our eyes rest upon a complete connterfeitpresentmentof Mr.k?eticru, the long flowing locks of rich brown hair, the high, broad expansive forehead, tho heavy brow, the bright, merry twinkling eyes?the lips compressed as if in preparation for nU tcrance of words that never fail to hit their mark?the prominent wide chin, all bring before us this loved and honored man, and wc gaze upon him, lost in memories of the past, until we almost fancy we sec that expressive wag e 1_;_ l .1 ?i .1 ging 01 ui8 ijouib iieau, mat ?mngging of those shoulder* tlmt added so much to nil that his peculiarly reaching voice ever uttered ; we dwell long and with delight upon this picture, and might well have stopped then, for it was the first and the last pleasure which the book afforded." The motto of the Book is "Faithful found among the faithless, faithful only he,", and the whole preface reminds us forcibly of " Old Mortality," who, in rechiseling the eulogies on the tombs of the slain covenanters took good care to deepen the anathemas, engraved thereon, of their enemies. Mr. Petigutt, in these preparatory papers is represented as repelling persecution with scorn and defiance. How untrue and how unjust both to him and the people of the state! "With all her sons South Carolina has been liberal and indulgent in matters of opinion.? Whom has she ever more delighted to honor than the great and lamented 0'xeall ? Who during a long life of high position was opposed to the policy of the State?and the very subject of this memoir was continuod in a highly honorable and lucrative official position by the very people whom the getters up of this book would have us believe he "scorned.'' "These People," as little appreciate !Mr 1'ETiGnu as tney do tne community in which, lie lived. It is true Mr. Petigku was always opposed to the policy ol his native State, but he loved her and Wed her people, while they admired his groat talents, esteemed his high character and loved the, lofty, pure, genial man. "All this thes^prdface writers^fti there are several of them, seem incapable of appreciating; but wo intended briefly to notice the book, and are devoting ourselves to the preface. 'M r. Grayson has written a graceful, affectionate tribute to a noble friend, .itul hns givetfpome facts in detail in tbc history of Mr. Pbtigku whicli were not universally knownj; but he utterly failed to reproduce Mr. Pktighu. There was so much of action in all that the subject nf iliio m/tnmir dirl nr ennkp tliftf nn dp. v.. ....... ............ r?- ? scription or recital will ever convey an adequate conception cfhim or his works. No one could knor" or appreciate James L. Petigru who have not seen him and beard him face to face ; but Mr, Grayson we think feil far short of the possible. It is true that all the anecdotes of Mr. rETiaitu, of which there are many, lose their point and force from the absence of the great original. Put Mr. Grayson was neither copious nor happy in the selection of these anecdotes?anecdotes of a prominent man live because they are illustrative of what is dee mod admirable and characteristic in him, and there are many extant of Mr.' Pktigru, which, though losing much in their recital, yet better illustrate many of his characteristics than Mr. Grayson has done. Mr. Grayson was an amiable and estimable man, of somo literary excellence, a gcntlemnn of high character and lofty traits, but whatever eminence these preface writers, who have exhumed this memoir from his "scraps of papers" may give him, we do not^think, hi3 political logic will gain much reputation from such a nan $cquittlr as is to be found in these words: "The protective principles of the tariff 'had been supported and urered in the first Conaress of the o w United Statc^. The CoDgress 1789, by Southern delegations, by Burke of South Carolina; Jackson, of Georgia; Macon, of the old North State, and Madison, ol Virginia?by the men who had been foremost in forming the Federal Constitution and urging its adoption. The protective Principles have been maintained apd saved from the attacks of the northern commercial interest by Mr. Caliioun in lSl6. To call the tariff unconstitutional Was therefore absurd." Shade of Thorxwell defend us! The "tariff" constitutional, not for any reasons given, bnt because certain individuals at certain times and certain other times had "sup ported," "maintained" and "saved" tho protective principle. Wc ncrcT did subscribe to the dot' triue of nullification. This same old Journal was a Union paper in 1832 j but we do not hesitate to say our argument against niffiification is not given in the above quotation. Surely as good an argument in support of his religion could be framed by tho Fire worshipper, or the Buddhist. We would not willingly say a-harsh word of Mr. Grayson's booh, though it comes to us in bad company, and the bearers of it throw stones at us and call us bad names; but wo think justice to the great subject of the memoir requires that a dissent should be given to some of Mr. Grayson's positions, and a protest entered against the frame in which tho TMctiiTA is nlfuWl. Surelv the noble. f*en r ? x v ' o? erous, grateful heart of Pstigku in contemplating what his friend and biographer describes as the unparelled course of this State in elevating him " absolutely opposed to her creed," to important and lucrative positions, would never have approved what liis friend says on the subject. " It says much for the man's abil" ity and character, and something too, for the magnanimity and judgment of tho people." The italics are ours. Congressional Procee clings. Washington, March 8,1866.?In the Senate to-day resolutions were offered declaring that to Congress and not to the Executive belongs the power of reestablishing civil Government in the lately seceeded States. In the House, pending the discussion of the Congressional Amendment, Mr. Boutelle, from the Select Committee on Reconstruction, made a report signed byhiinself and by Mr. Washburno"; of Illinois, stating that East Tennessee i8 loyal, but that Middle and West Tennessee is disloyal* and,' proposing as an additional condition to the admission of the State, that the right of suffrage should be conferred on all persons without distinction of race or color. The Bill declaring all black persons to be citizens, and conferring on them equal rights and immunities together with power for their protection, was debated. Chicago, March 8, 1866.=?The Reprtbli&fopka.a a telegram from Cincinnati stating that a private dispatch from an . entirely reliable source at Washington, has been received there (Cincinnati) to the effect that Secretary Stanton will soon resign, and General Steadmnn has accepted the position. Washington, March 9.?In the Uni: Senate thg ^Constitutional "Amendment apportioning repratfritation ! among lbe States, was discussed. Mr. Henderson, of Missouri, offered a substitute, that no State presenting qualifications for voters, shall discriminate on account of color or race. He said his own State will give negro suffrage, and that 1 the South will be compelled to do so in f five years. The substitute was disagreed : to, and the original:resolution was then t rejected b\ * vote ffF twenty five to twen . ty-two? Sumner aud other Radicals vo ting against it. In the United States Uonsc of Representatives, the bill securing civil rights to all persons, without regard to color, in all the States, was referred back to the Judiciary Committee. Many Repub.ieuns ilicorrrna an +r\ *Iio nnnefifntinnnl nn?'nr trt UlOUgtbW ?n uv mv VVM?ViVHb*VMI?i ?, v ' v? ?W pass the bill iti its present shape, belicv ing that it will invade, to too great an ex-* tent, the rights.ofthe States. A Committee of the Maryland Legislature yesterday presented the President the resolutions adopted by that body, ap proving his policy, The Kentucky delegation also presented the proceedings of a meeting at Frankfort endorsing tbe veto, message. The President, in response to both delegations, reiterated his determination to defend the Constitution against all attacks from whatever quarter received. From Milledoevile.-Mill?:dgeville March 6, 1866.?Governor Jenkins vetoed the Stay Law, on the ground of unconstitutionality. The Senate afterwards passed it over the veto by a vote of 27 to 7. ? Frightful Effect of Absinthe. A correspondent relates the following strange story of the horriblo effect of absinthe winch was recently presented before the Paris Courts: i_ -i- T A " strange spectacle 01 uie uumuic effects of absinthe -was recently presented before the Paris Courts. A negro only 37 years of age was arraigned; he seemed to be at least 80, and a complete idiot; liis vacilitating eyes wandered restlessly and listlessly over the audience, his emaciated hands and his lips quivered with nervous trembling. He : was sixteen years in the Postoflice and rose to a high post when tho demon of absinthe took possession of him, and ho began to steal for stealing's sake. lie stole objects of no value, and ho stole so much that when liis house was searched, the objects found filled two hundred and twenty-two boxes, each as much as a man could cany." , General Joe Johnston employs about five hundred of his late Confederate soli dicrs in tho repair of the Orange and 1 Alexandria Kail Road. As they became familiar with the pick and spade in the intrcuehments, they work with knowledge, and are glad to obtain a liv uig in this way. ' ' VVl^ ' < .<?* -.$5 A- Revexend Blasphemed The WasLinjjlon correspondent of the" Cincinnati Enquirer, under date Fcbrua-' ry 21st, says: " The prn^crsof thechop-* lain of the House, Mr. BoyntoH', for. the' '~part two days -lmve been, curiosities irf ' their way; not exactly dictations to* the Almighty, but rather mild, insinuating suggestions and hints. Uufortunntcly," they were not noted down by the phono^ graphic reporters. Certainly, Mr. Boyn-T ton exhibits 'emit ent qualifications for preaching (or rnthor praying) politics.^ ; With uptnrneJ eyes and clasped handf he sent up this morning the following pe*' tition to the Throne of Gramr, as nearly as I can recollect: " We thank thee, oh' God, that the great issues of the day aref . assuming that form that it is no longer % a question of this party or that party, but of'who is on the Lord1* side." WethanJc thee that Congress stands firmly unitccr on the right side. We thank thee that wd' are not as other menj and furthermore, w?f tuana thee that other men are not as w<? are. "There is Imt one God, and Thadf Stephens is his propheti Just think of Thad. Stephens being God's vicar on earthy or of the Almighty being one of the r^nlf i and file in a Radical caucus.'"?.v Stonewall Jackson'rf Daughter" SpeakiDg of the only living e'scioQ the late Stonewall Jackson, a writer in the Richmond Enquirer says : "She is a bright little cherub, 'sbon? three years old, with fair hair, blue eyes :;i. and a complexion of mingled iillies and roses?the Iillies, however, greafly pre* dominating, although, perhaps, she docs not look very robust. She. wore a Maria Louise bine ms-ino, trimmeid with nar-' row black velvet ribbon edged with white,/ Her little cloth cloak was of a light drab' color, ornamented with hands of silk and' faricy buttons, ller bat was of English* straw, trimmed with blue velvet and blue, and white feathers. A tippet and muff' of ermine completed the costume of the' little lairy, and she looked as euchauting*' as any mother's darling need look. She' was borne in the arms of a colored nurse! of whom she seemed very fond, and to I whom she was prattling witli exuberant* gavcty. The dark eyed, sad looking lady ' who followed her iu widow's cap audi garb of deepest mourning completed the* picture of sunshine and shadow." A Circular from General Howard in regard tofthje -m mr a wr-i _ n ' marriage oi rTeeamen. v Washington, March 5.?Gen;. Howard has issued a circular letter to the c.v. Assistant Commissioners of the Freedmen's Bureau, gpring instructions lor . dealing with, the question among-the freed people. -. ^Ehey are to't&Tiiarriage and divorceof^whitepefc ~ 'T? sons, and emhody^heir^for the benefit : ^ of the freedmen as fiij^s can be done in a circular, .and desiring them to frame such a system of marriage rule as would be approved by "the State authorities, with the formal approval of the Governor ou the subject appended. m ?^ ?? Robbery of the Southern Express. Last Friday night, the wagons of the Southern Express Company, while on their, way from lilackviUe to Johnson's Turnout, were attacked by a party of wliito men at White Pond. The robbers stole four mules belonging to Mr. H. C. Mosely, and rifled the contents of the wagons. The extent of the loss wo have not learned, but we are ha ppy to state that the mules have been recovered, one of the robbers arrested and another shot. Thio id flio coma V\OT4V ArhA (tfnlA frPTt eral King's horses near this city, a few months since. The breaking up of thin gang of highway robbfTs is a great bles- . sing to aur people.?Augusta Constitutionalist, 1th irnst. Interesting New Orleans Items. New Orleans, March 8.?General Longs! rcet lias been elected President of* the Great Southern and Western AccU' dent Insurance Company. . Genera! Dick Taylor has leased from1 the State the new canal connecting the upper part of New Orleans with the Lakc^? ^ . for ?750,000, payable- in annual install ments. General Scott is still here, and' not at' Pensacola, as reported. Recruiting foa the Liberal army is gov ing on. The veto to the Freedmen's Bill had arrested the contcmDlatcd emigration of a large number of Texans to foreign couYS* tries. J C * ' , The NeW York Herald, of the 5th insta? says: "We learn that the old veteran and patriot General Scott, who is at present in New Orleans, unhesitatingly endorses al* that President Johnson uttered in hiV speech on the 22 ult. The staunch old soldier oxpresscs the hope that ho will* yet soe the North and South more firmly bound togcthor than ever, and tnat to effect this President Johnson has adopted the only true and proper course.-'* The London Times &nhoUhces that Mr. Peabody, the itn>erican banker, lias increased his previous munificient donation for the benefit of the London poor by an other ?100,000, making a total gift of ?250,000. The Times says the amount of the gift, though not perhaps its most admirablo characteristic, is of itself sufficient to render any expression of gratitude insignificant. It^ is, probably, the most splendid act ofmunificence on record. #