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Those scenes arc but a solitudo of graves, Where Love and Memory pour forth their lear* like ratrt, And rr hore, in volc?les* grief, thc cypress waves Abovo tho hearts which died for us in vain. Thc dead who died, as died that gallant throng. To shield a cause which in their eyes wu? just, ?Shall live enshrined in ?tory and in song While ages roll aboyo their scattered dust. What though for them no marble shaft shall rise, Time shall not seo their saeved memory wnno ; Their scroll of fame, expansive as the skies, V Vcara of oblivion shall corrode in vain." Heroic deeds arc deathless, and they live Unmarred, while empires crumble into dust; They master fame, and life und glory give To "storied urn and animated bast." Thero rose no sculptured monument to tell Whcr< Spartan valor broke ihe Persian sway, And ye we know there nobly fought and fell. Hero o men in "Old Plat rea's day." Pcac? t?. (he ashes of our noble dead! Far distant ages shall behold each name fright'tiing like morning when the night is lied, And ever broad'ning on the disc of lame. Farewell! ye high, heroic hearts, farewell! Inspired lips shall leach the world, eic long, Ye fought to hallow story, ami ye foll Tb give :i new apncalvp. e (o sung ! ORIGINAL. FOll TUB COU Ul KR. , Foreign Emigration. I Mr. J'Jditor ; Tho d irk, ominous clouJsof 1 national revengo have so loiig obscured thc 1 the sun of prosperity from our mental vision, that our people have become, so despondent as to take little or no interest in anything that Q?CS HOT. conn <,...... ?A? miun 1111111 \ i ? 111 MuVAwv ?Ules. It is apparent to all of any observa tion, that some means should be employed - some plan devised by which a belter state of things could be realised. ^ f-?M" two years past the subject of Foreign ! ? Immigration has been freely ?nd ably discussed j i in,legislative halls and in social circles, seem- j ' in.*dy to but little eiVect. Tho consid?rations | 1 po far held out, have not been sufficient in daccmcnt to cflbqt the emigration of the class j | of emigrants th.0' wants of the country demand j l Wo want men of ott pita (-of enterprise-of i ofiicicnoy-whose vigorous exertions will on- 1 orgizo our own citizens, and introduce a dif- j feront and bettor system of agriculture, a sys- | tem adapted to our present depressed condi tion. Kvcry one with whom we have cou- 1 versed, view thc subject in thc most favorable j light, and couour in opinion with those whoso sentiments have been written and published , to tho world. But opinions avail but little, ; if not acted upon ; now is thc time for action. The most successful plan probably that cnn he adopted to bring emigrants into thia coun try, is suggested by a correspondent to tho " Columbia Pheonix," ovor tho noam mc dc plume, NU despera min. The writer suggests that the land-holders of the sevoral Districts of this State bo requested to moot at their rc impactive Court Houses on a certain day. nod organize associations for the promotion of em igration." And that "all land-owners bo invited to join theso association? who arc wil ling to donate portions of their lands to emi grants who will settle on and oultivatc them." Kow, as tho plan above-mentioned is tho most offcotua) one to seouro tho objeot in question ?-^?11 a meeting of tho land-owners of Pick ons Distriot-bf thoso who havo hundreds of ?otos of lands uncultivated, unoccupied by any ono, and doing no ono any good j and form an organization " to pro tn oto emigra tion." Lot each Ono donate a portion of his lands, whioh will odd to tho value of his re maining portion " two fold." Mr. C. JONES, of Tamossee, wide awake to ?ho, importance of tho subject, proposes to do ' tioto to aotivo, onorgotio emigrants, five hun dred acres in ono body, of good produotivo land, to bo divided into fifty or ono hundred ?ere lots, acoording to tho foroo of ocoupants. x Satisfied as ho is, that this section will bo val? . ttablo for its gold, aud perhaps its silver mines, fflfc. ho will ve'sor've to himsolf all gold and silvor Veins, with tho right of working, or leasing to othor partios. This consideration oftnnot bo obiootionablo to tho noltlcr, as ho will havo a homo market for his produco, should tho Yp}pB\.bp,workod. Contiguous to this traot, is sn abundanoo of limestone, with cxoollcnt fa ^.jift^'s'ffii.Vening, whioh adds muoh to tho yal no of tho placo. Adjoining Mr. JONK/S trdo^ A. B. GRANT, Ksq., Will gi vo fifty aci'cs of wodi farming land, making fivo htfndrqd and fifty acres in olio body ; aafilcicut spnee .-?' V.-IUVWI1 lamines. ?No in considerable iudnoomont! Let other numen bu added to tho list-and still other?, and in a few mouths a different state of things may bo expected. Now, Mi. Editor, perhaps there is no placo in this State, or Southern States, when prop erly considered, that can offer stronger in. ducements to emigrants tjittft your own Moun tain district. Pichona District has many nat ural advantages over most other plnoes. HB inountmus, -with nil their variegated loveli ness, continue to present a sceno of peculiar and imposing magnificence- -old, but always new. Its pure sparkling waters-tho bever age- prepared by Cod Himself, to invigorate His creatures, and to beautify Ilia footstool, j when pressed into mechanical service for manufacturing purposes, can supply thc de mands of tho world. Its soil is productive; wheat, rye, corn, oats, potatoes, tobacco, and vegetables of all kinds grow finely. Hicc, too, may bc grown for homo consumption, hs Hue facilities are offered for irrigation. Fruit of all kinds common in this country, may bo produced abundantly. It is likely to become famous for its mineral productions. Quite a number of gold and silver specimens have re cently buen found, and may he seen in differ ent parts of the District. There are many fl ittering indications of copper, and other me tallic substances. Its climate is salubrious ?'chills and fever," and some other diseases, are not known exe? ?it when contracted in otb er parts. A physician, for a living must mako ' exorbitant charges on the few, or blend with ! his profession some lucrative business, or go \ in quest cf a more extensivo held of useful- | ?ess. J These, and other considerations- tho wido j :ixtended forest, ample room for a natiou- j i farms to cultivate, and houses to live in-con tributo to make Dickens District ono of tho ! liOSt dosi rublo places in the South. SU UV Ml DLA NCR fm ?i?il?ll<ruiMjL?^LaMi<g?.^.j^.-^j_i.^_J_ Jllgl<W ?? 3? O XJ I T I O X-j. . ! Impeachment Thi ef livporla on the Subject.-Majority ja- \ vor Impeachment.-Minority Dissent. Three several reports 'from tho Judiciary Join in itt ce were presented to tho House of I lU'-presentativcs yesterday on tho proposed | impeachment of tho I'resident. The majority report, concluding with a resolution commend ing impeachment, is signed by Messrs. Pout rt'ell of Massachusetts, Lawrence of Ohio, Williams of Pennsylvania, Thomas of Mary land, and Churchill of New York, lt is ex tr?me! v leu;1.thy, covering several hundred [)ugeS of closely written foolscap. The chair man of tho*committee, Mr. Wilson, ot Iowa, presented a minority report, signed by him- , ?.If and Mr. Woolbridgo ot Vermont, taking 1 the ground that in view of all the ovKloiieo j which bas been presented, there is nothing to | require the i ii 1er posit ton of the constitutional j power of ttie House, and recommending that j the subject bo laid on the table. '1 Le only Democrats on thc committee, Mon.us. Ri ilrhhro of Wisconsin, and Marshall of Illinois, ?Iso present a minority report agreeing in the main with tho conelusious arrived at by Mes srs. Wilson and Woolbridgo. MAJORITY REPORT. The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution of thc 7th of March last, authorizing them to inquiro into tho official conduct of Andrew Johnson, Vice Pr?sident of the United States, discharging thc present, duties of the office of President of thu Uiiitcd States, and to report to this House whether in their opinion tho said Andrew Johnson, while in said office, has been guilty of acts which were designed or calculated to overthrow or corrupt the Covcrumeut of the United States, or uuy department or officer thereof, and whether tho said Andrew John son has been guilty of any act, or has con spirod with others to do acts which, in thc contemplation of tho constitution, oro high crimes and misdemeanors requiring tho inter position of tho eonstitutional power of this l.louso, respectfully report : That in tho performance of tho important task assigned to them, they have have spured no pains to make their investigation as com plete as possible, not only by thc exploration of tho public archives, but in following every indication that seemed to promiso any addi tional light upon thc great subjeotof inquiry, and thoy submit horowith the result of thut portion of their labors in tho voluminous ex hibit that accompanies this report. In order, ho wovor, to direct tho attention of the House to such portions of tho somewhat heterogene ous mass of testimony, whioh they havo been compelled to prcsont without tho order or ar rangement that might havo facilitated its ex amination, as mo regarded by them us most material to thc issue, they will now proceed tc stato, as briefly as possible, tho leading facU whioh they suppose tho inquiry to haye dc volopcd beyond dispute, along with their owi conclusions therefrom, and tho roasons bj which they havo bcou influenced in reaching thom. In so doing, they must bo allowed tin indulgonco whioh a comprehensivo scrutiny running over a two years' administration o tho affairs of a prent government? through ai unexampled-orisis of tho'Stato, and involvinj the very highest matters that omi engage th attention of a Iroo people? would seem to nc oossU?tc, and must at nlPovonts, excuso. The ohaiges" nuuio; and.to which tho inver ligations of tho committee havo boon especial ly directed, aro usurpation of power ami vio lation ol law in tho corrupt abuse of the ni). Pun.lin;., pardoning and veto powers; in tho corrupt interference in elections, and gouoral y, in tho commission of acts amounting to j nigh onnioii and misdemeanors under tho ? constitution : and upon this recital it was I charged with the moro general duly of ?"rmi ?r?oHi?iV10! M11,0!?1 ^.du?t of t,,? A^sidoiit I or ino uni toa Out tog, ana ot repot unH .?..i.wn, Ol' ho had berni guilty of any aels which were designed or calculated to overthrow, subvert or corrupt the govornmoutof thoUuited Slates; or whioh, Ia coutomplatiou of tho constitu tion, wouldi eonstituto a high crimo or misde meanor roqu iring tho interposition of tho con stitutional powers ot* the House." lt will bo Observed that the great salient point of accusation standing out'in the fore ground and enullonging the intention of Hie country ts t?UrjHttioH of potca; whioh in volves, of course, a violation of law. And hero it may bo remarked that perhaps every great abuse, every flagrant departure from thu well-settled principles of Hie government, which has been brought, homo tu its present administration, whether discerning ii80lf iu special iufi Actions of tho statutes or iii tho profl?gala usc of the high powers bon for red hy the constitution on thc President, or revealing itself more, manifestly i,t the systematic ul tcmpt tt> joizo upon.ifs'sovereignty and dis parage ?nd supercede tlte great council to winch that .sovereignly lias bois ii cutt usted in reference to the one great purpose of reooii atruotuig the shattered governments of tho rebel Stales ?" accordance with his own wish, m tho interest of the great erimiuals who carried them into thc rebellion, and in such ? way vt?iXo deprive tho peoplo of tho loyal States of all chunco of ind.-milky for the past >r security for the future by pardoning their dren?os, .vcstorjng their lands and bringing I hem baokr their hearts unrepentant find their ! ! lauds yet S?? with the blood of our people, \ ? ute a nundi t iou where, they could once moro j i Mnbarrnss mid defy, if not absolutely rule tho < government \.*liioli they had vainly "endeavor-1 < id to destroy. It is around this point, and as '< I luxiliury to < hat gr?ai central idea, that all ? ! he special nols of maladministration we have I < vituesscd will be found to gravitate and re- ? I -olve; and it is to this point, therefore, as the ! Croat UJMUVrJL'\V-xxhS l?n.uiiut\/ii 01 mo iiuuso ( i !>?,f???*M*oTrVof!od. Jt is :i fact of history that the obstinate and irotractod sting?.le- between the. executive and uni legislative departments, arising out bf tho laim of more (hiiii kingly power on the one, lund, and as slroic'ly maintained by tho nation of the just ri..?hts ol sovereignty y y j . villi it by the people on tho other, V,otl j V :ouvu!sed this Cation for the ho ?tWO yc:irf' ; i ? i " i .i . t-s no example 1 " md presented a SyCO?aclo tlunv ,. I i " ' . i ?. "i.?,? ,i.,.,.i since tin; era (?'? K 101*0, and none in .'.nglaii' , .. I i ui ? i ...ill, thc advent ol the ho Stuarts, bCRati v it I' ,", .. ? , , .resent Chief foiigK*10: 'J ^ ?alaf roph? r hat li,hied him *W pl'J^ while it smote ho heart bf tonton svit.rgv.ol.J horror, vas the '-,r expiring .armed ortort ot the in- ; > IUiT/?tiofi. The capital of the fobol gov. ra- j 1 lOnt had fallen; its eli j el's were fugitives; 0 ts Hag was in the dust; the si ri fe of amis o nul ceased. 'The hosts tb Ut had hen gath- j 1 red for the overthrow ot this nation had ci- | s her melted away in defeat and disaster or | 1 Kissed under the Conquering hand of Hie re- j i ?Ublie. Tim extraordinary misson of thc j t Executive was fulfilled, Although, its the Jommnnder-in-Chiof, he nii'.iht possibly trott villi a belligerent in arms, tho cessation of :hc w?ir in the overthrow of thu rebellion and die unconditional surrender of tho armies had determined that power. To hold the con jucred territory within our mili fcnry grasp un - Lil the sovereign power of thc nation vesting in the representatives thc same which had pjirt tho sword upon the thigh of tho Execu tive and placed tho resources of tho country, in men and money, at his command, should be ready declaro its will in relation to tho rebels it bad conquered was all that remained for him to do Hut tim duties of this H?VO reij. it were ??of yet at au end. An extent of territory of almost continental dimension*, desolated by war, but f-till .swarming with millions of people, was at our feet awaiting thc sentence which it bad deserved. Thc local government swept ?way, ?fl they had been, iu tho opinion of tho President him self, by the whirlwind of thc rcb?lliou, wero in ruins, while communities were iii anarchy, thc courts outlawed, the social tie dissolved, ti system of pretended laws existing in deadly conflict with the law of the conqueror, a peo ple subdued, but sullen and full of hate, and hostile us ever to tho pWer that had over thrown thom ; a loyal element asking for pro tection, a now and anomalous relation without a parallel in history, about which tho wisest of statesmen might well hesitate and dill'ur, SUpOrinduO^d fratricidal strifes that had rup turetl tho original tie1? and placed its objects in tho condition of public enemies ; n large army to bc disbanded, and such indulgence oxtondod, such punishment indicted and Mich security demanded for tho future as thc inter ests of peaoo and justice might require. iXcycr in the history of this or any other State, have questions moro numerous and vital/moro del icate or difficult, requiring gray?'^ delibera tion or involving thc exorcise of higher gov ernmental powers presenting thomselvcs fur tho consideration of a people, mid never was >. Congress convoked in tj moro serious crisis of a State. Tho duties and responsibilities^ of the mon who formed and organized thc .Union of tiloso States, and of those who assembled herein 1801to'nonsuit upcu ..and provide manara certainty no nignei ?ngnuii.v uv broader wisdom titan tho tusk of bringing Dunk tho dismemu?rod; Stoles, mul fusing th oso,.jar ring nfid/lfrwrdttiitTcleifioutt" into ont; hinno II?UUM wllolo. J'or this great work the supremo Kxccutivo ul tho nation, evon though he had been cn ? dowed by nature .with tho very highc.it of or J grtlliziug faculties, was obviously unfitted by i tho very nnturp of bia offioo. ff Mr. Lin j coln had survived, it in not to be doubted from j his habitual deference to the public will, that I although a eitizmi of a loyal State and eujov imr tho public- >j Voucucu m "tao Ingest po* ..:i.t.. -7iig^'fonld h?vo felt it to bo h'm duty to convoit?*"cho-repreKoniative8 of the peoplo to loy dowu* his sword in their ' presence and to rofcr it to their ?nlighUmiid aud patriotio judgtuout to dwide whnt was to bo done with tho territorios ?nd people that had been brought; under tho authority of the government bytourarms. Tho bloody l)ands of treason unfortunately ! moved him nwtyin the very hour of tho nv Mona triumphj But if these were reasons' which could Um made this duty au impera- ' live ono with lAui, how powerfully were they reinforced by tile double effect of the tragedy 1 that not only d prived the nation of its trus ted head, but cast tho rei us of government upon a success^. Tho new President was himself in th^floubtful and delicate position ot a citizen Jf ono of tho revolting States whioh werotobo summoned for judgment 00- j fore the har of thc American people? it was perhaps nnturji that he should sympathize ! with the eoirtkiunities from which he had mainly diflorojxmly on prudential reasons, or ! in other wp??TO? to the wisdom of the revolt i - at that particular juncture of affairs. I If other a^iinieutts bad not sufficed lo con- i vince bim oft th necessity 0f referring all ! < these great qvjcstpns to tho only tribuna? on ?? < earth that had tlc power to decide them, it ' ? might to Imvo'bdn sufficient that be owed i dike his honour Ind his accidental powois to 1 i tho generous confdonoe of tho loyal States._I t Ho expected, pf Course, that they would in- ' 1 <ist-ns they :hi| a right to do-upon such ? t auditions as .ivhld secure to them, if ll0t ! i lemnity for thebast, ut least the amplest sc- V mritios for tho. flure. 1 ustoad, therefore, of s convoking thV (ingress of the Uuited States a .> deliberate ^pii the condition of tho conn- e ry, he seeing ft have made up his mind to un- r lertiiko that nii fity task himself, to forestall c he judgment * 1 the wishes of tho loyal poo- d )le, and to. ijoj]jjrulizi: Llui.umvn.ivta ?v>d^ ?o'" .> ?J86?K which might bo left ?or r. %a%, . c ,i!%tfob't this object ho issues his imperial s aniatious, beginning with that of tho t ,''t'h of May, in virtue, as he says, of his I oublo autlmvity as President of tho United t tates and commander-in-chief of tho armies, t rehiring the government of these States to t ave perished, creating, under the douomina on of provisional governors, civil offices un nown to tho law, appointing to these offices ion who were notoriously disqualified, hy I ra-on of their participation in the rebellion, i rom holding any olhco under this govorn lont, and yet allowed to hold tho same and xcici.'ic tho duties thereof at salaries fixed by ".oiMcif a.id paid out of the contingent fund f ono of the departments in clear violation f tho acts of July lid, 1802, and '..'th of ''ebruary, 18?31 beelaring, moreover, at the ame time, that thc government of these States iud been destroyed, he assumes it to bo bis ndividual right, ns being himself thc State, athol tho United States, to execute tho guar n? ty of thc constitution by providing them \it'll new ones, and accordingly directed his irctClidcd governors to order conventions of aich of thc peoplo ns it was his pleasure to iu lieate, to make constitutions for them, ou inch terms and with B?ch provisioua as wore igreoublo to himself. Uuprovided, however, >f oourse, in tho absence of .Congress, with ;ho necessary resources to meet the expenses d' thofl^orgniiizalions,' ho not only directs thc payment of a portion of thom out of tho con tingent fund of tho War Department, but wit h a boldi?csa unequalled oven by Charles [., when ho, too, undertook to reigu without % parliament, provides for a deuoil by author ing tho seizure of property and tho appro priation of moneys belonging to tho govern ment, and directing his governors to levy tux tiH for tho samo purpoau from the subject peo ple. Eo08.-Vovr porfiona nndorstaud tho mag nitude of tho egg trado in New York. Tho receipts for niuo months of this year have av eraged at least 1,000 barrels a day. Knob barrel contains about 80 do'/.cn, or 900 eggs The aggregation, therefore, would be in one day nearly a million. The bulk of tho arri vals aro from Ohio, Indiana, r.ud Illinois. New Jersey and Long Island furnish about oqual quantities to thin market and these sup plies are considered fresher, and command better prices than those from the West. Li ko cotton and corn they are considered a cash ar ticle, and cnn be sold immediately. New Kngland and New York State have a largo demand in every neighborhood at homo, and ship very little to this city. Next to tho consumption for family use, bakers and confectioners arc large oonsuuicrs of eggs. An insignificant amount-six bar rels a day-is used for nlbunienizing or gloss ing paper for photographic purposes. For this, the white of tho egg, only, is appropria ted, and the yolk,is sold or given away to thc Five Points mission. Pook-bindors also u?i thc whito of eggs for gilding ooversaod leaves and confectioners for frosting. Tho yolk? ar? employed to so'ino oxtont by tanners of kit leath'Of) especially that manufactur?e! yit< gloves. They contrail much oil. of fine quali tyx and with salt, alum, and other ingredients form a liquid in which tho leather ia steopci and iioftoncd. Uhuui'sts employ eggs 'to Very small Qxtontiu experiment^. Thu cop sumption for any'purpose, e.scent food, is ver triUiug.-JV. Y. Uvi-niii;/ '. ' * & -, ? ? ' . * . '...??.. . * .. . Strong Protest, j Thc following ia from thc ? National Intol 1 ligcnocr : " ; Tho whito pooplo of- thia country will ncv ; er tut nov man go into the IWidcnttul ohair by tho unconstitutional votes of an Africain nod South. If Africans, or their paltry nuui ; bor of base white allic?, get into Uonercsa by ! S?f? **YV* 0 yti'^ hf than a SSiiu tiona! on?, tho wh?to poole of thc North will dooroo their expulsion. The mass of North am ?bite mon have sternly declared against Southern Afrieaoiacd control of the Govern ment, by acting in ooujuuctiou with what may by ? possibility, still continua ohm monopoly States of ?ho North. The people of th? North who havo sternly decreed against negro Buffrnge there, will never .submit to a control ot thu Genera Government by tho African wod Southern States. The tyrant* md dom agoguos in Guugreas who are forwarding the imposture and usurpation, may as well under hand this now aa to r?oklessly riak what may beta 1 them ?ti popular wrath at another day Wo do not hesitate to say that ono and all >l tho usurping military phiefa of tho South that have passed beyoud the expresa letter of tho unconstitutional and despotic edk-ts of JongresM, should have been removed-should mw bo removed, and their placea supplied >y generals who regard tho Constitution, na umai law, common law and atatutes, cquita )|y construed. There is uo line of duty that iOiliparOd with that of administering goveru iiont in consistence with equal and osaot jus mo m the oyo of the law and iu tho forum of onsciciioe. 'J his should bo done, regardless f throats and of personal consequences. Tho ouihi.s permeated hy OlUoials of thc Freed leu's Bureau und .other military .subordinates, 1 ?Mtof whomowo their ?l?oial existence to 1 io arbitrary, corrupt, profligate and Unsoru- I ulous Stanton. They aro what he used to ; ?rill " Ina barona, or order of nobility," that ' loyod at his beck. These havo intimidated ' lute mon fr'oin registering undor tho Keeon ruotibn Acts by throats of prosecution, or j itual persecution pf sumo sort. They have 1 mutenaneod ftudlcss ucgro frauds upon tho , gislry and iu thc elections. They havo 1 mmved at the arming of uogroos and thc ! ?aruiiugof whites. Thoy bav? overlooked 1 Yf?uryL'i?fc <A>- i ( tuntable, punished and removed. Tho chief I , .traps should have reported concerning them | i Goa. Grant, who his thu only power in thc ? remisos to oiif?r?? justice. Hythe force id fraud of th'*** petty military myrmidons 10 whites of the South have been put under ie political bondage of tho blacks. THE LKGAMTY otf TUB EMANCIPATION LMI:N!IMI:.\T.-An important question has ? ccu referred to thc Attorney General for dc- j ?sion, by thc ?oorotary of State, touching the j ?galtfy of tho emancipation amendment to Li? Constitution. It appears that a captain I f a voss?l foecntly brought into tho irtrtof Key West, lila;, three black sailors,; .'hereupon tho local authorities indicted Ililli ? Liulcr th*; State Laws, which prohibit thc iu- j induction or emigration of free negroes.- j Mic captain has appealed ti) Mr. lord, charge I'all'aires of Ctroat'Britain hero, who has nd tressed a note to Soorutary Seward on tho ubi001. Pending tho action of tho Attor loy'-General, actio'ii against thc English eap ain has been suspended. Tho constitution provides that the niigra ion or importation of auch persons aa tho Uutos tbiuk proper to admit ahall not be pro libitcd prior to tho yo&r IUU3. That is, tba lave trade should uct ko prohibited beforo hat date. /Va is well kuowu, as soon aa that lato arrived, Congress, in strong and olabo atc Acts, which havo remained ever since in oreo, prohibited tho slave trade. The lan ?ungo of one of tho principal of these Acta is : . Shall import or bring any negro, mulatto, jv other p'O.M m of color, not being a native, a jttizou, or registered seaman of the United States, or seamen, natives of cou ri tr ios beyond tho Capo of Good Hope, into any port or place if tho United States which shall be aituatcd iu auy State whioh by iavr has prohibited, or mall prohibit tho admission or importation ol such negro, mulatto and other peraoua of col or, <ko." In most of the Statea Lu the South free persons of color aro prohibited fi-nix cora ing or being brought into tho SUto. () course, no person is a olavo in any legal sons? until after he has boen brought into tue Stat? and sold Tho question now ifl, whether th? abolition of slavery by amendment of tho con stitution, and the passage, loo, of tho fam?ll civil rights bill, do not "repeal all laws now ii force prohibiting what is known as tho slav trade, by removing all restriction to free im migration.- Washington Sitar* IM COUTANT DKt?l RION IN J?AN KUUl'TCY. It ha? been recently decided in New Yor that any property that a bankrupt may hav Acquired after the filing of 'lis petition, an antecedent to his discharge, is not liable fi his debts contracted before proceedings wei oommonocd. That is to say, John Doo bavin lilod his petition for adjudication lp a bani ruptoy yesterday, becomes by way of legac; or by speculation, a rich man to-morrow j bi though ho may not be discharged from h abilities for twelve months, thc fruit of li legaoy or speculation cannot bc touched f his old debts. Doubtless this is tho hu mid it oan be defended on just tho groun that vro ehoo?<\ when wc defend tin-discliar .of debtors at all. ?Tho evident" intention tho enactment waa ti) fix some point at whi tito debtor's liability should cease, else tho 1 is of no avail:, "lt ls now authoritatively dot -fained what that, point is. Dis marked filinu' thurat .petition, and tho uvconipapyi I mKodt>tlr ' ' ' ? V/ A4? XXI DV grin "nn ~"fi"i i tum HU)W<?JMImwuummjuimMmm [From (ho J.ondon Times, November H.] Tho Election as Viewed Abroad. Tl io nows from America, which wc publish this Morning, shows that tho Reconstruction dilfieulty reniai ns exactly what it wan when tlu; war came to an end. Thc conflict of par ties, however, is grudually becoming move se vers, owing to the increased strength of tho Democratic organization, which ia now in ?' positi m to offer some kind of steady resistant-.; to the policy of thc extreme Republicans. An influential committee of tho Republic** party made an appeal to the people at the loi ter end of October for support, upon tho ground that their defeat at the elections tlo u approaching would be " national disaster, and jeopnrdi/.o the lives and property of thc Union tuen in the South, and even the national crc.i tand existence, and would probably result iii mother rebellion." Wo now know that these representations vere disregarded hy the electors. They hay.. lither heard them so often as to bc deaden, d 0 their influence, or they aro aware that tho acts do not warrant alarming statements. The Radical policy has been tried for lum.) han two years anda half, and its fruits are nt, uch as to satisfy tho nation. New York ami few Jersey have both pronounced against tho lepub!leans, and if we might credit the as urancca of this party, wo should look forward 1 repudiation of the debt, a massacre of l'u ni men in the South, and a revival of tho L'bellion. But the Radicals never intend d iat their gloomy predictions should be taken terally. They formed a portion of their !cctioncering machinery, nnd they were iu ?ndod solely to work upon tho fears of lLo miinutiity. Tho " Union mon" in the South e in no danger, for even in Georgia tho ne .oes bold undisputed possession of tho polia id in Virginia white citizens have been ordered to leave" their hornea by a colored vigilance committee" * * * McOullooh's reports do not rcal ) the sanguine expectations of thc Radical niora; They have made taxation heavier, tfiottt enabling the Financial Secrctury to ?tkc n corresponding reduction in thc tuition debt. The money produced has, in fae., cn spent aa fast ns it flowed into thc exohi ip.r. . Tho. evrumon of, 1/*.^?^,?.- ...?i;*^-.,,-- - 0 money could not be Wrung trom thom. noir bare lands would nott furnish a quarter the amount required. These arc thc ques ms which thc American people must, some y or other, insist upon receiving proper nt ntion from their representatives in Congress. ?io policy of reconstruction will evidently ? governed by the necessities of tho nation? 1 the absence of express provocation froj?\ 0 South, the only interest of thc North um t, to let com morco flow in its old charnela rough the country. The Republican.s muy tho meantime abuse President Jolingon mi 1 " apostate and n rebel sympathiser," 1W lid words do not break national credit. ? intinunnco of the present pmtcetivc system i trading operations overa, few yeara mor > ould unquestionably havo a strong tendency i that direction. Even if thc Democrats r, ? iverod thc ascendancy, they would not ho nblo i bring free trade iu with them all at once ; at thc people know that there would' bo a ce*? itiou of turill bills which arc oxhau?ting tho , )untry, This cousidoration has greatly affoe id thc cou rac of vecout'^elcctiona, aaa if no colling causes occur to disturb tho national ulgment, it must inevitably exercise a oou olling iufluenco upou tho still moro impor t?t ooutosta to bo decided next year. WASHINGTON, November 2"3.-Tho pros ecta for tho immediate repeal of tho cotton tx arc not so promisir.j?. The truo friend?* f thc measure, fearful ?f spontaneous oppo sion to thc movct>\c\it, origitmting on thoik* ide of tho llouye, m-o holding off, and so far very bill introit'.oed lookiug toits repeal, has rider which w ill kill it, or provoke weeks of iseussion. /'avorablo action bc foro Ohrist ias is hiftlijy improbable. Tho C .numittco of Ways and Menns agrood .nanii musly, in its session thia morning, to opor.c a bill for tho repeal of tho cotton tax. x'hero waa no buaincsa of importance trans ited in oithor houso of Congress to-day. Dbe Scuato and Uouao have both adjourned iver to Saturdny. The President is sending no nominations to he Senate, and that body-shows no disposi ion to act on some twenty nomination? boforo bein from the hist session. Internal revenue receipts, to-day $415,000. RAi.r.Kiii, November 27.-Election roturns jonie in slowly ; enough ia, however, known? o insure the Convention a pretty strong voto.' I'ho radioids have a largo controlling majority n tho Convention-fifteen, of whom aro bl nek?. Tho type of tho vadioala, aa a general rulo, ia lot ns vindictive or violent a? that shown, ia ,ho radical Convention in Alabama. Tho United States Court, Judge Brooka presiding, it) no?v in session hero. There ap peats to bo a gool deal of looal buaincsa, and large numbers of lawyers, clients and witnes ses nro io atlendnnoo. Sovou blaoka aso ou the list of tho grand jury. AUGUSTA, November 27.-A meeting of thc oittzens of Richmond County, was held last night. A preamble, and resolutions wovo un inimously adopted in favor of univorsal am nesty j tho abolishing of test oaths and qualifi cation for office ; impartial suffrage, and urging tho peoplo of tho State to organizo and defeat recen?trltotion under tho Military Rills.-x Twenty-four dologatos were appointed to tho Coosotvaiivo Convention nt Macon. Tho meeting wea largely attended, and Was otittyfe stinthj.. < .- 'f^f.i- .": xiv? ll?