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COLUMBIA. Wednesday Morning, Jan. 24,1866. T?ie Conflict. > We would much prefer not to dis? cuss Federal politics at this time. It j is not good for the South, we hon? estly believe ; but the necessities of the important juncture require some j comments from Southern presses. The President is for the restoration of thc States to their* appropriate positions in the Union ; the Radicals desire to throw the States back under territorial governments, and hold them as conquered provinces. But this is not all. The Radicals argue that the rebels have forfeited every civil and political privilege ; that they cannot now claim anything as a right, but are dependent entirely upon the clemency pf their conquerors ; that their lands and property have passed, through their treason, to the Govern? ment, and should be disposed of by the Government for the benefit of the freedmen and the payment of the public liabilities. Their programme involves the continuance of military authority, und tho exclusion of civil for despotic rule. We do not agree with our able co temporary of the Louisville Courier, _ihat there is no alternative after the rejection of the President's policy, but theailoption of that of the Radi? cals. He is master of the position, as controller of "the veto power, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy. He has the power to en? force his policy, and, as \v*e say else? where, wo believe be can ruX. reconstruction train through. As the Louisville Courier says, the object of the Radicals may be to ob? tain possession of the country and mettle it up with Northern men. With their programme adopted they would have but little difficulty in doing this, for they could easily make the condi? tion of the people so intolerable that they would be compelled to emigrate. If their property was not stolen from them, their anxiety to leave the coun? try would induce them to sell at nominal prices, and the Northern cormorants would fatten and grow rich upon their misfortunes. On the other hand, if the Presi? dent's policy is adopted, the people and the States will be left to take care of themselves ; their State govern? ments will bo retained ; their mem? bers will be admitted to their seats ; justice will be administered, and pri? vate rights will be secure. The] rav? ages of the war will soon disappear, and its losses be recovered. How can any'patriot, or friend of the South, hesitate between these policies ? The one just, statesmanlike and benifi the other cruel, heartless, de ve and revolting. It is folly under such circumstances is criminal to oppose, lit may have employed to bring/ about this result fhich we cannot all approve ; but >ow different would have been the ulition of the South, if, at the jse of the war, he had thrown him tlic arms of the Radicals, the great power in his kearry out their schemes, m alone should be suffi jnce every friend of tho "much is due the President j knly and patriotic stand, strong thc obligation on our to sustain him in his great con- : the restoration of the South. cpx impression, is that the imth has to do with Fede Fthe better. The resusci ?e South, thc development ; 'of her great resources, and the means \ ito most elTectually develop these ; ^resources, ure worth mor^ than thc defeat of the Radicals or the triumph of either party at the North. - A late Memphis paper says of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad : ! " On this road, which has been in I complete running order throughout : its entire length, a number of new j bridges and culverts are being con-j structed, and such additional switches and side-tracks as will meet the de mands of the increasing traffic. The ! growth of business on this road is something really wonderful. A walk through and about the depot will ! realize for even the casual observer ! that the energy and labor of the officers of this leading railroad have ; entirely dissipated tho traces of war and military occupation, so recently , manifest. The new iron bridge over! the Tennessee River, at Decatur, will1 shortly bo put np. It will be one of the finest structures of the kind in i the Southern countrv, and will cost ' not loss than $180,000. i m m-jjggggg^ Whot the So alb Needs. Speaking of the necessities of the South, a gentleman remarked to tho editor of the New Orleans Crescent, that "the South doesn't want con? ventions, or legislation, lectures or speeches; she wants money and mules. Giro her plenty of money and mules, and she will get along very well." In one sense, the gen tlema? was perfectly right. He dii not, perhaps, mean that the South needs nothing but money and mules to enable her to reach the summit of earthly prosperity, and the acme of mian bliss; but simply that, as her calamities are material and physical, at least those of her calamities which are curable, so her needs and her remedies must be material and physi? cal likewise. Hence "money and mules" may be considered a general expression for those things of which we at the South are now in want, for the purpose of re-organizing our in? dustrial system and regaiuing our wanted prosperity. The whole world is vitally interest? ed in obtaining our great staples, and as agricultural in the South promises for a time to be more profitable than any other investment, we presume there will be no lack of pecuniary facilities. Companies are already in process of formation, for the purpose of working Southern lands under purchase or lease, or iu partnership with the proprietors. We have other needs that are pressingly felt. One of these-that of labor-is so vital that, unless it be promptly provided for, nothing will remain to us in the immediate future but disaster and ruin. Without labor, all our efforts are powerless to wring iru7??-the earth its treasured store of riches. - Beneath the surface of^ our lands, vast and untouched mines lie hidden from the day. We have an immense area of virgin soil yet unbroken by the plough. The fertile bosom of the earth needs only the hand of labor to bloom into all the opulence of cotton and sugar; but. the hand of labor is withheld, until we find means to bring it into active use. The negroes are still dreaming that some impossible revolution is in pre? paration for them, by wliich they will be relieved forever from the necessity of labor ; but such a state of things cannot last. The people of the South have not lost their energy or their hope. If the negroes, who constitute the natural working population, will not do the duty which ia allotted to them-the duty which is done cboor f ully by white people, in other com? munities, we must simply get labor from abroad. If the Northern people, therefore, desire to see the industry of the South resuscitated-if they want to partake of that opulent banquet which South? ern resources offer to the world, they must not only send ns "money and mules," but that labor which alone will make "money and mules" availa? ble. At least they must cease those agitations which drive the negro to idleness, and assist us in making them see that their only hope of a com? fortable existence, or of any existence at all, is in performing their part of the work of our society, that is to say, the manual labor. A Tribute to Stonewall Jackson from a Federul Officer. Major George McKnight, of New Berne, N. C., having, on behalf of the citizens, applied to the com? mandant of that district for permis? sion to hold a benefit for Mrs. Jack? son, received tho following reply, which does honor to the head and heart of its writer: "HEADQ'RS, DISTRICT NEW BERNE, NEW BERNE, N. C. , Jan. 13,1866. Mr. George McKnight-SIR: The colonel commanding the district directs me to inform you, in reply to your communication of this date re? specting your proposition for the benefit of the widow of 'Stonewall' Jackson, that the United States mili? tary authorities can never object to a charitable action. All soldiers owe a tribute to galllantry and honor. It is presumed that every officer of this command will esteem it a privilege to be permitted to engage with you in the assistance of a lady whose, hus? band was so respected and so re? nowned. "I have the honor to be, very re? spectfully, vour obedient servant, H. K. ELLIS, Acting Ass't. Adj't. .Gen'l." - Four-horse omnibuses are now being run across the Mississippi, on the ice, opposite St. Louia. It is thought that the ice is sufficiently thick tu curry a locomotive safely across. . rriY?ii! Th? Mexican New?. The New ?brk Herald, commenting on the news we published from, that paper, yesterday, says: There has been some excitement created by the recent news from Mexico, that a few hundred Ameri? cans crossed the Rio Grande, stormed the imperial city of Bagdad, cap? tured a party of Imperial troops, and actually summoned a couple of Napo? leon's gun-boats to surrender. All this might have been expected. There are plenty of roving fellows to be found, especially among the dis? charged officers and soldiers of the rebel army, to undertake raids o? this kind, for which, of course, the Go? vernment is not responsible. Al? though the Monroe doctrine was lite? rally represented in thc persons of the parties who participated in tins freak, not ono of them, wa will ven? ture to say, had any political idea upon the question. They regard the French and Austrians in Mexico as filibusters, and they thought they might as well do a little filibustering too; so they made a dash at Bagdad, scared the soldiers of Maximilian, and carried off a goodly share of booty. They had probably road the state? ment of M. Druyn de Llmys to Mr. Bigelow, the other day, that if we wanted to settle any difficulty in Mexico, we must make our applica? tions to Mexico, and not to France, and they were just acting on this di? plomatic suggestion. But, joking apart, there is no danger, of course, that this escapade on the Rio Grande will complicate our Government with France. The fact is well known, we presume, that there is abundance of the fillibuster ing element to be found in the coun? try at present, and that Mexico is a very tempting spot just now for the application of fillibustering tenden? cies. It was but the other day that an offer was made to the Mexican Consul at Han Francisco of two regi? ments, armed and equipped, to enter the service of thc liberal cause when? ever and wherever the Consul pleased to send them. These were, no doubt, composed chiefly of retired rebel soldiers. There is hardly a vessel leaving these ports for Chili or Peru that does not carry a few Northern men and a good mahy Southerners to those countries, with thc intention of taking up arms there. They may go to those localities, just as they cross into Mexico, as emigrants, and the Government has nf? power to prevent them. The French Journal ???s D?bats, re? marking the other day on the corres? pondence between Capt. Clouet and Gen. Weitzel, who is in command of the American troops at Matamoras, expressed groat fears of a collision between the French and American troops, and said that the situation was not without peril to France, for if it took her ten years to subdue the Mexicans, what would be thc conse? quence if a war with the United States was to ensue? Perhaps these fillibuster's who attacked Bagdad are trying to furnish a solution to the French editor's ideas. The House bill relating to the elective franchise in the District of Columbia having been acted upon in part, and recommitted, was reported on Friday. As thus amended, it provides : 1. That every male person twenty one years of ago, except paupers, persons under guardianship and criminals, who has resided in the District six months, is entitled to vote. 2. That a rejection or refusal to receive votes of all thus entitled to vote is punishable by fine not exceed? ing five thousand dollars, or impri? sonment one year in the District jail, or both. 3. That wilful disturbance of any elector in the exorcise of his fran? chise is liable to a tine of one thou? sand dollars, or imprisonment thirty days, or both. Other provisions relate to prepara? tion of check list, etc. The clause requiring the voter to know how tv read and write is stricken out. Colonel Forney writes to the Phila? delphia Press, from Washington : " Gradually, yet surely, the difficul? ties in the way of restoration are sub? siding, and that which was believed to be among the probabilities, viz: a difference between the prominent and controlling intellects of the National Union organization, may now, I think, be wholly discarded. There is, in fact, so little to quarrel about, that he will be a factious and daring par? tisan, indeed, Avho attempts to make head against those necessities which demand peace, on thc basis of some? thing like the President's policy. It does not seem to be doubted that*the question of suffrage will be adjusted with the consent of nearly all parties, by an amendment to the National Constitution, making voters instead of numbers the foundation of repre? sentation in Cougress." From the plantations, we have tidings good and bad. On many places, the laborers are giving full satisfaction, while from others come heavy complaints. We hear of cases in which the laborers work well, and profess themselves pleased with the terms offered, but "will not sign the contract. They seem to fear a trap. One old "mauma" says, "I gib my han' to de Lord Jesus long time ago, an* I can't gib it to anybody else." [Darlington Soullurrner. IM-*- ' ' ''V: ' Sjfrj * ^vSatmm MESSRS. Eofrorts : Tho poet sings "Nought BO fait but wrought from that fair tte* JlevOlts at true birth Btumbling on abuse." And we would respectfully ask if Assembly street be not "fallen from its high estate?" There was a time when peace and quiet held their sway, when nought disturbed tho drowsy dignity of thia then retired quarter of the city, when 'twas but a ?tcp from the active bustle of tl ic Broadway of Columbia to thc placid calm of Assembly street. But now the fortune of war has given this quarter of our city tho chief commercial interests of thc community. lu it aro congregated the leading mer? chants'; there can be found the prince of commerce and thc humble vender of thc gouber pea ; there can be purchased pur ide and fine linen, if your purse can stand thc shock; or, if you have not thc shekels of gold, may spend your city bills in humbler vestments ; there you cali buy tho delicate confects of France, the dates of Araby, and thc fruits of the Indies-assuming that the <jell is in your pouch ; still, if thc "besoine d'asqucC" pinches your portmon naie, you can tickle your palate with humbler cates, for side by sido with these colossus of trade, in the easy affluence which marks thc man who pays neither rent n >r water tax, stands the lowly stall of thc pcripatitic vender of thc homely gunja and domestic ginger-pop. But, sir, whilst we frankly admit that these signs are indi? cative of a growing prosperity, and that the wondrous shop-windows show manv things strange to our eyes for four sad, weary years, yet do we maintain that tho condition of Assembly street is not so creditable as when "1'lancus was Consul." Wc hold that the side-walks of this thoroughfare, and its intersection, are not thc proper places for the location of extem? pore market-stalls and depots for produce. We claim that thc many impromptu restau? rants, with which these localities abound, are highly unconstitutional. We hold that the city trees were not planted to bo gar? nished with a checeaux de frieze of spikes, and festooned with legs of mutton or quar? ters of beet; that they Were never designed to bear strings of tish, or be decorated with links of sausago-nieat. We say it, without hesitation, and without fear of contra? diction, with all duo respect to the pro? prietor alluded to, that the old well-sued, transformed into an apple-booth and planted in the intersection of Assembly I and l'lain streets, is clearly au innovation. ! We assert tbat, lmowcver picturesque and I romantic this establishment of a pagoda in i oui midst may appear, thc situation is i illegal Whilst we commend the artistic ! effect as a feature of architecture, we con ? denni the position ?;? prejudicial to a sense i of law ana order. Sirs, are wc to have the irrepressible nigger eternally hung around our necks ? ile is tho monopolizer of the fay ends of trade; Assembly street is his theatre of action; there, "from early morn to dewy eve," he basks in the grateful sun ; or, when "chill winter's rain sets in," retires to the vault of the old Branch Bank, to rise with the morrow's sun like a giant re? freshed. The ladies of this gentle race show bravely on Assembly street, whether as "the glass of fashion and thc moulds of form'' flaunting gaily in "silken sheen and satin robe," or plying tho avocation of busy traftie. Materially assist in laving the air with the fragrant odor of the nigger, j A strange place now is Assembly street ! j The formidable Dame des Halle there holds her empire ; and amidst the bustle ol' tho mart may be often heard the shrill tones of a professor of Billingsgate, berating some stolid freedman, wno having "par? took" has failed to pay. The nigger per? colates through every phase of our life, ; and 1 would ask if there be no way in I which bc can be contracted in his sphere V ; fan the authorities not clear Assembly 1 street of these incxuiibrances on the side ? walk and in thc main way? Independent i of thc inconvenience to the public, the col I lection of tilth and garbage must eventually I affect the health ol' the city. Your corres? pondent's observations tend to the hope that Assembly street, and indeed all of the streets of our lovely city, be purged ol these exere?*cnees which are at once un? sightly to the eyes, injurious toyhealth, and prejudicial to law and order. And in taking leave, of the subject, wo ffrJi a-i?nrcd that the sketch pr?sentai is such as will bc recognized by t?iv frequenter of Assembly street. 1 CLEOPATRA "A NIGGER," AFTEI j ALL.-Wo alluded, the other day, tc j -what we considered a very alisun: j notion prevalent with certain negro : philists with regard to Cleopatra, viz that she was a negro. We though' we had good authority on our side The first of her ancestors, of whon anything is known, was Ptolemy, J General of Alexander the Great, t< whom, in the division of that con ? queror's vast empire, thc kingdom o Egypt fell. The family continued t< reign over Egypt until, in the timi of Cleopatra, and in her person, i became extinct. Ptolemy Philadel phus, one of Cleopatra's ancestors was the man who ordered the trans j lation of thc Old Testament int< I Greek. It was done, and the work i j still extant under the name of th j " Septuagint"-so called becaus I Ptolemy employed seventy learnei i men in the work. The family o j Ptolemy, generally, was one of th most illustrious of antiquity. W ! certainly never read that they wer I negroes. On the contrary, ever; I writer, ancient and modern, who ha ? spoken of them at all, describes ther j as pure Greek-the highest and mos refined of all the Caucasian types. But we stand corrected. A Judg has decided, upon the bench, thu Cleopatra was "a nigger," and sue she must be to the end oi time. Ho^ wise Judges have become in thea latter days !-Richmond Dispatch. A happy family is mentioned s Augusta, Maine. Three ministers, Congregationalist, a Unitarian an an Episcopalian, board in the sam house. The landlord is a Universals and the servant a Catholic. A simple invention waa exhibite at the late Birmingham cattle sho for making butter by atmospheri I action, the air being forced fry plunger into the midst of the milk c cream, which is contained in a eylii der, the result being that in a fe minutes butter is made, leaving th milk perfectly sweet for family use. It should be between husband an wife as between two harp strings-tl: one trembling when the other struck. rm rr^V ?r? -m,-mm KngUnd and thc Vnitcd State?. It appears that the United States Senate, by a vote of twenty-five to twelve, have voted down the resolu? tion offered by Senator Chandler, of Michigan, suspending commercial in? tercourse with Great Britain, and recalling the American Minister from Hie Court. The reason assigned by the resolution for the proposed action of Congress was, that the diplomatic correspondence with the Government nf Great Britain in relation to the demands of thc United States for damages committed on American com? merce through the agencj of British subjects had resulted in thc refusal of the British Government to satisfy our lemands. One of the sensation journals in New York observes that the introduc? tion of this resolution was intended to give some definite expression, through the mouth-piece of Congress, to the opinion which is known to exist universally with the American people upon this question. The Se? nate, however, refuses to become the "mouth-piece." It is evidently of the impression that the sensation newspapers are not thc American peo? ple, and that the American people do not desire a rupture with England, nor the interests and honor of the jountry demand it. "The resolution," says a bellicose journal, " will no doubt be received in England as another evidence that ive do not intend to be trifled with." [t follows, therefore, as the resolution nas not passed thc Senate, that Eng aud will conclude wc do intend to JO trifled with ! it may be, however, hat England will recognize tho Se? nde as a moro intelligent and re? sponsible custodian of the national ?onor than the sensation journals, ?uch puerile bravado as this, " we do lot intend to bc trifled with," lowers American character and diguity ibroad. Such gasconade is absolutely mknown among the public prints of he Old World. If it should appear n an English or continental newspa? per, it would be interpreted to mean var. The press there does not deem t a legitimate use of its influence to inperil the public interests, and em? broil nations by words of sound and 'ury, signifying nothing. England has not the most remote ntention of trifling with America, 'or she understands, even more clearly han some of our own belligerent pa riots, the ruinous consequences of >uch folly. Neither nation can afford :o go to war. There are no questions >etween them which do not admit of imicable adjustment. England is a ireat country, and so is the United states, and will be greater still, if it :urus a deaf ear to the war-hawks. [Richmond Times. How is IT?-The New York Tri? bune, of Saturday, says: "The constitutional amendment is paper. The State ordinances are lighwaymen's receipts, bonds given :o the Alabama, payable six months ifter eternity. The purpose of davery is not dead. General Schurz issures us that many wealthy citizens ?vere of the opinion that Northern nen might go South and live safely. Mark! It is only an opinion. There s doubt about it. Perhaps yes, pro? bably nay. This was the doubt of Filly, when the whole South was inder armed mon. Is it a doubt low?" The Tribune, of Monday, says: "We say, then, to every enterpris? es young man who has a decent knowledge of the routine of farm abpr, and can command a few thou? in!, dollars, go South and plant jottom if you will! You can hardly fail to fuake money by it. There are minions' ?f acres lying idle which can JO bougfrt or leased very cheaply; you can Jjdre labor in plenty at fair rates, provided you can pay for it so fest' as the vf.ages are earned; and you :an grow fail* upland at ten cents per pound, and :?11 next year's crop for twenty-five iP gobi- If that isn't a rood 'business, we know not where yon will find ii; and you can grow a second crop twenty-five per cent, meaper than your first." Does the Tribune want all these snterprising young men murdered, yr does it make assertions of danger, in Saturday, which it believes so little that it forgets them over sunday?-Newark (,N. J.) Journal. How Government clerks are ruined for life, is thus sketched off by a Washington correspondent : Quite a little fluttering was pro-. luced among the clerk? ifthe Trea uiry Department about zVweek ago, >y finding numerous tick?>ts-oMeave me morning upon their desks, in? stead of the usual budget of day's ?vork. I would not speak of this, at his late day, were I not Anxious to ;xtract a moral therefrom, and to ender the consolation of philosophy ;o thc bereaved. M I have taken occasion Ace before o -.vari; aspiring young^Hn against he folly of rushing iiiSMklie.se Go? vernment work-shops ^HBemploy nent, and I mean to kofi Hug so as >ften as the opportiflSKpresents tself. The inlluene^B Hp1' de? triments is so \nAm A to the ntellect and so I>:ir?| Bathe en :rgies that no maiiB HLmths, las enough stivnpyB R'':tt: to ireak away fiomiB Ba0''1'"' >e kicked out of Am m);u"' or other rnu?o^H H vreck, he ffl^^WS^^^rSBItT'1'''" to the *<B?rnBK^?[^!^Z^?j. Mn dam (J< s at Carnes,, lat Advertisements, to* insure insertion, should be banded in by i o'clock p. n>. CASU.-Our tenus for subscription, ad? vertising ar.d job work are cash. We 1M.,J? all parties will bear ibis in mind. 'THE CODE." -Tbc Acts passed by thu L?gislature relative to tbs freedmen, na? sale at. tins office. Prico 20 couts; by mail 25 cents. AGENTS FOR THE PHOENIX.- Thomas P. Slider, Esq., of Charleston, and H. L. Darr, Esq., of Sumter, aro th? authorized agenta of the Phoenix, in those section* bf tho State. ww?v-v J Tux BURNING or COLUMBIA.-An inter? esting account of the "Sack and Destruc? tion of the City of Columbia, S. C.," has just beon issued, in pamphlet form, from tho P/uenix steam power press. Orders can be Riled to any extent. We are pleased to learn, from the Presi? dent of thc South Carolina Railroad, that by thc end of the current month thc trains will bc running to Blackville, and arrange? ments will be made by tile company to transport freight through to Augusta. THE WASHINGTON STREET METHODIST CHURCH.-We are pleased to see thc com? modious Sabbath School-room, attached to the Washington Street Methodist Church, rapidly progressing to completion. This building is intended as a temporary church for that congregation, and will be a great convenience to its members. THE MYSTIC SYMBOL.-III Mr. Jos. T. Zealy's establishment, on Assembly street, is a mysterious symbol, whim cannot fail to attract attention, and puzzles the unini? tiated not a little. It is this: * O. * W. S. T. * B. * We will not attempt to unravel the mys? tery, but will just hint that the contents besides their other virtues-are "a sure cure" for fever and ague. A glanes at Mr. Zealy's notice, in another column, will show that lie has an excellent assortment of good things, which only require to be known to be appreciated. Recollect that the 'limits of un sdvertisera^nft- ".iii- not admit of a complete list of what dealers have on hand-therefore, call and examine the stock. STATE TAXES.-In our columns, yester? day, was an important notice to Tax Col? lectors and tho Commissioners to approve the sureties of the bonds of public officers, in relation to the duties they arc called upon to discharge at an early day. Thc notice of thc Treasurer is endorsed and commended by the Comptroller-General, and particular attention is called to his notice. The Legislature of the State, under the Ordinance of the Convention, has changed the entire system of taxation having adopted an ail Ciliarem scale, which will be fully explained in the instructions of the Comptroller-General, shortly to be issued. In thia k-oinieetion, we may say that we are sorry to part tri th Mr. Black as Comp? troller-General, he not being re-eligible under existing laws. He has been con? nected with this department for upwards of twenty years, and from our connection with tho State printing, we know that ho has been perfectly conversant with all its details. During his official term aa Comp? troller, for.the past four years, ho has had the most trying time that any of his pre? decessors have had, and he retires from thc office with the full consciousness of having discharged his duty, and bearing with him the confidence of the Legislature and the State. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention ia call? ed to the following advertisements, which aro ? ublishcd thia morning for th* first time: Hunt A Bro.-Shipping Merchants, etc, " " -Peruvian Guano. Fisher A Lowrance-Bacon, otc. Mooting of Masonic Fraternity. Miss Shaud-School Notice. E. Shiver-Watches, Clocks, etc. J. T. Zealy-Wines, Groceries, Ac. A. L. Solomon-Salt. " " -Flour. " " -Molasses. Nature's furniture of the mouth, is far profcrablo to any that art can supply. Therefore, keep your teeth clean, and in good repair with that toilet gem, Fragrant Sozodont. Brush them daily with this de? licious vegetable preparation, and they will not be likely to crumble or decay. __^ VERYFCNNY.-lu tho Uuiied States House of Represeriiiitives, on Mon day^T'^J^^ni?mall, / (Republican, ) of Pennsylvania, offered the following : "Whereas all government derives it powers from thU consent of the governed ; and .'heri?W the best way of obtaining tin t consent is through the ballot-hox : aiud whereas the white men of th s District of Colum? bia have by that m ians decreed that in their opinion tina black men of tho District should uovt be allowed tho right of suffrage?/therefore "Resolved,the Committee for the District of ZlMumbiabe instructed to inquire imo the expediency of ordering an /election, at which the blacks of th? District shall decide by ballot whether in their opinion the white meir of the District should be allowed tli/j right of suffrage." Mr. Spalding, (Republican,) of Ohio, nuved that the resolution bo laid on the table ; which was agreed to by yeas 138, nays 12. A ! The female clerks in Washing counted $330,000,000 last year, I did not steal one. i