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Thursday Morning, Febroary 22,1868 The ?*) . The 22d day of February is a day j hallowed in its associations by every ] true American citizen.^ On that day, _i God gave to the Ai>iei&an people and to the world One of the purest men and noblest o? patriots that He has ever vouchsafe^ to mankind, in the birth of George Washington. This anniversary shonld be*of>ser<red ISIld commemorated in a mighty and united effort io restore fully the peaceful relations between the people of our whole country. We have had enough of angry denunciations-enough of rant and bluster-r-enough of sectional strife; let us, then, on this day, sa? cred to "the Father of his Country." endeavor to banish from our hearts and minds-that bitterness of feeling which four years cruel strif? and war have 'engendered. The Southern States have pro? mised, and what they bav? promised they will perform. They have re? newed their allegiance, and the cove? nant they bay? entered ?nfe must be kept both inciter and spirit. .-The only certain way of doing this,' is to bc moderns, and.calm, and restrain all passionate repining. The Bich mond Dispa&h says truly, we need no men of violent assertions-no mere party hacks. Wejfcqu?e men who ' will be moderate in their demands, and firm and reasonable in the ex? pression ciptbeirgopinions. We have much work before us, and must not expect to obtain in a moment, as the price of defeat, that' winch would have been a glorious victor's crown Let our statesmen and people be bill moderate in their expressions and actions, and we- shall rscure conn . dence and respect in the place of ill disguised fear, and in the end wt shall yet- realize that freedom o thought, will and deed, which is th? dearest boon that bberty offers t< mankind. We could wish that, on this day Andrew Johnson would proclaim i universal amnesty, and a proclama tion restoring the Southern States as far as Executive authority can d' it, to their just political status i: the Union. It would be a fitting an patriotic celebration of the day. ?Jr?fling to Centralization. In the House of Representatives i Congress,- last week, a member fron Ohio introduced a bill to establish ; National Bureau of Education. Th bill provides forr"the appointment c a commissioner of education, wh shall make an annual report, exhibi ing the condition and progress c education in the several States an ' territories, and diffusing amoug th people such information as may assn iii maintaining efficient school sy? terns, and otherwise promote th cause of education throughout th country." This at first sight appears ver plausible, but a second thought wi convince all that this is another ste towards centralizing all power in th hands of the General Governmenl Every State in the Union has its ow school system, and the State Goverr. ments are better prepared to atten to the promotion of education withi their respective limits than the Ni tional Government ever- can be. Every new bureau of the Nations Government requires a new corps < officers to manage its affairs. As cotemporary well remarks, there j no call for the supervision of Federi officials in a mission that progresse well under the direction of those wh are the legitimate holders of thc trut The expenses of public education ai sufficiently great without the impos tion of additional taxes on the peopl for the support of Federal officials i the sinecures of a bureau of educa tion. In the Southern States, we are ( opinion the bureau to supervise th interests of the freedmen will be a sufficient to attend to the edncatio of the colored children, and as to th whites, the States have all mad annual and ample appropriations fe common schools. We hope, ther< fore, that these insane attempts t innovation upon the organic law c the country will fail Constitution) amendments and the establishment < bureaus all look' to the centralizatio of power-a dangerous tendency in republican form of Government. We have confidence yet in the goo senso of the masses of the peop throughout the land, and we belier tiley wifi^sustain the".?x?cutive of tho country ia his efforts to foil the plots :uid plans of ttie radicals, now seeking to rain it by g?aiiug departures from the spirit and letter of. the Constitu? tion. We ?pope that on this day, the anniversary oF the birth day of the immortal Washington, the people of every section will come en mass? to his support Con necttcnt* We published a few days ago the . resolutions ot the Connecticut Demo? cratic State -Convention, cordially en? dorsing President Johnson s policy for the restoration of the Union. Knowing that the Republican State Convention was soon to assemble, and that it was next to impossible that it could also endorse the same policy, yet that the membt.s would be afraid to come out against it, we have looked with some interest, for the report of the proceedings, in order to see how . the conflict would be avoided. The latter convention passed the following resolution : Resolved, That we gladly express our confidence in tho integrity, ability, and patriotism of his succes? sor, Andrew Johnson, who braved secession in the Senate, and defied armed rebellion in Tennessee; who sprang from the people, and is iden? tified with all their interests; and we do pledge him our hearty support in his labors for a just, complete and permanent restoration of the Union." "Excellently done, i'faith!" They have confidence in the "integrity, ability and patriotism," of the Presi? dent, but none in his policy for re? constructing the Union; and, there? fore, they proceed to give a pledge [ that they will support him in his labors for a "just, complete, and per? manent restoration of the Union." Well, we have confidence in the President's "ability" to understand exactly the meaning of this resolu? tion ; and we are pretty sure that he will not be deceived by such profes? sions. If the members mean to sus? tain his present policy, why did they not say so in plain terms? We shall soon ascertain whether they will stand by him. The issue between him and radicalism cannot much longer be left iu its present state. That Mr. Greeley, who is an honest fanatic, and speaks his opinion very i freely, understand this resolution : exactly as we do, is evidenced by the { following quiet remarks. He says : i "It gives a pledge of support to ; the President in his labors 'fora just, complete and permanent restoration of the Union,' t o which we all can certainly agree." "We do not see how any good 'end is to be achieved by likening the Pre? sident of the United States to Bene? dict Arnold or to Aaron Burr. We differ with him on some points; our difference may widen into alienation; if so, we intend that the world shall see and feel that ice did not invite that catastrophe. The President may be a very good Unionist, yet cherish views on many points from which we dissent. So long as he does not make agreement on those points of difference vital, we shall not do so. The Union party was formed of those who agreed to differ and to tolerate differences; and we adhere to their faith.. While it is our joyful, un doubting conviction that the end ot these differences, as of all our trou ' bles, must be a recognition and ac? ceptance of the grand, inspiring truth that all men are equal in rntu ral right, aud that the law should affirm and enforce this equality, we do not insist on erecting that faith into a Shibboleth, and anathematiz? ing all who dissent from it. Our confidence that it must ultimately triumph renders us tolerant of pre? sent demur to it." FROM MEXICO.-Letters to the Brownsville Times report a fight be? tween Cornales and Cortinas, in which the latter was worsted. Murder and robbery prevailing to a great extent on the Rio Grande side, and much terror exists. All persons now i cross from Matameras to Brownsville without passes. French troops have | left Monterey on account of jealousy j of Mexican troops. Manuel Rise Janareze, Minister, has gone over to j Maximilian. He denounces Juarez j as an usurper. A party at Monterey j has made a proposition to Maximilian i to build railroads over the Isthmus of j Tehuautepec. The New York Times says a strik? ing evidence of decay into which the agricultural interests of South Caro- 1 lina have fallen is found in the fact ! that imported rice is now used at | Charleston. "Decay" is not the word, except as j the legitimate sequence of destrnc- j tion. The agricultural interests of ! South Carolina and the South gen- | eially will, very possibly, hereafter i decay-but only becanse they have j first been destroyed. V % Correspondent* of the Photnii. W-VOITUOTON, February 15, 1866. Matters are evidently approaching an important point. Tho Freedmen's Bateau bill is now before the President for ap? provals It is the mo.?t pernicious bill that can be imagined. It withdraws the freed? men almost entirely from the jurisdiction of the State Courts, establishes a branch of the Bureau with judicial powers in every County, and authorizes the employment' of military force. It will cost 411,000, 000, and roquire several thousand officers. In short, it establishes military despotism at tho South as a permanent institution _ No legislation oan be imagined worse for the freedmen. the white race or for Bopub-1 hean institutions. Now, if tho President j puts his foot down on this bill, and veto^ ? j it,squarely, there will be a thorough breach ? between him and the dominant party. ' If, ; however, on the other hand, he returns the i bill with objections to non-essential sec- | tions, the Congress will modify the bill to suit his ideas, and a breach wiil be avoid- ! ed, at least for the present. I have reason I to believe this last course will be adopted. ; We will leam, however, in a few days. There is a very hostile spirit growing up ' in the Kepnblican party towards the Prodi- ? dent. The word impeachment is fre- ! quently heard. The radicals say the Pre- j sident says 4ithey must stand out of his I way, but they intend he shall stand out of i their way." Tho radicals are sanguine and . determined, because they claim to have two-thirds of Congress with them and tho people at the North. I do not think the radical majority in Congress can be con? trolled by the "President, ar ? if peace is j maintained between them and the Presi- i dent, it will be because they they have theil own wav, and tho President does not have his._' OBSERVER, j "On the Wing." WASHIXOTOX, February 15, 1863. DEAR PHOXIX: Last Monday being the anniversary of the birth-day of the assas? sinated President, waa suitably celebrated at the Capitol, and according to previous action on tho part of both Houses of Con? gress, Mr. Bancroft debvered an eulogy on the character of the late Mr. Lincoln. I did not hear it, but have read it, and am sorry to say that it fell far below my ex? pectations. During the pact three days, I have been to overy place of interest both in this city and Georgetown. The Capitol is a magnificent building. It covers four and one-third acres of ground, and there aro thirtv acres of the surrounding grounds, highly beautified and dotted with historic Btatuary. Tho rotunda of the Capitol is 220 feet from floor to ceiling, surmounted by a bronze Goddess of Liberty, 30 feet in h?ighth, whose apex is 400 feet above the I surrounding grounds. At the base of this bronze goddess, there is a circular bains- , trade, from which the view is beautifully ? picturesque, embracing the entire District of Columbia, the city of alexandria, Arling- j ton Heights, and other places of interest. . The frescoed pictures, superb oil paintings, j life-like statuary, spacious Congressional halls, illuminated at night with electricity, ; and heated by machinery, and the extort I sive library, are all full of interest to the spectator; but it would fill a volume to de? tail their minutia1. The Navy and Trcasu- j rv Department, Post Office, White House, National Observatory, Washington Mono-1 ment, and other public buildings, are pisces of much in 'ei est to the visitor. The levee at the White House, on last Tuesday evening, waa a brilliant occasion. There was a gorgeous display of dress, and a fair proportion of wit and beauty. Every gentleman with whom I have cou- j versed, from the President to the humble | citizen, has expressed a great sympathy ; for the present condition of the Southern people, with one exception, and I learned that he was incapable of feeling for his race. The business of my prf sent mission here has brought me in contact with most of the representative citizens of this city, ! and all have expressed a sincere desire for the proper adjustment of all difficulties, and thc universal reign of peace. The fashionables are over for a few weeks-at least during the days of Lent. _ " OMEGA. A special despatch to the Daily News, dated Washington, February j 18, says General Lee, in his evidence before the Reconstruction Committee yesterday, said that the people of Virginia accepted the result of the war, and would stand by the Govern- I ment. He added that there was some impatience that the State Avas not allowed representation, and believed that there was a general disposition to treat the freedmon well. He was very reticent, and briefly answered direct questions. A correspondent of the New York j Wo7'ld, writing from Columbus, corn j municates the following good news i from Ohio: The situation in Ohio is becoming ? interesting. Our Republican friends j are to-day in a minority of forty j thousand in the State, and a close i observer of public sentiment main- [ j tains that a square vote on negro ; I suffrage would lose them the State by | i seventy thousand. j Their sagacious men confess that i j the fanatical freaks of Bingham, ! Schenck, Ashly, et al., are making j the party commit "State suicide." As for the radical Congressmen, they are in the condition of the ram that butted the maul-nothing left but1 tail-and you will never hear of their j return to Congress again. Their new Governor (Cox) con-! demns this whole negro agitation, and says it is to be deplored that his party have no statesmen in the House to give legislation a wholesome direc? tion. The only hope the discreet men have is that the President will save the conntiy by his veto. A ? vigorous exercise of his power in ' arresting rash legislation, and in turning out of office the men who, ! under executive and department ap? pointments, aro thwarting President Johnston's policy, will save his ad? ministration until the people can get at the destructives through the ballot box, when there will be such an overhauling and shaking of abolition dry bones as has not been witnessed since Cyrus turned tho Euphrates out of, and himself into, Babylon. -.-;-...>,. i--r*<-? James Watts. ? "Work makes the inan." The words, labor, perseverance, in dusiry are la?ir?sms. Th*y do uot bring with them that significance which at ?nee penetrates itself into the mind as the word work doe?. The latter is pore monosyllabic Alglo Saxon, which, like a wedge, goes into the matter. But it must be recol? lected that skill must originate and direct. Hence those who are directed are simply called helps or hands: j Brute force is not iffitself efficient in? dustry. It must haye direction to? wards some object; it must originate in motive, and tend to some useful result. The greatest benefactors of the human family are those who have gone on persistently. The Scripture applies this in a spiritual sense ..work while it is day; the night cometh when no man can work." "We select for our subject, at this j time, the individual wh6 gave ua the steam-engine in its present form. In i this, as in all other inventions and j discoveries, it is a common affair to ! cite np others, who have, at different times and on different occasions, lighted upon similar things. But, after all, it is the individual who brings into actual existence, who verifies and vitalizes a discovery, that stands forth as its originator. James Watts was born at- Greenock, i Scotland, the 19th January, 1736. Aa we hinted in -a preceding article, ! bobs up and down of thc lid of his ; mother's tea-kettle directed his boyish attention to the motive power of \ steam. The rising sun has its aurora, j Invention has its auroral light. Thc; I fall of an apple suggested reflections, which eventuated in the discovery of gravitation; some weeds wafted by the billows of the Atlantic quickened the apprehension of Columbus; and i the oscillation of a chandelier in the | Cathedral of Pisa, suggested to | Galileo that bodies thus suspended, describe equal arcs in equal times hence the pendulum. In Arago's life of Watts, reference is made to the many embryonic dis? coveries at various periods and in* different countries, as it regards the motive power of steam. He refers to j those of Rivault, de Caws, the Mar? quis of Worcester, Sa very, Papin, Newcomer. 'It was in reference to Newcomer's condenser that Watts first directed his attention to the application of the motive power of t steam to eminently piactical pur? poses. In 17T4, Watts connected himself with Boulton, of Birmingham. They applied to Parliament for a prolonga? tion of a patent granted to Watts for the improvement of the steam-engine in 1769. Strange to say, this appli? cation met with much opposition in the House of Commons. Among those who voted against the petitioner was no less a person than Edmund Burke. At that period, experimental science was in abeyance, and was placed below the estimate in which literature and eloquence stood. The clique composed of Burke, Johnson, Goldsmith, Reynolds, &c, regarded those who were toiling upwards on the rounds of experimental science as occupying a less dignified intel- I lectual position. And yet, before tho j close of the eighteenth century, those investigations, discoveries and in yentions had begun, which were to j gire that furtherance to civilization, | which tho fine arts, belles-lettres and ? literature generally, had in no age I accomplished. Chemistry, which was , destined to achieve such important and glorious results, was yet in its i infancy. Geology had not a name, i A Black, a Priestly, a I<avoisier, a j Parady, a Davy, a Buckland, had not ? yet demonstrated the practical re- , sources of their several departments of science, as a means pf advancing j i the march of civilization, and in creasing the wealth of nations. After much opposition, the House ?. of Commons were pleased to grant a prolongation of the charter for twen- ! : ty-five years, the same expiring in ; 1800. Watts lived to au extreme old age, dying in 1819; before which ! . time the locomotive power uf steam j : was verified in land carriage, and in | i river navigation. It was not, we be- 11 lieve, unti? 1837, that the Atlantic was ! i traversed by a steamer. Fine statues have been erected in > Great Britain, in honor of Watts, one i of which is in Westminster Abbey, j the inscription upon the pedestal of i which is by Lord Brougham. , SAIL F.. I < -?-.-.-.- i President Johnson, on the 19th, ( sent to the Senate Iiis veto of the ? amendatory freedmen's bureau bill. ( The President takes the ground that . it is unconstitutional, and that the f appointment of agents in every conn i ty where ireedmen and refugees exist J would impose too much patronage in ^ the hands of the Executive, and 1 would enable him to use it for the ? attainment of political ends, if he D was so disposed. He expresses the j t earnest hope that a question so im-? r portant to the country will not be- j c ?orne a law, unless upon the delibo j ? rate consideration of the people, and | that it should receive the sanction of ' f in enlightened public judgment. ' c Marders and robberies are prevail- , ing to a great extent on the Rio r Grrande. I ra Our Relations -with France. PARIS, January 30.-There is evi? dently a considerable feeling of sore? ness growing ntj here toward the Government and people of the United States. This hos arisen from the publication of the correspondence between Mr. Seward, Moni. Druyu de l'Huys and Mr. Bigelow, relative tu Mexican affairs, and from the pressure brought, or attempted to be brought, by the opposition press here upon tho Government, with the object of hurrying up its movements in Mexico. Tlie despatches of Mr. Seward, plainly and positively affirm? ing the utter impossibility of a recog? nition by the United States of the Mexican Empire and Maximilian, astonished people hero by tue firm? ness of their tone, and the Govern? ment press has evidently received thc mot (Vordre to treat them as of a character menneiug to France. In fact, this feeling seems to be growing now that your Government has brought too hard a pressure upoii this; and the (Tovermnent press, bj a series of articles, evidently writter with a very sore feeling, se?m dis posed to nialce it appear that Franct is being menaced by the Unite<" States. Once let this feeling becom? prevalent and the same people wh< have been the most opposed to th? Mexican blunder from the beginning will for the "gloire de la Prance, join hands with tue Government t< save it from any anticipated "binni Hat ion." The Pairie followed up the artic! in tho. Constitutionnel which I forward ed you by the last mail, with one of : similar character, facetiously closing as did that one, with a regret that th United States Government, not hav Lng entered into relations with Maxi millan, could not apply to him fo relief, nud could not, of course, appl to Juarez, but denying all respons: bility on the part of France. La Fraitoa, in its yesterday's issu< publishes tin; following, in reply t an article in the Siede: We applauded the declaration i the discourse from the throne, ai nounciug the approaching end of or expedition and the return of oi troops, and certainly it is not we wi endeavor to excite passions in such manner as to render an honorable s intion impossible. Those are bad citizens who wo place their country, when that cou try is called France, between huniili tion und cowardice. Those are bad citizens who, win the flag o? Frunce was floating in tl field of battle, openly expressed the sympathies for tho enemies we we fighting. Tiiose are bad citizens who, f niore than a year, have excited agair us, by provocations more or less d: guised, the evil passions which a fomented by the partizans of Juar in the United States. We desire that France shall coi out of Mexico, but that she shall coi out as befits a grand people, in ol dience to the injunction or laws of one, and having secured all the in rests, moral and material, which cc ed her to those distant shores, grand and as respected in leaving she was on her arrival. On Saturday last, rumors of a i cidedly alarming character were circulation, and it was stated that t French Government had determin to reply to the recent despatches Mr. Seward-and it was averred tl the response would be of a chame even more than linn, giving our G vern ment to understand that Frai had only its dignity and interest consult in its foreign relations, wi ont paying attention to any otl consideration. Tho publication the correspondence relative to Me co, containing a communication of Drnyn deTHuysaslate as the 25th January, fully refute these rumors, there is nothing in it of a belligen character. Indeed, the Constitution! of this morning, in an article nj: the correspondence, takes a vi ooleur de rose view of the relati? which exist between this Gove nient and yours. It is probable ti the tactics of the Government ri the Government jour .als have } for their object the excitement o national feeling which will tend sahn the growing impatience relat to the continued occupation of Mt 20.-Cor. New York Herald. NOVEL DEMAND.-Our readers A remember tin; publication, a sh time since, of a letter written General Robert E. Lee to Gen? Tubal A. Early, explaining the r ions which induced the former igree to a change of commander; jreneral Early'.n department. 1 etter was privaie ia its nature, 1 >nly published to set at rest a shin m the reputation of a gallant fl iblc officer. Nevertheless, a few d igo an order was received from Wa ngton by Captain Samuel H. Ea >rother of the General, command lim to give np to the military au th' ies the original letter, supposed ie in his possession, on the singi jround that it belonged to trchives of the nation. The or ame through Major Lattimer, ci Handing this post. Captain Ei eplied that the published letter ?uly \ copy of the original, wi lad pjssed out of his hands. It herefove impossible for him to ci ?ly with the demands of the >epartment, if he had been so lined.-Lyinchbtcrg Republican. Western papers are full of religi evivals. Nothing like this exe lent has been since 1858. Local Items. CASH.-Our ternis for subscription, ad? vertising and job work arc cash. We hop? . ail parties will bear Ibis in mind. ! Tux B?lts?? or COLUMBIA.-Au iuter ? esting account ol the "Sack iud Destmc I fcion of the Cit\ ?if Columbia, S. C.," baa j just been issued, in pamphlet form, Iron? I tho Phonix steam power press. Ordeia I can be lilied to M?T extent. I - j FISH, GBOOEKIES, AC-WU call attoatioa j to the advertisement of Mr. B. O'Brien. lu j addition to his regular stock of family ; groceries, which comprises every article almost needed, he has made arrange ni out? to supply his customers with frnsh DHU three times a week. Call and see him. The General Assembly of the Presbyte? rian Church has appointed this day-"the last Thursday of February, as a day to be observed in -pocis! prayer iii behalf of the youth of our country, with a view to tho increase of the ministry." A prayer-meet? ing wiil be held, in pursuance of this ap? pointment, at thc Theological Seminary, this afternoon, ut 4 o'clock, which those friendly to thia object aro invited to at? tend. PERI'FI'lTATINO TESTIMONY.- A notice ap j peared in our paper, on the 4th instant, from D. B. DeSaussure. Esq., Commission? er in Equity for this District, requestinf all persons who desire to avail themselves of the benefits of the Act of the General Assembly, to como before the Court, and I have taken and perpetuated all evidence in j relation to deeds, wills, choses in action i and records destroyed or lost during tho j war. This is au important matter to ail ! concerned: but it is to be feared that many ? have overlooked the notice referred to, and I we. therefore, call attention to it. j WF.F.XLT FAMILY PAPEH. -We have eom j menced the publication of a family paper. ?entitled "The Weekly Gleaner-A 'lome i Companion." It ia double the sizo of th? j Phonix, and contains the cream of tho j news, miscellaneous matter, editorials, j stories, etc, in the daily and tri-weekly : publications. Subscription price $4 per annum. Specimen copies sent ou appli I cation. There will be au interval of two ! weeks before the publication of our second J number, in order to allow those wishing to j subscribe ample timfc to procure the first number and establish themselves on our j mail books. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attentiou iscall j ed to the following advertisements, which i are published thia morning for the first ! time: ! Richard O'Brien-Fresh Fish. j Acacia Lodge-Regular Communication. Heury M. Drane-Holders of Bonds, j John "A. Shiell-Gift Enterprise. Books Sub8crip'n Union Express Co. Alfred Wallace-Lot to Bent. 1 C. I'. Bernsen-Liquors. John D. Bateman-Corn and Peas. I D. B. DeSaussure-Commis'rs Notice. ! F. H. Elmore-To Voters, j C. P. Pelham-Farm Hands Wanted. James G. Gibbes-Variety Sale, j P. W. Kraft-Guns, Pistols, Ac. Applv at this Office-Watch Lost, j Declination of James G. Gibbes. H. English-Houso to Rent. THE DIPLOMATIC TKO CULB OVEB ; BANCROFT'S OBA.TT.ON.-From all that : we hear, it seems that the extiaordi ? nary attacks made by Mr. Bancroft, ! in his speech of the 12th instant, have excited i ich indignation among tho diplomatists at Washington. The Austrian Minister appears to have been the first to protest officially, and in the most decided manner. li will be remembered that Mr. Ban? croft, in two different passages of his discourse, called the Emperor Maxi? milian, brother of the Emperor ol Austria, "the Austrian adventurer.' We arc assured that on the evening ol tlie 12th, the Austrian Ministei sought an interview with the Secre tary of State on this subject, and expressed to him, without reserve the painful impression produce! upon him by this injurious epithet adding that he felt the insult the mor< as it had taken place in the midst o a solemnity to which he had beer expressly invited by the President of both Houses, as well as by Mr Seward himself. It skeins that tin Secretary of State, instead of seekinj to extenuate Mr. Bancroft's expr?s sion, at once contested the Anstriai Minister's right to complain of it, an< that because the Cabinet of Vienni had several times declared its inten tion of remaining aloof from th? Mexican affairs. The Austrian Mi nister is said to have declined to accep a theory by which the person of tnt Prince, a.-? a member of the imperia family of Austria, would not havi been separated from his political po sition, and declared that he persistet in protesting against Mr. Bancroft' insulting expression. Weare not ye aware whether the British Ministe has officially protested against th attacks directed to the policy of hi Government. It is, however, certai: that he complains greatly of them and that he retracted his acceptatio: of a dinner invitation at the house c a member of Congress as soon as h heard that this dinner was given i honor of Mr. Bancroft. [New York Herald. GEK. D. H. HILL.-We are iuforn ed that General D. H. Hill, late ( the Confederate army, hap abandone all purpose of leaving the country aa attaching himself to the cause ( Maximilian, or settling in Brazil, bi has, like a good citizen and bra^ man, settled himself at home and ei tered upon the publication of monthly, devoted to literature an agriculture. -National Intelligencer. -. The order suppressing the Ric) mond Enquirer has been revoked.