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COLUMBIA. Wednesday Morning, Mar. 14,1866. . - - "" ~ ~~ " -! \ s; ii cult iiiH-. Unless white labor comes freely into the Southern States, the area of cultivation must be considerably di? minished. Hired labor cannot culti? vate poor land, for, as the Richmond Dispatch says, it takes but little moro labor and expense to cultivate an acre of rich than of poor laud. The mini? mum product *f "any field, to be re? munerative, ?should uot be less than from twelve to fifteen bushels of wheat, and from twenty to twenty live of corn or oats. No farmer ought lo bo satisfied with less than this, and a system of improvement should be adopted and adhered to, which will insure these results, and progressively augment them. For this purpose, increased attention should be paid to the accumulation of farm-yard ma? nure, and the preservation of the fer? tilizing materials of the farm. Among these, ashes hold a conspicuous place. They are composed of inorganic in? gredients derived from the soil, and the benefit arising from theil- restora? tion to it is acknowledged by all. By diligently guarding against the waste of whatever contributes to the pro? duction of gram, an amount of en? riching material may be gathered sufficient to impart fertility to a wide surface, and to lay the foundation of an improvement which, when once begun, may be carried on by a proper system of rotation, and the interven? tion of ameliorating crops, until the utmost productivo capacity of the land is attained. In this State, there are many large plantations, embracing tracts of land ^ which n?vcr were cultivated. It is our opinion, backed by that of prac? tical inen," that it would contribute materially to the future prosperity of tho State wei-e these lands leased on reasonable terms to European immi? grants, or they might be worked on shares with the tenants. Thc poverty of the Southern people, and espe? cially of the people of this State, demands that every acre of ground capable of cultivation should t be worked, and we earnestly hope that our large land-owners will encourage the immigration of foreign labor. If some inducements are not held out to white labor, our supply of food for another season will fall short of sus? taining our population. TUe President's Policy. lt is stated elsewhere, in the exami? nation of witnesses in relation to the treatment of the freedmen in Florida, that there has been an evident in? crease in sectional bitterness of feel? ing, ou account of the lenient policy of the Administration. Wc think there must be some error in these statements. So far as our knowledge reaches in this State, and judging from the tone of the press elsewhere in the South, wo feel assured that the policy of President Johnson is strengthening the bonds of afl'ection for the Government throughout the who?e South, and forbids any course of action likely to affect unfavorably the renewed relations existing be? tween the Southern people and their General Government. Their highest duty is to sustain that Government in endorsing and upholding the peaceful policy of its Executive. -->-*.<.-? m-liow'* Review. The March number of this excel? lent monthly magazine comes to us freighted with a variety of articles from the best writers in the South. We hope and trust that this periodi? cal will receive that measure of sup? port which it unquestionably de? serves. Among tho contents of tho present number aro articles from the pens of W. M. Burwell and George Pitzhugh, of Virginia; Dr. J. C. Nott, of Mobile; and Hon. Charles ( rayarre, of Louisiana-all well known as talented literary men. The terms of the Reviere arc $6 per annum. The editor and proprietor's principal office is at Nashville, Tenn. S. G. Courte? nay, principal agent for South Caro? lina. - THESITUATION IN WASHINOTON.- ; I he Washington correspondent of the New York Repress writes: . Tile radicals don't mean to have ' any reconciliation with tho President, j and he don't mean to concede any' ! thing to them. Therefore the breach i must widen, all reports to tho contrary i notwithstanding. ? - - The receipts from Internal Revenue ? March ?, amounted to over &| ooo . j OOO. ' 'jj ?On ?he Wing.'" BALTIMOUK, MU., Feb. 23d, 1?GC. \ DKAU PHCKNIX: Yesterday being a na? tional holiday, I passed the time in sight Boeing. In the forenoon, I visited the Washington monument, from the summit of which I enjoyed a beautiful view of the surrounding scenery. With tho aid of a good field glass, I saw distinctly all the city, Chesapeake Bay, and much of thu ad? jacent country. This monument, of course, was raised in honor of the memory of Gen. George Washington. It. stands at tho intersec? tion of two squares. One, called tho Wash? ington place, rans from North to South^ being a continuation of Charles street, and is limited by Centro street on the South, and, on the "North, by Madison street. It is 150 feet wide, and 744 feet long. Thc other space is called Mount Vernon, and runs East and West. It is limited by St. Paid street, on tho East, and Cathedral street, on the West, and is 200 feet in breadth, and 744 in length. When these spaces shall be adorned with appropriate rows of trees, as well as embellished with marble fountains or basins, and other ornaments, of which this place is susceptible, it will become one of tho most delightful promenades on this Continent. The ground on , which this superb monument stands, as well as thc above mentioned spaces, were presented to this city for the noble purposes to which r tlicy were devoted, by the late Col. J. E. Howard, formerly Governor of this State. ' Tho corner-stone was laid July 4, 1815. Tho monument is built on an eminence, of 10Q feet above tide, and consists of a square base of 50 feet by 24 in height, surmounted bv a column; the whole, including the otatuu, 180 feet . It is enclosed by an iron railing G feet in height, which rests on a white marblo eoping 15 inches in height, and 020 feet in circumference. There are 1 g^es. Tho enclosure is Hagged with white marblo. The outer circle is of granite, and 382 feet in circumference, 10 feet in width, and flagged with a silver gray stone. There are 12 steps to the main entrance. Thc inscription over each of tho four doors is: "To George Washington, by thc State of Maryland." On each side of thc base is an inscrip? tion, as follows: On tho South- "Born 22d February, 1732; died 14th December, 179'J." On thc East-"Commander-in-chief of the American army, 15th June, 1775; Com? mission resigned at Annapolis, 23d Decem? ber, 1783." On tho North-"Trenton, 25th Decem? ber, 177G; York Town, 19th October, 1781." On the West-"President of tho United States, 4th March V7S9; Retired to Moo^nt Vernon. 4*h March, 1797." The interior of thc base has in the centro a pedestal 21 feet square, width at the opening ll feet, height at the centre of the arch 15 feet, with a sky-light to each corner. It is handsomely plastered, and laid off in granite, with an impost or cor? nice. Thc entrance to the stairway is facing thc Norjh door; to correspond with this, are nichcb facing thc South, East, and Wost doors, intended for full length statues. Opposite these are 8 smaller niches for busts. Tho door is of white marble. Ih ono of these niches, is a co? lossal bust of George Washington, taken when thirty-five years of ago. There is also a statue of Washington, 7 feet in height, a model of the one on the summit. Descending a Hight of stairs to the base? ment, or cellar, is an opening, or arch, 10 feet in height; there aro eight small win? dows to admit light. This is neatly plas? tered, and tho flopr paved with brick. Now, ascending a circular flight of marble stairs, in the interior of th? monument. 23 in number, loads to tho baso, from thence to tho summit, 200. There are three email windows and a door leading to the capital, where are four ma?ble blocks, er soats. To commemorate any great event, a Hag is raised from thc point. The statue on the summit, representing Washington in the act of resigning his commission, is 16 feet in height, weighs C tons, and cost $9,000. It was placed 'there October 19, 1829. Sig? nor Adare Causioa was thc sculptor. Tho whole monument, including the statue, cost $200,000, and was designed by Robert Mills, architect. This monument is open? ed every day, except Sunday, for tho re? ception of visitors - admission, 15 cents. I coidd linger here much longer with de? light, and write more minutely of this line piece of masonry; but I have been here long enough, and written too elaborately. In the afternoon, in company with some beautiful and interesting ladies of this city, I visited the principal park of this place. In natural beauty, this park is not inferior to thc great Central Park, of New York, though it is not so highly beautified; yet there are several neatly finished "sum? mer houses. It ombraces several hundred acres of land, and has three large ponds of water, whore thc young folks enjoy the pleasures of skating duking the icc season. A railroad is nearly completed from thc centre of the city to this pleasant retreat. During the dav, I saw a number of Hags dangling in t he balmy breeze of a beauti? ful day, yet I could not feel as I once felt on this national festival. However, I hope sometime to become entirely "harmon? ized,'' and feel at home beneath thc stars and stripes. At night, there was a grand bnll in the city, but of course I did not attend it, and hence cannot speak of its demerits. OMEGA. COLUMBIA, March 12, 18GG. Mn. EniTou: Thc period of a new elec? tion of mayor and aldermen of the city is soon to tako place. The finances of the city are very small, and it is all-important that tho expenditures should be dispensed with all the economy that the interests of tho city will admit of. Retrenchment should, therefore, be the watch-word. Under the present circumstances, is there no one who could be found, with suf? ficient leisure, to accept thc honorable po? sition of mayor, without salary? The duties of mayor are largely curtailed, and the salary should be reduced ina similar ratio. Thc city might lind a horse, with suitable equipments, subject to thc order of the mayor, for all public business. These suggestions aro thrown ont for the con? sideration of thc citizens, in tho hope that some one may be found to aid the city in its present extraordinary circumstance's, and for the consideration of tho present administration of tho city. INQUIRER. -? ? ? ? An extraordinary correspondenco appears in the British Union Review, betw een 108 canons, and eight clergy? men of t hc Church of England, and Cardinal Patrizi, of the Holy Office, inquiring how far arrangements could pe made for admitting them, bodily, into the Church of Rome. The reply ?ras not favorable. - I4?> Thc editor of the Monroe (Lonisi ina) Telegraph says he has not got a Sible, and there are none for sale in he town. 4 Thc Plans of tin- Pa-etlonlntn. Mr. Dixon, of Connecticut, iu bis able speech in the Senate the other ?lay, took occasion to quote the plans of reconstruction urged by certain leading men at Washington. As it may be interesting to see them to? gether, we republish the principal ones. Mr. Howe, of Wisconsin, is in favor of keeping the Southern States out of the Union, and governing them by provisional governments. His resolution offered in Congress, ?was: Whereas, The people of Virginia, of North Carolina, of South Caro? lina, of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Ar? kansas and Tennessee, have hereto? fore declared their independence of the Government of the United States, have usurped authority denied to every State by the supremo law ol the land, have abjured duties imposed upon every State by tho same law, and have waged war against the United States, whereby the political functions formerly granted to thost people have been suspended; and whereas, military tribunals aro nol suited to thc exei-cise of civil autho? rity; therefore, lie it resolved, <?a, That local Go vernments ought to bc provisionally organized forthwith for the people in each of the districts named in tin preamble hereto. Mr. Stevens1 ideas of what shouh bo -done was given as follows, in reso lutions presented at Gettysburg, ii October, 1865: Resolved, That in our judgment the best way to effect that (reconstruc tion) is to t'-eat the so-callcl "Con fed?rate States " as subject to all tin liabilities which they claimed fo .themselves as a belligerent iadepend eut tb:facto alien to thc Constitution aud entitled to claim no protectioi under it. Resolved, That having con quorn this hostile belligerent, they shall bi held as a conquered enemy, and th laws which arc to govern them sha] bc referred to Congress, to which, a our State Convention has well rc solved, it properly belongs. Resolved, That until Congress sha] have acted, none of the " Confede rate States " is entitled to bo repre sented in Congress, but shall be heh and treated as territories until agaii admitted into the Union. Resolved, That we demand, on be half of the people of Pennsylvania that Congress shall declare ae for feited and vested in the Government all the estato of such of the enemy a were rebels, whose estate, at the be ginning of the war, was worth toi thousand dollars or more, as our Stat Conventions resolved, though li would have preferred a lower sum and who were the owners of mor than two hundred acres of arabl land. Resolved, That wc desire that th forfeited land shall be divided mt convenient farms; and after assignin, a just portion to .the freedmen, th balance should be sold at convenien periods to thc highest bidder, an the proceeds to be applied as follows 1. Invest ?300,000,000 in six pe cent. Government bonds, and ad thc interest semi-annually to the per sions of those who have become pei sioners by the casualties of this ii famous war. 2. Appropriate $200,000,000 to pa tho damages done by tho rebels t loyal citizens, whether North t South. 3. Pay the balance into the Unite States Treasury, towards tl ie pa; ment of the national debt. Mr. Sumner's notions aro difieren but quite as decided : 1. As the rebellion began with tl pretension that a State might wit! draw from the Union, it is plain tin the unity of the republic must I affirmed-not indirectly, but direc ly; not as in Mississippi, simply d daring tho late act of secession nu and void; but as in Missouri; whe: the relations of the State to tl Union are thus frankly stated : "Th this State shall ever remain a inenib bf the American Union; that tl people thereof are a part of the Am rican nation; that every citizen ow> paramount allegiance to the Constit tion and Government of the Unitt States; and that no law or ordinam of this State, in contravention < sui -ersion thereof, can have ai bil tiing force." 2. As the "rebellion was waged denial of the equal rights of tl colored race, it is essential not on that slavery should be renounce but also that all men should be hail? as equal before the law, and this c franchisement must be both civil ai political. 3. As the national debt was incu red for the suppression of the reb( lion, this, too, must be fixed beyoi repeal. No rebel State should be r admitted unless bound irrevocably the support of the national debt ai tho payment of the interest thereo 4c. The assumption of tho. reb lebt must be positively forbidde This debt, whether at home or abroa lias been incurred for the support the rebellion, and must be treat? accordingly. It is a part of tl ?rime. Here, too, .there must be guaranty. 5. As the national peace and tra piility depend essentially upon tl )verthrow of monopoly and tyrann ?ero is another occasion for a spcei ?uaranty against the whole pretensic >f color. No rebel Sta to can ho. r ulmitted with this controversy sti raging and ready to break forth. So long as it continues, tho land will refuse its increase. Agriculture and business of all kinds will be uncertain, and tho country will bo handed over to a fearful struggle with the terrors of St. Domingo to darken thc pros? pect. In shutting out the freedman from his equal rights nt the ballot box, you open the doors of discon? tent and insurrection. Cavaignac, the patriotic President of the French Republic, met the present case when, speaking of France, he said: "I do not believe repose possible, cither in the present or the future, except so far iva you found your political condi? tion on universal suffrage,- loyally, sincerely, completely accepted and observed."-[Moniteur, Mai/ 21, 1850, p. 1 761.] It is oily impartial suf? frage that I claim, without distinction of color, so that there shall be one equal rule for all men. And this, too, must be placed under the safe? guard of constitutional law. G. As tho education of the people is essential to the national welfare, and especially to thc development of those principles of justice and moral? ity which constitute thc only sure foundation of Republican Govern? ment, and as, according to thc census, an immense proportion of thc people of the rebel States, without distinc? tion of color, cannot read and write, it is obvious that public schools must be established for the equal good of all. Thc example of Massachusetts must be followed, which, after de? claring in its Constitution that "wis? dom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among thc body of a people, are necessary for thc pre? servation of their rights and liber tics," proceeds to direct the Legisla? ture and magistrates, in all future periods, to "cherish the interests of literature and the sciences," and es? pecially "public schools and gram? mar schools in the towns." All this must enter into our work of recon? struction, and become one of CTu guaranties. lu announcing his projects, Mr. Sumner, in au elaborate speech, added: "There must bc no precipitation. Time is tho gentlest, but most power? ful revolutionist. Time is the surest reformer. Time is the peace-maker. Time is necessary to growth, and it is un element of change. For thirty years or more, this wickedness was maturing. Who can say that the same time will not be needed now to ma? turo the conditions of permanent peace." Thirty years to mature thc condi? tions of permanent peace! A. Kntli<-a.rs DcMi-riptioii of titi- Pre? sident-His Ci rr nt Power mid Anili? ty Conceded. The Hon. John D. Baldwin, mem? ber of Congress from Massachusetts, writes this description of Andrew Johnson and his late speech. Bald? win is of tho Simmer-Stevens stripe politics: * * * "What the President saul is before the country. How he said it, my poor words may fail to tell. For the first time, I stood near and looked closely on the man. In thc course of air eventful life, I have seen many men of wilful power and force, but never before have Hooked on ono so thoroughly embodying the evil spirit of revolution. It will not do to underrc*e Mr. Johnson. He is terribly in earnest, and, withal, most vindictively cool. A thon mghly-paoed demagogue, his inconsequential logi,-, his egotism, his repetitions, his tho? rough belief in himself, and his popu? larity, are all elements of strength, when he fucos such assemblages as were arrayed about him yesterday. Andrew Johnson is an able man-how able, I never realized till yesterday. All results are involved in his policy. Had he a Cabinet as able and as des? perate, the dire results which the near future would bring, could hardly be named now. We stand on the verge of a tierce strife, to meet which the country should gather its strength and gird up its loins. This man is no weak Buchanan, and he means to crush Congress or bo crushed. "Mr. Johnson is a man of stalwart mould. Just iibove middle stature, he is so broad-shouldered, firm-set and deep-chested, as almost to seem below it. He has a large head. It is a compact home for his fiery will and brain, ' His face is marked, strong oval outline, powerful under-jaw; well-defined, but rather sharp chin; a wide, straight mouth; full, flexiblo lips; skin, coarse in texture, hut linn; complexion, swarthy; hair, coarse black, streaked with grey; a nose small at the root, but full and large at tho nostrils, which expand and lift as lie speaks; broad, roomy forehead; ! beetling, bushy eyebrows, beneath which are a pair of the coldest hazel grey eyes I ever saw in ahuman bead; these aro tho outlines of Andrew ! Johnson." Tho beautiful plantation in Malli? son County, Mississippi, known as "Annandale," the residence till now o? Mrs. Johnstone, the Jackson News, of the 11th, informs us, was sold, on tho 10th, to J. B. Richardson, of Boston, and that he proposes residing upon the place with his family. The price paid for the placo was $50,000 iu currency. As the News says, it is u "magnificent place," and before the war was probably held at six times as much. -. - - *tt*-? - The United States Volunteer troops nt Barnwell, are soon to be relieved, und regulars will take their place. Turc GOVERNMENT FINANCES.-A special despatch from Washington to the New York Tribune, says: "The fact is generally known that the financial condition of the Govern? ment is very much stronger than is made to appear from the monthly report of tho national debt issued by the Treasury Department. In tho monthly balance sheet so issued, no account has ever been taken of tho funds belonging to Government de? posited in the National Banks, and amounting at this time to over $170, 000,000. It is the opinion of the Comp? troller of the Currency that tho Government will hold, at the close of thc present fiscal year, a surplus over all expenditures of at least $200,000,000. The requirements of the army and navy will bo comparatively nothing, as they have supplies of evf-ry description on hand and paid for, from'last year's appro? priations. Thc surplus on hand at this time, estimating the currency value of tlie gold on hand, with other funds on deposit in National Banks and in thc hands of the Treasurer ami Assistant Treasurers, must be at least $170,000,000. With this surplus, and that which will accumulate by the 13th of Juno next, the Secretary can pay off that portion of the temporary loan ?ot deposited by banks under special ar? rangements for clearing-house pur? poses- -say $50,000,(100. It can also pay off all the certificates of indebt? edness, which wore reported on the 1st of February as $60,037,909, all of one and two year five per cent, legal tender notes, amounting to $8,536, 000, and can also redeem about $.S(),000 of thc compound interest notes that can he converted into 5-20 bonds, and also the 7-30 notes as they mature, under the Act of the 3d of March last. This disposes of all the publie debt, with the exception of the legal tender notes and the fractional cur? rency. Thc Comptroller is also of the opinion that the common legal tender notes should not be reduced, unless an equal amount of such re? duction should be authorized as an increase of tho amount of the bank circulation, as recommended in his report. THE EMANCIPATED NEGRO.-Mr. Munro, the British Consul at Surin? am, in a report to thc Foreign Office, describes thc immediate effect of emancipation on thc negro slaves in the Dutch colony. On the 1st of July, 1863, tho freedom of tho slaves was promulgated, and thc rights and pri? vileges of freemen were, accorded to them : "The negro population received the boon without any great signs of exultation; the day passed over even with mon: stillness than a Sabbath. Tho agricultural laborers did not SO roadily turn tint to work, and when they did, it was only to work what they pleased, and that, generally, was poorly done. Many of the people, when the time of contracting with the owners of thc estates was appoint? ed, left their formof homes, and took to squatting in the bush and aban? doned plantations and grounds, on the borders of creeks in tho neigh? borhood of towns, when, they led a life of comparative idleness, of Jittle use to themselves and less to the com? munity at large, returning to a state of gross heathenism, practicing and enjoying the superstitious African dances with all their immorality. Their wants being but few, are easily supplied from a bountiful soil, forests teeming with game, and the rivers, creeks and swamps abundantly stock I ed with fish, which require but little exertion to procure. Thc negro pop? ulation who have remained on tho est?tes do ?is little work as possible, which tells greatly on the crops; they do little else than reap the fruits of former years' labor, planting but lit? tle for the future." To bc loyal, in the radical sense, you must first denounce those whom you eneoi raged to go into the war. Second, you must maintain that a negro is as good as a white man, and entitled to greater privileges than every other class, except the radicals. Third, you must believe that tho Freedmen's Bureau is a very proper and necessary institution, and should take precedence of all thc civil author? ities of the State. Fourth, you must denounce Andrew Johnson as a traitor to Massachusetts and the radical place-seekers. Fifth, you must be "eviscerated of your manhood," and become a fit companion for Fletcher, Duggan, Stokes, Arn ell it Co. Sixth, you must be capable of taking the "test oath," though you are commit? ting perjury, to the knowledge of all your former acquaintances and neigh? bors. As a natural consequence, tho radicals can find few "loyal", men iii Tennessee. - NasJiville Un ion. HEAVY COTTON MOVEMENT.-Tho exports of cotton from the port of New York during the week ending on Tuesday reached the unusual quanti? ty of 17,442 bales, valued at $3,678, 371, or equal to about $211 per bale. Included in the exports were 12,03'.) bales, valued at $2,462,659, to the single port of Liverpool. The Times states that thus far in the current cotton year, commencing with Sep? tember 1, 1865, the exports of the staph; from New York have been 291,287 bales, which represent a cur? rency value of nearly $61,500,000. The receipts of cotton at New York, from all sources, since September 1, 1805, have been 616,105 bales, worth about $129,0<K),OOO IViocal Itoixx?. CASU. Our lenna Cor subscription, ad? vertising ami job work arc cash. We hope all parties will bear this in mind. TUB WEEKLY GLEANKU.-The reculai publication of this naper will bc postponed a few weeks. Persons desirous of sub? scribing, will please forward the money at once. Terms ?1 a year. THE BUKMNO <>K COLUMBIA. An inter? esting account ol the "Sack and Destruc? tion of tho City of Columbia, H. C.," has just boen issued, in pamphlet form, from the Phonic steam power press. Orders cai; be Ulled to any extent. CHARLESTON AND FLORIDA. -We learn that the splendid side-wheel steamer "Dic? tator," under the command of Capt. Louis M. Coxetter, will shortly commence to ply between Charleston and Jacksonville, Fla., calling at Savannah. Due notice will be given ol' the day she leaves Charleston. PAIN. -There was an attempt made at rain on yesterday morning, but it proved a perfect failure. Our gardens are badly in need of a shower, and if it does not como shortly, watering pots must bo brought into use. We wonder what has become of thc good old parson, who pray? ed that it might "drizzle drozzle, drizzle drozzle, for al ?mt a week?" NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention ia call? ed to the following advertisements, which are published this morning for the first time: Symmcrs A Perry Albany Ale, Ac Wells, Crawford A Friday -Com. Mer'ts. James G. Gibbes -Revenue Tax. " " " -Guano. Browne A 8chirmer -Com. Merchants. Columbia Chapter Meeting. John C. Seegers -Pearl Barley, Ac. G. E ElfJt'?.-Press for Sale. Gen. Ames-(louerai Orders No. 14. Dnrbec A Walter -Auction Sale. ITS PHILOSOPHY. Sozodont is an anti acid; Sozodont is an anti-putrescoDt; Sozodont is 'a tonic: Sozodont is all vegetable and entirely harmless. Hence it cleanses the teeth from ace tiona con? cretions, stops tho decomposition nf their substance, sweetens the breath, stimulates the gums, and is the safest and best pre? paration of its class in existence. f AKriinisHor MOCL-OSKEY ON FE? NIAN ISM.-The following from Arch? bishop McCloskey's exhortation last Sunda - is interesting as developing the set antagonism between Catholic? ism and Fenianism: "On the merits of Fenianism, it is not my purpose at all to speak, as nearly all know what Ls tho opinion held of it almost universally by all thc bishops and priests of the whole Catholic chureh, ami all men know? how, unfortunately, a very large class of Irish Catholics have been, in this instance, an exception to what has been their history in all time, in closing their ears to the counsels of the fathers of the flock upon this sub? ject, and listening to the counsels of self-constituted leaders. I do not call in question the motives by which tliey aro actuated. No one sympa? thizes more deeply with afflicted Ire? land than he who now speaks to you. Cod forbid that any word of ?lis should ever militate against what are Ireland's real, best and highest inte? rests! If we are opposed to this movement in lido, it is not because we sympathize with tho English Govern? ment, but because AVG sympathize in the true spirit with Ireland. We have seen nothing yet and we expect no? thing from this Fenian movement but what will be to the great detriment of Ireland and its people, both in that country and also in this, the land ol' their adoption. We believe that only injury will come of this movement, and time will prove who is in the right and who is in tho wrong. We believe that, as nothing but mischief has so far come of it, nothing but mischief will further come of it. And I say its not only in the interests of our brethren in their own land, but also in our iuterests here. If our people persist, as unfortunately they? have persisted thus far* in a move? ment which all sensible men and all true friends of Ireland consider ono of folly, which must result in no? thing but destruction and mischief, it will not only incite England to op? press Ireland still more, and to rivet still more secufely the chains upon lier people, but it will incite, per? haps, the anger and disgust of tho American people themselves against ns. And I say in all tho sincerity of my heart that I look to this move? ment with a feeling of deep appre? hension for the reason of tho spirit that has been evinced by those whose counsel the people have followed in this movement, that it will raise up igainst Irishmen, first as Irishmen ind then as Catholics, in this land, a spirit of persecution equal to that inder which they have so long moaned in their own land. I appeal ,o all men, and beg of them for their >wn sakes and for tho sake of their .eligion and their God, to withdraw ,hemsclves from a movement that has thready gone too far." A private letter, dated at Hunts? ville, Walker County, Texas, Feb uary 18, says: "The freedmen in mr County, so far, are doing aston - -shly well, and the prospect bids fair or a heavy cotton crop this year, ns herc are a great deal heavier crops danted here than has ever been since mr State has been a State." Mr. Joel Peacock, well known to tho ?.opie of Barnwell, died on the ?ld list. His wife died the night follow ng.