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COLUMBIA. Wednesiay Morning, April 4,1866. Financial. The New York Times very truly says that Secretary MeCulloch does not exaggerate when he declares that it will "be a national calamity if Con? gress shall fail to grant additional powers to the Secretary. " The whole tenor of his letter to the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee shows that these additional powers are sought, not to magnify his office or enable him to carry out a policy of the principles of which the coun? try is ignorant, but merely to enable him to hold gamblers and inflation? ists in subjection, and to maintain unfalteringly the policy which has already been attended with the hap? piest results. According to some of Mr. McCul loch's opponents, the great source of financial danger lies in what they allege to be excessive importations of foreign goods. They complain that speculation is rife, and that to restore specie payments, it is only necessary to restrain the speculative spirit in business matters. It does not seem to have occurred to them that the speculative operations of which they complain, are an incident inseparable from an inflated currency-that they originated, in common with many other speculations, in the flood of in? convertible paper, which was occa? sioned by the necessities of war-and that they will continue so long a. Congress shall resist the efforts of the Treasury to "adopt a healthy finan? cial policy." The gentlemen whc profess to deprecate ballooning ic business, and to desire the restora? tion of trade to a sound basis, make themselves responsible for much ol the existing evil when they refuse tc sanction the policy of contraction, ol \ which the Secretary is the consistent , \ and the cautious advocate. Others rest their refusal upon th? allegation that the country is pro greasing toward resumption rapidly enough. That it bas made som? ~~ p"r?grsss in that direction is undenia i ble. That the appreciation in tin P value of greenbacks during the las few months has exceeded popular ex pectation, is perhaps equally true But to what is the gratifying circum for, stance attributable? Certainly in par to the determined stand which th present Secretary made against a con tinuance of inflation and in favor o a return to a specie basis. Nobod; doubts that the enormous premiux upon gold which was maintainer during the closing year of the wai was less the result of l?gitim?t causes than of the gambling comb: nations, whose operations were pm sued with an utter indifference t everything but their own profit. Bc for the gamblers, greenbacks mig! have been kept at a steady and nc immoderate discount. And why is paper dollar worth more to-day tha it was six months r go? Why has tb price of gold declined continually until men begin to speak with cont dence of the time when five dollai in greenbacks shall be equal to in dollars in gold, and when honest coi shall once more enter into the tran, actions of daily life? Why? Is not because the known views an policy of the bead of the Treasui Department have cowed the go] gamblers, and broken up their con binations? Is it not because t) power already wielded by the Seer tary has been exerted to check wil speculation, to frustrate knavish m nouvres, and to prepare the money? and the mercantile classes for a r turn to the honest, old-fashione basis of gold and silver? Is it n< also because the authority sought I thc Secretary would make his piai yet more efficacious, and because i --^application in one shape or an otb has been anticipated? The Charleston papers state th President has issued a lengtl proclamation, declaring that the ii 8iirrection which has heretofore e: isted in the States of Georgia, Non Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Al bama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missi sippi and Florida is at an end, and henceforth so to be regarded. The telegram must have omitti the State of South Carolina, or eli the President must have special re sons for not placing her on the hst i his general amnesty. r The Courier announces the deal jof James W. Brown, Esq., a prom is^tent citizen of Charleston. The Methodists. The General Conference o' the ? Methodist Episcopal Churcli, South, ; meets to-day in New Orleans. The j result of the war has left the Church in a very peculiar position in some respects. First._ the title-"Metho? dist Episcopal Church, South"-which can be changed only by the General Conference, is objectionable. The Church does not propose to confine its operations to the South, ''so called.'" She has already, since the war closed, received a large accession of members from one of the annual conferences formerly attached to the Northern General^ Conference, and proposes to get rid o? a sectional name, so that her influence may be co-extensive with the Union. The title proposed by Drs. Doggett and Edwards, pnd others, is "Episcopal Methodist Church;" which strikes us -who, perhaps, have no right to say so-as being Very expressive, distinct? ive and appropriate. Another matter which will come | b fore the General Conference, is the question as to how long a minister should be allowed to serve one con? gregation. A strong disposition is manifested by many of the most thoughtful minds among the clergy, to extend the period hitherto al? lowed. We also notice that proposals are made to publish the Episcopal ser? vice in connection with the Disci? pline, &c. From present appearances, it would seem that the Methodist Church will become blended with the "Protestant Episcopal Church of the I United States"-a happy re-union, and in consonance with the advice of the great founder of Methodism. I President Johoson on Ireland. We extract the following paragraphs from the proceedings of a public meeting and dinner held at Belfast: The Chairman rose and said: Gen? tlemen, I am perfectly certain that the toast I am now about to propose will receive a hearty response in every ?art of the United Kingdom of Great iritain and Ireland, sud in no part will it receive more than in the Pro? vince of Ulster, and especially in the town of Belfast. (Hear, and ap? plause.) United as we are with the great American nation in commerce, and friendship, and common kindred, we naturally take a deep interest iu her concerns and prosperity, and we all feel a deep interest in the Presi? dent of the United States, whose health I have now to propose. (Ap? plause.) He came to his present po? sition under circumstances we all deplore. (Hear, hear.) Perhaps no? where was there a more heartfelt ex? pression of sympathy for those who were affected by that fatal circum? stance than in the town of Belfast (applause)-but we rejoice to-day j that the man who has succeeded him j is fitted to fill that position. (Hear.) All his acts have shown that he is the ? man fitted for the high position in which he is placed. He is a man of ! sound judgment-a man possessing ! what is a great acquisition-good common sense. He is a man who is desirous to forgive what is past, and make the best of the worst. (Hear, and applause.) Gentlemen, while America has many things in common with ourselves, we can now say that he who sets his foot on American soil, as well as British, is free-(ap? plause)-and, therefore, with heart? felt satisfaction and delight do we drink "The health of his Excellency President Johnson." (Loud ap? plause.) The toast was drank with great en? thusiasm. Ensign Leary then sang "The Star Spangled Banner." SOUTHERN RELIEF SOCIETIES.-We find the following kind and compli? mentary notice of us in the New York correspondence of the Hartford Times, a paper edited by General Hawley : "Speaking of this, brings to mind the great Relief Fair, to be hejd in Baltimore soon. The public ure ask? ed by the committee having the thing in charge, to forward money or any? thing eise. And several complimen? tary notices have been obtained iu the New York papers. Now, I look upon this enterprise as one simply ! designed to aid prominent ex-rebels, j who consumed their substance in I endeavoring to overthrow the Go i vern ment. ' 'It certainly looks so. when Mason i is announced as the agent of the asso? ciation abroad. Though the South? erners have gone astray, they are cn? countrymen and brethren, and we at the North have shown a generosity only equalled by our magnanimity in contributing to their necessities. It is too much, however, to ask of us to co-operate with a movement which is engineered by such men as the arch-traitor Mason. Wo can dispose of our loose change and old clothes to better advantage." It was rumored in New York, on Wednesday, that the Bre^oort In? surance Company was ?bout to sus? pend- It has lost very headily latejy. England anti Ireland. John Mitchell, in his last Paris letter to the New York News, has the following: The liberal and enlightened British Government is still Crowding tbe jails with "suspected" persons, many of them still being American citi? zens. .French "Liberals," who take England as their model of everything good, are a little puzzled. Some are giving up their idol, dropping it Hke a liot potato; but other faithful devo? tees hold by their Anglican religion especially the "doctrinaire" writers of the Revue des Deux Mondes. I send you a translation of a letter of my own to The Opinion Nationale, which may interest a portion of your readers: To the R?dacteur en Cher of Tte ' Opinion Nationale. MONSIEUR: I read in the Revue des Deux Mondes, of the 1st February, over the signature of M. E. Forcade, the following sentences: "English statesmen of our time have intended to be just to Ireland, and have shown themselves truly bberal to her. Ireland has been ad? mitted to all the liberties enjoyed by England." One would have some difficulty in comprehending Ijow a writer in the celebrated Revue should be so very ill informed on the affairs of Ireland, but that we know the habit which "liberal" publicists in France have contracted, of taking all their infor? mation upon our country from the articles of the British press and the speeches of English statesmen in their Parliament. To say that Ire? land is governed by the same laws as England-that she has not to com? plain of any inequality, nor of any exceptional code of laws-and' that the disaffection of that country is nothing but a remnant of the old national animosity, which may have been justified, perhaps, a century or two ago, but which is now an obvious anachronism-to say, and to repeat, and to persist in repeating all this, is the fashion in England. To show how completely these as? sertions are contradicted by the facts, it suffices to cite the following extract from the declaration of Irish griev? ances, lately published by the Nation? al Irish League, (which has nothing in common with Fenianism,) and signed with the honorable names oi John Martin and The O'Donoghue : 9. Although Ireland and England are nominally "united" in one king? dom, yet it is against the law foi Irishmen to enroll themselves in vo? lunteer companies for defence of theil country, as the English do. And foi Irishmen to train or drill, or be trained or drilled-even without arms-is made a felony, punishable by trans? portation, by an Act of Parliamenl which does not apply to England, Scotland or Wales. Since the year 1800, when the so called Union was effected, very mam acts of Parliament have been passed relating to the possession and use oi arms in Ireland, all calculated to keej the great mass of our people un armed. But no part of this code ap plies to England, Scotland or Wales. It is against the law for Irishmei in Ireland to take counsel togethei touching their own pubbc affairs bj purpose. But this disab?ity doe? not exist in England, Scotland O? Wides. The above-mentioned laws-to pro hibit conventions of delegates, to re strict the possession of arms, and t< punish training and drilhng-serv< to prevent Irishmen both from au thoritative consultation and from ef fectual aotion in their own public af fairs. None of those laws apply t< Englishmen, who are nevertheles styled our fellow-citizens. 10. In T. :?*land, trial by jury mean trial by twelve of the neighbors im partially impanelled, without ref erenc to creed or to politics. But in Ire land, when a man is charged wit! anything styled a political offence then trial by jury means arraignmen before twelve particular persons care fully selected by the Government ou of its own partisans. Even putting aside, for the mo ment, all the other differences whicl exist in the laws, and still more in th administration of the two countries it seems to me that a "libera! Frenchman, without prejudices, oi considering even the few detail which I have mentioned, (and whicl are sufficiently notorious,) should b slow to affirm "that Ireland has beei admitted to all the liberties enjoye* by England." As to tho matters or the packing o Irish juries, the authors of the "De claration of Grievances" have no explained the means and methoi whereby the British Government ha always the power "to select the jury men from among it? partisans." I is by means of the sheriffs of th towns, (where political trials ar usually held, j It is these sheriffs, ii fact, who arrange, entirely nt thei own discretion, the lists of person summoned to serve as jurors for ?acl Assizes or Commission. Now, i; England, the sheriffs of corporat towns are always elected by thei fellow-townsmen. In Ireland, the, are all appointed by the Govornmeut This fundamental distinction, care fully preserved in the "Muuieipu Reform Law for Ireland," was intend ed expressly to put the British Gc vernment in a position always to '?acl ita jury, when there was a pol?tica enemy to be suppressed. It is right to add, that all this spc cia! code of la>-s, applicable to ou country aloneAare rr^etly justifie in the eyes of Englishmen, even the most " liberal," and by the following considerations : If the Irish had the liberty, as the English have, of electing delegates and organizing a convention, they would immediately publish a declara? tion of independence. If the Irish had the liberty, as the English have, of banding themselves together in arms as volunteers, they would maintain, in arms, the declara? tion of their convention. In fact, it was a convention of Irish volunteers, which, in 1782, pronounced tte inde? pendence and sovereignty of the kingdom ; and it was the arms of those volunteers which made good that in? dependence for eighteen years. If the Irish had the liberty, as the English have, of procuring arms, and learning the use of them, the first use they would put. them to would be to exterminate the English garrisons. If the Irish had the right, as the English have, to be tried before twelve of their peers and neighbors, impartially empanelled according to law, then it woidd be necessary for the English Government to renounce forever all attempts to convict any Irishman whomsoever, of any crime or offence whatever against the Queen and Government of England; that is to say, British government would no longer subsist in that country. Snch is the imperative necessity for the English (if they desire to maintain the British empire) to main? tain and perpetuate in Ireland this exceptional code-of which it is not my purpose here to consider the jus? tice and morality. But let no French- | man again deny itr> existence. In Memory or the Confederate Dead. The Columbus (Ga.) ?Sun and Times publisher the following communica? tion, dated Columbus, Georgia, March 10, 1866: MESSRS EDITORS: The ladies are j now, and have been for several days, engaged in the sad but pleasant duty of ornamenting and improving that portion of the city cemetery, sacred to the memory of our gallant Con? federate dead, but we feel it an un? finished work unless a day be set apart annually for its especial atten? tion. We cannot raise monumental shafts, and inscribe thereon their many deeds of heroism, but we can keep alive the memory of the debt we owe them, by at least dedicating one day in each year to embellish their humble graves with flowers. Therefore, we beg the assistance of the press and the ladies throughout the South, to aid us in our efforts to set apart a certain day to be observed from the Potomac to the Rio Grande, , and be handed down through time as a religious custom of the country, to wreathe the graves of our martyred dead with flowers. [We would pro? pose the-day of April, as at that time our land may be truly called the "land of flowers."] Let every city, town and village, join in the pleasant duty; let all alike be remembered, from the heroes of Manassas to those who expired amid the death throes of our hallowed cause. We'll crown alike thc honored resting places of the immortal Jackson, in Virginia, Johnson, of Shiloh, Cleburne, in Tennessee, and the host of gallant privates who adorned our ranks-all did their duty, and to all we owe our gratitude. Let the soldier's grave for that day at least be the Southern Mecca, to whose shrine her sorrowing women, like pilgrims, may annually bring their grateful hearts and floral offerings. And when we remember the thousands who were buried with "their martial cloaks around them," without Christian ceremony of inter? ment for their beloved bodies, we would invoke the aid of the most thrilling eloquence throughout the land, to inaugurate this custom, by delivering on the appointed day, this year, an eulogy on the unburied dead of our glorious Southern army. They died for their country. Whether their country had, or had not, the right to demand the sacri? fice, is no longer a question of dis? cussion with us. We leave that for the future nation to decide. That it was demanded, that they nobly, re? sponded, and fell holy sacrifices upon their country's altar, and are thereby entitled td their country's gratitude, none will deny. The proud banner under which they rallied in defence of the noblest cause for which heroes fought, or trusting woman prayed, has been furled forever. The country for which they suffered and died has now no name or place among the nations of the earth. Legislative enactments may not now be made to do honor to their memories-but the veriest radical that ever traced his genealogy baok to tho deck of the May Flower could not deny us the simple privilege of paying honor to those who died defending tho life, honor and happiness of the SOUTHERN WOMEN. CONDITION OF MEXICO.-The San Antonio hedger, recording the arrival of Colonel J. R. Sweet, direct from Matamoros, says: To our inquiries about Mexico, the colonel said he thought the Empire was the best Go^rnmeut Mexico had 1. -d since Corte*, first landed upon its coast. That Mexico was divided by intestine feuds-demagogues and as? pirants for glory were numerous as leaves of Valambrosa. That the Em? pire gives security for life and pro? perty; that Maximilian was a good, noble-hearted man, and desired the happiness and prosperity of Mexico. Front Washington. A lull in Congressional proceedings will follow the Senate exploit of eject? ing Mr. Stockton and the shock of the veto message. The House will not be full for a week or more, as has been stated by on? of its members. It is a season when members like an opportunity, if possible, to visit their homes. Besides. Congress takes as much interest in the Connecticut election as in the graud object of negro suffrage. If they carry the former, they will insure the latter. Connecticut, last fall, gave 0,000 ma? jority against negro suffrage in that Republican State. If the Republi? cans again carry it. Congress will be encouraged to insist on negro fmf frage. The New York Tribune declares that the veto message renders it abso? lutely necessary that the blacks should be protected by giving them the right of suffrage. If the Connecticut election is car? ried, as it probably will be, by the Republicans, it will be <-1 limed as the victory of radicalism. This will humble and discourage the few Re? publicans who have manifested con? servative proclivities. We shall wit? ness its mischievous effects in all the future political legislation of Con I gres8. Se. ?ors are now iu Connecticut, I deeming their duties there of more I importance than those in the Senate j for the present. On Monday, per= haps, they will hear arguments against the veto message; and OH Tuesday, if their new recruits are all in plice, they will overwhelm thc President's message. The bankrupt bill will be tried again in a fuller House. Some of its friends regard it with less interest now than they did before it was sc essentially modified. SIGNS OF FAILING COURAGE.-A ra dical Washington correspondent o! the radical Chicago Tribune writes tc that journal, in a very depressed state of mind, touching the growing nervousness of the Republican ma jority in Congress, at the prospect o meeting the people in the fall eiee tions. He declares that they woulc do justice to the negro, but dare not He says: "It is capable of demonstration that instead of progress, ihsre ha been unmistakable retrogression, 01 the part of the majority in botl Houses since the opening of the ses siou, in regard to the political ad vancement of the colored race. With out fear of contradiction, I asser that the determination of the radica members to secure to the emaucipatec blacks, if not a full, at least a par tial, measure of political right by Congressional action, was mad< more decided in December thai at the present time. And mor than this, a disposition to abstaii entirely during the remainder o the session from any attempts t* enforce the recognition of their right in the several States, by direct or in direct legislation, has been of lat becoming more and more manifest This disinclination, or rather hesita tion, to follow the exact line of polic; prescribed by humanity and justice' arises, not from an absolute surren der of former convictions, but fron mistaken impressions that consilera tions of expediency forbid action ii strict accordance with them. A be lief has been steadily growing in th minds of members, that it would no do to go before the people with th question of political rights for th negroes, and that if the immediate o gradual elevation of the freed peopL to political equality were made i prominent issue in the elections dur ing the coming summer and fall, tin Republican party would be beaten and lose predominance in the na tional council. This apprehension and the desire to avoid so calamitou a contingency, has done more to rc gu?ate the tone and character of poli tical legislation during the last tw weeks than a just regard for th claims of the freedmen to Congrei sioual interference in behalf of thei undeniable rights. * * * "Indeed, the solicitude of the ms jority is now more to fix up issues fe the contest of parties in the Statt holding elections in the course of th: year, in a form promising succ?s.' than to follow, regardless of tempe rary consequences, the straight roa of faithfulness to principle. " This is undoubtedly a correct stab ment of the position of the radical The blindest of them see that the have been going too far in the negi business, and they dread meeting tl people. Hence theil-desperation-tl expelling of Democrats to carry the pet measures, and their inability t agree upon a plan of restoratic which would meet the wishes of tl factions, and be at all tolerable to tl country. But the failing courage of the rad cals is an excellent sign. The cou: dence and vigor with which tin opened the campaign when Congre met has been changed to a very irr solute bearing. The manifestatic of violence and fraud shown by e pelling Democrats is a sign of wea ness, not of strength, and shows th they realize they have no future, ai must carry their measures now never.-New York World. Tho Charleston Courier states th John Lee, who, for the past ht century, has been known as one her highly respected colored re; dents, departed this life on last Fi day, in the seventy-thirdjgor^fh XJOCAI ?texxiB. Moi tgages and Conveyances of Real F.-ir tate for sale at this office. CASH-Our term* for subscription, ad? vertising and job work are cash. Wo bop? all partie* will bear this in mind. THE BURNING OK COLUMBIA. An inter? esting account ol the "Sack and Destruc? tion of the ('itv of Columbia. S. C." has just been issued, in pamphlet form, from thc Phcenix steam power press.. Orders can be tilled to any extent. We are indebted to .Jir. A. L. Solomon for a bottle of ''creature comfort" und a liberal snpply Of assorted crackers ?nd cheese. His stock of goods i* varied, Dd* has just been replenished. As he : dly understands the wants of the commui ly, consumers would, doubtless, find it ad\ in taguous to give him a call. The s tor ist easily found-two doors East of the Sh: pr j House. ^ R. A NV. C. SwAFFiELn.-We call att tion to the advertisement of these gen li? men, found in our column.-, this morni ig. Our citizens, for many years, have kno in the senior member of this firm, and, in every transaction in business, have foi; nd him true and correct in every particul ir. We commend the firm to tho patronage of our readers. THE NEW Cm COUNCIL.-The me-mbd of the new Council were sworn in yestj day morning, and immediately proceet to business. We hope that among the fl^ matters brought up for consideration fore the new body will bo the erection oj city hall, a clock and a bell to indicate 1 hours and serve asa fire-alarm. The cc of these improvements can be but Hg when compared with their great necessij We have no doubt that the money can| raised very readily. PHARAOH'S SERPENTS.-If you want! fully appreciate the aptness of the foll, ing lines, call on Mr. McKenzi?'and invest in a box of the eggs: From the little cone of silver foil That fizzes and fumes with a fretful fire, There oozes a serpent all yellow and ribbed. That rolls and thickens, and oorla still higher. The magic thing, as if by a spell, . Suddenly ceases its sluggish crawl. Its fiery breath has quite burnt out, And leaves a coil of dust-that's all The wise man's toy is a type of life And all our struggles for paltry things; Our diplomatic treaties ana talk, - * Tangled and bound with red-tape strings; Our spiders' webs, and our subtle pl^ns; Our love and joy, and our brittle dreams; Our poor ambitions, that fleet away Fast as the winter torrent's streame. Alexander's conquests. Caesar's spoils; All that we hate, and all that we trust; The beggar's fears, and the rich man'? hopes All end at last in the pinch of dust. PICHMONIJ TO COLUMBIA AND ?H?RLEH JL> The question is repeatedly asked, "r?i.i<<. is thc faro from Richmond,; Virginia' to Columbia and Charleston, Sonth Caroling Having recently traveled ower the roi: and taken special pains to feet thorough posted on the matter, we give the follo>j ing information fm Richmond to flK-eensboro, North Caro na-190 milos; fare, $11.50. Greensbon t\ Charlotte, North Carolina-90 miles; ft-e $5.50. Culotte to Doko, South Carolin... 93m?e8; fare, ?8. Doko to Columbia-7 miles; (D. T. Harvey's line of stage; Tare, $1. Columbia to .Charleston-1 miles; fare, ?7.50. Passengers leave Columbia in the evt ing, at 6 o'clock, and arrive in Richmond in a* yak forty-four hours. There is a de Mention of six or eight hours in Greensbo ro, on the return trip, which we hope will be remedied in a short time. In fact, in lix or eight weeks' time, we expect the railroads will all be in good order, when ?he schedule will be reduced to about : wen ty-four hours between Columbia and ;he capitol of the Old Dominion. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. -Atten lion is call ad to tho following advertisements, which ire published th>:> morning for the first :ime: J. Haliiwanger-$75 Reward Chas. Logan-House to Rent. Apply a- this Office-Cottage to Rent E. & W. C. SwafHeld-New Goods. J. A. Enslow & Co.-Cargo Sale. C. Graveley-Hardware, &c. Richland Lodge-Regular Conununicat'n Jones & Clark-Confederate Generals. J. S. Birge-Hogs, Goats, Ac. R. Johnson-Pocket-book Lost. J. L. Boatwright-Adm'rs Notice. Hugh Weir-Estray Mule. Gates street-Room to rent.| CATCHINO A TARTAR.-Neglect your teeth md yon wil! soon catch a tartar there. Manipulate them daily with that rare vege able compound, Sozodont, and neither ;artar nor canker, or any dental disease, ian ever infect or injure either them or he red cushions in which they are in lertcd. . t MK. LINCOLN AGAINST THE RADI? ALS. -Col. Lamon, late marshal of ;his District, and the intimate, confi iential friend of President Lincoln, ?vrites'a letter, stating "that he is en ?rely certain, from Mr. Lincoln's re? peated declarations, that he would iave exerted all his authority, power md influence, to bring about an im uediate reconciliation between the ;wo sections of the country. As far is depended upon bim, he would baye lad tho Southern States represented n both Hanses of Congress within be shortest possible time. Mr- Liu :oln knew the base designs of the adicals to keep up the strife for their^ iwn advantage, and he was detejj nined to thwart them, as be ;old me often. [ Washington Cor. Bitimori There are at pr Hr. Stanton'^, cg