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COLUMBIA. Sunday Morning, May 13, 1866.' Thc Tribune sud Secession. We published yesterday the com? ments of the Richmond Disjtalch on an article in the New York Tribune, relative to tho right of secession. The New York World pitches into the Tribune, and says that the people of South Carolina in 1776 seceded from Great Britain. The people of South Carolina seceded in 1860 from the^ United States. The Declaration of Independence, if it announced any new political principle, announced the right of a people to alter and "change its government. So Mr. Greeley understands; so he still main? tains. Tn what does he differ, in his premises, from the Davis he de? nounces? In nothing. But Davis says, "A priuciple of right, being es? tablished, is applicable as well in 1860 as in 1776." "Not at all," says Greeley. "Why not?" says Davis. 4 'If any human being has ever found out, from anything Greeley has writ? ten, why not, he has been more for? tunate than the World. We can give the proper answer for him in a few words: It was perfectly right to se? cede from the arbitrary obstinacy of George HI; it was very wrong to se? cede from the arbitrary obstinacy of Horace I. "If we understand the result of the war, it is this: Strength has settled right. The arguments for and against secession are utterly unimportant, ex? cept to the student of history and the philosophic statesman ; but if seces? sion needed a good advocate, it can rind none better than Greeley arguing against it. "It is nota very easy thing to argue with any one unless the dictionary is admitted by both. A murderer is executed in this city by the authority I of the people of the State of New York, and there is no other authority that can hang him. What is the people of the State of New York? Do two hundred thousand unnatu? ralized foreigners and twenty thou? sand unqualified negroes form any portion of it? Have they anything to say, or any right to say anything? No more than so many pigs or blue? bottle flies. Suppose the people of the State of New York, through their regular machinery of State, call a convention and secede-throw off one system and make another?" Wo think the Tribune, in an article quoted yesterday, was right. The j clear deductions of that paper cannot be doubted. The Trade at th? North. The advance in the public securi? ties of the United States is liable to be misunderstood. Instead of indi? cating an increased confidence in the Government credit, it only marks, in truth, the decline in business, and the decay of the general prosperity. The National Intelligencer, discussing this subject, says quite forcibly: "Business is now declining in the Northern States, and it is at a dead pause in the South. The vast amount of irredeemable paper which has ac? cumulated in the commercial centres, aeeks employment, and can find none in any industrial pursuit. Thereforo it is invested in Government securi? ties, which have advanced slightly in price, on account of the demand. Tho Government interest is more re? munerative to capital than any ordi? nary business enterprise." This is the effect of the civil rights bill. They, at the North, are getting used to its requisitions. We wish them well. ftew Railroad. Thc stockholders of the Cheraw and Coalfields Railroad held their annual meeting in Charleston on the 9th inst. Maj. B. D. Townsend was elected President. Prom the reports of the officers, we learn that the debts of the com? pany aro inconsiderable and repre? sented in Confederate currency, while its assets ?or the prosecution of the work consists of about $375,000, in the capital stocks of the North? eastern and Cheraw and Darlington Railroad Companies. About ten miles of the road have been graded, and comparatively little work is necessary to prepare the road? bed to receive the superstructure as far as the North Carolina line. TROUBLE IN MISSISSIPPI.-The Mis? sissippi index says : Wo learn that on the 24th nit, a crowd of persons assembled at Greensboro, the county seat of Choc? taw County, for the avowed purpose of preventing the holding of the Circuit Court in that County. The Sheriff and Circuit Clerk resigned at thfl request of the mob, and every? thing seemed to work for the success vf their plans, until Jndge Cochran appointed officers to assist him, when " the business of the court was re? sumed. We have no information as to the object which the mob had in . view. _ Trial ot Mr. Darli. The Washington correspondent of the Ki cl i mond Times writes: T have already informed you that the House lias passed a hill author? izing the holding of United States Circuit Courts at Richmond instead of Norfolk. Tho bill is now in the I hands of the printer, and will be passed by the Senate to-morrow or next day. Chief Justice Chase says he will not preside in the court, how? ever, until the President shall give some definite directions to the mili? tary, or issue an order declaring mar? tial law abrogated in Virginia, in all matters in which civil courts have jurisdiction. Such an order will pro? bably be issued by the President in a few days, though both Mr. Johnson and Chief Justice Chase construe the peace proclamation as in effect, plainly declaring these facts. Mr. Chase does not deem it proper for a Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States to preside in a district where he is likely to he menaced by bayonets, as was the case in New Or? leans recently, when Judge Duvrell, of the United States Circuit Court, was interfered with in a certain cotton case, by General Canny. An appeal to the President in such cases always results in an order de? claring the civil law supreme, but nevertheless military commanders seem, most obtusely, it would appear, to misconstrue the peace proclama? tion, and therefore, probably, the ? order that I have mentioned will soon i be issued. It is supposed by many that so soon as the Chief Justice shall take his seat in Richmond, that Jefferson Davis will be put upon trial for trea? son. Such is not the fact, though hereafter it may be determined cc have the trial take place ia your city. As yet, however, the Government has not absolutely determined what shall be done in the matter, and will not, probably, until the House JUdi ciary Committee, which is expected to report on the subject of the tria of Davis, shall make a statement. li? the meantime, however, the Grane Jury in the United States Circuit Court, Judge Underwood presiding, will no doubt report an indictment against the late President of tin Southern Confederacy. State Items. The Yorkville Enquirer says: Tin new system of freed labor, so far a we can learn, is not operating satis factorily; but better than many ex pected. In many instances contract are not observed by the freedmen and new ones are made with othe parties, after they have become tiree of the old. If farmers would steadily refuse to hire such laborers as hav quitted their first employees, mud of the evil would be remedied. Continuous rains have operated ti the serious disadvantage of the earl crops in this District. The coe weather has beeu unfavorable to th cotton crop. A much smaller quan tity of land than usual has bee: planted, and the seed being damage by time, have produced bad st?nde Farmers do not appear hopeful of th results. In a recent trip through the West ! ern part of this District and a poi tion of Union, we noticed the sam difficulties existing. The wheat cror in the latter District are highl promising. The Abbeville Press complains tin crime seems to be largely ou the ii crease among the freedmen, an scarcely a day passes but we hear t some depredations committed b them on the property of onr cit zens. Several of them have ha I their smoke-houses entered, an large quantities of meat and mei extracted. The ('hester Standard says: Tl huge collection of rolling stock, tl property of various railroads, co: centrated here during Sherman march through the State, is beii gradually removed. Many of tl cars have been occupied during tl past year by idle and thriftless free men. The Charleston News notices inti Baltimore papers that Messrs. St re Bros. & Co.. of Charleston, ave so< , to have in operation a line of steal ers to Baltimore, consisting of t Adele, Capt. Hall, and the Lula, Ca] Childs. They are both excelle boats, and tho Allele will leave Bal more for this port on Saturday, t I 12th instant. - Highly Important Declxlon. i In the Circuit Court of Nels ; County, Virginia, last week, in t case of Walker vs. Loving, Jud Sheffey decided tho following imp tant and very interesting question: 1. That contracts made during t existence of a de facto Governmc were valid and binding, c 'withstai ing the subsequent overthrow of tl Government. 2. That the siuo of a slave in V ginia, in the Confederate Hues, pi? to the 10th of April, 1865, was vn and binding, notwithstanding I emancipation clause in the Alexi dria Constitution. Tho case was ably argued by .ruc Brockenbrough, of Lexington, the plaintiff, and Robert Whitehei Esq., of Nelson, for the defc.da Judge Brockenbrough maintair the affirmative, and Mr. Whitelu the negative of these propositions WTe understand the opinion of \ Judge, which is regarded as a v< able one, will, by the unanimous quent of the bar, be published. [J.ij.uchbun, Neus. ~ih Coat of Hie Freedmen's Bare?.?. A'clearer notion of the expense of carrying on the Freedmen's Bureau without existing restrictions, may be got from learning what the cost is likely to be with them. Nearly $12, 000,000 are asked for, to feod, clothe and school the blacks. $4,000,000 for feeding them, and $3,000,000 for school-houses! Verily, we have drawn an "elephant." "Wo suppose it is hardly less than blasphemy in the eyes of some of our modern political saints, to presume to question appro? priations which rest on professed philanthrophy only; but it ought to be with tlie public treasury as it is with private pockets-we get the power to be charitable by first being economical. $11,000,000 is pretty well on to the whole yearly expense of the John Quincy Adams' adminis? tration-a standard of Governmental outlay which men of the latter-day radical kidney are rather partial to citing. We are not surprised that some degree of uneasiness was mani? fested in Congress by the reported bill in which such an expense was stated to be necessary. We are reminded, however, by th? radical press that a good part of this money is to go for the support and schooling of the poor whites. Would the objectors be quite willing to di? vide the appropriations, so as to give say one-half to the benefit of the whites, and the other to thc blacks? Would tho radicals produce and seek to pass such a bill at all, if it did not wear on its forehead the stamp of "freedmen?" The answer is in the true vein of radical reasoning. Ob? ject to au appropriation for the ne? groes, and they tell you that half of it, or more, is to go for the poor Whites. Then let thom be honest enough to show that they have at least equal feeling for the whites with thc negroes, by reporting a bill of relief especially for them-and not use them as a blind or guy to help in getting through their plans for thc blacks. But this enormous bill of professed "expenses*' is not for the negroes altogether, nor the destitute whites either, nor for both conjointly. An army of favorites wait at the outer doors of Congress, with extended hands. Political pets hold planta? tions, which they want stocked with laborers ut a very low rate of monthly wages. Southern men are to-day in the freedmen's market for help also, and offer $20 a month for capable hands in the field. Thc former get all the labor they want, while the latter are denied almost everything. This is one reason why so much is asked of Congress to relieve the des? titute of the idle negroes of the South. Then, again, many a planter, who has got in his crop, or made things already to put it in, finding it impos? sible to obtain labor at any price, is forced to sell out-land, crops and all -to the political favorite who stands ready to purchase af ter getting him into this corner; and after that, there is no trouble about getting field hands to take care of the crops, and and ut a low figure of wages, too. This is a sample of the practice, abundantly authenticated, which is being tried on with the agriculturists of the South this spring. Tho very industry and products of that coun? try are to be made subservient to the interests of the party that claims, while temporarily holding a majority in Congress, to own the land of ail the Southern States. [Stevens' ceaseless desire to procure the passage of a sweeping confiscation act betrays the purpose of all his fol? lowers in the management of this bu? siness of restoration. A large pro? portion of them covet the country. They want the lands to grow cotton on for twenty-five cents a pound, and they feel sure, while the mass of fre d blacks are in their control, that they can secure all the labor they want for those lands at a rate of wages not much above that paid to coolies. Further, they expect to make theil bargains and contracts directly with the agents of tho Bureau, instead ol the negroes; so that the hitter are, ir that respect, ii? much in a state o? servitude as ever; nay, more, since ir the condition in which they wen born, there was a firm domestic sttiA and support under them, giving then n sense of security that added incal culably to their comfort ?md happi ness. The item of millions in tin bill reported to Congress, which pro poses to provide for the free transi of the blacks from State to State, ma; therefore be reasonably explained b; bearing in mind that part of tin scheme which is to send to pol?tica pets ?ill the negro help they need This "sending" business is the cor mpt and arbitrary pari of it. As fo leaving the blacks free to make thei own contracts, there is nothing o the kind, lt all amounts to but : change of masters, and no change fo the better, it that. This bei.ig the practical characte of the Freedmen's Bureru bill us i stands, the country can hardly ex press too much gratitude to thc Presi dent for vetoing it, as the radicals d< signed to make it. The wisdom c. the first veto could not receive a mor practical illustration than is furnisl ed by trio proposed expenses in th bill just reported to Congress. I Boston Pos,'. A commission, of which (Jenen Marcus J. Wright is a member, hu be?>u ordered by General Stonema to make nu investigation of the Men phis riot. A 840,000 St L?ouis cotton swiudk has just been arrested in Cinoiunat alilHlWllWIHn ?.mn...,.,. .sm ? ? ! - Tia? Courted era te De*d. '.?he Bichmoad Ihnes makes the following singular appeal in behalf of tho Confederate dead. It is not with? out reason : But if the United States, while col? lecting the hones of its soldiers, should also gather together and honor, in some appropoiate way, the dust of our fallen heroes, how grateful it would be to our feelings. An act like that would cover the Government with more glory than did the victories of its vast and countless hosts. It would bring tears to the eyes and loyalty to the li carts of the widows and orphans of the South, and it would be felt and deeply appreciated by our whole people. The grandeui and the magnanimity of such a deed would cause the world to resound with applause, and no nation would ever better deserve praise and glorj for such an action. Here, then, is 8 way to let tho hearts of North and South beat once more in unison. Lei this great Government show that its vengeance does not extend beyond life and the grave; that it can feel foi and honor its brave children aftei they are dead, even though it consi dered them in error while living; thal after death it no longer regarded them as enemies and "rebels," bu as Paladins and Bayards of noble va lor. Peace has been made with tin living-why not with the dead? Am if the bones of Union soldiers are t( be collected, why not render tin same sad office to those wini fell bj their handsV Shall the Governmcn agents, while they are collecting tin remains of their own men, east awa; the bones of ours, if by mistake they, have gathered them up? The mos callous and vindictive would not will ingly do so. The foregoing suggestion is ii harmony with tho following remark of the Chicago Times: it is to be hoped that one of tb lessons the future will learn from th late war is that this nation is pos sessed of impr' fiable unity. This i is all that needs to be learned. Ii righting the South, we fought not t perpetuate hostility, but to allay it We labored to secure more in place of less oneness. Our fighting wi! have been in vuiu if all the hatre and recrimination and mutual mb understanding of the war are pei petuated. Therefore, the sooner we adapt om selves to a substantial unity of feel ing, the sooner shall we have secure the main object of the contest on th part of the North. To attain thi end, we must as speedily as possibl drop the name of "traitor." W must l-ecogiiize to the full the gallar try and purity of those who foughl The bad men on both sides must h consigned to oblivion, and the goo men embalmed in the memory of th people and preserved as the commo property of thc nation. The uncalled for and disgraceful malignity f rad cals may delay, but it cannot wholl prevent, the coming of a time i which the memories of Grant an Lee, Sherman and Johnston, Sher dan aud Stuart, will be regarded t the property of all the people of th nation. Wo venture the predictiu that the time will come when, if thei be any ill-feeling in regard to Stout wall Jackson, it will be one of en\ on the part of the North that she di not give birth to this illustrious mai THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY -NEGI TROOPS.-Au officer of the Uuit< States army, who has served wit distinction throughout the war, writ a letter from Arkansas, au extract which is published in the Nation Intelligencer. Ile says: .'Matters are very quiet in Alka sas; the people are very poor, L they arti till going to work, and lo< up to Andy Johnson as if he had tl power of omnipotence. It only r quires sound, consistent men tocar out an established policy-whatev that policy may be- to insure pea and prosperity to these poor peopl The nigger regiment business will (if they are stationed in the Sout like the system a mule driver expiai ed to me of making his team ? 'Fust,'says he, '1 takes a chain a: establishes a row, and then 1 wor on it.' There is a very bitter feeli between our soldiers and the neg soldiers. Wo dare not issue pish to our men. but have to keep tin under look and key. When our ra go from cam]) to town, the negro p: vost guard, on the slightest provo tiou, knock them down and drag th' to tho guard-house. Were- it not the constant and persistent efforts the officers, there would be trnuhl - -? ARMY NEWS WHICH IS GOOD NE1 By order of General Grant "distrie have been discontinued and "milit posts" have been substituted, consequence of this consolidation Government has been compelled discharge about 40,000 volunte* besides over 100 major and brigad generals, whose services areno lon wanted. "lt is now stated," says Porn* Chronicle, "on what is deemed r? ble authority, that President Jo son is considering the propriet; discontinuing military divisions, partnients and posts, and discharg all volunteer organizations, white colored." We hopi? this is moro I than t) ie majority of Forney's st meats. If we are to have Un States soldiers in the South, bj means let them be regulars, who ail white people, commanded officers who are soldiera and not j ticiana. _ _ INDIAN COTTON AND THE HOPEH OF MANCHESTER.-India, perhaps moro than any other part of the world, is fitted to supply our markets with an abundant, good and cheap supply of cotton. Hitherto the quantity* of this important staple thai has found its way into Liverpool and our prin? cipal ports had disappointed the an? ticipations of those best acquainted with its immense resources and capa? bilities; but when we consider the difficulties which bad. and are still, to be surmounted, we have reason to congratulate ourselves that so much has already been accomplished. A glance at the list of countries con? tributing cotton will show that a very considerable increase has taken place in the quantity now imported from our Kastern empire; and here we must in justice remark that this re Rult is, in a great measure, if not alto? gether, attributable to the persistent exertions the Cotton Supply Associa? tion of Manchester have put forth to overcome the prejudices and natural conservatism of the native mind, and to stimulate both the large and small proprietors to the cultivation of the cotton plant, wherever it could bc grown with success. It has now been j demonstrated satisfactorily that the lnnd-holders of India will, as else? where, give up the culture of theil accustomed crops where they find it profitable to do so, and if only tht forces of the soil are seconded by th? use of modern ngrieuU ind, cleansing and pressing machinery, and tht means of transport improved, we maj confidently look to our possessions ii tho East ultimately standing at tin head of the list as a source of supply In all these respects, however. In dia labors under very serious disad vantages. The culture of the plan is carried on in the most primitiv? manner, ami with implements of tin roughest and most antiquated charac ter: the product Ls imperfectly cleaned frequently no attempt whatever i; made to subject it to effective ant adequate pressure, and the means o transport and intercommunicatioi are positively disgraceful. If we ad< to these drawbacks the fact that th article at present grown is mostly o inferior quality, simply because it i raised from inferior seed, we have state of things presented deserving o the attention not merely of the mer cantile community, but also of th Government. - Oriental (Is>nrfon) Hil cnlar, April H. EQUAL RIOHTS.-About noon, yet terday, two fat, greasy-looking, twe hundred-pound "colored ladies," ev: dently cooks for some cheap rest?t rant, got into one of the street cars s the Capitol, and the seats being al occupied by ladies and gentlemei they, the darkey women, began t turn up their noses and throw or slurs about "white trash," and final! one of them called, "Cornductor, want you to get us seats, de same ? de oder passengers-we'se people: we aint dogs.*' Tho conductor p<: litely informed them that when tl: car got to Four-and-a-half street thei would be seats, us most of the passel gera were bound to Dr. Sunderland Church, but for the present there wi no room. The largest negress the shouted, in her warmest strain, wit anger depicted in every lineament i her countenance: "We am jist i good as any ob de white trash ridir in dis yean* keare-we aint dogs, ai we want scats jist de same as de whi women -and if de white trash w gemmen dey would git up and give "lady" a seat, and if I can't git seat, Fse gwine to git out. Mr. Cor iuctor, stop de keare, stop de keare we'se not gwine to ride with si< trash." The wenches bustled tht sweaty and aromatic persons out thc car, much to the gratification tho passengers l>oimd to Dr. Sund? [and's Church. The last seen of tl two wenches they were peering do\ towards the Capitol for another ci Moral-The equalization of color ao more relished by the Abolition].' if Dr. Sunderland's Church than t most radical anti-negro worshipers DUI" land. The negroes will so earn their position, as water fir its level. I Washington Co istitut ional Inion How PRESIDENT JOHNSON WOK The New York Repress, speaking President Johnson, remarks: The President has an iron consti tion, works from 8 a. m. to ll ami p. in. often, receiving delegate frequently from 10 in the morning ll at night, excepting two days the week, between the hours of md 2 or 3 o'clock, Tuesdays and 1 lays, which he devotes to the reg? meetings of the Cabinet On pleas ifternoons he sometimes steals a^ ;>ae hour to ride abroad. Ho is sven free on Sundays, for then aators and Representatives call usual while business men, oft seekers, cotton brokers and friends, disregarding the sacred] of the seventh day, soek intervk und many obtain them. They di throughout Lincoln's administr?t: und have done the same during Johnson's term thus far. 'flier no peace for the President, bul bears himself with great dignity, termination and courage through bis toils and trials. The New York Post (radi speading of Judge Sharkey's s ruent about the mortality ?>f negroes since the war, says if have fair play and die out natur ao one need trouble himself nboii Exactly so. That is about the aiu af your sympathy for the negro. I Local IteixuB. Mortgages and Conveyance* o? Beal fc> tate tor ?ale at thia office. If the horse? continue their pranks, the carriage-makerx will do a brisk business. Two vehicles were smashed up yesterday by runaway horses, hui the occupants were unhurt. THU BUBMIXU OK COLUMBI?. -An inter? esting account ol the "Sack ?ntl Destruc? tion <>f tho City of Columbia. S. C.," ha? just been issued, in pamphlet form, from the Phamix steam power presM. Orders can he tilled to any extent. ? By reference to our advertising columns, it will be seen that another of our old mer? chants has resumed business. We refer to John Agnew, Esq., who, in connection with his brother, Thoma? B. Agnew, the well known [Greenwich street (New York) grocer, has opened a complete stock of good? of all kinds embraced in the hard? ware and grocery lines. We extend to the new firm our very best wishes for their success. Their store is situated on the North-west corner of Main and Plain str.>cts. ROBBERIES. The store of Mr. Feiuinger was broken into on Friday night, and de? spoiled of some of its contents. Subse? quently a portion of the stolen goods were found secreted in one of the burnt build? ings in that vicinity. Stealing brass is the order of the day. A freedman made a raid on the engine at? tached to the Phtxnix office and carried oft' all the brass and copper pipes, stop-cocks, etc. He was arrested, and a portion nf th? stolen property recovered. BELIOIOVS SERVICES THIS DAY.- -Trinity Church- Bev. P. .1. Shand. 10$ a. m. and 4J p. m. Presbyterian Church -Bev. W. E. Bongs, pastor, 1<U a. m. and 4 p. m. Baptist Church Kev. J. L. Heynoids, 10$ a. m. and S p. m. Pew C. H. Pritchard, 4 p. m. St. Peter's Church - Bev. J. J. O'CouueU. lui a. m. and 4? p. m. Ln: heran Church Kev. A. B. Bude, lOf a. m. Marion Street Church -Bev. C. H. I'ritchard. llt? a. m. and Kev. Wm. T. Ca? pers, 8 p. m. Christchurch Lecture Boom - Bev. J. M. Pringle, Bcctor, 10? a. m. and 4$ p. ra. NEOKO ASSAULT ASH ITS CONS?QUENCES. On Friday evening, between S and9 o'clock. Mr. Green, Chief of Police, heard a negro saying or threatening that he would kill a United States soldier. Mr. Green remon? strated with him, but the negro being ob? streperous, he attempted to arrest bim; thereupon the negro assaulted him and mocked him down. Mr. Green, as soon as ie could get the use of his bands, discharg? ed his revolver four times at the body of his issailant, the effects of the wounds, as we earn, proving fatal. We regret to chroni ?le this thing of our freedmen, and we be ievo tho majority of the wise and prudent iniong them will condemn the conduct of he freedman alluded to. THE TUOTTINO MATCH.-The match re erred to in Wednesday's Phomix has been tilly arranged. Wm. Dougherty, Esq., nters Brown Ned, and D. T. Harvey, Esq., nters his black stallion-skeleton wagons. ?he race is to come off over Mr. Puryear's ace-course, on Thursday, the 17th inst, 'good day and track"-for 1200. As the torses, are known to be fast trotters, fine port is anticipated. In connection with this subjeot, we are aformed that a large purse will shortly be aised by contribution as a prize to the istest animal that is entered. The races rill be continued for several days. Com etitors will be invited from any and verywhere. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. -Attention iscall d to the following advertisements, whiob re published this morning for the first ime: For Sal?- -Apply at this Office. C. H. Baldwin-First class Groceries. Andrew Crawford-Corn, Bacon, Hay, 4c. Wm. Hitchcock-Ho! for the Races. W. A. Harris-Tax Notice. John Agnew-Copartnership. J. & T. R. Agnew -Hay, Corn, etc. Wm. Gregg Steam Engines for sale. Padf*ett A Moring-Variety Show. W. B. Stanley-Saratoga Water. THE PROGRESS OP USFRPATION. lie Nashville Union and American f the 8th instant, under the above leading says : It becomes our duty this morning? ly chronicle the passage, by the ?enate yesterday, of a bill to take the? ity governments of Nashville, Mem his and Chattanooga respectively, nt of the hands of their people, an? est them in the hands of commia ioners, appointed by the Governor. Vhy it is done, we have not the re lotest notion. There is not a city i the world of like size that is better overned, or in which offences and ffenders are more promptly noticed nd arrested, than in Nashville. The nly assignable reason for this tyran ons action towards this city is a ranton disregard of popular rights, nd a disposition to exercise a petty espotisni over an inoffensive people nder color of statutory enactments. Ve are ignorant of the merest shadow f pretext for this extraordinary in erfereuce with the municipal autho ities of a peaceful and well-ord3rcd ity, and can ascribe it alone to pas ionate partisan maglignity. It will pass the House, as a matter f course, and then we shall see what re shall see. Judge Scott oharged the Grand ury of Kings County, New York, ist week, that the disposal of goods >y chance at church fairs was in via ?tiou of law, and ought to be at rested