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COLUMBIA. Tuesday Morning, January 22,1867. - t '.in?i?l j- u Humbug. The party now in power, ure eter? nally prating about the equality of the races, but their action is not con? sistent with their hypocritical clamor. Soon after the passage of the suffrage bill for tho District of Columbia, a petition, numerously signed by the citizens proper of the District, was sent to Congress, asking that all .whites of the Caucasian race, who aro either citizens or have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, be put upon the saiue footing with the negroes, aud have extended to them the same rights and privileges enjoyed by the latter. The petition was duly" presented and referred to the committee of ?both Houses. On the lGth, the chair? man of the House committee report? ed against the memorial of the white people, asking simply to be put on the same footing with the negroes. The Senate committee will doubtless mako the same report. Why this unjust discrimination against the foreign-born citizeu, we cannot comprehend. Many of that class fought manfully for the Uuion and many fell in defending the old flag, but yet the unnaturalized among them arc reduced below the negro in one of the most important privileges of citizenship. There can be no question but that many of the radical leaders represent the very men they thus degrade and keep iu a state of disfranchisement. They might use thc argument, that thc Constitution requires foreigners to become citizens before they can ex? ercise the privilege of voting; but that argument fails, for thc same Constitution does not invest the negroes with the right. All their constitutional amendments, every measure that is designed to affect thc .South, are based upon the plea of equal suffrage, its justice and ueces eity; and yet, while all these mea? sures of every kind look to the en? franchisement of thc negro, they deny the right of voting to a foreign born white man, bc he ever so intel? ligent, or what his claims may be as a good and useful citizen. Such is radical consistency and such the canting hypocrisy of Thad. Stevens *nd his followers. -?-?.*-> The House Committee on Territo? ries have agreed to reporta sweeping Tevolutionary reconstruction scheme which abolishes tho present Southern States governments, and provide&for calling a convention in each Stale, the members of which are to be chosen by all male citizens able to take thc oath of loyalty. A Com? mittee of Safety is to be elected by each convention; a State constitution formed subject to certain conditions imposed by Congress, and Stat?' officers elected-these officers being inaugurate d by the Committee of Safety. A report is being industriously cir? culated in New Orleans, to thc effect that Gen. Sheridan has been in the habit of endorsing letters of marque issued by Juarez to prey upon French commerce, nnd guaranteeing to the holders of them the right to lit ont in New Orleans and bring .their prizes into that port. The story has been circulated by the friends of the rebel Col. Mcivor, who was arrested by Sheridan sonn1 time ago, as the leader of the Knights of Arabia. Tile Con? gressional Committee is said to have found out the facts in theirreeeni in? vestigation of the riots. -?. . ? A few days ago, Thaddeus Si evens asked the House for a week's ab? sence, to enable him to go to Penn? sylvania to "look after certain mat? ters." He lias iel urned; and il is presumed that he has seen what he went to "look after,." and that the look was a long way after. -? ? ? "Occasional," writing from the Washington Chronicle office to the Philadelphia Press, says of the Pre? sident: "In many eases he has either appointed notorious rebels to oflic(>, who could not take the oath, or has pardoned them that they may be clothed with the mantle of official prorogative." Will "Occasional" give us the name and political ante? cedents of the man whom, a bul?; more than a year ago, he begged the President to appoint to the New York Collectorship? Tho begging letter hat been printed, and "Occasional ' >d as stated that the appoint would buy the support of "my two papers, both daily." SOUTH CAROLINA AT WASHINGTON. A despatch from Washington says; "Gov. Orr isdiere on business con ncoted with South Carolina, among other things immigration to that State anti tho relief of postmasters who bad either made returns to the Federal Government authorities, which miscarried, or to the Uonfede I rate authorities, which arc ignored, and who arc now harrassed by Government claims. Gov. Orr is not in favor of tho adoption of the constitutional amendment by South Carolina, or by any other State, but favors graceful submission to anything 'tho conquerors" de? mand. He jocularly thinks tcrrito rialization would bc welcomed as an economical i^.casure." Wc hope our energetic Governor may succeed in bis objects of devising sonic feasible mode of inducing labor to come to this State, and the relict of the postmasters of thc State. As to thc reported political expressions of Gov Orr, it is simply mere gossip. His political opinions are in unison with those of the mass of the people of the State._ _ "STATES LAPS?NG INTO TERRITO? RIES."-Thc following letter from President Johnson bas been pub? lished by tfie Hon. Montgomery Blair, to whom it was addressed. It will bc seen that before his nomina? tion for vice-President, Mr. Johnson had the same political views he has enunciated and endeavored "to carry ont as President. There is scarcely a doubt that President Lincoln agreed with him; and there is less doubt, if possible, that the radicals fully understood his views before he was put in nomination: "NASHVILLE, November 2-i, 1863. "7b HON. M. BnAIR, Postmaster-Gen? eral. "I hope that the President will not be committed to the proposition of States relapsing into Territories and held as such. Lf be steers clear of this extreme, his election to tho next Presidency is without a reasonable doubt. I expected to have been in Washington before this time, when I could have conversed freely and fully in reference to the policy to be adopted by thc Government; but it has been impossible for mc to leave Nashville. I will be there soon. The institution of slavery is gone, and there is no good reason now for destroying thc States to bring about tho destruction of slavery. "ANDREW JOHNSON." On the 11th instant, Gov. B illock, of Massachusetts, 'submitted to thc Legislature a letter received from Governor Orr, in response to au ofn cial communication, from which wc extract the following passage, com? mending its wisdom and magnanimi? ty to those in our midst who refuse to "bury tho hatchet." "I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication, enclosing a copy of the resolutions of the State of Massachusetts, di? recting certain books to bo provided and sent to this State, in responso to my application to you. "This action of thc Legislature of your State is gratefully appreciated by South Carolina, and is an augury that the ancient fraternal relations between these two original States ol thc Union are being restored. Widely as we have differed in tho principle.? of the Government in the past, let tho acerbities of those differences bc buried., and the future only unfold a generous rivalry in advancing inte? rests and promoting thc glory of a common country." M i s ERA u W J". r,r, >: : :A a Cn A RLOT rE. - - Tito Charlotte Times, of Monday, says: Within a mile and a half of this city, has been discovered, on the pro? perty of Mr. George Cross, a mineral well, the water of which possesses medicinal qualities that renders it ol immense value to invalids suffering from any of thc various phases ol constitutional weakness. Though thc waler lias been but recently disco? vered, as ti. "ny as eighty persons n dav have visited the well and drank the health-, !ving draught. Within the area of five miles oi this city, it is well known that mine? rals of fabulous wealth abound, and, in addition thereto, this source oi health bas been discovered. Mr. Cross, crippled bj- the war, i* not able to improve his valuable pro? perty so as to accommodate the num? ber who desire to use the water, and therefore oilers it for sale at a price which makes it one of the surest in? vestments.thc county affords. SENATOR ( !AMPRELL'S CREDENTIALS. We take the following from thc Senate proceedings of Tn 'sday: The N ice-President laid before the Senate the credentials of James B. Campbell, as Senator from the State td' South Carolina,.together willi cer? tificates of Gov. Orr, certifying that the election was held in accordance with tho law of Congress regulating lb" election of Senators. Ordered to lie upon the table. -. Capt. Bogers, who made the fust passage across the Atlantic iu asteam mip, is still living. Thc Pope's Add reta to the Cardinals. . At tho reception of tho Cardinals and Pontificate authorities on Christ? mas day, Pius IX improvised an en? ergetic reply to au address of votedncss read to him: First of all, he thanked the Cardi? nals for their congratulations and tho attachment which they had shown for him personally. He said that in thc times in which he found himself, he derived a powerful encouragement from seeiug himself surrounded by tho affections aud counsels ol' the Sa? cred College. Replying to the ob? servations of Cardinal Pfirizi, who bad been spokesman, ho added that j ho was tranquil because he knew that in the present struggle he defended thc cause of God and of the Church, and therefore he relied on thc assist? ance of the Ltord. He said, "with thc Prophet David-, "The Lord is my light, the protector of my life; whom shall I fear?" His Holiness afterwards said that it was necessary to b' prepared for 1 all-to enduro every persecution He also observed that a few days be- ; fore he had received letters from tho j Corea relative to thc deaths which 1 several missionaries have suffered in ' that country; only two of them were | successful in escaping from the fero- ! city of their persecutors, and it was j they who forwarded to Home tho nar- I rativo of thc martyrdom of their col- ? leagues. The Pope expressed opinion j that it was necessary to lie ready to sillier everything for the church, which, now-a-days, is persecuted in Europe by deceptions, seductions, lying promises and by unjust demands and exactions. Certain persons, by the aid of rare diplomatic skill, aro ? putting forward great assurances to t induce tlie Holy See to make conccs- ! sions. These people net as thc devil did, when he tempted Christ bn the moun? tain, showing Him all thc kingdoms of the world, and saying ho would give Him them if He would fall down and worship him. As for us, said j his Holiness, we shall not allow our- j selves to 1?; seduced by such proceed- I bigs. Others come with the olive, branch of peace, but require that their will should be submitted to. j Well, wc shall always continue to re- j ject false offers and repel everything that is contrary to the principles of j justice, to the good of the Church and the dignity of the Holy See. We i desire peace, but a peace that should not be offensive to the hont';- of Cod and of His religion. -.-? -? ? a Cotiiprelicnslve Political Mcnsurt'. "Wc copy below a short article from tho New York Times, upon the bills recently passed by Congress for the admission of Colorado and Nebraska. The reader can make his own com? ments and conclusions: The comprehensivo measure which was so promptly passed through both Houses of Congress, on Thursday, ! providing for securiug the equal civil and political rights of all races of men in all the Territories of the United States, will do away with the neces? sity of such special legislation as bas occupied so much time in connection with the bills admitting Nebraska and Colorado. The act explicitly provides that there shall be no denial of elect? ive franchise to any citizen in any Territory of the United States, "ou account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude;" and as it passed thc Senate by more than a two-thirds majority, and the House by a party vote, a Presidential veto, if it should bo offered, will have no effect in preventing the enactment or enforcement of the law. The mea? sure, moreover, as applied to the new mineral Territories of tho far West, will preclude the possibility of such legislation as exists in California and Nevada in reference to a race likely to bo far more important there, in the course of time, than the negroes-we mean the Chinese. Thc Chinaman who, landing on the Pacific coast, is now moving eastward toward the Rocky Monntains, is denied political rights in all the localities in which he hat settled; and the prejudice against the yellow man, in this respect, is much stronger than against the black man. There are now in the Nevada mountains alone some 10,000Chinese laborers, engaged in building the Pa? cific Railroad;and though, as ageneral thing, the immigrants of this race exhibit no anxiety to become citizens, yet, in time, they will doubtless come to appreciate the privilege. Thc yel? low race is also penetrating into thc great Territories of Idaho, Daeolah and Washington in considerable num? bers, and bids fair, in twenty years, to form a very important part of the population. There is n3 doubt that, everywhere, the white inhabitants would oppose their enjoyment of po? litical rights. But this comprehen? sive measure which has just passed Congress prevents tho exercise of such prejudices, and will doubtless save a world of trouble about the question in future. DISGRACEFUL ROW IN THE PHILA? DELPHIA CITY COUNCIL.- Thc Coun? cils refused to pass the bill prohibit? ing tho city railroad companies from salting their tracks in the city. This action is believed to have been taken in view of the yearly railroad passes to the Councilmen being about to be issued by the various railroad com? panies. Inthe Common Council, a personal altercation took place be? tween Messrs. Miller and Wray, two of the members, which ended in a rough and tumble fight. The scene .lo:*'d by the presiding officer turn? ing off thc gas. Speech of thc lion. Simon Cameron. On Tuesday evening, tho Hoi\. Simon Cameron, who had just been elected to tho United States Senate, by tho L?gislature of Pennsylvania, was waited upon by a number of his political and personal friends, and responded in au address, from which thc following extracts arc taken: i I thank God that, in spite of thc slanders that my enemies have heaped upon mc for twenty years, my fellow citizens, who have seen my life from day to day, have always stood by my side and helped to repel them. This last struggle of my political life bas ended in vi tory. I desired this as an answer io vindicate ray honesty to my children and my friends. I now propose to put these slanders behind me, and to forget alike the liars who concocted them. Of the eighty-two Republican members of tho Legisla? ture, my friends assure me that sixty three of tb'un preferred me to any other candidate, and would have voted for mo rather than have wit? nessed my cb-feat. I go forward to the honorable duties to which my native State has called me for the third time. Six years ago I thought that slavery was thc strength of tim rebellion and might to be destroyed without delay, ami wished also to arm the black men who would volunteer. I thought that clothing a black man in the American uniform clothed him'also with the rights of an American citi? zen, and 1 am always sorry to see a black soldier and reileet that even Pennsylvania denies bim the ballot, the only weapon he can protect him? self with. I hope to live to soe the word "white"' stricken from our own' constitution, and the spirit of caste based upon color utterly destroyed. The South, however, .is more con? trolled by social than political influ? ences. If yow are wise and firm, yon may possibly educate the rising gene? ration into loyalty; but there is no method of statesmanship winch will make this generation ot the South loyal to tlie Union and to the dag. The Southern territory is disloyal, and the loyal ?nen of to-day must guard their children against another treasonable rcbelli >n. The constitu? tional amendment and impartial suf? frage will help to do, but universal amnesty will help to undo it. Of Andrew Johnson, I said long ago that he was a traitor to his party ami an enemy ol Iiis country, and a bad man. He has done raauy bad things, but nothing worse than offering the ol?iees of the country to those few unprincipled men who agreed to de? sert and betray the great republican organization for his patronage. He joined the Democratic party long ago, and he has the right to give them the offices, but he has no right to dispose of them at auction to weak kneed Republicans. The pauper labor of Europe ia again competing with our labor, and our manufacturers languish for want of protection against it. Pennsylva? nia needs no assurance of my devo? tion to her interests in this regard, which is the interest of the whole country. I will continue to labor, in season or out of season, to protect our manufacturers from ruin, ami their workmen from being thrown out of employ tuent, or their wages reduced to a starvation point, for 1 hold that the true welfare of any na? tion depends on its laboring classes. Gentlemen, I trust that this is my last political struggle. I have nothing more to desire, and I hope we will all forget the bitterness, the unjusti? fiable bitterness, of the late contest. For my part, I will try to act as ti representativo of all the radical Re? publicans of Pennsylvania, without regard to past differences or dissen? sions. I cannot forget my friends who have stood by me so nobly, bul T will try and forget and forgive thc unjust calumnies and the pol?tica! opposition I have experienced. ??EMARKA?mR .STKAni.NF.SS OF I IVE TWENTIES IN EUROPE.-It must bc considered somewhat surprising thal the impeachment matter has hail such an extremely small effect upon our credit ami upon the price of om bonds in Europe. The circum? stances were known there about ni soon as tiny transpired here, and wc judge by our cable despatches thal the London journals have discussed them very generally. And yid, dur? ing the week in which thc matter has been before Congress, five-twenties in L union have only fallen a fraction of one per cent, from the highest point which they have reached. In fact, they are now higher than they were before tho meeting of CongresV ?-higher by two per cent. ; and thc advauce which took placo after thc receipt of Secre cary McCullough's re? port has hardly suffered a check. It seems, also, by a Washington de? spatch, of this morning, that instead of those bonds hi ing sent back herc from Europe, as reported, the de? mand for them on foreign account during the past week has been quite active. We suppose that this steadi? ness is mainly owing to thc fact that it is not believed in Europe the im? peachment business \, ill come to anything. Thej regard it as simply % movement for party purposes, in? volving no other than partisan re? mits.- .Vc/- York Tn>vs. - - -o ? c- -- The sweet old bell of thc Genevn .ithedral has ceased to pour forth ts melody. Tho bell was nearly 460 rears old, (having been cast in 1407, >y Gnerri de Marclai,) when it came o grief. It cracked .suddenly, to thc jreat sorrow of all the Geneves. THE COTTON TBADK-PROSPECTS OF HI?H PRICKS.-A Now Orleans cor? respondent of the Memphis .1 >.?<? lanche says: ? "Tho half of tho cotton that will pass through this city has beeu re? ceived. Many persons estimate the receipts at two-thirds of the full amount. Tho favorable foreign ail vices of the past few days have pro? duced a lively market, and increased thc activity on 'Change and general transactions on Canal street. A new philosophy seems to have entered into tho spirit of calculation lure within tho last few days. Last werk, j the impression prevailed that cotton would not go beyond thirty-five cents at any time; now the idea obtains that it will reach forty cents or moro before next spring. You may have noticed tho reason of this in the ad? vices from India. The Bombay plant? ers have determined to bull the English market. Factors there are standing aside, quietly awaiting a collapse in the recent extravagant prices o[ Eastern cotton. That the India cotton crop has largely failed, was owing to easily recognized causes. Last year, the enormous prices that ruled'for all classes of cotton induced every one to plant that staple. This was done to thc utter neglect of rico and other cereals, the production of which is absolutely necessary to the sustenance of that people. Having thus neglected to provide for living, famine ensued, and, as a consequence of this, the laborers on cotton plan? tations had to abandon the fields. Many thousands died. The crop was lost l'or want of cultivation. A short and comparatively small crop of Egyptian and India cotton is thc re? sid?. To make up tho requisite sup? ply for thc usual consumption, all thc cotton in America will bo required, and then the amount will not nearly equal the demand. The supply being short and the demand absolute and large, prices must reach much greater figures. "However, it will bo prudent for those of our people who can retain their cotton for a few months, to ?lo A COWARDLY ASSASSINATION.- -The Nashville /'ress and Times, o? thc 16th, contains the following account of thc murder of a member of the Tennessee State Senate: Late last evening, we received the horrible intelligence that Hon. Almon Case, member of thc Senate from the 22d District, had been brutally mur? dered. Il seems that, a few days ago. a man, whose nunn' we could not learn, but who was a resident of Obion County, in which l)r. Case lived, rode into the town of Troy, and up to a number of persons stand? ing on the public square, and rhot one of the number down; who this was, however, we could not learn. Immediately after this, thc man rode off, and going to Mr. Case's house, inquired for him. His wife told the man where the doctor had gone, which was some miles distant, and he departed in that direction. When he had proceeded a few miles, lie met Air. Case coming home. Both being on horseback, he turned to accompa? ny Mr. Case to his home, as the latter evidently supposed, aud they rode?n together some distance. When near? ing the home which the villain was to make desolate, they met two other men coming up iu thc opposite direc? tion. When they were sufficiently near to afford assistance to the mur? derer, in ease he should need it, the fiend drew a pistol and shot his un? suspecting victim dead upon ti io spot. The til rec persons then rode off. THE BniTlSH NAVY.-A very for? midable increase to thc British navy has been ordered, and is now in pro? cess of execution. This need not be looked upon as a sign of premedi? tated hostility on the part of Eng? land, nor as an augury of European wars. It has always been the policy of England to make her naval equip? ment as complete as possible: and the light thrown on the science of naval warfare by thc late American accom? plishments, stimulated thc English Government to very elaborate inves? tigations and costly experiments, thc result of which they aro now ab ?nt to putin practice by extensive addi? tions to their naval armament. At the same time that they aro bringing their navy up to tho modern .stand? ard, it must bo remembered that a large portion of their old naval mate? rial lias become obsolete and useless, s . that their relative strength, com? pared with other nations, will remain nearly as before. The policy of Eng? land is peace, and it follows the old maxim, that peace is best secured by thorough preparation for war. THE FREEDMEN TN MISSISSIPPI. The Columbus Sentinel says: During last week, which has been about as cold as weather ever gets here, wo have heard of a number of instances of negroes, who went out from the .homes of their former own< rs with high hopes and abun? dance of freedom, returning to their old friends and former owners, and begging to obtain homes with them. Such instances aro of frequent oc? currence now-a-days, and what is more, in nearly every instance we have heard of, tho returning negroes ire received kindly, and again em? ployed by-those whom they, in their blindness, had deserted. ? -o J. C. Cole drew a prize of $40,000 it a gift concert in Covington, Ky. they won't give it to him, and ho has commenced a suit to obtain it. ?jiooal Xtoixirs. ODE READING ROOM.-Our friends aro invited to vifit the J'liwitis reading ri.um, where they will lind on file papera ami periodicals from every section nf tin- Union. The building is open day and night. DON'T LKT tr (lo Orr or PRINT. Tim only truthful and authentic account of the sack and destruction ol' Columbia, written by om- of South Carolina's most compe? tent men, all the incidents being noted on the spot at the time. Your children will bc glad to j;ot a copy at r.nv price. Fpr s.d.- ai tho t'honix office. Ton ENTERTAINMENT Tuts EVENING. Tho Columbia Taricti. s Baud of Minstrels will give a concert, in Janney's Hall, this evening. A novelty of. thc entertainment will be white faces in thc first part of the pcrfi irmancc. We have been requested io state that the pt '?vs in the Washington Street Methodist Chap? 1 will be rented on Wednesday after? noon, 23d ins:., at half-past 3*o'clock, at thc Chapel. Pew-holders and others who wish to secure seals for lids year, are re? quested to attend. The body of Dr. Rasky WHS taken charge of by thc Hebrew Benevolent Society, of this city, who requested the Masons to bury it with Masonic honors, which waa to have been done on Sunday; but a relative came forward, and the hely was delivered to bim, for the purpose of having it in? terred in Orang? burg, wei re tie: remains of his wife repose. CONTI DERATE MUSIC- -During the war,a number of really beautiful pi. ces of music was put forth; the principal publishers being Messrs. Blackmar .V Pro., of New Orleans afterwards located in Augusta, (ia. '1 ie surviving partner, A. E. Black mar, Esq., ha: returned to tin formcrctty, and is now located at 107 Camp street, ami has the larc st collection o? that music, wc suppose, of any other dealer. Persons desirous of completing tin ir sets of Con? federate airs can do so hy addressing him To THE PrnEic.- "dis* M.A. Buic is di rectcd by Mr. D. L. McKay, the treasurer of the fund for the institute to bc located in tic- vicinity of Columbia, to ask all tho agents to communicate to Mr. McKay ard herself, at Charleston, the amount pro? mised for tho same. All subscribers will sec a due acknowledgment of the same. Every {u rson that has subscribed anv amount is requested to report it to Mr. Me Kay, if they have not seen his r.e!cao,,f h dgement for the same. MARY ANN BUIE. N ADVERTISEMENTS. --Attention ia eali . ! toilic following advertisements, which axe published this morning for fee first ; imo; Columbia Varieties. Palmetto Hair Renewer. bevin A Mikell-Auction Sah-. A. S. Wallace-Revenue Stamps. Prospectus of tho Aiken Pries. THE IUON MEN IN COUNCIL.- A Washington despatch to thc N'cw York Herald says: Tho American Iron and Steel As? sociation is now holding its annual meeting in Washington. This Asso? ciation is composed of nearly all the manufacturers and wholesale dealers engaged in the iron trade through? out tlie country, and at this meeting nearly all the States are represented. The annual report vas;presented, which embraces a large amount of statistical information. The manu? facturers generally report the trade as depressed, owing to their inability to compete with foreign manufactu? rers, thc present tariff laws operating against their interest. A public meeting was held to-night at Masonic Hall, at which many membera of Congress were present. Remarks were made by Horace Greeley, Com? missioner Wells, Representatives Kelley, Hale, Dodge. Griswold, and others in advocacy of the protection of home industry. Resolutions were adopted favoring a higher protective tariff, deprecating the low rates of the existing duties and imposing strenuously the reduction ot' wages to the standard of European labor? ers in thc same interest. -.> o -<>. APPOINTMENTS.-A despatch to the Herald saya: It appears from tho semi-official statement of Senator Cowan, in de? bate to-day, that thc total number of removals since the adjournment of tho Senate, last July, was 146, out of % total number of appointments of 2,131. Of the twenty-one changes made in i e Department of the Inte? rior, seventeen were made by the pre? sent Secretary, one of them having linen for "official misconduct." Of thc 197 removals in tho Post Office Department, 120 were for polit ?cal reasons. Thc number of nominations for appointment in the civil service, >ent to thc Senate, from the com nenccmcnt of the present session to lan nary l-l, inclusive, is 357. Five tominations for civil appointment.-' lave thus far been acted ou. - --- ? ? ? - - - AN A.sTorNi>iN<;PROPOSITION.-Mr. Sherman, ol' Ohio, presente.', a peti ion in thc Senate, on Tuesday, ask n% Congress to prohibit auy person iddicted to the uso ol' intoxicating iquors from holding office under the Jnfted States Government. This is lu' first proposition yr! made for thc otal abolition of the Government, t this law were to pass, it would bc ?quivalcnt to dissolution; for we could not have a soul to administer >r execute the functions of Govcrn uent, and on thisground weare most h cid. div against .Mr Sherman's pro >osaU- -New York Herald.