The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-28 00:00:00

AMERICA.

REUTER'S EXPRESS.
(Per the Asia.)

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (Evening).

The news from the South has no special political
significance. The Provisional State authorities are
exercising their powers without opposition, and
generally receive all necessary co-operation from
the inhabitants.

The freedmen in some sections are reported to be
industrious and orderly ; but generally the reverse
seems to be the case, numerous disturbances between
them and the whites are reported, and there are in-
dications that a general movement of the blacks
northward will soon take place, as they believe that
they can by that means secure better wages and
easier work. They are said to be leaving Virginia
for New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio by thou-
sands.

The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald states that in Virginia the freed negroes are
perpetrating great outrages, killing cattle, sheep,
poultry, and hogs, and devastating corn-fields and
orchards ; the inhabitants being afraid to protect
their property on account of their dread of having
difficulty with the Federal negro troops. Governor
Pierrepont and the State officials generally are said
to apprehend serious trouble yet between the white
and black inhabitants, as a deep feeling of animo-
sity is said to exist.
It is rumoured that the Cabinet meeting at
Washington on the 11th instant was a very
stormy affair, and that it was fully manifested on
that occasion that important changes will be neces-
sary before harmonious action can be secured• The
removal of Secretaries Welles and Stanton is pre-
dicted by some journals, and also the resignation of
Secretary Seward.
The number of major-generals retained in service
is so great that there is now, since the disbanding of
the bulk of the Federal army, a major-general to
every five hundred private soldiers. It is said that
the President insists upon an immediate cessation of
this ridiculous extravagance.
Governor Holder, of North Carolina, has issued a
proclamation, appointing the 21st day of September
for an election throughout the State of one hundred
and twenty members to the State Convention to
meet at Raleigh on the 22d of October next. All
paroled or amnestied officers and men of the late
Confederate army who are duly qualified by right
of residence, and by having taken the oath of
allegiance to the United States, shall be allowed to
vote.
Governor Marvin, of Florida, addressed his fel-
low citizens at Jacksonville, on the 2d inst. He
officially informed them of the plan adopted
by the President for the purpose of recon-
struction. The Governor defended the $20,000
exception in the amnesty proclamation as being
justifiable in consideration of the supposed superior
intelligence and great responsibility of the wealthy
classes which rendered their offence more deserving
of punishment, while at the same time they possessed
greater proportionate facilities than the poorer classes
for obtaining special pardons. The Governor pro-
nounced slavery as utterly dead. He urged the
people to unite in making every proper exertion to
, restore the state to its former prosperity. He
exhorted the freedmen to make good use of their
newly-acquired privileges, and not to relapse into