The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-06

res u.s. the confederacy Of the United States would
want its first ncple Of adhesion. The aboriginal
Africans, be says, enjoyed all the elements which
constitute and raise up free nation, and that
Christian republic reared on that soil viii show forth
the perfection Of human rule. Industrial encourage
ment, financial economy, Internal Improvements, pc-
p1ar education and the observance OF national good
faith to be fostered and enforced during Mr.. Ben
sons rule. The exPresdent cautions the people
against private pickering and sordid motives IN their
dealings with each other, and adjures them to raise
their ideas 20 the standard of lofty patriotism and
wide spread philanthropy.
Our correspondent at Rio Janeiro, writing on the
Goth of April gives very interesting account Of the
efforts now making there in order 30 supply the
want OF aborers produced in the empire by the abo
lition of the slave trade in the year 1850 Previous
to that time fiIty thousand slaves performed the
field work, and the price of produce was kept at
a pretty steady standard. Since the traffic ceased
the native colored population have died ef at ratio
of about fifteen per cent and the cost of slaves has
gonsAp nearly two hundred per cent As the pro-
prie at home and consumers in all parts of the
world are affected, the very difficult question Of
where an ample supply Of hands is to come from
arises. Some thousands of Chinese coolies have
enough but the people are preudicei against them,
and demand from government plan for the encou-
ragement of European immigration. We translate
from the Rio Journal Of Commerce the arguments
on both sides, from which it will be seen that the
writer thinks that all Europe may be invoked in
van with the exception OF portion of Germany,
before stock equal in numbers TO that which China
supply, viii be found; so that if the Ceestials
af will haro a flu
beverage.
There was no business transacted in either house
of Congress yesterday.
A special meeting OF the Soft Shell General Com
mittee was held at Tammany Hall last evening; but
quorum not being present. the members, after con-
graduating each other upon the success of their
delegation at Cincinnati, adjourned to meet again
this evening, at eight o'clock
The National Land Industrial Congress continued
its session yesterday. The roceedings were spicy,
as characteristic of the genius and spirit of TIE
parties convened. The meeting announced to take
place in the evening, in the Park, did not come off
from the not unfrequent combination of two facts
in cases of similar attempted meetings. want of
speakers and auditors.
The Chamber of Commerce met yesterday and
approved of a report condemning the bill which is
now before Congress- changing the revenue laws,
on the ground that the effect would be injurious to
the shipper, and would only benefit the Custom
House officers The merchants will make strong
effort to prevent the passage of the bill.
In the Board of Councilmen, last evening, a reso-
luton appointing committee to inquire into the
management of the Finance Department, and the
powers and duties of the Comptroller, excited some
discussion and was finally referred to the Commit.
tee of the Whole. The report of the Committee on
Streets adverse to the widening and ex tension of
Duane street, was adopted.