The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-20

naval ships and your oorsrucsed them main
er Carrying f DE sess he Sps
pyed in the Cunard line were about twelve hundred
originally received for sse service Bu, bos
hsr ships which we're intended % De OF two oassSd tons
snn MI Tss
samed the cunard eompany who NJ once butt tour
expressly stipulated IN the Of Line thai
shs sea pea e % ns n hp pona o. ns aey mot only
nnormiy fallen ar beiad The Eags, line The perform
Amercan ocean steamers TO put stop % The boasts Of
meoriaists we're compelled TO build larger ships Than they
had at first centsmpaed iAey built SHIPS of near three
creased size caused additional of construction nearly
made a % ppss e e eea
h ls Of the Gpnard line 10 Boston was equal sixteen days
a the syeraee ame q slessn days and five and n
ws saSws q wsrsn.s q which hSyg Compelled your
ming their ships Tor year menoralss found be
speed q hslr ships wi.heu great they
S anc merely for 3 cog rnntea u
by the hsh rate Of speed Of yoar msmorass ships but
oser m % ocean which can perform the same
have made but the original ccniIast pay viii no enable
SouE mencrislsts 70 keep up successful coInpe,cn with
support Your memoraiss however feel unwilling to
national supremacy which hey have gained They de-
are e me suoremaey n ocean steamers must be srren-
able se sg & apsss
Your memoiaiiss may be reessd rom The King
vii ever asay S' .' EpWAEp isIS ( ssSL GoSs so'''
The obec! Of the memoralsts is perfectly apparent,
and the memorial explains Itself Whether Congress will
take the same view that the memor.Ass desire they
should-and that IL to pass Law to terminate their
tract and then purchase their saps-s, perhaps, ques
tionable
EXTRACTS FROM TUE WASHINGTON CoRREsroS-
DENcE OF OTHER JOURNALS.
ndau oft fl.5sinn SIM
W,seSGTOS, lee. IL, 1855.
The spsor D-ay-Slr.nsino ae,r Opsraions-AssauH to
te Made Upon Duties on Raiicoci Iron.
Tho burden Of the sugar Tax Is severely felt, aud
plants aanst tbepresent rate Of duties very general
General Houston resolution for INQUIRY into the expo
dianoy OF exemptng The article from dc,y for two years
Will bc considered by the Committee on Finance whose
report with sugs: s.i On ,he rise will DO looked for
and therefore the higher the price Of sugar the higher
becomes the duty. When sugars cheap the tax IL
small and when they dear the duty becomes exor-
biisnt and oppressive
The value Of the sugar Imported rs about twenty one
millions and Of the dome site produ,, afteen millions The
duty operates a upon tho enre consumption Of the
article and therefore, amounts to twelve millions.
Sugar, II duty free would be but eight cen.s where
Il is now twelve. six cents where IL Ia now nine.
IL Is probable that Geu Houson's motive In limiting
the exemption 70 two years 70 TO sord time for the
suscaton Of The Eugar culture 10 the South and also for
the result OF the experiments about TO be made with
the Chinese sugar cano which Is found TO be prolific
everywhere Eouth OF the parallel OF Iorty.iwo.
rumored, too, that combined and formidable A.
SAUL s 10 be made In Copgress the railroad iron du
ties Ihe southern. western AID Nort1orn rairOa1 In
teress may ali be combined Ia favor 0i measure,
nj this session. for their reei By reducing, reiundug
abolshng duties ON railroad roa For the promotion OF
the Pacific RaiIoad enterprise rasssrre Of this kind TO
me report d Inc Secretary or the Treasury docs not
propose any change the rate OF duties on and
gar ba. orciDiy urges The prop,loy Of aooshing du-
ties on wool and other raw material which duties arc
burden.ome taxes on r.Paaac,or, aaa oapress unns'
Congress expected 10 take ap the snb.e c the tara
At this session, and the time more favorable Tor the
adoption OF adcious tar ~ tue coGS than ~ the com
melcement OF party con.ett.
Correspondence Of the R,camond Enqurcr.l
WasaEisOTo,, lec. u, 1860.
TIE Rasr. Negro Ins7e:i.on The Iots Laid ia ae Di,
tiio IF Colrn.oia
The extensive negro movements Gently developed IN
various place, in the Southwest, ought 70 ince pso.
pie 10 trace out possible trs and causes o those
movements The authors al them arc, undoubiesy both
whes and blacks u the latter We shall more pArtca
lsrly speak.
From certain indications, not entirely temonstrsblc.
but Jet sufcsr'y suspicious We nave long aimee neen
led 10 believe that the pnrict 81 Columbia Ia. large
tnAre IN the incenasry negra movements. NOT long
snce eome games o negroes we're arrested bere oy the
night The Eessing Sis sheet always taking about It's
respectable colored snb,crber." And constantly pub
shing usrrsres gce ard side ~i those o. white
couples, by way of bringing ali down 10 the leve,
undertook 10 apologize tor the negroes by .aype thai
when found out they cnly returning homo from
Masonic lot re they had been attending.
The mori,ying disclosure, fepngnaai 10 all our Ma
sonc notions OF rropricy ana teccIcy, led uf TO nvcs
sac and 10 our ,rrp,ae we iounc una there were scve
raj negro Masonic lodge called. thus city nodiag
er secret copcsves, ., Tue ceaa ei night IN various
psrts OF the city.
these negro Masonic lodge, ~ styled them were I'M
lawful assemblies, ioasauch ss tee Gfapd Lodge hsry
by granting charters Tor LODGES tne Star took
potoe Of the COMMUNICATION, wnicn We requested them
70 publish probably caring more about !u rcsosctaois
colorcd subscrbsrs than ior the regular members Of
tic Masonic Order Whether the cur of the Sur visits
regularly these negro loases not cannot say but
Of any rate he appears IA feel Arcent Iuachmert fer
MS wooy headed "colored SrothorsH A. Is well sn,sn
here, the editor OF the Sar u not Mason. He cerAny
could not lind admission 70 any regular hasons lodge In
this city.
Bu, to come 10 the poin. a which We aimed
These negro lodges In the District Of Columbia sIc
undoubtedly notnpg mors nor less than 40 many Sc
crci cGns o negro agents .or prsmoiIg the cause Of
the aeoitioLsu Occupying. ss they do, pssinor
the dividing line between the free and the slave
sates, they ready To- sod undoubtedly DO AID i
mary OF the underground railroad movements that occur.
kasked under The uame Of h1oric lodacs aaa With the
edinrs o the Ira 10 uphold them, they are certainty s
pcious, u moi highly daareraus organ zal0ns. The
irecds Of tne South ought 20 dsmana an sesion
the Grand Ledge a Maryland ouen for the honor Of
the Masonic order 10 express puccy hcir daspprobs-
ton Of there gangs Of Tree aod runaway negroes meeting
10 What they cal ooses Iae sey o. cur GU sens re-
and the Mayor Of Wnninfs0n cannot be too visani IN
respect 70 them
of the Igrict that bseiscion Of Fremont 70 be ihe
rrt step towards Their hbtrson ard 20 .AnEuinc
they just before the eiccion. hat ney could
restrsn their suuIocpn and their bitter hostility to
the Whites bnOts o. thcse free scoundres coald BE- .eon
Al the cornt II the yusos ohucSng over isc " poaos
trsmpa Of Ere mont aEs occasional "bs. Ia. dc
white iolks III have stand shout ccn sah1ciently
showed What was going On snaorg them.
We poi diseueed 70 create kisrm but We would
deem advisable tor the Sasih - s.s some steps 10
eresk ~ there hsse movements IA the ssrisi o. 60
lumUlA
The Turf
Tvs ssrxcls Hossr ENctA-D. - B~lsi fifs 10 In.
dSr of the sih ut rays that effort hes been NATE 10
bring about match ior ~ COO between kugsh and
American horss four rio. weight for ace or 70 make