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ContxaAt Between Volunteers and
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ECorrespondence Cincinnati Commercial.1
CAhP BUcKuANNoE, Va, July s, 1851.
Gen. Mcclellan does not seem to have been
treated fairly by Gen. Scott. Heis not allow
ed any force Of regulars-sare one company,
and battery Of artillery. It is apparent to
the merest tyro in military matters, that
regiment Of regulars Is essential to the perfec.
tion Of a:veluntee1 army. II it we're not for
the thorough drill and admirable discipline Of
McCook's regiment, the Union army IN West
ance In q desperate contest. The men are
brave and hardy, but they are undisciplined.
When they engage with the enemy they will
tgo i'm pen nell. If they meet superior
force the result must be doubtful Confess
Ing hearty appreciation Of onr gallant yolun-
teere, I must admit that my regard tor regu-
lars is greatly increased by brief observation
single company Of regulars here and the vol
untecrs, is striking: There Is contrast in
every feature,-drlll, discipline, department,
figure and appearance. The regular is neat
and c1eanly, quiet and prompt So many Of
the volunteers are neither, that reeklessness
entirely unmi1itary, and 1t is the fault Of In
capable officers.
1regulaIitiee-to use no harsher term-have
caused so much embarrassment that the
Commanderin-Chief is now determined to
prevent or punish them by observance Of &C.
Terest discipline. His general order," upon
this subject, to which reference was made in
3 previous letter, Was Issued yesterday and
read to each company. It will be seen whether
Colonels and Captains will conclude they have
discharged their dnties By reading and en-.
forcing it by eloquent speeches. Speeches have
been The favorite instruments OF new fedged
Co1onels in brilliant buttons, bat they will not
answer in the presence Of the enemy. To Sc.
cure execution Of the general Order" Col.
Lander ia to be made Proynst Maytha] of the
srmy, and Barke1's dragons will be put uu-
der his command as military police force to
preserve order. If there is disturbance, some
f}nf3v will he f,1rt
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ConrLAcRAT1ons1on THE 4rH.
sI,5O0, 900 Of Property Destroyed
Boston and Albany. -
THE FIRES AT BOSTON.

THE FIRES AT BOSTON.
Thursday the 4th> >of duly will long be re-
membered at Boston as day Of fires, There
were no Iess than fourteen alarms in the city,
some Of them slight but two II them ths most
destructive that hare visited the city IN many
sears, andthe total loss vim not fall short Of
81 COO ,oo0l The day opened with q condagra-
ton on Albany, Hudson and Curve streets,
destroying twenty dwelling houses besides
other property. 1t commenced in carpenter
shop, and was occasloned BY fire cracker care
1ess]y thrown among heap Of shayng5. The
total loss at this condagration was some
$50 600, and the principal individual sufferers
5000; Dr. George Derby, j. r. Cummings, the
| Westboro Milk Company, 1eaiah Atkias, etc.
| Later In the day there Was 8 terrible con.
fagration ct East Boston, {the "ls1and Ward,
| 60 called which swept over ten and quarter
acres, including three and quarter acres Of
This fire was also occasioned by the explosion
Of fire cracker. The whole area burned over
is about ten and q quaT1tr deTea-2s follows =.
solid land, seven acres piers anu "na5Fes OF
wood, three and quarter acres. The Pile
Hhar!ea burned are entirely ruined, aad Will
| have to be entirely rebuilt
| The total 1oes by the Eat Boston fire can
not be figured much below $500, GOO, on which
/ The insui ance is something more than one
| half The heaviest individual losses are: Sec
tionsl dry dock company, 300 600; Nicker
sons wharf, $50. 600; Baker & Downs, $15,-
| COO; Clark d Co, $15, 900: nine vessels, some
Of them in cargo, total loss over $100,0o /;
East Boston iron foandry, $4,000; etc. The
balance is made up Of dwelling houses and
stores, ranging from $500 to g eco in each
case. Most Of the occupants Of the houses
saved their furniture, though In many cases
in a very damaged condition. The furniture
in some cases was removed three or four times.
It was first placed at what WAS supposed to be
safe distance from the IRE, but the flames
reached the spot and 1t had to be removed
again and again IS the fire spread. At night it
laid scattered all over that section Of the
island, in many cases with the homeless no.
men and children standing watch and ward
| over 1t.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer announces that
Colonel Herman Haupt has been appointed
Assistant Secretary Of War. He is proteqs Of
General Jackson, by whom he was placed in
West Point at the carly aye Of fourteen, lin
1885. He graduated with all the honors Of
his class in 1889, a soldier and an engineer.
He has since distinguished himself as engineer
Of the Hocefc tunnel, which will be four and
three quarter miles long, through solid rock ::
prior to accepting which position, he Eas the
Chief Engineer and General Superintendent Of
the Pennsylvania Central railroad The ascent
Of the Allegheny mountains, and the tunnel
ling Of the highest peak is one Of the greatest
achievements Of engineering In the world
He has devoted much Of his attention to
harbor defences, and is the inventor of a re-
yo1vipg fort, which is to be faced with steel
plates, and covered completely By fat dome,
every part being shot proof By q asurpassing
simple device the fort IL made to advance, re
cede, or rotate at pleasure It can approach
an eneDy's ship with impunity, and when
close to It, commence to rotate, and discharge
an uninterrupted stream Of shot and shell Of
the heaviest description, at the rate Of ten to
twenty discharges minute
He has also 3 steam gun, which can be
aimed with rs much precision IS rife, aud
discharge fifty to sixty balls minute, the
balls dropping in one by one from . reeepta-
Gle. The gunners are not exposed willis using
them, and can pick of every man on Cur ene.
mics vessels who might venture to show him
selE-N 7. Com. Adu.
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FROM THE KAEAwHA VAILEI.--From gen.
tleman who arrived in this city, on Satufda y
evening, from Roane county, and from letters
received from Mason, we Learn that the rebel
troops IN the Kanawha Valley are continually
aHesting and outraging Union men, and de-.
EtroyiDg their property. Thera IL no doubt
but that Wise is in the vicinity Of Charleston,
IN command Of force Of 1000 men, which il
augmenting daily. A minister reports that
he saw him In his carriage between Lewis.
burg and Charleston, travelling In the direc.
ton Of the latter place, one day last week.
A young man was arrested in Charleston.
week btfore last, was discharged on Tie
Saturday follow ing, and arrived a. Point
Pleasant on Sunday. He ssys he eaw the Ex.
Governor there when he LETT. The Young m m
made various other statements as to The
movements OF the rebel caJnlry towards jack
son and Roaue counties, which moTenents
are knrWn from other information to haYe
actually been made. o. JencIngs Wise Is ne
leader Of the maraudiug party In jackson
county. :
One letter states that there Bere -eonst.nk
alarms along the Ohio, in the vicinity Of Point
Pleasant and RaTensN ood, and that mos& Of
the people had gone over to Ohio for gsfesy,
in sE1ffs and upon rats. Government troo5 Be-
were moving into the .Kanawhh country
Waee9ing IntNigtnceT, 8kA-
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No arrivals this day.
COMMERCIAL,
: From the New Orleans Delta, July 4. i

A SHIP OFF TEE BAR,-some talk was ere
ated on the wharves and streets Yesterday
morning, BY the appearance off the bar, at az
early hour, Of a smiling ship, which from her
movements, 1t was generally supposed, was
trying to run the blockade.
The steam tender Of the fleet was shortly oh
served in chase OF the stranger, md it was not
to, and was then taken off to the flag ship tia.
bash. She was light ship, and probably in
ballast, and from all that we could learn in
reference to her appearance, as seen by those
nearest to her, she was probably the Spanish
ship Plus Ultra, now due here from B Barcelona,
and which the fleet have orders to send to
New York. She was at one time quite near
the bur. and had her Captain been well &C.
quainted and SO disposed, she might have been
anchored in position where she could hare
been protected by the guns Of Fort Moultrie,
ard been safe from interference BY the fleet.
From the Galveston News. June 81
VESSELS OF WAR At BRAzos SANTIAGO
one Of the volunteers of Capt Powers com
pany, who arrived to-day, on furlough, from
the Rio Grande via Corpus Christi, We learn
that letter had been received at the latter
place, from Mr.. Kingsbury, Deputy Collector
at Point Isabel: announcing that t@o U. s.
vessels Of var v ere off B1azos Santiago.
TIE SECESSION VoTE.-We are indebted to
Mr. R: 7. Browning, Secretary Of the Texas
State Convention, for an official return Of the
vote for and against secession. We have be-
fore given the approximate vote There are
122 counties that voted and 81 new and unor,
ganized counties Which 4. sent n no returns.
The total vote WAS &C, ,626 of which 46, ,127 for,
and u 6N against secession-a majority for it
Of 81 ,4S3 votes.
CoNaERc1AL,-The receipts Of cotton fol
the week amount to 81 bales. We hare no
Gales OF exports to report. The stock is 4Q5
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ABOUT m1dn1ght o report Of a pistol was
heard near the Columbian armo1y, and m ex-
clamation !" he's killed." The guafd rushed to
the epDt, about square down, on Maine are
nue.. 4 Zouaye was found wcltering in his
blood :; 8 ball had passed In at his eye and ont
through the top Of his head, showing that he
had been shot By some one Eeneath him. His
body WIS considerably bruised and beaten.
The inmates Of the house we're arrested and
lodged n prison. They consisted Of five wo-
men, an the men having escaped An ingesti-
cation Vas ordered On Saturday morning, but
no Hight Was thrown upon the subject.
About three o'clock on Saturday, a number
Of bis comrades Went there and obtained ad.
mittsnce to the houee, aud proceeded to ran.
eack- the whole block, all being notorious
houses of M-fa1nc; the furniture WAS broken
up, and some OF the best carried ont in the
street, and then fires kindled in the bedrooms.
The whole block WAS soon In b1aze; some
OF the inmates and d fen of the police soon an
peared and commenced abusing the soldiers.
when they gathered up the furniture that hid
been eayed and threw It into the fire, me
fire engines came, but the soldiers would not
let them be used, except to Eaye the surround
ing buildings. a company Of United States
cavalry came rushing down on the crowd
without any notice, and in their charge In
jured number of unofending men. Several
prisoners were made; bnt nothing now re-
mains but heap Of char1ed ruins. The Ioas
Is about six thousand dOflafS,
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days NJ. 7. l. not forthcoming, he will hang
any tms OK them to The highest limb Of the
biggdbtteshe can find In Scott countyi The
@ H. = goea 1Ss 9aieniss sats@snh u tha It
place, under Tip idea ftat probable attempt
>Niu be made to rescue >Abby's prisoners, are
aiming for the:purpoee Of asserting and sus~
tanning the capsain's {iois Intentions,
i The tAegrsphic atafament that Company B,
Chieagoi Artillery. had !" sworn in,nr Was an
error; They are not yet mustered IN, but,
for SO doing. /, c,
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The Eleventh and Twelfth regiments left
Camp Dennison ensatnrday evening aud Sun.
day. The two Kentucky regiments leave to-
1elth, Belle Creole, Reliance, Hazel Den and
regiments is up the Kanawha River, vta CALI
polls, under General Cox This Eighth
60 to-moEIow, and the Filth on Thursday:
The Secona Gelmsa Regiment will then be
the only one IN the camp. It is reported that
the Third and Fourth Kentucky regiments,
now organized at Louisville, viii be ordered
to Camp Dennison- Colonels Sullivan and
Wi1stech will take their regiments to Denui-
6on this week.-Ctnci.naH Enquirr7, 9th.
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At an early hour yesterday morning an
o1der WAS received from Gen- Lyon comm.ad-
Ing our officers at the fort 70 stop MI steam.
ess bound down the river. The Vim IL. Rus.
sell and New Sam. Gxty wt1s intercepted In
their downward passage, and are now tied: up
1T the Government IeTee. -
s,It;ls believed tI,as 3 similar movement has
been made on the river below, in order to
make tte blockade complete. :
It is not known what d. the immedike Cause
ot thir movement, but the past conduct Of the
ubecsupu1oc3 C:a,t. furnishes q sufl atnt re.s
eor + E1suorf5 6. from bts poaer slh Taa'c,ea
oi observation-disclosures Cozstsra:ix, 7sa,
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Details of Recent Events near Canton
Missouri.
EErpm the Eeukuk Gate CITY 9Th !

The assassination 1T Cant Howeu at fan.
ton. on the Fourth Of july. ia another note
worthy incident to be added to the record Of
the dark and bloody crimes of secessinn-
The murder was committed bY tavern keep
er, under circumstances far less excusabfe
than thoae that attendef1 the assaseinafinn of
the gallant EIlsworth.
Tie day was celebrated In Canton. Mo-. by
parade Of four companies OF Union Home
Guards. of Canton and ne}ghhorinp towns
Alter the parade. and between tyyo Ind thres
O'clock In the AFTERNOON. the companies stack-
ed their arms and disnersn1 An honr nr t1cn
afterwards Cant. Howell was walking along @
the street alone, when Seward came out Of lfS
house with musket and called TO him to de.
fend himgeif. Howell Iad but inst time N M to
look in the direction of soward when ha re-
cefyed in the breast the aischarge Of the
musktt in Soward's bands. heavily loaded
with bucksbot. He cIaaned his banda arrnss
lis breast, said that he was dead man. made
a few unsteady 1trpe forward, .feii and dicd
Immediately.
Capt. Howell was Kentuckian by birth,
energy and undoubted courage. he served
through the Mexican war, and recently or
ganized two companies of Union Home Guards
In Canton, one Of which he commanded. He
was the head and front Of the Union cause In
Canton and vicinity, and had incurred the
deadly enm1ty of traitors by his devotion to
the Union He leares two children, his wife
having died year Or so ago. .
Seward, the murderer, Was q desperate &c.
cessionist, and had frequently threatened to
shoot Howell and other Union men. After
the bloody deed he returned to his house
and boasted Of the act to room full Of his
copfederates.
One Of soWard's sons is in the Missouri
Penitent1ary Tor horse stealing, and one Of
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BEEcuHR's REau<Ea1.-The independent
regiment ct volunteers for the war. ~ and
thus hz maintained By the personal teIazttons
If Rev, Henry Ward Beecher, ID. not a.
eamped, With full lumber N soa1A Bothez
Island, sbout SIX miles above NesAs OH city
in ths East River. The regiment h1B be.o
fccei'ttd SID e.orn in. a2d Only ax.i.a its
I1itcsu,s, a.tas, lid o!aEz eqsspasa:s l. 81.
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How Neutrality Works.

4 passenger train from LoulsYille, the 4th,
vas seized 1T ClasksviIle, Tenn, and ehained
up. A freight trAin w1s also seized. valued ut
&15, eco. Tennessee has put the read under
martial Law, and the prete1t for The seizures
ia, that there Eas more than fair proportion
Ct the rolling stock 1t TIE Lou1s7{ne ond of
The Eailrosd7 The Journal .chef&ctezlK - the
conduct of: Tennessee ~ "a most tyrannical
p.rsd ato txE RES A. cp'uton Is 10 tia ro1.ss
Rhlas Kentucky SHOULD nov pzzeus."'
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dyuaH-kV. 4McdIN47S xlfVtsneTk -As7tS[ o.
Camp Jackson Bsras-ErciGencnt in SCOT
County, Mo.-d Union Han MysteTiousu
-Niascd-A Secessionis& held a. a Hostage.
Correspondence Of the the Chicago Tribune.1
CA1Ro, July 3. 1861.
The fortress in course Of erection on the
Point and nearly completed, has been formally
dedicated to the service Of the al-powerful
American Union. The dedication sermon was
preached by cannon, bands Of music chanted
the praise, and the thousand veices of the as
sembled multitude spoke the Amen in sthree
times three" In honor Of our commanding
officer. this fortress is forever after to be known
as Fort Prentiss. An immeuEe pole 120 feet
high had been erected within the enclosure,
the cost Of which Was over two hundred dol
lars, and q magnificent banner, costing ninety
dollars, and thirty six feet long, Was flung to
the breeze from this staff. Gen. Prentiss, ina
few welltimed words, acknowledged the COM
p}iment paid him in the christening Of the
fort.
The three years. service still engrosses the
attention Of officers and men. lam more and
more Of opinion, as each day passes, that q
majority ofthe men will re volunteer. About
two hundred OF Col. Cooks command fthe
1th) were sent home on yesterday, on fifteen
days furlongh. They made oath, previous to
starting. that, on or before the expiration OF
be mustered into the United States service.
"foE three years service, unless sooner dis.
charged" Every man in the camp taking an
cath Of this kind, will be Immediately passed
home on furlaugh.' Ana upon the return Of
these ner, the three months soldiers will be
be no difficulty in filling up the Brigade, from
outsiders, but 1T is desirable, Of course, to re-
tain as many Us possible Of the old command.
Upwards Of six hundred Of Col McArthur's
regiment, (the 12lh), hare agreed to re-muster.
Company 4 (Capt. Kellogg Of Chicago,) Will
60 for the var, almost to man. Capt. HUI
g:nin's company ~ dq not go 90 unanimous
making new converts to " the good ,faith.'f
This Twelfth Regiment, By The way, is one
Of the best ofilcered In the Brigade" Col. Nc
Arthur is idolized By his command, and he Is
be found. Leut. Col Chetlain has no supe-
rior, either a. IN officer or es we1l-bred, cour.
teous, affnb1e gentleman. Then, the medical
depa1tm ent, under the abba management Of
Surgeon Wartner, OF your city. is ii most ad-
mi1able condition. One can hardly say too
many words or- good praise fur the medical
control Of the I11b, and at another tim, on
the principle Of honor to whom honor is
due" I shal speak Of the matter in detail
An important arrest was made here on yes
tetday. No less game than couple Of Gen.
FOst'a Missouri aecessionists, WIS bagged
One Lieut.: Aubrey Howard and one Orderly
Sergeant Peter 81 Kerman, on their way to tke
happy lar d Of Dixie, we're invited to stop with
Uncle Sans Cairo boys fora few days. Among
their baggage were found certain articles, il
these pe1lous times considered contraband
and subject TO eonhscation, consisting Of mill
tary clothes, side arms and equfpm ents, mus.
ter rolls Of rebel companies and large sum Of
money. On examination, he presence Of the
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The Army Committee # the New York
Ytung Mems Christian Association have ad-
dressed memorial to the Secretary Of War,
stating that persons Of incongruola occupas
hons, such Is bankers, editors aud play actor, ,
sre occupying positions as .chaplains in some
Of tie newly formed regiments. The Com:
mites ssy that these pefbans are destitute Of
that positive religious character which Is e.
genital to the usefulness of:a chaplain and the
spiritual welfare Of the soldier. -: .
There would eeem to be an Inconsistency IN
bankers and play-actors assuming the ofacaof
chaplain, without decided; reformation, ! but
It is difficult to seo why previous occupation
as an editor, should Of itself be regarded as a
d,squahticatloa for chap1aIncy.-Csreia1satt
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of ELF. Upton, OF Vlrxln1R.
:, Ifro1n the New York .Tames.1 +

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4 special ground Of obteftion t9 the claim
trl1z Of Vifginfa IVES made: by NJ Coz, Of
Ohio, in :that be was acittxen Of Ohio, and
voted at the November election list fall It.
was ALSO stated that he Fas tho editor ofa-
newspaper ~ Ohio, and that his uarae still
tm admitted II tbss as heSotsd y m Ohio il Noyei:
! Der last, md that he had been connected with
the press Id that State but stated that he had
disposed Of his interest Ia the paper. He also
claimed that be was resident Of, Virginia at
the time Of the election. It seemed to me that
Mr. Upton and bis friends failed to make tho
point, which think they may do safely, that
II Is not necessary to be citizen Of
State, according to the laws Thereof,
In order to represent it tn Congress, The
point has frequently been decided, that the
States have no right to change, BY additions OF
ssubstraachons, the qualifications Of the mem.
Constitution Of the United States fixes these
qualifications absolutely, aud nothing the
States may do can change them. This
was determined in the case Of Judge
Trumbull 1t W11 be remembered that
objection .was made to his taking his
he held The he ofiee q Judge IL the The stats late
Of Illinois, and that by the Constitution Of
that State, ~ man holding the Office Of judge
could be eligible to national appointment.
NfrhHTH n a aeaf IN either ht-ap rf T.,,
orees dmrnc ~ the term fr Whfeh Ia ~ ~ oieat Go
81 Jndre fha atnataNanI hv ~ o -4 mse e1eee-
siaver1 and to ca1led Denaocrst;c ~ ssn:sta NY pzo
cided That the stata fonatifnt;ans ns4tIae n1,1s
a1ter noT a5d ~ fhe onei;scatian ,.;ai. ugt
msnGar nh ~ nf that bod1 1rhfnh 49, aaste IN
~ fxed fv tha terms II he rnnat;tnt;o a;otate
fhe United states. and the h;ect;n1, as n1,e VI
ruled by he admission Of :Indgs Trnmhu,1 n un
II ia. therefore, If M nonent 4Iat 1r,
UPTON was moi a citfzan ~ Viro;n;, ~ f3a.s
stftution of which he]feve Se1n;,as ~ ~, ~
years residence and we mist ianE en1e,v e%o ~
fhe Constitnfinn of tha 1Inf4a5 SD stat eotsy ~
thoritV m the case Tnrninor - ~ ia.a ~ ~
ment we find the most ern,c1t .,.1.t a-annS Stf -
saving hist Il IN mt necessa7v ~ IS ,;ttte ~,
nf State tn renresent 4 H. s,sa. ~ W ~
Coneress The lan@nsee ~ ~ - ths GonsfitGt,on ~
On fhis noint fs Tnm2etstah1e = JecisTes
that: '1'@N%''. '>>.'e'9. ~' 09''@'&
"No perfon sha11 be Representative who shall
not have attained the age oftWsntZ,dge gea5s, and
been ssyeR xea1s San eeeta 81 re ~ oatsd m states
af 81 IL w1S BE- sh bs ebesen sa taofo
rhs fro,na,a ~ a. fo,,.t,..4isS ,, s
onaae LIZ faa - n+t1nst e tonssIullon useo 1en,
Sree{s,na na'a TS.4 tesala 70 accuracy and
IA ana M me5 rs ~e1at III. e1acuy Wnat taey
bas.,aa.taya Isau, eua ~ eA AuSy sequ!fe tn9t Inc
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There seems to be great deal Of curiosity
a5 to what shall be done with such contra-
bends ct war as are endowed with speech and
locomotive powers, and have African blood In
their EeinB- As to their status or fate, have
no'hing to suggest, excepting this only-:hat
ment alone to decide whether they shall be
freed forthwith, or be kept where they are at
a VERY heavy expense to the loyal Statss-in
in order subsequently to be restored to the
rebels.
But suppose that the Cabinet decide to free
them at once-Wbat them "What shall be
none with them:" They must either be re-
movtd, At the expense Of tie Government,
Northward, or to The far South-to the free
States or the tropics, or as = forlorn hope to
Africa.
They must cost us on an average s3 week
or S12 per moLth to keep them where they
are.
To remove them and distribute them through
the Free States Tll cost us, you will find, By
calculation, say *l2 head to send them to
Africa, (as see correspondent .ugyests)
would-were It acticable-which it Is not
cost us at least $50 each; to send them to
Central America, which would require US to
organize Government, purchase Territory,
and maintain P1otec! crate over them, would,
within ten years, cost us more than one hun
drxd dollars for every person shipped. I do
not speak at random, but (haying had expert
ence in the matter Of cmigration) from par
sonal knowledge of this class of expenses.
TO send them to Haytl, If the Government
cid the work, would cost Us from SIS to $50,
witht ut reckoning eheatsge Having had no
experience In that department Of expenses, I
do net know how much more should be al
lowed for rascalage; but have seen i. stated
that 40 per cent. Is The peace estimate, and 50
per cent. the war allowance.
Now, to avoid all further anxiety on this
ecore, l hereby offer lit you will permit ma)
to take 10000 colored co1tIabands from ang
port south Ct Washington, within fifty dal q
notice, at $12 each person; to land them i
Hsyti, and to provide them there with INN q
diate employment as cotton and sugar grow
ers- should stipulate only that they all be
sent BY the Government to one port, or say to
Fortress Monroe, and that no duties Or charges
Of any kind should be levied on the emigTaat
vessels. Vely respectfully,
JAMEs REDPATH,
General Agent OF Emigration to Hayti for the
q. 8. and Canadas-
Bos1oS, July 4, 1861.