The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-11

our securities will again permanently command
such price that their purchaser will not make
more than a per cent on his investment. The
present opportunity is one which does not occur
twice in generation.
II is not known whether the United States Dis
trlct Attorney at this point is acting under govern
ment orders in his present proceedings against
Southern property; and there is a dislike among
patriotic men at the present time to do or say any
thing which may tend to embarrass any officer or
agent OF the government. Hence there is less said
publicly about certain recent acts of Mr. Deafield
Smith than would otherwise be the case, 1t is
hoped, however that there will be no more for
feitnres and seizures and representations of pro-
perry suspected OF being owned South than are alb
solutely necessary. Wall street Is. not used to
such proceedings as the recent embargo on trans
fers of Central stock; in cases where money was
lent fortnight ago on stock held in the name Of
Southerner, very grave and unnecessary hardship
may be caused by the policy pursuedby Mr.. Smith.
Nor is it consonant with the feelings of the New
York mercantile community to hear that United
States Marshal has been chasing from bank to bank
the private papers and securities Of a citizen who
has lived respected for thirty-6ve years In this
city, and whose only offence is that he was
born at the South. The merchants and
bankers of New York are ardently and
energetcaliy in favor of the prosecution Of
the war, as their subscription to the loan proves;
but they do not see that the cause Of the govern
lnent can be much strengthened, or that of the re-
bellion much weakened, by the spoliatiop of ind
vidual Southerners who happen to have trusted us
SO far as to place their money here. This sort Of
in 1,l cJ,a 81 ;c1-a
The ~subscriptions.to the popuiaksaloan at the
Snb-Treasury to-day were over half million dol
lars. Mr.. Cisco received check upon the
cate banks for So 500 900; il will be paid to-mor
row, and then the banks will have paid in 46 per
cent Of their subscription. The popular subscrip-
ton progresses vigorously in the smaller towns of
the North. Nearly one-third of the ten millions
taken by the Boston banks has been distrbu-
ted. The Bank of Pitts6eld, Massachusetts,
took 900. The private subscriptions in Phi
ladelphia thus far amount to 800 900; including
the sales of the banks, over a million has
been taken. AT Cincinnati the list was opened on
Friday at the Custom House, and the first subscrip-
ton was $50 900 by d leading house. The State
Bank of Hartford has taken $4,000 for itself and
others. The Hartford institutions have absorbed
over quarter Of million. The following was the
business of our Sub-Trcasury to-day
Receipts. $685. ,252 10
For customs Observation-Disclosures. 1000 90
Treasury notes Observation-Disclosures. 5f6 300 90
Payments. 2SS 05S 80
Balance ~ 6ll ,3O5 81
sale of carpeting was made to-day by Hadden
Il Co. (Austen, auctoneer), on six months credit.
Foreign goods sold well, and were duplicated to a
considerable extent. Domestic goods did not 60
so well, though prices fair This is the first
sale on six months credit since the present trou-
bles began; 1t evinces no slight courage in Messrs.
MADDEN Il Co. 1t caused an excellent feeling among
the trade to-day, and may very possibly prove the
means of enabling many struggling house to pull
through.
We extract the following valuable information
from private circular
One Of the striking effects Of the rebellion is the
excessive depreciation in the market value Of the bonds
OF all thu seeding States in which those Of Kentucky and
MissouTi-Stat,s loyal to the govcrnmcnt-argely sym
pathize The following table will show the amount Of
these debts, and the objects for which they