The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-14

Balance In favor Of buying out Of Virginia 81 10
every 500 worth OF goods.
laws OF Virginia. the consumer at last having TO pay
the burdens retailer who makes his purchases be-
New York-win be exempt from the two first items Of
taxation enumerated above, TO w.t. the fifty two cents
S1S ] tns any sixty cent, n o
moreover ncrease bis profits by this operation, for ho
receives his goods without being enhanced by successive
and obber So long as these laws are in opera
ton, in vain that the people Of Norfolk or Of Rich
mond or any Virginia port seek to establish direct trade
or reap the commercial benefits which looked for
results Of the new order Of things In the S0uth.
book, entitled, AKticpations Of the Future, pub
character is IN great demand here and throughout the
South The book made up letters to the London Hmes
dated at Washington the dates commencing with Novem
Der II, 1864, and ending with May 81 1853 The CORES
pondence then opens at Richmond commencing with May
20 Of that and running down September 20 Of
TO- 1885, and closes with the 9TH Of January Is7o
correspondcnces embody il wcre the passing events
Of the periods at which they written and nothing
more than predictions Of what the writer supposes will
then be the political condition Of the country The
respondence Of November IL, 1864, opens with
ingtoD, and also Sonora Ohe new Pacific free
State, formed Of territory last purchased from Mexco)
all have voted the ticket Of the republican party called
Dy us members or the black republican abolition
ty, as designated by its opponents. VIM H. Seward, Of
New York, is elected by much greater majority than
correspondence then treats successfully upon the course
OF Iincolns administration; sectional parties and their
necessary effects army land grants protective duty sys
tenn fishing and navigation bounties Southern asprants
to the Presidency suited to the Northern market and their
injurious influence Southern rights and interests d.
recton and policy Of the patronage operation
OF black republican slaves in tho South the
Supreme Court seetonalized negro citizens and negro
officers Of government negro ambassadors and negro d
pomatc relations This book bids fair TO create furor
in the South similar TO that caused ut the North by the
notorious Helper book The work displays considerable
ability and its predictions not at all inconsistent with
the principles Of the black republican party
Ex President Tyler is expected here from Washing
ton to morrow He has been elected delegate TO the
Convention without opposition, from the counties Of
Charles City, James City and New Kent, which are in
cluded in representative district The Presidents
name generally mentioned in connection with the Pres
dency OF the Convention said that he expressed to
friend who has just returned here from Washington
entire despair Of any satisfactory result from the Peace
Conference this apprehension should prove correct
Virginia win promptly secede.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.
RICHMOND, Feb. 10, 1861.
The Virginia State Convention met At the Capitol to-
day John Janney, Of Loudon, elected President.
He made Union speech, but said that Virginia would
insist on her rights condition Of remaining in the
confederacy.