Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-22

. The NYw Yo,k "Herald's Washington cor
rcspondrnca, Apr! 18th, saya:
STORMY sYsaioT OF The ciBLiEr.
The Cabinet meeting 10 day was stormy,
and new phases and slumber;ns prtjudices are
said To- have been developed: but the trmncss
oi tic President for what hS believes to be The
best interests OF tie nation, supported by The
Secretary oil S.ste and Postmaster General,
| amidst all the complications that existed. pre-
| vailed over ali opposition.
THE TAX SILL.
Ii has besn positively stated ;h.t ihe se1re-
tary Of The Treasury has prepared a 5ubati-
! tutc fnr the tx bill, 10 BE- offered il the Ssna
ate. Th;a 10 al arrOr. Tho Secretary has only
furnished much information 10 Senators in re.
gard TO matters # Importance tending to ptT-
icct tie Tag bill, nd many amendments will
| doubtless Ee based upon this Information, aaj
inset his approval. THO t'irarcs Gomulitt,.
| Of lie Senate ere ihthirIj0ua!J cal!arIi1g, from
| every ACCESSIBLE *aurcs, inets ,nj a!IrcG &c
aid them 10 sassrt"ining :ir Glst Iode ol
raislng 4 sufficient re7enuu with III. least Gp-
preston OF tha pchpic. or interference sikh tho
general trade OF the country.
The opinions prevails that it will ha beat to
approximate rs nearly as possible to tho Eng
liah plan q: pl,aing higa uxes upon only Il
few ARTICLES. and those exclusively l~uauric=,
suc!l 81 mali liquors, spirits, huIses, carriages.
! railways, &C. III, census stietist;cs furnis!. "a
basis 70. his s7blem OF TAXATION. 1t ia shown,
Tor iratance, that ,hore was protnced III 1890
about eighty -eigh: millions of gal!ons Of dis
| tiilsd liz lois tur rGnu consln pti0n, exclusive
III the amount exPaTtet. It ia 5Iongly urged
that a high lax should be- imposed up.'n this,
ard il order " SIN pity tho tax and insure lis
ro.ii: .tinn by The Government ii tina least cost
Of collection, it should be applied solely TO tho
crude spirits, as il sJos from the still, instead
| of Itttlautins to fuliow it through all tha pro.
cesscs {. Snicl. it msy subsequently, be cub
jec.ci, /; is estimated shat a revenue Of City,
or c7ca i hraaret millions Of doilars may be
| thus realized, without! injury to any brsnch d
.rud5, and with ii!lle trouola ~ Ina 5o7s:n'
ment
.HE ABOLITION Of SLAVERY IN TIE DISTINCT aT
coLulstA TaE NEGROES .aISE. OF II.
The arden. expectation OF toe freedom
ahriesa1s in reference To the District Of CO.
Iumhia emancipation Til! have not ye: bcoa
realized. Tne President still hes the bill IN
| der corsidcra,iou What lie sill DO with il
is still u matter e. speculation. 1t is known
| only that, Wills ie iuyors thu abstract PRONG
| sitlan Of abolishing slavery il tio District Of
| Columbia, the details Of this bill .rn rot alto
! sethrr satisfactory, aid il is gTa7uly "onoted
u iheT ere constitutional.
Tur most Intelligent Of the negroes, %h0rn
il - ustonsibly intended te herztit, dePiecatl
iis approval. rhrG contend that, in=tesd OF
eoistgiDg, II actually c%iftalia thciT iTevduui
and deprivas Ihtn Of privileges they have
hitherto e. inJed. They teas. tt,as,as free he
srnea they Will bo deoarrsdIfrm passing on.
Of Tue District, or from me State into another,
and that They will DO entirely excluded from
nearly all The States in tho Union. They fal
to appreciate This potuinal freedom, which in
reality abridges their privileges.
SENATOR N'DorGAi's .PEEcH oN Tup CASE Oh
GIN. sToHE.
Senator MGDungal's sptech upon his rcso-
luton for Information III relation ~ tho arrest
of GEN. Charles r. StoEa CfGdlc.d a marked
sensltIon today. l. arouse Senator Wadn t.
such n degree that tic boiled over with indig
hation, and replied with much nspority t. the
remarks Of Senator McDju gaI IN reference Il
tne Committee on the conduct Of tha var, oil
which hlr, Ws1e is o~hsirnA1. IIa main
tainai thai the cGumit.se hal necer stabbed
a man in the dark, and L:d kspt :nvI,l ,te
the terrible sccfets that had Gems into tticir
possession through their investigation. HIS
reply 10 the ARGUMENT that Gcn. Stone
rights, uriur rho O.nst!tution, tho comnon
Law, and the MILITARY luw Of The country, had
boon viula,c1, Was that the Government, in
this grea. exigency, is bound 10 protect itseit,
cnu that the CONSTITUTION ID virtually rep sailed
unil! the e 1~".rinant ha! baton; ,bi; 10 ~.
storu TIA authority in the Iutnllluus Sts;rs.
GENERAL Store'a ic1aTd, as pTuslntci oy
Senate. M:Donlal, c%ar:sin'; entities him 10 a
speedy trial, AMI ii lac ii guilty Of treason,
al;sr !aYinS FeGdered so mu2h patriotic scr
| vice, he ought 10 Go execrted With tl!e lsasi
! possible delay. Ia thu c)urs1 OF his %reinaras
| Senator Wade said thEt 10 did net know by
! whose order General S.ons was arrested, but
the OYtnmittco on the pccducE ri tho WsE
had ubtalGci testimony agsins; h'u that would
Nafraii. tho arrcs!.
sx-sEcR1rAhY. c.XEi0S ARRESTED H. 10 aUR
PRisED md aogTlEiFB.
PHILADELPHIA, April ls.-Ez Secretary Ga.
ueron g 81 arrested in this city TO. day Oh Il
warrant issued nv tho Shsrifs officers. On COM
plant Of Pierce Butler, for allega4 Illegal de-
taineE il Fort Lafayette.
Tonight q hundred citizens, htndct tg a
nu1nber of public officers, visited the RESIDENCE
Of Mr. P ltlor an1 RECALLED him With the noise
of horns, hddles and other discotdnnt ins!Tu
uent5.
Mr. Caneran bud .Gsdc ready to start !o'
E,rn,o, Al sn early period, and this arrest will