The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-11

Nonh river. The mails Will close al the PoSt Omce Al
half-past ten A. NJ
The United States mail steamship United States, Capt
Shore, will sail at three p M. to-day for New Orleans
from pier No North river. The United States has
recently been added the Cromwell line and her supe
accommodations cannot fail to give satisfaction "a
all passengers The mails will close at the Post Office q,
hafpas one p. NJ
The second lecture OF a series for the season was
delivered last night before the pupils Of the New York
Ophthalmc Society by DR. Garrish. The address was
highly interesting and instructive, showing did,
the growth OF this branch Of tho practice Of surgery
which tho lecturer hoped would DO able TO compete with
any other branch of the art in tho world He concluded
by exhorting the pupils to study WELL that they might
be able to help their suffering fellow creatures.
The stock market dull and rather heavy yester-
day. Governments were depressed. Gold was steady,
and closed at 146K.
There but little change in commercial aAirs yes
terday compared with Thursday either regards the
demand for goods the prices current Both foreign
and domestic goods generally quiet and steady.
Groceries were steady. Cotton was turn Hrmer Pc
troleum active and decidedly Hrmer. On
irregular. closing at about Thursdays prices Lard was
dull, but unchanged whiskey was 6rmer.
The Secession Spirit south-It Must be
Cast Aside. n
We have been watching with great interest
the proceedings Of the different conventions
and Legislatures Of the late rebellious States
engaged in the important work of Southern re-
construction. We have been gratifed with the
evidences thus furnished Of a prevailing dis
position to recognize the overthrow Of slavery
with the confederacy of which it was the cor
ner stone, and to return as soon as possible to
the benefits, rights and privileges Of the gen.
eral government of the Union. There are,
however, two sides to every bargain; and the
equivalents required of the States concerned
for their full restoration to the benefits of
the Union they seem to be very reluctant to
fulfil. There is considerable activity in secur-
ing the offices involved, but suspicious delay
in meeting the conditions annexed. President
Johnsons pardons and concessions are lauded
to the skies; but his indispensable conditions
are evaded.
As an illustration we will take the case of
Mississippi There was a ready response in
that State to the initial provisions of President
Johnson in the way of reconstruction. A State
Convention was elected which framed a new
State constitution on the basis of the abolition
of slavery, and provided for the election of a
Governor State officers, Legislature and mem
bers Of the lower house of Congress. These
elections were next held, and the Legislature
so chosen has met and elected two United
States Senator'S, 80 that complete delegation
from the State to both houses of Congress
stands ready for admission. So far it has been
plain sailing. But the essential conditions laid
down by President johnson in view of the
future security and harmony Of the Union
have been strangely overlooked by both the
Mississippi Convention and the Legislature
Among these conditions precedent to an adj
mission, with his consent, into Congress, OIL
cially made known by the President. are:--
+ Frst-A declaration in the new State con-
jstitution that slavery is dead, and that seces-
sion and the late rebellion, and all their doings
)are null and void.
Second-The reputation OF the State debts
cf the rebellion in every shape and form.
Ihird-The ratification by the Legislature of
The great constitutional amendment prohibiting
for all time to come the revival of slavery
within the limits and jurisdiction of the United
States.
With the fulflment Of these conditions an
other necessarily follows-tbc recognition Of
the national debt OF the United States and
provisions to meet its obligations.
Now what have the reorganizing bodies Of
Mississippi done in regard to these essentials
HeD State Convention partially repudiated Sc
cession and its financial liabilities. but only par
TALLY. The State Legislature, in session for some
time and still sitting, has not touched the con-
stitutional amendment prohibiting slavery, nor
has the Legislature of any other State involved
in the late rebellion. Nor does there appear to
be any inclination in any one of them to act
upon said amendment On the other hand
there appears to be among them unanimous
purpose to evadc IL. The inference il strongly
suggested that this evasion can only be for the
purpose, if possible, Of securing the restoration
of all the Southern States to Congress before
the ratification OF said amendment, and then. in
default of its ratification, to re-establsh slavery
by State authority.
PrepOsterous as this scheme may appear
how are we to know that it is not entertained
by the politicians managing these Southern
Legislatures, when Of all things they seem lcas
inclined 10 touch this constitutional amend
ments II they have no dream Of the revival o.
slavery. why should they hesitate to put is
revival beyond the power of any State, or any
five, ten or twenty-five Statess The truth il
that the old spirit of secession still lives and
hourishes too largely in these recognizing
Southern conventions and Legislatures and
among their newspaper organs. There hs:
been remarkable silence among them on this
subject; but since the publication Of the Presi
dents instructions TO the Provisional Governor
Of Florida we are beginning to hear something
from the secession expounders of Southern