, 1865-11-08
THE COMING SESSION OF con-
GRESS.
TIC National FInauce~-The Rebel
Arcl.ive*-Onictnl History
Of the War.

E$3AECftGE ACI1h0A 1fn010
In the direction of abso,ute unonaliacd
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"llnGness 10 admlt t1e negro 10 pouIleaA
rights upon certain conditions and under ccr.
tain restrictions. And these expressions on
the other hand. have raised the sunken hopes
ortbo loyal public and zeanimatcd II with The
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nc VIII mol e over 10 'ne posus ue'noefacy'
bull rcmain lruc 10 1aose that elcc1co him 10
his exalted position, and that matters may
yet work right.
Whether there arc well founded rr,sons for
.ni' oeAI' 4 ~ 70 .ea'45 10" more
promise 1e'a out " tne rrealdent 10 the pro-
gTessiye party Of the country than heretofore.
will not undertake to determine. Rnt tba
existence Of this be1ief Ii rnoneat;o,.hIa -
1enst II thoso ,,sns1,a ra1s.1ss" s.'ga.oe-as -,
popular 1eellngs-the' po1iticians-can be re-
lied on. All the leading men That haye fatcl7
Visited N.ashfnrton ref1uct Il T., +bo,- c,n-.r-
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SHos' 1na tne pao'e opnl,ou y! masulns
.ou oe,ns ou. . leueeI'on Of 'aa1 o. tne conn-
try at laryc, it u but natural, that much moro
confidence In the future Is felt here at this
time than month $50. While the t1ustin the
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an1 aor1r II, ~ IatGs pa.s ~ NE summel
aho eIlty ianc n teW weeks' az DOUBT on
tns suc!st. u tne az n.u'uas o. tae dommant
~ ~ ~ ~ te .eos s PUBLIC 4oest1ons ana
tae lLesiuenls teiauons 10 tacm VIII be re"
nocse, r, II ONE "ny of anotnef, ~ tTe meeang
q y. Sonsles' untL taen tne pohnclans ot
W. Washington are conten1ed 10 nope Tor the
TIE COMING CONGRESSIONAL SEASON.
Those OF your readers TINT expect to 60
JonIn In Washington during the coming WIN
ter, will no doubt be gratitlcd to learn that
there Is every sign OF very gay Congres-
sional season. The number OF wealthy men-
hers In both Houses Is larger than ever be-
fore, and, with the return Of peace, they will
have no patriotic scruples to make free dis
play of II By the most liberal hospitality.
Many fine residences hare already b-cn rented
by those Of tue monled Congresslnen that pro-
pose to .'1nake house, The White House
cial en5oyments Of the Capital during the
winter: But understand that the next high
est social c1nlnencc, General Grant, proposes
TO hold weekly receptions He has secured
John c. Brcckenr1dge's residence, IN what Is
known as the Douglas Block, and Is having It
put in proper order.
IT Is certain, that Washington will be ex-
traordlnarily crowded during at least the tisst
months Of the session. The hotel, boarding
and lodging house keepers of fWnshingt ton-the
prerondesating element OF its population
feel sure OF most bountiful harvest and are
already anticipating 1t By asking the most ex-
travagant prices tor whatever accommoda-
, tions they offer to the transient sojourncr.
Rents were never higher than now, and
!: 1t seems probable that they will 20 still high
3, cr, when the influx Of members begins. My
I; ndvice to all that wish or have to come here,
- ~
moment. The longer they woit, the more
. their pockets will be depleted.
! Tie regular forcsuuners Of the yearly Con-
gTess,ona1 tide-the newspaper correspon-
; dents-are already here. IN full 1orcc. a few
! members with their families have also made
members will not find its way here for two or
!; three weeks yet. The habitues Of Washing
! ton will find most agreeable change for the
better in many of the streets. Instead of tho
bottomlcss mud. that distinguished them in
: vet weather, they will find new, solid stone
, GOVERNMENT F1SAxcM.
! The Government reeetpts from custous ex-
ceeded forty eix millions in oold in the first
quarter OF tue new fiscal ycar ending Septetn-
6er :0th. The Internal Revenue receipts az
crage more than q million day. The current
Income Of the Government Is hence At the
rate OF more than five hundred millions In
currency per year In a few weeks moi more
. than two.thirtis Of this amount will be needed
to meet the current xpenditnres+ The fnan-
clal prospect Of The Government can Be there
, fore justly considered as highly promising
ana encouraging. moreover, Inc contraction
! 81 91 ne ! national u currency mas commenced.
: lAe lacL taa1 me premium on gold continues
, aboFe forty y hoace rather pnzzllng. 1t Is
! commonly bnt not with entire correctness
! ascribcd to the continuous expansion Of the
currency of the country by the national
n1-c fnn To- 1i-uN ~.
/ those that connect the high price Of gold
with the steady increase Of the number Of
The latter, that the national banks hare in q
great measure taken the places OF banks or
ganized under State laws, and that the excess
created by the organization Of new banks Il
almost balanced by the destruction Of South
ern currency IN consequence Of the war, 50
that in reality the total increase Of the banI
currency in the country al large Is not
very great More than any other cause the
circumstance contributes TO Keep the currency
value Of gold st so high figure that hundreda
! Of millions Of our national securities are held
abroad During the rebellion the London
aud Frankfort quotations OF Eire-Twenttes
/ depended, as much as the New York market,
upon the progress Of the events Of the war,
and the former we're reGnlated by tho latter.
Since the removal OF this a1l-control1ing intn'
ence with the return Of peace, the tone OF the
English and continental exchanges, as to onl
securities, has been rather independent oil
New YORK, md quotations abroad reflected as
often divergence from as coincidence with the
yicWs OF wall ana N1ham streets: Five:
Twcntics now rise and fall in England and
Germany aceora"e 70 70 tae opinions eas as 10 on.
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mus WMle we III, tals country nave
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there h vas . - nanic.'ite al n The Ffre.Twsn.
tea ~ ~ nrer tb1ee M - cant nj U1ono,ant1v u Je.
scribed eve, hy New YortF dni1ies a.
o1Ir .,osrcnt and nvesnS =, fGn +at,
nv oT If The November cnupons. The
New !oIk mhfke! olo not ,respoha
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