Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-04

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The amount of average circulation of State banks
for the months of April, May June and July of the
present year, returned to the Office of Internal
Revenue, was as follows: April, Sl3O,432424; May,
$l2,57l ,53S June, S99, ,s93, ,773; July, S3,0S30i.
The above statement shows the reports received at
the Internal Revenue Bureau so far as at present
compiled. Subsequent reports show the process of
reduction of State bank circulation to be still RAPIDLY
going on. The reduction between the ls of January
and the st of August of the present year. amounted
to about S66,000
The following is the despatch sent by President
johnson to the Governor of Georgia:
ExEcUTIyE MANSION. WASHINGTON, D. c., October
g. lS65.-Io lanes Johnson, Professional Gocernor
ceived. The people of Georgia should not hesitate
one single moment in repudiatng every single dollar
lion against the Government of the United States-
1t will not do to levy and collect taxes from State
and people that are loyal and in the Union to pay
thereby subyerting the Constitution of the United
States
State of Georgia. when left uniniluenced will ever
submit to the payment of debt which was the main
cause of bringing on their past and present suffering
tho result of the rebellion.
Those who invested their capital in the creation of
this debt must meet their fate and take it as one of
the inevitable results of thearebeOn, though it may
seem hard to them. 1t should at once be made
known, at home and abroad. that no debt contracted
for tho purpose of dSSOlyng the Union can, or eve
will, be paid by taxes levied the people for such
purpose. ANDREW JOHNSON,
President United States.
The Ninth Regiment Y. r. G. paraded to day be
fore Captain Woodruff, in accordance with nstruc-
tons from the War Department, for the purpose of
Of ascertaining who of the enlisted men and non
commissioned officers desire to be mustered out The
regiment numbers about 400 men, and when the
command was given all but about p stepped forward
and eynrpSSpd their desire la he 1i Scharupl
two companies of Cavalry now on duty at the Pres
idents house only seven consented to remain in
the service.
DIR. Massey, of London, who has been travelling
through the South looking after the school interests
of the freedmen, arrived here yesterday and to-day
called at the Freemen's Bureau. In Savannah he
met General Howard with whom he visited the col
ored schools there and at Atlanta which found
to be in prosperous condition. DR.. Massey speaks
in high terms of the coored schools at Richmond and
the condition of the freedmen generally.
To-day being Cabinet day, no visitors were ad-
mited to the White House, and affairs at the Execu
tive Mansion were unusually quiet All the members
were present and it is understood that the meeting
had under consideration our Foreign relations.
An order was issued yesterday by the Paymaster
General to Gen. Leslie Chief of the Pay District of
the East relieving from duty in that department Pay
masters Hume, Hapgood. Herrck and Geo Browne.
Major Hume is ordered to Louisville for duty. The
others are to settle up accounts over the funds
in their possession, and awat'further orders This is
supposed to be the beginning of general and neces
sary reduction of the Paymasters Corps. Nearly all
the Eastern troops are out of the service and
there is little to do for paymasers. Another order
will be issued in few days relieving other officers in
the same district.
By direction of General Augur, the unexpired por-
ton of the sentences of prvates E. Ii. Thompson
company H, lst Connecticut heavy artillery; J, Pow
ers, company NJ, Sd Massachusetts heavy artillery,
and T. MCGOWAN, company G, do, has been remit
ted. These men sentenced to hard labor, one
of them to wear ball and chain.
The naval court-martial, of which Vice Admiral
Farragut is President after finding verdict in the
case of Lieut.. Col. Marston, of the Marine Corps,
which will not be promulgated until approved by the
proper authorities, adjourned until Tuesday next,
when the case of Com. Craven will be taken up.
Last evening Secretary Seward entertained the
ambassadors from Tunis by elegant dinner at his
residence All the members Of the Cabinet were
present and the distinguished party did separate
until late hour.
An order was issued yesterday brevettng 95 Medi-
cal Officers, Surgeons. and Assistant Surgeons of
Volunteers DR..