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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08
CuENr DE. GAhFAHIN TO 1cysH
RRRAI DENT.

Count AgerI do Gasparin, whose colnssl
VAS offered us on more shan ORR memorable
scoasion during the war, has addressed very
recently letter to President Joanson On Re
Icons'ructior, which has been translated by Miss
Booth, aud Is now printed by thu Loyal fubh'
cation Society. A considerable portion Cd the
letter il taken Up with remonstrance against
the hasty admission of The Rebal representative.
TO Congress- question now happily settled
except 80 far as it merges into the Others dis
cussed 10y DE Gmparin. Ths two fandament'.
thoughts presented by him are, Grsf. that n'
Southcsn State shall DO admitted To Congress
until tho terms Of her admission, and Of Recon
structon generally, shall have been sestle'
! by Congress itself; second, that no sal
and permanent reconstruction is possible
except ON the basis 81 negro suffrage. 1hes'
questions Count de Gasparn discusses Will
great earnestness and an intelligent insight int
the conditions Of our problem. Writing as
spectator and not AZ an actor in these molnen'
Gus events, he abOunds in fresh views and pres
nant suggestions. His opinions may haze al
the more weight with many people because ne
at pains 10 remind his readers that ne rs not
Radical. Now, as it is we'll known that th
Radical is very dreadful and dangerous person
and as Count do Gasparin is not Radical :"
Itrus; hie views may find Oceenianoc, ora iea'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08
GOLD IN MINNESOTA.

For Ito iniorma non given below, ve are in
debled to Prof. u. NJ. Eames, practical goOlo-
gist, who spent the last Summer in that wild
portion Of Minnesota whore Gold he's been dis
covered, and bore part in tho discovery.
Vormilhon Lake is fins sheet OfwateY, some
% miles long by 10 vide, lying 20 miles nerth
Of ST. Paul and 20 from Duluth, tho ter
minus on Lake Superior Of the Railroad now
being constructed from st. Paul. The bold
shores of this Lake present very irregular out.
line Of rocky points and deep bays, and it / az
many isets. Steep hills rise around 1t to all aver.
age hight of 400 feet. The high ground Ia
heavily tlmbered with Yellow Pine, Birch,
Spruce, White Cedar, Maple, Ash, Fir, Aspen,
&C.. while the intervening swamps are over.
gr,wn with Tamarack. The rocks are Of the
5ihlrinn era. and are peologically known as Sill
cous, or as Talcose Slate, They are traverscd by
numerous quartz veins, ranging in width from
an inch to sit feet. These exhibit CRYSTALS o.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08
WORK FOR TIE BRITISH ANTI.
SLAVERY SOCIETY.

The name Of DR.. Underhill, the Secretary
OF the English Baptist Missionary Society, has
been mentioned in connection with the late dis
turbances in Jamaica in way which indicates
that the opinion is entertained there that lie Is
! in some measure responsible for the outbreak.
II will throw some additional light on the state
Of things in that island to explain how the
name of that gentleman has come to be mixed
I'D with the affair, which we are enabled TO do
from information derived through a trustworthy
source.
The Baptiet Missionary Society has always
taken the livelest interest in the welfare Of the
blacks of Jamaica For the last half century IL
has had agents in that island laborng among
them, and since emancipation it has done q great
deal toward promoting the religious enlighien-
ment and social elevation of the people. In the
early part Of the present year, upon certain rep
reservations made to the Society by the Mis-
sonaries in Jamaica, DR.. Underhill was induced
10 address q letter to the Colonial Secretary,
calling his attention to the state of things in the
island-to the destitution and misery prevailing
among a large portion Of the population, owing
partly to a long drouth, and partly to mai
legislation--and suggesting the adoption OF GER
tain measures Of remedial character. The
publication of this letter caused great excite
ment in Jamaica, the planters eoDtending That
there was no ground for the allegations con-
tanned in it relative to the policy and acts OF the
Island Legislature, aud maintaining that IT the
negroes were suffering want, it was attributable
solely to their Incidence and improvdence;
while. on tho other baud, the blacks and their
friends heartily and unqualifedly indorsed It's
statements. The upshot was the formation OF
an "Underhill party" as the Jamaica planters
newspapers designated those who stood up Tor
tho substantial correctness Of DR.. UnderhilFs
views; and meetings were held in fferent parts
of the island, at which strongly rcsolu-
tons were passed in support OF those views. and
in denunciaton Of tho policy Of the ruling
powers. The chief promoter Of this movement
was Mr.. G. W. Gordon, one Of the largest land
Jamaica Houso of Assembly. 1t will be remem.
bcred that this individual was hanged imne-
diately after the outbreak.
This brief statement of facts'will explain why
tho Government feared general instruction
of the blacks, and why the outbreak in ST.
Thomas in the East was treated as if it were
the commencement ola rebellion OF the negroes.
II is remarkable that, beyond the mere assertion
Of the Kingston newspapers, there Is not title
of evidence that there was any conspiracy such
as that which it il alleged existed for the mas
sacrs and determination Of the whites and
browns. But the meetings to which we have
alluded, and the discussion of the contents OF
Dr. Undcrhills letter in the newspapers Of the
island, had aroused strong feeling among the
people Of opposition tothe existing Government;
aud their minds had been further inAs,ned BY
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08
NEWS OF TIE DAY.
GEN EIsAL NEWS.

On Tuesday night, Treasury Department pe'
tectives Brush aud Rosch arrested George FORESTER
"a house 10 Blocker st. while ID the aci o Senhs 10
another Detective eni there for the purPoSe| CIV
worth OF counterfeit currency % and 20 cent stamps
Forester was committed by Commissioner Belts sno
che spurious currency banded over to X Lowell
Chief Of the secres for T. 5. Treasury Depart
nent for New-York state.
Saws The Charleston Courier: ave learn that
ths Hon Solomon Cohen. formerly Postmaster Of Sa'
vannsh is among the members elect to Congress from
the State Of Georgia AIR. Cohen is native az George
town. in this STATE aud pradue 81 tie South Caro-
lima College. He Is 4 lawyer OF eminence and man
Of brilliant talents"
John Gallagher, keeper Of drinking saloon
IN Washington-st.. Bosion get into a difficulty on
Wednesday night witt persons. and fired ps'oi
ct one of them, the bali Instantly Killing yonng man
ssmed ColIins who WAS walking with lady on the
opposite side Of the street Gallagher was arrested
The charter election for the City Of Hudson,
ny, was held on Tuesday last. and resulted in the
success Of the Union men who carried majority OF the
Common Council. and the Recorder Dy majority Of 20.
: Ten thousand bales OF cotton have recently
Teen stolen along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad 1900
90 5000 al Columbus Miss. 5000 10 10000 ut Macon.
Ca. and smaller amount, from otter points.
A construction train on the OSwego and Rome
Railroad yesterday. near the former
place, BY which brakeman INSTANTLY killed and
two Of the Sorkmen seriously II red.
The Rev. DR.. Boynton, Chaplain of the House
ofRepresentaves preached in the II all yesterday and
subsequently administered the marriage rite fOs the
h 6rst time within its walls
Anew railroad is proposed from San Francisco
3ay to town il San Diego, to connect with con
tempated yoad to the Mississippi Capital $50 900 600
The fourth and concluding volume Of the
Census Of 1860 is in the hands Of the public printer
win soon be ready for distribution. ...
About three inches OF snow fell at Poughkeep
sic. n. u. on "Wednesday night. Yesterday mUxnin,
was raining quite freely.
The Constitutional Amendment was rat6e
ey the lower House Of the California Legislature on I'll
e.h last.
A slight shock of an earthquake was felt O
Ban Francisco on wednesday night. No damage done
The Constitutional Amendment was passed
blythe Senate OF the Oregon LeeisaiIe on Wednesday
Gen. Grant and staff arrived at Augusta, Ga.
% Wednesday. and t. leave for tanto yesterday
There were no signs of the Asia at Halifax a
Up m yesterday. She brings dites to the 26th ull.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08

The telegraph las informed us that the bill
allowing Blacks TO testify in the Courts OF
Tennessee, which passed the Senate by 10 to o,
has been defeated in the House by 30 IL 2-the
Last Tennessee Unionisis generally opi osine,
while msny of the ex-Rebels supported it. This
is what We had been led to expect. Those East
Tennessee Cnionists have been permitted by n
weak and worthless Union General Command
ing and Reverend blackguard who is
styled Governor, to murder two to. three
negroes to balance each OF the paroled aud
returned Rebel soldiers whom they have
seen fit likewise to dispatch, until they have
good reason to dcprecste the admission of Negro
testimony: for II would hang hundreds Of them
if there was any semblanee of law or Justice IN
that region. According 10 our information, not
less than a hundred Rebels and negroes have
thus been butchered since June last in and
around Knoxville alone; and there viii Of course
be more if the strong hand Of authority be not
stretched over them.
Tennessee has many stanch Unionists and
worthy men among her citizens; but she is new
ertheless a Pandomonium Of passion and crime,
and no more fit for self-government to-day than
Dahomey. She needs the strong arm Ofmililary
power stretched over her for months yet; aud
/ she needs that this rule should guarantee the
| freedom and legal equality Of all her people, Us
the solid basis of a true Reconstruction.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08
xvwvoRx DAILY TRIBUNE. FRIDAY DECEMBER o. 1865 m
Assays Of tbs quartz

hpn and copper pyrites. Assays Of tbs quartz
by iyof. Kent of this City give s,3i in gold to
to tho ,un. Other specimens, assayed by Pref
Eckfeldt. u. S. Assayer at the Philadelphia
Mint, give ,S25 CO in gold and 81 ~ in silver to
the tun.
The district examined BY Prof j.. extended
nine miles north and south by seven east and
west. Tho rocks are generally covered with
moss, which is easily removed. The country
does not invite to Agriculture, though Indians
raise Potatoes from it, and the Hali-Breeds
formerly cultivated Barley here, which con-
tinues to grow, though tue Hali-BreedS have
been removed. The Lake is deep, and aboundS
in Whitefsh and Pickcrel. Geese and Ducks'
Grouse and Rabbits, are abundant The Carl
bon (Deer) and Moose ale fvund here. Inc
climate favors mining, as does the proiusIon OIL
wood and water.
If these facts should prompt fu'S1ier inquiry,
We presume Prof Eames, No. As bible House,
City, would respond. He has specimens oil
the ores
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08
THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS-.

The first interest of this as of every Other
'eOple is Justice; the next is Peace. Peace
.ased Oh Justice; Peace between North and
,outh, Rich and Poor, White and Back-such
our pressing necessity. We have been at
7ar, and destroyed hundreds Of thousands
lives; we have burned. wasted and
lnk thousands Of millions worth OF
roperty; we have consumed immense stocks
Food and Clothing; we have dismantled
thousands Of miles of Railroads.; We have rolled
gigantic Debt. As people, we are far
Oorer than we were five years ago. But
have an immense area Of fertile soil;
Q have innumemble rich mines Of
'on, Coal, Gold, Silver and other Metals;
Q have most ingenious, energetic. and
fective people; we have machinery and inven-
ons that treble or quadruple our aggregate pro-
lctive capacity; and We only need to 60 to
ork-generally, heartily, trustingly-to put
'erything right very speedily. Give Us but five
,ars Of peaceful, prosperous Industry, and We
i'll more than repair the waste and rayage Of
II late terrible War.
That Peace without Justice is chimera is
rikingly exhibited at the South to-day. Capt.
|, Immigration, Investment. are urgently
,eded there; we would like TO help impel them
ither; but We can do little or nothing in this
10 while tho Southern journals and dema-
,gues insist that Negro insurrectiOn is i'm
inent-many Of them doing their worst to
evoke it. The South ought to make
least Two Million bales Of Cotton
,xt year, and sell it for more than she ever
stained for crop Of Five Million bales; yet
o is likely to grow far less. because Of the un-
Use endeavors Of her leading politicians to re-
nsign the Blacks to q condition essentially
,ject and servile. The infatuation which i'm
,ls TO this course barely stops short Of in
nifty. .il lL. rt. HiaaC
The South and the North must be at peace.
must White and Black; so must Labor and
,pital; 80 must Planting and Manufacture.
only is a true statesman who perceiyes the
Bential Harmony OF Interests, and seeks to
ndsr it concrete, practical and perfect.
nly when the name Of Peace is invoked in the
terest Of Iniquity and Oppression does the
ord crate harShly on Sny generous ear.
Tbs initial Indispensable step toward tie
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08
Ia =
4yIATRsCfnE. -

In one American year, rai'Eay neeiieens take
place at the dc Of ten in a month Duasg the
past six months, the average Vas trelye5 and fcs
three or four months back tAe MT ber OF disas-
tiers much exceeded the general a Sersge. 2wen-
ty-seyen or tSenty-eight cs Ties, peculiar hap
penings wer. engineered though the month Of
september, which is not quite Que for every
State of the Union with or without railway
system), nor for every dr. of II Q mouSh. In
previous meath, the PROV sEtion was rsariy the
same. ..,
To repeat thst railroail dsas cr is alnrTningly
common would be sup,rauous 1t seems
! have run riot, aud is Ike an epidemic ms
crime Of negligence in great cities n.
the fruitful breeder ef chalera; the ssmes
crime, far less TO 30 exsused apon our
railroa Is, Is the Qroliic and apparently
perse, cring author Of the 81 aemlo oiaSs Oh ~
ciden.s. no such Ieoportisn of casaai'les'
conn ared with Giro Amstarfes and meaus "
safety, exists Oh TIE oceea as usan the IAN.
D., Tie rate OF boiler explos.ons aid oi so-en'S.
acc dents. exclusive of Disasters oeeasionee W
phenomenal storms is in Act less upon 'ne se~
where danger app,ars, in ever respect, q ss'0'
than in our familiar nSnd srayel by rai~s!
! End steamboat. Ne are better assured ID ap''~
'pe oaztslyes to the I'M NAMED barbarSm OF ""
ocean than to lhe civilization OF steanA w
| business of our railroad managers Is pisn's
d. marked out, and needs, if enyhlne
less science thar that Of the m@''
I, with his Instruments and chars. o0"~
s lines. sound bridges, ars to he bnA@ an" -
uerienced end faithful CLERKS, engineers va.
1 duotors, switch.tendeIs, inspectors, and p'0'l
{ beats, are necessary. Nevertheless, VIC Ahe' y
railroads in the neighborhood q the ol! -
massage over which is daily sperehens''A'
either ftom nVtoriciy of disaster or pa'eh' 'Is'p
, ness and insecurity Of bridge-buidins'
there appears to be problem somewhere
We infer that, with all the boast OF A'N''
: enterprise, railroad science Is bat i''le shonn
stood, or that, by It's very expansion No ..,ur
rather call il contgaction) INTO n'Ohe' -.
wi,tont limit and control, ii has become aSFaa
icai of neglect and death as il Is nnps'1 :, n.
means to compass safety. The LATER . ~.
= uopalsr and public idea. We are prsu a =
r cani,ol ca,astroghe-thc NhplsSalo rum Va
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08

the publication of q dispatch from tie Coiohiai
Secretary to the Governor, in which that func-
demonstrating his cue from Jamaica-had in
dorsed tho planter doctrine Of negro Incidence.
Such was the state of things when the riot oc
cured at Morant Bay; aud it is easy to under
stand how it was the planters fancied they saw
in that affair the bloody signal of general up.
rising of the blacks throughout the island
Here we have the key to the attempt made to
convert local disturbance into portentous
rebellion. The blacks were demanding justice.
They were organizing TO obtain it by peaceful
and constitutional means. They were bent upon
having proper representation OF their interests
in the local Legislature. But the planters were
as determined that their righteous claims should
not be conceded, and the opportunity presented
Ivy the st. Thomas outbreak was eagerly seized
for inilicting a crushing blow upon the pco-
PIES cause and the advocates Of fair play.
Gordon was suulmarily hanged, and every man
of any position in the island, who, either in the
press, or on the platform, supported DR.. Under
hills views, was arrested aud handed over TO
the military authorities to be tried by court
martial. The next mail will doubtless bring Us
intelligence of how they have been disposed of;
but if what We learn from private letter, writ
ten at the last moment, when the November
mail was leaving Kingston that one Of thcm, a
respectable and talented attorney at-law, had
been sentenced to receive fifty lashcs and to he
confined in the general pcnitentiary for I've
years, is to be taken as an illustration of the
spirit in which they will be dealt with, they
need expect but little mercy at the Lands Of
their prosecutors.
After all, then, this Jamaica business is but a
renewal of the strife between Slavery and
Freedom. The spirit Of Slavery, it appears,
still lives in that island. The planters there, il
would seem, have forgotten nothing" have
- learned nothing" during the last twenty-five
years. The old imperiouSness, the old intoler'
once, the old tyrannical disposition, are still in
existence, and liberal ideas are to be prescribed,
aud the advocates of justice to the Blacks
silenccd and crushed. But will tho powerful
| dliii-t'sdNNiN luitf Va f>HEie+tN IN'"'AS Wv
Triumph of the men who have disgraccd the
British name by the brutal way in which the
Blacks of 81. Thomas in the East have been
dealt with II cannot. and VIE are persuaded
it will not. From the tone Of the liberal portion
OF the English Press in writing Of the insur-
reclion, we conclude that demand viii be
made upon the Imperial Goyernment-which,
even il so disposed it will be unable to resist
that a searching Investigation Of tho late unfoi-
tuuaie business, as we'll as into the state Of
affairs generally in Jamaica, shall be made, and
| full Justice done 10 the Blacks Of that colony.
At length the British people will be convinced.
We think, that grca, llunder was committed
when il was LETT to the late slaye-owner 10
| lecislate for the freed negro.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08

On the sixth and seventh pages of this morn
ng's TRIBUNE will be found accounts Of the
manner in which Thanksgiving Day was OBJ
served in this and neighboriug cities, together
With reports of large number of sermons de-
iyered by ministers of various denominations.
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Te Corrrsyend~nts.

n. .sts. can b. taken Of Auonymous Communications
Whseyer!, intended for nftron nlut be authenticated
h, tb. name address Of the "rternot Necessarily oi
psoleation. but - q cuarsnSs us good iait,- ,
Az business letters Tor TINS once should be- sddreedto Inc
TxtUHE." Now.yoik
Ne sXano! undertake reec,rd CommunicsioaA
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To Advertisers.

We will thank our adver ising customers to hand
A. .b.ir Advertisements cary hour as possible II
resolved .et o'clock they csnuo be CLASSIFIED under e
sroosr be.dI
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-07
New York Narket.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.
Cotton-dull, heavy and lower; 55a56c
for middliDg. Flour-dull, and 5a10c
lower; Sc, 25aS, 40 for extra state; S9a920
for common to extra X. III. O.; S9,25a12,-
Is for trade brands, the market closing
dull. Whisky-qniet and firmer; west
ern 80 ,371a2,3S. Wheat-heavy, and la
SC lower; Sl,74al,79 for Chicago spring;
Sl,73al ,7S for Milwaukee club; Sl,75a1 80
for new amber Milwaukee; the latter
price an extortion; So ,36a237 for new
amber state; SO for old winter red west
ern. Rye-9uiet; Canadian 81, Is. Bar
ley-dull 81, 10 for choice Canada East
81 80 for choice Canada West, in store
Corn--without decided change; 7Sc for
damaged; S1aS7c for unsound; SSa90c Tor
sound mixed western; 904a9lc for high
mixed; CSC for prime yellow Wisconsin.
Oats-irregular and unsettled. witt
moderate demand at 46a5lc for uns' a
55a5ec for sonnd. Coffes-r'.ilie1 ,oundi
aoc ,seovadc rae l5c. Moias-
ouiet Petroleum-f.rmer; 36ta37c
sor crrde; 57a6Oc for Refined il bond -
1 parINheavy and lower; S31 ,25a3l 81 for
rs. closing at S3l ,374 cash. 500, SOAR
for nr;me mess Beef-steady, S1lal4
for plaip mess; SI4a1S for extra mess
Reef Hams-quiet. Cut Meats-quiet,
I.2alsc for shoulders; 2Oa23c for hams.
Racon-in moderate demand. Lard
Arm at 244s2Sfc. Butter-in demand at
oOa42c for Ohio; 4Oa55 forstate. Cheese
firm at 14a19c.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-07
RIVER NEWS.

RryER.-The river was stationary last
evening, with eight feet water in the
channel.
The Potomac, Capt. Fink, arrived from
Cincinnati with an excellent trip. She
leaves for that port this evening.
Capt. T. c. Sweeney is building neat
side-wheel cotton boat, which will be
completed by the LIST of January. The
hull is las feet long. 80 feet beam, with
ST feet hold. The machinery comprises
two boilers, forty inches in diameter,
twenty feet long, containing seven fiues
each. The cylinders are fifteen inches IN
diameter, with five feet stroke. She Will
have capacity for 1900 bales OF cotton
together with full length cabin. Capt.
Sweeney will name his new packet
Como" in compliment to Count Dorsey,
purser of the Annie White.
Captains J. T. Russell and w. NJ. List,
ofthe Revenue, are also building splen-
did packet to take the Revenues day in
the Cincinnati and Wheeling trade. The
hull will be 1853 feet long, SO feet beam,
with five feet depth of hold. She will
have three seven fue boiler, forty inches
in diameter, twenty feet long, with
pair of cylinders seventeen inches in d-
ameter, with five and ene-half feet stroke
The cabin will he full length, and ele-
gantly furnished She will be completed
by the first of March.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Saturday
says:
THE Wild Wagner will leave Wheel
ing for Cincinnati every Wednesday at A
P. NJ, instead of Tuesday. as heretofore.
She will come straight through, without
laying over at Pomeroy. Capt. A ID.
tombstone, late OF the office of the J. G.
Blackboard, has been appointed chief
clerk of the Wagner Mr.. Knox, the
old reliable, superintends the freight
department, as usual
Capt. Wash HnnShall yesterday con-
tracted for large aad splendid side
wheel for the Cincinnati and Big Sandy
trade, to ply in connection with the Tel
egraph.