The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-21

can't the situation, is the offspring of the
hasrt and not Of, the head. President john
son understands that fact, and acts according
", But nothing satisfies the Radicals. They
either deny the loyalty of Southern conduct,
or, if compelled to concede it, assert that it
springs from hypocrisy .-[Transcript
1t is not true that the President has in any
way intimated an intention to draw back"
from the position he has taken upon the queF-
ton of reconstruction In no instance has he
in any shape manner or form, exhibited ian
appearance of friendship to the plan of Con-
press." He is, as we have repeatedly of late
had occasion to state, Opposed to all constitu-
tional amendments at the present time, and
to all conditions precedent to the admission Of
loyal representatives from the Southern States
He u.s. therefore, necessarily committed against
the so-called congressional plan, involving as
it does changes in the organic law ofthe land,
and servile conditions which must be accep-
ted by the Southern States before they can
have voice in the deliberations of the Ma
ntional Congress. National lntelligencer.
The Memphis Avalanche is of opinion that
the report of the Reconstruction Committee
and their final action may not be without
beneficial influence upon the people of the
South. 1t advises the Southern people to
to accept with resignation and dignity the
position of exclusion from an equal share
in the Government to which they are Goa
signed: to nav their taxes and fulfil faithfully
all their obligations to the Government, and
henceforth to trouble themselves no farther
about politics, but devote themselves exclu-
sively to industrial pursuits. In further
ance of this object, it earnestly recommends
the South to raise its own corn, wheat and
other provisions; to manufacture, by the aid
of artisan emigrants from the North for it
self; to be self-supporting people in all res
poets, and to raise no more cotton than Is
necessary to supply its own wants. The
Avalanche appeals with great earnestness to
the Southern people in support OF each OF
these recommendations, and its views are
likely to attract good deal Of attention.
The capacity of the, Southern States for pro-
ducing all the cereals is unbounded. This
is a kind of reconstruction VIII CT no one cen
prevent and now tina. the purpose of Con-
gress is manifest to exclude that section from
representation, it will be more manly and
self respecting to devote their attention to
productive industry than to continue vainly
knocking tor admission at the doors of the
National Legislature. Il Transcript.
Of the German States, now apparently on
the eve of a general war, Austria has the
largest national debt, amounting to ST., 1885,
900 600 The debt of Prussia is two hun
bred and ten millions; Saxony, forty-eight
millions; Wirtemhurg, twenty-five millions.
Of other countries which may be involved,
France owes s., 900 ,OOO, 900; Russia, ST., 1867
600 900, which, however, with her seventy
FIVE millions of population, is per capita but
$15.4 while that of France per capita is
$54.7e. Fine national debt of Great Britain
is $4,000 ,O00 900, which, with population
Of thirty millions, averages $1s3,ss per capt.
ia, being greater than that of our own coun-
try, which owes $4,000, 900 900, averaging,
with population of thirty-fve millions, $87.-
fixtures, but they cannot be so here, where
the charging industry and enterprise of an
ever increasing population, will permit no
obstacle to its progress. III Baltimore Tran
script a4
We regret to hear Of. the demise of the
venerable Colouel Seaton, formerly of the Ma
tional Iptelligencer. Deceased was born in
King William county, Va, in 1885 At the
age Of IS he ardently engaged in politics, aud
was for some time assistant editor of a Rich
moud paper. He next took charge of the
Petersburg Republican. and subsequently, Of
/ the Raleigh IN. ca Register, marrying a
daughter of the editor of that paper, Joseph
Gales Sr. In 1872 he removed to Washing
ton, and with Mr., Gales, Jr,, founded the Ma
tional Intelligencer, which was conducted
jointly up to the death of the former In 1860.
Mr. Seaton retired some three years ago. For
II successive years, Mr., Seaton was Mayor
OF Washington. gi th.a75r. -j4tltt
The tablet of this week, gives lis the
following as the official acts Of Archbishop
McCloskey :lls.i. i.ll .s3ab,ll.r9 a.a.aT tl4t
Z The Most Rev. Archbishop administered the
Sacrament Of Confirmation On Tuesday,
the 9Th instant, in the Church Of St. John the
Evangelist, to 1877 persons. On Thursday,
the 9TH inst, in the Church of St. Francis
Xavier, to 476 persons. On Sunday, the
10th instant, the Most Rev. Archbishop dedi-
Gated to the service of Almighty God, under
the invocation ofSt.. Anthony of Padua, the
Church lately purchased for the use of the
Italian people in Sullivan street The Arch
bishop preached during the High Mass, which
followed the dedicatory service, He preached
again in the afternoon, in the Church of St.
Michael, in 31st street, previous to laying the
corner stone OF the new parochial school
which the Jealous pastor of ST. Michaers is
now erecting.
The cotton crop throughout Turkey will be
much larger this year, than any grown be-
fore, but the heavy fall in prices will have a
serious effect. At present the price of cotton
has fallen to eight piastres per oke, the rate
some time since, ranging as high as twenty
three piastres. Various circumstances COM
bine to produce this unfavorable state of
things, the monetary crisis and the fall caused
by increased imports from America being the
principal causes. -.loaai4a .i.llA
By bill introduced in the Senate on We'd
nesday by, Mr. Trumbull, the number of