Smyrna times., 1866-09-12

SELF CONvICTED.-ln his speech at St.
Louis, President johnson took occasion tC
speak OF the treedmen'S Bureau in the follow
ing terms:
"Yes, under this new system they would worl
the slaves and call the government 10 bear all III,
expenses, and, IT there were any profits left, VIII,
they would pocket them. daughter and cheers -
Yes, you the people, must pay the expenses of run
nlng the machine out Of your own pockets, Will,
they get the profits of it,"
Those who take for gospel all that this ex.
traOrdinary President says, will no doubt be
surprised to learn that the very man who make,
this assault holds in his own grasp the appoint.
ment of every officer of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau, from the Superintendent clear down to
the humblest agent or clerk; that he can re.
move any or all OF them at pleasure can annul
or approve OF their acts or policy as he sees fit
can prescribe rules for the management of the
system, and cure all the evils that NAV arise in
it. Congress established the Bureau but Il
could not possibly control its management. -
That must necessarily remain with the Presi-
dent, whose constitutional prerogatiye it il to
exercise all executive functions belonging To
the national government, and to select his own
agents for that purpose. As we have now his
authority to show that he has by his neglect,
or worse, allowed the agents of his own an.
p0lntment to pervert the Bureau into system
OF virtual slavery, the responsibility rests where
the Constitution vests the executive power and
authority, with the President himself The
word they, in the passage we quote, refers
In strict Interpretation of language, TO the
0thcers OF the Bureau, but the object of the
President was to throw the responsibility of
this upon Congress, and it is to that body he
alludes as working the negroes as slaves and
putting the money in their pockets
How can they do this? He has the whole
control OF the Bureau, and Congress none. He
can make or unmake all the officers.
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THE NEW YORK RECEPTION OF THE PREs1.
DENT.-The people of New York are rejoicing
that the reception of the President was in the
hands OF committee of merchants, and not
lett to the tender mercies of the City Council
and Board of Aldermen. The former spent
So, 643 OF their OCn money whilst the latter,
had they had charge of it, would have squan-
dered at least 100000 of the money of the
city. The bill for carriages was $1,000, because
the COuncilmen were not invited to ride. Had
these New York functionaries been of the
party $4,000 would not have paid for the
vehicles necessary to transport them.
London and New York, the metropolis oftbe
old and the metropolis of the new world, are in
themselves worlds. The last English census
shows that in London there are more Scotch
men than in Edinburgh, more Irish than in
Dublin, more Catholics than in Rome, and
more lsraelites than in Palestine. New York
approaches London in the numbers of its
Scoth, Irish and Catholic population, whilst as
a German city it is the third IN the world, rank
ing next to Berlin and Vienna.
John Mcl4ear & Son, Bankers, No. GOT Mar
ket Street, have received authority to DISPOSE
OF q limited number of the Connecting Rail
road Bonds. Parties desirous of making a
good and safe investment, would do well to
give their attention to these Bonds.
John McLear & Son, Bankers, No. 607 Mar
ket Street, offer for sale the Pennsylvania
Railroad Bonds. They pay per cent. interest
clear OF all taxes, and have FIVE years to rum
Convertible at the option of the holder at any
time before maturity into their Consolidated
Mortgage Loan. Apply early.
SORGHUM FREE OF TAx.-The Internal
Revenue Commissioner, in reply to inquiries
whether there is any internal duty on the pro. |
ducts of sorghum, replies that molasses and
sugar made from sorghum or imphee, are. and
have been since the passage of the act of March
I'd, 1865, exempt from duty.