The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-23

pound on cotton. A report OF the commit
tee appointed to investigate that subject was
made at meeting held last Thursday, and
the conclusions which they arrived at were
that during the last five years, the produc-
ton of cotton had greatly increased in India,
Egypt and Brazil, and these countries are
likely to enter into successful competition
with the United States that India cotton,
mixed with one-ffth or one-tenth American
cotton, produced the requisite quality in the
standard fabrics, and as the actual cost OF
raising, transporting and selling cotton will
be from thirteen to fifteen cents pound, the
price of the article will not bear this tax
Statistics were also produced which showed
that the cultivation of cotton in India had
increased during the last few years from thir-
ty to fifty per cent. per annum. The state
ment was also made in the report that the
proposed tax was discriminating one, and
tended to make the South poorer and the
North richer, and was drawback on that
part of the country striving to regain its lost
footing. A resolution was passed, declaring
that in the opinion Of the Chamber Of Com
naers the duty on cotton ought not to be in
creased beyond two cents pound.
The Senators elect from Colorado en-
phatically deny the imputation thrown upon
them and members of Congress to the effect
that there was political bargain or agree
ment to secure votes for the passage of the
bill for the admission of their territory. They
further say that they call upon the President,
to which allusion has been made by some
newspapers, was simply to present such facts
and documents as show the population and
substantial wealth, resources and permanent
prosperity of Colorado, and had no reference
whatever to politics. Chronicle. 20
Pardons.
The Washington Star, of the 18th, states
that the following persons were yesterday
pardoned by the President, under the first
and thirteenth exceptions of the proclama-
ton of amnesty: II. K. Burgwyn, ]. G. King,
W. F. McKesson, Alfred Williams, W. R.
Cox, Bradley T. johnson, ]. G. Cook, A. NJ.
Lewis, W. B. Rodman, ]. W. Hall, G. 6.
Lynch and G. W. Thompson, of North Caro-
lima; J. R. Aiken, South Carolina; Zebulon
York, Louisiana A. R. Manning, Alabama;
W. H. Weems, Georgia, and G. M. Jessie,
Kentucky.
r Cholera on the HeIvetia.
NEW York, May 1.-THE officers of the
steamship City of Paris report that the
cholera broke out on the steamer Halvetia,
between Liverpool and Queenstown and she
put back to Liverpool. rt.ag
The Military Commission to Investigate the Nor
folk Riot.
The Board of officers convened in this
city finished its labors and closed its session
on Saturday afternoon. The proceedings
were secret throughout, and the decision ar
rived at will not be promulgated until re-
viewed at army headquarters, but we are ell
abled, from our observation of the anxiety to
elicit the truth shown by the officers compo-
sing the Board, and from our knowledge of
their character, to assure our citizens that
upon the eoidence furnished an impartial YER
dict will be rendered.
1t is much to be regretted that there was
not more general disposition upon the part
of our tOwnsmen to volunteer to the Com
mission whatever information they were pos
sessed of, but we believe enough was obtain
ed to guarantee such report by the Board as
will fully exonerate this community from.any
responsibility for the bloody scenes of the
riot.-Nortok Viryinian, 18th.
Visit of Secretary MeCuIloeh to Fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS MONROE, May Alt is under
stood as the result of Secretary McCulloch's
recent visit, that President johnson has di-
rected the Post Surgeon to make special
report of the health of Jefferson Davis, and
it is confidently said that during the past
twelve months, the unceasing tramping and
changing of the guards around his cell, has
prevented him from enjoying at any one
time more than two hours unbroken sleep,
and that his health is failing rapidly. He
confessed extreme pleasure when the news
of his indictment reached him, confident
that speedy action in his case will soon
follow.
Cash on Hand.
The following is statement of the amount
of funds in the cash vaults of the Treasury
on the 18th inst:
United States Legal Tender Note, $268,O00
National Bank Notes, 92,3S0
Fractional Currency of all de-
nominations, 1,476,7s6
Gold, 100000
Silver, ssH $500
Cents, -s.-5 fr-. 500
Reserve Fund Temporary Loan, 100000
Reserve Fund surplus issue Uni
ted States notes, s7,sss,4a
Reserve Fund surplusissue Comp.
Int notes, A,e71 300
Comp. Int. notes in Redemption
Division, 4,9eO,oOO
Mr.. Seward sent his protest, which has
been published, against Austria's sending
troops to Mexico At thesame time he wrote
to our Minister, saying that if troops had
already started, nothing could be done there;
Int bo1 al ha
was instructed to withdraw in case any troops
should depart after his protest had been pre-
sented, and before their reply and our re-
Spouse should have been received. ,g
Ex-Gov. Wise's Lecture. a
Hon. Henry A. Wise delivered lecture in
the Baptist church, on Washington street,
Alexandria, Friday night, for the benefit of
the female orphan asylum of that city, to
crowded audience Mr.. Wise indicated his
intention to stand by Virginia; that he
would not move one step from her soil that
he had taken no test oaths, and no power on
earth could make. him take any. He had
always obeyed the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, but when the United States called
on him to suppress instruction, and Virgin
la to repel invasion, it became a conflict of
sovereignty, and he was not individually re-
sponsible for obeying the call of his State.
On yesterday a meeting was held in
Tarboro, N. c., for the purpose of organizing
the Tarboro and Roanoke Railroad Com
pany The company was chartered by the
Legislature of North Carolina some years ago
but has never been organized The South
erner says that large delegation of the mer-
chants of Norfolk were expected to be pres