The New York herald., 1866-06-29
NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1866.

poraie she United States rencinr D,chinr, Draining
and Land Company which read twice, and referred
TO the Committee ON the District Of Columbia.
PUBLICATION TKRRToKy
Mr. Asnrrs, rep Of Onto, behalf Of the delegate
from Dakota introduced bin TO provide for the publ
cation Of the laws Of Dakota Territory VIII ch was read
twice and referred 70 the Committee on Territories
coSYERKScK COMMITTEE on rnK TAX MLI-
Winfield committees conferences the tar bill.
MESSAGES FROM Tns PREspESr-rKksH WATER BASIN ron
RoS-cLAps
Tho srx.xEx presented a message from the President
transmitting Communication from the Secretary Of the
Navy, and copy OF the report and prepared by
the board Of Examiners appointed under the joint
lnton Of June l, ls6d 70 examine site for frcsh
water basin for ironclad vessels Laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
THE rREsiDESrs REPLY 10 THE INQUIRY IN RELATION TO
PUBIC nosoRs REBELS.
The Speaker also presented message from the Presi
don't transmitn ng reports from the hcads OF the Execu
tive Departments 70 the House resolution OF
the 9TH Of June al 10 whether civi or military employees
of The government have assisted in tho rendering Of pnb
lie honors TO tho rebels, living dead Laid on the
table, and ordered to be printed
The House then went into Committee OF the Whole on
the State of tho Union Mr. scoed Ia The chair and pro-
oeeded TO the consideration Of the Tariff bill
Mr. MORRILL, addressed tine House In explanation and
support Of the bill. He said:-Mr Chairman, at this
late period the session and in this hot weather know
that the despatch Of business will be hailed with more
good Will than any discussion Of great pr ncipes OF
economy involving protection free trade or OF the
minute details Of atari bill involving the present condi
ton OF trade the nice adjustment Of duties on I'm
ports to our system Of internal taxation and shall,
therefore, matter OF taste, well as from the I'M
possibility of doing otherwise from sheer exhaustion,
,respass upon the patience Of tho commit
show that some action is imperatively
CURED at our hands, aud that the action proposed
by the Committee on Ways and Means taking
full consideration the of the country the
condition o national finances and the currency with
which ali commercial transactions must be conducted IL
reasonable and proper The close OF the exhibits
Northern loss by death In tho service Of not less than
two hundred aud fty thousand men, and equal mum
har avCtea allp
cited for manual labor that not than half million
Of between twenty and thirty years Of age. tho
athletes the world have suddenly been withdrawn from
the Ids workshops and mines Of the old free States OF
the Union This loss represents In the aggregate the
ndustra and vital force Of potess than Two million I'VE
hundred thousand men, women and children though
survivors and dependent OF the i've hundred thousand
smtten In battle those who tasted the bitter Of
rebel prison. who failed fcompete restoration 10 health
and soundncss OF body, Notwithstanding the sweet
merces Of own ag are the precious lcgaees OF the
BE- provided for though and no longer
producers OF wealth nor perhaps ordinary
means Of subsistence. The loss u the South though
nominally less may bo practically eaual as their recu
moro crippled by the relentless track OF war This great
subtraction from the essential forces of the country
cannot be- at repaired Many Of those who went
| forth 70 the war, though untouched by steel. shot
| or she'll, have found new fields Of enterprise
| and labor yet unrcmuneraivc, but promis
| ing In the end prosperous homes wave of
! population has gone soutbward hardly perceptble
OF tho next Some accessons from Europe have
come amounting to 2s7 337 In the year 1895; but the
pitic-s conscriptons going on there, and the
perpetual alleelan demanded will most likely arrest
/ the tide Of emigration which otherwise might Justly
been anticipated from that quarter The deduction
to be made IRON all these considerations u that
sent supply Of labor largely deficient largely that
| va cannot at present compese With the dense and
! In hardly any branch Of human industry, and
yet Is moro important than over thai every
man should nnd work ] hope labor In America will
| forcves be far more nishy rewarded than elsewhere
90 now and ,hs. distinct, the glory Of our coun
,ry. OF Our nr'as,lons and Of American policy. Bus
High prices must r PAID or the capital In lands,
mines and manufactures must be wrecked aud absn.
our normal condition, anvisissd BY unusual ,a1s,
and the disturbing Hood Of an exclusively pspes
imprcEnable position against foreign compeiitiou
| than they evar ecupied n their prasIous history.
from any qasrssr who has anything 10 rsii Forssa
arinccrs Of brass aud Iron and Of clay cannot
resist They are able 70 nndsrssl our ewa people Our
present amount " crruisins currency In vast " ega
sssk so.ss $3.50 soe o oo,.ssndins no,.s q ihs
per cent o. lhslr capital s.sA7p,Tsa q frsoonal
reney, S27 o6a,7 ssd of compound interest notes
So IL: 'Se.s VS ssars: rspis.eS 70 ssysoa,. -
but as fsct sad . non''rous iae. attended by
ss sa Ssa. I'D IN. s Nor. oSss S
cuI, viii be found w application A. the iims Of the
surrender of Lee and johnson any terms Of settlement
might esiy have been ota ned from the southorn reb
with ample guarantees for the future they painted
for nothing much AZ doiIvcrance from the and
/
would have been promptly accepted. That oppornne
inonen nj passed away never 20 rsturn. 30 tho trnns
tiop from paper 10 specie A ths, tune migh, perhaps
have been made with les strain upon the cog1try with
ic Inconvenience 10 individuals than
be brought about. Tho pcopie were prepared ior a
IN. goal Ia point of TACT was almost reached Nobody
Vas IN debt and NOBODY distressed The nominal
duction Of inventions would have eft all with relatively
pSlsy ns pd'i" Sd No, prevail and no. I.as .ana. s
against any reduction Of values. aud Congress ltse
grdn gly Authorizes the return Of ony about -four nh
4 IauS NJ Iuu vgiu af fta
presence " which stimulates sales and Atr1gies poduc
tion. oar country from one o ia. cheapest paes 10
live in becoming u the dearest The wages paid
labor not too much, considering what those wages
will pay for In bread and meat IN rent aud cotbeA No
manufactures be made while this state Of things
lat, 20 be sent abroad aud unless war, pesence or
famine cars among foreign nations they will wan.
none Of wheat De { or pork Al anything like
what " costs 10 produce a Our gold, IL Is true they
eagerly dexpoi na Of, and Why not A. money. u Is
getting 10 b obsoIcte Gold coin i itself deprecated in
market because 10 Is useless much
cent and portable mercland f used for the payment
OF existing contract u = worth no more than Equal
amount " Cblied legal tender note. Our whole
monetary sy.lem Il bloa,ed by than fourold sd
dton 20 the currency ia circulation. II s unnatural
and daiiy bexets disease of new typeiorn dable be
cansc unkn0wn-as well those vlih vhich al.
| ready familiar and know 10 be dangerous Having 20
deal With ach facts and u bcing impossible 10 remove
this incubns upon tbr labor of the country once
legislation must recognize the situation and trim our
Sss for such breszes may blow Oar imporss
y .h.t 0 tSey ~ero Iaa year ana We pay ''Sr sor
| them " scnding abroad gold and silver aud rnlied
states bonds ~ llsue more man hsii ihef ac" value
Another reason, aud os the most cogent for r~vi
of the TART al ths time the insufficient rates
levied upon foreign woods. This - question which has
yered Congress for forty year, Tho evils endured by
woolruwers somehow never dDappesr Jet the iaSs taks
what shape they may The n0cks ~ sheep south
America IN Aasrala st the cspes snd elsewhsre have
become 10 large ~ much improved by MIXED
breeds that they threaten 10 force The American
woolgfowcrx % sbandsn choNen and mort
pursuit Formerly IN. vooi obtained from Bacnos
Ayres and fu Of burru bat by crossing With
the meriBo breeds has borome entirely changed In
character and woo equal Ia grade 70 the average
American growth can be bought n hogth Amsric2 ior
fifteen pr pound II "a not washed. aud borrs
sliu accompany H. Bot no American husbsbdmsn, not
those uho located In proximity 10 unf.Dccd
prAirlrs where tie summer feed b splro-
prsted without let OF hndrsDoe. compete with
such prcc-. They must, unle~ si taken
care o. auc~nmb FOR the pat f01r years not.
vithsiandins the nom mnalIy high proee 70, vol
tbs Ausab, fecelvsd when reduced 20 gold ~sndsfi
shows that The business % wort srow nd hss ssen
lucrative not ar0rfing one half the profits 0f any
o,ber Kind ~ farming many oWnes q sheep have