New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-01-18

ored soldier, oil u about tlse f of last,
ai1d he Is to biz hung ol GEN.
Qstesla;aslA le cntion of the
NJ REpniHvED ASD PAupoS ii. dun. numl,hregs
haH Iespit thirty days Harrison Brooks Cool
0reds convicted hit the last term of The criminal
eoartsoF II InuI et 0f his eow sant Collier.
hs lellew1ng persons have bss pardoasi ;
sle WIS M liams, ntehfed for pix months both
scciored and nyietea of petty larceny Ibid.
The MlIITA AEY Harris, for MINOR
Sensraf, and ~ MAnioxa, Tor BrigaHier, got all the
votes n t,is county 3, 81 I.uckett elected eol,
chaels " Hughes Ibid
The Uolleotor of Internal Revenue Iii this Dis.
sfict, has just paid into the Treasury upwards of
hal I d million OF dollars, the proceeds az six
months collection u big district 80 & said IS
THE CoTToN MONEY. We have heard ii intis
mated that the military authorities design prevent
ing the execution Of the ant sof December 10th
1851, by which treasury notes were issued on cot
ton, under certain conditions and penalties. The
reason Of military interference is said to be the
use of the monsy for rebellions purposes. w q
await further information before commenting on
the subject,--lIbid. s.,
Gen. Wade Hampton, Of South Carolina, accom-
panied by hisson,s Capt Wade Hampton. Jr. was
In the city yesterday llb.
Coon ADVICE 70 FREEpMEN- The colored por-
! ton Of our. community had 10 celebration and pro-
cessoh on Wednesday last. exhibiting their re-
ljoieings the occasion OF the second anniv
of the proclamation of the President of the United
/ States, proclaiming the freedom Of all hondsmen
Lin the country. The procession was long and
orderly, aud We are gratifed to say, so far from
exhibiting any hostility towards their old masters,
the utmost feeling of yeneration and gratitude was
4 shown. s8 s85g
/ It was designed that this celebration should
have taken place on the first day Of january, but
a tho inelemency of the weather on that day pre-,
4 vented its occurrence. Rev. DR.. c. X. Marshall
land Hon. Walter Brooke were at that time invited,
ds Southern ffse, and former masters IN ,ctons
I they had CON fsdeace, to address them.
/ The invitation, Iii the spirit in which i was
made, was eheerfully accepted. circumstances u
Il prevented the procession and the speaking unt,i
4 "Wednesday. Dir. Marshall was absent, but Col.
u Brooke addressed them, in his usual powerful and
sIonportune, and the words Of encouragement were
tsuGh as every Southern gentleman addresses to
Il his former servants. In a few words he told them
now was the time, If ever, that they could prove
4 they were worthy Of the freedom they had re-
lceiyed. They must 50 to work like white men
i stay at their work like white men and they would
receive the reward OF biz labor ike white men.
If they were cheated and iefrauded they had the
same redress as white men--they could appeal to
the courts. II they did not work and earn an hon
j eat independence, they would be thought of just
as mean white people were under the same circu1a-
/ Istanees-they Wonld be lerided and condemned.
He hoped they would prove themselves worthy of
y their freedom. We hope the remarks of Col.
/ Brooke will be written out and published in full.
who were Of Northern birth, and the same advice
4 was given Ibid.
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