The New York herald., 1866-09-15

greeted him In most places delight and encourage his
friends while his enemies confidently predict from tho
Manifestations OF hostility and drcspcct shown him at
few points, rejection OF his policy by the peopo, and
that he will be mpeached and ignominousiy dismissed
from Office by the next Congress. II Is lamentabe
Tact that among the latter class may DO included the head
OF ut least one department. and the heads OF several
bureaus, threefourlhs OF whose clerks and employees
would, II there wore to be Presidential contest
row between Mr. johnson and Thad Stevens, work and
vote FOR the latter In department the spectacle
Is almost daily prcsen cd afer business hours,
and sometimes during business hours bevy OF clerks
witnessing With delight of their number repeat and
burlesous the inaugural speech Of Mr. johnson Vice
President and several OF those delivered by him his
tour In reply addresses of welcomo and hesr parties
know are acluated by tho spirit and sentiments OF
their Immediate patrons, OF whom has bohed their
disgraceful conduct than OCCASION and In
stead OF rebuking Il, encouraged them with bctty
roar OF laughter The heads OF OF these ngl,cs
viii probably be included among those tho President has
PROMISED 90 on
The Revision OF the TnriH.
The following iot,cr OF Instructions respecting tho
tar has been addrcsscd by the Secretary Of the Trea
sury 70 the Commissioner OF the Revenue in regard
the proposed revision Tho tar az tho next sessoa OF
Congress
To Hon. Dawn W. w1Ls. United States Commissioner of
Rcy.nuc--
s certain 70 engage the attention u Congress at tho
next session. ider IL especially desirable that tho
Treasury Department should DO prepared 10 furnish ~
much Information pertinent 20 the subject as 10 OBJ
tanned and coiated wihin the limited time available for
ihc necessary nyo legations You arc therefore, hereby
IN tructed 20 tho subject OF the reys Of the tariff
cspecia attention, and 10 report hill wh ch. if ap
proved by ton rtss Will h. substitute for all acs i'm
lo-iug customs duties and which viii ronder he admin
"a n Of 81. tom IN
simple economical ard effective. ~ the discharge oi
thu duty You VII consider the necessity OF providing
.nr a large certain and permanent rovenue koap
lng IN fiew the fat that tho existing tarin
has proved moet effective la this direction.
You VIII therefore ondeavor nrsi 10 secure for the
govern nont ~ enue connier ursto With 10 necess
ties aal secondly u propose such fnodicatons tho
tar laws IN force will better Just and equazc
the duties upon foreign Imports With the Internal taxes
rpon home productions II this last result csa he
obtained without dorment 10 the revenue by reducing
upon raw ma.ernls aud the machinery Of homo
prediction rather than by Increasing the raicr ~
Imports IL would In my opinion, by decreasing TIC
cost OF production and increasing the prod g
Ing power of wages, greatly promote tho Interests
OF The whole country Ia the prosecution 81 thls
you authorized 10 call upon any o:iocr Of to
Due for such Information you may require and no
gnay ~ able 10 furnish.
nm. with grce, rcspoot, very ,rily .yours,
II. AccuIioCH, secretary q the Treasury.
Il d understood tin, tho Office Of the Commits oner q
the Revenue viii bc at tho Now York Custom House
during tbs month or October
v
er-" In the Internal Reycnue Law.
With regard TO tho tnx upon payments msic 70 me-
chsncs or laborcn employed upon public works. the
Commssionr OF Internal Revenue decides that the
terms ''mechanos" and 'laoorers' used by Con.
gross In their general and popular sense that they woro
designed by Congress TO Include clerks. Granghls
men, &C., but such persons only generally known
as mechanics or iaborers, such carpenters brick
layers machinists 10. The operation Of the Internal
Rovsuuo law cxempting such workmen from tho pro-
visions Of the act Is limited 10 such mechanics and Ia
borers employed In the construction Of pblic
works and thole employed public work or al public
works.
Alleged sale sf Fr~~dmcn I'm AInbamn.
Major General ioward. Commissoner Of the Freei-
mems Bureau hiss addressed telegram 70 tho Astsn,
Comu!s,ion for the Bureau In Alabama, informing
min ~ staten made that two freedmen hal tocr
sold IN Clark county slaves, fot $500 Gnd ih'
other FOR @I00 and directing him. IN tbs saiomen
Is true to ihs release Of tho frsedman.
The Pifssburg Convention.
Arrangements have been urace with the Pcnnsylyanls
cer,ra and Philadelphia and Rris Railroads 10 convey
delegates 10 and from Pitbury hall faro tho tickets
20 be good from September - 70 September 70 luc'aaigo
similar arrange viii be caccssd with al tho roads
leading 20 PnisbuR IA . few dsya Applications arc
being made 10 the GOVERNOR o. States fs lnis 20
oommo,la,o the soldier sad sailor.
a.x~rum~ni sale Of T~l~Ern phir Material.
large government OF tclagnrhir material took
rlace IN this eiiy last wick, the proceeds OF witch
amounted 70 nearly 81 600 quantity Of pstins sold
Tor $40 70 per ounce; mercury sold f- ~ ocnts per
poaud Rcardseys ele graph ns,-umoais broagh, from.
81? 70 ysi; wire from Q 81 per pound; gal
sani1ed vire Ii,i oenls per pound.
The Government Finances.
The receipts from internal revenue today vsre
sil7s lso total from The oomrasncemen of The 1'caI
year, ~ ], TO date, tsi.7sf, sos
The receipts from customs N tho Neet endias serse
b. 81 the ports ~ Foston Phldslphs ard Raunofs
vsre ~ follows = Boa,on, tcS s7J Philadelphia
tcs3.rlo. Batlmorc ,2o1,9sI Al ths psr q Nov o..
leans tho receipts from the 9Th % sIf; of Aual
uers t5ss26
The Conscience Pund o. Tho Un,ef states Treasury,
rh,.h IA. scrumulsied rapidly ~ah,a a. proseat
year t4ai Il nov amounts % very p~ciailr sum.
wns augmented yesterday ny remtanes from another
ind idga! seeking return y .s pah of hoarsty, %
,bs smount os 800 The money W. forsafied y tho
rrca.ary BY gentleman IN Baltimore. Who explained
"a; llvas placed his hands by Cethc y priest, ani
was refunded by per Tent the confessional legi.
uras,siy belonging . The Uni,ei sta,.s sevsrpmenh
banquet 90 the Excelsior. of BrooLI,n.
ITO National h. Bsn ClgD ~ ~. cig al eve :
nrr y their gaes % q. Erselsos cab. y ofRroasJn,
ao,o Tho colobri.i Tilted s,asss yAnts r,na h.
besn engaged for ne occasion
Tho Cievrissd dsnsrnti.n.
large nnnsbcr y ex-ofHceo q lhe ne ssAles ara
have alreaiy cn this ciay for Cleveland nrllcing 10
omter, of the execrve committee that originated -
cl n "a Understood l1at the C9nyeDaoR vl iudaiRe
IN 10 ssEsrAi potel crprsszoa beyond and0rsinE -
policy % ths sd,alnlstraiion snd demand
ior ihs admissloa Of southern rspror'E'stys'
70 C0ngrrS They viii however, siers ,hsraselso
L. ne of1cerg lod selers of thc ~. rsbs army ac
urra ihom 70 erert their lbauenss fof te pro,ec0n q
l9'h ~hiis sna bla Union a. IN o. soathcm tgaDtfy
rs gooa feeling sysinE bstws~n the members % W
rccsaily oontanding armies, y beloved vii roade'
tis appeal n.uen4ial and effective whatsvsr ouir4go
La.s ooegrei n The sou,h since lhe clo-e q the
have sen committed IN nssncsn ~ other thai
,ldcr~ me southern soldisr hare ciass rutgfno.
moro heartily fhsn siIegiAsos 70 tho unsea ssss
,hsn .ry other esaa snd having the raspees sBd conf
dsroa % The sortsrn people ts.r voos -i - hestse
Hrxssue Appolrt o. ats.