The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-16
MILITIA eAuTAlIT|ES IN TENNESSEE,
Sharp Letter from General Schofeld to
Governor Brownlow.
AFFAIRS IN NSAS.
VIR GINA.
SPECIAL Correspondence uf TINE HERALD

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or the HERALD.
Demise Of the Richmond Tirnes-Ai,era,ion in
the Tone of Richmond Papers-Party Lines
obiternted-Thc Negroes ON Wh.tsun Mon
dny-ReGistrntion MT Huud- General Joe Il.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF Republicans.
RICHMOND, Va, June Q, 1857.
The Richmond Times. the outspoken champion Of
oonserys tsm, passed out of existence to-day. Tho
auction sale took place on Saturday evening" and,
after half dozen bids al very low figure 1t was finally
Knocked down t. Messrs Coxardin 4 Elyson pro.
prieors OF the Dispatch for So 200 The demise or this
journal Is significant OF two facis-he universal depres
sion OF business in this community and tho altered taste
o. The people for papers with less Of the political ard
more or the business features about them The Times
though occasionally violent had the reputation OF being
written with superior ability, and those who delighted in
avgorcus and scathing application of nvecvc to rad
Gals and radicaiism sought its columns preference
Its moderate contemporaries. The conducting OF
all the Richmond papers has been recently undergoing
change homogeneity OF political sentiment Is being
gradually arrived at, and in .aa eopmuuty Of whites
where two parties be aoualiy said to exist, any
marked difference OF ops' on political grounds
only be termed an a,v Ah,,cl mans party and
"n'.o man pary are each palpable enough, but any
~ on the latter among nine tenths Of the whto
popu" of Virginia it is certainly impossible to detect
~ war has made US one" Is an expression commonly
U4ade OF hero and il is suggestive Tho
war has obterated party lines and, by the monoonous
which characterzes Southern editorials 1t is
evident the newspapers recognize the fact That
two Richmond papers should follow the fate Of the
Times would b. matter OF little wonder The general
sagnaon Of trade affects every profession in the city,
and the much talked of wheat crop fails 70 answer the
favorable predictions expressed about II distressing con-
1867. '''- Vs. '' ,
This being wh,sun Monday, day OF jubilee among
In nf avi dnc kW fu
males appeared the streets evidently glad Of tho hol
Iday Whore so little money crcuatcs It may be sub
oontrive dress we'll To day they seemed dis-
pute the palm for Gnery with the lair Caucasans, and
indeed the generally welcad appearance the darkes
Of both present holiday fail
to strike the stranger favoraby.
The officers OF registration are working hard to be In
readiness by Friday next TO begin the important busi
OF registering voters The whites have given
all feeling Of apathy to this serious duty o. the hour,
and may venture TO say that none who is not plainly
dslranchsed will think OF Indifference In the PREMISES
General Joseph z. Johnston Is making q few days
stay at the spots wood forming link in the dis
tnguished chain OF visitors have boen favored with
recently. HIS business North relates exclusively TO
matters connected with railroads in Georgia The Gen.
sra looks in good health and speaks with confidence OF
hearty and permanent restoration to the Union OF his
church to Of oO Ss,sss ne
address o. tho usual stereotyped radical Kind no
novel idea being enumerated
Hunncut and several Of his supporters held meeting
nent organizaiion OF republican ciuo Sew raj preni.
meetings have already been held but this evening
on1cers lSc were appointed, aud the ramiHcaton o!
similar clubs through the state will DO forthwith
msnced
Law and Order and the Political situaiion in
Richmond General Schoaeld's Opinions--A
Good Rep0rt-Thc State Rights Croakers
and Their Prophecies-The Great Loss Of
Richmond In the Loss Of the Internal Slave
radc-Twcnty Millions Dollars Yenr
Gross sales Of Negroes Before the War
How This Loss May be Repaired.
RICHMOND, Va, June 10, 1857
Richmond Is model city just now OF law and order.
To the stranger within her gates the military and tho
police appear to have nothing to do but TO reclne In the
shade and smoke their pipes. Between whites and
blacks there Is at least upon the surface that happy
accord which perhaps 10 usher in the millennium and
perhaps not There arc no excitements hsre-anancal
political or religious Even the negro Sunday night
prayer meeting in the African church has its wonlcd
fire. The people are waiting for the coming harvest
waiting for better times aud waiting for the registration
books b. opened by the military commander Of tho
First district
General schoded gives a very nattcring report OF the
political situation in Virginia He says, as we learn
from responsible source that the general tonc and dis
position OF the public mind throughout the State Is all
that could be desiSd that in tho approaching active
Of reconstruction thcre will be no clashng Of
tho and disturbing division OF par
apprchensions entertained here Of negro party aud
danger OF such party that in the matter OF tho
organization OF parties there will DO whites and black.
both Sides but that for tho prcsen, the grea, opec,
OF the people, regardless OF party lines past present
TO meet the requirements Of Congress and get bach
that financial confidence business and enterprise which
oau only be recovered by complete restoration to the
Union
On the other hand there croakers here Of the
old Calhoun school, who stlll insist tina, the Union /.
gone; that tho shadow OF the constitution only remains
and that before this work Of Southern
will be completed other forms will be intcrroscd
Involving the Northern as well as the Southern states
and that tho result viii be form OF government
taking every vestige OF State rights and placing
the States absolutely under the central power
shs departments OF France the counties OF England
These mon say that they are mainly Interested in
awaiting tho development OF this revolution with The
December session Of Congress. Dsfranchised and d,s
appointed oil their past calculations they can Sill b.
prophetS at all events, and Sumner and stevens have
given them sort Of Foundation to build upon.
The business men OF Richmond, who have been put
cling up houses and looking for revival Of trade
sssm generally TO overlook one very important branch
OF trade 20 which Richmond, under the old regime
largely owed its prosperity Asking old and well 10
formed resident to what were tho sources OF The
prosperity Of Rcnmond before the war he answered
ing hour. Nothing else : He could not think OF any.
sning ese Of any great importance a. the cotton,
woolen and iroA manufactures Of Richmond were only
secondary smA just then. the colorcd waiter coming
In he was asked what The principal trade Of Rich.
good; what nsrtf .sThs niger trade, sirn .Youu
have hit H." And this the great trade lost which the
business men OF Richmond strangely overlook 10 count
ing up their lossea
Before the war the only cash profits derived by vir
gina from negro slavery in the raising Of negroes
ior the cotton Statea Her annual sales amounted
90 the sum OF twenty millions or dollars and Rich
mond WAS the great centre and settling house OF this
tnmc according 10 Judge Underwood there four
hundred slave traders In this city most OF them living
Ike princes according 70 other parties there esf
than one hundred. But whatever the number, theis
pronts o. over ten per cent In buying and selling
''nigxcrs would leave TO Richmond the bulk Of two
rniliions Of dollars clear gain from the slave trade.
This business 10 now gone, a the losa can neYeI
u, made up In ordinary merchandising. Richmond hsl
20 other resource % recover her posioa The nrs
business city OF Virginia but 10 turn her Attention q
manufactures for which abe has water rover eous
% sbss OF Hsrpers Ferry Georgetown IN the District
Of Columbia Convenient 70 The cotton region. iror
iilaes, and the mountainous district In which AM
qfantity OF wool may be produced, manufactures ARR
zoe manifest destiny Of Richmond Bus all thsss thing