The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-21

and the dying who had fallen in the great struggle for ne
nations lfs tho who forgot 70 guide rom
the prison pens which their defenders were subjecssd
. Infamous dsath By starvation or poison those who
nsds their escape from them Surrender ~: .d ma
nhs r 20 our ,na 'q. .ha 10 X:
Of the republic tssfsusndsr them 70 the late traitors
and rebels and this contest Is Of course, ended Allow
torial robes the other wing OF Capitol call back
from France that hatchetfacsd consprator side and
restore him to his place. call home that oIhsr Senator.
watching the border In Canada and restore him
10 the Senatorial Chamber and call back OIL the
Representatives, who went out from this hall in.
ana who lifted up their hands in violence
against the government and consultation. and ths
but for myself SO help me Gsd. living and dying.
am against any such proposition Let the friends Of
the republic have Keeping Of tho republic In their
hauds That being done ali will DO we'll. and the time
will within the lifetime, trus OF every man now
honorng me with his attention when sne laws OF me
rspublic will be just 80 humane SO
indisoriminate In their justice and IN tnetr
humanity that the poorest and the h1moisss
creature between tho two oceans wearing the Dond OF
our common humanity, aud nnd equal protscuon WIN
the loftisst the MODEST and the besi
An audible murmur or admiration escaped me ia,se
audience as the eloquent gentleman concluded ms
speech, but there was no attempt at applause. inc
membsrswho had crowded around nm IN wrap' s.':S
ton returned their Seats and the business Of Inc
Tho srnAKra stated the first question to be on the
amendment offered to-day by Mr. Bingham.
Mr.. BUTLER moved as privileged motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the main question had been
ordered,
tina. motion he called Tor the yeas and nays:
Tho yeas nays were ordered but before the clerk
proceeded to call tho roll Mr.. WINDOW moved 70 I'D
journ. &f
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES ON THE COTTON TAX AND ANTI
CONTRACTION.
Pending that motion Mr.. ScHENcK moved the
appointment OF committees Of conference on the
Cotton Tax bill and ON the Authorization bill.
Agreed TO. rhe committee followss-0n
Cotton Tax-sena,ors sherman, Conking and Morrill,,
OF Vermont; Representatives Logan, Maynard ana
Brooks; on prohibiting contraction Of the currency
fnraC Trum Norton Ropr0GoutatiVo1
Schenck, Hooper and Nblack
Mr. JULIAN called for the yeas and nays ON The motion
The yeas and nays not ordered, and tho motion
agreed to on vote BY teliers-ayes 81. noes mos
counted-and then, ~ half past four the House ad-
journed.
Terrible Destitution and suffering mt Tnnis.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 20. 1865.
Mr. G. W. Heap the United States Consul Al Tunis.
writes Secretary Seward under date OF December 10
IS foows:- sas
SIR regret to report that since my lest the sunsrngs
this population from famine and the ncemency Of tho
weather have fghtfuily Increased. few days since
hundred and nine persons died OF starvation in tho
streets Of the city, and informed by gentlemen
tnat while on his way from he Goletta TO Iunis he
found the bodies othree the road Tho great
est mortality in the city from hunger and cold on
the 10th nst whep am Informed II reached one nun
arsd ana u,rs se news ''Um impos.bIe
TO obtain even an approximate estimate OF the
number who perish daily from starvation In ali
Supplies Of grain have reached here but tbousands
have the of purchasing 1t. Notwithstanding
rains which promise to give abundant crops, large
tracts of land remain untitled for the want Of cattle
seed gran The price Of wheat So per bushel and OF
barley 81 So Arab women offer their children to Chris
tans for tew coppers to purchase bread.
This stricken people bear their misery with patience
and resignation. hear or disorder disturbance
Men, women and children lie literally starving few
yards from the provision sals gazing with wisu eyes
the coveted food yet they commit NO act OF violence
scarcely OF plfering. Among the Christians, who
number upwards Of ten thousand In tho city and
its environs there is much poverty and suffering,
but they receive some relief. The Jewish population
is about twenty thousand The richer members Of this
persuasion have done for the relief OF their poor
than all the other Inhabitants combined have done for
theirs. The Mahometans alone view the suferings OF
their brethren with stoca apathy indifference They
look upon it dispensaton Of Providence which IL
would be useless, perhaps siufu to mitigate Their
fanatcism made ready apology for theii avarice
feeble effort was made recently TO give food and shelter
to the Aahometan poor, but the relief so grudgingly
offered totally inadequate. Moorish hospital,
richly endowed, receives the corpses picked up each
morning IN the streets 70 prepare them for burial but
refuses admission to the living Children scarcely able
70 walk found wandering In the streets, crying for
food their parents havlns died forsaken them. Many
are sheltered and fed by charitable Christians. Ihs
daily witnessed In tho streets are distressing In
the extreme.