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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1868-10-23

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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-08

How ARE THE MIGHTY FALLEN THE
correspondence of General Grant with the
President relative to Stanton and the War
Department shows how the mightlest he
roes and most popular men may fall when
they enter into politics and suffer them
selves to be influenced by politicians. A
short time ago General Grant was the most
popular man in the country. He had won
imperishable renown on the battle field.
He was looked upon as q model of honor
and frankness, and as being Inherently
conservative. He was looked to as the
proper man for President, because it was
supposed he would not go with the extreme
parties. In q word, his position was q splen-
did one. But he fell into the hands of sche-
ming politicians. Through their influence,
doubtless, he went into the Wa Depart
ment to thwart the President-to watch
aud obstruct the Executive, as he con-
feSses, in the matter of carrying out the
reconstruction laws Of Congress. This
great soldier has been led into b most
equivocal conduct throughout the whole OF
this Stanton business from ambition and a
desire to please the leaders Of the doml-
nant party in Congress, and they have
used him as a catspaw for their W pur-
poses. The fate Of General Scott might
have been a warning to him but it seems
that ambition blinds and perverts the most
distinguished men. When We look at the
position General Grant has placed himself
in, even by his own showing, through this
Stanton affair, it may well be said, How
are the mighty fallen .-Nep York. Herald.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-08
National Commercial Convention.

BOsToN, February 6.-In the second
days session of the National Commercial
Convention a committee, composed of one
from each of the thirty-seven delegations,
was appointed to consider the following
subjects: Uniform measurement of grain,
transportation, foreign commerce, national
chamber of commerce, taxation, agricul-
tural and manufacturing interests.
Mr.. Weathermal, of Philadelphia, offered
resolutions %instructing the committee on
agriculture and manufactures to consider
the subject Of the reduction of taxation,
and to prepare q memorial to Congress
urging the Importance of such reduction.
Adopted.
Mr.. Bremen, of P%ittsburg, offered the
following:
ResolUed, That in view of the probable
reduction of the premium on gold, and the
fact that a return to specie payments will
| be equivalent to a reduction of duties on
| foreign production to less than the stan
dard required for revenue, it is expedient
to adopt a sliding scale by which duties
on all foreign productions shall be aug
mented pari passu with the decline of the
gold premium. Referred.
George J. Bazely, of Philadelphia,
offered a resolution that the Convention
recommend to Congress a free banking
characterization to be based on national
securities, and the number of banks and
amount Of banking capital to be regulated
by the natural law of supply and demand,
the details to be the same as those of the
national banking law, with such improve
ments as experience may suggest. Referred.
E. B. Wood, Of Detroit, offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That Congress be requested to
pass an act declaring that all contracts in
writing. and made payable in gold or gold
| coin, by the parties thereto, shall be pay
able in gold according to the terms of the
same. Referred.
Edward Atkinson, Of Boston, introduced
the following
Resolved, That no revision of the reve-
nue. system Of the United States can be
complete which does not involve an adjust
ment of the taxes which are imposed I'm.
der the name of a tariff of duties upon i'm,
ports, and that such ad justment should be
made for the purpose of securing the
largest revenue from such tariff with the
least injury to the productive power of the
people.
Resolued, That in such adjustment Of
the tariff all private or special Legislation
should be avoided, and the only object
aimed at should be the public good. Re,
ferred. Adjourned.
The banquet and concert to the mem
bers of the Convention, in Music Hall, this
evening, was largely attended, and was 6
very enjoyable affair.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-08

The REDUCTION OF TAXAT1OS-TOBACCo
AND oTHER MANUFACTUREs.-The tobacco
manufacturers and others are in strong
force at Washington urging q reduction OF
taxation. A letter says:
"The Ways and Means Committee were
engaged for four or five hours on Satur-
day with delegations representing the
tobacco interests. The discussion is said
to have been quite lively and earnest. 1t
is understood that the committee are sub
stantially agreed upon the policy of a
stamp duty upon tobacco in all its forms.
"The tobacco men ask that the tax upon
every grade and description of chewing
tobacco and snuff be fixed at sixteen cents
per pound, instead of forty cents, which is
the present rate and upon all smoking
tobacco, cigars excepted, at eight cents
per pound, instead of the present tax of
sixteen cents per pound. They also urge
that all frauds perpetrated upon the Inter
nal Revenue Department, either by off,
Gals or any other persons, should be pun
ished by fine and imprisonment, and that
the counterfeiting of stamps should be re-
garded in the law as an offence equal to
the counterfeiting of Government money,
and be similarly punished"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-08
Conversational.

WASHINGTON, February 7.-Senate.-
The supplemental tenure-o Office bill was
passed. 1t provides that ten days after
its passage no general or special agents OF
the President, Departments, Bureaus, or
their branches, unless authorized by the
statute specifying the duty and COM
pensation, shall be appointed, COM
missioned, employed, or continued in
Office, except five special agents of the
State Department. Revenue agents
or inspectors of the internal revenue au-
thorized by the acts of March 8, 1863,
June 10, 1854, March 3, 1865, or any other
general or special agents, commissioned,
etc. compensated by law, shall continue in
Office ten days from the passage of this
act, when the President shall appoint and
the Senate confirm their successors. The
President may appoint, with the consent
of the Senate, twenty-five general or spe-
cial agents of the Treasury Department,
and the Secretary may appoint twenty
FIVE detectives in the old manner. The
Postmaster General may appoint certain
route agents and twenty-five special
agents. r.
The bill authorizing a bridge over the
Mississippi at La Crosse was passed.
After executive session, the Senate ad-
journed.
House.-After personal explanations
from several members, the House went
into Committee of the Whole On the ap-
preparation bill. A proposition authori-
zing the Secretary of Wa to replace the
capitol police by a detail of soldiers was
ruled out Of order. After a stormy dis
c%ussion, and without action, the House ad-
iourned.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-08

Poor GRANT.--In one Of General Grants
letters in the now famous correspond
encc - reference is made to his intention
to wait upon MI. Stanton and advise him
to resign. He further states that he did
call, but finding it useless" he retraineh
from touching the subject. The very
natural inquiry is necessarily uppermost in
everybody's thoughts, how the General
ascertained that it would be " useless" to
suggest this particular mode OF settling all
"uupIeaSantDeSs." / have it in my power
10 crafty public curiosity upon this point.
When Grant entered the Secretary's room
Stanton was surrounded by a promiscuous
crowd, among whom were several promi-
nent Radicals. Grant had not reached a
chair, when the autocrat Of the War De-
par;ment, fastening a commanding eye
upon him, exclaimed 81 know what you
have come for. You need not mention
it," The General was instantly reticent,
and soon after withdrew, to the utmost
establishment Of some and the amusement
of others, among the latter Of whom was
my Informant Washington Lette'-BaM-
more Gazette.
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An Ynfnmous ord,uanec.

The negro Convention Of North Carolina
has passed the following ordinance, which
is a gross violation Of that part of the Con-
stitution of the United States prohibiting
any State from passing a law impairipg
the obligation of contracts. It had no
more right to pass such an ordinance than
to steal so much money from the parties
concerned. Plumber plumber! stealing
aud rascality in every form, are the watch
words of the Radicals
AN ORDINANCE RESPECTING THE JURIsDIC-
TON OF 4 COURTS OF THIS STATE.
"SEcTloN l. Be 1t ordained By the people
of North Carolina in Generation assembled,
That no court of law or equity of this
State shall have jurisdiction of any suit or
action founded on any contract made prior
to the first day of May, 1865, Except
actions against public officers, executors,
administrators, guardians, trustees, and
others acting in a 1duciary capacity, and
their sureties, o r,breach of their respective
duties, by the appropriation to their own
use of money or property officially re-
ceived by them, or other fraudulent act,)
or any action or process to revive or en-
force any judgment heretofore recovered
on any contract, whether such action be
now pending or shall be commenced here
after, and whether such process has been
already issued or shall hereafter be sued
for and the sheriffs, %coroners, and con-
stables of this State having in their hands
any final process issued upon any judg-
ment founded on any such cause of action
are hereby commanded to stay all pro-
ceedipg upon the same, and return the
same to the upper courts.
"SEcTIoN 2. This ordinance shall be in
force from and after its ratification by this
Convention, and shall continue in force
until the lst day Of July, 1868, or until
the Constitution which this Convention
has met to adopt shall 60 into effect, which
ever shall first happen.
RESOLVED, That c copy Of the foregoing
ordinance be sent to Major General Candy,
commanding, &c., and that he be respect
fully requested to cause the same to be
enforced"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-08

A DAILY PAPER PRoJEcTED.-Report
saws a new daily paper is projected here,
backed by a powerful banking firm, having
as one of it's objects the support of Mr..
McCulloch's financial theories. Agentle-
man who was famous as q writer on mill
tary topics during the rebellion, and who
was war correspondent of one of the New
York dailies, is to have charge of the edl-
torial department Of the new journal.-
Exchange.
It is a little remarkable that the parties
which rumor names as the guiding spirits
of this project are closely identified with
the Radical congressional party. One OF
them is the treasurer of the Radical Ma
tional Congressional Committee the other
has been long associated with the leading
Radical press Of New York city.-Nat'onas
InteLiqencer.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-08

A BoMBsHELL-MR. CHASE PRoNoUNCEs
THE RECONSTRUCTION BILL UNcoNsTITU-
TloSAL.-It appears that the House Judi
ciary Committee, in investigating the mat
ter Of Mr.. Justice Fields's alleged express
sions with regard to the unconstitution-
ality of the reconstruction acts, found
more than they expected, or perhaps de-
sired. The chairman Of the committee,
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, a thorough Radical,
was called TO the stand as a witness, and
he testified that not only Mr.. Fields, but
Mr.. Justice Davies, and, what is more
astounding, Chief Justice Chase, had pro-
nounced the pending reconstruction bill
unconstitutional. The great High Priest
Of the Radical church, the Radical candi-
date for the Presidency, the Chief Justice
himself, declared in private conversation
the bill unconstitutional! What a bomb
shell this will prove in the Republican
camp! What a surprise to the housing
politicians who thought to make a case
against Mr.. Justice Fields! The Washing
ton correspondent says Mr.. Wilson'S testi-
inony created a eommotion at the capltai.
heW York Herald.
The above is, we suppose, sensational
Inc National Lnteuigenctr does not notice
It,.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-08
The Markets.

NEW YORK, February 7-Noon.-Flour
5010c. lower. Wheat dropping. Corn q
shade lower. Rye quiet. Oats dull and
heavy. Mess pork, s22.s7h. Lard, 1871
Ql4Lc. Cotton firmer at 19L9l9Ac.
Freights quiet. Turpentine advancing at
6O@6lc. Rosin in good demand at $50
@s3.12h for strained common. United
| States bonds-Old, lllI@lllA. Gold,
1927. Sterling, lO9M. Virginia 6's-
New, Al. Tennessee 6's, ex. coupons, "a
new, COZ.
DISQUALIFICATION %buoyant, and 4@kc,
better; sales $500 bales at l9Ag20c
Flour-Rather more doing at the decline
| State, SS.25@Sl0.75 southern, Sl0G$l5
Wheat &c. lower. Corn-Western mixed
sl.23@sl.27; southern white, sl.l7I
Mess pork dull new, $3.50 /; old, S2l.5O,
Lard steady. Groceries firm and quiet
Turpentine, G0@60Lc. Rosin, s39S7
Freights q shade irmcr; cotton per steam.
7-l6@%.
Governments closed steady. Gold &C.
tive and buoyant during the day, but
closed at 1925.
BALTIMORE, February 7.-Cotton very
firm at l9Ic. Flour quiet and steady.
Wheat firm and unchanged. Corn frmer
yellow, $l.17@s1.2O; white, sl.15GSl.1s,
Oats steady at 74G76c. Rye dull! at Sl.55
Provisions firm; bacon shoulders, lie.
bulk, SIC.
CINCINNATI, February 7.-Breadstuff
dull and unchanged. Mess pork, S2I.75@
s22. Shoulders, &c; clear sides, l21ac
Lard held out Of market at lac.
WILMINGTON, N. c., February 7.-Spir
its t%urpentine advanced &C., and steady al
55c. Rosins-Lower grades in demand
strained and No. 2, 1920. Cotton buoy.
ant middling, l7Lc. Tar active at 1920
CHARLESTON, February Cotton active
and advanced N9Lc.; sales, 1900 bales
receipts, 1888 bales; middliDg, ls3lsIc'
AUGUSTA, February 7.-Cotton advanced
1890; sales, 1900 bales receipts, 900
bales; middling, lS@lSA.
LONDON, February Noon. -Consols,
93HG935S. United States bonds, 7lAG
ny.
LIVERPOOL, February 7-Noon.-Cotton
active. Estimated sales, $4,000 bales
Prices unchanged. Sales for the week,
1O5, 900 bales, of which 5000 were for
speculation and $4,000 for export. Stock,
$40, 900 bales, of which 1874, 900 are Ameri-
can. Corn, AS. Cd. Other articles un-
changed.
Afernoon.-Cotton active and higher
uplands, Sd. Orleans, SID. Lard, 54s
Tallow, AS. Sd.
PARIS, February 1.-THE bullion in the
Bank of France has increased q, OOO, OO(
francs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-08
News by the Cuban Cable,

HAVANA, February 6.-There were ru.
mors at Vera Cruz that several generals
in the Mexican army had pronounced
against the Government, and fears were
entertained that an attempt might be made
by them to create a revolution.
In the Mexican Congress the bill revising
the tariff had passed. The bill to abolish
the death penalty was defeated. General
Escobedo had arrived at the capitol.
The project for uniting Mexico with the
United States by a system of railroads has
been placed in the hands of a commission,
who are to examine the plan and report on
its feasibility.
Companies are forming to develop the
gold mines recently discovered in Oaxaca,
which are reported very rich.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-08
.-oIutien Progresses-Jmpeach-
h' ,,ent again Threatened.

r,, reconstruction Committee have
considering the War Office CORE.
's' nscncc Of the President and General
Sn o,n, with a view to bringing out another
u.s,,ion. The Committee is reported b,
e" radicals as being almost unanimously
iE, ,bs opinion that the President, in or.
emo General Grant to disobey Mr.
$3.50. AS Secretary of War, acted in vic.
;N:a, Of law, and that it showed a deter.
nation on his part to defeat the pur.
.,srs and laws Of Congress. A sub.com.
1,;,,ee, composed Of Messrs. Bingham anG
p,n,wcll, have been appointed to look into
no matter, with authority to draw up new
,~-ticIes of impeachment, il the facts war
ami i. lin their ~opinion), and present them
Il the next meeting Of the committee.
The conduct Of "certain Cabinet of.
4,rrs supposed to be Messrs. Randall,
TrIlcs. Browning, and McCulloch,) is also
"a he investigated in this connection, and
>trmnc mp in the impeachment row along
with the President, if there is reason for
sapposing the existence of a conspiracy
"a defeat the law that's the charge. Mr.,
Bingham has heretofore opposed impeach.
men; for want of legal evidence. General
Grant is to be examined by the committee
during the week, and the report, it il
thought, will probably be presented to the
House on Monday. In this connection il
NAV be remembered that there is q bill
pending in the Senate providing that il
cases OF the presentation of articles Of i'm
parchment the officers charged shall, upol
a t~wo-thirds vote Of the Senate, cease t
act in an official capacity, and in case thu
President is the party, the officer next il
authority shall have power to call on tn
land and naval forces to enforce the law
SIM
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-08

vention. The majority consists Of foul
negroes and twenty-one whites, sill eligi'
BILE; and the minority consists of twenty.
one members, of whom n is coloreo
British subject, three are non-residents,
and the fifteen or sixteen remaining are
negroes. The President Of the Con-
vention and Chairman of the Com
mittee on Eligibility and Elections are
included in the minority. The President
rules that foreigners and non-residents are
eligible to seats, and refuses an appeal
from his decision without a two-third vote;
which ruling enables the minority to
govern the Constitution.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-08

The ANTI CONTRACTION BILL.-The fol-
lowing is the bill in regard to the reduc-
ton Of the currency, which has recently
become a law:
"An act TO suspend the further reduction OF
the currency, dc.
"That from and after the passage of this
act the authority of the Secretary of the
Treasury to make any reduction of the
currency by retiring or cancelling United
States notes shall be, and is hereby, sus-
pended. :,
"But nothing herein contained shall
prevent the cancellation and destruction
of mutilated United States notes, and the
replacing of the same with notes of the
same character and amount"