New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-16
Good Friday Observance in New York
GENERAL NEWS FROM ABROAD
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS
WASHINGTON.


the Georgia Question.
WASHINGTON, April l5.-The postage to
England will be ten cents after the fist of
May.
The internal revenue receipts to-date is
SIS. $50. 600 in excess of the same time last
year.
The increased amount of revenue collected
in New York this year, over the last year.
on tobacco and spirits ls 81, 500 900.
Commissioner Delano has issued an order
prescribing a new coupon book for the
wholesale LIQUOR dealers and rectiferS, on
and after the first of May.
1t is understood the form prescribed is
that Of the ksh coupon book.
The court-martial for the trial of Commo-
dore Upshur, for alleged irregularity in
obtaining cadetships, commences here on
the twenty. first instant.
The court consists of Rear-Admiral Colds
boro, Commodore Pennock, Captains Par
rot, Reynolds and Davenport, Commodores
Simpson and Temple and Judge Advocate
John ". Bell.
The evidence in the Howard corruption
shows that STA 900 was paid tor the Howard
University lands, by warrants on the United
States treasury.
The contractor for the builing received
800, 600 from some source.
There was 900 drawn from the United
States treasury in behalf of the Bureau
fund, for the Congregational church, for
which bonds of the church were taken.
The deeds to the land upon which the
Howard University and General Howard's
house stands, were made to General q. y,
Howard. The evidence, however, as it
transpires, is not worthy Of absolute cred
enCe.
The President has nominated Ira N.
Camp, Collector of Internal Revenue for the
First Texas District
Judge Humphries, of Huntsville, Ala
bama, will succeed Judge Fisher, should the
Senate confirm fisher as United States Dis
trict Attorney for the District OF Columbia.
Senote-Mr. Sherman presented a memo
rial from citizens of Maryland asking tor q
repeal OF the law forbidding compensation
for slaves uniustly taken from them. Be
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
The Georgia question was resumed. Mr
Pomerov advocated his amendment making
Georgia military district, and directing u
election LeXt fall. the present Assembly to
cease December l3, 1870. Mr.. Hamilton, of
Texas, made en argument in favor of the
enforcement OF the views OF Mr.. Morton. He
said that the war was still going on in the
Sogth; that the only persons who had been
disarmed in the dominion OF the rebellion
were victims of rebel animosity.
The adoption of the Bingham amendment
ne held, would be the death knell OF the
Republican party in every Southern State.
because, unless prudently curtailed, rebel
influence would practically nullify the new
constitution and set at nOuGht the oeneh-
cent measures of Congressional legislation.
He favored the amendment suggested by
Mr.. Drake to require military intervention
for the suppression OF secret organizations,
aid denounced organized systems of out
rage, arson and murder now prevalent in
the late reballious States. This state of
things showed the futility of attempting to
establish civil government there.
1t had been argued here that this organ
lied resistance to the laws resulted from the
stringency of the reconstruction measures.
His answer was that like powers had been
delegated to the commanders of all military
departments. He thought that the country
and the condition of the South was wholly
exceptional. The Senator from Massachu-
settc (Wilson) had estimated that the nun.
Der of men murdered there since Lees sur
render had exceeded the mortality list in
any engagement during the war. This esti-
mate was very moderate one. His own
belief was that not less than 10000 loyal
persons in the South had ceased to live SIM
ply because they were loyal to the country.
The trivial number of arrests in COM
parison with this aggregate of crime, would
show the license for these outrageS in a
vicious and disloyal public sentiment. The
OpcIaIlOu Va tic Ldul dlltDu'
ment would secure to the rebel element the
remodeling Of the State constitutions, and
the late rebel States would, in 1872, again
be found rallying around the national
Democratic councils; but the Republican
party would never outlive the odium of the
total abandonment of the colored race in
the South, and it was too late to reverse It's
record IN behalf OF that people. # not sup
ported by the national arm, the colored
la~ l;rti i,% In " ~ j-a
dust.
He could not live there. He (Hamilton}
for one, il the principle of Bingham S
amendment prevailed, would not dare to
return to his own community. He did not
believe that any active Republican would
dare live there. He knew the people there.
He was born and raised among them had
lived all Lis life among them, and they were
the most blOodthlrsty set OF cut-throAts
God had ever permitted on his footstool.
Governor Bullock, OF Georgia, and Gen,
eral Clark. OF Texas. shook hands with Mr.
Hamilton GA conclusion.
Messrs B0reman and Pool spoke against
the principles Of The amendment. Senator
Pool favored military intervention il the
South.
A vote to adjourn was lost by tie vote.
Il was at length agreed to take foal vote
on Tuesday At six O'Clock the Senate
adjourned.
House-The House adopted the confer
ence report on the deficiency bill. District
OF Columbia matters were afterwards con-
sidered, and several bills Of local interest
we're passed.
The House adjourned over til Monday.
Seven appropriation bills are yet TO be con
sidered, and several members deplored ,Ae
adjournment over.
Senator Harris Was before the Judiciary
| Committee of the Senate to-day. regarding
| the division Of Louifiana into two judioia
| distriots. MIR. Harris has assuranceS tha