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VOL 1. SO: 250. WILMINGTON, S. C, THUBSDAI, DECEMBER!, 18G5. PRICE FIVE CEISTS SECOND EDITION. THREE O'CLOCK P! M. Tl B latest mm ,;BY' :MAIL. FIIOM WASHINGTON.. Disaffection in the Republican Ranks Negro Suffrage the Rock . upon which it will SplitThe Western Element will Endorse the President's PolicyThe Rush for Position in Governmental De partment The Equal Suffrage Question in Washington, &e, &c., Ace. . Our Washington Correspondence, Washington, Dec. 18. , KTiDBircBS of viaxFfxcnoa.i. The evidences . of a disaffection in the domi nant party of congress are daily presenting themselves in more formidable proportions. The questions of negro suffrage and southern repre sentation will bring out views from the more con servative element in the republican ranks which the radicals have been endeavoring with might and main to suppress. This week will witness the introduction of measures which will lay the foundation for an issue. The first practical en forcement of the great theory of negro or man hood suffrage is proposed to be made here in the nation's capital, and upon that, which is bet ing urged and hurried on so rapidly, differences ot opinion have matured, which are only the great dissensions of the future in embryo. The conservative western element will inaugurate a new order of things, looking to an endorsement of the president's policy, which the eastern re publican representatives in general will not ap prove of. But little genuine action will ensue until the next year is open, when work will com mence in right real earnest. THE BUSH FOB OFFICE. The number of applicants for position in the different departments of the government in Wash ington seem to increase as the necessity for a re duced force, is lessened. The great centre of at traction seems to be the treasury department, where clerks and clerkesses are in great multi tude. The mere announcement that a wholesale process of decapitation would ensue in that de partment on the last of this month brought out new applications for position thicker than au tumnal leaves, all of which are vainly presented owing to the fact that the pigeon holed and desk drawers of the department are already overflow ing with filed recommendations of a multitude of aspirants for clerical honors, it is a great mis take for any one who has any sort of a position in any other part of the habitable globe to vacate that and seek a livelihood in Washington, and yet it is strange what a pen chant there is for gov ernment clerkships. Perhaps it has some merit in the fact that many of the ineumbents of de partment offices associate the business of keeping boarding house, or renting rooms, which here seems a profitable arrangement, and an insurance of redundant wallets wnust tne tunes are hard. Indeed some of the charges against a few of the elected in the treasury department are that they are wealthy and must give way to less for tunate claimants for governmental favors. The injunction of Iago to "put money in the purse" is not without its attempt at- performance in this goodly ville, and in some instances it is not alto gether so vain as might be imagined. THE SUFFRAGE ' QUESTION. The special elaction which is to be held here on next Monday, for the purpose of testing the voluntary servitude except as punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly con victed, shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their Jurisdiction. v Sec. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation And whereas, it appears from offlciardocuments, t ; T7 7 cut, and we noticed one or two successful yonng i gents who sported that article a few moments afterwards. The; supper table was bountifully supplied, antha i room beautifully dressed. So far this festival has been a decided success, so much so that U is concluded to open hereaf- tefin the day, for those who cannot well man age to attend at night. The ladies announced on file in this department, that the amendment to the constitution of the United States. Broposed as aforesaid, has been ratified by the legislatures of j here that commencing with this day, the rooms the states of Illinois, Rhode Island. Michigan, I will be Otwn for visitors avaiv j)flrriAnn frnm Maryland, New York, West Virginia, Maine, Kan-1 3 unta 5 o'clock, to oien aeain as hereto fore, after ten. tempts. sas, Massacnusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Uhlo, Missouri, Nevada, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, Teanessee, Arkansas, Con necticut, New . HaniBhire, South Carolina, Ala bama, North Carolina and Georgia, in all twenty seven states. . And whereat, the whole number of states in the United States is thirty-six ; and whereat, the be fore specially named states whose legislatures have ratified the said proposed amendment, constitute three-fourths of the whole number of states in the United States. Now, therefore be it known, that I, William H. virtue and in pursuance of thtf secoad section of I D A Ftoyd, Fair Bluff, Hay success attend all their at- D J RivenWk, Wartaw, w vinx, f ayetteviU0 L L Moore, Georgetown, J Stone, Philadelphia! J T Barrett, Marlboro?, KC J W Jones, Nat Ex Co. B M Melntyre, Roeky Pt, W JJarvia, W&M ER, J H High. Wftitevulel a J JSneklsr, routs agent, Hotel Arrivals. wxr hotel. M 21 Walker, Columbus, B Havnes, do, ' FE Powell, do, i FT Borden, do, I WRiehardon,do, W J Sutton, Bladen oo, C O Mercer, Brunswick o, Maj T O Hall, Faystteville, J H Button. Bmithvffls. FABiays,Md. the act of congress approved the 20th of April, 1818, entitled "an act to provide for the publica tion of the laws of the United States, and for other purposes," do hereby certify that the amend ment aforesaid has become valid to all intents and purposes, as a part of the constitution of the United States. - In testimony whereof? I have herewith set my hand and caused the seal of the department of state to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this eighteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five ; and of the independence of the United 8tates of America the nlntietn. WM. H. SEWARD, , Secretary of State. sity. eweaatljel JKT MorrslE LtBFBelLN Both Robins. MrsBensslI, Q H QuinWhiteville,! BAXLMTS HOTEL. B M Robins, Bfiaitliville. Capt J E MeOowao, do, Bergt J r Carr, Cliatos, NHaigbt,Miea. ! BY TELEGRAPH. CONGRESS. mother from the torrent, without a thought of his own safety. At one time, in order to escape the hatred of northern fanatics, -I though, of seeking a refuge in Brazil, but the generous sentiments expressed by. President Johnson towards the southern states have persuaded me, together with a great many other confederate - officers and sol dies, to remain in Louisiana; I prefer to live here, poor and forgotten, than to be endowed with honor and riches in a foreign country. ... With sincere respect, A ' ; ; Your obedient servant, G. T. BEAUREGARD. vey to you the president's acknowledgments of the fidelity, loyalty and discretion which has marked your administration." He has also ad dressed a letter to the governor of Alabama, tell ing him that the co-operation of the government of the United States will be given wheneTer it may be found necessary for effecting the early restoration and permanent prosperity and welfare of the state.: - LATER FROM EUROPE. MR. SUMNER MAKES A SPEECH. FROM ST. LOUIS. HS contends that a spirit of re. BELLION STILL SEXISTS IN THE SO UTH. AN ICE GORGE GIVES WAT. T Terrible Havoe among the Shipping. Reply of Mr. Saulsbury. Indications of a Split in the Republican Party, St. Loots, Mo., Dec. 16. The ice gorge in. the river below the city gave way this afternoon, and the ice swept past the i city with tremendous power, sinking or seriously damaging a dozen .steamers and a number of barges, involving a loss of about three hundred thousand dollars. The following is a partial list of the steamers sunk : The Georgia, valued at twenty-five thousand dollars; the Rosettie, twenty thousand dollars; the Calypso, thirty-five thous- MR. COWAN ALSO REPLIES TO MR. SUMNER. An Important BUI by JVr. Stevens. THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. By telegraph to the Petersburg Express. Washington; Dec. 18. t In the senate, Mr. Grimes presentecUjthe peti tion of Admiral Farragut and eleven hundred other naval officers, asking for an increase of pay. Mr. Wilson offered a resolution providing for the appointment of an Examining Board to re lieve the officers of the regular army who hate not rendered merritorious service in the late war, and to fill their places, by appointments from the regular army, the veteran reserves, and volun teer force. He also offered a bill to grant a mil lion of 'acres of public land for the benefit of pub lic schools in the District of Columbia. Mr. Foote, from the Lincoln committee, offer ed a resolution that 12th February be selected as the day on which the intended testimonials be paid to the memory of Lincoln, on which occa sion congress shall listen to an address from .Ed win M. Stanton, and that the president, cabinet, foreign ministers and officers of the army and navy who have received the thanks of congress be invited to attend. After an executive session the senate ad journed. In the house, Mr. Harris of Maryland, and Mr. Hooper of Utah, appeared were qualified and took their seats. The credential&-of James Ms Johnson, member elect from the Third district of Alabama, were presented and referred tot- the committee on re construction. Mr. Price, of Iowa, offered a preamble setting forth that(as an attempt may , be made in some shape to repudiate the national and assume the reoei aeDt; tnereiore, Resolved, That no representatives from the rebel (?) states shall be admitted until an amendment be made to the constitution precluding such a re suit. Referred to the committee on reconstruction. This is a rather foggy resolution in its tele graphic version. Ex. Mr. Moulton offered a resolution calling upon the president to inform the house why Jefferson THE FENIAN EXCITEMENT. Sentence or Mr. Luby, of the Irish People. THE SPANISH AND CHILIAN MFFIClJl.Xir. Interestiu and Important from Austria. Y,1 ' T..1 rrt.M1. fl.A TvinAiaT Ttiata wf 1TTri- per Austria, Lower Austria, Styria, Carinpia, Voralberg and Salzburg met, and in all one and the same motion was submitted to the Deputies. The authors of this motion take their stand on the imperial diploma of Oct. 20, 1860, which they observe was promulgated as a fundamental law, beyond ! the power of the Emperor to change without co-operarion of the. Provincial Diets or, the Reichsrath. That fundamental r law . tney maintain is still in force, no one having the right to suspend it but it has been violated by the issue of ? the jpatent of ; the 20th of September, 1865, and thus the nation finds itself deprived of rights of which it joyfully took possession, and which it has exercised, for five years. SBy this patent the rights of the Provincial Diets are hn-, peruea, ana tne wort oi legislation is tasen irom the representatives of the people, and assumed bjy absolute power. This , rear attack upon the government of Jfrancis Joseph at the moment when he is advancing to take Hungary by jjie hand may be a patriotic and loyal movement, or it may be a mere display of sectional feeling ; but it complicates the situa-' tion m a remarkable degree, and, heightens the interest with which Europe will watch the ne gotiations to be opened at Pesth. &c., &c. Davis has not been tried for treason asrainst the TtrJ110 W' tnirty-nve tous- - , a United States, and what, if any obstacles stand ia trAounrv ilortarf-mant i . ' 'i , " , L ... n I in UMJ Wiy Ul Ilia UidX. thousand dollars, careo valued at twenty-five I thousand dollars, both fully insured; the Omaha. forty-five thousand dollars; the Admiral, value not ascertained. Besides these steamers, which are a total loss, some hlf a dozen are badly damaged, and sev eral barges and wharf-boats, laden with govern- ment grain, were crushed like egg shells. It is not improbable that more boats may be sunk when jthe ice above the city moves down. Objection being made, CONGRESS ADJfOUIiNS TO-DAY, : 8 &C,n JtC.f Sec. General Scott --Steamboat Accident. New Oeleaks, Dec. 12. General Winfield Scott arrived this morning, from New York, on the steamer MtCleUam A sa lute was fired in his honor. The steamer DSoto, hence for Pascaeoula. ex ploded her boiler, killing four persons and scald ing four of her engineers. In the legislature a bill is pending to appro priate $20,000 for the aid of disabled federal and confederate soldiers and citizens. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Gas vs. Tallow Candles. The very inferior quality of gas which is now being forced upon the community, affords a subject for general con demnation. Everybody is complaining, and been man ufactured by the Gas Light company during sev eraLweeks past. Tallow candles it seems to us would afford as good a quantity of light as is that by which we are writing now. Those who use it are, however, expected to pay for it, whether they are able to see how to work by it or not, as the Gas Light company never fail to send bills and expect payment promptly, no matter what may be the quality of the material furnished. But where people pay for an article as a good article, they certainly have a right to expect that the said article will be such as it should be. We earnestly hope that a remedy may bo applied, and that strenuous efforts may bo made soon by the managemant for a supply of better light than that with which they are serving us now. sentiments oi tne community on tne question or justly too of the weak gas which has equal suuiac, is but mrauiiyu (A UIUIU COulLUcQb, and not a little excitement. The advocates of its adoption will not poll a heavy vote, and even that will be lessened by the disposition on the part of, many of them to keep away from the polls altogether, t which they recommend as a general proceeding. It is regarded as a sample of great injustice that the people of this district should be selected, as the object of the great ex periment. ' The colored community themselves are becoming daily more jubilant at the idea of being endowed with a new privilege ; venerable looking members of the Afncan churches, glory ing in stiffly starched white neckcloths and heavy rimmed spectacles, are here from various por tions of the north, awaiting with great interest and anxiety the disposition of events in their be half. Sh&uld the proposed bill pass the two houses of congress and not receive a quietus by the executive veto, thisHance noble city of the continent will become a home of races and vices ten per cent, worse than the war made it, and from which it is now recovering. It is well, however, that its denizens await its destiny. The propos ed delivery of its charter to congress if it receiv ed the sanction of that body will upset the suf frage Question altoaether. A majority of. the citizens favor this ; but how, ifas the radical men insist it cannot give up its privileges in this respect will the suffrage question be managed by a party division in congress on the question of its establishment 1 We shall see ! F.X-GOV. cokwik; Governor Corwin who was stricken with pa ralysis on last Friday night, and whose death since that period has been momentarily expected by bis. friends, continued, contrary to all belief, alive at noon to-day; but totally unconscious as he has been since first attacked. The residence of the Ohio state agent where he lies has been thronged by anxious friends ever. since the fatal warning, of death met the Venerable statesman. The death of Mr. Corwin has already been an nounced in our columns : Ens. S Washington, Dec. 20. The war department Has ordered the reduction of white troops in Gcoi.a, Alabama and Missis sippi to seven thousand fmen. In the senate Mr. Simner made a speech on the bill to maintain the I freedom of the inhabi tants of the states lateljf in rebellion, and read a number of letters, publilp and private, to show that a spirit of rebellion still existed. Mr. Saulsbury, replying, said there were indi cations of a split in the republican' party. He said if the president woiild stand by the pi inci- ples of his special message he would promise him the support of two millions who did not voe for him. Mr. Cowan also repliejji to Mr Sumner, saying the statements he made ?ere all based on ancny mous letters. i In the house Mr. Stevens introduced a bill to double the pensions of those who were made pensioners by the casualties of the late war, to pay the damages done tio loyal men by the rebel government and rebel raiders, and enforce the confiscation laws solas to pay the same out of the confiscated property of the enemy. Both, houses agreed t4 adjourn from to-morrow until the 5th of January. BY MAIL. 4- the resolution lies over, On motion of Mr. Orth, a resolution was adop ted calling upon the president for any correspon dence or other information showing whether the so-called Mexican empire has asked for recogni tion from the government of the United States. House resolution was passed declaring that not a sentence of the test Oath should be dis pensed with. Mr. Wilson reported a bill from the judiciary committee to extend the right of suffrage in the District of Columbia. Made the special order of the day for the 10th of January. second despatch. Washington, Dec. 18. The house went into committee of the whole on the president's message Mr. Stevens made a speech with regard to the southern states in which he contended that hav ing placed themselves in rebellion, they were in the attitude of belligerents, and that war having been waged against them by the United States accordingly, they were in character conquered provinces, and it was for congress to declare what should be done with them. They were dead, and it was for congress to give life to the dead body by the passage of such laws as would bestow upon them republican institutions as provided for by the constitution. That without the political and civil rights enjoyed by white citizens, the condition of the blacks would be worse than when they were in a state of slavery. The object and point of his remarks were to give the blacks the rights claimed by the declaration of indepen dence, and to place the south in a territorial con dition with the view of their subsequent admission as free states. ' The secretary of state officially proclaims the ratification of the amendment to the constitution by three-fourths of the whole number of states in the United States, and declares therefore the amendment to be valid to all intents and purpos es as part of the constitution of the United States. New Yobje, Dec. 14. The royal mail steamship Java. Capt. Moody, which sailed from Liverpool at 9 O'clock on the morning of the 2d, and from Queenstown on the 3d inst., arrived here last evening. The Inman steamer (My of Boston, Capt Ken nedy, which left Liverpool at 2 o'clock on the af ternoon of the 29th, and Queenstown on the 30th of November, arrived here yesterday, A. M. The Peruvian arrived at Liverpool at 5.30 on the morning of the 28th November. The immense drapery and general furnishing establishment of Messrs. Jeffreys, m Liverpool and known as C romp ton House, was entirely de stroyed by fire on the night of the first inst. The loss will probably reach 200,000. It was the largest establishment in the town. The Cunard Company are having another pow erfuT steamer constructed on the jClyde, for the trans-Atlantic mail service, she is to be called the Russia: The British Board of Trade returns show that for the month of October there was an increase in the value of the exports of nearly 3,000,000 sterling," over the same month last year. The exports for the first ten months of the year are now only about 1,000,000 below the same period in 1864. Dr. Barth, the African traveler, is dead. The Fenian trials were progressing. Mr. Lu- by, the proprietor of the Irish People, had been found euilty of treason-felon-, and sentenced to 20 years penal servitude. It is announced, apparently on authority, that the Princess Helena is about to be married to Prince Christian of Augustenburg, a younger brother of the pretender to ducal crown of Schles wig, Holstein. Every effort to trace Stephens, the "head cen tre," has failed, and the general opinion in Dub lin appears to be that he escaped in a vessel that had been specially chartered for the purpose of bearing him away to some foreign shore. A meeting of the Hudson's bay company took place on the 28th ult. Sir Edmund Head occu pied the chair, and in the course of his remarks assured the shareholders that the company's prospects in general, and as regards the fur trade in particular, are most promising better than he had known them to be since his connection with the undertaking. No negotiations are in progress for the sale of the company :s territory to the Can adian government, but any proposal emanating from that source will be considered. - The Morning Post states that Head Centre Ste vens had arrived in Paris. Tne Brazil. The mail from the Brazils, with Rio dates to Nov. 8th, is received. The commercial news has been already , published. - Heavy storms at Mercades had greatly , impe ded the advance of the allied armies., j. In Cor rienties the Paraguayans were retiring, devasta ting the country which they abandoned.'. This embarrassed the advancing allies., -i The Brazilian squadron had proceeded to Bella Vista, but the state of the river prevented their further progress. J latest via. Liverpool. 5 . London, Dec. 2. The Times says that it cannot affect to be dis appointed at the acquittal of Captain Corbett, in the Shenandoah case, the evasion of the neutrality laws having been so executed as almost to defy legal retribution. ; , Liverpool, Dec 2. The jury in the case of Mr. Luby, publisher of the Irish People newspaper, were two : hours in deliberation before returning a verdict i of "guil ty." - The prisoner addressed the court before sen tence was passed upon him. He emphatically denied and repudiated the allegations of assassin ation which had been urged against the fenians. He admitted his guilt according to the interpre tation of British law, but believed himself inno cent according to the higher standard of "eternal right," and that a majority of his countrymen would so decide if the question was put to vote. The next prisoner brought before the special commission was Mr. Jonn u iieary. A,new jury has been sworn in his case, and the trial is pro gressing. There is ho excitement about it. The Montteur Beige, of this morning, reports ad ditional anxiety for the king of the Belgians, who is suffering from dysentery, causing weakness. Masonic Celebration. Next Wednesday, the 27th inst., will be St. John's day, and the masonic fraternity at this place have determined upon celebrating it with the usual appropriate honors. It is proposed by them to assemble at the City Hall on the morning of that day, when the officers of the lodge and chapter for the en suing year will be installed, and an address, ap propriate to the occasion, will be delivered. We haveo doubt but that the occasion will be a very interesting one. The public are invited to attend this celebration. VIRGINIA. RepresentativesNegro Testimony. Richmond. Va., Dec. 16. In the senate to-day a resolution was intro duced expressing regret and disappointment at the non-admission of the j Virginia representatives to seats in the national! councils, and invoking their reception as preliminary to a full and free restoration of this state to the union. Several senators expressed their objection to the resolution, when it was withdrawn. In the house a protracted debate ensued on a resolution proposing to inaugurate measures for the reunion of east and west Virginia. A caucus of the senate and house was held to night, and the committee on courts of justice was directed to report a billf admitting negro testimo ny in the courts and fto amend the code so as to abolish penalties on free negros especially. Special Court. A special term of the New Hanover county court, was convened at the court house in this city yesterday, for the purpose of levying a tax for the support of the poor, in ac cordance with the late proclamation of the provi sional governor. James Shackelford, Esq., pre sided, and the attendance of the magistrates was a large one. The court levied a tax of 15 cents on every $100 valuation of real estate, and a pole tax of $3 each, for the purpose above indicated. The Constitutional Amendment. It i Declared Constitutionally Ratified. Official Announcement by tne Secretary of State. Special Magistrates Court, Dec. 20. A colored woman was brought before the court charged with having beaten a child of Dr. W. W. Harris. The testimony adduced on the trial which was given by witness of the same color as the accused, was sufficient to justify her being held over in tne sum of $100 for her appearance at the next term of the county court. Jeff. Davis He is Vis' ted by his Old Rich mond Pastor, and. Takes the Sacra ment, i Fortress Monroe, Dec. 13. Mr. Davisold clergyman of St. Paul's church, in Richmond"the church which he attended du ring the war,5 and from which he made that mar vellously rapid exit on the last Sunday of his at tendance there, has been allowed to spend a day with him. The sacrament was administered to iim, and everything done that could be by his old religious teacher and adviser, tnrougn scrip tural reading and prayer, to give him cheerful resignation. During his imprisonment, Mr. Da vis' only religious attendant and adviser has been the jKst chaplain, Rev. Mr. Chivvis, a most amia ble and excellent man, and worthy and devout clerfjyman. It was natural he should like to be attended by his old pastor, and no one will be in- clin$d, I am sure, to blame him for asking the privilege of his attendance upon him, or find fault with, the request being complied with. The President's Policy. The Washington correspondent of the Balti more Sun, of yesterday, writes : The president's policy, looking to the early election of a senator in Georgia, and while ap proving the acts of Governor Johnson, recom mending him to leave the subject of commission- mg congressmen to tne governor elect Dy tne people Mr. Jenkins shows that he is not going to take any step backward in his line of pro cedure. When southern states come up fairly and squarely in substance'to the positions he has suggested to them in the character of an execu tive, who counsels- on all hands union, concilia tion and concession in consistence with the iron logic of events, he will unquestionably stand by them and for them, as he has done by Georgia. This being the policy of the government or administration, it must begin to be practically utilized early after Christmas. But if the joint committee should prove to be the grave of such matters if from them there shall proceed no voice nor sign, then the president's policy will be wrecked for the time; and if for the time, or the next session, then possibly until after the presi dential election, and perhaps forever. Washington, Dec 18. The following official announcement has been promulgated from the state, department : To all to whom these present may come Greeting: Know ye, that whereas the congress of the United States on the flret day of February last passed a resolution waich is In the words following, name ly : "A resolution submitting to the legislatures of the several states a proposition to amend the constitution of the United States. Hesolved by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the United Statics of America in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurrina That the following article be proposed to the leel . islatures of the several states as an amendment to the constitution of the United States, which. ratiiied by three-fourths of said legislatures, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as a part of the said constitution, namely : Article IS, section 1. Neither slavery nor in- Episcopal Church South. 3 Bishop Green of the Episcopal Diocese of Mis sis; sinni publishes a report of the late council of tbfi Rnnthprn diocese of Aususta. Georgia, and Mayor's Court, Wednesday, Dec. 20. Two colored boys named respectively Joseph Shaw and Hahen Drake, arrested near the old jail for r.-naa n .ot;mWvinor e&rh diocese at mrt in the rebellion re released on their promise of good jjb erty to unite with the northern diocese or not. If beld fighting, were behavior in future. Mark Crafts, a policeman, who was found asleep I on his post, was returned to duty. He directs Ms churches to resume praying ror the i president f the United States and all in au- th nty. Tne Test Oath Case. Washuj'gtos, Dec. 15. The United States supreme court was crowded to-day with attorneys Vto hear - the important ar gument of Mr. Carpenter, of Wisconsin, who ad vocated the readmission of Mr. Garland, of Ar kansas, to practice hi it, contending that the president's pardon restored the petitioner to all his rights, civil and political. Although Mr. Car penter sustained the president in suppressing the rebellion, now that the war was over he was per fectly willing to take'fry the hand his reconstruc ted brother. He contended that the test oath was unconstitutional. " ; Attorney General Speed inv reply argued that coSress has the right to fix the qualification for ofSi, and that although a pardon removed the cotsequences of crime, it was not a key to unlock the government offices. ' Mr. Garland Was no more rs ored to practice than were those who took to the offices they previous- under the United States government. Spain and Chili. The text of the circular of the Spanish minis ter for foreign affairs on the Chilian question is published. It is a lengthy document, calm in tone, but justifies the position of Spain as al ready stated. From the London Times of Nov. 30. The Spanish ministry, far from disavowing, has, it seems, approved the conduct of Admiral Pa- reia towards Chili. The circular of Senor de Castro, which we publish to-day, leaves no doubt as to the intentions of Marshal O'Donnell, and it now depends upon the firmness of foreign gov ernments, and especially of our own, whether the blockade of Valparaiso shall be withdrawn or whether it shall be followed up by a bombard ment of the town and war to the last extremity, The circular of Senor de Castro compels us to re consider our opinions and to moderate our hopes We can no longer visit upon Admiral Pareja all the blame of the rupture between Spain and Chili. The foreign minister oi Spain reiterates the idle causes of grievances which the Admiral had before recapitulated, and formally approves every step he took in his negotiations with Chili. The intervention of the diplomatic body at' San tiago is treated as if it were insincere : then: uni ted declaration of belief that the Chilian govern ment would not have declined negotiation if the Spanish Admiral had made any effort at all to settle the existing difficulties amicably, but that it was impossible to accede to claims made with demands in a threatening tone by means of peremptory ultimatum, is wholly ignored ; and it is indirectly but plainly charged against them that they neglected to use their influence to in duce the Chilian government to listen to reason, and by their indifference, if not by their hostility prevented the realization of the peace they pro fessed a desire to maintain. This language proves too conclusively that we were premature in con gratulating ourselves on the victory of justice. It may be that the rupture between Spain and Chili may still be healed: it may be that the blockade will be withdrawn, that the Chilians will turn from the arts of war to their usual or derly self-government, that peaceful .industry and commerce will soon again be revived : but we fear these results must be looked for from the temperate firmness of neutrals rather than from the spontaneous desire of the Spanish ministry to bring them to pass. In spite of former ex perience, we had hoped that on this occasion the aggressive policy of Spain would be limited by other considerations than those of safety ; but the language of Senor de Castro in discussing the acts of Chili, his approbation of Admiral Pareja's conduct, his sneer at the zealous attempts of all the ministers of neutral nations to maintain peace, great Latest via Queenstown.;. Liverpool,; Dec.3. The Paris bourse closed quiet yesterday at 68f. 2c. for the, rentes. j Correspondence from Madrid denies that the Spanish government has sent Admiral-; Pareja or ders to suspend hostilities against Chili. The government is not even disposed to accept of tne mediation of neutral powers. Orders have been given to the Spanish naval arsenals to push for ward the preparations of war vessels for sea. - Imtor BMjpA. Halifax,; Dec. 18. The steamer Cuba has arrived with; dates from Liverpool to the 9th, via Queenstown 10th. COMMERCIAL. Liverpool, Dec. 9. Evening. Sales of cotton to-day 6000 bales, market closing easier, and for some descriptions trifle lower, though quotations are unchang ed. ' Breadstuff's and provisions quiet. FINANCIAL. LoNDOJf, Dec. 9. Consols 8787 5-16. U. S. 6-20's 63l64. GENERAL NEWS. 1 The king of Belgium is dead. At the American banquet at Paris on Thanks giving Day, Minister Bigelow expressed very pa cific sentiments. Gen. Schofield offered as a toast "Friendship between France and the United States." i The Escape of Stephens. We announced in our telegraphic column that Stephens, the fenian head centre, was safe. The following is the letter, stating the fact, as it ap pears in the Dublin Irishman : 4 Paris, Nov. 27. Mr. Editor I take the liberty of writing you these few: tines to inform you that your brave countryman, Stephens, who escaped so happily from Dublin prison, has arrived safe and sound in Pans. He has even been seen during the past two days, surrounded by numerous friends, dining in one of the great restaurants or the Boulevard des Italiens. , , . . 'Tis needless to tell you, Mr. Editor, how all the world was delighted on hearing that Mr. Ste phens had escaped. We aire all convinced here that the day is not far distant when Ireland shall break forever the Saxon chains which have kept her bound so long, and will resuscitate, as they say, andj as we all hope in France "great, glorious and free P I have the honor to be, sir; j Your obedient servant, J. DB LOHGUBVILLS, A profound admirer ef the Irish nation. Rue Boyale, St. Honore. Reverdy Johnson will continue the argument text Friday for the petitioner. lead us to distrust our first impression, and to come unwillingly to the conclusion that we must depend upon other influences for the raising of the blockade and the reestablishment of order in Chili. The intentions of the Spanish ministry may be more pacific than the language of Senor de Castro gives us reason to hope, but it is evident that the good offices of neutral nations must be earnestly pressed upon both parties to the quarrel, y Re cent events have made it especially necessary that our own policy should be clearly stated and firmly maintained. The Cholera In Gurope, " The cholera stni lmgers in "Europel A letter from Florence says that the recent progress of the pestilence there- affords a striking refutation Of the opinion sometimes expressed that the ap proach of the cold season; is a, guarantee .of im munity against its attacks.1 After a brief Interval ef comparative repose during the - autumnal months the mysterious enemy is once more on its deadly march. The Levant Herald notices the reappearance of cholera at Alexandria and at Trebizond, after having totally ceased. Other places are afflicted in like manner. -At Naples, November 15, there were 255 cases!of cholera and 147 deaths. The deaths from cholera in France during the month of October were 4,020, and 379 from the 6th to the 12th of November. , A If egro Jury iu KiMOurl. !: A negro jury was empanelled - at allab, Mis souri, ou the 4th mst.- A suit for assault and battery was brought before Esquire Ballinger, in which the parties were colored citizens. A jury was summoned, composed entirely j of colored men, who, after hearing the evidence and the charge of the court, assessed the fine of twenty one dollars each. - i, Thb Fe8tivalv Last night, the occasion of the second opening of the Baptist Festival at the City Hall, was a very successful one: for the la dies engaged in the selling, and a very pleasant one for those who were present as. customers. The young and the gay were presentan numbers, and if we are j to judge by their merry laughter and beaming countenances, they certainly en joyed themselves hugely. As on the previous night, several ring cakes were subscribed for and Letter from Gen. Beauregard. General Beauregard writes the foUcjwing letter to L'Eco d Italia: 1 New Oblbaks, Nov. 18, 1865. My Dear Sir: I beg leave to thank you for yotir article of the 27tb October, in reply to an attack upon me by tne fans jLvenvr jyattnnat, The Provisional Governnunt in Alabama Ended' Washts'gtohv Dec. 18. The Austrian Empire. From the London News of Nov. 29.1 The Austrian Empire is now passing through a crisis which will test to the utmost the capacity of its statesmen and the patriotism of its people. The meeting of the Diets of the German Provin ces of the monarchy has been marked by a move- J The secretary of state has addressed a letter to Provisional Governor Parsons, in which he says fiat, in his judgment, the hour had arrived when ment openly hostile to the recent policy of the lie care and conduct pf the proper affairs of the Emperor, and particularly to the attempt which slate of Alabama may be remitted to the consti- the government is making to come to a direct un- paper which ought to be satisfied that I am not a thtional authorities chosen by the people thereof, 1 derstanding with Hungary. Those different as- Soulier Of fortune. - W hen my native state, rou- pa py airecuon oi me presiueuL, rene vuig mm semoues are acung noi oniy witn unanimity, out isiana, required my services, I drew my sword If the trust which has been reposed in him. He l jn concert, and with a decision i and secrecy with out hesitation, as a son rushes to rescue his also says : "It gives me especial pleasure to con-1 which, as a political sympton, are most remarka- TEHHfESSEE. Negro Testimony Order of tne War De partment. . . . Nashville, Dec. 16. The legislature of Tennessee having refused to" allow negro testimony to be taken in the courts of this stata.' General Viar ta sn..( j m ' 1 w . vuu Bujrciiuicuueiiu OI the freedmen's bureau of this district, under spe cial orders from the war department, has issued an order which demands that all cases in wt,?k a . . - . UAU MtrvA f AflTtmAnv fa SnAi.i.J 3 t - - o V ,.J " aiiu wuicu nave nere- tofore been disposed of by municipal authority, shall be brought before the court for adjudica tion. - , .r