The New York Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1861, Page 4

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Mr. Abraham Lincoln, the President elect of the United States, arrives in this clty to-day. Never was there a mun, in the history of tais republic, who has held in bis bands such immense power for weal oc for woe to the country. What will he say to the citizens of this great metropolis? Will he kiss oar girls, and give a wwirl to the whiskers waich he has begun to cultivate? Will be tell our merch «nts, groaning under the pressure of the greatest political convulsion ever experieaced in Ameri- ca, that “nobody is burt,” or that “marching troops into South Carolina” and bombarding its fortresses will be “no invasion?” Let us deyoutly hope that the more than Cimmeriua darkness which blinded his eyes when he left Springfield, may have disappeared; and that, with the anxious heart, trembling voice, but firm and decisive purpose, which would have characterized the Father of His Country on such an oceasion, he will rise to the pathos and dignity of his station, and solemmly declare as his Premier has done, that “every sacrifice that is needed shall be made to save the country,” and that posterity shall wonder at the magnanimity with which pri- vate and public interests, platforms and past shackles of party have been cast aside in order todo so. Let the President elect be the man of the generation, and the masses of the peo- iT Mr. Lincoln desires to be the second Washington ple will arise as a man todo him honor. of this great confederacy, let him come out em- phatically in his inaugural in favor of the Crittenden resolutions as amendments to the con- stitution; let him call an extra session of the new Congress, and in his first message boldly reiterate this plan and its submission at once to the peo- ple through the Stales; let him appoint his Cabinet, but not dispose of another office in his gift til this great and overwhelming question is Settled. ‘The Ne Jefferson Davis, the President of the Southern confederacy, was duly inaugurated at Montgomery, Alabama, yesterday. The spectacle is described As the grandest ever witnessed at the South. Mr. Davis delivered his inaugural address at one o'clock. We print the document complete in our columns this morning. It is, perhaps, the most important paper presented to the American peo- ple since the publishment of the Declaration of Independence. It is a clear and candid exposition of the cause of the secessionists, both as regards the causes of secession and their relations in the future towards the Btates remaining in the Union, A return to the Union is regarded as ‘‘neither practicable nor desdira ble’ “There can be but Jittle rivalry,” pays President Davis, “between ours and any manufacturing or gating communi ty, such asthe Northern States of the Ame- rican Union. It must follow, therefore, that mutual interest woid i-vite good will and kind offices. If, however, passion or lust of do- minion should cloud the judgment or inflame the ambition of those States, we must prepare to meet the emergevey and maintain by the final arbitra- ment of the sword the position which we have as- sumed among the nations of the earth.” ‘The Peace Convention at Washington had along feesion yeaterday. Several amendments to the Guthrie proposition, and a substitute therefor, were offered, but they were all rejected. This ac- tion is regarded as indicativg that the Convention will sustain the Guthrie plan of adjustment as re ported by the committee. The dobate yesterday ‘was mainly upon the Territorial question, Gov. Boutwell, of Massachusetts, made a strong anti- compromise speech. Wis though that the Con vention may come to & vow to-inorrow. Mr. Lincoln, the President «lect, and party, left Buffalo yesterday morning. Alowg ihe route from Buffalo to Albany he was greetet by the usual ovations. At Albeag the reception was carried out according to the programme sgreed upon. < We publish in our columns this morning & graphic description of the ceremonies, together With re. ports of the addresses delivered on the octision. Mr. Lincoln will arrive in this city this aftertoon, and will stop at the Astor House, Mr. Hamlin, the Vice President elect, left by home in Maine, en route for Washington, yester day. He will arrive ia this city to-morrow. To Congress yesterday a large number of } titio® respecting the crisis were pre- sented and referred. The Senate, at the ex- Piration of the morning hour, took up the Tarif? bill, An amendment to reduce the duty on books was rejected, An avendmen levying a duty of four ts per pound op tea und half a cent on coffee, and reducing the duty on sugar, was agreed to by @ vote of 23 to 19%. an ndrment reducing the government loan | from twenty-ove millious o ten millions, with a | promive that no part of the lown be applied in | the present fiscal year, was agreed to, The Con- ference Committee ou the bill making appropria- | tious for the executive, legislative and judicial ex- penses of the government repo. ted that they had agreed, and the report was accepted. {nthe Hou-e the Military Committee reported ao bill supplemental to the acts of 1795 and | 1817, providing for the calling forth of the militia for the execution of the laws of the Union, the suppression of insurrection and repelling in- Vision, 80 & to extend their provisions to the of insuriection against the authority of the d States, und aitLorize the President, in es where ic may be lawtu', to use the militia in addition to the army and navy; to accept the rervices of volunteers as cavalry, infantry aud art tillery, avd officer the same. Mr. Bocock, of Vir- Bima, Lbjected to the second reading of the bill, and the question being taken on its rejec- tion, it was decided in the negative by a vote of 67 against 110. Discussion en- Un sucd on the merits of the proposition, but final action was not taken. The bil! authorizing the issue of a part of the government lean in fifty dol- Jar six per cept bonds, to be applied to the pay- went of the public creditors at par, was taken up. Mr. John Cochrane, from the Committee on Com merce, reported a bill~appropriating $50,000 for the survey of northern water courses and islands of the Pacific Ocean and Behring’s Straits, iv view of telegraplnc communication from the mouth of the Amoor, in Asia, to some point on the confines of the Russian possessions, thus tele- graphically u iting the United States with Europe, It was referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. The Senate bill organiz- ing the Territory of Colorado, was passed. The remainder of the session was devoted to speeches op the crisis. There was not much business of importance transacted in the Legislaure at Albany yester- day. The time in both houses was occupied prin- cipally in discussing the arrangements for the re- ception of the President elect. Inthe Assembly some few bills were reported on favorably anda few introduced, and the Senate resolutions com- plimentary to Governor Hicks, of Maryland, were adopted. Advices from Monterey, Mexico, announce that Mejia bad cutered the town of Rioverde, about forty miles from San Luis, at the head of two ‘\nousand men, and that he butchered two hundred men who defended the place, sacked, pillaged and burned the houses, and returned to the mountains. The little defensive force, especially the officers, contested every inch of ground, but had to yield at last. Thousands of families have been reduced to complete ruin and misery. Vengeance is loudly called for, and Governor Doblado had sent two thousand men into the mountains to punish the ferocious Mejia. The new Mexican tariff is com- pluined of as being too high and likely to interrupt trade. American securities had fallen consider- abty. : From Puerto Cabello we have advices to the 2d inst. The secession movement in the United States caused quite a panic in commercial affairs, and the revolution in the provinces has checked the receipt of produce. Hides, coffee and indiyo are scarce, and rule at very high prices. General Gavara and 300 of his followers were taken prison- erson the 31st ult, and brought into Puerto Ca- vello on the Ist inst., and were the same day conducted, under a@ strong escort, to Valencia, for nal, where it is thought the General will be shot. The Board of Aldermen did not organize last evening for want of a quorum. There were bat four members present, a number of the demo- cratic members having gone to Albany for the purpose of waiting upon the President elect and tendering to him their respects. Yesterday afternoon the Clerk of the Board of Councilmen declared the Board adjourned till ‘Thursday, a quorum not being present. In the United States District Court yester- day, after the charge in the case of Gordon Hires, who was convicted of the manslaughter of a negro on the bark Anna, Judge Smalley left the bench, and Judge Shipman, who has reco- vered from his recent indisposition, took his eat. He announced to the bar that during the present month he would hold the District Court, and would not take up any jury trials in the Circuit Court until the next term. In the United States District Court yesterday a case involving $20,000 was brought up before Judge Shipman. The question involved is whe- ther the act of 1957, which exempts wool from duty here costing less than twenty-six cents per pound, is applicable to the property in question. The Custom House authorities seized the wool, claim- ing that it was invoiced at a low rate. In the General Sessions yesterday George Smith was convicted ofreceiving stolen goods, consist- ing of a large quantity of lace, the proceeds of a burglary committed on the premises of W. & T. Fisher, No. 69 Worth street, on the night of the ‘ith of November. The defendant tried to sell the goods to a man named Shay, a sailmaker. One-third of the property was recovered through the exertions of officer Farley, who arrested the supposed burglar, with whom Smith was jointly indicted. The Recorder sentenced Smith to im- prisonment in the State prison for three years and ix months. William Abson, convicted at Hudson City of the murder of his wife by poison, was yesterday sentenced to be hanged on Wednesday, the 10th day of April next. According to the City Inspector's report, there were 409 deaths in this city during the past week— an increase of 45 as compared with the mortality of the week previous, and 98 less than occurred during the corresponding week last year. The re- capitulation table gives 3 deaths of diseases of the bones, joints, &c.; 77 of the brain and nerves, 7 of the generative organs, 15 of the heart and blood vessels, 150 of the lungs, throat, &c.; 7 of old age, 60 of diseases of the skin and eruptive fevers, 5 premature births, 46 of diseases of the stomach, bowels and other digestive organs; %5 of general fevers, and 3 of diseases of the urinary organa—of which 17 were from violent caus The nativity table gives 289 natives of the United States, 82 of Ireland, 6 of England, 20 of Germany, 5 of Scotland, and the balance of various foreigu countries, The foreign news by the Africa bad the offect of im- parting more steadinces to the cotton market yesterday. Tho rales embraced about 1,260 bales, in lots, on the basis of about 11Ag0. # 11.46. for mildliog uplands, mostly at the latter gure. Flour was in better demani and more active, ani advanced full 50. per barrel for Western aud State superOne and extra brands. Wheat was firmer, but the advance im freights tended to check siles. Corn was firmer avd more active, with a good home and ex port demand. Pork was firmer for moes, with sales at Sito $17 1234, the latter figure being an outside price. rime was quiet at @13. Sugars were tolerably active and etendy, with males of about 1,000 hhds. Cuba, at rates fiven in another place, Coffee was firm, aud within « week price# bave improved about So. por Ib. for Riv. The sales embraced a coreiderable lot of Rio at Ile, a 186 , Abd 60 Jo. Jamaca at 120. Freighta were demer, whol tended to cheek shipme pecially to Liverpool. For wheat 12554. war asked vk wad 184. fo ships’ bags, ond flour was engaged at 94, 41. with bacon and Jard at 378. 64. To London considerable lots of and pork wore engaged at p. t, and four at don - NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1861. is mger te the Country=-Dark Clouds Again Artstag Ultra counsels at the South, and the rabid ‘ue, of extremists at the North, once more menuce the country with di-aster Civil war aod ite attendant horrors, can oly be averte! by prompt and epeeay action on the part of the incoming administration. Compare the ay-ech of President Davis, at Montgomery with the caucus proceedings of Congressional republi- enpe at Washington, and the inevitable conclu siqn must be arrived at, that inter-State bo stili- ies are impending, if the sentiments they incal- cate, represent, to any extent, the views of the masses of the people in the North and at toe south. Until within two months, Mr, Jefferson Davis hus been known as # thorough Uaion mau. His political acts and declarations, ex: cepting in moments of unusual excitement, have borne an impress of natonality which could not be mistaken or misunderstood, He nv w appeals, however, to the sword, and de- votes his military services to the welfare of the mx States over which he bas been called on to preside, a3 though « “baptism in blsed” of the Southern contederacy, were the ouly bope he enmertained of maiutaining its integrity. He even throws away the seabbara and ox- claims:—“The time for compromises is passed and we are determined to miintain our posi- tion, and make ull who oppose as sinell Soith- ern powder and feel] Southern steel, No com oromise, DO veconstruction can any longer be entertained.” It is true his Inaugural Ad- dress, delivered yesterday, is more pucific und conciliatory, but is no less determined in ity tone and character. Meanwnile, bayonets oristle, cavalry prance, and the heavy tread of artillery is beard on Pennsylvania avenue, and, under the auspices of the Fessendens, Sumners, Wades, Hales and Gree- leys of the abolitionist party at the North, every serve is strained to force Mr. Lincoln into actively aggressive measures against the cc ceding States. The shipwreck of our pros- verity as a nation will be unavoidable, unless the helm of state is grasped at once by a firw and decided hand. There never was a moment, in the history of he United States, when time was of so much value. The errors or inadvertencivs of a moment, may precipitate events, beyond the vossibility of a remedy. Yet day by day parses by, aud the country gazes with stupefac- tion at the apathy, inactivity and ignor«nce of bore who are entrusted with their most sacred interests. If the Crittenden amendments to be constitution had been adopted by Congress, a few weeks ago, an instant stop would bave been put to the progress of the disunion con- tagion in the cotton States. That chance was lowed to pars away. The Border Peace Con- ‘erence was then convened; but its members have unfortunately been selected from amoag the most antiquated foesils of the laad—mea bebind the time and unequal to its requite- ments, They bave accomplished nothing and their efforts can «ffect no permanent good. They are afraid of the sounds of their owa voices, and have refused to permit their de- lyberations to be known to the public. They bave the confidence of no one, and no plan of compromise they can suggest will be ac:septed Neither will the present Congress do aught to dispel the tempest that threatens to engulf us. The shiftless imbecility, incapacity, stupidity, togetber with the gross venality of the Senate and House of Representatives, have literally filled every corner of the republic with amazement. The republican majority see the nation drifting towards a precipice, but can imagine no higher aim than to squabble for place and apportion spoils, which, if they are not careful, will never come into their hands. Can anything be more hor- rible? In the annals of history-—in the darkest periods of Rome, the Iielian republics of the Middle Ages, or even in the convulsed epoch at which Mexico has arrived—does there exist the parallel of a nation, at the height of its pros- perity, surrounded by every external and re- joicing in every internal essential of happiness, plunging its future destiny, its wealth, fair fame and the hopes humanity hed founded upon it, into a more hopeless abyss of ruin, desola- tion and misery. The mind shrinks with dis- may from the humiliating prospect before us. Union loving as are the leaders of the South- ern confederacy, including Mr. Jefferson Davis and Vice President Stephens; inextiuguishable as is the attachment of nine-tenths of the voters in the Northern States for their country; pre pared as moderate, sober miaded intelligent citizens, in all of the thirty-three States, are to wake every sacrifice, and to adopt every amend- ment to the constitution, which shall be requi- site to maintain peace and reconstruct the re public; it is none the less painfully trae that an unnatural, factitious outside pressure of revolutionists in both sections, is compelling thore whom they have entrusied with power to bury cut of sight their pro- clivities for peace. Abolition fanatics and fire-eating mobocrats, haye por the portals of the temple of Janus, and ar revolved that its gates shall not be closed. Yet, below all the fires of discord that rage with such fierceness, stands out, clear, unmistalec able, demonstrated, the popular hatred of the frenzy which sectional exaggerations have p duced, and an unappeasable hunger and thirst after such an exhibition of discretion, judgment and patriotism, as would Lave been displa by Washington, Jefferson or Madison, cri- sis similar to that which exists. Thore & nota moment, however, to be lost to repair the evils of the past. The latert stages of the revolution have been colossal in their footsteps, and histo- rical experience shows thal passions and purpose of political change once uuloosed, ouisirip in consummation the Leenest imaginatio even who bave inspired them, and gt birth. The future contains by remedy for the disord: lic, It is in the “sober the more patri the republican pa convention by Mr. 4th of March #3 poseille, o i f thore ca them Congress, Mr. Seward, v # laudable fore sight of what must be dono to eave the sountry, has declared that “whatever -covitives prtvat or public, shall be noodfi! for the Union, they will be mad And he added e Union shall continue and enduw; and men, in after times shall declare dwt this generation, which saved the Unin from euch sudden and wnlooked for dancers, aur pasted in magnanimity even that oro which Jaid its foundation.” Let Mr. Lincoinact upon the conviction which inspired these vords in his future Premier. A quorum of the now House of Representatives is already clocted, woe there is ting oO prevent their coming ogether at ce, Let them continue their ersions until the future peace of the country is ecu Cd UpoOD & sold and secure | wis. Such « plan, as Mr Seward will probably have de- ded on, fur @ revision of the tederal constitn tion and os Mr. Lincoin should suggest ia his in- vugural, will be eure to meet with its sauctioa, wid, under the guxpices of the border slave Slates, as mediators, the way may be paved for the restoration of the Union to its pristine 10- tegrity, and the dissipation of every clout tbat obscures the pational sky. But no time ix to be lott. Salvetion must come speedily or inevitable destruction awaits the country. Now, iy Mr. Lincoln hopes to be the second Washington of this great confederacy, he must come out emphatically in his inaugural and recommend the Crittenden resolutions as amendments to the constitution; he must call an extra session of the nce Congress, and in his first message boldly re- ierate this plan and its submission at once to the pccple throughout the States; he must appoint his Cabinet, but not dispose of another office in his git ll this great and overwhelming question is setiled. inuugeration Travels Cours of the Pre- aident» @f the Southern and Northern Contedcracles. Lust year was for us one of abundance, plenty, prosperity and fraitfuloess. Toe great staples—cotton, corn, wheatand tobacco—yield- ed most bountiful crops. Gold flowed in Pac tohan streams from the Pacific coust, and the lund waxed fut, while the tillers thereof rejoiced exceedingly. It was a great year for the poli- ueiaus, too. The crop of conventions was larger ‘bap usual, and of Presidential candidates there wos pore than @ genteel sufficiency. The re- ult bas been that we have no less than two Previdents, with Cabinets and Congresses to match, the Southern confederacy appearing to be more harmonious apd more dignified than the Nertbern. The two Presidents—Mr Jeffer- -on Davis, of Mississippi, and Mr. Abraham Lincoln, of Iinois—commmenced their inaugura- tion tours last week Thatof Mr. Davis has been completed. Mr. Lincoln’s is somewhat longer, and his sgony will not be over until the end of this week On Monday, 11th inst., he lett Springfield for Washington, aud, after passing through [ndianapolis, Cincinnati, Pittsburg and Cleveland, arrived on Saturday at Buffalo, where he narrowly escaped being torn in pieces by bis admirers, was pretty thoroughly done up, and enjoyed, no doubt, his Sabbath as bugely as any day laborer in the land. Yesterday Mr Lincoln proceded to Albany, und threw bimself into the embraces of the lobby. Accounts of the demonstrations at the State capital will be found elsewhere, ‘The incidents of this tour, so important in a historical point of view, are exceedingly curi- ous and entertaining. When leaving his nejgh- bors, “ perhaps forever,’ the new Northern President was im a lachrymose and pious frame of mind. Before he reached Indianapolis, however, Mr. Lincoln became jovial, and began to exercise his talent as a racon- teur. Arrived at Indianapolis, the seat of radical republicanism, the President made a ratber clumsy speech on the delicate subject of coercion and State rights. The warmth of his reception had undoubtedly taken Mr. Lin- coln off his feet, and turned his head. At Cin- cinnati, he patronized the Kentuckians, und began to find out that the crisis was only imaginary; that although trade had received a severe blow, public securities had been very seriously de- preciated, the prestige of the nation lost so far as foreign Powers are concerned, the Union practically dissolved, the public treasury empty, and the public credit as bad as that of any kite- flying jobber, a reign of terror existing over nearly one-half the country, thousands of men in arms against the government—all this was nothing, only a bagatelle,a mere squall which would soon blow over. At Pitts- burg, Mr. Lincoln declared that because he was in Pennsylvania he was bound to speak about the (ariff. He confessedentire ignorance of the details of the measure which his party has brought forward in Congress, pledged him- self to the ambiguous plank in the Chicago plat- form which was put in to garamon the Pennsyl- vaniuns, and means anything or nothing at all, and thought it would be better to leave the maticr to the next Congress—of which latter statement Mesers, Sherman, Morrill & Co. will ase take due notice. Why the President elect should feel bound to speak of a matler concerning which he knew nothing because he happened to be ina particular locality we canovi see. By the same rule he should talk pork and whiskey at Cincinnati, piety and produce at Cleveland, Cen- tral Railway at Buffalo, “Bridge” at Albaay, Southern trade at New York, Camden and Am- boy Railroad at Trenton, insignificance of New York at Philadelphia, and ditto of Philadel- phia at Baltimore. At Cleveland the ancient rail splitter waxed gollant, and desired to make the acquaintance of a young person of the better sex who had writlen to him some advice as to his whiskers, and various other subjects germane to the ad- vauncement of (he outer man. There was not much difiiculty in ascertaining the whereabouts of this young woman, and the greeting she re cecived from the President clect seems to have produced a profound sensation. All this @ might be excused in a peaker, but il is, to gay the least, quite any man of cc who has ctod toa very h at a mo- stu be be ment when tho country needs more than at any other time in its history co far a first clase at the m of State. Bat the fact is that since ( al Scott's famons tour, whon he spoke of the delightful Lrish brogue the soconts, we have seen ns by the man and nothi sweet German se absurd as Lincoln's spece astounded t > (the Lot tied on a debat sion) with more than ordinary tabi during the last woek. It that ihe man has been kindness, half emoihered and worshipped as a domi, Western politicians, every moi whom expects a fat of We o how a etronger head than Lincol turned by this ovati that he might lea and timid, and afi with the wine of & lad achieved greatness instead of thruet upon hin, We notice, likew speeches contain occasional references to his reliance upon the aid and protection of a Power higher than these of this mundane sphere. He will dg well ¢@ call in some supernatural aid, sons ehould ch aloft og that which Lincoln has uttored doubt ) L with ments, the home hur ls be ph as to as itis qaite evident that he bas not sufficient mental cslibre for the discharge of the daties be bar under‘abken, The other President, Mr. Pavis, has been re- ceived with the greatest enthusiasm duriag his journey from Mississippi to Montgomery, Ala- bama. He made five and tweuty speeches en route, but we do not bear that he told uny sto- ries, cracked any jokes, asked the advice of the young wouen about his whiskers, or dis- cursed political platforms. His speeches are rather highly flavored with the odor of -villa- nous ealtpetre, and he evidently believes that civil war is mevitable Dut we must recollect that Mr. Davis is # soldier, a graduate of West Point, a hero of the Mexican war, and a states- man of a wilitary turn of mind. Mr. Lincola wus @ splitter of rails, a distiller of whiskey, a story teller and a joke maker. He afterwards becume a stump orator, and used his early experiences as bis literary capitul. Now we have the rails abandoned, the whiskey still stopped, but the scent of both bangs about the qanner and the matter of his speeches. For the future the Northern President should profit by tbe example of his Southera rival, who does not attempt to tell the Southern peo- ple that the crisis is nothing, tat nobody is burt (on the contrary, be acknowtedges that the revolution burts North and South), but de- clares that the South is ready to meet any bardship rather than to abandon its priaciples. Mr. Lincoln must look this state of things to the face. It cannot be turned off with a joke; and when next he opens his mouth we trust he will not put his foot in it. Jf Mr. Lincoln aspires to be the second Washington of this great confederacy, let him come out emphatically in his inaugural in favor of the Crittenden resolu- tions as amendments to the constitution; let him call an extra session of the new Congress, and in his first message boldly reiterate this plan and its submission at once to the people through the States; let him appoint his Cabinet, but not dispose of another office in his gift tie this qreat and overwhelming question is settled. Tue Canapa Fuartive Stave Case.—Ander- son, tbe fugitive slave of Missouri, is acquitied by the final decision of the Court of Common ' Pleas of Canada, and, as @ consequence, the habeas corpus of the Court of Queen’s Bench, England, is ignored. Tbat the latter was a direct infringement upon the rights of the Ca- nadian judiciary, which Canada had a perfect tight to repel, is unquestionable; but that Ca- nada was justified in discharging the prisoner on a technicality in the commitment is ques- tiopable. Four what purpose was the Ashburton treaty framed if not to apply to such cases as the present? After this the Extradition law can hardly be considered in any other light than that of a dead letter. We might enter upon a long train of argument, quoting the opinions of the highest authorities, from Grotins to Crancellor Kent, in favor of the surrender of such a prisoner to his forvm criminis, but the time is now past for avyihing of the kind, The vegro murderer evjoys his liberty, to the delight of his fellow negroes of Toronto, and the emissary of Westminster Hall is left to make the best of his way home, with the object for which he came unaccomplished. We cannot help thinking, however, that the decision arrived at by the highest court of Upper Canada was influenced by tho pro- ceedings adopted by the English Judges at the instance of the London Anti Slavery Associa- tion, and by the prevailing sentiment upon the subject in England. The people of Canada. and consequently their judicial authorities, may have eaid, rather than surrender him to English jurisdiction, we will liberate him ourselves; and so, in order to settle the case, they did liberate him. That they have thereby defied British interference is so far certain, although it is possible they may hear further about it from Westminster Hall. But that thty have misconstrued the Ashburton treaty, and al- lowed the guilty to go unpunished, is evident We shall watch with some interest the effyct of the recent decision upon the legal and popular mind in the mother country. If Mr. Lincola desires to be the second Washinglon of this great confederacy, let him come out emphatically in his inaugural in favor of the Crillenden resolu- tions as amendments to the constitution; let him call an extra session of the new Congress, and in his first message boldly reiterate this plan and ils submission at once to the people through he States; let him appoint his Cabinet, but not lispose of another office in his gift tll this great and overwhelming question is settled. City Poritics —The politicians of the two de mocratic institutions—Tammany and Mozart— «re up to their eyes in business just now, mak- ng arrangements to carry the full election. the principal work on hand is making out the slates for the different offices. The Tammany slate is filled up with the names of Wm. A Kennedy for Mayor, Clavey for County Clerk, (weed for Sheriff, and Waterbury for District Attorney. The Mozart men are preparing their slate, too. Some of them are, for nowi- unting their President, Juhn Cochrane, for Mayor, while others incline to pat bim down tor Divwiet Attorney. What they are dowg «bout the other offices has not yet transpired But it is said that it Mozart Hall nominates a strong, popular man for Mayor, like Joho Cochrane, Tammany will wake a bargain with tbe republicans and sell out to them, in order to defeat the opposition wing of the demo- cracy. Some of the Tammany managers are now very busy at Albany taking lessons in Weed’s tacties—learning how to make a bar- gain oad sale to the best advantage. As for ibe republican party, it is completely broken up into sections—the conservative re- publicans and the radical out and out anti- slavery republicans—and nothing can save it from annihilation. A good deal of its pros- s in the future, however, depend upon the pursued by the new administration and its Premier, Mr. Seward. If it adopts a tho- roughly conservative course, Mr. Seward will be able to combine all the conservative ele- mente in this ©, and constract such @ party as will uterly detaolish the old democratic par- ty and carry the State hy a vote of two to one In this event Tammany will be entirely ab- sorbed, swallowed up, and Mozart will become the heir to the ‘+ breeches. Jf Mr. Lin ul Washington of Ui's ine come out emphatically 6 y-comment the Crittenden tients to the constitution; let r the new Congress, Hy r iterate this plar o the people through nt his Cabinet, but fa his gift iM this cotion is settled, nes Tux Govennient Loay—A New Move or Avsustun, ST—The Seeretary of the Treasury bas called fF 8 loan of $8,000,000, under the law of the Sth of this month. The moneyed in- terests, we learn, besitate to take the loan, and whatever is taken 01 |! Will be at a discount bigh- ly injurious to the inte,"*#'8 and the creditof the country. Yet there nev? before was so much woney in the banks—there’ Wl probably be $40,000,000 if specie in Wall Street by che end of this week, There are $30,00,0,000 worth of goods entered in the warebouses for consump- tion, and there never was such « quantity of breadstuffs on hand before to pay for thee imports. Here, then, are all the elements of commercial activity and unbounded prosperity. Yet all is stagnation and gloom, and threaten- ed universal bankruptcy. What is the cause? The political rascality of factions But for them never would any two years since the foundation of the government have been so prosperous as 1860 and 1861. What is the cause for this etate of things? If Congress will adopt the Crittendea compro- mise by a two-thirds vote and send it to the States for ratification, or if it will evea ‘adept it by a majority and submit it to the popular svote, the result will -be to restore confidence end to dispel the shadows which overhaag the commercial world, and the government will get 4s much money as they want ata pre- mium. For thus the unconstitutional, revolu- tionary and atrocious Chicago platform will be broken down, smashed up and made a bon- fire of, like old rails. As for “the old folks,” culled a Peace Conference, they might as wel pack up their baggage and go home. It is only in the power of Congress to do aay good in this emergency. Meantime, Mr Lincoln appears to have 80 lit- tle appreciation of the crisis, its reeponsibilities and its duties, that his mind is more occupied with what the girls say of his curls, and he mukes a speech on that interesting subject. Now the way to bring him snd Congress to their senses is for the capitalists to hut down and not touch the loan at any price till the Crittenden compromise is adopted. This is the very best mode of adjustment yet proposed, and we bope the moneyed classes will adopt it unanimously. They can stop the supplies. The salvation of the country is in their hands. Fi- nanciers and merchants bave saved our go- vernment before by lending it money, They cau best save it now by refusing to give a cent till justice is done and peace and hurmony re- stored. If Mr. Lincoln wishes to be the second Washington of this great confederacy, let him come out emphatically in his inaugural in favor of the Crittenden resolutions as amend- ments to the constitution; let him call an extra session of the new Congress, and in his first message boldly reiterate this plan and its submis- sion at once tothe people through the States; let him appoint his Cabinet, but not dispose of another office in his gift till this great and over- whelming question is settled. Orentye THE Door For Secesstox.—The Le- gislaure of Louisiana, we perceive, has intro- duced a resolution inviting the Southern por- tions of the States of Indiana and Illinois, which gave large majorities against Lingpln, to enter the Southern confederacy, if they should feel inclined for secession. This is opening tne door for non-slavenolaing States. But the line might be extended farther and include parts ot New York, New Jersey and Pennsyleania, A part of this State and Penneylvanta, and the whole of New Jersey, which it would not be worth while to dissect, might very probably like to join the Soutbera confederacy too. This is a proper subject for the Southern Coa- gress at Montgomery to tuke up. They have already opened the question by their resulu- tion admitting other States not yet included in the “Confederate States of America” to come in if they are willing to subscribe to the consti- tution. Jf Mr. Lincoln expects to be the second Washington of this great confederacy, let him come out emphatically in his inaugural and re- commend the Crittenden resolutions as amend- ments to the constitution; let him call an extra session of the new Congress, and in his first mes- sage bolily reiterate this plan and its submission at once to the people throughout the States; let him appoint his Cabinet, but not dispose of another office in his gift til this great and over- whelming question is sellled. AN AbsTRACTIONTST ON ABsTRACTIONS.—Robert Dale Owen, though a spiriteslist, is in other respeets a clear headed end sensible man Uhe address delivered by him the other day tn the Hall of Representatives, Indianapolis, on the present crivis is as sound and patriotic as the bad never dabbled in any of the abstrac- tions usually considered akin to abvlitionism. He is for doing full justice to the seceding States, and giving them the guarantees which they ask for. This, from a man of his philan- thropic tendencies and peculiar training, is one of the best evidences that the republicans cam have of the utterly untenable character of the position which they occupy in refereace to the South. Jf Mr. Lincoln hopes to be the second Washington of this great confederacy, let him come out emphatically in his inaugural and re- commend the Crittenden resolutions as amend- ments to the constitution; let him call an extra session of the new Congress, and in his first message boldly reiterate this plan and its sub- mission at once to the people throughout the states; let him appoint his Cabinet, but not dis- pose of another office in his gift until this great and overuhelming question is settled. Snot Down on THe Srot.—A correspondent in Augusta, Southern Contederation, writes to us to use our influence to get the Secretary of the Treasury, “Dix of Dixie’s land,” as he calla him, to give official information as to how many persons have been “shot down on the spot,” in accordance with his celebrated telegraphic order. Our correspondent is desirous that the returns of the killed and wounded shall be as accurate as possible, and takes this round- about way of getting at them. Let him have the figures. Jf Mr. Lincoln desires to be the second Washington of this great confederacy, let hime emphatically recommend in his inaw- gurol the Crittenden resokutions as amend- ments to the constitution; let him call an extra’ session of the new Congress, and in his Sirst message boldly reiterate this plan and its submis- sion at once to the people throughout the States; let him appoint his Cabinet, but not dispose of another office in his gift till this great and over whelming question is setiled. . 90%, 366, Nea. 1179, 1185, 1191, 1205, 1215, 1217, 1220.1 » WOLT, 1168, 809. Part 2—Nuw, 5G, 766, 268, 826, 040, 042, 0%, 44, O46, 18, 254,