The New York Herald Newspaper, April 9, 1861, Page 6

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Tne New ‘The Cunard mail steamship Arion, Caplan Cook wi Jeave this port to-morrow aftersoou, ‘or Liverpool The European mails wil! close in this ety at two O’olock to-morrow a'tert cou The Evrornas Epimios oy nuk flekace will b) published at ten o'clock in the morning. Siugiv copies, i wean. pers, six cents. z Vie News. Startling news from Washington may be found in our despatches in another part of to-day’s pa- per. been rung op, and the tragedy is about to begin. A portion of the squadron of war ships and transports fitted out at The curtain Las New York are oriered to Fort Sumter. Supplies are to be thrown tuto that stronrhoid at ail ha- garda. Major Ander-on has been directed, 'n the event of the federal vessels being opposed by the secessionists, to opeu his batteries. Such, in brief, is the government programme for Charleston harbor. Our reports from that point confirm the statement that the supplies of the garrison from the city have been cut off, Intense excitement prevailed there yesterday. Five thousand men have been ordered out, the batteries have been strengthened, and every pre- paration made to repel the federal forces. Beyond doubt the dreaded fratircidal conflict will com- mence within forty-eight hovrs. As soon as it is known in Washington that the war has President will, it is said, issue a proclamation call- ing Congress *oge\ser. The flying artillery, ca airy and sappers and miners which have left this port within the past five days are to proceed to Texas, there to co- operate with (en. Houston for the restoration of un, the the government a thority in that Stats, while a portion of the fleet will Fort Pickens, and other posts on the Gulf coast. The President will soon, it is fifty thousand Pennsylvania, who has just returned te Harrisburg reinforce velieved, call for yo'unteers. Governor Curtin, of from Washington, yesterday sent to the Legisla- ‘ | ture @ message recommending an appropriatign of half a million dollars to put the militia of the State on a war focting. Ohio, who has also been in Washington for some jovernor Dennison, of days past, will moke a similar recommendation to the Legislature of his Stace. The State Department yesterday sent word to the Confederate Stote Commissioners that the ad ministration would hold no official intercourse with them. They will respond to the commani- cation of the Secretary of State, and then pro bably proceed to the South. The Montgom:ry Cabinet were in session last night, expecting im- portant news from the Commissioners The war steamer Harriet lane and the steam transports Tlinois and Baltic sailed from this port yesterday for the Gu'f, loaded with stores, muni- tions of war and troops. The newly appoiated Secretary of State for the ‘Territory of Colorado (Mr. Weed) entered into the necessary bonds yesterday morning before Mr. Commissioner Stilwell. The steamship Canadian, from Liverpool 28th, via Londonderry 29th ult., arri yesterday morning, bringing five days later Kuro- pean advices, The news is important, The steamship Edinburg, from Liverpooi via Quoenstown 28th ult., arrived at this port yes- sembly 4 numiy ug large districts, producing misery and pendous scale e anticipated diffeully between Mexico, growing out of the dismissa! of we tind the following paragraph n the Madrid correspondence of the Paria Pays of Mare “We begin to find here that the con- duet of Mexico towards Spain ia not in harmony with th testations which the government of j would seem to have made, with the desire 41 preserving friendly relations with the mother ry. The withdrawal’of 40 ambassador can- , become a war question, as England uk Spa Minister ) € and Unitgd States took meagures similar to those adopted by Juarez towari Hut if Mexico refuse to recognise existing treaties, not only because they had received the sanction of the government with which she has warred, but because that even before the Almonte conven- ties existed between Spain and and satisfactory explanations be offence which the nation has re, | be but ove voice, counselling # O Donnell rovcrnment to assume that attitude er and @gnity of the country de- tion those tr Me ico, if amp ceived s from Hurope report a and breadstaffs, whiie cUniag tendency in mercial adv' ‘ons y yeoterdsy was occupied rt of it during greater p session over the Annua ply bi age was received from t or veto © bil recently passed hy the Legi extending aid to the Albany aad musqu jiroad. An onsuecessful effort was er the yeto. In the As- of bills were passed, among ity Charter Commission biil. from the Nelson In- saittee Were presented and dis- report, in favor of the iu dopted by the Assem- charge of the Ser- d of in accordance but at the door of the Assem- ren iu force and took custody of the officer, ‘4 whereabouts was still boot apd shoe manu- in corragated India rubber a) a votel in Mercer oncerping the injuns- prevent four or five of nsing the patented material ‘ under certaim con- than a dozen per- Lit having been called to Hon andappointwent rk them the New ¥ Ma, vestigat Con’ pn, Wa entones riends grat from the ight factuy « HOE ace last evenin street, to , Nene + ued t their number frow used in t r trad ditier There were not r HOLE present, ex the chair, the w re res exes of commiters ed, but no definite action way taken. er mectiog will shortly be j held. The rush jor office at the Castom House yester- day afternoon was inteuse. Mr. Barney has fixed the hours for receiving applicants at from three to five P. M., and @oubtless this afternoon he will find he has nore friends thau le before knew of. The bu-ine+s at the Custom House yesterday was very dull. The chief clerk's tabular arrangement of the tar ff was issued during the day, and a rush was male +o obtain copies. A fail account of the excitement will be found in another column. The court martial of Colonel Corcoran was con- tinued yesterday, Richard O'Gorman, Esq., clos- ing for the defence, in a lengthy and eloquent speech. He claimed that the charge was defec- tive, because it did not sufficiently specify the dis- obesience of orderr, and that the mere failure to promulgate orders is not disobedience. At the conclusion of his remarks the Court adjourned until the 22d inst The Board of Aldermen did not organize last evening, # quorum not being present. The opposition members of the Board of Coun- cimen answered to their names last evening at the cal! of the roll; but, a3 a’! the ie uccrats were absent, there was no quorum; so the clerk declared the Bourd adjourned till Thursday next. It was said that a number of our City Fathers weot to Albany in the afternoon to attend to the affurs of city. The Court of Oyer and Terminer was opened before Judge In, am yesterday, but, in conse- euence of ‘he absence of the District Attorney on business, wa» adjourned to Monday next. The celebrated case of Jacob Sharp vs. the Mayor, &c., of New York, was called on yester- day before Judge Welles, ic the Supreme Court Circuit, but on motion of plaintiff's counsel it was set down for Monday next According to the Uity inspector's report, there | were 434 deaths in this city during the past week— on inercsse of 28 as compared with the mortaliuy of the week previous, and 17 jess than occurred curing the correspouding week \ast year. The re caprtvlation table gives 3 deaths of diseases of the bones, joints, &c.; 100 of the brain and nerves, 8 of the generative orvus, 13 of the heart and Liood vesseis, (33 of the iungs, throat, &e.; 5 of old & of «weases of the skin and eruptive fevers, 2 premature births, 60 of diseases of the | ecomach, bowels and other digestive orguns: 50 of genera! fevers, 6 of diseases of the urinary organs, and 4 unknown—of which 16 were from vioient causes. The nativity table gives 288 natives of the United States, 91 of treland, 12 of England, 32 of Germany, 3 of Scotlana, and the balance of various foreign countries. The foreign newe, bringing some accounts of distur. (ances i the teacufaciur ing districts of Laucashire, had a tendency to the cotton market legs buoyaat ed at Portland | terday afternoon. Her dates are anticipated by | the Canadian, but our files by her are three days la'er than those previously received, and contain rome details of general interest, the more important of which will be feund elsewhere in to day's paper. The Kdinburg brings & 10,000 in specie, making ‘with previous receipts, 121,250 received from Europe since December 1860. Our national troubles continue to occupy the attention of the press and people of Burope. The Paris correspondent of the London Post, writing on the 26th ult., says that it has been suggested in high quarters that ‘and and Frence should mediate between the Northern and Southern con- federacies, in order if possible to prevent blood shed. It is reported that Victor Emanuel has written to Prince Napoleon, assuring him that a collision is jmminent between the Aurtrians and Pied- montese in Venetia, and requesting bim to lay the | acts before the Emperor. Forther disturbances hay. taken place at War saw, but at last advices all was quiet. Tihe decree of the Emperor of Rw puting the serfs was promulgated March ¢ We publich a brief aynopsis of news from Shang- hae and Canton. ‘The intelligence from Japan, if 't can be relied on, is most secious. It is “reported” that the Ame riean Secretary of Leyation had been murdered @t Jeddo, and that the Hritish and other forei,e ministers, with the exception of the American, had ted to Yokahama. From China wo learn ‘bat the ig-tae expedition was to Jeave on the 9th of Jannary: that the rebels were making great efforts (0 yo south, and that the troops-at Tien-tain are shut in by ice, The Japan news, of course, re » conurmation. ‘The rews from india con‘inues to be of a very | distressing charnctcr. The famine was wif dy.! yerterday, while prices were not quotably lower; the tales om raced about 1,800 a 2000 bales, with nm the renge of 184C. @ 18c., chiefly at 1u%e. a 12% fur mid Gling wpianda Flour was io fair demand, both from the home trade and for export, but the market closed heary and easier for common grades, while cxtras were un- changed, Whoat was firm and in fair activity, im ing purchases for export at full prices Corn war Cull, oud about le, per bushel lower, while sales were fair, Owing 10 a romer that the government was likely 1 come into the market for heavy additional purchases estimated ta the rumor at 9,000 a 12,000 bois.), the market tor pork was firmer, with sales of mess at§1T 3735 and of prime at $15 Beef was also firm, Sugars were steady and in good demand, with sales of 1,200 hhds., at prices given fm another columa Coffee was quiet and swady. Kreights were tolerably active, capeciaily for brendstuits to Kogiieh ports, and at full sates, Revoturioy Noxrn anv Sovra,— While there isavery perceptible revolution going on in the South, while the people there are busy with secession and raising armed forces and threatening to attack forts and otherwise pre- paring for wer, there is another revolution of o different character progressing in the North, which is manifesting itself more quietly at the ballot box. At the Rhode Island election last week, for example, there was « wonderful re- ection observable, and, singular to eay, the vote polled was larger by over two thousand than that of the Presidential election in November — thus ebowing tbat the interest in the condition of the country baa inteneified aince that.time, ‘The republicans met a signal defeat In Roode Island, and tu many of the local elections in this State, and in the towns of Northern Ohio, en anti-rlavery region, the opposition carried all before them. This kind of revolution works silently but effectively, It may take some years to effect its object, but it ix, newer- theless, eo radical that we shonld not be anr- prised if it enlminated eventually in driving sil the ultra abolitionista, who have brought the mA cine calamity upon us, ont of the coun- altogether, to seek shelter and make mis- oh ef somewhere else. onstrated very clearly when Spain and the | our representative, | eS ‘Tae Vericy of the Administration Oe-, ’ ped—Kapidly Drifting imte Civil | War. | It is becoming too evident that, so for as 4 vicious, imbecile, demoralized administranoa possesses power the hideous horrors of civil | war are »bou to be foreed upon the couutry ‘The deliberations of Me, Liacoln and his #1- visers, have been sbronded in mystery; bul "he | very concealment they have affected, has be | trayed their 1oiquitous purposes. Auid the contradictory rumors that have lately prevatied, unmistakeable facts have compelled a tardy ‘and reluctant »cyuiescenee ip the eonvichonr that oggresvive measures are coutemplsted against the seovding States, and that bostile de- monstrations, upon an extended scale, have for many weeks, formed part of the design of | the government. Ominous and painful uocer tainty, has, at length, given place to the fearful | prospect of an internecise strife betwreu the | North and the South, which is inevitable, u1 lese the troops thet are being sent Southward, | more patriotic than their leaders, ehull enudate the example of french soldiers, when ordered to fire upon the people, and refure to imbruc their bands in the blood of their fellow citizens The untiring, tactious pressure upon the Presi- dent, in favor of the adoption of a defiait coercive policy, bas been crowned with suc- cess. The doors of the temple of Janus, have been thrown open, and if, which is doubtful, proclivities for peace ever existed, they have been buried out of sight. Mr. Lincoln has fallen back upon the war doctrines of his in wogural, or his still less ambiguous utterances, during the memorable journey from Springfield to Harrisburg. Mr. Lincoln maintained, in his speech at In- dianapolis, that it would not be coercion tor government to “retake its own forts and pro- perties, apd collect duties on¢foreign impocta- tions,” and that it would be no invasion to march an army into South Carolina without the consent of her people” He asserted, on the other Band, that 1t would be an assump‘ion of the ‘right to play the tyrant” for “a State two break up the nation,” and that secession would be a coercion of the remaining States. He thus began, before his arrival in Washing- ton, to call peace war, and war peace, in order to shift the burden of responsibility from the incoming government upon those it in- tended to oppress. At Pittsburg, he openly abused the South, and declared that the crisis was “artificial, gotten up by turbulent men, aided by designing politicians.” He used simi- lar language at Cleveland, and at Steuben. ville, and, in this city, comparing the Union to a ship, hinted at the possible necessity of “throwwg passengers and cargo overboard,” te accomplish the end be had in view. At Trenton, he said he should have “to put his foot down firmly, and, having put the foot down, to stand firmly upon it.” Then came the inaugural—‘“false and fair’”—a smooth ve- neering of honeyed phrases over a ground- work of menace and venom, the fruits of which are now developing. Deprecating bloodshed, “unless torced upon the national authority;” exclaiming to the South, “ The government, my dissatisfied fellow citizens will not assail you,” he adds: ‘the power covfided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the pro- perty belonging to the government, and col- lect the duties and imposts.” The Heratn, in its issue containing the inaugural, inter- preted these contradictions as meaning nat | “if the Southern States make no resistance, | when the administration shall be ready to aitack them, there shall be peace; the endea- vor to repulse the federal government will, however, be regarded as a beginning of horttliries.” It is of email account, at what point the blow aimed at the Southern confederacy is about to be struck, The immediate destination of the dozen or more armed vessels, now leav- ing Northern ports, aud, of the munitions of war, and twenty-five hundred men they contain, way or may not be Fort Pickens. It is not im- probable that the troops will, be landed, in the first instance, partly in Texas, and partly at the Tortugas, and Key West. A plausible sur- mise prevails in military and naval circles, that either Cat or Ship island, on the Mississippi coast, both of which have excellent harbora aud anenorage, and from which, at short no- tice, Pensacola may be assailed, or Fort Viekena reinforced, has been selected as a place of rendezvous. However this may be, it | is abundantly manifest that the administration is bent upon carrying out a scheme, which, if auvlepded with any degree of success, must lead to bloodshed. The invasion of Texus itself, pow that it has withdrawn from the Union, will be justly :egarded, by the authorities, at Mont- gowery, a8 a declaration of war; nor does Govervor Houston’s pretended requisition for aid, sgainst Mexicans und Indians, alter the tuct that Texas is one of the Confederate States. The reinforcement of Fort Pickens may cause the first collision to take place in the bay of Pensacola; if so, from the ex- tensive warlike preparations that have been made on both sides, it is to be feared that it will be a terrible one. If the troop* seut to the aid of Lieut. Slemmer are repulsed, the iast constitutional resource of the Wasbington administration, against the South, will have been exhausted. It can neither blockade harbors, a line of coast, nor the months of rivers; nor can it send an army into the South, Should the expedition be suc- cessful, hostilities would break out on the frontier, and the war of sections would begia Fither contingency will cover Mr. Lincoln and bis advisers with ignominy, and the coun- try will hold them to a bitter account for hav- ing precipitated upon the republic a calamity which every upright citizen shudders to con- template, “Irrepressible conflict” has thus succeeded in developing the outlines of a fearful shadow over the land; but it is to be hoped that the very armies which are soon to be brought face to face, will shrink from permitting it to ac- quire a bloody substance. Far better that the Union should be dismembered forever, than that fraternal hands thould be turned against one another, to disfigure the land by slaughter and carnege. The masses of the population. reprobate the bloodthirsty imbecility of the Washington government. They are fore- warned, by the gigantic footsteps with which anarchy has been progressing, that @ military despotism is imminent, which may reduce the country to the low. est place in the scale of nations. In the anuuls of hiatory, there would be found no parallel of @ people, from such a height of prosperity as the United States have attained, so recklessly plunging its future destiny into an abyss of ruin, ff the present mismansgement of affairs ‘ is allowed to continue. The popular sentiment | is everywhere peaceful, and the time cannot be cistant, when the shameful manner in which Mr Lineoln avd his Cavinet are sacrificing the welfare of the land, and betraying ita most sa- cred interests, will call forth an outbreak of indignation, before which evea republican fa- naticism and intolerance wilftremble. The Most Largely Ctreuluted Joarnal in the Worid—Che Sew York Herata. There is nothing more true than the axivin, that what we fear most we ure most inclined to depreciate. The career of a snccessful journal offers an apt illustration of the justice of the saying. In the very conditions of its prospe- rity a large amoust 01 jealousy and petty hos- tility is necessarily involved. Let us take the Hexap for an example. Whenever it has bad occs-ion to oppose or tbwart the schemes of any political party or kuot of politicians, the cry has been immedi- ately raised that it was losiog its influence and runuing down in circulation. When Pierce begap the course of corruption and rascality which ultimately ruined bis admiuistration in the eyes of all honest men, the veual pack in bus pay raised the same howl. So it was when Liveoln came into office. Finding that he was deat to our appeuls to develope his policy and give peace to the country, we treated hun in the same free, outspoken way in whica we had dealt with poor Pierce. As ususl, tne effect of our apimadversions was sought to be neutral ized by the old cry that our circulation was going down, and that we were endeavoring to restore it by the violence of our opposition tv the new régime. What are the facts? Never in the history of this journu) bas there been less foundation for such an a-sertion. Comparing its circulation for tne mooth of March last with that of March, 1860, we find an increas: on the daily average of more than twenly-one thousand. The following are the figares:— SS Maxcu, 1860. | Manca, 186 1 63,260 Senco ee For the last twenty years the growth of the Heratp has been marked by the same steady progression. There is no other newspaper or literary publication in the world, perhaps, whose career of prosperity has been so uninterrupted: Certainly no other daily journal can boast of the same large amount of circulation. The Lon- don Times, which is the only one that can be compared to it in influence, cannot, after more thar half a century of existence, succeed in attaining to much more than half of it. In tea years more, unless the country should go to the dogs under black republican misrule, the circulation of the Heratp will be more thaa double what it is at present. Even now it is only the mechanical difficulties which oppose themselves to the duplicatioa of our forms that prevent the daily aggregate of our circulation from reaching a hundred thousand. Politicians cannot understand the grounds of | this enormous and ever growing prosperity. Referring everything to party influences, they cannot comprehend why a journal which is in- dependent of all parties, and which is eter- nally at war with their corrupt practices, should continue thus rapidly to overshadow all similar enterprises. We will give them the reason: Because it is founded upon the business views and wants of this great commercial city, and is identified with its welfare and growth. It is on its business support and pa- tronage, and not on our circulation, that we de- pend. Mere circulation does not pay, and its increase is only an evidence of the influence which our opinions exercise in other parts of the country. It is to New Yors, and New York alone, that we owe whatever substantial rewards we have won in our career of journal- ism. It will therefore be seen that we have a double interest in the preservation of the Union—tbat of supporters of the old federal compact within the meaning of its framers, aud that of defenders of the commercial interests of New York against the insane policy which would eacrifice them to gratify the bloodthirsty demands of the rampant abolitivnists compos- ing the fag end of the republican party. Tae Avoxrrionists Rampant—Servite Insur- RECTIONS RecoameNDED.—-While there are signs of a great reaction in Northern opinion upon the negro question, it is still evident that Messrs, Garrison, Phillips and their confreres heresbouta have been strengthened ia their extreme opinions by the turn which national politics have taken. From Boston we hear that the officers of the New England Anti-Slavery Society have resolved to hold their May meet- ing as usual, but that so far they have not been able to secure a hall wherein to have their symposium. Should the meeting take place anywhere in Boston, serious difficulties may be apprehended. In this city, we find that one of the orgens of the “ Massachusetts school” of politics announces that Garrison, Phillips & Co. will hold duriog anniversary week a day meeting in Dr. Cheever’s church, and will assemble in the evening at the Cooper Institute. In the same paper which makes these interesting announcements it is insinuated that the best method of bring- ing the Southern confederacy to terms is to stir up insurrections among the slaves. The same idea is thrown out in the Southern oorres- pondence of the 7ribunc and other black re- publican papers. Giddings, and otber ap- pointees of the administration, have been open sympathizers with the John Brown school of practical abolitionists, and it is evideat that the radical antislavery men bave the upper hand at Washington. If the Southern corres- pondence of the Tribune and its political con- Sreres is real, and not manufactured here, as some people assert, it would seem very proba- Die thot the Massachusetts school had sent some of ita pupile to the South for the purpose of inciting the negroes to rise and murder their masters. The radical abolitionias are so over- joyed by the election of @ President on their plattorm that there is uo schetae #0 diabolical EW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1861.—TRIPLE SHKET._ Fane tbat hs yey “would hesitate ton carry out their dogma—rh« conditions! abolition of slavery and Territories of the old Uvite plitin order to mediate end un- all the States States. Is Rervpuicay political cv fallen, the reve OV ARs RE Y m inte which this connt ave of the euttor the Union, and the perplexities wi! rass the administration at Washington, ed upon in Larope as unmistukeable evidences of the tailure of a republican torm of covern ment, Ald, jJadging of rhese events in the ligat | of monarchies! priaeipies and with the Bore pean idea of who! Constituies & government, we must Confess that it is apparently true, at leas! a* the character of our Executive tor some years past is concerned, it cannot be de- nied that there has beeu a ead falling off, and | perbaps @ sad failure, The adminisiration of the government has fallen into the baads of a set of unprine:pled politicians, for the most pari mere adven(urers and scouncrels, without siake in the country, and utterly destituie of honor or pairioticm, To thiz extent it may be admil- ted that republicapirm has suffered prievouely in the eyes or the world ; but taen the ple of celf-goyermmeat aas met with no 14! ia Spite of the absolute want of every qualification for good government in all our departments— both Stae and cational, in the Executive, the Slates from ember @ Loc {au So far {> Legislatures, Cougresses and corporatious—the country has been preserved trom uver aud un- equivocel anarchy aud confusion, by the inhe- rent principle ot sel! government which dwells in the community. The country has grown perous and great in the very teeth of poli- tics! comuption such as tue older nations of the world uever experienced. it is not the men who have contributed w the greatoess of this country, iu intellect, in wealth, in wisdom, and every other qualification calculared to build up a respecled nation, woo are elected to the high- es! offices in the lana--to positions whica Kurope are considered synonymous with what is catled government; Dut, on the coctrary, & class Of Men the very reverse of this is to be round in the moet exalted stations—mere poli- ficians—and that word in our vocabulary is sybony mous with charlatan or adventurer. But look wt the administration of law and jos tice in our criminal and civil courts, and we will find that there, aided by voluotary iw- stitutions—-such as the ebvrch, religious commu- Dies, kbd aD iWdependent newspaper press— the country is preserved frou: aaarchy and the stalus of society 1s maintained in epixe of the miserable junketings of the politicians, There is a deep order loving and moral sentiment ia the people whic) manifests itself with the most saving ¢ffects even in our present trials and difficulties; but no such seutiment is to be found or !oped tor among the politicians. Let an aitempt at local iusurrection be made 1p any of our large cities,»ud we would see at once ine immense power o1 this principle. The move- ment going on at the South cannot be regard ed as en insurrection: it is a revolution, not uo like that of 1776 in its objects end purpeses; but tbould aa insurrection be attempted in New York, the largest and most populous city in the country, or in any other large city, or should any conspiracy against the peace and welfare of the cour'ry assume the tangible ehape of mob violence, our milit’, regiments would crush it out in ao hour. This is a view of the matter which is no. un- derstood in Earope Their idea of government is more cencentrate | and certralived than ours, Self government diffuses itself, and is its own safeguaré everywhere; and in thir respect, al- though according to monarchial principies our republican goverpwent may appear to have proved a failure, toe priuciple of selt-govern- ment still nobly vindicates and sustains itself, Locat, Powrr Tae Nexr Cuarter Exec tion.—-The threatening condilion of ovr nu- tional affairs, and the o@icus misrute in the State and municipal governments, ave com- bined to break up the old purties and cliques, to defeat wll the combinations of schem! > po- liticians, and to smush all the slates—republican, Tammany and Mozart. The State election ia November will be « contest between th: radi- cal republicans and the conservatives of all parties. and it is beyond peradventure that the tide of popular feeling will be turned. The Stute will declare ageinst the ad-ainistration by eighty or a hundred thousand majority, The municipal election in December will be eonducted upon the princivle waich should always govern in local affairs. We are iniormed that there bas been formed s!- ready a very powerful organization of independ- ent electors, residenta chiefly of theupper part of the city, and that this asvociation wil! bring forward a new candidate for Mayor Among others the name of ex-Juage Roosevelt has been mentione4. Judge Roosevelt is now out of office, and whether or not he desires to assume its responsibilities anew wo are unable to say. We need hardly say thai Judge Roosevelt is in every way fitted for the place in connection with which his name bas been mentioned. He is aman of rare executive abilities, extended acquaintonce with the interesis of the city, aud spotless integrity. The new order of things will not stop with the Mayor. Care will be taken to put the very best men in nomination for all the offices, and old party lines will be utterly obliterated. A movement of this kind, well organized and curvied out in good faith, cannot fail to succeed. The people have been swindled by petty grogshop politicians long enough, and it is time that something was done. Trarrors Arour—Where 1s Portce Derec- vive Kennevy?—It ix rumored that one Forsyth, a commissioner from the government of Jeff. Davis to that of Honest Abe Lincoln, has re- cently been prowling about here in New York, buying up field artillery, small arms and muni- tions of war for “our Southern rebels.” Can this be so, and right under the nose, too, of detective Kennedy, whove skill in ferreting out bloody conspirato:s and contraband goods has immortalized him! If Forsyth or any agent of his is still here, let detective Kennedy catch aim and bring him to trial; and if proved puuilty of baying up arms, gunpowder, and such like treazonable articles, for the Conf derate States, let ua have a judgment on the subject. Let us have a caso, ao that a!l concerned in New York may know the lines of demarkation between loyalty and treason, Our republican patriots were very much rhocked at the “cowardice of Old Buck,” in permitting the South Carolina Commissioners to come into Washingron and catechize him without being arrested as traitors. But what have our patriotic republicans to say concern- ing Old Abe's conduct ia allowing the Con- federate States Commissfoners to flourisi at Wosbington like men in authority since the 4th of March? And what can of the vignance ‘of ¢ bas been knowing permitting one of said Commissioners to come here to New | Yerk and to eagure in the purchase of nvtm® for the uses of our Southera rebels? Will tbe Honorable Massa Greeley, the great flzht pan of the republican + be good h t& lock into this mati ve Kennedy? and stir ug ron’s Position ty Texas — vie Convention and the Legis- have repudiated Gen, Houston t said State; but as he hag t becu constitutionally superseded by the prescribed forms of impeschment, he is still as, a8 he claims ta protested against cession majority gislature hava nd has denounces iNegad » but we do not kr he has 1 Lineoln to sid him im paibdists, Cor iaveenand ged in an insurrectioa of the State. If suck an applica or Houston upon responce to his land forces, ine ately ship ned for Texas. y beeo. Govern ight to wake the applic: n made, President Lincoln is Pres anthoriti Forern yin, 2 that in ppeal a good Sari of the cluding the flying artill des ork 4 Houston fon in- bound to respect it, So far But the of Governor Houston in Ve ms pet go Shontd he fly from his offic sponsih relf he wei pe he wttempt tor probably be th mwerty. Heb trying Fituatlo breadth ereapes te aoc eventiul care closely core res cou ; but be ndiars, of bas hever gE bis loug, been so ns oF Ams rican fire-caters | rse the landing in Texas of ab, aesist tn mointain thorily there will be but then it will be » rated on the port of My repuiation a® a back expect any ogaliy ine » who bas some To be reat diff ence between # civil war corimetccd on 2» point of Jaw anc buck ® War or need on a point of boner. The first fiat war, law or po law, will | 1 ali our hopes of the Union, and that this fated gun has been fired may be (he next cews from Cbarievion, or Veoracola, oF Texas, sure, we canDet PATIRNCE exnavsrep At lating coucke ot tne gevernmmaent—one day threatening war through their organs, sad the uext day promising pesce-—has exhausied alike tbe patience of the Coafederate ani the border By reference to a letter trom Rich- mond, Va, it wili be seen that there is every sbability of the secession of the Old Do- muon. The action of the government at Wasbirgton has let! the Union aad conserva- tive men of the State without a foothold, Taey caunot devise another reason for holding back the secessionists or for keeping back them- selves. The infehigence of the present war incvements bas set the people ins blaze, and separation may oe regarded #8 & foregone conclusion. As gore Virginia, co go the other boreer slave States, Tbe flist blood that is shed will probably Crive her precipitately out he vacil- States | ot the Onion, without waiitng for the usual formalities, From ‘he attitude of the Oovtederate forces ot Charlesion, and the news that the ships-of. War ure Supposed to be inteaded tor that post, it is extremely probsbie that a collision will take place taunediately at that port unless it is evacuated, The patience: of the troops and of the citizeos of Charleston is exhausted, and all ibyok that they have been trified with too long. Bot ul » collieion seeula be avoided there by a speedy surrender of the fort, it is bardly possi- ble to prevent it») Fort Pickens, or some other port in the Southern States, The geme of “masterly inactivity” is played out. The South. «rh contederacy are supporting an army of ten thousane men at an expense of at least five tulhoos of dollars per soaum. hey are un willing to keep up this tax upon them, and they will run apy risk that a collision may bring rather (ban stuua it aay longer. This consi veration, with the impatience of the Southern simy, ard the fact that a bostile expedition is op ite way trom the North, will probably pre- cipitase @ battle in a few day+; io fact, we may hear at any woment of the mementous intelli gence ot the commencement of civil war. Thus a practical solution of the quarrel by the arbitramnent of the sword appears to be at hand. But matters ought no: to be left to drift too far; for, though the revult aaticipated might be tae consequence of a collision, the angry feelioys ex- cited would not be allayed for this generation, and the bope of reunion would be rendered more distant and desperate than ever. AcapsMy ov Mrsto.—The short season three aighia— of the Italian opera—was commenced last nght, uador the auspi2e8 of Siguor Muzio wai the associated artisus. The opera wes “Tn Balio 10 Maschera,”’ with the merits and performance of which our readers are already ac- quainted The artisis—Madamo Colson, Misses Paillips and Hinkley, Signor! Briguoll, Perr! end Dubreul—sang admirably, and gave the highest satisfaction toa very ‘arge aud enthusiastic auiience Tai evening the Brooklyn Opera goers will have an opportuaity to enjoy Mias Kellogg's fine pertormance of Liada, with « ew finale, the “Clara Louise Polka," composed for Mine vellogg by Signor Muzio, On Wednesaay, at the New York Academy, “La Juive’’ will be givou with Madame Cowon as Rachel, Mins Hinkley as the Princers, and “tigelli in bis fainous réle, Fleazer. Madame Colson has been very successful in tais opera at Boston, and the aesumption of ey imporiant @ role by 80 exceliont aa ry ts 4 matter of cepecial im portance to the patrons of the Opera. Brooxiry ACADEMY OF Mvaic.—To-night Misa Kellogg will appear at this house in the role of Linda, in whick she crented suck @ fensat‘ou at tho Now York Academy and in Boston. Tho orchestra witl play on this occasion the now ‘Clara Lou#a Po'ka "’ composed expross.y in honor of Miss Koliogg by M. Muzio fan Canavan Rectrrocity Taaaty --In the Canadisa House of Parliament last week, M. Galt, the Receivor Genoral, in denying that any correspondence had takea place between the governmont of she United States and the Canadian authorities upon the subject of the Re- clprocity treaty—the matter being an imperial act with which the coiontats con'd not interfere—took occa. sion to state that the trade between Canadas and the United States, Doth to exports and imports, has mar- velloualy iuereased within the six years the ‘tresty hes been In operation. It bm at hen Carey He would send the figures down ina 0 en might now @ay that the baiance of trade wasnas nearly aa poasiolo equal—there were $17,000,000 in on cane, and $18,000. to tho other, #0 that the interchange of labor beeweon Staves er eeee increas further.