The New York Herald Newspaper, September 19, 1861, Page 8

8 - PRINCE NAPOLEON GN THE WAR. His Secon” Letter from the ‘nited States. Oplsions on Political Partles, Congress, Lead- img ffien, Social Manners, and the Fu- ture Destiny of America, &e., &c., Frranslated for the New Youx Henao from the Opinione Nationale of Paris, Sept. 8.) Wasmaton, August 12, 1861. Jn the letter which I wrote you from New York on the “Bist July, I informed you of my intention to see more ‘closely the political men in whose hands are placed the dostiniesof the Ugited Sygtes, aud to examine, if possi- die, the positions of the Belligerent armies. I avail my- wolf of the sailing of the steamer to convey to you my impressions, and J shall do so with all the sincerity imposed upon me by the most Lively faith inthe future of the Ameri- en nation, and by the desire of seeing it emerge quickly from the crisis in which it is plunged, Ts was on the 4th of August that 1 came here, and I halted, not at Washington itelf, but at Georgetown, asmall city which is a suburb of the federal capital. Georgetown has a most delightful situation. The house which I occupy is removed from the noise of the city, and may pass fora villa, It is well shaded and quiet. The surrounding scenery is rural and peaceful. Magnifl- eent trees—real trees of the New World, remnants of the old forest—project their gigantic shadows over a meadow of a lively clear green, which falls in a gentle slope. At about a milo distance a ribbon of silver appears to flow through the foilage: it is the Potomac, an arm of the sea, four times as wide as the Rhine. On the oppo. site shore extend beautifully wooded bills, which, in elining toward the left, allow the spires and roofs of the little city of Alexandria to be seen in a distant horzion. On the plains and slopes beyond the Potomac are scat- tered numberless small white spots, and the top of the great trees is bathed ina whitish smoke which relieves admirably the rawish tones of the landscape. The spots are the tents of the Northern army, of the army of the Bnion, which protects Washington on the right shore of the Potomac. The white smoke is that of the biyouacs of @camp of 20,000 men, I have crossed, at the rate of thirty-six miles the hour, the distance which separates New York from Washington. I have had the spectacleof those great works of American industry which are to ours what the great cities of Babylon and Nineveh were to our towns. "I have crossed arms of the sea with a fright- ful rapidity on two iron rails suspended over the ab: Thave arrived, at full steam, on the top of immense ed ficos, the lower storys of which were occupied by people er applied to uses unknown to me ; then I have Gitice move, and have perceived that I was on boat and that they had runon it t 48 a bale of cotton would be plac To vary these splendid but somew Thave'had along the route the sight of dold—everywhere tents, wagons, couvoys of sick wounded, dark and soiled uniforms, gloomy and grave faces of soldiers, who, with their guns between their fegs and with indifferent and sad expression, watch you as you pass, Baitimore gaye me somewhat ‘the idea” of a besieged city; as to Washington, 1 imagined myself, while traversing it, in a town’ in- vaded, overrun, stained by war at the moment of the passage and sojourn of great arn ago, ib Maly, have seon 4 The peaceal federal city bi der the agpect of a camp, &e. treets encumbered with horses, wagons, guns, anil resounding with the rattle of drums, with the houses transformed into hospitals au barracks, their open windows exposing scenes of sufte lines and disorder. Well, as a resting placo or terrible or paintal, not to «i of a Sabarian dust, I'find my clown inthe midst of verdure, in the bosom of quiet, tranquil nature, tuking from its con- tact with the most prosaic works of men only some fea sures calculated to sct off its poetic beauty. We will speak some other time of picturesque America, At this moment our concern is with America, political, warlfke—a prey to civil war and to most terrible revolu tions, neithe enor lees than are the oldn the Old World. I will speak to you to-day of nent; Dut firs ms of » men ,it will be wellto recall, in a tow 8, Some facts of cotemporancous histo know that the old American parties, loy c whigs, democrats, Know Nothings, after s locations, fusions and transformations, ended by peit wassed ito two great divisions, democrats and’ repubt veaus. It is useless to state that these names, Almost arbitrary, do not atall correspond in America ‘© the ideas which they would represent in France, Here the republicaus are completely democrats, and the democrats entirely republican, in the sense which w generally attach to those words, Really, the distinction between the two parties rests almost exclusively on the manner of regarding the slavery question. The demo- trais—I speak of Northern democrats, for in the South the slavery interest dominates and controls all politice— acoept slavery, and seek, at most, to confine it to the States where it'exists. Buchanan and Donglas have been the last heads of that party to which the interested adhe: tion of the Sonth has jiven, in these latter times, © constant and marked preponderance in the di section of affairs. ‘the republican party, of later date, without exactly inscribing on “its banner Abe principle of the tion of slavery, has a manifest tendency to seek that result. ‘The skilful men of the party tre far from acknowledging that pretension, but its ad. venturous and reckless members (les enfant territies) do ot Make any concealment of it. Hence the horror which the republicans inspire m the South; hence, in fine, the Bresent revolution, the South having quite simply teparated from the Union because the nomination sepublican candidate, and the advent of that part sower have appeared to itto be the inanguration policy of which the last word is the abolition of sl rery. Perhaps there is even outside of this incendiary question a shade of difference between democi tnd repubhicans in their mode of understandin Hitical and social organization of the United § fhe democrats, no matter how far advavced in the which their name recalls, are still attaci aast, to Jefferson, among others, who, quite hostile as he was to the principle of authority, had nevertheless a fund of ideas in common with w rst and most ih founders of the republic—Washingion, John Ad Frankiin—statesmen who would pass to-day for ar srats of the first order. Thus the democrats have 1 driven back, but have rather yielded to that immense Rtra democratic current, (I should say demagogical, f that expression were not often employed in 4 sense which would not convey my — fdea) which since twenty years has transformed the shysiognomy of tle ‘United States, and altered profoundly © the social conditions the country tis that current which has, by degrees, brot 5 srinciple of elections to a ridiculously short te year, for example, two years al moat for th wlices—those of governor, judge, repressttative. It is shat current which has opeied the doors of election hails to all foreigners, to that crowd of emigrants ‘who, alinost tveryWhere, enjoy the rights of citizens as soon as their foot has touched the soil of the United States—a tendency menacing to tho conservation of the Anglo-Sox- au blood and character. It is that popular wave which has wn with it the last prestige «f fuderal authority, under pretext of preserving Blate sovereignty, and which has consequently weakenod authority im tos thom. feives, under pretext of preserving individual inde eudence, so that, in all degrees of the hierarchy, public dflices are cousidered as the spoil of a small number of ‘nen, who dispute about them and share them among themselves, apd so that honest and capable citi aloof through that same sentiment of self would make them geek them in another country. are the movements which the political institutions and social habitudes of the United States have followed—a movement which is interpreted to the eye of the most superficial observer by a deplorable exaggeration of care- lessyess in manners, and by the almost complete aban- donment of the usages and forms of the world. It is un der the edminigtration of the democratic party that this developement has been wrought, for it may be said since Jefferson all Presidents—Jackson ai their hea: have belonged to that party. Then caine the repub- licans, who have wished to exaggerate that which was already an excess, and to accelerate a movement which had alroady ‘attained a frightful rapidity. They have just come into powor for the lirst time with Mr. Lincoln, Likewise all the men whom party advyai mont has clovated to the highest offices are new men, Strangers for the most part Lo the routine of public busi ess, still greater stramyers to those external forms with which statesmen are accustomed to surround the exercise of authority. ‘The democrats had, to a certain extent, among them, an uninterrupted tradition, which, although’ much weak runs back, however, to some illustrious republicans have come at the first jump and without reuticeship to the government, having everything fearn as diplomats, as financiers, aa aiministratore, as economists and ag men of the world—all that practice and study :—statesmen are not improvised Mr. Abraham Lincoln is the first born of tho republic: party; he was first a schoolmaster, afterwards a lawye or rather attorney, then a deputy for two years, anv! was, be 1 and unknown. When then the republican par med at the beginning of this year, aud it became known that by acting unanimously they might have a majority in the Presidential election, the leaders assembled for the great and legitimate operation of dividing the offices and funds, in the event of success. All went well in regard to what concerned the offices of secretaries of State, ministers, diplomatic envoys, direc- tors, &.; they agreed casily. But tho great quostion— the reserved question—that of choosing a President—pro voked several storms. Hach name put forward raised silent protests, Success was endangered for want of whom to fix the nominal leader Mr. Seward, present Minister of For agreement upon Then it was that n Affairs, who, ag e hail tho greatest se the liveliest op ‘ou must have, I see plainly haa no enemies; I have the very thing, let ug take Lincoln.” And in this way it was si: Abraham Lincoln has come to seat himself in the chair of ‘Washington. Thave'told you what Mr. Lincoln was before hia cleo. tion. Physically, he isagiant; ic has a pleasant face with a look of embarrassment and timid and his back arched like the gyeater part of those men whoge height surpasses the proportions of human stature. Foturity will inform us whether he has any other merit than that of having uo personal enemies, as Mr. Seward said This latter personage is about fifty years of age; emall 1 figure, be has a little head on a neck, of which the habit of not wearing a cravat sets off the extreme length 4a entire person denotes cunning and int igence, and ity; a slow walk NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1862. also a little conceit. Like the ricans of his school, he speaks has travelled in Europe and A ty evil edn iaaennaps My man in the civil admipistrati T bave been present at sessions of the snk Hoan of Representatives. I haye had pointed out to me a most influential members of both parties. Mr. Llc gad ridge ia the Kentucky Senator, leader of the “oD, 1@ sterling q| most im) States. whose opinions and wishes are almost, O°" any di: vided between tho North and South. “ize the peo- ple of the State hoe nts, Mr. Sum- ner, Massachusetts Senatir, “acknowledged leader of the abolitionists, an lmiable, educated man, having travelled much in France, the friend of de Tocquevil and very well versed in our literature, Contrary to what has been so often written about the tumultuous appearance of the Chambers, the dress and eccentric habits of the honorable members, I found in the Senate and House of Representatives an aspect very usual and decent. Without the fashion of the great num- ber of white coats, which, worn by a number of Western members, soamierais, by their extraordinary cut, into a species of garment the middle ages, we might fancy ourselves in one of our French political assem- blies, I have seen no one with his feet on his desk, not the ast bit of revolver, and1I have looked in vain for those little blocks of white wood, the cutting of which with a penknife, passes for one of the fayorite di- versions of the statesman, the judge or the American at- torney in the exercise of his duties, Doubtless, in the United States, some details of secondary moment shock our European ideas and habits; but I do not wish to dwell on those details without real importance, which should not blind us as to what is good sud xen in this country. I declare to you that, arrived in America with prepossessions extremely favorable to the United States, the reality has proved to’ be far beyond those pr at sight of those immense cyclopian cities and — those magnificent workshops, proportioned to a condition of things where everything has dimensions unknown to the Old World. ’ T have found in the United States that which, despite my inclination to admire everything, I did not to meet with, on the word of even the most favorably disposed travel- lers, and that is perfect order, honesty, eagerness to be of ser- vice, if not urbanily, Life comfortable, easy and regular; in fine an habitual intercontact by all classes of society which neither soils, wounds nor chills anyone. T will add that I have been struck and touched by the ardor, in some sort chivalrous, with which the people of the North, contrary to their most immediate and most imperious material interests, have thrown themselves into a war in which they have but one end—that of vindicating the honor of the flag of the common country, which they believe to have been outraged by theSouth, This is ‘what I have seen, and what Iam very happy to say and to repeat. But I'must also bo permitied to give, with the same sincerity, the impression which the very (I need not say it) superficial contwet with the political men of the Union assembled at Washington has made on me. Thaye found them, on every step of the ladder which they could successively reach, @ jealous and unbridled de mocracy, in quest of men suficienily mediocre to inspire neither envy, hatred, esteem nor love; everything which wounds the sentiment of equality, once thatit has passed the bounds of reason and common sense. For a long time, in the United States, political careers and pablic offices have ceased to be a vocation in order to become a trade, and one of the traces Ue least esteemed in & country where, according to the fine expression of de Tocqueville, ali honest professions are honorabie prof sions. Ministerial portfolios, seats of judges, senators and deputies, the very presidential chair, belong to a limited class of citizens who use them, so to speak, like a monopol Ttleak hat tn consequence of the estrangement which ,even municipal duties inspire in men of weight apability, the republic of the United States is found to possess a governmental personnel far below the real worth of the nation, Jt is plain to every one that there is there an extreme term which cannot possibly bo passed, and that the evil, by its own excess, carries within it its remedy. 1 do not doubt that the present crisis, which ex- poses the wounds of government, its —iinpotence, its incapacity and its thorough tnpopularity, will be the beginning of a salutary and regenera tive reaction, 1 do not pretend to predict the new politicat form under which Amer! career of her destinies; but this people great, a practical sense too powerful, re for us to fear that she will not profit wi: peri will pursue the as a vitality too ures too Vast ly from the ence of the past; and that, like the extinet races, she not be immovable in her errors, nor, toavoid Uem, throw herself into the opposite extreme. ‘the crisis will pass; the elements of vitality which America bears within her will give her strength to sur- mount it. Socn you will sce this country greater, more full of future, than ever. I end here for to-day this letter, already quite long, and promise to send you tho remaiuder of it by the ‘ next mail. Surrogate’s Office. Bofore Kdward C. West, Surrogate. WILL OF MRS. SUSAN M. PARISH. The will of Mrs, Susan M. Parish has been admitted to probate, She leaves to her brothers and to their wives and children her houschold furniture, horses and car, riages, plate and jewelry; to Mrs. Monson, widow of the late Judge Monson, and to her daughters, the only rela- tions of Mr. Parish, for whom he had not provided, and who had not taken part against the testatrix, the sum of 320,000; to various faithful servants, annuities and gifts; to the vestry of Grace church for its free chapel, $1,000; to the Ladies’ Depository, $500; to the So ety the Benetit of the Newsboys, $1,000; to the Five Points Sch: Institution, by Mr. Pomse, $1,000. ‘The will then continues : item—I do hercby direct the executors of my late hus band, Eh A, to pay over to my brothers, Joseph, ichard ahd Rufus K. Delafield, the sum or fund of $260,000 given to me by his will. Item—All tle rest and residue of my estate I give to my said five brothers, in equal proportions, share and share alike. She appoints her brothers, Joseph and Henry Delafteld, audin caso they do not act, her nephews, Lewis L. and Edward Delafigld, executors The instrument is dated March 21, 1861. Mrs. Varish was the widow of Henry Parish, a well known merchant, who died onthe 2d ‘of March, 1556, having an estate’ estimated at about $1,360,000, His brothers were Daniel and James Parish, and his sisters, Amn Parish and Mrs. A. M. Sherman. y his will, made in 1842, he left his wife $331,000 out of ued ut $722,000. The remainder of his ostate 4 of ia legacies, leaving $30,000 to his two brothers as residuary legatees, In 1849 he was attacked y paralysis, by which, in the words of the Surrogate, “he was not permanently deprived of testamentary ea: pacity.”” Immediately after this attack he made ‘a co. dicil, by which he gave his wife property bearing about the same proportion to the value of his estate at this time as that which he had proviously* given her by his will By a second codicil he increased his wife's portion 0,000, out OT an estate then valued at $1 «i left $50,000 in ch s would have recei about four times as much qneathed to them by h By a third » his wife These Luree cori ntosted ground of unde intluence and in- aie, alter taking testimony for two i and the first codicil to pro! Leodicils. The Supreme Court ag{irmed this decision in 1858, and from this judgment the Widow and executor appealed to the Court of Appeals where the case is #till pending. Under the will the widow would receive $200,000, and some Now Orleans property now unavailable, besides household appurtanances. the first codicil she takes the family mansion in Union square and a store in Wall street, in liew of the mansion in Barclay street, end a house in Chambers street. given her by the will and gold after its execution. If the con- testants succeed in defeating the three codicils, thoy will receive as residuary legatees the accumulation of the whole property as Well as the house built by Mr. Parish for his wife; amounting to about $757,500, instead of $20,000. The public charities in the second codicil will algo be defeate Personal Intelligence. Thomas Howard, Esq., of Pittsburg, Pa., the newly appointed Consul to San J an del Sur, Nicaragua, will Jeave for that place on #aiurday next in the steamer Champion, He is at present stopping at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Governor Morgan left the Astor House and returned to Albany last evening. Hon. Charles Sumnor, of Massachusetts, is stopping at the Motropolitan Hotel. W. H. Bangs, of Boston, and Mr. Herran, of New Gre- nada, are stopping at the Gramercy Park Hotel. Neill, of tho United States Army; H. Herring, and wife, of Philadelphia, and'H. Bancroft, »ping at the St. Denis-Hotel, Among the passengers who arrived in the steamship New York, {rom Bremen, were His Grace Archbishop Purcell, Major Valoutine Bauseuwein, late of Garibaidi’s army, and Miss Julia Daly, the American actress, G. H. Dana, F. J. Parker, H. A. Rice and C. Stetson, of Boston; J. Wells, of Chicago; 0. W. Bullard, of Washing: ton; B.R. Bliss, of Springfleld; J. C. Geddes, of Cincinnati; R, Valentine, of vania, and A. F. Dexter, of Pro- vidence, are stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Dr. Howard and H. C. Cook, of the United States Army; hington; Dr, Childs, of Sarate W. Maynard, of Washington: N. Washburn and F. W- ; AR. Newcomb and wife, of Hartford; f St. Louis; J. W. Ketchum, of Cincinnati; T- New Hampshira;'A. W. Newman; W. Ware of Ilinois, and J. M. Maser and se, are stopping at tho icholas . Halme and wife i L, Sturtevant, of Boston; H. Kip, of Baflalo; H, R. Stevens and wife, of Newburg; A. Hubbell and P. V. Kollogg, of Utica; W. Cross, of St. Louis; J. T. Amos and wife, of Connecticut; F. W.’Hems- Jey, of Vhiladelphia; Major Sprague, of ‘Salem; F. L. Westerbrook and wit, of Kingston; H. W. Gardener and ¥. Ji Hill, of Providence; G. A, Benson, of Maine; H. Hodges, of North Adams, and G. W. Buck, of Chemung, are stopping at the Astor’ House. Amrivals and Departures. ARRIVA! SOUTHANPTON AND Bruns nship New York=Arch- bishop T B Purcell, Rev E Lieb, Rev A Tabbe, Signorina Maria Hardey, Signo retM Quill, Major V Bau. ‘ ou Berit, Hi Wallen Mr Babe 2b se and family, Wsken, B Berrino, ; dge, Mra M Quitier, Mr Vou Banten, R Walt, Mes H Leomair, children and ge Mi: L Bur- guts; Le Lotenay Mra lz, Mrs © Wittendorft twocbildren and ger. nd wite, Mrs gman, Mrs Gorrou, teamship Kangaroo—Mona Blaze, W Harris’ M an. Mrs Pickersgill, RE Ferguson, Mra Kerbert TM Mr Burn, Mus Cavan and three children, Mrs Do: paven and two children, Baron Haxthaurin, R Clancy, Mr and Mrs M and child, E Buckley, Mrs Marley and’ two 1 Mrs Mré Downey, ‘Mile Bouche and ser. Mr and Miss Ibbes, J Robinson, W Worsean, apiain, 'Mrs and Miss Mayo, M 1, Mr Suyaart and two ebKdren, 9 poe!" | IMPORTANT FROM THE PACIFIC. | ABRIVAY, Of THE OVERLAND PONY EY puss, News from California, Oregon, British Columbia, Lower California, Neva- da and the Amoor River, Nearly a Million in Treasure En Route for New York—Preparations for the Ca- Mfor: Election—Establishment of Mi- Mtary Camps, dic., &c. OvureR Tauxcrara Srarioy, Nuvery-rive Mitzs West or Fort Kearny, Sept. 10, via OMAHA AND BURLINGTON, Iowa, Sept. 14, 1861. ‘The pony express} arrived here at ten o’clock last night, bripging the following summary of news for the press:— San Francisco, August 31, 1661. Arrived August 20, brig Timandra, thirty days from the Amoor river, with a oargo of hides, &o, 30th, United States steamer Saranac, from Panama; will go into the dry dock at Mare Island for repairs. Sailed August 28, brig Martha Washington for Valpa- raiso; 28th, ship Sackett for London, ‘The ship Franklin Haven i chartered to load with wheat for England. ‘The steamer St. Louis sailed to-day for Panama, carry- ing nearly thousand passengers and $1,130,000 in treasure, of which $945,000 is for New York, ‘The following are the principal shippers:— Wells, Fargo &Co..$308,000 Strauss & Co... Don’hue Ralst’n&Co 95,000 Seligman & Co) Parrott &Co.. 91,000 Alsop & Co, Sather & Church..; 80,000 Hastings & Co Davidson & Co..,.. 91,000 Coleman & Co, Abel Guy.....s.++» 95,000 Brumagen & Co. Schaller Brothers. 69,000 'The cabin passengers by the St. Louig are:— G. H. Woodward, Lieut. Williamson, U. 8. A.; A. Deton, Tappan, 8. B. Thomas, B. B. Gores and wife, Mrs. D. Rodgers, Wm. Fay, J. R. Rodgers, Captain k. W. Coate, U.S. A.; J._V. Martin, 8. Grelliass Wooldridge, Miss Jane MeKiroy,’C, V. Futigny, B. B. Jackson, A. Crotehed and wile, D. Felacaine, George A. Hunt, F. Carpenter, Mrs. Cumesky and child, E. A. Gassig, A, Borden, John Bainbridge, Jos. Vance, S. D. Danforth, Charles Rodgers, Joseph Canileld. ‘The money market for to-day’s steamer is easy. ‘Prade continues healthy but not active, pending the State election, which takes place on the 4th proximo. Butter, lard and pork bring full prices, with moderate trangactions. Candles are moderately firm. Pure spirits, whiskey aud alcohol are dull. Coflee and sugar are quiet. A few gales have been made of crushed sugar at 123¢c. Attachment sales have been commenced against George tory, druggist, for about $30,000. homas Maguire, theatrical m ed performing the play c Mr. Wheatlecge has the copyright. ‘Yhe thought, mind and energies of the peoplo in this city and throughout the State are concentrated on the general election, which takes place on the 4th of next mouth, Under ‘the excitement prevailing the Breckin- ridge, or secession party, is evidently losing ground. ‘The best opinion that can be formet is that the republi- cans will carry the State. There areaow nine companies of yolunteers to serve on the plains at Camp Downey, two miles west of Oak- land, where Col. West is incommand. ‘The cavalry com- panies are at Camp Leon. Axother camp is established near San Francisco, whore volunteers (under the new call for 5,000 troops) are to be quartered until after the elec- tion, when more voludteers will leave the jaterior for San Francisco, They remain at pregent to save their votes, ‘Two men residing three miles from Tebma wero mur- dered on the night of the 28th of August by four Span- iards, who, after robbing the premises, set the house on tire. ‘The victims were Mr. Housion ‘and Alex, Dutton, ‘This has caused great hostility against the Spanish popa- lation of that county, many of whom haye been forced to flee. A telegraphic despatch from Yreka gives the following additional news concerning the rumored massacre of our immigrant party on the northern route:—The report yesterday of the massacce by Indians at Grove Lake is coufirmed by the arrival of one of the party, he being the sole survivor. He reports thut there were fourteen fa- miles, mutbering over oue hundred persons, in the train, and that the whole company, men, women and children, were inkumanly butchered. Our informant was here yesterday, but he has left town for the residence of a relative near here, in consequence of which no further particulars con be obtaiued. A cavalry bompany is being orgauized here.” A despatch from Portinnd, Oregon, August 24, via Yreka, says that the steamer Carrie Ludd arrived last hight, bringing Tracy & Co.’s express from the Nez Perees mines with $60,000 in gold dust. Two thousand flve hun- dred minors are reported at work in the mines, besides ol hundred idiers. Ira from Amoor river, dates aro received to tho Ist of August, and ‘the schooner Ida has since arrived, with news trom Petropolowski, Asiatic Russia. ‘This Season at Petropoloyski the ice market was heavy and freights dull, A vesse! bad arrived from Behring’s Straits, with news from Port Zincraine up to the 4th of July. An attempt will be made next summer to reach the land in the Aretic Oeean posed to have been dis- covered by Captain WrangWrorty-three years ago, At the Tafatantas settlement the ‘Colieen Bawn"? was being played to crowded houses nightly. ‘The past wiuter has been very severe in the Amoor river country, Twelve cargoes arrived in the month of June and several more were close at hand. The bark Allatha, Captain Luce, which sailed from New York’in January last with government machinery, had not arrived, although over due vooks, of this port, had ‘The bark Vickery, Captain been chi the government to convey stores from Nic Ba an government have adopted a more favor- policy Lowards forcigners, in consequence, af which ‘e has been a large influx of merchandise, and all kinds of business has been overdone. Merchants from the in- terior were purchasing but sparingly: the stocks in the country being so large, the markets were much dé- pressed. The stocks of goods were heavy, and prices of all kinds ruled low. ‘The late prokibition on the importation of toas in Rus- sian Siberia and the seaboards was only temporary. New and large quantities had been received this season from China, and ‘admitted free of duty, while at Kinehta, the great ihland tea depot, and the only place where its importation was previously allowed, the old duly of 30c. per pound on black, and 50c. on green. w q Ove cf the new river steamers, lately Boston, was loading full cargo of teas for the head waters. \The Kassawitch was also loading a gencral cargo at Smt: ager, has been restrain- xd sColleen’Bawn,” of which It is announced that the government telegraph from Cikutish to Nicolocfski, across the continent ot Asia, will be commenced this season and pushed forward to couple -tion ag carly as possible under the superintendence of Mr. TRomenoff. The State lection in Calfifornia—Intense Excitement Among All Parties—Proba- ble Succe: of the Republican Union Ticket—Intcresting Mining News—Large Emigration from Missouri—Revival of Indian Hostilities—Completion of the Boundary Survey, &c., &e. Ovurer Sration or tum Pacivic Texnarare, 160 miles West of Fort Kearny, Sept. 13, via Omaha Sept. 14, 1861. ‘Tho pony express from San Francisco, with dates to the 4th inst., passed this point at midnight, with the following intelligence for the Press: Say Fravcrsco, Sept. 4,1861. There have been no arrivals since the departure of the last pony express. Sailed on the 2d, ship Isabella, Liverpool; 34, bark Eli, Smidt, Cape Town, Owing to the all absorbing attention given to election matters, busivess was generally being ignored since the departure of the last pony. ‘To-day all tho principal business houses of San Francisco are closed, and the People are congregated at the principal polling places. Full three-fourths of the yote in this city will be for Stanford and the republican ticket. The Union democratic candidate for Governor will get about 3,500 votes, and McConnell, the Breckinridge candidate, about 1,500. In some of the interior counties McConnell is repro- septed as running it through, white the agricultural and commercial districts are all ‘polling asieavy republican vote. There is every probability that the republicans have earried tho State by a handsome plurality, while the balance of the votes is estimated ag nearly equally di- vided between the Union, democrat and secession parties, + | The vote of the State will be heavy. More anxicty haa been felt concerning the result of this election than avy before held on this side of the eonti- nent. It was generally believed that the election of Me- Connell would haye a most disastrous effect on busines: aud endanger the peace of the country, ‘Tho election Stanford, with still another Union ticket in the fleld, will be consitered as tinal to establish the overwhelming loyalty of California, The returns will probably be re- coived in time to overtake the express at some point on the outer telegraph station. ‘There is little general news for this express. Judge Cradelbaugh, a Union democrat, has been elected delegate to Congress from Nevada Territory, Some have been subscribed in San Francisco to be sent to Parson Brownlow, of Knoxville, Tonnessee. The Los Angeles Star, of the 24th ult., states that at Jast accounts General A. 8. Johnston was in the neighbor- hood of El Paso on his way to Texas to attend to private business. A tine crop of tobaceo has been raised in Los Angolos. It will be manufactured into segars, A train of emigrants from Texas had passed through Log Angeles on their way north, Correspondence frog San Diogo, dated the 15th ult., says some ten emigram wagons from Westeru Texas ar rived in this company, and they report several hundred more on the way. They report things in a very deplo- rable condition when they loit, owing, as they say, to the political disturbances of the country. The indiaus were very bad on the route, ‘The steamer Sierra Nevada brings news from Oregon to the 29th ult., and 27th ult. from British Columbia, Lieutenant J.'S. Parks ins recently been promoted to a captaincy in the Thirteenth infantry. 1. 8. Harris and J. J. Majors, of the United States Bound- ary Commission, Who ave bien engaged in ruuuing a ound» bebwee Territory and British Con, Wea a complete work, have arrived 0 the tedmer Bera fevada, on their way to Washington ‘The Rock reek and American creek mines are wholly to the north of the boundary line. Settlers are already occupying this district on both sides of the boundar?, The train from Fort Hope to Rock creek he“, passed through our territory. The English Commissioners are s*ili en; in the field, and will complete their portion of work this ‘season. ‘The steamer Otter arrived at Victoria from New West- prone pearly ed 25th, with between $60,000 and $70,000 in thirty ngers. e the steamer otonel Moody had arrived at New West- minster previous to the Otter’s leaving, bringing most faverable accounts Candea county. There are men there who have been only three or four months mining who have obtained as much as ten thousand dollars in dust, Some claims have paid as high as from wo 3600 per day, and many that at present yield from $100 to $200. The news from the country is far more exciting ‘than any that has yet been received here, and new disco- veries have been made every ‘<4 ©. A.. Bowsse, formerly of New Westminster, has a claim at present that is paying from $50 to $70 per day. Accounts from Salemkamur are most encouraging. Mr. Marshall, late of the El Dorado Saloon, is working a claim there that is paying from $100 to $200 per day. Several others are reported as doing fully as well, The imports into Vancouver's Island for the last six hen up to June 30, amounted to the value of 1,052,776. A profound calm reigns in affairs in Lower California. Governor Morino has rendered himself popular by liberal proclamations, which agree with the political life of Pre- sident Juarez. All that had been said to the contrary with regard to his disposition is pronounced without foundation, Accounts from Nevada Territory state the overland emigration is ing through on the way to Colifornia at the rate of fifty to seventy wagons per day. The majority appear to come from Missouri, but many are from Kentucky. They report that thousands are behind them, and mention particularly oue very large train which has the best outfit that loft. is is called the Bloomer train,‘as there are about fifty ladies in it, all wearing Bloomer costumes and boots, and armed with bowie knives and revolvers. ‘A telegraphic despatch from Yreka, tho California ter- minus of the northern overland route, dated 26th, says that it is reported here to-day that a party of emigranis, consisting of fourteon persons, were killed by Indians at Googe Lake, and $1,000 in specie taken from the train. Only one mitn escaped to tell thestory. Particulars cannot be ascertained. ‘A despatch from Fort Vancouver, Oregon, August 21, sent by overland to Yreka and thence telegraphed to San Francisco on the 26th, says detachments of troops, under the command of Capt. Biack, left the fort yesterday morning for the Company K, Ninth’ infantry, are ordered to the game place (o protect the settlers from. threatened incursions of Indians. DALLAS, Oregon, August 21, 1861. ‘The settlers m the Yarratta Valley,’ fearing an Indian outbreak, are hastening to remove their families from those districts, and seom to confirm the recent accounts from Oregon to the effect that various tribes east of the Cascade Mountains were preparing to drive the miners, who number some 600, from the Nez Perces mines. ‘The Kelsey family, by whom the auriferous qualities of American rivers in California were first discovered, bad suilered much on a trip from Western Texas to Los Angeles, from the Iudiang, who wore associated with des- perate whites. They robbed thom of a quantity of pro- visions and a number of animals, and, worse than all, @ young girl, of thirteen years, was surprised by the Indians, made a prisoner, and left for dead on the road, with the loss of ber scalp. Strange to relate, she did not die, and the little sufferer finally made out to rejoin the caravan. Trial Trip of the Steamship Oriental. Tho new and first class propeller steamship Oriental, Benjamin Tazo commander, arrived in this port yester- ay, haying made her trial trip from Philadelphia in twenty-five hours. She has just been built in the city of Philadelphia, by Messrs. Neafle & Levy of that place, un- der the superintendence of Mr. Jobin Baird, of this city. Hor dimensions are as follows:—Length, 230 feet; breadth of beam, 34 feet; deyth of hold, 22 feot; her registered tonnage, 1,224 Sho is provided with one single direct i i and } boiler. diameter. She was built for and is owned by tho New York, Neuvitas and Cuba Stoamship Company. About one hundred and fifty passengers came on the excursion, the pleasure of which was much enianced by a good band, The weather during the trip was rainy, but with this exception it was a delightful excursion for all cou- cerned, Wo may add that the affair was attonded with alittle romance—Capt. Tuzo having been wedded yester day morning, immediately before starting, to a beaut ful and charming young lady of Philadelphia, The arrange ments for the creature comforts of the passengers were completed under the yery able superintendence of Geo. W. Close, late chief steward ot H. B. Cromwell's line, assisted ‘in the culinary department by John Bryant, chef de cuisine. The hearty manner in which the’ pas’ Sengers applied themaelves to the good things spread be- fore them reflects every credit on the combined efforts of these gentlemen, Messrs. Mora Brothers, Navarro & Co., of this city, are agents, Her propeller wheel is fourteen feet six inches in ‘The Massachusetts Democratic State Con- vention, Worcester, Mass. , Sept. 18, 1861. The Democratic State Convention assembled here at eleven o'clock this morning. ‘The Convention was fully attended. Martin Bates was chosen President. Previous to the organization there was considerable confusion. At the afternoon session an informal ballot was taken for Governor, resulting as follows:—Isaae Davis, of Wor- haa 479; Edwin C. Bailey, editor of the Boston Heraid, On motion of Mr. Bargy, Mr. Davis’ nomination was made unanimous. Mr. Bailey was then unanimously nominated for Lieuten- ant Governor. ‘The Committee on Resolutions reported a serics, giving as the motto of the party, “Tho federal government, tt Must and shall be maintained; sustaining heartily ‘the administration in a vigorous progecution of the war; as- serting as their principles, “Separation never, Union for- ever;” demanding of the government equal protection to loyal men and their property in all the States; charging the republicans with taking a position which leaves only absorption of the democracy and independent nomina- tious; imperatively advocating the repeal of the two years? amondment, and appealing to the people to join with the democrats in electing honest and competent men to office. Opening of the New York State Fair. Wartarrowy, Sept. 18, 1961. ‘The attendance at the State Fair to-day was large. It is estimated that there were 20,000 people on the ground. A large number of distinguished citizens of Canada were present, also many prominent agriculturists from different States. Col. B. P. Johnson, Secretary of the ation from the President of ner to the World’s Exhibi- luis appe tion in 1862. Large Fire in Newark, N. J. Nawark, Sept. 13, 1861. The extensive paper mills of Van Liew & Co., at East Bloomileld, were entirely destroyed by fire last night, with a large quantity of stock, machinery, &. ‘The origin of the fire is unknown. Loss $20,000; insured for $12,500 in Newark and New York offices. The Continental Theatre Disaster. PHmapecpnia, . 18, 1861, Roth Gale, the third sister of the Gale sisters, died last ening at the hospital. She is the seventh victim of the Continental theatre calamity. Bostox, Sept. 18, 1861. The Arabia sailed at ten A. M, with forty-two passengors for Liverpool and twenty for Halitax. Slie took no specie, Navigation on the Canal. ALBany, Sept. 18, 1861. Boats from the break cannot bs expected here before Saturday. ‘The Utica Herald of this morning says boats delayed a few miles by the break began to arrive last night. The first boat passed Utica at six and reported sixty or seventy between the guard lock and Whitesboro. The Canal Ton. ALBANY, Sept. 18, 1861. The tolls on the canals from their opening to Sept. 15, 1861, amounts to $2,214,355; do. in 1860, $1,796,362, Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Purtansiria, Sept. 18, 1961. Stocks dull. Pennsylvania State 8's, 7634: Roading Railroad, 17%; Morris Canal, 3544; Loug Isnd Rail road, 834 ; Pennsylvania Railroad, 3734. Sight exchange on New York'at par. Puitavevema, Sept. 18, 1861. Flour—Holders demand an advance ot 25.’ Wheat buoyant: sales 18,000 bushels red at $1 10 a$1 18; white, $1 25.481 33. Corn qniet: sales 2,000 Dusbols at 5410. Mess pork, $14 50. Lard, 93,0. a 93¢c. Coffee—Kio, 14}gc. aldc. Whiskey firm at 18}4c. a lve. js Burravo, Sept. 18—1P. M. Flour and wheat dull. Corn firm; 'aales smail: 91,000 bushels at 38¢. Other grains quiet. Canal Froighis— 16 jc. on corn, 18c. on wheat to New York. Imports— 5,000 bbis. flour, 32,000 bushols wheat, 130,000 bushels corn. Exports—400' bbis. flour, 79,000" bushels wheat, 100,000 bushels corn, 180,000 bushels oats, Berra, Sept, 18, 1861 Flour unchanged. Wheat firm, but quiet: ‘sales 1,000 bushels No. 1 Chicago spring at 95c., 12,000 bushels Mil- waukee club at private terms. Corn better: sales 121,000 bushels at 38c., 10,000 bushels at 39c. Imports—8,000 bbis. flour, 40;000 bushels wheat, 175,000 bushels corn. Exports—400 bbis, flour, 50,000 ’busiels wheat, 84,000 bushels corn, and 18,000 bustiels cats. ALBANY, Sept. 18, 1861. Flour steady, Wheat—Sales of red State at $108 a $110, amber Michigan at $118, and white Michigan at $1 23-0 $1 25, including 400 bushels ou private terms, Outs—Saies of car lots of State at 3334c., delivered, and Slc. for 1,000 bushels Canada East, Corn dull at 500.: sales 4,700 bushels, in store, and 2,000 bushels afloat. Barley—3,300 bushels Rouse’s Point at 5c. Whis- key—Salee 50 bbls. at 184¢c., and 220 bbls, at 18%. Receipts by Central Railroad for New York—i86 bbis. O11, 8,149 bbls. four, 1485 bays and 300 bbls. wheat, 72 sacks wool, 174 bbls. high wines, 1,355 boxes cheeso, 273 bags seed, 14 bales hops, 165 hhis, tobacco. For Bos- ton—8,676pbbls. flour, 352 bales wool, 45 bbls, oil, 65 bbis. high wind’. Shipped by tows to New York, Sopt. 17—16,- 500 bushels corn, 16,700 bushels wheat, 5,000 bushels oats, 1,000 bushels feed 4,000 bushels barley. OswrGo, Sept, 18, 1861 Flour unchanged. Wheat dull ; sales last night of 600 bushels No, 2 Chicago spring at 93c, Corn dull: sales Jast mght 14,000 bushels Iillnois at $0c, Other grains quiet. Cauai freighis advanced 1¢.—flour 830., wheat He. and corn 10¢. to New York. Imports—3,400 bushels wheat, 12,100 bu rh. Exports—2.i15 ‘bbis, flour, 8. bel bushels wheat, 10,400 bushels corn, 1,000 bushels barley. | MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN THE CITY. * THE FORTY-THIRD {(AU24"Y} RECHIENT. ‘The Forty-third régiment, under command of Colonel Francis L. Vinton, arrived in this city on Tuesday after- noon from Albany. The orders under which the regiment took their departure were sudden and unexpected. On Monday evening the men mustered for the usual dress parade, from which they did not again return to their quarters, but under unexpected orders were marched to the boat which was in readiness to convey them to New York, where they arrived about half past four the follow- ing evening. The organization of the Forty-third was only commenced five weeks ago, but the enlistments were 80 rapid that the Colonel was enabled to march with his command, upwards of six hundred strong, at the first call of the government. Tho further destination of the regi- ment is as yet unknown. Every needful preparation was made to comfortably accommodate the men at the Park barracks, where they will await final orders. ile in Albany they were quartered in barracks and ag strict dis- cipline kept up as the hurried enlistment of 80 org Arm Permitted. Colonel Vinton isa graduate of West Point, and held a commission in the United States Army. father fought and died in Mexico, and was highly distin- guished for all soldierly qualities. Under the command of so experienced an officer as Colonel Vinton there is every promise of the Forty-third distinguishing itself in the ser- ‘vice of the country. ‘The following is a list of fleld, staif and line officers:— Colonel, Francis L. Vinton;’Licutenant Colonel, Benja- min Baker; Major, John Wilson; Adjutant, Jamos H. Bogart; Surgeon, ——— Thompson; Assistant Surgeon, Meigs Case. Company A—Captain, John Wilson; First Lieutenant, James H. Bogart; Second Lieutenant, James MeMicken. Company B—Captain, Isaac R. Van Slyck; First Lieute- =. uel L. Bridgeford; Second Lioutenant, Chavies iclntee, Company C—Captain, Cass Griffin; First Lieutenant, William D. Davis; Second Lieutenant, Seth EF. Griffin, Company D—Captain, Charles H. Clarke; First Lieute- Bans, Edward A, Springston; Second Lieutenant, Julian ‘uth. Company E—Captain, Jacob Wilson; First Lieutenant, Hiram A. Winslow; Second Lieutenant, Ephraim E. riggs. Company F—Captain, John Fryer; Firat Lieutenant, Goorge B. Culver; Second Licutenant, J. W. Wilkinson. Company G—Captain, W. H. Mathews; First Lieutenant, John Gilflilan; Second Lieutenant, V. V. Van Batten. THE VERMONT (BERDAN) SHAPSHOOTERS. One of the most efficient companies of sharpehooters attached to the Berdan regiment has been contributed by the State of Verment. The men comprising this company areall natives of the Greon Mountain State, and have aequired their proficiency in the deadly uge of the rifle in pursuit of the wild game of their native mountains. They have thus become as expert with their favorite weapon as their Swiss comrades, who, from similar pur- ‘suits amid the fastnesses of their native hills, are admit- tedly the firet shots in Europe. Some idea of the per- fection offthe Swiss in the use of the rifle may be inferred from the fact, that at the great rifle contest in England about a year ago, the costly prizes for the best shots were borne away by the Swiss sharpshooters, At first little encouragement was given to the project of Col. Berdan for the formation of a regiment of sharpshooters, and it was probably owing to our reverses on the banks of the Poto- mac, and the consequent transfer of the supreme com- mand to Our gallant chieftain Gen, MeClellan that the country is indebted for having the services of a rifle regiment par excellance. New York, New Hamp- shire, Michigan, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania have algo contributed a company each, who are now at Wash- ington, the Vermonters being the last to join, the compa- ny numbering one hundred and twelve men, under the command of Captain Edward Weston, Jr., a graduate of the Norwich Military School, who was selected by Gover- nor¥airbanks for this responsible post. The men are all picked rifle shots, and have boon selectod with the great- est care from many hundreds of practiced riflemen who wero anxious to take part in the conflict for the defence and preservation of the Union. ‘The company reached the encampment at Weehawken on Sunday Inst, where every preparation had been made for their comfort during their stay. They took their departure for Washington on Tuesday afternoon. The steamer Red Jacket was char- tered for their conveyance to Seuth Amboy. At flye o'clock precisely the steamer was brought alongside the pier at Weehawken, when the men went on board, re- ceiving, as the vessel steamed away, three rousing cheers from the men still in camp and a large number of the inhabitants who assembled to see thei off. There now only remains in cam about half a company, but as re- crulting is going on briskly, afew days will suffice to fill it up to the required complement, when it, too, will be itched to Washington. tain Geo. G. Hastings has been put in command of arpshooter’s camp at Weehawken. He will there e recruits, test their shooting, and forward such as he shall accept to join the regiment at Washington. The camp is reached by the Forty-second strect ferry. Liout. Fred. J. Peet, Jr, will be at Newark, N.J., on Friday and Saturday of this week and Monday of next week to receive applications for enlistment, and to tast the skill of the appli in rifle shooting. His headquarters and the place sele for the shooting will be announced in the Newark papers on Thursday or Friday. Liont. Peet will visit Glon Falls on Wednesday, the 26th inst., for the same purpose, and will remain there during the remainder of next week. ARRIVAL OF THE SECOND BUFFALO REGI- MENT. ~ Thisregiment arrived in Now York at six o'clock yester- day morning, per the Erie Railroad, and took up quarters in the Park Barracks, where, it is thought, they will re- main for a couple of days before starting for the seat of war, asthe regiment i8 not full. ‘They had only one day to prepare before they left Buffulo, and are uniformed, but hot armed. The whole of the officers are not yet ap- pointed. The Colonel’s name is E. D, Bidwell, who has been engaged for twenty-two years in military matters. The acting Major is G: W. Jobnson, and the’ Adjutant, William Bullymore. ‘The regiment now numbers about 750 intelligent and robust looking men, THE SIXRH CONNECTICUT REGIMENT. This regiment arrived at Jersey City, without landing in New York, at two o'clock yostorday morning, and were immediately transferred to the cars, which’ con- veyed them te Washington, The Sixth is one thousand strong, and carry out with them a number of ambulance and baggage wagons, THE FIRST FIRE ZOUAVES. The work of regenerating this regiment has commenced with the dismissal of some seventy-five of its members who have been the occasion of the odium which has been attached to it. Botween five and six hundred now re~ main who are not ouly willing but anxious to go to the soat of war. ‘These have felt as keenly as the public the diggraceful conduct of theisexpelled brethren and are now rejoiced to be rkt of their company. A change has also been effected in the commanding officers, and men have been selected who are not only competent to lead but enjoy the confidence of the soldiers. The personal or individual bravery of the Fire Zouaves has never been doubted. ‘Their conduct at Bull run was owing only to the want of officers to lead them in the fight, and when they broke into disordered ranks each man still fought as conrageous- ly as aveteran. ‘The formor officers were not satisfactory to the men, who, in consequence, did not feel the same en- thusiasm going into battle ; but now, with leaders whom 5 they like, and with the expulsion of the “biack sheep,” they are perfectly content to obey all behests and commands. The regiment js in camp ut the Battory,and it may be well to here state en passant, ix order to account tor the diminished ranks there seen, that a number of the men have comfortable homes whorein to sleep and eat, instead of undergoing the rude hospitality afforded in the well ventilated tenis and rough fare at the Battery enclosure, They come to the camp regularly every morning, and will be ready to leave the momont they are summoned. The regiment hus been ordered to Fortress Monroc, and will take its departure within a few days. The following order was promaigated yesterda, Heabgcanrers Eurvesra Rearwenr, New York, Sept. 18, 1861. The mombers of this regiment are granted leave of ab- sence until to-morrow (Thursday), September 10, at ten A. M., when they will report at tho Battery fully prepared to leave. By order of Colonel LOSER. The above was issued for ths purpose of assembling the men for inspection to-day, when an inventory will be made of all the arms and equipments in their possession, and w requisition mado en the Quartermaster General to supply the deficit. ‘The regiment will be newly uniformed in the regulation style. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD, ‘Tuore is a general impression that the First New York Fire Zonaves (Eleventh New York Volunteers) will not again return to the sent of war. Having lived under can- vass with thom for five months, and consequently being so well acquainted with their ideas and peculiarities that Tam one of the “boys,” Tam caya'ie of assuring you that they will return, Our regiment has become ‘odious to many on account of the people not knowing the real stato of ailhirs. Our bad name has been engendered by afew blackguards; they no longer belong to us. ‘The men whose names remain on our roll have nothing to be ashamed of; and although they have been badly treated in a few cases, and have (on account of the inccmpetency of their officers) not received pay for the Inst two, and, {n° many cases, for the last flve months, you will find that more than five hundred of tho orighial Zouaves, all of whom have the interests of the Fire Department at stake, will, on the day of embarkation, proceed to the seat of war, Ou the occasion of tue Bull run affair, our object (as far as our regiment was concerned) was to find out what effect would be produced by a body of men fighting on their own hook. Tho conclusion we came to I need not inention now. Suilice it to say that we believe, with the oflicers we now have to lead us into action, the Unitod States infantry tactic system is the best after all. CHAS. GRAY, Surgeon. CONSOLIDATION OF REGIMENTS. Governor Mor’ .n and Adjutant Generai Hillhouse wero engaged yeste: .y developing a plan for the consolidation of the skeleton regiments and companies in our vicinity. The result of their deliberations will probably transpire this afternoon, NAVAL ITEMS. The propellers Potomska and Wamsuita, of the New York and New Bedford line, have been purchased by the governmont for gunboat purposes. PURCHASE OF CANADIAN HORSES BY THE GOVERNMENT. Toroxto, C. W., Sept. 18, 1861. Alarge number of horses are being brought here fer the federal government. Several hundred haye beon shipped during the past few days, SIGNIFICANT SOUTHERN CONFESSIONS. ‘THM WEAKNBSS OF THE SOUTH EXPOSED BY ONE OF 178 is whilst the spirit lutely necessary to government. All men are more or less opinions or policy being disputed, and the stronger the demonstrations against them the fe tion. But liberty is restraint. man enforcing his own opinions or passions, but in obed! ‘enee to general principles and the toleration of differences ae We propiss to discuss, briaty, what the ate Congress fe propose to discuss, briefly, wl eres has fone, and what it has failed to do. of men, amount of money to support them. only if ‘ion is that it is in imitation of other side of the Potomac. ‘nited States We brag over them. the Congress voted four hundred thousand men. We get to near a half million; and are not acircumstance to Patrlotism not in the very best gislated without regard to the pretentious bullying of Mr. Lincoln’s Congress, and have simply voted in the fleld the force we thought adequate to the military exigencies of the Confederate States. We have no idea that the half million of men the has au- thorized ever be raised, or the means for their support ever be required. We find it lt to"put an army of eighty thousand. men together in Virginia, amd etghty tute, sand men is enough, and we fear more than ‘any military use we can put them to. Thiers says that there was. but one man in Europe who could wicld one hundred thousand men in the field, and that man was Napoleon: We my, have a crop of Napolton's coming on we maturi- ty, but at present thoy have not appeared. No genera’ yet ‘appeared, who has "grovel himelf ail efctanlig appeared ‘pro in lever to handle thirty thousand mn Ge fa Troops that you cannot fight are elements of weakness. They consume and complicate and embar- rass—help to disorganization, and may spread panics. So we are of opinion that if we had been a little more moderate in our army and financial demonstrations we would have been a little more esteemed. We admire un- pretentious governments, as we do unpretentious mea- sures. Simplicity is a positive virtue. Yet we will not quarrel with the tired imagination, which will beat the enemy, even in figures. Full numbers are certainly very desirable. Appropriations have also been made to increase our navy. This is a department which has been greatly neg- lected. According to the constitution, no appropriations can be voted by Congress unless previously recommended by the Executive. Little or nothing has heretofore been recommended by the Executive for the defence of our coast. Yet, if a defensive war was to be the policy of the Commander-in-Chief, it was clear that our coast must be assailed, the chief advantage of our enemies being the possession of the navy. Let the Northern armies have ‘no occupation in defending the Northern States, and they must find employment on our seaboard. ’ But, by @ atrange inconsistency, while our army has been slowly nized, and is kept inactiw, our coasis are ‘un, |. Congress, although, we fear, too late, seems to be now somewhat alive to this result, ana has appropriated two millions of dollars for the coast de- fence, Our need is gunboats. But what can we now do in applying this money? The Navy Yard at Pensacola stands beleaguered and useless tous. The Navy Yard at Norfolk is fully employed in repairing and preparing for sea the ships we captured from the enemy when we cap- tured the Navy Yard. Are the instrumentalities at hand at Charleston, or Savannah, or Mobile, to build the iron- clad gunboats, or iron-clad’ floating batteries, which our defence imperatively requirce? We fear they are not. Whore, thefl can they be obtained? In Europe—where they eught to have been ordered or obtained long ago. But will the energy of the administration be equal to the emergency? The question will be answered according to the confidence in the efficiency of the government. The very appropriation’of but two millions of money instead of six, which the exigencies of our defence would fully require, does not seem to argue much confidence in the efficiency of the administration in the Navy Department. The States, we fear, will have to defend themselves by their own , and without gunboats or naval assistance. New Political Movement. A mecting of well known citizens of this city was held some evenings since, at the St. Nicholas Hotel, to con- sider the propriety of nominating an independent ticket for the coming election. An executive committee was appointed, who, after several meetings, agreed upon cer- tain resoiutions, which were last evening reported to an adjourned meeting held at the same place. The resolu- tions were adopted with great enthusiasm, and signed by the gentlemen present, among whom are some of our most wealthy, influential and well known merchants and. property holders and voters. The ization has under consideration a ticket which shall represent their prin- ciples, and will propose it to the public at a mass meeting for ratification, ‘The resolutions are as follows:— To tax Evectors or THe City anv County or New Yorm :— The undersigned citizens, having deliberated upon, now resent for ratilcation Whe following preamble aad esol is, vid Whereas [thns lone been the complaint of howe ost as ter ant es eT political parties ave habitually sub- mitted for the suffrages of the people, at county and mu- Ticipal ‘elections, candidates” for’ fice claim, for suppost has’ been their fidelity to the policy of fome darty organized {or or State legisla Neeal"grinciples or polly directly bearing upon questioua iti inciples or or matters purely, saunicipal and local; Whereas, the Injereate of the metropolls have now assumed proportions of such mag-- nitude as imperatively to demand in the administration of our local affairs the 8} tention of men Who shall be free from ail distracting obligations 10 any national Party ization whatever; and Whereas, in the judgment of all patriotic citizens of every party the only serious and imporis Ant political measure now before the people at lai their eapaclty as cliizens of the federal Union, is the vigorous ea. forcement of the supreme law of the jand in Such man ner as shall aj el » and permanently su press the insurrection ‘and smetber.the yebollion that now threatens and aimsat the destruction of the republic; and whereas, by common consent political controversies have been temporarily suspended, and political antipathies aside, in order more effectively to oppose a united front to m comuion foe, and all strtetly party issues are obsolete: and whereas, thts absence of strife suggests the ex; of attempting the experiment of selecting cand municipal atid county offices without pepe aa associations, and whose claim to our consideration shall be founded upon thelr loyalty to the government and their in- tegrity, energy, independence and special fitness for the com- plete charge of the of the particular munfeipal or looal office for which shall be respectively proposed; therefore, itis Resolved, That st 4s the privilege, no less than the dnty, of r fellow Ctizens at the coming election to discard office, and to make a untted and vigorous effort to fill such offices with men who will, by their character and ee official homie eerie rove that in local elections the opinions. of candidates concerning disputed questions of national poli ties, afford no exclusive test of thetr fitness for local officer. Resolved, That in view of the opportunity now furnished of succesaful nominations emanating from the people in thetr sovereign capaclly, without consultation of party orguniza- Hon, It Is worth wht lo make & Be us endeavor to impress. eae the public mind the feasibility of having the coming. election in this country pure, free, and patriotic, and we pledge ourselves ro to da, Ived, Thatin furtherance of the foregoing views and. opinions, it {s expedient to prepare a ticket of candidate: a preaent are Cie jain of this city at a public mee ‘upon a general call, with proper not 1 SMULETUS H. HOUT, Chater Albert Mathews, — James Gallatin, Barnet L, Solomon, H Ben}. 1. lenry H. Morrison, Hi L.. Mealio, James B. Banker, Jonathan iee John Ross, M. W. Hamilto: A. B. Meade, . W. milton, E. Guernsey, M.D., Btophen Merrthew, Henry G. Stebbins, Franofs Byrne,” Elias P. Wina Henry Megs, Jr. Samjph-Thorpe, sr. John B. Dickson, ‘OTIS D. SWAN, Chatrman of Committee. Ev@tke Piunxsrr, Secretary. City Intelligence. Cotoren View oF TH Bout RUx AFFAIR.—A young colored man who escaped from Virginia afew days since will lee- ture at eight o'clock this evening, at the Metropolitan Ag- sembly Rooms, 178 Prince street. Having conversed with. may of the slaves who accompanied their masters dur- ing the fight at Manaesas, his description of the sentimenta which prevail ronan, bac colored population of the South: will no doubt prove highly intercsting. The admission to the lecture will be free. Fatar, Accrpent at ti CRoron Resgrvorn.—As the laborers at the Croton Reservoir, in Eighty-sixth street, were about going to work on Tuesday morning, they dis” covered the body of a man floating in the. water. On recovering the corpse and taking it ashore it proved to he that of Michael Crowley, the night watchman, who had been missing from his post since the night previous. As there were no marks of violence on the body it was be- lieved that deceased had accidentally fallen overboard while performing his usual nightly duties. He had been ih the employment of the Croton Department for several years, and resided with his wife and family at the corner of Second avenue and 122d street. Coroner Gamble held an inquest upon the body. New Dercry Srreer Comanssioner.—Yesterday morn- ing Mr. Edward Ewen was sworn in as Deputy Street Commissioner in place of Mr. Mansfeld Lovell who, it is said, is gone South, “Sinevtar Conpuct or A Moruer.’’—Under this heading @ paragraph aj ed in the police intelligence of yester- day, in which it was stated that a fine child was cast overboard from the tugboat which took the clipper ship Dreadnought to the Narrows by its insane mother. It was also mentioned in the same paragraph that the cap- tain of the tugboat was instrumental in rescuing the child. This was an error, as pilot boat No. 16 was coming up at the time, from which a young man named Charles Homkerford resolutely jumped into the water, and, al- though the boat was going at a rapid pace, he succeeded in bringing up the drowning little one safely in bis arms. ‘The usual remedies having been applied, the child is now doing well. Its insane mother is in the hands of the po- lice until her friends are discovered. DrowninG Cases.—The body of an unknown man was found floating in the water at pier No. 44 East river, yes- terday. There were no marks of violence on the body, and general supposition was that deceased was acci- dentally drowned. Coroner Jackman held an inquest on the body. An inquest was held upon the body of Michael Cooney, a sailor, who was accidentaliy drowned at pior No. 13 East river, on Monday, by failing overboard from the ship Dreadnought. Deceased was forty-four years of age, and a resident at No, 88 Mulberry street. ISCKLLANEOUS. pine readied {PTIVES—THE ADVERTISER, HAVING (to health in a few weeks by a very simple x sulfered several years with a severe after b ion and thatdrend disease, eonsumption, is anx- fous to make known to his fellow ‘sufferers the meats of cure. To ail who destre it he wif send a copy of the pre- scription used (free of charge), with directions for preparing and using the same, which they will find a sure cnre for sumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, &c. The only object of tle iver in sending the prescription ts) to it the pes every sufferer may try his remedy z, and may prove a blessing escription will please address Rev, Ed- lliamsburg, Kings county, New York, and he bh Ht ward A. Wilson,