The New York Herald Newspaper, March 31, 1862, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD.| JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDIZOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, Volume XKVIT..........-++++ oe AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. id NIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway.—Danox axD Premus— renee ary WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Camrcs. WALLACK’S THEATRE, No, 844 Broadway.—O.p Heaps anv Youxs tieanis. LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Tus M4- OARIMY; OR, Tur Peer oF Day. NBW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—!ippex Haxp— New Foorman—[kiow Lwighanr. PROVOST'S THEATRE. 435 Broadway—Rromanp HITBLE ANN. BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Com Nert—Living Hirrororaxvs, ‘fc. at all hours Sadak aN Kaianapy, afternoon aud evening. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechauics’ Hall, 472 Broad. Way.—Dows in Up k-r-ev. HOOLEY'S MINSTRELS, Stuyvesant Institute, Ni way.—Erui0rian Songs, Daxcas. ac. weit Jha MELODEON CONCERT HALL, 539 Broadway.—Son Dances, Burtesyves, &¢.—Coxtkasann Cosvanvion. es CANTERBURY MUSIC HALL, 685 Broadway.—So™ Dancus, Bugtxsques, &¢.—INauevk ation Ban, GAIETIES CONCERT ROOM, 616 —Dnay Room Exrentainuents, BaLLets, Parente tiene ee AMERICAN MUstc” HALL, 444 Broadway.. Danmey—RaiLroar—CouisionJorty Mittens ORYSTAL PALACE CONCERT HALL, No. 45 Bowery, — Bonixsauxs, Sovas, Daxcus, de—Tvo cows MEXICAN MUSEUM, 663 Broadway. —D: e dog—CoLLection oF CaRven Wax Fiavkss. ay: Oh, ane PARISIAN CABINET OF WOND! a Cpen datiy (rom 10a. M. ti 19. at ee eae NOVELTY MUSIC H. 616 a PRs, i ag ALL, Broadway.—BuRuesques New York, Monday, Mare THE SITUATION. There is nothing new from General McClellan's department to-day. Several rumors relative to important movements in General Banks’ division at Winchester, and also touching the actions of the Merrimac at Norfolk, got circulation in Wash- ington yesterday, but there was no foundation whatever for them. The state of affairs at Win- chester, so far as we know, remains unchanged. ‘The rebels are still in flight beyond Strasburg. The news from Fortress Monroe reports that the Merrimac has made no demonstration yet. General Burnside had occupied Beaufort without any opposition from the rebels. Fort Macon, however, is still held by a rebel garrison five hun- dred strong, but as they are cut off from reinforce- ments and supplies, the surrender of the fort is a mere matter of time. We give some very interesting news from Ten- nessee to-day. Andrew Johnson delivered a most impressive address in the House of Representatives at Nashville on the 22d inst. which we publish in full in another column. He enters elaborately into the details of the incipiency of the disunion senti- ment previous to the Presidential election, dealing hardly with Breckinridge and other treacherous secessionists. on Gen, Buell, who has now command of his army in person, had arrived at latest accounts (Satur- day night) within fifteen miles of Corinth, Miss., where the rebels are saidto be concentrated in large force under Gen. Beavregard. If this be true news of a fight may be hourly expected. The firing at Island No. 10 was continued on Priday with great spirit by the rebels. It was evident that the guns were of very heavy calibre. They were observed to be cutting away the trees and mounting fresh guns, showing every indication of a protracted defence. Several rebel gunboats, partially clad with railroad iron, were reported to be advancing down the river, but there was no expectation that they could pass the powerful bat- teries of General Pope. Cotton and tobacco from the Southern ports continue to be shipped here in large quantities. The United States steamer Huntsville, which came in yesterday from Key West, brought two hundred bales of cotton and two hundred and forty-seven bales of tobacco—the former being part of the cargo of the prize steamer Magnolia, and the latter having been taken from the captured schooner Zavalla, off Berwick, La. She reports that the Magnolia was to sail on the 24th for this port, with a thousand bales of cotton on board. Active preparations for the defence of New Orleans are seid to be going on. Major General Lovel has pro- claimed martial law there. The citizens of Jacksonville, Florida, have passed a series of resolutions, strongly repudi- ating the rebellion, protesting against the despotism which has crushed them down, de- Stroyed their property, and deprived them of their rights and liberties. They hail the oc- cupation of the Union army as a deliverance, pro- claim their allegiance to the government of the United States, and call for a reconstruction of the State government of Florida, under the constitu- tion. After the capture of Fernandina by our troops, a body of the rebels went from there to Jacksonville and wantonly destroyed a number of saw mills, warehouses, the railroad depot, a fine hotel and several other buildings, the property in all valued at half a million of dollars. It is no wonder that the citizens should protest against such vandalism as this. General Sherman on his arrival issued @ proclamation assuring the people of protection. This proclamation was put in type and printed by a number of the soldiers of the New York Forty-eighth and Seventy-ninth regiments, who had been compositors in the New Yore Henan office. We are in possession of some interesting new, from the rebel newspapers. The Richmond Whig announces that Mr. Swan, of Tennessee, has offer, ed a resolution in the Confederate Congreas pro- posing the immediate recall of the Commissioners sent to Great Britain, and the abandonment of all further attempts to conciliate the favor and secure the recognition of that government. The Memphis Avalanche of the 18th says Gene- ral Lee has heen appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Confederate Army. The report that the ap- pointment had been conferred on Beauregard is antrae. The Memphis Appeal of the 20th says the New Orleans Vigilance Committee have passed @ resolution denouncing all who trade in money to the injury of the Confederate notes as traitors; and such a course is urged on the Mebile Committee of Safety also. The effect in New Orleans was to check the demand for coin, and the last sale was at twenty per cent leas than a week previous. want of lead is being eerions! y felt at the F and in the emergency a Texas papersuggests that type metal should be used for bullets, with a slight admixture of lead, It says that there is any quantity of old type in New Orleans and elsewhere, and when that is exhausted, lot us take the new. ‘It could not be devoted to a better purpose than shooting at the Yankees.”’ By the arrival of the City of New York at this port last night, from Southampton on the 19th, we have three daya later news from Europe. A dis- cussion took place in the British Parliament on the 17th inst. relative to the arreat of the Lieutenant ofthe rebel steamer Sumter, and an ex-United States Consul, at Cadiz, by the United States Con- sul at Tangier. Mr. Layard, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in reply to a question from Mr. Griffith, stated that these parties had not been re- leased, as he was before led to believe, and had stated to the House, but thatthey were placed on board the United States sloop-of-war Ino, by the American Consul, contrary to the wishes of the Moorish government and the British Consul at Tangier, and were now on their way to America as political prisoners. The British Consul, Mr. Hay, had refused to interfere directly in the mat- ter, and his course was approved by the govern- ment. Mr. Layard, in concluding his explanation, said, that, for the sake of justice, of humanity, of the right of affording asylum to persons accused of political offences—a claim preferred by the weakest and recognized by the atrongeat Powers— he might be permitted to express an earnest hope that when the circumstances came to the know- ledge of the President of the United States he would order the release of the prisoners. The English press continues to occupy itself with our troubles. The London Times has an article predicting an almost endless war, hints at the ultimate dictatorship of a military leader as the upshot of the rebellion, and squints at the con- dition of Mexico, to which, it says, the Western States of Europe have offered a constitutional monarchy, instead of a republican constitution, which has had no existence except in alternate an- archy and despotism, and it adds:—‘This is anage of reaction, for which democracy has to thank it- self. The Dictator, the Emperor or the King is everywhere superseding the fasces of the consul or the paper scheme of the lawgiver. When we are told that everything else is impossible in Ame- rica, and that politics are absorbed in the chanées of war and the genius of the commanders, then, indeed, we see the beginning of the end. But that end is not the one desired by either North or South, nor even by us who look on. It cannot be for our interest that a military adventurer should he fariest regions of North America, even posses though that were better than anarchy. But it is the haven towards which the great American com- monwealth seems now drifting. It is possible. ‘That is enongh, when everything else is confessed to be impossible.” The Paris correspondent of the London Times says:—‘The late successes of the Union troops in North America have created a belief among French merchants that an arrangement will shortly take place by which an end will be put to the civil war, and that commercial relations will be resumed. This report has had a very favorable effect in the manufactaring districts, particularly at Lyons,” MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The United States steam transport New York, Captain Gray, from Newbern, N. C., 26th instant, and Hatteras Inlet 28th, at half-past nine o'clock, A.M., arrived at this port at an early hour yester- day morning. She brings no intelligence of impor- tance. The Nashville was reported to be still at Beaufort when she sailed. This is contradicted by authentic reports that have been received of the escape of the Nashville. The Quebec Mercury of the 25th instant gives currency to a rumor which reached that city, to the effect that twenty thousand of General McClel- lan’s troops had mutinied and come back to Wash- ington, refusing to march against the enemy until the government paid them their arrears. The rebel batteries on Island No. 10 can throw balls into three States—Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee. Hon. Edward H. East, of Nashville, has been appointed by Governor Johnson, Secretary of State of Tennessee. The Chicago Zribune (abolition) calls the battle of Winchester ‘Gen. Banks’ great battle.’ When the battle was fought Gen. Banks was on his way to Washington. Secretary Chase has ordcred that canal boatmen shall be exempt from the payment of license and hospital fees. A Jewish synagogue, loc#'ed in Pearl street, be- tween Concord and Nassau, western district of Brooklyn, was yesterday dedicated to the service of God, with the ceremonies usually observed on such occasions. Suitable addresses were delivered in English and German, which were listened to by acrowded and attentive audience. Immediately over the sanctuary were placed a number of American flags, with suitable inscriptions in He- brew and English, indicating the patriotism and loyalty of the Hebrew portion of our fellow- citizens. The New York Canal Board has resolved to re. dace the toll on all westward bound freight, ex- cept sugar, molasses, railroad iron and railroad chairs, from two mills to one mill per mile for six thousand pounds. ‘The week closed on Saturday with @ better feeling in stocks, though the business is limited in consequence of the want of news. Tho ecare on the ject of the Merrimac appears to bave subsided. Government se- curities have declined \; per eent in consequence of an over supply by the banks. Exchange closed on Saturday firm at 112 for sterling and 5.05 9 5.073; for francs, Gold was in fair demand at 10134. Money is easy at 607 per cent. ‘The stock market was dull at the opening and at the first board Saturday, and prices declined \% m 9; per cont. At the second board there wae a better demand and the morning's decline was pertinily recovered. Ex- change and gold were both better, closing firm. Money without change. The export of the day was $634,075. The cotton market was steady Saturday, while (be salen reached about 700 bales, nearly all of which were sold to spinners and 10 go Ou of rarket,closing on the basis of 27}g0. @ 98c.,chie’y ‘be latter figure. ‘The flour market was irreguiar, »') » moderate de- mand, ehéefly from tHe home tree. (vmmon grades wore heavy and neglected, while (he li che) sod better class of brands were firm, Wiest wer inec\ive, and sales limited and confined t sal! fue inolud- ing red State and Jersey op tho os #) $I dba $1 38 for amber Jersey, im store, #0 $143 for white Michigan. Corn was heavy and ¥, vith moderate Sales, at S6c. a 68. for Western 4. in store and de- livered, and 5Tc. @ 58¢. for New Jersey yellow, part quite dry, Pork was unchanged anc less active. The sales wore made at $15 a $12 12 for rew mess, and small lote were reported at $13 26, and #t $10 373g a $10 6244 for now prime. The government con‘ract for 1,875 bbis. was taken at $13 50.4 $1375. Beef was steady, lard was active and firm. Svgare were active wn phan quite steady. The eml 2,800 hnds. boxes and ‘0 bags Coffee was quiet, especially for Rio. A sale ‘200 mats of Java was marie at 26, Freights wore inactive, while rates were without clange of soment, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1862. and more violent in Proportion as the speedy success of the Union arms seems about to be realized, without any chance of the accomplish- ment of their darling project, the abolition of slavery in the Southern States. Such is their venom and hostility to the government that they venture to incur the risk of the penalties of treason by giving important information to the enemy, because their inmost wish is to see our armies defeated when they cannot control them for their own revolutionary purposes. A day or two ago we adverted to the conduct of the Tribune in exposing to the enemy the plans of our generals in the Army of the West. Yester- day the editor of the Times was guilty of the same crime as regards the Army of the East and General McClellan’s operations in Virginia. Whether this treason is to be permitted to have its full swing, to the destruction of one or more of our armies, remains to be seen. This course of action is the result of a con- spiracy of the radicals against the President, which began to develop itself immediately after his inauguration, and has been unfolded steadily and persistently up tothe present hour. About a@year ago one of these organs proposed to “supersede” Mr. Lincoln, and substitute in his place George Law as dictator, because the Pre- sident would not surrender himself soul and body to their schemes. This treasonable pro- position was followed up by a series of the moat scandalous attacks upon the brave old veteran, General Scott, whose long and faithful services ought to have shielded him from their base im- putations, and would have done so were it not that the infamous radical journals have sunk to the lowest depths of degradation. Owing to a deficiency of moral courage, the hero of Lun- dy’s Lane and the conqueror of Mexico gave way to their “On to Richmond!” clamors, and the disaster of Bull rian was the consequence. McClellan, Scott’s successor, was next the ob- ject of their malignant assaults, because he re- fused to repeat the unfortunate movement against the fortifications of Centreville and Ma- nassas which had brought disgrace upon our arms; and now, when, after due preparation, he, by his strategy, has compelled the enemy to evacuate his stronghold without firing a shot, and to retreat, demoralized and disheart- ened, with the loss of a battle at Winchester, they not only give him no credit for his suc- cess, but absolutely turn it against him as a fresh accusation, and invent silly stories about “Quaker cannon,” so effectually disposed of by the fact brought to light in the recent engage- ment of the enemy with General Shields’ divi- sion, when it appeared that even Jackson’s small force had as many as twenty-eight pieces of artillery. In the same way, they refused to give him credit for that series of brilliant movements on the Tennessee and the Cumber- land, which resulted in the piercing of the enemy's line, the occupation of Nashville and penetration to the very heart of the South- ern country, even to Alabama. At the very time that McCleilan was organizing these victo- ries he was assailed day after day in the col. umns of the Tribune, by telegraph from Wash- ington, the despatches being permitted to pass by Mr. Cameron, who then had the censorship of the press, and gave the Tribune the exclusive privilege of publishing what was contraband of war. These attacks upon the General-in-Chief appointed by the President failed in their in- tended effect. The next step of the conspirators was to as- sail the President, through his family. That» they thought, would fetch him. Under cover of a Congressional committee, got up for the os tensible purpose of inquiring into the .acts of Mr. Seward, they libelled Mr. Lincoln and his wife in their domestic relations, and the tele- graphic correspondent of the Tribune, who had a special license from Mr. Cameron, Secretary of War, was again permitted to send over the wires despatches of the most malignant and slanderous character, in order to aid and assist in the plot to break down the resolution of the President, and compel him to fall in with their atrocious and sanguinary designs. These at- tacks were copied, with exaggerations, into nu- merous small journals in New England, and ac- companied by the most dastardly comments. How little is the success which has at- tended them may be judged by the fact that the radical journals not only continue their onslaughts upon the army, charging the gene- rals with disloyalty, in order to impair the con- fidence reposed in them by the troops, but they deliberately reveal the plans of the campaign, and even its very details, to the enemy, in order that he may “welcome our soldiers with bloody hands to hospitable graves.” As the Union is to be restored without the destruction of the peculiar domestic institution of the South, they prefer the success of the rebel arms and a final separation between North and South, and they are doing their best to aid in the accomplish- ment of these results. Their loyalty is not to the Union and the constitution, but toa fanati- cal idea. Here is the secret of the animus which per- vades the speeciies of the radical members of Congress, and the foul source whence flow through their organs the turbid and filthy streams of abuse against the President and the generals of his appointment. Even the sanc- tity of his domestic circle is violated by these ribald newspapers, which are without a paralle) in history, except the Jacobin press of Paris at the time of the French Revohation, consisting of a hundred and thirty-three journals of the most beastly character, sparing neither men nor wo- man, nor aught deemed sacred in Heaven or on earth, Led by Marat's Ami du Pevple and Hebert’s Pere Duchesne, they “popularized obscene language and low and cruel sentiments.” Among their victims was | the illustrious Roland, the greatest woman of her age, with a soul devoted to liberty and an intellect whose light was borrowed by the brightest ornaments of the moderate party of the Gironde. These journalists brutalized the people, and prepared the way for the hanging of the best citizens to every lamppost; the 1n- cessant operations of the guillotine day and night, till the headsmen sank with exhaustion; the fusillading of children, and women with infants at their breats, sometimes by the five hundred; and the noyades of Carrier, who at | Nantes bound men and wonien together, feet and hands, and flung them into the Loire, calling it “a republican marriages” and when young children were thrown in, and their mothers vain. ly pleaded for their lives, the black company of Marat answered, “Wolfling:. who would grow to be wolves!” Well did the beautiful Madame Roland, when arrived at the foot of the scaffold after her wowewood hed been " insulted executioner, Fouq tp Sachs oe a she looked upon the statue of Liberty, which stood | before her, as if in mockery of ite votaries, “O Liberty! what things are done in thy name!” Such are the crimes for which the radical jour- nals of New York are paving the way, and which they may consummate at last unless their guilty career is cut short by the strong arm of executive power. These journals are the Post, tho Tribune and the Times. There is another paper of the same kind, called the World; but it is so weak and sickly that its existence would be scarcely known were it not advertised in journals of larger circulation. Its ability to do mischief is so small that it may be passed over with contempt. But the other revolutionary organs ought to be taken in hand at once. Their design is to put the President down and get the control of the army into the hands of their faction. Forewarned is forearmed. Let the President, by a coup d'etat, strike the first blow, and they are powerless. He need not fear them; the people are at his back. Let him grasp them firmly in his hand and crumple them up as he would nettles, and they will never sting again. An Invnpation or Nsaroxs,—The public has already been informed that the escaped con- trabands of the South are pouring into Phila- delphia in large numbers, and that in Washing- ton they have become so impudent as to elbow white men off the sidewalks, insult white wo- men and be utterly unfit for servants. This influx of negroes and this saucy independence are the very natural.results of the teachings of the abolitionists, who hold’that a white man is as good as a negro only when he behaves himself and goes strongly for emancipation. But how will this negro inundation affect the North and the South? In the North these escaped negroes will fill our poorhouses and increase our taxes. Many of them will learn trades, as they are already doing in Philadelphia, and white men and white women will be crowded out of employ- ment. Already we have more negroes here than we know what to do with, and every fugi- tive contraband is an incubus and a nuisance. If the slaves continue to come North, let white laborers look out for themselves. In Jamaica and the Barbadoes, where the experiment of free negro labor is being tested, the mulattoes are rapidly gaining power and influence, and white men are being pushed to the wall. The same causes produce the same results. We shall fare no better than the whites of these islands. But, while this black labor is a surplus here, it is greatly needed at the South. Cotton, sugar, rice and tobacco must be raised, and only blacks can raise it. But, if we permit the abolitionists to decoy all the slaves to the North, how shall we get them back again to the South when this war is over? Everywhere emancipation of slaves results in a scarcity of labor, and in the British West Indies, where the want of negro laborers is severely felt since the abolition of slavery, every effort is being made to persuade free negroes to emigrate from the United States. We shall be in just the same predicament, by and by, and the South will be almost valueless because of the scarcity of slaves. The problem of the inevitable negro is taking this shape, therefore: slaves are becoming scarce at the South, where they will be sorely needed, and plentiful at the North, where they are not needed, but area burthen and an ex- pense. Something must be done to remedy this evil, and that immediately. Freedom for the blacks has been a popular cry in some quarters for years. It is about time now to raise the cry of freedom for the whites; for the negroes are becoming masters of the situation. Tue Disaster IN PatapeLPuta.—The care- lessness of individuals employed in powder and firework manufactories is proverbial. Ac- customed, perhaps, from their childhood, to handle explosives, and spending the greater portion of their time in the midst of large quantities of gunpowder, they learn to regard it pretty much as a_ miller would his meal, and from long immunity be- come indifferent to danger. We have observed that many such accidents have occurred in the South since the commencement of the war, although none have been attended with the same destruction of life, and doubtless in every case the explosion was the result of careless- ness. In the great powder manufacturing State of Delaware, we remember that some years ago the driver of a wagon loaded with kegs of powder, the uppermost one of which served him for a seat, on coming to a tollgate alighted to light his pipe, and then continued his journey smoking, the sequel being that not many minutes afterwards the whole wagon load of powder exploded in the street. The shocking disaster which occurred on Saiur- day morning at the pyrotechnic factory in Philadelphia may be put down as another in- stance of the calamitous results attending the carelessness of those engaged in the mannfac- ture of explosives. Of the seventy-eight per- sons at work in the factory when the catastro- phe took place, five or more were killed and forty or fifty severely injured, many of whom it is feared will not recover. It is a solemn and terrible warning to those working in similar establishments, and we trust that its effect will be to make them more careful of their own-safety by the strict observance of those precautions, the neglect of which may consign hundreds to uhtimely graves and carry suffering and desolation into many homes, A more frightful calamity of the kind we have rarely or never had odbasion to record. {ue Serine ann Its Prospecrs.—Notwith- ~taurlitige (ye, war, we are experiencing a high of commercial prosperity, and before any Weeks are over there is every prospect of the whole South being reopened to trade, and the federal flag restored over the length and breadth of the rebellious States. Mean- while matters are looking very promising in New England and the West. Manufacturers are running on fall, and in many cases extra time, and large fleets are being fitted out for service on the lakes, With the opening of navi- gation on the Hudson, the Connecticut and the Chesapeake and.Ohio Canal, and the resump- tion of traffic on the Balfimore and Ohio and other railroads, vast quentities of produce will immediately find their way into our markets, and an unusual degree of vigor and activity may be expected in every branch of commerce. Added to the existing prosperity, these pros- pects are very cheering, and make us look for- ward to the payment of taxes asa more baga- telle, Such is the strength of the country. | degre The Black Knights ef the Woolly Heads. Floating around among our Western ex- changes, like a dirty chip in a mud puddle, we finda paragraph stating that the Henan, Journal of Commerce, Express, and ® French paper of this city; the Courier and Post, of Boston; the | Times, of Hartford; the Atlas and Argus, of Albany, and half a dozen other pa- pers, of Rochester, Buffalo, Detroit and Chica- G9, are the organs of the Golden Circle, and edited by Knights of this sublimely silly order of demerit. The idea of mixing up the New York Heratp with a parcel of such trashy journals as those named above is very ridiculous, and renders it perfectly unnecessary for us to pronounce the whole story absurd and untrue. The Journal of Commerce is a mean, weak, pusillanimous sheet, edited by Aminadab Sleek, and partial to statistics, with which, on the principle that figures cannot lie, the Journal tries to balance its daily modicum of untruths. The Express is only remarkable for its nine hundred and nine- ty-nine daily editions, each surpassing the other in bosh and exclamation points, and for its proverbial propensity to ateal news from its contemporaries without a word of credit, and then claim it as “special,” because it was so headed in the paper from which Brooks atole it. The French paper alluded to is edited by three hungry Frenchmen, who are more likely to be Knights of the Croas or the Round Table than of any Circle, however golden. The Bos- ton Courier is a stilted, heavy paper, warranted to produce sleep,as certainly as a dose of lauda- num, and much used by old ladies as 4 substi- tute for Godfrey’s cordial. The Boston Post is a sneaking, contemptible affair, known as poor Pierce’s model newspaper, and has been feed- ing for twenty-five years at the public crib to preserve its little life. The Hartford Times is a Little Peddlington concern, about as large as. a cheet of note paper, and as blank as the profit accounts of the Tribune. The Albany Aflasand Argus is a3 mean as its editor, the unannealed Cassidy, who is himself so mean that no thief is foolish enough to waste time in trying to pick his empty pockets, The balance of this scurvy crew of dirty papers are miserable spoils-hunt- ers, never seen in decent society. Instead of making fools of themselves by re- presenting the Heratp as one of the organs of the Knights of the Golden Circle—who are rather Knights of the Golden Horn, which, filled with whiskey, is passed around a circle until’ the horn is empty and the Knights full—our Western contemporaries had better devote themselves to an exposition of the Order of the Black Knights of the Woolly Heads. This organization has been in existence for thirty years. Its objects are to promote the black, and degrade the white race, by crossing the breeds, as English farmers cross their breeds of horses, cattle and swine. Greeley, Beecher, Cheever, Garrison, Phillips, Aaron and other worthies are the Grand Commanders of this Order, and two of them have recently received the Order of the Bath, in the shape of a shower of rotten eggs, at Cincinnati and Burlington re- spectively. The chapters of this Order are called Amalgamation Societies, free love and Fourrierite institutions and the like. The Tribune, Times, World and Evening Post are the grand organs of this grand Order, and keep up a grand puffing and blowing about it every day. Jeff. Davis and other Southern rebels are believed to be prominent members; for the Order zealously promotes their interests and assails the Union. The Albany and Washington lobbies are the treasuries of the Order, which has just sent out, at a vast expense, a flock of missionaries to Beaufort, South Carolina. Depend upon it, the proceedings of the Knights of the Woolly Heads will better repay investigation than those of the Golden Circle, and demand, just at present, the most attention. Tue Broapwar Ratinoap Swixpe.—We have received the following advertisements from the honorable members of the Albany lobby, with an offer to pay us for themin shares of the stock of the Broadway Railroad Company. We do not do business in that way, however, and never secede from our established principle of cash in full, except in the case of the seedy and poverty-stricken Tribune. The advertise- ments are of go novel a character, and so signi- ficant of the doings of the Albany Legislature and lobby, that we have concluded, upon re- flection, to give them a gratuitous insertion in our editorial columns, and commend them to the attention of our readers:— ‘ANTED TO PURCHASE—EIGHT OR TEN VOTES in the Assembly. for which the full value will be paid, The votes must be ready for delivery at any moment, and sold choap for cash. Apply to the Hon. HENRY J, 'NIN. »P, President o: the Albany Lobby, at the oilice of away Railroad Company, VALUABLE FRANCHISE IN NEW '¥, worth five or six millions of dollars, is offered ap, by the honorable members of the Albany lob- session gnaranteed in spite of the opposition of the jens, Pardes living im the country districts preferred. further particulars apply to the How. HENRY J, NIN MPOOP, President of the Lobby. ‘0 LET—AT A BARGAIN, THE PERSONS, CON sciences and votes of two or three country members of the Legisiature, during the voting on the Broudway Rail- roat bil. Address, in the strictest confidence, HENRY J. NINCOMPOOP, Albany Lobb: EXHIBITION.—SEVERAL HIGHLY RESPEC- ublic burglars, having organized themselves into ive an exh! their skill some time iston 0: ind diaplay the facility with which they can plun- ridden city of New York of a Broadway railroad, worth five or mx millions of do lars. These burglars are . The legisiative the scene of this won- most of perform. Secure your seats MPOOP, Agent. It is no wonder that the aristocracy of Europe abuse and ridicule democratic institutions, when we find such plundering as is hinted at above going on in the midst of this terrible crisis, with the consent and connivance of our officials. The reports of Congressional investi- gating committees show peculations and swindles, which are rivalled and excelled by the knaveries practised in the purlieus of Al- bany legislation. The Times attacks arailroad job in Congress. Has it no stock in that job, or does it think Congressional jobbery more de- testable than the hawking about, at Albany, of a valnable city franchise, ticketed, like a piece of old furtiiture, “For sale cheap?” If the crimi- nals in our State prisons and the lobbyists in the Legislature would but change places, the public would be very grateful and the Legis- lature much more honest. Bap S16xs IN TH had occasion to observe that whenever the rebels lose a battle their generals in command have to fight another battle with their own government and newspapers. Because they were forced to retreat before the superior strength of the Union army, they have been the objects of official censure and popular op- probrium, and have had to suffer a persecution harder to bear than the military defeat. Just now the rebels are heaping coals of fire upon the head of General Branch for his retreat from Newbern, and the journals of the confederacy can hardly find words strong enough for his denunciation. The newspapers and Confede- / rate government have been kept pretty busy abusing their generals of late, and they seem to be dissatisfied with everything, and without confidence in anything.” When thieves fall out among themselves it is @ bad sign; and the quarrelling, grumbling and ¢lamoring of tha rebels is evidence enough of their demoraliza- tion. They are looking with a gloomy eye upon ,their fortunes, and are mutually dis trustful of each other, while the abgence of no fewer than twenty-four members of the Virginia Senate from their seats at the present time na- turally leads them to suppose ‘that the latter, like Jeff. Davis, wish to keep aa far away from Richmond as possible, in wholesome fear of the national troops. Anarchy, confusion and ruin are rapidly paving the way for the victorious army of the Union in the rebellious States, Brivuant Strategy oF GeveraL SuieLps.— The brilliant strategy of General Shields, by which he drew so artful and wily a general aa Jackson into the trap where he punished him go severely is detailed in his letter which we published yesterday. It shows that he has the qualities of a good general, and that his expe rience in the Mexican campaign has not beea in vain. Not a moment ought tobe lost in ap pointing bim a Major General. A great fuse was made in Congress about the appointment ‘of too many generals. Now here is tho true mode of appointment—on the field of battle— that by which Burnside, Grant, Buell and Si- gel won their appointments. , This was the rule which the great Napoleon adopted, and he found it to work well. Let Shields, therefore, be appointed a Major General at once, and let no political humbugs or charlatans recommend- ed by members of Congress be appointed in future. This is the way to save the army from disaster, and to render it triumphant on every battle field. 4 ‘Wasuinatox, March 30, 1862. EXCITING AND GROUNDLESS RUMORS IN CIRCULATION. ‘The violent thunder storm which visited Washingtos this evening was accompanied by flying rumors of as exciting character respecting General Banks column ané@ the Merrimac. I learn from the highest authority that the reports are false and that everything connected with army movements is quoit 60 far as is known hore. THE PLANS OF THE REBEL BEAUREGARD. ‘Tho government has learned through partics under ats rest for disloyalty that General Boatregard stated weeks ago that he should never fight Genoral McClellan at Manassas, but that his plan would be to draw our army as far into the contro of the Southern country aa possible, and cut off bis retreat. THE HEALTH OF GENERAL SHIEI.D8. Secretary Seward returned to-day from Winchester, whither he went with two physicians on an errand of mercy. A passonger who arrived here from that tows says that there is no apprehension that Gen. Shields’ arm will have to be amputated, and that he is in the best pos sible spirits; also that the reBels under Jackson were yesterday still in fight beyond Strasburg. SUPPLIES FOR THE CAPITAL. The citizens of Washington aro rejoicing in tho prospect of a larger supply of provisions and manufactured goods. through the removal of tho blockade of the Potomac and the reopening of the canat Above. Water was lot into the canal yostorday through its entire length, and as the canal is under the con- trolof the government, it is expected that the tipula- tions of the charter, that a proper depth of water shalt be kept as far as the foot of Sevonteenth street, will b® observed. Coal, wood, lime, grain and flour ought now te come here in profusion. The prices of many articles have already fallen materially. PRESENTATION OF COLORS TO THE SEWARD INFANTRY. The beautiful stand of colors ordered by the Secretary of State for the Seward tnfantry, One Hundred and Third regiment New York State Volunteers, were presented ea the afternoon of the 28th ins., by Col. R. H. Morris, of the State Department. Baron Eggloffstien, Colonol of the 8@ ward Infantry, and his staff; Colone! Sedler and staff, of the Third artillery, New York State Volunteers, and Colonel Morris, with the colors, proceeded to the regiment at about four o'clock. The regi- ment was formed in line. The regimental band waa! in attendance. Mr. Morris, addressing Baron Kggloff. stein, said that he was charged with the pk duty of bringinga letter from the Secretary of State, Hon. William H. Seward, presenting to the Baron and gallant command a beautiful banner and the flag of the} United States. After a few complimentary remarks Colone! Morris read the letter of the Secretary of States which was received with the wild cheers of the regt- ment and the “Star Spangled Banner" of the band. Baron Eggloffstein received the colors inja short, oarnest! and complimentary speech, which was loudty app! by bis command. THE TROUBLE IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH. The majority of the vestry of Trinity Episcopal chureh, having essayed to depose their pastor for non complianes| with the order of Bishop Wittinghaim to read the prayer prescribed by him for the late Union successes, the mi- nister denies their anthority thus to act, and has gives them formal notice that he will submit the question te the mombersbip. He officiated to that church to-day: The Chureh of the Ascension, the rector of which alsa omitted the same prayer, was closed to-day; not, how. ever, “yr narily on that account, but as a measure of pre- cauti cnet excitement, which might result in a dis turba ‘ho peace. A guard is in attendance at the premis REMOVING THE SLAVES. ‘The owners of slaves in the District of Columbia are removing them as fast as possible,and by the time ag act abolishing slavery here can ibe passed, hardly one Abie bodied bond servant will be left. Over a hundred slaves have been takon from the city within the last twe days. THE LETTING OF MAIL ROUTES. ‘The Post Office here has been relieved of much labo! since theorder prohibiting soldiers from writing letterr from camp was promulgated. A large number of mail contractors are here putting ie their bide—the hour for receiving the last proposals is ten o’clock to-morrow morning, and decisions will be made upon all the routes by Thursday, April 24. The number of bids already in shows the competition to be greater than for several years past. The regular let tings of this spring are in the Western and Southwosterr States, with the Pacific coast service, and may be enu merated as follows:— No. of Rowes, _ States. 30 Missouri lowa.. ‘That on the Pacific:—California, 119; Oregon, 15 Washington Territory, 23: New Mexico, 12, and Utah, li routes. Besides these, we have under supplementary law, it New Hampshire, 12; Vermont, §; Massachusetts, 4; Con necticnt,1; New York, 28; New Jersey Pennsylva nia, 89; Maryland, 7; Ohio, 26, and W irginia 11 making a total of 2,446 routes, or the largest letting o mail contracts at one period since the organization of the government. TAMPERING WITH THR OBNSUS RETURNS, An attempt ia being mado to aggrandize Philadolphi: as much as possible by swelling the statistics of tha city in the census bureau. The amount of manufacturer has been raised tweuty millions of dollars in the conaw tables above the original returns. PURCHASES FOR THE QUARTERMASTERS DEPARTMENT ‘The Quartermasters Department will pay for no army supplies purchased by any one not an officer of the De t duly authorized to make such purchases in ac cordance with the regulations of the army. The above is by order of the Secretary of war, Miss Sapie B. Curtis,a lovely young lady, twenty yeart of age, and eldest daughter of Major General 8. K. Curtis now #0 gloriously serving his country at the head of th: Army of the Southwest, died in St. Louis on the 26th inst ‘Tho deceased resided in Rolla while her fathor was it command at that place, was taken il! of typhoid fever and oxpited a few days aftor her return to St. Louis.