The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1862, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PRIETOR, EDITOR A QFFICKEN. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, we nee, TERMS cash in ote risk of the sewder, taken. THE DAILY HERALD, two THE WEEKLY HERALD, Cabfornia . OF B2 per anniin. VOLUNTARY 004 nems, solicited from uny quarto: of tiherally paid for. RB-OUN FORRIG: Paurioviarcy Regee-rep TO SKAL ALL Letregs anp Pack- AGKS KENT US, NO NOTICE (ak-n of anonymous correspondence, We do not weturn rejected com uivenionliona, ADVERTISEMENTS venciced every day: adeertisemente sorted in the Weenty HL. Pawiny Hunat, and i California and European Eititions, JOB PRINTING executed with neantes, poten, tn the henpress and des MIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tan Excaantesss WINTER GARDEN, Brosdway.—Guraror, WALLACK’S THEATRE, 84 Broadway.—O.p isaps avo Young Heants. ‘ LAURA KEENG'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Ruason ayo OLY, NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Kowery.—Danz Davi. Pere—Wiii, Warcu—liisu BMrckanr BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Cou. Norr—Living Wuate, Doc Suo», ac, at all houra— Proweks of Tae reius1, afternoon’ and evening, RY AI MINSTRELS, Mechanies? [fal.—472 Broad- i—Kugeun ars. PEOPLE'S MUSIC HALL, 45 Bowery.eSoncs, Duxons, BLRSQUES, de. 5 , ohoventy MUSIC HALL, 515 Broadway <Soreun Most PARISIAN CABINET 01 Se RtES 663 Broadway. — Open daily from vA. M. May U1, 186 New York, Sunday, e THE SITUATION. Ali is silent from the peninsula in Virginia, towards which public attention is most anxiously directed at the present moment. No news from the army of General McClellan has reached us. That our troops are accomplishing some highly important results there cap beno doubt, although— for good reasons, of course —the immediate events transpiring there are not seht over the telegraph wires. Commodore Goldshorough has forwarded te the President his official report of the shelling of Sewall’s Point, and the recent action of the Merri- mac aud Monitor, which we publish in another columa. The Merrimac made her appearance again yesterday, but did no damage. The news which we publish to-day from the New Orleans papers will show the desperate condition to which the rebels are reduced by the capture of that city. The defences of New Orleans, it would appear, were exceedingly frail, with the exception of the two forts Jackson at St. Philip. The interview between Captain Bailey and General Lovell, upon the reqaest made by the former to surrender the ity, will be found interesting. The speeches of General Lovell, Picrre Soule, and the correspond- ence between the Mayor of the city and the federal officers, are very entertaining. The people there wore in almost @ starving condition, in consequence of all the stores being shut up «nd business sus- pended. & required a peremptory proclamation ; from Mayor Monroe to compeii the grocers and bakers to open their stores and sell provisions to the people. A meeting of members of Congress was held in Washington yesterday, at which the venerable John J. Crittenden, of Kentucky, presided, for the parpose of uniting all the conservative men of the country in a grand movement to put down aboli tionism and secessionism. The affair was quite in- teresting, and a report thereof will be found in agother column. Our correspondence from General Hatleck’s di- vision to-day is worthy of attention, relating, as it docs, to recent brilliant exploits of General Mitchel and General Pope. Governor Johnson, of Tennessee, las issued a proclamation to the effect that, for every Union maa captured or ili-treated by the rebel bands of maranders, five prominent rebels shall be made to suffer, and that ample remuneration shall be made to all loyalists who may be despoiled of {heir property out of the property of such parties es have given aid and comfort to the enemy. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Yesterday a return was made to the writ of habeas corpus to produce BR. W. Butler, proprietor of the concert saloon No, 444 Broadway, and John Lee, barkeeper of the Canterbury Music Hall, who were committed for violating the recent act pro- hibiting the “pretty waiter girls” attending at these places of amusement. The writ was made returnable before Recorder Hoffman in the Gene- ral Sessions, but the City Judge was in attendance during the argument. Mesere. Brady and Byrne appeared for the defendants, and claimed that the law was void, because it crested a tax charging for license, which was not in conformity with the constitution, and also that it wae against natural tight. Mr. Brady contended that many of those who countenanced the in making these arrests were not familiar w: provisions of the ect, and those who mbecribed to it were unfit to breathe the atmosphere of our country. He tated that tho act was passed through the efforts of certain politicians, who legislated against Private rights in order to screcn their own trans- actions. Mr. Whitehead replied briefly, snd the Recorder reserved his de¢ision. In the General Sessions yesterday the City Judge sentenced the prisoucrs who had been convicted during the week. John Farrell, who was convict- ed of stealing $128 from Adclia Davis, No. 80 Oi.- ‘vor street, om the 14th of March, was sent te the Gtate prison for two years. Three Italians, named Angustin Donaso, Pierre R. Evertz and Jose Her- andes, convicted of stealing $30 15 in March i: from John Cannon, were each sent to the peniten- tiary for one year. John Carey, who pleaded guilty to forgery in the fourth degree in passing o @ counterfeit bill on the Atlantic Bank, was sent to the State prison for two years. The bark Texana, from Port Royal, arrived yes terday, brings 1,943 bales of cotton. Great excitement has prevailed among the liquor deaiere during the last week. They are @roatly dissatisiied with the efforts of their friends én the Legislature in not altering the law, aud the Most respectable deaicra are about to make appli- cation for license. Superintendent Kennedy bas, NeClelian like, thrown his anaconda around the email desiers by arresting and holding them bail, and then if they repeat the ence by in- @tantly entering judginent against their sureties, Captain Petty, of the Fifth ward, is vigorously pash- Ing this movement forward, An interesting claim for an allowance of freight against » prize cargo which has been condemned NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY ll, 186%, as enemy's property was yesterday argued before Judge Betts, in the United States District Court. Mr. C. Donohue appeared for the vessel, and Mr. 5. L. Woodford, Assistant United States District Attorney, for the governmeut. Decision re- served, In the case of Haynes, charged with dealing in the slave trade, and in which the jury, after twen- ty hours’ deliberation, did not agree, a motion was made by Mr. John McKeon to admit the accused to bail. This was opposed by the United States District Attorney, The Court reserved thelr de- cision. William T. Smithson, banker, of Washington (confined in Fort Lafayette), and the Rev. Peter Whelan, from Key West, (confined in Fort Colum- bus), were yesterday released by the Commission- ers appointed to investigate the condition of State prisoners. The Commissioners held 4 special sea- sion in the Astor House, and will proceed to Washington to-morrow (Monday), their duties here being temporarily suspended. The Union army contains organized regiments raised in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and Missouri--seven slave States; but not an organized corporal’'s guard has gone from any of the free States to the rebel army. The barracks at Leroy, Genesee county, New York, will be put in order immediately for the re- ception of one thousand of the Fort Donelson re. bel prisoners, Eleven hundred dollars in cash has been collect” d in St. Louis for John Davis, the man who sat on the powder to keep the sparks from falling in- to it. ‘The cotton marke: was less active yesterday, while prices continued to rule at the advance of the pre- vious day. The spinners, who had been attracted in considerable numbers by the auction sale the day be- fore, mostly, as usual on Saturdays, had returned home. The salos embraced about 450 bales, on the basis or 27isc. a 980, for middling uplands. Holders continued to entertain much contidunce in the market. Flour waa , and closed at @ decline of about 10c. per bbl., ile cules were to @ fair extentfor the day. Wheat was duil and lower, and sales limited. Corn was heavy, and thedemaid moderate, transactions being checked by an advance in freights. Sales of Western mixed wero mads at 50c. a S30. in store and delivered. Pork was heavy, but more active, with sales of mess at $12 15 a $12 8734, chiefly at $12 8144 @ $12 8734, and;for lots deliverable in June $13. Sugars were firm and tolera- bly active, with sales of 1,200 hhds. and 59 boxes. Cof- fee was quiet. Freights were firmer, with moro offer- ing. To Liverpool flour was engaged at 2s. 9d. a 3s., while Od. was asked for grain in bags. A cargo of corn fm bulk was reported at Sisd. For heavy goods 30: was asked, Raies were also firmer for Tondon and other ports. The stock market was active y: lay, and govern- ment secur! advanced La 1g per cent, The general railway share list was animated, without much change. Hudson River fell 1}; per cent. Money was oasy at 4a Exchange clased Grm at 114 Gold rore to 10514. The export of the day was $904,226, Richmond and Corinth—The Last Strug- giles of the Rebellion. Having routed the rebel forces from their defences at Yorktown, Williamsburg and West Point,in the James and York river peninsula, and having thus secured a comparatively un- obstructed road to Richmond, we dare say that before the expiration of the present week the victorious army of General McClellan will be resting in that city: that the flag of the Union will be flying, full length, from the State House of the “Old Dominion,” and that Jeff. Davis and his ruling associates of our so- called “Confederate States’ will be in full flight along the nearest inland route to Mexico, General McClellan has Richmond within his grasp. His greatest difficulties have been over- come with his forces divided, so that now, hav- ing combined them into a solid army, the re- maining distance of thirty miles between him and Richmond will probably be passed within the next three days. The routed rebels, we apprehend, satisfied that further resistance would be vain and disastrous, will now devote their energies to the alternative of a rapid re- treat, leaving Richmond and Virginia to their fate. Indeed it is reported that the advanced guard of Johnston's army has already crossed the Jaines river, and is moving southward at a good round pace. Of course, with their evacu- ation of Richmond, the rebels will also find it expedient to abandon Norfolk, if they can, with such means and munitions of war as they may be able to carry off. In any event, we expect before the end of the present week to announce the good tidings to our readers that Virginia is cleared of the ungodly rebel crew—government, army, editors, orators, suckers and leeches, camp followers and all. This loss of the “Old Dominion” will be a loss to the rebel army of full fifty thonsand men, the Virginia contingent; for what object will the rebel soldiers of Virginia have to con- tinue in the service of Jef Davis when their State has been surrendered back to the Union ? But the mora! effect of the loss of their “ Confe- deraie” capital and of Virginia will he a greaicr blow to the rebel cause than would be the loes otherwise of a hundred thousand men in battle. It will be such w blow as will rejuire only the rout of the army of Beauregard at Corinth, or wherever it may be, to close up the rough work of thie was, so as to leave us nothing more to do to bring the South to peace and the Union than to glean up a few contemptible squads of guerillas and bushwackers, here and there, among the swamps and mnountelus of the cotton States. If their defeats a4 Somerset, Port Henzy, Fort Donelson, Roanoke Island, Newbern, Fort Macon, Fort Clinch, Fort Pulaski, Pea Ridge, New Madrid, Island No. 10, Shiloh, Winchester, Yorktown. Williameburg and West Point were insufficient to convince the rebel leaders of the folly of their resistance to the arms of the Union, the fate of New Orleans would surely uffice to convince them New Orleans they had eo amply, so elaborately, and, ae they supposed, #0 completely defended, that they rather courted than dreaded on attack in that quarter by “the Yankees.” But our invincible sailors—whose composition seems to be half alligator, helf salamander, with 4 considerable infusion of Mount Vesuvius—have shown how contemptible to their stout Union hearts and willing bands are stone fortresses, enfi- lading redoubt, monster floating baiteries, bombs, booms, berricading chains, iron-clad rams and gonboats, impassable morasses and flotillas of incendiary rafts, lighting the whole breadth of the rushing Mississippi in a blaze of fire. Over and throngh all these impediments our invincible seilors Lave advanced into the occupation of the great commercial emporium of the South. Much bas thus been done to open the gates of Richmond to General McClellan. He, too, has already done so much that comparatively little remeinw to be done to finish his work; and when rounded up in bis occupation of the political metropolis of the rebellion, Beaure- gard—if not in the meantime cut to pieces will, we suspeot, find his vocation reduced to she dificult task of conducting the leaders of this rebellion aovose the Mississippi into Texas, and thence to Mexico. Rebel Cries for Casn and Recognition in Europe. Tn one of his unrivalled caricatures Hogarth represents a seedy individual, kicked out of his boarding place and unable to pay his washing Dill, but with a great roll of papers, containing a plan to pay the national debt of England, sticking conspicuously out of his coat tail pock- et. In this picture Hogarth has anticipated the portrait of the rebel emissaries in Europe, as drawn by their own hands in the contraband correspondence captured with the rebel steam- er Celhoun by the blockading fleet, and already published in the Henan. Accord- ing to their own accounts, these rebel agents have been peregrinating Europe in the most poverty stricken condition, with the plans of the Southern confederacy in one pocket, and schemes for railroads and cotton operations in the other, crying lustily and alternately for cash and recognition, and starving, like Colum- bus, because no one would buy the rich empire they were peddling from court to court. The correspondence captured comprises the private and confidential letters of the rebel agents in Europe to Thomas Butler King, one of the leading rebel emissaries. The other agents there seomed to regard King as their banker, and were constantly begging him for what Dick Swiveller calls “the ready,” or, more appropriately, “the needful.” Thus J. L. O'Sullivan, once a resi- dent of this city and a writer on the Evening Post, reminds King that he is now a vagrant; cut off from all return to the North; unable to subsist in Lisbon; only hopeful that when his means enabled him to cross the Atlantic some seceded State will give him “a home and citi- zenship,” and winds up by hinting that he has some debts and no resources, and that King must henceforth prepay his letters. Mr. Cal- houn, one of the old Calhoun family, writes that Greene (a banker) Will take no drafts on the South; that he “can see no way of raising money but by at once ordering remittances from home; for no matter what a man’s means may be there, they are not considered here;” and significantly adds:—“I have been here in several crises, but never in one like the preseni, and I hope I may never see one again.” So R. Mitchell pitches into King from Paris, because King has not paid Mr. Moore, the printer of the London Al/as newspaper, the five pounds due him for publishing King’s pamphlet. It seems that Mitchell had bought up the Atlas by giv- ing it this job, and that, as King did not pay, the Atlas people threatened to take the law upon Mitchell. “I confess,” says Mitchell, “that, after taking such pains with your pamph- let, 1 did not expect that you, my dear King, would let me support your expenses.” Then J. M. Vernon writes from Brussels that he had been there advocating Southern “commercial independence” since June, 1860; was out of money, in debt and nearly arrested; could not borrow of his Belgian friends without “desiroying our cause” and injuring “our na- tionality,” and begged « loan of $250 to “make him easy,’’ as “a Southerner must now-a-days maintain his dignity and honor.” We fear poor Vernon is uneasy still, unless he has dropped his dignity and honor and destroyed “our cause” by swindling his Belgian friends. No wonder that, with such an example of Southern “commercial independence” as Vernon before them, the Belgians should be, according to the polysyllabic E. de Bellot de Minieres, “all distrust and prejudice against cotton in the be- ginning.” But this is not the worst phase of the rebel finances. If King had the money these de- mands were nothing. Unfortunately, King had not the money. With these begging letiers came a note from Beach, King’s London agent, stating that his negotiation with Mr. Winieman had failed; declining to try other resources un- less there was no doubt about the prompt pay- ment of his draft, and ironically wishing him a speedy relief from his embarrassments. Worse than this, Yancey enclosed to King a letter from k. Hutchinson, of Liverpool, asking the address of ‘Thomas Butler King, of Georgia. U.S.," and stating that @ solicitor was instructed to srreat King “for a considerable debt.” How, like insult added to injury, the reference to the 1.0. U. is heve aggravated by the use of the term “Georgia, U.S.,”" instead of “Georgia, C. S.A.” Poor King! Of what avail to him, io his necessities. were the immense financial schemes of which other correspondents wrote? C.G. Baylor, of Macon, informed him of the “great Georgia movement” in 1866; but he did not realize even a hope frem the eotton opera. tions it promised. The bankers would not “go on with the railroad and land plans” —by which is meant the old Pacific Railroad plans--of which J. Cowles wrote him from New York. The “slave States” did not “all rush together;” “g separation” did not “of course follow:” “eapital” did not “then rush in,” and “we? could not “carry our plans,” as Cowles pre- dicted. The contents of the coat tail pocket devoted to railroad and cotton schemes would not pay for King’s bread and butter. Nor did the diplomatic pocket, with ite schemes for Eu- ropean recognition, produce anything better. BE. Peirse wrote a great deal from London and gave King a letter of introduction to the Paris correspondent of the London 7?mes; but Peirse’t rubbish may be summed up in the advice, “If you want a good night’s rest read Russell's let- tersin the Jimes;” and Russell's letters have put many other people besides King to sleep. All the agents urged King, asa necessity of their snccess, to advise the confederates to take Washington. Peiree urged it that the rebellion might become # party question in England. Haldeman, of Georgia, urged it from his fso- lation at Aix en Savoy, where, he says, the mineral water made him more hopeful. O'Sullivan urged it, that he might give seces- sion lectures in Exeter Hall. Probably Jeff. Davie would have gratified this unanimous wish but for clrcumstances—McClellan and our army—over which he had no control. Besides all these facts, this correspondence developes fully the minuti» of the rebel in- trignes in Europe. King wrote pamphlets; F. 8. Claxton, son of Commodore Claxton, of Maryland, druumed up Russian officials and obtained » contract for a Russian submarine mine; W. T. Bisbie, of North Carolina, worked bard in England and converted a swearing Kentucky pbysiciam—Dr. Smith; Ch. Haus- soullier pushed the scheme of a line of steamers between the South and France; H. P. Steih- quah, an Englishman at Havana, endorsed Crawford, the English Conenl there, as “a tho- rough Southerner,” apon which King wrote to Larl Russell, assuming the confederacy as “an accomplished fact’ and suggesting that Cravw- ford be sent to Jeff. Davis as a minister; EB. de Bellot de Minieres wire-pulled the Duke de Beabant at Brassels, and P. Picquet du Belly not the hero of the Nicaragua canal—sent maps and diagrams of Brunswick (Ga.) harbor to Na- poleon, apropos, perhaps, to the proposed line of steamers, while Beverly Tucker, retreating south via Quebec, sent up o last prayer that the Trent affair would “blow the blockade sky high,” upon wiich condition he would forgive John Bull “a load of self-coneceit, arrogance and hollow philanthropy.” The rebel agents worked well, as this gorrespondence shows; but they fought upon empty stomachs and were signally defeated. Let us hope that Slidell brought them at least cash and proven- der. As @ tnvrough exposition of secession schemes and secession poverty, and, as contain- ing proofs that in 1860 arrangements were making in Europe to carry out the Southern conspiracy, this correspondence is interesting and valuable, and we may refer to it again. Lovesoy iN THE Srocks.—The fanatics in Congress, who, under the lead of Sumner, Wil- son, Chandler and Lovejoy, have been con- tinually assailing our generals—denouncing them in every form that they in their ingenu- ity could direct their billingsgate—have, it appears, become alarmed at their position and at the indications that an indignant public were preparing to hurl upon their heads the vengeance that their course justly merited. Lovejoy has already found his way on to the stool of repentance, and is attempting to di- vert the storm from his head. In his resolution of thanks, offered in Congress on Friday last, he couples General McClellan with the Al- mighty, and no doubt imagines that this will atone for the derisive clamor so long hurled by him against the Almighty and General McClel- lan. Now that Lovejoy has led off in announe- ing to the world his repentance, no doubt Sumner, Wilson and Company will follow in the same line in the Senate. That these men are thus forced by public opinion to swallow their own words must be gratifying and encouraging to the President and Secretary Seward, who, all through the abolition tirade against McClellan, have stood by him and remained his warm friends and supporters. It is a vindication of the Presi- dent’s course in placing and retaining McClel- lan in command. No man ever occupied a more trying position than has McClellan since he was placed at the head of the Union army. He has had a worse foe in Congress than have been the rebels; but with all their derision, vituperation and malicious assaults he has re- mained silent and bided his time. Behold now his triumph, both over the rebels in front and the cowardly abolition fanatics in his rear. Action AND Inact We pubtished in yes" terday’s Henarp the strongly contrasted news from New Orleans and from Hampton Roads. The former told us of a series of brilliant naval exploits—of strong forts bombarded and de- stroyed—of iron-clad batteries sunk—of fire rafis broken up—of terrible obstructions re- moved—of gunboats sinking victoriously along- side the sinking enemy—of heroic bravery, rivalling that of Panl Jones, Perry and De- catur: and, finally, as the result of all this, the subjection of a great city and the capture of an immense quantity of arms, ammunition and stores. The latter informed us of a few shilly-shallying manwuvres of the Union fleet— of a few shells thrown at the rebel batteries-- of the defiant and insulting appearance of the Merrimac—and of a retreat of our navy in the Roads. The contrast between these two operations has excited universal comment. Is the Merri- mac more formidable than those iron-clad bat- teries and gunboats of the rebels which we shattered and burned in the Mississippi? Are the rebel forts at Sewall’s Point and Craney Island stronger than those which Dupont rid- dled at Hilton Head, or than those which lived the Mississippi shores and were knocked to pieces by Farragut? Are the vessels of our fleet in Hampton Roads less powerful and worse appointed than those of the Mississippi squad- ron? These questions cannot be answered ex- cept in the negative. Why, then, is New Or- leans taken and Norfolk left uncapiured? Why, then, are the Mississippi iron monsters sunk and the Merrimac still afloat: Tt cannot be our sailors who are at fault. They are made of the same stuff as the Jack Tars who have won imper- ishable fome at New Orleans, fighting their way io victory through an infernal avenue of shot, shell and flame, The Cumberland went down Mike the Varuna, and was as well fought. Who, then, is to blame!’ Is it Secretary Welles? It would almost seem so, for when the President went to Fortress Monroe he ordered gunboats up the James river, which Welles had neglected todo. The President is a man of practical pluck, like Farragut. Dupont, Porter, McClellan and Halleck, and has more real genuine fight in him than all the members of his Cabinet put together. It was during his presence at Fortress Monroe on Thursday that our fleet offered battle to the Merrimac for the first time. We wish thathe had gone farther, and ordered Norfolk taken. We are told, however, that Burnside is to take Nor- folk in the rear. In the rear’ Why take Burnside’s force sway from North Caro- lina, where it is doing such excellent service? Let the President, or Secretary Welles, or Com- modcre Goldsborough, or whoever is holding back, but give the word of command, and Nor- folk can be taken from the front without Burn- side's sid. Our navel officers and men in Banpton Roads are chating at the red tape whioh holds them fast. Let them looce, and in six hours the Merrimac, the rebel gunboats and the rebel batteries will be annihilated or marrendered. Norfolk will be redeemed to the Union, and our fieet will be ready to do service elsewhere instead of being jailed in the Roads, with the Merrimac acting as Cerberus. ‘Tun Onty Live Newsraren iv New Yons.— During the past week we have published more original intelligence about the war than all the other papers put together. We have been ahead of them in every important event. We have been the first to publish an authentic and detailed account of the capture of New Orleans. We have been the first to publish the ‘parti- culars of the great battle at Williamsburg, and the first to give a detailed account of the im- portant battle at West Point, as we were the first to publish, and that by telegraph. the report of the terrible battle at Shiloh, near Pittsburg Landing, an account which, though done on the spur of the moment, lias not, for acouracy and graphic description, been since surpassed. The other journals of New York have proved them- selves to be behind the age. One of them—the Journal of Oommerce—indeed was so befogged yesterday that it asserted there was no battle at all at West Point, because General McClellan, froma whom there wus an acc. ant a day later, speakieg af Franklin's junction with him, makes no mondion of any buitlo between that general and the forces of the rebels at West Point. The simple reason why General McClel- lan gives no acoount of that battle is that he was not at West Point, and therefore leaves Gonerai Franklin to speak for himself. Our cor- respondent, direct from this oflice, witnessed the fight, and describes what he saw. So far behind time are the Rip Van Winkle journals who doze away in Sleepy Hollow, while all the world moves around them, The only live newspaper is the Hera, as is demonstrated by its circulation, which, for the last eight days, amounted to the following figures:—* Saturday, May 3. Sunday, 4. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. IMPORTANT POLITICAL MOVEMENT. +» 115,248 “ “ “ “ “ Meeting of the Conserve*- Members of Congress Preliminary Steps for the Formation of 2 Patriotic Union Party, Speeches of Messrs. Mallory, Crittenden, Steele, Menzies, Sheffield, Cravens, Kellogg and Richardson, &e., &e., &e. Wasniniron, May 10, 1862. In accordance with previous notice, there was a meet. ing of the conservative members of both branches of Congress, in the Hall of Ropresentatives, this afternoons for the purpose of consulting as to the best means to defeat the schemes of tho secessionists and abolition: ists. The entire meeting consisted of the following namea gentlemen, reprosenting the epecitied Statea:— New York—EFlijah Ward aad Johu B. Steele. New Jersey—George I. Cobb aud Wm. G. steele. Tennessee—Horace Maynard and A. J. Clemeuts, Pennsyleania—Philij Johuson aud Jos, Baile: Ohio—Wr. Allen, Samuel 8. Cox and James 2. Morris. chavdvon, J. C, Robinson, A. L. Hitinoie—Wm. A Knapp and Wm. Ke! ‘Rhode Ltland-—Wm. \ Kentucky—Jobn J Garrett Davis, L. W. Powell, Robert Mallory, Jolin W. Me » Aaron Hard- ing, Wm. H. Wadsworth, Hovry Griler, George W. Dunlap, ‘and Charles A, Wickii Inditna—D. W. Yoorhies, os A. Cravens, Win. 8. Haiman and Jobu Lane. Missouri—R. Wilson, T. i. Noell and James 8. Roilius. fand—Ae nia—Joseph Segar, Jai G. Brown. : Delaware—Millard Saulsbury and George I’. Fieher Shortly after the hour appointed for the mevting, Mr, Matrony, of Ky,,arose and stated the reasons that had induced the call for sucha consultation. It had been mate in the hope that there might bo suine concert of action to destroy the enemies of the Union, Month and North, and with a viow to future rests Unat were not only expect. ed, but also neoded and demanded by the people of the country. The object wag to do good service in this timeot peril, whon we were threatened with destruction by abolition and secession, and to nuite ayainst all schemes which are imperiling our republic On raotion of Mr, SuziBLD, of Rhode isiand, Hon. J. J+ Crittenden, of Kentucky, was choseu Chairman, On being escorted to the chair, Mr. Crittenden said. — We are assembled, a 1 understand, for a patriotic purpose—noue other than to consult on the best mode ‘and manuer to preserve te the vital interests of the country, and adopt some wise plan of action to ge. cure its redemption and everlasting welfare. this is the Object, and the only object, of the meeting In such # council I arm glad to be. Our acts are not to be influenced by any party purpose, mich lesé is it our object to or ganize any ew par Ovr country is ‘the only to claim 0 attention, while to give that ution 10 the perf of such dnty in the mo=t wiee aud efficieut manner, He had heretofore taken bis part tm politics; we al} had: put | now he wished to devote the remoant of his to the great purpese © if ourrepublic, We shorld take suc! eon as men and patriots | On motion of Mr, CxavENS, of Indiana, Mr, Cox of Ohio, wag chozen secretary of (he meoting. Mr. Wrekin, of Kentueky, s#id we had better have unity of action for the purpose ef declaring the object of the meeting, and anggesied a committer. He moved for such @ committee. Mr. Martory suggeste? that, commitice, to get the largest @ ihe United States, one from selected. Mr. Wickiares agvepted the suggestion Mr. Srey, of New York, said there was no «i rice, W. A. Hall, John W. and Pdwin H. Webster » B. Blair ane William in the formation of the jon of the ot hu State prego: ive his part to give this meeting # partisan character. ‘Tue meeting had not been called. as he understooi, witha view to purty policy ofany kind whatever, though many ere teen inixed up during our lives “with veriy | matters, party predilections and party prejudices. But | we are ina tine when all personal a “ tion pales before th pinense and that have transpired, and the itnm great questions sv'bmitted to our judgment and ae:ion We meot here day with but one and that i@ to rise mbove al! par! og | thas we may act wisely for ourselves and onr | posterity, and (he present and future good ef the conn- , try. 1, for one, am ready to eng Any meamusce that | will tend to shis r make any ancri- | fice for the atta nment of t Jam ready 10 Woke any sacrifice, personal o- be | sidered necessary fo: the b T hope the committee eng port sume resoiatlon (hat Wilh v net for the good of our T think 1 mw meeting war rf any party, bot to bave (he etiect of uniting ov. the people's seudiments upon the great questi the couniry, and the bert inode o serving thie Union and restoring univereal bartmony is all things, co (ar ae our action com make if practicable. 5 did net come ere to organize any politics! party, but for action to mee the public expectution and hope every. whore, | want to draw (o our action here the pub- Jie attention everywhere from ali sid with a view to defeat tlione measures thas w national disadvantage in time to com resolution adopted that will show we bave committed onrreives t) & declaration Of condvet Mr. Rioranmos. of Minois—] enppose I aw revurded ana party wan. Itis known to the geutiemen who are present that within w few days past [have siqued an addrevs wh has for \'@o Ms ai ae ofa ty. I 0 saw m divnoni Pog part of the people for that ry thing, and because J saw it wold meet the accept anec of the American people, After a reference to the Geuceratic party, Mr. Richardson seid—j do not despair of the people oF the Northern sta'r+ coming up to the full measure of this occasion, For the Stute of inols I can especially sey (hie—I am aatiotied that when we again assemble uere ina futare Cougrers, the ji will not have enough members on this floor to maki roll call, [ agree in what bag Deen said about the dd ite good. We are to ve the consti is, and to restore the nion ag it was. It be tampered with or im: paired by any mere political pariy. | protest agai and I denounce anything of thet kind. we all have different views On certain mubjects. atill our and malo purpose is w preserve the coustitution. We have plenty of power within whe Himpite of the constitution to prosecute thie war, aud in its entire preservation. I, for one, am ready to beip Mr, Mayaigs, of heat cky) discussed the war question, and ite causes and effects He was for a unite of action to defeat and overthrow these whe bai caused and were maintaining this reveuion. He said— am rendy for thie purpose to unite npon of Action agaist the rebely. It is my fi est desire to over. throw everywhere (ho-e whe are and have been sb to ch: ‘oor frame with every man who i Tam for meeting the traitorr of Fa ion. th. and the other | quemies of my covntry, Known Uienigi. Tan for sguoriug all party ¢ ME Seomvinit of Tod —1 Suppose that the ob- ject of this meeting Is to ize & plan Of action tu « Meet and defeat certain propositions before Congress, Lam iv favor of the adtninetration ofthe constitution according to its apirit. Tam oppoxed to those who are ‘opposed to it, whether they cone from the North or the South, whether they are in arms ag the government or not. Tam oppoved (o many of the scheme tat have heen advanced in thie Huns®, [am opposed to the } general confiscation measure et by legislative en actment or apy‘ other 1 am in favor of the mailutenance of the supr y of this yovernwont at any «0 am opps to the “determination | to inter with our miliary ofio re and paralyzing their efforts in puting bellion im oppered to an interrerny Jocal institutions of any State where they » by the constitution, I would punish the loaders of this jon fy far 8 ay genueman, perhaps. If it is new y to enact any law tb bring about such punishment Tam ready to support it. J am not willing to stand upow any platforya which bas yet been put forth, to the reeemacstetinsillig ere | are daily eesured they 6 | national capital 1 agree that tho supramnocy of the constita- tim az@ the maintonance of the govosament is our frat aud ixghost aud holiest dity. If tau moeting wis Ct the parps#0 Of reforming the okt democratic prriy, & would not be Bere, Tam a suyportor of the poli'y of bhe President of the United States. OF cours, 1.co not com- mit mysoll to his ovsry aos. Tam opposed to to 8e whe dewounce Abraham 1 A truly conserva.ve party cannot denounce Aint’ J believe his ie A wie pol fam willing W comni, mysell los unity with any man in sustaining the consthwtion and thie government. fam opposed to Mr. Arnold, fo make ‘ree- dom national and slavery sectional, 1 am’oppysed to Rdoption of uy agitating measure, from which oan re sult no good or practical utitily at this time, 1 beliove the general confiscation and general cinsucipation mca sures both unwise now apd inapolitic. Mr. Cravens, of Indiana—This is certainly an oxtraees dinary meeting, in some respects. 1 do mot ree member of ever having attended any meoting of this kind. We seo hero gentlemen repreavnting different partics, and yet all united on tne prose p basis oe actin. We aig pod meises u it is not for party purposes, we see here men who voted for lad Beeckinclage ‘and Mr. Beli ané Mr. Lincoln, Wo have met hore as conservative meu, for the whole country’s good, and $2 direct the force of public aitention, consideration and opinion, Woe are le rise above party, to the heighth and dignity of full gown atatesmen, to meet the reqniremen's and necessities of these times. Iam opposed to the ugitution of subjects Prejudicial to the interests of this Union. Iam to the ayitation of the question of slavery, as tondiag to destroy this government. Tam for juat auch @ policy as will satisfy these Southern men now in arma against the government that thoy are mista- ken and must relinquish their hopes, The Westera people, whose interests are divided, must look toll pecuniary interests, and to all their interests—te those inieresis invulved in& maintenance of the gev- ernment and a preservation of peace. Mr. Kettoce, of !inois—Iam happy and thankful te sec 20 many gentlemen here, and, am gure there would have been many more present had thoy only known the true object of tho meeting. Party bas fallen below our consideration in the effort to successfully combat this mighty storm. Iam not prepared now, for one, to take the ray steps for a party organization. 6 a bigher mission, We should meet to ould consult together, we sh uld act together, the benefits of @ wise and siutesmuniike policy. re is this—to have some concert of action wo meot those measures that are injurious, and as im- juriously thrown before Congress. I’ we only act to- ‘gethor, we can break down and overthrow all those wild, mad schemes, which go to make the life of party excite ment, ia tho suine ratio a3 they injuriously alfect the life of our once peaceful country. Iain for a union of all conservative men, My position is just this—Tam for putting down this devilish reveilion, buf in restocing the constitution and the Union I am for respecting and 80- curing the rights of States and individuals. When that result is accomplished ¥ am safiistiod. had heard that the ultras proposed to meke the Lovejoy bill pau table. He thought we had better vote to lay the bill on the tablo while it was in its present obnoxious state. Mr. Cox, of Ohio—That motion bas been made and voted down. Mr. MALiory, of Kentucky, road 4 resolution, proposing to defeat the Lovejoy bill a3 unconstitionat and ruinous. Mr. SHuvere.o—rhe Secretary (Mr. Cox) has the floor for Monday ake @ motion to dispose of the bill. Mr, Cox—After Mr. Fisher shall have made his speech I will beentiited to the floor to move to postpone ti next December, Mr. Preuee, of Dela ware—I intend to move its indefinite postponement. ‘Mr. Noxt, of Miseouri, favored another moeting. ‘The motion to appoint s committee of one from each State, to draft resvlutions expressive of the object of the meeting, was adopted, The following is the committee :—~Messrs. Crittenden, omnhy, ¢ Ky.; Hall, of Mo.; Sheftiold, of R. 1; Crisfleld, of a Allen, of Ohio; Richardson, of lils.; Cravens, of In Browh, of Va.: Johnson, of Penn.; Ward, of N. ¥.; Fis er, ot Del., Maynard, of Tenn , and Steele, of N. Mr. SHerrun ‘od that ch* charinan of this mseting be the chairman of the committee, aud desired the sec- retary te put the motion. It wes put and carried. It was moved that when the meeting adjourn, it aa- Journ to meet on Tuesday evening, at eight o'clock. After some conversation, it was carried that the com- mittee bave power to enlarge itsalt by adding to ue number. The names of Messrs. Wickliffe and Kellogg were added (othe comunittee. ‘The caucus of conservative members of Congress held at the Capitol to-day ic full of significance. It is under- stood that if its character and purpose hed been known more fully, there would have been @ much lorger number of repndlican members in atteudauce, Under thepowers conferred on the committee, it is probable that a number | of conservative republican members will be added to it. It is expocted that the result will be an organization of the conservative majority in the House for 2 systematic ance te the radical revolutionary measures of the disunionists, who are known to have been act ing in concert for the disorganization of the governient and the protraction of the war until their own disunion scheme can be effected. Since the proceedings ef the meetiug to-day bave beep made known, they have elicited expressions of approba- Tion from severai ropublican members who were aot present. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Warurnatos, May 10, 1862. UNION PLSONERS IN RICIMOND TO BH RELEASED, In addition to the statements already published, Capiain Farish and Lieutenant Dempsey, the returned prisoners from Richmond, say that om the let of May Your hundred and ainety-four of ovr prisoners were soon tobe senthome. Al! who have arrived since have been pa- roled at the ofiice of Genera) Wiuder npon thelr arrival in . Richmond, aud ther seut to prison with the otherstoawais the promised transportation to the federal lines, which hea been dolayed,upon the pretence that James river bun been so obstructed as to prevent communication with Fortress Monroe. There are now, inall, about riz hundred Union prisoners at Richinond. They have bees removed from the tobacco warehonse to Libby's old port packing establishment, e three story building, one hundred by forty feot. The officers and their servants, sixty-cighs iu number, oceupy the lower room, eighty by forty feeb, and the other Ove bundred and thirty are huddled together on the two upper floors. Here they are eom- pelled to sleep, cook and live. Ip addition to the ailthe of the catablishinent, saturated with grease and nalt, the deiective sinks and leakage of excremente Lave rendered the lower apartments horribly unfit for even a hog pen; but no relief i¢ proffered, as the prisoners: soon be sent to the federat ine. RETURN OF 7 INATR COMMITTER FROM FORTRESS MONRO. Senators Sice, Nesmith, Latham and Howard, of tie Military Comm ttee, returned to-day from Fortress Mom- oe and Yorktown, having gone thither om offigial bus Dens. Ib ie wnderstood that they are xatisfied that the charge of ¢y unkenness agains: General Smith at the ight of Lee's Mills im ontrue. THY RUSTORATION OF THE SRIF EMILIB OT. PIERRD DEMANDED. At oer goversment was prompt in making restitution for sbe illegal capture of the British ship Perthshire by our Diockuding squadron, it i® presumed the English gevernager: wil) not hewitate to restore the Emilie Sa Pierre, in s:cordaace with the demand of Minister Adams. ARMY MEDICAL BOARD. An Army Medica) Board will assemble at Washington ob the Ist of tune for the nomination of applicants for admission ints the medica! corpsof the army. ‘The ap- Plicante munt be between swenty-one and twenty-sight years of age. THE DEATH OF MIDSHIPMAN BRADLEY. Tt was Midshipman Jobn B. Bradley, of New York, who wae killed on the Rishmond, instead of the Aoting Maater, John B. Hradey, as to-day published in the off- chai despatcher. He fel! during the engagement of the fleet with Forts Jackson and St. Philip and fourteen revet ganboats A letier from Com. Aiden to the father of Miichipmas Headley, now here, sevs:—tNobly did your ron do bis duty, exposed ineereantiy as he was to storma of misailes thrown from tle mouths of more than two hundred cannen npou one devote head. He carried out my orders as aid-de-camp with as much steadiness af @ ‘veteran, and died in the performance of bis daty.’* MAILS FO NEW ORLEANS. Major Scott, principal clerit ot che Inspection office, will lea Monday, Re will reorganive the office there. J. L. Rid die, he former postmaster, it in understood, can have the office, provided there are now no political objestiona tobim, His lest letter to the department, dated August 19, 1861, rendering bie returns, saye:— All this has bees done with the same good faith that hae oharacterized my previous conduct, and in the same mannor as if the Culted States government had still been prominent im these pare. His conduct bas been honest threughout. CONGAATULATORY LETTER FROM SECRETARY WELLES VO FLAG OFFIUSK FARRAGUT. Navy Daranruasy, Wasuixotom, May 10, 1962. Sn—Caplain Bailey, your second ia command, hae brought to the department tbe official despatchos from your squadron, with the trophies forwarded to the Our fruitful with victories, Presents No more Aignai there en exploit surpassing it naval warfare lv passing aud eventually overcoming Forts Jacksom tnd St. Philip, the batteries above and below Now Or- jeans, destroying the barriore of shains, steam rama, Orer ironclad yenseis end other obstructions, | capturing from the rebel forces the great Southern possession end eentrel yourself, your uf. soldiers and = marince, daring = boar bintori® metropolis, and oBtaining of the Lower = Missiasippi, cores and our brave whose = courege = and yw York, with the maiis for New Orleans, om’ Vw