The New York Herald Newspaper, July 2, 1862, Page 4

4 NEW YORK “HERALD. JAMES GORDON ‘BENSETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICEN. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU sta, Volume XXVII.. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVEN NIBLO'S GARDEN, Divestisseunst. WALLACK’S THEATRE. No, 344 Broadway.—Onancr BLO 604s—MISCHIB: OUs AD NLM. LAURA KRENE’S TUEATRE, Broadway.—Paxcues, on tum Cricaer. WINTER © Broadway.—Nationa, GUamp— ARDEN, NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tar Scusrron’s Dewam—Prasreursn De cua —Lingare Boys o# BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery. me oy Jack Sump. Pamp—DEKaM Sra 1k! ug jaemnre THEATRE, No. oy Broadway.—Rommuo anD vue, BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUS Norr—Livine Wrale, &e.. at all Honest MitkMAS. Afiecuvon aad Breas BRYANTS' MINSTRELS’ Mecnanic# Hall, 473 Broad- way.—UN Bacto iN Mascunno. CHRISTY'S OPERA HOUSE, 5 Boxes, Daxems, 40.—Fuit Foor Jaga, AMERICAN MUSIC HAL! "No. Broad —Soxes, apeauecee Daten ee ee ie Broadway.—Ermrortas NATIONAL THEATRE AND svate HALL, Canal t.—oonGs, Dances, Burussaves, & C.. GAIRTIES CONCERT HALL, 616 Broadway.—Daawixa Boom ENTartarnxeyts, PEOPLE S MUSIC HALL, 45 Bowory.<Sonai Dawecus, Buwiesques, xc. ne 1 PARISIAN CABINET OF Wo (epee danly trom 10 A. + ar iad 363 Broudway.— T HE s ITU aTioNn . Our intelligence from PRichmond is confined to the facts en bodied in the reports of operations on Friday and Sat ay, Which we have before des- canted apon, and which unquestionably establich the fact that Ceneral McClellan had up to that time conducted his prea to a com- plete success, which foreshadow the fall of the It is true that re- | ports reached Fortress Mouroe on Monday night that Gen. McClellan had captured Richmond, but, as the telegraph was not in working order, and as the boat down the James river had not then ar. rived, thonzh she was momentarily expected, rebel capital at no distant hour. there is, of course, nothing positively known abont the matter. Cannoneding was heard on Saturday on our left—that is to say, on the line of the James tiver—but the cause or the result thereof has not yet reached us. It is not probable, however, that anything serions ocetrred just then in that direc- tion, whatever may have transpiredsince. When the right wing of the army was leaving White Honse and our gunboats were shelling the enemy, Gene- ral Stoneman made the remark, as he rode off with his cava “AL is well; pow for Richmond,” and he turned his horse's head in that direction. Ge- neral McUletlan said to a bearer of despatches on Satorday night that he was everywhere victorious; that the great ba‘tle had fairly bogun, but that he would send no report ‘‘until the job was done.’ From these facts we need not experience any un- necessary excitement until the final news reaches us that “the job ‘s done.” The account which we publish to-day from our special correspondent of the evacuation of White Bonse, and the removal of the army stores down the Pamunkey, en route for General MeClellau’s new base of operations on the James river, will show how coolly and how perfectly the operations were conducted, snd how completely the enemy were cheated out of their expectad capture of some four millions worth of government property. Nothing could be more orderly than the manner in which General Casey and Captain Sawtelle, of General McCletlan’s staf, carried out the plans of the Commanding General in this movement. It would appear that everything was done preeisely as it had been determined upon several days pre- vious by General McClellan, when he resolved upon making a change of front. The description } of the voyoge of our transport fleet down the Pamunkey, with all the immense army stores on board, will be found highly interesting, and will prove with what coolness and efficiency the whole movement was executed, A document has just been presented to the Presi_ dent, signed by the Governors of eighteen States namely: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Con- necticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Michigan, Tennessee, Missouri, indiana, ¢ Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the ‘President of the Military Board’ of Ken- tucky, stating that they were of one accord in tue hearty desire that the recent successes of the | federal arms may be followed up by measures ‘ t i | ] 1 which wust ensure the speedy restoration of the | Union, and believing that, in view of the important military movements now in progress, and the re- duced condition of our effective forces in the field, the time has arrived for prompt and vigorous measures to be adop':d by the people, in support of the gre! interests of the country, they request that he shall cal upon the several Statea for snch numbers of men as may be required to fill ap all military or- ganizations now in the fiel’, end add to the army | such additional number of men as may be neces- | sary to arrison and hold e'l of the nnumerots | cities and military positions that have been cap- | tured by our armies, and to speedily crush the Tehellion that still exists in several of the South- ern States, thus practically re-toring to the civi- lized world our great and cood government. ent has replied that he decides upon calling for 300,000 more troops, chiefy in i without delay, and tha: ur roquired from each War Department thi Our news from the West is, in brief, that romors wore extant in Momphis that G: al Breckin- ridge’s forces were Moving north to mect General Halleck; that our boats could not got up White | river in coneoquonce of tho lowness of the water, and that Albert Pfko was advancing from Fort Buith, Arkansas, | ta 6,000 mem—chiefy Ladiaus, it was supposed—to attack the rear of General Curtis’ command, while the rebel Gen. Hindman To this appeal the Pres. nes they will be raised ler fixing the quota | State will be issued by the a wae preparing to at'ack him in front. The Memphis | Avalanche says that eo desporete hare the leaders of the rebellion become that they have | Teutonia, from Queenstown and Southampton, a’ | than our advices by the Arabia. ' | change. tion of the Union. Reports from Cairo state that Commodore Farragut had given the authorities of Vicksburg until Monday last to surrender, and that a bombardment of twelve hours had actually taken place there. EUROPEAN NEWS. The European news by the Scotia, so far as it Telates to the diplomatic aspect and political posi- tion of the American and Mexican queativas in England and France, is very important. The idea of an allied intervention or “media- tion” in the affairs of the United States was still entertained in both countries, and seemed to be propagated in and from very influential cireles. Count de Persigny was still in London. The Paris Constitutionnel boasts that its article on ‘‘intervention,” of the 11th of June, has beea endorsed by the editorial suffrage of the leading journals of France, and the writer again urges the subject on the consideration of the two Cabi- nets. inthe British House of Commons, on the 19th of June, Mr. Lindsay, in postponing his notice on the subject of England’s relations with America until Friday, lth of July, expressed a hope that the government in the meantime would see the necessity of recognizing the ‘‘independence” of the Confederate States and of taking the matter out of the hands of private members, as it was “perfectly clear the Confederate Siates were now able to assert.iheir independence.” Napoleon had received accounts of the two de- feats of his troops by the Mexicans, but the Paris journals say that the official reports of General Lorencez bad not yet come to hand. The French papers endeavored to make the matter as light as poss'ble to the people, calling a “repulse”? a “check,” a temporary ‘falling back;’’ but still the mows produced a very intense excitement amen; them, for, us one of our Paris correspond: ent: remarks, the word ‘defeat 1s not known in ter vocabulary.” Reinforcements were to be im- a ly sent out from France to Mexico, as well a ce of military laborers from the French W dia Islands. The Legislature had voted five +: ‘ions of dollars for military and naval pu poses, ind great activity prevailed in the principal docky rds of the empire. The first batch of the reinforcements had, in fact, set out, for the trans- atla steam packet Floride was to leave St. Nazaire on the 17th ult. for Martinique and Vera Craz; but her departere was delayed one day by order of the Minister of Marine, that she might take on board one hundred sailors for the French squadron on the coast of Mexico. There were reports that the Emperor's army in Mexico will ultimately be raised to 30,000 men; but, according to the Paris Patrie, the number of troops about to be embarked will not exceed 12,000 men. Earl Russell defended the policy of England in withdrawing from Mexico, in the House of Lords, and endeavored to remove the ‘‘unfavorable impression” which had been made on the mind of the French people by her action. The subject of the defences of Canada and the rejection of the Canadian Militia biil were before the English House of Lords, when the Duke of Newcastle said that the Canadian Parliament could not have selected a more unfortunate opportanity for a party contest. The London News of the 17th of June, speaking on the subject, says:—‘ Does our honor or interest require that we should main- tain a frontier for the mere privilege of defending it, atthe risk of being told that our presence has caused war between good friends?” CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday, the bill for the admis- sion of Western Virginia into the Union as a State was discussed at considerable length, the question being on the amendment offered by Mr. Summer, prohibiting slavery in the territory after the 4th of Jnly, 1965. Without taking a vote on the pro- position, the bil! was laid aside, and’the Army Ap- propriation bill was taken up. The amendment limiting the number of the rank and file of the army to 750,000 was strickea out, and an amend. ment limiting the number of Major Generals at forty, and the Brigadier Generals to two hundred was adopted. Several other amendments were adopted, and the bill was then laid aside. The President sent to the Senate a message recom- mending a vote of thanks to Commodore Foote for his victories on the Western rivers. The House resolution relative to grante of land in Michigan for railroad purposes, was also adopted. A reso- lation, calling on the President for information as to whether Mr. Fulton, the editor of the Baltimore American, has been arrested, apen what charge, and for what reason, &c., wat laid over. Som other business of no general interest was trans acted, and the Senate adjourned. Ip the House of Representatives, the considera- tion of the Tariff bill was resumed in Committee ef the Whole, various amendments were adopted, and the bill passed. The bill pro i for the enlargement of the locks of the Ilinsis canal so ns to admit of the passage of naval vessels, with the amendment for the enlargement of the locks of the Erie and Oswego canals, was laid on the able by two majority. Notice was given of a ' motion to reconsider the vote, with the view of postponing the subject till December next. The bill for the appointment of s commission, to ascertain the claims of loyal citizens for damages snstained through United States troops, was postponed till the second Wednesday in December. The Se- nate’s amendments to the Naval Appropriation bill were acted on, and the House adjourned. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The steamships City of Baltimore, Scotia and rived at this port early yesterday morning, with European’news to the 22d of June—a week later The Scotia made an excecdingly rapid passage, having run fromm Queenstown to New York in eight days and about twenty hours. Consola closed in London, on the 21st of June, at 91% @ 92, American securities wene without The Liverpool cotton market was very active on the 21st ultimo, after a general advance of from one-half to three-fourths of a penny. At the latest date prices were hardening at an up- ward tendency. Breadstufis were firm, but with little doing in the market. Provisions were dul! | and the prices unchanged. The news from the Continent of Europe pos- seases very little interest. Twenty-five millions of francs were paid into the French treasury on the 17th of June by the Spanish Minister, for ex- penses incurred by France im 1823, in bringing back King Ferdinand VII. to Madrid, reetoring the goverment which tho Spanish people had over throw , and, in fact, enbverting the constitution. The ratifieations of the convention between | Spain and France were exchanged, anda reccipt in foil of al! dewands given for that important ser- vice. A large cession meeting wae held at the Cooper Insti last evening, The attendanes wae exceedingly large. The action of the government for the sup- | port of the Union was fally snetaiaed, and resolu- tions of @ conservative cbaracver proposed and passed unanimoasiy, We give @ full sketch of the proceedings in avother prrt of to-day’s paper, with some of the letters read to the meeting. The Democratic State C nvenson of Vermont will meet to-day at Bell. v Falls, to nominaio candidates for State off The democrats of Mnneseta will meet to-day in State en ion Danl, to perfect the or- ot # determined, ss a ta emergency, to apply to England aud nt the Southern States as ovlomics rat’ rawr ty abmit toa recoustrne: | js now ready for pe ganization “ The iorting ve lip Hater} 9, now lying at the {yt of Coricars siveet ear Grand street ferry, ‘u inapestion. The poulic NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1862. are at liberty to inspect the ship between this end Thursday, when she sails at noon. We are indebted to the obliging purser of the steamer Blackstone, which arrived on Monday, for late files of New Orleans papers. With heavy receipts, the market for beef cattle was rendered dall and heavy yesterday, and prices receded %4c. a %c. per pound, varying from 6c. to 8c. a8%%c. Milch cows were uachanged. Veals were steady at 4c. to 540. a 6c. Sheep and lambs were more plenty, dull, heavy and 25c. a 50c. per head lower, varying from $2 75 to $240 $5 50 per head. Swine have also been heavy, but prices are without change : corn fed go at 3c. @ 3%%e. and still fed at 3c. a 3340. The receipts were 5,187 beeves, 140 cows, 758 veals, 11,778 sheep and lambs and 12,918 swine, ‘The stock market was bester yesterday, and al! classes of securities were higher. There was quite a buoy int tone in the afternoon. Gold fell to 108% in the morn. ing, but closed at 109, Exchange 120a%. Movey 5a percent. The Sub-Treasury was very busy paying interest on the publie debt. The exports of the week were $2,264,712. The cottwn market was firm yesterday, with sales of 000 bales, closing stiff on the basis of 35340. 390. tor middling uplands, The supply on hand was extromely light, According to the circular of Messrs. Wm. P. Wright &Co., of ast year, it appears that the recoints and exports of cotton at the Southera perta from the 1s‘ of September, 1860, to the 2d of July, 1861, were as ful lows: Receipts, bal OB. ree eeee Exported to Great Britain. The circulars, by the Scotia, reported the following st ock in Liverpool, June 20, as follows:— bs 1862. 1860. American, bales.......... ++ 82,349 843,029 all descriptions, ‘Atverican included. .258,196 1,102,707 ‘Tne advance on the iarge work's sales reached 4d. to Jed., equal to le. # 13Zc. per pound, Still prices in Liver- pool wore from 113c. @ 12c. per ponnd below current prices yesterday in this warkvt, mlicling uplands bemg quoted at 1334d., or abot 27e. per pound. Ihe pews had @ decided effect on breadatulls. Flouradvanced 10¢- a 1de. per bbL., wheat 2c. per bushel, while corn was {rm er,aud sales were generally active, with less buoyancy at the close, owing to som axation iu sterling exchange and to improvement in freights. Pork was dull, with saies of mess ot $11 and of prime at $5 6234 a $875. Sugars were firmer; the stock comprized 37,491 bhds. agains, 15,308 at the same time last yeur; there was also a de: crease in boxes, bays and melado. Coifve was steady and sales moderate; the stock embraced 131,877 bigs Rio and Santos, and 131,920 of ail kinds. Freights were active and firm. To Liverpool wheat was largely shipped at 103d. 9 11d., in bulk aud bags, and flonr at 3s. Flour was also engaged to Glasgow and to London at 3s. 6d. Richmond. Anything from Richmond? Why can’t we hear from Richmond? [as not something gone wrong in the operations of our army at Rich. mond: Itis now four days since we have had any news from Richmond, and may they not have been like the three or four eventful days of last week, during which we received no news-—days of desperate fighting and horrible slaughter? Js the government cut off from its communica- tions with McClellan, or why is it that we do not hear from Richmond? These and similar questions began to be asked here and there towards the close of yes- terday. The public mind, somewhat quieted and restored to confidence in the morning with the explanations of the Henatp and some other journals in reference to the fierce and sauguinary battles of Thursday and Friday, was still uneasy in regard to the rumored en. gagements of Saturday and Sunday. Our own reporter has stated that before he left the field of war on Saturday morning he heard a heavy cannonading in the distance; and it was upon this very interesting and im- portant question that the public mind eonld not suppress xiety. Was there a suspen- sion of hostilities on Saturday and Sunday, or was the fighting resumed, and did it or did it not extend to Gen. McClellan's left wing? In the absence of any later definite intelli- gence we can only give our own conclusions of the most probable condition of things near Richmoad since Saturday morning. At the close ef the hard fighting on Friday evening the forees of Gen. McCleiian on the north side of the Chickahominy were withdrawn to the south side, leaving that stream impassable to the enemy, and its difficult bordering swamps ) as the protection of the right tank of our army. ; On that side, therefore, we conclude the fight- ing was terminated on Friday. But the can- nonading of Saturday seemed to be on the left: If the enemy, however, made an attack on that flank it was by an inferior force from the city— a very hazardous experiment. At all events we are confident that the change of front secured by General McClellan on Fri- day placed him in a strong position, well pro- | tected on both flanks, and that, with thirty thou- sand of the enemy twenty-five miles in his rear, at White House Landing, and thirty or forty thousand more on the north side of the Chicka- hominy on Friday night, our army was secure against another attack for at least two days. At the eud of thoee two days General McClellan ‘Was most probably reinforced to the extent of twenty thousand men, exclusive of General Burnside’s army, which perhaps may have reached him, or was within supporting dis- tance, as early as Sunday evening. In the absence of any positive information since Saturday, such are our views and opinions from a dispassionate consideration of the events before Richinond of Thursday and Friday. We may be far behind the actual advantages fol- | lowing those events. General McClellan may | have found and seized his opportunity for dash. | ing into Kichmond. We are waiting for four days jater news than our tact advices direct from the arwny.and we are anticipating the most glorious ngs of snecess, Newsvarek Sreauing.-.'The moral and pious Tritmne—the organ of toial dewravity and eon tract jobs—very coolly steals our alphabetical schedule of articles taxed. as published in the Hunan eight days ago, annouicoes it off- cial document, and threatens publ it in pamphlet form. The alphabetice! sehedule was prepared in our office, and no offcial schedule | in alphabetical form bas been, or probably will be, issued. This latest instance of newspaper | Btesling is only a new proof of ibe assertion of Mr. Gay, the leading editor of the Tritune, that “the Hararp is constently ahead, and the 7ri- dune is obliged to copy from it.” Mruwary Pawranerenne,— A contemporary onaounees that General McDowell is about to publish @ viadication of himself against the charge that he was o party to the arrangement by wich the corps moder his command was prevented from reinfurciug McClellan. There is, we will ventoro te Fey, not » word of truth in this statement. Cvcneral McDowell is a soldier, and ‘s not likely to imitate the example of @ man like Tremont, who neither under- siands the duties nor the obligations of the profession. Military pamphleteoring belongs eerlotly to the proviuce of our politeal gone- tals. The saad € Conqeest of Mexico. _ It appeara, from the European intelligence which we publish to-day, that twelve thousand Freneb troops are to be sent out to reinforce the army already in Mexico, and a supplemen- tary credit of fifteen millions of francs is asked by the Emperor from the legislative body for the purposes of the expedition. If he had asked for five hundred miilions of francs and for an army of one hundred thousand men he would be much nearer the mark. To send twelve thousand men to reinforce the army now in Mexico is only to expose them to cer- tain destruction. Before they can arrive the French army now in Mexico will be either killed off by the vomito or starved or cut to pieces by the Mexican guerillas. The arwy that follows it is destined to the same fate. Notbing can be done till October, and by that time the United States will bave something to say in the matter. The rebellion will then have been crushed, and the men, arms and money of the United States will sustain the sister republic against the onslaught made upon its independence and democratic institu- tions. It is stated that an immense force of iron- clad gunboats is to be sent out, and that they are of such a peculiar construction that they can be taken to pieces and conveyed in ships- of-war. What can be wanted with gunboats for Mexico is difficult to conceive, The country has no navigable rivers, and the ports can be easily blockaded by ordinary vessels. Unless Napoleon, therefore, wants to send the gun- boats on the backs of mules over the mountains, to float in some inland lakes, we cannot divine the use of this naval force. It may be that, under the cover of operating against Mexico, preparations ave being made against the United States to carry out the idea of intervention and to aid the rebellious States in establishing their independence. If this be the design, thea let Napoleon Ili. take notice that we will be fully prepared for him, and that his insane attempt will be attended with disastrous consequences to himself and his dynasty. As the French republic, after the Revolution, triumphed over all the coalitions brought against it, so will the American re- public be triumphant over the conspiracy of the crowned heads of Europe, and will pro- bably result in their own destruction. It will unite the people as one man to re- sist aggression and to punish it by blot- ting out every vestige of forcign dominion on this continent, and by aiding the oppressed subjects of anarchy in Europe to throw off their galling yoke and assert their freedom by making bonfires of thrones, as the people did in France in 1848. Let the Emperor of the French raise a sacrdegous hand against the American republic, and that will be the last of the Napoleon dynasty. Intervention Again. The advices received by the Scotia are not calculated to allay the misgivings which exist here as to the sntentions of the English and French governments in our regard. Notwith- standing the declarations of Lord Palmerston that England has no present design of interfer- ing in our affairs, and the oft-repeated assu- rance that ihe policy of England and France is identical on this question, we cannot skut our eyes to the significance of the facts that now reach us. It will be recollected that Mr. Lind- say had a notice of @ motion on the books of the House of Commons for the 20th ult., recom- mending the recognition by Great Britain of the Southern confederacy. This he asked and obtained leave to postpone to the 11th of July, on the ground that on consultation with other honorable members with whom he is acting they came to the conclusion that the govern- ment would see the necessity of taking this important question in hand before the time fixed, and would thus render it unnecessary for any private member to submit a resolution on the subject to the House. When a motion of this kind is withdrawn or postponed in Parliament, in deference to the anticipated a: f the government, it may be taken for granted that it is on no vague un- derstanding as to the intentions of the latter. The course pursued by Mr. Lindsay and his associates precludes the supposition that they wonld delay for an hour the forcing on of the question unless they were assured that it was likely to be brought before Parliament under circumstances of much greater advantage. What those circumstances are we shall of course soon learn. In the meantime, we hear of a move- ment in France which, though it cannot strictly be said to have originated with the government, no doubt received its inspiration from the Tuileries. We published a few days since an artiele from the Constitulionnel of the 11th ult. advocating intervention in America a tort e a travers. In s number of that journal issued just previous to the departure of the Scotia a rather startling announcement is made. It is stated that papers containing the article in question bad been forwarded to every news- paper in France, and that up to the 19th over a hundred leading journals had inserted it, and published in addition editorial articles strongly backing up its views. Now our government has been all along as- sured by the representatives of England and France that no purpose existed on the part of either of interfering in our quarrel with the South. As ate as yesterday Mr. Seward do- clared that nothing had been received from the other side to warrant the conclusion that they had changed their policy in this regard. What means, then, this mysterioms contradiction be- tween their declarations and the significant movements to which we have called attention, and which, if they are not technically re- sponsible for, there is reason to believe have been originated with their eoant- vanee and sanction? It means just :zis—that they have all the disposition to iwtezzere at once and forcibly in favor of the South, but dsre not doso untH they have worked up a certain amonnt of public sentiment in its sup- port. Feeling that if we succeed in putting down the rebellien this country will become more powerfal than ever, aud will exercise an influence in the affairs of the world such as the first French republic exercised in its time— overturning thrones, changing dynasties and altering the boundaries of kingdoms—they ara unwilling to let the opportunity slip of dividing and brealsing up a Power so formidable. They are using the Sonth ase means to this end; but Jet them take heed lest the South become the trument of their own destruction. We are in « position far diferent from that of Fraoce when, unaided, she not enly pnt down rebel- lion, but defeated and scattered the tremendous conlition formed against her. Superior to her in resources, im intelligence and jn all the im- proved appliances of war, we can easily crush out any league of European aristocrats and despots that dares to conspire against the inte- grity of our republic. These threatenings of intervention, then, disturb us bat little. They will only serve to nerve, instead of weaken, the determination of the country to face all sacri- fices rather than compromise an iota of its honor, Tus Hon. Bex, Woop axp His First Rate Notice rrom rus Loxpon Times—We publish to-day a first rate notice of the Hon. Ben. Wood by the London Times, and of a late semi secession speech of his supposed to have been delivered in Congress, The Hon. Ben. in England is welcomed among the implacable and unscrupulous enemies of the United States as a model of wisdom and statesmanship. The Times parades him before the British public as aman “who speaks the voice of a great politi. cal party;” as humanitarian whose views are those of “the English press since the out- break of the war,’ and “as a representative of the first city in the Union, said to be popular, and certain of a re-election.” A few words will set this matter right; but first. in consideration of this tremendous puff of the Hon. Ben. Wood, he should forthwith send over several packages of his lottery tickets to the London Times office for distribution among his English secession friends. As for this remarkable speech of the Hon. Ben- Wood, it was never delivered in Congress" Some time ago he asked permission of the House to print a speech without reading it to the body as a speech delivered, and this permission was granted. He availed himself of the privileze to publish this transparent secession pam- phlet, and, as it would now appear, for the especial benefit of Jeff. Davis in England. Un- fortunately, however, since its publication the Hon. Ben. Wood has been arraigned and is now under trial in Congress as a secession en:issary and agent, and the resn!t will pro- bably be his expulsion from the House under a cloud of disgrace which will stick to him to the end of his life. To keep up at least some appearance of fair dealing. we trust that the London Times witl take a note of these facts concerning the Hon. Ben. Wood when next re is brought out by that journal as an example of sound American statesmanship. Touching the chances of his re-election, even “the roughs” of the rowdy district which he repre- sents will jaugh outright at the amusing igno- rance and stupidity of the London Times in presenting him to John Bull as the oracle of a great political party, as a popular man, and as “a representative of the first city inthe Union.” His constituents would like to have one ques- tion answered—to wit: Who is the writer of this imaginary speech of the Hon. Ben. Wood? Tue Camparan ms tee Sovrawest.—Our latest and most retiable inforination from the Southwest leads us to the conclusion that the campaign in that quarter, henceforward til! “the first frost,” will be limited to the mainte- nance of the line of the Mississippi river, the northern frontiers of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, and the prosecution of ‘the work of law and order in New Orleans, Memphis, Nash- ville, &e. General Curtis, in Arkansas, is falling back towards Missouri, having done all that he can do in Arkansas with his present limited force. In the meantime, however, while the arduous labors of an active cam- paign are generally suspended in the West and Southwest, we dare say that General Halleck will be in a condition to reinforce our grand Army of the East with fifty thousand of his veteran Western soldiers, if they should be de- manded, to finish up our summer work in Vir- ginia and North Carolina. The movements over the whole chessboard will ‘depend, per- haps, upon our next news from Richmond. Estaraina Canars ano Cana, Locks.—The measure before Congress authorizing the enlargement of canals and canal locks on the Erie, Oswego and Illinois canals is a military necessity, and ought to be passed at once. It will be seen that the bill has been Mid on the table. It is with the greatest surprise that we find two representatives from New York joining those from New Jersey and the border States in op- posing the bill. The design of the proposed measure isto render the canals navigable for gunboats; and in time of foreign war the im- portance of these channels of communication for armed vessels cannot be overestimated. If there is any objection to the measure it must arise from private, not from public, reasons on the part of the gentlemen opposing it, and we hope that they will have the good sense to re- consider their action and vote affirmatively when we bill agen comes up. Tar Iuportant Questions ov Tue Acu.—Is lager bier intoxicating’ Is lager bier beer? Is lager bier lager bier! These important qnes- tions are now employing the learning and acu- men of the greatest judicial minds of the age. When these questions sre satisfactorily settled our judiciary will discuss the nice point whe- ther, when a house burns, it burns up or burns down? We shall issue an extra Hera con- taining these valuable legal decisions when they are officially announced. Personal Intelligence. General Fremont has taken the house No. 42 West Nineteenth stroot, where Le wili reside with his family im future. The excitement created by the prosence of Hon. Wii- Nam A. Seward and other distmguishe! etvil and milita- ry gentiewen in the Astor Hoase, continued unabated yeaverday, where be was waited on by most of our premineat cities. Numerous and in eifectual efforts wore mate to discover the | object of hie visit to the city at this time, Our indoretigable Secretary of State received the oumerons vinitors with his usual courtesy and urbanity, tm repiy to their questions respecting the movements of Genera, McClolian's army on the peninsula, he said that his private despatches (rom Washington ropregented that everything was going on prosperously, and, to nse hur own terms, “everything was sound.” The real object of bis visit, bowever, remained undiscovered, and whether it wes merely for party purposes, or national adaivs, was carefully concealed. During part of the day he was busily engaged dictating despatches to his secretary and hoiding consultations with Governor Morgan, Thurlow Weed and Generals Shields ant Buckingham. The whole party left hero iat evening. Chevalier Wykoff arrived im tows yesterday, and has rooms at the Brevoort House, Goveral Schuyler Hamilton has net resigned; but wo tegrot to learn from m friend at Saratogs thet be ar rived at his father’s country residence, from Corinth, ou Saturday morning, extremely ill. Colonel Gilbert C. Davison, of the army, and attached to the stafof General Sturgis, commarding in ‘Vashing- ton, arrived at the Astor House yesterday afternoon, om -oute for Washington, Colonel Davison wee tho sub of many attentions at tha bands of bis friende Yast ‘evening at hia botel. ‘The Hon. Rdward Everett, of Bostow family oud Mré, Fox, of Washingloay House. Wo and Evorowt ee THE GRD: \T MEETING LAST NIGHT. The Anti-A\olition and Anti- Secession Movement. Large and Enthusfa ‘tic Meeting at the Cooper fay titute. DISUNION THE FRUIT OF ABOLITION, Important Testimony of a Veteran Ken- tuckian—-° The Union as It Was: thy Constitution as It Is”—Analysis of the Slave Power. of Hon. Charles A. Wickliffe, of er Hon. Wm. Duer, Hon. Fernando Wood and Others, &., &., &. A large and overflowing meeting was held at the Cooper Institute last evening, for the purpowe of giving expression to public opinion conceraing the continua agitation of the abolition question, and to protest against geccssion and rebellion in the strongest terms. The meeting was called for six o'clock P. M., but the doors were not thrown open to the public until nearly twe hours afterwards. When they were opened, however, tho crowd rushed in in fone g:and stream, nover stop- ping until the place was fuil +o aaffocution. ‘The meeting was culled to order by Mr. F. Tatagrr, the Chairman of tho Committee of Arrangements, who apologized for tho delay experienced, and introduced the Hon, William Chauncey as chairman of the mecting. ‘The Hon. Wirsism Cxaunery,on coming forward, waa received with warm applanse. He made a few remarks on the purpose of the moetiny, and returned thanks te tho audicnee for appointiny bin) to the position of ebair a with any long specch. r initiating @ movement @ constitution and the soent would be generally ity, and that its resulte n of tne Union and the man. He would not detal ‘They were mot for the per for the exctusive support Union. Ho hoped this mov {nitiatod throughout the cou: might be the complete restor.:. constitution. The list of Vico Presidents and Secretaries was thew read, and unanimously approved. Mr. Craruix A. May, formerly Publio Administrator, Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, then read the foliowing resolutions, amid repeated bursts of cheer- 1—That in the present. crises, when oir beloved véd in lvil war, and the foundations of our ge overthrown, it 18 the very Auerienn celtizen, les ing “aside all prejudioca ver of party or loealiy, 10 devoie hie and, fie ‘and the perpeiulty of the Amor rs which iminediately attempting to accom jon. Vappiag 30 3. That w considering the di threaten the Union we tind twe fall plish the work of destruction—the o culm.nating in the rebellion of 8 tabelo wale oer force Of urns have attacked the g.orior Hition—(hissea)— lare thetr fathers erected; tke other being that o 3. That while tae government is eng the work of suppressing tue first natued class of foes to the Unton, tt is our duty As ciltrens to susiain our government and defend at home and abroad; and that tn this na- Passion oF lect only our duty to the whole is wareuould not be waged on our part im jon, or for any Purpoxe of conquest oF rihrowing of intertering with the rights jons of Staics, but to defend snd supremacy of the constitution, and to proserve the dicntty, eq iality and rh it from all enein HHoual emergency, banishing all feelings of mere resentment, couniry } any spirit of op; subjugation, oF © oresaolivhed tt should re with ey our ral independ he support of our t Pesca abroad, our safety, our prosperit} That ‘as this ts "the tee howe, our ak and speak erity, watobing Lor ike woounte: what- wspicton that it can In apy event upon the first F political preservabii ‘with jealous anxiety, Leven a ae trowal y mot our ‘cd flee wile now stor tocntesble the saaty nik ois avious parte, (Applanse.) That towardthe preservation of our rovernment it is requisite mot ee tenance it eqular opposition to its ackuow! tae Saute, ena fas rsonal liberty’ bie and but ee, that pa tpaiet jn nctples, bow= ‘at fn the dow ¥, such as 18 vow exhibited athe en exiibited at the North in other uncunsti:utiona: legislatio the apirtt of innovation orators, ve totestroy the Yalow? on ‘ulun on those principles iy charactoried by & member of the Cubine Cas venuing to aid and abet the Southern conted- id which is designed to be hostile to the Union, fies of the Einancipadon League, composed of shied radical leaders of tie republican party, 0 Un Which do not andi 6B merican Union. po ing suvery By its means, we find another plan to subvert the Amwertend system, That in Ali the plans und schemes of radicalism we can see no pa- but that they are ceariy, ually with the plans of ie trlotism, no loya! arOWw tho constitation and nt, OR principles of tyranny Fight. ach measures of the srafnistration as may be ntion, We will at all mes yield & ) ‘That the prompt action of the erect in lis place @ over those who dilfer irou: majorities in Views oi . (APrrear pport. (Appluw Preaiient iu rovouing tie prockiautious of certain abolidon generals should recelve the approbation of ku comervaitee Union loving citzeus from whom our governnient derives ite chief support in mea and means to 2 continual pressing of curry on the war; upon the att pis In Conarees slavery with (he worl to our brave and gallant crothers im the field fo y snd the constitution, and (or no other cause, (Lond applause and three cheers.) 6. That the soldiers Composing the armies of the Union have werted @ nation’s thanke=(appiause)—and will re. ceive # nation's care, and upon their victorious retura we Will cect them with rejoiring praises; auushousd they tall ly the caur@ we will oulld unoauinente we thelr memories, wile Hi be aw precious legacy, to be 0. of our bation’. guardiauship, at we tener Our heariy thank ty Las lead. of the Bast and of the their wives and children s} aa the ob} derly cared f (Applanse. ) era of wo great aril to General George B. taree cheers for MeCieu Planned the camps whielt he now exhit Wen— eaiee ¢ consi Union, ana that the allegatioa of the abolitionists that the soldiers of New York or of the coun- try are ‘ighuing for negro freedom or negro equality: ute bghors a8 good ‘aod brave men as the un ever shone upon, “Applause. (April this te @ government of white men—(applane)— aud Was eotabiiabed exclusively for the w hlto + us race are not entivied, and ought not to bu a tical or social equality with the white race— vi trent them with kindn rata Fight of the several States ty de we the po .si0a and du- ties of the race is a sovereign right, and the pledges of the constitution require us as loyal citizens uot to interfere therewito. ge oeroe!} & That the wholesiie extraragnnoe, the plundering by ne, whict is #iso tndirecuy & sy frequently appeared itLees OF Con- e; that thi but that itis our dug sideration as an inferior and contractors, the waste of mi ‘waste of blood and life, whi 4 by count bankrupt ofound enormously, for the Union « mp nd thas the ling wo bear do nevertheless demand Hood shal! not be drained famous robbers of the na tou, votes so loudly to be tve defenders uf the coun. try, but whowr atiachmient Is ae deadly as tat of the vam ure. plaume. ) MO Tat the Union as it was is the Union of Washington and of (uur, dathere\appiause)—ihe Union whica baw ‘among nations ; the Union whica Was the most be nt gorernment known te man, (Applause) That the consitotion as it ts ls the hope of the nation—(applause —edhering to and protected by whieh ux frou, and destroying made “America lustrio’ o wball be again iree, happy and glorious; de fet we ‘stall ‘be ior with tor which no cLany bower \eue prane- pa or the guidwrce aud Diewing of Codon len and. pragleg = ana a reven’atives of various politi our Pforus, we, tse ual of it ‘dhe resolutions were cnanimouely adopted. ‘The following letters among others were read w the meeting — LUPFER FROM HON. JOMN g. CRITTENDEN. Wealinctos, June 18, 1862, ad the henvr 10 rechive your letier Gantimawn—T be © widtees & meting of tive of party, ‘as thu Oeoper iy Wort, Ae yourtneeting, my p bere; ii ks dues saijou. a, baii/lty, to return w Keni te, gentlemen, shy “ © to Wie Arntiineats poople who are opposed to the continued atlation of the negro qrestion, ating the war (7% the testemation of (ho vd tealmvaiaing the cenaittaton aa ib ts, " 10 meeting te to end in favor ot lour'y a T conenr im the obfert at apie Will ve follow od, out the whole counary pacrietic sensiments. wis conformable to tiem, we | Your meetiay And that Win thepe scat in these continents ao. would, fo my opinio an early scanion and un. aor, How Glee, OF whith Waccan regal shove blessing secnaion ts encugh to make ebialinis’s en peupie vonpenk utter nage ven their caprommualt A trost ines your ©: eine racetings Weroud ite Freatert eusouas 10 your Beluga Am wry rang FOUR, A Tele on LETTER FROM HOM. JOHN 5. “qantsma, OF vim Givi nteatee, Tone 2, 1962. teeriine Your favor pf the 1TWh Sos tuyitigg Br eerste woe YB Maas Phat address & mage wceting Of ark A tay | | . | ,