The New York Herald Newspaper, December 1, 1862, Page 4

4 Be i NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENSETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICER. W. CORNER OF FULTON a5D NaSSaQU ST3_ TERMS cash im agwance, = dectine on the railway sbares at the morning Ls med ‘equal to Xe 1 per cont. Mm the afterpoom an attempt was made to rally the market, without mush 3 stocks left off very tame. Money wae worth six per dont Oneal, Gold declined to 128%, end exchange to 1428 142}¢ for bakers’ bills. The usual trade tables for the ‘week will be found in the money article. there was rather more activity and firmness in the vishe/ the sander” “Neneitat Bonk silts turtent ta Bie wane | cotton market ou Saturday, with gales of 900 bales on & THE DAILY HERALD. two centeper covy. $I mer annum THE WEEKLY HERALD, everytiaturday, a6 atx eants par | |). | basis of prices for middiings, ranging from 660 a 67e. per The breadstufls trade was depressed, with sales re- 07 $3 per annum: the European Edition Weaneviay, | no 4 Bhp sani amu part of Sonat “44 | ported of 12,500 bbls, flour at a partial decime of 5c. a of the Continent, hath to include postage; the | 10c.; Of 105,000 bushels wheat at comewnat easier rates, akg conte Ber copy) or toany Mfernia. Editon o cents per copy. or Per annem. THE FAMILY UEKALD, on the lst, 11th amd 2)¢ba/ each month, at 12 on Weancaday, a: four cents rer eound Western mixed. and 90,000 bushols corn, which closed at 7c a Tl¢ for Very moderate saies of | pro wv ob! NTAkY CORRESPONDENCE. containing imporiant Visions transpired, including mess pork at $13 12 a $13 25, news, cited from any quarter of the world: ¥/ ard. wri! Mt | and prime to choice lard at 90 89 for. SPOOR GN CORKKSPONDENTS ARS pasd / Parrioviatix Requastkp TO Skat ati Lerrnas axo Pack ‘AGES SENT OF NO NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence. We donot | return d communicitions Ne, 332 ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Iv'ng Place. —Itactay Orera— Divoran. , MIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Merawona. WALLACK’S THEATRE. Broadway—Bacuktorn oF ARTS WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Inetaxp As iz Was— Iv axp Our ov Lace—Harri LAURA KEENB'S THEATRE. Brosaway.—Bioxsrrs. | NEW BOWERY THEATRE. ASCUS—ONIGMIS OF THX Mist— ‘ScouncE or Da- ¥ Jans, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery,—Rura—Asexopet—Bor- Lar. ca GERMAN OPERA HOU No, 485 Broadway.— pOeRM 85 Broadway.—Tue BAKNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broadway.—Drivs. BACH SVERFOR 1G Beans—CoLonep Fisn, &c.. 0: al! hours, ama, IcR QUEEN'S Vow, at 3 nud 74; 0 cok P.M RYANTS’ MINSTRELS’ Mechanics’ Hall, $72 Broad way —Etmiorias Soncs, BURLESQUES, 4-10xe Baorners WOOD'S MINSTREL BAL! Bonus, Dancks. &c.—Fiat Bo Slt Broadway, —Eraiorian JAKE PALACE OF MUSIC, urteonth etreet.—Campnecn’ MinstaKis—Sonas, Dances aati D Buiiesoves HOPE CHAPEL No. 7: Broadway.—Uxaiatrso ‘TrmerLL's CaLrroRNta ; rig ea GATETIES CONCERT HALL, 616 Broadway —Daawing Room Exrentainy eets PARISTAN CABINE: Open daly trom iy A. ONDERS. 50% Broadway. — HOOLEY’S OPERA HOU: SE, Brooklyn. —Ermortan Bones, Dasces, Buriesevns ac y Canisty’s MinstREts. New York, Monday, eccmnee 1, 1862 THE SITUATION. There is nothing in the news from our army in | ‘front of Fredericksburg to indicate an advance Movement. The rpbels, however, continue to erect fresh earthworks, which seem to multiply day by day. Five gunboats were reported to have come up the Rappahannock, and anchored in front of King George Court House. Gen. Burnside’s late interview with the Presi- dent is said to have been most satisfactory. He | ‘was assured that his army should be supplied with everthing they required, and that he might take | his own time, meanwhile, and exercise his judg- ment in bringing on a general action with the @uemy. An absurd rumor was prevalent in Washington yesterday, that a proposition for an armistice of thirty days was made by the Southern government, and that Gen. Lee was in Washington negotiating the terms. It is unnecessary to state that there ‘@re no substantia! grounds for any such report. The latest news touching Stonewall Jackson's Movements is that he is rapidly pushing on to Gordonsville, making his retreat by marches of from twenty to twenty-five miles a day, from Win- chester and Strasburg, through Woodstock. ; Gen. Longstreet commands the right wing of the febel army at Fredericksburg, and Gen. Hill the left. It is said that our troofs are about to be paid | the arrears so long due to them, which no doubt will cause considerable rejoicing in the army. The tone of the Southern press, as we find it in the late issues of the journals from that section, and from which we publish extracts to-day, indi- cates a great uneasiness concerning the progress of the war. while the movements of our forces are regarded as something terrific, both by land and water. From the Southwest there is mo news at all. The Navy Department bas information that the The call for fresh troops is emphatic, pirate Alabama was expected in the vicinity of the | Azores early in November. She was to reccive supplies, ammunition and seamen from the steamer Bahama. The Turkish steamer Shasigest was tak- ing despatches to that place for Captain Semmes. Beveral United States vessels are in that neighbor- hood. This appearsto be the only information concerning this dangerons vesse] which we have | nad for some time. Our cruisers did not have the good fortune to alight upon her. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Major General Banks, accompanied by Major General Augur, Colonels Clark and Howe, spent | the entire day on Sunday in visiting the tran: ports, General Banks making a thorough and per- sonal inspection. The steamship Ella Warley went down the bay yesterday on a trial trip, and returned in the evening. The testimony taken before the coroner's jury | yesterday in the case of Dennis P. Sullivan, charged with shooting Tom Byrnes, a well knowu First ward politician, in a fracas in Greenwich @treet, on Saturday morning last, with additional particulars of the tragedy, are given in our colamns this morning. During the entire day yesterday great excitement existed in the First ward, and the residence of the deceased was visited by many of our poted politicians, for the purpose of condoling with his family. The coroner's investigation will be resumed this morning, at ten o'clock. Dr. Edson B. Olds, a State prisoner in Fort La- fayette, is acandidate for the Ohio Legislature, in Fairfield county, to fill a vacancy. The release of the State prisoners from Fort ‘Warren, in Boston harbor, was unconditional, as e@ppears by the following order:— oi. J. Drwiex, U. 8. Army, Fort Warren, Boston— Uhe secretary of War directs that you ielease all the Mary aod State prisoners other State prisoners that may be in your cuswdy report to this ofhice E.1), TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General Major A. G. A. Comtable is Acting Provost Mar- flal ot Baltimore, in the absence of Major William PY. Jones. The One Hundred and Seventy-fiith regiment of Pennsylvania, composed entirely of conscripts; Deft Phifadelphia on Friday, for the seat of war There will be thi the House, Tue Territory of Colorado is about to send her MixrA regiment to the war, The coal diggers in the vicinity of Wheeling Worginia, are stil) on a strike. "She Seventh Kansas cavalry is represent: the ed as being the finest regiment raised in Gate. The men are called ‘Jefihison’s Jay. * Shakers,” afd nenrly al) of them were either fol Dances, &0.—Hanv- » opening of this se n editers in the next Legis. Katare of Wisconsin—three in the Senate and ten ‘%e ‘There were no | Important movements reported in groceries, which were rather heavy. There was a fair soquiry tor hay, hides, | whiskey, leather, tobacco, fish, braudies aud wines | Freights were dull and heavy, . | The Coming Session of Congress—its National and World-Wide Imyport- ance. | If the men who compose the great council of the nation—the members of the two houses of | Congress that meet at noon to-day in the Capi- | gol at Washington—could realize ine magnitude of the responsibilities devolving upon them, | they would enter upon their duties with no fri- volous, selfish or partisan viiws, but with a gravity end seriousness becoming men‘on the result of whose deliberations hang the destinies of the republic. We’ hardly dare to hope.that: | even in this hour of national peril, our Senators { and Representatives will find themselves capa- | ble of rising above the petty intrigues and nar- | row views that usually engross their attention, | and of comprehending the vastness of the inte- | rests which, for weal or for woe, are to be | affected by their action. If we could flatter , ourselves with the hope of their doing so, the n of Congress would be an ¢ rejoicing. , ' oceasion for pub There are four subjects of paramount import ance which demand the ca: and deepest of Congresa. These are, in what way ble intervention of European govern- ments in our domestic quarrel ia to be treated by the Executive; what manner of disposition is to be made of the President's procitamation | declaring the emancipation of slaves in all the rebe} States on and after the Ist of January | next; what is to be done with the Confiscation | act passed ai the last session, and—perbaps the | most important question of all—in what mode | our absurd fiaancial system is to be modified, so as best to preserve the national credit, sup- | py the Treasury, and disembarrass trade and | commerce of the evils and inconveniences to , Which an undue expansion of paper currency ‘has “subjected them. An infinite number of | minor questions —many of them dependent upon these main ones—have also to be disposed of, the judicious attention to all of which will fully occupy the time of both houses until the 4th of March next, when the Thirty-seventh Congress comes to a dissolution. It may be that the contemplated interference of France and England with the efforts of our government to put down the great rebellion is not. strictly speaking, a matter for legisiative action, but rather a question to be mei and dis- posed of by the executive power of the cown- try. But still it will not be considered out of place on the part of the national represente | tives to give authoritative expression to the public sentiment in that behalf, either by way of joint resolutions or by the passage of mea- surescalculated to put the country in a position | of defence against all foreign enemies. The | course which Congress may deem it right to pursue op this subject will be at once an inti- mation to France and England of the reception which they may expect for their peace over- tures, and a guide for the President in case such propositions should be actually made. We ex- pect an interesting aad important discussion of the question by Congyess as soon as it gets re_ | gularly to bustwess. The dispositien to be made of the President's proclamation of emancipation and of vbe Con- | fiscation act of last session may well be re- | garded as involving results of the 1 most mag-— | nitude. Both questions are to solved in | the same way an@ on the same geveral prin- | ; ciple. If conciliation. practical wisdom and | moderation shall prevail in the discussion and covsideration of these questions, the greatest obstacle to a restomtion of peace and anion | may be removed. If fanaticiem, folly and party platforms shall prove stronger. tham patriotisin and good sease, then we must only look for a | perpetuation of hostilities until the power and patience of the Nortit are exhausted, or until, } by the red right hand: of war, the South is tho- roughly crushed and subjugated. As neither of these alternatives is suth as any patriotic mind can contemplate with satisfaction, some medi- fication, suspension or annulment of either or | both of these measures must suggest itself to all practical minds. It will be for Congress to give form and direction to the sensible: views of | the community on such points. Last in our order of subjects, though eccrpy~ | ing the foremost’ position in ite effeet on the | | great struggle in which the country is engaged, |} comes the question of = national system of | finance. The depreciation of government cre- | dit—seen in the difference ef seme thirty per | | cent between gold and Treasury notes—is the | strongest argument against the financial system adopted by the Secretary of the Treasury. As nioney constitutes the sinews of war, it is impe- | ratively necessary, if we would succeed in war, that we should possess the most healthful and vigorons monetary constitution. That we have not now. That we must have, or give up all | idea of crushing the rebellion. That it is. for Congress to give to the couatry. Whether there is wisdom enough and business knowledge enough in that body to comprehend thoroughly, | and to decide sensibly, this great question of | finance, remains to be-proved. We confess that our hopes in that regard are not very sanguine; but we will not condemn in advance. The re- | sult of the recent elections may inspire Congress | with a little more pradence, coolness and dis- | cretion than that body has hitherto evinced; and there is, therefore. some ground for hope | that the session which commences today may | prove of real permanent advantage to the | country. the pos: | Tae Evecrion The office of Jaw adviser to the Corporation is a very important one. He not only explains the law to the Mayor and Common Counteil, but | they ave in almost all cases bound by his opinions. It is very essential, therefore, that a man of high legal attainments and unspotted character should be appointed*to the position. There are two candidates for it at the next election—John E. Develin and Alexander W. Bradford. The republican party did not think proper to adopt the plan suggested by us not a ing offces. They bare nominated Mr. Brad- ford, amen in every respect; but the result will be the ne conclusion to which we poimted. Interesting News Items from Southern Rebel We refer the reader to the interesting news items from rebel sources which will be found in another part of this paper. The first in importance, from the <o-oalled Memphis Appeal, published at Granada, Missis- sippi, is a leading article headed, “Another Appeal. for the Army.” From, this article it appears that the Alabama Legislature bas passed a bill under which the Governor is authorized to “impress one-tenth of the male negro slaves, between the ages of fifteen and fifty, in the State, with all the necessary tools, wagons, harness, mules, provisions, forage and water craft,” and that these négroes are to be forthwith set to work “to fortify and obstruct the channels into Mobile Bay and the rivers (Tombigbee and Alabama) above the city.” It is argued that this isa wise movement, and that the employment of negroes in such work would materially strengthen the rebet armies and assist them io repelling’ the invader in Mississippi. The State of Georgia bas appro- priated half a million of dollars for the same purpose of river, ebsiructions; and all this im portant information we turn over to the special consideration of President Lincoln, with the hope that be will immediately call the attention of Mr Secretary Welles to the subject. if the old gentleman shall be found enjoying a com- fortable suooze in bis sanctum, let bim be roused from his slumbers. It further appears that the rebel War Depart- ment “has at length issued orders and reg ad tions for the enforcement of the Conscription law.” The Southern rebel organs are zealously urging the necessity of a general and cordial co-operation in this conscription, inasmuch. they say, as at all points “‘we are pressed by supe- rior numbers,” and as ‘lhe enemy is upon us with bis fleets, his gunboats, his ingenious con- trivances of every kind, his numerous hosts and his implacable hate.” In this matter the gov- ernment at Washington bas a very broad bint that if there is any going into winter quariers, East or West, the Union forces in the field may cease to be superior, and may become inferior to those of the rebels, from the rigid enforce- ment of this rebel Conscription act, and from the impressment of negroes by the hundred thousand into the laborious army services indi- cated. The so-called Memphis Appeal next informs us that Genera! Butler's ditch, designed to turn the Mississippi river away from Vicksburg, has not only proved a ridiculous failure, but that ample provision had been made to prevent “another such folly.” This will be interesting news to General McClernand and Admiral Par- ter, ifthey are uot already fully informed on the subject. Next we are told that “the fede- ralsinWest Tennessee” and Northern Mississippi | have sesolved that the farmers in those regions shall cultivate nothing for the next yeas but cotton: next, that whiskey is; selling at Augus- ta, Georgia, “at fifly cents adrink;” next, that “the parties engaged im purchasing corn, &e.. for public ase in Panola, ard De Soto counties (Mississippi), have established a price below the marke? value in ether places, and that to rr LOM MHOY Wo JAHUG YORK HERALD, MUNDAY, DHUEMBER 1, 1862. Mapelcen’s Pimancis! Schemes om this . Continent. Since Louis’'Napoleon’s advent to the throne | of ‘France, ‘his Majesty has beemmixed up in three rather queer financial operations on this continent, We are mot prepared to affirm that knowingly he entered into the first scheme we have reference to; the second was probably so misrepresented to His Majesty as to cause him to take an erroneons view of it, and te thus lend himself unwittingly to the scheme; but as to the third no doubt can exist upon the sub- ject. Our readers will bear in mind that some years since’a silly naval officer, named Hollins now in the service of Jeff. Davis, but then a United States naval officer, bombarded ' Grey. town—a collection of old wooden houses, the whole town not worth the powder and shot which destroyed it. Hollins did this at the insti- gation of the late Mr. Joseph L. White, the ageat of the Nicaragua Company. The harm once done, claime were made against our government; and prominent among those was the appeal of M. de Beauvert, who represented himself as_ the delegate of the French ‘population of Grey- town, in the Mogquito Kingdom.” This de!e- gate made loud outcries as to injury suffered, and claimed some fabuloussum, He begged the protection of the Emperor Napoleon in this mat- ter; in fact, represented that bis Majesty was de- termined to uphold the demand of his subjects in Greytown. As this assertion did not apparently mitch frighten the American government, M'de Beauvert published here a pamphlet upon the xbject, which bore the appearance of having been brought out in Paris, aud he procured the services of certain journals here to back up the” requests of the “French poputation of Grey” town.” Somehow this did not succeed, and to this day that same population probably remains unpaid by the United States government. In this instance a full and determined use of the Em- peror Napoleon’s name was made. The second ¢ase in point is of more recent date, and is famitiar{oall ourreadera. We refer to Mr. Felix Beily’s acheme for a grand ship canal in Nicaragua. The fuss made by this Prenchman upon the subject } will remember, and how strenuous were his efforts to cause it to be understood that Napoleon was a staanch ad- herent of this plan. Monsieur Belly came bere and obtained the support of certain jouraals Theic eflurte, however, have proved. unsuccess- ful, and we doubt whether any one gained much’ by the proposed canal. The Em: peror’s mawe was fretiy made ase of by Monsieur Belly. Ile had obtained au- diences of his Majesty, had been closeted with all his ministers, aud the French press took the affair'up ax one patronized by: Napoleon. That he was interested in it none can doabt. We remember that some over zeal- ous writer upon a eemi-official journal, the Con- Stitutiownel, asserted that when but a boy the Emperos, then Priace, had pointed to the Isthmus omd said, “How easy "twould be to cut through bere and joim te Atlaatic and Pacific.” fiven this show of precocity failed in bringing tie matters any successful issae. A few peo- ple in Franse were duped into buying some-of the shares of the‘Canat of the Nicaragua Oom- pany;” but sbere the matter reste: The third and-moat important scheme above: mentioned is am actuality—a faot of the day—and } induce its aeeeptance’ they have, in several in: ; stances, actually urged the probability of the federals takimg possession: of that section, and that they wowld seize everything the planter bad.” As to theprooubility mentioned, we think isvery probable; but stikl there is something in’ this business which suggests that all the shaypers in the way of arnsy contractors are not among “the Yankees:’’ Without further citations: we snbmit these Southern rebel mewspaper extracts to the reades, as equally suggestive of the extremites to whieb the rebelkion is driven;,the fears of the rebel teaders of the’crushing rests ofan active Unior winter carapaign, and their apparent confidence, nevertheless, in the: final success of their desperate cawse. Nothing. it is evident, will displace this boasted confidence but the expulsisa of Jeff. Davis from Richmond; and to this end; and without cessation even to: the temporary suspe nsion of sinalles enterprises, the energies and lari and naval forces of tbe Union sbould be chiefly directed Wuerrts rae Prrvtt ALAnAM, The st@an- ship Vanderbilt returned to this port yesters lay, alter ber-eruise in search of the rebel pi raie Alabama:(No. 290), but, we believe, wit sout having come athwext that dangerous and ‘trou- blesome eraft.. It is-not long since the Day otah returned, after an equally fruitless mit sion. Neither of these vessels has seen the Alal ama, nor have‘we heurd anything very recew tly of her whereabouts. It is probable that she is cruising somewhere off our coosts, and it may be, possibly, that the next tidings we get of her will be an account of the destruction of # nother number- of our merebant vessels, and. a few nillion dollars more of property. Thee public naturally feel anxious to know something about the resalts ef the- crajse in soarch of (he Ala- bama. It is tima that something defiaite was done im the matter; and it is time, also, that Mr. Welles should wake up from his Rip Van Winke sleep in the Navy Department, and see seas, or that he should be made to shane the fate of Com. Preble, who. was dismissed the service for permitting the Oreto to eseape- The Alabama is a more dangerous customer than'a dozen ships like the Oreto, and, if an official is compelled to suffer for not axvesting ene, why not like justice be done in tho case of the other? The Secretary of the Navy has all the misehievons carevr of the Southern pirate Semmes and his cratt, and be is respansible for the failure to do so. Prorect THE Epveation or Your. Caonen— Our city school officers have charge of be- tween one and two hundred thousand children, and of the expemditure of from tw to three millions of the public funds annually. Let, therefore, no more politiciags om grogshop | keepers be pesmitted to intreduce. themselves ‘ amongst them. We know not a mare sacred or important duty than that which the voter is called upon to exercixe in this connection, | Leaving out of the question the necessity of an | honest administration of the funds appropri- ated to public education, example goes a | great way with youthful minds; and’there is | nothfog more calculated to confound theit ideas of right and wrong than ta appoint to such offices men without character and of low and dissi- pated habits. {n this era of reform and import- | in 8 amost gigantic humbug it is, in our estimation. We refer to the: Jecker claims against Mexico. ‘iss Jeeker became a French citizen, s0 |. that his trumped-up claims against Mexico for amounts loaned, as he avers, to former govern- ments, should te backed up by France. Our seaders are aware that it is currently reported 140 Paris—and throughout Europe; for that mat- ter—that the Emperor's immediate and most eonfidential followers are largely inverestef in these Jecker claims; that thousands were made ap to millions, and that Mexieo, once conquered: is to pay these ctaims as a: chance to free her- lf, The French official journals have de- nounced these rumors as false; as without foun- dation; but the public is fully aware that there } is some truth inthem. They know:that Almonte was to be made President that he might sign away more claims: against Mexioo, and, in fact. that the whole affair is infamous. Jules Favre, the celebrated opposition member of the French |, Chambers, denounced. in, full assembly these iniquitous dealings. and M. Billautt, Minister without portfolio, attempted to disclaim; them; but he did so jeebly., We-see that the Emperor j is catrying on his contemplated conquest. of | Mexico, and we have the right to assert that | he is tavorable to the Jecker elaims, as he de mands them from the Mexican government. Journals here ave publishing strange corres. pondence upon the subject, which assumes tacts we lave tha, right to» doubt, and which states certain political opinions as those enter: taincd by the Emperor Napoleon, There is nothing to prove the authenticity of the state- reasonably look upon the whole trausactionjas very strange and most unreliable. The schemes we have: above reviewed may on the part of the governments, bankers, jour- nals and all persons concerned in them, all of whom surely deserve-the same reprobation and the came fate- which was dealt to William Walk- er. These same parties, new ¢o largely con- after the interests of the country upon the-high | Cermed in am endeavor to rob Mexico, were the loudest in their deaunciations of Walker as a robber, a villain, afilibuster. Surely his schemes ware no more reprehensible than the finangial Operations France and ber abettors: are now carrying out on this continent. ‘Tur Steamsnip Great Eastery.—There was a time when the Great Eastern was great in- the facilities at his command to put an end to | @eed; when people flocked in thoasands to be- bold the grand leviathan; when the wharves and bousetops, were dark with spectators as she steamed, in the might of ber majestic propor- tions, throngh our harbor, an@ the press all the world over was busy with the theme of her size, ber cost, her usefulnéss and her probable destiny. Grand revolutiens in steam naviga- tion were predicted as the result of her suc- cess, and the maritime nation to which she owed her birth was lauded to the skies for the enterprise and skil\ which put afloat upon the ocean such a wonder. Where is the Great Eastern, to-day, and what has become of the eclat which heralded her early career? She lies in the Hast river; erip- pled, as will be seen’by an accoudt in ments made in this correspondence, and we may | be stigmatized as great filibustering attempts vi that s0 fine s specimen of skill and lsbor should ‘become sc'complete » wreck as sheis tepre- ented to be. Tas. rion =ADVEaTISING ap \CITr ‘TAX#s.—The. editera and nominal proprietors of the tem or twelve city journals which are subsidized ‘by the Common Council, ander the style and title of “Corporation newspapers,” to do the dirty work of the “‘Ring’’-men and job- bers around the City Hall, ste just now engaged in “shinning” through the different wards with the view of securing the continuance of the municipal patronage in which they live; move and have their being, after the charter elections on Tuesday. They are in a terrible state of excitement, snd worry the Aldermen and Coun- cilmen, both present and prospective, for pledges of support ia the new boards with an- equalled, and, even for themselves, unusual impudence. - Fearing that the healthy spirit for government economy which has been exhibited in the State. election may be more fully deve- loped in the metropolitan contests, this sews. paper small fry has set all its engines at work in order to prevent the consummation of a much needed retrenchment, which’ would at once save the sum of one hundred and filty thousand dollars a year to our averburdened taxpayers, and put an end to.an abuse which destroys competition for the due performance of city contracts amd the supply of city reqni- sites, leayes the people most, interested in entire Ignorance of the doings of the Common. Coun- cil, and is a most freitful source of demoraliza- tion, both to those who give and those wlio take, Mayor Opdyke, im 9 recent message vetoing, the nomination of a “Corporation paper,” condemned the Corporation advertising plan in: plain language. and unequivocal terms. He drew attention to the fact that the “Corpo- ration sewspapers” took from the city ‘treasury over one hundred thousand dollars a year. under the pretence of giving publicity to the proceedings and wants of the Corporation—a work which could be executed by one journal of “avery large circulation” at almost one tenth the cost. The Mayor concluded by re- commending a wholesome reform—tke abo- lition of all Corporation newspapers, aa‘ such, and the giving of the city advertising to the public through the medium of a very widely publish original matter,” does what is times worse than the act of the man he st iy con- demns’ The adroit pickpocket who, having just stolen a purse, directs the attention of his vic- tim away from himself by shouting “step thief !” at the top of bis voice, presents bnt a faint image of this radics! journul raising a hue and ery about an obscura country editor publishing “contraband news.”” Tux Assassination or Tom Brryes—A Pout. tiat, Fraoas—For the first time) in “several months there has. eccurrad’. im’ thie city a scene of violence an¥ @eath arising out of a purely political cause, pretiminary to the muni- cipat election. We-refer to the cake of Thomas Byrnes, Superintendent of Landy and. Places, who was shot on Friday aight. There is &\good dea! fh this case which ‘gives rise’ to'suggestive thoughts, not, perhaps; so: mach from: the'inci- dent itself a3 from the clase of crimes: which it is' more or Jess tified, |, * It is a remarkable fact/that many of the claee of fighting politicians, whose chief arguméat is. brute force; and whose ‘highest influence’ i* based upon violence, meetowith srdden and vio- lent deaths. This man spon whose cise we are commenting was not, we believe, amenatile to the charge of a rough aad quarrelsome, nature. On the contrary, he had the reputation, perhape, of being in s measure inodensive; but we speak of the class, and net of the individual, We have bad many examples of the fact to: which we allude. Bill Poole, for instance, died } at the hands of a: comrade ‘in a drunken, strife. Pat. Matthews, another of tite same stamp, though less notorions, met hit death in thesame way. Paudeen and Cosgrove are other ex- amples Yankee Sollivangshed bis own blood, ond brought about the finid issue of a: career @ ving which the blood of others was freely sued. We might multiply eexamples if meces- It seems strange that all the > men of this.class, who, in almost every instance, are endowed with immense phyaical powers, av d who haye,been trained from their youth to pi ‘otect thémse)ves read journal, the Corporation paying such newspaper its proper scale of prices, just as merchants, manufacturers, shipowners, farm: ers and servants do. , i The suggestion of the Mayor has remained umoticed by the boards of the: Common Coun- cil to this moment, and hence tke flurry, worry, entreaties, letter begging pressere and agita- tion of the proprietors of these Corporation jour- nals, lest the new Common Couneil should re- vive it and take it into eovslderation. ‘Some of these gentlemen are aware that -if their little sheets were abolished as “Cor poration papers” they would be abol” ished amd extinguished completely. With such ® prospect staring them im the face, they are working against Haws fox Comptroller, iin’ the hope that if Brennan is- elected to | that office they will, one and ali;be able to prove:to him that they worked and prayed for his-success, and thus induce him to pass their bills and continue to them the means of live- Hihood at the expense of the city. It'is: to be hoped they will be disappointed, no-matter who is elected Coinptroter. These “Corporation newspapers” have scarcely any circulation. The radical dailies give no news, and thwart the government of the United States in‘every’ pessible manner. Presinest Ltncoun’s Late Tewsssee Let- ter.—The letter of President Lincoln, which we: published yesterday, “to Mijow General Grant, Governor Johnson, and all’ having mili- tary, naval or civil authority under the United States: within the State of Tennessee,” is another evidence of his paramount desire+o give to the people: of the rebellious States‘every induce- ment within his power to return toihe Union and the-protection of the federal constitirtion “as of | old.” He says to the officers addressed in this | cese:—“In all available ways give -the people a chance to express their wishes atthese elec- | tions,” meaning the elections suggested for members of Congress, State offiters; &e., under | the supreme authority of the United States. He says, too, that “all see how muzh such action (in the matter of these suggested «leotions) will con- | nect with and affect the prociamation (emauci- pation) of September 22.” nother words. bav- cing declared in said proclamation that all the slaves in such States as maystillt be absalutely devoted? to this rebellion will be considered as free persons from awd alter the Ist of January next; and having also-declared that those States or parts of States heretofore iden. tified with this rebellion which ehall, before the date named, elect membe2 to the United States Congress in the nsual way, shalt be excluded \ from. this edict of emaaeipation. Mr. Lincoln | is desirous to give the people- of Ténnessee a fair opportunity to retauato the Union without any distarbanee of theia institution of slavery, This is the meaning of the lotter we are con- sidering. Mr. Lincoln’3 great object is not the - abolition of slavery, But the- restoration of the~ revolted States to the. Union: aadhe only holds: his proclamation oveothem as a warning of the consequences of a re#usal to.aecept the fall pro tection which he offirs in the same document: Tn his annual mess:ige, which we expect to-day» we shall look for ame very interesting and imn- portant views won this. subject, as well) as upon maay other questions: conaected with this war; and so we.refrain from any further: ob- Tennessee letter. Tan Inpvprsce ov THR Rapicat Jovnnars.— An article in the Washington organ of tte War Depagtment, under the heading “Contraband News,” is unparalleled for cool effromtery in the history of the newspaper press It de- neunces av Indiana paper for publishing an ac~ count of ‘MeClernand’s expedition down the | Mississippi, thereby “affording valuable infac- mation ta the enemy.” It declarga “all saeh news to ‘be contraband,” and remarks, with # good deal of truth and justice, thes “this is only | one glaring instance where the eagerness of { publishers for original matter has led them be- | youd the bounds of prudence” We would | anggest that another instance, Btill more glar- ing, is that of a Philadelphia paper, owaed and | edited by.the, editor of the Washington paper another column. Like « giant who perishes | himself, who is so sharp.im diseerning the mote from the scratch of a pin, this poaderous | in the eye of.a brother journalist, while there is monster is almost thrown out of service by an apparently trivial accidem& in get, ting through the shoal, water of the Sound, which would not affeot a lighter and more fn. abuge beam in bis own. The paper in ques- tion has published tm advance all about the and its destination, it has revealed the plam of General Burnside’s cam- ve. servations upon, the @nift.and purposes ef this | by a practical knowledge of w hat in ordinary parlance is termed ‘the noble art of ‘sell-de- fence,” should invariably carr y deadly wea- pons for their protectiom again st each other. Probably there is not ‘@ body . of men in the world more fitted by nature: for ¢ ‘elf-protection than the fighting politicians of New York. | Whemone of our most: eminent , surgeons was making a post-mortem ¢xeminatios of the body of Poole, he, remarked that @ mo ‘te perfectly moulded form in a mam was rai rely if ever seen. The ‘muscular development 3, were su- perb.: And this ia true of nearly all the class of meavto-which Poole -betonged. \(et we see these very men, with the: forms of an An- tinous,., the sinews of: » Milo, and the skill oftam athlete, using artificial and cov-rdly means of defence, such o#the knife.a ad pistor- Like theee heroes of ancient'dags, men of giant stature an@ unrivalled prowess, swift to use the falchion: and the lance against an adversary, skilful) to, in all the arts of war,who disdained the auxiliaries of muscle sndiekill which nature and art: provided, an@ emcased themselves in steel and-igon armor, so the-fghtiag men of this time, itmppears, do notr6lyso maeh upon their muscle eaé their pugilistio-ekill as upon the use of concealed weapons, which, even in the hands of the weak and comparctively defenceless, are esteemed unjustifiable. : ‘Tar Exxcrion ror Compreoti.se.—Acodrding to an appeal signed by between five and six thousand of our wealthiest taxpayers. the City - Comptwoller has the entire supervision and management of the muaivipal expenditure, to the amount of $20.000,00annually, which is al- m ost twiee the total exponditure-of the national administration at the time whea-the charge of extravagance was brought against John Quincy Adams, with the view» of dofeating his re- election. There are twe candidates for the -oftico, of Comptroller--Robert, T.. Haws and Matthew T. Brennan. The large taxpayers “whose mames are appended to the @ocument to which we refer, and whe are presumed to know something about the matter, sey_that the city finances have been managed by the present Comptroiler with tho strictest economy and revointion that has swamped. the republican pavty throughout the North will no doubt | stump Mr Haws, good a man ax he. is. Apvice to TaxPavers.— Tite Aldermes and Coancilmen of New York occupy rela- tively the same position towavds their cometitu- ents as the State-Legisiatare. and Congress | towards theirs. ‘hey vote supplies and:publie ] works, make appcopriatiess and spemd the + money of the people, just a8 much at their dis- cretion as eithe# of those bedies. It is there- | fore of the utmest impertance that the men ! elected to both Boards sheik be men of charac- ter, principle and ability, To seleesthem be- - cause they are-democrats.or republicans is just as absurd as. it would be to choose them for their religious. opinions. We must. weed our municipal gouernment of political influences if we would have the city, finances henestly.ad- mivstered aud the buzdens alte an, lightened. Let us begin the at once. public mind was nevar more disposed for it- Lot us begia the task to-day, and vote under etandingly to-morrow. Persdnad Intelligence. Major Genoral and Mrs, MeCielian ore daily receiving, ‘visits from tine elite of the country. On Saturday eves og ‘Geoera) Baaks.end wife, ang Lord Bartingtm, Of Englagd, visited thom at the Fifth Aveaue Hotel. | Yesterday the General remained tudoors, and, receivad a number of visitors, among whom was Senator ‘Harris, of Albany, who.bad a long private interview with him. Mr. Joho E, Develin, the Aemooratié nominee for Corporation Counsel. aiso called a him @aviag the day. ‘Major Genera) Sedgwick and staf arrived.in tows last evening, and took quarters ab the Everets House. The, Genvtal hav recovered from tis. wounds reosived ‘at the | Battle of Antietam, and is 6, row'e for Washington, to | report for daty. It isrumored that General Godgerick ry | to command & part of Genpral Banks’ expeditiom ‘There was a grand exodus of United States Senators and members of Congéers trem tbe differets hotels in thie. city | yesterday to Washington. Hon A. A. Sargwant, of Cait Nitam Hotel; Hon. Chauncey Vib- fornia, left the ; Hon. Alfred Ely, of Rochester, and Hon, ver er yi MMUchigan, Tell’ the St. Niebplas Hovel kato Wilson, of Massachusetts, Hon. T. Bf roy, of ‘Auburn; Hon. ©. A, Bensow and’ Hon + Morrill,” of Maine; Hen. Owen Lowey. of i SB, Alloy, of Lynn, “se ‘Won. D. Clark, of Manobester, N. H., lots the Astor House. ’ General Hamilton, Military Governor of Texas, will Jeave the Meiropolitan Hotel Waay for Waabington, a Fire in Phitade ph originated ‘This mor olng a Gre origi 4p 1. A, 28. integrity. But, notwithstanding this, the reeent ~ im tis prone ee wnion wae wie quished w the building, Wagon, siderable quantity of paper was destroy, Le was dafnaged, y ‘ unfolds the significant craft, Nobody bears of the Great’! patgn/ and" wow’ it. unfolds, that have been so loudly complained of in the } Eastern now, and thourands in th’s city forget | ments of General Grant, therdby Alfording ! management of our pubiic schools. ‘that she is in our vicinity at all, We regret most valuable information to the enemy to make any nomination, so that the people | ant changes let us not, then, forget the abuses might vote for Haws and Develin for Comp- troller and Corporation Counsel—the two lead. Powers of admirers of old Ossawattamie Brown ange border ruffih troubles in Kansas, Tue givee may ket Was Gull apd lower ow Saburday, tee