The New York Herald Newspaper, January 21, 1863, Page 8

a4 ce Inauguration of Gov. Parker, of New Jersey. GREAT ENTHUSIASM OF THE PECPLE Trenton Crowded with Citizens frou | All Parts of the State. GRAND TURNOUT OF THE MILITARY INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF THE GOVERNOR. Bold Deuunciation of Federal As- sumptions. Wegal Arrests, Saspension of the Habeas Corpus and Emancipation Repudiated. THE CONSTITUTION THE ONLY GUIDE, eey “Roe ae. The jnanguration of Governor Parker of New Jorsey toot: place at (renton yesterday, and was sigualized by qme of the grandest displays that ever occurred in tho Kingdom of Camden and Amboy, People from all parts ‘ef the State througed the capital, and the military wrned ‘out in imposing numbers to honor the inauguration of a eenservative, constitution lovin governor. he scene Wthessed was altogether novel and interesting. About eleven o’clock the procession, consisting of ‘twelve companies of infantry, two squadrone-ef cavalry, two companies of artillery and ap immer citizens, formed in line, and shortly after a sainte was fired, which was the signal for the procession to move Jewards the State House, which was thronged in every Gepartment. The Governor, in passing the crowd, was received with the wildest enthusiasm by the people, On entering the State House he was conducted to the eek of the President of the Si where the cat eMice was administered to him and the seal of the handed over to him by Governor Olden. Alier gome religious services he wa ted to th ‘South part of the State House, where, in the prosence of a @ense mars of people, he delivered his inaugural addre a6 follows:— mentees oF THE SeNaTE AND GENERAL AsseNnEY, AND FRuLow Cin bNs:: Deeply mmpressed with the vast respousibility of the Position to which] have been elevated, I have appeared Before you and taken the oaths prescribed by law. [ Rave sworn to support the constitution of the United States, T have also sworn to bear true faith and alle. jance to the government established by the authority of a people jn the State of New Jersey, promote her peace présperity, and maiitain her lawful rights. May God give me wisdom fully to eomprehend ibe obligations which those eaths impose, and may I be enabled to per term aright every official duty. TUR MILIEA SYSTEM, ‘The constitution of New Jersey imposes npon the Legis- Jature the duty of providing by law for enrolling, or- genicing and arming the militia, There are upon our Statute book various acts in referenve to the militia, assed at different periods, and containing, among some excellent provisions, much ‘that is obseleve or contra- dictory. War has reveoled many defects in our present taw which wee undicovered in time of e concourse peace. A thorough revision of the militia system ie needed. What Ie worthdoing at all is worth doing well. It is false economy to expend mouey on that which is too pient 0 attain the object sought, when, by a small additional expense, the desirei resuit can be obtained. The wisest and best of statesmen has said that ‘ta free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined, te which ond a ‘uniform and well digested plan is requisit We know met how soon we may be involved in war with forcign Powers, and be called upon to defend our State from inva- sion. The time has come when this subect should en- age the carnest attention of the Legislaiure. NATIONAL AFKAIRS. ‘Mie wnity of our national goveriiment has been threat- ‘ened, and in its defence and for its preservation wo en- gaged in a war of greater magnitude than any history re: cords, Our sous and brothers are engaged m the wonflict. Every call of the general government has been answered by New Jersey with ede citizens have exhibited undoubted loyalty. They Ngave suffered and sacrificed nv The war, which was \romised and expected to be of but short duration, still contiunes, ap- parevuly increasing in magnitude intensity. Under ‘these circumstances it is nut Cw the privilege but the solemn duty of the citizen, freely to consider the issies connected with the war, and discuss the policy which con- trols its prosecution. ATATE SOVEREIGNTY AND FEDERAL AUTHORITY. The general goverument is sovercign to the extent of the powers de , whiio the residue of sovereignty vemains with the States and the people thereof. fhe sovereignty of a State is as complete and real in its proper sphere, as is the sovereignty of the United States within ita sphere. In goneral ianguage it may be said that the United States supervises the external affairs of the people, fm their relatiow to other nations, while to the respective tates is committed local self.government, having refer- ence chielly to the domestic relations, and including the tion of the life, liberty and property of the citizen. is the duty of the States, as well as the duty of the United States, to assertand maintain, in a legal and constitutional manner, their several and ¢ sovereignty. It is emeential to free government, that the rights and powers flowing from national or State sovereignty should be well defined and adhered to. THE TRUE GUIDR. ‘TRE CONETITUTION order to ascertain the dividing line between the ted and the powers reserved, the constitu- nited States must beour guide. In that che- Fished ipatrument, the chart of our liberties, the powers delegated to the general government are clearly stated. Ww case of deubt or controversy, as to the extent of thoro that only in time of peace, and that in war the should above ehe constitution, limited only in ‘opinion and discretion. The reserved }) and ee ace cera were & be protected at all times, especially in diecord and angry strife—when passion often bour, and power is proue to encroach on law. GRCKBION A POLITICAL HERESY. ‘The doctrine of secession is a political heresy, at va- riance with the letter and spirit of the constitution. The t egatives the idea that @ reserved right of the States. The very Tamguage and terms of the constitution negative the idea. NO CAUSR FOR REVOLUTION. of rights people » }, although not receiving a majority Cs popular vote, was nevertheicas legally elected, and epprebession of prospective usconstitutional action on part, did pet warrant the disruption of the govern. \ ae tn penamaat annem. war pow in progress was, with unavimity, declared Fa Aon iene d tode Sond omean of nd United States, jor any purpose or subjugation, over: throwing or iuterfering with the rights of ectablished mastitutions of. the , but to defend aud maintain the @npremacy of the constitution to preserve the Union, with the equality aod rights ol the several Siates unnn paired. This was the only legitimate re for whieh the war could be prosecuted, and with this purpose in view, the poopleof the ioyal States responded to the calt of the government. In accepting the stern reality of ‘war for the maintainance of the constitution, they had a Tight to expect that their own constitational privileges would be respected. They dit mo! expect that in order to suppress rebellion, the inalienable liberties of loyal citicens must be sacrificed. They did not expect that the constitution Of the Uniled States wos so impotent that ite supremacy emuld only be maintained by a riolation of ate prowi: ions. Citizens of this State have been seized without due pro- coms of law, without the opportnnity of investigation before a committing magistrate, withont being confronted by accuser or witnesses, without beins informed of the cause of detention; amd, without indiecment or trial, have been forcibly takea aad confined as prisoners out of the of New Jersey. Suck action isu violation of the vi of the individual. [t demands serione considera. tion. It concerns every man in the community. ft ts the privilege as well a# (oe solemn doty of a free people to iaquire inte amy claim of Tape nan infringes upon iberty, of ited States provides that “no of the T PERSOWSL LIRERTY AR ARZOLUTR RIGHT. Uberty is one of the absolute rig! Persona) Under fo try criminal offences of every grade. ‘The federal and Etate courts, having their dednel and proper jariedie. pb PR continually been accessible. ‘The law points = mode of proceeding against the alleged offender, | mbatevar may be the ature of the me, the courts @ New gp Be] fawly javestigato the charge and wish the inal, if leasily convicted, If any citizen orime of treason Md be estabiished ee Ey a: "i Z i 3 e) NEW JERSEY TO RE PROTECTED. constitutional powers are vested in Jersey, for the ection wwful rights of the citizens of the State, wil) be wxoreined |. Tt cannot be ttat the: trary arrests of citizens, without dee process, and. tee Priscoments beyood the juriediction, are legalized by z virtue of authority emanating from any civil mar Neither eau th I because ofuny 6 o@bine jug froma milkary commuuder; ivr the per | awvr Gow Were pot in the military servies, and th eas arros\ed ject to what is termed military law, an, : is a clear prin- ciple that what is called martial ivy co yoe rightfully arr ate. Gatend boyoud ihe Led of active ope mander. vations ef the com- ¢ been so onpres ive if 8S ecrpus had remaiced PF ienment, if unlawful, ‘Yrosuspension of thet senmwut tO depend ypeu aavded the arrest. hore of babeas corpus may be ended in casea «f rebe’ dion or invasion if the public ee Ne, Butt a of vital importance to tho Ae ee era e tet ' gwer the pris ilege of this great ican De suspended, gag at whose will thetr liberties are held. The power ¢) suspend the writ of babeat cor Fes ax iets cots ¥ giplative wad not in the uxecutive ebeb of goverur ent. Such bas ever bern the wurre of jndicial Opinio: , yorh in England ava America. tn Datiousl cousti' eticn the provision in reiernce to the pa OG O! * Qe writ is enumerated among the powers Heguted 10’ Jengress. ‘The representatives, coming from every State aad district and more imino lintely represent. ing the pe spi, are to decite when public saiely requires its SUBD eon” TBE W gop pxTENDED TO BE A PROTECTION AGAINST EXECU vowER. Ree {4 Bad been intended that this greet power over the ‘© been but temporary. ed tbe term of im ri sl of the person who eow be Dut that the writ ave sery of millions should be deposited in tho'breart of fane vadividn ve been so stated in the eom- stitution iu ¢ The writ in us origin wa micnded to rehove from the abuse of executive power, and it would be a palpable ebsurdity to vest. the suspen. ‘Bion of its operation in that departinent of govern the action of which it was dosigned to review aud It is as moch a departure from the constitution, and almost as dangerous in its tendency, for one do) art. ment of government to infringe upon the province and assume the powers delevaied to another department as it is to usurp powers that have never passed from the people. Tuk Wak POWE In the abeenee of chose ar: s, impr a new power y culled the “war pawer’? or ity’? Ht in chy ued that this power ove , and verte in the executive of 4 government in time of War, the right ax } military der, to 1 he a ver, a8 claimed, in thine of war. Bt exeopl the wat pivasore, OMNIS a te babeas tte. governy tue 1 its ho constity, the adical error o in the u e of the pe dents are being ene, ari) fa adem wer ik and ail b sbiishes Hts OF Pow the ¥ 8 tive with whieh it is ex Wel coud te subdue the hed prinemie that Wom ur power, th to govern Ee will be ove nent only i ly strong which k The truv friends of the | who desire it e iherete tof the United states perpetuity of the Unioo, 4 the exercise of this assumed nefon w mxion; which, if it be constit jot Meraly I exercise, It yiel't by the consutution, Congress ai bined cannot legally do. It essume an executive oO!) « ange thy communities, and repeal laws gy property in whole Slates and 4 rty belong to the loyal or to th s the constitutjonality of this mea free an juiry, but the policy of tiouai, is a theme whieh cannot be tion should be examined interests, but also in re reco we Ui Wo should {rok at it, not only With the eye of reason, but with e of bur SAVES. Has any man ever satisfactorily answered the question, how the sudden liberation of threo millions oi bein without property, without homes, with dustr: , Sulllciens to provide for then ta inore edict of mestic relations of teeing t is of tricts, wh that oyal. Not only proper subject ok Doings, inU present condition, not se to benelit either the white or the black race? Where are they to go? ‘fo col mize such a mnitiiude, even it a place could be procured and they would be willing to enugrate, would iavolve the nation in irretrievable bankruptcy. Should they wander North, as againat which ;robability some States y provided, they would be under the worst form of social slavery, aud the burthen» of taxation and debt now uj) would be 80 increased as seriourly to embarrass Dosterity RUFRORS UPON WHER TAC ther more ror less d come bere, the room for labor, aud that if they shou white laborers can exchange places w m. Aro we willing for such an exchange? Would eit! our or their condition be improved? What thea is to become of them? Does any sane nun believe that two distinct races of men, of different color, who cannot by avy means be drought into sectal equality—can Jong exist in the same Jocality, in almest equal numbers, without one race be- coming subject to the other? DANGERS OF & SERVILE Wt, Are we to violate the rules of civilized warfare by viting end encouraging servile insurrection, which it has borne its bitter fruits of imdiscriminate s!. must inevitably end in the extermination of the re race? Is it humane to subject these unfortanate be to this consequencey Bs If the abolition of slavery be a ie cessary consequence of the war, both races will have to endure the ev: which in their prevent coud)- ton it would bring on them: but to mats eman- cipation the object of the war would be tw use the treasure and blood the coumiry to carry out the political views which to a great ext: produced the war, would be in bad faith to the and especially to those who have freely given of their ‘wealth and voluntarily offered their lives to 1 wovera- ment, after that government had of its own aceore put on record that the war was not to be prosecuted pose of “overthrowing the established instit States.” Our ies Should be devoted to & resworation of the Union, and the problem of emancipation iv one to be solved hereafter by the people of ahe States where the institution of slavery exists. To be a beneiit ee in servitude it sbould not come by fire and eword. institutions of ages, interwoven with seciety, canuot thus be broken bite pose producing incalculabie misery If emancipation should ever come, it will come so as w be of the greatest beneiit to both races. It will come us is did in New Jersey, by the voluntary action of the propio of the States where the institution exists, peacefuily and grudually, and without the dictation or interference of the a ee or the government of other States, and wit calling on the other States to incur av im monse debt, equi land within their limits, THE FROSRCT OF PMANCIPATION WILL PROLONG Titk WAR. The of emancipation, we fear, will proiong the war, Whether inteuded or not, like the unconstitutional ) the ORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1863. petuato thar government, should rather inerense our exer ‘ons to bring its Tulers back to the trae priacipies | en which tho government was foupded—the oaly priach pies upon Which it cay be Successfully administers ’ If in retaiiation for the unconstitutional acts of others wo violate the constitution ourselyes, then indeed ail is Jost. We should cling to the constitution—“elivg vo the constitution as the shipwrecked mariner clings to the | iat phuuk when might an@ the tempest close around him? We should take eare that both national and State fovernments confine their action within the sphere of their respective powers, The constitutions! demande of | the national government should be to, whether | im pocoe or an war, | CONCLUSION. Fellow citizens, ia thers no way consistest with the | honor aua interests of all to bring to an end this unna- | tural etrife, which is shedding @he best blood of the jana, tour sub tauee? There is not a good citizeo country who does not, in his heart, desire ore ig nota Christan family in the land who, wheu (he Shades of eveoimg close around, do not i tneir pvgtiouk at the family altar pray for peace and the | sale and speedy returb of ihe long absent one, There | # soldier 1 the Northern or Southern | armies who, as be paces at night his weary | round, or lays bis head upom the rude camp pillow, does hot in imsg.vation visit the fireside at bome, and sigh for peace, Wesbould not be afraid of peace—an honorable und permanent peace, whether jt come by the exercise of power cr by tbe exereise of conciliation. Itshould bea peace on (he basis of “the Union as it was’’—not a Union 6 States Whore part are held ju eubjugavion as coq diding nothing tothe material tnverests erity of the pation, and ouly furnishing a theaire o eotion for swarms of military oiliciais—but a Union of al the States, with their “equality aud rights apimpaired.’? Ivehould be a peace founded on the submission of all to t authority of tbe government, avd the gua- theireonstitubonal rights by the govern- t should bea peace bringing with it such unity as will Rave the coustitubion for ity joundation and obe- dience to law its corner stone, and pros | Gentlemen of the Logislature—It will afford me muel © to cultivate Kindly relations the other branches of the government, wlish co itb those com. May we, siderationg, be infuenced by may we severally p men. s—Wilh sincere gratitude to the people 2 or their ree ms yn of contudence rwpon the daties of the bigh office designated by rsuffrages. My first duty is now performed, but I | ee, am yetonty vpon the thre-hold, f trust that J tally realize the vast resjonsibility ef the position. Omnis- chence ae u look into the inture. ‘nol mypt eurtain which conceals it from view. ® moy be crowded events big with the tc ente that may r boloved orld. arful diame, shou ds nation— may be h red to th pis {e sacr’ ently enth pry cf his oddrer wn Of citizens and soldiers again and escorted bim to big quarters, /PORTANT FROM ALBANY. K LEG clusion the formed in lin ATURL, Benate. Airary, Jan. 20, 1862. Mr, Povene, from the Judiciary Committee, ri da large nusmber of bille co alter existing laws adversoly; Among others those making certain sgreoments void, ex- of ext copt made in writing, defining the dutic: cutors itive to forfeited res nizances iD has already over seventy g howe tn . duced a bill to grant State ajd to the Ris It gives $00.000— al the other ¥ Of eighty milox of th Or of sit. MONKOR, & resolitivn was adopted requesting the Judiciary Committee to prepare a geuera) bill legalizing town bounties to voluuteers. 1 New York Stute Fimances. Strate oF New York, Comprrouien’s Orvter, ALKANY, Jan, 17, 1862 H ‘TS WHE PRESIDENT OF THK SENATE — | StR—I have received from tbe’ Senate the fellewing | regolution — Resolved, That the Oumptretter be rempectfully rev 2 to inform the Senato, at his carliest conveuionce, sgregate gum paid during the last year in prenilume on coi to pay interest or priicipal of the public debt of this State, and whether, im making such payments ip coll, any distinction was made among the holders of stock, Comptroiler’s bends, or other evidences of aio judebtedness. and, i such distinction was made, the reason for it, and #dso the authority of law under which such pnrchases of coin were made, also, in what fande was the interest en the Comptroiter's bonds par, and the $500,000 State stock redeemed the past year, kbown as the Astor stock. In compliance with the request contulued in the fore: going resotution I have the honor to inform the Senate that no sum whatever has been paid out of the Treasury for premiums on comm, The paymente made in January aod April, i8€2, were made by the Manhattan Company from th sie and specie funds deposited with it before the suspension of specie payments by the banks. For the payment of interest due in June, and for subse- quent interest, the depoeit banks were requested to con- | tribute in coin a certain per contaye of the amounts de- posited with them before tbe suspension, upon the cou- dition that all of them should so contribute. AN of them— fifty-four in pumber—prompuy complied with this re- quest for the June payments, with the exception of the Bank of Havana, in ‘Schuyler county, and the Susquehanoa Valley Bank, at Binghamton. These bavks baving declined, and the premium having risen rapidly, it was found imporsible to procure the coin lor the subsequent payments without purchasing it. But as the Legislature bad mado no ap- propriation for that purpose, Lojpremiutn could be paid frou the state Treasuty. ‘the M tan Company, how r, in order to protect the credit of the state, oflered to ihe purchase upon ite own responsibility to the ent necessury for the payment of the ivterest upon the funded debt of the State, and take upon itself the of the requisite appropriation being made by the Legislature. With the concurrence aud choice of the com- missioners of the Caval Fund and of the Comptro!er, it bas made such purchases. The aggregate sum paid for the premiuins upon the coin ihus purchared, as appears Dy the account reydered by the Manhattan Company war,, for onwal stocks, $229,433°37; for general fuad stock. $22,681 68. Lam not aware of eny express authority of law which either empowers or forbids the Manbattaa Company to make such purchases if it choses to do se. The current expenses of the State, and the Comptrol- ler's revenut bonds, issued in anticipation of the tax levied by tbe act of April 16, 1861 ising troops to be mustered into the serviee of the United States, were paid in the same deseription of funds og were received for the taxes aud toils dye to the State. The reason why the Mavbattan Company was advised to pay the interest om the funded debt in coin was be- cause such was the practice of the United States, of Mas- sachusetts, Pounsylvania, Obio, Indiava and Jiinois, and such had always the practice of New York, and it waa believed that the credit, the interest and the honor tto ® mor on every acre of | Of the State required it. The reason why the current ex- rigage . penses, ordinary indebtedness und reveaue bends were | that the article po Sh BE paid in such funds as were received was because there were bo other funds with which they could be paid. There was bo sum kaown as the Fr stock redeemed Creation of new States, it will sbave the edect of | during the past year. During the present month Mr. gg ery in the way of the restoration @i the Union, the great object for which we should contend. We wre told that the belief that slavery is the cause of the war, and that the war can never ceuse and the life of the nation be proserved until slavery be abolished, tus lod toa departure from the original parpose of the war. This is tho radical error of the emancipationiste. Slavery ie bo more the cause of the war than gold is the cause of robbery or murder. With the same propriety it migut be «1 that commerce was the cause of our last war with Great Britain, and that commerce should be abo! ished because the impressment of American reanmen ied to the collision, iv al! these cases tho evil passions of men, taking the form of illegal action, were thp autece. dent cause. If men will reform themselves. kecp w J the law and observe coustitutional requirements, there is no roason why we should not live together am harmoniously as our wucestors did in the jaysot the republic, Abolition and secession authors of our calamity, aud abotition ix the parent of secession To. those who regarded slavery as @ sin, and were jmpelled by a law which they esteem higher wan the vov-ne to effect emancipation at all hrzards, ‘ » w say anything, except thai more responsible for the ev in the Seuthorn States than they for serfdom in the mogt distant cov They bad about as much right to intert ove vase us in the other. Slavery was here when the con. stitation was formed. Ite introduction was not the work of one section alone. The great and good men of that day in framing the constitution, recognized jt as an existing institution. Ite control was wisely kit te the several States in which itextsted. Without this the constitution bever would have been ratified. Obedience te law aut conformity to estaltiehe povernment are div) mntiet be offeusive in the sight of God. THK URSON AND OUR DUT Having defined the nature of ou ment connected with the rebellion in the light of the conetity. tion, it ronmins to state the lesson legitimately to be drawn thorefrom, and to courider brietly some of the due = which devolve on ws in this erteisof our oats ietory. ‘The great lesson to he derived is, that dire; restraints of law, diereapect for judicial opi rence ¢o the division of powers in our system of govern: Ment, 8nd the eubstitution of individual opinion cf rigat or wrorg for the written conetiiution, have brought ou the natiog the troubles that now threaten ite disestution, ‘and that Bot only must those in rebellion retarn to their allegiance , but all must retarn to the ancient iandmarke of their fackers, if they would again bave the country united and pwosperous. Our el avty is to restore the Union of the States To muss contro! their n the human atom of govern. vie impute disloyalty to those Verse views w& to questions o policy We should be cama and dispars' le. yet tirm and de. ip maintaining’ the right. We must protect the lav ful rights of the homblest cit'zea if we would be protertod jo our owo rights. We should reapect judicial decline and conform strictly to the requirements of law, We #hould not violate the law because others do Failure in the proper administration of a goc eo it doer not discuaree us from our ob) gatiour ty ve fnjunction#, the violation of waich ¢ veatul Mt exumimed Rome of the adsorbing questioan | Aster has transferred to the Commissioners of the Fund $450,22! 28, and they bave paid him that amount by check upeo the Manbattan Company. sumed that this payment is the ope intended to be. inquired Jato by the resolution. Respectfully yours. L. RUBINSON, Comptrotier “THE BALL UP.” | Skating Revived om the Central Park— |; The Ponds Once More Alive—A New Pond Opened in the Park and To Be Kept Open—Skating tn Brooklyn, &. Tr the Central Park was thrown open yesterday for the nee of the ekating portion of our civic community, ‘Tho significant red ball went aloft from the roof of th | Arsenal, and the sigaal flags with the words +‘ Ball up | eppeared on all tho ears at en early hour in the forenoon. cal, It acted like magic op those who had spare j time, and away they went to join with the merry crowd | who were a skating.” ‘The ice was about two inches in | thickness, aud bent and weved with every movement of | i | f, the ekatere, but When the provided there aron ¢ bends it will bear oo raany poe it, Daring the early | part of tho day, and up to two o'clock P. M., the crowd, which numbered three thousand, enjoyed good skating, but after that hour the crowd inereared go much } Chat the tee gave way in coe « his got into the wv Mot Was deemed inp , abd the poud was speedily ele: | mioates of the raising of (de devocrekmat—the red dag The ball bad at that time been jo wored balf an hour. It | je creditable to our skagog friends to Gnd how readily they now obey tho wists of tic Park keepers when the Sigua! to clear the pond is given, and three officers yes- | terday were far more suecesefu! than were twenty, armed with & long rope, three winters since. ‘The Conservatory pond, near the se | gate, has been thrown open to the public, and as the wa- tor (8 of less depth than ‘on the otber pond Whood that the ice there will be more stationary, p aded surface is certainly limnea, but when thei chance of skating on the | substitute than nothing. mdioate that ekating ie would de chance of | break—the water being but two a the restrictions will not be Ko strictly enforced bere It fs expected, should the wigbt have heen cold the Cootrat Park ponds wilt be again opened at abou o'clock tia mornin The Filth Avenge Skating Pond wae not opened pester Gay , 80 ax Lo allow eho ice to get into good order for 4c any | three 1 \nkes, thie will bea better ball wil! not be hoisted to danger sbould the ice 0 e SKATIVG IN tineer Skating # ; Brooklyn. The Wasbingion, Capitoline, aid’ Colon ponds aro havirgeweh ther {fr share cf theyepert. On the fart smed Firepibal/ion gave forth sts ssa) carious mongie, aud certs aly vufls for the keuedt of the pond, NEW, ‘or the purpose of | few extracts from thas work. It ie pre- | studies nty second street | nothing to the ar; ihere is a like- | his celebrated letter t lowed on thie pond, betas there | paid } dear THE PGLITICAL FUMES OF THE RADICALS. Immense Muster of the Union Democrats. The Headquarters Crammed to Suffocation. ADDRESS OF THB HON, A. OAKEY MALL, Horace Greeley’s Six Degrees of Crime, ; &e., a, ae. ‘The headquarters of the Democratic Union Association, $32 Broadway, were last evening the scenejof an unprece. \d | devtedly large assemblage, gathered to hear the Hon. A- Oakey Hall, The subject was one calculated to excite an intense degree of interest among thoee for whom it was politically chosen. It was tbus fully expressed by Mr. Hall m bis opening remarks:—‘‘The Political Crimes Against the National Crisis Committed by Horace Greeley and Hie Abolition Confederates.”” Mr. Fiall was introduced by Mr. Cozans, the President , | Of the Ascooiation, and was greeted with most epthu siastic welcome. Mr. Hart spoke as follows: — GENTLEME4—I thank you for the reception which you have given to the theme of the evening. That theme epread out and properly outlined should read thus:—‘The Political Crimes Against the National Crisis Committed by Horace Greeley and His Abolition Confederates.” (Hisses for Greeley.) Of course you cannot expect me to do jus" tice to this gubject in a single evening. (Laughter and applause.) Mr. Hall alluded to the celebrated Dr. Porson» who, when asked to write a history of folly, said he did not expect to live long enough to write it, for it would fill at least one thousand volumes. He (the spe thought at least one thousand hours could be prottably spent i ¢. not only to the history of the present, Dut to that bietory which posterity will read, those poli- Lical crimes of the Javobin leader and his Jacobin confe- derates of whom be had spoken. 1am, therefore, said Mr. Hall, going to limit these number of crimes, Some haps, in your younger days have enjoyed ino r of seemy a very’ good play that they used to have at the Bowery theatre, called "'The Six Degrees of Crime,” and another play in which you have seen @ very distinguished prototype, on a small scale, of Horace Grecey, entitled ““Three-fingered Jack.’? Now, f Propore to-night to confine mygelf as bricily ag possible 1@ the six degrees of crime of Horace Grécley ‘and his abolition cofederates against the national cri Let ine sub-divide thesé St the qutset, in order that we may iy understand each other. What dol mean by the crisis? I do not go back of the time when the South Vegan to hold segeseion conventions. I see a great many oli whigs bere to-night of the olden time, a great many old Americans, and others of various parties, and the al) agree with me that when the South not only undergook but dic secede and accomplished the fact, there wag a statute of limitations passed, and a new crisis arose with which the past bas nothing whatever todo, Ag Loug- fellow says—who, although ap abolition por., writes very good poetry: — . Act in the hing presee, Tat the dead past O09 ies dead, } subdivide this crisis ito three periods, up the tbresbhold ef ‘o.morrow morving. There was the period of exciiement und agitation, of prejudice and. passion, not only — sutging over tho South, out sweeping over the North. ‘That period ended abut the time of the inanguration of tho prevoat President, The secoud period of that crisis was the period of wi I consiter that that period has prac- tically onded, @ are vow in the third period of the orsis, which is the period of conciiation. (Great ap- plouse, and cries of “Peace, peace’) Some gentlemen cry tence.” That will be the fourtu period; we have not arrived at that yet. But this jcri«l whioh we are now in is the period of conciliation and of sober second thought und of democratic diplomacy. (Cheers.) We have laid upon the shelf the prejudice and passion of the hour, and we are pow in 4 perked which is the most valuable of the crisis, and it is especially against this period that Greeley and his confederates are perpetrating their worst six degrees of crime. Apd whenI speak of Political crimes against the crisis, what do I mean by that? {do not wean mistakes, por even blunde.s; but Linea what the word crime means in its popular acceptation—de. Hberate forethought, with malice, and with a knowledge of al! the consequences that must tollow from acrime. lsay, an these six degrees of crime which these parties have per- petrated and are perpetrating, it is accompanied with all the intent which is necessary to make aful! crime. He proposed to show them what Horace Greeley had been in the past, both a8 a boy and as a man, And when be spoke of confederates he spoke Of those who acted with a full understanding of the consequences of their acis. ‘Thoy all knew about the great crime of secession; but he asied them if they ever thought of the wonderful parallel that existed and still exists between the crime of secs sion and the crime of paramount abolittonism—that is, abolitionism as # political institution, and pot as a philan thropy. Why, the Jacobins of the South have succeeded in uniting the South, and the Jacobins of the North have succeeded in disuniting the North; tkey. may succeed in disuniting themselves and im uriting uke North in this pe- riod a which we new are of conciliation and compromise, «4 that the future will take care of. (Applause.) bese Jacobing of the North bad worn a mi for a jong time, and he would repeat what he said privately to some gentlemen present—-that uhat muek was dropping, that it would some day drop off, and when it did there was but one course left for every man whe loved his country in the eloquent spirit which Governor Seymour in bis mes. sage bad put forth, to do what Longfellow said:— Let the dead past bury ite dead, And act to the living present, fleart within and God o’erhead. ltold iuy Conservative associates, said he, of the re- pablican perty which abolitionism his shivered into a thousand Mosaic fragmente; that I and many thousunds would never consent to sell their American birthright tor & miserable mes¥ of abolition pytage. (Loud cheers.) And bere té the life of the man who is the great cook of this party (holding up a copy of Greeley’s lite). This lite was written by the husband of Fanny Fern, and be wrote it just Defore Horace Greeley ex- pected to be nominated for President of the United States. (Laugbter.) Greeley said one day to Mr Parton:—'| ob- serve that there are lives of Frankiin Pierce, James Bu- cbanan Gen. Scott, Daniel Webster, and of all the mea who have been and are likely to be nominated for President. 1 ain likely to be nominated for President. I want you to write my life, and I will furnish you with the materials.’’ The old maxim, which we all knew, was true—‘Just as the twig is bent the tree is inclined.’ He would read a » His biographer says:—"‘The modo of Horace Greeley’s entrance upon the stage of the world was, to. the Joast of it, unusual. Log nates] The effort was too much for him, and, to use language Of ouc who was present, be came into the world as black a8 achimney.’” pe sous laughter ) Mr. Hall read the beyhood oi Greeley relative to his to was sent to take the things ai from the house, aud to save wi he could. biograpber says ‘by the boy was nots . they atranger + inquired, “What darned {¢ is that?” (Loud Tmughter.) He ‘on another occasion ‘went down to the farm lot to yoke a pair of oxen. The ox. saye Horace'’s biographer, is a creature of habit. If you catch the near side ox, and yoke him to the off side, and take the off ox and attempt to yoke him to the near side, the off ox you will find has an opini of his own aud will not be so yoked. This mistake Horace committed in hig youth on the , and this mistake be and bis abolition confederates ‘have committed all their lives. The off ox cahnot be brought to deviate from es- tablished uses. Thus be attempted to yoke the off ex on the near side and the pear ox on the off side, After meh coaxing Greeley gave up the attempt when his brother came into the field an matier was, just as now bis brother democrats are coming {nto the political feild, where he is attempting to yoke the off ox of abolitionism on the near side of conservatism—(loud laughver.)—and, the matter js, are rectifying the mistake. Oh, says Horace’s father, that boy never will get along in the world: he will never know more th to come out of the weather when it is raining. (Laughter.) Are these interpolations from the extraets I have read foreign to the subject or gravity ef this occasion! No. For thie reason. 1 know bg then IT may be accused to- morrow morning, asl have been accused heretofore, of net telling the truth of Horace Greeiey. 1 have preferred | pot to speak of him in my own way, but in Horace Greeley's way, aud to read from his own book #0 that be cannot dispute it, and applying the maxim, just as we see how the twig was bent, so we see the tree tnclives. And the boy who would carry off rum surreptitiously and come Diack ip the world—(Laughter)—and who would yoke the off ox to the near side avd the reverse—the boy who was taken for an idiot because be was #0 igoorant of the practica- bilities of common sense Hfe, aad is just the man he is now when be plays the hypocrite on the subject of tem- peranee, and plays the hypocrite on the subject ef jobs— (cheers and Jauguter)—and who attempts to make every- body else go out of the world as black as be himself came into it, (Cheers and laughter.) It is nothing to the a it what kind of man he has been since. It is iment that Greeley was or was not en ition schemes which he set forth in . Seward, in which be regretted that he (Greeley) bad not been nowinatedfor Governor, engaged in thee al is 80 | because his having been 60 would make bie paper sell He would not name Greeley's confederates, for they were ali to be found in the diary of Prince Gurowski. ‘It was that Washington was the great Napoleon of bis time. The great Ni of modero times was lf feet deop— | General George B. McClellan, (Tremendous Ng show! Rt tee 8 as io «all dramas, one uaderstand the personal and babite, and just as if they were jurymon trying these men, not for political but social crimes, lot them be dealt with. Despite of all that Greeley had doue be bad his adberente, and it was the duty of mon to expose the political crimes of him and bis Aduerents and abolition confederates, Now to the six ees of crime, of which they were guilty, As Saks: pere says — One crime doth tread upon another's heel, Uncommon crimes distract the publ ‘Thewe #ix degrees of crime may be enumer thas — Crime The partisan prejudice exime of Horace Greoley saw at once what the | and his abolition confederates. 2. The reckless invasion ¢rune. 3. The civico-military crimo. 4. Ihe abolition ‘the crusade crime, 5. financial crime; and 6. The foreign mediation crime. The} & of South Carolina were +» a berents at the South to ‘Stand by tbe South united,” ‘Horace Greeiey at the North, stepped forward ay wile, what was Horace Gree! ales crime Chicag. parties at the North are trying to betray you and to sell South; stand to your guns.’’ The South such troamment as that, and as they were hunted down and persecuted by all the weapons which rhetoric bad put into the hands of the abohtion confederates of Greeley, what could they do but remain more and more united amoug thomselves¥ The speaker alluded to the great Union meeting of all parties in April, 1861, and character. ized Greeley as the thimble rigger, exactly moving about in the crowd, smiling bis ghastly abolition smile, when he knew in bis heart the crime that he was engaged in per- petrating against the crisis and against the republic. ‘Toey would back to the Tribune, articles of themselves and their followers, wailing to put their elbows into the national Treasury. Failing in this par- tiean prejudicb crime they undertook to inaugurate a reign of terror by crecting a gullotine in their hearts and pre- paring. viclims for it. Did they (bis hearers) su that a year ago Sreslen oe hia_ confederates would allowed them to meet that night? Vorxs~-No, no. Mr. Hatz mentioned the treatment of Greeley to Con- greseman Odell, of Brooklyn, who had shown himself not only a friend of the soldier, but a war democrat. Yet Greeley nominated against him one of the abolition clique, whom he deemed it necessary to elect. The speaker, in further itlustration of this portion of bis able argument, referred to a few words which Judge Jaly uttered at a dinner party, to the effect that one party was fighting, and the other wag fighting because neither would give up, and that might be the condition of the Confederate and federal armies. The next morning Greeley stigmatized Judge Daly as a traitor. When he would como to ask (heli ver. dict upon those erimes they would sy, a3 a conservative jury, that there was no one of those crimes more clearly proved than the preliminary crime of partisaa prejudice, Now, on the crime of *‘reckless invasion.”’ He would ask how many men of the seventy-five thousand would have left fer the defence of the national capital in 186 if they had supposed that Horace Greeley and his aboli- tion confederates meditated a crusade? (Voicop—“Not one.’’?) You answer, and for mysei!’, for one I say—be- cause I shall never sell myself for a miserable mesa of abovtion potace—I would not be there. (Cheers ) The reckless invasion crime was nov at that time prom gated. General Scott nor Seward, nor President Lincolt ve knew then anything of the evoret crime medi tated against “the crisis—the invasion of the Southern States. Mr. Jiucola merely called for troops for tho defeuce of the nation: 4 supported by all the pub! at the time—for the repossession and posse forts, arsenals and property of tie United States seized, and opening up the great highway of the Miasiseippi, to which the S had no inaiienabie right not shared in sby the West. The South could pot be made to send Senators and representatives to Congross. If they chose to stay at home, they hada right to do so. But they had ne Tight to make war upon the democratic party of thy Nortfi,Who had for so many years stood 0 oo chingly by thei. They bad no + Fis got to make war upon the overmmes: G che United States, aud to steal the pub- ic money, and seize the public forts and arsenals ‘To take these back was the first programme of the war set fort™, by Mr. Lincoln and General Scott, and also by Mb Seward in his ietter to the Governer of Maryland. ‘Bot Greeley cried, “Hang out your banuers on the our wally’ avd from out the Tritwne office went forth the newspaper flag “On to Richmond,” and that cry was tukeu up, Past and West, It was his determination to make Mr. Lincolu to take up the ery “On to Richmond” or to push the administration over the brink. They wanted an abolition’ republic, or ene in which pot South Caroling should’ govern, bot New England should govern. He knew of no diddrenc between political hypocrisy, inconsistency and poliv supremacy in favor of New land or South Carolina, Of the two he could only say— How happy he could be with oither, Were the othe dear charmer away (Langhter.) Taus commenced the tirst premonition of the invasion evime. When they had secession blockaded in its ports, it was not ugh for Greeley. He wanted the “On to Richmond” game, and what followed’ We ad bull run. (Cheers.) Bull run brought the dragon of secession out of its hole. But Uncle Sam would drive Greelvy and his abolition confederates out of their hole and out of the temple of liberty, us the Saviour had driven from the temple the money chang: ers with the whip. He mext came ,t the civico-military crime. men have plicbd geue- rals at the bead of the army who never smelled powder. (Cries of “Who's Dick Bustera: Tn yesterday's Trthune is stated that Carl sehurz bas beca appointed @ ma or general, to command ihe corps ialely commanded by Generul Biel. (Hisses.) If the country is w be saved it must be saved by the generalship of such a hero as George B, McClellan, who cap endure taunts and jusults in silence, waiting for the golden moment to come. Mir. Hall characterized the aypointment of Fremont and Halleck #8 major generals of the army as a civico military crime, neither of whom nad ever seen a bait! ashamed of his profession to say that @ lawyer was at the head of the War Department. It was no wonder that Jealousies began at Washington against Gen. Nan, ‘who was @ \ilitary tan, Im reading the testimony of Gen. Hitebeock, publisved in the merning papers, he was reminded of a period in the histor} of Napoleon's career in Italy, when commissioners were sent from Paris to spur the French general to take Toulon, Mr. Hal! made apt quotations from the historian, comparing the inter- ference which was mud@ by the commissioners with Napoleon’s plans and the obtrusiveness of the civil authorities at Washington with Geveral McClellan. He (the speaker) was of the opinion if General McClellan had said, temen, you mind your Dusivess a6 Cong:essinen and | will mind my business as General,” the country would have stood by him. He charged Mr. Lincoln with taking part. in this civico-mili tary crime, when he said to General McCleilan, “Here is my plan; give me your plan; we will compare the two, and if you can convince me that your military plan is better than mine I will adopt it” There bad been notbing but interference with the generals in the field, and there had not been a military man at the herd of the armies. He asked them, in the name of ali that was logical and historical, how could the North ever expect to sucosed, in 4% miltary point of view, against Jeilerson Davis? (Cheers.) Greeley and bis confederates did not adopt the maxim that it is a yood thing to learn from your enemy. Senator Wade might wade though oceans of rhetoric to depreciate West Point, but Jeff. Davia and ail the leading officers in the secession army are from West Poin (Applanse.) Jeff. Davis was a cadet at West Point, and Subsequently lievtemant, quartermaster, colonel in the Mexicun war, and Secretary of War, Hie had learned the art of war from the very migutie, and knew all about it; rr was Mr. Lincoln, with bis “ my plan.’” (Great laughter aud applause.) Mr. Hall passed to consider the abolition crusade crime, aud denominated Greeley as the great abolition hurlot of the country, who was going about the country selling the charms of emancipation. The Tribune first intimated what the abolition ciusade was to be. After the armies had been raised at the North for the restoration of the Union a6 it was aod the constitution as itis and ever ought 40 be—(Applause )j—then they said to General McClellan, “You must fight for the enfranchisement of the negro.’ Greeley paved the way by telling Fremont and Hunter to issue their proclamations, and in July inst the harlot Greeley and all the.other hbarlots intrigued with the vir- tuous “Lincoln and committed him to the emaneipation mtheme. He would dismigs-the cinancipation proclama- tion by relating an taterview which took place between two dar! in Richmond, whea une of them said that “that ere business of freedom depended moro on Massa Lee than en Massa Lincum.”’ at was the ion of the negroes upon whet the I’resident said in ad- vance was as the a boll agaivet the comet. Greeley says that the interval between the destruction and the salvation of the bs oe inessured by two steps—one emaneipation, the other military success. ‘The first is taken; the second yot delays. man Of the North cannot save the republic, then, aay I, that I would rather have the white man of the North subjugated by the white man of tbe South than ewn the salvation of the North to the negro. (Immense applause, after which “Three for that sentiment” were givou.) He came now to the fivancial crime. Mr. Chase, an abo- It the white ition confederate of Greeley, called for seventy- five men, and since then has called another army, and, like smother Micawber, he will raise the money at any sacrifice, calling tor im mense sums of money without having prepared a tax scheme to repay it. The condition of the country was to- day more imperilied 5 ed state of its finances than by all the forces at Jelf. Davie’ command. The last crime was the foreign mediation crime. Horace Greeley hates Mr. Seward because Zeward bates Engiand, while be loves America with a love that is shared alike by native and adopted citizen. From first to Inet he has determined, when the time bas come to settle thie quarrel, that we can aud shall settle it ourselves. There was one thing’which Mr. Seward had done, He bad kept foreign nations at bay by the biggest, the most magnificent diplomatic lying to be found in all the annals of history. (Laughter.) He bad lied well and wagnificently and Successfully in a good cause. If Horace Greeley sacced- lion; on the other is compromise and conciliation, second sober thouglt and mediation. If the former shall go down and the latter up, toen glory awaits the republic in thia crisis, But if by any supineuess on our part the abolitvonists succeed in their scheme, thea woo to the country of Washington, of Jemferson and of Jackson. » Mr. Hall was enthusiastically applauded on resuming is seat Fires in New York. FIRE FOOT OF EAST TWENTY-FIPTH STREKT—DESTRUC- TION OF A SCHOONBR AND ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED BARRELS OF PETROLEUM OIL—Loss ABOUT THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. Shortly before six o'clock last night a Gre broke out ‘on board the brig Sarah Starr, lying at the foot of Twenty. street, Kast river. The vescol was loaded with ove frth sind dve hundred barrels of petroleum oil, all of which was totally destroyed. Loss estimated at about $20,000. Oil owned by Mr. Munn. The cause of the fire ie uulenown at present. ‘ FIRK IN CENTRE STREET. About half-past nine last evening a fire was discovered on the fourth floor of buliding 207 and 200 Centre street, oceupied by E. C. Moore, siversmith. The dremen extin- ‘aished the fire before it epread to the adjoining floors. $a Noore's loss will be abont $700 or $800, fully fasured, | que ftth floor was occupied by Hazelton Brothers, manu: | facturers of planofortes, damage by water about’ $1,000: fully insured, ‘The eocond tloor ie occupied by Wellings, mwufacturer of billiard baile; and the frst byt ‘Avlax Manufacturing Company, Stocks damaged by water. building tf owned by L. P. Haws. It is damaged prored for $6,000, The fire wos, no de Tt Originated beneath one of the | IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. Continued Activity to Resist the French. ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEXICAN CONGRESS. Speeches of the President and Vice President. PATRIOTISM OF THE WOMEN, &e:, &., eo, We have intelligence from the city of Mexico, by way of Acapulco, to the Zist December last, According to these accounts, published in tho semi-monthiy Review of the capital, there hag been ne movement whatever upon the fortifications of Puebla. Tue French still occupied their position at Palmar, some thirty miles from Puebla. The Governor of Tlaxcala had left for Puebla, with o body of troops, to join the Mexican forces there. On the ‘9th of December the boxivans celebrated the defeat of tha Spaniards at Ayacucho im 1824 with great eclaut. ‘The Mexican Congress bad passed an act to treat aj! French prisoners as the French shall treat Mexicans. General Negrete had issved a patriotic appeal wo the, army to stand by the yuity and independence of Mexico, It has been ordered to punish cll priestg guilty of insub- ; ordination by fing and imprisonment. General C, Anastasio Parrodi hax been appointed com. mander of the Second division of the central army. ‘There was a graat colobration et Pucbta on the presen tation of medals to the troops. The following gives an idea of the madais:— ‘This recognized pation conesies to {ts brave sont whe ¢ defended the ind nce Oo, their country against the, ¢ traitors, kept the id protected the city of Puebla. | a medal of honor: 6 (joeds of the 4th and the defence f nd, of fl ness, ¥ suall bor twu in t of the 5th ef May, 3882. Hoth m twenty-five mitlugetars dian and shall bear om the obverse th iption, surrounded by evergreens:—fhie iexicau re,ublic to ber brave sons.” Ou the reverse shall be. ‘ily defeating the tat tors on the 4ih of Biav Uoy citeotiaiy triumph won in Puebla ac 5th of May, 1862.” The ins be surrounded by Inuye ‘The most active preparations were in progress at } ¢ thrown up | Puebla, New works of defence wore b everywhere, and the Commander-in Chic! in bis activity, visiting army for uke coming stra In all the large towns tho ladies were ently forming theraselves into societies fo: collecting clothing, lint and bandages for tho hoxpitalg Wowb ar being established. u The French coutinne at Sat, Angustin del Palmay | (hey have || mulea and | and San Andres Chatchigemula, where fortified thomsetves, They are in want of trains, and, according to the Mi nz, are afraid of attacking Puebla, The farees of Genera! Baztine hae arrived at Jalapa; but as yet, says the Heralds, “they have not begun to fulfil the command of Napo! bien et vite. Worey thinks & great deal before acting.” ‘The Mexican Congress w: with all dw on the 15th of Degember. ismissing the President said:— You have closed the first p exact day set apart by our peac gress, 80 worthy of the terrible lesson to the fod of your sessions on the undaimental charter. Tat M spy, who vo (req tly and miserably deceived Limsei!, prophee: ing its sudden ang! Carry, citizen deputies, to uke; bosom of your families the most profoucd security, for ) shameful dissolution. which the governmout will vixilantly watch in response to the expectations of the country. t The Vice President, Senor Ponciano Arrioga repliec that Mexico exists as an independent, free anc! sovereign nation, notwithstanding the eombin ons of ¢ spurious ambition, united to treason and periity, which taking advantage of the stil! unbeaied wound’ of the country, cansed by a desclating civil war, aad while wis weak and broken by the deepest calamities, would ex? pect Mexico to accept fo.eign iutervention, whic meant , humiliation and dishonor Mexico exist#, continued Senor Arriaga, and with ite own resources and elements will boldly faco this iniqui ' tous war, which ig without reason, ad must cauee irri tation and scandal to the whole civilized world, if the, law of force and of arms should have less intluence op Ub destinies of inan. zen geverals, fights against renowned and fomous armies: and will tranamit to history pages as glorious ag those o the oth of May, 1562, In short, Mexico ox‘sts, and, while pouring out her, blosd and the treasures ef her sons to defenc; her honor and her independence, she will tolerate hei! vnarmed enemies and respect the lives and even th! glory of all prisoners of war, giving daily proofs of en! | tare aud morality to those who have invaded ber terri ; tory tending tociviiize it. t ie co exists honorably as an independent, ecvereig: and free pation. Before closing its sessions the Congress passed ap im! portant decree, of which the following are the mai, points:— t Article 1. The acts of the so-called authorities esta; blished by the invaders and traitors, or which they may hereafter establish im the republic, are pulland void. — & Art. 2, All contracts made by those so-called aathori , ties, or which may hereafter be celebrated, shall be aise, = and void, and ali whe take part in thein will do 804” their peril. 4 are 8. ‘The traitors cannot be considered in any way ii’ the treaties which the government celebrates will, France. H The government would not permit anything but t mails of the {orsign ene to leave by the express { aid which Mexwo city en the 20th of Dec General Dobiado, with a body of the reserve of t! Mexican army, dispersed « band of two thousand bandit at Agostadero, commanded by Ruiz and Chavez. Ia thes| flight they left their artilicry, about one hundred kille: and more than seventy prisovers on the field. INTERESTING FROM RICHMOND. Arrival of Refugees from the Rebe, Capital—Reported Advance of the Unio? Forces on Weldon, N. C.—A Division o Stonewall Jackson's Corps Sent South-' The Merrimac a Failure—Pesition 0: General Lee’s Army—What the Rebel Expect from Governor Seymour. &e. ° Wasiiwatom, Jan. 20, 1863, ‘The King Phitip arrived this morning from Piney Point,' bringing up Joba Coyle, his wife and two ebildrén : Philip Riley, with bis wife and four ebildeen, avd Jobn Kilduff, refugees from Richmond, wher they have been at work ia the Tredegar Irom Works’ Coyle and Riley are from Troy,N. ¥. They left Rich’ mond on Monday, the 12th inst., the men walking an the women and children riding in @ wagon, which wa driven by @ contraband, and came by way of the Mecha bicsville Pike, passing Hanover Court House, where they: observed that the rebels bad a picket, to near Port Royal where they crossed, and proceeded on their way to th. Potomac, and hailed one of the gunboats and got on board from which they were transferred to the King Philip’ On the way from Richmond they did pot sce any rebo soldiers other than the picket at Hanover Court House. ‘The week previons te their departure there was groa excitement in Richmond, owimg toa report that a larg Union force, numbering eiguty thousand, war on the way to Weldon, N. C., and that a large fleet of guaboate wer} in the waters of North Carolina. About the same time General Anderson's division o General Jackson's army, numbering about fifteen thou sand imep, passed through Richmond and went south whieh fact’ added much to the excitement. ‘The floating battery Merrimac is % perfect failure, being! too top beavy, and she is lying at Rocket's with a scow to keep her afloat. Several times she bas been taken ont into the stream with the scows ; but whenever it was attempted to remove be gcows she carcened at such @ rate Uhat they were obliged to replace them and bring her back to ber moor, inge. For upwards of three weeke she was tried in this manner, but at last, tired out with atiempts to make bey set right in the water, they baye given het up aad acknow afaidure. At the Tredegar Works they have six bundred men a work, mainly on shot and guns, but the Iattor are mostly) unser! |, the metal which they are yr being o inferior qnality, aud none osber to be bad. Lately guns pase Cote gee ad and they are now bedi wi . On Fridays betore they felt, about one bundred and Afty Union prieoners were marched from the age Fifty’ bac in body of the rebel army is said to be about minlway betaresn Fredericks and , oD the considerable Union sentiment yet ee of the ‘tna are to be bat the yen Of President Union soldiers to lay down their arms. ‘They say that Governor Seymour will not allow any more troops to leave New York, and that other conserva tive Governors will follow the #ame course. Provisions are very scarce in the city, and there it much suffering among the joorer classes. From jorty#to fifty dellars per month is chat for commou board. Flour i# selling at from $220 $25 per barrel, meal at #4 60 per bushel, and cacs at $1 25 per dozen. i the camps and preparing the J q ney | n— Paites | remapy | memberr This, efal and perfect regularity, this imperturbable pro j 4 Mexican power, is a new anc ¢ ts, and, with inexperienced soldiers and citaip ' ‘ ' ‘ ‘ 4 : F ‘ , 1 £ }