The New York Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1863, Page 1

THE NEW YORK H WHOLE NO. 9626. REWS FROM WASHINSTON. INTERESTING PR CEEDINGS OF CONGRESS Debato in the Senate on the Non- Payinent of the Troops. FOR THR DBLAY. NOBODY TO BLANB The Court of Claims Bill Passe’ by the Senate. Diseussion in the Nouse Relative to Congress- men Holding Army Commissions. Passage cf the Wrest Point Academy Bill by the ffouse. Reported Dismissal of Gtnoval Fitz John Porter from the Anny, we : be., be. Wasmvaros, Jan. 21, 1863. ‘THR FINANCIAL MFASUKES. M: Hooper, of Massachusetts, atternpted to gor before the House to-day an important letter “rom Secretary ‘Chase, which is said to have been shown to sume mom bers of Congress, in which he Secretary expraivea his approval of the Finance bii| as reycrted and amended hy the majority of the Commiiice of Wiys and Moane, Mr Booper's notion was ruled out of order. SHE CLV!) APPROPRIATION BILY., ‘Tho report of the Senate Fisauca Committeo npon the opriation bill, strikes out the clavge reducing | 9 of Congressmen to ten cents per mile, and our’ iils other minor appropriati ns, and also reduces the eetimate of the Agricultural Department from one hun. dred aad thirty thousand dollars to sixty Uagueand dole tars, aud tho printing of tho laws in newspapers from seventeen thousand dollars to four thousand dollars. REORTED DISMISSAL OF GENUAAL BiTZ JONNY PORTER FROM THE ARMY. It ig stated that, notwithstanding tho Intimatims that the findings of the Court in Fz John Porter's case were favorable, the President, upooa review of the ilud+ ings of the Court and tho testimony, bas dismisrod enoral Povter from the army. This @ecision, if it bo true, is unexpected. It was believed thit his vindication wos completo, nd the result is rogarded more as auciher Dlowat Gs ral McClellan than a coade)anation o° Gen: Porter. The friends of General McClellan are unfortu~ pate, and they arestrickou down for their fricudsbip to ict while the powrr that sirikes can react o0 nearer to the object of the blows. CRENSULE OF COMMODORE VANDERBILT, COMMODORE VAN BRUNT, CHARLES H. HASWELL AND F. J. GOUTHARD. ‘The resolution of Mr. Hale, introdnced in the Senate this afteracon, ensuring Commodore C. Vanderbilt, Com. modore C.J, Van Brunt, Uharles H. Hacweil and F. J. Southard, for thoir management in the purchasing and fitting out of transports for Genera) Banks’ expedition, wil) cause some fluttering in naval circles, The resolution is in part founded upon the report of the special committee appointed by the Benate to investigate the matter, The report and testi. mony occupy one hundred and twenty-eight printed pages, and it appears from it that much of the trouble arose from the fact that the inspectors of the vessels offered were not allowed to know the destination of the expedition. THE PROGRAMME OF THE RADICALS, It fe understood that Mr. Wade is recoguized ab the Yeader of the republicans in Congress. Tho radicals de mand the execution of their whole programme as to both civil and military oilicers. Sore of them are determineg 40 sacrifice patriotism, loyaliy, usefulness and efficiency W pertisan feeling. They denounce conservatism as trea gon, and will have ultraism predomivant at all hazards, even if their dominion fa to be confined only to the limits of New England. If Greeley was roughly treated by some of the leading radicals 2° to his views of the importance of puclic opinion tm New York as to governmental affairs, it ia due to him to state that things could not long go on im the preseut fashion. It isstated that ono or two of the Assistant Secretaries ef War aro about to vacate their offices; but as they are very closely identified with President Lincola’s emancipa- thon policy it is believed that they will not just now leave the War office, TUB NON-PAYMENT OF THE TROOPS. In the course of the discussion to-day upon the bill to reorganize the Court of Claims, there was an ou(buret by Mr. Howard against Secretary Chass for failure in paying the troops. Mr. Fessenden essayed a reply, and tho ‘mount of it was hat the Senate made an appropriation to pay the soldiers us soon as it was known that there ‘was negligence in this respect. Any defence of Mr, Chase seemed to offend Mr, Wade, THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, ‘The epeechnof Mr. Harding, of Kentucky, in the Houso (this afternoon, upon the emancipation prociamation, was full of invectiveagainat the measure, It was the most bitter speech yet made from the opposition sido, CONGRESSMEN IN THE ARMY—THE CASE OF COLONEL VANDEVER. Tn the House to-day the sessio. was nearly consumed fo the debate upon the question of excluding members Lolding commissions in the army from their privileges and emoluments as members of Congress. The caso of ‘Mr. Vandever, of Iowa, was under consideration, and as s* Tepresented the cases of sevon other members, it ox- cited to-day much interest, Tho House yoater- day decided the case adversely to tie eoloncls who have been elected to Congress but have accepted commissions in tho army, which ren ders them at all times liable to be called into the field by the Commanter-in-Ohief; but since the caucus of last Hight a different feeling prevailed in the House. All sorte of parlimentary sirategy was brought fto play, and the subject was at last postponed to the last day of the session, and some of the members objected logically to establishing @ precedent which may at some future time, wheo a majority or all of the members of Congress may be Colonels, aud put it in the power of the Com mauder-in-Chief to send them t the field, leaving the Bational legislature without a quorum. THE NuW SENATOR FROM NEW JeRSET. ‘The appearance of Mr. Wall a4 Sonator from Now Joreey ‘wae o marked ovent 'n this day's srsston of the Seonte Most of the republican Senators seemed to think it a duty bot to pay attention to the laie ocenpant of a government Prison ; but Mr. Ton Eyck behaved handsomely on the Cccasion, and introdaced Mr. Fessenden, who, with such Men a6 Mr. Co\atsor,condemn im private air, Stanton’s arbitrary exercises of power Senator Wall endorses fully Governor Parker's mee- sage. A CURIOUS CasR. A carious cane Occurted today. Colonel G A. Smith Of Minois, who 4istingwiched Bimecit at Pea Redge and has thrice beck severely wounded in battle, came hore gome time ago to claim tho appointment of Brigasier General for a brigade he bad sined im Iiinole, under tho authority of the Wvresident. He was subsequently ar, dPested and thrown iato (he Old Capitot priton, whence be Wale without explanation Folewwed to-day, to Bod bitunely pominated (or Prigaser Geveral TEE ALMEDAN Q iV CASE IN THB sUPRpee cCoURT. It is but a step fram tne Hollof the Bennie to the ehamber of the Supreme Court, where ietelloctual giants once contended, and where Justice still polsen her wale Tho Almedan quicksiiva mine matter, is before the fal beech wpon appeals from the Circuit Court of California, * Mr, Peachy gpened the case thie morning, and an idea o ite importance may be gathered from the (act that he wat aD gaged for thre? gays in arguing it in the court belows Fils axrociate in the gace is Mr. O'Couor, of New York, They, with Mr. Reverdy \obmaon and Mr. Crittended , con - atitate tho counsel for Senor Aucbes Certiliero, aoyei*gt against the government. Judges Black and Curtis are the coursel of the governinent, It jsunderstood that Mr, Crit- tenden acts io no other capacity than as adviser. GALLANT EXPLOIT NEAR PORT CASWELL, N. 0. Rear Admiral Lee has forwarded to the Navy Depart ment @ report from Lieutenant W. B. Cushing, dated Beaufort, N. C., January 8, detailing the particulars of @ reconnoissance made by him near Fort Caswell on Little river, with ouly twenty-five men. While proceed- ing up the river they were fired upon by the rebels from a biu onthe left bauk. Landing aud forming, without fring a gun, they moved forward until they came in sigh, of fort and a camp fire, whereupon they mado ® bayonet charge, Lievienant Cushing judging that the enemy were iguoraut of the number of Bis foree. The charge was successful. Thoy captured the fort, our men woing over one side as the rebels ¢seaped on the other: ‘Tho fort was found to be an eartuwork surrounded by @ ditch, with a blockhouse tuside pierced for musketry. No guns wore mounted, Lieutenant Cushing learned that the fort hed been held by a company of infantry, who left in such hasto that their stores, ammunition, clothing and a Portion of their arms were captured, He destroyed ail tho property he could not bring away, and returnod to Beaufort with the loss of only oa man, who was wound- ed. Theo ‘sand men of this expedition all behaved nobly. THB MILITARY ROAD BD\ WEEN WASDINGTON AND NEW YORK. A large delegation from the Now Jersey railroad com- panies are here to lobhy against the bi (er an air line route betwoex Washington aud New York. PORKION IMMIGRATION. Tho important ques’ of brought before Congress ta a mem foreign iat ot B. A. Immigration is ‘roiseth, who su; geste that cinco the great influx of foreigners ia 1856 European enpitalists interested ta o:her countries, as Australia, Central and bh Amorier, Mexico, the South and North F and Pritish America, © countries, by establishing lines of trang portation and giving free grants fe refers to the a, to the supply of agri labor to the West, the developmont 0° our national regourees, and estimates the value of such immigration ag equal to the mineral resources of th d regions, Sor these reasone atten- tion ie called to ation tion and direction fF such ime tance of die-ominating correct inform: the resonrees, produc: Hous, climate, &e., of the country among the people of Europe by some eystem tic means is alow urged. PROCEEDINGS OF CONCRESS, Of the Pacific RUBIA Y-OVYESTH CONGRESS, 1 .\0OND SESSION, Senate, Wasnmearton, Jan, 21, 1863. PRESENTATION OF CRMDENILALE. Mr. Tex Evcx, (rep.) of N. J., presented the credentials of Hou. Jase W. Wall, clected Cuited States senator from the State of New Jorgvy, to #1 the unexpired term of tho Iato Joba R. Thomson. Mr. Wall appeared ‘and took Lho cata of office, , Me. Wison, (rep.) of Mass., presented the crodentials of Hon. Charles Sumner, re-elected United tates Senator from the State of Massachusetis for six years from the 4th of March next. HAVORT YROM THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENDE. A communication was read from the Secretary of the Interior transmittin, report from the Commissiouer of Internal Revenve. rred to the Coruimitice op i ipance. DRAWBACK ON GUNPOWDER. Mr. Sumer, (rép.) of Mags,, presonted a memorial from the merchants of Boston, asking for a drawback on guv powder made from imported saltpeire when the same is exported. PRINTING OF THE KIGHTH CENSUS, Mr. Antnony, (rep.) of R.1., from the Committee on Privting, reported » resolution to provitie for the printing of the iighth ceusus. Adopted, THE GRADE OF LIN OFFICERS IN THE XAVY. Mr, Tlaue, (rep.) of N. H., from the Committee on Naval Aifaits, reported. back.a bill to ameud tbe act establishing the grade of line oficers in the navy, with amendmenis. ‘THE ENGINEER CORPS AND ORDHANCE DEPA' Mr. WiLson, of REMENT Mase., {rom the Mi'ilary Committee, re- ported back the bill to promote the efficiency of the En- gineer Corps aud Urdnunce Lepartment. THE COURT.OF CLADES, ‘The bill for the reorganization of the Court of Claims vas taken up, the question being ou the motion of Mr. Foster to lay the bill on the table, wuich was rejected by yeas 18, nays 26, ‘The question then recurred on Mr. Grime’s motion to inrert bis substiiute repealing the original act extabiish- jog the Court of Claims: Motion rejected by yeas 11, nays 25, Mr. Hate contended that if this bill was passed it would opan the way for thousands of claims. He pro- p sed, if he could yet the opportunity, to oer au amend- ment that po money should be drawa fro the Treasury om judgtnents from, the Ceart of Ciaina until all the debis arising from the war were cettied. It was only yesterday that he (Mr. Hale) was called on by five sobliers of @ New Hampshire regiment, who had been in all the bat- tles on the Potomac from the first Bull ran to the late af- fair at Fredericksburg, and these folliers had not seen a dollar of government money for the last six months, They had heard that Congress was at last arousing ilself to the necessity of paying these starving soldiers, who had left pauper families and come to defend the capital and the country. This law willo,en the duors of the ‘Treasury to a vast borde of contractors aud private clan ants, who seem tu have imbibed the ides that the Trea- sury is their private property; anf@alaw opening tho Treasury is like the lowe of the Modes and ereians— never to be repealed. ‘The discuseion was continited at some length by Mesers. mK, Bavarp and Doowrrie. Mr. TavmpuLt, (rep. of Hil., claimed that the idea so often rapeated ‘hore that thié Dill war in some way to open the 'Y, Was an entire mistake. No money can be drawn from the Treasury, under the bill, except by an appropriation wade by Congress, in tbe saine way that o1 ropriations are mate. There was v0 attempt to open the Treasury to tho five judges, and the bill will how this if Benators will examine it. Its object ts to pro- tect the government, save the Treasury and relieve Con gress from a burden. Mr, Wuson, of Mass.,sa‘d, in reply w a remark of the Senator from New Haropanire (Mr. jiale), that Congress: was Jone way: rerpessisie for the non-paymect ps the soldiers, and he wanted the country and the army*to uu derstand this, Congress bad given the Secretary of the Treseury (Mr. Chase) power to sell the bundy of the government, and had ps & law (hat the soldiers should be paid every two menthe, yot the bonds were not sold for some cause. The government had asked for ho specint logisiation, and proforsed te be preparing a vay to pay the army, yet the army were not paid and agreat many complaints are being made. On the 20th of De- cember the House of Representatives passed a resolntion: for the prompt payment of the army and navy Finance Committee of the Senate amended it, Appropriation of Hfty millions and the Houre a})p one hi And now from the public press of the itiry—and he was sorry to say from the executive branch of government— the ylea has gone out that Congrees hag not provided the means to pay the army and bas not done ite duty. There never was an hour when the government did not have full authority from Congress to provide the means to pay the army. He (Mr. Wilson) did not choose to take the responsibility for the non-payment of the soldiers, and he disowned it for the senate and Houve of Kepresouta- tives. Mr. Howano, (rep.) of Mich, wantod the cave of the non-payment of the soldiers stated in plain Logieh, eo that Lug saddle might be put on the right horse, Mr. Witaow, of Maxs., said thet we were oblige Inet summer and autumn to raise a large body of troope, and agreed to pay twenty-five dollars bounty, and expedition were rent away and had to be paid ia advance. ‘The rulo required that the soldiers should be paid every two mous, and the -covernment profesred to he providiig the means to pay the army. Yet the payments for Sep- tetaber and Petober were not mada, He stpposed there jarge drafts on the ireagury bad exhausted the funds. ‘The Secretary had sent no request for additional mean but had seat @ great fuancial scheme, which it would take months to carry 100 execution, But Congress, without waiting for any oficial request, promptly passed an act to provide for the payment of the soldiers. Mr. Howanp #sid be #uppored then that he true reason waa that the payments were delayed in order te allow Congress to past upoo this magnificent scheme of the Sec- the Treasury. ) of Me., thonght that there was a ary Noite about the matter, Tbe mainly from the pecotiar cirenmatauces Gent of Congress the Pro- out three bundfed thou- me ip bountien, aud large trouble of tbe ea rident (ou aud new troops, giving | were ent tow expedition Jistanee, and these men bad to be paid. The trouble seemed to be thal those men were wot paid first who bad waited longest. The Secretary of the Treasury bad only the means ariein from ibe revenues of tho government, end the inoue of Treasury notes was limited. Congress aise passed ay Giving the Secretary power to ‘he government bonds At the bert price he could get, ae de (Mr. Fessenden opderstood it, the Fecreiary of the Treseury had of couree, acted upon + and, ther ly Coe Tuey bad promptiy executive branod of the ge thou 40 probide for the pay ment of the army. tive body ever acted mors promptly Mr. Hate ofiéred an ameadment that 09 money hall be Paid cubot the Treasury, under a judgaent of the Court Of Claims, until after tie eppropr lation eball be estimated for by the cevretary of she Treasury. Adopted. Mr FeasevoEy moved to amend #0 (hat the ‘wagmenis of the Court shall not be final Reected— yous 10, nays 23. No legistae a NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1863, ER Mr. Foeren, (rep.) of Conn, moved to strike out the Provision for two additional Jud, Agreed to—yeas, The bi ‘then passed, by alyote of 23 yeas against 15 nays. ‘THR BANKS Laan = 2d OF COM. VANDERRILY, COM, YAN BRUNT, MR. AND ¥, J. ROUTHARD. wr. offered a resolution that Cornelius Vanderbilt, Commodore Van Brunt and Charles H. Haswell, who the Banks expedition, are guilty of signed transports of Degligence in the discharge ef the duty as- them, and that the commission extortea by F. J. Southard was an express viointion of the agreement. by bim, and should at once be refunded to tho bay or Laid over, House of Representativ Wasamnaton, Jan, 21, 1863. ‘THR CARE OF COLONEL VANDEVER. ‘Tho House yesterday passed a reeolution declaring ‘William Vandever not entitled to hia seat, owing to his having accepted a military cominiasion. Mr. Mayan, (Union) of Tenn., had raised the point that such action on the pars of the House, being in the charactor of an expuision, required, under the constitution, @ vote of two-thirds. ‘The Speaker overruled the point, from which decision Mr. Maynard appealed. Mr, Cox, (opp.) of Ohio, ie cay moved to lay the appeal on the table. ed to—82 agatost 36, . WASHBURNE, (rep.) Of Iil., moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was passed. Mr, Cox moved that the motion bo laid on tho table. Disagreed to—50 against 73. i ‘The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Wash- arm, Mr. Stevens, (rep.) of Pa., moved tho postponement of tho motion until August next. Disagreed to—36 against 105, Tho question way the; taken on the reconsideration of the voto by which the resolution was adopted. ‘The vote was reconsidered, 70 against 4. Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Mass., said this was a.question of coustruction of the constitution and laws of the land, He did not stand here to lecture any geatleman difering from bim. He accorded to others the right he claimed for himself. A gentieman accepting a military position ya- cated Aisgeat in this ball, He said there was @ disposi- tion to treat this question as of no gurt of moment and of so lite concern that gentlemen could not bring them seives to yote upon it when the resolution wasiairly profeuted. ‘They were not willing to take tho Tegporaibility cf voting on a measure founded on’ the constitution and the taws of the Iand, Ho remwindod the Houge that they were vetting prece dents bere to control the House, which would render the members of the House literally slaves. It was their right to sit here without an overshadowing power over thein and without recognizing the right of the Executive to enter the chamber and interfere with their duties as legislators. He protested agaist saying we are yet at tho foot of the Executive. “We are,” he remarked, “clothed by the constitution itself with power to protect oursel es dgainét such eacreachtaents, precluded by the form of the government which we are endeavoring to pre- serve. Our fathers wisely threw around vs the shield of the constitution. If we are not prepared to protect our geives beneath its ample folds, and throw away cur rights under it, it does not make much difference if we at once conse playing tbe hypocrite and indulging In cant. We should cease singing bosanuas to the coustitution when \6@ can po longer enjoy its blessings.’? Mr, CoLvax, (rep.) of Ind., inquired whether tho gentlo- mar inciudell all who voted contrary to himself as among tise who bypocritically canted about the constitution and thought the Louse subject to the Execut dir. Dawesexplained. He had expressly sta that it was the duty of every man who did not beiteve as to the sounduess of the resolution to yore against it. He had heard no ono question the soundness of the proposition. ir, Keioca, (/9p.) of il, suid the gentleman from Marsacbusetis had thought proper to lecture those who differed {rom him, It was enough for him (Mr. Kellogg) to take cure of bis own vote. But when the gentleman une: wok to prt others on the record in an unfavorable powition, as desiring to give the matter the “go-by”” rather than veto upo) it, be wanted it also to go upon re cord that from his investigation he did not believe that the {act of holding a military office from the Governor of a State was incompatible with holding a seat here, He would yoto with this view when the question arcae, Mr, Dawes explained tbat be complained that sume gen- tlemen attempted to avoid the passage of the resolution, while thoy exprested no question ax to the soundness 6 the principles upom which it was founded. Others had pinced themselves ia @ position where the Executive jd take them out of this hall, He who accepts a mili- commission makes his own election whether be shall py 2 seat in the House. Under the coustitation a man eapnot serve two mast He must cleave to one aud company with the other, Mr. Wasnucrne, (rep.) of Ill., replied to what he char. acterized as a lecture from Mr, Dawes. His pesiiion was consistent. Yesterday be desired the gentleman should yield ® postpopement of the resolv tion until the third Tuesday in february. He desired thea and now to mogt the question fairly, He could not forget tbat the vote by dec sion of the Chair expelled from ibe Hicuse a 1.0),lbor at home a neighbor who sat in lis immediae vicinity. could not but recollect that the same blow aimed at Mr, Vandever struck some other inembers of the House, He Lelieved there was uo great and pressing necessity which demanded a ty vote. Hoe desired time to consider this tb constituiional question, The gettleman from Massachusetts, however, had lectured gentlemen aud charged them with a desire to #birk from their di He did not know where bia friend got the right to lecture them. He recognized the right of ne man to jecture bim fer differcnce of opinion on cousti tutional question, The geutieman had spoken of a mye. terious influence as controlling members to vote agninet their convictions, Where was the man who bad voted against bis convictions? If rueu a man was bere be was unworthy of the high place ot honor, What did bis frievd mean by the jafly- egcouf the Executive? What had the Execttive to do with it? Where was the man who bad go. e to the White Houre to consuit the Executive as to bis action bere? fe felt authorized to deny that any member had coosulted the Executi Mr. Dawns oxplained, argument was that the Ex- ecutive hela the House in his power if the members could, es holding military commissions, claim seats io the Joune. Mr. Wasnncrwe said Mr, Vandever beld his commission under the real of the Governor of Jowa, not from the kx- ecutive of the United States. “Let the country look oo as much a it pleases. J vote,” be said, “‘wccording to my convictions of right. If the country does not agree with me it is tte misfortune.” (Laugnt Mr. Couyax said it was immaterial to bim whether the resolution was postponed until the dd of March or deci dodjnow. He would vote against the resolution, and in this he claimed to be sustained by the majority of the Com- raittee on Elections themselves. He proceeded to show ‘a resolation directing an inquiry an to whether certain gentlemen holding military commissions were eptitied to seats bere, which was offered by Mr. Vallaudighaw to Joly jast, and this resolution was laid on the table, aud the Committee on Hections were not even instructed to Inqnive into \he subject. He oontroverted the positions of Mr. (awes,and did pot believe the Executive bad spoken tom solitary member, and doubted whether the Pxecu! weeven knew that the House had Leen discussing the nuatt Therefore this charge of mysterious iafla- ebeu overshadowing the Houre to vote againat their cou- victious wae @ chimera of the br ir, Wisex, (rep.) of lowa, said his colleague (Mr. \eodever) was appointed colon@ by the Governor of the (te, nod thas commissioned. He commanded a militia roy ment in the service of the United States, Mofvrnsom, (rep.) of said his own former position in the army was of volunteer character. He did not desire to shrink from any duty, and coumidered the remarks of Mr. Dawes as to the srereiedoriag ine fluence of the Executive to be merely supporiticious in their cherscter. Lie believed there was incompatibility in holdiog @ military commission while claiming a seat sn the House. The only question with him was whether, having served part of bis vine in the feld and part Ww the House, Colonel Vandever forfeited his seat here. Crrrtespes, (Uniov) of Ky., tard. for want of othe. nent gentiemen had gone out of the way t thom-clves lectured by the gentieman kets. He sustained the positions of the gention Mr. Witsox, replying to Mr. Dawes, said be aid yester day question’ the soundness of his poritions, and wow maintained that under the circumstances of t!)ls case the constitution did not apply tv such cases 4 thet of Colouel Vandever. Mr. Oum, (rep.) of N. ¥ deferred to rome fixed ay, aud Tiowge ina way by which*ihey wight what their sence wan with relorenee sider the far greater quentinw by a mere mayority Or at suggested that the subject be ben brought before tha © euubled to vote t, and also com £ they vould deen! whe bie The Hieuse ted pom por sresolotion to the id of March ne garnet 68 RY ACALEMY On motion of Mr. Stevens, (rep.) of Pa.. the House cor curred in ali the Senate's amectmeuie to the Muitary Academy bill. DBHATR OF THE AFTAIRS OF THR NATION The House than went into Commitice 0 the Whole, for tho purpose of general debate. Mr. Harono, (Union) of Ky., raid the P ecaane.pation proclamation bad upied the d predicted, Like one man, and paralyzed the Je hope of the restorei t ded bis Pesitiom to (he influence of pera c The pro clamation was a way-6n tbe consiitation. It was nothing but bold and absolute ureumy tion of despotic power, w lack would wreat irom the people the rightof self gyvert No State could be tole With suet a power Fuspented : ver it. No stronger disuniom docirine was ever ieaued 9 this country. Thore who sonetioned it were rendy to yield their liverty and confess tbemseives tlayes. i #poke about arb {rary arteste, kc.,and ead any man in the Fxecutive Department who usurped power under the rable, cotestable subterfuge of military necesrity ryesto be cniled tyrant. The abo creed was khort, but full of horrer and bid, furnished the fire aud the sbolttion! the conflagration now sweeping tro: draw the fuel and the fire would soon reunion under the present ra {ho North and South aod secessionists, end anal goverament from ruin Mr Wason, (rep.) of lows, read tho Crittenten resotn- toms, begetofore adopted Ly the House, that the preseus deplorable condition of the country was caused Sy the disanion iste of the Beutb. For this the gentleman from Kentucky voted. Bat sow the same geoleman declared it war brought about by the abolitionists Be (Mr. Wil- fon) accepted the declaration aa expressed by the gen eran ander bie cath, while be repudiavd the we ment of the aperch. ‘The committee rose and the House a! ourned IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY. ‘The Speakership Exeltement—The State letting for Speaker—Caucusses and Combinations of the Belligerents, dc. Atgany, Jan, 21—10 P. M. A delegation from Brooklyn arrived here to-day, and Dave been laboring with Mr. Callicot to get him to retrace his steps and act with the democrats, A committee ap, potnted by thom waited upon Mr, Callicot and mado known their mission, Mr. C. refused to bave any inter- view with them without his friends being prosent, An saterview. was arranged, and when the Brooklyn commit: tee mot those selected by Callicot as his friends, it turned out that they were no less personages than Dudiey Field, Ward Hunt, C.M. Depew, Heary Sherwood, Charles C Godard, Dr, Wilder and L. Vandecar. All but one or two are extreme radicals. ‘The fact of Mr. C."6 presenting himself to the caucus with those persons’as his friends caused no little commo, tion, A member of tho Brooklyn committee immo. diately informed that if these were bis personal and political friends, knew whero he (Callicot) | stood pow, end had nothing further to say. ‘The effort to prevail upon him to withdraw has not yor ended, but will not amount to anything. The republicans had a caucus this afternoon, and the feeling seemed wo bo that they would adhore to Callicot. May, howover, assert that several republicans will not vote for him. Of this I cannot speak as knowing the fact myself, Ido know that there are four or five who will not vote for him if they ean in apy way honorably avoid it. s ‘The excitement bas been at fever heat all this after- noon, It seems that the republicans, have imperted a crowd from New York og au offct to the roughs on tho other side. Long befure the bour for the Assembly to convene to-night this crowd took possession of the lower gallery, aod, ia connection with sprivkling of the old Albany crowd, nearly overrun the Assembly Chamber. The doors of the upper gailery were locked, and when the crowd that occupied that gallery on Saturday made their appearance, they were unable to find room below or eatrance to tho upper gallery, ‘The result was that the rotuuda and halis of tho Capitol wero crowded to ovorflowing, making it exceedingly dificult for the members to obtain — ingress to the Assembly Chamber, and when on the floor the crowd there was Ko great that it almost prevented tho transaction of business. An adjournment was immediately had wut}! to-morrow at twelve o'clock, Soon after the adjournment the crowd, clamoring to got into tue upper gallery, succeeded in breaking open one of the doors, and came rushing in, soon Blling the gallery. ‘There were no heligerent demonstrations by either side to-night. Good feeling prevailed, but a determination was manifested by both sides to bo on hand ready for any- thing that mieht take place, The hotels are all crowded toevertiowing, and Albany bids fair to be an exciting place all night. When it will end no one can tell. There are numerous rumors afloat of eombinations being formed on tho democratic side, One is that Saxton Smith will be Speaker and H. A Risley, republican, Clerk; another that it will be Trimmer and Curhman, but nothing has yet been ageeed upon, The democrats do not hold their caucus until to-morrow morning, and all that willbe done to-night will bo in pipe Yaying and feeling around to ascertain tho strongea: combivation against Callicot, ‘The statement in the Times that Jadge Dean bas mado the assertion that the House would not be organized until after the day sect apart for tbe election of Senator, is wholly without foundation. Mr. Dean, to my certain knowledge, did all that was within his power to stop the revolutionary nets of Saturday, and plead with bis asso. ciates to permit a ballot to be taken, Avsany, Jan, 21—11:55 P. M. ‘The committee appointed by the Senate to wait upon the Governor jn regard to culling oat the infiitia, have bad on Interviow witb Governor Seymour. The latter jn formed the Senators that he thought it would not be neces: sary, and that timers deed be po apprehension. ‘The Senato took a recess to-day for balf an hour under the impression that they would receive a message on the tubject, but fading that no message would bo received to-day they adjourned till to morrow. It js now Stated by leating members of the Senato thag & message will Lo received from his Excellency on the subject early to-morrow morring. It is not yet known what course he will take. It is romored that be will turn thawhole master over to the Sherif, This is not to be credited, It is understood that the Governor has etuted that if avy respects bie number of members of the Hous tection, be will feel ound to take actie w transrired that the caueo Of the upper gal, act hat the crowd was Mayor ui the city or Seperin: id work Weir way to the dors leo oe m the tendent of to open chem, It appears that thore aro two versions of the caucus of th oily deegation with Mr. Calileot, The follow ing, 1am sativfied, is the nearest the truth, The agree wect with Mr @.and the subcommittes was, that Cal st should be accompaued by bis friends in the jater- view, ‘This the full delegation did not understand, and when the persone named in my first deayat’h roade their ppearance, the remark was mado ‘lat if thore were his friends they knew where he stood. A statement was then made by the Brooklyn delegation that thay ap. peared there as tho constituents of Sir. Callicot, and con- sidered that they were entitled to an interview wito their representatives, aud moved that thone appearing as friends of Mr.C. should withdraw, This resoluti® was adopted and Mr, Field and his party withdrew. A few moments later Mr. C, withdrew to consalt with them, and soon after went apote that he desired an in terview with them, but it must be ip public and wot with Lim alone, to thie, the Brooklyn delagation replied (hat they had rescinded the resolution, and that be could bring his friends, Dudley Field declared that having boon turu. ed out once he would have nothing further to do with it Callicot informed the delegation that bis friends refused to return to the caucusybut that be would see them a! his room, and bere the matter ended. The republicans have bad another caucus, all but four present, aod stand firm for Cailicot. The quertion i, joes the four stand firm? Many of the democrats assert at Cailicot cannot be elected; but this, without the fete ) support it, amounts to nothing. jhe only thing that ves mé any doubt of Cullicot's mn is the fact that nudiey Fic ger, la my expe rieuce at Albany, every candidate (or Speaker or for ung er office that Fieid maneged bap siways been ¢ ©), and defeated vy following lis (Field's) advice, 4 ig here aa b NEW VORK LEGISLATURE. Atnawy, Jan. 21,1863, MLACTION OF A PRRGIDINT PRO TR n motion of Mr. Gaston, Mr. Bell was elected Presi tent pro tem, of the S@Bte for the texsion fr. Bere briefly returued bis thauka for the tonor coferred vpon him, WiLL REPORTRD PAVORAMLY, The New York aud Brocklyn Hay bill, To amend the Browklyn City Court act, were of the qvetk. it Supervisors and 1 eularge being (wtorested in county the nt} Pelating fo the penrhment of repes! the law for the pabiication of laws ia ea WAS Feporied anfavorably and jard up majority of the committee reported againet the bil WO wdiilioual jultices of the Bapreme Court int d@ivtrict be rept wae lod on the table. Mr LON dissented from tbe report, THY premented a petition for the repea: 6 of the Militin f inet year. He gave @ Of @ bill to cut down the law & the old Miliiie Mr Gamsom introduced @ bill to amend the act t en force the responsibliily Of the stock bolters of benke and ther corporations. Mr. Hovoumeon gave notice of a bill to remove th capital to the geographical eentre of the state Governor Reymeur's meaeuge was tase tbe ppecial rier for peat Wednesday evening. * ohe ere vo ‘otarier pabite on! no Adjoumel. artes Assembly. Aunawy, Jen. 21, 1968. ‘The Asserably met at seven o'clock P M The door of the Assembly chamber and (he ower lobby “yan Packed wiih Serene not members or en \illed to ihe privileges of the floor. The upper galleries were locked, and hundrods of poopie on the stairs aud In the outer ball were unable to gain admission. Immodiately after the house was called to order, Mr. ‘Sumaman (dem.) inquired of the Clerk jby what authority the doors of the gulleries wore cloned, and while the floor of the Assembly was packed with unprivileged persous citizens of the State were excluded from the chamber, ‘The Clerk had no knowledge on tho subject. Mr. Pepe mepannced She aieaia of the doors as an out- rage on the citizens. far keepers, Sergeant-at-Arms, have been held by the re- publicans without objection. He now gave notice that ho should move to-morrow that the offiees be filed equally by the members of both parties represented on the floor. Mr. Dancy denounced the elosing of the doors, and asked who had chargo of the chamber? ‘The Curr said the keeper of the Capitol, who was ap- ‘pointed by the trustees not the Legislature. Mesers. Saran, Fincvs and Darcy continued to \usist en opening the doorsto the citizens, when o Mr. Rupptnaton moved to adjourn, Mr. Dano moved w instruct the Clerk to direct the keeper of tho Capitol to open the doors of the galleries to morrow. After a discussion, the motion to adjourn till twolve o’clock to morrow was carried. Soon after the adjournment the crowd outside broke open the gallery doors and rushed by filling both galleries. The Government ‘Tatn Ainaxr, Jan. 21, 1868. Before the United States District Couct today, Indgo | Hall presiding, the caso of the United States ve. Commo, doro Tatnall was called on, Hon, Eli Cook, of Bulfaio, appeared as the counsel for Commodore Tatnall, District Attorney Dart objected to Mr. Cook appearing as counsel for the defendant unless he could show author rity from tho defendant to do so, Mr, Cook arguod that it was uunecossary to show this | authority, and that it had not been necessary wo do 0 since the statutes of 1830, Mr Dart then objected to answer, becanso Mr, Cook had not sworn that Commodore Tatnall was not & commis. sioned rebol. : Mr. Cook claimed that a gengral denial of forfeiture was that was required under the practico. ‘ J Hall directed the Db Attorney to put in his objections in the shape of a demurrer or otherwise, aud that he would bear tho argument thereon tomorrow morning. INTERESTING FROM EAST TENNESSEE, Statement of a Gentleman Just from South—Milltary und Financlal Affairs in Diale-—Tigh Price of Food, & de. A goutloman just arrived from the South giv es us avi interesting particulars concerning the state of Rebeldom in several departments of the rebel confederacy, ‘Thy nows from East Teunessee ix somewhat important, Tho copper mines in that part‘of the State, which have boon ta full operation for many years past, haye been forced to stop operations in eousequence of the want of matoxial apd provisions, These mines hayo becn in operation for over nine or.ten years. Not long since an immense cop. per rolling mill was established at @ place called Clever land, whence the orduance departmontof the rebel gor ernment obtained all the sheet copper required for ther service, These mines havo hitherto bees owned by Northern and Southern capitalists, All the parts of it ip the interest of Northern men have been couliecated by the rebel government. No sales havo yet been made, but it was expected that these roquestrated m! «4 would be sold as soon as the rebel government could obtain prices high enough to wit. These minvn have been and still the principal source from which the South derives ity supplies of copper. Formerly taey used an immense quantity of thia metal; but since the failure of their supplies of tin thay cannot manufacture the bfonze necesnery for artillery, ke. and hence the use of copper is now very limited, ‘The feeling im East Tennessee amonag the masnes of the people is Union toa great extent. Our informant ave rages the extent of Ufffon mon at fully three fiitha of the whole population, This number includes those who would oponty conforms their Shion principles, But \bereare many others, who, thoagh strongly in favor of the Union, wi! not openly confess their feelings. The truth is ho says, that the people are losing all dence in the ability aad power of the federal government to redeom Tennesseo, They have been patiently waiting over eighteen montha to see tho ranks of the Union armies coming wo their deliverance; but thoy have invariably been doomed to disappoiuiment, There was s lurgo portion of the Kast Tennesseoaus who could not be made to believe that the Prosideat of the United States had really issued bis proclamation of eman- cipation. When they come to be fully convinced of it truth they will be greatly chagrined and disappointed. The gentieman who supplies us with these facts bas bad an extensive experience In the South; he has travelled through many of the States of the confederacy, and the impteesions which be found the people to have formed of tho proclamation and of Mo%ellan's removal from the command of the army were that Mr. Lincoln could not possibly have done two things nore favorable to the Southern canna ‘The C.necript law, our informant says, is in full opera: tien with all its force and seve; ity. In ove of the A ° wore year On & given day @d into service, agon the 20th of December, Not half a doren apperred al the atime named. From Cleveland, on another occasion, rome seven hundred conscripin escaped into Kentucky, over the Tennessee river gby meana of rafts and all sorts of coutrivances, hiowt of there joined thé Union army, not becann: they are more in favor of the North than of the South, but simply because iney do not wie: ile in the moun North Carolina mountains, Tbit ‘@oumer |p- tion ia net very popular in the South. For some Ovo or nix week! vious Wy the clone of the poat yi four Ww five thousand men in x of th nployed in garrisoning Cumberland Gap, Gener Uh bad dirceted & bedy of troopa ty proceed to Gap to guard the entrance through which General Cartor made Lis raid, ut General ragg retuard ihese troop, saying thet he desived to concentrate all bis forces. And thie will show that ail the aval able tropa of the confederacy were really concentrated xt Murfreesboro, and that there are po soldiers in the routn to spare. Those who were th favor of secession were down upon Bragg for bia rubsequent reports of the brated battle of Marfroceboro. For the Bret two or yt nothing waa received from bim but re a glorious victory. At Inst the tr o that Bragg bad beon utterly defeated and whipped by Coneral Rasecrapa, Then bis friends ataaJed Braga 80 verely. Montol tho poople in the South, to far aa our Informant obperved e under the iunprension Cant MeCletian and Rosecrans aré tue only two relable generals we now have in the field, It ts bia individual opinion that if the Northern armies hat beco moved with any thing ke the ergy and determ'natig of the Hou coucentrating beavy forces at points where they ware rome neeced—ihe Unieg guverument would bave pat down the rebellion long ago. The wont of metigines aod proviviens, a® weil an of clithing and other supplias, was, by ” ly felt He saw the mam © 1g ig from K ky niter a J by General uel), ow the yt deciarem that be neveraaw, and nov tanooge. eleyed Wat he wguld soe, meh aweretchet lot of peop gether. ‘TheY wero in {ho Heat fafPed and mivorab ondition, yet appacently gaticled aud vocotapiatn ag, and declaring their deterr ght to th + (p timo who bad been L t foreed to cota wwe to bee remy, had pt Tenuese Goo wor 9 pear! re worke thin the men, whem ¢ ceile keep Feristance arn never to give » the f Ix, la feet im wo Part of the Bout a og into female noclety exeeyt Le haw pro orhow that be belouge to the arty very high im Kast Tennerses and other aren South Out informant quotes four wvelaud at 4) per barrel, tea, $19 per powud, eofee, 15 per pound near, 1 conte per pound, potatos, $ per busbel caer, ME per yard, apd ober arlicies in propor! Not long ence this gentiomen wae if | wn om bie recent trip (rom Kiclenn s avin hed ot Koo ios et 4 tore out w be fa) om poopie thd wi uttered greatly for ropare \ eutler much rovwievee their wititma there were dark clouds ined 10 #00 fot wimnee! oem of Wt brave army. This wee 60 w qi bt ito Minsineippt, whick was oo be ping Ube gremtent alarin, Jet Davin was acectmpanted ooly by bila private were Lary sud 8 negro eervant Cur totormact erveluden wy saying that if the Unie eo any the whole of (bet fete ” Henomineted, : pon, Wie, a1. 1880. Becator Dooliitie was rencminaiet by the republican caucus for United Btater Benawt vo-de* Jat officers, clerks, doors | Versus Commuttore \ the conti? ALD. PRICE THREE CENTS ». THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, Oer Falmouth Correspondence. Fataoctm, Va., Jan, 18, 1863. Activi'y Of Wha Rebéls— iVarm Work Somewhero~What ts _ ti the Wind, de. The rebels throw. laatn' ht rome new Intrenchments and redans for “They have for a few days exhi- Dited the utmost activity @rotmd the heighte that oom. mand the city, and they Rave d60@ thou utmost to render « crossing of the Rappahaonoek atthe aame petnty ap ime possibility. . Tuey hayo evidently some for the greatest caro is taken (hat none of tht converse with our bowtmen when a flag of truce crosses, Horeto- fore this strictuens has uot been observed, Large numbors of our sick are to be sent to Aquila creeks immediately. INTERESTING FROM SUFFOLK. Our Suffolk Correspondence. Burros, Va, Jap, 12, 1863, of General Perry—The Rebels in Large Porce, de. Brigadier Genoral Terry arrived here today, Ho wilt bo | Lely autigned to an extensiyo command, Up to thir time, though it i ourrent that the rebels Are appronobing us in large force, there is no evidence of | ap attack being made, or even wo much ax contemplated. | Herethe wnather is goo ena plewint. The strects aro tolerably Jivuly witheroldiers, women and contrabands, INTERESTING FROM PORT RUDSON, (Correapor of the Clootonatt Commorctal.) Gemvoat F ory Pore Hersam, Deo. 19, 1562, With the ganboata Nos, sod}, We arrived at Yor’ on the m We fount no batteries wwehored aboot three miles be- Laeo thoir guns: but it thelr works 1 with guns, tiey undoubtedly dave a large w “inAny tent y fre fi ¥ fortified for tw say that the cou’eder apture the Les tho negroes Pay they stroyed Frou what E hear, Farragut will pot trust bit ships in rouge of any ok the rebela opened and shot throngh hor unding reveral, Wer aground he ho. 2 a Wher off laklug water fast. The rebels are following us. Wo have the No. 2 in tow, fort Bho will leave ma tow minutes, We recet ite r Wea wUlll fink thom. neat Bkirmishing Helow Poot © [From the Jackson Appeal, J FROM YORT HUDSON, Chaim, La, Deo. 29, 1862. DITORS ATPRAL:—Vesterday oocrrred, down op the Jodding (6 Haten Monge, another of thoed little akire pet in Whi OOF CaYSiry are “aining no lite repute, Stockdale, with his Missw#)ppiiuw, on the Port Hudson road, and Stuart’® Baton Rougetang on the Clintoa road y aro checking up tHe blud Jacket tnevos every time they ‘Atlempt a passage in Like directic Yosterday severa! buudred cavalry, supported by infan- try and artillery, charged Mtuort's company in carap, but the boys fought them on forced them & leave the premisos in a hurry was wundel, The Yankees lost five horses, aud ove man killed and many wounded Sto-hdate, the previous week, haved a gang of their cavale Ty info Kalon Kouge, That city is almost entirely evacun- ted by the pepla—net more (han two hundred and Aity remaining. The number of Yankees there docs mot exceed eight thousand, Dut u avon. ‘The Galveston D' INTERESTING LerTh et PKOM THE LATE COMMODOKE RENBMAW, New Youn, Jan, 21, 1863. TO THR EDITOR OF THK HERALD, Tenc!ose you an extract from a letter written by Capt, Wm. B. Renshaw, from Galveston, on the 16th of Decem. ber last, which appears to me te contain matter of wu clent luterest to warrant its publication, I have knowm the nh wall (or MANY years, and ALLést a conyictiom ‘stronger than wordn can express, ebored,ae I know, by all bin frionds, (iat a aobmr, braver officer than be was i¢ not be found Jn our navy list, nor one more suxious 0 discharge his whole duty or more ready to die for big country 'e tng, Some one is responrible ior dimaster .' Galveston. We already kuow enough of the transaction to eatiefy un that there wes no surprise im @ military renee of the term; for the attock wan reciprocally eignalled by all the vestols Rome time before it commenced. There was cer tainly no inci of courage to the de'eoce made by the gune boats. [t seems clear that 4 bar bor (he waters of which Aro 10 Ahoal to Admitof wanauveriog cannes be held by guvboale without a muletent Iai force to eupport them, How earnestly (ho attention of Capt. Renshaw s superiors was calied W this fact will appear (rom the enclosed ex- tract. His appeal wan aot heeted,or if heeded at all roljef sont was too late, and 1 hat parsed inefficiency w policy that disremmna in petty expeditiona where they (ail am eony prey too rnA Vigitant foe TUK LETTER FLOM COMMODORE RENSHAW. (Extract, err Gabvasrom, Dee. 16, 1802. 4 * . . . When I came down here to make the attack it was with ing thet troope would be sent immedi- the city, #hould I encceed. 1 did succeed; Dut not a soldier Line yet made Lin appearance. Our tuce coms (Lam happy to say without aay encouragement from te: (or | was ronolved not Wy promine protection withow’ fooing my way clear to fail i) brought out Of Velen feeling. When the poor imprudent ereatores found, that | cout! met socupy the eily, but only bold the harbor, and prevent, by the Lerror of my quus, the enemy Again Liking ponsennion of it, thelr Gerror wax pitabie, and pumbers of them left their homes and lived ia storehouse st (he eod of & whact commanded by our guns. They bave been almost reduc fate Of #tarvation. Iudewt tha whole ety are rufferiog for fond, and the ap- yy ne Baye been mont touching | cannes any longer, and « bark that w begged orgra the Ratler vo troops, but no, come they don't With my | kympathy for these poor creatures, and eonstant anxiety that | abowld at “night be attacked by their steamers (fC have stood they intend to try and overpower us by boar plicing geve al Wundred men upon each sleamer ing, bod sending two ut Worn to bourd each ome Of var pan. houts), has vearly worn me out. 1 asmare youl feel very amiable towaraa our Admiral for jenving me so without relief, the rebels we pat « bold face | ope the matter throwing & bell at them whenever #o tay save off an daly ming for May Heaven neces if it should be made THE EUROPEAN STEAMERS. | be pleased to grant us Arrival of the Arabia at Moston. Bowron, Jan. 21, 1968. Mesmabip Arabia, from Halifax, © signalled, and up W Wart about three of@icck (hin aiterucon y the Arabia will ba focwnrded by the Lenina Lore at nix o'clock iia evening, and whe” ie Ot On early hour tomeortow morning. } wal ar The male when The Afvien Outward Hoand. Kowrow, Suu. 21, 1809. | Th hip Atrios salted thie foreeocn, will four | teen 7 con for Halifee and vwenty eght for Leer pool he takow od’ abyut $12,000 ln pyerte for Lever goat | aud 97,200 for Malifaw, | The Steamahip &ts ae. Punrienn, Jan, 2, 1068 | the steamenip 8 Gegnae, Wy iaegvar, envied | from thie port for New York (nie al\erneun, | The Prive | Captete Randle, of | which orrived # | from Riv Jeoeito, Vie stem f Ketribution. tho ekish dark Tre (hin port yenlertay mero M4, Thomas, confirms the re | es the reve! sehoomer Retribution chasis the Urigt G. Mereticn ao) schooer West Wud, Peed wink —The Retriburon mailed from Mi. Thomas | 1 te Werke prion ty ber appearance agasn vear (he wed that during bar arenes rhe 04 received her armament. Hie le schooner rigged, sod was formerly ‘he stesntog Rocch Train,of Beet, the salle very (ast, bot will Bot stay, an while chaging the O M the were ehip three Uses, The Travelier mabed day t return Of the GM, yet ait not mont | wich Whe privateer ialend, and it in Inaageration of the Governor of Dela ware. Pen anecrma, Jen at oo, of Deleware, wan joang 1909 Governor Can Dower yesterday, Hie inaugural @xpranees atroeg Unto nod emancipation seplimenta, and favors @ vigoret ) proses Aron of the @ar.