The New York Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1863, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. OFPIOE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 878. Velume XXVIII 38 AMUSEMENTS Ti18 EVBNING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving Place—Ltalan Opera Broun VEsrEns. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Leau, Tax: Forsaken. W ALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Roap 70 Ruin. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Avvocars’s Last Caves +-Onw Tove OF NatuRR—FRENCH Sry. LAURA KEENE'S TH . Broadway.-KeeuLar Pix—Pxer OF THE Pertico, NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Concarn Baws— Game Cgcw ov tux Winvenxess—Joan OF ARC. BOWERY THEA ae Beanstarg—OLp Oak Cuist. GERMAN OPERA HOUSE. 43 Kroadway.--Dsx Freie onurs. BARNUM'S AME Ravenna Warny— UROss OF GOLL—Mo: IC. \ MUSEUM. Broadway.—Mrs, one Nutt, 40. at all Lours— Atcernoon and Evening, BEVANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Rroad- way. 1G WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, Slt Kroadway.—Ernu Sonas, Danous, &o— Harry Pini pitied COOPER INSTITUTE, Broudway.—Dx. Couxox’s Banc MUTION OF TUX LAUGHING Gas AND CONCKEE AY THE SEVENTH Kegivest Bamp. BROADWAY MENAGERUL, Broadway.-Livise Wis ARIMALS—PhRYORMISG ELKPWare Comte eae ao AMERICAN MUSIC HALD, No. 44t Brondway.— uae, PANTOMIMES, BUELESQUES, AC. . ial as PARISIAN CABINET OF WONDERS, 063 Broadwoy.ee Open daity from 19 A.M. til 10 P.M. inp apates HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Ennor Soxas, Daxces, Buucisecras ke” Moen —Brworran BROOKLYN “ATHEN.xU ‘Brags Vand anv Oruns BUCKLEY’ SERENAD ERA . New York, Wednesday, February 4, 1863- THE SIbUATION. Our uews to-day is of ‘more than usual import- ance, Telegrams trom Charleston to the Rich- mond papers give accounts of a disaster to the blockading gunboats in Charleston harbor on | Saturday, which is said to have resulted in the Joxs of two vessels sunk and four set on fire. The Mercedita was sunk in five fathoms of water. The rebel authorities, General Beauregard and Captain Nngrahom (the latter being in command of the enemy's squadron), have declared the blockade of Charleston raised in a proclamation stating that they ‘‘do hereby formally declare the blockade by he United States of the said city of Charleston, 3. C., to be raised by a superior force of the Con- federate States trom and after this $lst day of January, A. D., 1863." ‘The loss to our men ix claimed to be heavy, while the enemy boast that they did not lose a man, ‘he foreign Consuls gave it as their opinion that the blockade was fairly raised by the disper- xion of onr fleet. We give » map of the locality to-day. Charleston despatches also repeat the report of the capture of the J. P. Smith fu Stono river. ‘the Richmond Dispatch. says that auother attack was made on Fort McAllister, ou the Ogeechee, on * Mouday, and that our boat« were again driven away. There is little of importance from the Army of the Potomac. The roads sre improving under the change of weather. _Gieneral Hooker has de- cided to give a limited number of furloughs to the men, to enable them to visit their homes. Colonel! Percy Wyndham hes just returned from an expedition to Warrenton. He surprivxed the town on Monday night, and while there sent ateong patrols to the Rappahannock, at Sulphur Springs and Waterloo, who found no evemy at elther place. He captured in Warrenton eighty stand ofarms, which he was obliged to destroy, waving no facilities for bringing them away. We learn from Teunessee that General Wheeler's cavalry attacked a fleet of twenty-five federal transports on the Cumberland river, and destroyed tive on last Friday. The fleet was accompanied by two gunboats. On coming down from Nash- atvosod a locomotive and five cars at Lavergne, and captured the guard of fifty-two men. ‘The report from Paducah, Ky., is that Fort Do- Nelson was attacked early yesterday morning, and that the fight was still going on at four o'clock v’. M. New Era was attacked on Sunday Island No. 10 by 3,000 re! battery of three guns, The firing continued til daylight, when the rebels retired. ‘The opening of the canal near Vicksburg ix pro- gressing; but the enemy have planted a battery opposite its lower end, whieh commands it. (enoral Grant has arrived there. The rebel Long- wireet is said to have gone to Tennessee with thirteen brigades. CONGRESS. la the Senate yesterday a conmunication was received from the Secretary of the Navy, stating that appointments of midshipmen were made in accordance with the Attorney General's construc: tion of the act of Congress in regard to the sub- ject. The credentials of Hon. Reverdy Johnson, Senator elect from Maryland, were presented. Mr. Harris presented # memorial from the inepectors in the Custom Honse of compensation; also a momomel from the import night near 1 guerillas from a New York relutive to ers of saltpetre and suiphur and the mannfacturers of gunpowder, asking for a tariff on these articles: wise the petition of about one thousand dischar, volunteers, aeking for the one hundred dollars bounty promised them, A bill to carry into effect the weaty with Great Britain of August 9. 1S15, was reported, ification of the ‘The Post Office Appropriation bill was passed, Phe bill to establish @ natiovsl currency secured by United States stocks was postponed for one week, an Assistant Register of the rof the War Department pping the pay of noem oduced a Mr A bill providing f ‘Tressury and a A bill s was passed. McDougall mover ive to the French t, ohsirman of the wae ser MeDow, Mr sed the Senate Mr th et. Sommer wlve tions on the table. Withont « went into ex. Ajourned. ln the Honsé of ‘Representot ou Bleetions reported favorably h of TRE, Rowery.~TrovssvOUR~JACK AND | -Ernioviax Sons, Burieseves, Davors, £¢,—Laves. | | pre Reinforcements were arriving. The gunboat | 5 * , i . F Affaires, opposed the pro- i 5 od to by a cote Messrs. Flanders and Helin, members from the a #8 a $10, aecording to quality; only vory ehojco . First and Second districts of Louisiana. The Bank- | sheop brought over $8. Swine have been active, | President Limcotm and the Rergeenerr | Montey It bs crest omelet “Honest Old Radioals of Hoth Parties. Ston and excitement, and Mr. Stevens, of Pean- | American eagle, Tupt bill was then taken up, and, after some ex- planation, Mr. Koilogg, of Illinois, moved to lay it on the table, which was agreed to by_a vote of 60 against 53. So the Bankrupt bill is shelved for the present session, The bill providing for the appointment of an Assistant Collector of Cus- toms at the port of New York was reject- ed. ‘The consideration of the resolutions de- claratory of maritime rights was postponed till the third Monday in February. The | Military Committee reported back the bill providing for the eniargement of the New York | and Michigan and Slinois canals, with amend- | ments, aad the subject was referred to the Com: mittee of the Whole. A bill was reported au- | thorizing the construction of a submarine tele- graph from Fort McHenry to Galveston, touching | ut various points on the coast. A motion to lay | the bill om the table waa lost by a vote of 46 against 68, and pending the quostion on its passage the Honse adjourned. THE LEGISLATURE. The great feature in the proceedings of our State Legislature yesterday was the election, in joint session of the two houses, of a United States Senator, to serve for six years from March 4, 1863, in the place of Hon, Preston King. 1n the bal- lotings of each house, previors to the joint ses- sion, ex-Governor Morgan, republican, was chosen as the candidate of the Senate, and General John A. Dix (supported by the republicans) as the candidate of the Assembly. On the two bodies | coming together, Governor Morgan was elected Senator on the first ballot, the vote standing thus:— | Edwin D. Morgan, 86; Erastus Corning, 70; John A. Dix, 1; Daniel 8. Dickinson, 1. | Besides the election of United States Sena- | tor, each house, in its separate capacity, trantacted some business. In the Senate the President announced the cominittee — ap- pointed to act with a similar committee of the Assembly to draft a bill to establish a State hos- pital for wounded and invalid soldiers. A minori- ty report, sustaining the action of the Goyernor, wag, made from the committce appointed to confer’ with him in reterence to the recent disorderly pro- ceedings in the Assembly. A resolution in fayor of sustaining President Lincolu’s emancipation jamation was introdaced ani discussed, but received no final action, In the Assembly a, petition asking the improve- ment of navigation on the Hudson river was pre- sented. Notices were given of several bills here- atter to. be introduced, among which were the following :—To prohibit State banks from loaning money on gold while specie payments are sus- pended ; to confer the power to grant new trials on the Marine Court, and to incorporate Mozart Mail. Several bills were introduced, priscipally, ; though, of only a local or special character. The resolution urging on Congress the passage of a gencral bankrupt law was called up and debated for some time, and then adopted. A resolution was offered in favor of presenting General Meagher with 9 sword, and cach member of his brigade with a silver medal. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. ‘The Emperor Napoleon’s speech to the French | Legislature, consisting of 1,382 words, was trans- mitted by telegraph to the principal cities and towns of France in little more than twenty-eight minutes. ‘ # A letter from San Juan del Norte, dated January 16, represents business of all kinds brisk there, Buildings are springing up, steamers being built, and, in short, everything is prosperous sud pro- gressive. In the interior of the country tranquilli- | ty prevailed, aotwithstanding the efforts made by the faction opposed to the government to | create disturbance, and the presence of many of Walker's old band of disturbers among them. | There are yet four seats to fill iu the United | States Senate, to complete that body for the Thir- ‘ ty-eighth Congress—-one for New Jersey, one tor | Missouri and one tor California—each for the term of sixyears—-and the vacancy occasioned hy the death of Hon. James A. Pearce, of Maryland. One of the principal, and at the same time most pleasing, of the characteristics of the recent promotions and appointments made by Governor Seymour iu the New York Volunteers is the fact that the vacaacies in the grade of second lieute- nants have been filled by non-commissioued offl- and worthy privates. Governor Seymour thus carries out the trae Napoleonic idea of making the private soldier feel that with his bravery he may earn even the insignia of a general. From the | ranks France gained some of her finest officers; | and why not America’ | The Commissioner of Internal Revenue decides | that bills of sale on vessels do not come within | the meaning of the Excise law, and are, therefore, | exempt from stamp duty. | Rev. Dr. Arthur Cleveland Coxe, of Baltimore, \'Dr. Hawks, in Calvary chure | commence his labors on Sunday next. preached his farewell sermon in Grace chur | Baltimore, on Sunday last. | Atthe meeting of the Board of Supervisors \ terday, a message was received from the vetoing the action of the Board appropri $4,000 for the Twenty-second regiment New York State Militia, and $2,400 Jor the Twellth reg New York State Militia, A communication read from the Sarrogate. complaining of the jre- sent court room accommodations of his office, and asking the Board to act promptly upon the sub- ject of affording him the additional clerical aid for which he has applied. The referred, The monthly report of the Comptroller was received, and a qaontity of other routine business transacted. Mr. Wendell Phillips delivered an address last evening in the Plymouth chureh, Brooklyn, before a large audience, the church being filled to its ut- most capaci The subject was, “The Future of Our Count remarks being almost a reca- pitulation of his “Amen to the Proclamation, delivered at the Cooper Institute some few day ARO. Last night, between seven aud eight o'vlock, the extensive cracker bakery of Charles I. Goodwin was destroyed by tire. The building was tive stories, bounded by Cherry and Pike streets. In the space of about an hour the whole of the pre- mises was brought to the cround, involving a losw of whout $60,000. The ofigin of the fire ix st pre sent unknown, The the eracher bj bakery destroyed within the eries, ‘Thiet makes the an fourth months, last two There was another short anpply of beef cattle | on sale this wi init there wae, very Httle change in the complexion Vou ll's Hea The market opened on Monday with a cupply of bat 3,100 heads but a more were ex everthelers, | pected bntehers held back a few Hewes, until it | vident thet to morn cattle would be y took hold ing Y econ e night, wheat earnest and cleaved the yard< in short order, abont the «ame prices howere onrrent fut i} wook, On Tuesday se cattle arrived i} making the cotter amnber 8,67 net tre se were also quickly take but it wos subseqnently " the treme broke owe new Hodson n view of which it would be iraposs to wht the site forward in tine, The reage i about Te. a le. a Wye, One made at Ile.: but the sules w at Ste. a 100, and the average {ova 9e. Mileh cows were a shade botter nerally at SO $45. Veale we tive ab from 4'4e. a 6c. a7. x . Sheep and lambs were scarce, somewhat higher, with rates all the way trom #4 5 i uppeara to be w fataliny | Maire at | 2} 4 searee and rally 6c. 41 } Some poor devil or other? The World editors and full prices are realized. Corn fed have brought 5c. a 6%{c., and still fed 4%c.a5c. The offerings have sold as fast as they have arrived. ‘The total receipts were 4,640 beeves, 104 cows, 349 veals, 6,305 sheep and lambs, and 31,040 swine. ‘The stock market opened lower and feverish, but closed Strong and buoyant yesterday, people generally feeling satisfied that now legal tonder issues are inovitable. Money was caster, and the brokers got all they wanted at 67, Gold fell as low as 153, then rallied, sold at 156, aud closed 155% bid. Bills closed at 1713¢ a 172. ‘The cotton market waa dull and quite irregular yoster- day. There was decidedly leas activity in broadstuiis, with a decline in four of $e. 4 20c, wheat 2c., and corn 1c. There was also less doing in groceries and provisions. ‘Mess pork was a shade cheaper, Whiskey was horvy at 600.4 625sc. The demand was active for fruit, woul, Manila hemp, metals and tobacco, and modorate for most other articles, without any other remarkable alterations. ‘The freight market was steady, but quiet. Startling News from Charleston—An- other Galveston Affair. We have some unexpected and rather start- ling intelligence from Charleston for the enter- tainment of our readers this morning. We de- rive the news from a late number of the Rich- mond Dispatch, and the substance of it is, that on Saturday morning last the improvised rebel fleet of Charleston, consisting of two little patched up iron-clads and three small attending steamboats, made a sortie upon our block- ading squadron, sunk two of the ships, set on fire and crippled several others, and cleared the roadstead of every vestige of a blockade. We refer the reader to the details jn our news columns. But there is another feature in this disgracg- ful affair which is suggestive of more serious mischief to follow. We allude to the procla- mation by Gen. Beauregard and Capt. Ingraham, commander of the petty rebel attacking squad- ron, declaring the blockade of Charleston raised and the port legally open to foreign trade, which proclamation is seconded by the foreign consuls accredited to Charleston in A similar pronunciamiento/was issued by General Magru- der after his successful cutting up aud disper- sion of our blockading fleet in Galveston har- Bog. We are not aware that there is any- thing im the recognized international law upon the subject which puts an end to a block- ade thus temporarily raised by a successful but there may be some special under- standing in the matter between the govern- ment of Jeff. Davis and the governments of England and France. Atall events, from the the rebels that they importance — to successful raid of their contemptible fleet than the mere sinking of a federal ship or two and the dispersion of the remainder of our squad- ron for one short day would warrant. We shall probably be enlightened upon this ques- tion in the course of the day trom Washington. Bat this melancholy affair at Charies- toh, superadded to the late Galveston dis- aster, and the Merrimwc affair in Hamp- ton Roads, and the escape of the Nashville from Beaufort, and of the Oreto from Mobile, ought to be sufticient to satisfy President Lincoln that old Mr. Welles is not the man tor the Navy Depaviment at this Mad any one of our new iron-clads their proceedings to the same effect. sorti of at Charleston, attach this rejoicings it is evident greater much crisis. been on the ground those two rebel gunboats from Charleston might have been destroyed or captured. But it seems that Mr. Secretary Welles, in this cuse, as at Norfolk, against the Merrimac, relied upou his wooden ships, and was incredulous concerving the reports afloat rebel for a disastvous surprise to our woodeu block- of iron-clads in preparation adera. A Secretary who thus refuses to be taught, or is ineapable of profiting from the es- sons of a costly experien » repeated over and over aging should no longer be retained at the | head of the Navy Department, after sneh evi- "| dence of bis incapacity as that wirieh is fur- | nished in this shameful surpris vat and dis- 2 of onr blockading squadron at Charles But perhaps the great armoda of iron-clads wid gunboats awaiting good weather for their } deparimre from Beaufort, N.C. may shortly . | administer « blow to the rebels which | win amply atone for these late disas Sters oat Galveston and Charleston, We | cannot, however, understand the necessity of the policy, meantime, of leaving Charleston to be guarded by « squadron of wooden ships, with the knowledge before the Navy Depart- ment that the rebels in that quarter were watching their opportunity, with two or three fron-elads, to repeat the sortie of the Merrimac. | The country must have some satisfactory ex- } planation ot this business, or it will be wise om ‘the part of President Lincola to relieve Mr. Secretary Welles from the duties of an office which he has failed so signally w discharge te the publie sati-tuction. Tre New Cowprroniuer Me, Brewoan has signalized hie advent to the office of Comptroller by two aete—one the 1 al ww put in force | the three million shinplaster ordinance of the | Common Corneil, and the other the declination ny the Pert Gansevoort property, also wd hy it--whieh, we trust, are ig be taken idences of his intentions in r to all | similar pro ngs. Ub is remarked, we know, } that new brooms always sweep clenn, and it ' would be well, perhaps, to wait a litte longer ' before we pronounce too ¢ sn opinion upon his course, It tou far, hows fb ever, to say that all the are beal thy. Wanren, a Maurye von Rexcommts--The young nincompoops of the Worl! every eu- { riows fellows. The ether day th berated Stanton and Schenck for putting Boileau into eu tor getting out of Won't Seeretary Stanton and General Schenck please to arbitrarily arrest prison, and now they berate | want a “martyr to liberly rave about for yuncombe, | | assist each other in crippling and disorgeaizing the government. Violent partisans and violent opponents of the administration are equally dangerous to the welfare of the country. It behooves every citizen, and especially every prominent politician and journalist, to be un- prejudiced in the formation and discreet in the expression of his opinions upon the measures taken to suppress the febellion. We do not be- lieve that any crisis can justify an official muz- zling of the press, nor are we aware of any he- cessity which should compel public journals to indulge in sycophantic adulation of incompetent officials or to maintain a pusillanimous silence in regard to obviously unjust and disastrous pro- ceedings on the part of the representatives of the government. I¢ is the duty of the press to praise whatever is worthy of praise and to censure whatever deserves blame, But both in praising and censuring the press should discriminate, and, after a most careful consideration of all the circumstances and all the consequences of the matter under discussion, it should announce its Conclusions and opinions not only with impar- tiality, but also with moderation. The leading orgaus of the radical faction of the republican party, and especially the Tri- bune, Times and Post of this city, fail to appre- ciate the duties and responsibilities of the present crisis, and are greatly injuring the country which they profess to serve by their incessant adypcacy of the most dangerous and obnoxious mt agures, aud their fanatical attacks upon all who Wnestly differ with them upon the great questions of the day. We ure sorry to add that journals pretending to represent the conservative party, but really the organs of the radical faction of the democratic party. are pursuing o course équally injurious; and among the most rabid of these altra democratic papers are the Journal of Commerce, the «Express and the }ordd. These half a dozen organs acem to be conducted upon no fixed pr es, and with no tact, judgment, skill or di Miou. Whateger the Tribune, Times and Post support the -Jour- nal of Commerce, Kxpress and World ave certain to oppose, and nice versu. Like the Kilkenny cats, their only object seems to be to mutually mangle and destroy each other; aud il they persist they will most undoubtedly succeed. The radical republican orgaus eulogive the ad- ministration extravagantly, sod the radical democratic organs retort with equally extrava- gant abuse. {is dificult to decide whether the enlogy or the abuse is the zreater detviment to the administration, the cause of the country or the interests of the journals themselves. The fanaticism of the radical republican editors has been one of the niost prominent menos by which the ruin of the republican party hag been accomplished. The leaders of thri party have openly and candidly acknow- ledsed this fact. Tho recent popular elections, | the recent Senatorial elections in other States, aud the result of the joint ballot at Albany yes- terday. show conclusively not only that the republican party is doomed, but xtso that it has lost, all confidence in its own o: and can no longer be controlled by the If the | party survive until this war is over, peace will bury it beyond a resurrection, v0 maticr when, how or through what instrumentality that peace may come. Whoever writes its epitaph | will be obliged to reeord that it died of the Tribune, Times and Post. ‘The conservative | party is now inthe ascendaney, and ir is ac- | quiring increased power every day. We have only to wait patiently, and work steadily, dis- ereetly and coniidenily, and before iwo yenrs | are overt the cousegvative party will save and | rule the couniry. tis for this very reason, also, | that we exhort the Journal of Commies, the } z and their youthful and immature the World, not to destroy them- selves and risk the success of the party to which they assume to belong. For the sake of their country. their party and their self-interest, they shonid desist from their present intempe- rate opposition to everything the adminisiration may propose. If the policy of either the radi- cal republican or the radical democratic or- | gans were pursned the result could only be | revolution and anarchy; and who wouid thea | be safe’ The conservative Union men, the negro-worshippers und the advocates of bavri- cades and mob law are all in the same boat, | and must sink -together if ihe vessel be senttled, forth temper their patriotism and discretion. The Presi his administration represent the government, and are therefore entitled to respect. Many of | the admini are uu | doubtedly the worst which could be devised, | and, in our opinion, should be opposed by all seusible men; but this opposition ought to be dignified, respectful and courteons in its ex. | pression. Newspapers as well public | speakers must confine themselves to partis tary language. Vor ourselves, we have never | hesitated to warn the President and the admin- | | istration aguinst whatever we thought prejudi- | cial to the and shal! always coatinue to do our daty ia this regard. Tf in the future, as in the past, the | President and the administration shall re- fuse to follow our advice, they musi suffer the inevituble consequences. What we upon, the! , is not the silence or the com- Plaisance of the press, but the adoption of a | more patriotic and reserved manner of discuss ing publie men and public No one | cau be ignorant that the present tone of the | ultra organs of both parties fs most insulting to | the I’resident, mast prejudicial tw our country | abroad, most encouraging to the rebels, who | rejoice at our dimensions, and must certainty | productive of revolutionary, svarchies! and | riotous sentiments among (he people of the loyal | States. No matter whether the nation is lost meusurves of the on reunion of the State: through the fanaticism of the radieal repub- | lieans or the appeals to mob law of the radical | democrats, the result will be the same, and that | result i8 our common rnin. The remembrance of this faet should sober these bitter partisans, and induce them te reflect that al} wrongs « be righted and al! rights restored by the Presi- deutial election in Istd, when the people will decide which party i¢ worthy to be entrusted with the government of the republic, and when by a peaceable revolution, we hope to see ihe | republican party forever destroyed, and Gew McClellan, or some other able, patriotic | vative, placed in power and successful in re- | aniting the natlon | reach, ; is | and inflexible Yankees, sapy } Sachusetts, | the Golden Cirele. 1 © President bi sylvanta, the Mephistopheles of Congress, seems to be particularly worried about it. He thinks that negro\soldiers should be employed under any circumstances, and fears that unless a nig- ger army be hurried up there willbe no sol- diers at all te fight the battles of the Union. Now we have come to the conclusion that we had better havea nigger army afterall. We withdraw all opposition to the project, and ad- vise the conservative democrats of Congress io do so likewise. Let the negro army be enrolled at onee, but only upon one condition. Thiv is that there shall be @ general draft of negroes all through the free States and of as many of those in the South as the federal authorities can Let them be taken everywhere, from the ages of fourteen to filly, and the govern- ment may thus within a brief period put s black army of over four hundred thousand men into the field. This is the only plan by which: such an army can be raised, and it would be the easiest way to get rid of the troublesome negro question. That no objection migh! pos- sibly be raised about taking negroes of from fourteen to fifty, it must be borne in mind that the black race comes to maturity mnch more rapidly than the white, and if the younger ne- groes cannot be made serviceable immediately as active soldiers; they can be turned to ac- count in the camp as cooks, scavengers, wood splitters, officers’ bootblacks, and in 4 variety of other useful occupations. Therefore, let the black army be raised by all means; but let it_be borne in mind that the African soldiers must be officered by white men. This is the invariable practice of every nation that employs the services of black troops. Their intellectual and educational ¢a- pacities do not fit them for command. The im- mense armies called out by the rebellion have earried off a large number of the rowdies of our principal cities; but there are plenty of the roughest kind stil] ow hand, who can be got to officr these negro regiments, A rowdy, when brought into proper military training, will make asharp officer, and he is just the kind of fellaw to look after the welfare of black regiments and brigades. When the nigger army is drafted there will be plenty of whiie vowdies to take command and drill the new soldiers; and we hope that, while they will treat their commands with a proper degree of consideration, these officers will not spare jennd their recruits, but make good soldiers of then, per fas wut nefas. This, we trast, will satisfy the most earnest longings of Mephistopheles Stevens. lis nigger arpiy will soon be marching along, and will kick up sueh a cloud of dust as hax not been seen for a long time. Let the demoerats, therefore, withdraw all opposition, as we now do. Our timeis coming, and is not very far off, and we can afford to wait. In the interim, let the radicals have plenty of rope, and, what they like better, plenty of nigger. Wavorable Signs of the Times—A New @ight in the Kast. Never despair of the republic. The heart of the country is still sound, notwithstanding gs of abolition fanatics and the con- threats of Northern secessionists, President Lincoln may fait lo bring us out of our iroubles; but, if so, the people will provide the man who can and will do the great work ned bin. in this view the conservative elemexta of the loyal States, with # spontancous accord which is very suggestive, are rallying around the siandard of Gen, MeCleilan, Kt our reports of his enthusiastic reception in Boston, and of the seusation which his preseace there has-created “Down Mast” all the way to Maine, und be satistied. The democvatie “copperheads” are suid to be fn favor of cutting off the New Vogland States, in order to reclaim the rebelliens South. Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, in his place in Congress, has declared that he believes there is an awful con- spiracy afoot in the North among the Knigits of the Gotdea Circle to cut the windpipe of President Lincoln and seize the government and the spoils. But these McClellan manitesta- tions in New England show that public opinion all vight: for, if among “the Yankees. irreprestsible Yankees, the the audacious bly given over lo abolitionism intraciable, furitanical, round-headed, psalm. singing, nigger-worshipping, Yankees, we tind a geu bustion in favor of the successi reclaim South Cavolina without sacrificing e the Union without the aid eutthroats of the Knights of The g asa nasal-twanged spontaneous & plisn a n, we may teed assured that w od of the myster rermment of Russie has been deseribed regulated by wetastination. Thaddens St ger of any r Russell, by bis tape ueasure. absolute despotism, Hut bet not Mr. warmed, We ave in no Bull Ran has found that u is considerably over six feet high,” and will be no shorter, except from a natural shrinkege, to the end of his Ue ntay laugh at the © copperheads,” joke with the Knights of the Golden Circle, and smile at the fears of Mr. Thaddeus stevens ; Yankee demonstrations in favor of McUicliau clearly show that the masses of the peuple are resolved that the present sdwiniste ction shall ens be evlution of that sort for these | have a full trial, end thet then its shortcomings | The eon- 1 States, including shall be remedied in the regular way. servative masses of the le, “the Yenkees,” have fixed ( MeUPellan ; and should President Lineoin fail to put dowoa thi rebellion aud restore the Union, then © the stoue which the builders have rejected wilh became the bead of the corner.” We cannot be mistaken in the signe of the times. ‘They remind us of those popular move- ments which brought out and elevated to the White Honse “(ld Hickory,” “Old Tippecanoe and Tyler too,* and “Old Rough and Ready,” frest from his battle flelde of Mexico. Suc is the warning held ont by the people to the present adminixtration and the republi- cau party. Let President Lincoin, then, make his hay while the sun shines. He bas two | of grace yet before him, and men and mm | aod facilities of ail kinds ie abundance to re deem the past, bo save the country, aud to pre | pare the way for bis return to Utinois in 1806 to creat bluse of glory. Let the | gress invest him, a il is propored, with alse Inte pawer in the absorption of our local bunk iseues by the “gree backs” of the federal trea | eury, and with full discretionary authority over the militia of the several States and over the res present Con Tue Oneaxizatron ov 4 Negro Arwy—How Tris May Best ve Doxe.—The dill for the for- mation of a negro army, which passed the United States House of Reprozentatives on individual liberty of the veo;and let the President be further empowered to art into | hodied negro he can lay nine to Mextons ant let the army every ab bia banda yoga, (rom l attention upon | The Negro Enlistment bill has passed the House: it will doubtless psss the Senate. Let the President, then, consider it a law of the land, and proceed at once to enrol his contra- bands. We like the idea of red breeches for the African soldier, The brilliant color will! tickle his fancy; but with yellow stripes dowm the legs of the breeches, and\a red coat with yellow facings, and with a red cap and a white feather, Cuffee would be complete. We would, however, admonish the President of the danger’ of exposing these magnificent African allica to the rebel guerillas. The average value of an’ able-bodied field hand in the South is from fif- teen hundred to two thousand dellars in Con- federate scrip. Put « regiment or » brigade of such fellows within striking distance of Jeb Stuart, or Forrest, or the rebel Morgan, and no- thing will save them from the auction block, Perhaps the best thing that can de done with these splendid Africans is to put them bebind the forts of Washington, where they can be protected. Thus secure from danger, with Gen. Hooker between them and the rebe! army, these red coated soldiers of African deseeut may do something for the cause of human frtedom, Let President Lincols cousider the value ia Confederate verip of an able-bodied African, and he will be satisfied that we are not joking in this matter. Our soldiers, battling for free- dom, should not be carelessly exposed to the chances of being suapped up and sold inte slavery. But, in any event, the administration and the republican party are warned by these McClellan manifestations Of the temper and drift of public opinion, The people are! thus settling down upon their man for the future, should the responsible man of the present day disappoint thejr just expectations. All that we have said in vindication of General McUlel- lan ax a skilful soldier, a trusty patriot, and = cool, firm, clear headed and capable man, falls short of the enthusiastic admiration of the Yankees. Let President Lincoln, therefore, apd the party in power, see'to it that they properly employ the prodigious forées and re+ sources at their commund, negroes and all, to put down Jeff. Davis; for they know what will be the consequences of their failure. Our hopes are reviving. We anticipate soom to hear the glad tidings of some great victories; , 4g the negro in his red breeches has been run to the end of the abolition pregramme, we have the right now to expeet a vigorous pro- secution of the war against the rebellion by land and water, hip wud thigh. Bring out the contrabands, and let Greeley, af the bead ef his African brigade and in @ pair of red breeches, lead them to the: tield. ‘The Election for United States Sema~ tor. ‘The election of Governor Morgan as United States Senator will be hailed with a very gene- ral fecling of satisfaction. All things com- sidered, it is the best result that was to be hoped for of a contest which hus been the cause of the many disgraceful scenes of violence that have marked the sittings of the Legislature since its opening. On the democratic side it led too series of filibustering operations to delay the organization of the Assembly, so 28 to throw the election out of the session. Amongst the republicans it was equally prolific of disorder, owing to the family jars existing between the radical and conservative members of the party, the one preffrring Dudley Vield and the other some such man as Governor Morgan. The election of the latter was arrived at by rather « clever trick of management. On the meeting of the Assembly yesterday, on the firs vote taken tor a Senatorial candidate, the whole republican vote was cast for General Dix, which seemed to delight as much 96 surprise the demo- crats, in promising them a result not anticipat- ed. They consequeat!y offered no opposition to going at once into an election with the Se- nate: otherwise the peculiar tactics of Mr. Field might have resulted in very serious inconve- nience. The republiewns accomplished two things by this apparent un over to Gen. Dix. ‘They paid a compliment to a good Union geue- } rul in the field, and succeeded, by a nice bit of { strategy, in throwing the demoerata off their rd. By this manauvee, when the two houses in the election the choice fell upon Gov. Now this result we loek upon as a very favor- © the public interests. Gov. Morgna tonorable wan. who has avoided all cals, and refused to dis- erace himself by joining in the intrigues for the emoval of MeClellau. He will have a six | years? tenner the high offive to which he bas { been elected, and will sustain Mr. Lincoin and in ali proper mesures. He «no vielent partisan, and factions action will meet with no support from him, His election just at the present time we look upon asa great public good. The retirement of Thurlow Weed from the ils of the republican party, and the madisputed ascendancy of h violent radicals . Whose recent acts show him to have ntierly gome mad, boded ill fer our prospects Oi bringing the war to a successful conclusion. Nov was the aspect of things rendered more encouraging bys the chance of the election to the United Steles Senate of such unsafe politi- cal leaders Krastos Corning oc Feenando Wood the one repre ing the Regency, hav- ing its origin in Albany, and the other the Ring, ) baving its origin in New York. The election of Governor Morgan it, we re- | peat, ® good omen. HW the democrats will | only regard it in the proper spirit, and adopt a frank, honorable and sveaightforward cours: toward< the conserva tive porti party ot which he is a member, they will succeed in carrying the country through the dai that press upon it, antil the Presidential election in 1st4 enables ns to remove all further obstacles to w successftl termination of onr dificull If, on the contrary, they pursue a purely party and selfish pélicy, they must expect te fad those difiicultiey Increase nntil all hope is lox! of ever again bringing the revolted States Inte the Halon. | his administratic as Gree Fine Arte. The iinet rabept iva {0 twdio Building, om Tomth stxent, tks ho attendance wad. a UMUAL Cea. te rooms being Anronged from ay wekwk. The moet important Matare a ow y Mowetaure. * : 4 Henrt of ano Was, 1m comida, the yoagon svn fort, andl the ‘artist han amy aaenher noble production to then VEureha atndio Wee BOL OMEN, anit on the easel an Unlnished pictare Wiliam Hart ex trom Mis lust Hays showed i alto Board, whe wi play to bia ret inbiead hoarse fie bite of lane z rant, Mabbard «ote qoiot transcripts scape and Mind Truwa and Grey Aome excellent eabiner sete a Hagoltine had # vuniber of admirable seacran’ viet cnatiuick 2everni fine tandacapes, McRntic « vine of Virginie sconery, and Whittridye ‘some choiga viow wiz eit ypin, THO Scolpture departinent was ne. biy reprawanted ti The exibition oe tho whole gave , n schon, ux showed vi ny and brilliant effect sma) J some quiets laaeineaper. a numer aketohes 10 the W { some capital studios of ane | eubjeets maruager snyt veln of hana