The New York Herald Newspaper, February 16, 1863, Page 4

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Foster at that point, which may take place al any “moment. | It appears thut the robels have t secreted mall boats in the bayous aud ereol of Usrrek aad Hyde counties, by means of which they in- tend to take their troops, eight hundred in number, across the river and make a dash upon the govern ment property on the island. Captain Porter has noiifed General Foster of the danger of his posi- tion, and uniosa reinforcements are sent to him, his garrison may be captured. Crom the Army & the Potomac. it is stated that the rebels continue to erect breastworks and dig rifle pits. There havg been further heavy rai there, and the roads are, consequently. over. taen st the ratio of two in every hundred. We give to-day a most interesting account of the pe Captain Semmes ingstou, Jamaica, and the curous and exciting incidents which arose from thai ovetion. A map of the harbor of Royal, Martinique, mode by which Blockade v tween tor Port shows very intelligibly the Alabama Thited States steamer SaygJa- @ was @ pretty row at Kingston be- eo merchanis coveerning the pure Onitod oy which Tre tas the escaped cinto some ‘Treasnry notes from Semmes Ariel, the ou the steamer of the steamer een of her ¢ the ven y and passongera, wan of the chase a! rey wr Plovids by the oma. » rebel schooners, (he Pelican, with eighty two bates of cotton, ant Break o'Day hundeod and forty-two bales of cotton. arrived al the Welize, at Mobile on the 23d and 25th December latter reports be} Honduras, afler romming the blockade The hased by two cruisers. | hie excitement was caused in Balti esterday by the display of a st sever sion fecling on the part of the congregation of the Bidule s t Methodist Church and Of worship, because the Union fla another piace was over the buildings, Our dates from the city of Mexico are one week later than previons ady the Mexican ous efforts { es. ‘They show that while ation is putting forth th movements of the Frenel anything b ized by movement whic his proc act being Werae proportion the had been sev prompt carried rile of The re Mishes between the Wexte hich the former lieve edn fhe attack on Puchle, so often deferred has , Veen put of, and in the -~ ives alien ida a Commander Ortega ’ o iopole The Preach tralite 0d outposts continually suffer ie the Mexi aking it a sort of S om the depreda ions of guerillas and the fearful lassoo of the eo Mexican, More than 1,200 Prenct\mules have en tacem by these men Bidssavic wiazeat” The news iXof con- ree yl —Ermiorian | as bad as Genoral Hooker is issuing furloughs to the | dinga of the Alabama, the reception of | the | tw. with one ; EUROPEAN NEWS. The Asia, from Liverpool on the let of Februa- ry, arrived at this port yesterdsy morning. Her news is three days later. The portion of the report which refers to the situation of American affairs abroad is of very | great importance and exceedingly significant. The question of what alternative the Emperor of France may adopt in case his latest propositions to the government in Washington for an adjust- ment or settlement of the war difficulties between the North and South, as expressed in the despatch of M. Drouyn de Lhuys to M. Mercier, dated en the 9th of January, were rejected, was canvassed with great anxiety. ‘The Paris correspondent of the London Times, speaking of their formal rejec- tion, says:—“‘I should not be surprised to learn that the Emperor would then consider whether the moment has not at last arrived for the recognition of the confederacy, and this whether England joins him or not.” fully on this subject. He inclines to the opinion that Napoleon's ulterior act imay be one of recog- nition even to the extent of “aiding” the rebel confederacy. His letter embraces articles from La Nacion, La France and the Opinion Na- tionale—special organs of the imperial family—on the mediation offer. The writers treat it as made entirely in the interests of humanity end com- merce; but La France—organ of the Empress— | very quietly asks why force may not be applied in furtherance of the Emperor’s project for termi- naling the war In America? it is said that the Emperor's proposition for an Amorican Congress was considered by Mr. Slidell and other Southerners in Paris to be entirely inad- missible. Jett. Davis’ message to the rebel Congross was betng published in England when the Asia sailed. ! The paper produced » deep impression. The Lon- don Pori-—organ of the Palmerston Cabinet—treats litorial article, in which the writer de- tea the anger of the Southern leader with the policy of Englund and France, and hints that the rebels will yet appreciate the conduct of both. ‘fhe article which we publish to-day winds up, in- deed, by acknowledging the right of accession, and promising a full recognition of the South by Eag- land at a future day. Sir Robert Peel, M. P., Chief Secretary for Ire- lund, recommended Lord Palmerston to recognize the South. It was reported that. ulties had originated at Washington in connection with recent seizures of English vessels off the Bahamas, within the ju- riediction of England. We are told of the froe negotiation of Confede- rate cotton Warrants in London, and that these j warrants were being largely used in the purchase } Of ships and war stores for the rebels. | Karl Blind bas addressed a stirring appeal to the | Germans in America, exhorting them to support the Union and extinguish slavery. quict, and that railway and telegraphic communi- cations, which had been @ second time interrupted, were restored, The Journal de St. Petersburg continues to give ita own version of the Polish in- @yrrection, aud even trom this account we ‘learn ” } thatthe movoment was widespread end the fight- ing desperate. The priests, as 2 hody, are said to beinvolved; but the majority of the students ab- stained, The Paris Moviitywr saya'that the nobili- ty and peasantry kept aloof from the movement } in Poland, ‘The British Minister in Paria had been | instructed by Karl Russell to express to M. Drouyn government om account of the late epeech of the Emperor to the French exhibitors, and its strong } desire to see the sentimeuts of mutual esteem daily strengthon the ties of friendship which unite ; the two nations, as woll as thoir governments. The address in reply to the speech of the Emperor | had been voted in the legislative chambers of | Brance. In the Senate M. Billault, during the de- bate on the paragraph referring to said:—The Emperor has always desired the , independence of Italy and the | of the Holy See. Various measures to this end | have been proposed, but have not yct had any vesnlt, But the Emperor intends to pursue. his objec In order to characterize the present state ; | of things, I must say that the non possimus whic! we met with at Rome we now encounter at Turin.”” Tho Pringe of Leiningen having declined the | | throne of Greece, ‘had to the Duke of Saxe Coburg. An extensive anarchical conspiracy has been diacovered in Athens, and contlicts have taken place at Megara, the Pirwus, in the southern portion of Morea, dy : officer was killed. At has been intimated to the , Greek authorities by the foreign ambassadors that the country would not in any case be militarily occupied. ry, at 9244 a 9234. The Paris Bourse,was inani- mate. In the Liverpool cotton market on the + ult.all quotations advanced slightly, aud the staple was held firmly. Breadstufts were dcctining | and flat. Provisions were quict and steady. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. | The republican committees of New Hampshire | have completed their canvass of the State, and give the following estimate of the coming vote for , Governor as the result of their labors. We com: | pare it with the vote given in 18652: Estimate 1863. Vote 1862. Republican 32,146 Democratic. ...... 28,633, Republican majority. . 2,864 3,513 | ‘The arrival of every steamer trom New Orleans increasing trade of that During (he three days from the 3d to the Sth elusive, there arrived grom, the interior of the State, where the rebel power haw relinguish- ed its hold, 32% bales of cotton 5% hhds. of su- gar, aud 4.414 bbls. of mo’ The gentleman who rece was ejected from a in Canada for ng on paying his « in silver coin has recovered two hnndred and ty dollars damages from the eompony. ‘The coal dealers of Newark ow Jersey, have reduced t p They now sel to con o 0 per ton. lly steady on Saurday brings evidence of city. instant, and eourities Te t Gold fee two last marie taatod be y and t t irmer on = day for the oa) norted of 100 shes hee! was tu fair 0 whi «with eo t fall rae + anit elered middling ory trade wast “Bites Of BAY and hops wer tations Moderate (ransac #, oils cgnity for spirits tor pentive a! from $4 1S as a ght market was steady, but tho engagements were light, ‘The past week } Wag Comparatively a quiet one iv the dry goods line, {lo the partial cossation of specutative purchases; I vat there was gev ased firmness in prices, | especially of domest aod woollens, the supplies of which were much red I, and he ¥ ine gotte not eager to sell, in view of the ¢ ies tm the nertans value of the raw materials. The wer k's imports of forelan dry goods wore quit One of our Paris correspondents writes very | between the British government and the Cabinet ; Ths latest despatches from Warsaw to St. Pe- | ; tersburg state that the firstnamed city was again |, de Lhuys the satisfaction felt by the English | italy, | independence | uurse has once more been | the | ing which an English non-commissioned | Consols closed in London, on the 3ist of Janua- | eods and woolat | ers of which were | im portant pe—Napoleon's Pisteeeduediokie. wesareareeeee that the Em- peror of the French has no confidence in our acceptance of his proposals for a peace confer- ence, and that he makes them merely a3 pre- liminary to more important steps. We are as- ured that in case of the formal rejection by our government of Napoleon’s offer be will consider that the period has arrived for the recognition of the confederacy by France alone if the other Powersof Europe still refuse to act jointly with her. In support of this statement we no- tice the fact that the Freach government have published the last correspondence of M. Drouyn de Lhuys, the French Minister of Fo- reign Affairs. It is to be remarked that France did not wait for Mr. Seward’s answer to her proposal of mediation, but gave the correspond- ence to the public, closing, as it did, with the long letter of: the French Minister offering | mediation, Had the Emperor of France thought for oné moment his proposal would be accepted by. the North he would have refrained from publishing this diplomatic correspondence. But he is well aware that the United States neither will nor can accept his mediation, heace he makes the offer with great parade and affectation of humane: sentiments, and then stands before the world us @ would-be benefactor.and pacifier. The object of the publication is. twofold: first, to prepare the people of Europe for some action on the part of France in our affaine; and, secondly, to turn their sympathy away from us, a8 we will be shown up as unwilling to cease the hor- tible warfare which not only devastates our country, but causes unparalleled misery and suffering in Europe. Napoteon will say: I have done all I could to arrange this matter amicably. The North refuses my proffered services. Asa last resort I acknowledge the confederacy, in the hopes that Europe will follow my example, and this fearful civil war be thus ended. Napoleon is well aware that we cannot ac- cept his mediation, because it is based upon the condition that we shall, if he judges it best, ac- knowledge the existence of the South as an in- dependent nation. This government cannot for one moment entertain any proposal which con- cludes shat, because the rebels have suocess- fully defeoded themselves for & number of | months, we must adinit the feasibility of letting them go. Such a course is impossible, and taken in the abstract @ proposal of Napoleon jg simply an i bul af vernment.of the United Biutes aiid its loyal ok i Thatit is meddlesome none save those who are blinded by prejudice can fail to see ata glance. In short, the proposal is made with a determina- tion to place us in a bad light before the eyes of the world, and from a desire to impress upon ‘all that France, imperial France, directs and influences the West as well as the East. There is one circumstance which will, we fear, hasten the Emperor’s reoogni- tion.-of the Davis government. We re‘er to the correspondence intercepted By the rebels, which proved that Napoloon’s {agents were taapering with the people of i Texas, and endeavoring to persuade them to declare their State free from the confederacy | and under the protection of Fraffce. This was ; an untimely disclosure for Napoleon, and w'tt | force him to give the South some immediste proof of good will, if only to efface the effect of | his schome. What other proof can he give | save the recognition of the confederacy? He is aware that his plans in Mexico could never be | even. partially auccesaful were the South as well ; ag the North against him; and besides, he wili ‘ally undersiand that nothing would #0 likely bring about a reconstruction ef the Union as | decided evidences of a desire om his part to filch from the South any portion of ils present territory, to say nothing of his being already in | antagonism to the spread of their power in | | Mexico, which country the South, no doubt, has | ‘ counted as its own. In this predicament Na- poleon will be urged into immediate recog- } ; nition of the confederacy; and, spite of the ob- | stacles which he finds at home in the way of | | such a course, he will, we fear, take a measure | which events seem forcing upon him. The abstacles we refer to are the dislike of | the French people to all expeditions to this continent, which betrays ilself in more way than one; the deeprooted sympathy which hi subjects have for the United States, it baving {been the policy of ail preceding French ! governments to foster this sympathy, which, al- { thongh weakened by Napoleon’s efforts, stilt { | | ia part exists; the strong feeling of the repub- | lican party in France in favor of ow govern- | | ment, and the Emperor's knowledge of the fact { that the moment he undertakes any hostile step ' against us the princes of the House of Orleans j will work in our favor, and, consequently, ' against him, through their ageats in France |The Duke d’Anmale—a keen, shrewd politi- | | Clan—foresaw the moment our rebellion broke | out that Napoleon would side with the South, | j} and that ultimately this might lead to a war | between France and the United States. Hence he advocated our cause, sent the young princes | to fight in the ranks of our armies; and, should | Napoleon force upon us a war, the Hoase of | Orleans will use the vast influence it possesses | in France in our favor. Within the last five or | six years, a3 Napoleon's rule has become more | and more despotic, the Orleans party in France ‘ bas grown daily in power. This tact is well | established, an the fear and jealousy of Napo- . leon and bis adherents have become morbid. As an instance of the truth of this statemodt, | the police in Paris lately seized upon a histori- | cal work, which was ready to appear, destroys ed the vies they fouad, and broke up the type and all, the author was the Duke d’Aumale. An incident led to this ex- hit il will, A sale of the works gf ar! of Vrinee Demidof® (ook place a short time in Paris. A famous picture, “Stratonice, the Enoperor’s agent and an- Y person, who succce ping it at was need to cr Wien the the Duke d’Anuale hecanse siner by gh figure. Groat sity know fhe name of the pnret crowd heard that it was filled lond shouts the hall, which were re doubled — w some one said significantiy “The picture will come baek.”” The police deemed this a demonstration in favor of the Orleans princes, and hastened to seize the / Ike's histe atieal publication. Hes prove the uncertain tenure of N power and explain — his desire himself before the peo- ple of France In a commanding light. | Events, however, are mare powerful even than Napoleon, and with Europe seething , with ill-repressed revolutions the Emperor | niny well panse ere he commits himself to any | course which will bring him in antagonism with | | the American people. In Poland an insurrec: | the benefit of New England. | nined. | Are ignorant, captious and prejudiced | didates tion much more formidable than Russian-re- ports will admit’ has just broken out. Geri- baldi, from his island, announces himself as ready to battle against despotism, while in Italy the people are demanding Rome. In Mexico ‘Napoleon has miserably failed; 0 that, environed as he is by difficulties of every nature, we may find him making a desperate effort to accomplish his escape from the toils which surround him. Let our government be Prepared for any move on the part of Napoleon; let us make ample use of our. resources; let us be ready to repel with dignity and power the encroachments of France. For this purpose the people of the North will be as one man. If the government is prepared to act now for the Union, und but the Union, it will be supported to the last extremity. New. York Politiciahs and Elections in Other States. The approaching elections in New Hampshire and Connecticut are creating the same sort of @ sensation among our New York politicians that the sight of a basket of broken victuals excites among @ pack of hungry cure. Alraady the politicians have gathered themselves together to devise menns to raise money to influence these elections. The most ingenious and plausi- ‘ble of the schemes announced ia thatof a “Fo- ciety to Promote the Diffusion of Useful Know- ledge’’—by promoting the diffusion of the radi- cal democratic orgars—in benighted New Eng- land. But, though’ the name of the society may be novel, the idea is very ancient acd very stale. Year after year we have exposed this shabby trick, and yet year after year a few foolisk people seem to be guiled by it. We must sgein warn the public, therefore, not to be deluded, under ary pretence whatever, into contributing money to be used for election purposes in other States. There is a certain claes of politicians in this city who are entirely supported by such contributions. There are certain political papers here which are kept in existence by money thus collected. As soon as the time approaches for an election to take place in any neighboring State the signal ie given to these politicians and newspaper edi- tors, and a collection is taken up. We ire ber that at onetime monoy wag raised jg tis City for eledtton puffoses ina State adtar dis- tant as Kentucky. It is almost needless to say that centributions thus received are seldom employed as the contributors intend and the collectors protend. Sometimes out of the thon- gands of dotlars raised a fow hundreds are really sent off by way of a pretext for pocket- ing the balance; but générally the jocheling takes place without any such prelimivary cere- mony. Thus the funds, donated with, perhups, the very best intentions, keep alive a sct of | idle, useless, political shysters and worse than useless political orgaus. Frequently these as sociations have the endorsement of the names of honest, honorable-men, and that may bo tho case with those societies which wish to influence the New England élections; but even then there are sure to be some adroit political swin- dlers among them whoran deceive these ho- norable men as wellaa the public, and divert the contributions to their owa benefit instead of that of the party. The safest rule, under the eircumstances, is not to contribute at all. Indeed, it is difficult to see why we Now Yorkers should interfere with the elections in New Hampshire, Connecticut or any other State. It is an implied insult to ihe people of those States to get up societies for the diffusion of useful political knowledge on their behalf. Surely they should be credited with intelli- gence and common sense cuotigh to take care of their own interests without any assistance from our very wise political pedagognes. {f they have rot this inteiligence and common sense, then all our efforts for their instruction will be useless, If, after two years’ experience of nbo- {dition misrule and mismanagement, New Eng- | landers prefer the negro to the Union, Jet them enjoy their preference. of their wouid-be teachers to endow them with better sense. We have never noticed that four New York politicians were favored with such a supertuity of the article fas to be able to spare mach for | e much more seusible than the pol we confideatly rely upon them to demonstrate this fact at the next cut must be more or tess than men if they ave | not by this time thoroughly diseusied with the conduct of our national affairs. The soldiers of New Hampshire and Connecticut write let- ters home, atid these letters have diffused more useful knowledge than was ever printed im all the radical democratic organs, such as the Express, World and Journal of Commerce com- we are unable to perceive what “usetul knowledge” the radical papers contain, and why we should pay our money to increase the circulation of those papers. Ave articles incit- ing an armed revolution agains: the govern meat teefuly Are articles complaining of, abusing and villifying the President useful’ isms of every act of every officer of the admi useful! If not, istration there is an end of the matter: tor the radical democratic organs contain nothing | ' else original. Jn a word, we neither exp nor desire ito have the radica! democratic politicians ful in any of the stat Hous: but we ! do both desire and expe: conservative pariy will al na and. but that it reat Loy only edect ils this spring in New 1 will also place some sich man as Ceneral Me- in Clellan in the Pre advise ihe peop! contribute any mon beeaw lents chair Issa. We y to tt t reh contributions are unnecessary: ro condly, because the money would probably be rangi d: wud, thirdly. tio y clvenlation of je papers and doc i than good to tie ex cause. i the money note the amnente, it world do more Hserr a. tive pariy and the country. Waar his a Is Hk Uingine Att In the conrse of ion of France rs that Me. light than the his ¢ ference that he taken othe! Drouyn de Lhuys has correspondence of this government for vidance.” What does this mean? Is the Secretary of State pointing his finger of rebuke at John Slidell, the rebet | ambassador at Paris, who. without any recog- nition, fs generally understood as having had for some time past the entree, after dark, of the back door of the Tuileries’ We cannoi tell; but, as Louis Napoleon will doybtiess under. | atand the hint, that will do. We doabt the capacity | i Ga the contrary, | | we are firmly convinced (hut the people at large | cians, and | Presidential election. | The people of New Hampehire and Connecti- | in fact, after @ most carefui scrutiny, | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1863. ‘Taree Great) Bulwarks « Wile Re- bellion. Richmond, Charleston and Vicksburg are now the three great bulwarks of the rebellion. If } the government can succeed in capturing these three cities, and can defeat and put to rout the rebel armies collected to defend them, the war will be virtually over, and the rebellion will soon die a natural death. Every day's delay, however, makes this achievement the more dif- ficult. The rebels are active, enterprising and energetic, while we move very slowly, and, we wish we could add, very surely. The road to Richmond has been proven a very hard road to travel. Vicksburg has been fortified until it ap- peas as impregaable as Gibraltar. At Charles- ton our iron-clad gunboats will be forced to en- counter iron-clad forts and batteries. Our prospects are, therefore, not very encouraging, bu! they ave by no means hopeless. ‘The fault of the administration throughout this war kas been a false appreciation of thé courage, abilits and resources of the rebels. Southern byv.gyedocios used to assert that one rebel couid whip five Yankees, Our adn:inis‘ration has acted upon the idea that one Yankee could whip five rebels. The rebels put their bravade into words; but we have attempt- Tar 'rstow House Fraps anp THe Remepy.— Tn addition to the official report of the sti- pendows frauds in the Custom House of New York, amounting to nearly a million of dollars, laid before Congress by the Secrotary of the Treasury, we have a report of our ie own, the result of an investigation of one of the reporters, which unfolds aumerous facts not otherwise brought to light, laying bare a system of frauds of the most extensive and daring character. Accord- ing to the statement of Mr. Jordan, Solicitor of the ‘Treasury Department, the importations of Madame Heustell firat led td suspicion and to the ultimate discovery of the frauds by which the ‘Treasury was cheated of the revenue by the operations of Custom House brokers in league with the officials. Other cases wore then brought to light; seizures were made and proofs obtain- ed which could not be gainsaid. One of the methods adopted in these frandsa was! ig gst: | saya ag the Ipvolees: another in retire the in- voices and nn’ ‘svepresenting the articles. For ex- ample, valuable manufactured silks with high duties are represented as cotton or raw silk, which is either duty free or bears onty a nominal duty. Of course perjury is necessary to perpetrate the frand.- and the examiner must be in league with the importer. He shows the appraiser a sam- ple which is very different from the article cou tained in the box or package entered. In some cases the names of respectable importers were used who kuew nothing of the transactions, and the goods were entered and taken out as theirs, in order to avoid suspicion. The persons in the Custom House known to bave connection with the goods are Van Vechten, Eells avd Griggs; and Henry Galhoun, Deputy Collecter; Lefing- well, Chief Clerk, and others, are chargeable with ueglect and want of vigilance. To ove clerk a thousand doiiara in “bribes had been paid ina year; (o another eighteen hundred dollars in fifieen months. Vaa Vech- fen udmits he received $2,500 per annum fron: these sources, and it is proved that a bond clerk, with a salary of $1,000 per aanym for, eight years, feaves (he Custom House with a fortune of $30,000. Now theve iransactions, taken in connection with the revelations made by the reports of the Van Wyck ‘and Grimes committees and the army subsistence trands developed in this city, are calenlated to bring discredit upon the go. | vernment hofave the country and the world. If, instead of bestowing #0 much attention upon | the everlasting nigger. Vibile exertions were made by onv officials to prevent such frauds against the government, it would be well for | the republic. If, instead of appointing aither incapables or plundering politicians to office, whese chief bus‘ness is to steal, the heads of depariments appoiate® honest and competent j men, there wontd be a very different story to | tell to-day from the dismal vecords now given | to the public, ‘The heads of departments must j beheld to more seount for | they appoin m of detec- tion and vigo puutshment must be adopted, else our government will fall into universal conlemp! as the most imbecile and corrupt on | the face of the earth str and a Wak Pracr JTIONE OF THE ow Lets arene —The majority of the two houses of the Minoiv Legislature passed a string of revolutionary resolutions, chiefly ; made up ef violent denunciations of President | Lincoln's administration and of propositions | | for an armistice and a peace convention of the i { | loyal and rebellions States at Lou'sville; and | | these revolutionary proceedings have ealled | down the unqualified wrath of Gr j in sowing the seeds of discontent, d | cords snd confusion in.tue loyal States, has he ‘not gone further than the philosophers of the Hiinois Legislature? Has he not contended , that if we fail in the work of putting down this ; rebeliion by the ist of May we ought to stop | the war. and make the best peace with the ve. / bels we can obtain, even to the surrender to | Jet. Ma pf-all the rebellious 5 not the Dlinois Legislature, with all And does at ates’ its ¥ ) partisan ex . Mi contend that, in any event, the cause of the Unton mnst net he abandoned? Greeley should jeave his house when ke commences to throw tones deer. Davis Hache Ovek one Coane | Richmond Whig, aller st in the mon, hid Wettions pe outs spears that te oth are oy plow y of the Davis than are cer old deme ry with Jeti of President Lincely. We tink. " the above») fications prodacad by mond Wiig, that it hos more = dystent t of complaint against Davis asa frilie ¢ | abolition fanatics or democratic dive t } can advance against \bravan | iueoln, with ali | the blunders of the War Office and the Nave | | Department. Tu Meeting OF THe Uxskeuns. The Tritune (abolition radical) thinks that Me Seward would have done well to accede to the peace conference with the sted by Gouis Napoleon, and the World (dew copper head radical) is of the same When | rebels sug the mon | ) as weil »s (subject to the provisions rf the constitut: | tutawfulty deprived of hie Liberty. hiv only redress} county FE RS a ee auch radical extremes meet there must be chief in the wind. But these Concurreys ions of abolition and democratic only establish the sound conservative of Mr. Seward. ed to put our bravado into practice. The reg has been defeat. When, at the very outset} the rebellion, General Scott stated that it wo require au army of three hundred men to restore the Union, the adi laughed at this old fogyism and called out seventy-five thousand. When General Mc! lan came to Washington with a plan which manded three hundred and sixty-four thou soldiers to carry it out successfully, he wi ceived with incredulous smiles, and abo! Senators joined with Secretary Stanton to enlistments and reduce the army. When @ rai Sherman told Secretary Cameron two hundred theusand troops were neede the West, Cameron pronounced him insane deprived him of his command. Look at tl factsin the light of subsequent history. now discover that four hundred thousand are necessary to clear the rebels from the V and as many more to break up the rebel in the East. Even now, with our great ar in the field, we do not advance. On the trary, we pause and wait, Heaven and Hal only know for! what: Where is the Army of the Potomac, wi was to take Richmond? Were General Ciellan now in command of this army, had he delayed ali this while in inglo hesitancy, we should learn all about that from the comptaints and murmurings of abolition harpies. But had McClellan retained our favorite army would now 4 been resting in Richmond instead of bein; ported as missing in the mire on this side o Rappahannock. Where is the fight of figh| Joe Hooker? Have the malicious malig: at Washington taken it all out of him? hopo not, and anxiously await the news o forward movements, Where is the Army o Mississippi? Since the brilliant viotor Arkanses Post and the splendid battle of fresehoro we have hoard very lite le a iad and Rosecrans Port Hudson ti taken, and Vicksburg still frowns de Our forces in the West are under able gene however, and we hope soon to hear of a cession of glorious triumphs from that qu Where are the military and naval expedit which everybody supposed would snap] Chavieston with as great celerity as D made Hillon Head too hot to hold a Bayond the recent raid of the rebel iron avd the experiments of the Montauk ig Qgecchea viver, there is. nothing stirring the head and front of the rebeliton, and turn fe Beaufort of General Hunter, fresh the Fitz John Porter court martial and full new schemes for the negro, bodes no service for our soldiers and sailors in th partment. No wonder, under all these cirg stances, that our people are becoming heartened. siffon4e foreign intervention—if ‘the ad tration is not committed to poor Greeley’s of accepting “the best attainable pence” tue restoration of the Union is atill the o' of the goverament—let us have spee cisive action. The continual rumors abo change in the Cabinet show the feverish .0 tion of the public mind in regard to the incompetents in high places. Let these ehi be made. Let the obnoxious Secretary Si! and the imbecile General-in-Chief—who not know enough to provide a few ponto give way to General McClellan, the best so! on the continent. Let the imbecile Sec Welles, who does not know a frigate fro schooner, be replaced by Commodore Du; a practical and scientific sailor. Let ¢ changes be made instantly and determin and we shall svon sweep away the three! warks of the rebelifon and crush the moq treasou beneath our feet. [i President Lin will bul become General Jackson for a m the Union shall and will be preserved. coal ltt Mi on ‘ Governor Curtin on Arbitrary A Execorive Caamurr Harnssnurs, Feb. 12, 18 ct 4x0 Horse of Reraeentatives OF THR OF PENNSYLVANIA MEN—I desire Us eail your attention to a su] of moment. When the present infamous ond God condemned broke out Congress wan not te session, aud the ¢ of such a state of thi hi life of the country Lapoedsed nex 'y that some meaas be Lxken to control the smail band of tratora in the) Slates, 80 a8 Lo prevent them from inachimations might be mjartous, if not (unl, to the national case, dev these circumstances the genoral government re: to the system of military arrests of dangerous per aad baving thus conuneaced acting under it, have (at long invervais in this State) to pursue it. aivent OF the United States acts directly as, apd the State Fxecutive has no rity or means to interfere with arrests of Of Untted States made under the author teow i citiven of Penpsyivania {tizen of the United states. and owes a logtauce to the United States) be owes it to lennsylvavia. If be had at the hands of the jodiciary. Iw such ti ent it i more than ever Bece=sury to pri rity in official action. Great eltoris tave beet cha; « still belng mace by persons blinded or ill to throw us into @ state Of revolution—that soresxtevnurchy aud contusion, and, ultimate! about the destriction of life and property: Extoutiv tent dw bis interterence with mited States or with would be ia the oxisting dange iv would heve a direct revolutionary tendency wold be lo commence a revolution The courts 9 fice are open, and, no doabt, all personal wrongs of "wu y redresed ia due e of law. + ame been privy ave boon fow. the impr thas weer’ sanity [or more of themya wise T inight have referred to them in my anuenp) « cent events having shown that this ip 1 doow ie ray duty wow to invite yor oh wo are eng is une for the] own liberty aud welldare, ‘The tear eat HOLY Of OF ¥. Noun ithe standing all typ “i ordtly that» teow and tlw ed by perp Ve ane ifaw then be too wi a! home acd by the evate from which we stiail K ative & uit bos tebe: legis Me ungmrefore, recommend Ue passage of a joint r thon oarneslly requesting that (ongress shall fort < jaws defining and punishing offences of the} above referred to, and previding (or the fair and 5 trial by anatnpartial jury of persone charged with anences In the loyal sod uodisturbed Staten, x alt Jilly sallec amd # + ianowent be reliey eee +h 6 CORY