The New York Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1863, Page 4

SW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ” EDIOR AND PROPRISGEOR. Oe PIO KW. COBNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 87S, Votume XXVUlLecssscscsssreersserereroeN@e 54 | AMUSEMENIS THIS EVENING, NHL O SGARDEN, Broadway.—Saraweute. Wale ACS THEATRE, Broatway.—Leirie Teeasvas WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Lsoowaie 98 THEA se WITH Tm KY THEATRE. Bo “Mak tp Yesietoay BOWLES THEATRE, Bowers.—MacnctaPaexen Ser. | | | THEATRE FRANC MS, Niblo's Siloon—fvere Drown. | | BAR Wau bows -1US AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Mixsae s Cow, Nov aout. Alte LIVING Mirrorocames, & at all oon aud Evening. +18" MINSTRELS, Mech HortaN SONGS, BURLESG k “ WOU0s MINSTREL HAGL, 614 Browiway.—Ermoriax BONG. NCH, AC tiaMLeET, BROADWAY MENAGERIL, Kroadwas.—Living Wine Stas PY RPORMING ELEFUADTS—COMIe MURS, &. AMP SHOAN THEAPBE, No. — ‘uta, Pasvourses, BURLESQUES, au. loge ccna Caer PARISIAN CABINET id NDE Ove disiy rom tO-Ae Me AL IOPe a SSF Brontwas.nm NEW | ourred im, the bill will be returned to that body. The consideration of the Senate bill enrolling and Amendments were cut off by the ordering of the previous question, but an exciting and acrimonious discussion was kept up till after elevea o'clock at | night. i MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. the Rirthday of the immortal’ Washington was celebrated in this city yesterday with considerable spirit and enthusiasm. During the day the town was made gay with profuse displays of the national bunting and enlivened by military parades. In the evening there were two patriotic banqueta at the St. Nicholas Hotel, one given by the munici- pal authorities and the other by the printers. ‘There were also grand pyrotechnic exhibitions in the City Hall Park and Union square. The livery stable keepers of this city have effected a permauent organization for the purpose of raising their prices te a standard to anit the times, Their proposed changes in their rates were published in the Heraup about three weeks ago. According to the City Inspector's report, there were 454 deaths in the city during the past week— a decrease of 33 as compared with the mortality of the week previous, and 55 more than occurred. during the corresponding week last year. The re- capitulation table gives 1 death of alcoholism, 1 of disease of the bones, joints, &c.;95 of the brain and nerves, 5 of the generatiye organs, 12 of the heart’ and blood vessels, 208 of the lungs, throat, &c.; 2 of old age, 31 of diseases of the skin and eruptive fevers, 11 premature births, 49. of diseases of the stomach; bowels and other digestive organs; 28 of BOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brovktyn.—E:moriax Se ANCKS, BORLFSQUES, de Now ork, ‘Tuesday, Povaaey 24, 1863, THE SITUATION. As we announced afew days ago, the mortar boats of the expedition against Vicksburg were towed into position on the 18th inst.; and we now learn by despatches trom Memphis that they opened fire upon the city on that day, which was answered by the rebel batteries, three in number. The position of the gunboats was found to be too mach exposed to the fire of the enemy, and they accor withdrew to a safer place, from which they reaewed the bombardment. The reswt of thi: initiatory attack upon Vicksburg is not re- ported; but the fact that it has fairly commenced prepares us for news of a lively time around the great rebel stronghold in the Southwest, Geneva! Hooker visited Washington yesterday. is no news from his army on the Rappahan- nwen later than that already published. The snow storm there was very heavy, and will keep the roads in an impassable condition for many days to come. Vrom the West we do not receive any intelli- further (han the movements of orr gunboats asburg above re! rred to. The army of al Rosecrans appears to be taking no deci- sive action for the past few days, Ole aews from the South to-day indicates that the rebeis are inclined te stake their last chance upon the approaching attack upon Charleston, which they declare to de impregnable. ‘The blow that is about to fall, says the Charleston Meréury, “way be the last we shall receive in the struggle for our indcoendence, but it will be dealt with the strength of despair, The foe comes with the avowed purpose to sack our homes and plough our atrects with his round shot; and, should his power prove equal to his malice, that will be n0 empty threat. We are ready for the ordeal.” They threaten us with their matchless little sqnad- ron of iron-clads, which are about to obtain the long desired opportunity of encountering the “ Vankee " The Southern journals aleo anticipate an immediate assanit by our forces voasela. upon Savaanah and Vicksburg, and thoy talk very confideatly, of course, about the capacity of the rebels io defend them. The Rieumond Leowiner says that the greater portion of General Hooker's army, 00 in num- Monroe, Suffolk and } ‘the policy of Louis Napoleon bev, ave now in Fortress Newport's News. is treated by the same journal with distrust and it says that he will give no aid to the Southera confede’ suspicion, cy unless it is pushed to the wall by ita enemies, and is ready to tall into his arms ja the lour of its great necess| as Sardinia and ‘turkey did, and that it will be his tool for m yeaca afterwards. he Richmond papers put down their loss at Fort Doaelson at nine the tioa of one eight men, and they claim apture of eighty prisoners, and the destruc- transport. The rebel General Gus- tava« W. Smith is reported to have resigned his commission in consequence of being recalled from North Carolina and General Freach being appointed in his place. his command in Governor Letcher, of Virginia, has ordered the imprison- mest at hard labor in the Richmond Penitentiary of the Captain another, as retaliation for the incarceration of two Union officers, Damron and rebel officers in the Penitentiary at Washington. Our Buvopean files by the Canada, at Boston, i were delivered in this city yesterday even- ing, enable us to publish to-day full reports of the speeches detivered in the British Parliament on the Sth inst. respecting the American war and We had synopsis of the addresses, telegraphed from Hali- foreign mediation. already given a fax; bat the relative detaila of the remarks made by Karl Derby, Karl Russell, Earl Grey, Earl Car- Mr. Disraeli on that occasion will be great interest and importance. CONGRESS. to the Senate yesterday, Mr. Willey presented a resolution from the Constitutional Con Weat Vi the constitution as amended by Congress, and also resolutions asking for au appropriation im compensation for the emancipation of slaves in West Virginia. Mr. Coilamer called up the resolution relative to the payment of foreign postage in coin, and offered a ention of inia, accepting sabstitute aathorizing the Postmaster Geueral to tuke such measures as he may deem necessary to provide for the payment in coin of the balances waniost the United States, The substitute was ac- cepted and the resolution adopted. After dis- Posing of several unimportant subjects, the bill relative to the discharge of State prisoners and Suthorizing the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus was taken up and passed by twenty-four swainst thirteen tn the House of Representatives, the report of the Committee on Elections, adverse to the claim of Mr, deanings Piggott to represent the Second Cow oxatonal district of North Carolina, ¥ aa ae Oopted. Tho Naval Appropriation bill was taken @&, Bad sovocal Seaate amendments wot being cou a vote of of general di from the military blunders at Washington re- sulting in the failure of campaign after cam- paign, and from the political blunders per- uncertain seat and general fevers, 4 of diseases of the urinary organs, and 10 from violent causes. ‘There were 344 natives of the United States, 4 of England, 79 of Ireland, 16 of Germany, and the balance of various foreign countries. ‘The stock market was active and prices were higher yesterday throughout the list. Coupon sixes touched par, and Erie and the Western shares were all wanted at an advance. The money market was easy at 6a7 per cent. Gold rose to 165, closing 164% bid. Exchange closed at 180.181. The bank return shows an increase of $2,382,978 in deposits and $232,288 in loans, and a de- cline of $445,046 In specie. * Owing to tho suspension of business at the Produce Exchange, there were very light transactions reported in breadstuffs and provisions yesterday, though, under the influence of the advance in gold and sterling exchange, Prices tended upward. Cotton was in more demand, at 89c. a 90c. for middlings, The sales of oils, whiskey an@ groceries were quite moderate, at rising rates. Heavier operations were reported in teas, spices and raisins, as likewise in wool and tobacco, which were quoted some- what firmer. There was not mach activity in freights: but shipowners were asking very full rates. The movemeuts in other commodities indicated no remarkable new fea- tures, eithor in the extent of the day's businoss or in the current prices. On the whole, the day was a compara- tively dull one to general frade. The Dangers of the Crisis—Our National Fi ces and the Attitude of the North- west. Whoever has attentively read the clear, calm and masterly speech of Mr. Spaulding, of this State, upon the new Bank bill, cannot fail to be deeply impressed with the gravity of the situation, and the fearful responsibility that de- volves on those to whom the management of the war for the Union is entrusted. From the enormous expenditures and the railroad speed with which we are running into debt (two mil- lions and a half per day), he shows that there is an absolute necessity for unanimity, and for such a vigorous prosecution of the war as will bring it to the most speedy termination that is possible. Every day that the war is prolonged the daily debt is being increased, and it must be paid by taxation in some form or other. The government is spending at a fearful rate the accumulations of former years of pros- perity. Already the tax is beginning to be felt by the people; but as the war is procrastinated and the debt increased the burden will become mere and more grievous, till at last it is intole- rable. The present taxation can be paid with comparative ease, “running along, as we are, at forty miles an honr, under the pressure of irve- deemable paper.” There is now a seeming prosperity in the Eastern and Middle States; but a day of reckoning will surely come. In addition to the financial difficulty of car- rying on a long war of such magnitude, there is another difficulty which is looming up in a very alarming shape, and that is the position and attitude of the Northwest. Without the hearty co-operation of that section of the Union the war would soon be brought to a dead halt. But it cannot be denied that in Mlinois, Indiana, | Towa and other Northwestern States a feeling scontent has grown up, arising petvated in the same centre, appearing to change the legitimate objects of the war as an- nounced in the beginning by Congress and the President, and to turn the struggle into a fana- tical erusade for the abolition of negro slavery— ‘The one hundred and thirty-first’ anniversary of | a policy calculated to unite the people of the Southern States as one man. to render their re- sistance desperate, and to protract the war to an indefinite period. The Northwestern States entered with enthu- siagm upon (he war, under the idea that it was to be a short one, and that it would result in a the to us f the Union constitution, has come down om the founders of the government. 1 nothing about the negro, Their in- terests and their patriotism combined for the Union. speedy restoration of under it ax They ed Their interests lay both with the East and the South, but far more with the South, the chief and natural market for their agricul- tural produce. By the war that market was stthem. It was their interest to have it speedily epened, wy bringing the war to a rapid conclusion by the triumph of the Union arms. Their patriotism tended in the same direction. Hence their eal in the cause. They went heart and soul into the war,in order to make it short. One of their main rebiances that it would be of short duration was that the peculiar institution of the South would not be meddled with, except so far as military opera- tions rendered it necessary, and that the Union sentiment in the Southern States would be de- veloped with the progress of our arms. The Northwestern men believed that the Unionists were really in a majority, as wonld be seen if they bad only an opportunity to declare them- relves. But if that was the case in the begin- ) bing of the war the course of events has com- | pletely changed it, and there is now no real | Union sentiment worth speaking of anywhere south of the Potomac. Hence the Northwestern me are disappointed. They account for the change, and for the determination of the South- closed aga ern States to fight it ont to the bitter end, by the change in the political pro- gramme al = Washington This change they think separates their — patriotiem from their interest: for, while the voice of patri- otism prompts them to battle on and battle ever for the Union, the voice of interest whispers | that a long war would ruia them. even if it + should be successful; for it would consume «ll their property, while at the game time it would calling out the national militia was then resumed, | dostroy the goore of the South that laid golden eggs for them Alveady the patriotiom of (he Stites of the Northwest has been severely tested. We of the Atlantic States can hardly appreciate their situ- ation. They are a purely agricultural popula- tion. We are « commercial, trading aud manti- facturing people. We are making monoy by the war. ‘This is particularly ‘true of the New Kugland States. The people of the Northwest have no present compensation whatever for their toss of blood and treasure On the con- trary, they are lowing money ao rapidly that if the war continues long they will be beggared. Those States, bordering, as they do, upon the Upper Mississippi or its triputaries, sent their agricultural produce down the Father of Waters to the plantations bordériag on the Lower Mia- sissippi and its tributaries—cora, wheat, flour, hogs, bacon, hams, beeves, butter, eggs, horses and mules, for which in retura they re- ceived either sugar and molasses or the gold poured into the planters’ coffers from every na- tion of Europe. Not that the Southern States in the valley of the Mississippi could not have raised for themselves, as they do now, the ‘pre> ducts sold them by the Northwest, but that jt was more profitable to gtow cotton, and | the transportation down the cereals and abimafs was'so: cheap and Sient, the navigation being open at all of the yeat,: Thus the ppople’ of the No fed and supplied with mules three millions of negroes employed in raising the great Southern staples—sugar, rice, tobacco and cotton, but particularly the last named product. Before the war the price of a mule in Mlinois was one hundred and twenty-five dollars in gold. At present, notwithstanding the great demand for the animal in eur army, the price is only sixty dollars in depreciated currency. The same is true of other agricultural products. A latenum- ber of a Minnesota journal quotes prices there as follows:—Flour, four dollars per barrel; corn, ferty-five cents per bushel; dressed hogs, three dollars and twenty-five cents per hundred; hams, four cents per pound; butier, ten cents per pound; eggs, eight cents per dozen, and other articles equally low. In the river coun- ties of Iowa beef is only two dollars and fifty cents per hundred, or at the rate of two anda half cents per pound, and in the same State last winter, not a hundred miles from the Mississip- pi, pork was sold dressed at less than a dollar per hundred. It is eertainly not cheaper now. What is the cause of this, while the same articles are so high in New York’ It is the increased cost of railroad transportation. Owing to the closing of the Mississippiby the blockade, the freights offered to the railroads exceed their capacity, and the directors have enormously increased their rates. Flour, which used to be transported from the towns on the Mississippi by railroad through to New York at ninety cents per barrel, now costs to move it more than thrice the sum ; and as for corn, it | costs the price of five bushels to send one to market. {t will be impossible for the Wester farmers to stand this very long; for, hard as is their case, how much harder would it have been had- not the demand for our breadstuffs in Europe been so great during the last two years. But, as this arose from the accident of short crops, it is not to be depended on hereafter, and the prospects for the agricultural interest of the Northwest in the event of the continuance of the war are gloomy im the extreme. This ac- counts for the vehemence with which the mis- management of the war is assailed by nearly all sections of politicians in that region. It also explains the boldness of the copperheads there, who are growing more numerous and more dangerous every hour, and are loudly calling for the stoppage of the war. These men are not in a majority at present; but, like the radi- cals in the republican party. they may ‘soon force forward with them men of more moderate counsels, and the consequences may be most deplorable. Under the double pressure. therefore, of our financial difficulties and of the menacing atti- tude of the Northwest. the war for the Union must be prosecuted with the utmost vigor and to a speedy and suceessful termination. Let the emancipation proclamation be recalled, let everything be abandoned that is calculated to prolong the war, leta policy be adopted in which all can cordially unite, and let General McClellan be put at the head of the War De- partment at once, and very soon the loyal States will have cause to rejoice in the bappy vests. Butif the radical programme be not thrown overboard, and the war in consequence be indefinitely prolonged, it will fail signally and suddenly, in the most disastrous manner, and then we may bid an eternal adieu to our once glorious Union, the envy and admiration of the world, pe - as / Tue “Hears, Comrorr axp Erricinscy or tae Army.” —There is a bill, before the Senate, entitled “a bill to promote the health, comfort and efficiency of the armies of the United States,” which ought to pass without delay. It provides “that the medica) department shall unite with the line officers of the army in super- vising the cooking within the same, as an iim- portant sanitary measure.” and that “the said medical department shall promulgate to its offi- cers such regulations and instrnetions as may tend to insure the proper preparation of rations for the soldiers.” The necessary cooks to each company, including two subordinate African cooks, are also to be provided under judicious regulations. Let this bill be paged. We all remember how the British army in the Crimea was wasted away by disease, resulting from the erude and unwholesome rations of the soldiers, until that great culinary philanthrepist, Soyer, came among them: and how, as by a miracle, by his cheap but nutritions soups, meats and vegetables, ws he cooked them, he re- stored the sick and re-established health and vigor throughout the army. We know, too, that Napoleon and Frederick the Great were as attentive to the proper feeding of their soldiers as to their discipline. Crude provisions, badly prepared, have, perhaps, been as fatal in this war to the soldiers of the Union as the malaria of unhealthy localities or as the bullets of the enemy. We accordingly regard this aforesaid bill upon the subject as involving agreat and most desirable reform. Fifty ev sixty thousand Africans, as under cooks, thus be employ in Or armies to the best pos- sible advantage; for the good results will prac- tieally be better for the army at large than would be the addition of s hundred thousand soldiers under ite present hap-hazard. wasteful and unwholesame syetom of feeding. Let the WiLL be passed. may YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1863. {®he are of the Oates ‘seaceot mabe struction or Amarchy. The debates in the British Parliament on | that. portion of tbe Queen’s speech which refers to the civil war in this, country will not mitigate the bitter sense entertained here of the unfatrness and hostility of Britian statesmen in one regard. While wo must accord to the Queen the fullest credit for the sincerity of the regret expressed by ber at: the'oxisting condition of things, ii ia impossible to delude ourselves with the conviction that this feeling is in any degree participated in by those who took the leading part in these dis- cussions. When we find the ministerial and opposition leadors—Karls Russell and Derby in the Lords, and Mr. Disraeli in ihe Commons—declaring it utterly impossible that the Union should be restored, and predicting for us a future of turbulence and anarchy, we are induced to ask to whom this result, if it be ever realized, will be mainly owing? Has the policy of non-intervention, oa which they congratulate themselves, been fairly and honestly carried out? Has it not, in fact, ope- rated more to our prejudice than open hostility? Were they ia armeagainst us we could have Niadicted” injul'y for ‘injury, and compensated . ives for the aid furnished tq the rebels. lac, connivance with the’ agent of the ‘they have caused'us as mu they. were” opealy at war’ have not permitted ‘the Sout ‘supplied with arms, ammunition but with wtoaloae te prey upon merce—a preceeding utterly at variance with the laws of nations. The risk and cost of an armed imtervention they leave to the French Emperor, of whose designs, a3 developed in the celebrated letter to General Forey, they have long been cognizant. It is the old story of the monkey employing the cat’s paw to pull the chestnuts out of the fre—an ignoble part for the rulera of a great nation to play. It remains to be seen whether Louis Napo- leoa will persevere in fulfilling the role thus assigned to him. Lord Derby admits that re- cognition of the Southern confederacy neces- sarily involves an armed intervention in its support, and that Great Britain is not prepared to participate in such a proceeding. She there- fore leaves to the French Emperor all its risks, and stands by ready to reap all its advantages. It is possible that, blinded by his ambition, he will continue to ignore the perils foreseen by his astute ally, and plunge France into a pro- tracted and costly war with us. Of one thing he may rest assured: she will leave him to flounder bis way unaided through it. The professions of regret and sympathy that are habitnaliy expressed for us by English and French statesmen in the discussion of American affairs are all twaddle. It is certain that neither Lord Derby nor Russell has any feeling of this sori. None are more desirous of seeing the great republic broken up. And yet we are en- titled to betier treatment at the hands of the public men of both countries. France in her revolutions, and England in her troubles in India, not only found on our part no disposition to take advantage of them, but met with ready sympathy from us. Of the three great maritime Powers, Russia ix tbe only one that has maoi- fested a really friendly and cordial disposition towards us since the commencement of the war. Her good offices and belief in our reintegration are all the more gratifying in view of the great part that she herself has to play in the future. She no doubt feels that our destiny, like her own, will carry us to a kigher point of power and glory than any thut we have hitherto reach- ed, and that we shall each, on eur respective continents, exercise ag ull-controlling influence. How Overccres Rom THH Noxta wes WouLp ak Treaten By THe Rewers.-—A silly story bav- ing been got up at Mobile, and published in one of the journals of that city, as coming frem “a distinguished citizen of one of the Northwestern | States.” to the effect that “Indiana, Mlineis and Ohio have determined io step the war and make terms of peace with the Confederate States at all hazards,” and that already, “out of MeCler- nand’s army of one hundred and fifty thousand men led against Vicksburg, all have deserted | but forty thousand,” and this extraordinary | news having been despatched by telegraph to the rebel capital as “important if true.” Richmond papers comment upon it with the most bitler vidieule, as absurd, and show great anxiety lest anybody should betieve it, and fest the delusion should demoralize their army aod cause the troops to relax their discipline and their eflorts at this critical moment. This is perhaps natural enough; but there is something mote important behind. Not only do these journals scoff at the intelligence as a Yankee eanvrd set afoat to do mischief to the Seuth, but. assuming for argument’s sake that ft now. or may be hereafter, they repudiate ‘able scorn all idea of ever uniting with the Northwest upou any terms. The Richinend bap pecial organ of Jeff. Davis—«leclares, ouce for all, that a# soon as the States of the Nerthweat recall their troops the the They reject the statement for example—the he | they come two years too | them: but them ander old Hag. or any other, Jute.” That surely ought to satisfy all who talk of restoring the Union by pease. Nor is the organ of the rebel government satisfied with this declaration, but proceeds to insult in | advanee the people of the Northwest, should they even come to make treaties with them. Let the copperheads see, and al! others of the Northwest whom it may concern “read, mark, learn and inwardly digest,” what the leading journals of the rebellious States say about peace. or even treaties with the people of that region. | Wasnivaron's Birripay Nowra any Sours.— Is it not a shggestive fact that the rebels at Richmond and throughout the confederacy were celebrating Washington’s birthday yesterday “as to a unien with confederacy will be willing to make treaties with iz with the same vim. vigor and splendor as the people of New York and the North? Dees not | this sow that—all loeal prejudices aside —the | people of the North and South still have the } same patriotism and the same hexrt’ Should not this teach us that if the leading extremists of both sections— the leading rebels atthe Bonth | and the abolitioniate at the North down the masses of both divisions of our com- mon country would soon rewoite fraternally and ete Neither section will give np | Washington, the father of the uation: aad if both would bat follow bis advice. and “make those mutual concessions which are requisite to the general prosp: “we should have no more civil wars. Washington is still the father of the American veoute, and ihe reswansibiliiv were pat nally? could be vent the oir | notes ot the so-called Comin itt lish a branch mint in Nevada te on Finance. of our present troubles rests with thous fire- gaters at the South who have preferred the teaching» of Yancey, and those fauatica at the North who have preferred the cxample of Joha Browa, to the conservatiam of Lim who is really “first in war, first in peace, and frst in the hearts of his countrymen,” Tas Cosvom Hovsn Fuaums.—The Solicitor of the Treasury recently made a report showing great frauds in the New York Custom House, and mentioned half 4 dozen of ita employes who were implicated either directly or indirectly in the frauds which have been 40 much talked about. It is a singular thing tbat nearly all the persons named have denied publicly any crminality or carelessness, and that, although many of them have been dismissed, no further action has been taken in the affair. [t is evident the matter cannot rest here. Wither the parties in question are innocent—in which case they have been deeply wronged—or they are guilty and are being shown too much leniency. The fact is, the public have a right to all the details of this affair, which eannot be allowed to remain en- veloped, as it now is, in mystery. We demand explanations from the proper parties. Tax Sagacuy or Josn Van Buren Vinoi- catsp,—Last November John Van Buren stoutly 4 advocated, asa democratic humanitarian; the Offering of the olive branch to the rebels; but with tte receipt of their defiaut. answers, in various forms, from Richmond, he discovered that the only alternative for the Northera de- mocracy:'waé the vigorous prosecution of the war, and ao he boldly and promptly took his position accordingly. The instructive extracts which we have lately published from numerous rebel journals fully confirm the sagacity of Mr. Van Buren in taking this position, The tebels will not have peace upon any other terms than those of a complete thrashing to the one side or the other; and even so, then, let it be. John Van Buren has taken the enly road of safety to the Nerthern democracy. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. The Bill to sagan the Writ of Habeas Carpus Passed by. the Senate, Discussion in the House on the Con- scription Bill, &e., &., &e. a eaieaisins Feb, 28, 1865. GBNBRAL ULLMANN'S LOUISIANA NBGRO BRIGADE, It ig stated that General Daniel Ulimana, of New York, is to command a negro brigade in Louisiana. He goes out there with acomplete set of white ofticers for two regi ments, the rank and tile to be raised from the contra. bands. A son of Vice President Hamlin is to be one of the colonels, and the visit of the Vice President down hast ia said to be for the purpose of arranging the organization of these regiments. TRE MILITIA BILL IN THE HOUSK. ‘the debate in the House upow the Conscription bill was longthy and animated, amendments being cat of by the previous question, The discussion was quite geueral; sevoral power‘ul speeches were made by the opposition, who cluimed (hat it is 4 direct blow against the liberiies of the people. ‘The bill was earnestly supported. by Mexsrs. Olin, of New York: Shelfield, of Rhode Island: Campbell, of Pennsylvania, and Bingham, of Ohio, who contended that in the present crisis of our national af- fairs the extraordinary powers conferred by it over alt the abie bodied men in the country are necessary for the suppression of the rebellion. They denowmced the demo- orats upon the other side of the Bouse as aiders and com- forvers of the rebelx. There was Messrs, Vallandigham and Campbell and Bingham. Tne latter was extremely sarcastic in replying to his co! league. None of the speakers made it clear what effect the conscriptiva of copperkgads and sympathizers with rebellion will ave upon our armies when it shall be car- ried ont. WHERE IS THE MINISTER FROM HAYTI! Considerable inquiry is.made here respecting Une Miuis- ter and Secretary of Legation from Hayti, whose arrival in New York was annonnced several days ago. It is hinted that they are purposely kept back until Congress adjourns, in the fear that their debut in Wasbingtoo might comp! cate diticulties in the national eouncits GENKKAL HOOKEK IN TOWN. Maye eral Hooker was at Willard’s to day. THE WOOL TRADE ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK. Some of our pickets in front of the Rappahannock tave been in the habit of trading negroes with the enemy for sheep. ‘This contraband trade iu woo! has been ped. YHE TAX ON TRANSACTIONS IN GOLD. ‘The Commitee on Ways and Mouns have decided to day to except Cal from the proposed tax oo transactions in gold when (he meta! frst changes UNITED STATES CLNCULT JUDGE FOR CALTFORS At {he wuansmons al velagation. 1 cCaliforma, for that state ornix miners A. Co: the California Congression ven J. Field. wow Chiet Justic apps nit Judge ve Judge Meal eat tor, revigned. THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Menate. Wastanvron, Fob. 23, 1965. TH STEAMER OSMIPEK AMID PENSACOLA The Unarm preseated « ation from the Secre. tary of the Navy, in repoose wom resolation of 10, traustnitting report ” the the relative condition of cola. KANHaS AND 1) THK COU SIRT, uC The Caark also presented resolutions from the] ture of Kanes against any div sion of the country, am regard top the steamers vm ney inla- aud blie laud THR ALLorMeNE cNY PA SINSO NI, presented 4 jolmt resolu New York relative to tbe Hr. Harms, (rep. uted « memoria! from of iuiadelphia, ask vIMGent a presented « rese ita! Convention of West Virginia Aiuto a amended by Congress, and Skog for an Appropriation on compensa tion for the emancipation of slaves m West Virginie THR INEPRCHION OF STRAMMUAE®, Mr. Cusnoren, Mich. trom the Committee on Comsanees relative to the inspection of etenr boats. fm PAYMENT OF 0M wm IAGe po Vt, eatled ap Che resolution be PayWeEt of lOrrigh postage ip er 3 ber 2ibg the Postynaster Geveral to take such mensy To DECRMSAEY UO pre for (he payinest in com ¢ ves againel the United States The substitute was accepted and the resolution adopted, , TW MEDICA AND 8 RE: Mr. Newer, Copp: which was edepted AL MOSTORY OF THE RINK LION, of Oregon, offered « resolution, requestitg (ne Surgecn Gereral to Submit (0 the Berate, as goon AS (he same can be ip read! ness, the materiale proposed by vim relauing to ‘be med)- rl ned sorgice! history of the rebellien, aod eneh other AatStie8 AR MAY be ib PreLArAtion oD bie offce. TATION OF OWE PACING RAUROAD BMYLOVRE 4© mytl TARY al. on Mr. Mebowuart., (0 atmerd the Pacite Mai r called up the bill to | Mr , offered an amendment provid roployed Wo conetruct tbe road be enlisted orkaAL zation, and be controlled by the company Mery Inwe Mr. Monens, (rep.) of Me, thought this a very extra ordinary amerdment to place these men under military law. Mr. PoMrroy replied that it was the only way men led, they bemg fer beyond courte and (rep.) of Mass., troduced a bill to pre lation in the United States of the bonds and Jontederate States. Referred to the civil jared ction, Afteg further ditenssion the bill was postponed THE CIRCE) ATION OF CONPIQRRAT. NOTRE AND pom Mr Wisse mn Finan wean Mr. Lariam, (opp.) Of Cal. ny Mia bill wo estab. Referred to the Commit NDEMNITY TO OUTITRWA OF KANSAS, Mr, Lace, (rep.) of Kanans, introduced a bill granting lands (0 Kan sas to indewn)(y ber citivens (or their losses. TH DEOHAREK OF STATE PRIONERE AND KURPENRION OF THR Wet: OF HANKAS CORPUN. a Harlarge of State urisonery wee Uoken Tas brill for ve warm work between | oc wd whilo to domeacatno portion of the Stale bet da oow wot off into Anew stato. Tho chango wa 1y ubjuatidabie a agaipat the = phate rare he peeid exert 10/aaa it the New York Zemes, nogroea wore onlisted at be Monroe and accredited to Massachusetts, When and other States did not fill uj» their quotas tho “ollont be tad to be made up; but Madsachusetta was aliowod Wo ail «| har quota by y oaliating negroes Lo doiend ber Loria; and ¥ ‘he Senator from ‘Mr. Wilson) undertake to lecture the Senate on tho pate \oLiama OF the democrat party. Ho (dir. cbarteen) contcute@ that if the adw tration bad pursued the por Policy thie rebeilid could not have tastes ninety days, vwtt es the inauguration of the Confiscation and ‘acta we had had no success. But let ttle Conitsentian ae ‘Foaancipation acts be recatied, and thore waa time to 4a:| the country yot. Under the ‘old Policy success was CO tain; under this new polidy destruction was Just as col tam = By the Conscription bill liberty was dest | tow by this bill it was proposed to destroy the power all the courts. Ho did not know what else tho poopie b to surrender of their rights. It never had been hold tf anybody that the President bad power to suspend writ of habeas corpus and arrest peacotul citivens. was opposed to botb the Conscription bill and the pri Dill, ‘Ibe Conaoriptien bill would give the country soldiers until 1864, ana they wore wanted tn 1863. f) saw no reason for parting with the liberties and power 10, if no benofit mee ip be panne? Oar Lrg Of Mass. . aaid tae Senator from Virginia out of the Union? It waa Som cas’ prety Wise, aul the delegation in Couarene, 0 ax wieaer eee es Va. anid the Senator olloule to.ge tate. for their country or working for = had po lectures to read htully to ‘he's state of Ir. RicHARDSON disclaimed no reproach on Massachusetts. ‘action of the Governor and the Sect Mr. Win said, in regard to the onit for forts, that a tow uegroos, Place of the men who were™hurried when the report caine that Banks wag valley of the Sbenandoah. Massac! thousand mea to the war, and was not calis made wpon her) over Gfteen buadred pads Ho | lieved that no State with the same proportion of mi had sent more men to the war. Mar. Ricuanvaon said the Senator had referred to ane} paper in bis State. The editor of that paper wa:| brother toa man on the Monitor when she saved country last year. AS’ many mea bad to they from that office as from any office in the countey. ‘wou'd not endorae ail the opinions af that paper, but Senator was greatly mistaken if be supposed that th was in the head of that paper avy Giaiornity. He det the Sovator to find anything disloyal in aay article that paper, and if there was any treason in that papor in,tbe others referred to, the courts were opened there was the piace to tay them. Mr. Capo, (rep.) of Sich., said that one of the prietors of that paper was known to be a rebet ay thizer, aud believed to be disioval ‘WANvi.en—Kvory loyal maa Mr. Ricwannsos said tt was ateange that the paper Buch @ circulation in Mictigan. He did not believe there was any rebel sympathizer in Minois. tn regard the New York. Jrrvest he said he kaow one of ite od and he knew no man more anx,ous to restore this coun aud pul down rebellion. Mr. Powxt.., (opp.) ol Ky. sachuswtis had made gener tucky democracy. He seem i to think that alt were Sic, Powell) was williug to meet the Sous ith of (he argument against the Presid mauve tu thal dress of the (rue men of Kente . WW would meet the arguments and statements he (Mr el!) would meet him. Until then the Senator itd bot! couse mak ng goneral assertions, Mr. Witsow, of Mass., said the Sonator bare tow talked of abojition, Ho’ remembered wheu Hoaureg Was about tw open bis guns on the brave garrison in b Sumter he told his dollewers t» calt che men whe supp government and the giorions uid flag “abolit’ nd the senator demenstrated on (his floor (hat sam obedient follower of Beauregard in that reap ‘The Senator from Kentucky objected to hav hix Kentucky agsociater branded as traitors sympathizers with treason, We were all plan imo a causeless war, aod I | there was a ; and the men who charged (hat then the war (oval people of chis country were responsible tur this - was making » charge more wicked, and dane | than aii the murderous blows struck at the bosows of r id take wo compromise ur peace nition of their independence: aud his deludea followers that he bad rather b ti hyenas than with Yankoos. The iasue was not of any compromige with tt vet. with all (hese evidences, these Kenta democrais urraign the President of tho United Staton: tyrant and wknrper and one of their charger was tha' bad allowed bis armies Ww overrun Kentucky, | because they bad taken a litte corm and hay Senator from Keatucky came into the senae endersed this arcaigument, Shame on the mea + mace sueh an arraignment: and shame on the eadors {of these men, who call themselves demecrats of i Instr ue ine Senator? There was vo need 1 commissiourrs to Jef. Davis lo make an inglor Senator from Kentucky did not Ife culled by their right names—cowardly trait agaist this republic. He (Mr. Wilson) rose to oall tai by their right names, aud if ever Begedict Araold wi | traitor, those Kentucky demograts were travors } TH GENK AG APPROPREAZION RELL PANRD | Mr, Cou.awen, (rep.) of Vi, from the Committe Contereuce on the Legislative Appropriation bill, m their radort, The mileage clause is stricken ous of | bill, leaving mileage Lhe same ws heretofore The report was agreed to—ao the bill paawed. TAKING OY DXPOSHAONE | Mr Hawes, (rep.) of N. ¥., introduced a bill to tal the taking Of depositions to be aged in atbee ce ta tries YH DRKATE TUE AT Vir. Trewnert. 10 ST ATK PiimOWRNS, RFC, RUE ) of HL, sant he did not propos ante: into this disevasion, but wished to mest a few ections made ageins’ the bill by Chose who day after ; ™ part speeches and preted to be padutiar gy inne of (he constitation, any man ata ndge of the constitution, and claimed falliviity for himself. He world vole for uo bill w he <eemied uncunstitutioual, The Senator from Kenta oberts to the power of arrest for politieal offeaces. was willing (9 sirike out the words political offences. regard to the objection that Congrass could net deiey power to the President to suspend the writ of hat reierred to the varions powers alpeady d ne resident. The constitution sid that ( ail Lave power to authorize letters of marc the otwer day was passed delegating ¢ the Senator from an ‘The government eon! hour if these powers were not ‘otogh Again, it wae objected that this writ sbould never be # pended where the courts were open. But what would! the sige of wich # uspension io any place where the li could not be execated’ The constitution certainly eu! He denied the <a not have been meaut to apply Lo auy such atate of thi Mr. Canc, (Union) of Va., opponed the bill, ot} arguing that it was» bill to author and to take irtinent of the department, consisting oF one n .) of Mie. argied that the po snepend the privileges of the writ of habeas oor, onged to the Pi 3 somewhat doubted the expediency of passing ax em [ke diverting the Executive of hi ar€ whieh might be taken a# & precedent. He qu some \ength from the opinion of Attorgey Generat on this point. Powstt aaid be was astonished that the in Massaenurette should object to beimg called aa Itherit The Senator from Massachosetts denoauced demwerncy of Kencucky as tfaitors, becaose they wa ket why did he not denounce bis abolition (rie, fret wee ene cf tbe moat reurible things Gresley Put Greeley was an abelitioniste, and only depo peed democrate. But the demorr extocky would bet feel aggrieved at the agenult that Berar. if be bad = tuem, might ‘O Lord! what evil have | me’ The Senator's ssa His praise would dama tt to poliveal mfamy. He scorned the calamnies agatast | of Reciucky, The Senator referred to he Puchenae Cabinet, But be could tell i bat where (he Ruchanan administration stole | dm rietration bas atolen thousands. d st (Hur o'clock the Senate took © recess elevate there mm set of Colombia on movion of Mr. Kine, 4s vo make it general, and the resolution TBAPR RELATIVE TO AAT the senate, theo resumed the bill for the discharg: the wr arerime ne “isiegated. and not to a Congrea. : Could be. And Under soy ejpeximatanoms | dringated i's ho power to tha arbiGeaPy arres Dooumrree. (rep.) OF Wis. ond it was underet tat ihe pereon's arrested could bare been rolenand) alleg at | tng, om anid it might be 0 understood, but it not the (act said that be thought be was egthor: = oon relation to any arrest which nad je, except in sections where there aoteal oe ‘rm, tho prison door tad ay those whe wore will piogiinee, “vale whore }