The New York Herald Newspaper, October 1, 1863, Page 6

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WOOD'S MINSTREL BALL. 514 Broadway.—Ermiorran ford, Dax rs, de. —TnK Guort AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 44 Brondway,—Baccets, Paniouimas, Bunsssaves, &0.—Maunruo Inn. NEW yO Green Mowerve THEATRE, 485 Beoadway.—Vivanpixee— NEW YOUK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Brondway.— Curiosities axp Lecrunes, trom 94. M."UlL10 P.M, HOOIAY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn,—Etarorian Boras, Dancis, Bursusquns, &e. TRIPLE SHEET. New York, Thursday, Oct. 1, 1863, TO THE PUBLIC. All advertisements, in order to save time and secure proper ¢ ‘ification, should be sent to the office before nine o'clock in the evening. PIA SITUATION. Tt is reported at Cincinnati that the position of General Rosecrans’ army at Chattanooga was un- changed on the afternoon of the 29th ult., and that the rebels had made no attempt to dislodge it from the strong defensive works then held. General Bragg officially reports to the rebel War Department on the 24th ult. that General Hood's condition was fayorable. He also states that his army had captured seven thousand prisoners, of whom two thousand were wounded; twenty-five stands of colors and guidons, thirty- i of artillery and fifteen thousand small The general news despatches of the rebel papers repert the rebels within striking distance of Rosecrans’ position, and well up to the front on the \26th ult. General Lee has issued a congratulatory order to hit, troops on the rebel victory at Chickamauga by General Bragg. Rebel accounts from Gordonsville, Va., dated September 27 and 28, state that geven North Caroling, deserters were shot at Orange Court House on the 26th. Meade’s army is stated to be sixty thoiwand strong, with the Commanding Gen- eral’s headquarters at Culpepper Court House. The rebel despatch states that “opinions are con- flicting as t() whether there will be a fight soon or aot.” From rebei journals we learn that the Union troops fired upon the ruins of Fort Sumter on the 28th ult., for\the first time for several weeks. The rebels report no damage done. Ihe rebel batteries were {till firing upon the Union working The igon-clad fleet were at their old anchorage and perfectly quiet. The Charleston Courier reports that the fleet fired @ salute in honor of Admiral B'yrrrgut’s arrival at that port. FUROPEAN NEWS. ‘The steamship Europa, from Queenstown on the 20th of Septcmber, passed Cap? Race last Tues- day afternoon on her voyage to Halifax and Bos- ton. wats boarded by our agent at that point, and a report of her news-—which is three days ajrms. parties. jater—telegraphed from Newfoundland, is pnb- lished in the Henanp to-day. A letter from Richmond in the London Index— the Anglo-rebel organ—intimates the early recall of Mr. Mason, the Southern Envoy in England, by Jeff, Davle—the step to be taken in consequence of the unfriendly attitude of the British Cabinet, Eart Ruseoll in particular, toward the rebels. Captain Mafllt had resigned the command of the privateer Florida in consequence of ill health. ; Licutenant Birney was likely to succeed him. The Varis Bourse was heavy, some operator s foaring least the sheltering of the Florida at Bre at would lead to complications between the Unit ed States and France. The Paris Pays says that the action of the French government towards the Florida does not nition of the South, but the vir dica- tion of belligerent rights accorded to the r ebela, If France wished to recognize the rebels she would “do se openly.” The London Siar fears that we may loo'¢ for the recognition of the Southern confederacy b y France Boon. Tt was said that England now urges "daximilian to accept the throne of Mexico, fearing that Na- poleon will otherwise seize on the country. A Mexican lonn would, it was thonght, be effected in London when his acceptance was Mfficially pro- claimed. It is reported from Paris that N&poleon intends ¢. argan ze an army of Irishmen, in Mexico. The London Tima thinks this step would prevent the United States from making an ‘aggression’ on the new empire The Madrid Lpoca says that the Cabinets of Bpein and the United Stat os will refer the disputed jon of jurisdiction in the Cuban waters to the King of the Belgians for arbitration. Tho Russian reply te the English note relative to Poland was published. The Czar professes a great anxiety for a settlement with Poland; but says that discussions only tend to aggravate the ques tion. He expresses a hope that the principle of non-intervention will be observed. The Liverpool cotton market on the l9ttof Sep. tember was firmer than on the previous day; but the rates were unchanged from the quotations of Thursday, the 17th ultimo, Breadstuffs were very dull. Provisions were dull. Consola closed in London on the 18th of September (Friday) at 9324 a 98% for money. The Stock Exchange report of Saturday, the 19th ultimo, has not reached us, The Saint Leger stakes were run for on the Doncaster Course, England, on the 16th of Sep- tember. Lord Clifden won. The running was:— Lord Clifden, Grat: Queeg Bertha second; Borea- lis third, Gotten Pledge fourth, The race was wo by hall a neck. The Grand Duke Constantine, of Russia, on tat- ing leave of the nombers of his court im Warsaw lately, made an address to them, in which he siid: —* The Czar, oar master, knows the mission which God has put into bis hands, While we shall | bring deliverance to our expectant brethrea in | Poland, we shall at the same time chastise the inty_guers and instigators, however high they may be placed.” This sentiment waa telegraphed to Moscow, where it was received with enthusiasm by the patriotic clubs, and where it was taken to portend a war with Austria. Advices from Constantinople of the 3d of Bep- tember, say:—At the ball given by the French Am- bassador, at Therapia, on Thursday evening, seve- ral members of the cerps diplomalique were ab- sent, including Sir Henry Bulwer, the Prussian, Spanish and United States Ministers, and tho Austrian Charge d’ Affaires. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. In the recent decisions of the Court of Appeals on the constitutionality of the Legat Tender act of Congress, Judges Wright and Davies, of the re- gular bench, and the four side Judges taken from the Supreme Court decided in favor of its con- atitutionality. Judges Denio and Selden rendered opinions the reverse. Judge Selden has been no- minated by the republicans for re-election. ‘The Russian Admiral and staff, accompanied by Generals Dix and Canby and numerous other military and civil officials, embarked at Whitehall yesterday, at-cleven o'clock, on board the ateam- boat Traveller, and visited the various fortifica- tions in the harbor. The distinguished visitors were received at the various points’with the usual honors. There was an overwhelming assemblage of the Union citizens of New York, at a meeting held last evening in_ the Cooper Institute for the ratifi- cation of the nominations made by the Union State Convention held at Syracuse on the 2d of September. Senator Morgan presided. Amonc the notabilities on the platform Admiral Farragut was most distinguiseed by the andience, who cheered him to theecho, as “ that brave old sala- mander,” Speeches were made by Senator Mor- gaa, Vice President Hamlin, Gen. John Cochrane, Hon. Elihu B, Washburne, M. C., of Elin Hon. Mr. Hahn, M. C., of Louisiana, and Martin J. Townsend, of Troy. A second ovation was given to Admiral Farragut, who made a few well chosen remarks. We refer to our report. In the Surrogate’s Court the will of Thomas Kelly came on for trial. The will leaves the pro- perty of deceased to his wife, and is contested by the children. Testimony was taken as to Mr. Kelty's mental capacity. The Surrogate delivered a decision in the case of Dr. Stewart's children, awarding the guardianship to the stepmother, with whom they have been living since infancy. The case of Jones versus Seward waa up again in the Supreme Court, Special Term, before Hon. Judge Clerke, yesterday. when counsel argued on both sides, the Jndge finally taking the pa- pers and reserving his decision. Potatoes are selling at forty-five cents a buahel in Bangor, Maine, and large quantities are being shipped to the Boston’and New York markets, Hundreds of persons who left their homes at the breaking out of the war, to follow the rebel- lion will o' the wisp, are returning with a desire to become loyal; but there seems to be a desire on the part of the military officials to arrest them and keep them in prison. The Wheeling Intelli- gencer, a radical abolition journal, in a bloodthirs- ty spirit, advises that they be ‘“ hunted and shot like panthers.” ‘The stock market was dull and tame yesterday morn. ing, and rather stoadier in tho afternooa. Gold foll to 141 and exchange was hoavy at 154). Money was easy; call loans 6 per cent. ‘The co:ton market was less active and quite unsettied yesterday. Thore was less doing in brosdatalls. Price of flour, wheat and corn were lowor. Oats wore firm. The provision markot oxutvitod tess anima tion; pork was suitly neld; tard declined slightly. A fair business was transacted in hay, seeds, spices, wool, tobacco, and the principal articles ia the groce- ty line, at buoyant prices. Thoro was a better in- quiry for fish, hops aud iron, the Latter closing highde, Dry goods wero briskor and dearer. Tha demand for whiskey and tallow,was moderate, at oasior rates. The freight engagementa were restricted, There were Bo remarkable alterations in other commodities. ? nistration—Its Military In- capacity. The late defeat of General Rosecrans is but another addition to that heavy budget of blun ders resulting from the military incapacity of Mr. Lincoln’s administration. To this fruitful source of our misfortunes in the field they may all be traced, from the beginning of the war to the present day. In the outset, against the remonstrances and warnings of General Scott, the admwistration was overruled by @ satanic committee of poli- ticians, and the army of General McDowell was hurried forward to our first heavy disaster at Manassas, Next, the War Office, assuming they cornmand in detail of our armioa in the field, under the direction of Mr. Stanton, the plans arad combinations of General McClellan were set aside, his army was divided into several ‘independent armies widely separated from eoch other, and the results were the terrible retreat ofour army from Richmond, and the disastrous campaign of General Pope. Next, after General McClellan, with the Army of the Potomac under his own control, had expelled the army of Lee from Maryland, and was pushing for- ward close upon its heels in Virginia, there was another change. McClellan was super- seded by Burnside, and precious time was lost, which the enemy so industriously improved in his intrenchments that when our army moved against them we suffered a fearful repulse. Then General Hooker was appointed in the place of Burnside; and after months of prepa- ration be crossed the Rappahannock, only to be driven ignominiously back again by the enemy, after capturing the heights which Burnside had failed to reach. Had the ad- ministration let well enough alone, and trusted to the army in the hands of McClellan, all these misadventures might have been avoided, and Richmond might have been ours a year ago. There was another grand military operation, seldom referred to, which we think may be set down as one of the most stupid and most pro- digious blunders of all the blunders of the war. We allude to the grand Port Royal expedi- tion. It was gathered together, an enormous fleet, with a land force of twenty thousand men, in Hampton Roads. There it was, within gun- shot of Norfolk, and its stores of two thousand pieces of artillery, subsequently employed by the enemy from Roanoke Island to Vicksburg; and there were at Norfolk immense magazines of ammunition, and military and naval supplies of all kinds. There was Norfolk, with all these spoils of war, which might have been aa easily captured as Port Royal; and from Nosolk General Sherman, on his tranaports, could have pushed up to Richmond; for there were thea no serious obstructions along the river, and no forts of any kind aronad the eity, The rebel army of Virginia was at Manassas, a buadred miles away, and the Army of the Potomac was wat & it, There were the means acd there was the opportunity for a decisive blow at the very heart of the rebellion; and yet our grand The Ad other hand, gathered his victories from the very jaws of destruction, it was because he would mcmish him that while the general policy of NEW YORK HERALD, THUASDAY, armada snited away from Norfolk to the scd istands of South Carotina. ; General Grant would be at once pushed for- ward to Generat Rosecrans, .and that Generat Kaake and Admiral Farragut would be detailed to the agreeable duty of settling with Mobile. Common sense suggested this line of action. But | what was done? The army of Genoral Grant | was frittered away in little side expeditions inte Arkansas, and Rosecrans had to suffer for it, Some of the veterans of General Banks were sent forward to Sabine Pass, to be ro- pulsed from an impassable muadhole, where even a victory would have amounted to nothing. We understand that Secretary Chase, casting about for cotton, had much to do with this foolish Sabine adventure. He ought to have known that Mobile was the great cotton port of the South, and that the banks of the navigable rivers tributary to that city were probably stored with a million bales of cotton. But, to crown alt this list of Cabinet blunders, it appears that, against the remonstrances of General Rosecrans, who understood his situa- tion, he was compelled, by peremptory orders from Washington, to deacend from his strong position into the plains of Georgia, where he was speedily enveloped and repulsed by the heavily increased logions of his adversary. ‘This is a lamentable recapitulation. Four or five great occasions lost, in which the rebellion might have been crushed ia a single campaign; but all lost in consequence of the military inca- pacity of the administration. The amiable na- ture of President Lincoln is the weak point. With even a tithe of the iron will and resolute character of Old Hickory, he would have sent such incompetent war managers as Stanton and Wolles into Coventry long ago. But it is still very surprising that President Lincoln has not learned from the leasons of other nations, and the lessons of his own expe- rience, that cabinets and bureaus a thousand, a hundred, or even twenty miles away, cannot manage an army in the field. The generals of the Roman republic, as the unfettered com- manders each of his own army, carried every- thing before them. The untrammelled Cesar was as successful a8 the absolute Alexander. When the armies of the Freoch republic were defeated, it was by some intermeddling bureau or committee at Paris; and if Napoleon, on the have no such ruinous intermeddling, and be- cause his continental adversaries, though great generals, were hanypered by Aulic councils and by stupid instructions from Vienna or Berlin. When Cromwell besame the general of the Par- liament he soon tapght those ignoramudes the wa, to victory in having his own way; and so ata later day the Di\ke of Wellington, in good season, gave the War @ffice at London to under- stand that it should nat attempt to regulate his movemeats in Spaia. -\He would be the master of his army or he would throw up bis commis- sion, Wendell Phillips has said that the Cabinet at Washington is at beat‘ but @ self-constituted committee to manage the next Presidential election. In military matters its stupidity is withomt precedent, or else it lies open to the suspicion of contriving the defeat of this gene- eral, and that general, andthe other, just as he prontises to rise to the topmost round of popu- larity Wo avo aure ttt ADruham Linootu desires the success of each and all of our gene- ralsj; that he labors to secure their success; that he desires peace and the restoration of the Union; but we must again, and yet again, ad- the war is dictated by an unscrupulous aboli- tion faction, and while the best contrived plans of our ablest generals and naval commanders are spoiled by the intermeddling blockheads of the War and Navy Departments, disappoint- tnents and failures will still be the rewards of the military incapacity of the administration. City Politice—Tricks of the Factions. In another column will be found an account f the movements of the city politicians and the efforts that are being made by the leaders of several factions to barter away their princi- ples and unite on the same ticket at the ap- proaching elections. If the Tammany Hall loaders have any pluck they will reject all such overtures, and refuse to endorse any such silly combination. Tammany Hall is the only true representative of the conservative democracy in this cty, and for her to unite at the coming elections with the copperhead faction would weaken berself and strengthen her opponents. All the offices given to Mozart would only strengthen that organization and weaken Tammany, and continue a feud which would require fostering at every election, yoar after year. It is time that this annual trading over the ticket to be nominated was put a stop to. If Tammany will but be true to herself, stand firm to ber own sentiments, and nominate a straight conservative war ticket, it will be triumphantly elected, let the copperhead faction do what it pleases. The copperhead and niggerhead factions are doing their best to ruin both the republican and democratic parties. The logical result of the teachings and practice of both of these factions fs disunion and separation—the niggerheads in preventing the South from coming back, and the copperheads in submission to the South, thus loading to the same result. Tammany can no more unite with the copperheads in the approaching city election than she can unite with the niggerheads, with an endorsement of Greeley in the bargain. What is the difference, we would like to know, in effect, in uniting with a faction whose only teachings are, if they amount to anything, sab- mission to the Southern conspirafors, or with ® faction that is determined to prevent the seceded States from returning to the Union? In either case they strengthen that faction by giving it numerous fat offices, aod thus make it a more formidable enemy of the country—a country which thousands of lives have been sacrificed to preserve. Tam- many might as well divide the ticket with evory little copperhead clique that may «pring up among the sorehbeads in any ward of the city as with Mozart. The moment that she enters into any such arrangement she loses her moral strength and builds up a faction that at- tempts to destroy her. She must not commit any such suicidal act. Her principles now | accord with the sentiments of the conser vativre masses. Let her maintain them at all hozards, or she will Gad, whea it is too fate, that the people will tien from her with a | loathing. If she enters into aay combination | With the copperhead faction, and thus counto- mances or aids aud abets those who are indi- It was generatly supposed that with | Our Complete reoccupation of the Mississippi | River a larse portion of the victorious army of UVTOBER 1, 1863.—TRIPLE SHERT. " rectly or dircotly advosating submission tothe | The Grand Reception of ghe Ressians. South, she shall not have our support, but we . repudiate ber. She must ran a coiservative war ticket, or eke is gone. This is ber goldea opportunity to wipe owt Mozart Mall‘acd its “peace at any terme” politicians. If Tammany fails to take advaa- will, oa the other b tage of this opportane moment she may as well give up the Old Wigwam; for there will no longer be any glory or honor there. Secretary Chase and the Carrency—Who ds Boss? The Wasbington Chronicle recently took ocession to give Secretary Chaco a tremendous eulogium. The Chronicle is the organ of the War and Treasury Departments and of the satanic committee in Congress, and is very appropriately edited by the notorious Cheva- lier Forney, assisted by his infernal majesty the Devil, in the disguise of ‘a fashionably Gressed shoddy contractor. This paper de- clares that Chase is the most talented, the most versatile, the most energetic, the most useful and the most able official in this or any other administration, and that his mighty mind ex- tends its care, not only over the Treasury Department, but also over evory other depart- -ment of the government. The foundation for this magnificent notice, in which President Lincoln ts. ao completely ignored, is the our- rency system of the country, which the Chronicle thinks Secretary Chase first origi- nated, and now upholds, like a financial Atlas. Now, we ere far from coinciding with this viow of the importance of Secretary Chase. We shall presently ehow that we are indebted to entirely another quarter for our currency and its success. As for Chase’s supervision of the other departments, we have yet to learn that this bas resulted in any very great benefit to the nation. On the contrary, we can trace the malign influence of Chase, and the radicals who control him, io all our military misfortunes, from the defeat of McClellan on the peninsula, when Chase held McDowell back, down to the defeat of Rosecrans at Chickamauga creek, when one of Chase’s ageuts forced our army to a premature conflict. This kind of supervision is not much to Mr. Chase's credit, as he will find if he should ever be unfortunate enough to receive a Presidential nomination. Our wor- thy, humorous and satirical President has very accurately defined his own position and that of Mr. Chase. Lincoln believes, a3 we do, that the people have chosen bim, and not Mr. Chase, “to boas this job,” by which be means the reato- ration of the Union. He says that he found Mr. Chase wandering, without end or aim, over the stumpy fields of Ohio, and thought that, as he knew a little of bookkeeping, be would be a very good hand to hire to look after the financial accounts of the administration. This, aad oothing more, is Mr. Chase’s true position. He ia the national bookkeeper, and any pretensions ef his to a supervision of.any other depactmont are en- tirely unfounded. Mr. Lincotn fully under: stands and apprectates this fact, and ip stating it we have used. Mr. Lincoln’s own illustrations, and almost his very words. : Wall street is the real fountain of eur suc- cessful financial system. Our merchants, bank-~ era, aod commercial men gave Mr. Chase the Aladdin’s lamp, which he has only to tub in order to raise the geoii of greenbacks. At the beginning of the rebellion, when the United States Treasury was completely empty, Mr. Chase visited Now York sad consulted with toe MAgnaves ve Wall suvcet. Wwe advised ana directed him, day by day, and he had sense enough, at that time, to follow our advice. The result was that our capitalists and those of Boston and Philadelphia came forward, like, genuine patriots, and gave Mr. Chase one bun- dred and fifty millions of dollars. This was his starting point. This was his capital. This was the foundation upon which our currency system has been reared. When Wall street en- dorsed Mr. Chase's paper for one hundred and fifty millions, the trade, the commerce, the wealth, the industry of the country was by that act pledged to the support of the govern- meat during the war. In the old French re- public the aasignats and the mandats were worthless; and why? Not because the republic had no shrewd financiers, but because it bad no Wall street, no commerce, no internal re- sources. In the rebel confederacy are finan- ciers as able and much more experienced than Mr. Chase; but their paper is worthless, for pre- cisely the same reasons. In England, during the great European war, the government based its currency system upon its commerce, its in- dustry and its banks, and was thus enabled to overturn the first French empire and subsidize the continent. Our government, by pursuing the same course, will bave funds enough to crush out this rebellion and to over- turn the second French empire, if that shall be necessary to prevent the establishment of a foreign dynasty in Mexico. But we can tell the Secretary of the Treasury and his small beer Chronicle that no one man can justly claim to be the father of our financial system. Wall street and the people of these States have erected it, and we have done our share—and no small share—of the work. It has imperfec- tions; but these it owes to Secretary Chase. It would soon totter and tumble down if the Sec- retary alone sustained it; but wiser heads and stronger bands than his will uphold it steadily and firmly. The ignorance of the Chronicle aad the assumptions of Secretary Chase are about equal. Let Forney eat his pap without #0 much noise, and let Mr. Chase attend to his bookkeeping. President Lincoln is “bound to boas this job,” and the people will belp him through with it successfully. » Tar Mrrrany Acavewy at West Porvt.— Tn another column we give some facts of inter- eat in reference to this institution—its bistory, antiquities, &c.—well worthy of perusal. Atten- tion fs called, in the article to which we refer, to the fact that the present pay of a cadeé at the “Academy is not sufficient for his support. This results in part from the great depreciation in the currency, and also from the general rise in tho prices of commodities that is independent of that depreciation, and depends upon the ‘scarcity of material and labor. This is a grave evil, and ought to be remedied at once. Cer- tainly cadets in the military school ought to receive as much aa is paid in the naval school. the country in the present great atraggie. We have received from theace generals for our armies who are the ablest military men of the age, and must not be niggardly with that schoo!. Niggerbend politicians have sneored at it, and pre‘ended to despise military science Leven: butevery day shows the miserable re- eitlts of the appointment of political generis, and the sooner we bive done with that the bet- By all means let the goverrment &o what ter, is right by West Point. West Point bas been the absolute ‘salvation of To-day our civic authorities are to extend hospitalities of City to Admiral Lisov- bers of the municipal government. Upon their arrival in the city the Russian offi- core will be escorted to the City Hall by the whole First division of New York State Militia. This will be one phase of our city en- tertainment to the Russiana, and presently there will be another in the form of @ grand banquet, where mutual expressions of good fellowship will flow at the civic table. Munici- pal orators will give us their best speeches, and toasts and bon mots will sparkle as brightly as the Veuve Cliquot that washes them down. In a few days after there will be a more bril- -liant affair at the Academy of Music, where we shall give the Tartars an opportunity to let themselves out on the light fantastic toe. At the grand ball to be given to the Russian officers by our oitisens these gentlemen will receive the true weloome of the city. Official banquets are very nice’ and very necessary formalities. They will get the speeches there, and all that; but at the ball. they will be put en rapport with the people; they will meet the kindly smiles of thousands of our cit‘zens, and they may gaze entranced on the chaste and perfect beauty of American women, and even get a new version of Polish difficulties in the delirious whirl of the redowa. All this serves to call the public attention more clearly to what is in progress here, and to induce reflections everywhere upon the re- markable concentration of foreign men-of-war in our hatbor. Twelve ships, representatives of the power of the three great governments of Ku rope, now lie within the sound of our City Hall bell. These ships bear an aggregate of over three hundred and fifty guns. Only a few days ago there was a Spaniard here, then a couple of Frenchmen, and soon five Russians looked in-upon us. Russian fleets, in -view of contin- gencies, are better anywhere else than shut up in Russian ports. There is plenty of room for their accommodation in our large harbors, and we are glad to see them; for, at the same time that we are glad to see the interests of the Crar well looked after, their presence her seems like an especially friendly visit. Coming close upon the heels of the three Frenchmen, the visit seems to say, “When those fel. lows get pretty thick around you, expect some Russians also.” It expresses the Czar’s inten- tion to be ‘counted in” in caseof a row. And now, after the Russians, the Englishmen come also. Part of that British fleet that bas gone to and fro, like a dulum, from the West Indics to Halifax, and from Halifax (o the West Indics, for any number of years past, now visits this city and brings an admiral with it. So the iuterest. deepeos. Brother Jonathan mean- while ought to feel largely complimented by all this. It tells him bow considerable he has become in these years, during which be bas plodded on and been abused as a mere money- maker, and should give bim an idea of his own importance that will add to his future self-re- epoct. Ho bee grown great and dangerous, and has to be looked after. Hitherto this city has given entertainments not entirely dissimilar to the one it gives to-day. We have welcomed the Prince Napoleon, a member of the imperial dynasty of France, and we have received very handsomely the Prince of Wales. Those were the expressions of our courtesy and good will toward Great Britain and France; and in return we are re- garded by both Powers with an ill concealed eomity—a hostile disposition to us raokles in the bigh councils of each—they deceive us—they assist our foes—and the worst that could befat us is what they rather fear to do than wish not done. From the commencement of our present strug- gle the men of high position in England were against us, and the Queen was forced by them to concede belligerent rights to the South, France did the same; aod this bas been a'mate- rial injury to our cause. That concession was a weight in the seale sufficient to bave decided such ® contest against a less positively vigoreus Power than the United States, Now we feast men who do not give us, much mouth honor, but who are our friends, and bave for us a friendsbip whose growth began in the hour of their need. Beside the ships from which they will come to-day lie the ships of Great Britain and France. Sbould the officers of these latter vessels be invited to participate in these festivities? We are of the opinion that if this has not been already done, and it is not now too late, the Common Council should by all means do it. Notwithstanding the il! offices that Great Britain and France have done us, we are still at peace with those nations, and this courtesy to the nayal officers of each would put in its proper light a good American gene- rosity of sentiment and our superiority to little jealousies and enmities, and would give them also an opportunity to see how we entertain our friends. When we make war on those na tions by land or sea we will do it with a power nd momentum never before known, and will astonish the world with the strength of the young giant of the West. But in the meantime let us show. to them that, unaffected by their small endeavors against us, we have for them now only an ample courtesy and good dispesi- tion. Govervon Sermour on THe Rampace.—After the cry of “wolf” has been falsely raised for the thirtieth or fortieth time, the sagacious shepherd grows too wise to be duped by it any longer, and only rolls over ia his blanket for another snooze on hearing the cry renewed. So it is with Governor Seymour's threats, and so it is with bis promises. Ever since last spring be has been threatening to remove the Police Commissioners, and to have certain bigh public functionaries of our city impeached and suspended for malfeasance, nonfeasance, mis- feasance and every other kind of feasance ex- cept good feasance. But be bas not executed | any of his threats yet, nor is it likely that he | will, The difficulty in his epinal column ap- | pears to increase as bis prospects grow more hopeless. No strengthening plasters that bis man Waterbury can apply seem of any avail. He wilts down weaker and weaker with each passing day, and will soon bave no more vi- tality in him than that “demned moist, un- pleasant body” which the elegant Mr. Mantilini once threatened to become. Our Albany cor- Philadelphia Age, and had two pertaers named Wishywashy and Groesblunder. These men, whose characters corresponded to their nasnes . had not two idea# between them, arm@ could not appreciate Mr. Grund. Then he left them, and went over to the other side, and made » speech That speech killed bim. Let hia sad {ste be » warning to all democrats not to change their political opinions too hastily, Alas, poor Grand! i NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wastuxcton, Sept 30, 1863. VISIT OF THE MISSOURI-KANSAS DELEGATES TO THE PRESIDENT, The Missouri Kansas dolegntinn called upon the Prost dent at ten o'clock this morning tn the East Room of th: White House. Not only wore alt excopt the mombere of the delogatian, including even the reporters who hal ac. companied them as delegates, excluded from (hs.room but, for the first time perhaps duricg all this adm ni-trw ton, the trout doors of tbo Prosideotial mansion wort Closed and. locked against all intruders, This extra:rdi nary ReCreny is altributable cntirely to the wishes of the chairman of the delegation, who, perhaps, wis afr sid thet (ho President wou'd- anawer adversely to the momo rial, and was anxious that the. fact should concealed from the pnbiic untit it tid | boos Bloased over by those interested. No other ‘cain can be assigned for the exclusion of editors and corre spondents excopt the fears of the party presonting the memorial that the Prosideot would ridicule their pro. sumption in bringing a small army from the frontior & compet him to obay their benosts, As it wis, their ap Prebensions were groundie*s. Me. Lincoln exhibited nc fear at their numbers or reputation as border ruffiane He mt thom calmly as a summer morning, hearé Patiently their memorial, entered biandly into conver sation with them, and endeavored to arcertaln from om and another huw much each believed of what lind beet stated, and told thom vory complacently that ho would write his reply. The delogation was dismissed with vt violence to the Chief Magistrate, nithougte they had promised to remtin here uatil all their “demands” were complied with. They will now have to bite tbe time of Mr. Lincoln for ap answer. The address is s gnvd by the sevonty persons compoaing the commitice, who say thoy have endaivored carefully to avoid exaggeration ant to speak the simple trir'ty, Among other things, they ask the imnfiate revtoration Of thom iary crotrot of Missouri to Ube bands of the Ditional oMicers and troops, and the entire discter o, All the enrofied militia of the State from any facthat service at the arbitrary will of Governor Ganble aod further, that in place of General Schofield a do partment commander be assi:nxt to the departmen of Missouri, whose sympathies will bo wit Missouri's loyal and swiormg peente, aat not wilh slavery and pro-slavery men. Thy say thal General Schotield has disappointed their just expe ta‘ ione by idontifying himge!f with thoir State adnvisiste ition, and that his policy bas beso wat they believe, shaped to conform with Govarnar Gambio's pro-mivory and conaor valive views, The delegation say that from the diy of General Sehofeld’s accessioe to the.commnd of the de. partment mattcra hive grown worse and worse in Mis- ‘sourt, wotil now they are in & more terrible condition than they have. been at any time _ since the outhreak of the rebel. They, there’ore respectfully pray the President. to send another gene:al to command that department, and if they do wot overstep the bounds of propriety, they avi that the com maunter sent there bo Mjor Ger-ral Renjamin F Butter They believe that Genera! Muller's prosence there woult restore order and peace to Miacourbia tess than sixty days He would be received by their paop'e with rejoicing an@ they would once more bo permitiad to foo that loyalty” is to govera Misgouri. They entroal the Presidost to observe that in theie ill fntoe State the conflict is between “loyalty and isingatty* It is mmpossible that both should rute there, Que or oh other must go down, They say that if the?rosident ro ust their requests they return to their homos only to witran +) comnequeces of that refestl a more active aod reiention: persecation of Union meno, amt to fcot that while Macy Jand cap rejoice in tke protection of ths governmect ob the Union, Mivsouri is stitl to be tho victim of @ “pro slavery conservatism’ whieh blasts wherever t roon ‘The a@treac conciudes aa follows —We ask oaly juates ‘and protection to our suffering people If they are to suf fer bereafver as now and in time past, tho world wilt re momber that they aro not responsible for the gleomy prge in Missouri's history, which my have to record the tndependent efforts of ber bararked, but still loyai men to defend themascives, their fimilios and their hemes ‘against thelr disloyal aod murdorous aseaiiaats. THE COHPS OF M'COOK AND CRITTENDEN. In accordance with a geworal order just issued by the War Department the Twenty frst avd Twoaty second army corpa—Major Generals MoCook's aud Crittonden's— bave been consolidated into ono corps, to be called the Fourth army corps, sod Major Geaeral Gordon Granger placed im command. A court of joqiry bas aly beow ordered to invest gato (Le condvet of Gereraia Motmrk ang Crittenden in the tite birtles near Chattancogy. Genera’ Granger Commanded our reserves on that bloody ett. and by his bigh suldierly abilities reatorod immense ait te Geveral Thm in covering the retreat of ourarmy & Chattanonga. 7 DYSPATOHRS FROM OUR MINISTRR TO OIINA Minister Burlingame officially communicates tha: the imperial governwwent of China bas responded to bia re quest for an exteusion 4 Lime io which to re export native produce, from three t> twelve monius This change, be says, will do much for the trate Of al) racions, and puls us under many obiigativas Lo the Catocee. CLOTHING FOR CONTRABANDS, Colonel Elias M. Grevn, Quartermaster, wh» has charee of the contraband farms receatly inaugurated tn V has received from Genera! Jackson, commanding at Riker’s leiaad, over six buadred suite of clothing ayit able for the contrabands. These suits were fount under neath the soldier clothes of conscripts and substitutes sent to Riker's Isiand under the draft, and were intended 10 ovab'e the wearors to escape from the isiand by throwing olf the soldier clothes. REVIEW OF GEN. HEINTZRLMAN'S TROOTS. The brigades of General De Russey and Colovei Ten Balt wore roviewsd to-day, im the vicinity of Ariiagtor House, by Geverals Hoimtzeiman and Sickles. NOTHING N@W FROM OR. MEADE'S ON ROSECRANS AMIR. There bas be n aa absolute dearth of pews to-tay (rom either the Army of the Potome or those of ihe South. west, aod the trade Of the Sensation makers has beew at & discovnt, They could oot oven manuficiyrs » de spatch, as was dove last Saturday to make thoir yapors Gell or belp speculators. THE PLATPORM OF THE LOYAL LRAGe Se Ata lato meeting of the supreme body of tLe Unies Leagne 0f tho United States,» sot of highly ‘aportact Tesolutions wore parsed, amounting in fact teo.wpriiticas platform. It is said that ia the course Of « few Yys they will be made public. THE DRart. Tho Board of Paroimeot (0-day closed | a Bearing of ap plications for oxemption. The entire ‘eumber of caves passed upon was'3,003, from which {40 govocamoat bas received 887 soldiers, principally § abstitutes, of whom 326 aro colored. There are 2,000 in madition to these who have been required ta report, of of, failure to be proceed od against as deserters. APFAIRS ON THE LOW en roTrowac An arrival to-day from the Pegomac flotilla reports ne gins of (he rebels on the shores Of tne river THE REBELLION IN CHINA. 84.9 Fraxesoo, Sopt. 9, 1363. Hong Kong dates to Au fast 20 hare besa roovived. The business to the Cryinose porta was generally prow trate. The Ta-Ping relpetiion Was booming moro forrmid- able owing to the amistaoce of anmerous fi) ibusters. Burgoine, who sucereded, Ward m4 the leador of the Ameri. can flibuaters on the Mmper sist side, has gone ovor to Pa-Ping, taking many skille, rifearen with bin, Hs Oret explit was the capture of, iporial steamer, and tm. mediately aftorwarts ts city of Duereo, Rong Kong papers aliach gros IM ortance to bis movemcots They ask who can (64 bO@ many thousand Olivamters wil! lock to Burgoine's # beard since ¥ inducement ts oTored which tendy ta gratiy fiilatteriag Ce 008, such as animosity to Kagiand. the pluader womeo, god tbe boun + ems dremne of conquest