The New York Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1863, Page 6

8 NEW YORK HERALD. sams QURDUN BENNETT, SSS = = AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. AGADEMY OF MUSIC, Orens—Dax Freiscavts, Ni "8 GARDEN, Brosdway —MAvio ye WALLAOK’S THEATRE, broadway. —Rosapis WINTER GARDEN. Trex Man. Irving Place ~Tux Gremaw Joue—F amr Broadway. t or Leave OLYMPIC THEATRS, Hroatway.—Lavies Bewany— Easr Snavino—Yanker Lecacr NEW BOWERY THEATRE, bowery—Dos Brone Pave Guirsorp—Ticer or Tie Sey or Ov AN FOWERY THEATRE, Bowory.—Jacw Bye. OxsTREss—Faist COLORS BARNUM'S MUSEUM, _Broadwayv.—Auaman Giant Guu, Grant Boy, Livworiax Kine, 4a hours. Ticker or Leave MAN—Tevaar or Tae E Afternoon snd Kvening, Ts’ MINSTREGS, Mechanics’ Mail, 73 Rroad. Bi s way. —EBrniortan Songs, DaNows, PouLYsquas. Ac —Jevmxs | Hk PORT. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, OLL Broudway. —Krmiormag Gongs, Dances, dc—Von Hax-nucs Mi maces GEO, CURISTYS MINSTRELS 585 Froadway —Rur. | Eesques, SonGcs, DANcns, Biacd Sraree | AMERICAN THEATRE, t4t Mit cmdway. ~ Bacowrs, | PANtonnes, BUnLESours, Tiasn Tiga 4 BROADWAY AMPHITHEATRE. 43) Troadway. Ge AST.O AND EQuwsTkian Pen News Afternoon and veniug. BOPE CUAPEL, 71S Sroadwa, on Mikkor or THe Usivense. BEW YORK MUSEUM OF AN CemonTES av Lecrunxs, trom —Tum Simeeoscovevsit 118 Broadway.— MEM | | | Biookiyn —Etmoran | HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSt Bonds, Darons, Burumsauns, Sc TRIPLE SHEET. New York, Weencsany, December 16, 1863 | wigan | THE SITU ATION. | Mosby's and White's guerillas coutinue to make | dashes upon the outposts of the Potomas army They appear to b» very strong in numbers, and | constan'ly make their mark af different places. Generai Butler despatches from Fortre toe that a portion of his forces, mder By Mon der | Wistar, has succeeded in capturing the rebel | garrison at Charles City cress roads, on the | James river, It is described as a very | brilliant affair both by Generai Butler and General | Wistar. The honor of the feat belongs to Colone? | West, who commanded the Union troops, aid it Appears that the whole strength of the enemy Garrison amounted to eighty-two men and ei, Officers, The camp’ and equipments and pro. | visions, &e., says General Wistar, r thoroughiy destroyed.’ The New York Mounted | Rifles and the One Hundred and Phirty-ninth New | York infontry made a fine march of over sixty | miles in a severe storm previous to the action | Despatches received in Washington last night | from Knoxville state that General Foster had as- | sumed the con mand of the troops lately under General Burrside, and the latter had departed Crom that city for Cincinnati. All was then quict | in the vicinity of Knoxville. Tt was stated there, on the authority of scouts and weassinyers, that muoh of General Longstreet’s artillery and trains had falien into the hands of our pursuing force, ‘but the account lacked confirmation. The last news of the captured steamer Chesa- peake comes from Portland last night, and is to the effect that the United States Consul at Halifax telegraphed to Collector Washburn that the Chesn- peake i# near Mhester,in Mahone Bay, and re quests that the captain or mate be sent on forth- with to identify the pirates. captain, who is in New York, and asthe mate is badly wounded, the stewardess and one of the crew were to be taken on board the gunboat In the absence of the Acacia and sent on there last night. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday bills were introduced prohibiting traffic in gold, silver and foreign ex- change for purposes of speculation; granting public lands to the ‘People's Pacific Railroad and Telograph lino;"’ amending the law for the punish- A resolution directing inquiry as to the expediency ment of treason, and also the Enrolment act. of revising and simplifying the statutes of the United States was introduced by Mr. Sumner and laid over. A resolution of thanks to General Burnside and his army was referred to the Military Committee, The Naval Committee were directed to inquire into the expediency of having all “‘act- ing appointments'’ submitted to the Senate for confirmation. The subjects embraced in the Presi- dont's Message were referred to the appropriate standing committees. Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, called up his resolution relative to the exchange of prisoncrs of war, and made a speech denouncing the policy of the government, saying that it was only designed to perpetuate the party power of the administration. Senators Tale and Lane re- plied to this allegation, and detended the adminis- tration with great vehomence. Finally the resolu- tion was referred to the Military Committee, and after an executive session, in which a number of naval promotions were confirmed, the Senate ad- journed. In the House of Representatives & message was received from the President recommending a vote of thanks to Captain John Rodgers, who captured the rebel iron-clad Fingal, or Atlanta, this being preliminary to his promotion. The Pension and Military Academy Appropriation bills were re- ported by the Ways and Means Committee. A resolution, offered by Henry Winter Davis, that #0 muoh of the President's Message as relates to the duty of the United States to guarantee to every State a republican form of government, and to those States in which the government has been abrogated or overthrown, be referred toa select committee of nine members, who shall report the Dilla necessary to carry into effect this duty, was adopted by a vote of eighty-nine to eighty. The portion of the President's Message referring to emigration was referred to a select committee of five, and the remaining topics of the Message were feferted to the appropriate standing committees. | marked. | steady, but a shsde lower for pork, | | woe reulized; | tial campaign, upon the issue of which will de- | | pend the restoration, reconstruction or destruc- | tion of the Union and our popular institutions. ve just and reasonable expectutions of the | | country. In a word, the present administration bas proved a deplorable failure. ‘The time at | | vice, and to encourage him in well doing NEW YORK of Holstein and Schleswig, and of the general, was held last night in aid of the indepen- dence of the duchies. Resolutions were passed in aid of the object in view, and, instead of a national society of Schleswig-Holsteiners, a Ger- man national society in aid of Schleswig-Holstejy waa formed. Policeman Sands, indicted for the murder of a man named Murphy, in the police station, after he had made the deceased a prisoner, was ac- quitted yesterday in the Court of Oyer and Ter- miner. United States Marshal Murray tranamitted yes- terday $202,471 42 to Washington, being the pro- ceeds of the sale of the prize steamer Stettin and cargo, for distribution. Stocksagain advanced in price yesterday, aud the spe- culative movement created gonsiderable excitement. The | gold market was inactive and prices receded, 1487% being the highest that was oifered at tho close, Money 's read: ly obta'ned at seven per cent, with more lenders ia tho market thin borrowers, Covernment stocks were firm, | aud ¢ nsiderable business doing. | ‘There was but litde change ii. business mattora yestor day, os compared with the previous doy. The gradual Il in gold exerted but little influence, though in some ticles there was less hwoyancy and in othors some de cline, At the Produco Exchange the changes were not Flour und grain sold at about the some rates; Yet some little variations are re;orted, Provisions were Petroleum was lower business very moderate, Groceries were quiot. Freights were firm, with a modorate business. ‘The markot for beer cattle this week opened strong, mm | dor the impression that the supply would be light, but | | afterwards was depressed by large arrivals. Somo choico cattle goid ut 120. a 124¢0.—extreme rates; but Aret class cattle were at llc. a 11%c., while other kinds varied from 6c, to 100, a 1034¢., according to quality. Tbe mar- kot clsed half @ cent a pound lower thon it opened, Mulch cows were steady at $30 a $40 » 360. Venls wore steady at Sc. a T!,c 4 8c.—the latter an extreme rate, ) and lambs were a shade lower all the week until rday, when the demand was god, and fell prices | $3.25 a $5 50 4 $7 were tho | prices. Swine sold at 6%c. a Giye. for corn fed, and | SMe. ube forstiifed. The total receipts were 6,727 beeves, 124 cows, 411 veuls, 12,890 sheep and lambs, aud 44,558 swine. | The Crisis of the Country—Who ts to be | Our Next President? We are at the threshold of the next Presiden- | The people of th» Soyal States well begin to disenss, cons therefore, may y and act upon (he all-important question, who is to be our next Pres.ideuv? The present admi jon is enginecring for another term of offive; but . Lincoln, his ‘abinet, his ‘ast Congress, his present Con- 8, £0 lar, and the cliqne of fanatical pol cians by which Cabinet and Congress bave been re controiled, have signally faded to meet length has come when its merits and demerits | be freely disenssed in ret n. We have, down to this day, generously labored to strengtien the bands of the Presi dent, to apotog ze for or explain away his mis- takes and delinquencies, to give him good ad- ence to the suc- | by coustantly keeping before his eyes | the illimitable forces and resources at his command, and the imperishable glory within his reach from their fuithiul employ- ment. We have stood by him through all the dark daysof the war; but now that the rebel- lion is fuirly within his grasp, and when the next Pres‘dency is coming into the foreground, Mr. Lincoln cannot complain if, as an aspirant for another term, he is rigidly judged accord- ing to his deserts. We say, then, that his administration has proved a failure, including his official advisers, his measures of legislation, and his conduct of the war. His Cabinet, discordant and incom- pelent, has been « failure from the beginning. Seward has proved to be only a romantic | Fcorida when the Tacony made her raid upon | haul and take something also. | assaulta, | Speaks “without data,” may sometimes speak | without knowledge. the Navy Department, The Chesapeake piracy: is, perbaps, the most daring and atrocious on record, and it behooves the government to take precautionary mensures (@ proeyent ony more similar occurrences, The duty of the Navy Departinent in this matter is plain and simple, and bad Mr. Welles heeded our warnings some months ago the Chesapoake would bave been erg this retaken, and the ves- sel restored to her rightful owners. We recom- mended long ago that one or more of the fast est vessels in the uavy be stationed at New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Hampton Roads, with banked fires, ready to start at fil- teen minutes’ notice, so that in event of a pri- vateer appearing in close proximity to our coast this fast fleet could be despatched as soon as the news was received of her being in thit vicinity, or, in a case like the Chesapeake, it would not be twenty-four hours or more be- fore any vessels could be sent in pursuit. Com- manding officers at the navy yards do their duty promptly and faithfully, and always on receipt of news of a character which would be likely to call for a fleet of cruisers do their utmost to prepare them in advance of any orders from Washington. The seizure of the Chesapeake, and the fact that there are other piratical parties only wait- ing an opportunity to seize other vessels, lead us to believe that either the Alabama, Rappa- bannock, or some other English privateer un- der rebel colors, will soon make her ap- pearance on our ooast, as did the our fishermen and coasters. The Department must remember that the Portlanders captured the Tacony pirates—and perhaps they will re- capture the Ch. supeake—and that it is the duty of Mr. Welles to see if his vessets cannot over- in future some- thing can be accomplished provided the Navy Department will take our advice aud station a special fleet, as we have suggested, which can operate—as in the opinion of every man who knows anything about the subject— very efficiently in cases such as we have men- tioned. While in search of a vessel along our coast, let the commanding officers of the cruisers be instructed to call at certain seacoast telegraph signal stations, and thus obtain the latest in- formation respecting the movements of the ves- sels they are in search of. If the Navy Depart- lent would show some of the common seuse displayed by private corporations or intelli- geut individuals, it might accomplish some- thing which would be a credit to the navy and the country. 7 Gesenat Sicktes av Gxrtysecre.—General Halleck’s report is in some sense a series of Nearly every one mentioned comes in for a blow, and the President for the heavi- est share. That appears to be all right. But in his assaults on generals it seems possi- ble that the General-in-Chief, as he often We gave yesterday in our Washington news a statement in positive con- aeveThe Duty of HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DEUEKMBER 16, 1863.—TRIPLE SHEET Tau Biockapk ov rax Paxx—AN ADMONI- TION To ‘THY Crores Aquepuor Boarp.—We bave received repeatedly, from some of our most re- spectable citizens, including many ladies, com- munications complaining in bitter terms of the mud and rubbish blockade that énddm- passes the southerly and particularly the Fifth ayenue entrances to the Park. So urgent were some Of the Complaints that we desputohed & reporter to the objectionable locality, and his impressions are given ia another columa. It appears that the grievances complained of ac- tually exist, and that a corrective is demanded, and it should be applied as promptly as possible. The present aystem of Inying the water mains seoms to occupy too much ground at one time. lero is an extent of some cight blocks, through the inain and most elegant avenue in the city to the Park, in which the. street has been excavated, and but a few sections of the pipe laid, leaving all the balance of the apace filled with rubbish, blocks of rock and stone and heaps of gravel and dirt, rendering a pas- sage by that thoroughfare to the chief souther- ly Park entrance almost a matter of impossi- bility with any idoa of personal comfort or of the safety of a vehicle. This route being prac- tically closed, vebicles and equestrians going to the Park seek other avonues, and through mud sometimes knee deep they finally manage toget inside, and the mud becomes more and more “verdant” and of greater depth and cohe- siveness with the passage of every vehicle. This plan of laying water pipes and of dis- turbing «public thoroughfares is all wrong. It is true it is common to American cities, and might be called an “ American institution” were it not essentially an American nuisance. But such a thing would not be tolerated in European capitals. There, either a ‘new and convenient avenue is opened to public grounds whea it is necessary to close a main one for re- pairs or any other purpose, or the repairs are go regular and gradual that vehicles are not at all inconvenienced, no more than is the transit of a railway car upon a well eatab- lished road because a few rails happen to be out of place or out of order and require re- placing. Why cannot the same plan be a‘opt- ed here? In Europe it would be deemed almost as outragevus to close up for months the main avenue to the principal pleasure ground of alarge city as it would be in America to stop a railway train to repair a damage that had long been foreseen. There would be no help for a railway corporation that should be guilty of exhibiting such a want of foresight and prudence in this country. Thon why ahould our principal thoroughfares be blocked up with not so good a reason to explain it? The fact is, it is owing to a want of the exercise of proper vigilance on the part of the chief par- ties who have the business in hand. In this case the inconvenience is clearly chargeable to the Croton Aqueduct Board, who have allowed the work to progress in the manner it has either from ignorance of its peculiar cha- racter or because they are wilfully blind to the inconvenience it brings upon our citizeus. Why fs not the work divided into short sections, tradiction of what he says about the peninsula expedition of General Dix. In his acceunt of 80 that one may be completed before another is commenced? Why is not a passable road- course, was never sanctioned by the committee or its ebhirman; but it was effected through the intimate connection existing between the agent and the recruit. ‘The order of Geporal Have seme ‘all this, ana Teancals “5% committee to pay the bounty di- reetly into the hands of the recruit after he is hiustered in. The broker, of course, oan see no more of him, Hence they seem generally tohave struck, and have probably all gone into Wall street, where they can fleece the bulls and bears to their hearts’ content. Thus, while the order of General Hays is most excellent in it- self, 6o far as saving the bounty money to the soldier, it astonishingly reduces the number of men received. If it helps onone hand, it on the other sensibly affects volunteering. About every class of business carried on in this com- munity is done throug) a broker, whetber buy- ing a box of segars, a ton of coal or a hundred bliares of stock, aud the Supervisors’ Committee have discovered that the volunteering business is no exception to the rule, But many of these agents or brokers are truly honest and honorable men, and will doubtless continue faithfully in the business for the suke of the fixed premium of the government of ff teen dollars for every new recruit brought in for an old regiment, and twenty-five dollars for an oxperienced soldier. Now that the committee have plenty of money, the best results are looked for, and a draft, if possible, will be prevented. Tus Gerwan Orera in New Yoru.—We are sorry to hear that the experiment of giving German Opera in our Academy of Music has proved a failure. The manager has offered sufficient inducements; but the public would not respond to his call, and it is asserted there is now every probability that Maretzek will be offered the Opera House, and that his season will commence in January instead of February. New York is the only city in this country that will liberally patronize Italian Opera. In Boston or Philadelphia the operatic seasons must be short, as the patronage of the public will not hold out. Here, a good troupe, pro- ducing the best operas, with all the accessories to render the performances on a par with those in European capitals, will surely meet with on- couragement. But we cannot patronize both German and Italian Opera. What we may do in that line when General Grant bas conquered a peace and been elected President we are not prepared to say; but, until the General has done this, al that New York can accomplish is to liberally support Italian Opera, We would advise Mr. Anschutz to make a tour through the Western cities, where, with his talented troupe, he may surely play short and successful seasons of German Opera, There are many thousands of Germans residing in St. Louis, Cincinnati and Chicago, who would perforce patronize German Opera in the ub- sence of the more attractive Italian music. Worryixe Useressiy.—The party leaders in the present Congress have lost no time in push- ing their extreme views upon its attention in the form of legislative propositions. Bille for the probibition and immediate abolition of slavery in the States and Territeries have bean Shand Momosh LITERARY SHTSRTALONE, | When the Indien undertake anything (x eeraest (enerally succeed, This (aot was Cally evtoced est af upon the cooasion of tha conser: gets: wp to tickets, Added so thétact that the enterteinment Say Of @ charitable nature, herd were immense against attractions. A great number of popular artiste volunteered their services for this ocowton, and, as only return they could expect was the praise: of audience, we take pleasure io stating that ome PA | were warmly and deservedly applauded. Mme. Virginia Loria! sang the cavative from ‘| “Frnani Involami,”’ and the aria, ‘00 V! from ‘I! Puritani,’”’ with immense success. seldom heard this arfit to greater advantage, She in excolipnt voice, and exeouted her morceaua Storms of Kpplauso her efforts. We must that we envy the Habaperos, who bave ongaged this: +vorite prima donna for the season. Mme. Lori wilt doubtedly add, during ber engagement at the Tacon, Prestige, gained by Amétionn talset abroad, irakosch ang very the Mme. foreign and patriotic, and received warm tokens of approval of the public. Herr Bapalenen, oe oo tenor of Me Howe, of German artiste, sang very sw: ‘Dor Wandétor,’’ by Feska. Herr Stéinecke German ballad. Both artiste were loudly Mossrs. 8. B. Mitis and Frank Gilder a aang | passe mazurkas, galop and tarantella wita nag own skill. f The Arion Vocal Socioty sang with admi ‘and effect ‘The Cavaliers’ Song,’ by Liszt. was greatly applauded. We must omit, the orchestra, which exeouted #0; ini’s ‘Guillaume Teil,” the brilliant polka redowa from Meyerbeer’s «Pardon @® Ploormel.’” During the first and second of the concert Mr. Cordova recited in bis most happy style a pew writien expressly for the occasion, entitled ‘The. This was certainly one of the most lgeany the entertainment. Mr. de Cordova was muol Much praise in due to Mosars. Abella and Masio fee their efficient accompaniment of tho artists, as well as Mr. Grafulla, who conducted the Seventh regiment BRooxiyn Art AssociaTion.—The first reception for the season of this society took place last evening, at the Academy of Music, Montague street. The exhibition room was, as usual, jammed to overflowing, this being oneof the choap amusements which the upper tem of Brooklyn condescend to patronize. They will not sup port eithor the Opora or the drama, because thoy ontall a nightly expenditure; but the Philharmoaic and these art reunions give them any number of concerts and em- hibitions for a season subscription of five doflare, am@ they plume themselves on their patronage of art acoord~ ingly, Tho proof of the little real interest which theg take in such matters tg to be found in the fact that the day exbibitions of tho society, when tho pictures cam be approached and seen, are but very poorly attended. This is no doubt owing to the admission charge of ten comts, which is too much for the pockets of these patrons of art. Of the present collection of the society wo cannes speak very favorably, It is composed for the greater part of pictures which have beon exhibited at various piaces in Now York during the present Of fresh pictures there are a few by Gignoux, Gittoea, games and William Hart, Daua, Hubbard, Henoessy, NeHass, Edwin White, Shattuck ahd Elliott. ' In one re spect we notico a decided improvement. The best are not given to caricatures of Flora and Pomona. generai the pictures of the collection are this Berson hang, the rights of hospitality not being denied, as former occasions, to strangers. If the pames of York contributors, who have not an oppertualty of to the hanging of their pictures, were—w! sent too late for insertion im the eatalogue—properly led by the hanging committee, it would be & sat to visitors. A large number of pictures jm the collection, are wilbout ay indication of ownership, and in some tay tances their merit renders the omission a subject of re gret. New England Sanitary Commiss Boston, Dec. 15, ‘The Now England Sanitary Commission wae initiated last night, the doors of Music Hall being thrown for a grand entertainment, with the orgemend@ of contributions to the fair. ‘The Governors of Massncbusetta.and New Hampthive and a large and brilliant audience were a ceipts reaching about six thousiad dollars, the Gettysburg battle General Hall directly | way furnished upon pither one side or the charges General Sickles with “an ertpr that | other of the excavations in Fifth avenue? nearly proved fatal.” General Halleck’ posi- | Why caunot proper fences or guards be tion ought to give great importance to such @ | placed along this roadway, the rocks and charge; yet if General Halleck is a man who |-boulders removed, and at least one tole- speaks hastily upon subjects of which he knows | rably passable avenue be allowed to our introduced by Senator Hale and Court Cal ndar—Phte ‘Dey. tives Lovejoy, Arnold, Wilson (Iowa) ard a Gounr_—Crscurr.—Part 1—Calendar number of others Peace resolutions have been a; ts Mason nore (we oe ne ae 8—Calendar brought forward by Fernando Wood and Finck of Ohio, both of which will of oourse be shelved. It is useless for these men to seek Common Pixas.—Part 1—Nos. 2320, 141, but little, no dignity of position oaff give im- portance to any charges that he may make, What, then, does General Halleck know about the Gettysburg battle? He knows that there was a battle; but he does not know how many troops we had engaged there; he does not dreamer, Chase a bold and dangerous financial experimentalist, Stanton a mad bull iu # china shop, and Welles a veritable Rip Van Winkle, sleeping at his post. As for Blair, Bates and Usher, they may be passed over as of little ac- count one way or the other. Of all the mem- bers of the administration, according to the late official report of General Halleck, the Presi- dent himself is the individual most directly responsible for our military failures. General Burnside’s Fredericksburg disaster, for instance, and General Hooker’s deplorable campaign to Chancellorsville and back, are among the con- sequences of Mr. Lincoln’s experiments as a military genius. But the fanatical and rapa- cious abolition elements of the country, whioh through Congress and the Cabinet have con- trolled the councils, advised the measures and dictated the policy of the administration, are the malign influences which have most lament- ably damaged its reputation and its prospects. What, then, are we to do? Is it not apparent that this administration is now more intent upon securing the approaching Presidential election than the suppression of the rebellion? Does it not seem to be the policy of the party in power rather to prolong the war, in order the more surely to exclude the rebellious States from the Presidential election? At this rate, what other course to peace and reunion, and from national bankruptcy and financial chaos, can the people pursue than the election of a new administration, upon a new platform, and under a new popular organization, wholly independent of either of the corrupt and reck- less political parties of the day? We contend that there is no other course by which we can insure the national safety. Nor can a move- ment of this sort prevail except under the standard of a military hero, whose achieve- ments in this war render him stronger than are the financial and fanatical powers of the ad- ministration. And who is the warlike hero whose personal popularity thus overshadows all the politicians and parties of the day, and even the adminis- tration itself? Goneral Grant is the man. Let the independent} masecs of the people, who have had enough of their despicable manag’ ‘The resolution calling for General McClellan's offi- cial report was agreed to. A resolution to refer $ll communications relative to an increase of rail- toad facilities between Washington and New York to a select committee was laid on the table by a vote of eighty-nine against sixty-one, and the House adjourned. MISCELLANEOUS NEWB. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday after- hoch at one o'clock—Jobn 'T. Henry, Bsq., in the Phair—and, having transac ted some routine busi- Doss, adjourned to meet again to-day, Surrogate Tucker yoaterday settled the accounts Of the oatate of John Rose, deceased. This pro- perty, valued at over a million and a half of dol. lara, goos to the two brothors of the deceased, the trust contained in the will (and which was intend. | 4 to provide for the establishment of a great ospital or asylum) having been held to be void. | agoounts of the estates of Henry Downes and Wijliaw B. Pier were also settled and adjusted. ' ’ party politicians, and their horrible, bloody an: destructive work, proceed at once‘to bring out Genoral Grant ag thelr Presidential candidate, and they will eufely cut out the politicians, set aside the incompetent and blundering adminis- tration, and Garry the day. Thus we shall se who é San Mad, bt 6 cuse q than at will 6 iy man, (00, from whom we may expect a new and bottét ordeb oy ae work of re- | storing the U, and securing the national treasury and country against a ruinous | financial collapse. We thetefore call upon the dndependent masees of the people, without reference to party | distinctions, bat who are anxious for peace, re- | union and financial security, to take the lead | and the whip hand for the next Presidency, un- rously etiended meeting of the natives | of General Graok know the order in which the several corps of our army arrived on the field, though he pre- tends to tell; he does not know the positions given to our corps as they came up; he does not know how eur line of battle was formed; and he does not know what corps went in on the left of the Third corps on Thursday after- city’s great boaat, the imperial Park? Above all, why do not the proper authorities look into the matter themselves, and if it is ascertained that the Croton Board is blamable, turn them out, or so riddle the Board of incompetent or indifferent members, and supplying it with bet- ter men, as to make it more alive to the interests and the convenience of our citizens and to the prosperity of our city? The millions and millions paid and to be paid by our taxpayers for beautifying the Park and for rendering the approaches to it convenient and comfortable, noon, and so came in forthe dreadfully hard part of that day’s fight. From this it seems that he knows very little about the battle; and yet he assumes to speak pas to what “nearly proved:fatal.” Such a charge should, perhaps, not be received as a creditable imputation against General Sickles; but we are not sure that that soldier does not owe it to a well earned reputation to demand a court of in- quiry. Orentno oF THE PResipeNti4n CamPpaian.— The politicians in and out of Congress have commenced their pipelaying for the Presiden- cy, and are busy pulling the wires to control the national nominating conventions of next year. The documents put forth in the shape of abeurd reports of the officials at Washington conclusively show that the politicians at the national capital are unable to comprehend the events of the times, or grapple with the mighty issues of the war in a manner that will bring about an early reunion of the States. On the other hand, the political parties as well as gay and elegant, demand that the grievances now complained of should be speedi- ly answered and remedied. Voivuntrerina Commitres.—The Supervisors’ Volunteering Committee is still progressing with its affairs with success. The arrangement urged upon the War Department from tho first by the committee, to appoint for its exclusive use, at its rooms, a mustering in officer, sur- geon, &c., has, after a month’s cogitation, becn allowed. The importance of this plan.was well understood by the members of the committee before they commenced operations, and the Chairman, Mr. Blunt, and Supervisor Tweed, went personally to Washington in reference to this very matter, and urged it with all the argu- ments they could make use of upon the Secre- tary of War, but without success. After cogi- tating and sleeping over it for a month, with the loss to the city of hundreds of men by the suggestion being ignored, the Secretary has at last awakened to its importance and granted the request asked for, and the plan is found to have all been annihilated by the people at the | Work admirably. polls. The election in this State was not a triumph of the republicans, but a defeat. The republican party was used up, the Albany Re- gency smashed, and, with Tammany and Mozart repudiated, not One of these factions has any moral strength. The people are tired of the in- trigues of the politicians and look with distrust upon all their operations. What then must be done? The only question is, will the people remain inactive politicians again. have them in their power? No person but the designing politician imagines that any party, bas © particle of strength Now, when a recruit is brought in, he steps immediately before the Provost Marshal and the surgeon, and is examined, and the necessary enrolment papers are made out. He then goes before Mr. Blunt, shows his documents, receives his bounty moncy of three hundred dollars, is let down into the basement, encased in soldier's garb, and thus has become, in the course of a few moments, a soldier of the Union, and is until the | marched off to Riker’s Island. But while the plan works admirably and saves a vast deal of inconvenience and trouble, and insures security of the men, It has been ac- th revolution times. ‘This is the | companied by an order from General Hays pra for the petlo te move. Party politics which,while it prevents some of the soldiers, per- is now in @ stato of chaos. The hour has arrived for the people to move in their indi- vidual didates without regard to the politicians. therefore recommend, that public meetings be | *&°” and bring forward their curement ay "We agents out of the busineds, That some of these haps, from being defrauded ef a portion of their bounty money, seneibly interferes with the pro- of men, by driving the brokers or ts are rogues there iéno doubt. The man- held in every ward and township throughout | 9¢F in which Supervisor Blunt has brought the loyal States, for the purpose of nomi- nating thelr favorite candidates for the Presi- dency. ‘The sooner these meetings are held | cient o . Subsoription papers should be cir- culated af once, and, as soon as enough signa- unite ip i this kind, in favor of General U. 8, Grant, will find an opportunity to sign their toa paper recom that a for the pur- eneral by calling at the fall move fry? several of them up before bim and compelled them to dlsgorge their ill-gotten gains is suf- of this. But, although an evil, these brokers seem to bea necessary one. Very few men will come in of their own accord and up, sought out and brought in. At this the agents are adepte, aud are wonderfully success- ful. But they ave like a great many others who could be named—great speculators, and will not work unless they can make money out of it. tures are obtained, hold the meeting and trot | °mlist voluntarily. They require to be hunted out @ calbia persons who desire to J be held in this ci pose Payee hfs that galiaat and efficient | This many of them did by making their own office. Who | pargains with the recruits, hiring them to go, some as low as two hundred dollars, some for Gexenit, Guawt—Tho man who knows how | two hundred ahd fifty and two hundred and der the popular and always victorions banner | to tan leather, politicians and the hides of rebols. &e., taking the balance of ae their fee, This of seventy-five the three bundred to influence the fate of the great pending issues of the day by thelr action. They might as well attempt to set bounds to the ocean By next September all control over these questions will have been taken out of their hands by the people, who, in the election of General Grant to the Presidential chair, will give an entirely new direction to the views and policy of the government. Tas Postar, Moyzy Orper Systum.—We aro glad to see that the Postmaster General has again urged the adoption of the system which has proved such a convenience in England, of. allowing the Post Office to act as a medium for the transmission of money by orders purchasa- ble at its different sub-offices throughout the country, Nothing has contributed more to facilitate commercial transactions in the United Kingdom than this plan, and ‘’.+ wonder is that it has not been sooner adopted here. Thore is no other way in which small eums of money can be transi 't‘ed as inexpensively and safely. The system © Ungland fs not only self-support- ing, but contributes a handsome surplus to the Post Office revenues. will not fail this session to give it the legisla- tive sanction which is necessary to enable the Department to put it in force. Wuo Convucts tux War?—Secretary Stanton, in his report, ignores the active operations of our armies—turns all that part of the business of his department over to another functionary, and so gives a clear intimation that he has left it alone and has nothing to do with it. That other functionary—General Halleck—has given us a very full report; but whenever he comes to a very important point, and one upon which the people particularly desire knowledge, all that he says is—the President. So the Presi- dent is responsible for Burnsido’s failure in December last, for Hooker's at Chancellorsville, and for the bad business at Chickamauga. Now, as the President is not a military man, and is emphatically a sensible one, it is difficult to suppose that he has made all this trouble by in- terference with generals; and the next question, therefore, is, who moves the President? Who is at the bottom, and who carries on the war! We do not expect an answer'to this question; but it is to be expected that the people will provide against the recurrence of the blunders under another administration; and the way for them to do so is to elect General Grant President. They may know positively enough that he will carry on the wag and end it too. Peace Prorositions.—We notice that Messis. Stebbins and Odell, who are considered out and out war men, voted for Fernando Wood's peace proposition in Congress. They need not trouble themselves on that question. General Grant will pass a get of resolutions during the coming year that will seoure peace worth having. prare Kastenacs @:* waht tama of Government Bonds. Pucapmrma, Dec 15, 1863, The subscription agent reports the sale of $1,336,900 five-twenties to-day. The Ship George Tarner Ashore, Portianp, Dee. 15, 1863. The ship George Tarner is ashore on Hog Island ledge, has bilged, and Ja badly hogged, She will discharge ine lighter to morrow. 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