The New York Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1864, Page 1

HEVS FROM WASHINGTON. WTERES TING PROCEEDINGS INCONGRESS, Continuation of the Debato om tho Otticial Oath ia the Senate, Anan nnnn anne Tho Confseaiion Resolution and the Interna) Revenue Bill in the House, | Who Closing of the Five-Pwenty ‘the.Bopartinent of the Ohio, den ite ae.” ‘Winmuirey, Jan, 22, 1664, ‘MILLIONS OF THE FIVE-TWHHTY ALL TaRaM ‘There je authority: as the great Ave twenty wom cloved lo oy, “amount of Sve buoured ‘anliiions of dollars having been subscribed. The adsorp- Mom during tbe present ‘bas been very rapid, sub- exriptions having dees made of ever thirteoo miilious. Be ad to-day will be received. 9 hea Been undarelood bere that vo soon as the baiatice ‘tho five twonty Bends ahould be subscribed for, Mr. ane would offer at par threo hundred millions of six Per coat bonds, payable ip from ten to forty years, as be M authorized to do. Ae thie interest will be payable io @0tm, 14 ie Delievod that ‘hese bonds wilt be takeo up with a8 mach eagerness ag the popular five. twenties. THE INTERESTODRARING TREAEURY NOTRS. TA le ntated that tha Recessjtica of the govertinent will ‘B00 require the ineneof more ian a million per day of ‘We Ave ) er cent interest-bearing notes, THR RUMORED EVACUATION OF RICHMOND, The rumors’ of fie evacnation of Richmond are, not Gredited Lere, They are. attributed to the report that a Portion of Lec’s army bad gone to reinforce Longstreet. GENERAL SCHOPIELD TO COMMAND THE DEPARTMENT ©P THE OHIO. Genera! Schofie!d hag heen ordered to relieve General Bostor in the command of the Department of the Obio, nd left Wasbingion for Knoxville tnis eventog. Some (ouds bas heretofore beew entertained relative to ‘Wr condemation, of, Ceneral Schofield as. major general; 4 te now expected that bis nomination will be fayor- received, and favorably acted upon next Monday, Besator Brown, le executive session thie week, strevu- @ualy opposed the vomArmation; but, bis representations (a0t in@uencing the Senate, as was anticipated, the protest of the Logisiature of Missouri was withdrawn apd read in Open sosnion. A powerfu) combination is arrayed against ‘Me General, however. - HR DEBATE ON THE AMENDKENSS TO IHR CONFIS- 2 ATION ACT. ‘The amendments proposed dy the Committee on the Jodiciary to the explanatory Conflecation act of March 3, 2063, seem likely to occupy the morning hour for a week or two to come, the Oppdsision-and some of the adminis ‘vation members declaring that action shail not be bad ‘wpon them until after full discussion and opportunity @eing afforded jor amendments being offered to the mesure, TSR WHIGEBY Tax. ‘There has been no farther action by Congress on the qeeotion of a tax on whiskey than was reported yester- @ay. The amendment offered by Fernando Wood, and adopted, shows the triie state of the case as regards that article, It 1a as fellows: — om hand for sale, Provided wbethor of this act or not, Bail ve subjected to the rates of duty provided by this @vt from and after (he 12th of pane ion ad that La Searere rien 2 or acressed tax provided by thie nck ox There bas been ne action on the question as yet to-day. THB PROPOSED TAX ON LEAP TOBACCO. 18 appears from @ communication of the Commissioner @f Agriculture to:the Senate, presented by Seantor Sher- @an 0-day, that, in the Commissioner’s opinion, the pro- posed tax of twonty per cent op leaf tobacco would de- Grey the export trade, which now produced twenty mil- Mone of revenue. It estimates our average stock at less ‘an one third of the produce of the world, and shows at more tobacco is grown in Europe than in this couo- try, and thet substitutes for the growth of this country are already driving it out of European markets. It 8 shown that the article is grown through South Ame- via, Northern and Southern Africa, the East and West Jadieos, Asia, all of Europe, excepting Britain and the sorthern portion of the Continent; in every State and ‘Territory in the United Staves, and in Canada. The ex- port of Brazil has increased sevenfold In two years. Boilland aad Belginm have tucreased their product several Bundred per cent in two years, and other European ‘@iates have made advancements, while France bas abso- Aately restrained the cultivation by refusing to give Permits. The report concludes that the United States pee not contro! the tobacco trade, and that the capacity @ other countries to grow all they need is ample. EB NEW COMMITTEE ON THB CONDUCT OF THE WAR. ‘The Committes on the Conduct of the War just autho. rized to be appointed consists of Senators Wade, of Uhio: handler, of Michigan, and Harding, of Oregon; and Re- prosentatives Gooch, of Massachusetts Julian, of indiana; Odell, of New York, and Loan, of Missouri, This com- anitics ie similar to the ove heretofore in existence, the @aly difference being in the substitution of Messrs- Barding and Loan in the places of ex-Congressmen AB4drew Jobnson and Covode. The old committee was appointed in December, 1861, and closed its labors in ‘2068, The new one, in addition to its difties of inquiring ‘§ato the conduct of the war, is instructed to examine into al contracts and engagements with any department of the government, and is authorized to sit during the re. otes of Congress at any place which may be deemed Breper; desides every facility is provided for a ‘orough 10: tion, inclading the sending for persons @ud papers. THR NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE. Coltoctor Barney, of New York, was before the Com- mittee on Public Fxpenditures this morning for some time, and gave his history of the discovery of the New ‘Yor Costom Houge frauds. The deputy of the Clearance Bureau, Mr. Embree, will be examined to morrow. THE GOLD SPECULATIONS. For the present legislation on the the gold question bas been abandoned, the Seoretary of the Trestury deeming 1% mexpedions to recommend any further restrictions or tax. It is argued that the price of gold may be more @urely and effectually reduced by heavy duties on fency ‘mporte and the removal of the restrictions upon the @vtton trade ip the recovered portions of the seceded THB BILL PEBMIDTING SOLDIBRA’ CLOTHING TO 60 30 THE MAILS. Tho following Dil), Raving passed both houses, now caty awails the President’ signature to become @ law:— Articles of clothing being manufactured of wool, cotton 1d compreaped in a two id, for every four Kati wnsh reguiations 0 MR. COLLAMBR'S LATS EPBECT. The reply of Senator Collamer to the apeech of Mr, Bayard upoo tbe tags O&th ease, ib tho Senate yesterday, w regarded as One OF the most and conclusive rgomente made in late years ip the Senate, At ite con- clugion Mr Collame? was overwhelmed with congratula- ‘vious by bie fellow Segators, and was greatly compli- mented by citizens wpom bis @kit from the chamber, OENERAL KING'S RECEPTION AT ROME. ‘Letters bayo bern received from Gemeral King announe- mg bie arrival ot Rome, end cordial reception by the Pope, MITIOATION OF HENTRNGR BY THE PREGIDRNT. A qonern) order Bas deep iewoed from the Navy De- porimen', dated Janoary 7, containing the proceedings deeb Daan Ab 80 yp) 520MA ALN 10 Lar SAR 9 ete Lat b ae ‘tenant Commander Richard L Law, who was recently (rice and found goilly op the charge of nod doing hie ul. ‘most 40 capture op destroy ® vesce) whic it wae bie duty to encounter, aad leaving bis station ja time of war before regularly relieved. The comrl sontercod ibe ac- cused to be dismissed tbo naval service, bul recom- mended him to clemency om account of gallantry dis- played im bis attack upon ihe Baiery ab Fort Point aad ‘he Datterice of iho town, and the bigh character be has Ddorwe no am officer and am gentiomen during the whole course of hig professional career, and ihe President bee mitigated his sentence to suspension from rack and ser- vice for three yeara, without pay, © 01x moalbe, @BN, BLAIR PLACED ON THE MILITARY COMMITTER. General Blair, of Missour!, Raw-Been apporated on the ‘House Military. Gommtiee, in place of My. Loan, excused from service thereon. ACQUIFTAL OF MR. 0. 0. SPAULDING. G, G, Spaulding, tried for rumaing goods across ihe Po- domac into Virginia, has becn honoradly acquitted. FATAL ACQIDEYT ON. BOARD THE GUNBOAT DRAGOR. “A serions accidens eccurred on Board the United States sastergay, while dying, off Piney Poiat, General Kehotialah Ord ‘ to thé Com ho. im the Potomac, cauned.dy he Drosking of a Doll in one +] were Dadiy ecalded, twoot whom Rave since died. of the manhole plates of tRe-dolier, Sevewof the crew THIATY-BIOATH CoNGRECe. Wine? session. Benate. Wasarneron, Jan. 21, 186% JMB PROMOTION OP BYLTMENTS, On motion of Mr. Wiis0x, (rep.) of Maas. , the Senate ‘took up the Dill to provide for the promotion of enlist. mente, har. Gaus, (rop.) of Jown. moved the bili postponed, ‘no it did Hot provide any Dounty for the colored eoliiers. ‘The bill was postpoped unti! to-morrow, TGR CORRUETONDENCH WETWEES THR UNITED GraTHy AND THB REBRL AUTGORITIES, The resolution of Mr, Davis, (opp.) of Ky., calling npon President Lincoln for the correspondence. between the United States and the rebel autbor:ties was taken up, and 00 MOticn postponed. Mr. Se rep.) of Obie, on sented the port of ir. SHERMAN, (FED. presen 76) Commissioner Newton, of the Agricultural Department, of the pi taxation twenty per tobacco, made at the instance of the Commit- teo on Finance. Mr. Newton is adverse to the tax. Re- ferred to the Committee on Finance, THE SENATORIAL OATB. Ov motion of Mr. Sumver, (rep.) of Mase., all prior or- ders were postponed, and the Senate revene to Seahatiasine the proposed rule requiring an additional oath, Mr, Joneson, (opp.) of Md., proceeded to addreso the Senate on three propositions: Did the law of July, 1862, requiring the oath to be taxen by officers, include Sena tore? if itdid not, was ‘t constitutional? If it became Operative, was it and expedient? He contended ‘that the government derived its powers from the coneti- tution, | It Dad noanterior existence, The absence of the delegation of the power in the constitution was the restriction of wer. Ag under the State gonstisutions, we are to show the existence of this power before we attempt to exercise it. Did the act of 1862 embrace Senatora? He contended that it did pot, and quoted various authorities jn support of the argu- ment that Senators were not officers withia the meaning of the law. The fenate only had er to expel by a two-thirds vote, and not by impeachment, No two Sena tore agreed On this floor in regard to any question, and every Senator had a right to bis individual opinious, sub- ject only to the law, civil and criminal. comtended ‘that a Sonator was not a civil offer under the Inoguage of the statute. The constitution provided that no Senator tbould be appointed to a civil office during bis term. The interpretation put upon the statute would be absurd, be- cause then Senators would bold civil offices while were on the floor, Senators ond representatives were only respooeibie to the Legislatures and constituencies of their respective States. The Senate was a body ‘of med, and so wes the House, and they derived all their powers, not under, but by the con- siivution, and ‘held their seats subject to no other part of ihe government except they are made so by the constitution. Neither tke President nor the other ‘Honse had any rij on. cent on | cht to question the act of the Senate, ‘a coercive rien ‘The argument back’ mivated, and this slaughter to cease? Did we want sound Telations fraterat ‘to be restored and our former - perity revived, and our pation to be placed in the ib Tank of the nat of the earth? ‘would not say “yes?” Can we the seceded States back by meagures to keep them ou! tengnppene ape this act of Jaly wo say to the people of the . “Men, women and chil , you are out of the Union, now forever,’” should be their own threshold unless they came in? T not the view taken 1862, when the act was The people i i i i i il | i # i Hi Ht : ! | F H a3: Ft if i ' 4 H 5s I i A Ly = & E ii j i BR F 5 a it | i ii i iB ‘ i i # ; 4 uy oF Ff z %. E Hie ft j i fate aie is i i 33 3 83 3 3s il f i “é : i fF F i il i ~4 te: Sowell wan rejected by @ vote ur Doo .) of Wis., te Senate Mr. Saulsbury being’ entitied to pending subject. Howse of Representatives. Waaunoror, Jan, 21, 1804. THE FROPOMED ADJOURNMENT, by a vote of 56 against 77, refused toad. li a 5 z 8 L The Joaro until 4 NEW STANDING COMMITTED. Mr. Wasnponne, (rep.) of Ii)., from the Commitice on Rales, reportéd a new rule for ihe appointment of a stand- ing Committee, te consist of five members, to be entitled the on a Uniform of ), Welghta whom sball be referred al joes Pay bagi ay Soaemen sietele tale « ee —— NEW YORK, VRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1864: ‘minds ao well tals of ad honest thief as of an dor, Ip the efforta to pub down tho rebel! fires gacritesh “Ought Bok Ibe traitors to. be, punlabed ves itor eannitee of We? Aud shall the iS victimes be required 10 pay the 0: of a war proveked by treason? Mr, CaaNLen, oN. ¥., of in what apirit ho woud refoee Posh eae ‘ae Waiter she right to live in thls country and whe the lawe, Woukl big colleagné o Mow of ‘Vhe right of inheritance? ‘Mr. Monsus replied that he would extend to ohil- dren the divine influence of Christianity, ihew ‘og be would the children of the anu Allats In tbe North, ‘ = Coun os Bt Auger oF tho sae 4 woul NeB upon diraself, Hie colleague the children of Jol. Davis, " ‘Mr, Monme raid if bi Dad nod deen wounded Dy bie shaft be would nob Be pursued bie argumeni.io favor of the of rede) estates. ‘The landholders of the South bad ipauguratedthe rebeb responsible for the results. My, Rootes, (opp.) of N. J.» remarked when an attempt was mace to subvert the great Principles: whieh actuated our forefathers in the foundation of const): Aution, by the passage of A , which was 8 direct with the organic law, he 14 de derelict in:bis duty'did Be Wop use and protest inet the usconstitations Dis deillet that there ide bites wl wash a perenne Jackson, He pad thee et raler, 7 than. gould work attainder of ‘e ofa A we ir dlood, which was ited by the constitution. He the design to violate Jeaton carried ty Would drive the pope of the South from thelr estates, thelr places with free ‘and and slave negroes. Godetay the hand of such pbilaa- sive aiken proceedings were taken on the Confiscation ‘THES INTERNAL REVENUB, ‘The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the amendatory Internal Revenue bil. Sir. PENDLETON, opp.) of Ohio, offered an amendment, which ‘was }» Providing that all cotton in tne Bands of manufacturers re duty Imposed po har ‘de satisfactorily chown to have been pre- vi . ‘Mesara. Broone, Harnincrox, (opp.) of Ind. ; Voors’ (opp.) of Ind, and J, ©. Atty, (opp.) of I), the amendment, the last two rogarding such drawback ne ® bounty to manvfacturers at the expense of the agricul- tural interests, Mosas. Morrext, (rep.) of Vt., and Dawss, (rep.) of Mass., replied, showing that Now England yous ite Proportion of its taxation on ite productions and industry. ir, WasteuRNE, participating in the debate, said gat the last Congress he voted for al] revenue measures. ‘Whatever complaints might be uttered in Mr, Voorhees’ district in Indiana as to the operatiun of those laws, there was no complaint in the loyal district which be (Mr. Washburne) represented, His constituents were not duly pane | ‘to pay the prevent tax, but an additional tax to crash the rebellion and bang tho traitore. The rebellion 4 wove opel and the States brought back if necessary jugation. * Mr. sald that such a sperch as Mr. Wash. Ddurne Bea juss delivered did not rise high anougb Yeach an honest man’s contempt. When the real lovers of country, the conservatives, agsert their dency, such men ag that gentleman will be buried politiens oblivion, The conservative members are not to be i+ timidatea by loud talk. He would not Jefead the loyalty of his district on a mere puerile insinuation. Mr. Wiisos, (rep.) of lowa, replying to Mr. Voorhess ‘about the restoration of democratic power, asked whether he had forgotten that under the last administration this Tedellion was organized, and that the men who controlled Buchanan are the men who contro) affuire at Richmond? ‘Was it desired that such a party should be restored? Mr. Grinwr, (rep ) of lowa, spoke in behalf of the farmcre ne represented and {n favor of encouraging man- ufact ALUBN controverter! the positions of other gen- Mr. tlemen, inaisting that the farmers did not receive just compensation. Mr. KELLev, (rep.) of Pa., @poke in favor of protecting and encouragibg American industry. In reply to bir. Voorhees, he said those who have stood by the country would not be consigned to the potical oblivion which the bad advocated. No man who upheld the na- tonal flag and the cause of freedom was ever driven from a stage or rajiroad car indi soldi an ‘Sravans, (rep.) sae! . re, Pa., moved that tbe Committee e. Mr. Voornres claimed the floor. Mr. SravEns aid the eubject bed been exhausted ana Ke that the statement one, There was not one id eay There must be eomething more respec:- able than came from his slandering tongue. ‘Mr. Sreveys guid thirty years ago be beard the tariff thstr bend, sod by Webster and otbert ‘on the. opponita bend, and by We and others om the opposite side. jr arguments were mearly ae able ne anything said here today. (Laughter). Mr, Brooxs had no idea when he offered bis amendment that it would put gentlemen from the East, West and Northwest in such commotion. His object in submitting i. to raize revenue,and that the tax should reach all cl Mr. Dawss asked whether the gentleman would vote to tax real estate? Mr. Brooks said he would. Mr. Dawes replied, New England wil! co-operate witb ou. 3 Mr. Broors’ amendment to strike out the drawback provieo was disagreed to. Mr. Biaixe, (rep.) of Me., offered an amendment, which was agreed to by a email majority, that all spirits imported prior to the passage of the act shal! pay an ad- ditional duty of forty cents. Mr. Eran Wann, (opp.) of N. Y., offered an amend ment that such tax net apply to epirita on sbip- board. Which was disagreed to. The bill, as amended, was reported to the House, when this apd a substitute intended to be offered by Mi ‘yens were ordered to be prioted, as preliminary ther action on the subject. ‘The Bouse then United States Supreme Court. Wronrspay, Jan. 20.—Nos. 132 and 268.~.Greone C. Pronson et al., trastees, &c., appellants, va. the Ia Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company, the Milwaukee and Mivnesota Railroad Company et al., and the Milwaukee and Minnesota Railroad Company, appellant, vs. James T. Soutter, survivor of Greene C. Bronson et al. Mr. Justice Nelson delivered the opioion of the Court op the motion for writs of prohibition in these cases, re- fosing to grant said writs. No. 108.—Isidora Pacheco de Melarin et al, axecators of Francisco Perez Pacheco, deceased, » v8. the United States. The ¢ of this cause was continued wee for the appelices, and concluded by Mr. my tr Nos, 109 and 341.--Andrew R. Orchard et al., appel- Jants, va. John Hughes and ux., and A. R. Orchard and Amanda Orchard, appellante, vs. John Hughes and ux. The argument of these causes was commenced by Mr. Woolworth for she appellants. United States Court of Ciaime, Weovespay, Jan. 20, 1864.—The cases of Jobn baddeth vs. the United States; of Felix Argenti vs, thé United States; of Richard C. Magon vs. the United states: of Robert H. Williamson vs. the United States; of Wm. T. United States; and of Sarah va. the Sala toe oer ase essa st aphey e Ns ol bef ly or Counsel, the said cases ° ‘rec of @ Vessel on Romer Shoals. THB CAPTAIN AND ALL SANDS RESCURD—A BEARER OF DESPATCHES ON BOARD—HIG sUBER- QUENT PEATH, Bro. ‘Some particulars concern ing the wreck of the schoover Viator, Captain Robbias, from Turks Island,on Romer Shoals during the gale of Tucsday night, have already been published, but other and exceedingly interesting facts connected with the wreck and rescue were developed yesterday afternoon before Coroner Wildey, Tt appears that the schooner was wrecked shortly midnight, the captain apd erew remaining on board till four o'clock the follow! morning, when violence © wi j ieee ij | i 3 f 4 E ia ratty Shree ee ', pilot of the Grinnell. The sen was ranni at the time, ronder- jug it very Basardovs to launch © emell Doel, ‘notwith- standing Which a bont wae instantly lowered and pent to the of the wrecked men, The two mates and four seamen were taken Off, jad them: Bite di nottet sia me, “ae wtih jae ‘edits edeH, fet mate the Viator, finding A OX cd sad gave them wivaen thn, paid a ia y, 4 wert. bi austion, Zansed by the oo Re ey Coroner ¥ to \t over tho Mt was Gheovered. thai Mr. : Coreser left for Washlogion last evening with the des. . Fpanieh and American af oote tie was pie) nag Re of Massachoeetis, He “ale a ii B i to await z z R THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Mis, HW, Davidson's Despaten, ‘Cunrereen Count House, Va,, Jon, Bi, 1864. tm rate VORPS, Minjor Gonera) Nowton, accompapios by bie Adjutant Genoral, Col Kingsley, returo¥ today from a short Voave, duslog which ihe First corg> has boon commanded oy Briguiler Geveral Joan €, Robiason, ©), Fowler, o ¢ the Brooklyn Fourteouth, ts Military Goveroor and Pro- att APVAIRDAT ALMY BRADQCARTRRS, Abarmy beadquarters ihero ie nothing doing except routive Business. General Meade ia still ndsent; also General Humphreys; ibe former on account of illness. Major: General Sedgwick commande iho army, and Ad- Jutamd General Seth Willinme tradsacts business at ibe bead ‘with Dis usual uroanity, Capt. Thomas ‘Wileon, to Colonel Clark, Chief Commissary of the army; ia ring Asuiduously to become acquainted ‘With the néfoal condition of tho comminsarias, by vinlting the various poste im person, Hie aciivity and vigilance are aded; On ath hagde, Captain R, W. Thompson, Commigeary @t. thie post, he been rélieved by Captain Benedict, and ordérod om duty with the Second army. corps, Captain Fitch, Assistant Quartermaster, has just arrived here, in the capacity of Post Quartermaster, This I bea relief to corpa and division officera, who bave heretofore been obliged to draw om their supplies from Brandy Station. * TUR QUIET OY ED PICKERS AND THB GAMPA. ‘There are no hostile demonstrations from either party Oh (tie picked I0e, Nevertheless the greatest vigiauce ig exercised on cur side to prevent surprises Beyond this ‘Doth officers and-men are permitied to enjoy shemeelves ip winter quarters, Some few offcors who Raye Dduilt themeelves, comfortable log houses have their wives with them. The travelling is horrible, making Infantry and artillery movements utterly impracticable, (ON ENTGRTAWMENT, Captain Bale, Commieeary of the First cavalry divis- fop, and Captain Tallman, Quartermaster, entgrtaived Genera) Merritt, Colouc! Fowler and some twenty or thirty of their officers at dinner night before last, The occasion was one of much laterest to the officers of the First cavalry division. The memory of their late com- mander, General Jobn Buford, was drank in silence and with evidence of deep feeling. The Seventecuih Penn- sylvania band was present, discoursing eloquent music, and the whole affair passed off most bappily. 3 Mr. Wililam Young's Decpatch. Amy Ov ree Porowss, Jao, 21, 1864. 2 NiGEY FORAY OF DISMOUNTEO GUBRITLAS A party of dismounted guerillas, t2 the number of about o hundred, mado a night attack on Colonel Sweltzer’s brigade, 9 tne Fifth corps, wounding five or six Of our men, Ove of them wortally, and leaving eight dead rebels on the ground, whero the attacking party ‘was promptly and handsomely, repulsed. by the Yankees, whe were imagined to bo sleeping. fhe odject of this attack is presumed 1 have been the capture of the brigeda commander and bie etalf. EXPRCTED ABTORN OF GENBRAL BARNES, : Geseral Barnes, formeriy commanding @ division in the Titth corps, who has recently been Military Governor at Norfoik, is expected to retora in afew days to hisvld corps. THA FREE MASONS IN THR ARID, The Mszonic fraternity connected wita the Filth corps, who held lodge meetings at Falmouth iast year, wil re cume theee meetings shortly, LADIBS GOING TO TUR FRONT. The up and down traine to-day had an unusually large bumber of passengers—among them several ladies who wero going to the front. The Press Despatch. BRoQuaRteRs, ARMY OP THY Poxomac, wD. 21, 1864, } Nothing of special interest bas transpired within our Monee for several days, and tbe enemy appear to enjoy a similar etate of quietude. Erroneous ideas have been promulgaced by the vowe- papers in regard to the extent of the supplies to the dos titute inbabitents beresbowts under the trade regulations of the Treasury Department. 1 am autboriged to say tbat the supplies will not be furnished beyond the limits of infantry occupation, except in a very few special cases. None whatever will be fur- pished except by perminsion and approval of Gover! Patrick, and none will be allowed where daubt enisis as to such supplies being used or appropriated by parties hostile to the Union cause. The most nvedy and desery- ing of our eympathizere will first be furnished with the pecessaries of lie, to © limited extent only, The most ttringent course will be parsued to prevent auy mal-ap- propriation of the suppiie®. fmportant to Hotel Proprictors. AMAN COMMITS A BURGLARY AT TRE MYRCHANTS’ HOTEL 4XD 19 SENT TO THE GTATB PRISON FOR POUR YEARS AND NINE MONTES. COCRT OF GENERAL eEssioss Before Judge A. D, Russel. Jay. 21.--Toomas Riley, alias Michael Reed, « young man well known to the police, was placed at the bar in tne Court of General Seseions this morning to be tried for committing « burglary at the Merchante’ Hotel, ip this sity, on the 6th of Decomber last. District Attorney A. Oakey Fall conducted the pros tion, apd Mr. Charles L. Spencer, in conjunction with ex. Judge Stuart, appeared for the defence. From the crowded etate of the court room the vase ap- peared to excite considerable interest, az it is well known that crimes of this pature are of daily occurrence ores is but rarely that the perpetrators are broug! to justice, Is appeared frou the evidence in this case that about pine o’clock on the evening of the 6th of December last the prisoner cogaged room No. 60, at the Merchants’ Hotel, for the night, He went out for a few hours, and boos ove o'clock 18 the morning he returned to the hotes and was shown up to hisroom by Jobn Gallagher. Io abdent an hour Gi ber had occasion to go up stairs for the purpoce of waxing the girls. fle noticed that the door of the room occupied by the prisoner was open, aud on looking in raw that the Dad not beem laid on. The rigoner’s pants, Coat and vest were han; up, and bis ta were by the window. fe immediately afterwards heard some obe moving about im the passage way. and on looking around saw the prisoner, who eald he had been to the water closet. Gallagher lef bim in his room and went down into the office, where be took off his shoes and went up again by another pair of atnire. He bid Dimeelf in a water closet, and had been there about five minutes when he saw the prisoner again. He saw him at the decor of room No. 67, and insert something in the lock; there was of @ lock being tarned. Heard some one inside the Who's there?’ when Riley ran away. dark sbirt and drawers. as Suey al}, and witness still remained in about five minutes be heard Jocks had been turned. it about time to be stiri lolowing f said, ‘Are you out agai and witness 0 call Up ir. Bohonoht ‘one of the proprietors. roceeded Dancer Rhodes, of the Pwenty-seventh precinct, was called ia, and the prisoner arrested. In bis overcoat et was found @ small screw driver, aud secreted about ards fvom the door of the Plocers. anda large number re examined, but the above are tho prio- cipal fects. judge Russel, in charging the wore Matietied trom the pot food that if they the prisoner was at the door, attempting to get in, and did some act for the purpose of getting iD, but failed, or war prevented, then the offence war c The jury remained oat but short time, and rendered * eee or) mebiatily: deatdaced RU a judge Russe) mn ley te the State Prisop for four years and ths. The court adjourned until Y morning, at eleven v'elock. + vewe from Chattanooga. Omrqunmati, Jan, 21, 1804. Two (xaino mn through daily from Chaytanooga to Nashville, making the trip in ainelen hours. The mortality (0 the Chattapecgn mogpitais ie absent winoty deaths per week. ae Arrival of the Canada. Hadivax, Jan. 21, 19¢4. Thete are as yo! 00 signe of the wteamebip Canade, Low due wt this port with Liverpoo) dates of the 9th and Queenstown of sho 10th inst, The weather is beantify). ——$ Supreme Court—Special Term. Before Hon, Judge Jatoon. CORRBOTION, Hanmer cs Barneh—We dave received a communica tion from the cocceel for the defendany in thie case com: yj K HERALD. ‘The New York Quota of Volunteers. ‘Tho experiment of aompting 10 raise the quota of Wow York city by voluntecring ia Bo lager doubtful. 16 Das become a Oxed fact, and the mumber Of recruits do- wanded of the city and county of New Work will be fur- niahed long before the time has expired limiting yolup- Weoring, This de a glorious consummation, gratifying alike to the loyal citizens of this metropolis and to the general government, ‘The numnbore already received, and the rapidity with whicd recruits are coming forward, inearo this beyond a peradveuture, apd the Supervisors’ Volunteering Com- mittee deserve great credit for the succossful ettorte Whey have made, and for the energy and consummate judgment evinced threughout their lab rious task, of guarding alike the jntereste of the soldier and the county. ‘Their labors have a much wider range than merely ob- taining volunteers and paying the bounties. The ob- ntacles placed in the way of their progress by Washington red tapelsm causes more trouble and delay than al! things else combined; but the chairman of the committee, Su- pervisor Bipat, has asharp cye and possesses a pecuhar faculty of Droshing away all obstacles and cutting red tape much faster than the old fogies In Washington can spin it, The committee, in order atill further to facilitate Tmatters, are about changing their location, their rooms at 240 Broadway being fousd teo circumscribed to allow the business, pader the present. rash of recruite, to be carried on to advautage, apd they are about relinguish- ing, them for quarters erected for the especial use of the committee in the Park, alongeide of tbe now Court House, on Broadway. These few barracks or quarters, put up at @ cost about equal- \tog the rent they now pay, will be soom completed, with every convenience for the work in hand, with offices for government officials, storeroome or depots for clothing and the like; 90 that whenever a recruit is atcepted, and receives his bounty , he encases himself in the biue cloth. Jog, aud stands forth a full-blown soldier before leaving the committee’s headquarters. This will be a great im- provement and add vastly to tho fanilities of the commit- tee for volanteering, The committees, we learn, much regret giving up their old quarters, especially the trap. door connectod with it, Thoy were in hopes of getting Greeley on this trapand letting him down into the lower regions, among loyal reeruits, with the hope of makiog a botter man of him, Bat if they have no trapdoor at their pew place of rendezvous, some other macbino can de rigged (or Greeley which will answer an equally gooa purpose. So now gu ahead. The Re-Hniisted Regiments, BASTEAN REGIMENTS COMING HOMM FROM THR WEST ON FURLOUGH. * Cancumnati, Jan. 21, 1664. The Fitth Connecticut, Fifty-sevouth Pennsyivania, Fifty-eighth New York and Seventesath Onto Volunteers have arrived at Louisville on their way home. The Eighth Michigan and Bighty-secoad Ohio regiments arrived here yesterday. ‘The Une Hundred and Second New York and Twenty- eivbth Pennsylvania Voluateers passed through Indianapo- lis yosterday. Several rebel officers revently escaped while im transit Detween Louisville and Camp Chase. Some h.ve boon recaptured. Ixpaxapotis, Jan, 20, 1864. The One Hundred and Second New York Veteran Volun- teers will reach New York city about the 25th or 26th instant. ARRIVAL OF HB SIXTH RHGOIMENT CONNECTICUT W VOLUNTEBRS. The Aixth regiment of Connecticut Volunteers (re enlist- ed) arrived from the Department of the South on Wed- Desday ight at eleven o’clock, on the propeller Fannie. They left at twelve o’olock yesterday for New Haveu. VETRRANS AT HOMB. Boaton, Jan, 21, 1864. Portions of the Twenty-third and Twenty-fith Massa- ebnsetts regiments landed this morning from the steam- er Asbland, . They were warmly greeted by crowds of citizens and furnished with a dinner in Faneuil Halt. The Governor made an address of welcome. Reinforcements for the Front—tndt Cincinnati, Jan. 21, 1864. Large numbers of recruits aro daily passing through this city for the front. Over five thousand recruite for the Indiana regiments bave arrived at Indianapolis within the last two days. Mexicam News via Francisco. Sax Frayocieco, Jan. 21, 1864. Arrived, bark Smirniste, from Boston, & letter from Guadalajara of the 6th instant con- tradicts tbe «Mexican news received from Havana via the overland telegraph. It states that the French numbering five thousand, under General Bazarm occupied La Potolin on the 4th instant without opposition. The people bept quiet. Many of the wealthy Mexicans had previdusly left. Urega with eight thousand Mexicans was prepared to meke @ stand in the mountain defiles leading to Bolima. It was reported that General Bazane would not ad vance towards Colina, but would open a way to some Pacific port, the latter being the most importaut under. taking, considering his distance from Vera Cruz aud the impracticability of getting supplies thence. id the reports be confirmed that Miramon bad been beaten at Callaja, and that Diaz had driven the French from Orizaba, the result of General Bazuine’s campaigo ‘would be problometical. General Juarez was at Zacatecas, where Doblado had assembled @ large army, and there the French are des- tioned to mest a more resolute defence than elsewhere west of the city of Mexico. The traitor General Me is, called by the Mexicans the murderer of Comonfort, occupied San Lnis Potosi, and General Negreto, in endeavoring to recapture tho place, war desperately defeated. ° Camo, Jan, 21, 1864. The steamer Memphis, with 533 bales of octton for St. Louis and the Fast, with Memphis dates to the 19th inst., arrived to-day. The steamer City Pelle, chartered tor Wew Urieans, with sanitary stores, by the State of Iodiaga, returned to day, bringing op twenty sick aod wounded Indiana soldiers. The Third Jowa Cavalry at Littie Rock have re-enlisted, seven bundred strong. for Em- }, Pa, Jan, 21, 1964. The trial of ¥. itil, a conductor on the Reading Railroad, ged with’ embezzling the funds ot the company, hos created much — excitement here today, the Court House being crowded with witnesses and spectators. Araong the witnesses called to day wore the President and Superintendentiof the New Jersey Central Ballroad, the latter being for the de- fence. The evidence for the prosecution aud defence has been closed, and the arguments of the counsel will be- gin to-morrow. } The Steam The Glasgow steamer United Kingdom sailed o'clock this afternoon for New York. The Pay of the Metropolitan Police. There is an impression that a bill bas already been introdaced in the Assembly for an increase of pay to the Metropolitan police, Ibis is not so. AM that bas been done ta the giving notice of the bill, and the presentation to the House Committee on Cities of a memorial, adopted by the force, and asking for an increase on the present pay of twenty-live cent. Harry D. Whittemore, of the Ninth, and Clark Knapp, of tho Fifth precinot, were p United King Portiawp, J PRICE THREE CENTS. IMPORTANT FROM NORTH CAROLINA, Great Excitemont About tho Rebel Jonscription Law. indignation Meeting» of tho 4 People. “ Gonfederacy” Repudiated. ‘The People of the Old North State Determinod to Manage Their Own Affairs, &e., &., ao. Newouny, N. 0, Jan. 10, 1064. The wholesale conscription law is creating great com sternation and excitement in thewwestern portion of North Carolina, where preparations are being made topesint 1h. Public meetings are being held, some of which epenly Fepudiate the Southern confederacy and fayor o return to ‘she Union. ‘The Raleigh Standard, “the power debind the throne,’ {2 commenting upon s speech delivered in tho rebet Senate by Mr. Brown, says:— ‘We toll Mr. Browa and those who thiok with bit cave for ali thas if the desperate revolutionary moasures whicd he advocates shall be attempted to be carried out; if the civil law ia to be trampled under foot by the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, and every able-boilied min Placed in the army from sixteen to sixty-five; if no man {eto havea hearing before a State judge as to sho right of the enrolling officer to seize him, and if the rights of the States are to be ignored and swopt away by the moro creatures of the States, the common government, she people of North Carolina, with take their'own affairs inio their own hands, and will proved in convention assembled to windicate their liberties and their privileges, Thay will noe submit to a military despotism. They will not eubmit to the destrnetion of tholr rights, personal ond civil, in thie or any otber war. We say what we /nw tobogo, A vast majority of our people are restless and excited 00 ao: count of the threatened encroachments upoa tho!r ber - ties by the Congress at Richmond; and we most voapect- fully and oaraest!y warn the members of that body aot to Kladle @ flame xhich no effort cam extingwish. Pas these measered: suspend the habeas corpus, in order to #tleaco our courts and force our whole population into the army ; The Openly roa faith with tho principals of substitutes repuliata tho eurrensy of the country, hvy & tax on specie to pay the interest of tho funded debt; cootinue in full operation the tithing and Impressment laws at the same time; do these things, Mr. Brown, and the people of North Carolina wit riso in their majesty and assert their sovereignty. Thera is no power to prevent inem from doing this; and woe to the afficial character who shalt attempt to turn the arms of Confederate soldiers against the people of this State. North Carolina will not be the slave of oithor the Con- gresa at Richmond or Washington, Sho is this day, as sho bas been from the first, the keystone of tho Confate- rate arch. If that stona should fail the arch will tumble. DANGERS TO NORTH CAROLINA, {From the Raleigh Standard.) We are now reaping the bitter fruits of '‘Pencoable te- ceraion,’” ip forcing trom their ance happy and at Domes into the army all from eighteen to torty-tve youre Of age, to be driven to the siaughtor hiko oxen (o the shambles. And to fill up the thinned rauks, the present Congress now has before it the monstrous proposition bo conscript all from sixteen to fifty-five of ago, and make subject to military law, which tho Richmond ‘Rraminer ee. depounces as nothing less than an ab tempt to make Mr. Davis Dictator. Let us examine and see what kind of a body it that imposing such burthens on the people of North Caro- ry We have a Congress, the legisiation of which is controlied by members fuem Kentucky, le Hebooar!, Apvcoane Louisiana, = other places, = impose odious essive laws upon ua Ww enforced on. the ean no more be ent on ‘people of ihe States which srotees to represent, than vj the people of New York or New England. Thechief of the revolutionary war which sundered the connec! of tho colonies from the motber coun was that iho Faglish Parliament imposed oppressive laws on the. colo~ nies which did mot affect the people of England them- selves. No conscript law can bo eaforced’upon the people of Keotucky, Tenuessee, Miesouri, Arkaagas, Loutsiana, nor on a large portion of Virginia, Florida, Missiesippi or Texas. No lox law, nor tithing, or impreamens law, cam be enforced on them, while those irresponsible members ma} forces from their homes every prion in North Carotina to bear arias, regardieza of age Or cond'tion, and piace them in tbe army, as is now 1 thom jo women "aod cuidtes ip eaeees apd leave tho hei; They may put us oider @ military despotism, and over us a dictator, and impose and burtheng on us which ore jngupportable,and there is no redress unless. North Carolina will protect ber children Js it ot an Outrage on every principie of free govern ment, for men of desperate fortines, professing so repre- il they dare not seb their Jous abd oppressive laws on our ;eople? repared to submit to thie? If not, then let every man arouse himself bevore It is 100 late and denounce these attempts to betray our liberties and place us under a military despotism, Let every man who can speak or write denoance these outrages om ctvit liberty nntil their denunciations are beard and heeded in Congress. Rut it Congress, the tyrant, and people of a spirit of desperation, should. act pore such crushing burthens on tho rth Carolina as are insupportable, then th y should demand of the Governor that he forthwith con- vene the Legi lature in order to call a Stace Sonnntion the sovereign people to take wito consideration what is best 0 te done to relieve our people from the grievous burdens imposed poo them. If the independence ot the confederacy céonol BO achieved by the strength of our population up to forty fiye yours of age, It is clear to any reflecting mind shat it will not be done by placing in the army the few left, upon whose labor all are it for food. Withork ford our present army must disband, and without food aur ‘women ani children must perish. Let tho people ie out; write to their representatives in Congress; yea, meetings, and remonstrate against those iniquitove chemes to enala starve us. If you donot siemco will ve construed submission and’ roval of tho chains that Congress are forging for us. We have too Jong implicitly trusted to such architects of ruin ae Wig. fall & Co., who are now for placing every man i Ibo army, aud al) under the contro! of @ dictator. Trnst them oo longer. Remember their (air promises. The dwellers in the garden of den, when they listened to the ting promises of Satan, were uot worse de. ed aud ruined than were the people of the fair, y and blooming South whén they listened to tho promises of those arch deceivers, Yancey, Wise & Co. A bereofore contented, prosperons aod bappy ie ‘were told by them that we must withdraw all ft Ae from our Northern taskmasters, who were making us pay our dollar and p+ cents for shoes, ten ceats per yard for shirtiog, two dollars per sack for salt, pound for sugar, the eame for coffee, &c. reckless men who are Bow for putilog apd themselves and a few favorites), t secession would be peaceable, and no war. That we were to bave « pation of our own, free from extortioners: 0 t paradise with f the cotton plant—in our midst, before which sli wero & bow down and worship, and from which of free trade were to flow on to the ende of the the borom of which the rich merchandise from ‘olfme was to be freighted aod Lge down imouto lovely free of taxation. How have they ed ie, The of hundreds of thousands of our poor cbildreo, from the many battic fields and the cries of starving w: ‘and children tell the tale, Will ve ceived by thore false Ly vers? they not command blood? appointed the committee to proceed to Albany and present the memorial. They did visit Aibany, and presented the memorial, asking for the increase of twenty-five per cent, t the committes, who at once gave them a full and cour- teous hearing, at the conclusion exprossivg themselves approvingly of the application, To disprove any idea that may be entertained of “lobbying” om the subject, it le proper to say that the entire department, from the start, bave unanimously disoountenanced 't, and by tholr see in unt: faeke wa to " ve ane whatever to dow: "4 solely on the justice their claim and the cordial endorge the city (which have been for its success. and design reorti to nothing beyond thore, ing to DO means to recure ite pessage be- We plain statement that the present pay is not gom- inoue i erase me and is inadequate Bt tho present ine ol ing. ibe Committee ‘are alone authorized by the iment ‘and are entrusted with what 40 represent ther in Alban: duties in tho matter it is necessary to perform. ba ted to the of the State departments an wo member of tho islatur odyrdance with @ unanimous resolution of the f copy of the '\! ‘bie Resord’ ‘Week, and resting on it, in part, for ‘and the cbaracter and mer! uban mous Ay ‘our citizens of the appiten r isiature for the itil baa ina D. WHI TENOR, CLARK bf Comm tee Metropol! 18, 1864, Police New Yous, Jar DEATH OF It (8 with regret we record # Luort, Faq, the oldest printer, in the United States, Re was prominent spected in his business, Baving been counedied wHh the id New York American and a pumber of ot Neat Daring bis long career in business” ity, nearly (ity years, he wae noted ry phi course, exhibiting an Cy otto thet wes unparalleled. AB & ae orenting (0 old citizens, it be that My. B, wos ire a ae oes Mute che ted ued out ie jate Mr Tuomas? OH oF oh and others, having that they were phe Bay SN ae P-4 ure ‘ined in a Bpenish i} 0 few healta bim, ths , he rex ig home in J , Whore died on 1h@ ‘Tiss ipst., at the age of v! years, ‘The Senatorial Comtest in tho MensaeRy Legtetatare. Faarevort, Ky., Jan. 21, 1664. ‘The election of Senabor was prévented io the Senate to-day by MUibastering antit the bour of ndjournmens | Tho Houre nom|nated Mesers. Bal), Guidrie, Purahamy Rotler and Boekner a9 candidatea