The New York Herald Newspaper, February 1, 1864, Page 4

| 4 : NEW YORK HERALD. JAMBS GORDON BENNETT, 010K AND PROPRIETOR essere. BE Volum KXIX AKUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUS) Trauian Orenalonz. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Coxnix Soogaut. w. "8 THEATRE, Broadway. =, WERTS, Brousa poe x. inal me we gMINFER GARDEN, Bradwaft—Tioger or Lasvs OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—4 Bout ww 4 Cura OP—M AZREP A. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery. —RookwooD— Suirweecesp Maniner—! 1: Fast Mux. BOWBRY THEATRE, owery.—Hovse raat Jace Buiwr—Avorrsy Cuicp—Luxx tak Lasonen. BARNOM’S MUSEUM, Hroadway.—Farvoa Graney, Guanr Gru, Cos" Boy. dc., na all hours, Camtta’s vs- Bann. At Sand 7k P.M. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS. Mechanics’ Hall «72 Broad. way.—Ermiortax Songs, HaNoga, BuELESQUS, éc—Tas Serious Pasir, : x i. bolt Broadway —Erarorta ecree Danche taekanaotw bemoan, Oa AMERICAN THEATRE. No. 446 Brondway.—Bati Barrows, Boxtrsgues. dc —Hovse Tuar Jack Burt, BROADWAY ANPHITHEATRE, 485 Broadwav.—Gru- ae and Eyvestilan PenroRMances, « Afternoon and vening. ht a HOPE CHAPEL, 715 Mroadway.—Tue Breaxoaco co Minnon oF Tas UsivRuse. ee PRRHAMS, 5% Broadway.—Srersoscorticon axp Min- Rox oF Tu REBELLION. ShW YORK MUSEUM CuRiositas aND LycruR: ANATOMY, 618 Broadway. rou 94. MHIP Me Brookiyn.—Ermiorian S OPERA HOUSE, >, Bunuasorns. Ac. = ea New York, Monda bruary 1, 1864. ‘ADVERTISEMENTS. Fan THE COUNTRY, Advertisoments for the Wrxnty Menaro must be hand- ed in before ten‘o'clocl: every Wednesday evening Its circulation among \ q ing mechanics, farmors, mmorchants, mani act country is increasing + morted in the Wiruciy | portion of the active w States. 4 gontiomen thr y rap Adverts’ THE SirvuaTion. The President bas issued w call for a draft for five hundved thousand men, to be made on the 10th of March, to serve for three yearsor the war. The States whose quotas have been filled on the two previcus calls will not be affected by the present ome. In fact, the new order is Dut a consolidation of the two calls previously Issued for three hundred thousand men, nearly half of whom were obtaiued by volunteering and re-enlistments, and which numbér, as well as those cnlisted up to the lst of March next, will be credited. Therefore the call virtually demands only two hundred thousand men. If the enlist- ment of soldiers is properly and vigorously ad- * vanced there will be no nced of any draft to fill twe quota demanded by Mr. Lincoln, The only news from the Army of the Potomac relates to the operations of a few cavalry scouting parties, which resulted in meeting no enemy, and consequently accomplished nothing. The Irish legion had a flag raising on Friday and listened to Bome speeches. The non-commissioned officers of the Sixty-ninth New York National Guard, of the same legion, had o ball at Fairfax Court House, and did fall justice, no doubt, to the Torp- gichorean operations, which were conducted op the light fantastic toc, with the aid of twenty-five ladies and an excellent band. So it would appear that the army of the Potomac is having a very pleasant time in the temporary absence of war's alarms. The weather is de’ bed as beautiful, but the deserters from the rebel Hines axe dropping instill, all of them declaring that the Confederate cause looks dismal. The recent movements of General Longstreet’s ermy in front of I the main facts of hich we have already given to our readers, are descrived in detail by our correspondents to-day. A pretty serious fight occurred in General Ke!- ley’s department in West Virginia, en Saturday, near Williamsport, Hardy county, which lasted for fonr hours, and resulted in the capture of a Union army train of eighty wagous. The enemy, who made a sudden and unexpected dash on the qoord, numbered nearly two thousand men, and, after a stout resistance overpowered them and, carried off the train, with the exception of a small part of it which was saved. The rebels now oc- copy Petersburg, from which Colonel_Thoburn relired, with all Lis guns, ammunition and stores. Goneral Early is said to be ia motion from ters at Harrisburg, and Generals Im- sscr and Gilmore are also reported to General Kelly will therefore have to do to counteract the plans of the rcbol chiefs. We give a map to-day of the scene of the late conflict near Williamsport and the country end General Kelly’s command. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The United States steam transport Prome- theus, from Port Royal, arrived at this port yes- terday, with dates to J ry 27. She brings no news of importenee. are in receiptof ad- xville, vices, through *°' *leources, to the 2 which merely state ()°* she firing upon Charleston still continues, but at “ory long intervals. Governor Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, has, by proclamation, ordered an election of State off- cers, to take place on the first Saturday (5th) of March. He prescribes the manner of holiing the election, gives the form of oath to be taken, and forbids enemies of the United States voting or holding office. This makes three States that were under rebel rule in which Union electious are to take place—in Louisiana on February 22, Tennes- pee, March 6, and Arkansas, March 14—thus ye- ptoring three seceded States to the Union. The Kentucky Legislature adjourned on Satur+ day, without choosing a United States Senator, it Deing ascertained that the choice of Governor Bramlette to that office would necessitate a new @ubernatorial election. ‘ Four hundred rebol prisoners, who have taken oe Gath of allegiance, arrived in this city oy efvornoon, under the escort of the Ellswol wes, Of Chicage, and were taken to the Navy ‘ard and pleced on board tho receiving chip forth Caroli The Zonaves are quartered at jhe corner of Cenire oud ¢ 4 streots wad giving an exhib velit famous gym- 6 Grill at the Academy of Music, Jobn W. Andrews, who red 80 prominently a the draft riots in July last, ts to be brought the olty to-day from Fort Lafayette for trio! be. Commissioner Osborn, General Dix baving his surrender to the civil authorifios for Purpose. + Maxehal Murray continued to ierue paeros to ve loaving port up to Saturday last; but as the boats had been withdrawn from the Narrows NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1864 course they were useless. The pass system will probably be discontinued immediately. The Cooper Institute was well filled last even- ing on the occasion of @ meeting for tho purpose of advocating the necessity of appropriating funds to alleviate the sufferings of needy soldiers’ fami- lies. Professor Webster called the meeting to or- der shortly after half-past seven o'clock, when Rev. Mr. Goas addressed the-audience in @ lengthy speech in support of tho object of the meeting. He was followed by Major General Burnside, ex- Governor Wright, of Indiana, and others, The remarks on the occasion were strictly confined to the particular object which suggested tho call of the meeting. . Mrs. Cora Hatch last night again favored a crowded audience with another of her unique en- tertainments. The room in Clinton Hall in which the fair speaker holds forth was so densely packed before the hour for eommencing that many who desired to get in were compelled to go away un- gratified. Mrs. Hatch, in a very eloquent manner, addrossed her audience on the subject, “‘When did evil commence and when will it end?” after the conclusion of which she gave replics to misce!- Jancous questions from those present on philoso- phical, theological and metaphysical subjecta. James Robinaon was arreste? early yesterday, while in the act of pillaging the office of the Corn Exchange Insurance Company, corner of Exchange place and William street. An investigation into the circumstances of the death of John Quinlan, who was killed on Satur- day evening by the falling of the walls of the storehouse Nos. 3 and § Bridge street, developed no cause for the disaster. All the men employed in the building made good their escape, but Quin- lan, who was standing om the sidewalk, was buried beneath tis ruins. Jacob Phifer, of No. 407 East Twenty-fourth street, attempted to shoot policeman Yager with @ rife lay morning, but was promptly and conveyed before a Police Jus- ered him to find bail in $500 to an- B iImen will meet et ouc o'clock to-day, when *! i: expected that a ace tion wiil be taken to give the returning regiments asuitable reception. The articles which have recently appeared in the Hunatp in relation to this matter have aroused the Committee on Na- tional A a to a seose of their shortcomings, sud, from what w vve learned, they are resolved to forsake the © i their ways, aud will try to do bet in future. Thore -as not much life im business plxces on Satur- day—ihe fluctuations ia gold baving tended to decrease the usually small business transacted on Saturdays. There was come activity ia certain commodities; but, a a general thing, business was dull. At the Produco Ex- change the in the main, unchanged. a the basis of Friday's prives, 1 activity. In imported rerchan- dise only 8 small Lusiress was consummated, owing to the difference ta the views of buyers aod eeilers. Gro. ceries were quiet. Cottca dull and beavy. Petroloun about steady. Freights were quiet and uncuange4. Tho spring Campaign—The New Cali for Troops. The President has issued a proclamation, which appears in another column, calling out half a million of men, and ordering e draft for that number on the 10th of next month. All enlistments meanwhile, to the Ist of March, however, are to be deducted from the aggre- gate number required. ‘ This large force, when placed in the fleld and added to that already in service, will give the Union an army so everwhelmingly lorge that, with proper energy and disposition on the part of the administration, it must crush out what remains of the rebellion by the Fourth of July next. It is manifestly the determination of Jeff. Davis to infuse life into his followers by making a desperate effort in the spring to re- cover Tennessee and the Mississippi. All men and boys in the rebel States, fram sixteen to fifty-five years of ago, not now in service, are to be forced into the ranks of the army. Negroes are also to be em- ployed as reserves and train guards, in order to swell the effective forea in the field. It is estimated in the rebel news- papers thatin April or May their army will reach five hundred thousand men, who are to be divided into four corps, under Lee, Jobn- ston, Deaucegard and Longstreet, to operate on short lines, 30 thet they can be easily and rapidly concentrated oa ony one point. It will be impossible for Jeff. Davis to raise this foree, even with the most sweeping conscrip- tion and the desperate aid of press-gange. Dut it is proper for our government to baso their calculations = on the = re- bol estimates, and prepare accordingly. The rebel line of operations now extends from Fredericksburg to Mobile, and from Chattanoo- ga to Charleston. This line our forces under Grant, Banks, Meade and Gillmore, if furnished with men and material {n time, and if let alone by the blunderers in Washington, can soon contract and tighten. Then, with one decisive blow, Jeff. Davis and his miserable government can be annihilated forever. Now is the time to. encourage calistmeats. Let the five hundred thousand men be raised without another draft. Let the world see what we can do. Above all, let the President and his Cabinet attend to politics, if they will, and give the generals in the field a carte blanche to fight the battles without interference from Washington, aad we shatl soon bave peace from Matne to the Rio Grande, end be pre- pared, under Grant, for any emergency that may arise with England or France, or both. .—Mr. James Moliveu anp Anorrany Anrrs A.J. ter ation to the London News, and be bas sen! usa copy of it. McKonna is in trouble about his brother-in-law, James McHugh, who came to the United States, was “arbitrarily errested,’” and, for all McKenna knows to the contrary, iseven now in Fort Lafayette. McKenna indulges in the usual tropes about gross injustice on this side of the water. It is one little point to the credit of our government that it ovidea\\y knows more about James McHugh’s business than this member of his family does, “if Mr. McKenna wilt huat up our issue of the 17th ult., be will find, in wbatch of intercepted letters, oue from James MoHigh to G.A. b the urchase of 8 steamer fof the ttm States Py] Kinatlos, D { yiteee McHugh wrote more than one letter, and it is not improbable that others of bis epis- tles may have miscarried; and some cogitation upon this possibility may aealat the anxiety of McKenna to find a cause for his brthor-in-law’s Tacomas Nols eargsed gras prptiows gf | arrest. The War and the Payment of the War Debt by National Taxation. It is a woll established principle in ical economy that the expense of the government of civilized mations in times of peace should not oxced, at least to any extraordinary extent, their ordinary revenue. It is otherwise, how- ever, in time of war. When the etability and honor of @ nation are at stake proportional eacrifices must be made to maintain them, uotil tion and revolutionary conspiracics must be opposed, avenged, and crushed. To do this extraordinary fuzds are required ; and, accord- ing to the beat writers on the subject, and ao- cording to the experience of our day andin our war, the question how these funds may be most advantageously provided is one of uo ordinary importance. Tt has been a common practice in former ages to make provisions ia times of peace for the ue- Cossities of war, and to hoard up treasures beforchand as the instruments either of oon- quests or defence, without trusting to extra- ordinary imports, much legs to borrowing, in times of disorder andconfuston. Unfortunatoly this has not been the practico in our country: Before the rcbeilion the. greatest trouble our government kad in relation to money was, prior to the Mexican war, to dispose of the svr- plus revenue. There was no sagacious or far- seeing eye to look so far into futurity as the present day, and to prepare for our future ue- cessities by laying up means to meet present financial exigencies. It is doubtful, however, whether a mind less than guporual could have foreseen the unexampled state of things mow existing, and whether means adequate to the emergency cold have been reserved until the present day, no matier how grost the prescience or how vast our resources. What we have todo now is to sustain our national credit and integrity by en- deavoring to find out the best and wisest means of rai money to carry on th pay the inte on our accumulating i edness, and to leave to posterity as light a bur- then as possible, although the coming genera- tion will have nothing to complain of if the present ieaves them as alegacy astrong, united and powerful government and couatry, no matter how heavy the debt this great desidera- tum may entail. What we have all along urged upon Congress and the adminietration is the passage of a com- prehensive internal revenue tax bill that shall give strength and permanence to our national credit, avoid the necessity—as far as possible-- of resorting to loans, and give the people themselves as direct an ivtcrest in supporting the government as it if advisable ond proper for them to bear. In order to effect this we have appealed to Congress so to regulate the revenue jaws as to bring into the public treas- ury, from customs and excise duties and mis- cellaneous sourees, atleast five hundred millions of dollars annually. By this means we shall avoid being obliged to resort to loans at exces- sive rates, if at all; keep clear of incurring eventually a heavy toad of foreign indebted- ness, and gradually establish a sinking fund which shall in time prove a formidable means of liquidating our entire natioval of debt. Four hundred - millions lars can be assessed end ‘ected with no greater expense to the publidixcasyry than was required to raise Joss anlar mil- lions last year. But will theybil! which bas just paased the House and is now before the Senate at all answer the purpose of raising the amount of revenue which we believe should be real- ized? It is difficult to judge In what condition the bill wili pass the Senate; but ss it now stands it is manifestly inadequate fox‘ile pur- pose which it is desirable, absolutely necoisary, to attain, But two amendments of cousequence have been made to the bill since it was pre- sented to the consideration of Congress by tho Commissioner on Internal Revenue. These two are the increased tax of one and a half cont per pound on cotton, making the amount two cenis per pound, and the iucreased tax of forty centa per gallon on spirits, ineluding the stock on hand as well as that manufactured subseruen to the passage of the act. The lalter tax is pro nounced by large degers in whiskey arbitrary and unjust, as woll aa dishonest, inasmuch as it is retroactive in its operations, and iz not at all calculated upon when the spe were buying up and laying in large stores of the article. But this additional tax on spirits, and the additional tax on cotton, with the other articles on which it is proposed to levy edul- tional taxes, cannot produce more tian one hondred and fifty millions—two hundred and fifty millions less than should be raised. OCeon- gress might as well take hold of this important qvestion in the most liberal and enlarged spirit, and by proper legislation place the credit of the government where it shou'd ho—among tho highest of all the mations on the planct. Navy Sarcons’ Discitarces—Insvsniow to Our Brave Seamex.—We are almost daily in receipt of letters written by our brave sailors of the navy in refereace to the injuatice of the govern- ment in retaining therm after their (erm of service expires, and so forcible and fair are their argu- ments that we deem it our duty to call the at- tention of Congress (o the fact. Many of our sailors have been in sctive fighting service several months over (he time for which they shipped. They have nof seen their friends and families for years, aud now they are denied their own right, and are held in bondage, the Navy Department having broken faith with them and repudiated its part of a contract binding alike upon the country and the sailor. While in the service Jack must perform to the letter the rules and regulations ho agreed to when he joined it; and it is but fair, when he bas performed his duty faithfully, and the time arrives when by the contract he should be discharged, that he should get it. The same honor which binds the sailor to the shipping articles toserve hie country should bind the goverament to keep ite part of the contract. When the term of service of the soldier expires he ie discharged; and why treat the soldier beticr than the sailor? These mon have the same ties of home and family, and are entitled to the eame consideration. In reply to this we expect the government will say, we want these men—they are our best seamen aud fighting men, Wo grant it, and ask, in reply, why, tintn, should you troat your best mon {g thls manner? To any ond pos ; sosked of any Hoaretge, of the eh ot tHe sailor it will be apparent fe dis. gherged and allowed his liberty he will soon spend his money, and from one to three weeks will find him again serving on board a man-of- war. There is no excuse the governmont oan offer which can for a momont outweigh the sha OF QWs KOUARL Jade AAG Uh.in Kan cube of dol- eggression and insult and internectne commo- | ’ Mr. Welles and Congress to sce that this great wrong is immediately rcodressed, and that'Jack may be treated as his contract calls for—with boncsty and justice, Let him bave # run home. fn three weeks he will be back in the fore- castle. General Grant Vereus Jct. Davts. Our articles upon the unanimous election of General Grant to the next Presidency bave greatly excited the political wirepullers and pipetayers, who are now working like beavers to make a little show of etrength before tho popular enthusiasm for Grant completely over- whelms,them. Lately the wirepullers of New Hampshire renominated Mr. Lincoln. A few days ago the wirepullers of Pennsylvania did the same thing. Noxt week the wirepullors of some other State will doubtless nominate Seoretary Chase. Of course these politicians know that neither Mr. Lincoln nor Chase bas any prospect of election; but t®ey do not care for that. Their object is not to elect their candidate, but to make terms with him, and to get a little money cither by nominating bim or by selling him out. But our Bomination of Grant has excited the robets as well as the poiiticians. Indeed, es a general thing, these two classes of people are found to play into each other's hands and to win or lose together. The last oard of the rebels is the excitement which they hope will ensue at the North when the Preside itial cam- paign is fairly opened. When thé Southerners seceded they expected the democratic party at the North to egsist them. They were disap- pointed; for th ri; was a unit against seces- sion. Then, during the war, they expected our Stato elections (o lic'p them. They were again disappointed; for, at the State elections, the people again pledged themselves to sustain the war. Now, with a better sbow of reason, the rebels expect to Gerive important advantages from our Presidential contest. They hore that we shall get so excited about it that the war will be comparativ’!y neglected. They hope that the partisan strife sud bitter animositics caused by this political campaign will a civil war et (he North, And who can say that it may not? They know, and we know, tuat a Northern elvil war will be equivalont to the s.of the rebel confederacy. England and , hitherto kept back by Grant’s glorious victories rather than by Seward’s long letters, would not long delay to reeoguize the rebels and intervene in their behalf if we once began fighting among ourselves. Now, our nomination of General Grant has sadly interfered with the rebel plans. His unanimous election would upset those plaas entirely. Of course it would also upsct some: of the plans of some of our politicians; but no politician ought to have plans which we can injure by injuring the rebels. Such politicians are objects of suspicion, to aay tho toast of them. When a blow hurts « robel and a Northern potitictan cries out it is a pretty sure sign that there is altogether too much sympa- thy between the rebel and the politician. So in the case of the unanimous election of Grant. The question for the people is, whether they want to do what will please Jeff, Davis or what will save the country. Jeff. Davis would like to have us start three or four candi- dates for the Presidency and begin to fight about them, while he takes Washington and prevents us from having any Presi- deat at all, Any politician who approves and encourages that line of business approves and encourses the rebellion. We, on thecon- trary, desire to have no Presidential contest, but to elect General Grant unanimously, and so gave al} (rouble and push on instead of atop- ping the war for tho Union. Everybody who is In favor of this idea is in favor of Union, barmony and the salvation of the nation. These two plans are a8 distinct as b! and white. No sensible man can im: any ake abont them. On the onc side isa Presidential squab- ble and the triumph of Jeff. Davis; on the other side is (ho unanimous election of General Grant and the restoration of the Union. This narrows down the contest to a choice between General Grant and Jeff. Davis. Which do the people and the politicians choose? Axofier Baruizst Season or Iranian Orx- Ri—Marerzex iw Ta® Fierp.—To-night our Academy of Music will once more be thrown open to the lovers of music—not that of the future, but the wel! appreciated and uaivorssliy popular music of the day—Italian opera. Maretack has concluded his splendid season at Boston, and returns to the scenes of the first triumphs of his artists in this country. Having visited the smaller to the metropolis. The p ige at this re- turn, as opera, with all its splendor and eciat, ia just what we need a! this time to render the gayeties of New York full and complete. We shall have opera fo gbts in the week anda grand matiuee on | lays; and we do not doubt that were Mar to give opera every night in the week oratorics on Sunday he would mcet with the most liberal patronage, The fact is our people want excitement— pastime. Nightly they crowd tue theatres and concert rooms to ex Our larger theatres draw crowded houses with the most indifferent plays. The managers attribute these overflow- ing audiences to the merits of their perform- ances. They are mistaken. The majority of these plays are mediocre; but the public must be diverted, myst drown thought; and heace Wallack’s can produce any rehash it pleases; Nibio’s Garden plays which are not those of the future, or the present cithér, strictly speal- ing; the Winter Garden moral dramas in which the public only applaud the villains aad regret their untimely detection; the Olympic time-honored burlesqucs—those of the past— the long, ago—and still the public will crowd these places, and never murmur at tae sameness of the spectacle or dream of change. Why does this desire for diversion exist? Why this apathy as to the nature of the amuéement? Simply because the people are sore and ill at cage; their minds are troubled; they are disgusted aud annoyed with the wor, its ecandalous prostitution into an clectioneer- ing agency, its being made the lever to elevate the niggor above tho white maa, ita boing made the cloak for overy species of plunder, Wo repeat, the people are annoyed, disgusted and wounded, and they crowd our places of aumse- ment as many @nhappy beings fly to drink to drown 49 QF shame. Maretzok comes to us now #4 public bene. factor. In the etead of trnshy pastimes ho offers us opera, with artiste of great and gene- rally recognized talent, effective choruses and orchestra, and will give us moveltios, all of which are to be produced with care and with- out stint, The publio will eagerly ecize upon 1 detight“ut of all amusements, and wo shall doubtless Save the most brilliant operatio cea- son New Yor& has ever known. We will not exactly dance arin fiddle while Rome ts burn- ing —the parailet is uspieasant—but wil listen to the dulcet sounds of Macetack's artists while deceit, corruption and robbe:v are sapping the very foundations of our great republic. Wore we hopeless we might not penbaps bave the Courage to patronize opera; buf ave are mot without a ray of hope. Our edifice is strong, and ere its enemies shall have quife under- mined it Uncle Sam Graut will come to the rescue. In the interim let us drown care. 80, Viva Maretzek and the Operal The Returning Regtments—The War and the Nigger. Regimonis from the various armies of the country are now arriving iw this city and in the other cities of the North every few days— regiments of weather-beaten, wolt seasoned fellows, who have outlived the labors and bat- tles of nearly three years of war, and who now, many of them, see home for the first time ince their original departure. They are the men whom the couotry should hogor moet of eli its sons. Their devotion and valoe heve ‘saved it on a dozen fields, and now, with « full knowledgs of al! the hardships and portts of a aoldicr’s life, they have enlisted again to Go out and fight al? thelr battles over if need bo. Yet they ure met with the greatest apathy. The publicreceives them with cool in- difference, or not at all. In this city they aro landed at soma one of the lower piers, pick their way up Broadway between the hacks, file into tho Park Barracks—and that is all. They do not attract as much notice as one of our militia rogiments might on its way toa liger bail or & promenade concert. And it appears to be tho same in other places. What does this meant’ Does it mean that our people have last their ol@ enthusiastic admira- is honorable and brave? Does it mean (haat the spirit that set tho whole country ablaze at the assault on Sumter bas died out? No; but it means that the poor longer recogn’ tatives in a glor sign to the party in power; for it meana that the people no longer consider the war a war for the salvation of the country. ‘The war, as managed by the admil ation, bas degene- rated to a strife about the nigger. The people see this, and are- disgusted at it. They are aggrieved that the struggle inte which they entered so heartily to sustain the natiom has been thus diverted by a miserable faction. As was said in Congress the other day, “the bur- den of taxation that the people are compelled to bear, and the other miseries incident to the war, have but a poor recompense in the equali- ty of the negro.” And this is a popular idea— an idea that becomes daily more and more a popular conviction. It is this idea that makes the people indifferent to the soldiers, and to the war; eed that there is such an idea abroad is the most ominous siga of the present to the dominant party. The people will not much longer see the best interests of the country thus sacrificed to the nigger. If, 3 is now probable, the re- publican party shall renominate Lincoln, and the people see before them another four years of the nigger, they will Gad their remedy at the ballot box. Lincoln’: nomination by the re- ns will organize @ new demooratic nal platform on which the people can w nd a party which will nomi- nate General Grant or General McClellan, and carry one or tho other of these popular heroce to the Presidency by en overwhelming vote. There could be no question of the success of such a party; end if it elected General McClellan Grant would be General-in- Chief, while, if it elected Grant, McClellan would be restored to the position from which the radicals drove him. With a govera- ment thus reorganized there would soon be aa end to the war, and the people would bo troubled no more with the nigger. 4 iv THE Rina on “Smoora Warer.”’— Wellies, the Secretary of the Navy, is at the public denunciations of bis 35, 2ud wishes to prove to thé country that he is just what he ought to be—as full of enterprice and as fast as becomes the dignity of Lis exalted station. He thinks that he can prove all this by showing that the navy owns « ferryboat that can beat in “smooth water” a certain untried merchantman owned in this city. So he has laid aside his sword and arranged the preliminaries for a race. He may be con- sidered to have fairly entered the ring, and will probably have his hair cut. As our readers know, we consider this conduct of the head of the Navy Department as the most flagrant of the many disgraces that have re- cently fallen upon that branch of the public service. We can understand it upon no cther supposition than that the anciént meriner bas fallen into his dotage. “Good King Arthur,” who stole three pecks of barley meal to make a bag pudding, might have descended to such a course with less impeachment of his royalty than Gideon is 2bout to make of his good sense in this matter, Georgo the Fourth could fry fish in his own kitcLen with less disgrace than the Navy Department must incur from this puerile conduct. Mr. Olyphant says it will cost ten thousand dollars to run hig ship in this race, and of course it will cost as much to run Gideon’s ferryboat; and thus the government is to spend twenty thousand dollars for this little spree. And what will the government have gained after all? It may prove that the Eutaw is faster than Mr. Olyphant’s ship; but even that will not prove that the Eutaw is faster thaa the Alabama; and the speed of tho Alabama is the standard that the navy must come up to before there will be any change in public sentiment ag to Gideon’s slowness. But national contests are the order ef tly, day, and Gideon, we suppose, will have his Way and bis race, Are we any better than, our >rothren, the British? ‘The British say sob, And only the other day all Britain was 0% tiptoe over the great national contest bety,eon King and Heenan, Napoleon's ambit¥yns and his craft wore left at rest for a little by the British pread. Poland was forgotten, Mezico passed out of the public mad, lo other topics were laid aside, that the great British people might fonsider which was the better of ‘two ‘druisers; and when the matter was detervained millions changed hands on the issue, It is the same bere with Gideon’s contest, o'aly, as this contest is.not so important, #0 my‘ch money will not be bet on it, But it has @ certain importance of its own, this oonortunltx for the quioxment of Want moat + ga the whole counigy~gerernment oad all-> } Theological, tte nen stops tts more urgent affairs to look on; and If is remotely possible thst the Florida will not sail, nor tho Alabama corrmitany more depre- ations, vutil the reautt of Shis great contest is known. But, for’ other reasons, it fs toNbe hoped that the race will be decided soon. Oly the other day the steamship Falton chased, ivut did not overtake, a certain blockade rupver. Though the Fulton, an army transport, and «wother army transport with her, could not overtake this blockade runner, they shased her iuto e fleet of eleven blockaders, amd then the tgro transports and the cleven bleockaders had Ly fine run after the blockade razmer; but they did aot catch her. Evicontly if Gideon's fast ferryboat had been on hand we’ might have had a better result. So we hope thet she can be sparcd and sent down soon. THE CORA HATCH SENSATION. McKinley Not on Mand, but Anxiewse ly Inquired For. Logical, Pantholugical ami Equivscal Questions Censidored A Good-Humored Crowd and a Full House, &¢., Mire, Cora I. V. Mateb delivered ona Gf hr spirituatistio, bul by no meags ustaterestiag, discoursm at Clinton Hall last evening. The attendance on this vecasion was oven f At hatt-past sever ‘clook the crush of inquisit vos waa 60 great that potics oftcers wero placed at tho different ontrances to provent Rey. &e. |, tho accumulation of mere pacpis, On entering tbo Iso ture room «ur reporters found it eo completely filled that every aliompt to roach place sot aside forthe pross would Daye beon abortive. Many anxious ladies sud mang more curious gev''¢men were left outside, and evcntualty Geparted, chewie the bitter ond of disappointment at noteeeing the ro od Hateli At the appo'uied bour Mrs. Match took Mer place st the rostrum, and’made a pious aud really eloquent inva | cation to the God of the Usiversa, Tho committes appointed for the occasion then reported that tlioy had selected a question for tho evening. This Vex did’ evil commence, aud when will tt ene” coturor at once beca» the investigation dymanded. Ghe said that if evii be a principle in iteelf, it bas ved forever; if it ic nota prineipie, it bas never lived at alt, (Applause.) This was a atrange proposition, but upom uch @ basis would res: all bor argument. Good and evit, takoo in ‘hoir road signification, wore synonymous torms. Good was frequenuy evil in the eyes of come men, while the essence of ovi! was good fa the teas of otbers. She then o!aboratad the idea at groat length, an@ made 4 fine arzument to show that in men’s minds jay the seeds of good and evil, aud that both of these nringl- ples are permaitted or ordained by am overruling Powar for tho great ends of the creation, At the close of hor answer to the proposition madee Gontloman asked if ovil does not exist in spite of God; or, if not, why does not He interpose to provent it? Mrs. Hatc.i—It [wore God I would answor yor, = Tmicht say that | think that ey il was tote . it ord: by God, to makeghis work more giorieus. wotl ask the painter why he does. not all sunahine. Tt is dark dat bring ‘boauty of his work; whothor shade there must be the appropriate admixture 40 make ting what it should be. a Gin a necessity? jo not know if gin ‘s a necessity; but thia Tr uothing evar did oxist which was wot a noces- e in some way or the other, 1ostion—Can ‘good’ be pervertod Answer—No—no—nevor | Question—Is good ie. Answer—Those who have goo’ in thomsetves ought ¢e know. But too frequently, instead of worshipping Gea, who Is good, we worship tho dev:!, who is not. A Com eee ane do you understand Wy (eee will, please ell ne? pa Answor—Free will, ag I understand {%, te @ theological question. which means that men may does Meee... provitod always that God wii agate and danse (on——Is ain the nozative of good? tho nogative? is God, dle every Answer—Good hag a0 negative, si: Qu mous ? Answer—To a certain ox'@nt they are; but those whe nto ignorant, not knowing bettor, do ny Si ia Crequentty’, thoagh not always, the result i hy thero such a thing as commit! 00 —That is a question to bo resolved by the pae- diately concerned. omas bore askod along Scriptural question im- dis;cted question concerning a passage of Now Testament, about the passing of a camel through the eye of a nosdie, well kn: to all readers of the ate. fre. Hatoh instant!y ental jilustration thi to was merely a narrow window, which 3 that evon a camet Lad to bow itself upon its knees bavure passing Uhrough, Perhaps the intelligent lecturer mary God we are sure she doos, know that thore is much die- pole, “theot iy ,"" concerning the transcription of the words ‘‘camélos"? (camel) and ‘‘cabelos” (oablo) ; for some hold that the word translated camel ahould be cable, with some reason, as it is naturally easier to pase a cablo than a camel ‘throngh the eyo of a although tho pretence of an Eastern window be put ia holp the theo Question resumed—When wil! sin coaso? Anawer—When hamanity ceases to oxist. Question—Cannot a soul poison and desiroy, avrihitate itsclf, by a continual bats ergs sin? ‘ — vr wo") ‘@ soul that gins; but, aa there 6 09 oviconce that a soul evor sinned, we’ can scarcely fo» how a soul can annihilate tacit." » a it pot said (that the soul will be dostroyea yy ain a soul cannot be destroyed, because it ts Abawer—We cannot answer, becas tho word ¢ over? . lovol be pape teers tvident) Wilt Quostion (by abirsuto individual) will body ever 9 deparated from the temporal? slave Answer—The relation of the two conditione c which exists hotweos a jooking glass and ty. cobwebs whic gather around it. The glasa 4; = a as <: bees — ‘obscure-it for atime, ‘As e00n as these are clon way the mileror in alt ita brillianey oncs more. "Ny We Ave a Quostion (or pe same bec ny £ of ey. 1, who, as we now, was a iry man)—! 19 BO ponst the eovwete ep OR Ma ssasrri8 ‘0 tha qnertios ore fatatent rebinder. PIRES a oe Question=-(by a new hand)<Do yo: ignore moral ohar- Answer. —No, str; I would b9 Wery bappy to recognise more a And go the questions acd answW ors came flowing in atter the other, watit tho fhir lecturer edmonished the audience that polson bo ar Blips yarful ~ ji right to offer a prayer ven to prevent serious cates. trophica, which having beer, done, theypeoplo separated, Righiy ‘deaaed. with ites. tiatoly’ ant resolved bi doubt to road this moraiy.g's Herat, to bless tho able Teporter, and to patient? y await noxt Sunday, when we all hope to hear Core ‘Hatch—if not MoKinloy—ones more. Li fr Vaat our reporter ascertained that Professor , the quondam presorver and defender of Cora, was present; b at being awful tan on with the solemnity of tho ocr asion, be suddy fm disgust interesting from Kentucky. TAB ELEOTIOY, OF UNITED STATES SENATOR PORT+ PONED. e Franuvorr, Ky., Jan. 80, 1964, Tho Legig®ature adjourned this morning without pro ceeding t the election @ United States Senator, \t boing aacertaly,ed that by the constitution of Kentucky the clostie.n of Governor Bramietio would demand a new gubernatorial qection, Tho probability now is tbat the election will nOt take place unti! the fail session. =~ ‘ARREST OF KIDNATPERS—RAID OM THE COTTON SPECULATORS. Loviarinsm, Jan. 90, 1864, In purewance of an order from Generali Schofiel ral persons have. been arrested bore to-day for ping nogroee in Miseourt, and selling them bere as slaves, Some of these parties aro also charged with passing altered groepbacks, Tho commander of the district of Huntavilis also hag ordered all ootton buyers out of his district. ‘ — Eure Mottmtacm, tra Youre Viourtiet, Master Batt Hollonhauer, the young vioiloist, fe the son of Mr, Frede- rick Mollenbauer, who came to this country with the Jation troupe, Emil’ was born in Brookiyn tn 1666, apd is, (consequently, only eight yoars of age, Ho bogen playieg when only two anda half years old, His father, unfortunately, began to lose bie sight soon after be hed " ve. concluded his erent Fish, Sultan, To Pin 4 S came . . devote himeet od oxtra- ordinery mcslosl ane beara: fort now & perfect AD, Aataat inte ane ba] : grand yoncers es Wii's Saloon on and ‘3 Audience will a faahionabien We ‘tll reer pr upee enalher gooesien.