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4 NEW YORK HERALD. Wasi cat FT sh i aE > a The Presidency—The Democracy and the Slavery Question, In various manifestations we perceive that the wore astute of the managing politicians of the Northern democracy are beginning to real- ize the fact that the maintenance of Southern slavery for political purposes has besotne an “obsolete idea;” that, from this terrible war, the ingtitution has received such @ shock through all its vitals that it cannot survive; that the hope of restoriug it, with the restora- ton of the Union, as a democratic balance of power is gone; that the public sentiment of the loyal States is drifting irrosistibly along with the curreat of events to universal emau- cipation; and that, before the broken frag- ments of the late democratic party can do anything, or hope to do anything, as 9 national GORDON BE Er, AND PROPRISTIOR OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. SAME BITOR OFFICE N. W, COKNER TERMS casd in advauce Money seus by mi ft the o/ the copder, Nowe but ban's bits Kew York takea. Volume XXIX Rew York, M onday, February 8, 1564, THE SrrUATION. A reconnoissance in force from the Army of the Potomac was made on Saturday moraing to the South side of the Rapidan, The en "s out: Posts were met at Morton's Ford, where | organization, they must be relieved of this they were found in considerable force. After | incubus of Southern slavery. Some brilliant and successful skirmishing our The immediate and all-important object in troops returned to their old quarte The coun- | view is the next Presidency, and it is morally certain that, upon a pro-slavery platform, the democracy against an anti-slavery platform will hardly obtain the vote of a solitary State participating in the election. Even in 1856, with the solid vote of the fifieen slave States, the success of Buchanan turned upon @ scanty democratic majority secured in Pennsylvania tion in full strength in front of our army. by alavich outlay of money in her October We publish to-day the President's proclamation | election, Since that day Bucbanan’s adminis- ap) voving of the regulations issued by the Seore- | tration and this Southern pro-slavery rebellion have forever swept away that Northern conser- vatism which rested upon the perpetuation of this Southern democratic balance of power. It needs no argument to prove that this balance of power has disappeared, the foundations upon which it was established being oyer- thrown. How, then, is the administration to be met upon this question of slavery? Jt can be snecessfully met only by a constitutional plat- form for the absolute extinction of siavery against the unconstitutional, incongruous, mis- chievous and impracticable emancipation scheme of President Lincoln and his party. u slavery was the forbidden fruit and the sin of the founders of the constitution did the best they could under the cir stances to unite the States concerned and yet to leave the door wide open to emancipation. Neither the word slave nor slavery, nor slave- bolder nor master is to be found in the eonsti- tution. The great charter was deliberately framed upon the idea that it would outlive this institution of master and slave, and that General Early had captured a number of would need no special amendment to suit Union troops, numbering eight hundred, at} the purposes of a Union entirely relieved Petersburg, Hardy county, Va., but the accounts | of slavery. But Whitney’s cotton gin which we receive from that quarter state that |] Was invented, and then, with cotton, the there is no truth inthe report. The rebel news | Slave on the cotton planiation became a concerning Charleston is not very important. cash article, and slavery flourished apace until Our correspondents furnish some very inter- eee tae Coe ae ecco cag erally ‘i 4 i ae party. It failed and the party failed-with the esting details of General Kelley's late movementa repeal of the Missouri compromise, and institu in West Virginia, the salient points of which we tion and party went to pieces in the suicidal have already given by telegraph. enterprise of breaking up the Union, when General Schofield has assumed command of | only under the protection of the Union could the Department of the Ohio, in place of General | slavery live or pass away quietly from the Foster, who has been relieved. land. Clearly, then, it has become the policy MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. of the Northern democracy and all the conser- Interesting intelligence from Mexico is farnished | Vative elements of the country to take a new us by our correspondent in Havana. The dates | departure—to strike out boldly for an amend- are up to the 2lst ult. from Vera Cruz and to the | ment of the constitution which will fovever 15th from the City of Mexico. Besides the confirma- | settle this troublesome question of slavery by tion of previous reports we have some later new removing the institution from the country. Zacatecas had been occupied by the French with- | With General Grant as their candidate upon Out resistance, It is also stated that some of Jua- | this platform, and in behalf of a speedy and Fer's priucipal generals and nearly all his Cabi- | gecisive suppression of the rebellion, the peo- net ministers had given their adhesion to the im- ple of the loyal States opposed to the existing peeiiey < Thee Late ee meron of incompetent and corrupt administration will Uraga's army by the French is reported to have F ‘ e inevitably secure the crowning victory of the been most disastrous to the republican cause, By the steamship Ocean Qneen, which arrived at | WaT and an early and glorious peace. this port on Saturday from Aspinwail, wereceived | _ i our letters from Nicaragua to the 16th ultimo, | New York Outvielng Boston 1 tronage of Italian Ope The Congress at Managua was about to assemble, and the pati Centra Asiesoan bya route would It is seldom that Boston is allowed by Go- bhortly be opeyed. This route is owned by Cali- tham to make any serious attempt at rivalry. for in connection with a few of our capital- | In all matters, even in thoze which appertain ists, and its many advantages ought to insure it | to the brighter side of life, its amusements and One-half of the Pacific busin pastimes, New York shoddy will not be sur- The schooner Maria Pike, loaded with hay be- | passed by the eelf-styled Boston aristocracy. longing to the governm while haaling from | 4 fey weeks since the latter became insane parse Deion pea hat dey Mormngs | over Count Joannes and the Maretzek Opera elec aseoalderney gas atl et Bie Yyrdie ae troupe. The former they voted a nuisance, Bave her proved vailing, and she was hauled Z 4 adie ae into the stream and scut the latter a godsend; and just as much = they cargo was saved. were scyere upon the former, a mushroom Qui noble, just so ardent were they in their admi- B turday, there being, as usual, vi ration end patronage of the latt The Boston business on the closing day of the voek. In imported | journals teemed with accounts of their operatic sebfon, which was, they asserted, more bril- liant than could be witnessed in any other city try was pretty well scoured at different points by Generals Kilpatrick, Warren and Mert It is reported, but not offi rmed, that we Jost between one and two hundred men in this in ascertai: reconnoissanoe, which re! the fact that General Lee was occupying a posi- tary of the Treasury concerning the withdrawal of ictions upon trade in Missouri and Kentucky, the substance of which we laid before our readers some days ago. certain res’ Our despatches from East Tennessee give some’ eresting details of the late fig Garden, in which General Sturgis’ cava at Fair pa: The fight was a severe one, and at one time became a hand-to-hand combat, in which the Generals and their staffs were engaged, The rebel papers contain some curious state- ments, ich have not reached us from other sources, that th bon. troops occupy Coriuth and Jack The Richmond Sentinel admits the reti ment of the rebel troops from the front of New- bern fight at creck. irer says that it is quite proba- to Kinston after the The Eng: ble that all the papers in the South, except those doing government work, will be compelled to Batchelor’s suspend for want of patronage, Stories from rebel sources have been circulated de was the roling Goods the busivess was very moderate. At the Produce Exchange there was not much change in the geueral com. plexicn of affaira, Breadstuits were rather quiet, but Orm, Corn was firmer, though less excited. Groceries | in this country—all the taste and fashion cen- ‘were quiet. Cotton was steady. Petroleum was steady | toring, of course, at the “Hub.” The frequency fvd Grim for good ol, Freiguts were steaty and une | 444 noldness of these assertions quite subdued — ——__—_—— s, and Boston was allowed her full swing of Pror ro THe Pank.—We see | self-gratulation and conceit. that a movement is on foot to have Manhattan Bquare added to the Park, so a: to bave it im- mediately laid out and improv The square lies along the west side of the Park, extending from Seventy-sevonth to Eighty-seventh streets, A change has come over the spirit of our dream. Maretzck has returned here, and we ones more have an operatic season so brilliant, so fashionable, as to cast into utter insignifi- cance the great deeds o! the Bostonians in that and wostwardly tothe Ninth avenue. It would | ine, Never were such displays of magnifi- Torm, as will be seen by a glance at the map. @ | cont foilettes, such a show of diamonds and very acceptable addition to the Park, the more | jaces made in our musical temple; never bo as it would cost the city nothing beyond the | were there such immense audiences assembled expense of in At present this open nin its walls; never were seen such confu- trea is a nuisance to the neighborhood. owing | gion of vebicles in its vicinity, such crowding, to the accumulation of filth and the stegnant pushing and gett entangled as the people pools with which it is covered. Ag it can never | igsned from its portais. The house is larger be legally allocated to otber purpose than | tnon the my of Music in Boston, the & park, it would seem as if the proposed disposi- | auaienees are larger, the display greator—in tion of it would be an advautage to all con- | gnort. the whole affa quite eclipses the short corned. The views of the property holders | 9yq effervescent attempt of the modern Athens who are interested should, however, be clearly | at getting up a senration on opera. rovement. wit ascertained before steps are taken to have the | Jt se@ms to bea matter of no great concern matter brouglit before the Legislature. We | ¢9 oy public what opera is given. That there @re distrustful of all schemes of this kind, un- | Jess it be made evident that i the public in- terest, and not tha 8, which is at the botiom of them. isan opera is suflicient inducement to crowd | the Acad to its limits. The matt- Saturday was miraculous. Thousaads of jadi in the richest and most becoming tles de ville, were crowded into the house up to tts very ceiling. It was a huge hive of queen bees. There could not have been any less exalted in rank among that bevy of fashion and beanty, And how exquisitely the opera Martha sing. Miss Kellogg, as Lady Henrictta, seng and acted with so much spirit asto win applause even ata matinee. It is not customary to applaud on these occasions. Hence Miss Kellogg achieveda triumph. Mile. Siver, as Nancy, was unusually successful, She had a female audience, and as mis- ny of nee on Tux Way tax So: 28 ank ENsorine Tuem- | 6r1.ves.—All work and no play, says the pro- | vorb, makes Jack # dull boy. Upon this prin- | Ciple the soldiers iu our different camps, and even in the Libby prison at Richmond, are Bpending their unemployed time in most enjoy Blle fashion. Fun and frolic reignin the Army Of the Potomac, A grand ball at General Bir- Hey’s quarters, another in General Warren’s Oorps, and universal amusement and practical Joking among the men in front enliven the hours of rest from active service which the army is was now enjoying. At Saudusky the other night | chief, according to philosophers, is in- the troops stationed there to guard the John-| nate with the sex, the sauoy Nancy pon’s Island prisoners bad a splendid fete; and | had their entire sympathy. The artists we learn from our correspondent in ola Libby | were all in fine voice, and the perform- @hat amateur theatricals are the order of the | ance passed off most successfully. If there might in that dismal purgatory. So it will be | were any Bostonians present on this occasion poen that our soldiers are making hay while the | they must have felt in their hearts how utterly foun shines, albeit it is midwinter. When the | impossible it is for them to attempt any rivalry opens they will have an opportunity of | with us. They must bave been bewildered by 6 ifferent kind of balls and perform- | the beauty and graces of those thousands of in roles not ae amateurs, but as profer- | bellos as they swept out of the Academy, and the Bostonjans must hare determined that at NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1864, = all hazards they would abandon the Hub and . dling toGotlam 8) MEPORTANT FROM WASHONGTOR Ere loug we are to havea spice of novelty in- fused into this already overflowing cup of opera- tic enjoyment. Brignoli,so long a favorite here, is to make bis appearance ones more aud com- tménco & pleasant and attractive lournament with Mazzoleni, also @ great favorite, There will be some excitement produced by this, aud both the public and the management will bene fil thereby. We shall have every variety of opera, and the season will become go brilliant that special trains between here and Boston will be established to bring to our Academy of Music tho mortified and conquered aristoors- cy ofthat suburban towa. They will endeavor to cover their de‘eat by registering themselves at our overcrowded hotels as coming from Sa- lem; but we shall detect that shallow artifice, ard shall not fail to record the utter demo- ralization of Boston, the great and signal victo- ty of the New York shoddy and the success of Marelzek. Tur Wouuntsen Bounty Bir.—The Legisla- ture at Albany have done one good thing in passing the new Bounty bill for volunteers. An attempt was made to run through a bill estab- lishing a uniform State bounty of $390, which, if passed, would virtually reduce the sum now paid by about one-half, The present law, how- ever, authorizes the supervisors of the different counties to raise uny amount and pay any bounty they please for the purposes of volun- teering. This is infinilely better than the mea- sure first proposed. The counties will now be liable for the debts they contract, and will ac- cept the responsibilities either of raising volun- teers or taking their chances of a draft. They may therefore be as liberal as they choose; and no doubt in most localities efforts will be made to fill up the quotas by the Ist of March, as the draft for the balance of recruits not sup- plied by that time will commence on the 10th of that month. The Theatres. THEATRE FRANCAIS. Oifenbach's popular oporotta, Le Mar: ternes, was produced here on Saturday evening. The interest attaching to it was enhanced by the appearance in the role of Fanchettsof Midame de Lussan—an artist well known to and deservedly esteemed by our concert going public. The mueic of the piece is sprightly and expressive, like most of its author's other compositions, and is allied with @ capital libretto. Its interest turns on the intrigues of a couple of rustic widows—Fanchette (Madamo de Lussan) and Catherine (Slie. Maillet)—who have ect their caps at Guillot (M. Donatien), @ village beau, who ‘a bigh opinion of his own persona! attrac. tions. He cares for neither, being in love with bis cou: Denise (Mlie Hamburg); but he bumors their spective illusions, and thus furnishos tho cccasion for scenes of violent recrimination, which at last terminate in @ scuiile between the two widows. Tho fun of the scene is intensified by the oxpressive character of the music, which is made to convey the idea of the crowings of a couple of angry bantams, producing an effect which convulsed the audience with laughter, Ia this and the other scenes of the piece Mme De Lussan acquitted herself with a spirit and entrain which prove that comic opera is her forte. Her voice, which had not Rirensth suilicieat to carry her through the venture which she made on the Italian stage a couple of years ag, is fully adequate to the requirements of such works a8 those of Offenbach, To her off-rts last evoning the success of the piece was mainly duc, She was well gup- ported by Mile. Maiilet—an artist always graceful and pleagiag. If Pouatien had moro voice there would be Little left to desire in his performance. His comic powers are of « hih ordor; but it requires something moro than these for the part of Guillot. ‘The audience, nevertheless, Appeared thoroughly ploasod with the whole performance, 8 burst of appla more cuthusiastic than ts usally Deard at this theatre greeting the artists at its close ‘This result was scarcely to be expected from the severe test to which the patience of those presont was Enbjecied by the unreasonable interval allowed to elapse between tho first and second pieces. To keop an audience waiting more thin halt aa hoar is @ thing that no American manager would ventureto do. Their annoyance in the present instance was manifested ina very marked man ner, and we would recommend M. Juignot got to disre- gard tho lesson. City Intelligen: New Porrncat. OrGANizAtions TurovanouT Tux Ci7y.— Tere are at present In progress of formation in the differ= ent wards of this city organizations under the title of the Citizens’ Association of New York, for the purpose of checking the alarming abuses which at present provail in our city government, and the breakiug up of the “Ring” which has for 60 long controlied our charter elections Eighteenth ward bas already completed its organi. with the following officers:—President, is. P Kirkland; Vico Presidents, Hamtiton Fish, Peter Cooper, Jonathan Sturges avd Thomas Jeremi«h; Treasurer, Sarl. R. Spellman; Secretary, Edward Cromwell. At a late meeting @f this aeseciation the following pream| was adopted, which gives the principal objects in view, and which they hope to accomplish: Whereas, it is essential to the preservation of good government that all civil offices should be fitied by honest, capable and loyal mon: and whereas, we, as citizens of New York, deeply deplore the evils tinder which we have for many yours suffered, our public resources having deen squandered, instice corrupted, ‘and life and property mado insecure; end whereas, theso evils have reachcd a crisis which demands the intervention of all honest mon, as our city government is yeurly growing worse and worse. “Ringe” of corrupt politicians combine for the avowed purpose of public plunder. The income whieh should be derived from ferries, markets, railroads and many other franchises is stolen from the ;eopie to en- political wirepullers: and whereas, the evils which w froma bad government affect the interests both of Tand labor, increased and unjust taxstion falling ly th, involving the necessity of high renta and bigh p and whereas, we bellove that, by the unin of ali loyal and crder loving citizens, our city can bo redsemed aud its adininistration vested in the hands of good men, aud a thorough and successful rerormation inaugurated! bo it therefore Resolved, ihat we form ourselves into a permanent or- ganization, under the name and style of “The Citizens’ Association of the Fighteenth Ward,’ Srvrosro DrowstxG rrow on Boar A Broortyn Perry: BoAT.—A bout nine o'clock last night, as the Brooklyn fer- rybowt America bad got out ashort distance from the Fulton street slip, on the Brooklyn side, a man was seen by foveral parties to drop or jump overboard. boat was very crowded at the time. On our reporter ing inquiries, in an hour after the occurreace, at thi 'y houses on either side of the river, as well o& of th pilot aud dock hands of the America, very little could be loorned in regard tothe matter. Ove of the deck hands said that an alarm war raised of A man overboard,” who bad a rope in hiv hand; that previ usly he had bean sean walking hurriedly towards the jroit part of the boat; that he was in military noiform: but beyond this nothing could bo @ligited. A young goutleman doing bu ness In New Yor! © veracity cannot be cuestiont states dis! inctly tbat he saw a man of about five (cet # inobes in h HaRt Jaap overboard from the storn,and not the front, of the DORE, and that a rope was thrown to him by one Of the passengers on the boat, but the drowning man could noteaten it, It i# evident from theso tacts thet a evan was drowned, but who or what he was is not known. Beasixd or mer Scnoonee Manta Pike —The thrge maosted schooner Maria Pike, Captain Letts, forded with thirteen hundred bales of hay, bound to Washiugten, D. C., end chartered Ly fovernment, white bouling from the pigr fa tho North river at nine o'clovk yest. ing, war diwcovored to be on fire, aod iu loss than twouty. minutes she w.8 completely enveloped in fiaines. she ad into the river, when the police boat, in charge ant O'Brien, came to her assistance and imme divtely cot her puinps to work, £ & copious streain (pon the burning vessel. feveral of the harbor potice went on board, aud through their utmost exer- tiona Prope tad in eaving copaiderable property: but the jndammab's nature of the cargo defied their untiring ef: forte to cave the vessol, and after drifting down the river some distance she was finally sevtticd, when she end is now anchored off the Vatiery. Sle will prot bo atotel loss. The vessel is valued $12,000; her spars a ard completely gove, with the exception of $500 worth, seved by the harbor police boat. The propellers Colvabla and Lewls were also ot tho firo, nsing thelr purapa, which threw immense quantities of water into the vessel, but of no avail. Proform HRncreN OF AN ACADEMY OF SounncR,—Lte. Tune ny Proresson DoreMvs.—A movomont bas beon comnenced by a number of prominent cit in favor of erecting au Academy of Science after the pattern of thoss fa moat of the large cities of Eucope. It Is. pro. ed to call a meoting inn short time for the purpose of ringing the project before the public and arranging the necessary prolimmaries. Io the meantime Professor Poremus hie been invited to deliver A ehort course of lees. tures, with 9 view to exciting a proper degree of publi spirit in favor of the enterprise. Ho ha» Shores ter subject The World’s Indebtedness to Sojence,”” and wi give bis first lecture this evening at Coopor inetitito, M- lustrating it by a number of interesting experiments, United States Sapreme Cow Wastixatox, Fob. 7, 1864. In the Suprome Court of tho United States the causes 0d the past wook, in which Groone C. Bronson and wie 235; Tuomas G. Gaylord, Jt., ot al., appellants, v8. tin hon epaines Wis Ht. Jenner” CmNey Pla: Proclamation ¢@f the President in Reference to Latermal Trade. Commerce in the Restored Districts und with Those SUN tn Lusurreetion. Lie Regulations of the Sccretary of the freasury, Ken ft BO. Approval by tho President of the Treas- ary Department Trade Reguintions, Wasu.xcton, Feb. 7, 1864, The following Executive order has juet been printed and promulgated:-— Excorive Max-iow, I Wasinyaron, Jan, 26, 1864. I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United states, having seen and considered the additional regulations o trade prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and oumbered Li, LIL, LL, LIV, LV and LY1, do hereby ap- prove the same; and I further declare and order that al! property brought in for eale in good faith, and actually sold in pursuance of said rogulations Lil, Lil, LIV, LY oud LVi, alter the same sbali have taken effect and come in force, as provided in regulation LVI, sball be exempt {vom confiscation or forfeiture to the United States, ABRAHAM, LINCOLN, THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR. ‘Tae foliow ing are the regulations referred to: ‘TaessuRy Derarrtent, Jan, 23, 1804. 11.—The Commanding General ing expressed tho opinion, in reply to a latter addressed to him by the Sec- rotary of the Treasury, on the 16th inst, that the restric. tionson trade in thé States of Missouri and Kentucky may now be rately removed, and the Secretary of War, ip bis letter of this day, January 23. 1664 having ap:roved that opinion, the twenty sixth regulation of trado, cé- {tablished with other rezulutions, on the 11th 0! Septem bor 1863, is Fo far modified that all restrictions ew trade in the States of Miseouri and Kentucky, are anuutted and abrogated, and all products ard ‘pooas may be {reel} s into aud transported within tho said States as in time of Provided, however, that no producta nor goods shalisbe taken trom s them, ito any State declared to be 1 Insurrection, or to any portia said State herotofore blockaded which bas been or may be opened. except in compliance with the regulations 0! Sept, 11, 1863, esirictions upon trade in, to or from other States, snd upon the trade with States in insurrection, and id States, especially on the Mississippi and othe le rivers, will be removed whenever, in tho op! to President, euch removal shal! be found compaiid with the wilttary measures pecescary for the suppress! of the rebellion §. VY. CHASE, Secretary of the Treasury. AL REGULATIONS GF TRADE, 10 TARR BEPRCT WHEN DER THE AVTHORY Ol THE PRESIDRNT RAIS COMMAND NG DEPATIMEXTS. ‘Preastny Dur amraikvt, Jan, 26, 1864. LIL Al persons being or residing in auy of the States jared to be In insurrection, whether within or beyond: the lines of miutary occupation, may freely bring’ any goods or products within the State in which he may re- side to any place within in such lines where there supervising special agent or assistant special ager the Treasury Jepartniont, for rale or other disposition; and 8° much Of an. ulation heretofore established as requires tho obtaini previous authority or per- mit for bringing goods and products to the place of sale is hereby rescinded. Lil.—In ai! cases where the owner of the foods aud id States, or either of ADDITU Prom: wY GY 2 brought im for saic shall reside within the lines of military occupation, and shall tako the oaih proscribed by the prociamation of the the President, dated December 8, 1863, and is uot excepted from the amnesty grauted by said procinma- mation, or Proved bygailidavits to the satisfaction of tho supervising special agent or assistant special xgent, to be dislyai und hostile to the United States, such owner or his agent may receive the price of his goods and products withont deduction, except for duce and foes to the gaverument unde the regulations of Septem. +1862, er he way couvey such goods and products, ving paid Baid dues and fees, under propor permit. to such otuer place as he may choose for sale or other dig ut whenever the oxner of tid goods and p li not reside within the lines of national mili- tary occupation, suck goods and products shall be sold by the supervising special agent or assistant iwl” agent; and ait puch sales of goods and products shall take piace on Monday of ench week, at the ace of receipt, and shat! include ail complete lota on andat the tine cf sale; and the supervising special agent, or the assistant special agent, as the case may be, shall pay.to cai owner or his agent, i tho said owner shall bay en said Onth, and is not excepted [rom said am- Resty, nor proved disloyal or hostile, twenty-five per cent of the gross proceeds of said gales, and shall pay the remainder of such proceeds, after deducting the ne. cessary and proper expenses of Bale and one per cout as his additions! compensation, into the Treasury of tho United Statoz, and ghall give to the owner of each lot soll, or hig agent, a receipt or certificate describing tho ‘property. But the aggregate compensation of no Bupervising special agent or assistant special agent shall execed tho sum of five thousand a nur, and at that rate for a less period; and ising special agent or acsictaut special od with the receipt and payment of.any money, acl chare ‘un- dor any reyuiation of the Treasury Department, whall give bond to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the ‘Treasury in the sum of fifty thousand dollars for the faithful pertormance of hf duty as such supervising spe cial agent or aastetant special agont, and for the punctaal Payment by him into the Troasury of the United States of all sums by biu: received aud required by law or regu- lation @ to be go paid. LIV —Alt sates, whether private or public, shall be for notes of the United states or Treasury notes exciusiy oly, ond all proceeds of goots and producis paid into the Treasury, under the foregoing regulation, shall be re stored without interest to the owner of the goods and products soli, tn case he shal establish, on return of peace and the full practical restoration of the nuthority of the Union, his tith to said goods and products, and that since’ the sate thereof he has conducted himseli in ali respects as a good and loyal citizen of the United States, and has dons nothing inconsistent with the terms of the oath prescribed by the Presitent's Frociamation of Amnesty. . LY,—Nothing in either of the ‘fore, regulations shall authorize tho conv beyond the fines of military occupation, of except w the regulations of September 11, 1563, within said Ii LVL —tThe foregoing reguiations numbered 11i.. 1 IAV., LY., shatl take eifect and bo in force within the lines of tho several military departments in the insur rectionary Ststes whenever tho Geucrals commanding gaid dopartmonts shall, respectively, undor authority from the President and by proper orders, promulgate the game. & BP. CHASE, Becretary of the ‘Ireacury. GENERAL NEWS. Wasmncrox, Fob. 7, 1564, GENERAL BLUNT’S NEW COMMAND. Major General Klunt wili leave for Geveral Curtis’ de. partment to-morrow. fe isto have command of the district of the ludian Territory, with bis headquarters at Fort Smith ,and he will be supplied with an ample army not only for defensive, but offensive, operat UNE KNROLMANT MLL IN THE HOUSE. ‘The confiscation mattor having been disposed of in the House, it is tatonded to press the consideration of the amendments to the Enrolment bill, and obtaia final action upon it as soon as possible. Tho general debate having been closed, it is hoped that it may be sent buck to the Senate as early as Wednerday next, and that inthe course of tho week tho differences between the two houses may be hergionyed and the act bo perfected, 80 that the stops necessary to ron. dor the draft on the tenth of March offective, and se- cure the full number of relwforcoments to bring the effec tive strength of (he armies in the field up to seven to ight hundred thousand men for the spring and summer campalgna, may be taken, THE REPUBLIGAN CONGRESBIONAT, CAUCUS. ‘The joint caucus of the Union, or republican, members ‘of the Senate and House, which is to take place to-mor. row evening at the Capitol, is expected to be the most important that has taken place during the present ees. gion, It willbe the firet deiinite trial of the relative strength of the Lincoln and Chase wings of the party, and will bave on important bearing upon future political movements. THR WAR OF THE POLITICAL FACTIO The political mau@uyros here are assuming consider. able importance. The war between the republican tac. tions grows flerce and furious, The Lincoln mon have abandoned the convention systom, and rely upon the nomination of their candidato by acclamation, The Chase mon, however, havo a great gun to bring to bear that is intended completely to frustrate (he plans of thoir opponents, Iv tho meantime the democrats are qviotiy lyiug in wait for aspring. Thoy intend to squeleh cop perheadism in their ranks, and place themsol ona straight-out war platform, and patiently hold on till the war of the republican roses 1 fatrly inaugurated, when thoy will introduce Goucral Grant as a candidate, and go in to Win, with the assurance of tho support not only of all the opposition, but Of the defeated faction in the Re- publican Nominating Convention, ‘THE KANSAS UNITED GTATES BENATORSHIP. Private information received to-day from Kansas states that the Legislature of that State yesterday agroed to go ‘nto an olection for a United Btates Benator on Tuesday Place during the preggpt taren or begfore Wg ny Lagiale, } human sla:er ~ are ture chould assemble @gxt winter, Gencra! Lano's term expires on the 4th of March 1865. 4 OOADIUTOR OF THK RELRLS PARPONED BY THE PUBSIDENT, Col, John H, Waring, Of Prince George gouty, Md., Who was convicted some timo since, befure @ court 24? al, and sentenced to imprisonment, for barbofing and helding communication with tho rebels, and who has beon confined at Fort McHenry, was yesterday pardoned by Lhe President, THE CHASE MOVEMENY, od Initlal Action of a New Organization in Reference ta,the Next Presidency. Qa Monday eveving inst a» few geationen mot and formed 40 organization under the title of “The Uncondi tional Union Central Committee,” adopting aa their plat form @ more radical poliey than that which eheracterizes the prosont admivistration, and in sustaivance of “the end term principle” in relation to the Pres ideuey, Tho or- canization also resolved to Oppose tho prosent mothod of apportioning the number of detegntes admitted frord ouch ward in the existing Contra! Committoe. The meeting on Monday evening took place in one of the rooms of Gibsow’s building, corner of Broadway and Thir- teonth street, Several republi¢an politicians were pre- Bent, and tho following articles of association were adopted: — We whose namew are hereto aubseribed, do pledge our selves lo a Vinorous proscentinn of the present wart the en ess.0n OF the existing rebetlton without compr mise pp £ liberty; thecomplete and in the United States tenance of the progressive doctrines of the U ty the support of such candidates ag inay be nominated {a suance of Lhese great eudy. Tho establishment of twenty-two ui clubs, subordinate to the Ceutral Commit muni Spal wards. Entitling each club to one representative tm the Central Commitice for each one hundred, and ma jor fractional part Of one hundred, votes cast in iis own ward for the Union gubernatorial candidate at the last preceding election for ‘The following were unanimously elected perneanent of. cers of the Unconditional Union Central Com 100 Pro. and pur: ditional, Union in the several sidvat—Adam C. Wilis. Vice Presidents—B, KF Mudgett, Char es Gould, W. TB. Milliken, Andreas Willan. Re: cording Secretaries—Henry ©. Parke, Alox. N. Lewis Gor. responding Sccretary--Edmund ©, Sted Join B, Robuson. fas Ju pursuance of the above action the commities re aasemb!ed last evening, bumbering some ferty members, amongst whom wore Surveyor Andrews, Colleutor Orton, ex-Alterman Layton, Councilman Jaquos, Dr. Nersman, Coroner Naumann, B, I’, Mudgett, Esq., Isaac Hunt, W. T. B, Millikeu, Geo B, Bradford, kisq Mr. Aax ©. Fis9, Preaident of the organtzation, oceu- pied the chair and called the meeting to order. Mr, Honack Guszuny proceeded to make a speced, He ald that he knew those present to bo some of the most earnest snd active workers in tho Union canse im this elty. Ho rejoiced that the {ime had cowe which was typical of tho greatest speech over made ip this country—that of Daniel Webster y to Haine--in which ho sald, “Phe Union and Liberty, one nwa maivisible.’’ (Applause.) What Webster Saw iu prospective then was now the case in’ 156%, Union and liberty were not two causes, but one cause, and this nation was destined, he trusted, to be kuown eoforth all over the world as a pation which held forth I principle ‘iborty to humanity. (applause) Ho rejoiced to see a ctub estabiished in thia city whieh had that grovt idow at heart, He, however, did not be- lieve thal this great struggle was over. Wo had had three yearé of war now, wherein the Union cause bad ved great checks, which were owing in a great measure to the carcieasvoss of officers who should huve it. Notwithstanding this, however, the cause had gone steadily onward, wntil more than one-third of the arca of the rebellion was beld by the troops of the Union. (Applanse.) The great centre of the robellion— the Mississippi river—-had been wrested from the rebels several monthe ago, and bd been held ever since. New Orleans, whoye these great traitors, John Stideli and others of his school had lived, hid beea held up to this. Ho did-not fear the arms of the rebelliou as much as be di the principles of the rebellion. The great {aot was not that their arms had been triumphant, but that their principles Lad succeeded. Kiguteen montba ago they wore struggling doubtiuiy, earnestly for Mis sissippi; but they no more dare to chow a rebel stave in that State, The rebels bad c'aimed Tenessee as the vory heart of the'r confederacy. and yot they dare not hold any part of Tenuesace A short timo sinco they were bexging the people of Miasissippi and Maryland to take the mouey offered to them out of the Treasury and ‘be truoto the Union. did not take the monoy, and to-day both States were going forward with tho work of emoncipation without the money. (Applause.) Now they were going to get rid of eZ without paying for it, both were raising black soldiers to fight for the: country. (Applause.) And to-day did not even the most — hissing copperheads to be against the black man's fighting. (Applause.) Now, this was a great work; it was very costty in bord as well ag in treasure. But it would be worth all it cost and prove that there was no safety but in justice. They had no exhibitions now of the spirit which ‘actuated the riot in this city last summer. Theso riots were got up to help the rebei cause and shcwed the reck- lessnet? Of the parties engaged in them by chasing poor nogro men and women from place to place. Applause.) These poor creatures wore hunted, and hung, and burnt here, Lecause they were kaown by their very color not to be friends of Jeff. Davis and rebellion. (Appiauso.) With these things before their eyes they should know and resoive that this city shauld be the home and centre of free principles. New York was destived to be the greatest city in the and consequent ly bad the greatest stake in this struggle. Now, then, he that club would bring home to the mass of the fe who never heard nor knew anything about their cause—who never read auything of the past history of the country until they read itin the burning buildings of last summer, how hateful slavery waa, until it exemplified itself in the crime of Inst summer in this city. There was, there’ore, & grout work to be done in this city, He would aay that he was no candidate for any office at all; but he was for ing tho best men to tho city in nomination next tall. did not care whether thoy were macl anics or distin: guished men, but they should see that the six candidates {rom New York to Congress were worthy to represent the greatest city on the continent. (Applanse.) It i true thoy bad como goed men, bat on the whole the ro- Presovtative men of that party were not euch as should de put up. He wanted men who reproseated the capital, trade, law end intelligence of New York pnt up next fall. He was ‘not as sanrnine as some, but ho believed that if tho unconditioual Union party wonld nominate for Pr and Vice Pre- sident such men ac they should they would save tho Union Nause.) He was willing to m.ke any peace hnigafree country, bit he did not nt to go back and be subject to the same throats of anion and civil wor as before Mr. W.T. B. Munumcen then offered tho following pream- ble nnd resolution, which wore adypted:— Whereas, heman slavery for atoug series of years 4 toa great ex tty pon wat Jemorn sed our 8 ns, and has for many tothe exciusion of tic many ques. ve of the nation; ant whereas, at dimensions of a gignnit: monster it has in- of freedom and with all the id. has murdered t people, and. hi ‘om tie’ despotic world ; ‘Uveasurer— on tt to ov and the government of & mighty nation etueitios of civil war has desolaiet our | J ra and sons of a h ed ws to fnsult the = whereas, it the only pretext for disinvalty at the North, the only sirenath of our enemiesat the South, and the symbol of trengon to humanity ever: where, and the ony obstacle t arising out of tb ate and compere y, fraternal concord and na reatlzir at downtby is the duty of the Union party solemnly to d will hencecorward atrggis for the (otal, absouite and per manent overthrow of human slavery in’ the led States by the exeriion of every power at the disposal of the State aud fesjeral gover nd citizens under the Mt g that the armies of the 1 © soldiors of the republic, duro thai it and Territory nd by nominati dates qs are & Ne proseciitton of Ex-Alderman Davros, in seconding the resolation, made a few romarks in advoc icy of the cause of the club. Mr. Ontos followed iu a similar strain Mr, Stroman then read the foliowing, which was adopt. Whereas, the rebels in arms against our jo cernmont are exhansting all their resources fn & last derierate efor to arshal theit whole power for @ final siraeglo, and the rion arinies, if properly reinforced, will be enabled at one Dhow to secure the triamph of the republic, the termination of the war and the speady restoration of peace. therefore, Resolved, That w cate the premature discussion’ of he candidates for the Prosideney, and slated to distract the atien i all ovver subjreta on 0 distract the ati n {rr (helt present pressiny a partly iusto onr fellow ettizens, with utd party. to unite with us in constant and vigorous etfor recruit ue armies of the Union until tholr strength place our victory beyond a peracventure, On motion of Mr, Mictixex a commille® of threo w appointed by the Chair to determine the number of 4 fates to which each ward was entitied in the avociation, and after the transaction of some routine the business proceedings terminated, Swindling the Recruits. TO THE EDITOR OF THR MERALD. Tn your paper of the 74h fugtant you say} Hag arrest ed by Marsha! Murray, charged with awindling William Brown, a rooruit, out of ove hundred and fifty dollars.’’ How well founded tho charge of “swindling” was lot the following sulfice On or about th shall 16th of December the said William Brown was brouyht to mo by two respect \- ble looking persons jor the’ purpose of enti him, the r it agreeing with them to go for 8150 oaeh in band. Latated most distinctly to Brown, ae wis my custom, that he was entitled to $300 from the county of New York, He said he was well aware of that, but was per- fcotly willing to give those bringing him one hall of he ‘Tho musiering oficer also told him most diatinctly Amount he was entitled to; that there was wo charge enlisting him, ond that whatever he gave must be is own free will and accord. i) ied that ho was Willing to give the amount ng provionsly stated, which ho tid, and which was well kuown by the muster anion, who added, “Now, sir, do oot say when you i. — kor's Island that ‘you’ have boon swindled: 1 my duty by you’ My share in the transaction consisted for which reason my name ap- pe ured on the olla ‘and other papers, and hence THE LATEST HEWS FROM EUROPE. Denmark Anxtous to Settle the Schleswig: Holstein Question—Proposal to Wiih- draw tho November Constitution— The French Budget, &e., be, Tho foliowing are the yory latest European despatches brought out by the Arabia, The Schleswig-Holstein Question, Soret yeti an 23, U ‘Tae Banish government bas demanded a dela ¥, inorder tonssemntvle tbe Rigsread, and with its concutrovee withd sew the Noyeinber constitution, and subs wuenuly to Cali’ ageraonts entered into towards Gimany in 1851 old 1852. Jn case this delay should be granted which is gtobable, the Austrian and’ Prassian troop.’ will nut cross Gle Rider. 4 month is necessary for the W- vocation of the Rigsrawd. Hausvng, Jan, 23, 1964, ‘The federaYsomuniesioners have issued a proclamation, dated 216t ius’, which as5°6:— Trovps under the command of Field Marchat Wrangeliave crossed the frontier of the: Dach es. Consicérivg thy protest made by several gov- ernmonta Lo the Federal Lee, we bave commissioned Gen~ eral Hake to dectart'to Maradal Wrangel that we expected, the tification. We cannot rocognize the sng to the federal reserve, but We. muat submit to factewhich awe uxavoidadle, We lmve received instructions trem the President of the Piet taat the entry of the Austrian and Prassian troops would tot prejudice or interfere with suture ordets respecting the Occupation in form of exccution and the administration of Holstein and Laucnburg, and thet those troops would only pass through these Huchies; we therefore callgipom the authorities and inbabitants of the Duchizs:to' give the Austrian end Prussian troops: the required co-operation, and to receive them in a friandly maauer, Dake Frederick has replied to a'depatation from Alton that be hoped soon to be aba’ to ucrept the lnvitetion from Altona, Go, France. Panis, Saturday Evening, Jan, 23, PRES ‘The draft of the budget for 1865 lias bean submitted to the Corps Tegislutif. The ordinary oxpewditure is ostt cred at 1,707,250,000 francs, or 21,009,000 more than’ ite: 1804. ‘The receipts are estimated at 1,799,750,000, The drafe prop: ses to limit the issue of Treasury bomds in 1565 to 150,000,000 fraves In case this sum shon@ be insufll- cieut for the public service provision would be made by supplementary issues, which must be authoxized by Im- perial decrees and submitted to the Corps Aegislatif a6 ita pexi sitting. The Treasury of the Public Works, De- pariment of the city of Paris is pot to iseve more thaa 80,000,000 (raucs of bonds in 1886. India. Carcorra, Dev, 30, 1863. Shirtings £7; nothing doing. Mule twist: 40's duli, In- digo quiet. Copper—Nothing doing. Saltpetre aud linsoed improv’ Jute—Higber prices demanded. Zxchange on London .2¢. 514d, Government securities—Four per cents, 91; do, five par cents. 102; do, five and shall per cents, 10634. Preights duit and declining. 4s ry 16, ched The Calcutta and China majis reached Suez Jar The London mai}of the 26th November bad ‘not reat Gaile ou the 3let December. China. Caxton, Dec. 14; 1863. Gray shirtings—6%, catty, firm, but little doing. Water twist,16's to 20's.in-good dernand. Tea firm,but quiet; totat export 86,500,000'pounds. Exchange on Lond n 48. 204d. Suancuar, Dec. 8, 1866. Gray shirtings—63 catty, one-half mace higher. Tea declininy. Silk firm; 3 Tsatlee, 430 a 440; settloments 1,500 bales: stock 8,000 bales; export 20,875 bales. Fxcbange on London 6 534; on India 316. Froights improving. Police Intelligence. Aw Assistant Provost Mansitar Ronssp—Most ov 1p Mowry Recovery. —A (ew nights ago a soldier on Riker’s Island wis koocked down by one of his comrades-an@ forcibly robbedof one mundred and fifty doliars in-greem backs. The robber was arrested, and the stolen money handed to Lieutenant George D. Kaight, United States Army, fur safe keoping. The Lieutenant i3 also Assistan’ Provost Marshal, stationed at Riker’s Islacd. Ov ae evoning the Marshal, being tu the city, was accost cy one of the up:to streois by a cyprian whom he ac ‘oon, corner of Mercer and Houston Streets, While partaxiug of refreshment the Lioutenams folt his compauion's hand ju nts pocket, and, Erte her, she dropped the pocketbook on the floor. pat’ in bis pocke!. and aftor reaching tho street some time afterwards it was discovered that bis money was map sing. Having obse:wed hia charmer, named Jane White, enter anuther ‘diving bell’ near by, tho Lieutonams rushed after her. They soon appeared upon the sidewalls ‘and commenced to quarre!, whereupon McP! of the Fight precinct, came up a the woman Whilo, who was charged with theft. On the walk where the arrest was m: Meer MePher- eon found $150 of the stolen money, but the other $39 could not be found, ‘he prisonor was teken before Jum tice Dodge. and looked up for trial. The money will be ro-tored to the soldier, to whom it rightfully belongs. A BurGLaRr Cavcut m me Act.—About three o’cloels yesterday morning officer Webb, of the Eighth precinet, discovered a man endeavoring to effect an entrance; by means of nippers or false keys, to the rtore and dwokiag of Mr. George Carter, No. 87 Wooster street. In afew Moments the door was opened and the fellow passed im. Ofiicer Webb determined to arrest the burglar as he came out; but, growing impationt at tho delay, the officer eme tered the houso-and met the thief at the bottom. of @ flight of stairs, After a sharp fight the burglar cured, and on searching him three gold watchos, worth $200, three diamond finger rings, valued at $100,ané@ $50 watch chain, which he had stolen, were found da his vszeasion. The prisoner gave bis name as Jobo Syma banter Dodge locked him up for trial in doiault of $f,000 bail. Counterrrit Moxy ayd Snoorma.—Iwo men, whose names are unknown, entered the drinking place corner ef avenue A and Eleventh street on Saturday afternoom, and in payment for some liquor tendered a countorfelt or worthless $5 Dill, Having satistied himself aa to the character of the money, Mr. He ry, tho barkcoper, de manded other m ney from the men, but they denied hay- ing gny other bilis, Mr. Henry thereapon immedi seized au fcepick and advanced towards the men, oa@ of whom he cloged in with. During the scattte which en- sued apiste! was drawn and discharged by one of the alleged counterfeitors, the ball taking eifect in Henry’e thigh, inflicting o sorinus wound. As he fell to the flooe the men escaped, and are still at large. The injured mam Was BO porte a gy to his residence and a surgeon cailed to ah tone him. ug Bresth of the Divinest @ gaviand of natura fs pernetnated act ot the Night Elooming Core. * i8 an unchangeabie, unequalled and imperish re ¢ for the haudkerester, distiuted fom the cent jeaves cf that queen of the floral kingdom, re ray, Bday & 6.1351, 5,49, 62, 23, Te 6, 1338, 33, 45, 26, 38, o. 75, 34, 7, 7, 6B feoe of charge, by adit in, tenes "HURRY, EDBY & 00.. Covington, Ky. OMctal Drawings of the Shotby College ick 34, 9 51, 34, 9, a ad OL 6, 1964. 72, 70, 60, 28, 78, 5, 67, 27, 77, 30, 76, MMe Cirouiars seut by addvesting, oe ows & 00, ___ Sorington, Ky. OMcial Drawings of the Library Assos Sompany's Lottery of Kenincke. tation Compe TRA Uiass BO-—Fed. (, 1908, 10, 46, 63, 4, 18, 68 i 36 Il, St, 55, ble Messrs, Simmons, Kogers & Co. are h oelve its end make collections Sonoants 4 1» receive depois Sls. Is. 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