The New York Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1864, Page 4

ee ‘ NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1864 © NEW YORK HERALD. The committee decided in effect not to exempt clergymen from the draft. Mr. Stevens offered an ‘amendment thet persons of African descent be- tween twenty and forty-five years of ge, whether OFFICE ¥. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND Nassav STs. | citizens of the United States or not, shall be en- == ———— === | rolled and form part of the national forces; and Volume XXEK veeseeesesssessecveeseseeel¥@+ 41 | when a slave shall be drafted and mustered into the service the master shall receive @ certificate for $300, and the drafted man shall be free. This was opposed by Messrs. Clay and Mallory, of Ken- tucky, and advocated by the Maryland and Dela- ware members; but the House adjourned without taking a vote on the proposition. THE LEGISLATURE. : In the Senate yesterday considerable business was transacted. The most of it, however, was very limited in its interest. Among the matters of general importance were bills introduced for the establishment of a State Court of Claims, and to exempt from legal attachment the property of soldiers during their terms of service. ‘The bill to establish a law library in this city was put upon its fiual passage, and was debated. The Gover- eneranre MINSTRELS, Mochanier\, Hall Peg oes nor’s message was again the subject of considera- ba aemen tion in the evening session. i is cea In the Assembly the Senate amendments to the ane gy mer tory end ims bill for a constitutional amendment permitting AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 4 Brosdway,—Bacuers, soldiers to vote were agreed to, and now, there- Pantomime, Boriesquss, &c.—Swiss Swaiss. fore, uniess the measure should receive the Gov- BROADWAY AMPHITHEATRE, 435 Broadway.—Gyx. | CTOr’s veto, the people will be called upon to game ano Equastulan Penromuances, Atternoom and | decide the question on the 8th of mext month. : . ™ Among a large number of bills reported from the eee a sireet.—Acnosatic 4xD | standing committees was that for the regulation eR IN! ITE.—) : x of passengers and freight tariff’ on the Hud- micomeire aso lace, or” DoRRMDS' Lecrows Os | 64 iver Roilroad. ‘The North River Ware- house Company bill was introduced. Notices were given of bills for a railroad in Broadway below the City Hall Park, to increase the number of engineers in our Fire De- partment, to cheapen the price of gas, to incorpo- rate the American School Institute, to abolish the Board of Commissioners of the Park, and vest their duties in the Board of Supervisors; to amend the system of conducting our city public schools, and for keeping in proper order the streets through which railroads run. A large number of other matters were acted upon; but scarcely any of them were of general interest. A caucus of the democratic members of the Senate and Assembly was held yesterday after- noon, to consult in reference to the Metropoli- tan Police Commission question, and it was re- solved to oppose the bill now before the Legis- lature. The State bank representatives yesterday had another hearing before the Committee on Banking of the two houses of the Legislature; but no definite course of action was decided upon. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. We have received some interesting news from Mexico and St. Domingo from our correspondent in Havana. The advices were brought hither by the steamer Eagle, which arrived yesterday fore- noon. The intelligence from Mexico through French sources is rather confused and unintelligi- ble; nor do the San Francisco telegrams give any explicit information as far as dates are concerned. The reported recapture of San Luis Potosi by the united forces of the Juarist Generals Negrete, Doblado and Gonzalez Ortega may be very pos- sible; but until we have further details we can come to no definite conclusion. The news from St. Domingo is very interesting, showing that the Spaniards are beginning to discover that they have not such an easy task as they presumed upon. Rev. E, Folsom, lately a. chaplain in the United States Army, delivered a short addfess before the members of the Produce Exchange at one o'clock yesterday afternoon, in behalf of the Union re- - fagees from the South now at Cairo. He related afew incidents of the sufferings which those re- fugees endure, and closed with a strong appeal to his hearers to come forward and contribute fands to the cause. The following resolution was then unanimously adopted:—‘‘Resolved, That this meet- ing, having heard the statement of the Rev. E. Folsom in regard to the needy condition of the Union refugees from the South, and the appeal which he has made in their behalf, hereby recom- mend the cause which he advocates to the benevo- lent.’ A patriotic consideration of the members of this association. Mr. A. Baxter acted as chair- man, and Mr. H. Herrick as secretary of the meeting. It now appears that the order of Judge Cardozo, made on the 8th ult., was not in contravention of any practice ofthe Court of Common Pleas, but simply a regulation which the Judge had a right to make, and which, it is understood, he intends to adhere to in chambers, when held by him. The McKinley scandal case came to an abrupt termination yesterday. Upon the opening of the proceedings before Justice Dowling the counsel of McKinley junior stated that, out of regard for the feelings of the family, his client desired that no investigation should take place. After some argu- ment, and upon the promise of McKinley junior that he would never more molest his father, the elder McKinley withdrew the charge. The court room was filled with people eager to listen to the anticipated spicy revelations; but they were dis- appointed, as the Justice very properly held court in his private room. The trial of Charles H. Walters, for the murder of a woman alleged to have been his wife, was re- sumed in the Court of Sessions, before City Judge Russel, yesterday. The killing was clearly proved, Dr. Foster, of the New York Hospital, testifying that seventeen stabs were inflicted on her body. The theory of the defence is that Walters’ mental and physical powers were impaired and weakened by disease, and that when he committed the deed he was partially insane. The case Will be con- cluded ogy. : The motion to dissolve an injunction restraining Weare Parsons from acting as collector of the Lawrence estate, under an appointment by the Surrogate, was to have been argued yesterday be- fore Judge Cardozo, in the Court of Common Pleas, chambers; but in consequence of the business en- gagements of one of the counsel the matter was postponed until Saturday. The plaintiffs in this action represent the nephews and nieces of the late A. R. Lawrence, and seek to show that the grandchildren claiming the property are the off- spring of an illegitimate daughter. The Surrogate appointed Mr. Parsons collector during the litiga- tion; but the step does not meet with the approval of the plaintiffs, and they now seek to prevent him from acting. The case of Thaddeus R. Curtis against Louis M. Van Eelen, for the recovery of $51,697 alleged to be due the plaintiff, on account of a series of stock transactions in Wall street, extending from September, 1862, to January, 1863, was on trial in the Superior Court yesterday, before Judge Mo- nell, and will probably occupy to-day. The de- fendant acted as a broker in these transactions with the plaintiff, and is charged with “shaving” him to the above mentioned amount. The most curious feature of the case, perhaps, is the fact that, although nearly two million dollars worth of stocks were purchased, no money passed between them except $8,000 in the way of margins, and two-thirds of that amount were advanced to the plaintiff by parties in Pennsylvania for the pur- pose of speculation. Barney Aaron, the light weight pugilist, was yesterday arrested by Deputy Marshals 8. 8. Jones and Lewis on a charge of defrauding a re- eruit, named John Sheridan, of one hundred and fifty dollars. The capture was adroitly effected. Officer Jones called on Aaron at first was not JAMES GORDON BENNETT, DITOR AND PROPRIETOR, AMUBBMENTS THIS EVENING. RIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Coxste Soocas. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Pors Gov. sven GARDRN, Brosdway.—Ticzer or Leave OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broad: .—Fouttms or 4 NiGht= ut TaeatKo ut Trovarone. BREW BOWERY THEATRE, Rowery.—Rooxwoon—Doo OF tHE Ovp Stone Cxoss—Hicuwayuan's Houtpar. BOWBRY THEATRE, Bow Buur—Apvice to Hussanps—' BARNUM’S MUSEUM, Rroadway.—Four Gianzs, Two Dwarrs. Avarvos, Wit Is 12, Ao, ab all Bours, HaLyi— AtSand 7k P.M. —Hovse tuat Jack Lor Sin, © HOPE CHAPEL, 718 Broadway.—Tux S1znxoscoricox «x Minzor or TUE Univers. PERRAM'S, 685 Broadway.—Steazoscorticon axp Mir- mor OF THE REBELLION. : NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broads a Cuiosings app Lycans. from va. M.UNW Me ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Brooklyn.—Tar Orzra—Nonwa. HOOLET'S OPERA HOUSE, € Dances, Bunrrseurs, 4c. Brookiyn.—Ermiorias New York, Thursday, February 11, 1864. THE SITUATION. The guerilla chief Mosby made his appearance n the old Bull run battle field with three hundred men on Tuesday, and had some skirmishing with our pickets near Manassas. Nothing of import- nce occurred, however. Deserters are still coming in at the rate of twenty or thirty s day to General Kelley’s lines, in West Virginia. They complain sadly of the con- scription law. They say a Georgia regiment is enforcing the conscription in Shenandoah and Page counties, and that these Georgians shoot down every man who {is caught in an attempt to escape. Three hundred refugees are reported to be near Beverly making their way to our lines. , The movements of the Army of the Southwest re becoming developed. General Sherman's two corpe—the Sixteenth and Seventeenth—left Vicks- burg some days ago. General Smith's cavalry Corpa left Memphis for Corinth on the 3d, and the troops in Arkansas are also preparing for an ad- vance Southward. The news from the South is not very important. The rumor that the Union prisoners in Richmond are to be removed is repeated by the Mississip- pian, which says that ‘several thousand Yankees” are to be sent to Georgia in a few days. The same journal states that the rebel capital is to be re- moved to Columbia, 8. C. Our correspondent at Key West places us in pos- session of very interesting intelligence respecting the recent Union operations in the rebel salt mak- ing regions. Two hundred and ninety salt works, with all their attendant implements, were destroy- @d in Florida within ten days. He also sends usa statement of the gross sales of prize property captured by the East Blockading squadron, @mounting in receipts ,to over one and three quar- ter millions of dollars. Several other prizes have been recently brought into that port. EUROPEAN NEWS. The steamship City of Cork, from Queenstown on the 25th of January, reached this port yester- Gay afternoon. Her latest advices are one day later than the report of the Arabia. The German Federal Diet was engaged in dis- cussing the ‘withdrawal of the Austrian and Prus- sian reserves from the corps of federal execution in Holstein.’ It was resolved that fresh reserves of federal troops should be maintained. The in- surgent Poles were again very active. They had defeated the Russians in two or three engage- ments, one of which was very sanguinary to the army of the Czar. The whole of the Russian gar- rison in the Cracow district was ordered out egainst the Poles. The French Legislature was debating a proposition to assimilate the government of Algeria to that of the empire in respect to executive institutions and franchises. French financiers had proposed to the National Bank of Vienna to lend fifty mil- lions of florins to the Bank of France. The Austrian Legislature hada warm debate on the Bubject of the money expenditure incurred by the Movement to and in Schleswig. A steamer called the Druid had arrived at Cork from Liver- pool, destined for Nassau, N. P., and it was thought she would attempt to run the blockade of the rebel coast. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday Mr. Trumbull reported from the Judiciary Committee a joint resolution Proposing amendments to the constitution pro- viding for the abolition of slavery. A report from the same committee, adverse to Mr. Sumner’s pro- posed amendment making all men equal before the law, so that no man can hold another as a Glave, was also presented by Mr. Trambull. A Dill ratifying the President's emancipation procla- mation, and giving that instrument the force of fp statute law, was referred to the Committce on Blavery and Freedmen. The case of the co- Jored Surgeon Augusta, of the Seventh colored Wolanteers, who was ejected from a railroad war because of his color, was brought up by Mr. Sumner, who offered a resolution directing Snquiry as to the expediency of passing a law Branting equality to colored people on the rail- Yoads of Washington. Considerable argument ‘ensued, and finally the resolution was adopted— Ghirty to ten. The bill prohibiting members of Wongress, heads of bureaus and others from acting {As attorneys, except on purely judicial cases be- fore civil courts, was taken up and the clause re- Aating to Congressmen struck out by a vote of Swenty-six against fourteen. The bill to make the of colored soldiers the same as that of white was then discussed, and after an executive the Senate adjourned. About three hun- army nominations were sent to the Senate In the House of Representatives a bill to estab- Bish o Boreau of Freedman’s Affairs was reported fend discussed during the morning hour. The Bonate’s amendments to the Internal Tax bill referred to the Ways and Means Committee, credentials of Mr. James M. Johnson, as rep- from Arkansas, were presented. A ‘was made to lay them on the table, but taking (po auestiog tbo Hope wea) inte. i Committee of the Whole on the Mnrolment bill. | informed that the Marshal wished to talk with duced to submission. Let this proposi- tion, then, be tried in the two houses of Con- gress—that a State in rebellion against the con- stitution has lost its State rights for the time being under the constitution—and we predict that @ two-thirds vote in the affirmative in each house wilt be secured. The man who will dare to vote against this proposition will thenceforward be politically dead. The way thus being cleared, it will be an easy matter to pass the proposed constitutional amendment by a two-thirds vote in each house; and there can be no doubt that within six or three months, as Congress may appoint the day, this amendment would be ratified by three-fourths of the loyal States, each through a State convention. Then, dispensing with those political humbugs known as military governors of rebellious States, and with Presi- dent Lincoln's unconstitutional and tinkering one-tenth system of restoration, let the revolted States be held to the established rules and ar- ticles of war till ready to recognize the consti- tution as it stands amended; and then, with the suppression of the rebellion, there will be an end to Southern slavery, root and branch, Based upon Senator Sumner’s proposed con- stitutional amendment, this is our plan for the settlement of the slavery question. The time and the opportunity for action have fully come, and we truly believe that it only needs-a single able, earnest and active man in Congress to put this ball in motion in order to secure tho grand and glorious objects in view—of a perfect Union and a solid and permanent peace. him, intimation at once informed him that he had overreached. He evinced decided hostility; but, officer Jervis closing up asa rein- forcement, he was fain to accept the invitation to the Marshal's presence, where such cogent rea- Sons were brought to bear upon him that, despite his unwillingness to the act, he deemed it better to disgorge the money. He was then discharged. A meeting of the citizens of the Nineteenth ward in favor of the re-election of Abraham Lin- coln for President was held last evening at Dingel- dein's, in Third avenue, between Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth streets. Mr. John W. T. Van Riper was ap- Pointed chairman, and Mr. John McDonald secre- tary. Arecsolution was adopted giving the name of the “Union Lincoln Association of the Nine- teenth Ward” to the organization. Committees were appointed to represent the association in the central body at Hope Chapel, and also to frame a constitution and bylaws. Brief speeches were made by Simeon Draper, Esq.; Col. Hawkins and others, when the meeting adjourned to Wednes- day evening next, There were about forty per- sons present. The forty-fifth anniversary of the Missionary So- ciety of the Methodist Episcopal Church was held last evening in the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Speeches were made by United States Senator Willey, of Western Virginia, Dr. Bowman, Presi- dent of the Asbury University, Indinna, and ‘Bishop Simpson. A great juvenile demonstration took place in the afternoon, the exercises consist- ing*of singing by the children and appropriate addresses by prominent gentlemen. The Commissioners of Emigration met yester- day. The emigration continues very large to this port, the number landed last week being 1,519—making the total since January 1, 7,600, against 8,369 to the corresponding date of 1863. The court martial met yesterday, and examined several witnesses in the case of Lieutenant Cole, who testified favorably for.the accused. The case of the Mayor, &c., against the Brooklyn Fire Insurance Company, to recover the sum of five thousand dollars insurance on the Crystal Palace, in consequence of its destruction by fire in Octo- ber, 1858, was argued yesterday in the Supreme Court, general term, on a bill of exceptions pre- pared by the defendants, who claim that the plain- tiffs had no insurable interest and were not the legal possessors of the building. The Court took the papers, promising to render a decision at an early day. The stock market was not so strong yesterday, and nearly all the railway shares gave way in price from one to three per cent. Gold was weak under the influence of another proposition in Congress to prohibit speculative transactions; but the quotations did not vary more than a fraction from those of the previous day. Government securities were firm,-the five-twenties being quoted for both registered and coupons at 1041; a 1043, intorest on. There was an abundance of capital eecking investment, and for first class paper the interest may be quoted at a small reductivn from tho legal rate. ‘The business transactions reported in commercial circles yesterday were moderate, except in @few articles. Tnore was ro general activity, and tho aggregate business was pot large. On ‘Change things were mixed. Fiour and grain were rather quict, while provisions were more ac- tive ond higher. Whiskey was entirely nominal, in view of the uncertainty regarding the tax, Groceries wore steady. Cotton was heavier and lower. Petroleum was quict, but very firm. Froights were dull, but unchanged. A Bangrvproy Law.—A proposition for the enactment of a bankruptey law is again intro- duced in Congress. The question was mooted in the last two or three sessions, but failed of the necessary legislation, occasioning great disappointment, particularly to the unfortu- nates, who number by thousands in all parts of the country, and a corresponding anxiety is now felt as to the provisions of the promised bill, and the probability of its final passage. Such a law is, to say the least, essential to the perpetuation of an enlarged area of trade, the justice due to creditors, and the full and con- sistent freedom of unfortunate insolvents. On every hand it is regarded asa popular measure, even in the midst of our internal dissensions, and if the Solons at the national capital desire to do a favor to their confiding constituencies they will no longer suffer the act to drag its slow length along, but hurry it at once into practical existence, The law of 1841 saw but a brief existence. Objections were had to several of its principal features—the bench, fn some instances, pro- nouncing it wholly unconstitutional. Conflict- ing constructions, as in the case of fiduciary debtors—some of the judges holding it valid to discharge in part, others viewing defalca- tions in that capacity as excluding the appli- cants as a class from any benefit whatever in the law—these, with other discordant views, deterred many applicants, and gavo rise to ex- tended fruitless litigation, all productive of the deepest dissatisfaction. In the forthcoming bill it is hoped matters will have been more wisely considered. -In fact, to produce a law that will harmonize with every require- ment will prove no ordinary task. Constitu- tional encroachments and the infringement of State sovereignties will demand the most scrupulous caution. To prevent frauds by re- moval of persons or effects from one State to another, uniformity throughout the States is required. We ask, in this connection, would it not be well if existing laws in the several States were based more generally upon this principle of uniformity? Various causes in our large cities have con- duced, in periods past, to individual commer- cial disaster. We mention one—treacherous bank facilities. Very much like inciting a man, under implied assurance of faithful assist- ance, to go to his neck in the beating surf at the.sea side, then, under some pretence, sud- denly snatching away his rope, leaving him to struggle back in a gasping condition, or be swept afar by a receding wave. Merchants and traders of undoubted honesty of purpose were deluded often through these irregular bank movements, and, in common with others, merit the availability of # law that will give them future acquisitions exempt from past obli- gations. Favor the honest unfortunate. Bet- ter one hundred scoundrols escape their de- serts, through an error in legislation, perhaps, than ten honest traders, by neglect of rulers and the oppression of soulless creditors, be prevented from fulfilling their desire of yield- ing to exact justice, and resuming the freedom of their wonted enterprise. Hasten the enact- ment. Exrraonpinary Excrrement anovt THE Pre st- pency.—Six meetings, more or less public, have already been held in this city on the sub- ject of the Presidency by the friends of vari- ous candidates. Three of these have been held by the friends of Lincoln, one by the friends of General McClellan, and Horace Greeley has spoken at a meeting called to further the chances of Mr. Chase. Several private meet- ings have algo been held by the friends of General Fremont. General Fremont is, we believe, in favor of the introduction into the constitution of an amendment for the abolition of slavery, and thinks, with us, that the negro question should be now definitely settled in that way. He is also understood to be op- posed to all conscription acts, and to favor raising troops entirely by the volunteer sys- tem. These are two points that are to be very important in the coming canvass, and they are peints in relation to which the people will re- quire to know the views of the several candi- dates. If General Fremont’s views are as above stated {t would be easy for him to let the public know it. And the same remark applies as well to Generals Grant and MeClel- lan and other candidates, Tried upon these points, Lincoln’s chances for the Presidency will be very slim; and, to judge from appear ances in Congress, it is probable that his chances will be equally slim upon several otberi mport- ant points. So many meetings already held in this city upon the subject indicate that the Presidential game has already begun with great activity We may reasonably expect that it will soon be as interesting and exciting as the doings in the Wall street stock market, the Albany police muddle, or Butler’s great advance on Rich- mond—Butler being the eighth general who has tried to take that singular city. Tnose Frowens To Woon=-There fe much in ‘bouquet. By the language of flowers, some- times it breathes of love, at others of prospe- rity, at others of calumny, and at others of dan- ger and death. Given to a court favorite, it mey augur guccess, or [it may be symbolicgl Senator Sumner’s Constitutional Plan for Settling the Slavery Question. Senator Sumner has introduced a proposition in Congress for a constitutional, comprehensive and conclusive settlement of the slavery ques- tion, and the Judiciary Committee of the Senate yesterday, as a corollary, reported an amend- ment to the constitution providing for the abolition of slavery through State legislation. Strange as it may appear, Mr. Sumner seems to be the only man in either house upon whom the light of this simple and satisfactory idea has dawned into a conviction that the time has come for action upon it. For three years past the administration, on this subject of slavery, has been wading and floundering about in a dark and dismal swamp of absurdities and in- congruities; and Congress all this time, with its emancipation acts and confiscation bills, and such like foolish experiments, has been groping and floundering deeper’ and deeper into the mire with the administration. So befogged and bewildered, too, appear the managers of the re- publican party that it is doubtful whether they will be now guided by the constitutional Drummond light held up by Mr. Sumner, or will still follow the Jack-o'-lanterns of Mr. Lincoln tili they all in some fathomless bog- hole go down together. Equally impervious to the lights of reason and sound policy as party organs appear to be the republican and opposition party jour- nals of this city. The Tribune rolls up its eyes with owlish solemnity, and says, with the du- pious voice of an oracle, that Mr. Sumner’s scheme is a good thing, but there is a little too much of it, and he is a little too fast. The petty tricksters of the Times are silent upon the subject; and we may reasonably infer that they are silent because President Lincoln’s hap- hazard abolition policy cannot stand the test of the constitution. The democratic wiseacres of the World pronounce Mr. Sumner’s proposition ampracticable, because it is in conflict with all the antecedents and the present policy of the forlorn democracy. The peace and brotherly love professors of the Daily News appear to be so intent upon fomenting a repetition of our last July riots that they have no time to spare to discuss a plain and decisive constitutional acheme for the final quenching of this firebrand of Southern slavery. And so we might go on to the end of the catalogue of these political party journals. They are all concerned in some little temporizing tricks and schemes for the spoils and plunder of the Presidential suc- cession, and are afraid to venture beyond the shore line soundings of their party leaders. Holding nosuch servile and despicable posi- tion, having none of the shackles of party upon our limbs, and having no inclination to play the part of Good Man Friday to any party, clique or individual, we are free to keep ace with the drift of public opinion, the great evénts and the spirit of the age. Hence we find no embarrassment in approving this motion of Senator Sumner for a constitutional amend- ment which will do away with this Southern institution of slavery completely and forever. We think, too, that without difficulty this pro- amendment may be incorporated in the constitution before the end of the present year. Let Congress declare that a State in armed rebellion against the constitution of the United States has no claim to any State rights under that constitution until it shall again recognize aid constitution, and the difficulty of securing an immediate ratification of this proposed amendment of the supreme law of the land is at once removed. And we hold this to bean unanswerable judgment : that a State in armed rebellion against the constitution has no claim, nor the shadow of a claim, to any voice in the amendment of the eonstitution Before such State can exercise any such right it must come back to the constitution. In the meantime oar only course is to hold every such rebel- Wows State to tho tent of yar tll fe: NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL. Interesting from the State Capital— Ratiroad in Broadway—Bill to Abol- feh the Park GCommissidn—Now York Special Election—Exem, rd Soldiers’ Property from Attachment — State Court of Claims—Demoecratic Cau- cus, de, of warning. Given to an enemy of the court, it may mean conciliation, compromise, or a warm invitation to cease belng a foe and be- come a friend, or it may mean “thus far may thou go and no farther.” The bouquet presented by Mrs. Abraham Lincoln to the Hon. Fernando Wood—a subject that has, sivgularly enough, become public property—may signify the one or the other. But surely there was some meaning in it, and it must be so regarded. Leagues for the next Presidency are fast forming, and the fair leaguers in Washington are entitled to a share of the honors and the difficulties. they choose to say that the path to victory shall be strewn with flowers, who shall dare say nay? But does a bouyuet from the household of the President to a political rake like Fernando Wood mean to teach him fidelity to his party or to beguile him into the opposition? Verily, Fernando must have become a very gay politi- cal Lothario if a flower can lure him from his old affinities. Chase, of the same Presidential household, may put a thorn in this bouquet that may render it not quite so fragrant as Vernando now inhales it. Atnanr, Fob. 10, 1864. Among the bills noticed-in the Assembly tis morning was one to lay a railroad track on Broadway aud ether Streets of the city of New York. This is for a live to run in tho lower part of Broadway, and not to go above the, City Hall Park—a three cent line. Also bills to increase the engincers in the Fire Department; to incorporate the American School Institute of the city of New York; te cheapen the price of gas to consumers; to abdlish the Board of Park Commissioners and transfer the management to the Board of Supervisors of the county of New York, ‘and to amend the system of conducting public schools in New York. The latter bill was notleed by the mom- ber from the Sixth ward Alsoa bill to provide for paving aod keeping clean the various stre-te in the city of New York used by tho several railroad gompanies, A bill to incorporate the North River Warehouse Com- pany rom ne only bill Introduced relating to the city of New York, ‘Tho Assembly concurred in the Yenate amendments to the bill providing for a special election. Tho day is, there- cee hae for the 8th day of March. Tho bill is now in the ernor’s hands, and only awaits his signature to become a law. Among the bills introduced in the Senate this morning ‘was one.exempting the property of persons in the mili- tary service of the government, both real and le from attachment during the time such person | com- tinue in such service, and for two months theréafver from levy and sale on any execution or order of sale issued on any judgment, order or decroe existing or rendored against bim during his said service by any court in this State It alsoexempts the pay and bounty of non-commissioned officers. musicians and privates im the military service from seizure, attachment, levy or gale under exocation. a A bill was also introduced creatingca Court of Claims im the State, to hear and adjust claims against the vtate. The Attorney Gouer al, under the provisions of the bill, ia to attend tothe duties in this court on the partof the State ‘The democratic mombers of the Legislature have got a fit of cancusing on them to-day, and are desirous of sot- tling the Police Commissioners muddle. The democratic delegation in tue Assembly met about helf-past twelve o'clock, but, ascertaining that the democrats of the Senate wore bay in caucus a@t haif-past three, adjourned to meet witl Another Meeting of the Ruwdy Democratic © What They Will do Towards Supporting the Governor, &c. Taz Prorosep Lexington AveNok Ram- RoAD.—The opposition of the highly respect- able citizens residing on Lexington avenue, Gramercy park, Lafayette place, Irving place, &c., to the proposed railroad throygh those places is eminently right and proper, and the Legislature should pay becoming respect to the remonstrance they present in the premises. No railroad is required through that route, and when the country is reached it is found hilly and rocky to Kingsbridge and the village, and poorly adapted for building aroad. If rail- road accommodations are desirable in that di- rection let the Eighth avenue- route be select- ed. This is smooth and level along the river, and can be extended to meet the region pro- posed without inflicting unreasonable annoy- ance upon citizens and requiring a long and tedious uphill ride. ° Tux Count Joannes on Tae Coprish ARISTO- oracy or Bostox.—We have received a very well written communication from the Count Joannes, thagking us for our remarks in his behalf. He need not have taken so much trouble. Reward for a service of the kind con- sists in the consciousness of having done a duty. The Count very properly proposes to deliver a lecture in this city on the “Codfish Aristocracy of Boston.” Let him do it. It isa prolific theme, and will be as effective as the lectures of Wendell Phillips or Miss Dickinson on the odoriferous aristocracy of the poor nig- ger. Starting from the same Hub, the Oount will command a large audience. Out with your posters and advertisements, Joannes. The Question of Negro Slavery in Kela- tion to the Rebellion. Atnany, Feb LO—Midnight. ‘Tho bank men appeared before the two Bank commit- toes again this afternoon. The same lino of argument im regard to National Banks was pursued as last night, and Mr. Chase was bitterly denounced for pursuing the course: that he hag. Two propositions were submitted to the committees by them. First, to relievo the State banks from taxation, They then would beable to successfully compete with the National Banks; if not, they would have to change themselves into National Banks and escape tax- ation in that way. They were willing to have the law freeing thom from taxation limited to two years. Secondly, if they could not be relieved from taxation the State should tax the National Banks the samo as the State banks, and not have a privil class. Tho idea of oe _ ho ag — Fre hod tee could.uot entertain for a moment, an - tion we dropped, after the bank mon showed that if abey organized them:elyes into National Banks they would relieve themselves from taxation, and it would be all the some as if the Legislature relieved them in their present e'apo. ‘The National Bank act was examined, and the counsel of the bank mon gave it as his opinion that they could not in any way tax those banks—either their capital or stockbo!ders " This exploded the second propels. ‘The taken place in the banks of the State, EB. We withdrawing State secur: and adopting United ADDRESS OF MR. E. W. oat PLYMOUTH OHURCH, i ats as ral edhe ai i aloe . rd i revent wl now E,W. Gantt, late « general commarnding ta the robot | "evant, ail of mnich ee now te ioe, made up by the army, but who, seoing the error of his ways,bas come ‘back to the friendly folde of the old flag, addressed a targe | agsemblaze of the people of Brooklyn, tn the church of the Rov. Henry Ward Beeecher, at eight o’clock last evening, This is the same geotieman who recently addressed the citizens of New York at lenge in the Cooper Institute. At elght o'clock precisely, Mr. Gantt, accompanied by Mayor Wood, of Brooklyn, appeared on the platfurm and was received with applause. Tho Rev. Henry Ward ‘Beecher soon followed, and was similarly received. ‘Mayor Woon, in a brief speceh, introduced the speaker, who Sogan by saying that the cbairman was right in say- ing that he was a true, uncompromising, loyal Union man. (Applause.) He thanked his friends and those who had enxbled him to speak in that place, and that he had beon government. u} its own 5 ask the administration to put the State banks on an equal footing as depositories of government funds with the Na- tional Banks if that system is continued. ‘Theso resolutions appeared to meet with favor with the committee. ‘Aftor somo “farther discussion an enabling act was frmcghae~ ee ee as the Vek eos providing tl ‘and banking associations doing business in New York be authorized to subscribe and hold stock ia bic to break through tho prejudice handed down to Kim | a bank: association, to be ized in the from his fathers, and which a few yeurs would have | city ag York, under the provision of revented him from entering the church of the Rev. | the National Banking law, not to twenty- ry Ward Beecher, much less to speak within its walls, (Applause, He folt more like a man for havin done so, and he hoped that all other men in the Sout! would have the same courage to doashe had done. Be- fore jing to discuss the questions which he pro. posed to deal with, the ex-brigadier devoted a few words to the reporters who were presont to report him. He saw that he was to be reported again, and this was enough to alarm a man Arkansas. He know that the reporters ‘would have a great deal more in the papers than he fhad ever said, at least they would have it in a way in which be never said it. , five per centum of the poopy | stock in auch object of chit association. it will probably be beard from hereafter. eet Soliet ee Seale an htt bays od ments brought a] inally Speaker Alvord was called out by Mr. Gtout and he denounced the idea of relieving resent who were ‘ing him were Yankees from ¢ banks from taxation in a sti asotis be would be giad if they would roport | “Tie onds the labory of the bank 2 hero at this him, as they aro the only men who have reportod him se | time. They ail foave to-morrow. that be can read what he says. If they be New York ‘The demccratic members the held @ men they had better not try it. As for aSouthern man, | caucus this aizernoon, ‘Senator Murphy in the chair. It he need not try, for he can not begin to report at all. | was a jolly affair—turbulent, saucy and spunky ry (Laughter.) Ho’ would thus dispose of the reporters, | out—a sort of a battle royal allaround. Shafer sticre® whom, he suj |, would dispose of him to-morrow. | up atu and M stirred up Shafer; Fields stirred Geacic erees ar cern Matra | Se ence, Se nie Se ee Pome iy ‘ant; he had no written speech. “Mr. Gants then peared aa peace, men Inthe turbulent loments. Reso: appeared a8 peace lutions were finally unanimously adopted to sustain the Governor on general principles, and stand by him. Another resolution was aftertvards offered by Mr. Salmon, of New York, di ving Of the Police Com- missioners’ bill now before the Senate. This, after some pposition from Curtis, Smith, Kirk end Bryant of New York, was udopted, the first three refus- ing to vote and the latter voting against it. Senators Fields and Murphy le:t the caucus before the vole was en. Senator Fields made an able speech in the Senate evening on the Governor's message in to Senator White, He bandied the l’resident and some of the Cabinet without gloves, and took the thas ‘the democratic party wag never in favor of slavery, but ouly for letting it alone, aud leaving it with the wo regulate; and, further, that it was extreme men, like Dickingon and others, who wero always pecking ofice, who tried to make the party pro-slavery, ‘The agriculturalists were in session in the Assembly chamber this evening, listening to essays on sugar and worms. to the desolate and suffering the South, where the land is drenehed in biood, and misery and want prevailed where. He compared this aad state of affairs in the rebellious States with tho great prosperity which was to ‘be witnessed on all sides in the North. the great struggle now being waged for the existence and expan- sion of the government, great benefits would eventually arise, and out of the furnace of war and bloodshed there would arise a grand, united and consolidated nation. To arrive at this conclusion, then, there was nothing to be done but to extirpate the root and cnure «f the rebellion, This, he argued, was nogro slavery. Thero was nothing but this. Yet ho contended that negro slayory would have stung ftself to doatn under the constitution. (Applause.) Mr. Stephens, it will be remenibered, proposed to build up @ government founded altogethor on negro slavery. The plan was to carry out the South and then to unite Cuba, part of Mex!- co and the other West Indies, and form a slave confede- racy, exclading the North altogether, But as this was 4 human plan which interfered with God’s arrangements, it must fail. For bis own part, are ee tried the question, He had stayed '2 th8 ohn! federacy (0 save the nigger; be had fought for it, been fairly whipped, and now he has the m@hliness to come forward aud may that he is beaten, He defied any buman being to tell him of any other cause of the war but slavery, Some say the abolitionists caused it. Now, how many abolitionists would there have been if there had been no negro slavery? This was a plain proposition, which no one seemed ready toanswor. What would there bave been to abolish? Nothing but the balance of power and the women. (langhter.) And so with the secessionists. If there had been no negro slavery, there would have been no North nor South, but a united government from ocean to ocean, The gentloman’s address, Which was rather lengthy, wos principally devoted te the consideration of the siavery gueation, many of big ente being in effect the samé as those used in his New York address. He hoped that negro slavery would be extirpated root and brauch, for we can never havea certain peaco while it exists ip the land. Slavery was nearly at an in Are kaneas, At the commencement of tho rebellioa they had 111,000 in bondage in the State; now thero were 20,000 . Most of the others, with their masters, had off into Texas, and now they propose to stop the foie through which they left, and let thom remain thore, (Langhter.) He [44 very intercsting account of the productiveness of State of Arkansas, snowing that all that was needed for the development of its woalth is es. If Jefferson Davis had bis officers here in jrooklyn, he could conscript more men than in bis s0- called leracy. Inconcluding he said that the 16 of Arkansas wou decide by an overwhelming that slavery shall no longer exist in their State. He was listened to with great attention and was loudly applauded th ut. Atthe conclusion of Mr. Gantt’s address, Mr. Beecher, being loudly called for, responded in a few pertinent remarks, and a vote of thanie to the spcaker, which was res) @ unanimous aye. Police Intelligence. A Desperate Fematk—Atreurt to Sa00r.—Kate Eliga- beth Arnold, agayly attired young woman, nineteen years of age, liviog in Houston strost, near Wooster, who al- loges that sho bad been vilely slandered by Mr. Andrew Phillips, of No. 151 Fulton street, yesterday attempted to take his life. Providing herself with a neat four bar- relled pistol, Kate sallied forth in — Of the object of her hate, and, meeting Mr. Phillips near the Museum, istol to bear on his head. As she was about to joment officer Hays, of the Second ‘inct, came Tha arrested the bloodthirsty girl and. took he 4 station house. Phillips |, but refused to enter a complaint against the pr! and Panis oye retracts reat oven if by 80 doing she does fad lodgings in the Tombs, Souprens Ronpen ix A Disonpea.y Hovsr—Tae Piacw Broke Ur.—On Tuesday evening James Dillon, n soldier in the United States army, entered an alleged disreputable house in Eighth avenuo, kept by Charles Rozencrans an@ wife, and was thore robbed of soventy dollars in Si ot ern Heneghan made a descent on ths den, and arrested both Rozeucrana ‘were takon to the ‘and lo up for exami- nation before Justice Connolly. The money stolen from Dillon was not recovered. Porter Hovss Row anp Stannina —A number of men, more or less intoxicated, toto ao altercation in the porter house corner of Hates and Carmine stroets on hen James A. Hi interfered to Reparate the beligeren ts and restore ordor. While thus engaged be was ly stabbed in the back bya knife or other sharp instrament, said to have been in the Pwenty sights presiac, being attracted Yo the spot by ty M Arietiee Nrrestes Kiltiiee, ahd Justice. Ledwith locked tio? waa conveyed 10 his Teeienoe, 49 Leroy street Hers be es ina critical condition. How Recruits Are Lost. TO THE BDITOR OF THE MERALD. - aN TNE POTOMAC KILLED AND WOUNDED. General Meade made a brief speech in Philadelphia yes- pa im response to Mayor Henry’s address of welcome, Said: ‘When Tonme to the heed to visit is family Idid not ‘Anticipate such a demovstration as this of to-day, and, foe you, I thank ee cians of Philadelphia, I fear, jowever, youattach mucl etka a tcattan nt tay tree ‘fagsistance it o an , We owe the ry at Gettysbui Cheers.) Had it not been for the spirit of w ‘term! overy private soldier when the army 1 Gesire to call your attention to a circumstance for Freder a be would leave bis bones upon the | which tho services of many would-be reoraits are oat to fleld or drive back the invader, no ability of ive WOM’ | the country. On several occasions I have taken rooruite thoretore, on this eccasion desire to fire the private | to che heedatartere of Captaa We , Provost Marshal for m this public acknowledement. | (CoC Jaw whnt | to have nea musered ithe sbeonce of one OF that pattie I folt the ‘concern, aa ode “3 ope would be the result of a lure, and to my ofoers, core, = Kei Weanged nie aan. eat ri indetled, for the victory whies | ming” s Delancey streak, crowned our efforte, I assure Yon trata is "enl be ‘The New Jersey roma. hag sometimes been called 5 ‘Taawvon, N. J., Feb. 10, 1908, acknowledged tbe mont gallant army the wor! eget on ae retro x (cow that since 1s my ron tha armay. Toft ite | a biti exiendlog the charter of, the New Rall inch ines in front of Washington, oot lege han one, hundred | Company to 1980, end pelt fond, #0. a8 to AvOld curves Sura proved the valor of tbe Troon That army. is in. | which will shorten the road and y rd it a IF of devote i aT Bs aed with more rapid — ae flr one ie ie Pawan tS tenpteee yrs “ Or. Lowes, Vets 10, Tae vor s ‘that my fellow citizons aro interested in — by th snowed tae raging whaverer ig done,” Allow the elegtion for mo agetg yo taps Low, |