The New York Herald Newspaper, February 17, 1864, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. Orrick N. W, CORNER FULTON AND NASSAU ST’. Votume XXIX AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Irving Pisce —[taci4n Orkaa— Te Por oro. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Conxte Soooad. WALLACK 8 THEATRE, ‘oadway.—Pune Gov, Tiere GARDEN, Broadway.—Ticxer or Laare AN OLTMPLC THEATRE, Broadway.—Coxioss Cask— Pov of Tow Manxgr. NBW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowory.—Ticker of Leave Maw—Warca Dog—Love axp MuRDES. KOWBRY THEATRE, Bowery. —Hooss Bowt—Lovo Daantey—Lorerr Trower. BARNUM'S MUSEUM, Broad Dwanrs. Acnmvos, Wut Is It, &0., At Sand 7% P BRYANTS MINSTRELS, Mechauvics Hall. 472 Broad- way-Brurortax Soxcs, Dances, Buntxsqoes, &c.—Ma- Buren Tart Jace y.—Four Granrs, Two all hours, HalvEt— WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, S14 Broadway, —Ermorta x Sosas, Dancua, &c—AuoRicAN Oran, Ou!’ Huse, RICAN THKATRE, No. 444 Broadway,—Bavcara, Pantomime, BuRLESQUES, 40.—MAruLME, BROADWAY AMPHITHEATRE, 435 Broadway.—Gru- gamro 4nD BquestRisN PeRVORuANcKS, Afternoon and venlog HOPE CHAPEL, 718 Broadway.— TERE ou Micton or tum Universe, 82 Tae SreRnoscorrioox . PBRRAM'S, 535 Broadway TER KO: wou or TUR R&BELLION, sf alae i a NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, G18 Broadway.— Oumosirms avy Leorures, from 9A. M. iil 10 P.M. GOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, pol Bones Des, Bee HOUSE: Brooklyn. —Bearorian New York, Wednesday, Febra re sae ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY, Advortisemouts for the Feeaco must be band ore ten o'clock ev ‘ednesday evoning Its circulation among the enterprising mechanics, farmers morobants, manufacturers and gentlemen throughout the country 8 increasing very rapidiy. Advert:sements in- Sertod in tho WaeKcy Henaun will thus be seen by a large portion of the active and cnorgetié people of sho United Stele 2HE SITUATION. From General Kelley’s department we learn that ruwiors of movements of rebel forces towards Rom- ney were in circulation; but so far they have not beoa realized. Severe snow storms were pre- valent in that vicinity. A rebel mail carrier, who is charged with conveying mails to and from Bal- timore to the rebel lines, was arrested near Wood- Stool and conveyed to Wheeling, where he. was held in custody. Union associations are said to be progressiag in Virginia. Orders for the arrest of some of the leading members of these bodies have been iasued by Jeff. Davis. The news from North Carolina shows that Gen. Pook is very active, and meditates a movement which may prove of some importance. The press of North Carolina is crying out against the redvc- tion of Unioa troops, upon whom they relied for the protection of the State. The Governor has been requested to call an extra session of the Legislature. The news from Chettanooga is uot very im- portant. A furious rain storm was raging there on Saturday and Sunday. The position of affairs in East Tennessee was unchanged. Deapatehes from Fortress Monroe yesterday state that twenty-six more Union officers arrived there, haviag escaped from Libby prison in Rich- mond. We give the names in another column. There ia 20 movement to report from the Army of the Potomac. CONGRESS. To the Senate yesterday the bills graating landa in aid of the construction of military roads in Oregon were passed, a3 was also the bill respecting the statutes of limitation in cases where the ordinary course of political proceedings has been inter- rupted by the rebellion. At the-instance of Mr. Lane, of Kansas, the regular order of business was auspended while be made a long speech on the bill to give a portion of the lands of Texas to colored people. No farther action was taken on the subject. The bill toincrease the pay of colored troops was then taken up, and Mr. Davis, of Ken- tucky, addressed the Senate in opposition to it. A committee for conference with the House on the amendments to the Enrolment bill was then or- dered, and the Senate adjourned. in the House of Representatives the case of Mr. J.M. Jounson, who claims a seat as Representa- tive from the Third district of Arkansas, was called up, the question being as to whether the gentleman's credentials should be referred to the Committee on Elections or laid on the tabk, as proposed by Mr. H. Winter Davis, of Marylond. A long and animated discussion ensued, which de- veloped the fact that the republicans are greatly divided as regards the status of rebellious States. | her illegitimate child yesterday by means of a NEW YORK HERADD, WEDNESDAY, FEnnuAY 17, 1664, ages inch anh mc for deficiencies in the appropriatous for main tenance and repairs of the canals was, with others of leas interest, ordered to a third eeading. The bi for the incorporation of the Niagara Bbip Canal wastalled up, and 9 long dobate over the measure followed, the motion pending being that the hill be rejected. A vote on it was not reached. The Annual Appropriation bill being takea ap, the item of $200,000 for the support of the State National Guard was again fercely attacked,an’ warmly defended. Several members tookepart in the discussion, which was very excited and replete with charges and counter charges of disloyalty, &o., and considerable time was consumed ; but no vote was taken. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. ‘There ave three European steamships duc at American ports to-day, with news five days later than the advices of the China. These vessels sailed in the following order, vie:— Day of For. The Paris Union states that the Neapolitan of- ficer who has embarked at Cherbourg as colonel inthe army of Mexico is not General Tristany himself, but hia younger brother. ¥ Eighteen thousand and fifteen emigrants left Bremen during the year 1868, against 16,018 io 1862. Of the former namber 17,523 were for America, 401 for Canada, and 86 for the Rio Grande, Ingboth yeara the number of ships— eighty-five—was the same, 3 “i Wendell Phillips, the anti-slavery orator, de- livéred one of his charaoteristic speeches last evening at the Cooper Institute. He was favored with a large and attentive audience, and spoke at some length on the question of reconstruction, which he expounded in a peculiar way. It was 00 lessthan this—that there will never bo a proper con- dition of things in Tennessee ‘‘unti! Andy Johason sees John Hancock under a black skin.'' The proposition ia rather cloudy, it must be confessed, but it nevertheless drew forth ringing applause. We give an extented report of the lecture else- where to-day. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday after- noon, Presideut Henry in the chair. A resolution was offered by Alderman McMahon to take into consideration the propriety of converting some of the city parks into parade grounds for the militia. A resolution was received from the Jounciimea cali- g upon the Counsel! to the Corporation to memo- ze the Legislature to legalize the acts of the commissioners of deeds appointed by the Commoa Counefl, and to increase the number of commis- sionera five hundred over the present number. Alderman Hardy moved that the report of the committee in favor of rebuilding pier 46 North river be recomumiited, for the purpose of ascertain- ing the propriety of constructing a stone pier in- stead. A number of papers were received from the Board of Councilmen, among which waa a re- solation transferring $15,000 from the Rusa pave- ment account to the account of the committee ap- pointed to give a public reception to the returned volunteers, which was concurred ia. The Board thea adjouraed uatil Thursday afteraoon at two o'clock. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday. A commnuicition was received from the Secretary of State at Albany, asking the Board to have the act incorporating the hospital authorized by the will of the late James Roosevelt pablished ia two papers. Referred to the chairman. The Com- mittee on Voluatecring reported that the $2,000,000 boanty ordinance does not conform precisely to the law; bat they recommended the adoption of an ordinance the same in substance as that at- ready passed, and the wording of which will com- ply more minately with the statute, Adopted. A report in favor of allowing Sheriff Lynch $4,269 for services from October 1 to December 81, 1863, was adopted. The amount applied for was $32,857. The difference was for fees on the conviction of prisonora, and was held to be aa illegal charge by the Board. No further business of any moment came up. The Board adjourned till Friday neat at two P. M. A anit was.commenced in the Supreme Court. circuit, before Judge Peckham, yesterday, by Lewis Y. Lehmeyer against M. Abenheim, for the recovery of two hundred and seventy dollars al- leged to have been due the plaintiff in purchasing gold for the defendant on timé. It was one of those every day cases in Wall street where brokers are in the habit of buying and selling gold toa fabulops amount on little or no capital, and created considerable interest in the stock gambling com- monity. Verdict for the plaintiff. An assault and battery case of unugaal interest was tried in theSuperior Court, before Judge Mo- nell, yesterday, A merchaut named Albert Horn got into a dispate with a brass finisher named Samuel H. Gibson about the payment of some bill, when blows were struck, and Mr. Horn claims that he was severely injured. Verdict for the plaintiff, one hundred dollars. The parties are both advanced in years—old enongh to have grandchildren, in fact—and were surrounded by a host of anxious friends and relatives. Julia Bennett sought to recover the custody of habeas corpus, before Judge Barnard, alleging that it was ill treated by those having it in charge, and that its father was unable to support it. The subject in dispute was produced by the father, William Feen, and the respondent put in an affi- Mr. Davis denounced the President's recon- struction schemes, and stigmatized the ef- fort now being made to rehabilitate Loui- siana a3 an outrage. The credentials were finally referred to the Committee on Elections. The consideration of the Internal Revenue bill was then resumed. The House agreed to the Sen- ate amendment striking out the proposed tax on all spirits now on hand, by a vote of seventy-seven against seventy-three, and also agreed to the amendment atriking out the additional tax of twenty cents per gallon on adulterated spirits sold as whiskey, brandy, &c. The Senate sliding scale of taxation on spirits was disagreed to by a vote of forty-one against one hundred and five; but the subject was not finally disposed of. A conference committee on the amendments to the Eorolment bill was ordered, end the House adjourued THE LEGISLATURE. In the Senate yoaterday several bills previously -' noticed were introduced, aud a number of local aad private ones were acted upon. Among those introduced was one amending the law legalizing the bounty end riot bonds of our Board of Super- visora. It is designed to correct an error in the act recently passed. The bill for the incorpora- tion of the Atlantic and Brazil Bavigation Com- pany was debated for some time, and then laid over. Bills were noticed to amend the act of 1826 relative to improvements in this city, and to pro- vide for the payment of interest on certain canal drafts. The Senate concurred in the Assembly resolution for a recess from the 19th to the 29th inst. A compromise has hoon effected between a committee of the fenate and the Harlem Railroad Company, where- by the freight on milk on that road, after the Ist of April next, will be only one cent per quart. ‘The bill now before the Legislature to effect this object will therefore, most itoly, not be further agitated for the present. The bill fixing the eala- ries of the Brooklyn Police Justices was ordered to a third reading. The committce appointed at the recent Gramercy Park Hote! meeting to op- pore the projected Lexington Avenue Railroad ape | had a hearing before the Senate Rail- oad Committee. As no person appeared to de- fond or represent the proposed railroad,"the com. jwlttee resolved to report adverse to the entertain ment of the measure by the Legislature Ia the Aasembly the bill appropriating #200,009 davit alleging that-the mother was not a proper person to take charge of the infant. The fur- ther hearing of the case was postponed until ‘Thareday. Margaret Green, an intelligent looking colored girl, was tried and convicted in the Court of Ses- sions yesterday, before Judge Russel, of having committed an assault on Lewis Manck, on the let of January la It appeared from the evidence that the complainant, with several other young mon and boys, had been kecping New Year's day by insulting and annoying all the girls who passed them on«the sidewalk, and the dofendant, be- coming enraged at their conduct, attacked Manok with a knife, and inflicted a severe wound in the thigh. William Pyne was tried and convicted of having stolen a watch, some clothing and money, in all of the value of $111, from James Knapp, returned volunteer, on the 2d inst. The com- plainant’s testimony illustrated the recklessness with which men of his class sometimes squander their greenbacks. The robbery took place at No. 103% Cherry street, where he had been passing the night with Eliza Brown, who was also indicted, and pleaded guilty of the same offence. Pyne acted as barkeeper of the ostablishment, and aidedEliza in appropriating the property while complainant was asleep. Both prisoners were re- manded for sentence. William R. Robinson pleaded guilty of having discharged a five barrelled re- volver at officer Slote, of the Fourteenth precinct, on the 3dinst. Robinson belongs to the Chicago Zouaves, who lately visited this city, and, be- coming intoxicated, got himself iuto the preseat difficulty. He will be sent back to Chicago. In the case of T. B. Curtis vs. Louis Van Esten, which has been on trial in the Superior Court, before Judge Monell, for the past five days, the jury rendered « verdict yesterday for the plain- tift of $9,242, with $300 allowance. The plaintiff, it will be remembered, was a specalator in stocks, and gave ordors to the defendant to purchase to a large amount, gpnerally paying a margia of five per cent to protect tle broker against loss. ‘These orders, which amoanted to several bandred thousand dollars, were mover executed, and when the “settling day’ came defendant was gon ost. The ptajnt? glaimed €3,600 for and $32,000 mms ofits, which defendant had re- ported to him aa having been je from time to time by thewe purchases and palen, The syfage, i Quality, Swine were highor; sates at Bc: a 8%c. for cora fed. ‘Tho total recoipts wore 4,679 beoves, 166 cows, ‘3607 veals, 12,281 shoop and tambs and 6,297 ewtae of this britliant attaok, aad the equally bril- liant manner ia which Weed and his gueriflas one of the most interesting aad exclting inci- desired effect, and a majority of the ropublicaa legislators signed a paper requesting President Liacoln to remove Collector Barney and ap- his place, promising the President that, in ro- tura for this trifling favor, they would follow the examp!e of other Logislatures, and recom- mead the renomination of that uarivatled statesman and unequalled generalissimo com- moaly known as Old Abe important pledge, Thurlow Weed ordered his baad to rest where they were, on full rations, while he weat on to Washington and captured charging the jury, heldgthad the plaintéf was only ontitted to receive the money he actually paid the defendant, and not for any supposed profits be- tween the partica. ‘The jury rendered a verdict in Cavor of the plaintiff in the above amount—be- img the sum paid for margias—with interest to date. The case of mil Von Bchocuing va. Solomon Kohnstam, for the recovery of $2,673, alloged to have been collected from the goverament for lodg- fng and foeding the Fifty-second regiment New York Volanteers by the defendant on behalf of tho plaiotiff, and for which he has neglected to ac- Count, was commenced again in the Buperior Court, before Judge Moncrief, yesterday; but in conse- quence of some informality the defendant wilh drew a juror, and the cause wont over until the next term. . Ono of the clerks in the Custom House was Josterday tho unhappy victim of a trick per formed by some clever light fingered gentloman. The clerk veferced to was cogaged in stowing away three bags of gold, each bag containing, it is said, the eum of five thousaad dollars. One of these bags was takon from under the very nose of the clerk, and no trace has aince been discovered a3 to the whoreabouts elther of the bag or its pur loiner. The office was:crowded at the time of the theft by partios paying duties, ‘The Aurrogate yesterday aetticd the accounts of the eatetes of James Fituprtrick and John Rich- ardson, deceased. The reat eatate of Peter Vaa Acadate, deceased, was ordered gold to pay claims against his estate, James H. Withers, the barber who was convict ed and sentenced to Blackwoll’s Island for his participation in the July riots, has*beon pardoned. ‘Tho busiooss transactions wore interrupted yesterday by tho snow storm, and the aggregate trade was thoro- (ore rathor tight, oxcopt tn a fow articles. Tho markeis were generally firm, however, and the gales wero mostly at very Cult prices for bota foreign and domestic goods Oa 'Cuaage business was ‘large in whoat for oxport, at 40 improvement of Ic., while trade in four was geome what restricted by the firmaess of holdors, who coatend 61 for an advaace cousequent upou tho rise iu gold, which buyers were not tuckined to pry. Cora was dull aod aominal. Freights were dull, but without further change tw rates. Whiskey continued unsettiod by the delay of finai Congressional factton on the oxcise tax. Grocorivs wore firm Cotton was steady. Petroloum was firmor. Tao market for beof oattle was buovant and Armor, with an active demand and continued limited receipts, aad prices largely advanced, rangiag from 044. a L6c. ‘Tho sales wore mostly at 12 a 14c., everal droves averaging 130. @135{0. Aligold carly. Mich cows wore Steady. Voala were activo at 6c, a Te. a Oc. Bheep and tambs were ia good demand at $4 76a $13, a8 to Thurlow Wecd's Raid on the OCastom House—The Attack Repulsed. Just about the time when Mosby was making one of his sudden dasbes upon the Army of the Potomac, aud at about the period of the rebct Wheeler’s guerilla incursion into Tennessee, Thurlow Weed made a splendid raid upon the New York Custom House. The Palmer frauds and the other exposures of corruption supplied him with bis ammunition, and such valiant war- tiors as Postmaster Wakemaa were in bis troop and expected to share his booty. The history were repulsed and defeated, supplics us with dents of the war. Oa ao fine, clear morning Thuclow Weed, Postmaster Wakeman aad the rest of (he troop put on their boots, apura and equipments, and mounted upon one of the cacs of the Hudson River Railroad. They arrived at Albaoy, with- out accident or adventure, and immediate- ly proceeded to enlist the republican members of the Legislature in their little acheme. The documents they displayed and the very liberal bounties they offered had the point the honest and incorruptible Wakemaa ia Armed with this the distinguished Chief Magistrate of the na- tion. In this undertaking. a3 the story goes, the gallant Thurlow was successful. At first the President seemed disposed to resist; but as s00a as the redoubtable Weed drew out the legislative pledge, struck a war- like attitude and began to sound the war- whoop, Old Abe hauled down his colors and surrendered without firing a shot. Iudeed, so eaay was this victory that the captive seemed to rejoice in his captivity, and perused and re- perused the promise of a renomination with evidont pleasure. But, alas! most changeable ate the chances of war. There are as many slips between Old Abe and the Custom House as between the cup and the lip. Just aa Thur- low Weed was congratulaiing himself upon his triumph, and preparing to biad his prisoner by a promise in writing, along came Secretary Chase, in full uniform, with his sword drawn and a brace of revolvers in his belt, shouting lnatily, “To the rescue! A Chase to the rescue!” The shrewd Secretary had “smelt a rat,” and, like the Lcish orator, he was determined “to nip it ia the bud.” The struggle which en- sued was fearful; but Thurlow Weed was dis- comfited, and the Secretary of the Treasury added another leaf to his laurels and another feather to his cap. A single remark from Chase decided the combat. “Mr. Prosident,” said he, “if you remove Barney I will resign.and kick up a general muss.’ What slight causes produce great effects. What trifles change the destinies of men and nations. How incomprehensible are the motives which sway the minds of mankind. We all kaow that the President would gladly oust Chase from the Cabinet; and yet, when the irre- pressible and fntriguiag Secretary threatened to resign, the President blanched and faltered. “Mr. Weed,” said be, “I am afraid we shall have to go under. I cannot permit my Cabinet to be disturbed. Of course Barney ought to be removed; and yet why should be? If he is honest, #9 bo it; if aot, why thon be itso. I cannot afford to romove him if that act will cause my friend Chase to resiga. You know, Mr. Weed, what a bad odor arose when I per- mitted Cameron to retire from tho administra- tion, It was a very offensive odor, and Ido not wish to be subjected to it again, And that reminds me,” said the President, relapsing into his usual vein, “of 4 little story. When I was on @ farm fo Mltnols, I went out one day, with a few friends, to clear out some skunks that had bean Lyre ry im hborhood for some time. We b hig ) animals, Mr. Weed, for and the ross thereupon was too ftand, and we didn’t Ik congleded got te people go ‘ Ghoot ay niore, Gistare the coat of Ske family. So it was with Cameron,” added tho President, “and ge,” be continued, reflectively, 4% might be with Obase and the reat of the Cabinot. f think, Mr. Weed, that wo had botter lot things bo as they are. Don’t you-think go, toot” {n vain the Prosi- dent paused for a reply. Crestfaticn and de- foated, the gallant Thurlow rushed from tho White House and flung bimsolf on board of the train for New York. Thus ended this remarka- ble raid, which might have aucoceded but for Chase's valor and determination. And thus it happens that Cotlector Barney atilf rules in tho Custom House, Lbat Postmaster Wakeman does not, and that the Now York Legislature haa uot yot renominated Lincola. Tes Crea, Prorear Agamar Ravvting.— Tho more we analyve this extraordinary docu- ment, the moro we aro siruok with its auporla- tive impudence. It takea three grounds of ob- jection to rafiling:—First, because it is contrary to the law of God; secondly, because it is con- trary to the law of the State; and, thirdly, bo- cause it is condemned by the legislation of many Christian communities. There is not one of these objections tenable. There ts o0 cus- om that bas descended to us from early times ia favor of which higher sanction can be pleaded. When the apostolic circle was broken by the treachery of Judas Iscariot, are we aot toid by the Scriptures that under tho direction of the Holy Spirit his piace was filled by east- ing lots, and that the lot fell upon Matthias? Agaia, after the doath of the Saviour, are we not informed by the same divine authorlty that His followers cast lots for His garments? So much for the Gospel view of the question. Now, aa to the custom being contrary to the laws of our own oc other States, the assertion is utterly without foundation. I[¢ is true that Lotterios for ganbling purposes are declared illegal by our laws; but there is 00 probibition of thom for innocent objects. The proof of this ia to be found in the fact that every conscript drafted in ove army is drawn by lot [t ia the game im France, Germany and all over the European continent. Then, again, every jury in every State of the Union is similarly drawn. So it ia in Great Britain, and so it is in overy Christian country whore trial by jury prevails. Thus we find that acither by the moral law, the laws of the United States nor our State laws is raffling, with a proper objeot, prohibited. Why, even the practice of the clergy thomsclves haa given @ sanction to it. effort to raise money for the erection ofa church or 4 parsonage fa which» rafile did not form one of the prominent auriilaries. We || presume that the motive of the fierce oppoai- tion raised to it in the present fnstance is the fear entertained by these protesting parsons that it will draw offso much from their own prospéctive receipts. We have nevor knowa any When we come to examine the signatures at- tached to the protest our admiration of its of- fcontery is stitl further increased that it numbers seventy of those, of whom for- ty-nine have the charge of congregations. The remaining tweniy-oue ace composed of laymen, sorue of them living on the chirch ia yarious capacities, auch as secretaries to Biblé socle- ties, missions, &e. Now how small a shace of the religious sentiment of this gcoat metropolis is represeated by these individuals can be judged of from the fact that thera are in New York over three hundeed places of public worship, each haviag one or more officiating ministers We find ut this is mot all. Out of these forty-nine clergymen who take such an interest in the spicitual wolface of our city only tweaty-four have ang connection with it. s eight bolong to New Jersey, and the rest to Brooklyn, and Staten Island. The idea of those New Jer- sey and Long Island parsons coming to lecture the people of this metropolis on their moral and legal obligations is about the coolest thiag that has beea heard of in this impudent age; ‘and it is all the more refreshing from the fact that it is the congregations of these pious shep- herds that furnish most of the bad scandals that edify this wicked community of ours from time to time Of the remainder Williamsburg, Newtown, Astoria Tue Hovse ov Reeeesencatives oN vas Con- stivucionat. Apor.rrion ov Staveay.—On Monday last a reaolutton was adopted in the House of Representatives, by a majority of sixteea—yeas seventy-eight. nays sixty-two—declaring “that the constitution of the United States should be so amended as'to abolish slavery {a the United States wherever it now exists, and to prohibit its extension in any part thereof forever.” In this vote we find the administration ele- ments voting ia the affirmative, and the peace democracy and other opposition fragments present voting against the proposition. The Northern democrata are still wedded to their old idol. They still hold fast to the delusion that Southora slavery somchow is to come back to them some fine day, and restore to them the spoils and piuader as the national po- litical balance of power. But this new idea of the complete and permanent removal of this stumbling block of slavery by a constitutional amendment is rapidly working its way through all the channels of public opinion; so that we anticipate that before the close of the present session of Congress a majority of two-thirds will be found even in the House in favor of the scheme. Forty-six members were absent or failed to vote on the question on Monday, and they, we guess, are mostly mon who are now astride the fence. Their voices, added to the affirmative vote given, will make up the re- quired two-thirds vote to pass the amendment; and it will not be long before these fence men will learn on which side to come down. Let the friends of the measure keep up the fire, Tak Secession Impostors ov Stars Soveneran- TY.—The present rebellion was set in motion upon the fundamental error that each of the States of the Union is sovereign State, and can leave the copartnership upon any pretext, as among the rights reserved to the States in the federal constitution. Now mark how easily this bald imposture is demolished. According to the constitation, by a vote of two-thirds in each house of Congress, ratified by three- fourths of the States, slavery may be constitu- tionally abolished in all the States, through an amendment of the supreme law of the land. Virginta, North and South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas may all vote unanimously against it; but the au- preme law will still provail in those States, ag in the States voting for the proposition. Ifa law, then, can be mado constitationally bind- ing upon o State, in the face of the unanimous vote of its peoplo, what becomes of this pre- posterous bumbug of State sovereignty? It ia os +4 uae Bouthera politioal boresy a masked battery against Graut. Thus he is charged with the c ility of the ua- fortunate battle of Belmont, with having eacri- Gced an army at Shiloh, with the Loss of his military stores at Holly Springs, which re- sulted ia the repulse of General Sherman in hia Grat campaign againat Vicksburg, and so on. Finally, the credit of tho great victory of Chattanooga, the @azolle contends, belongs to the. War Oftice. Suoh wero the attacks againat General Jackson when be was brought out be- fore the people aa the hero of New Orleans; ond the bero of Vioksburg will only be helped along by them aa waa Old Hickory. Let tho Gazelle keep at it. Tho cause of Gtant is flourishing. e Caustay to Horsea.~-Our attention fx con- atantly calltd to the subject of tho cruelty to horses, especially in connection with the Russ pavement on Broadway. Horses that fall on that pavement and break theic limbs in tho fall, oc are otherwise ao injured that thoy are ua- able to get up, are allowed to remain thore generally for maay hours, and often to die. Some regulation should be made ia relation to this matter by which tho police should have more authority, and should at leaat ba author- ized to kill auch horses, if not to have thom carried away by the first carman that could be found. Our police, indeed, for this aa well as many similar matters, should be made sub- city inspectora, and bo requized to report on subjecta of this oature directly to the City In Bpector. EWS FROM ALCANY. The Lerimgiom Avenac GBathroad=The National Gnord Overhauled=Dxckitng Dewate, txt mo Legistatton, &o Aveany, Fob 16, (864 ‘Tho Railroad Commitico of (ho Souate toot up tho Lox ingioa Avenue Railroad bill. The commitice of Cilizeus appointod at the mestiag hold at cho Gram- orcy Park Hotet wore presevt, but no porsoa could ‘be found to fathor the bili or advocate iia passage Tho committce Goding it a fatherloas hantiing, uaavimousiy votod to report It adversely. If i¢ has avy friends thoy will ploaso take notice and bo roady for its funeral Wo had to-day ove of tho most spicy sessions of tho water io (he Asaomuly. Tho bene of contention was the item to tho Appropriation bill of two hundred thousand dol. lars for the National Guard wilitie. Ai! manuor of accusa- tious weremade againat the Govornor'a military family for their action ta regard to tho oficors of the rogimente betog formod. Tho repudlicans bandied about tho words secessionists and traltora, as though tho Stato was full of thom. [t was plainly evident that to thom ‘overybody that was pot a member of a loyal loagus, evon if be had sorvod im the army, or paid his hundreds and thoasands to bolp gto raise voluntoers, was a traitor, — ft was charged from that stand point that the officors of the National Guard wore copperheads and secessionista. The other side of the house took that up, and slated Chat out of eight major jenorais Bix wore republicam, of the Ss brigadier gonerala more than ono-balf wore ropublioans: algo that only sixty out of tho one hundred and twouty-cight authorizations to colonets to ratac fhad Deon granted, and onty a mall number commissioned. Tho law gives tho power to cowmmingion the field officers on tho start, but Goveruor Seymour hag been in tho practice of refuning to commis. Bion tho colonels untl the rogimonts wore raised. Tho charges aud criminations of tho differout speakers wore decidedly totorestiag, and at one time thero was quite a pensation whee on6 of the Aperkors chargod that @a Albauy colonel was @ secessionist, Quite a uumbor of the regiment were in the lobby, and manifosted agreat nen over the ohargo, a8 did aise the colonol bimself, ‘The discussion was Kopt up tills late hour, tho gallo. ries two or threo times applauding the domocratic speakers, the oxcitement constantly on tho increase, The countenance of nearly every speakor indicated (hat he was very near that condition that a do fa in whoo bin bite ve death, No voto was talcen, and who matter was post poned until after tho recose ‘The republicans paased this law in 1862 for thomaolves, and have evidently got ato own trap sat for. their oppor conte, Honce theie virtudhs indignation Lectare of Mr. Goorge Thompsov, the Bagitsh Abolitioniat, Bostrom, Fev. 16, 1864. Goorge Thompsoa lectured at the Music Mai this evon- tog upoa tho popular sentiment of Kngiand in rogard to America and (ho robeijion «The orator had a most dis tinguished reception He thaoked God that bo was in Amorica andor what, ho could not 617 when be waa ere before, the protection of tbe Star Spangiod Banvor , that be couid say what ho'could not say bo‘ore, Le bovored and oateomed tho Chiol Magis- trate of the republic, [Ho paid an oloquent tribute to tho maa for the ceisia, Honest Abrabam Lincoia. It had never entered hie wildest droams that be could congratulate Amerioa that ahe bed an anti slavery President aud aradi- cai aptialavory Cougross, Lie roviowed tho wonderful obango and progress in behalf of bumaa liberty that had marked tho years gince he was laat in inia conatry, concluding with the declaration that whea the repubiic it a muskot into the hand of the ro, bockled upon 4 back @ box with ball cartridges, it scaled tho death warrant of slavory and olovated tho nogro to the coadi. tion of a man. It only romainod to porsevero, nor reat, Qor waver, nor relax in offurt uuti tho last fibre of that root of bitterness is plucked up—uotil there shall not be asiave upon the coatinont, from the Atlantic and tho Pacific, from the northernmost habitabio spot to Panama. He wan no stranger to the contest of the laa! fi'ty years. Ho know the history of the siave power and ila - sioos. Ho know also the ry of tho antagonism to that powor, aud-he declared that in tho office of tho Liberator th® freedom of a race began, Ho recounted the various phasés of English foaling in rogard to tho war, low, at first, throught ignorance, it was adverse, and how it immediately changod when tho fedora! coverament assumed a0 aoti-siarery compioxion. ‘The proclamation of September 22, 1862, was received with an olectrical offect-in England, ana when the Lat of January came, monster meetings ‘wero beld to ushor i the day that was to bring omaucipation to two miltioo Mr. Thompson displayed a great number of tracta issued by the Union and Kxoaxoipation Societies of Kogiand, which they had scattered by bindreds of thousands aod had dispelled a large amount o ignorance which prevailed in the country Ho also. displayed numerous placards which preached from the walls against secession, and upon which ho said thou. sands of pounds had been exponded. Ho said the ae. cossiouists had ever held but one public meeting in Londoo, except one called by a Colonel Fuller, of Now York, aod be received auch a welcome ho novor again ventured to appear bofors ish audience The lecture, which was an bour and a half long, was concluded with an eloquent a upon tho friends of America in England, and especially upoa one who stands re-emincnt for honest patriotiam and eloquence—John ee algo wish an appeal to Amorion to indulge a kindly feeling for bis country. The Snow Storm Yesterday. The city waa visited yesterday by an unexpected soow storm, which commenced about eleven o'clock, aad for a time promised the advent of a sisighing season. Tho sudden burst of sunshine whicb arroated tho foatbery shower tu the afternoon dispelled all hopes of another carnival. Later in evening, however, tho storm came on again with renowod vigor, a fierce wost wind driving the snow in miniature whirlwinds on every street cornor, sages bel the discomfort of pedestrians, and much tw the advantage of the omnibus interest, After midnight the storm was ovor and the stars ro- gained their ascendancy in the skies. Crsvmano, Feb 16, 1963, Very cold wind frem northwest, blowing a gals. Suow- {ng uard at intervals, St. Jon, N. F. Fob, 16, 1364 Weather cold. Thermometer 10 above sero, Wiad northwest, Thero was a groat easterly gale yesterday. fo your paper of the 18th inat. is an article does ion me great injustice. You say that I was arrested ‘charged with defrauding two cotored recruite out of @ large por- tion of the bounty money.’’ Tho facts of the case aro _ the boys briefly these. —About the middle of December dint it to me to enlist them they fe poe @ guardian, which mo, the papors being aa, oxec! Ho and the parties bringi entire bounties were woo twonty five dollars eac amoudt and the balance R # ieamed' to the sureties, Nod, the substance of the jon. 1 did not T was enlisting them Cor aay other pH Y ere. ; New Your, Feb, 15, 1964. pied ny Acavewr of Momo. —The opers-go1ng portion of our public will muster in foroo at tho Acadomy ¢o night to welcome back their old favorite, Brigaoll, w's0 maken his ventree (0 Polliato. Thoro are Tow artiste wae havo aatab- lished @ Girmer claim upon tho regard of Our community than the beaw tener, He is at once tt, pot of the peti. conta and the oateemed of the Mon —‘A"9 charactors Ubat to any ono lao would bo incompa'snio, Wo expect that his reception this ovenieg WIA partake moro of tho charactor of an ovgson than of an ordinary artistic aront, aed ee " Narccative of Opptaia Johe #. Porter, Jr. Fourteenth Now York Partioularse of Hig Escape, do. Captain Jobo F. Porter, of tho Fourtecoth Now Yore cavalry, arrived in this city O» Monday aight from Weak ington, uaving oscaped from Richmoud, where ho was confined as a prisoner of war, on tho of January fast. Oaptain Porter was takoa prisoner on the 16th of June, £868, in the attack on Port Hudson, lo was car riod ww .Jackson, and thouce conducted to the rebel capilal, which he rewshed on the 201% of June. kn Rioh- mond be wag incarcerated in tho aow famous Libby prison, Tho mmatos of this abode, thoir ircatmeet and tho operations which oberacterize tho modera Baaiite have beou ao fulty and graphically akotched of date fa ome colufans Chat Captain Porter kas aothing wow (0 Comme aioato regardimy those matters fo therefore moroly confines himself to the narrative of his owe cacapo (rom Richmond. Some two moaths ago Captaia Porter deter} mined upon making an alterapt al eacapo Go thea tried ( purchese a rebel uviform, ba could oot get it. At a balor date, however, mo suu- caeded in procuring rebel clothing, sovoral brothor of- core in prison providing him with cach article suitable for bia purpose, which they Captain Portorgr aa, pe emaciated from want of fo. the suflerings whit: prison, as woll ag a Bovero id whi ‘at tho second Bull run, that be found mush diffloudty in walking ; but after taking @ tittle oxercige daily, avg, a “gly incrossing the samo. ho soon found bis at creasing, and norvod himself toto task of aw Oa the morning of ‘the 29th of Last Heras --0 nied by Major 16. ot sn SRN now FA doers, Oaptain Portor mado‘bis firat FW i 4 down to tho main ontey of tho prison and toy eurgoen’s roow. Tfere ho iuformed tho sur, tae be was with chilla, aud 80 docerved modical gentioman What ho gavo bim medicine for the Gisoaso. Ho noxt passed down into the room occupied’ tho commisaary, shaved bis boar® and darks bis oyobrows and fair, duguisiog himaow perfocily. Captain Porver did wot thea endeavor toepacs ont the gate, but wailed until threo o'clock in (he afternoon, which was the hour designate® for roil call. At this time bo weut into the middle room of tho prisou, and, coli call being ovor, woat down with the guard Captaia Porter then waited until tho guard wont into the building, and while a vew one was being placed ov duty passed Post No 1, down Carey atroot, tn which Libby prison is situated. Caving got outside of (he city limits, he anddenly stumbled against a battery, wid, sooing & negro in Che viciuity, asked the name Of tha Dattery, aad was told it was No.4) Passed out along gho nive mile road, and, com’ a wood, slayed there Sror iurnod Wo Richmond veEe Morning, 1 Ordor favorable opporvunity for roacningetha Un-on }n9s Richmond Captata Porter now remained for ning days without suspii . during which Time he paased around the entire fortifications of tho city. Ab tho ond of that titao he procure) a pasaport from & rebel officer, aud, im compaoy with @ family of Irish vofugees, ‘aiavied for tho Army of the Potomac Arriving at Cat Tat church, in Hanover county, the party wore suddeoly surrounded by rebor’ cavalry. Captain Portor's paasport waa rigorously ‘ox amined, avd his person robbed of one hundred dollars in Confedcrato monoy, tho rebola leaving bim fifty in “lly possession. Two days after, Daving reached the Rappa hannock, thé rivor was crossed into Richmend county, and tho party reached tho banks of the Potomac om ‘Thursday last. They woro thon seorctod tn the house of @ Unio gontioman uatil Friday night, who, for $20 in gold, chartered a boat to carry them to Maryland. Thoy word (hen Jandod at Clemont’a Bay, St. Mary's county, Mary land. Captain Porter hero foll.ia with a detachment ot tho Bocond, Filth and Sixth rogular cavalry, and waa by thom oscoriod to Leonardtown Here the cacaped ofivcer was provided with transportation to Point Look: out, where, on reporting (0 Generat Wonton, ke was foal on to Washington. Bates, who cacaped a fovg houce prowous to Capt. Porter, was subsequenuy recaptured, @ Captain Portor says that tho tunnel by which tho last batch of officers mudo their oscape from Libby prisom eras commenced ou Jast Now Yoar's night. It extonacé from ono of ihe lower rooms of the prison gome two bum drod yards into tbe sircel, opening on @ vacant lot, 70 THE GOITOR OF THR HERALD New Yous, Feb. 1b, 1864, Porrait ane te call 4be ationtion of your roaders to thé case #6 tir. Jot B. Quarles, a Calon vofugoe from Rioh- mond, wow ia this oity. 4dr, Quactos has proporty and @ family iv Richmond, all of which bo bas loft to oBoape from ttev>ldom., fo wad my companion in wmy rocent Cacape, Aud gave ino valuavie assistance: Be ks destitute Of apy me ius whatoyor, Andis anxious to onter tato buat bess Of Kote sind Bhowld © y of your roadors be able to: give bim any ae sistaace, cher by procuring a situation or donating the moana for vim to ive upon yatil auch giluation can be had, (hoy will rondor a real Sufferer valuable aid. ay communication may Le addressed’ 0 Mo, oF apy one Who may be donirous of Booing Mr. Q. cam do 60 by calling at #17 Broadway, cornor of Murray atroot, durlog tho day JOHN FP. POR! yor, CaptatuCo G, Fourtosnth rogt WX 0. More carey Union Oiceca tcoaw Rtom- mona. Portimss Morrone, for: £6, 1864. Twonty sic Union officers arrived this foroneon, haw oscapod from TAbby-prison on tho Lin instank mm ad dition W tho names already reported are tho follow ing -— Colonel W. P. Kondrick, 34 Deancssce cavalry Lieutenant Colonel veorge @, ie, 4th Malmo. Lioutenant Colonel Alexandor ‘Von Witvol, Letts Pa. Lacutenant Colonel JF. Boyd. Major J. 0, Volling, 20Ua Iodiana. jajor G. W. Fitzsimmons, 30th Indiana, Nonant Wm foynolds, 134 indiaua, Lieutenant T. ?. Willlame, 784 Indians. Captain Matthew Boyd, 734 Indiana, Captain Morton Tower, 13th Massachusetts, mn Captain Michao! Galtahor, 24 Now Yort cavairy, Captain A. G. Hamtiton, 18th Kontucky oarairy. Lioutonant J. ©. Fislar, 7th Indiana battery. Captain J. F, Gailahor, 24 bio. Lioutonant N.S, McKeen, 2ist Iiinots. Captain 7 N. Johnaton, 6th Koatucky cavalry. Captain Wt 8. By feundoll, 24 Obte. Licutonant R, ¥, Bradford, 24 Touncasce onealry Captain 1). J. Jones, 1st Koutucky infantry. Avovt twenty-five othors, who oaoaped at Ux~ samo timo, wore recaptared Military Aates, MILLING UP TH BHOOND GORYS. No corps In tho army ‘presents 4 nobler record thas tho Second army corpa [1 bas, as Geuoral Haucock tov the Corn Fxchango, tos (wonty-five thousend men sinos tho war commonced, bul {t baa never lost a gun oF ® color, hough it baa taken some sixty flags and many guns. A vigorous offort i being mado vo fill ite doplotea renka. It coptains maoy tegimouts in which Now York takes a groat jolorest, Thoro ts (ho Tammany regimont, raisod whea Tommany ftall waa activoly for tho war, Now tbat ola Tammany is again io line, lot hor sachoma fill up the regiment aad do honor to thainselvos and for: ‘vice to thei party aod the country Tho Second Militia was always a pet in Now York, and tbo bono and sinew of our Coltic frionga should fil to overflowing tuo ragt- mente of the Jrieh Brigeds, Tho Second corps containg ninotecn regiments from (his Stato, of which thirteon aro from (bie city. Goneral Hancock, ite commander, bods poe ys an active cemmittos to aid him. aro vork raising funda, and havo already made au: at they offer in our advortising columns am extra premium of $5 for rocruita Avy ono dosiring te aid them =~ xond subscriptions to Thoodore Roosovolt, Troasurer, 94 Maiden iano. The beadquarters.of rocrult (ag for the Sovond corps aro at Tammany Hal! TIVTY NCNTO NEW YORK VOLUNTEER. This rogiment encamped at Fort Scbuylor, torvon ror the front to-morrew, under command of Captain William McFadden. Liout Col. Rugg remains bebind for a fow days, he baving received authority from the Govornor ta recruit six now companies, Several changos havo takew placo tn tho rogimmeat. Lteut. Richards has boen promovwa te acaptaincy, Livut. Crawford to adjutant, Lieut. A. Hubbell to quartermaster; Sorgeanta J. W. Clark, Kelly and Wright to licutonancioa. Over seventy recruits bare eon obtained, and the rogimont loaves woll natiatiod with its recreation of thirty days, and woll able and willing to battle for ita former good namo. The Grand Street Arson Case. MM. TAPLITZ HELD TO BALL MY $10,000. Yeaterday morniag the case of argon ponding aguinat Maric Taplitz, charged with setting fire to his hat and eap store, 38054 Grand street, on Monday morning, wae taken before Justice Mansfleld by Fire Marshal Baka> and Captain Steers, of the Thirteenth preoinct. On tha examination several witnesses wore sworn Mr. Charioe Littte, of 388 Grand street, testified that oarly oa Monday morning he hoard footsteps in the defendant's atore, and five minutes subsequently saw a bright light through « crevice inthe board partition, avd could hear thors soappivg aod cracking. Mr. Little jumped out of bed and called out “What are you fog thoro, Taplite? Are oe song fore store on fire?’ He received no ropiy, bat boing Cully aatiafied that tho piace waa on firo at once gave thealarm, opening a door on ik strectand fire, Arousing three oldorly Indios Aleaping wip atairs, Mr. Little assisted them in saving themacivos. satis asta 18 soa ac gota tomaran tne 8 ‘800! t 6, atore about tironty minutes before iho Aro, nad revurnhag from the store shortly afterwards. As itz ined fepie, whon about ig’ fire, doniod being out Of his dwelting house, a8 awerm to by MoCluaky, stating Ghat he wt fo, bed at tery o'clock, and knew ‘aothing concerning the fro awe wee ingurod ‘fr $4,000 on bin atock, in the rook and William surg City insurance companios. the toatimony presontod Juatica Mansfeld roquirod tv's Dail in tho Rum Of $10,000 to AnAWwor tho charge vo the Court of Seasiong. Mr. Renjamin Reisenk, Of Ny, 909 Wost Twonty-nocond atroet, entored 10 Fegninnd ond, aod Tanliie was liberated frovg, y the accused to & Ske ot