The New York Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1864, Page 6

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GURDUN BENNETT, DITOR AND PROPRIETOR OPFICT N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND Nassau ST. TERMS cash advance, Money seut by ma! will be ‘et tho risk of the sevdor, None bul bank bills current ta New York taken, TRE DAILY HERALD, Tanse coats per copy. THE WEEKLY HERALD, every Saturday, at Firs cents percopy. Aaouai subscription prica. — $2 oeu three months. Aoy larger number, addressed to names of subscribers, G2 SOerca. An extra copy wil! be sent to every club of ten. Twonty copies, to ome address, ove year, $25, and ‘ny larger vamber at same price. An extra copy will be seat to clubs of twenty. These rales make the WSEKLY ‘Haeacn (+ cheapest publication in the country. ‘The Rusorsax Epmion, every Weduesday, at Fivg cents per copy, $4 por annum to any part of Great Britain, or $6 to any part of the Contincat, both to include postage. ‘The Caurormas Eprriox, on the 3d, 13th and 23d of cach moOath, at Sx cents per copy, or $3 per annum. Apvarnsnwents, t0.@ limited number, will be inserted fm the Waskir Heaatp, and in the European and Califoraia Editions . VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing import- ant nows, solicited from any quarter of the world; if used, Will be Ubpralty paid for. gg- Our Formcy Connns- PONDENTS ARE PARTICULARLY REQUESTED 10 SEAL ALi LET- Volame XXIX AMUSEMENTS 1 ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving Place. —Irantax Orena— Pavst NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tat Duxe's Morro. WALLACK’S TARATKE, Broadway.—Scnoot ror Scan DAL WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Ticktt oF AN. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Tawing a Borrer. wy Leave NEW BOWERY THEATRE. Bowers.—Ticxet or Leave Mav—Co:omsia's Son—ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. BOWBRY THEATRE. Bowery.—House Taar Jack Bort—Ho.ty-sush Hati—Mr. anno Mrs. Wuire. BARNUM'S MUSEUM, Broadway.—Four Guaxrs, Two wanes, Avnivoy, Wrar Is 11, &o., at all houre, Mika's Core—At Sand 734 P.M BRYANTS MINSIRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- way.—Etutorian Sones, Dancus, BuRLesques, &c.—Ma- zerra. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway. —Ernioria Boxes, Dapcea &c.—American Ovens, On! Huse. AMERICAN THEATRE. No. 444 Broadway.— Pivrouimss. Busuesguus. Ae—Marctue eet BROADWAY AMPHITHEATRE, 485 Broadway.—Gre. Mastic and Equastutan PERORMANCES. Afternoon and Evening. oe eh BIPPOTHEATRON, Fourteenth street, —Pr: % Dos axp Mowners. ‘Afternoon a — HOPE OHAPEL. 718 Brosdway.—T ‘oscorr on Minnon or rue Univense. Oe SrmRe: oo pIBRHAM'S, (85 Broadway.—Srentoscormcox ann Mir IRVING HALL, Irving pla NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. GI! - Ovntositms anp Lucronss, from 9a Mit ve HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, e Boras, Dances, Buntrsaues, kee? Dookla.—Exuioriax —Partison’s Coxcert. SHEET. Mew York, Saturday, February 27, 1864 =—_—— = = THE SITUATION ‘We have fuli details of General Palmer's battle and } victory at Tuonel Hill, from which he drove the enemy 0n the 234, and after some severe artillery firing occupied tbe line of hills overlooking the town. Our troops bad got within three miles of Dalton, where the enemy made a Stand faa gorge between the mointains, and opened a deadly fire of shot and shel! from six pieces of artillery, which compelled our skirmishers to retire. A heavy battle at Dalton was expected. Despatches from Nash ville yesterday say that General Sherman has struck the Mobite and Ohiv Railroad, and that be has cut General Polk's army in two. Guds suppiies enough in the country, and that he has a tremendous force of rebel cavalry in his rear. The capture of Selma, Alabama, is fully confirmed by ‘ews (rom Vicksburg. 1t was taken after a severe fight. General Grant’s scouts report that an attack on the forts at Mobile was in full operation. We learn by despatches from Geseral Banks’ Depart Mont that Admiral Farragut had six mortar boate ac companying his flagsbip, the Hartford. The rebels are reported to havo twenty thousand troops in and around Mobile, and two iron clads, the Tennessee and the Nash. ville, are lying ta the harbor ‘The steamship Fulton, from Port Royal, which arrived at | this port last aight, with dates to the 24th, reports that there was a battle fought near Uiuskee, Florida, between Our troops and a strong force of the rebels; but our des. patches coutalning the particulars bave not come to hand, Tho Port Royal papers, however, state that they are not Permitted by military authority to publish the accounts | of their correspondeats in Florida ‘The steamers Browosville and Harriet Weed were lost | to St. Johns river. The latter ran aground, and wes NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, tar army ai Uhree instead of Give years. 4 bill ta prevent the ovorsiaughing of valuablo paval oilicars was reportod from the Naval Gommittaa, ‘The bill removing @isquali- Acations on account of golor ip carrping mails Qn as wit nesses in courte was discussed at cousuiorable tongtb without settling the question, aud after an oxeoulivo Bos sion the Senate adjourned In the House of Representatives a jot cesolution ox- tonaiug the time for paying bounsy to soldiers from tho Ist of March to the fst of April was pass ‘A bill waa, also passed authorizing cnliacmoats ia any of the rebellious Statos, the soidiors to be mustered lato regiment of any State they may solect, and receive bounties, &c. Those two bills will, 1 is believed, lead to successful recruiting jo the insurreotionary districta by agenta from Ube loyal States, and rapidly fil up the army, while at tho samo time the bounties will go to support the families of tbo volunteers. A bill excluding disloyai persons from tho courte and settlement on the public lands was reerred o the Judiciary Committee. The resolution declaring Mr. Lewis McKenzie not entitied to a seat as representative from the Seventh district of Virginia waa agreod to, and after the transaction of some unimportadt bosiaess (he House adjourned. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS To another column wili be road our correspoadeat's letter from the West Coast of Amorica. Thore aow seems to be a distant hope that the old Columbian confoderacy will be reformed. Veaco bs been restored in Ecitador, and in the other Sruth American countries order pre vailed. ‘The Evening Star, from Havana, brings us vory iater- esting news. Tho letter of our correspoadent, cisewhore published, contains al! the important details. We have news and papers from Brazil to the 6th of January. According to our accounts the Fmperor, with his usual intelligence, was endeavoring to extend tho agricultural advantages of ths country. Tas political ‘wews is of smal! importance . Our correspondent at Kingstoo, Jamaica, writiog oo the Sth inst. , says:—The business transactions of the tast fortnight haye not beon attended by any tmportant changes or extraordinary movements. Without any great fluctuations in imported articles, the sales have been quict and steady, being confined ovly to immediate wants. Tho non-arrival of tho usual monthly stcamor from New York, due on the 31st ult.. bas contributed to limit purchases, as American advices are always waited for. Inthe produce market we have to notice a falling off in the supply of pimento, and, consequently, an ad- vancing tendency. Freights are plentifwi, and the enu sual demand for this article to despatch vessels bas caused the supply to fall abort thus eariy in saason Ovhor producs remained steady. ‘The Brookiyn and Long Isiand Saviiary Faic was wo!! patronized yesterday, notwithstanding tho unfavoreble state of the woather. Tuo receipts from al! sources now amount to about oue hundred aad goventy-two thousaod dollars. ‘A meeting of the Seventeonth Ward Liocola Campaign Club was held iast evening at 100 Houston strest, at which the friends of the renomination of Abrabam Liu- coln for the Presidency were Invited to attend. About @ dozen men assembled ia the little lager bier shop above designated in responsa to the call. Among them was. Supervisor Little. The cuyirmaa of the club stated that the meeting was called to perfect organization. A codo of bylaws was then read by the secrotary aad adopted, and the meeting adjourned for a month. Judge Cardozo granted an order of arrast yesterday in the case of Madden vs. Hedden, and held the defend ‘ant to bail ia the eum of $3,000. The defendant is Cap. tain of the Sixteenth precinct police, aad is-charged with having arrested and detained the piatntif’ ia a cold call ‘all night merely because he befriended an acquaintance who had been taken into custody om a charge of deser- tion A similar suit fs Drought by a maa named Barry, and the plaintiff’ in each oase lay their damages at $10,000 each. The Court of Common Pieas, general term, adjourned yesterday for the term without hearing the argiment in the Evening Express case; 60 there is not much probabil; ty of the case being tried for a month at least. Michael Jost, a barber, doing business at 227 avenue A. obtained @ verdict against tho city yesterday, io tne Su- Preme Court, before Judge Peckham, for injuries sus tained during the July riots. The plaintiff alieged that he lost $1,607 at the bands of the rioters; but, through the exertions of the Corporation Counse!. Mr. Hackett, the jury cut down the claim to $762, which was the vatua- | tion of the property destroyed. The balance was stolen. and, as the law makes no provision for what is stoion during a riot, the plaintiff had to suiler. The case of Charles Raepftie vs. the Mutua! Benofit Life | Insarance Company was continued yesterday ia the Su- perior Court, before Judge Moncrief. The case for the defence was closed, and the afternoon was spent in the examination of rebutting witneses for the plaiutif. The case will probably be concluded to day. Surrogate Tucker yesterday settied the accounts of the estate of Robert Logue, deceased. Adsale of the real property of James Campbell's estate was ordered for the payment of debts. A Dr, Adolfus, wii three years ago, a rived In Cincinnati from Furops represented himself as baving been | a private tutor in Lord John Russell's family, has, it is It is furthertreported that Sherman | alleged, been swind!ing the people of that city by means of forged bills of exchange, notes, &c., to a large amount Ho opened a schoo! in Cincinnati, and, havi ga fine edu- cation and good address, gained the confidence of the People generally. He is supposed to have escaped to Kurope. Twelve barges, containing 12,900 bales of hay. alto. gether valued at $160,000, were burned usar Memphis on | the 20th inst ‘The inclemency of the weather, the exciting character | of the war news, and the fluctuating tendency of gold, | renderea the markets very dull yesterday; but thore | were po important changes in prices. The uocertainty | regarding the tex question teads to restrict commercial } | transactions, aod there was a general desire among the merchants to await the action of Congress bevore ope. in a large way. Om ‘Change business generally was dull. Flour ruled in favor of the purchaser, while wheat brought Tharsday’s prices, the stock of good grades being reduced. Coro was again a trifle higher, and other cereals nominally uochanged Provisions ruled quiet and without decided change in values. Whie | key underwent another deciine, owing to the prospect of | a defeat of the speculators’ clause ta the Excise bill. | Freights were dull and depressed The Opening Campa weste—lts Grand Prospects. The army news which we publish this morn- biowo up by ber crew to prevent wer falling into the | ing shows that the spring campaign in the hands of the rebeis : The sloop of-war Housatox' # sunk by @ torpedo Off Charleston on the 18th fut., and two officers and Ubree mea wore lost. The rest of the crew clung to the rigging aud wore picked up. Ab expedition was made on Sunday by Colonel Howell from Hiitoo Head up the Savannah river as far as W.l- iams’ Iai vod, from which place a reconnoitering party a4 ‘vanced to withio Gwe miles of Savannah, and hid a slight brush with the enemy, twenty of whom they brought back on Moodsy ‘The rebels in North Carolina are evidently designing to Fogain the ascendaney in that State. General Peck bas received information of & contemplated movement of three rebel iron-cieds simultancousily dowr the Neuse, Roanoke and Tar rivers. General Peck ‘staking | measures to impede the progress of these vessels, which Purpose moving conjointly with land forces on three ‘most important points on these threo rivers—Newvern, Plymouth and Washington. \ The London Poof the 11th instant, speaking of the Geparture of the privateer Florida from Brest, says:— # Iovelligence was received at Liverpool yesterday after. Gove to theetect that the Confederate cruiser Porida, ‘Ander the command of Captain MafMt, left Brest ov Tues- ay ight, in tho midat of dense fog,on a cruise, We Panderstand (hat tho United States war steamer Kearsarge, Pu being apprised of the Florida’s sailing, stood out to @oa (he same evening, 60 that there is every possibility Of a A,ht between the two vessels should they chance to ei fou! of cach ovher.” CONGRESS. 4 ‘The bill reviving the grade of lieutenant general passed Southwest has been opened on a grand and im- posing scale, developing a system of combina- tions which promise within a short time the demolition and dispersion of the rebel armies in East Tennessee and in Georgia and Alabama- First, the designs lately entertained between Longstreet, in East Tennessee. and Joe Johnston, ' a hundred and fifty miles to the southwestward, near Dalton, for the expulsion of our army from Chattanooga, in an attack by way of Knoxville, have evidently been circumvented. Longstreet bas been compelled to fall back, and is probably moving for a junction with Johnston, against the column of General Grant's forces which has advanced to within three miles of Dalton, although not without some sharp fighting at the mountain pass of Tunnel Hill. Confident that the movements of General Grant’s columns operating inst Longstreet and Johnston will be timed to meet the contingency of their junction, we expect soon to announce that all the country from the southwestern cerner of Virginia to Atlanta has been cleared of the enemy. In this event the absolute loss of the | Tennessee and Virginia Railroad will be apt to expedite the evacuation of Richmond; for the rear of that city will be opened to Grant with the possession of this road. Secondly, while the principal columns on | both sides, as between Grant and the enemy, | are operating near Dalton and Knoxville, there | are, extending westward from Chattanooga | to the Mississippi river, several heavy Union flanking columns moving southward, or await- } } 1 Aboth bowses of Congress yesterday, and received the en- | ing their opportunity for a blow at some op- Gorsemeat of the President afterwards. It is said that | posing rebel detachment. For inatance, Gene- Geooral Grant bas already been promoted to the position ‘ Yo the Senate Mr. Sumoer introduced a bill to exéinde Biisiov a! persons from the public iands. Mr. Wilson intro Tals Smith and Grierson, with a heavy body of cavalry, are reported by the rebels a8 advanc ing southward from the extreme northwestern Gir # i Aaing the periga oh pNP AA Ag Gay eee | GormeS Of Mississippi. supported bye ggluma of six (housand infantry, which the rebel Gene ral Forrest was vainly endvavoring to bold in cheek. Thus, from the north, the command- ing cornér of Georgia, and the entire front of Alabama aod Mississippi; are covered by the advancing forces of the Union. Thirdly, Admiral Farragut, with » powerfal squadron, expressly prepared for the purpose, and with 9 co-operating land force, is im front of Mobile The city, ax a correxpond- ent informa us, is defended by twenty thousand men, and by one or two formidable iroa-clad rams. The only serious impediments, however, to Admiral Farragut, are the two regular forts which command the main entrance to Mobile Bay, and they may require many daya’ shelling before they are silenced or weakened aufficiontly to enable our fect to run the gauntlet. This done, the land foreo of the rebela will be of little avail against + bom- bardment of the city from the water We come now to the great central expedition of General Sherman, moving eastward from Vicksburg, and ceported in our Last accouata as having crossed into Alabama and advanced toSelma, a place the great military importance of which aaa rebel centre’of supplies, and on account of ita militery workshops and naval de- ‘pot, and aa commanding thonavigable Alabama river down to Mobile and up to Montgomery, can hardly be overestimated. - The country bo- tween Quitman and Mobile is poor and thioly inhabited; but the country between tho Mia- sissippi State border and Selma is exceedingly rich, and especially in slaves and cotton Thus, in three Alabama counties oa the line of General Sherman's march—Sumpter, Marengo and Dallas—there ia an aggregate of somo sixty thousand slaves, against a white poputation of twenty-five thousand. General Sherman, then ia striking iate the very heart of the negro and cotton and cora region of Alabama, and tho conseque! with or without any fighting, must be exceedingly disastrous to the rebel cause. The objects of this expedition ara to eut off Mobile from Joe Johnston, to distract and divide bis forces, to cut up, capture or disperse Polk’s broken and demoralized arny to secure the Alabama river, to seize and use or destroy important rebel military depots aad atores of supplica, and to carry consternation and demoralization throughout the so-called confederacy. Such are the daveloped combinatioas of the spring campaiga in the Southwest, 89 auspicious- ly opened in all its details. The beavy fighting will doubtless devolve upon General Grant's columus around Chattanooga; but, with his suc- cess against Jobnaton and Longstreet, Sher- man’s operations will complete the work against them, extinguish the rebellion in Ala- bama and Georgia, and drive the miserable remnants of the Davis confederacy intn the swamps of South Caroliaa. Of couraa, in the contemplation of ‘this grand result, we expact that the Army of the Potomac will aoon be per- mitted to ce-operate actively in support of Grant, and the time has come for thatarmy to be put in motion Tax ALsany evvion—Tim Revors IN ALI. THE Port Parries Noeva.—That weare in the midst of a rebellion on a large scale we have satisfactory evidence evavy day, and that a thorough revolution is going on in parties in the Northern States ve. The republican party is breaking up into fragmenta —some going for Liacoln, some for Chase, some for Fremont. andsome for anybody else. The exhibition at the late Democratic Convention in Aibany demon- strates that that party is broken up into three or four factions, and the proceedings furtver exhibit the most depiorable imbocility, inanity aad absence of political life ever witaeased ia a similar gathering. They profess to be a party ia favor of the Unioa, the constitution and the lawa; in favor of putting down the re- bellion, and against Jef Davis; but they did not declare it. They profess indignation at the arbitrary acts of Lincoln: but they had not the courage to prociaim it. They know that the North wants the rebellion put down and peace restored: but this rump of the demo- cratic party bad not the maniiness to avow it. They know that the stipeadous national in- debtedaess and the currency question demand earnest consideration; that the government wants the confidence and the support of the people; that the admtnistration las been the prey of an army of soulless contractors, jobbera and speculators: that it bas vio- lated and defied the ta®s; that it bas unwar- rantably conliscated property and made upwards of three thousand despotic arrests, issued ridiculous emancipation proclamations and other edicts baving neither order nor rea- son about them, including the ediet declaring that one-tenth the population of the rebellious States shall constitute a number sufficient to bring about restoration and representation (particularly in the Flestoral College). The members of this convention, we say, kaow, or knew, all these things. and yet they had not the spirit or courage to express aa opinion on one of them, aor upon any other subject ia- dicative of the terrible condition ia which the country i engulfed. The reader of history, taking the pro- ceedings of the convention as a criterion, might judge that we are in the midet of a season of profound peace and prosperity, in- stead of being engaged in a terrible and de- vastating war that may ead in common bank- tuptey and, as some have‘ feared, ina ruined nationality. The convention seems to have been lost to all sight, sound and hearing of con- current and momentous events. The only sign of life it exhibited was in the admission of three different batches of delegates from this city. If there had been more they would doubtless have been admitted, on the principle that idiots are entitled to a free entrance into a lunatic asylum. What the poople should do in the face of this breaking up ef all the old par- ties, and to meet the grave dangers which menace the country, is to organize among them- selves, promptly and vigorously, and as thor- oughly as possible, and prepare for the next Presidential campaign, with the name of some distinguished man ase leader. By popular movement of this kind the old party backs and managers, the old corrupt factions and the se eret gangs of Northern conspirators, will be overwhelmed, and a day of glory and substan- tial peace dawa upon the republic. ON A Sian ov rae Times.— We are assured that the rebel officers now in Paris have offered their services to Prince Maximilian in case he should assume the throne of Mexico. This looks as though these officers bid lost conf. dence in the cause of Davis and understood that they would not be needed by that arch braitog, ~ £EBRUARY 2T,- 1864.-TRIPLE SHEET. The Ruptere Bocweoe tho Mreach end the Clergy in Mextee. 5 The important official documenta which we publia> in’ our colomas this moruing give a full history of the latest, aud perhaps most import ant, phage of that very curious business, the French intervention ia Mexico. It will be remembered’ that tho French wont to Mexico apon the express invitation of the clergy party, with whom they became con- nected as allies. The documents we now pub- lish show that that alliance is at an end, and that the obief prelates of Mexioo unitedly de- clare that their situation is worse under French intervention than itever was under the govera- ment of Juarez. What political effect in Europe this attitude of the Mexican clergy may have upon the plang of those who, in the interest of the Roman Catholic Churob, have be king to place Mexico upder the dor shee bid mont subject to the will of Louis Napoleon re- nak to be seen; but it is evident that so far aa tranquilization of Mexico by France ia concerned the difficulties are amazingly in- creased; for now the question {s one purely of force; whom can count for sympathy or aid. As the bishops, in their protest, truly declare, there baa been no question at issue in Mexico but that “of the church property, and, if that is to be lost ia any event, thea even tha Mexican clergy prefer that their despoliation sball take place at the hands of the party in their own country who are their open enemies rather than at the bands of foreigiers whom they have called in as fricads. Thisis only uatural; but it preseats a very grave question for France to consider ff, by the intervention and the open war proclaimed upon the constitutional, and legiti- mate government of President Juarez, the con- stitutional liberty party of Mexico have been, as they oecessarily aro, arrayed in irreconcila- ble opposition, under all circumstances, to the Freach, and if that party embraces, as it un- doubtedly and naturally does, atl the elements of true progress there are in the country, how can the French government, now that it has loat the support of the only other party—the Church party—have any hope of tranquilizing the country or establishing a stahle govern- ment, except by sheer force of arms‘t There is no middle party in Mexico any more than there is one in the United States. The Church and its property there are just what slavery bas been here; and the day has passed there. as it has here, for any compromise be- tween the two. The party of the “moderados” weat into a decline under Arista, and finally died under Comonfort’s administration. Kt is true the French government should have forescen this, It deliverately made war upon the liberal element in Mexico and alticd itself to the Church, when @ moment's reflection would have showa that the latter had exigen- cies, which were the sole motive of its solicit- ing the intervention of France, which could not be met consistently with the attitude France, even under Louis Napoleon, is obliged to assume in this age of the world. The age is moving forward, not backward, and it is impossible for the Mexican clergy, or the priesthood anywhere, to be restored to the po- sition or placed again in the enjoyment of the immunities they held in the age of the Inqui- sition. That time has passed, and even Louis Napoieoa is not powerful enough to restore them. fa Mexico the Church questioa consists not $n any point of religion--no such issue has ever been raised there—but solely in one of property. To save that property when the Cortes of Spain passed laws for its nationaliza- tioa in common with that of Spain, the Mexican clergy espoused the cause of independence, and through their powerful aid it was achieved. They then sought so to control the national government as to protect that property and their own peculiar immunities. As with sla- very in the United States, their property was an interest that must be predominant and all- controlling. or it would surely die. But the people. with dawning light and steadily spreading intelligence under free in- stitutions, could not but see that this power within themselves, but greater than them- seives, must be overthrown, or it would be a perpetual barrier to their national rise and progress. ¥ This is the simple philosophy of all the strug- gies in Mexico since its independence. Those who could see no deeper than the mere shifting ebullitions on the surface have proclaimed that this struggle evidenced incurable anarchy, and that Mexico was sinkiug in the scale of humagity. It was, rather, like the throes of dissolution from which only new life canspring. Besides, it bas been the interest of the church patty, who almost alone have had the means of moulding foreign opinion, to create the belief that Mexico was unfitted for free institutions, utterly incapable of self-government. It has also been the interest of the slavery party in this country to foster the impression that no good could come out of Mexico or from any of those countries, our near neighbors to the South, over which they hoped to extend the benigao institution of human bondage. Per- baps it is not strange, therefore, that France has fallen into «n error which leaves her no alternative, viewing the Mexican question only as it relates to herself and Mexico, but to un- dertake the permanent physical conquest of that country, without any moral support there whatever, or to withdraw in complete ac- knowledgment that a mistake has been made and a great injustice done. The documents we publish show that there cav be no arrangement made with the Church party which France can permanently, or now even temporarily. accept. and this is equally evi- dent from the natare of the principles involved. To now acknowledge the constitutional govern- ment, and treat with it, is to avow that all that has thus far been done is wrong, and has been in violation of national right. To go on is to deny all the principles that have been constant- ly proclaimed as guiding the policy of France, and is to bring certain war with the United States, There is, therefore, no course for Na- poleon but anentire and complete backout from his Mexican expedition; and the sooner it is done the better. No more striking expose of the motives of those who have brqught this entanglement upon him could be given than that contained in thedocuments, over their own signatures, which we publish to-day. Tar Potsoe Commission Sti. Haxomwa sy rae Tanoat.—We ‘ust tho Assembly will act’ at once upon the Police Commission bill as soon a4 it resumes it sittings. Are members aware of the exister.co of revolutionary factions in this city? Dg they know that cortaia journals fre there is no party ia the country upon { that a tate of anarchy will ero long be upon us unless the Police question be promptly aettled? We toll logislators that this ia 60; and they should know the fact, aod aot allow factions here to delay any longer the passage of the Police act aa it came from the Senate. The Presidential Imbroglio im the Cabl. mot—Trouble Ahead. The scorching manifosto of Senator Pomeroy and bis committee against Abrabam Lincola aaa candidate for another term, and in favor of Mr. Chase for the auccession, threatens, from present appearances, a rupture betwoen the President and his ambitious Seeretary The spectacle of such a conflict for the Presidency is certainly a new thing under the sun, and egmeybat discredttable, withal, to the bolligoreal tone of Mr. Linodln’s prede- cessors, excepting, perhaps, that imbecile old man, James Buchanan, would have tolorated for another day the presence of duch a rival as Mr. Chase among his official subordinates after the discovery of sucha declaration of war aa } this ao-quarter manifesto of Senator Pomeroy. We are not eurprised, therefore, to hear that the. probabilities of @ change or two in tho. Cabinet are beginning to be discussed among politicians at Washington. As between Mr. Lincoln and Mr, Chase, the Cabinet.is now a gondescript with two heads, and it is doubtful which is or will tura out to be the real master of the situation. There must be a change in the interval, or we may anticipate a Cabinet crisis and blow-up with the adjourament of the Republican National Convention. Senator Pomeroy and his radical anti-Lincoln committee have given a fair warning that Mr. Lincoln cannot be re-elected; that if nominated ceriain influences will be brought “to bear against him which will insure bis defeat. In other words, the radical Chase faction will not accept Mr. Lincoln as their candidate, but will combine with his enemies to defeat him, if nominated over the head of Mr. Chase. The radical abolition Border State Con- vention which met at Louisville the other day closed its proceedings witha set of anti-Lincoln resolutions. Wendell Phillips and bis abolition pioneers, after turning and twisting Old Abe in every possible way, give him up in despair as a trimmer, a temporizer, @ blunderer and a bad bargain. Greeley and the New York radicals entertain the same ideas; but Greeley desires to shelve Old Abe as quietly as possible. so ag not to disturb the peace of the happy family. But only let Mr. Seward and his good man Friday, Thurlow Weed, try the experiment of aset of Lincoln nominating resolutions in the New York Legis- lature, and they will see the fur fly. Senator Pomeroy thus speaks with the leading abolition radicals, and with New York. at his back, ia denouncing the shortcomings of Old Ake, and in pronounciag against him as a candidate for anotber term. . President Liacola bas bad some show of strength from various State Legislatures; but while New York and Ohio stand dead against him his footmg fs insecure. How the States endorsing him bave been manipulated may be conjectured from the yodus operandiadopted in Pennsyivania. Hon. Simon Cameron manages the republicans in the Legisiatite of that State as the colonel of a regiment controls his mea. With the statement, therefore, after the vote of confidence in Abraham Lineotn given by the Pennsylvania Legislature. that Mr. Cameron is to stand for our next Vice Presideat on the Lincoln ticket, we get at the milk in that cocoa- nut. But all these nice manipulations will be apt to fail in the party convention. The Presi- dent wields an immense amoant of patronage, and has a host of officeholding retaigers in his service; but, as the “outs” are more numerous than the “ins,” and as the “outs” have little to expect from the administration as it is, they will muster all their streagth ia demanding a change. The result will most probably bea split in the republican party, a Cabinet expio- sion, and two or three Presidential tickets from as many divisions of the party. In any event, this contenrptible and demoral- izing. this broad and “irrepressible conflict’’ in the Cabinet, ought to be siifticient to to.ch the independent masses of the people their true line of action. The field is open and the course is clear for the election of General Grant as the people's candidate. and it will require only a little initiatory public meeting here and there to secure for him the inside track. Let the ball be put in motion, and it @ill soon gain a momentum which witl cacry © rything be- fore it ere = Satan Sracxesa Aproan ®weova: rae Ciry.— The history of the crimes committed in this city during the past few weeks would shock a congregation in Pandemonium. Cold blood- ed and hot blooded murders. many of them attended with circumstances of atrocity revolt- ing to human nature; burglaries of the most daring and desperate kind, attempted assassina- tions, assaults of aggravated descriptions, rob- beries, petty thefts, and the commission of all sorts of wicked deeds, are of daily and nightly occurrence. This is a bad picture: of our social condition; but it is, unfortunately, too true. And what is the cause? It is caused partly by the criminal delay of the Legislature im not settling the Police Commission question, and partly by the neglect of the clergymen of the city, who, instead of caring for the public morals in a prac- tical manner, by performing acts of Christian love and charity,and by instilling into the breasts of the people a regard for virtue and morality and righteousness, are misdemeaning themselves by browbeating and grossly aseailing respect- able ladies engaged in a patriotic and bene- volent enterprise. We want afew good city missionaries, even if we have to import or raffle for them. ¥ Tae Ixsustice To Oon Smamex—A Reronw Negpsp.—No nation ever abased her seamen more than owr own. They are retained in ser- vice when they should be discharged. They are unable to obtain their hard-earned prize money until their term of service expires, thereby losing the interest on the money, and, in many instances, their families actualy need money, and poor Jack, elthough having a cou- ple of thousand. dollars, is unable to’ draw it, ‘The men who fight in iron-clads have no oppor- tunity to make any prize money, ond yet they do not recsive any more wages than those who are on the blockade. The men of the Western flotilla, who accom. plished so much for the cause, men who opened the Mississippi, and now keep it cloar, and who and destroyed the major portion of the rebel navy in those waters, wore promised prize money for boats, stores, guns and muni. tions of war which they captured and destroy- but as yet Cougress a0! F aaa Levctpeod ts pein meh while the navy by | receives a pitiful pay, aad even if he does cap- ture a prize the government and the lan@ aharks together get acarly all the procecdy from him. It ia the duty of Congress to de something for the sailor immediately Ou sailors are losing confidence ia the integrity of the rulers. Pay the men in iron-clads oxtra wages. Give the men their prize money when it is coady for distribution, and pay them for tha rebel vessels they destroyed at New Orleans, ts the Yazoo, Red and other rivera. Be honaat with thom. Whon their term of service os- pires give thom an honorable discharge, and then hold out some inducement for them to reship. But so long as our en are treated as thoy are at the present time, just 40 long our aaval service will be inefficient in Ono of ite most vital points. Mc. Welles and the cost of the boat racera ehould attend to this matter withoat delay. + Pe RINE Why. Kc... OUR ITALIAN VISITORS. Grand Farowoll Banquet on Board tho Re Galantaomo—Adieus to the Galland {tallans—Thoir Departure on Mondag Next, dic., &e. ‘The Officera of the Halian line-of-battleship Ro Gaina- tuomo paid theie parting toked of respects toa large circlo of acquaintances io this city, Brooktyn and Jorsey ¢ City yesterday, on board their vessel, now tying at Ford’a wharves, ia Brooklyn, ta the form of a banquet. Tho ta vilationa were numerous, and, in response, @ vory large company of the most distinguished ladies and goatiomes of this vicinity wore present to grace tho occasion, and from oo o'clock yesterday untit @ tate hour the gallant old ship was@ scene of unalloyed festivities. Although the weather was uot as propitious as could tave been desired, yot at the appoiated hour a long lina of carriages rotied down the dock and wero unbu rdoned of their precious loads. A woll constructed landing gang way had been arranged, and the fair ones wore soon on board of the vessel aud stood beneath & canvass shelter which covered the entire deck and lod tothe cabin of the osurteous commander of the ahip, Captain Isola, who re- ceived his guests in the most clegagt manner, The slate- rooms were extemporized tuto dressing rooms, an@ ing WAS provi eye on board as pleas as ible. Tho affable and ished off- cors of the ship aided their captain in making ovory one s00n feel quite at home. were inaugurated, and the docks were fairly in charge of viowod with groat pleasure the massiveness ‘appearance, spont bis time in watcbing lovely faces of the visitors. of like scenes in his own sunny Italy, At about balf-; threo o'clock @ dejeuner was announced z H ae & gE Taly, @ country—aot unlike oursol: to be united. This a groat if not an inault, and it is to Pia, whea these v dey on oext,, entitled to our respect, Polite, aflahia snd coustonae pentiomen officers, and we sbould a them ¢ atrugalon i H ‘8 people for The ‘The debut of Miss Barris ia Donizetti's most molodious opera, Lucia, drew togetner a most fashionable audience. The Academy of rarely presented a more brilliant appearance. power, but possessing great cuitivation, She was naturally embarrassed on this occasion, but sang wh spirit and expression, and for @ novice acted very welt. At times Miss Harris was much applauded, igen | made a successful debut. She is as yet very young, sa8 with care and study doubtless a fine careor ber. In the music Miss Harris was heard te advantage. Sigoor Mazzoleni was in fine voice, and sang aod with great success. At times we noticed that the ard temperament of this artist carried him boy the demands of the music; but this was y rare intervals Mazzoleni was much lea, xs cia'ly In those scenes where his dramatic talea! "a3 fair scope. Bellini (Ashton) sang sad acted with auccess. To night Faust will be repeated. Invino Hatt.—Mr. J. N. Patterson gives his Gret grand concert at Irving Hall this eveniog. This erinems pianist will be accompanied ia some most difficult com> positions by a large and officient orchestra, and will be assisted by artiats of well kaown talent. Death of G Randall. BovrAio, Feb, 38, 1804. Major General Randall, of Now York State Militia, die@ last night in this city of disease of the Leart. Condition of the On! Pameensa0 3? ro for Treland’s patron saint, St. Patrick, which taker the 17th of March. Mr. Brennan acted z Ht situated m Ghaibam square, Pearl, Me asemane, nephews of deceased, Uy tess under the will of Mr. MeLougnitir ,, i i 5 | i bi f i i 3 ii is A i i ie i psa me meationed in yesterday's connection a Super rotor of ot-ai‘drmen Tuomgye ss Courts 6 unk Dawoonatto U erow Assootarion Batt.—The first enauad ball of this ae sciation was given at Irving Mall lest Mon- patie ate 1 cat errpres issuing incendiary documents @very day, and ' ed, amounting (Q qovesal qailjigns Of dgllaei 4s Maes gad