The New York Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1864, Page 4

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BOPB CHAPER, 738 Rroadway.=T. or ea ed tee Breenoscorricox PERUAN'S, £85 Broadway.—Sterroscorticox ano Min- 00 OF THe Rape ion NEW YORK MUBEU Cuniosinigs ano Lecrurt NATOMY. 613 Broadway.— from 9A. M, till 10 P. M. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUS2,. Brooklya.—Ermoriax Ge Dances, Buri squas, &o. New Work, Wedne-day, March 2, 1864. ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY. Advertisements for tho Wraxut Herato must be band. 4600 before tev o'clock every Wednesday evening circulation among the enterprising mechanics, farmers, merchants, mavufacturers and gentlemen throughout the country is increasing vory rapidiy. Advertisements in- Serted in tho Wenxiy Herasp wilt thus be seen by a large portion of Ube active and cuergetic people of the United bhatos. THE SITUATION. While wo do vot deem it prudent to make public the facta ia our possession concerning tho advance movement of (he Army of the Potomac, wo are ableto assure our readors (hat up to Iast accounts everything was going on aa favorably and successfully as could possibly be de- NEW YORK HEKALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2% 1864.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. ship—elther the Emma, of Now York, or Emma, Jano of Bath—off the wost const of India. The Phare de ta Manch-, of Cherbourg, states that the (ween that port and Cork is in contempiation. Consnis closed in London on the 16th of February at 91 8 914; for delivery, and 91% a 913, for the account. The rebel loan had nced, closing at 51 & 63. The prices, on the 16th ult. Breadstuiis were lower. CONGRESS. Jn the Senate yesterday, petitions were presented from citizens of Ohio for a repeal of the Fugitive Siave law, in favor of a constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery, and in reference to reconstruction, and from the trastecs of the Roosevelt Hospital, of this city, for a remission of doed and license taxes, 0’ overland emigration tothe Pacitic coast was passed, The joint resolution of thanks to the re-enlisted veterans was adopted. The minority of the Committee on Slavery of the Fugitive Slave law, which was ordered to be print. ed. The Senate then took up the House bill for the issue of two hundred millions of the six hundred millions of bonds heretofore authorized, redeemable in not leas than five nor more than forty years, and of eleven million dollars worth of the five-twenty bonds, to meet the surplus subscriptions. A long debate ensued, and different amendments were propored. The bill was floally paseed, after the adoption of an amendment making the principal payable in coin, On mofion of Mr. Sherman, from the Conference Committee on the Revenuo Dill, the Senate insisted on its whiskey tax amendments, and agreed tosubmit the matter again to the House. A resolution was adopted’ calling on tho President and Secretary of the Treasury for information relative to the Points of commencement of the Union Pacific Rai.road and its branches, The Senate then, after a short execu- tive session, adjourned. Tm the House of Representatives a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury was read reiative to the evasion of the payment of duties by our Eas! isher- men on tho salt used for curing thelr fish, and requesting the passage of a bill to meet the case. Permission to in- troduce the bill was not granted; but the Ways and Mcans Committee were instructed to Inquire toto the ex- pediency of a duty on salt of ten cents per bushel. The sime committee were also instructed to report upon the propriety of establishing in connection with the Sub- Treasury in this city an office for the transfer and ex- change of government registered and coupon bonds. Tho Military Committee were instructed to report tho necessary measures for facilitating the discharge of ; Grrears of pay and bounty due to deceased soldiers. The Dill for the establishment of a Bureau of Freedmen’s Affairs was, after @ long debate, passed. by sixty-nine yeas to sixty-seven nays. A message being received from the Senate announcing the disagreement of the Conference Committee on the whiskey tax, considerable discussion on the subject followed, and it was finally agreed, on the motion of Mr. Washburne, that the House adhere to its disagreement with the Senate amendments, and request another conference, declaring its opinion that there should be levied on spirits already on hand ‘and for sale an additional tax of not less than twenty nor more than forty cents per gallon. A concurrent resolu- tion for the final close of the session on the 3lst of May was adopted, and the House adjourned, THE LEGISLATURE. In the State Senate yesterday the proceedings gene. rally were not of great interest. A long time was spent in consideration of various measures in Committee of the Whole; but no decisive action was taken on any Dill of Publicimportance. A number of local and private bills were ordoréd to third reading. Notice was given of a Dill for the relief of the families of citizens of this State now serving in the national army and navy. The Senate Committe on Railroads have appointed Friday afternoon of this week, at four o'clock, as the time when they will bear arguments for and against the Harlem-Broadway Railroad bil’. ‘The consideration of the General Appropriation bill consumed the greater portion of the day in the Assembly. ‘The appropriation to the Btate Idiot Asylum was made Its | $23,000; to the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents, $27,000; to the Western House of Refuge, $30,000. When the appropriation of $200,000 for the sup- port of the State National Guard was reached, » motion wag made to strike it out, whereupon a debate sprang up, which was participated in with much spirit by various members, and continued for a considerable time. Finally this appropriation was stricken out, by fifty yeas to thirty throe nays, and the bill was ordered to a third reading. A communication was presented from the Me- tropolitan Police Commissioners in reply to the Assembly resolution calling for information with regard to the le- gislation necessary to prevent, as far as practicable, the evils ef prostitution. The House Railroad Committee will bear parties on the William and Spruce streets Rail- sired. Further than this wo do mot feo! justified in | road to-morrow. afternoon. making avy statemonts whioh might possibly interfere with tho important plans now tm course of operation. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. At the meoting of the Board of Supervisors yesterday, ‘@ veto was received from the Mayor of the menthly bills Several prisonors from Richmond arrived by tne flag of | of the Harlem bridge, for several reasons which show the truce boat af Fortress Monroe yoaterday, among them Mr. Bulkley, one of tho Hizratn’s war correspondents. ‘The President sent in bis pomination of General Grant work, in the opinion of the Mayor, to be extravagantly conducted, and that Westchester county doestnot pay her just share of the expenses. Another veto was received @: | ¢.(onant general to the Senate yesterday, It was | of a Dill of $825 clerk hire in the bureau of unsafe Duild roforred, accord ng to usige, to the Military Committee, and wii! probably be acted upon to day. ings. Comptro'ler Brennan eent in his annual report, which shows the expenditure of the county last year Rumors wore afloat yesterday that General Thomas { to be $11,092,738, and the receipts $11,175,689. The had moved on the enemy at Dalton, Ga., from his old pos'- Goo af Tunvel Hill, It was said that he was considerably reinforced before ho made the advance movement, Committeo ow Volunteering sent in @ report from which it appears that the deficiency of the city on all the govern- mont calls for troops amounts to two thousand nine Geroral Smith, who commanded the recent catairy | hundred and nine men. ‘ expedition, seven thousand stroog—the object of which ‘was (0 cloar the country of stragglers and make a diver- #ioe io favor of Gevers! Sherman, and join Lim if pos- fibio—has returned to Cairo, To the attack by tbe rebel General Forrest on our rear 1 Okvlona tho Tuird Teonesseo cavalry broke at the first Gro ¥rd ran, carrying six small guns into a ditch. Wo learn from Louisville that the notorious guerilla chief Richardson bas boen captured near Burkevilie, south of the Cumpboriand river. EUROPEAN NEWS. Tho atewmship Bromen, from Southampton on the 17tb The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon, Presi- dent Heary in the chair. A resolution inquiring why the Comptroller had not completed the purchase of the Fort Gansevoort property, in accordancs with the wishes of the Common Council, was offered by Alderman Long and adopted. Alderman Joves offered a resolution of remonstrance against the bill now before the Legis'ature to create a Market Commission. An ordinance ereating eight additional assistant engineers of the Fire Depart. ment was reported, and Jaid over until next meeting. The plan proposed by tho Board of Councilmen to pay off the Union Defence Fund Redemption bonds, by issuing a fresh batch of bonds payable in 1866, was unfavorably of Fobrugey, reached this port yesterday morning. Her | receive’, and,on motion, the Aldermen refused to con- nows is three days later Our Paria correspondent announces the arrival in the French capital of the Mexican envoys charged to deliver to Meximiliin tbe vote of the muvicipalities conferring on him the crown, They were to leave for Miramar, ac. companied by tho members of the former deputation. The Emperor elect was actively preparing to set out for ‘ iy the sont of war io Schieswig we learn thet the Hnisds offecled thelr reiréat into the intrenched works of Duppel, Aghting as they retired, and inficting heavy loss on their pursuers. [this strong position they were to be attacked by the Prussians, who would endeavor to @hol! their wor ) a8 to force thom into a capitulation. ‘The project of armistice bad failed. The Danes had made two success/ul sorties from Duppel on the Prussians. | Tuo Davis sbips-of-war had received orders to capture ebipping belonging to all the States of the German Con- Coderation, and their cruisera were operating actively off the coast of Fngiand A conference of the ministers of the minor Geratan States was officially announced as about {0 open. The governments of Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, Badoo, Saxe Weimar, Hesse Darmstadt, and other Biates, were to send reprosentatives to Wurzburg, where tno conference is to beheld, This assembiy of the mi- nor states is looked to with much interest, as likely to initiate w policy whieh may tend to break up the Ger- maeic Confederation and substitute tor It two, or per- haps three, distinct centres of German State power. Tho Emperor of Austria closed the session of the Reichs Fath io poreon, fo bis speech he took a very pleasing view of affairs. Te expressed (be hope that what has hoon accomplished in the Duchfes,will secure a bappy Colure to Uhe countries whose eights have long been vio- Intdd, and will not endanger the peace of Europe ims more oxtonded sphere." ‘The Karl of Carnarvon called the attention of the House Of Lorde to the bardehips inficted on British subjects by the violation of national law by American aval seizur@, and moved for + 8 Of the ciaime made by several pecaons aod the manoer in which they had beon disposed entered inte some exp'nnations on the igdged timeeit thot E> cinad would never enter Ain OF cousider comands fre jeu govern. mont for jodemaity for the ravages of tbe Alabama. Kari Ruossol algo made a staroment to the eifect that the stop: page of tho atoam rams in the Mersey was not the resuit of prossacd by the United States government. He de. fooded his own conduct, aod auld be could find very jittie fodication of Ubréats in the despatches from Washington, The Keri of Derby said whatever misunderstanding had Grison was caused by the English government keeping Back Lhe carrespacdence Ge Ainbama ts ceoorted to bave burned an American cur, The Comptrolier sent in his monthly statement, from which it appeared that the balance in the city Treasury on the 29th ultimo wae $2,017,527. In answer to @ communication the Comptrol- | ler transmitted a summary of the disbursements | im aid of the families of the soldiers, which showed &@ weekly expenditure of over thirty thousand dollars. The Mayor sent in a communication vetoing the Co missioner of Deeds ordinance, but the Board the ordivance over the veto, The.Mayor also vetoed the resolution to increase the wages of the laborers in the employ of the Croton Aqueduct Department to two dollars aday,on the ground that there was mo money in the treasury to meet the expense. After the transaction of some uninteresting business the Board adjourned until Thureday afternoon. March was ushered in yesterday mort unpleasantly. Rain, snow and slush prevailed from early morn till Ia | in the evening. The rain was frequently beavy: snow reveral times promised to ripen into @ genuine old fashioned storm, but each time drizzled off and left the Streets in a wretched slushy condition. Along the dffer- @nt car routes travelling wea slow and very trying to the patience of the passengers, and heavy on horse flesh, ‘Ont jm the fuburbs the shine to clear it in the city the street sweeper's broom must be t into use for the ame purpoee. ‘The Brockly: 4 Long Island Sanitary Fair was well attended yesterday in spite of the severe snow storm. Every one went, oe they supposed everybody else would remain at home. Tho receipts toa hour last evening amounted to upwards of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. ‘The United States District Attorney entered a final de- eres of distribution yesterday of the proceeds of the gale of the prize Ella Warley and cargo, amounting to 995,733, The United States gunboat Santiago de Cuda alono shares in the prize. Surrogate Tucker yesterday resumed the trial of the will of Charles Breusing, deceased, which is contested on the allegation of forgery. The application for the giving of further security by the administrator of the Lawrence eatate was dismissed, The administratrixes of the es- | tates of Eberhard: #, Quidort and Thomas Monston were authorized to compromise claims due to t estaten. ‘Tbe City Inapector’s report states that there wore 553 deaths in the city during the week ending February 29—ai inereane of 70 as compared with the mortality of the week previous, and 132 mare than Occurred during | tho corresponding week last year, The recapitulation table giveg 6 deaths of alcohoiam, 2 of diseases of the bones, join, ke, 108 of the brain and nerves, 2 of the tive organs, 20 of the heart and blood veasels, 212 of the! Voroat, &e.; 10 of old age, 84 of disouses of Ce skin ond crane 7 premature births, 65 of Liverpool cotton market was steady, without change in | The bil! to insure the protection | | Tuesday were eagerly taken at an advance ot Kc. a Ke. Giseases of the stomach, bowe's and other digestive organs; 64 0f uncertain soat and general fovers; 12 of Giseares of the urinary organs, and "29 from violont establishment of a direct service of French steamers be- | causes, There were 356 natives of the United States, 127 Of Ireland, 39 of Germany, 24 of Eagiand,2 of Scotiand, and the balance of various foreign countries, The influence exerted by the rise of gold was counteract- 0d by the inclemency of the weather yesterday, and the smount of business transacted was email in almost evory article of foreign and domestic produce, On "Change tho Movement im trade was restricted. The European news hade depressing cffect on flour and wheat, and though ao material decline was cubmitted to, prices wore vory ireegular, Corn was also depressed and somowhbat lowor, a8 were also oats. Whiskey continued duil, but without decided change iu prices. Freights wero better, but very quiet, Cotton was dull, Groceries were rather quiet, but firm, Petroleum was dull, boavy and lower, Thoetock is large. The market for beef cattle was very buoyant and higher, with light receipts and an active demand, and | prices were again higher, ranging from 1c. a 16c ; near and Treedmen presented a report adverse to the repeal | ly all sold at 12c. a 15¢., and the averago price was about 13\c. The government agents took 250 head at about 14c. Noarly all so!d on Monday, and the few that came in on Ou the sales of Monday, notwithstanding more cattle | @xpected during the last of the week. Cows were activo at $30 a $70. Veals were active at 7c. a 10e. Sheop and 1 mbs were heavy, and 26c. a head lowor, Hogs were lower, Corn fed brought from Tic. 8c., and still fed ‘Tic. ATKc. The total receipts were 3,291 beoves, 212 cows, 499 veals, 11,777 sheep and bs, and 8,544 swine. Wanted—A New Set of Statesmen. The work which poor Pierce and blundering Buchanan began, the present imbecile adminis- tration, led by Abe Lincoln, the joker, bas at length completed. The American people are tired of incapacity, tired of partisanship, tired of corruption, tired of small politicians, and tired of weak, puny and miserable mismanage- ment in the administration of the affairs of the nation. They demand a better, wiser, purer aet of men to fill the high offices of the republic. ‘They demand that practical and patriotic states- men shall take the places of the silly, imbecile drivellers who have almost wrecked the ship of State. In the nominations for the approach- ing Presidential election these demands of the people must be gratified. Poor Pierce always yielded to the bluster- ing threats of the Southern radicals in his Cabi- net and in Congress, and was entirely under the control of Jeff. Davis, then Secretary of War, and now the chief of the rebels. Pierce gaye way to these fire-eaters and consented to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, thus bringing the irrepressible negro again into national politics jand opening the door to disunion. Buchanaa was completely in the power of Thompson, Cobb aad Floyd, and 80 permitted them to arrange the disunion pro- gramme upon a grand scale, and to tamper with leading Southern politicians and officers, secure arms for the insurgents, and scatter our army over distant frontiers and our navy’ to the ends of the earth. These two Presidents brought the country to the verge of ruin by submitting to the dictation of Southern radi- cals. President Lincoln has tried hard to top- ple it over the brink of the precipice by sub- mitting to the dictation of the Northern radi- cals. Chase, Stanton, Sumner, Wade, Wilson, Chandler, Greeley and Wendell Phillips have been the fiends at his elbow pushing him for- ward to destruction. Now that he has done their bidding they turn upon him and will rend him to pieces, President Lincoln found the North united for the Union. He has divided it by his unconsti- tutional proclamations, his illegal and unneces- sary arrests, his military mismanagement and the gross corruptions of his subordinates. He found the people eager to volunteer, He broke the spirit of the people by wasting our armies, uselessly sacrificing the lives of our soldiers, removing our best and most popular generals—except General Grant, whom he dared not remove—and allowing the rebels to concentrate their inferior forces and assume the offensive upon Northern soil. All these criminal blunders have killed volunteering, and rendered frequent drafts and enormous bounties necessary to recruit our armies. So flagrant have been these mistakes, if we may call them by so mild a word, that the former friends of the President now take advantage of his errors, and indict him as incapable and dangerous. The Pomeroy circular distinctly charges that Mr. Lincoln cannot be re-elected, ought not to be re-elected, and will imperil our republican institutions if, by any chance, he should happen to be re-elected. This is a ter- tible statement to be made by members of Mr. Lincoln’s own party, and with the sanction, if not by the authority, of Mr. Lincoln’s Secre- tary of the Treasury. It settles finally all hopes of his renomination; and, in spite of his little jokes and his bid of a thousand lives for three electoral votes, he must acknowledge to himself that bis race is run, and that not even a miracle could give him any prospect of success. More than this, it will practically preclude every member of his administration from securing an election; for they are all particeps criminis in Mr. Lincoln’s transactions, and must share his fate. In this state of the case the political field is clear for the true Union and constitutiona! can- didate, if he be the right man and stand upon the right platform. An independent move- ment, started under the proper auspices, sup- porting a popular military candidate, and strong for the war, the Union, and perchance an amendment of the constitution abolishing slavery, will revolutionize the pelitics of the country as theroughly as did Jackson in 1828, and Harrison in 1840, efter the profligacy and corruption of Van Buren’s administration. Tammany Hall democracy is now in a posi- tion to lead such ® movement if her mana- gers have the pluck and the brains to go ahend. They have been kicked off the peace Jeff. Davis train on the Central Railroad, and they must either withdraw from political life or organize o train of their own, with seme such candidate as Grant, McClellan, Thomas, Gill- more, Dix, Rosecrans, Dupont or Farragut as their locomotive, and plenty of sousd and square war resolutions to heep the steam up. Let ue see how they will avail themselves of thelr splendid opportunity; and let them understand that if they do not take the initiative somebody else will. ‘The people are resolved to have geod, wise, honest, practi- cal, capable and energetic statesmen and gone- rails for thoir next President and his Cabinet, and they will undoubtedly carry ont their resolution, ‘The age of amall politicians Ike Linooln, Chase, Seward, Welles, Stanton, Weed, the Blairs or the Buncombos, is past and gone. Op Apu’s Last Joxe.—We should like to learn what was the last joke old Abe uttered when be heard of the destruction of a thousand men in Florida, without his seouring those three electoral votes for the Presidency, We want the joke for the next issue of Old Abe's drolleries, to be published ia a unifarm edition, with those of Joe Miller, The European War Duddle. The Eaglish journals, while deploring the consequences of @ war in Europe, assure their readers that peace will probably be restored. | The French journals ettack England, and lay to her supineness and want of faith the danger which now menaces Europe. Tho Danish official organs assert that their government cannot accept an armistice involy- ing the evacuation of Schleswig Tu all the fighting, the Danes are worsted. The Emperor of Austria asserts that Schles- wig is occupied as @ pledge, and not with a view to conquest. Italy increases ber army and navy, and bonsts that she can dispose ef a force of two hundred and fifty thousand troops. In all this muddle Napoleon remaips calm. With his finger eapiently stroking his nose or nervously twisting his waxed mustache, he tells bis marshals to wait until the congress shall be inaugurated. France, with her im- mense available force, is now mistress of the situation in Europe, thanks to the stupidity of the Germans, To reap the benefit of bis position Napoleon must, however, abandon the Mcxican expedi- tion. He must get out of that ag the Great Emperor rid himself of his Egyptian trouble— cut and run, Tue Spring Camparos—Waat 1s THe ADMINIS- TRATION PRogRaMME?—The developments of the spring campaign so far are not altogether en- couraging. President Lincoln’s experimental Florida expedition, to begin with, has turned out one of the most stupid and inexcusable blunders of the war. Next, the return to Tun- nel Hill of the advanced forces of General Thomas from the mountain gorge in front of Dalton, Georgia, is explained as due to their discovery that Joe Johnston, in superior strength, hed massed his army at Dalton, and was ready for a general battle, and we were not. Next, the early retreat of General Smith’s cavalry expedition from Northern Mississippi back into Tennessee, pursued by the enemy, does not look well. Next, the Sherman Alabama expedition, by the failure of General Smith to effect a juaction with it, is, we fear, placed in a position somewhat critical; and, next, as we hear nothing whatever from Mobile, we must conclude that Admiral Farragut has found that he can do nothing in seven feet water with vessels drawing fourteen feet. This is not a very cheering picture for the opening of the spring campaign. Nor does this snow storm which visited us yestorday sug- gest an easy road to travel for the Army of the Potomac, now in motion against the rebel army of Lee and the rebel capital; for in all probability this snow storm here yesterday was |: arain storm the day before on the Rapidan. We presume, however, that the government has carefully provided for success in this niovement against all probable contingencies, and that all those other military operations alluded to may be set down as mere diversions to distract the attention and divide the forces of the enemy, in view of this main design against General Lee and Richmond. The wide dispersion of General Grant's feroes, too, looks as if the War Office had adopt- ed a new programme, which will require Grant to play a secondary part for some time, in or- der that he may be eclipsed by securing to General Meade the glory of the capture ef Richmond. Very well; General Grant has earned a reputation which cannot be shaken; and if the administration has thought it politi- cally expedient to hold him back now, so as to give General Meade and his heroic army a chance, the country will not object, should General Meade be successful. But the disas- ters and misfortunes which have almost invari- ably attended the strategy and tactics of Presi- dent Lincoln and the War Office render the public mind somewhat anxious concerning the issue of the present movement of the Army of the Potomac. “We hope soon to receive good news from Virginia; but we are prepared to hear that it was only another reconnoissance. Conorxss Riout at Last ow Tae REBELLION.— The House of Representatives begins to show signs of a hopeful revival in intelligence and patriotism. It bas unanimously adopted a se- ries of resolutions declaring that the rebellion fa wicked and inexcusable; that it should be effectually put down, and the causes: which led to it permanently removed, and that there is no middle ground on which any good citizen or true patriot can stand. In adopting these resolutions unanimously the House has responded to the @ntiment of the people, who are in favor of the policy of supporting any administration until the rebellion is put down, and its causes, which have been defined to be “secession and abolition,” are removed. But these resolutions indirectly reflect discreditably upon the course of the present administration in the conduct of the war. They Imply a want of capacity, an utter imbecility, on the part of the managers of the contest, and intimate that the men in power are not able to accomplish either of the required services—to put down the rebellion or to remove its causes. There- fore it becomes necessary that new men must be brought forward to secure these aims and to meet the vital national questions that have arisen during the war. The people will fail to find in the liste of old, corrupt politicians names suitable: for the crisis, and. will rally upon some distinguished military man, such: as General Grantor General McClellan, as. the one fit for the emergency. With either of these names before the country for the next Presi- dency there. will be an uprising among the people never before witnessed inany land. The enthusiasm will be boundless, a. triumpbant election will be secured, and the country saved from many future years of convulsions and calamities. Gunznat Frenont's Sre: at Tae Coorzr Ixstrruts.—General Fremoft’s. speech at the Cooper Institute, introducing George, Thorapson, seems to have been made in accerdance with Talleyrand’s definition of diplomacy. His words were used to conceal his ideas, The speech is a mass of words whivh sigzify nothing. It is not the speech that was wanted from Fremont. We wanted that other speech, which we Bave 0 doubt he talks over among his con- Adential friends—that speech which embraces his platform abd. programme for the Presiden- tial campaign; bis ideas and purposes concern- ing President Lincoln; bis opinions of General Grant, and bis views in er saga the expe- diency of a hew administration at Washington. This ia the epeech that was wanted from Gen. Fremoat, and we hope that with the next op- portanity for a speech he will give 1.4 this intor- esting speech. “Glittering genersiities” at such a time aa this from General Fremont are all humbue. Grorce Tuoursoy at tax Cooper Instr vvre—That pioneer English abolitionist, George Thompson, bas had his public recep- tion at the Cooper Institute, and seems to have | been very proud of it, in contrasting i with his rough treatment here on bis first missionary visit, thirty years ago, and his second, fifteen years dater. But the contrast between the Thompson of 1834 and 1850 and the Thomp- som of 1864 will explain why, in our days of eectional peace and armony, he was regarded as an unwelcome interloper; and why, in these days of our terrible civil war, he is received without any signs of a hostile public opinion. Tn 1834 he came as the missionary of a san- guinary abolition agitation. He came to sow the seeds of discord and civil war amongst us, and was rejected and hooted out of the coun- try, but not, however, until, as an abolition dis- organizer, and as a secret emissary from the British aristocracy, he had done much miscbief. He came again in 1850, when, in spite of the political strength which had been gained by the abolition faction, the compromise measures worked through Congress by Henry Clay promised a long term of peace between the two sections. Under such circumstances it was not surprising that “New York was too busy with compromises and Union saving meetings to listen to George Thompson;” for he was naturally regarded by every friend of peace, and by every true philanthropist, as a public enemy, @ public disturber, and a public nuisance. / But he comes again in 1864, and is received by his friends in New York asahero. And wherefore? Because the fdragon’s teeth which he assisted in sowing broadcast over the land have sprung up into legions of armed men, en- gaged in the dreadful work of slaughtering each other. The labor of his hands as an abo- lition pioneer missionary having ripened into a plentiful barvest of blood, he returns to claim his reward. He comes 'to rejoice over our misfortunes and to glory in bis work. He comes as @ philanthropist, when at best his whole career has been that of a reckless fanatic. Having wasted his time, talents and money in the pernicious business of inflaming the two sections of this country to the arbitrament of fire and sword, and when we are taxing all our resources to the uttermost to save the life of the nation, he returns from England as a dis- tressed philanthropist and » money beggar. We only hope that his modesty will not cause him to limit his labors in this character to the cbarities of his Northern abolition friends; for in the matter of bringing about this terrible war he bas been of equal service to the dis- union faction of the:South, fe gee eB SEA EAN Tue Repeviion ABouisuep Br Resorcrion.— A resolution was adopted in the House of Re- presentatives on Monday as follows:—“Re- solved, That the rebellion be, and the same is hereby, abolished.” The best way to begin would be to abolish the causes, thus:—Take poor old Greeley, Wendell Phillips, Lloyd Garrison, George Thompson, and put them into one bag, and thon take (when caught) Jeff. Davis, Bob Toombs, Fernando Waood,. Ben Wood, and put them into another bag; place both bags in a hermetically sealed iron pot, attach a thousand tons weight to the latter, and sink pot and contents in the deepest part ofthe Atlantic Ocean. That would settle the causes. And the way to abolish the rebellion itself would be to take an equal number of se- ceasionists and abolitionists, or the whole batch of them toget!.er, and compel them to listen to & repetition of Everett's oration on Washing- ton. If that wouldn’t finish them, and the-re- bellion too, we don’t know what would. Bex Woop ror Prasipent.—Brother Ben, of the Duily News, nominates James Gordon Ben- nett for Congress. We must be equally cour- teous and return the compliment. But, as we think Ben Wood unfitted for Congress, we re- commend him to the “Shent-per-shent” Con- vention, which is to meet at Chicago on the 4th of July, as a Presidential candidate ona Jeff. Davie platform. It is true that sucha nomination would be equivalent to advocating disunion; but that is exactly what the peace men want. Farther than this, we will give Brother Ben a valuable hint about electioneer- ing. Chase makes himself known to the pub- lic by putting his portrait upomthe greenbacks of small denominations, which everybody sees, while he sticks Lineoln’s comical phiz upon the large-bills, which few people ever get hold of. Now let Brother Ben put his own portrait upon all his lottery tickets and, he-will soon be the-best known man in the-country. Tae Herato ano Powrnicat Partizea—Ben Wood’s peace organ declares that the Herat “has been trae and false to all parties.” Ben Wood is mistaken upon both points. The Heratp-never belonged to any party. How, then, could it be “true” to any? How eould it be “false” to any? The Heratp uses: all par- ties as parts of the machinery of government, and has found them all false and: foul. The Henatp belongs to the country, to-which it has always.been true and never been false. We wish.we could say the same-thing of Ben Wood and bis peace The Shooting Case at Saratoga. Sanatooa Sparxce, Fed. 20, 1864. Lieutenant John W. Hudson, who was arrested for shooting a man here on the 12th, inst., as Berctofore tele- graphed; has been committed for m ir, after examina- tion before the police magistrate, nod think the facts sufficient to murder, and Lieutenant Hudson's counsel ts #0 confidvnt American Hospitality to the Distressed. TO THR RDIGOR OF THE HERALD. Naw Yons, Feb. 27, 2964. As one of the passengers. of the unfortunate ship Bohemian, losd last week, I. camnet do less than express how much I, and the other passengers who werp- placed ‘ja the same circumstances as myself, have been in- debted to the kindness of alt with whom we-hare come fn contact. At the Ocean House, where we were fortunate re oo ligp Resend wey ct tole aged erty tnetiondy Mr. Cppmboriny Sonsived wt open arms. fa soon nn nainmnre a ‘without prices. Some of the families livin merabere of their families ail the U il g 2 the: rtainment which they house, rod ye no mated you #0 that they m: ident possible. I enclose my . have the wi e ion ow clo ay card Hd 10 THE RDITOR OF THE HERALD, Flaving seen an advertisement to the effect that the lending hotels of this city had dotormined to raise the prices of board from tho Ist of March to $3 60 por day, wo beg to say that the Motropolitan Hotel is mo party to the array it, and that our prices oontinus, as horoto- fore, at §3 per day, 8. LELAND & 00. Merrorouitan Hota, March 1, 1364 THE REBEL CONGRESS. z —— Valedictory ef Speater Boceck—The Rebel Congress CurreveyY Bill Pantie, . oa Mr. Hovock, Speaker of the late reive? Congress, im re- sponse to @ resolution of thanks preseated him, & valodictory, from which we give a few wxtracts:— An@ now a3 w tand and look back ove. the history of the last two years, the mists already begin: t0 the cloade to litt ‘Up, and our paaLwway to clear and distinct in the calm light of reasonband Heaponstiliy hick er eoed open or "4 re i us; x ortion has sreolved tke of our sow « of mankind. We have Bren cal ap’ infant nation, atruggting with some ments within that usually attend ganization, and assaile# from withou' 80 fa ite dimensions ; te rm es i 8 z 5 2 3 H Ls 3, Fy 3 i zit no easy taxk—to give the men and the money. And we bave not shrpnk from the performance of this \ When, in the s»ring of 1862, the failure of the State Legislatures to furnish us with # suffictent numberof troops, raised by State authority, rendered it essential that prompt and stroug measures should be tokea by we boldly resorted to the measure of Hon, uutry, and thus we saved alike our required ity we have eularged tbe 000 re required it, we buve op! Of that iaw and lessened. tg: number oxempoed (roms te operation, till at Inst, by e'recent enactment, it is be Neved that wo have made'tt as efficient as oe. cumstances will allow. There is @ peace. Tet them get contro! over as to-mor- row, and that party will have fease of power that will last for @ Yn such an event, there might be a few whe to seo us restored to our former status and th re established, but thoir voices would be lost tn the whirlwind and tempest of fanatical. triumph and Men want peage—do wo not all wavt peace? Peace! giadly would we hail its advent! How anxiously do watch for its coming! But there can be nomch No. The poopie are resolved. They are: setf. They will make all needful sacrifices. Ihe fires pendence are burning tly in their bosoms, conversions of this eg iy £7 dirth to of military and civil Every village and every has ite hero. ae hill i i i au here anda hero there, and almost every homestead, now ite of heroism bave found there way into the bosome of the softer sex, and men dare not, if would, be otherwise: than brave and true. Victory sits far off,on her moun tain A oe pares = ee her there may be ieee to be passed, ravines Soe, cree to be surmonnted thot may bi beneath our (throw us back. But if, notwithstanding all, we will ‘Move on with steady step and determincd:purpese abt those diMculties may .be overcome, and soon, 4 sooner than we think, we shall seize her om ber seat, bring her bome to ourselves, and enthrone: ber over our fortunes for tong years to @1R REBEL CONGRESS CURRENCY BILT. PANTO, {From the Richmond Datly Inquirer, Feb, 24.) On the publication of the Currency bi'l nassed by gress prices immediately * leaped up.’’ an upward tendency. Yesterday whiskey, wh been selling ten days 5 Lo absolutely shut up and refused to do business at all, pre- ferring to hold on to the goods rather than receive any- thing ia the shape of money larger than a five deller note. Capture of ¢! lockade Runner Defle. OUR DOBOY SOUND CORRERPONDENCE. Unirep Sraras Steamer Henom, Ore Donor Sovnp, Ga., Feb. 4, 1864, Ihave only time to briefly inform you, ere the malt leaves, that we have captured the Anglo-rebel blockade runner Deffie, from Nassau, loaded with ealt, &o., with the avowed purpose of running out again with cet- ton, . ronin, Ke. This makes the third capture of prizes for us in twe base and about fourteen in two years, om ent it \ The following is a list, of our chief officers:—Captain, F. A Paker: Paymaster, Coarles Stewart: Surgeon, @ Hf. White: Executive Officer, William A, Mills; Mester, William H. Baldwit nm Operas. Owing to the severe indisposition of Miss Kelloge there was a change of programme at the Academy of Musis last evening. Those who came to enjoy Gounod’s moss charming opera, Faust, were offered instead the ever popular and attractive Lucia, with Miss Harrisas the beroine, Signor Mazzoleni as Edgardo, and Bellin! as Ash ton, ove of his most successful roles. The young debutante certainly confirmed tbe favorable impression ehe created on her first appearance. She was of course more seif- Possessed, and acted with more spirit. Her voice tsofe most agreeable quality,the upper register being more than usually clear and forcible, Im the concerted musie Miss Harris was beard to advantage, and we deem this Great feat, when it is taken into consideration that te debutante was siftging with auch artists as Mazzolest ea@ Bellini, both of them being blessed with good iungs an@ wnsparing in tho use of their fine, powerful voices. We certainly consider the debut of Miss Harris a well merited eucc*ss. ‘Mazzoleni was immensely successful as Edgardo, Bp gang and acted with ali bis usual grace and entrain, aa& certainly m ritod the warm applause bestowed upea hie efforts, The same may be said of Bellini. To.night Verdi's Macbeth will be given at the Academy of Music, with Mme, Medori, Beliiniand Lott! in the cast. On Friday Lucrezia will be given with a great cast, and on Saturday there will be a grand matinee; on white occasion Faust will be sung. ‘Tae Gorrscnare Concat.—TYo-night Gottschalk gives @ grand concert at Niblo’s Saloom. On this ecoasion thig favorite pianist will be agsisted by Mme. D’Angrt, Men Varian, Miss Barnetche and Cario Patti. Irving Hatv—‘Tae Ine ww Exits.” —This-s (bette of anew lecture to be delivered at Irving-Hall, {a.thie city, om Friday evening next, the 4b of March; by Cag. tain W. F. Lyons, the President of the Keighte-of @6.. Patrick. The theme is the most fertile that an Irish pa triot and journalist of the tong experience of Captaim Lyons could possibly select for public information The Irish have been and are yet great in war aud tn peso; ip learning and in accomplishments; on the fisid of battioas in the cloister. Their heroism and. devotion in al! these variations of life have been duly celebrated) It now re mains for an Irish patriot and sebolar to telbof trish fidelity and bravery as oxiles in foreign lands “ine wide world over.’ It requires no prophet to say thateuch a. subject, at such @ time, from @ lecturer ‘to the maser born,’ will bring together on Friday evening. nestam overwhelming crowd of Irish men and women from every part of tho city and the neighboring places, Weunder- stand that the lecturer will be introdaced by Geoeral ‘Thomas Francis Meagher, whose imterest: ineverything | appertaining to Ireland is too well known to bis counteg ‘men to. need more than mention bere. itary Movements. RECEPTION OF GENERAL LADLIB’S- BRIGADE. Gonerai Ledlie’s brigade of veteran. volunteers will take thetr line of march from the Park. Barracks this (Wodnesday) afternoon, at one o'clock, up Brosdway te Fourteenth street, down Fourteenth . street: to Fith ave- to Madison square, where wit nue, up Fifth avenue yj oot, they fis the prograrame ot fee x end Nive. the Eight; oe eet aoe the Azsonal, where. (he regiments will * SOHN HARDY, vu. "tie, JOHN FOX, E. M, HAGERT®,, 3._D. OTTIW! ALEK. BRANDON, JAMES SHANNON, * 370. HAVILAND, ai ee wit telgade oraérs of hk regiment will assemble at the fee way, In full fatigue, WHE overcoats te FiSe ire aap ai oe ager at der Ue ting of tbe. ot am: CHARLES ROOME, A. @. Momicowmny, Jr., Adji@@ut. ARRIVAL OF THE FIFTH RXCELSION REGIE. ‘The Fifth regiment of the Excelsior Brigade (Soventy~ fourth Now York Volunteers) arrived in New York at am carly hour yefterday, having re-onlisted as vetoaan volua- Kapil a iter or a se eat tte ome ost hras